Airline Industry Information articles from December 2008

Airline Industry Information archives from December 2008

More PAD members to join protests at Bangkok airports.
December 1, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Passenger flights from Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi international airport and Don Muang airport are still not operating as the airports remain occupied by anti-government protestors...

Mesa Air Group settles lawsuit relating to Aloha Airlines.
December 1, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mesa Air Group Inc (Nasdaq: MESA) has announced that it has agreed a settlement with the former controlling shareholder of Aloha Airlines, relating to the Aloha Airlines...

Frontier files October operating report.(Frontier Airlines Inc.)(Financial report)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc (OTCBB:FRNTQ) has reported that it has filed its Monthly Operating Report for October 2008. The airline recorded an operating loss of...

Air France and KLM to operate flights to Phuket.
December 1, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Air France and KLM will be operating one flight to Thailand on 1 December and one on 2 December, following Bangkok's airports being taken over by anti-government protestors....

Lufthansa launches updated Miles & More service portal.
December 1, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD German airline Lufthansa has announced that it has changed the design of its Miles & More service portal at http://www.miles-and-more.com. The portal now features...

Austrian Airlines Group reports additional negative one-off effects for 2008.
December 1, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Austrian Airlines Group reported on Friday (28 November) that additional negative one-off effects will have to be taken into account in its financial results for the fourth...

New flight from Kaohsiung to Seoul launched by China Airlines and Mandarin Airlines.
December 1, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Taiwanese carrier China Airlines and its subsidiary Mandarin Airlines have introduced a new service between Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and Seoul, South Korea. The new flights,...

China Airlines reports latest adjustments to Bangkok schedule.
December 1, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Taiwan-based China Airlines announced on Monday (1 December) the latest changes to its Bangkok flight schedule due to the ongoing closure of the city's Suvarnabhumi...

Lufthansa announces special Christmas menu and gifts for passengers.
December 1, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD German airline Lufthansa has announced that it is launching a special Christmas menu over the holiday period and will be offering special presents. First and Business...

Air New Zealand postpones biofuel test flight.
December 1, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Air New Zealand has announced that it is postponing its biofuel test flight. The postponement is in order to focus on providing support to the family members of the airline's...

Air New Zealand updates on Airbus A320 accident.
December 1, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Air New Zealand has issued an update on the accident involving one of the airline's Airbus A320 aircraft off the south coast of France on 27 November. The aircraft, which...

Singapore Airlines continues limited service to Thailand.
December 1, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Singapore Airlines has announced that it is continuing its limited service between Singapore and Thailand. The airline will be operating twice daily flights between...

Servigistics reports agreement with Air Canada.
December 1, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Servigistics, a strategic service management solution provider, has announced that it has entered an agreement with Air Canada to provide the Servigistics Service Parts...

JetBlue Airways launches sale on fares.
December 1, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq:JBLU) has announced the launch of a four-day online sale on fares for selected flights to and from Florida California and the north-east of the US. ...

Virgin Atlantic and EDS enter new agreement.
December 1, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Virgin Atlantic Airways and EDS, an HP company (NYSE:HPQ), have announced that they have signed a new IT (information technology) services agreement, extending their 25-year...

British Airways World Cargo decreases fuel surcharge.
December 1, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD British Airways World Cargo has stated that it will be reducing its fuel surcharge. Effective from 15 December 2008, the fuel surcharge will be GBP0.48, which is USD0.70...

Emirates launches new double-decker aircraft on London route.
December 1, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Emirates has announced that it is launching its new Airbus A380 aircraft on its Dubai to London Heathrow route today (1 December). The A380 is the third of an order of 58...

Cathay Pacific to continue special flights to Thailand.
December 2, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Cathay Pacific Airways has announced that it will be continuing special flights between Hong Kong and U Taphao Airport in Thailand until 5 December, as a result of Bangkok's...

Continental Airlines releases November traffic results.
December 2, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Continental Airlines (NYSE:CAL) has released its operational results for November 2008. The airline reported a decrease in consolidated revenue passenger miles for the...

Air France and KLM announce additional flights from Phuket.
December 2, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Air France and KLM have announced that they will be operating additional flights from Phuket Airport on 3 and 4 December as a result of Bangkok's airports being taken over by...

