AirGuide Business back issues from July 2008:
Aerospace & Defense News - Space.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 The Proton Breeze M rocket will carry the Inmarsat-4 F3 satellite when it returns to flight in August. The Russian State Commission recently re-certified the vehicle after an anomaly on March 15 left the SES Americom AMC-14 spacecraft stranded in the wrong orbit. ...
Aerospace & Defense News - Defense North America.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 Republican presidential candidate John McCain said he would increase current plans to expand the military. He believes an US Army and Marine Corps with up to 900,000 troops is necessary. The current plan calls for a combined strength of 750,000 active duty troops. ...
Aerospace & Defense News - Technology.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 The Proton Breeze M rocket will carry the Inmarsat-4 F3 satellite when it returns to flight in August. The Russian State Commission recently re-certified the vehicle after an anomaly on March 15 left the SES Americom AMC-14 spacecraft stranded in the wrong orbit. ...
Air Cargo News.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 ABX Air ABX Air, a cargo carrier, is trying to persuade the U.S. express unit of Deutsche Post to remain a partner. Deutsche Post in May said it plans to switch to a proposed 10-year deal with UPS. 7/2/2008 ABX Air ABX Air parent Air ...
Aircraft News - Africa / Middle East.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 Dubai Aerospace Enterprise Dubai Aerospace Enterprise head Bob Johnson, stepped down yesterday, announcing his retirement at age 60 just two years after he was appointed CEO of the high-flying aerospace company ahead of the 2006 Farnborough Airshow. George ...
Aircraft News - Asia / Pacific.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 Commercial Aircraft Corp. Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China has begun evaluating potential aircraft types, size, market outlook, customer support, certification and other parameters for the country's proposed "jumbo aircraft" program and further details are ...
Aircraft News - Europe.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 The EU's unilateral move to regulate airline greenhouse gas emissions is inconsistent with international aviation agreements, according to U.S. leaders. The U.S. hopes to negotiate a global solution to the emissions issue. "This is a global problem and deserves a ...
Aircraft News - North America.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 A flight[sup.1]s "go-around" is a common maneuver, but some observers say such actions pose safety concerns and are responsible for several close calls. A "go-around" involves an incoming plane pulling up at the last minute and then circling around. Some "go-arounds" ...
Aircraft Finance & Leasing News - Africa / Middle East.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 Egypt Air, Airbus, Boeing Egypt Air plans to buy five planes from Airbus and Boeing, the state news agency said on Thursday, quoting the company's chairman. "It was decided to buy five airplanes instead of renting them," Tawfiq Assi was quoted as saying by ...
Aircraft Finance & Leasing News - Asia / Pacific.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 AVIC I, AVIC II AVIC I and AVIC II, both stakeholders in CACC, have sent around 200 experts to participate in the evaluation work, which is expected to take about six months. A report will be submitted to the CACC board and Beijing for approval ....
Aircraft Finance & Leasing News - Europe.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 AerCap Holdings AerCap Holdings said it closed a $100 million engine acquisition facility with a syndicate of US and German banks led by Citibank as global arranger. The facility, which has an availability period of 24 months expandable to an additional 36 ...
Aircraft Finance & Leasing News - North America.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 The US Air Force will demonstrate the F-22 Raptor fighter jet at an international airshow for the first time next month. The jets will depart for the U.K.'s Farnborough Airshow on July 8. Officials said the demonstration will show international allies and attendees the ...
Aircraft Supplier & MRO News.(Company overview)
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 ANA Aviation, Gabon Airlines Cargo ANA Aviation Services will handle Gabon Airlines Cargo in the UK, North America, Scandinavia and Spain under a GSA agreement. Gabon Airlines operates thrice-weekly Boeing 767 service between Paris and Libreville, with ...
Airline Finance News - Africa / Middle East.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 Etihad Airways Etihad Airways increased passengers during the first half of 2008 by 41% year-over-year to 2.8 million and said it remains on track to carry 6 million for the full year. Load factor averaged 73%, up 9 points. Its Crystal Cargo division ...
Airline Finance News - Asia / Pacific.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 Cathay Pacific Airways Cathay Pacific Airways yesterday issued a profit warning saying that first-half and full-year 2008 results "are expected to be disappointing" as its fuel expenses have risen by approximately 60% so far this year. 7/3/2008 ...
Airline Finance News - Europe.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 Denmark's National Consumer Agency on Thursday published the names of six European airlines it said were still using illegal marketing practices, despite warnings from the European Commission after a review last year. The Danish Consumer Ombudsman Henrik Oe said the ...
Airline Finance News - North America.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 Reports from carriers indicate that June traffic remained steady for domestic flights and rose in some international markets. Airlines are planning large capacity cuts after Labor Day as part of an effort to offset the soaring cost of fuel. 7/3/2008 United ...
