04-Feb-2010 TURKEY :
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won a share of an order from Turkish Airlines (THY), the national carrier of Turkey, for V2500 engines to power 20 firm and 10 option Airbus A320 family aircraft. The order is worth up to $170 million to Rolls-Royce.
03-Feb-2010
The recently-finalised AEA 2010 traffic data pain a bleak picture of a difficult year. Only three member airlines posted increases in passenger boardings for the year and one Turkish Airlines stood out with a 12.3% growth. In the process, the airline moved from seventh to fourth place among AEA members, ranked by passengers carried.
03-Feb-2010
Following comprehensive project work which has spanned almost three years the Government of the Republic of Congo signed a concession agreement for the development, operation and management of the country’s international airports Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire and Ollombo. The overall preparation of the strategy, the tendering process including the search for investors and the negotiation of the concession agreement were completely managed with the support of Lufthansa Consulting.
03-Feb-2010
Jeppesen has negotiated a five-year digital charting navigation service renewal agreement with Aeroflot, the national carrier of Russia, to provide e-Link, electronic flight bag (EFB), weather and NOTAM services and OpsData aircraft performance analysis solutions for the airline.
01-Feb-2010 FRANCE :
Amadeus and Air France - KLM, the largest airline group in Europe, have agreed to extended their full content agreement until December 2013. The agreement guarantees Amadeus travel agents worldwide access to the entire range of fares, schedules and inventory relating to more than 74.8 million seats and 90.000 flights operated annually by Air France and KLM.
28-Jan-2010
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index™ (LEI) for the Euro Area increased 0.9 percent in December to 106.6 (2004 = 100), following a 0.6 percent increase in November and a 0.4 percent increase in October. Six of the eight components contributed positively to the index this month. However, its six-month growth rate has been slowing since September.
28-Jan-2010 IRELAND :
Ryanair, Europe’s favourite airline, today welcomed the European Commission’s confirmation that Ryanair’s agreement with Bratislava airport does not involve any State aid. This decision marks another successful conclusion of a State aid investigation involving Ryanair, in addition to the Charleroi judgment in December 2008.
