News from FlightGlobal – Page 942
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ROUTES: Emirates already eyeing bigger aircraft for Dallas
Emirates is already thinking about increasing capacity on its new Dallas-Fort Worth route, three months ahead of the launch of the first direct service between...
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Air Berlin signs codeshare agreement with Meridiana Fly
Air Berlin has signed a codeshare agreement with Italy's Meridiana Fly. The contract covers flights from Berlin, Cologne, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg,...
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ROUTES: Industry hits out at growing tax burden
It is coming from all directions, it seems. New taxes, new efforts to add billions to government coffers at the airline industry's expense. In 2010...
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ROUTES: UK regional airports call for Government to rethink APD tax
A group of British regional airports and airlines have joined forces to urge UK finance minister George Osborne to abandon a "one-size-fits-all" approach to Air Passenger Duty (APD), following the UK government's decision to reduce taxation on long-haul flights from airports in Northern Ireland.
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Little optimism for improved conditions soon: IATA
Growth in global passenger traffic showed "significant slowing" in August while the contraction in the freight market accelerated.
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ROUTES: Swedavia puts itself at heart of Scandinavia
Avoid Suburbs is a confident marketing slogan which presents the business case for airlines to fly to or via Sweden rather than Denmark, Norway and Finland. "Sweden...
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ROUTES: Bordeaux sees low-cost terminal driving growth
Bordeaux airport expects about a million passengers to pass through its low-cost terminal in 2011, its first full year in operation.
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NewsROUTES: Tanzania airport expansion opens doors for extra routes
It is all taking off at Tanzania's main airport, Julius Nyerere International in Da es Salaam, where it is seeing amazing growth. "We have seen a steady...
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ROUTES: Abu Dhabi Airports puts the heat on for winter growth
Abu Dhabi Airports will see a year-on-year increase of some 8% in its weekly movements when it starts its winter timetable next month.
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NewsROUTES: Air Berlin to make decision over further route cancellations
Sword hangs over Air Berlin route
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NewsAvianova collapse is 'tragedy' for Russian economy: chief
Moscow Sheremetyevo airport's operator has set up an emergency office to handle the fallout from budget carrier Avianova's apparent collapse, after the airline failed to confirm that it would operate further services.
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ROUTES: Singapore Changi looks to Russia for long-haul expansion
Singapore Changi Airport is hoping an upcoming link to Vladivostok in eastern Russia will be the first of many new Russian routes, as it looks to expand its long-haul network.
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TAECO completes cabin modification on first Cathay 777-300ER
Taikoo Xiamen Aircraft Engineering (TAECO) has completed the modifications to install a new business class product on a Cathay Pacific Airways Boeing 777-300ER. The...
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ROUTES: Governments raise the stakes against EU emissions
One of the World Route Development Strategy Summit's first panellists dropped a bombshell yesterday: a group of 25 countries on Friday agreed to a joint...
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AirAsia X to wait for Khazanah sale before IPO
Malaysian long-haul low-cost carrier AirAsia X will complete the sale of a stake to the country's national investment agency before focusing on its initial...
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Australia and Japan ink open skies agreement
Australia and Japan have signed an open skies agreement that paves the way for the removal of all restrictions on air services between the two countries.
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NewsAvianova to be forced into bankruptcy: management
Shareholders in Russian low-fare operator Avianova are to put the carrier in bankruptcy, according to the team which is still claiming management of the...
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ROUTES: Dabbas details Royal Jordanian's Africa strategy
Royal Jordanian Airlines will start a series of new routes into Africa in the next few months in a bid to replace haemorrhaging European traffic, the carrier's...
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NewsROUTES: Virgin Atlantic refuses to rule out BMI bid
Virgin Atlantic Airways refuses to rule out a possible bid for British Midland International, should Lufthansa decide to sell its loss-making subsidiary.
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ROUTES: Long-haul, low-cost model dead in the water
Legacy airlines will become increasingly reliant on budget carriers to provide feed to their long-haul networks - and the long-haul, low-cost model is pretty much dead in these times of high oil prices.