Airline Industry Information articles from August 2006

Airline Industry Information archives from August 2006

Belgian airport security reinforced after threat against El Al.
August 1, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Belgian police said yesterday (31 July) that security measures were made stricter at the Brussels Airport after a letter containing threats of attacks on Israel's El Al airline...

Air China in talks with potential investors.
August 1, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Air China is launching talks with potential investors on the pricing of its initial public offering. The IPO on the Shanghai Stock Exchange is reportedly expected to raise...

UAL Corp reports profit for the second quarter.
August 1, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UAL Corp (Nasdaq:UAUA), the parent company of United Airlines, has reported a profit for the second quarter, its first since 2000. The company said the result was aided by...

Malaysia Airlines to raise domestic fuel surcharges.(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Malaysia Airlines has said that it is to raise its domestic fuel surcharges from today (1 August). The company's CEO Idris Jala also said that the airline will implement...

Northwest Airlines to terminate contract with flight attendants.
August 1, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Northwest Airlines (Other OTC: NWACQ) is to impose a new contract on its flight attendants. The airline said it plans to terminate the current contract with the flight...

Northwest Airlines expresses disappointment with vote result.(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Northwest Airlines (Other OTC: NWACQ) has expressed disappointment that its flight attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, did not approve the...

Boeing delivers first cargo aircraft to Jade Cargo International.(747-400ER (Extended Range))(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Aircraft manufacturer Boeing (NYSE: BA) has delivered a 747-400ER (Extended Range) cargo aircraft to Jade Cargo International. The new cargo aircraft is the first of six...

Aeromexico offers special fares for travel agents.(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mexico's Aeromexico has announced special Amigo Fares to 40 destinations in Mexico and three destinations in South America for travel agents. The airline said that the...

Continental Airlines to launch service between New York and Bonaire.
August 1, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) will launch new flights between its New York hub and Bonaire in the Netherlands Antilles. The service will start on 16 December 2006,...

Boeing delivers 737 with enhanced short runway landing and take-off capabilities to GOL.(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Aircraft manufacturer Boeing (NYSE: BA) has delivered the first Next-Generation 737 with enhanced short runway landing and take-off capabilities to Brazil's GOL. The...

Boeing completes firm configuration of new cargo aircraft.(777 Freighter)
August 1, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) has said that it has progressed with the development of the new 777 Freighter by completing firm configuration of the aircraft design. The...

SkyWest Airlines takes delivery of fourth aircraft type.(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD SkyWest Airlines, a subsidiary of SkyWest Inc (Nasdaq: SKYW), has said that it has taken delivery of a fourth aircraft type for its fleet regional aircraft: Bombardier's...

US Airways uses Bill Me Later.(I4 Commerce)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD I4 Commerce, a provider of payment and marketing technology solutions for multichannel merchants, has said that US Airways is using its Bill Me Later software. The company...

Italian airline cancels flights and experiences delays of up to 15 hours.(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Flight cancellations by Italy's Air One left several hundred passengers across Italy stranded. There were also reportedly delays of up to 15 hours over the weekend (29-30...

IndiGo to launch services on 4 August.
August 1, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IndiGo, a new Indian budget airline, has said that its first flight will depart on 4 August. According to The Associated Press, IndiGo will offer low-cost air travel...

Flight makes unscheduled landing after alleged threat.(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Southwest Airlines Flight 396 made an unscheduled landing in Tulsa, Oklahoma yesterday (31 July) on its way to Arkansas. According to the authorities, the landing took...

Lufthansa aircraft releases kerosene before aborting flight.(Deutsche Lufthansa AG)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A Boeing 747-400 operated by Germany's Lufthansa reportedly released several tonnes of kerosene over the Swiss Alps and aborted its flight from Frankfurt, Germany to Sao Paolo,...

Ryanair announces financial results for first quarter.
August 1, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Irish budget airline Ryanair Holdings Plc has announced its financial results for the quarter ended 30 June 2006. According to the company its net profit for the fiscal...

