North America News
08-Nov-2010
American Airlines has launched its codeshare relationship with airberlin, the second largest carrier in Germany, the fifth largest in Europe, and a oneworld(R) member-elect.
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04-May-2010
Continental (NYSE: CAL) and United (NASDAQ: UAUA) today announced a definitive merger agreement, creating the world’s leading airline with superior service to customers, expanded access to an unparalleled global network serving 370 destinations around the world, enhanced long-term career prospects for employees, and a platform for improved profitability and sustainable long-term value for shareholders.
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22-Apr-2010
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted Boeing (NYSE: BA) expanded type inspection authorization (TIA) today, clearing the way for its personnel to fully participate in future test flights and for the collection of required flight-test data.
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19-Apr-2010
The air transport industry is experiencing major disruption of services following the Iceland volcanic eruption.
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16-Apr-2010
Renowned airlines from North and Latin America meet at the Lufthansa Systems Americas Conference from April 14-16, 2010 in Miami, Florida.
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13-Apr-2010
TRX, Inc. (OTHER OTC: TRXI.PK), a world-leading provider of travel technology, process automation, consulting and data services; and OAG, the global leader in aviation intelligence, providing products and services to the global aviation community, today announced a worldwide reseller agreement to provide access to the leading carbon emissions calculator, the TRX Airline Carbon Emissions Calculator.
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12-Apr-2010
Anniversary at the airport of Düsseldorf: Four years ago Delta Air Lines started their direct flight between North Rhine-Westphalia's capital and Atlanta, the capital of the US-American State of Georgia. Some 400,000 passengers used this offer since the first flight on 4 April 2006.
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29-Mar-2010
UPS (NYSE:UPS) today congratulated the governments of the United States and the European Union (EU) for reaching a tentative agreement that provides express carriers greater protection from night flight restrictions at European airports.
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22-Mar-2010
Boeing (NYSE: BA) today announced that it will accelerate planned rate increases on both the 777 and 747 programs. The accelerated rate increases will support increasing customer demand in the recovering airplane market.
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18-Mar-2010
Aircraft production issues are straining airline attempts to assemble next-generation fleets. Route development is suffering and cost structures are shifting. Doug McArthur reports on what lies ahead for a sector under pressure
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19-Feb-2010
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the aviation safety performance for 2009 showing that the year’s accident rate for Western-built jet aircraft as the second lowest in aviation history.
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21-Dec-2009
Boeing (NYSE: BA) issued the following statement today after 125 members of Congress released a letter urging the administration to ensure European compliance with a ruling against massive illegal subsidies provided to Airbus:
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18-Dec-2009
European Commission Vice-President Antonio Tajani and Swedish Transport Minister Åsa Torstensson for the European Union signed the EU-Canada Air Transport Agreement.
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16-Dec-2009
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) revised its financial outlook for 2010 to an expected US$5.6 billion global net loss, larger than the previously forecast loss of US$3.8 billion. For 2009, IATA maintained its forecast of a US$11 billion net loss.
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09-Dec-2009
A report from the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) published today says that aviation policy should be based on the assumption that demand growth between now and 2050 cannot exceed 60% if the UK is to meet the Government’s target that aviation emissions in 2050 must not exceed 2005 levels.
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07-Dec-2009
TURKEY :
Turkish Airlines welcomes Continental Airlines as a new partner in the Miles and Smiles Frequent Flyer Program.
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01-Dec-2009
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported international scheduled traffic results for October 2009 showing improving conditions.
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30-Nov-2009
Brussels Airlines will manage its codeshare flights with SchedConnect from Lufthansa Systems.
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23-Nov-2009
World conference endorsers use of alternative fuels for aviation in adressing climate change/ and adopts global framework.
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20-Nov-2009
Flyersrights.org and its President, Kate Hanni, applaud the decision handed down in a European court today which will require airlines in the European Union to compensate victims of mass delays for which they are responsible.
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17-Nov-2009
International Air Transport Association (IATA) today announced the signing of a Multilateral Statement of Policy Principles regarding the Implementation of Bilateral Air Service Agreements by seven states and the European Commission.
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16-Nov-2009
Delegations from the United States and the European Community and its Member States met in Brussels on 9-11 November 2009 for a fifth round of negotiations on a second stage air transport agreement.
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13-Nov-2009
Fourteen new facilities opened in 2009 to enhance FedEx global freight forwarding presence.
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12-Nov-2009
JetBlue Airways JBLU and Lufthansa today kicked off codeshare operations linking their two networks via Boston and New York. At a ceremony at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport this afternoon, JetBlue CEO Dave Barger and Lufthansa German Airlines CEO Christoph Franz officially launched the new partnership as the airlines welcomed their first arriving customer from Europe.
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09-Nov-2009
The decline in international tourism may have started to bottom out, according to the latest edition of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. Worldwide, international tourist arrivals declined by 7% between January and August 2009, but the rate of decline has eased in the past few months. These results, as well as the most recent economic data, confirm UNWTO's initial forecast of a 5% decline in international tourist arrivals for the full year 2009. For 2010, UNWTO expects a moderate growth.
