- GP7200 receives certification from US FAA[Jan. 05, 2006]
Engine Alliance received FAR 33 certification from US FAA for its GP7200, designed for the A380.
- US DOT releases Nov's ontime performance[Jan. 05, 2006]
US airlines reported an ontime arrival rate of 80% in November, an improvement over the 79.1% achieved in November 2004 but a drop from October's rate of 81.3%, according to the "Air Travel Consumer Report" released yesterday by the US Dept. of Transportation.
- U.S. Southwest to ramp up new Denver service[Jan. 04, 2006]
Southwest launched its new service from Denver Jan. 3 -- and immediately announced plans to expand its presence.
- Hong Kong startup airline eyes long-haul[Jan. 03, 2006]
A Hong Kong startup airline aims to depart from the standard budget carrier model by operating exclusively on long-haul routes.
- Budget carrier Wizz made 2005 profit[Jan. 03, 2006]
Central European budget carrier Wizz said it increased 2005 passenger traffic by 233 percent to 1.89 million and ended the year with a modest profit.
- Italy Eurofly orders three Airbus A350s[Jan. 03, 2006]
Airbus said on Tuesday that Italy's Eurofly had ordered three A350-800 planes with options on three more, becoming the Italian launch customer for the 250-300 seat long range aircraft.
- Northwest to extend reorganization plan[Jan. 03, 2006]
Northwest Airlines has asked a US bankruptcy court for an extension of about six months to file a reorganization plan, according to court documents filed on Friday.
- France imposes new tax on air tickets[Jan. 03, 2006]
France's parliament approved a tax on airline tickets to finance aid for developing countries, particularly for health-related problems such as AIDS and malaria, and the French government will host a conference next month to persuade other countries to do the same.
- Iberia to cut 130 million Euro GDS bill[Jan. 03, 2006]
According to AFX News, the spokeswoman said that cutting its payments to GDS is part of the flag carrier 2006-2008 strategic plan which aims at a wide range of cost-cutting measures with all suppliers. As per the report, she noted that cost-cutting measures will be `discussed in the normal conversations between between Iberia and its reservations centres.
- TUI in Moroccan low-cost airline venture[Jan. 03, 2006]
The development follows country open skies deal with the EU to spur tourism growth. Recently, Morocco signed an open skies agreement with the EU, which will come into force in 2006, to promote tourism, as the country intensifies plans to double the number of tourists to 10 million by 2010, with a turnover of 10 billion US dollars.
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