Airline Industry Information back issues from January 2009:
Southwest Airlines launches sale on fares throughout the US.
Jan 02, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) has announced the launch of a sale on fares for domestic travel in the US. Fares start at USD49 one-way for travel on Tuesday and Wednesday ...
Northstar Aerospace announces amended credit agreement.(Brief article)
Jan 02, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Northstar Aerospace (TSX:NAS), a manufacturer of flight critical gears and transmissions, has announced that it has signed an amendment to its existing credit agreement. The amendment includes a waiver of ...
Star Navigation announces sale of additional units of TERRASTAR Lite.
Jan 02, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Star Navigation Systems Group Ltd (TSX-V: SNA), a provider of aerospace solutions, has announced the sale of four units of its TERRASTAR Lite system to SkyLink Aviation, an international aviation group. ...
Air Canada concludes revolving credit facility.
Jan 02, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Air Canada has announced that it has completed a secured revolving credit facility with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. The facility will provide the airline with up to CAD100m of revolving credit ...
Flybe offers free insurance against job loss throughout January.(Flybe British European announces that it is offering customers a Book With Confidence guarantee throughout January 2009)(Brief article)
Jan 02, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Regional UK airline Flybe has announced that it is offering customers a Book With Confidence guarantee throughout January 2009. The guarantee covers customers booking flights, car hire and hotels in ...
Air India introduces Spouse Plus scheme.
Jan 02, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Air India has announced a new scheme offering free travel for customers' spouses on domestic sectors. The Spouse Plus scheme is effective for travel between 7 January and 28 February 2009 and will enable ...
Air India launches incentive programme for travel agents.
Jan 02, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Air India has announced that it is offering its approved travel agents new incentives. The airline is operating a joint promotion with Galileo that is valid from 1 January to 28 February 2009 and aims to ...
Jet Airways and JetLite offer special APEX fares.
Jan 02, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Indian carrier Jet Airways and its wholly owned economy subsidiary JetLite have announced that they will be offering customers new 21 Day Advance Purchase (APEX) fares. Jet Airways is offering a fare of ...
Baby is born on board Northwest Airlines flight.
Jan 02, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A Ugandan woman gave birth to a baby girl on board a Northwest Airlines flight on 31 December. The woman was reportedly eight months pregnant and went into labour around six hours into an eight hour ...
AirTran flight delayed as nine passengers removed for making 'suspicious' comments.
Jan 02, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD It has been reported that nine Muslim passengers were ordered off an AirTran Airways flight from Washington's Reagan International Airport to Orlando, Florida, on 1 January. Other passengers on the ...
Republic Airways reports traffic results for December.(Financial report)
Jan 05, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Republic Airways Holdings (NASDAQ: RJET) has released its traffic figures for December 2008. The airline recorded an increase in revenue passenger miles for the month of 6.2% compared to December 2007, ...
CAIR files complaint with US DOT following removal of Muslim passengers from AirTran Airways flight.
Jan 05, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a US Islamic civil rights and advocacy group, has announced that it has filed a complaint with the US Department of Transportation (DOT). The complaint ...
Etihad Airways reports traffic results for 2008.(Financial report)
Jan 05, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has released its traffic results for the full year 2008. During 2008 the airline flew a total of 6,021,931 passengers, an increase of 34% ...
JAL Group reports traffic results for New Year holiday period.(Brief article)
Jan 05, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The JAL Group has released its traffic results for the Japanese New Year holiday period from 26 December 2008 to 4 January 2009. During the holiday period a total of 381,912 passengers were carried by the ...
JAL Group to launch voluntary carbon offset programme.(Brief article)
Jan 05, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The JAL Group, the parent company of Japan Airlines, has announced that it is launching a carbon offset programme. This will be available to passengers through the airline's website from 3 February 2009. ...
