Low Cost Airline News - Europe.Nov 6, 2006 Air Berlin Air Berlin/dba will launch twice daily Hamburg-Karlsruhe flights from May 2 using F100s. Oct 31, 2006 Norwegian Norwegian associated in some way with Norway. Norwegian buhund, Norwegian sheepdog a medium-sized (26-40 lb), spitz-type dog with a short, dense coat in wheaten, black, red or sable, sometimes with black markings on the face, ears Norwegian's third-quarter profit of NOK NOK In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Norwegian Krone. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 27.5 million ($4.2 million) represented a 37.2% drop from net earnings of NOK43.8 million in the year-ago quarter as expansion weighed on its bottom line. The fleet expanded to 19 aircraft from 13 and capacity rose 64% to 1.69 billion ASKs, dropping load factor 1 point to 85% as traffic increased 61% to 1.43 billion RPKs. Revenue grew 48.8% to NOK877.8 million, expenses climbed 57.4% to NOK777.7 million and 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. fell 31.7% to NOK38.4 million. The gain in revenue was related to a rise in passenger traffic but offset by falling yields, Norwegian said. Unit costs fell as well, by 3.9% to NOK0.49. Demand and advance bookings were "good" heading into the current quarter, although the airline warned that "some of the new routes [launched during the summer] will need further building with respect to both load factors and achieved pricing." It forecast a full-year unit cost of NOK0.54. Oct 30, 2006 Ryanair U.K. airline dismisses demands for green taxes on aviation. Ryanair responded to calls for the aviation taxes by holding road transportation and growing economies more responsible for global warming global warming, the gradual increase of the temperature of the earth's lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution. . The airline's chief executive said the airline industry accounts for only 3% of global greenhouse gas greenhouse gas n. Any of the atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect. greenhouse gas emissions, calling it an insignificant percentage compared to the more significant sources of pollution. Nov 1, 2006 Ryanair Ryanair will operate a twice-weekly Shannon-Lodz service beginning Dec. 4. It is the LCC's third Polish destination from SNN SNN Samenwerkingsverband Noord-Nederland SNN Sanane Inc. SNN Schoolnet News Network (Canada) SNN Shannon, Ireland - Shannon (Airport Code) SNN Special Needs Network SNN Sarimanok News Network . Oct 30, 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 Oct 30, 2006 |
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