Continental Europe News
10-Oct-2011
Airberlin and the Hungarian airline Malev will in future be offering their customers selected flights as codeshare services. The codeshare agreement comes into force today and applies to flights from 30th October 2011.
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06-Sep-2011
1,000,000 additional tickets at bargain prices from 6th to 8th September 2011
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01-Sep-2011
Cimber Sterling Group has appointed Jan Palmer new CEO.
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30-Aug-2011
airberlin and American Airlines have added two Canadian destinations to their cooperation agreement. As of today, the codeshare agreement will also include the American Airlines flights from New York-JFK to Montreal and Toronto.
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19-Aug-2011
This morning, Joachim Hunold, airberlin's CEO, announced that he intends to offer the Board of Directors his resignation from the office as CEO of the company as per 1 September 2011. Mr. Joachim Hunold would like to remain bound to the company for the future as a Non-Executive Director and recommends that Mr. Hartmut Mehdorn, who is already a member of the Board of Directors of the company, becomes his interim successor as CEO.
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11-Aug-2011
As of today the first Boeing 737-800 with the new engine type CFM56-7BE has been added to the airberlin fleet. At the same time the aircraft with the registration D-ABKW is also one of the first Boeing 737NG with the advanced engine technology delivered to a European airline.
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11-Aug-2011
airberlin and the Russian airline S7 have extended their codeshare agreement and now operate 47 joint routes. The additional services to numerous destinations within Russia are now available for booking.
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09-Aug-2011
Tickets available for booking from 9 to 11 August 2011
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08-Aug-2011
In July 2011, airberlin welcomed 3,809,401 guests on board, i.e. 2.9 percent more than in the corresponding month of the previous year (July 2010: 3,700,971 passengers). Fleet capacity utilization for July increased by 3.3 percentage points, i.e. from 81.2 to 84.5 percent. As compared to July 2010, capacity was reduced by 1.1 percent.
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25-Jul-2011
This weekend is when schools break up in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. airberlin is expecting around 75,000 passengers at Düsseldorf airport alone.
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21-Jul-2011
FL Technics, an integrated aircraft maintenance and repair organization further expands its capabilities and signs its first contract with Wizz Air the largest low-cost carrier in Central and Eastern Europe. FL Technics has been entrusted to provide maintenance services for the airline’s Airbus 320 at its newly opened base in Vilnius International Airport.
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20-Jul-2011
Pegasus Airlines and IZair, a 100 % subsidiary of Pegasus, will optimize their flight planning processes with Lido/Flight from Lufthansa Systems. The airlines and the IT provider recently signed a five-year contract covering the implementation of the solution.
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04-Jul-2011
Finnair and the largest European regional airline Flybe of UK announced today that the companies will jointly acquire Finnish Commuter Airlines (FCA), a Finnish regional carrier owned by Finncomm Oy.
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01-Jul-2011
Only non-stop service from Germany, with weekly flights from Dusseldorf
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30-Jun-2011
On 28-Jun, Riga International Airport welcomed Ryanair’s 5 millionth passenger Mr.Agris Stuklis arriving from Glasgow.
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27-Jun-2011
Boeing's 787 Dreamliner made its first landing in Germany on Saturday, 25th June 2011 at 9am, local time. airberlin will be the first airline in Germany to receive the Dreamliner.
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16-Jun-2011
airberlin and British Airways have reached a codeshare agreement covering selected flights within Europe. Scheduled to start on 5 July 2011, the cooperation agreement applies to flights to 40 over European destinations served by the two airlines.
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08-Jun-2011
Hunold at the Annual General Meeting: Becoming a member of oneworld is the most important decision airberlin has made since its public offering 2011 burdened by political unrest in Northern Africa and the air travel tax Regular re-election of certain Board members
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30-May-2011
As stated in announcement no 40 dated 17 May 2011, the Board of Directors of Cimber Sterling has launched a process aiming to ensure a long-term reinforcement of the capital base and strategic market position of the company.
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25-May-2011
Wizz Air, the largest low fare low cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe has announced that it is launching a new route from Skopje to Venice Treviso.
The first flight will take off on the 20th of September 2011 and will, initially, operate twice a week.
Tickets are already available from as low as EUR 24,99 (all inclusive, one way) on wizzair.com or by calling the Call Center.
Wizz Air announced its entry into the Macedonian market as the first low cost carrier on 16th February by opening the Skopje London Luton route from 19th June 2011. The airline has already sold more than 5.000 tickets, even before the launch of operations.
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25-May-2011
Iberia Airport Services (IBAS) and airberlin have signed an agreement under which Iberia’s handling division will provide ramp and passenger services for airberlin at the airports of Gran Canaria and and Tenerife South in the Canary Islands for three years starting in mid-June.
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25-May-2011
airberlin starts flying to Costa Rica in Central America every 14 days as of November 2011.
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23-May-2011
Wizz Air, the largest low fare - low cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe celebrates its 7th anniversary on 19 May, 2011.
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13-May-2011
airberlin, Germany's second largest airline, is once again increasing the number of flights it operates to the Canary Islands for winter 2011/12.
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06-May-2011
In April 2011, airberlin transported a total of 2,778,784 passengers, i.e. an increase of 22.5 percent. Fleet capacity for April 2011 increased by 16.3 percent.
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04-May-2011
airberlin is increasing the number of flights to Dubai from Berlin-Tegel, starting with its winter schedule 2011/12.
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02-May-2011
Small and medium-sized companies profit from expanded programme
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29-Apr-2011
Germany's second largest airline opens new service to Macedonia
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14-Apr-2011
airberlin, Germany's second-largest airline, is preparing intensively for its membership in the international air travel alliance oneworld® planned for early 2012.
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13-Apr-2011
Germany's second largest airline is expanding its flights between Berlin-Tegel and Phuket from 1 November 2011.
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30-Mar-2011
Vueling Airlines extends the cooperation with Lufthansa Systems to further optimize its flight planning. The Spanish airline will use Traffic Flow Restrictions (TFR), an add-on of the proven flight planning solution Lido/Flight.
