Airline Industry Information articles from October 2008

Airline Industry Information archives from October 2008

Pathfinder Luggage launches Checkpoint Friendly CompuBrief.
October 1, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Luggage manufacturer Pathfinder Luggage has reported the launch of its new product, Checkpoint Friendly CompuBrief. The Checkpoint Friendly CompuBrief will enable...

FirstFlight appoints new chief operating officer.
October 1, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD FirstFlight Inc (OTCBB:FFLT), a charter management and aviation services company, has reported the appointment of Gary Hart as chief operating officer. In this newly...

Frontier Airlines launches fare sale.
October 1, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Frontier Airlines has reported the launch of a sale on fares to destinations across the United States. The airline is offering promotional one-way fares starting from...

Honeywell wins new contract to provide Airbus with IntuVue 3-D Advanced Weather Radar.
October 1, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Honeywell (NYSE:HON), a provider of integrated avionics, engines, systems and service solutions, has announced that Airbus has chosen its IntuVue 3-D Advanced Weather Radar for...

SAS Group signs MoU with Gate Gourmet for new catering contract.
October 1, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Scandinavian airline operator SAS Group (OMX Stockholm:SAS) (OMX Copenhagen:SAS DKK) said on Tuesday (30 September) that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with...

Air Transport Association welcomes GAO statement on slot auctions.
October 1, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), an industry trade organisation which represents US airlines, has said that it welcomes the statement from the US Government...

AirTran Airways launches sale.
October 1, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings Inc (NYSE:AAI), has announced that it has launched a sale on fares. The sale is valid for travel to all of the airline's...

Lease of Chicago Midway Airport to be assumed by consortium of investors led by Citigroup.
October 1, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The city of Chicago has chosen a consortium of investors, which will be led by Citigroup Inc, to take on the lease and concession of 99 years for the Chicago Midway Airport....

Singapore Airlines to offer specially designed lunch boxes with children's meals.
October 1, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Singapore Airlines has announced that it will be offering children's meals featuring lunch boxes decorated with Cartoon Network characters including the PowerPuff Girls and Ben...

Arik Air places firm order with Airbus.
October 1, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Airbus has announced that Arik Air, a private airline based in Lagos in Nigeria, has placed a firm contract for the purchase of three Airbus A340-500 aircraft. According...

IATA reports August traffic.(International Air Transport Association)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported international traffic information for August 2008. International passenger demand growth was at 1.3%, which...

LAN Airlines reports expected impact of adoption of IFRS.
October 1, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Chile-based carrier LAN Airlines SA (NYSE: LFL) (IPSA: LAN) and its related companies have informed the Chilean Securities and Exchange Commission (SVS) of the anticipated...

Teamsters reports granting of single-carrier status for Atlas Air and Polar Air.(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, a labour union, has reported that it has received single-carrier status for Atlas Air and Polar Air from the US National Mediation...

Former British Airways executive to plead guilty to price-fixing charges.
October 1, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The US Department of Justice has reported that a British citizen and former British Airways World Cargo executive will be pleading guilty to participating in a conspiracy to...

Singapore Airlines expands cooperation with Malaysia Airlines.
October 2, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Singapore Airlines has revealed that its codeshare agreement with Malaysia Airlines has been extended and strengthened. The agreement now includes SilkAir, a regional...

Gulf Air offers improved connectivity to Oman for UK travellers.
October 2, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Gulf Air, the national airline of Bahrain, has unveiled its new schedule for services between London's Heathrow Airport and Muscat, Oman. A twice-daily service will...

Ryanair to increase routes and frequencies from Madrid.
October 2, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Low-cost airline Ryanair has announced that it will be basing two new aircraft in Madrid, Spain and will be increasing routes and frequencies to and from the city starting from...

Ryanair cancels 25 Birmingham flights due to Boeing strike.
October 2, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Low-cost airline Ryanair has cancelled 25 flights to and from Birmingham in central England and said this was a result of the strike by Boeing employees. The strike has...

Barnes Group withdraws earnings guidance as Boeing strike continues.
October 2, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Barnes Group Inc (NYSE: B), a company that makes aerospace and industrial components, has withdrawn its earnings guidance because of the ongoing strike by employees of Boeing...

Southwest Airlines to operate from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
October 2, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) has reported plans to start operating from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) in Minnesota. The airline will start service from...

Delta announces that NMB upholds decision by flight attendants to reject union representation.
October 2, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) has reported that the US National Mediation Board (NMB) has informed the company that it will uphold the decision of the airline's flight attendants...

