Airline News - Europe.Aug 13, 2007 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 is expected to announce on Tuesday that it is to drop its twice daily Heathrow - Shannon service and transfer the slots to a new Belfast International (Aldergrove) route. Aug 6, 2007 Aer Lingus Aer Lingus today will launch four-times-weekly Dublin-Washington Dulles service. IAD (Integrated Access Device) A device that multiplexes a variety of communications technologies in the customer's premises onto a single telephone line for transmission to the carrier. It also demultiplexes the incoming streams into their respective channels. is EI's fifth US destination. It plans to begin serving Orlando International and San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden from October. Aug 6, 2007 Aer Lingus, Belfast International Airport Belfast International Airport (Irish: Aerfort Idirnáisiúnta Bhéal Feirste) (IATA: BFS, ICAO: EGAA) is an airport located some 21 kilometres (13 miles) northwest of Belfast in Northern Ireland. Aer Lingus Launches New Belfast Base. Aer Lingus on Tuesday launched its first base outside the Republic of Ireland, at Belfast, in a bid to boost growth prospects for the former state airline. Aer Lingus said in a statement that three Airbus A320 aircraft would be based at Belfast International Airport and will primarily serve London Heathrow and Amsterdam Schiphol airports. The airline said further short-haul routes from Belfast will be announced shortly. Aer Lingus said it would transfer valuable Heathrow slots from Shannon Airport Shannon Airport (IATA: SNN, ICAO: EINN), or Aerfort na Sionna in Irish is an airport in Ireland. Approx 3.7 million passengers travelled through Shannon in 2006, making it the second busiest in Ireland by passenger movements. in southern Ireland to Belfast. Aug 7, 2007 Air France Air France in full Compagnie Internationale Air France French passenger and cargo airline with more than 200 destinations in some 80 countries. It introduced supersonic Concorde service in 1976, but financial loss led the company to cease its Concorde KLM KLM Kaiserliche Marine (Enigma: Rising Tide game) KLM Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij (Royal Dutch Airlines) KLM Klub Langer Menschen (German: Tall Person Club) Air France KLM Q1 Operating Profit Operating profit (or loss) Revenue from a firm's regular activities less costs and expenses and before income deductions. operating profit See operating income. Eases Up. Air France KLM posted fiscal first-quarter operating profit up 1 percent and said on Thursday it was on track to reach its financial objectives for the year. Aug 9, 2007 Air France KLM Air France KLM flew 19.75 billion RPKs in July, up 6.8% from the year-ago month. Capacity increased 5.6% to 22.92 billion ASKs and load factor was ahead 1 point to 86.2%. Aug 8, 2007 Iberia Iberia, the Spanish airline currently the target of takeover bids, is to launch services between Madrid and both Prague and Warsaw at the start of next year[sup.1]s summer season on 28 March. Aug 6, 2007 Lufthansa Lufthansa will use the introduction of the Airbus A380, which is scheduled to join the fleet in time for the summer 2009 schedule, as an opportunity to launch an all-new first class product across its long-haul fleet. Lufthansa Passenger Airlines Executive VP-Service and Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. Karl Ulrich Garnadt said that the 16 long-haul aircraft absent a first class cabin will be fitted "in the next 2-3 years," with the remaining 69 receiving the upgrade after it is introduced on the A380. Aug 9, 2007 Lufthansa Lufthansa is conducting an online poll of its customers to gauge interest in the idea, which is still in the early phases of development, Lufthansa spokeswoman Amelie Lorenz said Monday. One computer-generated image provided by Lufthansa as part of its survey features a layout of berths stacked three-high in diagonal rows, herringbone-style, along the sides of the plane, and additional bunked berths in a wide central aisle. Among the details to be worked out if the new sleeper concept is adopted is how the beds would be adjusted to enable passengers to eat meals and how the cabin would be configured for takeoff and landing. Aug 7, 2007 Lufthansa Lufthansa is considering introducing an economy sleeper cabin on its long-haul flights, which would for the first time offer economy-class passengers a bed rather than a seat. Most airlines provide fully reclining seats on their long-range routes, but only for first- and business-class customers. Until now, airlines have been reluctant to introduce fully reclining seats in economy class because they require more space, which reduces the number of passengers and decreases profit for the carriers. Aug 7, 2007 OLT OLT, the small independent German operator, is to introduce a twice daily Hamburg - Eindhoven route from Monday 17 September. The service will be flown by a 19-seat Swearingen Metroliner, one of three operated by the regional carrier. Flight time is 1h 15m. Aug 6, 2007 Silverjet Fly Silverjet and see the Rolling Stones Rolling Stones, English rock music group that rose to prominence in the mid-1960s and continues to exert great influence. Members have included singer Mick Jagger (Michael Phillip Jagger), 1943–; guitarists Brian Jones play in their hometown this month, and get there in style with Silverjet. The Stones 2007 Bigger Bang World Tour ends in London on August 21, 23 and 26, and Silverjet has created the ultimate Stones package to mark the occasion. Included in the $2,400 package are round-trip business-class tickets between Newark Airport and London Luton Airport Coordinates: London Luton Airport (IATA: LTN, ICAO: EGGW) (previously called Luton International Airport)[3] , a concert ticket and access to an exclusive pre-show party. The Rolling Stones have always been known as innovators for pushing the boundaries with their music, worldwide concert tours, and iconic style. Silverjet has done the same for air travel by creating a business-class experience unlike anything else, said Silverjet 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 Lawrence Hunt is an entrepreneur and the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Silverjet Aviation Limited, the British owned business class airline. Involved with start up businesses since 1984, Hunt has held a number of posts at various global companies. . For more information or to book this package call 1-800-ROCK AIR or visit http://www.flysilverjet.com/getstoned. Aug 10, 2007 ZZ Editorial eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts contact our Director of Content Aram Gesar eMail: bizintel@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please 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 AirGuideFlightTracker is a new service that keeps travelers informed on flight and airport status via the Web. For more go to http://www.airguideonline.com/airline_tracker.htm Copyright [c] 2007 Pyramid Media Group / Air Travel Media. All rights reserved. |
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