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14-Mar-2011
On 8 March 2011, airberlin took delivery of the first ever Boeing B737-700 with the new Sky Interior cabin design.
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10-Mar-2011
On-board entertainment is an important part of an airline’s service for tourists and business travelers alike. At the ITB, Lufthansa Systems presents BoardConnect, its cost-efficient new in-flight entertainment (IFE) system which opens up a new world of opportunities for on-board communication.
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10-Mar-2011
From today, airberlin is offering its status customers an exclusive waiting area in Terminal C of Berlin-Tegel airport.
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01-Feb-2011
For summer 2011, Germany's second largest airline is increasing the number of flights running to and from Saarbrucken.
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31-Jan-2011
airberlin, LTU and VC (Vereinigung Cockpit), the German pilots’ union, today accepted the collective labour agreement that had already been agreed on 22 December 2010.
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18-Jan-2011
The Association of European Airlines, representing Europe’s most important network carriers, has expanded its membership to 36 from the beginning of January, with the addition of airberlin. Airberlin is Germany's second largest airline and Europe's sixth largest airline in terms of passengers.
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17-Jan-2011
In view of the airline’s full membership of oneworld that is planned for the start of 2012, airberlin’s Board decided to increase the number of its Executive Board members from the current level of three so that they can all pool their forces in preparation for joining the leading global airline alliance.
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06-Dec-2010
Effectively immediately, Bram Gräber is appointed managing director of transavia.com, which is part of the KLM Group.
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03-Dec-2010
The flight attendant and steward strike that started on November 30 concerning Blue1’s flights has ended. The cabin crew strike still involves Finnair.
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03-Dec-2010
transavia.com: Change of website for danish and swedish passengers
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30-Nov-2010
SmartWings offers a new flights to Burgas in the summer season 2011. Flights will be operated 9x per week, 2x on Friday and Sunday.
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12-Nov-2010
airberlin and Bangkok Airways are strengthening their cooperation with immediate effect. In addition to airberlin’s non-stop services to Bangkok and Phuket, airberlin passenger now also have the option of a connecting flight from the Thai capital to Phnom Penh/Cambodia on Bangkok Airways.
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03-Nov-2010
From May 2011 airberlin will be offering two non-stop services a week from Cologne to Casablanca. With up to 10 scheduled flights to North Africa a week, airberlin is the major carrier in Cologne catering for ethnic travel.
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28-Oct-2010
One week before the first flight from Berlin to Dubai will take off, airberlin, Berlin Tourism and Berlin Airports introduce themselves in Dubai.
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21-Oct-2010
Air links between the Island and Germany will be further strengthened next year with the announcement of a scheduled service to Hanover.
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18-Oct-2010
GERMANY :
airberlin is starting a new direct service to Switzerland.
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12-Oct-2010
GERMANY :
Johannes Zurnieden (60), Chairman of the Board of Directors at Air Berlin PLC Holding, will be stepping down on 31.12.2010. Dr. Hans-Joachim Körber (64), a current board member, has been appointed as his successor.
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28-Sep-2010
Because of the general strike in Spain announced for September 29th, Air Berlin allows all passengers who have booked flights from or to Spain and from and to Portugal via Spain to cancel their flights without replacement and cost-free rebookings until November 30th, 2010.
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10-Sep-2010
In what is the first of a two-phase release resulting from its recently announced codeshare arrangement with Air France, Flybe is today announcing four significant pieces of news that greatly enhance its services right into the central hub of French aviation at Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG), namely:
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07-Sep-2010
Air Berlin, the second largest German airline, is validating new noise abate-ment approach procedures as part of a joint research project conducted by the German Aerospace Centre (DLR), Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH (DFS) and Fraport AG.
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06-Sep-2010
GERMANY :
Germany’s second largest airline is again taking on more cabin crew.
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19-Aug-2010
GERMANY :
Oasis Travels LLc has been nominated Passenger General Sales Agent for the Air Berlin Goup for the United Arab Emirates and Oman. Oasis Travels LLc is a company fully owned by the Sharaf Group of companies.
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10-Aug-2010
GERMANY :
The second largest German airline is offering several new services to attractive destinations in Italy, Spain and Austria this winter.
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06-Aug-2010
GERMANY :
In July 2010, Air Berlin, Germany's second-largest airline company, welcomed 3,700,971 passengers on board, i.e. an increase of 6.4 percent (July 2009: 3,479,401 passengers, including those traveling on the acquired NIKI and TUIfly routes).
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30-Jul-2010
The Air Berlin Group is increasing its services from Zurich airport in time for the winter season 2010/11 and will be offering direct flights to Alicante starting on 5th November 2010.
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27-Jul-2010
Air Berlin PLC announces, that its 100% subsidiary Air Berlin PLC & Co. Luftverkehrs KG (Air Berlin) has on 26 July 2010 agreed with oneworld Management Company Ltd. on key aspects of Air Berlin's membership in the oneworld Alliance.
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20-Jul-2010
The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) and low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA today signed an agreement at the Farnborough International Airshow for 15 Boeing 737-800s.
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14-Jul-2010
Flybe and Air France have announced plans to implement an extensive commercial relationship this autumn with a code share agreement which will add value to Cardiff Airport passengers.
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12-Jul-2010
Airport International Group (AIG) the Jordanian company responsible for the rehabilitation, expansion and operation of Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA), announced the arrival of Vueling Airlines, a low cost carrier, based in Barcelona.
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30-Jun-2010
GERMANY :
The second largest German airline is offering a new snow destination this winter: Arvidsjaur in Sweden.
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24-Jun-2010
Bookings for the upcoming winter season 2010/2011 are open with immediate effect.
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11-Jun-2010
The annual general meeting of Air Berlin, the second largest German airline, was held in London on Thursday. Joachim Hunold, the company’s CEO, made it clear that Air Berlin wants to improve on the operating result for the previous year in 2010.
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07-Jun-2010
On 3 June 2010, the Blue1 Pilots Association has issued a strike warning and related overtime ban. Blue1 is preparing for disruptions in labour and making every effort to ensure normal flight operations through alternative service arrangements.
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30-Apr-2010
Today Norwegian opened its new direct flights from Stockholm and Oslo to Helsinki, with prices from 27 Euros one way.
