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Virgin Atantic announces the creation of over 200 jobs

18-Mar-2010
UNITED KINGDOM : Virgin Atlantic is pleased to announce that it will be opening a new customer service operation in Swansea in September 2010. The move will create more than 200 jobs in the area over the next two years. The new customer service centre will run in conjunction with Virgin Atlantic’s existing operation in Crawley West Sussex. Julie Southern, Chief Commercial and Financial Officer, Virgin Atlantic commented;

SAS ordered to pay Norwegian close to NOK 175 million for industrial espionage

17-Mar-2010
We are very pleased that the Court of Appeal has ordered SAS to pay Norwegian close to NOK 175 million (approx 22 million EUR) in damages for the industrial espionage that we were exposed to, said CEO of Norwegian, Bjørn Kjos.

SunExpress expanded its fleet to 21 aircraft

11-Mar-2010
SunExpress, the joint venture of Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, got delivery of a Boeing 737-800 and expanded its fleet to 21 aircraft.

Air Berlin expands its route network

11-Mar-2010
More frequent flights and direct services to Italy, Spain and Israel. Strengthening of the Berlin hub

Air Berlin starts two times a week from Düsseldorf to Israel’s metropolis Tel Aviv

09-Mar-2010
GERMANY : Air Berlin is adding one more attractive destination in the Middle East to its route network from the airport of Düsseldorf.

Air Berlin goes for major expansion of Tel Aviv flights

08-Mar-2010
GERMANY : Direct flights from Berlin, Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf and Munich - Business Class now also available

Virgin Atlantic reaffirms relationship with LSG Sky Chefs

04-Mar-2010
UNITED KINGDOM : LSG Sky Chefs announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Virgin Atlantic Airways for an extensive range of its products and services. The new contracts, which would commence 1 June 2010, cover UK in-flight catering as well as logistics, product supply and operational support services.

Air Berlin is starting its first service to Gdansk this summer

18-Feb-2010
GERMANY : Book winter flights to Krakow and Gdansk now

Sky Express receive IOSA certificate

15-Feb-2010
RUSSIA : Sky Express, Russia’s first Low Cost Carrier, received IOSA Registration Certificate following the successful completion of the IATA Operations Safety Audit (IOSA).

New from summer 2010: Fly Air Berlin from Frankfurt to Sylt

15-Feb-2010
GERMANY : Non-stop flights from eight German cities to Westerland (Sylt)

Wolfgang Kurth is leaving Air Berlin

10-Feb-2010
GERMANY : On account of differences of opinion concerning the future strategic positioning of the technical support companies and their integration in the Air Berlin Group, the Board of Air Berlin and Wolfgang Kurth, Chief Maintenance Officer, have come to a mutual agreement, as a result of which Wolfgang Kurth is leaving the company with immediate effect.

Innovative repair procedure for CFM56 engines of Virgin Blue

05-Feb-2010
AUSTRALIA : Variable Stator Vane bushing repairs for Boeing 737 fleet

Virgin Atlantic announce benefits for Frequent Flyers with V Australia & Virgin Blue

02-Feb-2010
UNITED KINGDOM : Virgin Atlantic Airways, one of the world's leading long haul airlines has today announced that Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Gold and Silver Cardmembers will now be able to receive additional benefits when flying on V Australia and Virgin Blue.

Ryanair Welcomes EC Finding of no State Aid in the Bratislava Investigation

28-Jan-2010
IRELAND : Ryanair, Europe’s favourite airline, today welcomed the European Commission’s confirmation that Ryanair’s agreement with Bratislava airport does not involve any State aid. This decision marks another successful conclusion of a State aid investigation involving Ryanair, in addition to the Charleroi judgment in December 2008.

Air Berlin transports 27.9 million passengers in 2009

12-Jan-2010
GERMANY : In 2009, Air Berlin, Germany's second-largest airline company, transported a total of 27,911,193 passengers (including those traveling on the TUIfly routes acquired on 25 October 2009), thus confirming the company's spring 2009 forecast with respect to the development in the number of passengers traveling with Air Berlin.

Air Berlin and SR Technics enter extensive engine services partnership

07-Jan-2010
GERMANY : SR Technics and Air Berlin have signed a ten-year engine maintenance contract. The contract covers a significant part of the engines on Air Berlin’s fleet of about 55 Airbus A320 Family, 13 Airbus A330 and about 55 Boeing 737 Next-Generation aircraft.

Norwegian to launch new service to Bergen

08-Dec-2009
NORWAY : Norwegian will expand its route network to include a new Copenhagen-Bergen service on 28 March. The route will be served with one flight a day six days a week.

Air Berlin: Getting award flights even faster

08-Dec-2009
GERMANY : The topbonus Winter Special allows members of Air Berlin’s frequent flyer scheme to earn an award flight with the miles they have collected even faster.

Blue1 opens route to Brussels

02-Dec-2009
FINLAND : Blue1 starts operations between Helsinki and Brussels in cooperation with Brussels Airlines on March 29, 2010. The route will be operated twice daily from Monday to Friday and once on Sundays with AvroRJ85 aircraft.