Extradition order for LAB president sought by Bolivia.(Lloyd Aereo Boliviano)(Ernesto Asbun)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The former president of Bolivian airline Lloyd Aereo Boliviano (LAB), Ernesto Asbun, may be extradited from Spain to Bolivia if requests by the Bolivian authorities are...

Guilty plea entered by Sri Lankans who triggered aircraft bomb alert.(Nayeem Sukkoor and Mercy Antony)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A guilty plea was entered on Monday (31 July) by two Sri Lankans who sparked a bomb scare on a passenger aircraft. The two suspects, Nayeem Sukkoor and Mercy Antony, who...

Icelandair chooses SAS Ground Services Denmark for ground handling in Copenhagen.(Brief article)
August 2, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Ground handling services provider SAS Ground Services, part of the Scandinavian airline SAS, said on Wednesday (2 August) that it had been chosen by the Icelandic airline...

ATK in contract with GE to produce composite fan containment cases for GEnx engines.
August 2, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Contract Alliant Techsystems (ATK) (NYSE:ATK), an advanced weapons and space systems company, announced on Tuesday (1 August) that it has received a multi-year, multi-million...

Utah airport damaged during storm.(Brief article)
August 2, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A storm that hit northern Utah on Tuesday (1 August) led to difficulties at Provo Airport. According to The Associated Press, several small aircraft at the airport were...

Canada concludes investigation into Air France crash.
August 2, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An investigation into the crash of an Air France aircraft has been completed, with the findings of the report being scheduled for presentation to Canada's Transportation Safety...

US air marshals restrain male passenger on flight.(Brief article)
August 2, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A male passenger was restrained on board a US Airways flight from Philadelphia on Monday evening (31 July) after he became agitated whilst on board the aircraft. According...

Brazilian court orders Varig to pay workers.(Viacao Aerea Rio-Grandense SA)(Brief article)
August 2, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A court in Brazil has ordered a USD75m cash infusion into Viacao Aerea Rio-Grandense SA (Varig) from Volo do Brasil, the carrier's new owner, be used to pay the airline's...

Northwest flight attendants to stage strike action.(Northwest Airlines Corp.)(Association of Flight Attendants )(Brief article)
August 2, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Flight attendants at Northwest Airlines Corp (Other OTC:NWACQ.PK) announced on Tuesday (1 August) that from 22:01 EDT on 15 August they will stage a series of unannounced...

Two aircraft make emergency landings in Kansas.(Kansas City International Airport)(Brief article)
August 2, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Emergency landings were made on Tuesday (1 August) by two aircraft that were both flying from New York to San Francisco. A United Airlines Boeing 757 carrying 131 people...

July 2006 performance reported by Continental Airlines.(Brief article)
August 2, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Continental Airlines (NYSE:CAL) has reported a July consolidated (mainline plus regional) load factor of 85.4%, showing an increase of 1.5 points over last year's July...

Fundraiser held by American Airlines to support United Negro College Fund's Hurricane Katrina relief.
August 2, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD American Airlines has announced that it has joined forces with the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), a minority higher education assistance organisation, to hold a fundraising...

New routes announced by China Southern.(China Southern Airlines Company Ltd.)(Brief article)
August 2, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD China Southern Airlines (NYSE:ZNH) has announced that it is to add new routes and capacity to its current flight network. The new services include a new daily flight from...

American Airlines offers new discounted AAdvantage mileage award to Cancun.(Brief article)
August 2, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD American Airlines has announced that for 20,000 miles American Airlines AAdvantage members can obtain a roundtrip MileSAAver award to Cancun, Mexico. According to the...

Michelle Bernstein creates new dishes for Delta on-board menu.(Delta Air Lines)(Brief article)
August 2, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Delta Air Lines (Other OTC:DALRQ.PK) has announced that new additions to its on-board menu for international BusinessElite customers have been created by chef Michelle...