ANA reports traffic results for Japanese winter holiday period.(ANA Group )(Brief article)
Jan 05, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The ANA Group has released its traffic results for the Japanese winter holiday period from 26 December 2008 to 4 January 2009. For its domestic sector ANA reported 1,860,187 available seats for the ...
Jet Airways announces promotions on fares.
Jan 05, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Indian carrier Jet Airways has announced that it has launched several promotions on fares for customers on different routes. The airline is offering Premiere customers travelling from Mumbai to Singapore, ...
Kingfisher Airlines launches new Mumbai-London service.
Jan 05, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Indian carrier Kingfisher Airlines has announced that as of 5 January 2009 it is commencing daily non-stop flights between Mumbai and London Heathrow Airport. The flight is scheduled to depart Mumbai at ...
JetBlue Airways launches sale on fares.
Jan 05, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:JBLU) has announced the launch of a sale on fares to over 40 destinations in the Northeast US, Florida, California and the Caribbean. Sale ...
AirTran Airways opens registration for AirTran U.
Jan 05, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings Inc (NYSE: AAI), has announced that it is opening registration for its AirTran U standby travel programme for young travellers. The programme offers ...
Wataniya Airways to launch services this month.
Jan 05, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD New luxury Kuwaiti airline Wataniya Airways has announced that its first scheduled flights will be to Dubai. The airline will launch its twice daily service between Kuwait and Dubai, starting from 24 ...
Ryanair launches sale on fares.
Jan 05, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Low-cost Irish carrier Ryanair has announced the launch of a sale on fares across Europe. The airline is offering one million seats for ...
Jet Airways offers Premiere customers special Apex tickets.
Jan 05, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Indian carrier Jet Airways has announced that it has introduced special three, five and seven day Advance Purchase (Apex) fares on key domestic routes for its Premiere customers. The three day Apex ...
Wataniya Airways enters agreement with Travelport GDS.
Jan 05, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD New luxury Kuwaiti airline Wataniya Airways has announced that it is has signed a new multi-year content agreement with Travelport GDS, a global distribution system (GDS) provider. Under the agreement, ...
Delta customers affected by winter storms can make changes with no charge.
Jan 06, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) has announced that customers affected by current winter storms in the US Midwest and Mid-Atlantic will be able to make changes to their travel schedules. Customers scheduled to ...
Frontier pilots vote to ratify labour agreement.
Jan 06, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Frontier Airlines has announced that members of the Frontier Airline Pilots Association (FAPA) have ratified a long-term labour agreement. The agreement extends certain ...
Continental Airlines reports December traffic results.(Financial report)
Jan 06, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) has released its traffic results for December 2008. Consolidated revenue passenger miles for the month dropped by 6.7% compared to December 2007 to 7.1bn, while ...
Frontier Airlines launches fare sale.
Jan 06, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Frontier Airlines has announced that it has launched a sale on fares to destinations across the US, Mexico and Costa Rica. Sale fares are available to purchase until 21:59 MST on 8 January for travel ...
AirTran Airways releases December traffic figures.
Jan 06, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings Inc (NYSE: AAI), has released its traffic results for December 2008. Revenue passenger miles for the month rose by 2.3% from December 2007 to 1.46bn, ...
American Eagle Airlines releases December traffic results.
Jan 06, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD American Eagle Airlines, a subsidiary of AMR Corp (NYSE: AMR), has reported its traffic results for December 2008. Revenue passenger miles for the month showed a decrease of 12.4% compared to December ...
United Airlines reports December traffic.
Jan 06, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD United Airlines (Nasdaq: UAUA) has released its traffic results for December 2008. Revenue passenger miles for the month showed a decrease of 11.5% compared to December 2007, while available seat miles ...
American Airlines reports traffic results for December.(Financial report)
Jan 06, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD American Airlines, a subsidiary of AMR Corp (NYSE: AMR), has released its traffic results for December 2008. Revenue passenger miles for the month showed a decrease of 8.2% compared to December 2007, ...
Continental Airlines to conduct biofuel-powered flight.
