August 3rd, 2008
A former executive with Scandinavian airline SAS has agreed to plead guilty to charges of price fixing as part of a US antitrust investigation into the air cargo industry, the Justice Department said on Monday.
Timothy Pfeil, formerly the highest-ranking cargo executive in the United States for SAS Cargo Group, agreed to serve six months in […]
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August 2nd, 2008
Domestic to international connections speeded up at Tokyo Narita: Minimum connection times between Japan Airlines’ domestic flights and international departures by all oneworld® partners operating alongside it at its Tokyo Narita Terminal 2 hub are being have been reduced by 25 per cent - from 80 to 60 minutes.
The change has been made […]
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August 2nd, 2008
Boeing company announs that British Airways is ordering six jetliners, two from Boeing and four others as leased from the third party.
This “long-term relationship” brings the option to BA for four more 777s delivery.
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August 2nd, 2008
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] delivered two new 737-800 airplanes to Turkish Airlines this week that take the airline’s fleet beyond 110 airplanes for the first time. The Next-Generation 737s are part of a 23-airplane order from 2004. There now are 55 737s in the Turkish Airlines fleet. Turkish Airlines has placed two major orders […]
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August 1st, 2008
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Lufthansa reached an agreement with the ver.di union, signaling an end to a week-long strike that resulted in numerous flight cancellations and delays, the airline and union said Friday.
“The strike is over,” said Stefan Lauer, a member of Deutsche Lufthansa AG’s management board and the airline’s lead negotiator, at a press […]
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August 1st, 2008
SkyEurope Airlines is the leading low-cost airline in Austria, Czech Republic and Slovakia. They say they offer flights to convenient airports with one of the highest punctuality rates in Europe. Operating a fleet of 15 new Boeing 737-700 NG aircraft with an average age of a little more than one year, SkyEurope is one of […]
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July 27th, 2008
ATLANTA, July 25, 2008 – Delta Air Lines’ (NYSE: DAL) maintenance division – Delta TechOps – has inked a seven-year contract with Alaska Airlines to provide exclusive engine overhaul and repair services for the CFM56-7 engines that power Alaska’s fleet of Boeing 737-700 and 737-900 aircraft. The deal, worth more than $200 million, leverages Delta’s […]
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July 26th, 2008
EVERETT, Wash, July 25, 2008 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] recently delivered to Cargolux Airlines International S.A. its 16th and last 747-400 Freighter with a ceremony at Paine Field in Everett, Wash.
This year celebrates the 30th anniversary of Cargolux taking delivery of its first Boeing 747 Freighter. The airplane, dubbed “City of Contern,” […]
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July 24th, 2008
Evolution of Performance
For nearly 25 years, Lancair International, Inc. has led the personal aviation industry with innovative, high-performance aircraft. So it should come as no surprise that we’re taking the industry to the next level again.
Introducing the Lancair Evolution, the most technically advanced, performance-driven aircraft ever. Developed entirely through Computer Aided Design, created by Computer […]
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July 22nd, 2008
More than eight years ago, no reliable airlines existed in Costa Rica or Central America serving adventure travel destinations. Services were often slow, chaotic and inconvenient for international and regional tourists. Whole communities were essentially cut off from the world in certain seasons.
Mr. Khajavi and his family started NatureAir in 2000. Since then NatureAir has […]
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