- Lufthansa May Increase BMI Stake[Aug. 26, 2007]
Lufthansa increasing its 30 percent stake in British airline BMI is "an option," Wolfgang Mayrhuber, CEO of the German carrier, said in an interview pre-published on August 25.
- Asiana Airlines Deploys GXS Enterprise Gateway to Keep Cargo Information on The Move[Aug. 21, 2007]
On August 21, GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, announced that leading Korean air carrier, Asiana Airlines, has selected GXS Enterprise Gateway to support the secure electronic transfer of cargo information in accordance with commercial aviation safety rules. GXS' unique B2B integration broker, GXS Enterprise Gateway, enables Asiana to connect with SITA, the aviation industry's global communications services integrator, which pools the information and provides it to appropriate authorities in advance of a flight's arrival.
- Air New Zealand Expects to Continue to Improve Performance Despite Challenging Market Conditions[Aug. 28, 2007]
On August 28, 2007, Air New Zealand announced a profit of NZ$268 million before unusuals and tax for the year ended June 30, 2007, an increase of 79 percent on the previous year.
- Boeing, Atlant-Soyuz Identify Next-Generation 737 Order at Moscow Air Show[Aug. 23, 2007]
On Aug. 23, Boeing and Atlant-Soyuz announced at the 2007 Moscow Air Show that the Moscow-based carrier is the customer for four Next Generation 737-700s. The order, worth US$249 million at 2007 list prices, was listed as unidentified on Boeing's Orders & Deliveries Web site in 2006 and is accounted for in 2006 order totals.
- Virgin Atlantic May Be Sold to Public[Aug. 21, 2007]
Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd, the British airline controlled by billionaire Richard Branson, may be sold to investors.
- Kuwait's US$3 Billion Plane Deal Aborted[Aug. 28, 2007]
Kuwait Airways' US$3 billion order for 19 planes from Aviation Lease and Finance Co (Alafco) has failed to meet government approval, said Alafco.
- Air New Zealand Prepares New Short Haul Product to Counter Virgin Blue[Aug. 22, 2007]
Air New Zealand is set to soon announce a new lower-cost, higher-value domestic product when it announces its fiscal-year results.
- Azerbaijan's AZAL Takes Delivery of Its First ATR 42-500[Aug. 24, 2007]
On August 24, Baku-based National Air Company Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL), flag carrier of Azerbaijan, took delivery of its first ATR 42-500. The aircraft is the first to be delivered following the signature, last January, of a US$100 million-valued contract for the acquisition of 6 new ATR aircraft (2 ATR 42-500s and 4 ATR 72-500s).
- Qantas Appoints Brokers for Share Buy-Back[Aug. 28, 2007]
On August 28, Qantas announced that it had appointed Citigroup Global Markets Australia Pty Limited (Citi) and UBS AG, Australia Branch (UBS) to undertake the on-market buy-back of approximately 10 per cent of its shares.
- Sabre, Qantas Launch Sabre Branded Fares[Aug. 21, 2007]
Sabre Travel Network announced that Qantas is the launch customer for Sabre Branded Fares, a tool it said will be "integrated into the standard travel agency desktop of its GDS" and "enable the airline to package and brand a variety of fares featuring different attributes."