AirGuide Business back issues from April 2008:
Aerospace & Defense News - Space.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 A government report found multiple problems with new rockets and spaceships that will replace the space shuttle. The report, which was prepared by the House Science and Technology's space subcommittee, said the Ares 1 rocket faces a compressed time line and excessive ...
Aerospace & Defense News - Defense.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 A former Iraq war contractor accused of trying to take bomb components on an airplane had a history of mental illness and was distraught over his mother's 2005 murder, according to a lawyer for the family.Kevin Christopher Brown, 32, had been in and out of hospitals ...
Aerospace & Defense News - Technology.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Technology contractor SRA International Inc. said Thursday it won a contract worth up to $48.1 million to provide architectural design, database management and software support to the Department of Defense. Apr 3, 2008 Aerospace Industries Association ...
Air Cargo News.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 The TSA is providing airlines with specific rules for cargo screening. The TSA said it will regulate cargo shipments under a new voluntary program funded by the industry. TSA officials noted that companies that decide not to participate in the voluntary program may ...
Aircraft News - Asia / Pacific.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 A stunt plane crashed into trees during training in Sydney's south-west this morning, killing one man and injuring another. It is understood the man who survived was Red Baron Flight Training chief instructor Keith Ker, who has worked with the company based at ...
Aircraft News - Europe.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Senior FAA officials will testify about the agency's role. They will also address allegations the FAA has become cozy with airlines and assertions the system that allows carriers to self-report maintenance problems is open to abuse. Southwest and FAA personnel ...
Aircraft News - North America.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Air Transport Association President James May testified that the group's members have committed to an additional 30% fuel efficiency improvement by 2025 and that the industry is dedicated to developing an alternative to jet fuel. He said efforts to replace the ...
Aircraft Finance & Leasing News - Africa / Middle East.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Boeing, Bombardier Iraq signed a USD$5.9 billion contract with Boeing and Bombardier to purchase at least 50 planes, a government spokesman said on Monday. The purchase, previously announced in February, is the country's first major aircraft order since ...
Aircraft Finance & Leasing News - Asia / Pacific.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 AirAsia X, Airbus AirAsia X will exercise its 10 Airbus A330-300 options in a deal worth $2.1 billion, CEO Azran Osman Rani told media in Kuala Lumpur. It already has 15 of the type on firm order. A signing ceremony is expected to take place this week ....
Aircraft Finance & Leasing News - Europe.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Airbus, EADS French stock exchange regulator AMF College believes it has found evidence - following a long-running inquiry - of a failure to comply with market trading rules at Airbus parent company EADS. EADS - as well as the concerned company and Airbus ...
Aircraft Finance & Leasing News - North America.(Company overview)
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Adam Aircraft GoIndustry-DoveBid, the leading global provider of capital asset management and valuation services, has been appointed by the United States Bankruptcy Court of Colorado and trustee of Adam Aircraft Industries to manage the sale of its ...
Aircraft Finance & Leasing News.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 IATA warned that the downturn in demand coincides with an increase in aircraft deliveries, from 1,041 new aircraft in 2007 to an expected 1,231 this year. It also expects the greater competition resulting from the transatlantic open skies agreement to affect yields ...
Aircraft Supplier & MRO News.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Air Canada, Kronos Kronos said Air Canada Flight Operations selected its Altitude Manpower Planning solution featuring resource allocation intelligence, enhanced planning capabilities and various cost efficiency strategies. Mar 31, 2008 ...
Company Watch - American Airlines.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 AirCell said it is ready to launch a national air-to-ground in-flight network. The network would allow a traveler to connect a BlackBerry to the Internet using Wi-Fi. AirCell has signed a contract with American Airlines for a 15-plane trial. Mar 28, 2008 ...
Company Watch - AirBerlin.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 AirBerlin reduced its outlook for 2008 operating profit due to fuel costs, driving down its shares nearly 14 percent on Monday and springing another negative surprise on investors. Germany's second-largest airline after Lufthansa now expects earnings before interest ...
Company Watch - Airbus.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 AirAsia X, Malaysian long-haul budget carrier, has ordered 10 Airbus A330-300 aircraft with a list value of USD$2 billion to meet its expansion plans, the airline said on Thursday. This brings its total A330-300 orders from Airbus to 25, having ordered 15 planes last ...
Company Watch - Air China.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Air China launched thrice-weekly Beijing-Pyongyang this week aboard a Boeing 737. Apr 3, 2008 Air China on Mar. 31 launched flights to North Korea, making it the world's only foreign airline to fly regularly to the country's capital, Xinhua news agency ...
