AirGuide Business back issues from January 2008:
Aerospace & Defense News - Space.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 NASA may postpone shuttle launch until February. NASA officials hope to launch Atlantis on Jan. 24 but they say additional problems with a connector on the shuttle's external fuel tank could force additional delays. It is likely that the launch will be postponed ...
Aerospace & Defense News - Defense.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 White House informs lawmakers of missile sales. The White House on Thursday Jan. 3 informed lawmakers of a potential sale of Raytheon TOW-2 missiles to Kuwait. The sale is worth $328 million. The DoD also told lawmakers of a potential sale to the United Arab Emirates ...
Air Cargo News.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 ABX Air ABX Air, the Wilmington, Ohio-based airline primarily focused on transporting DHL cargo around the US, said it completed the previously announced $332 million purchase of Cargo Holdings International, the Orlando-based outsourced air cargo ...
Aircraft News - Africa / Middle East.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, Boeing Boeing and Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) on Monday concluded all contractual obligations for the purchase of 100 airplanes valued at $10.9 billion at average list prices. DAE, a global aerospace, manufacturing and ...
Aircraft News - Asia / Pacific.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 China's aviation industry is expected to be boosted by this summer's Olympic Games in Beijing and the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, although record oil prices could crimp profits. Domestic airlines flew 139 million passengers in January-September last year, up 16.2 ...
Aircraft News - Europe.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 Aeroflot Aeroflot removed its final Tupolev Tu-134 from service, RIA Novosti reported. Final flight of the 14-strong fleet was on Dec. 31 from Kaliningrad to Moscow. The aircraft seats 76 passengers. Jan 4, 2008 Airbus Airbus is ...
Aircraft News - Latin America / Caribbean.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 Gol, Boeing Brazil's Gol converted its 34 remaining Boeing 737-800 options into firm orders and signed a new deal for 40 additional aircraft to be delivered in 2012-14. It now has ordered 161 of the type. The company, which operates the LCC of the same ...
Aircraft News - North America.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 Database helps fighter pilots avoid bird collisions. A collision with a small bird can do serious damage to an F-15E fighter jet and put a pilot at risk. Researchers at the Smithsonian Institution have created a database to help crews identify when they face the ...
Aircraft News.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 Aircraft leasing firms see strong growth. Investors interested in the rising demand for travel often purchase shares of aircraft leasing firms. Several leasing companies have gone public over the past 18 months. Jan 3, 2008 Serious aviation accidents ...
Aircraft Finance & Leasing News.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 Aircraft leasing firms see strong growth. Investors interested in the rising demand for travel often purchase shares of aircraft leasing firms. Several leasing companies have gone public over the past 18 months. Jan 3, 2008 Air Astana, Airbus, Boeing ...
Aircraft Supplier & MRO News.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 AirTran Airways AirTran Airways reached a long-term deal with IAI's Bedek Group for landing gear maintenance on its current and forthcoming 737NG fleet to total 115 aircraft. Contract value was not disclosed. Jan 4, 2008 Finnair Technical ...
Airline Finance News - Africa / Middle East.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 Turkish Airlines Turkish Airlines is targeting a net profit margin of 10% for 2007 and 20% passenger growth in 2008, CEO Temel Kotil told Reuters. The carrier expects 24 million passengers this year. It plans to join Star Alliance in March. Jan 4, 2008 ...
Airline Finance News - Asia / Pacific.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 US DoT rules on China. Final rights for US carriers to start and add China services in 2009 have been awarded by the American Department of Transportation (DOT). US Airways will be allowed to start China flights between Philadelphia and Beijing, while American, ...
Airline Finance News - Europe.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 Airlines throughout the world are contending with antitrust charges made at the end of 2007 by the European Commission, which has accused at least 11 and as many as 25 carriers of "cartel" activity relating to airfreight transport. In addition to British Airways, ...
Airline Finance News - Latin America / Caribbean.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 LAN Airlines LAN Airlines said it received a statement of objections "for possible price fixing of cargo fuel surcharges and other fees in the European and United States air cargo markets." It added that LAN Cargo was one of "25 cargo airlines" accused by ...
Airline Finance News - North America.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 Air service subsidies raise debate. Subsidized air service often comes at a big cost to taxpayers, the USA TODAY editorial board writes. The board notes that some communities in remote areas need subsidies, but others that receive subsidies are not far from large ...
Airline Finance News.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 Group says international passenger demand rose 9.3% in November. International passenger demand climbed 9.3% in November, according to an industry group. The growth rate is the highest recorded in 18 months. Jan 4, 2008 The International Air Transport ...
Airport Business News.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 Oman is planning to build three new regional airports in Adam, Haima and Shaleem. The government has allocated $43.9 million for consultancy studies, design and supervision of the proposed airports, the Arab Air Carriers Organization reported. The country also is ...
