Airline Industry Information articles from January 2007

Airline Industry Information archives from January 2007

Norway to pay for emissions caused by state employees' flights.(Brief article)
January 2, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Norway has said that it has plans to offset greenhouse gases caused by state employees flying abroad by buying emissions quotas. According to the Norwegian Prime Minister...

Adam Air flight crashes in Indonesia.(Brief article)
January 2, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A Boeing 737-400 aircraft operated by Indonesian carrier Adam Air has crashed into mountains during a storm. Search and rescue teams reportedly arrived at the crash site on...

Adam Air aircraft not found - report.
January 2, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Earlier reports that Adam Air Flight KI-574, an Indonesian Boeing 737-400, had been found are apparently not correct. First Air Marshal Eddy Suyanto, commander of...

New Delhi flights cancelled and delayed due to fog.(Brief article)
January 2, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bad weather conditions caused the cancellation of 88 domestic and international flights in New Delhi, India today (2 January) while 50 flights were delayed due to the fog, an...

United Airlines employees saw object over airport - report.
January 2, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A group of United Airlines employees are sure they saw an unidentified craft hovering over Chicago's O'Hare airport last autumn. Although federal officials have said that...

Qatar Airways announces new appointments in sales.(Brief article)
January 2, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Qatar Airways has made three new additions to its Southern Sales team. The airline said that Caroline Stanley and Nick Corney have been appointed as account managers for...

Boeing and Korean Air finalise aircraft order.(Korean Air Lines Company Ltd.)(Brief article)
January 2, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) and Korean Air have finalised an order for 25 aircraft with a value of approximately USD5.6bn at list prices. Korean Air's order reportedly...

Jet Airways orders ten Boeing 787-8s.(Brief article)
January 2, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD India's Jet Airways has purchased ten Boeing 787-8 aircraft to support its international operations. The airline is reportedly scheduled to take delivery of the 787s...

Monarch reports record 2006.(Monarch Airlines Ltd.)(Brief article)
January 2, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Monarch Airlines has said that 2006 was a record-breaking year for the airline as it carried over 3.2m scheduled passengers in the 12-month period as compared with 2.6m in...

AirAsia talks of "huge announcement" - report.
January 2, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Malaysia's AirAsia is considering an alliance with UK-based easyJet and the Virgin group, according to news sources. Reuters reported that AirAsia has promised to make an...

China Southern launches Beijing - Dubai - Lagos route.(China Southern Airlines Company Ltd.)(Brief article)
January 2, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD China Southern Airlines (NYSE:ZNH and HKSE:1055) has launched the first ever air service between The People's Republic of China and Africa. The Beijing-Dubai-Lagos route,...

go! announces sale.(Mesa Air Group Inc )(Brief article)
January 2, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD go!, the inter-island Hawaii division of Mesa Air Group Inc (Nasdaq: MESA), has launched its "Mahalo Hawaii for a Great Year!" sale. The carrier said it launched the sale...

British 'bomb plot' investigation could cost GBP30m - claim.(Brief article)
January 2, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The investigation into the alleged airline bomb plot could cost more than GBP30m. According to the Manchester Evening News, the investigation includes a total of 24 people...

ACRO says 2006 was safe year for air travel.(Aircraft Crashes Record Office)(Brief article)
January 2, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Geneva, Switzerland-based Aircraft Crashes Record Office has said that the number of air crashes globally in 2006 was the lowest in 53 years. The independent watchdog...

SN Brussels Airlines and Virgin Express report more passengers.
January 2, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD SN Brussels Airlines and Virgin Express, set to unite as Brussels Airlines this year, reported 8% more passengers in 2006. The two carriers stated that they flew a combined...

Vietnam Airlines on list approved for partial privatisation.(Brief article)
January 2, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD State-owned Vietnam Airlines is one of 71 companies on a privatisation list approved by Vietnam's prime minister. The 71 state-owned businesses will reportedly be partially...

Search for Adam Air Flight KI-574 continues.(missing aircraft)(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD New searches at sea, on land and in the air were launched yesterday (2 January) after the Indonesian authorities admitted that reports that a missing Boeing 737-400, Flight...

US police charge five men with baggage theft.(Airport baggage handling contractor luggage theft)(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD United States police said yesterday (2 January) that five employees of a baggage-handling contractor have been charged with luggage theft. The five employees will...

Lufthansa to hire about 3,000 in 2007 - report.
January 3, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Germany's Lufthansa AG is to hire 3,000 new workers in 2007. The airline said most of the new employees would be hired in Germany and a spokesman confirmed a report in the...