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28-Apr-2010
On 23-Apr, Ameco Beijing completed heavy maintenance services on 10 aircraft of Austrian Airlines under a contract signed in July 2009.
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28-Apr-2010
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) applauded the announcement by the European Commission of a comprehensive program to provide relief to the air transport sector in the aftermath of extra-ordinary airspace closures resulting from the ash plume of an Icelandic volcano.
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27-Apr-2010
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced its full support for Spain’s transport minister Jose Blanco and Vice President of the European Commission Siim Kallas in their call to fast track implementation of the Single European Sky.
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23-Apr-2010
MC Aviation Partners (MCAP) announced today that MCAP and Air Berlin have signed a purchase and lease-back agreement for three new Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
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22-Apr-2010
Berlin - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) estimated that the Icelandic volcano crisis cost airlines more than $1.7 billion in lost revenue through Tuesdaysix days after the initial eruption.
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21-Apr-2010
Three airline associations - ELFAA (European Low Fares Airline Association), ERA (European Regions Airlines Association) and IACA (International Air Carrier Association) - today called on the European Commission and European Member States to give a firm commitment to support airlines affected by the crisis caused by the volcanic ash dispersion.
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21-Apr-2010
An analysis of Air Traffic Control organisations by CANSO, the global voice of Air Traffic Management, shows that globally the sector is losing up to 25 million Euros each day from the closure of European airspace.
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20-Apr-2010
Since our last statement at 2100 yesterday, the volcano eruption in Iceland has strengthened and a new ash cloud is spreading south and east towards the UK.
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20-Apr-2010
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) supports the decision by the European Commission to resume air traffic in parts of continental Europe.
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20-Apr-2010
Following a decision taken by European transport ministers this afternoon, most of Europe’s airspace should effectively be re-opened on Tuesday, 20 April as of 6.00 GMT.
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19-Apr-2010
Based on the latest information from the Met Office, NATS advises that the current restrictions across UK controlled airspace due to the volcanic ash cloud will remain in place until at least 1900 (local) on Monday 19th April.
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16-Apr-2010
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) announced today that it has entered into another deal with Air Berlin for the sale leaseback of four Airbus A320-200 aircraft.
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16-Apr-2010
The EUROCONTROL Central Flow Management Unit was advised yesterday afternoon of a volcanic ash cloud moving from Iceland in a easterly direction towards north western European countries.
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15-Apr-2010
Air Berlin, the second largest airline in Germany and fifth largest in Europe, has considerably increased its flights to Israel.
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14-Apr-2010
Air Berlin and NIKI are increasing their presence in the Italian market.
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31-Mar-2010
Reichle and De-Massari (R&M), the Swiss structured cabling specialist, signals the need for airport operators to upgrade existing network infrastructure as air passenger traffic in the Middle East is set to increase by 8.7% in the coming years.
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29-Mar-2010
Swissport International, the world’s leading provider of ground services to the aviation sector, and Singapore Airlines are pleased to announce the successful launch today of the carrier’s new Airbus A380 service to and from Zurich Airport.
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26-Mar-2010
Slight decrease in revenue together with a significant increase in operational result
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24-Mar-2010
Dutch astronaut Andre Kuipers joined hundreds of guests including football stars, media celebrities, politicians and key travel industry figures to mark Emirates' impending arrival in Amsterdam.
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22-Mar-2010
Air Berlin, Germany’s second largest airline, is intensifying the cooperation arrangements it began with Bangkok Airways in October 2009.
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22-Mar-2010
The European Commission has today sent a formal request to the German authorities (reasoned opinion) for failing to ensure fair access for services providers to ground handling markets at major airports (14 major airports in the case of Germany), as required under EU Directive 96/67/EC
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18-Mar-2010
UNITED KINGDOM :
Virgin Atlantic is pleased to announce that it will be opening a new customer service operation in Swansea in September 2010. The move will create more than 200 jobs in the area over the next two years. The new customer service centre will run in conjunction with Virgin Atlantic’s existing operation in Crawley West Sussex. Julie Southern, Chief Commercial and Financial Officer, Virgin Atlantic commented;
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17-Mar-2010
We are very pleased that the Court of Appeal has ordered SAS to pay Norwegian close to NOK 175 million (approx 22 million EUR) in damages for the industrial espionage that we were exposed to, said CEO of Norwegian, Bjørn Kjos.
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16-Mar-2010
Swissport International, the world’s number-one provider of ground handling services to the aviation sector, is intensifying its collaboration with British Airways, one of the world’s leading cargo carriers with its global route network. On 1 April, Swissport will take over all cargo handling duties for British Airways at Frankfurt Airport.
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11-Mar-2010
SunExpress, the joint venture of Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, got delivery of a Boeing 737-800 and expanded its fleet to 21 aircraft.
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11-Mar-2010
More frequent flights and direct services to Italy, Spain and Israel. Strengthening of the Berlin hub
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09-Mar-2010
GERMANY :
Air Berlin is adding one more attractive destination in the Middle East to its route network from the airport of Düsseldorf.
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08-Mar-2010
GERMANY :
Direct flights from Berlin, Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf and Munich - Business Class now also available
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04-Mar-2010
In the wake of 2009, an extremely difficult year for the world economy and air transport in particular, tentative signs of recovery - depending on the country - have been perceived.
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04-Mar-2010
UNITED KINGDOM :
LSG Sky Chefs announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Virgin Atlantic Airways for an extensive range of its products and services. The new contracts, which would commence 1 June 2010, cover UK in-flight catering as well as logistics, product supply and operational support services.
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01-Mar-2010
In a high-level Conference held in Madrid yesterday and today under the auspices of the European Commission and the Spanish Presidency, all stakeholders of the European aviation community agreed to give the necessary impetus to a timely implementation of the Single European Sky.
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25-Feb-2010
The Tunisian private airline Nouvelair will optimize its flight planning with Lido/Flight from Lufthansa Systems.
