- Saudi Airline Could Privatise Five Units[Jul. 31, 2006]
Saudi Arabian Airlines will privatise five units next year, some through public listings, to pave the way for the flotation of its core transport business, company and banking sources told Reuters news agency on Sunday.
- Air India Suspect Gets Limited Standing[Jul. 26, 2006]
A man who was once a prime suspect in the Air India bombing has won the right to limited participation in a public inquiry into the tragedy that killed 331 people in June 1985.
- Jetstar's Overseas Fares the 'Lowest'[Jul. 26, 2006]
Low-cost Qantas offshoot Jetstar International will today launch long-haul overseas fares it believes are up to 30 per cent lower than the cheapest everyday fares available from competitors.
- Top Executives to Discuss in Europe[Jul. 25, 2006]
Accor, eBay, Hilton, Opodo, TUI, Expedia, Cheapflights, Lufthansa TripAdvisor, Octopus Travel, SN Brussels Airlines, Google, NH Hotels and more will convene in Berlin 16-17 October to discuss how to generate substantial returns from online and multi-channel marketing campaigns. (7/25/2006)
- CAAC:Ontime Performance Affects Slot Request[Jul. 23, 2006]
From now on, ontime performance of the relevant airlines will be taken as a factor into consideration for any future slot request and slot-keeping of existing services concerning Beijing Capital Int'l Airport. On 22nd July, the reporter learned from Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) that, any airline whose flight ontime performance is relatively good and 'passenger complaint rating' is low would have the priority in getting slot allocations for any newly-increased service and existing services during peak hours; However, if vice versa and the handling after flight delays has been relatively poor causing continuous customer complains, particularly group complains, the airlines' application for future slots may be denied.
- Air China Plans Domestic Share Listing[Jul. 25, 2006]
Air China Ltd, the nation's flagship carrier, is awaiting government approval to issue A shares. The China Securities Regulatory Commission will assess the airline's application tomorrow.
- Westralia Gets the Conditional Approval[Jul. 25, 2006]
Westralia Airports Corporation has been given conditional approval to press ahead with the development of a regional distribution centre at Perth Airport.
- American Airlines Applies to Fly to BJ[Jul. 20, 2006]
American Airlines has filed (July 20) an application with the United States Department of Transportation to operate daily nonstop service between Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Beijing, China, starting March 25, 2007. American plans to serve the route with its 245-seat Boeing 777 aircraft in three-class configuration.
- Italy Ready for Alitalia-Air France KLM[Jul. 19, 2006]
Italy's government has reported shared that the only hypothesis for an Alitalia tie-up currently on the table is a long-standing prospect of a deal with French-Dutch airline Air France KLM. As per the information available, Italian transport minister Alessandro Bianchi said the government is ready to strengthen the existing partnership between Alitalia and Air France-KLM. (7/19/2006)
- Northwest, Flight Attendants to Agree[Jul. 18, 2006]
Northwest Airlines reached a new tentative agreement on wage and benefit reductions with its flight attendants yesterday, striking an accord on $195 million in annual cuts that averts a potential work action and seemingly paves the way for the carrier's eventual emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.Northwest had been granted permission by a US bankruptcy judge to impose a new contract on the flight attendants as of today (ATWOnline, July 3), a move the cabin workers said would lead to a strike. But "around the clock negotiations" with the Assn. of Flight Attendants-CWA, which replaced the Professional Flight Attendants Assn. as the Northwest cabin crews' bargaining representative earlier this month (ATWOnline, July 7), achieved the "required" savings, said Northwest President and CEO Doug Steenland.