Airport Business News - Asia / Pacific.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 Airservices Australia Pilots are being forced to guide planes in NSW this evening because of a shortage of air traffic controllers. The shortage means an area north-west of Canberra, normally covered by controllers in Melbourne, is unmanned. A spokeswoman ...
Airport Business News - Europe.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 British Airways, BAA British Airways is retreating from its position that BAA should be broken up, according to a letter the carrier sent to the UK Competition Commission that was obtained by The Independent. British Air wrote that it now is "concerned that ...
Airport Business News - Latin America / Caribbean.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 Safety experts are considering possible changes in air traffic control patterns. They note that foreign pilots have reported that warnings from airplane collision-avoidance systems occur more frequently around some large U.S. airports than around busy hubs in Europe. ...
Airport Business News - North America.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 CNET News.com reporter Daniel Terdiman stopped at the Orlando, Fla., headquarters of Adacel as part of Road Trip 2008. Adacel is an Australian company that relocated to Orlando and uses its headquarters there to develop software primarily aimed at the air traffic ...
Airline & Airport Services News.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 ITA Software, TAP Portugal ITA Software reached agreement with TAP Portugal for provision of its QPX airfare pricing and shopping system. Technology is expected to enhance the online experience and increase revenue. 6/30/2008 MWW Group, JetBlue ...
Travel Business News - Europe.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 TMCs are giving airlines an easy ride on delays and cancellations according to new compensation service EUclaim. "TMCs are refusing to challenge because they all have deals with airlines," says EUclaim founder Hendrik Noorderhaven. The Netherlands-based claims service, ...
Travel Business News - Latin America / Caribbean.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 Bald Mountain Bald Mountain de Mexico[sup.1]s new luxury resort in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico broke ground Saturday. Slated to open in the late summer of 2010, Rosewood San Miguel de Allende will combine a luxury resort, private residences and a spa with ...
Travel Business News - North America.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 A new professional, online community has been created by Tom Ogg & Associates for travel professionals. The new, social networking community allows travel professionals to communicate globally with one another, according to Tom Ogg, founder of HBTACommunity.com. Travel ...
Company Watch - American Airlines.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 American Airlines flew 11.85 billion system RPMs in June, down 3.1% year-over-year, while capacity declined 1.2% to 13.86 billion ASMs. Load factor dropped 1.7 points to 85.5%. American Eagle flew 736.7 million RPMs, down 8.6%, against a 2.3% decline in capacity to ...
Company Watch - ABX Air.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 ABX Air, a cargo carrier, is trying to persuade the U.S. express unit of Deutsche Post to remain a partner. Deutsche Post in May said it plans to switch to a proposed 10-year deal with UPS. 7/2/2008 ABX Air parent Air Transport Services Group said last week ...
Company Watch - Airbus.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 Airbus is expected to sell five A380 superjumbo aircraft to All Nippon Airways (ANA), its first sale of the world's biggest passenger plane to a Japanese airline, the Nikkei business daily reported on Friday. A sale in Japan would be a big breakthrough for the European ...
Company Watch - Air Canada.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 Air Canada is cutting 2,000 jobs, or 7 percent of its work force. That is on top of its addition of fuel surcharges on fares earlier in the year. Stuart said Jazz has yet to determine which routes will be cut, or frequency reduced, as Air Canada has not finalized its ...
Company Watch - Air France KLM.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 Air France KLM confirmed on Friday it was considering offering high-speed rail travel and will adjust its winter seat capacity in the face of rising jet fuel costs. The Franco-Dutch airline pulled out of a bid to rescue Italy's Alitalia earlier this year and competes ...
Company Watch - Alaska Airlines.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 Alaska Airlines on Tuesday began charging $25 for a second checked bag weighing up to 50 lb. Additional bags will cost $100 each, but first class passengers, premium loyalty program members and customers on intra-Alaska routes will be exempt. 7/4/2008 Alaska ...
Company Watch - AirTran Airways.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 AirTran Airways was awarded a US General Services Administration flying contract covering 119 city-pairs worth an estimated $47 million during FY09, a more than 30% year-over-year increase. 7/4/2008 AirTran Airways to cut salaries and wages by about 10% due ...
Company Watch - Alitalia.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 Alitalia's sale adviser said on Thursday it was too early to say how many jobs the ailing carrier will be forced to shed but warned that salvaging the airline would be no easy task. "Alitalia is in a very difficult situation and everything needs to be done to find a ...
