- Southwest Airlines and Coca-Cola Sign Three-Year Beverage Extension[Apr. 05, 2007]
On April 5, Southwest Airlines announced a three-year contract extension of its existing beverage contract with the Coca-Cola Company. This will extend the Southwest Airlines-Coke partnership through 2011. Under the terms of the agreement, Coca-Cola North America will continue to be the beverage provider for Southwest, supplying soft drinks including Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite and Sprite Zero, Seagram's mixers, and Minute Maid juices on all Southwest Airlines flights.
- American Eagle Names New Senior VP - Technical Operations, VP - People Department[Apr. 16, 2007]
American Eagle, the regional affiliate of American Airlines and a subsidiary of AMR Corporation, has named Dave Campbell to the position of Senior Vice President - Technical Operations and Cathy Jacobs as Vice President - People Department.
- Hainan's Grand China Air Earns CAAC Approval[Apr. 17, 2007]
Grand China Air, the company established in 2004 combining HNA Group's Hainan Airlines, Xinhua Airlines, Changan Airlines and Shanxi Airlines, received its operating license from CAAC, the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation said.
- Boeing Sells 30 More 787s[Apr. 16, 2007]
Around mid-April 2007, Boeing booked 30 more orders for 787, taking the number sold this year to 96.
- Jazeera Airways Profitable in First Full Year[Apr. 17, 2007]
Kuwait's Jazeera Airways said it posted an US$8.7 million profit in 2006, its first full year of operations, after breaking "Middle East governments' 50-year monopoly of the aviation sector."
- Brazil TAM Airline Takes Off to Second Life Skies[Apr. 13, 2007]
Brazil's TAM said it is about to become the first airline to promote itself in the Second Life online virtual world (www.secondlife.com) by offering cyberspace flights that correspond to its real-world international service.
- Czech Low Cost Airline to Fly to Dubai[Apr. 17, 2007]
The Czech low-cost carrier Smart Wings will start a service between Prague and Dubai, the airline said on April 17.
- IATA: Making A Safe Industry Even Safer[Apr. 16, 2007]
On April 16, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) released its annual Safety Report, showing that 2006 was the safest year on record.
- Fears for Qantas Workers[Apr. 17, 2007]
Qantas unions want the Australian Government to follow up on commitments made in the wake of the Ansett collapse to strengthen the ability of employees to claim entitlements in corporate bankruptcies.
- Taiwan Detains Japanese Man over Airline Assault[Apr. 18, 2007]
On April 16, aviation police at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport detained a Japanese man for sexually harassing a female flight attendant on a Cathay Pacific Airways flight from Japan.