Company Watch - Air Canada.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Air Canada flew 82.9 percent full in March, down 0.1 percent from the same month a year earlier, it said. Capacity, measured by available seat miles, rose 3.9 percent to 5.4 billion miles, and traffic gained 3.7 percent to 4.5 revenue passenger miles, Air Canada ...
Company Watch - Adam Air.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Indonesia's National Transport Safety Committee determined that the fatal Adam Air Boeing 737-400 crash on Jan. 1, 2007, was caused by pilot error and faulty navigation equipment. All 96 passengers and six crew were killed when the aircraft plunged into the ocean ....
Company Watch - Aeroflot.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Aeroflot's director reiterated in a newspaper interview published on Wednesday that Aeroflot was interested in acquiring European airlines. Okulov said Aeroflot remained interested in Serbia's JAT Airways and in CSA Czech Airlines. In February, Okulov had said that ...
Company Watch - Air France KLM.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Air France KLM, Alitalia's management and trade unions are trying this week to break a stalemate over how many jobs would be cut at Alitalia, which loses over EUR1 million euros a day and has EUR1.2 billion (USD$1.9 billion) of debt. Talk of a rival bid, has pushed ...
Company Watch - Aloha Airlines.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Aloha Airlines said last week it would shut down its passenger operations, less than two weeks after filing for bankruptcy protection. Big airlines are beginning to shrink to cope with toughening operating conditions. On March 18, Delta unveiled plans to cut 2,000 ...
Company Watch - Alaska Airlines.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Alaska Airlines' March traffic rose 10.7% from levels in the same month a year earlier. The airline also said capacity increased 5.2% from year-ago levels. Apr 3, 2008 Alaska Airlines flew 1.42 billion RPMs in February, up 13.5% from the year-ago month, ...
Company Watch - Amadeus.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Amadeus unveiled the Amadeus Airline Retailing Platform, designed to allow carriers to merchandise their products through GDSs much the same as they do on their own websites. Developed in conjunction with Iberia, Qantas and other airlines, the new platform will ...
Company Watch - All Nippon Airways.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 All Nippon Airways may seek compensation if there are further production delays to Boeing's new 787, the company's president was quoted on Wednesday as saying. ANA will also take a step toward setting up a budget airline in Asia by establishing an office in Hong ...
Company Watch - Air New Zealand.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Spilled coffee has been identified as the cause of the smoke in an Air New Zealand Boeing 737 aircraft that had to be diverted, stranding 122 passengers, including 15 MPs.The alternative transport arrangements some MPs made at the taxpayer's expense has already ...
Company Watch - AirAsia.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Malaysian budget airline AirAsia is optimistic about travel demand as the US economic slowdown could mean passengers shifting to low-cost airlines, its chief executive said on Thursday. Low-cost carriers in Asia had proven to be more resilient than those in America ...
Company Watch - ATA - American Trans Air.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Aloha Airlines and ATA Airlines decision to file for bankruptcy protection is an indication that other carriers will follow suit, observers say. Observers note that the airline faced soaring fuel prices and intense competition and low revenue. Mar 31, 2008 ...
Company Watch - Austrian Airlines.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Austrian Airlines reflecting its focus on smaller markets, 66% of that transfer traffic is coming from or going to a secondary destination. Only 15% of connections are between big gateways where competition is most intense. The focus on smaller, less served markets ...
Company Watch - AVIC I Commercial Aircraft.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 AVIC I Commercial Aircraft and ACAC promised it is making efforts to ensure that the delivery of key systems is on schedule. "While we are disappointed with this delay, we expect to fly the ARJ21-700 regional jet in September or October of this year, and with the ...
Company Watch - Alitalia.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Alitalia board yesterday convened an emergency meeting following Air France KLM's withdrawal from its bid to acquire the ailing Italian flag carrier and named Aristide Police as chairman replacing the resigned Maurizio Prato. The board maintained that the Air France ...
Company Watch - BAE Systems.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 BAE Systems, UK aerospace giant, is to let go of almost 600 jobs at two of its military factories, unions have been told. Officials expressed shock at the scale of the cuts at the sites in Brough, near Hull and Woodford, near Manchester. Unite said it would resist ...
Company Watch - British Airways.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 AerCap Holdings subsidiary AeroTurbine reached a 10-year deal with British Airways for the purchase, sale and lease of components including wheels and brakes for Boeing 737, 757, 767, 777 and 747-400 aircraft. Contract calls for a 6-10-year leaseback in line with ...
