Airline News - Europe.Jan 22, 2007 Aeroflot, Aeroflot-Don Aeroflot announced that it increased its share in its OJSC OJSC Open Joint Stock Company Aeroflot-Don subsidiary from 51% to 100%. Aeroflot-Don, based in Rostov-on-Don, carried 600,000 passengers in 2006 and has a fleet of 15 aircraft including 737-500s and Tu-154s. Jan 15, 2007 Air Baltic Air Baltic will launch thrice-weekly Riga-Gomel service from March 25 using F50s. Jan 17, 2007 Air Nostrum Air Nostrum, also known as Iberia Regional, is a regional airline based in Valencia, Spain, operating as an Iberia regional partner and an affiliate member of the oneworld airline alliance. Air Nostrum will operate a thrice-weekly Santander-Amsterdam service from March 25 aboard a CRJ CRJ Canadair Regional Jet CRJ Chiropractic Research Journal CRJ Commission for Racial Justice CRJ Cylinder Reduction Jumper 200. Jan 19, 2007 Bmi Bmi will stop flying to Paris Charles de Gaulle from London Heathrow and Leeds Bradford airports on March 25. Jan 19, 2007 British Airways British Airways in full British Airways PLC International passenger airline based in London. In 1936 British Airways Ltd. was founded through the merger of three smaller airlines. British Airways to lower fuel surcharges on long flights. British Airways says it will reduce fuel surcharges on many long flights, including several flights to the eastern U.S. The carrier is maintaining the surcharges on flights of nine hours or more. British Airways says it made the decision based on recent drops in the price of oil. Jan 11, 2007 Iberia Iberia added a ninth weekly Madrid-Istanbul Ataturk frequency, citing an 8.4% year-over-year increase in passenger numbers in the first 10 months of 2006. Jan 18, 2007 Iberia Iberia launched twice-weekly Madrid Barajas-Algiers flights from Jan. 7 and will start twice-weekly MAD-Bucharest flights from March 3 aboard A319s and A320s. Jan 17, 2007 LTU LTU Luleå Tekniska Universitet (Luleå University of Technology; formerly Luleå Tekniska Högskola) LTU Lithuania LTU La Trobe University (Australia) LTU Lufttransport-Unternehmen GmbH German Airlines LTU German Airlines wants to take over certain Latin American routes American Routes is a public radio program hosted by Nick Spitzer that explores connections between the many musical styles that have blossomed in the United States. It began in the late 1990s, and normally originates from studios in the French Quarter of New Orleans, belonging to 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. , which shut down operations Dec. 15, but an LTU spokesperson said that the airline does not plan to take over the bankrupt Spanish carrier despite rumors to the contrary. Spanish transport authorities reportedly said that LTU also plans to absorb 568 Air Madrid employees, some 52% of the total, as part of its plan to create a subsidiary named LTU Espana within six months. LTU said that is not the case, but it did confirm its interest in AM's transatlantic network. It appears interested in routes to Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Costa Rica Costa Rica (kŏs`tə rē`kə), officially Republic of Costa Rica, republic (2005 est. pop. 4,016,000), 19,575 sq mi (50,700 sq km), Central America. and Panama but not Brazil or Colombia. The German carrier currently operates 11 A320-200s, four A321-200s, eight A330-200s and three A330-300s. It transported around 5.6 million passengers in 2005. Jan 10, 2007 Malev Hungarian, American Airlines Malev Hungarian Airlines and American Airlines this week signed a codeshare and frequent-flier program harmonization agreement. From the summer timetable, AA will add its code to Malev's New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of JFK flight as well as numerous other services to Eastern Europe and Balkan destinations. MA's code will appear on several domestic flights operated by AA. Malev will join oneworld this year. Jan 11, 2007 Silverjet, Luton Airport Silverjet, a UK startup that will offer all-business-class flights between London Luton and Newark beginning next month, said it reached agreement with Luton Airport to build a separate terminal that will be modeled after a private jet facility and enable it to check in and board passengers in just 30 min. The airline said there will be "no check-in desks" in the new terminal. It explained in a statement that passengers will "drop their luggage with a concierge on arrival" and then go to the "Silver Lounge," where check-in will take place "if customers have not already checked in via Internet or telephone." 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. Lawrence Hunt said the "truly fast" check-in process will be "calming, relaxing and purges all the stress boarding the aircraft." He added that major airports like London Heathrow and New York JFK "have become too big and too congested con·gest·ed adj. Affected with or characterized by congestion. congested ENT adjective Referring to a boggy blood-filled tissue. See Nasal congestion. to cope with passenger volumes." Jan 12, 2007 01/22/2007 Z Editor: Aram Gesar, eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts contact eMail: bizintel@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please subscribe to our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com Jan 8, 2007 |
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