China Eastern Airlines flight bursts tyres on landing, airport closed.(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Burst tyres caused the closure of the main domestic airport in Shanghai, China for several hours yesterday (2 January). A China Eastern Airlines aircraft burst four tyres...

Continental Airlines reports December traffic figures.(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) has reported its traffic results for December 2006. The airline reported a December consolidated (mainline plus regional) load factor of...

ExpressJet Holdings reports December traffic and capacity.(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD ExpressJet Holdings (NYSE: XJT) has reported its traffic and capacity results for December 2006 related to its Continental Express operating fleet. The carrier said that...

Disneyland Resort offers special prices on Alaska Airlines and United Airlines.(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Disneyland Resort has said that during the "Year of a Million Dreams" celebration at the Disneyland Resort, for a limited time, children can fly free to the Disneyland...

LAWA executive to leave position.(resignation of Lydia H. Kennard)(Los Angeles World Airports)(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Lydia H. Kennard, executive director of Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), has announced that she will leave her position at the end of January to become chief executive of a...

Air Madrid management confident of selling airline - claim.(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The management of Spain's Air Madrid has confidence in being able to find a buyer for the budget carrier. Spanish newspaper La Gaceta de los Negocios reported, citing...

Virgin Nigeria looks for partnership with US airline.(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Virgin Nigeria has said that it could enter into a partnership with a US airline in order to actualise its operations on the profitable Nigeria-United States route. The...

AirTran launches fare sale.(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings Inc (NYSE: AAI), has launched a sale forflights to all of its destinations. The carrier said that fares start from USD29...

Icelandair Boeing 757 caught in turbulence.(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A Boeing 757 operated by Icelandair on its way from Iceland to Paris, France yesterday (3 January) was caught in serious turbulence over Britain. The turbulence caused...

Ryanair files legal action in France - report.(French Government )(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Ireland's Ryanair today (3 January) said it has filed legal action against the French Government regarding a labour decree recently adopted in France. The carrier said on...

British Airways clears bag backlog with cargo aircraft.(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD British Airways has said that there are thousands of items of unclaimed luggage piled up at London's Heathrow Airport due to faulty equipment and poor weather. According...

British Airways announces major changes to baggage policy.(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD British Airways has announced major changes for a new, simpler baggage policy. The airline said that it has created a new simpler checked and excess baggage policy, which...

easyJet and Virgin Atlantic dismiss reports of talks with AirAsia.(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD easyJet and Virgin Atlantic, two airlines based in the United Kingdom, today (3 January) rejected media reports of talks with Malaysia's AirAsia. The two carriers...

GOL PN shares added to Ibovespa index.(Preferred Share)(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Brazil's GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA (NYSE: GOL and Bovespa: GOLL4) has said that its PN shares have been added to the Ibovespa index. According to the airline, the...

UAL names Barbara Higgins vice president - Customer Experience.
January 4, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UAL Corporation (Nasdaq: UAUA), the parent company of United Airlines, has named Barbara Higgins vice president - Customer Experience. Higgins joins United following an...

AirTran reports record figures for December, fourth quarter and full year 2006.
January 4, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings Inc (NYSE: AAI), has reported recordtraffic results for the full year 2006, as well as December 2006 and the fourth quarter....

US Airways to offer new routes from Philadelphia to Europe.(Brief article)
January 4, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US Airways (NYSE: LCC) has said that it will launch new flights from Philadelphia to Athens, Greece; Brussels, Belgium; and Zurich, Switzerland starting this summer. The...

Aloha tops US list of on-time performance.(Brief article)
January 4, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Aloha Airlines has been named the number one United States airline for on-time performance. The airline also recorded the fewest complaints and fewest misplaced bags. ...

Mesa appoints Jorn Bates as vice president, East Coast Operations.
January 4, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mesa Air Group Inc (Nasdaq: MESA) has appointed Jorn Bates as vice president of East Coast Operations. The appointment is effective from 13 January. Mesa said that...

Midwest Connect to enhance service to Milwaukee.(Brief article)
January 4, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Midwest Connect (Amex: MEH) is to launch enhanced service to Milwaukee. The carrier has said that, starting on 4 March, all flights between St. Louis and Milwaukee will be...

Midwest Connect to launch Duluth/Superior - Milwaukee service.(Brief article)
January 4, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Midwest Connect (Amex: MEH) is to launch direct service between Duluth/Superior and Milwaukee on 4 March. The airline will offer two direct roundtrip flights each weekday...

DFW closes Founders Plaza to make way for perimeter taxiways.(Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport)(Brief article)
January 4, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport has said that the Founders Plaza, the public observation point at the airport, will close today (4 January) to make way for new...

