- Minneapolis-St. Paul Traffic Down in August[Sep. 22, 2006]
Passenger traffic at US's Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport decreased 8.2 percent in August, the Metropolitan Airports Commission reported Thursday.
- Memphis Int'l Airport: More Traffic in Aug[Sep. 21, 2006]
Passenger traffic at US's Memphis International Airport increased 3.11 percent in August, the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority reported Thursday.
- Air Zimbabwe Remains Insolvent[Sep. 18, 2006]
The struggling national airliner Air Zimbabwe has managed to rake in some revenue this year, but still remains in the doldrums due to mounting operational expenses, The Sunday Mail reported.
- China's Airlines May Perform Better Soon[Sep. 22, 2006]
The fortunes of China's hard-pressed airlines may take off with the fall in world oil prices, appreciation of currency and rising jet fuel surcharges -- although this year's loses still appear inevitable, say market observers.
- Indian Investors Jump Back On-board[Sep. 20, 2006]
Airline share prices in India have enjoyed a strong September, as investors moved back into the sector. Aviation fuel prices have dipped 10% since the end of Aug-06 - to five month lows - triggering a wave of renewed buying of airline shares across the Asia Pacific region, according to research by the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation.
- Aeroflot Splits Orders for Aircraft[Sep. 21, 2006]
Russian flag carrier Aeroflot will buy long-range airliners from Boeing and Airbus, chief executive Valery Okulov said Wednesday.
- Aer Lingus Expects to Net $597.8M in IPO[Sep. 12, 2006]
Ireland's state-owned airline, Aer Lingus Group PLC, announced Tuesday it plans to net 470.3 million euros ($597.75 million) from its Sept. 27 initial public offering, a sale going ahead despite concerns that other recent airline offerings have fared poorly in a market worried about terrorism and fuel costs.
- Polynesian Blue Reports NZ$1.19m Profit[Sep. 12, 2006]
Polynesian Blue, the joint venture airline of the Government of Samoa and Virgin Blue Airlines, has announced a pre-tax profit of NZD $1.19 million (approximately 2.22 million Tala#) for the period 30 October 2005 to June 2006.
- Air Canada Reports Record High Traffic[Sep. 11, 2006]
Air Canada reported their second highest system load factor ever for the month of August 2006 at 84.5%. Even though the airline flew 0.2% fewer revenue passenger miles compared to August 2005, overall capacity rose by 0.7% resulting in a load factor of 84.5%.
- Qantas CEO Took 19% Pay Cut in Fiscal 06[Sep. 11, 2006]
Geoff Dixon, the chief executive officer of Qantas Airways Ltd., received 19 percent less pay from Australia's biggest airline last year.