Company Watch - British Airways.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 American Airlines, British Airways and Spain's Iberia are close to applying for antitrust immunity to form a joint venture, a newspaper reported on Thursday. The airlines aim to reach an accord on profit and revenue sharing this month, the Financial Times said, citing ...
Company Watch - Bombardier.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 Aircraft Solutions announced the sale of two Bombardier CRJ200LRs to Sky Swallows and two -200LRs to Avmax International Aircraft Leasing. 7/3/2008 Horizon Air said it will increase the pace with which it will transition to an all Bombardier DHC-8-Q400 fleet ...
Company Watch - Boeing.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 Several companies are working on refining concepts for the Army's large cargo rotorcraft. The US Army has awarded contracts to a Bell-Boeing team for the Quad Tilt Rotor, to Karem Aircraft/Lockheed Martin team for the Optimum Speed Tilt Rotor, and to Sikorsky for the ...
Company Watch - Carnival Cruise Lines.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 Rainforest Bobsled Jamaica at Mystic Mountain, a new attraction by Carnival Corporation & plc, Rain Forest Trams Ltd., a local bank and businessmen, had its soft opening Tuesday in Ocho Rios. Grand opening festivities for this eco-friendly attraction are set for late ...
Company Watch - Continental Airlines.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 A French judge has ordered Continental Airlines and two of its employees to stand trial for the crash of an Air France Concorde in 2000. The crash killed 113 people and was blamed on runway debris from a Continental plane. Continental has said it is not responsible for ...
Company Watch - Delta Air Lines.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 Delta Air Lines flew 11.69 billion system RPMs in June, up 0.2% year-over-year, against a 0.7% rise in ASMs to 13.68 billion. Load factor dropped 0.5 point to 85.4%. 7/4/2008 Delta Air Lines will add fuel surcharges to SkyMiles award tickets effective Aug ....
Company Watch - Etihad Airways.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 Etihad Airways increased passengers during the first half of 2008 by 41% year-over-year to 2.8 million and said it remains on track to carry 6 million for the full year. Load factor averaged 73%, up 9 points. Its Crystal Cargo division transported more than 127,000 ...
Company Watch - Emirates Airlines.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 Emirates Airlines launched six-times-weekly flights from Dubai to Guangzhou and Kozhikode this week. It will operate A330-200s on the Guangzhou route and both A330-200s and 777-200s on the Kozhikode route. Guangzhou is EK's fourth Chinese destination while Kozhikode is ...
Company Watch - Future Vacations.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 Future Vacations is celebrating a strong first half of the year by offering mid-year cash bonuses to its travel agent partners. Agents can earn up to $100 on select air-inclusive bookings made by July 12. Travel must be completed by January 31, 2009, and a four-night ...
Company Watch - Hawaiian Airlines.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 Hawaiian Airlines, in an effort to counter ever-increasing, record-high fuel costs, will implement a $17 fee each way for checking a second piece of luggage on inter-island flights. The new fee applies to tickets purchased on or after July 8 for travel on or after July ...
Company Watch - Horizon Air.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 Horizon Air announced in conjunction with the revised fleet plan is a new twice-daily Seattle-Walla Walla-Pendleton service scheduled to start Oct. 28 and cancellation of service from Portland to Klamath Falls and North Bend/Coos Bay on Oct. 11. 7/1/2008 ...
Company Watch - Hertz.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 Hertz has launched a Self-Service Express Check-in program to get customers to their cars in 10 minutes or less, guaranteed. The new program began July 1, at the 50 largest airport locations in the U.S. Customers, after reserving a Hertz rental, start the check-in ...
Company Watch - Iberia.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 Iberia flew 4.52 billion RPKs in May, up 6% year-over-year, against a 3.2% increase in ASKs to 5.68 billion. Load factor rose 2.1 points to 79.5%. 6/30/2008 Madrid Aerospace Services, the 50/50 joint venture between Iberia and ST Aerospace, was founded ...
Company Watch - Irkut.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 Russia's Irkut Corp. announced plans to develop a new large transport as a successor to the Tupolev Tu-154, with certification planned for 2015. The MC-21 will be offered in three models seating 150-210 passengers. Irkut said $65.5 million will be invested in ...
Company Watch - Jazz Air.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 Jazz Air capacity and staff reductions are the latest cost-cutting measures in an industry being buffeted by high costs as oil prices creep closer to USD$150 a barrel, more than double the level of a year ago. Air Canada said on June 17 it will reduce its capacity to US ...
Company Watch - Jet Airways.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 Jet Airways will launch flights from Pune to Hyderabad (daily), Nagpur (six-times-weekly) and Ahmedabad (daily) on July 15 aboard ATR 72-500s. 7/3/2008 Jet Airways said it has gained approval from India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation to serve as the ...