Chinese jet fuel distributor raises fuel prices.
August 2, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Jet fuel distributor China Aviation Oil Supply Corporation (CAOSC) has announced that its fuel prices to airlines increased by CNY300 a tonne from 21 July. According to...

First quarter results announced by Singapore Airlines.
August 2, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Singapore Airlines has announced its results for the first quarter. The carrier revealed that it had more than doubled its quarterly profit to SGD575m, representing the...

Hawaii sale extended by go!(Brief article)
August 2, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD go!, the inter-island Hawaiian division of Mesa Air Group Inc (Nasdaq:MESA), has announced that it is extending its go! Loves Hawaii Sale by one day. The airline is...

Second quarter results announced by ExpressJet.
August 2, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD ExpressJet Holdings Inc (NYSE:XJT) has announced its results for the second quarter of 2006. The company reported net income for the quarter of USD23.3m, or USD0.39...

Northwest Airlines prepared to negotiate with flight attendants.
August 3, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Northwest Airlines would be willing to negotiate with its flight attendants, the airline said on Wednesday (2 August). The flight attendants rejected an agreement that had...

FlyMe to raise SEK1,296m in new share issue for expansion.(Fly Me Europe AB )(Brief article)
August 3, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The board of Swedish airline operator Fly Me Europe AB (FlyMe) announced on Wednesday (2 August) a proposal to raise SEK1,296m through a new share issue with preferential...

Iberia reports loss for first six months of 2006.
August 3, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Spain's Iberia airline has reported a net loss of EUR9.2m for the first six months of the year. The airline reportedly attributed the loss to high fuel costs and new...

AirAsia remains calm about share price.(AirAsia Sdn. Bhd.)(Brief article)
August 3, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Malaysia's AirAsia has remained calm about arecent slide in its share price. The carrier said that its load factors have been very high and that investors had over-reacted...

WestJet reports strong growth in profit for second quarter.
August 3, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Canada's WestJet Airlines has reported an almost tenfold increase in its second fiscal quarter profit. The carrier said that an increase in passenger numbers and higher...

US federal court upholds ruling that Continental is not liable for DVT.(Continental Airlines Inc., deep vein thrombosis)(Brief article)
August 3, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, a federal appeals court in the United States, has determined that Continental Airlines is not liable for not warning passengers about the...

Delaware North wins contract at Nashville International Airport.(Brief article)
August 3, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Delaware North Companies Travel Hospitality Services, an airport food service and retail provider, has been awarded an eight-year contract to expand the operations of food and...

American Eagle reports increase in July traffic.
August 3, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD American Eagle Airlines has reported its traffic figures for July 2006. The carrier said that its systemwide traffic increased by 11.6% from the same period in 2005 on a...

American Airlines reports increased load factor for July.
August 3, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD American Airlines has reported its July 2006 traffic figures. The airline reported a July load factor of 87.0%, which is an increase of 1.9 points compared to the same...

North American MRO market shows potential - report.(maintenance and repair)(Brief article)
August 3, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A report from consulting company Frost & Sullivan suggests that the global aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) market is highly fragmented with over 100...

Copenhagen Airports A/S reports 6-month operating profit of DKK604.2m.
August 3, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Danish airport operator Copenhagen Airports A/S reported on Wednesday (2 August) an operating profit of DKK604.2m on revenue of DKK1.40bn for the financial period January-June...

Northwest Airlines completes IOSA audit.(Iata Operational Safety Audit )(International Air Transport Association)(Brief article)
August 3, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Northwest Airlines has successfully completed the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) and has been entered into the IOSA Registry....

LatinFinance names American Airlines best overall airline.(Brief article)
August 3, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD American Airlines has been voted as the best overall airline by the readers of LatinFinance for the tenth consecutive year. The carrier said that it was also voted best...