Qantas announces relief flights to Thailand.
December 2, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Australian airline Qantas has announced that it will be operating relief flights between Phuket and Singapore on 3 and 4 December, as a result of Bangkok's airports being taken...

Pacific Blue launches new service to Solomon Islands.
December 2, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Pacific Blue, a sister airline of Australia's Virgin Blue, is operating the inaugural flight on its new service from Brisbane International Airport to the Solomon Islands today...

Third body found from crash of Air New Zealand Airbus A320.
December 2, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Air New Zealand has announced that French search and rescue divers have found a third body and an aircraft cockpit, following the crash of an XL Airways-operated Air New...

Singapore Airlines continues flights to U Taphao.
December 2, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Singapore Airlines has announced that it will be continuing its twice daily flights between U Taphao Airport and Singapore until 5 December, as a result of the protest by...

KLM announces new master chef.
December 2, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has announced that Dutch chef Sergio Herman has created a menu that will be served to World Business Class passengers. The meals will be served on...

Air India reduces domestic fuel surcharges.
December 2, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Air India has announced that it is reducing its fuel surcharge for domestic flights. Effective for all sales made from 2 December 2008, the fuel surcharge on all domestic...

Arik Air receives new Airbus A340-500.
December 2, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Airbus has announced that Arik Air, a private airline based in Lagos, Nigeria, has received its first Airbus A340-500 aircraft in a ceremony at the Airbus headquarters in...

Boeing announces ratification of contracts by engineering and technical employees.
December 2, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Boeing (NYSE:BA) has announced that its engineering and technical employees represented by the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA) have ratified...

Star Alliance opens fourth First and Business Class Lounge.
December 2, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Star Alliance has announced that it has opened a First and Business Class Lounge at Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport. The facility is 850 square metres in size, with...

Ryanair launches sale on ski fares.
December 2, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Low-cost airline Ryanair has announced that it has launched a GBP1 sale on ski fares. Fares are available for booking until 4 December for travel in December 2008 and...

Finnair Plc to lay off its cabin crew in 2009.
December 2, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Finnish airline Finnair Plc (OMX Helsinki:FIA1S) is reported to have announced on Tuesday (2 December) that plans to temporarily lay off up to 1,700 cabin stewards and air...

EUROCONTROL reports findings of study.(Brief article)
December 2, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD EUROCONTROL, the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation, has released the findings of its report, Challenges of Growth. The report found that climate...

Protests at Bangkok airports to end.
December 2, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Thai anti-government protestors the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) have agreed to end demonstrations that have closed Bangkok's airports following news that Thailand's...

JetBlue announces plans for new routes from Fort Lauderdale.
December 3, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) has announced that it will be introducing two international new routes from Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport, Florida. The...

AirTran Airways releases traffic results for November.
December 3, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings Inc (NYSE: AAI), has released its traffic results for November 2008. The airline recorded a decrease in revenue passenger...

Frontier Airlines launches fare sale.
December 3, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Frontier Airlines has announced the launch of a sale on fares to destinations in the United States, Mexico and Costa Rica. Sale fares are available for purchase until 5...

Delta Air Lines announces capacity cuts for 2009.
December 3, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) will be reducing its systemwide capacity by 6% to 8% in 2009. The airline is planning to decrease domestic capacity by 8% to 10% and...

UPS takes delivery of Boeing 747-400 freighter for European fleet.
December 3, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UPS, a package delivery company, has taken delivery of the first Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft in its European air fleet in a ceremony at its international air hub in...

Southwest Airlines releases November traffic results.
December 3, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) has reported its traffic results for November 2008. The airline recorded 5.3bn revenue passenger miles for the month, a decrease of 8.3%...

Finnair to resume scheduled flights to Thailand.(Brief article)
December 3, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Finnish airline Finnair Plc (OMX Helsinki:FIA1S) said on Wednesday (3 December) that scheduled flights from Helsinki to Thailand will resume tomorrow. The airline said...

TAM's Technological Center receives additional EASA certification.
December 3, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Brazilian airline TAM (NYSE: TAM) (BOVESPA: TAMM4) has announced that its Technological Center, which is located in Sao Carlo in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, has been...

Etihad Airways launches new Moscow route.
December 3, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has introduced a new service to Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport in Russia. The first flight on...

RMS provides OpenSkies with software.
December 3, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Revenue Management Systems Inc (RMS), a company specialising in the design, development and support of innovative revenue management software solutions, has announced that it...

