- China Southern Looking for Cargo Partner[Jul. 21, 2006]
China Southern Airlines, one of the nation's three top airlines, is looking for potential partners for a cargo venture.
- ANTA Holidays & Air China Launches Tour[Jul. 21, 2006]
ANTA Holidays, the destination management division of the ANTA Travel Group along with Air China has embarked on a unique cost effective initiative for UAE travellers to discover China.
- Minimum Fuss, Maximum Impact: Self-service[Jul. 20, 2006]
Tridion's Erik Aeyelts Averink executive vice president marketing and corporate development looks into how to make sure website does the hard work for companies: (7/20/2006)
- American Airlines Posts Best Result[Jul. 20, 2006]
American Airlines parent AMR Corp. earned $291 million in the second quarter ended June 30, widened from a profit of $58 million in the same period last year and only the carrier's second profitable quarter in the last 5.5 years.
- Southwest Solidifies Domestic Dominance[Jul. 20, 2006]
Reaping the benefits of capacity cutbacks by its legacy competition, Southwest Airlines enjoyed record revenues in the second quarter ended June 30 and more than doubled its net income to $333 million from earnings of $144 million in the year-ago quarter.More good times are ahead, according to CEO Gary Kelly, who said the carrier is "excited about our near-term growth opportunities and pleased with our earnings momentum" and that "assuming continuance of the current healthy revenue environment, we expect to easily exceed our 15% 2006 annual earnings growth goal."
- AirAsia Signs up for 40 More A320s[Jul. 20, 2006]
AirAsia will have the lift to match its ambition after signing a contract with Airbus for 40 A320 family aircraft and 30 options, the manufacturer announced yesterday.The deal is worth approximately $2.7 billion, according to press reports. AirAsia Group, comprising the Malaysian mainline, Thai AirAsia and AirAsia Indonesia, is replacing its 737 fleet. It currently operates 21 737-300s and seven A320s, with another 53 already on order. Thai AirAsia has nine dash 300s.
- Sydney Airport Rejigs Debt in Expansion[Jul. 20, 2006]
Sydney Airport Corporation Limited is looking to refinance more than $2 billion worth of debt and raise new facilities to reduce costs and fund airport upgrades.
- British Airways to Tighten Baggage Rules[Jul. 20, 2006]
Paying pound stg. 120 ($295) to take a second suitcase to Australia sounds steep, but you could be better off under British Airways' new strict baggage policy.
- Travel & Leisure Market Capture Loyalty[Jul. 19, 2006]
The travel and leisure market is faced with the challenge of building brand equity with web savvy consumers, according to a recent national study by Guideline, Inc. (7/19/2006)
- Italy Ready for Alitalia-Air France KLM[Jul. 19, 2006]
Italy's government has reported shared that the only hypothesis for an Alitalia tie-up currently on the table is a long-standing prospect of a deal with French-Dutch airline Air France KLM. As per the information available, Italian transport minister Alessandro Bianchi said the government is ready to strengthen the existing partnership between Alitalia and Air France-KLM. (7/19/2006)