AirGuide Business back issues from October 2007:
Aerospace & Defense News - Space.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 The Space race is back on. China may make it to the moon before U.S., Griffin says. Chinese astronauts may land on the moon before the U.S. makes its return visit, NASA Administrator Mike Griffin said. The U.S. hopes to send a manned mission to the moon by 2020, and ...
Aerospace & Defense News - Defense.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Gates says delivery of U.S. arms to Iraq too slow. An announcement that the Iraqi government has placed a $100 million arms order with China has Defense Secretary Robert Gates calling for faster processing of arms sales to U.S. allies. "This is an issue that we have ...
Air Cargo News.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Africa 1, Antonov Air travel is notoriously dangerous in Congo, a country the size of West Europe with only a few hundred kilometres of paved roads, has one of Africa's worst air safety records and was dubbed an "embarrassment" by the International Air ...
Aircraft News - Africa / Middle East.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Africa 1, Antonov Air travel is notoriously dangerous in Congo, a country the size of West Europe with only a few hundred kilometres of paved roads, has one of Africa's worst air safety records and was dubbed an "embarrassment" by the International Air ...
Aircraft News - Asia / Pacific.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Cathay Pacific Airways Cathay Pacific Airways will place on Oct. 2 its first 777-300ER into service between Hong Kong and Seoul Incheon. The first of 23 ordered by CX will transition to long-haul routes next month and is scheduled to fly to New York JFK ...
Aircraft News - Europe.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Europe considers "business trajectory" approach for air traffic. The newly released Single European Sky ATM Research concept of operations document proposes a fundamental shift in how air traffic is managed in Europe. A new "business trajectory" concept will allow ...
Aircraft News - North America.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 FAA to require satellite-based avionics by 2020. The FAA issued Oct. 2 a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that will require airlines to fit all aircraft operating in controlled airspace with ADS-B compatible avionics by 2020. The agency hopes to make the rule final by ...
Aircraft Finance & Leasing News.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Airbus Airbus Chief Executive Tom Enders denied committing insider trading in the sale of shares in parent company EADS and pledged to help the authorities quickly finish a probe into the matter. "I have never committed any insider trading, and I have not ...
Aircraft Supplier & MRO News.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Airbus, General Electric, Rolls-Royce Airbus is still interested in enlisting General Electric to join the A350 twin-widebody program, but little progress appears to have been made in recent months. The A350 is powered by Rolls-Royce, still the sole ...
Company Watch - Antonov Aircraft.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Air travel is notoriously dangerous in Congo, a country the size of West Europe with only a few hundred kilometres of paved roads, has one of Africa's worst air safety records and was dubbed an "embarrassment" by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) ...
Company Watch - American Airlines.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Ben Cherniavsky, an analyst at Raymond James, pointed to AMR, parent of American Airlines, whose New York Stock Exchange shares were up nearly 4 percent, and Continental Airlines, which was also up 4 percent in afternoon trading. ACE Aviation, said on Oct. 1 it would ...
Company Watch - Airbus.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Airbus Chief Executive Tom Enders denied committing insider trading in the sale of shares in parent company EADS and pledged to help the authorities quickly finish a probe into the matter. "I have never committed any insider trading, and I have not been accused of ...
Company Watch - Air Canada.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Air Canada shares surged on Oct 2, riding an airline industry wave and rising 5.7 percent on expectations that Canada's biggest carrier will enjoy lower costs in the second half of the year. Air Canada's class A shares rose 79 Canadian cents to CAD$14.59 on the ...
Company Watch - Aer Lingus.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Aer Lingus carried 847,000 passengers in September, up 9 percent on a year earlier thanks to additional aircraft and a new route, but its planes were not as full as a year ago. The former state carrier said its load factor was 74.6 percent, down 2.3 percentage points ...
Company Watch - Air France KLM.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Alitalia's long-time commercial partner Air France was once seen as Alitalia's most likely buyer, but snubbed the failed auction and denied any interest in the Italian airline until it turned itself around. However, it has softened its tone recently, saying it would ...
Company Watch - Aloha Airlines.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Aloha Airlines has reclaimed the top spot as the most punctual of the nation's airlines, with a record-breaking 97.0 percent on-time record for the month of August 2007. That is the best monthly performance posted in the past two years among all the airlines that ...
Company Watch - Aviareps.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Aviareps, the airline and tourism marketing organization, is expanding its profile in the US to support its growing activity there. According to founder and CEO Michael Gaebler, revenue from US operations doubled last year compared to 2005 as total sales rose 24% to ...
