Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation - News & Analysis from Peanuts! The Low Cost Airline Weekly

• ANA and First Eastern to form “the first Japanese low cost airline”
• Ryanair moves away from traditional bases for smaller, cheaper destinations
• SpiceJet expects LCCs to capture three quarters of domestic market in five years
• Ancillary charges; we’re mad as hell about them. The consumer (and agent) backlash
• Copenhagen to charge less at ‘CPH Go’ while Kuala Lumpur’s new LCCT will cost more to build
• JetBlue pre-empts Southwest at EWR
• Japan Airlines files reorganisation plan; JAL and ANA LCC subsidiaries under consideration
• Philippine Airlines struggling as Cebu Pacific becomes largest carrier
• Continental pilots want regional flying abolished, or is it just posturing?
• Virgin Blue rocks the Qantas boat with game changing moves; Etihad deal, A330s in domestic market