Continental reports traffic figures for September.
October 2, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Continental Airlines (NYSE:CAL) has released its consolidated traffic results for September 2008. The airline reported a consolidated load factor of 76.5% for the month, a...

PASSUR contracted by Salt Lake City International Airport for RightETA.
October 2, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD PASSUR Aerospace Inc (OTCBB:PSSR), a company that owns and operates a database of flight information with proprietary decision-making software, has reported that it will be...

Southwest Airlines to implement priority security lanes.
October 2, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) has announced plans to introduce priority security lane access at select airports later this month. The priority lanes, branded "Fly By", will...

Porter Airlines to launch Chicago flights from November.
October 2, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Porter Airlines has announced that its first flights from Chicago Midway International Airport from its Toronto City Centre Airport (TCCA) base will depart on 12 November. ...

UAL plans to increase cash by USD275m.
October 2, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UAL Corporation (Nasdaq: UAUA), parent company of United Airlines, has reported financing transactions that it anticipates will add around USD275m in cash prior to the year...

AirTran Airways selects GMT Planet solution.
October 2, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD GMT Corp, a provider of enterprise workforce management and performance optimisation solutions, has revealed that AirTran Airways has selected GMT to manage forecasting and...

Jet Support Services Inc appoints new COO/CFO.
October 2, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Jet Support Services Inc (JSSI), a provider of hourly cost maintenance programs for the aviation industry, has announced that it has appointed Kelly Simmons as its chief...

Chauffeur service extended to Geneva customers by Etihad.
October 2, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has announced that it has introduced a complimentary new luxury chauffeur service for its premium customers...

Second dividend payment to be made by OMA for 2007 results.
October 2, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (OMA), the operator of 13 international airports in nine states of central and northern Mexico, has announced details for the payment of...

NAV CANADA announces traffic results.(Brief article)
October 3, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD NAV CANADA, the Canadian civil air navigation services provider, has reported traffic figures for August 2008 and for the fiscal year 2008. Traffic for August rose by an...

Frontier and leaders of the Transportation Workers Union reach tentative agreement.
October 3, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Frontier Airlines has reported that it has reached a tentative agreement with leaders of the Transportation Workers Union (TWU), a union which represents the airline's...

Boeing announces plans to consolidate training organisations.
October 3, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Aircraft maker Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) has reported plans to combine its subsidiary Alteon with existing training groups within Boeing in order to create a new unified training...

Porter Airlines exercises options for two Bombardier aircraft.
October 3, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Porter Airlines, a Canadian regional passenger airline, is exercising options to purchase two Bombardier Aerospace Q400 aircraft. The two aircraft are valued at a total of...

Descartes Systems Group reports signing of contract extension with Lufthansa Cargo.
October 3, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Descartes Systems Group (Toronto: DSG.TO) (NasdaqGM: DSGX), a provider of on-demand, software-as-a service logistics technology solutions, revealed yesterday (2 October) that...

Horizon Air plans to operate from Paine Field.
October 3, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Horizon Air has announced plans to launch a daily air service from Paine Field, near Everett, Washington. This follows a vote by Everett City Council in favour of a...

Cargojet receives second Boeing 767-200ER.
October 3, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Cargojet Income Fund (TSX: CJT.UN), a Canadian domestic premium overnight air cargo network operator, has reported the receipt of its second Boeing 767-200 Extended Range...

American Airlines provides passengers in Dallas with copies of Corduroy to aid Jumpstart's 'Read for the Record' campaign.
October 3, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Passengers departing Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) yesterday morning (2 October) with American Airlines were provided with a special edition of the children's...

BJAC PilotsEdge Electronic Flight Bag receives certification.(Brief article)
October 3, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD BJAC Services, a privately owned corporation which provides completions management services and distributes aviation products, has announced that it has received US Federal...

Avianca receives Airbus A320 with Panasonic eX2 system.
October 3, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Avianca, the airline carrier of Columbia, has received the first of an order of ten Airbus A330 aircraft, equipped with the Panasonic eX2 in-flight entertainment system (IFE)....

Goodrich's SmartProbe air data system and windshield heat controller selected by Cessna for Citation Columbus.
October 3, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Goodrich Corporation (NYSE:GR), a supplier of components, systems, and services to the commercial and general aviation airplane markets, has announced that it has been selected...

