Airline News - Europe.Dec 31, 2006 Air Madrid Air Madrid Líneas Aéreas S.A. was a private airline based in Madrid in Spain operating services to Spain, Tenerife, Mexico, South America, Central America, Europe and Israel. Spain Starts Air Madrid Fraud Probe. Spain's High Court has begun a fraud investigation into failed budget airline Air Madrid, suspected of selling tickets for flights it knew would never take off, court officials said on Thursday. Dec 28, 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). announced that Zurich-Tokyo Narita flights will increase from six-times-weekly to daily on Feb 19. Five-times-weekly onward service to Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. will operate six-times-weekly. Services to Santiago (via Sao Paulo) and Johannesburg also will increase to daily next summer. Dec 22, 2006 Virgin Atlantic Airways Virgin Atlantic Airways will launch daily London Heathrow-Nairobi service on June 1 aboard a 240-seat A340-300. Dec 19, 2006 Air Madrid Air Madrid suspended operations Friday, saying on its website that a row with Spanish civil aviation authorities Civil Aviation Authority civil (Brit) n → Behörde f für Zivilluftfahrt over the publicly threatened suspension of the LCC's operating certificate Operating certificate is a category of license issued by a government agency allowing an individual or company to provide a controlled type of service. These certificates are generally issued for a limited time period. has "destroyed, completely, the commercial image of Air Madrid," harmed ticket sales, caused problems with suppliers and made it impossible to continue flying. The airline reportedly incurred authorities' ire over repeated and lengthy flight delays. Founded in 2004, it operates nine Airbus aircraft and has a significant Latin American presence. Spanish media were reporting that the decision left tens of thousands of passengers stranded. Dec 18, 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 Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com Dec 11, 2006 |
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