Company Watch - Bombardier.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 AirBerlin is customer for 10 Q400s, LCC's first turboprop order. Bombardier confirmed that German LCC airberlin is the customer that placed a firm order for 10 DHC-8-Q400s plus 10 options last October. The airline had requested that its identity be kept confidential ...
Company Watch - Boeing.(Company overview)
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Indonesia's National Transport Safety Committee determined that the fatal Adam Air Boeing 737-400 crash on Jan. 1, 2007, was caused by pilot error and faulty navigation equipment. All 96 passengers and six crew were killed when the aircraft plunged into the ocean ....
Company Watch - Carnival Cruise Lines.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Carnival Cruise Lines is teaming up with Whodunit Productions to offer a series of mystery cruises at sea on the Carnival Paradise from Long Beach, CA, this year and in 2009. There will be eight different three-day "Mystery Cruises" offered the first of which ...
Company Watch - Celebrity Cruises.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Celebrity Cruises has opened bookings for its three 2009 Canada/New England sailings, all roundtrip from Cape Liberty in Bayonne, NJ, on Celebrity Constellation. The first sailing is a 14-night cruise departing September 19, followed by a 13-night voyage October 3 ...
Company Watch - China Eastern Airlines.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 China Eastern Airlines and AVIC I launched their Joy Air joint venture in Beijing Friday with an eye on supporting the development of domestically produced aircraft and tapping the regional market in western China. The new regional carrier celebrated its launch by ...
Company Watch - CIT Aerospace.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 CIT Aerospace will lease two new Airbus A319-100s to Tiger Airways Australia. Aircraft are powered by IAE V2524-A5s. Mar 27, 2008 CIT Aerospace has signed leases for two new Airbus A319-100s with Tiger Airways Australia. The aircraft will be powered by IAE ...
Company Watch - Continental Airlines.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Continental Airlines' March consolidated and mainline RASM each rose an estimated 5.5%-6.5% year-over-year. CO flew 8.29 billion consolidated RPMs last month, up 4.3%, against a 4.6% increase in capacity to 10.07 billion ASMs. Load factor slipped 0.3 point to 82.3%. ...
Company Watch - CSA Czech Airlines.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Aeroflot CEO Valery Okulow confirmed the airline's interest in investing in either Jat Airways or CSA Czech Airlines as both Eastern European carriers approach privatization. He was speaking to La Tribune. Meanwhile, a source close to Austrian Airlines Group ...
Company Watch - China Southern Airlines.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 China Southern Airlines will sell and lease back five Airbus A321-200s in order to reduce its high debt ratio, it said in a filing with the Shanghai Stock Exchange. The aircraft are part of an order for 50 Airbus narrowbodies placed in summer 2006. China Southern ...
Company Watch - Delta Air Lines.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 American, Delta inspect MD-80s for faulty wiring. American Airlines and Delta Air Lines on Wednesday inspected hundreds of aircraft to make sure the planes' wiring was installed and secured correctly. The inspections forced American to cancel more than 10% of its ...
Company Watch - e.Digital Corporation.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 e.Digital Corporation, a leading innovator of dedicated portable inflight entertainment (IFE) systems and patented flash memory-related technology, announced today it has received an opening eVU portable IFE systems and services order from Corsairfly, France's second ...
Company Watch - Embraer.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Brazil's Embraer said on Friday its board had approved plans to invest USD$750 million to develop two new business jets, its latest foray into one of the fastest growing niches of the aviation market. The jets, which will fall into the mid--light and midsize ...
Company Watch - Ethiopian Airlines.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Ethiopian Airlines will resume twice-weekly 737-700 service from Addis Ababa to Riyadh and Kuwait City in mid-June. It also announced a codeshare deal with Lufthansa beginning March 30 on each carrier's ADD-Frankfurt service. Mar 31, 2008 Ethiopian ...
Company Watch - Frontier Airlines.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Frontier Airlines Holdings is the parent company of Denver-based Frontier Airlines. Currently in its 14th year of operations, Frontier Airlines is the second-largest jet service carrier at Denver International Airport, employing approximately 6,000 aviation ...
Company Watch - Flybaboo.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Flybaboo announced the addition of new CEO Jacques Bankir, formerly MD of Avico Aero Consulting and an executive at Air France and Air Tahiti Nui. Bankir took over on March 15. Founder Julian Cook remains chairman. Mar 31, 2008 Flybaboo intends to add ...