Company Watch - Alitalia.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Alitalia scheduled a board meeting for Oct. 8 during which it will discuss a report from Citi Group "regarding a survey of potential investors who are in a position to acquire control of the company." Oct 5, 2007 Alitalia's financial adviser has drawn up ...
Company Watch - Bombardier.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Bombardier said that an estimated 149 of the global fleet of 165 DHC-8-Q400s have returned to full service following SAS's and Wideroe's combined reintroduction of up to 11 aircraft on Oct. 4. Oct 5, 2007 Ottawa's Bombardier-delivered NATO Flying Training ...
Company Watch - Boeing.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Five families who lost relatives in the 2001 terrorist attacks have settled their negligence lawsuit against American Airlines, Boeing Co. and a passenger screening company, a lawyer said. Oct 4, 2007 A union that represents Boeing workers said the U.S ....
Company Watch - China Airlines.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 China Air Replaces Chairman After Aircraft Fire. Taiwan's China Airlines, the island's largest carrier, replaced its chairman just over a month after one of its jets exploded after landing at Japan's southern island of Okinawa. Oct 4, 2007 A China ...
Company Watch - Continental Airlines.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Continental Airlines' consolidated passenger revenue per available seat mile in September rose between 4.5 percent and 5.5 percent, helped by fuller planes and higher capacity. Oct 4, 2007 Continental Airlines will add more destinations in India and China, ...
Company Watch - DayJet.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 The DayJet model permits members to "customize travel according to their time and budget requirements. . .If time is at a premium, members can create a narrow travel window and pay more. When they have more flexibility, they can reduce their cost by setting a wider ...
Company Watch - Delta Air Lines.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Airlines try to please passengers with new air fare. Major airlines are working to improve the meals served to passengers, and carriers say they're even upgrading the fare served in economy class. For example, Delta Air Lines will soon unveil cold entrees created for ...
Company Watch - Emirates Airlines.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Emirates Airlines is now offering passengers luxury options including private suites that cost as much $12,000 per flight. Emirates and other airlines have noted increased demand for luxury seating on long-haul flights, up by 20% to 25% a year for several years ....
Company Watch - Eva Air.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Eva Air says it will redeploy Boeing 777-300ER aircraft onto key US routes following the withdrawal of unprofitable services to Paris. Deployment of the Boeing 777-300ER will allow Eva Air to link Taipei with New York Newark from December 4 this year, making use of ...
Company Watch - EasyJet.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 EasyJet said it will beat its previous profit guidance for the year after booking an GBP11 million pounds (USD$22.4 million) one-off benefit from an investment in air traffic control. The GBP11 million relates to the write-back of easyJet's investment in The Airline ...
Company Watch - Frontier Airlines.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Frontier Airlines launched nonstop service Friday between its Denver hub and Rapid City, S.D., and between Denver and Sioux City, Iowa. Oct 5, 2007 Frontier revises documents for subsidiary certification. Frontier Airlines will continue to revise training ...
Company Watch - General Electric.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Airbus is still interested in enlisting General Electric to join the A350 twin-widebody program, but little progress appears to have been made in recent months. The A350 is powered by Rolls-Royce, still the sole engine provider, but that could change considering the ...
Company Watch - Hawaiian Airlines.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Hawaiian Airlines said Monday it plans to launch direct service from Honolulu to Manila in March, becoming the only U.S. carrier to fly nonstop between the state and the Philippines. Oct 3, 2007 Hawaiian Airlines will launch Honolulu-Manila service in ...
Company Watch - Lufthansa.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Lufthansa Systems said it reached a deal with Etihad Airways for use of LHS's SkyConnect network management solution. Oct 2, 2007 Lufthansa Technik Tulsa signed a five-year agreement with US Airways to provide technical support for thrust reversers on the ...
Company Watch - Lockheed Martin.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Lockheed Martin has received a $190 million contract to launch an Atlas V rocket to Jupiter in 2010 as part of NASA's unmanned Juno mission. The mission will investigate the planet's cloud layers. Oct 4, 2007 North Texas programs get boost from military ...
Company Watch - Mesa Air Group.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Hawaiian Airlines, whose lawsuit against Mesa Air Group is being heard this week, said fares will rise if go! is forced out of the market, The Honolulu Advertiser reported. Hawaiian CEO Mark Dunkerly testified that the carrier is losing up to $50 million per year ...
Company Watch - Midwest Air Group.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 The sale of Midwest Air Group to a private equity firm has been delayed, the airline announced, because antitrust regulators want more information on the deal. Oct 5, 2007 Midwest/TPG deal scrutinized by feds. The Justice Department has requested more ...
