28-May-2008 ITALY :
Italian Government reportedly plans to establish guidelines for the sale of Alitalia this week, permitting Bruno Ermolli, the Italian businessman selected by Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, to establish a consortium to rescue the carrier, to perform due diligence and prepare an offer (Reuters, 27-May-08). A new CEO may also be announced for the carrier this week.
28-May-2008 GERMANY :
Air Berlin announced (27-May-08) plans to reduce Duesseldorf-Shanghai frequency from five to three times weekly, effective late Jun-08.
28-May-2008 UNITED KINGDOM :
Flybe announced plans to increase capacity on Inverness-Manchester and Inverness-Southampton services, by upgrading the aircraft used on the routes to a 78-seat Q400, doubling the capacity on the routes (crainsmanchesterbusiness.co.uk, 27-May-08).
28-May-2008
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), announced the full implementation of IATA’s Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP) in Russia with strategic partners Russian VTB Bank and Aeroflot.
28-May-2008 GERMANY :
Air Berlin is reducing the number of its flights between Düsseldorf and Shanghai from the end of June. From July onwards there will only be three flights a week, rather than five. The outbound flights will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, the inbound flights on Wednesdays, Fridays and Mondays.
28-May-2008 IRELAND :
Ryanair announced a new route from London Stansted to Zweibrücken, Germany's city of roses and horses, which will start on 28-October.
28-May-2008 POLAND :
Wizz Air introduces new transfer service from Cluj Napoca and Bucharest Baneasa airports to the centre of the cities Wizz Air, introduced a new service enhancement. All passengers arriving to and departing from Cluj Napoca and Bucharest Baneasa airports are able to buy a mini bus or coach transfer to and from the city centre.
28-May-2008 UNITED KINGDOM :
British Airways has signed a firm contract with Airbus for two Airbus A318 aircraft to launch services between London City Airport, in central London, and New York.
27-May-2008
Last year was perhaps one of the few in history where the stars were aligned for the global airline business - a “sweet spot” that delivered almost decent returns for many companies.