Business & General Aviation News.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 Delta AirElite, Bombardier Delta adds Learjet. Delta AirElite has added a Bombardier Learjet 45 which will be based in Tulsa, Oklahoma and serve both Fleet Members and charter customers. The airline said the expansion is down to increased customer demand ...
Travel Business News.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 2009 Pro Bowl Confirmed for Hawaii. The Hawaii Tourism Authority announced that the Pro Bowl will return to Hawaii in 2009. The state-sponsored Pro Bowl is administered and coordinated for the state of Hawaii through the HTA. In 2007, the Pro Bowl accounted for more ...
Company Watch - American Airlines.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 American flies fuller planes with less capacity in 2007. American Airlines said that it reduced capacity by 2.3% in 2006 and that traffic fell by .7%. The airline posted a load factor of 81.5%, up 1.4% from year-earlier levels. The airline has also said that high ...
Company Watch - Airbus.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 Air Astana Orders Airbus And Boeing. Kazakhstan airline Air Astana said on Thursday it had decided to buy 6 single-aisle A320 aircraft from Airbus and 3 wide-body Boeing 787-8s in deals worth a combined USD$850 million at list prices. The airline, which is 51 percent ...
Company Watch - Air China.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 Air China plans China Eastern Airline counteroffer; new CAAC chief sour on foreign investment. The China Eastern Airlines/Singapore Airlines deal appears increasingly less likely to go through, with Air China stating yesterday that it is planning a counteroffer while ...
Company Watch - Aer Lingus.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 Aer Lingus wants to cut costs by EUR20 million euros to help stave off the threat posed by rival budget carriers such as Ryanair. The National Implementation Body said in December proposals for a deal had been reached on finding EUR10 million in savings with the ...
Company Watch - Air France.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 Air France KLM launches consolidation with Alitalia talks, VLM buy. Exclusive negotiations between Air France KLM and Alitalia on a possible merger were scheduled to start yesterday following the official approval of Italian Minister of Finance Tommaso Padoa-Schoppia ...
Company Watch - AirTran Airways.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 AirTran Airways reached a long-term deal with IAI's Bedek Group for landing gear maintenance on its current and forthcoming 737NG fleet to total 115 aircraft. Contract value was not disclosed. Jan 4, 2008 AirTran Airways said it will remain headquartered ...
Company Watch - Alitalia.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 Air France firms up Alitalia. Air France KLM[sup.1]s bid to buy the stricken Italian flag carrier Alitalia has been backed by the Italian government. The two airlines will now begin two months of exclusive talks regarding the takeover. Chairman and CEO of Air ...
Company Watch - British Airways.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 Boeing announced and finalized several aircraft deals over the holidays, including the signing by British Airways of a contract for 16 787-9s and eight 787-8s worth $4.4 billion at list prices. The deal, originally announced in September, includes options for 18 787s ...
Company Watch - Bmi.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 Bmi will add a second daily London Heathrow-Moscow Domodedovo frequency and an eighth daily LHR-Manchester flight on March 30. Its summer timetable also will see the suspension of daily LHR-Inverness service and seasonal flights to Alicante and Nice. Jan 4, 2008 ...
Company Watch - Boeing.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 Air Astana Orders Airbus And Boeing. Kazakhstan airline Air Astana said on Thursday it had decided to buy 6 single-aisle A320 aircraft from Airbus and 3 wide-body Boeing 787-8s in deals worth a combined USD$850 million at list prices. The airline, which is 51 percent ...
Company Watch - Carlson Wagonlit.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 Carlson Wagonlit Travel Survey show domestically, the top 10 destinations, in order, are Las Vegas; Orlando; Honolulu; Kahului, HI; New York; Phoenix/Scottsdale, AZ; Anchorage, AK; Washington, DC; Lihue, HI; and Miami. Internationally, the top 10 destinations are, in ...
Company Watch - China Eastern Airlines.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 China Eastern shareholders are due to vote on the Singapore Airlines deal at a meeting in Hong Kong on January 8. China National Aviation Corporation owns 12 percent of China Eastern's Hong Kong-listed shares. Shares in China Eastern fell 11 percent to HKD$7.16 on ...
Company Watch - Continental Airlines.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 Continental Airlines December Unit Revenue Rises. Continental Airlines on Wednesday said consolidated passenger revenue per available seat mile, or unit revenues, rose between 5.5 percent and 6.5 percent in December, helped by fuller planes and higher capacity. The ...
