- 14 Airlines Sign for Boeing's Innovative Maintenance Tool in First Half 2007[Aug. 09, 2007]
Fourteen airlines signed to use Boeing's Maintenance Performance Toolbox in the first half of this year. Toolbox, which is rapidly becoming a must-have software package for efficiency-conscious carriers, represents the industry's first set of productivity tools designed to unify an airline's maintenance and engineering operations from start to finish.
- Japan Air's Moves Help Narrow Q1 Loss[Aug. 07, 2007]
Japan Airlines Corp, Asia's largest carrier by sales, narrowed its first-quarter loss by cutting jobs and axing unprofitable routes, bringing the company closer to its target of returning to profit this year.
- Busy Summer Vacation Period Ahead for ANA[Aug. 03, 2007]
ANA Group airlines are forecast to carry just over 1.6 million passengers during the peak of the Japanese summer vacation period, which is based around the traditional Obon holiday and this year falls between August 10 and 19.
- Air France-KLM Group Subsidiaries Place Joint Embraer Order[Aug. 06, 2007]
Air France-KLM Group subsidiaries Regional and KLM Cityhopper recently placed a joint order for 20 E-170/190 aircraft plus 18 options.
- Finnair Seeks Indian Frequent Flyer Partner, Third Destination[Jul. 29, 2007]
Finland's flag carrier Finnair, which operates two flights to as many Indian gateways from Helsinki, is working on a frequent flyer partnership with an Indian carrier as a precursor to a code share agreement.
- Jetstar to Boost Pilot, Cabin Crews Numbers[Aug. 02, 2007]
Low cost carrier Jetstar will boost its pilot and cabin crews numbers at its Cairns base to support long haul international flights to Singapore and Japan.
- Frontier CEO Potter Announces Departure[Aug. 06, 2007]
Frontier Airlines President and CEO Jeff Potter, who joined the carrier in 1995 as VP-marketing and assumed his current position in April 2002, will step down on Sept. 6 in order "to accept a new position outside of the airline industry," the Denver-based carrier announced earlier, adding that the board already has launched its search for a successor.
- Rex Announces Purchase of 5 Saab 340B Aircraft[Jul. 30, 2007]
Regional Express Holdings (Rex) announced on July 30 that it had purchased 5 Saab 340B aircraft.
- Austrian Technik, LHT Establish 777 MRO Center[Aug. 06, 2007]
Austrian Airlines Technik and Lufthansa Technik firmed an April MOU and signed a 10-year contract to increase a strategic cooperation, highlighted by the establishment of a 777 MRO center in Vienna that will service LHT clients and third-party customers.
- Macquarie Airports May Return Money to Shareholders[Aug. 06, 2007]
Macquarie Airports, Australia's biggest owner of airports, may consider returning some of its cash to shareholders should the company not make any acquisitions this year, spokeswoman Karen Halbert said.