- European Commission Prepares Agreement[Jun. 20, 2006]
The European Commission tabled two initiatives to put "a legally sound framework" in place for the transfer of PNR data to the United States.Last month, the European Court of Justice ruled the current agreement dating from May 2004 was "founded on an inappropriate legal basis" and gave the EU and Washington until Sept. 30 to negotiate a replacement (ATWOnline, May 31).
- MAS Prepares to Cancel A380 Order[Jun. 20, 2006]
Malaysia Airlines is expected to cancel its A380 commitment, according to an airline source.Speaking to ATWOnline, the source said MAS is close to canceling its order for six aircraft.
- 7 China Eastern Pilots Protest Over Dispute[Jun. 20, 2006]
Graph1: Seven pilots anxiously staged protest at China Eastern's headquarter aiming to see company's president over their disputes with the compnay over the their resgination requests that have been long delayed for months. Picture: Sun Tingting
- AirNZ Announces Details for Shanghai Flt[Jun. 21, 2006]
Air New Zealand today announced it will commence non-stop flights to Shanghai on 6 November 2006, with tickets now on sale.
- As Business Clicks, Hotels Unplug[Jun. 20, 2006]
Hilton, like other area hotels, now limits the inventory it makes available to third-party web sites. It gives them enough that customers who visit Expedia for price comparisons can see where Hilton falls. But it no longer gives those sites discounts; Hilton and almost every other major hotel group now guarantee that the best possible rates can be found only on their own company web sites.
- Shanghai-Macau Flights Frequently Delayed[Jun. 19, 2006]
The round flights between Shanghai and Macau have often been delayed for past two months because of air control-related problems, each flight has almost been delayed for more than one hour in average, moreover, the usable airspace of Macau area is very limited, so that the flights enter Macau International Airport are often forced to be hold under the air traffic control of other neighboring areas, leading to the more severe circumstance of flight delay in recent months, and this circumstance has brought the economical loss and inconvenience for airways and passengers.
- China Considers Brisbane Flights[Jun. 20, 2006]
Australian state of Queensland's Premier Peter Beattie said Chinese airlines are considering direct flights to Brisbane in a potential tourism bonanza.
- SkyTeam Airlines Receive EU Objections[Jun. 19, 2006]
Air France KLM and other members of the SkyTeam group of airlines have received a statement of objections from the European Union's competition authority, the Franco-Dutch airline said on Monday.
- TravelCLICK Announces Hotel Capabilities[Jun. 19, 2006]
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (June 19, 2006, HITEC Conference) -- TravelCLICK, Inc., the leading provider of hotel business process management (BPM) solutions, today announced that it is implementing new paid search technology that continuously optimizes key word selection in Internet marketing campaigns for the hotel industry. With real-time management of key words that drive demand to a hotel web site, hotels can receive more, higher qualified traffic and generate greater revenue per campaign. The new solution is part of TravelCLICK's comprehensive initiative to generate greater, measurable hotel return on investment, with a strong level of control over spending, through its integrated portfolio of Internet marketing services.
- Delta Seeks to End Pilots' Pension Plan[Jun. 19, 2006]
Delta Air Lines said on Monday that it is notifying the federal pension insurer, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, that it intends to end its pilots' pension plan, a spokesman said.