Company Watch - Delta Air Lines.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 Delta Air Lines will operate weekly flights to Cancun from Orlando International (from Feb. 2), Raleigh (from Feb. 2) and Hartford (from April 12). It launched twice-daily Salt Lake City-Yuma service on aircraft operated by SkyWest Airlines. Jan 4, 2008 ...
Company Watch - Eos Airlines.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 Eos President and CEO Jack Williams released a statement touting his airline's passenger numbers and load factors, which ranged from 73% to 76% over the summer. Eos operates six Boeing 757s configured with 48 business class seats between New York JFK and London STN ....
Company Watch - EasyJet.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 EasyJet now is selling tickets on its website for 32 routes operated by GB Airways. The LCC's purchase of the London Gatwick-based carrier is expected to close this month. GB will cease operating under the British Airways banner on March 29. Jan 4, 2008 ...
Company Watch - Finnair.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 Finnair Technical Services reached an eight-year, [euro]200 million ($291.7 million) deal with Aeroflot Cargo to provide airframe, engine and component MRO services for its MD-11s. Aeroflot Cargo is FTS's largest customer outside Finnair Group. Approximately ...
Company Watch - Lufthansa.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 Lufthansa, meanwhile, confirmed reports that it is avoiding charges by cooperating with the EC probe. "The European Commission, the antitrust department of the US Dept. of Justice and other cartel authorities have granted Lufthansa conditional immunity from fines," ...
Company Watch - Lockheed Martin.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 Lockheed lands avionics upgrade contract from Portugal. Lockheed Martin received a contract to upgrade mission system avionics on five of Portugal's P-3C maritime surveillance aircraft. The contract is worth $141 million. Jan 4, 2008 Pakistan will receive ...
Company Watch - Mesa Air Group.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 Mesa Air Group names Bates operating chief. Mesa Air Group named Jorn Bates chief operating officer of Mesa Airlines. Bates previously served as president of the company's Freedom Airlines unit. Jan 3, 2008 Mesa postpones release of Q4 results. Mesa Air ...
Company Watch - Northrop Grumman.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 Northrop aircraft carrier enters final phase of construction. Northrop Grumman Newport News has relocated the aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush to a different part of its shipyard for the final phase on construction. The ship is now next to the USS Carl Vinson, which ...
Company Watch - Qantas Airways.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 Qantas Airways failed on Friday to reach agreement with engineers during talks on a long-running pay dispute threatening to disrupt or halt flights, union officials said. Talks were likely to continue next week after Qantas showed signs of flexibility over demands ...
Company Watch - Raytheon.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 Raytheon to Develop New GPS Ground System for the U.S. Air Force. The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center awarded Raytheon on Nov. 21, 2007 a $160 million, 18-month contract to develop a new system design for the next-generation global positioning system ...
Company Watch - Silverjet.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 Eos and Silverjet step in to fill MaxJet void. When all-business-class carrier MaxJet Airways announced it was filing for bankruptcy and shutting down service on Christmas Eve, two other all-business airlines quickly stepped forward to offer services to displaced ...
Company Watch - Singapore Airlines.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 China Eastern Airlines Chairman Li Fenghua said last month that Singapore Airlines parent Temasek's 24% stake purchase would not be blocked by minority shareholder CA, which holds approximately 12% of CEA, because the government supported the deal and would direct CA ...
Company Watch - TAM Airlines.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 TAM launched daily Sao Paulo Guarulhos-Madrid service aboard an Airbus A330. The Spanish capital is its fifth European destination. Jan 4, 2008 TAM signed a loan agreement with BNP Paribas to finance up to $117.1 million in pre-delivery payments on 30 ...
Company Watch - Turkish Airlines.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 Turkish Airlines is targeting a net profit margin of 10% for 2007 and 20% passenger growth in 2008, CEO Temel Kotil told Reuters. The carrier expects 24 million passengers this year. It plans to join Star Alliance in March. Jan 4, 2008 Turkish Airlines is ...
Company Watch - United Airlines.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 There have been tentative first steps to get US travelers accustomed to paying extra for fuel. United Airlines added a USD$5 fuel surcharge to domestic flights in November and doubled it in December. Jan 3, 2008 United Airlines bases its decisions to ...
Company Watch - US Airways.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 US Airways announced the recall of "more than" 200 flight attendants effective Feb. 15. Notices were sent in late December to furloughed US cabin staff. Recalled employees will be assigned to Charlotte, Philadelphia, Washington National, New York LaGuardia or ...
Company Watch - Vietnam Airlines.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 Vietnam Airlines earned a pre-tax profit of VND370 billion ($22.8 million) in 2007, according to a company statement cited by press reports, a 6.4% improvement over the 2006 figure. Revenue climbed 15.5% to VND20.37 trillion as passenger numbers eclipsed 8 million ...