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24-Feb-2010
ITALY :
Alitalia continues Commitment to Improving the Overall Customer Experience with ITA Technology
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22-Feb-2010
TURKEY :
CAE and Turkish Airlines, a member of Star Alliance, today announced that the airline has purchased a CAE 7000 Series full-flight simulator (FFS) representing the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft from CAE.
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17-Feb-2010
As of 3 May, 2010, Air Italy plans to expand its Naples operations by increasing the current number of destinations served from 3 to 7.
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15-Feb-2010
Today early morning, Estonian Air in cooperation with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines had its first flight from Vilnius to Amsterdam. Interest towards the route is high, which shows from the cabin factor of 75% for the first flight and the good dynamics of incoming bookings.
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15-Feb-2010
Transport: Vice-President Siim Kallas addresses the European Parliament on the use of body scanning technology in airport security
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12-Feb-2010
NORWAY :
Connections to Helsinki Airport will improve significantly when a new budget airline opens flights to Finland. Norwegian will begin service to Helsinki Airport in April. The airline operates flights from Oslo and Stockholm four times daily.
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12-Feb-2010
GERMANY :
New company agreement effective until 28 February 2011
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11-Feb-2010
On June 8, Latvian national airline airBaltic will launch flights between Tehran, Iran, and Riga for passengers travelling via the Latvian capital to/from Europe, Scandinavia, CIS countries, and the Baltic region.
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10-Feb-2010
Additional cost savings initiatives of SEK 2.0 billion and measures to strengthen the balance sheet including debt maturity extensions
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09-Feb-2010
CANSO welcomes Royal Decree from Spanish Government on new legal framework for provision of ANS in Spain
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05-Feb-2010
FRANCE :
Air France opts for IT solution from Lufthansa Systems for the management of private ID tickets on other airlines
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05-Feb-2010
AUSTRALIA :
Variable Stator Vane bushing repairs for Boeing 737 fleet
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04-Feb-2010
HUNGARY :
Fulfilling commitments undertaken in 2009, Malév has successfully implemented simplification of its fleet to two types. In the course of consolidating the fleet we have withdrawn our five Fokker 70s from service and will be gradually returning them to the owner, AWAS Leasing Company. Thus this year Malév will be operating with a fleet comprising just two types: 18 Boeing 737 NGs and 4 Bombardier Q-400s carrying out regional services. This simplified fleet structure means a significant reduction in our company's maintenance and operational costs, the positive impacts of which will be apparent even in 2010, said Martin Gauss, the airline's CEO.
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03-Feb-2010
The recently-finalised AEA 2010 traffic data pain a bleak picture of a difficult year. Only three member airlines posted increases in passenger boardings for the year and one Turkish Airlines stood out with a 12.3% growth. In the process, the airline moved from seventh to fourth place among AEA members, ranked by passengers carried.
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03-Feb-2010
Following comprehensive project work which has spanned almost three years the Government of the Republic of Congo signed a concession agreement for the development, operation and management of the country’s international airports Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire and Ollombo. The overall preparation of the strategy, the tendering process including the search for investors and the negotiation of the concession agreement were completely managed with the support of Lufthansa Consulting.
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01-Feb-2010
AED 3350 for extra comfort to Europe with SAS
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01-Feb-2010
FRANCE :
Amadeus and Air France - KLM, the largest airline group in Europe, have agreed to extended their full content agreement until December 2013. The agreement guarantees Amadeus travel agents worldwide access to the entire range of fares, schedules and inventory relating to more than 74.8 million seats and 90.000 flights operated annually by Air France and KLM.
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29-Jan-2010
Employment at Dublin site secured through acquisition of new generation technology
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28-Jan-2010
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index™ (LEI) for the Euro Area increased 0.9 percent in December to 106.6 (2004 = 100), following a 0.6 percent increase in November and a 0.4 percent increase in October. Six of the eight components contributed positively to the index this month. However, its six-month growth rate has been slowing since September.
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28-Jan-2010
IRELAND :
Ryanair, Europe’s favourite airline, today welcomed the European Commission’s confirmation that Ryanair’s agreement with Bratislava airport does not involve any State aid. This decision marks another successful conclusion of a State aid investigation involving Ryanair, in addition to the Charleroi judgment in December 2008.
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27-Jan-2010
Dublin based lessor, AWAS, has delivered the first of three Fokker F70s to Carpatair in Timisoara, Romania.
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27-Jan-2010
High Labor Costs Must Be Addressed
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27-Jan-2010
Further cost savings with innovative add-ons for flight planning
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21-Jan-2010
The Irish Aviation Authority this morning suspended a further two air traffic controllers. This brings to a total of 14 the number of controllers now suspended because they have stopped doing work on a number of ongoing projects - work they had already been doing for the last two years.
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14-Jan-2010
Effective February 1st, 2010 Hahn Air will operate flights between Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) and Findel Luxembourg Airport (LUX) twice a week on Mondays and Fridays.
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14-Jan-2010
The European Commission decided today not to raise any objections to Finland's plan to support infrastructure investments in Vaasa regional airport. The total amount of public financing will amount up to three million euros.
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13-Jan-2010
Secretary Napolitano to discuss ways to bolster global aviation security with International Partners in Spain and Switzerland.
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13-Jan-2010
GERMANY :
As Iraq is increasingly opening up to civil aviation, demand for flights to the country is growing. Lufthansa is therefore examining the possibility of launching several new services to Iraq and is currently planning to serve the capital, Baghdad, and the city of Erbil in Northern Iraq from Frankfurt and Munich.
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12-Jan-2010
The Association of European Airlines, representing Europe’s most important network carriers, has expanded its membership to 36 from the beginning of January, with the addition of Aegean Airlines, Air Baltic and Montenegro Airlines.
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12-Jan-2010
Three years after the adoption of the EU rules governing the establishment and update of the list of airlines banned from European airspace, the European Commission adopted today a report on their application.
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11-Jan-2010
2009 was the year with the lowest number of fatal accidents on record for the 31 Member States of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), according to preliminary data.
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11-Jan-2010
Emergency measures following December 25th incident must be superseded by cohesive policy to maximise security, minimise passenger inconvenience. At the 7th January meeting of the EU’s Aviation Security Committee, European airlines had the opportunity to debate with EU and US regulators on the emergency security measures imposed and proposed in the wake of the Christmas Day attack on an Amsterdam-Detroit flight.