Southwest Airlines reports traffic figures for September.
October 3, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) has reported its traffic figures for September 2008. The airline recorded a decrease of 5.9% from September 2007 in revenue passenger miles,...

Van Nuys Airport to hold meeting relating to Noisier Aircraft Phaseout project.
October 3, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Van Nuys Airport, a regional airport located in the Los Angeles area in California, will be holding a public meeting associated with the Draft Environmental Impact Report...

Ryanair submits formal complaint to EU over Alitalia agreement.
October 3, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Ireland based carrier Ryanair has announced that it has submitted a formal complaint to the EU Commission in regards to the bailout of the failed Italian national carrier,...

Increased winter timetable announced by Lufthansa.
October 3, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Lufthansa has announced that it is to offer an increased number of flight services this winter. The carrier's expanded route network will include 194 destinations in 79...

Frontier placed first in flight completion category by US DOT.
October 3, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Frontier Airlines has announced that it has been placed first in the flight completion category in the August 2008 monthly Air Travel Consumer Report issued by the US...

September traffic announced by AirTran Airways.
October 3, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings Inc (NYSE:AAI), has reported traffic figures for the month of September. Revenue passenger miles for the period were...

PPG Aerospace and Gentex partner to supply electrochromic shades to Beechcraft.
October 6, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG), a supplier of paints, coatings, chemicals, optical products, specialty materials, glass and fibre glass, and Gentex Corporation (Nasdaq:GNTX), a...

British Airways flight makes emergency landing in Chicago.
October 6, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A flight operated by British Airways from London's Heathrow Airport to Houston, Texas, made an emergency landing at Chicago O'Hare International Airport yesterday (5 October)....

Bombardier delivers Challenger 300 aircraft to XOJET.
October 6, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bombardier Aerospace has reported that private aviation company XOJET's first Challenger 300 aircraft has now entered service. The aircraft was delivered on 4 October, when...

AirTran to launch two new Cancun routes.
October 6, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings Inc (NYSE: AAI), is planning to launch two new routes to Cancun, Mexico. The airline will offer nonstop flights between...

United Airlines releases September traffic figures.
October 6, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD United Airlines (Nasdaq: UAUA) has released preliminary traffic results for September 2008. Revenue passenger miles for the month dropped by 9.2% compared to September...

Delta Air Lines reports September traffic.
October 6, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) has released traffic figures for September 2008. International revenue passenger miles increased by 12.8% compared to September 2007, while...

Gulfstream launches new G250.
October 6, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Gulfstream Aerospace, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has reported the launch of its new super mid-size business jet, the Gulfstream G250. The...

South Africa Airways launches sale.
October 6, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD South African Airways has announced the launch of a sale on fares from the US to South Africa and Senegal. Sale fares are available from New York and Washington DC to...

US Airways Group releases September traffic results.
October 6, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US Airways Group Inc (NYSE:LCC) has reported traffic results for September, the third quarter and the year-to-date period. For September 2008 mainline revenue passenger...

American Airlines and American Eagle report September traffic.
October 6, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD American Airlines and American Eagle Airlines, both of which are wholly owned by the AMR Corporation (NYSE:AMR), have reported traffic figures for September 2008. Revenue...

WSI and Avidyne enter partnership.(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD WSI Corporation, a provider of weather-driven business solutions for professionals in the aviation, media and energy markets, has reported a partnership with Avidyne, a...

British Airways reports September traffic.
October 6, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD British Airways has reported traffic figures for September 2008. Revenue passenger kilometres for the month dropped by 4.8% compared to September 2007, while available seat...

September traffic announced by Northwest Airlines.
October 6, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A September consolidated (mainline and regional) load factor of 83.3%, 0.4 points below September 2007, has been announced by Northwest Airlines (NYSE:NWA). The company...

Alaska Air Group releases traffic results.
October 6, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Alaska Air Group Inc (NYSE:ALK) has released traffic figures for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. Revenue passenger miles for Alaska Airlines increased by...

New COO announced by Mesa Air Group.
October 6, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mesa Air Group Inc (Nasdaq:MESA) has announced that it has appointed Paul Foley as chief operating officer of Mesa Air Group. Foley has previously served as president and...

September traffic figures announced by Air Canada.
October 6, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Air Canada has announced its traffic figures for the month of September 2008. The airline reported a load factor for the month of 79.9%, on a consolidated basis with Jazz,...

September traffic announced by Republic Airways.
October 6, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Republic Airways Holdings (NASDAQ:RJET) has announced its preliminary passenger traffic results for the month of September 2008. The company said that, during September, it...