Company Watch - Lufthansa.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 Lufthansa said it is expecting a 10% increase in passengers flying between Germany and Russia. It transported 1.7 million between the countries in 2007 and currently flies to nine Russian destinations. 7/3/2008 Lufthansa was hit yesterday morning at airports ...
Company Watch - Northwest Airlines.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines employees are urging lawmakers to regulate speculation in the oil markets. The employees have sent nearly 10,000 e-mails to lawmakers through a Web site created by Delta. The carriers plan to ask customers to join the effort ....
Company Watch - Ryanair.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 Ryanair said on Friday that it carried 5.17 million passengers in June or 19 percent more than a year earlier thanks to its growing route network but the average flight was not quite as full. Europe's biggest low-cost airline said its load factor was 84 percent in the ...
Company Watch - Socata.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 Socata's revenues of EUR220 million in 2006 come equally from small plane production, the TBM, about 80 percent of whose sales are in the United States, and sub-contracting on fuselages and other structures. Plans to sell larger Airbus factories in France and Germany ...
Company Watch - Southwest Airlines.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) hosted an appreciation event for all Southwest Airlines employees at their Love Field Airport headquarters in Dallas. In this photo, representatives from the LVCVA and the Las Vegas Resort Leisure Sales teams join ...
Company Watch - United Airlines.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 United Airlines flew 10.34 billion system RPMs in June, a 3.6% decrease from the year-ago month. Capacity fell 0.6% to 11.97 billion ASMs and load factor was down 2.6 points to 86.5%. 7/4/2008 United Airlines hopes snack sales will help it generate $1 billion ...
Company Watch - Virgin Group.
Jul 07, 2008 ... 7/7/2008 The US DoT will require Virgin America to disclose financial and traffic data. The start-up carrier had hoped to keep the information confidential. It said allowing its rivals to have access to the information would hurt its competitive position. 7/1/2008 ...
Aerospace & Defense News - Defense.
Jul 14, 2008 ... 7/14/2008 Airbus, EADS Despite the Pentagon decision last week to re-do the big Air Force refueling tanker competition awarded in February to Airbus parent EADS and its partner Northrop Grumman, top EADS executives remain determined to break into the U.S. defense ...
Aerospace & Defense News - Technology.
Jul 14, 2008 ... 7/14/2008 Cubic Simulation Systems Orlando-based defense contractor Cubic Simulation Systems has rolled out its latest product -- a tactical robot that can disarm bombs, conduct video surveillance and perform other functions for military and law enforcement agencies, ...
Air Cargo News.
Jul 14, 2008 ... 7/14/2008 Amerer Air, BAE Systems Amerer Air, a cargo carrier based in Linz, will be the first customer for the re-launched BAe 146QT freighter program, BAE Systems Regional Aircraft announced. Amerer will purchase the aircraft and operate it on behalf of major ...
Aircraft News - Africa / Middle East.
Jul 14, 2008 ... 7/14/2008 Airbus Qatar Airways said on Wednesday it planned to hold a joint news conference with Airbus at Farnborough, raising expectations of a new plane order at the air show. Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways could also help to sustain Middle East demand at ...
Aircraft News - Asia / Pacific.
Jul 14, 2008 ... 7/14/2008 Air India, Boeing Air India's newest Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplane arrived Saturday in Farnborough, England, ahead of Monday's opening of the Farnborough International Air Show. The 777-300ER will be on display during the air show highlighting ...
Aircraft News - Europe.
Jul 14, 2008 ... 7/14/2008 European Parliament yesterday adopted a compromise agreement with the European Council on including aviation in the EU Emissions Trading System beginning Jan. 1, 2012. Under terms of the deal, all flights starting and/or landing in Europe (including government flights) ...
Aircraft News - Latin America / Caribbean.
Jul 14, 2008 ... 7/14/2008 Embraer Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer said on Friday that China's Kun Peng Airlines has agreed to buy five Embraer 190 passenger jets in a deal valued at USD$187.5 million. The sale, announced at the Farnborough International Airshow, should help ...
Aircraft News - North America.
Jul 14, 2008 ... 7/14/2008 US FAA Office of Environment and Energy Director Carl Burleson said yesterday that the agency hopes to have a "synthetic fuel blend" for powering commercial aircraft "certified by the end of this year." He told reporters that the agency wants a "gasoline source" that ...
Aircraft Finance & Leasing News - Africa / Middle East.
Jul 14, 2008 ... 7/14/2008 Aergo Capital Dublin-based Aergo Capital reached agreement to acquire the aviation assets of South African Imperial Holdings, comprising Safair and Safair Lease Finance. Aergo currently has 65 commercial aircraft on its portfolio on lease to 20 carriers and ...