American Airlines makes changes to Shannon service.
August 3, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD American Airlines is to launch daily widebody aircraft service to Shannon, Ireland. The airline said that the service is replacing its existing, single-class Boeing 757...

AirTran Airways reports traffic figures for July.(Brief article)
August 3, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings Inc (NYSE: AAI), has reported that its July revenue passenger miles (RPMs), available seat miles (ASMs), load factor and...

Frontier receives DOT approval for Mexico route.(United States Department of Transportation)(Brief article)
August 3, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Frontier Airlines (Nasdaq: FRNT) has received approval from the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) for authorisation to expand its Mexico service. The...

Finnair starts training with Embraer 170 flight simulator.(Brief article)
August 3, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Finnish airline Finnair Plc said on Thursday (3 August) that it had started pilot training with an Embraer 170 type aircraft flight simulator. Finnair has become the...

bmi launches business class sale to the UK.(Brief article)
August 3, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD bmi has said that it has launched a major business class fare sale. The sale includes flights from Chicago and Las Vegas to Manchester, England, for USD2530 and USD2580,...

Auckland International Airport Limited upgrades to Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 8.11.(Brief article)
August 3, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Auckland International Airport Limited (AIAL) has upgraded to Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 8.11. as a part of an initiative to integrate and update its information...

Southwest Airlines reports July traffic figures.
August 3, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE: LUV) has reported its July traffic figures. The airline said that it flew 6.3bn revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in July, showing a 6.2%...

Funding of airline pensions discussed by US senators.(Brief article)
August 3, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A disagreement over how airlines fund pensions is being worked on by the US Senate. The chamber reportedly hopes to pass an overhaul of the private pension system this...

French police close down prayer rooms at Paris airports - report.(Brief article)
August 3, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Temporary Muslim prayer rooms at Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports in Paris, France have been closed down by police. The closures followed allegations made by the...

OnAir signs SwiftBroadband agreement with Inmarsat.(Brief article)
August 3, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD OnAir, an in-flight communications provider, will become the first distribution partner for the new SwiftBroadband service from Inmarsat under the terms of a new agreement. ...

President of pilots' union critical of CEO's pay increase.
August 3, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The chief executive of American Airlines has been criticised by Ralph Hunter, the president of the airline's pilots' union, over a recent pay rise. A regulatory filing...

AAdvantage TrAAvel Perks programme introduced by American Airlines.(Brief article)
August 4, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD American Airlines has announced the launch of the TrAAvel Perks programme, a new online travel programme created to offer AAdvantage members special discounts. According...

US Airways reduces fares between LaGuardia airport and Boston.(Brief article)
August 4, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US Airways (NYSE:LCC) has announced that it has cut the price of its 14-day advanced purchase roundtrip fare by 54% on its hourly Shuttle route between New York and Boston. ...

Aircraft crash-lands in eastern Congo.(Trasept Congo)(Brief article)
August 4, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A passenger aircraft carrying 17 people crash-landed in eastern Congo on Thursday (3 August) after colliding with a mountain, killing everyone on board. The aircraft, an...

AirTran Airways named as official airline of America's 400th Anniversary.
August 4, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings Inc (NYSE:AAI), announced that it has been selected as the official airline of America's 400th Anniversary. The...

July traffic reported by Alaska Air Group.
August 4, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Alaska Air Group Inc (NYSE:ALK) has announced July 2006 passenger traffic figures for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. According to the company, July...

Second quarter results announced by SkyWest.
August 4, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Airline group SkyWest Inc (Nasdaq: SKYW) has announced its financial results for the quarter ended 30 June 2006. The company reported operating revenues for the second...

Viva International names Rudy Dominguez as new CEO.(Brief article)
August 4, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Viva International Inc (OTC BB:VIVI.OB), a company with a number of airline and aviation-related interests including two developmental-stage carriers, has announced that it has...