Company Watch - Virgin Group.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 Some all business-class carriers plan to expand. Three startup carriers that operate all business-class flights say they plan to expand in 2008, and British Airways and Virgin Atlantic will experiment with a similar format, The New York Times' Joe Sharkey writes. On ...
Company Watch - Wizz Air.
Jan 07, 2008 ... Jan 7, 2008 Wizz Air and GECAS announced a sale and leaseback transaction covering six Airbus A320s scheduled for delivery in 2009 and set to be leased for 11 years each. The companies have similar deals covering eight additional A320s to be delivered over the next two years ....
Company Watch - American Airlines.
Jan 14, 2008 ... Jan 14, 2008 Pilot union requests mediator in talks with American. The union representing American Airlines pilots is requesting a mediator for contract talks with the company, a move that the union hopes may help speed up negotiations. Jan 11, 2008 American workers ...
Company Watch - Airbus.
Jan 14, 2008 ... Jan 14, 2008 Ground radar reportedly showed the Airbus aircraft bouncing up and down between various altitudes about 20 minutes after takeoff. After the 10- or 15-second crisis was over, a voice came on the airplane s intercom and reported a "computer malfunction" and that the ...
Company Watch - Air China.
Jan 14, 2008 ... Jan 14, 2008 Air China parent China National Aviation Holding is preparing its own bid for China Eastern Airlines following the Tuesday rejection of the latter's stake sale deal with Singapore Airlines but is doing so with an eye toward cooperation rather than acquisition. The ...
Company Watch - Air Canada.
Jan 14, 2008 ... Jan 14, 2008 Air Canada Flight 190, an Airbus A319 en route from Victoria to Toronto, was diverted to Calgary yesterday for an emergency landing following what was described as extreme turbulence that caused 10 passengers to sustain what the airline termed "non-life-threatening ...
Company Watch - Air France KLM.
Jan 14, 2008 ... Jan 14, 2008 Air France KLM To Raise Fuel Surcharges. Air France KLM will raise its fuel surcharges for tickets issued after January 11 and said it would maintain that as long as the price of a barrel of oil remained above USD$90. It will add 1 euro on domestic flights, 2 euros ...
Company Watch - All Nippon Airways.
Jan 14, 2008 ... Jan 14, 2008 All Nippon Airways (ANA) Considering Mitsubishi Regional Jets. All Nippon Airways and some affiliated airlines are looking at buying about 30 regional jets made by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Jiji news agency reported on Wednesday. Mitsubishi Heavy has said it aims ...
Company Watch - AirAsia.
Jan 14, 2008 ... Jan 14, 2008 AirAsia expects to carry 250,000 passengers on its new Kuala Lumpur-Singapore route this year and aims to expand destinations with extra flights to Vietnam and Indonesia. Two daily flights between Singapore and Kuala-Lumpur will start February 1, though the firm ...
Company Watch - Alitalia.
Jan 14, 2008 ... Jan 14, 2008 Alitalia's reorganization plan angered union leaders and regional politicians because they feared Malpensa would lose its importance to Rome's Fiumicino Airport. Those fears were heightened after Alitalia's board and the Italian government, owner of 49.9 percent of ...
Company Watch - BAE Systems.
Jan 14, 2008 ... Jan 14, 2008 The Jeteye antimissile system is based on BAE's existing infrared countermeasures technology used on military aircraft. DHS selected BAE in 2004 to adapt the company's military countermeasures technology for commercial aircraft. The tests on the boeing 767s will ...
Company Watch - British Airways.
Jan 14, 2008 ... Jan 14, 2008 British Airways is creating subsidiary airline OpenSkies to fly between New York and either Brussels or Paris from June, subject to regulatory approval. It is the first time British Airways has flown to the US from European airports outside the UK, and shows the ...
Company Watch - Bombardier.
Jan 14, 2008 ... Jan 14, 2008 Bombardier said Libyan Airlines exercised two CRJ900 NextGen options from an order placed in June. The three firm aircraft from the original order already have been delivered and the two new aircraft are worth $76 million at list prices, the manufacturer said. They ...
Company Watch - Boeing.
Jan 14, 2008 ... Jan 14, 2008 BAE Systems is to equip American Boeing 767-200s with test antimissile systems. BAE Systems received a $29 million award from the US Dept. of Homeland Security to equip three American Airlines 767-200s with its Jeteye infrared aircraft missile defense systems on a ...
Company Watch - Carnival Cruise Lines.
Jan 14, 2008 ... Jan 14, 2008 Carnival Tightens Agent Discount Requirements. Carnival Cruise Lines is revamping eligibility requirements for travel agents to qualify for reduced fares on its ships. Effective immediately, an agent must make a minimum of five Carnival bookings within a year's time ...