- EasyJet fairly flying with shares[Jan. 10, 2006]
Shares in low-cost airline easy Jet took off yesterday are adding more than ?100million to its value.
- Talks save Air NZ engineers' jobs[Jan. 10, 2006]
Negotiations are resuming between Air New Zealand and unions over the future of the airline's engineers.
- Airlines change how they herd us aboard[Jan. 10, 2006]
To wring out greater savings and to minimize passenger frustration, some airlines are adopting new ways of boarding.
- Singapore will expand airlines terminal[Jan. 10, 2006]
Singapore, which operates Asia's sixth-busiest airport, may double the capacity of its S$45mil terminal for budget airlines, Asia's first, betting more people will travel by air on discounted fares.
- Airliners nearly collide over Norway[Jan. 09, 2006]
Airliners carrying a total of 348 people came within 40 seconds of colliding over southern Norway at the weekend, the Oslo newspaper VG quoted a Norwegian aviation official as confirming.
- Air France KLM traffic up 11.9% in DEC[Jan. 10, 2006]
Air France KLM passenger traffic, as measured by revenue per passenger kilometre, rose 11.9 percent in December, the Franco-Dutch airline group said on Monday.
- EasyJet's December traffic up 11.1 percent[Jan. 10, 2006]
European budget airline easyJet said on Monday it carried 2.37 million passengers in December, up 11.1 percent from a year earlier.
- Alaska may be fined for incorrect lights[Jan. 10, 2006]
US FAA last week proposed to fine Alaska Airlines $500,000 for flying a 737 without required cabin floor lighting on 478 revenue flights between July 12 and Dec. 2, 2004.
- US Airways is cutting fares on 21 routes[Jan. 10, 2006]
US Airways is cutting fares on 21 routes between markets in the eastern and midwestern US and its hubs in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Charlotte. Sample fares provided by the airline show reductions of between 42% (Charlotte-Indianapolis, Philadelphia-Akron) and 61% (Pittsburgh-Syracuse). The routes may be operated by its Regional partners, America West or through codeshare operations with United Airlines.
- OzJet offering 2-for-1 deal[Jan. 10, 2006]
Australia's business-only airline OzJet is showing further signs of stress after only two months, announcing a two-for-one fare deal designed to overcome slow business during the domestic holiday season.The giveaway offer comes as the fledgling carrier struggles with threadbare loads on the three 737-200s it operates on the busy business route between Sydney and Melbourne. Launched Nov. 29, Ozjet also has halved its schedule to four return flights per day but plans to return to full service at the end of January.