- EUR30.7b of Leisure Travel to Be Bought[Jun. 05, 2006]
TDS Europe 2006 special: By EyeforTravel Correspondent in London (6/5/2006)
- Varig Auction Moved Forward to Today[Jun. 05, 2006]
The auction of Varig's assets (ATWOnline, May 22) has been moved forward from July 9 to today in what JP Morgan considers "a last-ditch attempt to raise cash to avoid further aircraft confiscation."Separately, a judge presiding over the airline's US bankruptcy reorganization "extended his injunction barring seizure of company aircraft until June 13," according to Merrill Lynch.
- Boeing and FedEx Test Active ID Tags[Jun. 05, 2006]
SEATTLE, June 05, 2006 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and FedEx have jointly initiated an in-service evaluation of active radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on some major airplane parts for a FedEx MD-10 Freighter.
- ANA Sees Haneda Expansion as a Sword[Jun. 05, 2006]
Opening of the fourth runway at Tokyo Haneda in late 2009 will present ANA with new growth opportunities but also increased challenges, including the arrival of low-fare airlines, President and CEO Mineo Yamamoto said."We think we will see LCCs in Haneda in 2009," he told journalists in Tokyo last Thursday at an event organized by Star Alliance. Speaking through a translator, he noted that current plans call for the number of operational slots at the airport to increase by 40% vis-a-vis the current level to 407,000 annually.
- Kuwait Airways Reports Another Loss[Jun. 05, 2006]
Kuwait Airways reported a loss of KWD23.8 million ($82 million) for the year ended March 31, narrowed more than 40% from a KWD39.9 million loss in the 2004-05 financial year, the state Kuwait News Agency reported.Revenues rose 14.1% to KDW250.8 million while expenses climbed 5.9% to KDW274.7 million driven by increasing fuel and maintenance costs, the airline said. Chairman Sheikh Talal Mubarak Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah told KUNA that the carrier's status as a state-owned enterprise does not afford it the flexibility to adapt quickly to changes in the industry. "We are doing our best in spite of the local and international obstacles we are facing," he said.
- Govt Unlikely to Allow Fuel Surcharge Soon[Jun. 05, 2006]
With the declaration of National Development and Reform Commission that the aviation oil price of leaving the factory increased 500 yuan each ton on 24th May, the ever-rising fuel cost problem of airlines has became the hot spot again. Moreover, the voice that the airlines wanted to increase aviation fuel surcharge became higher and higher.
- Aviation Accident Insurance May Become Part of Flight Ticket[May 30, 2006]
The Aviation Accident Insurance may be included in the flight tickets in China, while the commission of authorised AAI Agents may face serious reduction if plan goes ahead.
- China Eastern Stresses Flight Safety[May 31, 2006]
- ARJ21 was Similar to 150 Seats Aircrafts[May 31, 2006]
ARJ21 aircraft, which is the self-mastering knowledge property rights's new regional aircraft owned by China completely, through the transfer period review of Commission of Science Technology and Industry for National Defense, (has) formally transferred from specific design period to comprehensive trial period on 31st May. The study personnel said, this new turban branch-line aircraft was similar to 150 seats mainline aircrafts in flight character and comfort aspect.
- The Chengdu-Amsterdam Trip is 11 Hours[May 30, 2006]
At 12:16PM, 29th, May, one Boeing 777-200 with blue and white landed on the runway of Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport slowly. So far, Chengdu-Amsterdam flight realized the direct flight between southwest area of China and Europe for the first time, it's not only Chengdu's first long-haul international flight route, but also southwest China's first long-distance non-stop international flight route. It now takes less than 11 hours to set off from Chengdu to Amsterdam.