Company Watch - Marriott International.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Marriott International expects its corporate negotiated rates will increase in the 6 percent to 8 percent range after negotiations this year, Marriott CFO Arne Sorenson said today in a conference call to investors. Oct 4, 2007 Marriott International today ...
Company Watch - Northrop Grumman.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Five companies, including Northrop Grumman Corp., received a contract worth as much as $15 billion to provide services for federal, state and local counter-narcoterrorism operations. Oct 3, 2007 Northrop Grumman the No. 3 U.S. defense contractor, still ...
Company Watch - Northwest Airlines.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Northwest Airlines flew 6.24 billion consolidated RPMs in September, a 1.1% increase from the year-ago month. Capacity declined 1.7% to 7.45 billion ASMs and load factor rose 2.3 points to 83.7%. Oct 5, 2007 Northwest shares up more than 5%. Shares in ...
Company Watch - Pinnacle Airlines.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Pinnacle Airlines, which operates regional flights for Northwest Airlines, said Thursday it boosted traffic 8.7 percent in September by flying more planes and filling more seats. Oct 5, 2007 Pinnacle Airlines will defer the start of the transition of 15 ...
Company Watch - Pratt & Whitney.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan's largest machinery maker, has picked US firm Pratt & Whitney to supply engines for the passenger jet it expects to launch in 2012, the Nikkei newspaper said on Friday. The firm will also increase its development budget for the jet ...
Company Watch - Raytheon.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Raytheon awarded $1.2B Australian destroyer contract. Raytheon has been tapped for a $1.2 billion contract to build new Australian air warfare destroyers. "As the AWD Mission Systems Integrator, Raytheon Australia will 'Australianize' the combat system around the ...
Company Watch - Rolls-Royce.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Airbus is still interested in enlisting General Electric to join the A350 twin-widebody program, but little progress appears to have been made in recent months. The A350 is powered by Rolls-Royce, still the sole engine provider, but that could change considering the ...
Company Watch - Ryanair.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Ryanair transported 4.4 million passengers in September, up 23% from the year-ago month. Load factor fell 1 point to 85%. Oct 4, 2007 Ryanair said on Oct. 2 it would launch 70 new routes across Europe in October. The low cost airline said it would launch ...
Company Watch - Southwest Airlines.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Southwest Airlines said Wednesday its traffic, capacity and occupancy rose in September. The low-cost carrier said its traffic rose 8.6 percent last month to 5.64 billion revenue passenger miles from 5.2 billion a year earlier. Oct 3, 2007 Southwest ...
Company Watch - United Airlines.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 United Airlines CEO Glenn Tilton said Friday that the carrier intends to spend nearly $4 billion on improvements in the next five years and reiterated interest in a merger. Oct 5, 2007 United Airlines flew 9.18 billion system RPMs in September, down 0.8% ...
Company Watch - UPS.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 A tentative United Parcel Service agreement with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union would benefit YRC Worldwide Inc., YRC said late Monday. Oct 1, 2007 Last week attorneys from Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, in coordination with two other law ...
Company Watch - US Airways.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Lufthansa Technik Tulsa signed a five-year agreement with US Airways to provide technical support for thrust reversers on the airline's narrowbody Airbus aircraft. Oct 2, 2007 US Airways Group said on Friday it expects costs per available seat mile, or ...
Company Watch - Vueling Airlines.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Vueling Airlines cut its profit forecast yesterday and said it would not meet its 2007 financial targets. It is the LCC's second profit warning in three months. In a statement to the Spanish stock exchange regulator, the Barcelona-based carrier said EBITDAR could ...
Airline Finance News - Asia / Pacific.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 U.S., Australia plan open skies agreement. Australian and U.S. government officials announced plans to "conclude a comprehensive open-skies aviation agreement" early next year. The talks would allow Virgin Blue's long-haul subsidiary, V Australia, to fly 10 weekly ...
Airline Finance News - Europe.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 EU transport ministers gave the European Commission a mandate to start negotiations with Canada on a comprehensive air transport agreement "aimed at establishing an open aviation area between the EU and Canada, opening market restrictions and achieving a high level ...
Airline Finance News - Latin America / Caribbean.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 GOL Linhas Aereas GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes, the parent company of Brazil's low-cost airlines GOL Transportes Aereos S.A. and VRG Linhas Aereas S.A. , today reviewed its financial outlook for the full year 2007. Oct 5, 2007 ZZ ...