July traffic statistics announced by GOL.(GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes )(Brief article)
August 4, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Brazilian based economy carrier GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes (NYSE:GOL) has reported its preliminary passenger statistics for the month of July 2006. According to the...

Codeshare pact formed by Malaysia Airlines and Gulf Air.(Malaysia Airline System Bhd.)(Gulf Air Company GSC)(Brief article)
August 4, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Gulf Air and Malaysia Airlines have announced that they have entered into a code-sharing agreement, effective from 18 September 2006. Under the terms of the agreement the...

Finnair subsidiary discontinues route between Helsinki and Mariehamn.(Aero)(Brief article)
August 4, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Finnish airline Finnair Plc said on Friday (4 August) that its subsidiary Aero would discontinue its scheduled service between Helsinki, Finland and Mariehamn, Aland as of 21...

Finnair to launch service between Helsinki and Bucharest.
August 4, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Finnish airline Finnair Plc said on Friday (4 August) that it would launch a scheduled service between Helsinki, Finland and the Romanian capital of Bucharest on 10 April 2007....

Contract for integrated materials management solution announced by Boeing and SIAEC.
August 4, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Aircraft manufacturer Boeing (NYSE: BA) and SIA Engineering Company Limited (SIAEC), based in Singapore, have announced that they have entered into an agreement that aims to...

First quarter results announced by British Airways.
August 4, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD British Airways has announced an increase in its earnings of 20% for the first quarter ended 30 June 2006. The carrier said that operating profit for the quarter was...

Doctors warn radioactive isotope patients that they may trigger security alarms - report.(Brief article)
August 4, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Doctors in the UK have warned that patients who are undergoing specific types of radiation treatment may trigger airport security alarms. Dr Kalyan Kumar Gangopadhyay of...

Judge in Brazil overturns previous court ruling in Varig case.(Viacao Aerea Rio-Grandense SA)(Brief article)
August 4, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A judge in Brazil has overruled an order that a USD75m cash infusion into Viacao Aerea Rio-Grandense SA (Varig) from Volo do Brasil, the carrier's new owner, be used to pay the...

UK government loses appeal case against hijackers.(Brief article)
August 4, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Nine Afghans who hijacked an aircraft and flew it to London's Stansted airport in 2000 will not have their freedoms restricted, the UK Court of Appeal has ruled. The men...

Chesapeake Energy Corp to drill for natural gas at DFW Airport.(Brief article)
August 4, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Chesapeake Energy Corp (NYSE:CHK) is to pay USD181m in cash as well as royalties for the right to drill beneath Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport for natural gas. ...

Foreign ownership of Lufthansa more than 40%.(Brief article)
August 4, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Foreign investors now hold more than 40% of the stock of German airline Lufthansa. According to The Associated Press, almost 40.3% of the carrier's shareholders are...

Air One fined over cancelled flights.(Brief article)
August 4, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A fine of between EUR150,000 and EUR450,000 must be paid by Air One, an Italian based carrier, after the airline cancelled more than 80 flights. The Italian civil aviation...

Onur Air tyre catches fire.(aircraft landed in Germany)(Brief article)
August 7, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The tyre of an aircraft operated by Turkey's Onur Air caught fire as the aircraft landed in Germany on Saturday evening (5 August). According to an official at the...

SAS reports passengers up by 6.9% in July 2006.
August 7, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Scandinavian airline SAS reported on Monday (7 August) that it had carried 3.2 million passengers in July 2006, up 6.9% from July 2005. SAS Group traffic increased by 6.6%...

International aviation fastest growing source of CO2 in the UK - report.
August 7, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The British Parliament's Environmental Audit Committee thinks that the country's Department for Transport does not take climate change seriously enough. A report from the...

FlyMe AB reports passenger numbers up in July 2006.(domestic passengers)(Brief article)
August 7, 2006... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Swedish low-cost airline FlyMe Europe AB, owned by the Swedish investment company Array AB, reported on Monday (7 August) that it had carried 23,300 domestic passengers in July...