- Virgin Reportedly Tipped off Authorities[Jun. 26, 2006]
Virgin Atlantic Airways reported rival British Airways to the UK Office of Fair Trading for inappropriate phone calls that a BA executive allegedly made to Virgin executives regarding fuel surcharges, a tip-off that triggered a joint UK-US probe into possible "cartel activity," British media said Friday.
- EU to Clear a Subsidy to Ryanair on Fri.[Jun. 26, 2006]
The European Commission on Friday cleared a subsidy to Ryanair for the launch of a new route between London Stansted and Toulon.The aid will be granted by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Var, which is the owner and operator of Toulon Hyeres Le Palyvestre Airport. The Commission said the subvention, which will take the form of route-specific marketing related to the launch and ongoing promotion of the route, is compatible with the Common Market rules on state aid and in line with its previous rulings in this area, such as the Charleroi/Ryanair decision (ATWOnline, Sept. 8, 2005).
- Cyprus Airways Spins Off Charter Unit[Jun. 24, 2006]
Cypriot flag carrier Cyprus Airways has sold charter subsidiary Eurocypria to the government for CYP13.45 million pounds (USD$29.3 million) as part of a restructuring.
- Great Wall Airlines Officially Launched[Jun. 23, 2006]
Great Wall Airlines, a joint venture airline established by China Great Wall Industry Corporation, Singapore Airlines Cargo Pte Ltd and Dahlia Investments Pte Ltd (a wholly owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd), was officially launched at a ceremony at the Shanghai International Convention Centre June 22nd.
- EVA's Third Boeing 777-300ER Delivered[Jun. 23, 2006]
EVA Air Chairman Steve Lin took delivery of the airline's third Boeing 777-300ER at a ceremony in Seattle on June 22, 2006. The brand-new aircraft was immediately ferried back to Taipei, Taiwan and scheduled to land at Chiang Kai-Shek International Airport (CKS) at 5:30 p.m. (17:30) on June 23 (Taipei time).
- El Al to Operate Daily Flights to HK,PEK[Jun. 25, 2006]
New flights to begin within two years; in coming November, El Al to increase number of Hong-Kong's weekly flights
- Thai Airways, Shanghai Air in Deal[Jun. 24, 2006]
Chinese regional carrier Shanghai Airlines and Thai Airways International said they had inked a co-operation deal that included code sharing.
- Airbus Rollout Faces Political Backlash[Jun. 26, 2006]
THE troubled Airbus A380 program was dealt a potential blow on Friday when an influential US congressman said federal funds should not be used to upgrade US airports to accommodate the world's largest passenger aircraft.
- 500 Passengers in Airport Powder Scare[Jun. 26, 2006]
Eighty passengers were given decontamination showers, 500 were locked in rooms without water or toilets, and flights were delayed for hours after a substance that appeared to be curry powder was discovered at Australia's Adelaide Airport yesterday.
- Air China Poised for Growth at Dallas[Jun. 23, 2006]
One by one, the flight crew of Air China Cargo's Boeing 747 freighter stepped out of the plane and onto the radiating heat of the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport's tarmac.