BAA USA was acquired IATA said that "e-freight" ASUR, the Mexican airports operator, filed a registration statement Portland International, Seattle-Tacoma International and Spokane Internationalin conjunction with Alaska Airlines, Boeing, and Washington State University announced
Air Canada last month lost its latest fight with Porter Airlines over access to Toronto City Centre when a Canadian federal court judge dismissed AC’s allegations of wrongdoing by Porter and the Toronto Port Authority related to slots at Toronto’s downtown airport.
Gelendzhik, the first new civilian airport to be built in Russia in 25 years, commenced commercial operations in June. The airport is a Public-Private Partnership led by Basel Aero, which already operates airports in Krasnodar, Sochi, Gelendzhik and Anapa. The group's airports handled 3.5 million passengers in 2009, or about 9% of Russian airports’ throughput. Russian airlines including Aeroflot, Rossiya, Ural Airlines, UTair, Gazpromavia, Avianova and Atlant-Soyuz already are operating to/from the new airport at the Black Sea resort.
London Gatwick last month opened its new inter-terminal shuttle two months ahead of schedule. The project included installation of a completely new shuttle system, new shuttle cars, refurbishment of the track and transformation of the two terminal stations. Further benefits include the use of sensory technology that counts the number of passengers waiting at the station, triggering operation of the shuttle; extra seating; live journey information; high levels of security with monitored onboard CCTV cameras, and full accessibility for passengers with reduced mobility.
The latest ALTA/OAG Latin American and Caribbean Capacity Analysis, released last month, shows a region that is clearly in growth mode, with 13 of the top 20 Latin/Caribbean airports handling more total airline seats in 2009 compared to 2008.
A US federal appeals court upheld the Dept. of Transportation's 2008 rule allowing airports to charge higher landing fees during "peak" periods, with the presiding judge telling objecting airlines that congestion pricing's "creativity should be welcomed on its merits, not spurned for its novelty."
Almost 20 years after construction started on the airport near Alanya, a seaside resort in the Mediterranean region of Turkey, Gazipasa finally received its first scheduled flight last month, an ATR 72 operated by BoraJet.
Travelport said that United Airlines signed a two-year extension of their current full content agreement. "Through the extension of the agreement, all United published fares and seat inventory, including Web fares available on its own site, reservation offices and through third parties, will be available to subscribers of Travelport's Apollo, Galileo and Worldspan GDS systems….well into 2013," Travelport said.
Korean Airadded thrice-weekly nonstop night flights from Hartsfield Atlanta Airport to Seoul Incheon airport, complementing its daily afternoon service and bringing the number of weekly trips it offers in the market to 10. The new KE Flight 33 departs ATL just after midnight on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Ryanair will begin twice-weekly service from London Stansted to Plovdiv in Bulgaria Nov. 2.
Continental Airlines and Brussels Airlines announced plans to start codesharing on Continental’s transatlantic services between Newark and Brussels, as well as on selected beyond hub flights operated by each carrier.
British Airways and the cabin crew union Unite did not come to an agreement Monday during brief talks under the auspices of the UK's Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service ( ATW Daily News, Aug. 2), but both parties committed to meet again.“There was a short meeting at ACAS ... and there are plans to meet again next week,” BA said in a statement.
SkyWest Inc., parent of SkyWest Airlines and Atlantic Southeast Airlines, yesterday reported second-quarter net income of $18.7 million, down 28.6% from a $26.2 million profit in the year-ago period, in an earnings release overshadowed by its announcement that it will acquire ExpressJet Holdings for $133 million.
SkyWest Inc. reached an agreement to acquire ExpressJet Holdings for $6.75 per share in cash or approximately $133 million and plans to merge the Houston-based regional with its Atlanta-based subsidiary Atlantic Southeast Airlines.
Spain's air traffic controllers are threatening a walkout in mid-August to protest pay cuts and changes to their job conditions by AENA, the state-owned airports and air navigation authority, the USCA union said following a vote to strike by its members. It did not announce an exact date for the start or duration of the industrial action, butthe strike is expected to start Aug.18 and last for three days.
Cathay Pacific Airways posted net income of HK$6.84 billion ($881 million) in the 2010 first half, a more than eightfold increase over a HK$812 million profit in the year-ago period, an earnings jump that was helped by a 33.7% hike in revenue to HK$41.33 billion.
News from Travel Technology Update: Airlines' ancillary revenues grew 43% in 2009 over the previous year, to $13.5 billion worldwide, according to a study by IdeaWorks, a consultancy focused on airline ancillary revenues, that was underwritten by Amadeus. Overall, airlines worldwide lost somewhere in the neighborhood of $16 billion in 2008 and nearly $10 billion in 2009. The study noted that some of the additional revenue last year came from new ancillary revenue initiatives introduced by various airlines last year.
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Airlines' ancillary revenues grew 43% in 2009 over the previous year, to $13.5 billion worldwide, according to a study by IdeaWorks, a consultancy focused on airline ancillary revenues, that was underwritten by Amadeus. Overall, airlines worldwide lost somewhere in the neighborhood of $16 billion in 2008 and nearly $10 billion in 2009. The study noted that some of the additional revenue last year came from new ancillary revenue initiatives introduced by various airlines last year.
7 Singapore Airlines intends to progressively introduce electronic versions of magazines on its KrisWorld inflight entertainment system, beginning with its three in-flight magazines, SilverKris, KrisShop and KrisWorld. The airline said the ultimate aim is a paperless cabin. Navitaire announced that Wizz Air renewed its agreement for distribution, reservation, and departure control services over the next 10 years. Terms of the contract were not disclosed.
Airline share prices rose 10% between January and July, outperforming the overall stock market, IATA said yesterday in its latest "Airlines Financial Monitor." Last week, IATA reported that June international passenger traffic rose by 11.9% and freight traffic by 26.5% ( ATW Daily News, July 29).
