- BAWC Expands Short-haul Freighter Programme[Jan. 22, 2007]
BA World Cargo (BAWC) has increased its short-haul freighter services by 40 per cent. The multi-million pound investment "clearly demonstrates the BA board's commitment to the air cargo industry", said the airline in a statement.
- JAL Eyes Cuts in Bonuses, Retirement Allowances[Jan. 18, 2007]
Japan Airlines Corp is considering cutting bonuses and retirement allowances as part of its management rehabilitation efforts, sources familiar with the matter said on January 17.
- British Airways Cabin Crew to Stage Three-day Strike[Jan. 22, 2007]
Thousands of British Airways cabin crew will stage a three-day strike at the end of this month in protest over sickness leave, pay and staffing, union leaders said on January 21.
- Sydney Airport Sees Record Visitor Numbers[Jan. 18, 2007]
December was Sydney Airport's busiest ever month with more people visiting its arrival and departure lounges than at any period in its history.
- Co-pilot Lands Flight as Pilot Dies[Jan. 22, 2007]
The pilot of a Continental Airlines flight became ill after takeoff and was later pronounced dead after the plane made an emergency landing, a company spokeswoman said.
- Lufthansa Leads The Way in Service, Safety and On-line[Jan. 18, 2007]
Lufthansa has once again gained top marks from the readers of the German magazine Business Traveller Deutschland. The airline was ranked first in several categories and received five Business Traveller Awards.
- Lufthansa Introduces Innovative Online Services[Jan. 16, 2007]
From January 16, the German Lufthansa website www.lufthansa.com is offering two new, attractive services. With the "betterFly" podcasts - entertaining, informative items in a digital audio format - passengers can quickly and easily download the most important information about attractive destinations onto their own mp3 player. The "Fanflug" sports portal contains a wealth of fascinating background information about sports highlights worldwide. The most important sports events are also integrated into the fan calendar. All available flights to the sports event of your choice with the lowest possible fares are now just a mouse click away.
- Lufthansa's Most Frequent Destinations in 2006[Jan. 12, 2007]
Lufthansa turned in another record year in 2006. The airline carried more than 53 million passengers, it's about 400 aircraft took off and landed more than 640,000 times at diverse destinations. But where did those planes fly most often? At the very top of the list are Frankfurt and Munich. More than 115,000 flights were operated to each of those airports in the past year - an average of about 315 landings, daily. Next on the list in 2006 is Duesseldorf with about 38,000 landings followed by Hamburg with about 28,000, Berlin with about 21,000 and Stuttgart with about 19,000.
- 9-year-old in Airplane, High-speed Car Chase Drama[Jan. 19, 2007]
A 9-year-old boy with a history of stealing cars and running away sneaked onto a plane bound for Texas, getting caught after missing an airport connection, officials said.
- Boeing Introduces New Interior for 747-8 Intercontinental[Jan. 18, 2007]
On January 18, the Boeing Company unveiled a life-size sales display of the interior for the new 747-8 Intercontinental. The two-story display showcases the dramatic interior architecture of the 747-8.