Virgin America launches sale on fares.(Brief article)
December 3, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Virgin America has announced the launch of its 'Holiday Fare Sale' on travel between the following cities: San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New York, Washington DC, San...

Mesa sells DHC8-200 parts.
December 3, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mesa Air Group (Nasdaq:MESA) has announced that it has finalised an agreement with Fokker Services Inc, part of the Stork Aerospace group, for the sale management and repair of...

Qantas and British Airways in talks about possible merger.
December 3, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Australian airline Qantas and British Airways have confirmed that they are exploring a potential merger via a dual-listed company structure. The airlines stated that there...

easyJet reports increase in communal tax.
December 3, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Low-cost airline easyJet has announced that communal tax has been increased on all flights departing from all Italian airports. The increase of EUR2 is a result a change in...

Aer Lingus rejects Ryanair's offer.
December 3, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Irish carrier Aer Lingus has reported that the board of Aer Lingus Group plc has considered the announcement by Ryanair Holdings plc of its intention to make an unsolicited...

Jet Airways announces cost saving measures.
December 3, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Indian carrier Jet Airways has announced that it will be introducing changes to its route network, as well as internal measures, in order to save costs in the face of the...

Jet Airways launches "Companion free" offer.
December 3, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Indian carrier Jet Airways has announced the launch of a "Companion free" offer for Premiere passengers travelling from India to Singapore, Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) and Thailand...

Ryanair offers bmibaby passengers special fares.
December 3, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Low-cost airline Ryanair has announced that it is offering special fares to passengers affected by the closure of bmibaby's routes from Birmingham and East Midlands airports to...

Flights resume from Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport.
December 4, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Flights are now being operated from Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport as anti-government protestors have ended their demonstration that shut the airport and Don...

United Airlines releases traffic figures for November.
December 4, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD United Airlines (Nasdaq: UAUA) has released its operational results for November 2008. Revenue passenger miles for the month showed a decrease of 17.0% compared to...

Canadian government approves international air cargo transshipment programme at London International Airport.
December 4, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Canadian transport minister, John Baird, has announced that London International Airport, Ontario, has received approval to participate in the international air cargo...

Skyservice Airlines launches redesigned website.(Website overview)
December 4, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Skyservice Airlines has announced that it has launched its newly redesigned website, http://www.skyserviceairlines.com. The Canadian carrier stated that features of its new...

ExecuJet acquires seventh charter aircraft.(ExecuJet Charter Service Inc.)(Brief article)
December 4, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD ExecuJet Charter Service Inc, a charter airline based at Tampa International Airport, Florida, has announced the addition of a Hawker 700A to its charter certificate. This...

Horizon Air enters partnership with Talking Rock community.
December 4, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Talking Rock, a master-planned community near Prescott, Arizona, has announced that it has entered a partnership with Horizon Air. The partnership coincides with Horizon...

AeroMexico announces new North American services.
December 4, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD AeroMexico has announced that it is expanding its operations in North America in early 2009. The airline will be launching daily non-stop services between Mexico City and...

SkyMall and AeroMexico enter in-flight retail partnership.
December 4, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD SkyMall, an in-flight retailer, and AeroMexico have announced a partnership that will give all AeroMexico passengers access to the SkyMall catalogue while on-board flights. ...

SAS resumes operations at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport.
December 4, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Scandinavian airline operator SAS Group (OMX Stockholm:SAS) (OMX Copenhagen:SAS DKK) said on Thursday (4 December) that will today resume its operations to Bangkok's...

AerCap takes delivery of first of 30 Airbus A330-200s.
December 4, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD AerCap Holdings NV (NYSE: AER), an aviation company specialising in aircraft and engine leasing and trading and parts sales, has announced that it has received a new Airbus...

British Airways World Cargo offers new cargo service between Colombia and Barbados.
December 4, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD British Airways World Cargo is now offering a weekly Boeing 767-200 freighter service between Bogota, Colombia, and Bridgetown, Barbados. The new service is operated by...

Cimber Air AS acquires some assets of bankrupt Sterling Airlines AS.
December 4, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Danish airline Cimber Air AS said on Thursday (4 December) that it has some assets of the bankrupt of Sterling Airlines AS. The assets include Sterling's AOC (Air...

