- AirTran returns to Worldspan[Jan. 24, 2006]
News from Travel Technology Update: AirTran, which dropped out of Worldspan in November because the two companies could not come to terms on the cost of participation, is back in the GDS with a new multiyear, full content agreement, effect Jan. 24.
- Wildcat Strikes Hit Alitalia[Jan. 23, 2006]
Alitalia looks set to face a withering week of wildcat strikes, as unions took aim at CEO Giancarlo Cimoli and his cost-cutting plan to rebuild Italy's largest airline.
- ATR became joint top of regionals league[Jan. 23, 2006]
Turboprop manufacturer ATR has revealed its year-end order figures in Paris today and has emerged joint top of the regional aircraft sales league for 2005 with Embraer.
- Sukhoi firms engine deal with PowerJet[Jan. 23, 2006]
Russian airframer Sukhoi's civil aviation division has signed a definitive agreement with the Snecma-NPO Saturn joint venture PowerJet for supply of the SaM146 engines to be installed on the newly-developed Russian Regional Jet (RRJ).
- Challenger 605 performs first flight[Jan. 23, 2006]
Bombardier completed first flight of the Challenger 605 large cabin business jet yesterday at the airframer's facilities at Montreal Trudeau international airport.
- Boeing to invest as order confirmed[Jan. 11, 2006]
Boeing will invest USD$185 million in facilities in India and source 85 billion rupees (USD$1.94 billion) in products and services over a period of 10 years, India's civil aviation minister said on Wednesday.
- US airline stocks take biggest tumble[Jan. 11, 2006]
US Airline stocks took their biggest plunge in 11 weeks on Wednesday on what an analyst said were valuation concerns after a rally which bolstered the sector by 40 percent from a two-year low in September.
- Air Sahara says no sale to Jet Airways[Jan. 11, 2006]
India's second-biggest private airline, Air Sahara, on Wednesday denied reports that it was selling out to Jet Airways and said it was only in talks with Jet on strategic alliances.
- BAA passenger numbers up 2% in December[Jan. 11, 2006]
British airport operator BAA said on Wednesday that it handled 10.7 million passengers in December, an increase of 2 percent from the year before.
- OctopusTravel.com in pact with LAN[Jan. 11, 2006]
OctopusTravel.com has reportedly become the official global accommodation provider for LAN airlines.