Jan 06, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Continental Airlines has announced that it will be conducting the first biofuel-powered demonstration flight by a US commercial aircraft. The flight will be powered by a fuel blend including components ...
easyJet to launch new routes for summer 2009.
Jan 06, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK-based low-cost airline easyJet has announced that it will be opening 14 new routes across Europe for its summer 2009 schedule. The airline will be basing an additional aircraft at Liverpool John Lennon ...
Singapore Airlines offers special regional fares.
Jan 06, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Singapore Airlines has announced that it is offering special fares to 15 regional destinations. The special fares are available through Singapore ...
Naverus enters contract for PBN with LAN Peru.(Performance Based Navigation )(Brief article)
Jan 06, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Naverus, a provider of Performance Based Navigation (PBN) systems, has announced that it has entered a contract to help LAN Peru obtain regulatory approval for new Performance Based Navigation operations to save ...
SAS launches sale on fares between the UK and Norway.
Jan 06, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) has announced the launch of a sale on fares from the UK to Norwegian destinations Oslo, Stavanger and Bergen. The following flights are included in the sale: London ...
Ryanair confirms meeting with Tailwind Nominees Limited.
Jan 06, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Low-cost Irish airline Ryanair has confirmed that it held a meeting with representatives from Tailwind Nominees Limited on 5 January. Tailwind Nominees Limited owns approximately 2% of Irish carrier Aer ...
Ryanair reports traffic for December and calendar year.(Calendar)
Jan 06, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Low-cost Irish airline Ryanair has reported its traffic results for December 2008 and the full calendar year 2008. The airline carried a total of 4.37m passengers in December 2008, an increase of 11% ...
AirTran Airways launches sale on fares.
Jan 06, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings Inc (NYSE: AAI), has announced the launch of a sale on fares . Sale fares are available to purchase until 15 January and are valid for travel until 20 ...
Frontier Airlines reports December traffic.
Jan 07, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc (OTC BB: FRNTQ) has reported traffic results for December 2008 for its mainline operation and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Lynx Aviation. Mainline revenue passenger miles ...
Continental Airlines passengers affected by severe winter weather can make changes without fee.
Jan 07, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) has announced that customers with flights affected by severe winter weather conditions in the Northeast and Midwest US will be able to change their travel schedules without charge. ...
JetBlue customers affected by weather can re-book without penalty.
Jan 07, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD JetBlue Airways Corporation (Nasdaq: JBLU) has announced that customers affected by winter storms in the Northeast US will be able to change their travel arrangements without penalty. Customers scheduled ...
Southwest Airlines releases December traffic results.
Jan 07, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) has released its traffic results for December 2008. Revenue passenger miles for the month rose by 1.1% compared with December 2007 to 5.8bn, while available seat miles fell ...
Alaska Air Group releases December traffic results.
Jan 07, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Alaska Air Group Inc (NYSE:ALK) has released traffic results for December 2008 for its subsidiaries Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. Revenue passenger miles for Alaska Airlines for the month dropped by ...
AirTran Airways announces new Columbus route.
Jan 07, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings Inc (NYSE:AAI), has reported that it will be launching a new service between Columbus, Ohio, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The daily non-stop service ...
British Airways reports December traffic.
Jan 07, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD British Airways has released its traffic results for December 2008. Revenue passenger kilometres (traffic) for the month dropped by 3.4% compared to December 2007, while available seat kilometres ...
easyJet reports December traffic.
Jan 07, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Low-cost airline easyJet has released its traffic results for December 2008 and the full calendar year 2008. easyJet carried a total of 3,111,388 passengers in December 2008, an increase of 7.3% from the ...
Austrian Airlines to expand capacity on Vienna-Dubai route.
Jan 07, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Austrian Airlines has announced that it will be expanding capacity on its flights between Vienna and Dubai. From 1 March 2009 the airline will be operating a Boeing 767 aircraft with 235 seats on over ...
