- South Korean Midfielder Signs Sponsorship with Asiana[May 21, 2007]
On May 21, South Korean midfielder Park Ji-sung signed a one-year sponsorship agreement with Asiana Airlines, South Korea's second-largest carrier.
- BA Considers "All Premium" EU-US Flights[May 21, 2007]
British Airways, Europe's third-largest airline, may begin to offer "all-premium" flights between the United States and continental Europe to tap growing demand from affluent business passengers crossing the Atlantic.
- Fokker Services Becomes An Airbus-Approved Outfitter[May 22, 2007]
Stork subsidiary Fokker Services of The Netherlands has been named an approved outfitter for Airbus Corporate Jetliners (ACJ), giving customers more choice in cabin completions.
- easyJet Welcomes Scottish Passengers to First Italy Flight[May 21, 2007]
easyJet, Europe's leading low-fares airline, welcomed passengers on board its inaugural flight from Edinburgh to Milan. The daily flight to Milan, one of the fashion capitals of the world will now offer even more choice for our Scottish passengers.
- Malaysia Airlines Implements New Cabin Baggage Guidelines[May 19, 2007]
Effective 21 May, 2007, Malaysia Airlines' passengers traveling out of Malaysia to international destinations are required to observe the cabin baggage ruling on liquids, aerosols and gels announced recently by the Malaysian Department of Civil Aviation in compliance to the security guidelines issued by International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
- Tiger Airways & AIG Launch Tiger Purrtection[May 20, 2007]
Tiger Airways, Singapore's low fare airline, has launched Tiger Purrtection Travel Insurance, a travel insurance product exclusively designed for Tiger Airways passengers. Tiger Purrtection is underwritten by American Home Assurance Company, Singapore (AHA), a member company of American International Group, Inc. (AIG).
- Member Updates From oneworld - May 2007[May 17, 2007]
Finnair links Nuremberg to network as oneworld's tenth German gateway: Nuremberg has joined the oneworld network, as the tenth destination in Germany served by the alliance, with Finnair flying there daily from and to its Helsinki home, using Embraer regional jets. With the three-letter IATA code NUE, Nuremberg is at the centre of northern Bavaria, with some five million people live in its catchment area.
- Star Alliance Looks to Shape Environmental Debate[May 16, 2007]
On the occasion of its 10th anniversary, celebrated in Copenhagen recently, Star Alliance endeavored to take some control over the increasingly volatile discussion concerning commercial aviation's impact on the environment, announcing a transport and marketing partnership with leading conservation organizations while acknowledging that more forceful and unified communication is needed to defend the industry's position.
- Wizz Air Strengthens Its Partnership with Gate Gourmet[May 14, 2007]
Wizz Air, the largest low fare - low cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, after three years of successful cooperation with Gate Gourmet, decided to prolong the cooperation for another two years. Gate Gourmet has won the contract in a tendering process that the airline launched to be able to fulfill the diverse needs of its dynamically growing customer base.
- Airbus Boosts Production Rate for Its Single Aisle Aircraft to Record Levels[May 16, 2007]
Airbus will increase its monthly production rate to 40 for its single-aisle A320 Family by the end of 2009. Currently, Airbus produces 32 A320 Family aircraft per month.