AirTran Airways forms partnership with Finnish goalkeeper Kari Lehtonen.(sports advertising campaign)(Brief article)
January 4, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings Inc (NYSE: AAI), has entered into a partnership with Finnish hockey goalkeeper Kari Lehtonen. The carrier said that...

L'Avion celebrates maiden flight.(Brief article)
January 4, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD L'Avion, a new business-class airline that flies between Paris and New York, operated its inaugural flight yesterday (3 January). The airline claims to be the first...

Delta introduces new features for SkyMiles members.(travel booking awards)(Brief article)
January 4, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Delta Air Lines (Other OTC: DALRQ) has announced that it is offering SkyMiles members greater flexibility and more options when booking award travel. As part of the...

Singapore aids Indonesia in search for missing aircraft.(Adam Air Boeing 737 disappeared)(Brief article)
January 4, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Aircraft from Singapore have today (4 January) joined Indonesia's search for the Adam Air Boeing 737 that disappeared on 1 January. According to Reuters, the search has...

Asiana Airlines orders and leases aircraft.(Brief article)
January 4, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD South Korea's Asiana Airlines will buy three passenger aircraft and lease five in 2007 to meet the rising demand for overseas travel, the airline said today (4 January). ...

Major US airlines raise fares to match Southwest.(Brief article)
January 4, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Yesterday (3 January) several of the major United States airlines said they had at least partly matched a limited fare increase initiated by Southwest Airlines last week. ...

Autogrill renews airport concessions.(Brief article)
January 4, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Autogrill SpA, a manager of airport restaurants, has renewed airport concessions in Hawaii, Ohio and Oregon, United States. The deals are reportedly expected to bring...

Airbus set to start talks next week.(Brief article)
January 4, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Aircraft maker Airbus has said that next week the company is scheduled to start talks with unions about restructuring measures. The restructuring is reportedly part of the...

Indonesian official says Adam Air aircraft did not issue distress signal.(Brief article)
January 4, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new statement from Iksan Tatang, the director general of air transportation in Indonesia, appears to contradict earlier reports stating that the pilot of the missing Adam Air...

AirTran Airways launches direct flights with flamingo competition.(Akron-Canton Airport to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport)(Brief article)
January 4, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings Inc (NYSE: AAI), has announced new direct flights from Akron-Canton Airport to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International...

HMSHost Corporation extends Honolulu airport concession.(HMSHost Corporation lease with Honolulu International Airport )(Brief article)
January 5, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD HMSHost Corporation, a provider of dining and shopping concessions to the travel industry, has extended its lease with Honolulu International Airport through to 2014. The...

JetBlue adds service to Chicago from New York and LA/Long Beach.(Brief article)
January 5, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ:JBLU) has launched direct service to Chicago's O'Hare International Airport from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and...

Alaska Air Group reports December passenger traffic.
January 5, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Alaska Air Group Inc (NYSE: ALK) has reported the December passenger traffic figures for its subsidiaries Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. The company reported that...

WestJet reports record year-to-date load factor.(Brief article)
January 5, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Canada's WestJet Airlines (TSX:WJA.TO) has reported its December traffic results, including a record year-to-date load factor. The airline said it had recorded a load...

British Airways reports December traffic.(Brief article)
January 5, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD British Airways has reported its traffic figures for December 2006. The airline said that its passenger capacity in December 2006, measured in Available Seat Kilometres,...

AirTran expands services.
January 5, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings Inc (NYSE: AAI), will continue to expand its route map by adding more flights to Florida and resuming seasonal service along...

Allegiant Air reports December traffic figures.(Brief article)
January 5, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Allegiant Air LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Allegiant Travel Company (Nasdaq: ALGT), has reported preliminary passenger traffic results for December 2006. The company...

US Airways reports traffic results for December.
January 5, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US Airways Group Inc (NYSE: LCC) has reported December traffic results for 2006. The company said that for its America West operated flights, revenue passenger miles...

Frontier and pilots reach tentative agreement.(Frontier Airline Pilots Association )(Brief article)
January 5, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Frontier Airlines (Nasdaq: FRNT) and the Frontier Airline Pilots Association (FAPA) have made a tentative agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement. The two...

First 737-700ER completes final assembly.(Next-Generation Boeing737-700ER)(Brief article)
January 5, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The first Boeing (NYSE: BA) Next-Generation 737-700ER (Extended Range) completed final assembly on 2 January. Boeing said that the aircraft will receive a painted livery...

American Airlines Federal Credit Union pays dividend to member-owners.
January 5, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD American Airlines Federal Credit Union (AAFCU) paid a record bonus dividend of nearly USD8m to its member-owners on 29 December, the credit union said yesterday (4 January)....