Japan Airlines announces new codeshare agreement with British Airways.
Jan 07, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Japan Airlines has announced that it will be offering codeshare flights operated by British Airways from London Heathrow. From 14 January, Japan Airlines will codeshare on British Airways flights from ...
ANA files request to increase certain fares.(Brief article)
Jan 07, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Japanese airline ANA has announced that it has filed a request with the Japanese government to revise normal international fares for travel between Japan and North America and Japan and the rest of Asia. ...
Kingfisher Airlines launches Mumbai-London service.
Jan 07, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Indian carrier Kingfisher Airlines has announced that it has launched a new service between Mumbai and London. The daily direct service is being operated using an Airbus A330-200 aircraft, with 30 seats ...
Embraer receives certification from FAA for Lineage 1000 jet.
Jan 07, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Embraer (NYSE: ERJ) has announced that it has received Type Certificate (TC) and Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its Lineage 1000 executive jet. ...
ASUR reports December traffic.(Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV )(Brief article)
Jan 07, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mexican airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV (ASUR) (NYSE: ASR) (BMV: ASUR) has released its traffic results for December 2008. ASUR's total passenger traffic for the month rose by ...
US Airways reports traffic for December, fourth quarter and full year 2008.(Financial report)
Jan 07, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US Airways Group Inc (NYSE: LCC) has released its traffic results for December, the fourth quarter and the full year 2008. Mainline revenue passenger miles for December 2008 were 4.7bn, a decrease of 1.1% ...
Air Canada releases December traffic results.
Jan 07, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Air Canada has reported its traffic results for December 2008 for its consolidated mainline and Jazz operations. Traffic (revenue seat miles) for the month dropped by 6.6% compared to December 2007, while ...
Aer Lingus holds meeting with Ryanair.
Jan 07, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Irish carrier Aer Lingus has confirmed that it met on 6 January with representatives of Ryanair, a low-cost Irish airline. Aer Lingus stated that it told Ryanair that its bid for the airline "undervalues" ...
Great Lakes Aviation releases December traffic results.
Jan 08, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Great Lakes Aviation Ltd (OTCBB:GLUX) has reported its traffic results for December 2008 and the full calendar year 2008. Revenue passenger miles for the month increased by 1.6% from December 2007, while ...
Mexico's GAP reports December traffic.(Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste)(Brief article)
Jan 08, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mexican airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV (GAP) (NYSE: PAC) (BMV: GAP) has reported its passenger traffic results for December 2008. GAP's total terminal passengers for the month ...
Delta Air Lines launches fare sale.
Jan 08, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) has announced the launch of a sale on fares to destinations across the US and Canada. Sale fares are available to purchase until 16 January for travel until 4 March. There ...
Date set for Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo dispatchers to vote on joining Teamsters.
Jan 08, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has announced that the US National Mediation Board (NMB) has set a date for voting to begin for Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo dispatchers seeking representation by the ...
JetBlue Airways releases December traffic figures.
Jan 08, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD JetBlue Airways Corporation (Nasdaq: JBLU) has released its traffic results for December 2008. Revenue passenger miles for the month showed a decrease of 1.8% compared to December 2007, while available ...
Delta Air Lines reports traffic results for December.(Financial report)
Jan 08, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) has released its traffic results for December 2008, for both its Delta and Northwest operating units. Revenue passenger miles (traffic) for Delta for December 2008 rose by 0.7% ...
Continental Airlines operates sustainable fuel demonstration flight.
Jan 08, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) operated a sustainable fuel demonstration flight on 7 January 2009. The flight was conducted in partnership with Boeing, GE Aviation/CFM International and Honeywell's UOP ...
Finnair Plc wins contract from Denmark.(Brief article)
Jan 08, 2009 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Finnish airline Finnair Plc (OMX Helsinki:FIA1S) said on Thursday (8 January) that the State of Denmark has decided to buy all of its flights to Helsinki ...