Low Cost Airline News.For more airline news, data and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/professional.htm Jul 3, 2006 Bmi BMI chairman Sir Michael Bishop Michael Bishop may refer to:
LHR Lahore (Pakistan) LHR Laser Hair Removal LHR Lawyers for Human Rights LHR Left Hand Reverse (door opening convention) LHR Lung-To-Head Ratio LHR League for Human Rights noting that bmi were not involved with the OFT investigations. He also welcomed the study into BAA (see above). http://www.flybmi.com Jun 30, 2006 Bmi Bmi Chairman Michael Bishop celebrated bmi's role in European aviation liberalization lib·er·al·ize v. lib·er·al·ized, lib·er·al·iz·ing, lib·er·al·iz·es v.tr. To make liberal or more liberal: "Our standards of private conduct have been greatly liberalized . . . and 20 years of scheduled services to Europe yesterday with a call for continued deregulation Deregulation The reduction or elimination of government power in a particular industry, usually enacted to create more competition within the industry. Notes: Traditional areas that have been deregulated are the telephone and airline industries. , particularly between the US and London Heathrow. On June 29, 1986, bmi Flight BD101 left LHR for Amsterdam, marking "the first scheduled flight scheduled flight schedule n → vol régulier scheduled flight schedule n → Linienflug m between Heathrow and a major European city by any independent airline. Until that date, only the respective national airlines, or so-called flag carriers, were able to operate cross-border scheduled services on major routes," Bishop noted. "Bmi does not claim to have led the process of deregulation over the last two decades; however, we were one of the main protagonists of a drive for deregulation that led to an increase in choice, value and service for air travelers during the 1980s and 1990s." Jun 30, 2006 Bmibaby Bmibaby signed Air Fayre as its new inflight catering supplier. Air Fayre will manage a diverse range of buy-on-board products including refreshments, fragrances, gifts and bmibaby-branded merchandise. Jun 27, 2006 FlyBE FlyBE will launch service to 13 new destinations in Germany, the Netherlands, Ireland and the UK for its winter schedule. New routes include Amsterdam, Hannover and Dusseldorf from Southampton as well Amsterdam, Aberdeen and Salzburg from Exeter. The Regional-turned-LCC also will commence daily Norwich-Amsterdam and Leeds Bradford-Aberdeen service Oct. 29. From Birmingham it will offer a daily to Hannover, a thrice-weekly to Aberdeen and flights to Galway, while from Doncaster it will start service to Belfast. It also will connect Belfast with Galway on a daily basis. Jun 27, 2006 Frontier Airlines This article is about Frontier Airlines that was founded in 1994. For the company known as Frontier Airlines from 1950 to 1986, see Frontier Airlines (1950-1986). For the similarly named Frontier Flying Service see Frontier Flying Service. Frontier Airlines yesterday launched five-times-daily service between 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. 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 aboard A319s. Jun 30, 2006 Frontier Airlines Frontier Airlines is now operating twice daily between Denver International and Calgary International. Low-cost service will be operated by JetExpress using the 70-passenger CR7. Departures from DEN are at 8:15 a.m. and 9:25 p.m. Jun 30, 2006 Germanwings Germanwings will start a thrice-weekly Hamburg-Moscow Vnukovo service from Oct 31. The LCC (Leadless Chip Carrier, Leaded Chip Carrier) See leadless chip carrier, CLCC and PLCC. 1. LCC - Language for Conversational Computing. Written at CMU in the 1960's. now flies to Moscow from Cologne/Bonn, Berlin Schoenefeld and Stuttgart. Jun 30, 2006 JetBlue Airways For the Jet Blue database used in Exchange Server and Active Directory, see Extensible Storage Engine. JetBlue Airways is a major American low-cost airline owned by JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ: JBLU). JetBlue Airways has been experimenting with "silent boarding" for about two months in Ft. Lauderdale; allowing passengers to board randomly while gate agents seek out and bring aboard those who might need or want assistance or extra time has cut 3-5 min. off the 45-min. turn time, allowing the airline to "build integrity" into a schedule that has suffered recently from relatively poor ontime performance. He also wants the carrier to use the rear door of the aircraft more frequently. Jun 29, 2006 JetBlue Airways JetBlue Airways is joining Northwest Airlines in opposing the deal struck by Southwest Airlines This article is about the American airline. For the former Japanese airline, see Japan Transocean Air. For the British airline, see Air Southwest. Southwest Airlines Co. , American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the and the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth that repeals the Wright Amendment by 2014 and effectively reduces the number of gates at Love Field from 32 to 20. The 20 gates would be used by Southwest (16), American (2) and Continental Airlines (2). The deal is subject to congressional approval. Jun 29, 2006 JetBlue Airways JetBlue Airways will launch a daily 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-Tucson service from Sept. 28 and a daily JFK-Sarasota/Bradenton flight starting Sept. 21, both aboard A320s. Tucson and Sarasota/Bradenton are new destinations for the carrier, which earlier this week announced plans to serve Houston Hobby. Jun 29, 2006 JetBlue Airways JetBlue Airways will launch thrice-daily New York JFK-Houston Hobby flights from Sept. 6 aboard A320s. Houston becomes the New York LCC's 43rd city. Jun 28, 2006 Norwegian Norwegian, which will open its first non-Scandinavian base July 13 in Warsaw, announced it will expand its Polish operation with the addition of eight new routes. From Warsaw the LCC will operate a four-times-weekly service to Rome Ciampino from Aug. 10 and four-times-weekly flights to Milan Malpensa, thrice-weekly flights to Athens and Dublin and a daily flight to Stockholm Arlanda, all from Sept. 14. There also will be new four-times-weekly services to Stockholm from Wroclaw and Krakow and a twice-weekly to Oslo from Wroclaw, all from Oct. 28. "We are very satisfied with the response in the Polish market so far...We believe that the new routes from Warsaw and other Polish cities will be very well received," 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. Bjorn Kjos said in a statement. Jun 26, 2006 Ryanair EU to subsidize Ryanair's Toulon-Stansted service. The European Commission on Friday cleared a subsidy to Ryanair for the launch of a new route between London Stansted and Toulon.The aid will be granted by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Var, which is the owner and operator of Toulon Hyeres Le Palyvestre Airport. The Commission said the subvention, which will take the form of route-specific marketing related to the launch and ongoing promotion of the route, is compatible with the Common Market rules on state aid and in line with its previous rulings in this area, such as the Charleroi/Ryanair decision. Jun 26, 2006 SkyEurope Airlines SkyEurope Airlines yesterday added a new booking service in which passengers buying tickets online can have confirmation sent directly to their cellular phones via SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. messaging. Jun 28, 2006 Virgin Atlantic Airways Virgin doubles annual profit, cites growth in business passengers. Virgin Atlantic reported a pre-tax profit of [pounds sterling]41.6 million ($75.6 million) for the fiscal year ended Feb. 28, more than double the [pounds sterling]20.1 million earned a year ago, a jump it attributed to a "large increase" in business passengers at primary subsidiary Virgin Atlantic Airways.The company, also parent to Virgin Nigeria Airways Virgin Nigeria Airways Limited is an airline based in Ikeja in Lagos State, Nigeria and operates scheduled international, regional and domestic passenger services. Their hub is Murtala Mohammed International Airport (LOS) of the Lagos area. and tour operator Virgin Holidays, posted annual revenues of [pounds sterling]1.91 billion, up 17.2% from [pounds sterling]1.63 billion in the previous fiscal year. Jun 27, 2006 |
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