Senator Hutchison urges FAA nominee to make NextGen a top priority

20-May-2009
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, told (19-May-09) the nominee to head the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), J Randolph Babbitt that NextGen should be a top priority.

Federal Cartel Office approves ESAS investment in Air Berlin

29-Apr-2009
GERMANY : The Federal Cartel Office in Bonn has notified Air Berlin PLC & Co Luftverkehrs KG that it has no objections to the Turkish company ESAS Holding AS acquiring a stake in the airline.

Las autoridades de la Federal Cartel Office en Bonn, Alemania, acaban de aprobar la adquisición en la participación de la compañía turca ESAS Holding AS por parte de Air Berlin PLC & Co Luftverkehrs KG.

Ryanair calls for an inquiry into the DAA monopoly by the Office of the CAG

27-Apr-2009
IRELAND : Ryanair, called (24-Apr-09) for an urgent inquiry into the DAA monopoly by the Office of the CAG (Comptroller & Auditor General), as the DAA’s latest accounts support Ryanair’s belief that the DAA monopoly is yet again “gaming” the regulatory system.

ELFAA calls on Government for tax cut

20-Apr-2009
Europe’s low fares airlines joined forces (17-Apr-09) to call upon UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alastair Darling to take decisive action to keep Britain on the move in advance of next week’s crucial UK budget.

Ryanair calls on Gordon Brown to abolish GBP10 tourist tax

16-Apr-2009
IRELAND : Ryanair called (15-Apr-09) on Gordon Brown to scrap his 'failed' GBP10 tourist tax

Ryanair ha pedido a (15-Apr-09) Gordon Brown la desaparición de la desastrosa rentabilidad de la tasa turística de 10 £, como lo han demostrado las cifras publicadas por la BAA para el mes de marzo. Ryanair solicita al Gobierno laboralista seguir el mismo ejemplo de Bélgica y Holanda quienes recientemente optaron por prescindir de dicha tasa con el fin de fomentar el turismo.

Ryanair calls on Irish Government to abolish tourist tax

31-Mar-2009
IRELAND : Ryanair called (30-Mar-09) on the Irish Government to take immediate steps to reverse the current collapse of traffic and tourism at the Irish airports by:

Jetstar criticises Transport Workers Union action

30-Mar-2009
AUSTRALIA : Action taken by the Transport Workers Union (TWU) on 30-Mar-09 that saw ground handling staff walk off and not handle both Jetstar and other international aircraft at Sydney Airport’s International terminal was without basis and adversely impacted international air travellers.

ELFAA welcomes Dutch Government's decision to lift tax

27-Mar-2009
The European Low Fares Airline Association - ELFAA welcomes (26-Mar-09) the enlightened decision of the Dutch Government to lift the discriminatory tax on airline tickets. The tax is discriminatory in that it is only levied on passengers starting their journey in the Netherlands, thus exempting cargo flights and transfer passengers.

Jin Air receives IOSA certification

26-Mar-2009

Jin Air obtiene la certificación IOSA

Jin Air was internationally recognized for its successful achievement in meeting the IOSA safety standards. IOSA is recognised around the world as the benchmark safety audit programme.

Ryanair welcomes Dutch Government's decision to scrap tourist tax, urges UK Ireland and UK to follow

26-Mar-2009
IRELAND : Ryanair welcomed (25-Mar-09) the Dutch Government’s decision to scrap the tourist tax introduced in 2008. Ryanair called again on the Irish and UK Governments to follow this example and scrap the Irish tourist tax and Gordon Brown’s GBP10 airport tax which has caused traffic to collapse at most UK airports during the past year.

ELFAA welcomes Government's vote on Single European Sky II

26-Mar-2009
The European Low Fares Airline Association welcomed (25-Mar-09) the vote in the European Parliament on the second package of Single European Sky (SES II). The vote followed a period of negotiations between the Parliament, the Council and the Commission, which led to the adoption of a compromise draft with a mix of ambitious and conservative measures.

Ryanair welcomes Competition Commission's decision to break up BAA Monopoly

20-Mar-2009
IRELAND : Ryanair welcomed (19-Mar-09) the Competition Commission’s final report which recommends the break-up of the BAA Monopoly’s control over London’s three main airports. This groundbreaking report will result in Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted finally being freed to compete against each other to provide low cost better services at lower prices for airport users and consumers.

BTS reports Jan-09 passenger airline employment down 6.9 percent

18-Mar-2009
US scheduled passenger airlines employed 6.9% fewer workers in Jan-09 than in Jan-08, the seventh consecutive decrease in full-time equivalent employee (FTE) levels for the scheduled passenger carriers from the same month of the previous year and the largest year-to-year decrease since Dec-03, the US Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported 17-Mar-09.

Alaska calls on DoT to address Virgin America's compliance with foreign ownership laws

13-Mar-2009
U.A.E. - SHARJAH : Alaska Airlines again called (12-Mar-09) on the US Department of Transportation (DoT) to address questions about Virgin America's compliance with US foreign ownership and control restrictions on domestic carriers.

DoT: Frontier amongst fewest canceled flights in Jan-09

12-Mar-2009
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : Frontier Airlines finished first among major carriers in overall flight completion and second overall during Jan-09 as measured by the Department of Transportation's monthly Air Travel Consumer Report. The report details the operational performance of the 19 largest domestic air carriers, including the 11 recognized major airlines. The DoT released its Jan-09 stats on 11-Mar-09.

easyJet comments on European Commission's proposal to protect slots of legacy carriers

11-Mar-2009
UNITED KINGDOM : The European Commission has agreed (10-Mar-09) to allow inefficient, poorly-run airlines to hoard valuable airport landing slots rather than allowing unused slots to be returned to the many European airlines that are ready, willing and able to operate them.

Ryanair calls on UK Government to put passengers first

10-Mar-2009
IRELAND : Ryanair welcomed (09-Mar-09) Government proposals to put passengers first and recommended that the best way to do this would be to sack the “useless” CAA regulator, who has for many years put monopoly airport profits first and ignored passengers and airport users.

easyJet responds to DfT airport consultation

10-Mar-2009
UNITED KINGDOM : Responding to the consultation held on 09-Mar-09 regarding the future of airport regulation, Andy Harrison, easyJet Chief Executive, said:

Ryanair renews call for government to scrap EUR10 travel tax and sack aviation regulator

09-Mar-2009
IRELAND : Ryanair renewed (08-Mar-09) its call for the Government to scrap its suicidal EUR10 travel tax and sack Aviation Regulator, Cathal Guiomard, as the collapse in traffic at Dublin Airport continued in February. The Government owned DAA monopoly last week released figures showing that in February its traffic was 1.4 million, some 200,000 (12%) less than the 1.6 million passengers who used Dublin Airport in Feb-08.

Ryanair presents Irish tourism rescue plan to Government

06-Mar-2009
IRELAND : Ryanair presented (05-Mar-09) its rescue plan for Irish tourism to the Government appointed Tourism Renewal Group in a briefing at Dublin Castle.