Airline Finance News - North America.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Dismissal of claims against airlines over blood-clot risk upheld. A federal appeals panel in San Francisco upheld a lower court's dismissal of airline passenger claims that they were not adequately warned about the risk of blood clots during long flights. The appeals ...
Air Transport News.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Australia and the USA have agreed to initiate bilateral discussions with the goal of forging an open skies accord by early next year. Existing open skies arrangements between the two countries are limited to cargo services. However, Australia[sup.1]s deputy prime ...
Business & General Aviation News.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Europe considers "business trajectory" approach for air traffic. The newly released Single European Sky ATM Research concept of operations document proposes a fundamental shift in how air traffic is managed in Europe. A new "business trajectory" concept will allow ...
Travel Business News.
Oct 08, 2007 ... Oct 8, 2007 Aviareps Aviareps, the airline and tourism marketing organization, is expanding its profile in the US to support its growing activity there. According to founder and CEO Michael Gaebler, revenue from US operations doubled last year compared to 2005 as ...
Aerospace & Defense News - Space.
Oct 15, 2007 ... Oct 15, 2007 Dawn tests ion propulsion system. Tests of NASA's Dawn spacecraft's ion propulsion system were successful, according to the agency. The space probe is on its way to study asteroid Vesta and dwarf planet Ceres. Oct 12, 2007 Replacement of wing panels ...
Aerospace & Defense News - Defense.
Oct 15, 2007 ... Oct 15, 2007 Gates appears ready to allocate billions more to Army. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates said the Army needed more money, in part to make up for chronic underfunding that has left the service struggling to catch up on needed equipment upgrades. Gates also ...
Air Cargo News.
Oct 15, 2007 ... Oct 15, 2007 Freight Forwarders Are Raided In Probe. U.S. and EU officials raided several freight-forwarding firms as part of a price-fixing probe. Oct 11, 2007 Atlas Air Worldwide Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings announced that its subsidiary, Atlas Air, ...
Aircraft News - Africa / Middle East.
Oct 15, 2007 ... Oct 15, 2007 DR Congo, Antonov DR Congo President Joseph Kabila fired Transport Minister Remy Henri Kuseyo Gatanga Friday in the aftermath of last week's Antoniv An-26 crash that killed at least 37 people and possibly as many as 51, both aboard the aircraft and on the ground in a ...
Aircraft News - Asia / Pacific.
Oct 15, 2007 ... Oct 15, 2007 China's air safety record: From worst to best. China's airlines were perhaps the world's most dangerous through the 1990s, bedeviled by pilot errors, poor regulation and spotty maintenance. The country's aviation industry has made a remarkable turnaround and is ...
Aircraft News - Europe.
Oct 15, 2007 ... Oct 15, 2007 EU determined to cut airline emissions. Despite suffering a recent setback when the ICAO ruled that it cannot force foreign airlines to adhere to EU emissions trading rules, members of the European Union say they will continue to work toward that goal. Oct 8, 2007 ...
Aircraft News - Latin America / Caribbean.
Oct 15, 2007 ... Oct 15, 2007 AWAS, Boeing, Varig, Gol AWAS delivered the second of four Boeing 767-300ERs to Gol this week. Aircraft will be operated by VRG Linheas Aereas, the new Varig that now is a Gol subsidiary. Two further 767s will be delivered over the next six months. AWAS also ...
Aircraft News - North America.
Oct 15, 2007 ... Oct 15, 2007 Experts say climate debate will likely impact U.S. aviation industry. The outpouring of vitriol directed at their industry by climate activists caught businesses in European aviation by surprise. Experts say U.S. aviation industry leaders should expect a similar ...
Aircraft Finance & Leasing News.
Oct 15, 2007 ... Oct 15, 2007 AerCap Holdings, Aeroflot, Airbus AerCap Holdings announced that AerVenture, a joint venture with LoadAir and AI Fawares, will lease six new Airbus A320-200s to Aeroflot for 10 years. The CFM56-powered aircraft will be delivered to the Russian carrier between July ...
Aircraft Supplier & MRO News.
Oct 15, 2007 ... Oct 15, 2007 Boeing, General Electric, Rolls-Royce General Electric and Rolls-Royce, which are making the 787's engines, a key Boeing 787 supplier and will be affected by the aircraft's delivery delays. Oct 11, 2007 Boeing, Global Aeronautica ...
Company Watch - American Airlines.
Oct 15, 2007 ... Oct 15, 2007 American Airlines raised many domestic fares by $5 each way but left prices unchanged on routes where it competes with low-cost carriers. Oct 12, 2007 American Airlines will close its Cincinnati reservations office in September 2008. It said it will ...