Atlantic Airways sells one Avro RJ-85 aircraft.
October 6, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Faroe Islands-based airline Atlantic Airways P/F said on Monday (6 October) that it has sold one Avro RJ-85 aircraft and leased it back over a five-year period. The...

Ryanair reports September passenger figures.
October 7, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Low-cost airline Ryanair has announced its passenger figures for September 2008. Ryanair carried 5.23m passengers in the month, an increase of 20% compared to September...

Air France and Air Mauritius sign new agreement.
October 7, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Air France and Air Mauritius have signed a new five-year agreement, aiming to strengthen the partnership between the airlines. The new agreement is a replacement for an...

P&WC and Aviall enter into global distribution agreement.
October 7, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Manufacturer and designer of aircraft engines Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC), a business unit of United Technologies Corp (NYSE:UTX), announced on Monday (6 October) that the...

Sun Country Airlines' flights to continue despite bankruptcy filing.
October 7, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Petters Aviation LLC and its subsidiaries, which include MN Airline Holdings Inc, the parent company of Sun Country Airlines, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on...

Qantas passengers and crew injured in "altitude change".
October 7, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Australian airline Qantas has said that passengers and crew members on a flight from Singapore to Perth on Tuesday (7 October) were injured due to "a sudden change in...

JetSet Global Fuel launches aviation fuel operations internationally.
October 7, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD JetSet Global Fuel Ltd, headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda and a provider of aviation fuel and related services, has announced the launch of JetSet Global Fuel Inc (JGFI),...

OpenSkies announces bargain fares for first 2,000 customers on New York-Paris and New York-Amsterdam routes.
October 7, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD OpenSkies, a transatlantic airline backed by British Airways, has announced new low fares for the first 1,000 customers in the PREM+ cabin on its New York-Paris and New...

XOJET enters agreement with Rolls-Royce for CorporateCare.(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Engine maker Rolls-Royce has announced that private aviation company XOJET has enrolled its fleet of 48 Rolls-Royce powered Cessna Citation X aircraft into its CorporateCare...

BAE Systems unveils new image generation technology.
October 7, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD BAE Systems, a defence and aerospace company, has introduced new image generation technology for head-up displays for the commercial aerospace market. The Q-HUD system...

Ryanair announces dismissal of compensation claim.
October 7, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Low-cost airline Ryanair has announced a decision made by the Simmern Court in Germany to dismiss a passenger's claim for compensation. The passenger made the claim for...

Spanair announces its winter schedule.(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Spanish airline Spanair, a subsidiary of the Scandinavian airline operator SAS Group (OMX Stockholm:SAS) (OMX Copenhagen:SAS DKK), said on Tuesday (7 October) that from 26...

CTT Systems AB develops Zonal Drying and Cair humidification systems for the Airbus A350 XWB programme.
October 7, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Swedish aircraft humidity control systems provider CTT Systems AB (OMX Stockholm:CTT) said on Tuesday (7 October) that it has received an order to develop and deliver its Zonal...

Virgin America offers fully refundable fares and new class of service.
October 7, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Virgin America has introduced fully refundable fares and a new Main Cabin Select service. The airline said that its fully refundable fares apply to one-way main cabin...

Porter Airlines to offer more frequent winter flights to Mont Tremblant.
October 7, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Canadian regional passenger carrier Porter Airlines has announced that it is introducing a more frequent winter schedule from Toronto City Centre Airport to Mont Tremblant...

Frontier releases preliminary traffic figures for September.(Frontier Airlines Inc.)(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc (OTCBB:FRNTQ) has announced preliminary traffic results for its mainline operation and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Lynx Aviation. For...

Moog announces contract to supply integrated flight control system for Gulfstream G250.
October 7, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Moog Inc (NYSE:MOG.A) (NYSE:MOG.B), a designer, manufacturer and integrator of precision control components and systems, has announced that it has been chosen by Gulfstream...

JetBlue releases traffic results for September.
October 7, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ:JBLU) has released traffic figures for September 2008. Revenue passenger miles for the month decreased by 4.8% compared to September...

ASUR reports September traffic.(Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste)(Brief article)
October 7, 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 reported traffic figures for September 2008. Total passenger traffic...

easyJet reports September traffic.
October 7, 2008... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Low-cost airline easyJet has reported passenger trafffic figures for September 2008. The number of passengers flown in the month was 4.2m, an increase of 22.1% compared to...