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Ryanair condems Ferrovial/BAA’s latest attempt to delay the sale of Stansted and a better ...

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 02:43:40

Ryanair today (Oct 7th) condemned the latest attempts by the Ferrovial/BAA monopoly to further delay the sale of Stansted Airport, as recommended by the Competition Commission over three years ago in its August 2008 report. Ryanair has been invited to a case management conference this afternoon before the Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT) at which the Ferrovial/BAA monopoly is seeking to “stay” (ie. further delay) the sale of Stansted to allow for yet another (judicial review) appeal by the Ferrovial/BAA monopoly.

Airberlin and Malev launch codeshare operation - 2011-10-10

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 02:41:37

Airberlin and the Hungarian airline Malev will in future be offering their customers selected flights as codeshare services. The codeshare agreement comes into force today and applies to flights from 30th October 2011.

Flybe statement regarding chancellor's Air Passenger Duty announcement - 2011-09-29

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 03:29:03

Andrew Strong, Managing Director, Flybe UK said, “Flybe welcomes the Chancellor’s acknowledgement that air services from the UK’s regions are impacted by the high price of Air Passenger Duty (APD).

Abu Dhabi International Airport welcomes Czech Airlines first flight - 2011-09-23

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 03:49:39

Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) and Czech Airlines in cooperation with Etihad Airways today launched the airline's operations from Abu Dhabi International Airport in a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by senior members from ADAC, Czech Airlines, and Etihad Airways.

Fly airberlin to snow or sea - 2011-09-06

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 01:28:40

1,000,000 additional tickets at bargain prices from 6th to 8th September 2011

Jan Palmer appointed new CEO of Cimber Sterling - 2011-09-01

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 03:48:53

Cimber Sterling Group has appointed Jan Palmer new CEO.

airberlin and American Airlines expand codeshare agreement to include Canada - 2011-08-30

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 03:15:04

airberlin and American Airlines have added two Canadian destinations to their cooperation agreement. As of today, the codeshare agreement will also include the American Airlines flights from New York-JFK to Montreal and Toronto.

Wizz Air adds 4th aircraft to its Warsaw base - 2011-08-24

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 03:05:55

Wizz Air, the largest low fare - low cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe announced today that it would launch a new route and increase frequencies on several existing services by adding a fourth Airbus A320 aircraft to its Warsaw base as of April 2012:

Wizz Air adds Eindhoven to its network from Riga - 2011-08-23

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 02:44:46

Starting 09 December 2011, Wizz Air, the largest low fare – low cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, adds Eindhoven to its destinations from Riga International airport (RIX). The airline will offer the new Riga – Eindhoven service initially 2 times a week (Mondays and Fridays).

easyJet’s double Scottish celebration - 2011-08-22

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 02:45:19

easyJet is all set to celebrate a ten-year Scottish double.

airberlin: Joachim Hunold offers his resignation as CEO - 2011-08-19

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 02:51:13

This morning, Joachim Hunold, airberlin's CEO, announced that he intends to offer the Board of Directors his resignation from the office as CEO of the company as per 1 September 2011. Mr. Joachim Hunold would like to remain bound to the company for the future as a Non-Executive Director and recommends that Mr. Hartmut Mehdorn, who is already a member of the Board of Directors of the company, becomes his interim successor as CEO.

Wizz Air opens new route from Riga - 2011-08-18

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 03:24:06

More eco-efficiency: airberlin is getting Boeing Next-Generation 737 with new engine - 2011-08-11

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 03:02:43

As of today the first Boeing 737-800 with the new engine type CFM56-7BE has been added to the airberlin fleet. At the same time the aircraft with the registration D-ABKW is also one of the first Boeing 737NG with the advanced engine technology delivered to a European airline.

airberlin and S7 extend their codeshare arrangements - 2011-08-11

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 03:00:44

airberlin and the Russian airline S7 have extended their codeshare agreement and now operate 47 joint routes. The additional services to numerous destinations within Russia are now available for booking.

airberlin offers great deals on autumn flights - 2011-08-09

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:36:14

Tickets available for booking from 9 to 11 August 2011

airberlin: More passengers and increased capacity utilization in Jul-2011 - 2011-08-08

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 03:06:57

In July 2011, airberlin welcomed 3,809,401 guests on board, i.e. 2.9 percent more than in the corresponding month of the previous year (July 2010: 3,700,971 passengers). Fleet capacity utilization for July increased by 3.3 percentage points, i.e. from 81.2 to 84.5 percent. As compared to July 2010, capacity was reduced by 1.1 percent.

Ryanair to launch complaint against BAA Stansted for overcharging and monopoly abuses - 2011-07-28

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 03:33:52

Ryanair, the world’s favourite airline, today (Wed 27th July) confirmed that it had instructed its lawyers to file a complaint with the CAA and Competition Commission, demanding that they revise the current price cap at Stansted to eliminate what Ryanair believes are monopoly abuses and overcharging of Stansted’s airlines over the past five years (2007-2011) during which:

Start of the summer holidays in Düsseldorf: airberlin offers extensive choice of flights - ...

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 03:05:22

This weekend is when schools break up in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. airberlin is expecting around 75,000 passengers at Düsseldorf airport alone.

FL Technics adds Wizz Air with A320 to its list of line maintenance customers - 2011-07-21

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 03:58:46

FL Technics, an integrated aircraft maintenance and repair organization further expands its capabilities and signs its first contract with Wizz Air – the largest low-cost carrier in Central and Eastern Europe. FL Technics has been entrusted to provide maintenance services for the airline’s Airbus 320 at its newly opened base in Vilnius International Airport.

Pegasus Airlines and IZair cut fuel costs with flight planning IT from Lufthansa Systems - ...

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 03:36:22

Pegasus Airlines and IZair, a 100 % subsidiary of Pegasus, will optimize their flight planning processes with Lido/Flight from Lufthansa Systems. The airlines and the IT provider recently signed a five-year contract covering the implementation of the solution.