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02-Nov-2009
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and Amadeus, a global leader in technology and distribution solutions for the travel and tourism industry, have signed an agreement for ICAO to supply Amadeus with data from its Carbon Emissions Calculator. The data will allow Amadeus’ worldwide customer base to estimate the carbon footprint of air travel.
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28-Oct-2009
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA :
JetBlue Airways opts for myIDTravel, Lufthansa Systems’ integrated ID travel management solution for staff travel. Both companies recently signed a five-year contract to this effect. The system enables airlines to introduce self service e-ticketing for ID travelers, which supports carriers in reducing costs by optimizing handling processes for staff travel.
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28-Oct-2009
FINLAND :
The Secure Flight requirement of the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) obliges airlines to collect Secure Flight passenger information from individuals travelling to/from/via the USA from 31 October.
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28-Oct-2009
SWISS will add two further destinations to its long-haul network in summer 2010.
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28-Oct-2009
Strategic network expansion in the Americas, Asia and Europe. New York/Newark becomes new Star Alliance hub
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26-Oct-2009
American Airlines thanks the men and women of UNITE the Union, Branch LE/2005, for voicing their support of American's efforts to provide competitive choices for transatlantic air travel for consumers on both sides of the Atlantic through approval of a third immunized airline alliance.
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26-Oct-2009
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reiterated its call for a global sectoral approach led by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to handle aviation’s emissions in the post-Kyoto period.
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22-Oct-2009
Delta Air Lines is going to launch a new service out of Copenhagen to JFK, the biggest airport in New York, next spring. The new service will considerably expand the availability of connecting flights to and from all of the United States, which will benefit Copenhagen as a destination.
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19-Oct-2009
Continued Enhancements to the FedEx Global Network Will Benefit a Worldwide Community of Customers
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16-Oct-2009
Today, Lufthansa Systems announced that Southwest Airlines is the first U.S. airline to optimize its revenue accounting with Lufthansa Systems’ Sirax AirFinance Platform.
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12-Oct-2009
Swissport’s Cargo unit USA is proud to announce the renewal of its agreement with United Airlines for 3 airports - Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago-O’Hare.
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08-Oct-2009
LowFares.com™ survey reveals unexpected jump in holiday flight plans; 59% of respondents consider flying this season versus 41% in 2008
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06-Oct-2009
A revised estimate of aviation’s impact on the environment is misleading and is based on ‘considerable uncertainty’ of some of the gases used in the measurement process, according to The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA).
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02-Oct-2009
Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) and United Airlines (Nasdaq: UAUA) today announced that Continental will move its Tokyo operations to the South Wing of Terminal 1 at Narita International Airport, effective Nov. 1, with Continental flights departing and arriving at the terminal's south gates and the check-in counter relocating to the South Wing main lobby.
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30-Sep-2009
Since the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) requires the implementation of Safety Management System (SMS) on January 1, 2009, the airline industry entered a new era in aviation safety management (safety).
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30-Sep-2009
CANADA :
Ten-year-contract for Boeing 777.
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23-Sep-2009
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) presented its proposals for December’s climate change talks to the UN Secretary General’s Summit on Climate Change in New York.
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22-Sep-2009
Mexico and Central America's leading airline Mexicana will become part of oneworld®, the world's leading quality airline alliance, on Tuesday 10 November, offering oneworld's full range of services and benefits from then.
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10-Sep-2009
New agreement on dangerous goods handling.
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08-Sep-2009
OAG, the leading provider of global airline data and intelligence, has developed a prototype to assist health organizations and government agencies in preparing their strategies to combat the spread of pandemic diseases, including the H1N1 virus and other flu strains.
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03-Sep-2009
Star Alliance, the way the Earth connects, has today launched a global product for the meetings market: 'Meetings Plus'.
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01-Sep-2009
JetBlue Airways and Lufthansa have signed a codeshare agreement under which JetBlue would be allowed to place the Lufthansa code (LH) on JetBlue flights.
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12-Aug-2009
The aircraft leasing company Avia Asset Management, part of Lithuanian aviation business group Avia Solutions Group, purchases another four Boeing 737-300 aircraft. The investments into the aircraft acquisition and maintenance are of up to 80 million Litas, this transaction being financed by the U.S. companies and financial institutions.
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11-Aug-2009
SGI Aviation, a leading independent technical advisor to the global airline and aviation industry, has acquired Dallas, Texas-based Thrust Aerospace Services Inc, providers of professional services and software solutions to the aerospace sector. “The addition of Thrust Aerospace to the SGI portfolio will greatly benefit our organisation and broaden our professional services and software offerings to the aviation industry,” said Martin Wills, chief executive of SGI Aviation, with its world headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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10-Aug-2009
Boeing has named Andrew Ward as its new chief investment office
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06-Aug-2009
While the airline industry is facing its biggest financial challenges yet with the world economy in its biggest downturn in a generation, the determination of airlines in the oneworld® alliance to minimise their impact on the environment is as resolute as ever.