American Eagle reports December passenger traffic.
January 5, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD American Eagle Airlines has reported its December passenger traffic figures. The carrier reported that its systemwide traffic for December increased by 1.6% from December...

American Airlines reports December passenger traffic results.
January 5, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD American Airlines has reported a December load factor of 79.1%, an increase of 0.2 points compared to the same period last year. The airline also said that traffic...

US Airways dedicates first Embraer 190 aircraft.(Brief article)
January 5, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US Airways (NYSE: LCC) has dedicated the first of its Embraer 190 jets at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. The aircraft is reportedly the first of 25 firm...

Continental completes installation of AVOD in 757 BusinessFirst cabins.(Audio/Video on Demand)(Brief article)
January 5, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) has completed the installation of Audio/Video on Demand (AVOD) in the BusinessFirst cabins of its entire fleet of 41 Boeing 757 aircraft, which...

Boeing reports deliveries for fourth quarter and year-to-date.
January 5, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) has reported its deliveries across its commercial operations for the fourth quarter and full year 2006. The company reported deliveries of 5...

Boeing records 1,044 commercial aircraft orders for 2006.(Brief article)
January 5, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) recorded 1,044 net commercial aircraft orders during 2006, and for the second consecutive year set a Boeing record for total orders in a single...

New Malaysian long-haul budget carrier launched.(AirAsia X)(Brief article)
January 5, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new Malaysian long-haul budget airline called AirAsia X has been launched by Tony Fernandes today (5 January). The new carrier will reportedly start flying to...

Indonesia widens search for missing aircraft.(Brief article)
January 5, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD No traces have yet been found of Adam Air Flight KI-574, which disappeared on 1 January with 102 passengers and crew on board. Patrick Smith, a United States-based airline...

Bristol hopes to reopen runway today, Cardiff takes extra passengers.(Bristol International Airport runway reopen )(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bristol International Airport in the UK is hoping to reopen its closed runway later today (8 January). According to Reuters, airport officials hope to reopen the runway...

Indonesia increases search efforts for Adam Air aircraft.(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Yesterday (7 January) Indonesia increased efforts to locate a missing Adam Air aircraft that disappeared on 1 January. According to Reuters, a further 700 troops and four...

Flights grounded in Japan due to strong winds.(Chubu Airport flights cancelled)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD More than 170 flights to and from Japan's Chubu Airport in Aichi, near Nagoya, were cancelled yesterday (7 January) due to strong winds. The weather conditions grounded...

NTSB investigates near-miss in Denver.
January 8, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The United States National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a near-miss involving a Frontier Airlines Airbus A319 and a turboprop aircraft in Denver on 5 January....

British Airways and unions reach agreement on reforms.(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD British Airways and its four main unions have reached an agreement on a package of reforms. The reforms are aimed at dealing with the airline's GBP2.1bn pension deficit....

Northwest reaches agreement to acquire Mesaba - report.
January 8, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Northwest Airlines (Other OTC: NWACQ.PK) has reached an agreement to acquire regional carrier Mesaba Airlines. Analysts have said that the decision could save the feeder...

PBGC takes over Delta pilots' pension plan.(United States Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The United States Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has assumed control of the Delta Air Lines (Other OTC: DALRQ.PK) pension plan covering active and retired pilots....

Alitalia to discuss divesting non-strategic assets.
January 8, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Italy's Alitalia intends to discuss divesting its non-strategic assets at its next board meeting, scheduled for later this month. Additionally, Alitalia has said that it...

Air Canada reports passenger traffic growth for December.
January 8, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Air Canada has reported a 5.2% increase in passenger traffic for December and a 3.1% growth in network capacity. In addition the carrier's mainline load factor increased...

AirAsia considers increasing Airbus order.
January 8, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Malaysia's AirAsia plans to double its Airbus A320 fleet to 200 aircraft. The carrier currently has firm orders for 100 Airbus A320s, with options for 30 more, and...

Thai Airways reports traffic figures for November.(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Thai Airways has reported a passenger load factor of 79.3% for November, an increase compared to the same month in 2005 as well as compared to October 2006. The airline...

easyJet reports higher passenger numbers and load factor for December.
January 8, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD easyJet, a British budget airline, has reported an increase of 11.2% in passenger numbers in December compared with the same month in 2005. The carrier also said that its...

Luxembourg airport IT contract awarded to Unisys.
January 8, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A contract has been awarded to Unisys Belgium, a subsidiary of technology services and solutions company Unisys Corporation (NYSE:UIS), to build and manage an airport IT...

Finnish woman killed in crash in Tanzania.(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A light aircraft crash killed a Finnish woman and injured ten other people in the Selous game reserve, Tanzania on 5 January. An official said yesterday (7 January) that...