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07-Jan-2010
About two weeks ago, the government withdrew the draft amendments to the Aviation Law from the parliamentary proceedings, informing that a revision should be expected. Currently, the document is being worked on at the CAO and the Ministry of Infrastructure. Yesterday (16th December 2009), it was reported on the CAO's website that consultations had started on the principles of an airport fees regulation system at Polish airports. These consultations will continue until 8 January 2010. In the meantime, the airline industry is alerting on the consequences of the changes in law as proposed by the government.
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07-Jan-2010
GERMANY :
SR Technics and Air Berlin have signed a ten-year engine maintenance contract. The contract covers a significant part of the engines on Air Berlin’s fleet of about 55 Airbus A320 Family, 13 Airbus A330 and about 55 Boeing 737 Next-Generation aircraft.
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06-Jan-2010
HUNGARY :
After a break of nearly two decades, at 2.15 pm on 14 December 2009 a Malév aircraft landed again at Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport. The Hungarian carrier is providing a daily air link between the Hungarian and Serbian capitals with connections through its network to 60 European and Middle Eastern destinations. Malév expects the launch of the new service to result in an increase in the number of transit travellers and passengers coming to Hungary on tourism and business. Return tickets for 15 Malév destinations can be purchased for an introductory unique price starting from €1 (without taxes).
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06-Jan-2010
Swissport is concerned about the present situation at Geneva Airport, where some of its personnel have been engaged in strike action (with the support of the VPOD union) since last weekend.
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05-Jan-2010
Swiss WorldCargo has announced the launch of direct flights between Zurich and San Francisco, effective 2 June 2010. The cargo division of SWISS will operate a six-times-weekly service with wide-bodied A340-300 aircraft, effectively doubling cargo capacity to and from the region in which SWISS already serves Los Angeles.
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05-Jan-2010
Latvian airline company “airBaltic” restores direct flights from Vilnius to Amsterdam and Rome.
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04-Jan-2010
Finavia Corporation will continue the operations of the Finavia as a company owned fully by the State of Finland. Finavia Corporation is a service company that maintains a network of 25 airports in Finland and the air navigation system covering the entire country.
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23-Dec-2009
Airlines’ own vision stands out as a model of clarity amid political indecisiveness The Association of European Airlines, representing Europe’s most important network carriers, has confirmed that its members remain firmly committed to a powerful and meaningful programme to halve the industry’s carbon footprint, on a global scale, following the inconclusive outcome of the Copenhagen conference on the issue of aviation’s contribution to global warming.
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23-Dec-2009
Finland’s Ministry of Transport and Communications will transfer the assets and business operations of the Civil Aviation Administration Finavia to a state-owned company that will start operation in the beginning of 2010. Ms Anu Vehviläinen, Minister of Transport, signed a transfer document on 22 December 2009.
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22-Dec-2009
Rockwell Collins has been selected to provide avionics and pilot controls for the new MC-21 family of single-aisle aircraft being developed by Russian-based Irkut Corporation, part of United Aircraft Corporation. The first of three aircraft variants is due to enter service in 2016.
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22-Dec-2009
The International Civil Aviation Organization continues to move forward with its aggressive plan of action to combat climate change even though a deal on bunker (international aviation and maritime) fuels was not reached at the Conference of the Parties (COP/15) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held in Copenhagen from 7 to 18 December.
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22-Dec-2009
EESC paper could pave the way for much-needed reforms, says AEA
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21-Dec-2009
SITA, the aviation IT specialist, today announced that it is putting its Aircraft Emissions Manager at the disposal of airlines for free data collection and storage until June 2010 as the January deadline looms for compliance with the new EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU-ETS).
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21-Dec-2009
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the Copenhagen Accord as an important step in the right direction for climate change.
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18-Dec-2009
After more than seven successful years as Chief Operations Officer, Rainer Hiltebrand will be leaving Flughafen Zürich AG to go back to the airline industry. As from May 2010 he will assume the position as Chief Operating Officer at Swiss International Air Lines.
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18-Dec-2009
UNITED KINGDOM :
Lufthansa Technik and bmi have signed an agreement regarding services for more than 50 aircraft engines. According to the new five-year-contract, Lufthansa Technik will take care of all aspects of maintenance, repair and overhaul of the IAE V2500 engine type powering bmi's complete Airbus A320-series fleet.
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15-Dec-2009
Hammering out price increases across negotiating table reflects a ‘lack of vision’ by one of Europe’s major hubs.
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14-Dec-2009
EGYPT :
EGYPTAIR and Brussels Airlines have signed an agreement to offer codeshare flights, which would expand the international and domestic destinations and enhance the frequent flyer benefits offered to customers of both carriers.
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10-Dec-2009
From 1st January 2010 it will be possible to issue insolvency-safe airline tickets for over 200 airlines in 80,000 IATA-accredited travel agencies worldwide for the first time.
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10-Dec-2009
At an official ceremony held in Brussels’ historic “Grand-Place” today, the CEOs of the Star Alliance member airlines welcomed Brussels Airlines to the family.
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09-Dec-2009
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) brought the aviation industry’s environmental goals to Copenhagen.
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08-Dec-2009
The Latvian national airline airBaltic has concluded one-year agreements with the governments of Austria and Switzerland on the provision of flights for government-sector employees to and from more than 60 destinations in the airline’s extensive network of routes. The agreements include the possibility of extending them once they expire.
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08-Dec-2009
Airlines ready to deliver, but will decision-makers make the right decisions?
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07-Dec-2009
The Association of European Airlines, representing Europe’s most important network carriers, has publicly questioned the process taking place to review rules on pilots’ flight and duty time. An essentially bureaucratic process to review and coordinate national rules has been transformed into a heated debate in which social parameters are set against allegations of unsafe practices.
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03-Dec-2009
On Sunday 29 November Avinor brought the new radar in Stokke municipality in Vestfold County into use.