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05-Aug-2009
Baltia Air Lines, Inc. announced today that they have executed a Letter of Intent for the purchase of a Boeing 747 aircraft. About Baltia Baltia Air Lines, Inc. is a New York corporation publicly traded under the symbol BLTA on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board, OTCBB. Baltia's base of operations is Terminal 4 at JFK International Airport in New York.
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05-Aug-2009
Aero-Instruments announced today that, after 18 months of rigorous testing and evaluation, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has approved the company's 0851HL-AI Pitot Probe as a replacement part on Airbus S.A.S. airplanes flown worldwide. The Aero-Instruments' 0851HL-AI Pitot Probe can now be installed on the more than 4,500 Airbus A318, A319, A320, A321, A330 and A340 series airplanes in operation worldwide.
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31-Jul-2009
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced international scheduled traffic results for June showing passenger demand declining 7.2% compared to the same month in the previous year while freight demand was down 16.5%. International passenger load factors stood at 75.3%, down from 77.6% recorded in June 2008.
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22-Jun-2009
Air Canada inaugurates today dailynon-stop flights between Montréal and Rome. During this summer's peak travel
season, this service will link on a daily basis the Italian capital with AirCanada's extensive Québec and Atlantic Canada network, as well as major citieson the Eastern U.S. seaboard. Starting 27-Oct-2009, Air Canada will offer year-round Montréal-Rome flights on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, with same-plane service continuing on to/from Toronto.
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08-May-2009
FINLAND :
Finnair has successfully switched all its departure control activity to the new generation technology Amadeus Altéa platform. Finnair is also the first airline to implement the new Altéa Self Service Check-in solution, which expands the choice of check-in channels for the airline’s customers to include web, mobile phone (SMS and MMS), as well as airport kiosks.
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21-Apr-2009
Passengers flying across the Atlantic on Continental Airlines' Belfast-New York service can now avail of an upgraded entertainment system on the Boeing 757 aircraft.
Los pasajeros que vuelen a bordo del Boeing 757 de Continental Airlines en el vuelo trasatlántico Belfast-Nueva York, dispondrán nuevo sistema de entretenimiento en vuelo.
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24-Mar-2009
Travellers flying from Belfast International on Continental Airlines' transatlantic service to New York, are taking advantage of convenient onward connections to visit cities across North America, with Montreal the top business destination in 2008 and Orlando the most popular amongst leisure passengers.
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23-Mar-2009
TURKEY :
Air Canada y Turkish Airline firman un acuerdo bilateral
For the first time, an air transport agreement is in place to allow scheduled flights to operate between Canada and the Republic of Turkey. Canada's Transport Minister, John Baird, announced (20-Mar-09) the successful conclusion of an air transport agreement between the two countries.
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06-Mar-2009
Adacel announced (05-Mar-09) that the company has been awarded a series of European contracts for Air Traffic Control (ATC) simulation training systems and support valued at more than CAD12.5 million.
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30-Jan-2009
United Airlines is launching the first-ever nonstop service linking Washington, D.C. with Moscow with a fare sale and bonus-mile offer.
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24-Dec-2008
Continental Airlines announced (23-Dec-08) that it will launch seasonal daily non-stop service between its Cleveland hub and London's Heathrow Airport, effective 02-May-09 (eastbound). The new route will replace the current seasonal service between Cleveland and London/Gatwick Airport.
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12-Dec-2008
American Airlines announced (11-Dec-08) it will begin daily nonstop service between Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Madrid, Spain, starting 01-May-09. American will fly the route with its 225-seat Boeing 767-300 aircraft in two-class configuration.
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05-Dec-2008
Continental Airlines announced (04-Dec-08) to launch daily nonstop service between its Houston hub at Bush Intercontinental Airport and Frankfurt effective 01-Nov-09 (eastbound), subject to government approval.
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10-Nov-2008
The Air Transport Association of America (ATA) responded to the decision by the Belgian government to drop their proposed air ticket tax.
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07-Nov-2008
Delta Air Lines announced the start of two additional nonstop flights between France and the United States with the airline’s first-ever nonstop service between Paris-Charles de Gaulle International Airport and Raleigh-Durham, N.C. and Pittsburgh.
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16-Sep-2008
CANADA :
The Zoom Airlines Boeing 767 that had been held at Halifax Stanfield International Airport since 28-Aug-08 left Halifax on 12-Sep-08.
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19-Aug-2008
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA :
JetBlue Airways announces the election of Stephan Gemkow to the Board of Directors. Mr. Gemkow, the Chief Financial Officer of Deutsche Lufthansa AG, is the second director nominated to the JetBlue Board of Directors by Lufthansa in connection with Lufthansa's investment in JetBlue, and joins the 10 other members of the Board of Directors.
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27-May-2008
CANADA :
Zoom Airlines announced the launch of its non-stop service to London Gatwick from Winnipeg, the only direct flight to the UK from Winnipeg. Zoom Airlines launched the service with introductory fares of CAD299.
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