JetBlue Airways and hotels.com enter agreement.
December 4, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD JetBlue Airways Corporation (Nasdaq:JBLU) has announced that it has entered a partnership with hotels.com to provide the airline's customers with access to deals on hotels...

US Airways announces special offer on fares for Mastercard customers.
December 4, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US Airways (NYSE:LCC) has announced that it has launched a special promotion on flights for Mastercard holders. The promotion will be on flights to Amsterdam, Netherlands;...

Republic Airways releases traffic results for November.
December 4, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Republic Airways Holdings (NASDAQ: RJET) has released its traffic figures for November 2008. The airline recorded revenue passenger miles of 727.0m for the month, a...

US Airways Group releases traffic results for November.
December 4, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US Airways Group Inc (NYSE:LCC) has released its traffic results for November 2008. The airline's mainline revenue passenger miles for the month showed a decrease of 6.9%...

Transaero Airlines announces receipt of new Tupolev 214.
December 4, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Russian carrier Transaero Airlines has announced that it has taken delivery of its second Tupolev 214 mid range passenger aircraft. The aircraft makes up part of an order...

American Eagle Airlines reports traffic results for November.(Financial report)
December 4, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD American Eagle Airlines has released its operational results for November 2008. The airline recorded a decrease in revenue passenger miles for the month of 21.5% compared...

American Airlines announces November traffic figures.
December 4, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD American Airlines (NYSE:AMR) has released its traffic figures for November 2008. Revenue passenger miles for the month decreased by 14.5% compared to November 2007, while...

British Airways reports November traffic.
December 4, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD British Airways has reported its traffic figures for November 2008. The airline recorded a drop in revenue passenger kilometres for the month of 5.9% compared to November...

easyJet reports November traffic.
December 4, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Low-cost airline easyJet has released is passenger traffic figures for November 2008. easyJet carried a total of 2,985,826 passengers in the month, an increase of 3.4%...

Lufthansa board approves acquisition of Austrian Airlines.
December 4, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD German airline Lufthansa has announced that its board has approved the acquisition of Austrian Airlines. Initially, Lufthansa will acquire the 41.56% share in Austrian...

Air Canada and Jazz release November traffic results.
December 5, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Air Canada and Jazz have reported operational results for November 2008. System revenue passenger miles for the month showed a decrease of 5.2% from November 2007, while...

Southwest Airlines and AMFA announce tentative agreement.
December 5, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) and the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) have announced that they have reached a tentative agreement with a term of four years. ...

Frontier Airlines releases November traffic figures.
December 5, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Frontier Airlines (OTCBB:FRNTQ) has reported its traffic results for November 2008 for both its mainline operations and its wholly owned subsidiary, Lynx Aviation. ...

JetBlue Airways releases November traffic figures.
December 5, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD JetBlue Airways Corporation (Nasdaq: JBLU) has released its operational results for November 2008. Revenue seat miles for the month showed a decrease of 7.8% from November...

Sun Country Airlines granted approval for financing.
December 5, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Sun Country Airlines, which is based in St. Paul, Minnesota, has announced that it has been granted approval by US Bankruptcy Court Judge Robert J. Kressel for Debtor in...

TSA introduces Black Diamond Self-Select lanes at Norfolk International Airports.
December 5, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced that it is expanding its Black Diamond Self-Select lanes to Norfolk International Airport, Virginia. ...

ASUR reports November traffic.(Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste)(Brief article)
December 5, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mexican airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV (ASUR) (NYSE: ASR) (BMV: ASUR) has released its traffic results for November 2008. Total passenger...

Continental Airlines appoints new regional sales manager, English Regions.
December 5, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) has announced the appointment of John Garside as the airline's regional sales manager for English Regions. In this role Garside will be...

Alaska Air Group reports November traffic.
December 5, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Alaska Air Group Inc (NYSE: ALK) has released traffic results for November 2008 for its subsidiaries Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. Revenue passenger miles for Alaska...

Continental Airlines to launch new service to Frankfurt.
December 5, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) has announced that it is launching a daily non-stop service between Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport and Frankfurt, Germany. ...

Air India offers free ticket promotion for frequent flyers.
December 5, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Air India has launched a promotion offering a free return ticket to frequent travellers. Passengers travelling on a minimum of eight flights in selected domestic metro...