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03-Dec-2009
GERMANY :
A CFM56-7B engine powering a Boeing Next-Generation 737 for TUIfly, the German holiday airline, has logged more than 40,000 hours on wing without a single removal, setting a new record for this engine model. The CFM56-7B engine was installed in February 1999 and, to date, has logged 40,654 flight hours and more than 14,000 flight cycles.
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02-Dec-2009
San Francisco is to become SWISS’s latest long-haul destination.
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02-Dec-2009
Fraport AG and airline representatives have agreed on the future schedule of airport charges at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) during a hearing held by the Hesse economics ministry. A corresponding agreement was signed today by representatives of Fraport AG, the airlines and airline associations in the presence of Hesse economics minister Dieter Posch.
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01-Dec-2009
FINLAND :
As part of the Finnair Group's structural development, as of 1 December 2009 the Group's ground handling company Northport has agreed a transfer of business with the Barona Group in terms of its baggage and apron services at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. Around 490 employees currently working in these operations will transfer to the service of Barona under their present terms of employment.
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01-Dec-2009
AEA: Transport policy must be given higher priority, demands transport sector in joint letter to Commission President Barroso.
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01-Dec-2009
FINLAND :
Employees of Northport have staged a labour walkout today 30 November at 2pm.
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30-Nov-2009
The European Cockpit Association held its Annual General Assembly in Budapest on the 25 and 26 November.
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27-Nov-2009
FINLAND :
Pre-order sales expands to nearly all European flights. From January 12, 2010, a fee will be charged for all alcoholic drinks in Economy Class on Finnair's European flights.
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26-Nov-2009
FRANCE :
New A380 operator Air France has inaugurated the first commercial flights between Europe and the United States with Airbus' 21st century flagship jetliner, flying the prestigious Paris-New York route.
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26-Nov-2009
leading to more than 500 kg reduction in CO2 emissions per landing.
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26-Nov-2009
IACA is pleased to announce that Neos is joining the International Air Carrier Association (IACA) as a full member.
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25-Nov-2009
As of 2010 the EU emission trading scheme is going into effect. This will affect the aviation industry in general, but Amsterdam Airlines as an airline in its growing phase in particular.
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25-Nov-2009
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reacted sharply to proposals from 19 of 34 Eurocontrol states to increase overflight route charges in 2010.
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24-Nov-2009
SWISS will be further expanding its range of services between Geneva and London on 10 January 2010. An additional aircraft will be stationed in Geneva to operate the new flights. SWISS and its sister Lufthansa Group airline British Midland (bmi) also plan to collaborate more closely on their services between Switzerland and the UK.
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24-Nov-2009
Latvia’s national airline airBaltic has won a German government bid for tenders, which means that the airline will provide flights for members of that country’s Civil Service in its network of 60 destinations. The agreement will last until September 15, 2010.
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24-Nov-2009
Norwegian, the largest low cost carrier in Scandinavia, continues its expansion at Copenhagen Airport. Norwegian is going to launch new routes to the holiday destinations Tenerife, Ibiza, Kos and Athens as well as new domestic routes to Billund, Karup and Rønne.
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23-Nov-2009
The Finnair text message check-in service can now be used for departures from London and Manchester.
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23-Nov-2009
Air Berlin is the world’s first airline to receive LBA (German Federal Aviation Office) approval for employing GLS (GPS landing system) technology on its flights.
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23-Nov-2009
The European Commission today decided to send reasoned opinions to four EU Member States (Luxembourg, Greece, the Czech Republic and Finland) that have failed to notify, or have only partially notified, their measures for the transposition into national law of a European directive on the Community air traffic controller licence.
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20-Nov-2009
gategroup, the leading independent provider of onboard products and services to the world's airlines, has extended business for its Gate Gourmet brand with Swiss International Airlines for three additional years until the end of 2015. The deal covers a business spend in excess of CHF 600 million.
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20-Nov-2009
Airbus has delivered Lufthansa’s 100th A320 Family aircraft from Airbus’ Final Assembly Line in Hamburg. The aircraft, an A320, was handed over to Lufthansa yesterday evening.
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20-Nov-2009
The Scandinavian company SAS shall resume regular flights from Vilnius International Airport to Copenhagen since 11 January, 2010. SAS shall carry passengers between Lithuanian and Danish capitals 2 times a day, in total 14 times a week.
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19-Nov-2009
Germany’s second largest airline Air Berlin has signed an agreement with Lufthansa Technik AG to provide comprehensive component support for its entire fleet. Under the Total Component Support TCS® contract, which has already taken effect, the Hamburg-based company will manage supply of components for Air Berlin Group’s Boeing 737’s, its Airbus A320 and A330 family aircraft and its Bombardier Q400’s.
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19-Nov-2009
Virgin Atlantic responds to European Commission about BA/AA and says proposals would have lasting negative effects on competition.
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18-Nov-2009
Finnair and the Finnish Airline Pilots' Association (SLL), which represents Finnair's pilots, have accepted a settlement proposal submitted today by National Conciliator Esa Lonka. The level of cost savings in the collective agreement is such that the proposal was acceptable to the employer.
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17-Nov-2009
Cabin modifications for four Airbus A340-600s
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17-Nov-2009
Effective December 2009, Capt. Marek Týbl, the present Head of the fleet and Head Pilot of the Czech Airlines ATR fleet, will be the new Czech Airlines Vice-President of Flight Operations.
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16-Nov-2009
FINLAND :
Mika Vehviläinen, COO of Nokia Siemens Networks, has been named as Finnair's new CEO and takes up his new post on January 5, 2010.
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13-Nov-2009
Starting on 1st April 2010, Air France is offering a new service on its medium-haul network, aimed at better meeting the changing expectations of travellers seeking greater simplicity and clarity, and more affordable fares.
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13-Nov-2009
European airport trade body ACI EUROPE today released a fresh report on the impact of the crisis on the airport sector, entitled Renewed Call for Competitive Relief Measures.
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13-Nov-2009
The Latvian national airline airBaltic is pleased to announce that today, November 12, it will launch two new routes from Lappeenranta, Finland, to the Estonian capital of Tallinn and to the Latvian capital of Riga, offering convenient connections to destinations in Western Europe, Scandinavia, the CIS and the Mediterranean region.
