Singapore Airlines cutting capacity – drops Vancouver as a destination

February 18, 2009

Singapore Airlines  has unveiled capacity cuts across much of its passenger network as it copes with a drop in demand amid the global economic downturn. The Star Alliance carrier said earlier this week that it will now be decommissioning 17 aircraft in the financial year starting 1 April, rather than four aircraft as previously planned. It [...]

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Asiana named Airline of the Year; Flybe is Regional Airline of the Year

January 31, 2009

Asiana Airlines was named Airline of the Year for 2009 by Air Transport World, the magazine affiliate of this website announced yesterday. Other winners of ATW’s 35th annual industry achievement awards include Flybe, which was named Regional Airline of the Year, and ILFC Chairman and CEO Steven Udvar-Hazy, who received the Joseph S. Murphy Industry [...]

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Singapore Airlines receives its first A330

January 25, 2009

Singapore Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-300. The aircraft was handed over by Airbus at a delivery ceremony in Toulouse, France, yesterday. It is one of 19 new Rolls-Royce Trent 700-powered A330-300s that the airline will be leasing to tie them over until the purchased Airbus A350s arrive in the coming years.  [...]

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Kuwait based Wataniya Airways gets its first plane

January 17, 2009

Kuwaiti start-up carrier Wataniya Airways has unveiled Dubai as its first destination, and will begin operating the route twice-daily from 8 February next year. The airline will also use as its base Kuwait International Airport’s luxurious Royal Terminal, a new $42 million private aviation facility, rather than the regular commercial building. Wataniya Airways has been [...]

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KLM Rolls out a ‘retro’ 737 for the 90th anniversary

January 15, 2009

Dutch carrier KLM has become the latest airline to adopt a retro-style livery, painting a Boeing 737-800 in a historic scheme to mark the company’s 90th anniversary. Several airlines argue that they are the world’s oldest, but KLM’s particular claim is to be the oldest airline still operating under its original brand. It was founded on [...]

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Air France KLM may be the miniorty partner in Alitalia

January 10, 2009

Air France KLM appears to be on the verge of being named a minority partner in the reorganized Alitalia, beating out Lufthansa for the right to purchase a 20%-25% stake, according to widespread press reports from Italy. Investor group Compagnia Aerea Italia met with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi yesterday and “explained . . . [...]

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Air France to unveil a new livery for airlines 75th anniversary

January 10, 2009

The famous French “barcode” era is coming to a close after 33 years in service on the tails of the Air France fleet. Aerocontact.com, a French aviation website, reports that the Paris-based airline will unveil a new livery for its aircraft (French) in the next few days. The redesign coincides with the airline’s 75th anniversary [...]

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Ethiad A340-600 with Forumula 1 livery

January 10, 2009

With the inaugural Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix scheduled for 1 November Etihad celebrates by re-painting one of its A340-600 aircraft with the F1 livery.

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Ethiad Airlines Considers a takeover of Air Berlin

December 22, 2008

Etihad Airways could acquire Europe’s third largest low-fare airline, Air Berlin if the deal goes through. If the deal proceeds, Etihad would be the first to accomplish a takeover across continents, after talks between British Airways and Qantas failed last week. In addition to its commercial limitations, the airlines would face regulatory hurdles such as [...]

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Chinese carriers holding back payments to airports

December 22, 2008

Chinese airports are owed at least 6 billion yuan ($878 million) in late fees as the country’s money- losing carriers delay paying bills to preserve cash. “Many airlines are passing their financial difficulties onto airports,” Wang Jian, secretary general of the China Civil Airport Association, said by phone today. Beijing Capital International Airport Co., operator [...]

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