Company Watch - Fairmont Hotels.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Fairmont Hotels & Resorts announced the Fairmont Vail, a new resort in Colorado developed by HCT Development. The resort is slated to open in 2011 in time for the winter season. The 128-room resort will also feature 73 Fairmont Residences as well as Fairmont ...
Company Watch - Finnair.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Finnair said last week that its operating result for the first half of 2008 would "remain at last year's level despite the rise in fuel costs" thanks to "the high fuel price hedging rate and the weak [US] dollar" as well as growing demand. It reported EBIT of ...
Company Watch - General Dynamics.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 General Dynamics units have won two military contracts that together could be worth more than $700 million. The company's C4 Systems unit will develop a modular data network for the Navy, and its General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products will build 2.75-inch ...
Company Watch - Holland America.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Holland America Line will offer 105 Spring Seminars for travel sellers this year, four more than last year. The 90-minute tutorials will be held beginning April 3 through June 6 and are designed to help agents generate more Holland America bookings though updates of ...
Company Watch - Iberia.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Iberia Handling will provide First Choice with handling services for its 4,000 flights to Spain during the summer and winter seasons. Contract covers all Spanish airports. Mar 24, 2008 Iberia increased Madrid-New York JFK service to twice-daily from ...
Company Watch - Jet Airways.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Jet Airways announced the introduction of a zero-base commission for tickets issued on or after May 1, 2008. Under the old structure, Jet Airways was one of the only remaining airlines with the option to claim 2 percent base commission on every ticket sold in the ...
Company Watch - L'Avion.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 L'Avion announces today that the airline has become eligible to provide electronic ticketing through Sabre GDS sales. L'Avion is now "eticketable" with two leading GDSs, Amadeus & Sabre. Apr 1, 2008 L'Avion, the all-business class French airline, is ...
Company Watch - Lufthansa.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Lufthansa Systems will provide its Lido Takeoff Performance Analysis solution to AirBridge Cargo under a five-year contract. Mar 27, 2008 Lufthansa Systems will continue to provide its Lido Operation Center flight planning solution to Finnair under a ...
Company Watch - Lockheed Martin.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Dozens of the DoD's weapons programs are years behind schedule and billions over budget, according to the Government Accountability Office. A DoD spokesman said the Pentagon is evaluating the GAO's comments. "We'd like to look at what GAO has said, and then at the ...
Company Watch - Mesa Air Group.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Delta Air Lines on May 3 will end an agreement with a Mesa Air Group unit. Delta said the Mesa unit did not meet an agreed-upon completion rate, but Mesa contends that Delta bumped some of its flights in order to operate mainline flights. Mesa officials said the ...
Company Watch - Malaysia Airlines.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 China Southern Airlines and Malaysia Airlines signed an expanded codeshare agreement in Guangzhou Friday that will include sales of tickets by each carrier for travel to regional destinations in the other country. China Southern began codesharing with MAS in November ...
Company Watch - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 All Nippon Airways on Thursday said it would order 15 regional jets from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for about USD$600 million, a deal that will help a project to build Japan's first passenger jet get off the ground. All Nippon is the first airline to publicly state ...
Company Watch - Marriott Hotels.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Participating Marriott hotels in Detroit are offering special rates for baseball season starting at $159 per room, per night. The rates are being offered as part of the Grand Slam Baseball Fan package, which features: accommodations; breakfast for two; a $20 gift ...
Company Watch - MSC Cruises.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 In anticipation of two MSC Cruises' ships-MSC Orchestra and MSC Lirica-sailing in the Caribbean in the coming year, MSC has unveiled a new website (www.theorchestraiscomingtotown.com) with a dedicated travel agent section that will include a multitude of marketing ...
Company Watch - Northrop Grumman.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Boeing and Northrop Grumman remain at odds over the Air Force's decision to award a contract for refueling planes to Northrop. Boeing has protested the award, and the Government Accountability Office has until June 23 to decide whether the decision was fair. Apr 2, ...
Company Watch - Northwest Airlines.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Northwest Airlines, with a merger looming, has suspended plans to hire more pilots and flight attendants. The carrier, which emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last year during which it reduced employee pay and benefits, said it has no plans to seek wage ...
Company Watch - OnAir.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Apr 7, 2008 Jazeera Airways announced, the Kuwait and Dubai based low cost airline, will provide its passengers with OnAir inflight mobile phone services, including voice, SMS and GPRS, starting in 2008. The OnAir service will enable Jazeera Airways passengers to use their ...