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12-Nov-2009
Hamburg, the German city responsible for finishing Emirates' A380 super-jumbos, has again reiterated that size matters by playing host to the largest airline lounge in Germany, and one of the largest facilities of its kind in Europe.
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11-Nov-2009
LoadControl automates load planning and saves fuel costs.
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11-Nov-2009
The Latvian national airline airBaltic welcomes the fact that, under the initiative of the Lithuanian government and its Transportation Ministry, tariffs are lowered at the Vilnius International Airport as of December 1 of this year. airBaltic is signing a new agreement with the airport.
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10-Nov-2009
ICELAND :
Oxford Aviation Academy signs an exclusive agreement with Icelandair for flight simulator training.
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09-Nov-2009
flugwerkzeuge aviation software (f:wz) a subsidiary of DAE Services, the aviation technology division of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), it is well known for its market-leading position for cost-optimizing flight planning solutions for airline customers around the globe.
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09-Nov-2009
TURKEY :
Vote of confidence for the most cost-effective aircraft in its class, the A330-300.
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06-Nov-2009
Fitch Ratings-London-05 November 2009: Fitch Ratings says in a special report published today that it expects the operating environment for Europe's airline industry to remain tough in the short-to-medium term, and that all the major European network carriers will likely experience negative operating margins in 2009.
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06-Nov-2009
From now on twelve times to Basle; Rome and London starting in February.
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06-Nov-2009
SAS negotiations generate MSEK 130, but no agreement reached with pilots' trade unions (PFOR) and Cabin Denmark (CAU).
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05-Nov-2009
The Airports Council International welcomed over 600 representatives from 67 countries at their annual meeting this week. After welcoming the delegates, host for the event Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad, Managing Director of Malaysia Airports introduced Jim Cherry, ACI Chair since 2007, who focused on strategies for weathering the turbulence of recent years, and working closely with our partners across the industry.
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05-Nov-2009
Total engine support TES® for the Airbus A310-fleet.
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03-Nov-2009
The Association of European Airlines, representing Europe’s most important network carriers, has applauded a decision of the US Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) not to implement a 10% increase in the fees they charge for the inspection of arriving aircraft and passengers. AEA airlines were charged more than $65 million for these inspections in 2008.
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03-Nov-2009
GERMANY :
Yesterday 268 Air Berlin passengers boarded an Airbus A330-200 for the first non-stop flight from Berlin to Phuket.
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02-Nov-2009
Finnair has been reporting its climate impact in the worldwide Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) for three years now. In the latest report Finnair nearly doubled its result from last year to 61 CDLI (Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index).
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02-Nov-2009
FRANCE :
Today Air France took delivery of its first GP7200-powered Airbus A380. Airbus delivered the first of 12 A380s to Air France at a ceremony in Hamburg, Germany.
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30-Oct-2009
The popularity of low-cost air traffic, which started earlier in the rest of Europe, is now also seen in Finland. In Finland, the number of passengers has increased by 25% and traffic by 30% in comparison to previous year. The market share of low-cost airlines has increased to 9% of the total market.
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30-Oct-2009
Swiss International Air Lines (Group) achieved an operating profit of CHF 113 million for the first nine months of 2009 (compared to a CHF 373 million operating profit for the same period last year). Total income from operating activities declined 18% to CHF 3 236 million.
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30-Oct-2009
GERMANY :
Air Berlin, Germany’s second largest airline, will be flying to Romania for the first time in summer 2010. From 18th May 2010 a non-stop flight will take off from Munich every Tuesday and head for Romania’s Black Sea coast.
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29-Oct-2009
Air Berlin strengthens its presence in Thailand. In addition to the direct flights already available to Bangkok and Phuket, Air Berlin passengers can now book connecting flights from the Thai capital to Koh Samui, Chiang Mai and Phuket.
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29-Oct-2009
EUROCONTROL, the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation, today announced SITA as its Network Service Provider for the Pan European Network Service (PENS) which will allow Air Navigation Service Providers from 38 countries to exchange operational voice and data communications across a common network for the first time.
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29-Oct-2009
FL Technics, leading aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider in Eastern Europe, has signed contracts with Air Italy and Air Slovakia for Boeing 737-300 aircraft base maintenance.
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28-Oct-2009
Fraport AG, the owner and manager of Frankfurt Airport (FRA), and D&S Geo Innogy GmbH, a joint venture of RWE Innogy GmbH and Daldrup &Söhne AG, launched a joint venture on October 27 for exploring and developing the potential of the Walldorf deep-earth geothermal field near the southern side of FRA.
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27-Oct-2009
European Commission: Backing aviation growth by a high level of safety.
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27-Oct-2009
EASA certifies “Brake To Vacate” (BTV) and “Runway Overrun Warning & Prevention” (ROW/ROP) systems on the Airbus A380, improving runway turnaround time and reducing runway excursion risk at landing.
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27-Oct-2009
FINLAND :
On 25-Oct-2009, Finnair moved to its winter schedule. The route selection has been expanded through winter flights to Istanbul, and changes have also been made on other individual routes.
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27-Oct-2009
The new Schiphol Timetable, containing complete listings of all airline flight schedules, was published on Sunday 25 October. The new winter schedule is effective from 25 October 2009 until 28 March 2010.
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26-Oct-2009
Helsinki Airport boasts an even more attractive shopping and relaxation area. In mid-September seven new service points opened in the long-haul flight area. All in all, 16 new service points will have opened this year.
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26-Oct-2009
AUSTRIA :
The Executive Board of Austrian Airlines AG and the majority shareholder in Austrian Airlines, LH sterreichische Luftverkehrs-Holding-GmbH (LH), have jointly agreed on appropriate cash compensation of 0.50 euros per share in a squeeze out of the remaining shareholders of Austrian Airlines.
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23-Oct-2009
From November 24, Finnair will use Terminal 5 at Stockholm's Arlanda Airport. At the same time, other oneworld airlines flying to Stockholm - British Airways, Iberia and Malev - will also move to the more modern, more spacious terminal. The new terminal will offer short distances and better services than the old Terminal 2.