Embraer confirms two E-Jet options for Niki

26-Nov-2009
Embraer and Austria’s second largest airline NIKI Luftfahrt GmbH signed a contract for another two EMBRAER 190 jets, confirming the purchase rights in the original contract, announced in July 2008. The initial deliveries of this new order should take place during the first semester of 2011.

Germanwings flies with Lufthansa Systems’ navigation charts

13-Nov-2009
GERMANY : Germanwings will continue to use Lido/RouteManual from Lufthansa Systems.

Italian low cost carrier signs up for GDS participation

06-Nov-2009
Travelport and Wind Jet sign their first distribution deal.

easyJet takes off from Dusseldorf

06-Nov-2009
From now on twelve times to Basle; Rome and London starting in February.

Wizz Air introduces web check-in

04-Nov-2009
POLAND : Wizz Air, the largest low fare †low cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, has launched web check-in.

Flybe signs on 16 new pilots

02-Nov-2009
Leading regional airline signs on 16 new pilots fresh from leading flight schools

Finavia: ticket prices on low-cost airlines appeal to increasing number of passengers

30-Oct-2009
The popularity of low-cost air traffic, which started earlier in the rest of Europe, is now also seen in Finland. In Finland, the number of passengers has increased by 25% and traffic by 30% in comparison to previous year. The market share of low-cost airlines has increased to 9% of the total market.

Swissport and easyJet are extending collaboration in Geneva

30-Oct-2009
Swissport International, the world’s leading provider of ground services to the aviation sector, is to extend its existing cooperation agreement with leading European low-cost carrier easyJet for a further four years. The accord, which is of major importance to both partners, covers the provision of ground services at Geneva Airport for some 31 000 movements a year.

Flybe dashes ahead with new pilot recruitment

29-Oct-2009
UNITED KINGDOM : Leading regional airline signs on 16 new pilots fresh from leading flight school.

ELFAA calls for better oversight to prevent airline failure

16-Oct-2009
ELFAA members question need for mandatory airline failure fund.

Low cost airlines ranking on seat comfort 2008-2009

15-Oct-2009
Air Valid broadcasts the 1st independent ranking of low cost airlines departing from France. This ranking is based on opinions and certified ratings from passengers on the feeling of seat comfort during a flight. This ranking has been calculated on the basis of opinions and reviews filed by passengers on a flight route and flight number of an airline.

Cork Airport welcomes new Wizz Air service to Wroclaw, Poland

13-Oct-2009
POLAND : Wizz Air, Central and Eastern Europe’s largest low-fare low-cost airline, has announced plans to introduce a Cork to Wroclaw service from July 18th next year.

Wizz Air rescues JAT Airways passengers

02-Oct-2009
POLAND : Wizz Air announced today that it would provide re-routing alternatives to passengers affected by the grounded flights of Serbia’s JAT Airways at Belgrade airport.

Wizz Air opens its 12th base in Wroclaw

01-Oct-2009
POLAND : 6 new routes to Paris Beauvais, Oslo Torp, Eindhoven, Forli Bologna, Cork and Milan Bergamo, re-opening flights to Dortmund and Doncaster Sheffield, increasing frequency on existing route to London Luton.

Jet2.com to participate in the GDS Channel for the first time

30-Sep-2009
UNITED KINGDOM : Leading low cost carrier signs up for Galileo's direct connect solution.

Flybe Aviation Services makes debut at MRO Europe

28-Sep-2009
UNITED KINGDOM : Flybe Aviation Services joins high fliers at MRO Europe 2009 exhibition debut

Flybe: up to 50% off seat sale starts this weekend

25-Sep-2009
UNITED KINGDOM : Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline and the UK’s number one domestic carrier, is launching a bargain five day seat sale this weekend with up to 50% slashed off the price of selected flights for bookings made between Friday 25-Sep and Wednesday 30-Sep.

Blue1 multiplies flights to Croatia next summer 2010

21-Sep-2009
FINLAND : The launch of Croatia as a new Blue1 destination last summer turned out to be such a success, that Blue1 will multiply next summer’s flights to Croatia starting early spring 2010.

Germanwings to open new low-cost service to Cologne

21-Sep-2009
GERMANY : Low-cost airline Germanwings is setting up at Copenhagen Airport and is goint to launch a new service to Cologne. From Cologne, the airline offers onward connnections to a number of destinations.

Lufthansa Technik: component Support for Wizz Air extended

17-Sep-2009
POLAND : Wizz Air, the largest low fare †low cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, and Lufthansa Technik AG announced that they will extend their cooperation by renewing the Total Component Support TCS® including wheels and brakes support.

Lufthansa inks codeshare pact with JetBlue

15-Sep-2009
GERMANY : Lufthansa is offering customers extended travel options in the USA and Puerto Rico under a codeshare agreement with the US-airline JetBlue.
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