British Airways and Qantas Airways are announcing that after detailed discussions about a potential merger, talks have ended. Despite the potential longer term benefits to both British Airways and Qantas, the airlines have not been able to come to agreement over the key terms of a merger at this time. British Airways and Qantas will
On the retirement of Finnair’s Deputy CEO and EVP Scheduled Traffic Henrik Arle on 31 December 2008, the company’s Scheduled Traffic organisation will be revised. Finnair’s President & CEO Jukka Hienonen will lead the Scheduled Passenger Traffic organisation together with the business unit’s revised management group. In addition to Hienonen, the management group of Scheduled
Sabre Holdings announced the acquisition of EB2 International Limited (EB2), a London-based, leading independent supplier of e-commerce enabling software products, solutions, infrastructure and services to global airlines. This latest acquisition is to accelerate Sabre
JetBlue founder David Neeleman launched his fourth airline on Dec. 15th, Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras S.A. The Brazilian domestic carrier will inaugurate service between three cities: Campinas (Viracopos Airport), Salvador de Bahia, and Porto Alegre. Azul launches operations this month with three Embraer 195 and two Embraer 190 aircraft. Another three airplanes will be added
SAS Ground Services (SGS) and the Swedish Civil Aviation Administration (LFV) have reached a commercial agreement that will entail the transfer of ground services in Ronneby,
Curt Lewis & Associates (CL&A), LLC announced a strategic alliance with Global Aircraft Consulting (GAC), LLC, an international sales and aircraft acquisition company based in Southlake, Texas. The purpose of the alliance is to offer seamless aviation safety services for companies that are beginning or expanding their flight departments.
Mesa Air Group pilots, who are represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), ratified a new agreement that contains numerous industry-standard and industry-leading provisions. This new collective bargaining agreement will provide Mesa pilots with immediate scheduling improvements, including a true definition of scheduled or actual flying time and the implementation of a Preferential
At their annual Board Meeting, the CEOs of the Star Alliance member airlines have today voted to accept the application of Brussels Airlines to become a future member of the alliance. Brussels Airlines is the Belgian airline offering the widest choice of flights to and from the “capital” of Europe. With a fleet of 45
WNS, a provider of global business process outsourcing (BPO) services, announced they have signed a six-year contract with SAS Airlines. This new contact is a renewal of WNS
Continental Airlines reported that an Audio/Video on Demand (AVOD) inflight entertainment system is now available to economy class customers on all its Boeing 757-200 aircraft. All 39 757-200s currently in service have been fitted with the system, and the remaining two aircraft are currently being retrofitted and will re-enter service by Dec. 23, 2008. The