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23-Oct-2009
Boeing (NYSE: BA) and low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle today confirmed an order for an additional six Next-Generation 737-800s. With this order, Norwegian has a total of 48 Next-Generation 737 airplanes on order from Boeing as well as 22 airplanes from leasing companies.
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22-Oct-2009
Cargojet Income Fund (the “Fund”) (TSX: CJT.UN), Canada’s leading domestic premium overnight air cargo network operator, announced today it has entered into a strategic aircraft wet lease agreement with LOT Polish Airlines effective November 7, 2009.
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20-Oct-2009
AUSTRIA :
The AEA is the most important lobby group representing the interests of the European aviation industry
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16-Oct-2009
ELFAA members question need for mandatory airline failure fund.
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15-Oct-2009
It is now even easier to travel with SAS Scandinavian Airlines, as the airline has introduced mobile boarding passes. This means SAS customers can now travel using only their mobile phone and with an ID card/passport.
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15-Oct-2009
Air Valid broadcasts the 1st independent ranking of low cost airlines departing from France. This ranking is based on opinions and certified ratings from passengers on the feeling of seat comfort during a flight. This ranking has been calculated on the basis of opinions and reviews filed by passengers on a flight route and flight number of an airline.
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15-Oct-2009
Air Saint Pierre took delivery today of the first ATR 42-500 that will be operated in the archipelago of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. The aircraft, ordered in 2008 by SAEMAI (Société Anonyme d’Economie Mixte Aéronautique des Iles/Mixed Business Aeronautical Company of the Islands) is equipped with new PW 127M engines and will replace the ATR 42-320 which has been operated by the company for the last 15 years.
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14-Oct-2009
After confirming three new routes from Geneva, London City, Milan Malpensa and Marseille as well as a Milan-Marseille route, Baboo is now announcing two more items: the launching of a Geneva-Oxford route and a partnership with the Romanian carrier Tarom.
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14-Oct-2009
FINLAND :
Finnair Catering Oy and four white-collar staff unions have today concluded a fixed-term stabilisation agreement. The agreement mainly covers the 2010 cost-cutting and personnel adjustment targets for Finnair Catering's white-collar staff. The targets are part of a previously announced cost-cutting programme.
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13-Oct-2009
POLAND :
Wizz Air, Central and Eastern Europe’s largest low-fare low-cost airline, has announced plans to introduce a Cork to Wroclaw service from July 18th next year.
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13-Oct-2009
GERMANY :
Following today's announcement of Lufthansa's adoption of AeroMobile's in-flight mobile phone technology, AeroMobile chief executive Bjorn-Taale Sandberg said:
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13-Oct-2009
GERMANY :
From the middle of next year, Lufthansa's customers will once again enjoy the full freedom to communicate via the Internet above the clouds as the airline relaunches FlyNet, its on-board broadband Internet service.
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12-Oct-2009
Member States of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) representing 93% of commercial air traffic today approved a Declaration affirming their commitment to address aviation emissions that contribute to climate change by working through ICAO.
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12-Oct-2009
Fraport AG continued to serve as a major economic engine during the first three quarters of 2009 - particularly in the Frankfurt /Rhine-Main region. Already during the first nine months of the year Fraport awarded contracts totaling more than EUR1 billion.
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09-Oct-2009
Summer 2009 became the best Explore Norway season ever. With a passenger increase of 130% we can clearly establish the success as a fact.
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08-Oct-2009
Breakthrough design leads list of aggressive brand initiatives, showcasing value and superior guest experience.
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07-Oct-2009
AUSTRIA :
Members of the TAM Fidelidade program will be able to accumulate and redeem points in any flight operated by Austrian Airlines.
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06-Oct-2009
ITALY :
Further five expected by the end of the year.
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02-Oct-2009
EUROCONTROL is forecasting that the number of flights in Europe will show a year-on-year decline of 6% in 2009 according to the latest short-term forecast. All market segments are affected by the decline in traffic, as are most European countries.
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02-Oct-2009
FINLAND :
Finnair has entered into a cooperation agreement with F-Secure, the information security company. From the beginning of November, Finnair Plus customers can use their points to enhance their information security at the Finnair Plus Shop website www.finnarplusshop.com. At the Finnair Plus Shop, purchases can be paid for with cash as well as a combination of points and cash.
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01-Oct-2009
Dr Stefan Schulte, Fraport AG's new executive board chairman, has presented the European Commission with a three-point package of demands for alleviating the burden faced by airports.
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01-Oct-2009
POLAND :
6 new routes to Paris Beauvais, Oslo Torp, Eindhoven, Forli Bologna, Cork and Milan Bergamo, re-opening flights to Dortmund and Doncaster Sheffield, increasing frequency on existing route to London Luton.
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30-Sep-2009
UNITED KINGDOM :
Leading low cost carrier signs up for Galileo's direct connect solution.
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30-Sep-2009
Airbus welcomes the latest steps towards the approval by ASTM International, one of the largest voluntary standards developing organizations in the world, for the use of a 50 per cent synthetic jet fuel in commercial aviation. Synthetic liquid jet fuels can be made from biomass, natural gas or coal. All of these are known as xTL fuels.
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29-Sep-2009
Widerøe's direct services between Sandefjord and Tromsø and Sandefjord and Bodø are proving to be extremely attractive. The direct flights are so popular that the airline is now setting up Christmas schedules between Sandefjord and the two coastal towns in North Norway.
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28-Sep-2009
Over the past few weeks, MTU Maintenance Hannover has succeeded in winning engine maintenance business worth a total of some 50 million euros.
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28-Sep-2009
UNITED KINGDOM :
Flybe Aviation Services joins high fliers at MRO Europe 2009 exhibition debut
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28-Sep-2009
From now on, award miles earned in the Miles & More frequent flyer programme can also be used for voluntary carbon offset donations at Lufthansa and SWISS. The two airlines have expanded their CO2 compensation programme to allow passengers this mode of balancing their individual share of the carbon emissions generated during their flight.
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25-Sep-2009
GERMANY :
Aircraft is part of an order for 30 E-Jets placed by Lufthansa for its regional partners.
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