Airline News - Europe.Oct 30, 2006 Aer Lingus Aer Lingus is Ireland's national airline. Based in Dublin, it operates 41 Airbus aircraft serving Europe, Africa, North America and the Middle East. The airline is 28% owned by the Irish government; it was floated on the Dublin and London Stock Exchanges on 2 October 2006, Aer Lingus Employee Trust To Buy More Shares. The Aer Lingus Employee Share Ownership Trust (ESOT ESOT Employee Share Ownership Trust (UK) ESOT European Society for Organ Transplantation ), which holds just under 10 percent of the airline, plans to exercise its right to buy a further 2.8 percent stake, broadcaster RTE (1) See runtime engine. (2) (Real-Time Executive) The operating system used in the HP 1000 series. See HP 1000. reported on Monday. Oct 23, 2006 Bmi Bmi discontinued its daily London Heathrow-Mumbai service because of a problem with the landing gear on the A330 it uses on the route, The Times reported. "We have tried without success to locate a suitable replacement unit but the uncertainty of the length of time we will be without the aircraft has also not helped the situation," CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Nigel Turner told the paper. Repair work will not begin until Oct. 30 at the earliest and bmi said it is not sure when it will relaunch service. Oct 26, 2006 CSA (1) (Canadian Standards Association, Toronto, Ontario, www.csa.ca) A standards-defining organization founded in 1919. It is involved in many industries, including electronics, communications and information technology. Czech Airlines CSA Czech Airlines (in Czech: České aerolinie (abbreviation: ČSA)) is the Czech national airline company, and former national carrier of Czechoslovakia based at Ruzyně International Airport, Prague. CSA Czech Airlines has started to contact potential investors in its cargo terminal and handling operation in Prague. Prospective buyers should be shortlisted by the middle of December. CSA has started preparing to transform the terminal into a subsidiary, which should be established in January. Oct 26, 2006 Finnair Finnair backs down, cabin staff strike ends. Finnair said Friday that it was returning to normal flight schedules "step by step" following a two-day strike by its cabin staff. Oct 23, 2006 Iceland Express Iceland Express will begin service to Paris Orly, Bergen, Oslo, Basel and Eindhoven for the summer 2007 schedule. It operates three MD-90s. Oct 24, 2006 Japan Airlines, Malev Hungarian Airlines Japan Airlines and Malev Hungarian Airlines expanded their codeshare agreement Code sharing is a business term which was first originated in the airline industry in 1990 when the Australian airline, Qantas Airways and the US's American Airlines combined services between an array of US domestic cities and Australian cities. to include Malev's daily Budapest-Amsterdam service from Oct. 29. Oct 23, 2006 S7 Airlines S7 Airlines announced it will launch an Almaty-Chelyabinsk service on Oct. 31 aboard a 737-500. Chelyabinsk is its third destination in Kazakhstan. Oct 23, 2006 S7 Airlines S7 Airlines helped open the new arrivals hall at Novosibirsk's Tolmachevo Airport
Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport (Russian: , bringing passengers in from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The terminal has been increased by 10,000 sq. m. with a new baggage facility that allows passengers to retrieve their luggage indoors. S7 is the main carrier at the airport, operating flights to 30 destinations. Oct 23, 2006 SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. Scandinavian SAS Scandinavian Airlines' Danish cabin staff said they reached new terms See suggestions for new terms. with the carrier on Monday, averting a strike that would have halted both domestic and international flights from Denmark starting this weekend. The Danish Cabin Attendants Union said the one-year agreement covers a 3.5% wage hike, hours and other conditions, Reuters reported. It is effective retroactively from March and will run until Feb. 28, 2007. Oct 24, 2006 Swiss International Swiss International Air Lines Swiss International Air Lines (short: Swiss) is the principal airline of Switzerland operating scheduled services in Europe and to North America, South America, Africa and Asia. Its main hub is Zurich Kloten Airport (ZRH). will increase its service from Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. starting Dec. 15. It will launch a daily service to Prague and boost frequencies to London City to six-times-daily from four. Both services will be aboard Avro RJs. Oct 26, 2006 Swiss International Swiss International to expand its Geneva-based network Swiss is to introduce a new daily service between Geneva and Prague on December 15. Services between Geneva and London City Airport London City Airport (IATA: LCY, ICAO: EGLC) is a single-runway airport, intended for use by STOL (Short Take Off and Landing) airliners, and principally serving the financial districts of London. This airport could also be considered a STOLport. will also be increased to six daily frequencies from the same date. The main innovation here will be a late-evening Geneva-London frequency which will return the following morning, enabling UK-based travellers to arrive in Geneva as early as 09:30. Swiss offers direct service to 21 destinations from Geneva. Oct 25, 2006 Swiss International Swiss International will be joining in the celebrations - of EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg's sixtieth birthday party on Saturday, October 28 by operating two sightseeing flights whose proceeds will be donated to the Theodora and Rote Nasen charities. Swiss will also be taking the opportunity to present its new Basel-based network. Oct 25, 2006 Swiss International Swiss International's new daily Geneva-Prague service will depart from Geneva at 11:40 on weekdays, arriving in the Czech capital at 13:25. The westbound flight will leave Prague at 13:55 and arrive in Geneva at 15:35. Services at the weekend will operate to different schedules. All flights will be operated using Avro RJ100 equipment. Oct 25, 2006 Virgin Atlantic Airways Virgin Atlantic Airways yesterday reached agreement with Airbus to defer delivery of its six A380s on firm order to 2013. The planes originally were scheduled to arrive in 2009, but Airbus production delays likely would have pushed back delivery. Terms of the deferral were not disclosed. Virgin said it extended leases on several 747-400s to compensate. Airbus said the A380 will have "proven" itself by the time Virgin takes delivery and noted that the deferral will help it "prioritize" deliveries for launch customers. Oct 27, 2006 Z Editor: Aram Gesar, eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/onlinenews.htm To Subscribe to our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com Oct 23, 2006 |
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