Alaska Airlines named Kris Kutchera MD-applications development. In this role, she will lead the overall vision for the use of technology to support e-commerce, maintenance and engineering, ground and flight operations and the airline's mileage plan.
Viewmark was selected by Frontier Airlines to provide its usability testing lab facilities for a comprehensive review of Frontier's implementation of its new Sabre online booking engine.
America West Airlines flew 2.16 billion RPMs in May, up 12.8% over the year-ago period. Capacity climbed 5.1% to 2.64 billion ASMs and load factor rose 5.5 points to 81.7%. For the five months ended May 31, RPMs increased 8.2% to 9.89 billion, ASMs grew 1.2% to 12.47 billion and load factor gained 5.1 points to 79.3%.
Bulgaria's Supreme Court will not allow the government to award Copenhagen Airports an airport concession deal until it rules on appeals made by competitors, Reuters reported. Earlier this week, the Bulgarian government awarded the company a 35-year, €526 million ($638 million) contract to run and modernize its two Black Sea airports in Varna and Bourgas. However, the court said the deal only could be signed a month after it rules on appeals by two other companies.
SkyWest Airlines flew 625.9 million RPMs in May, up 49.9% over the year-ago period. Capacity climbed 46.7% to 852.7 million ASMs and load factor grew 1.6 points to 73.4%. For the five months ended May 31, RPMs increased 44.4% to 2.86 billion, ASMs rose 38.6% to 3.9 billion and load factor gained 2.9 points to 73.3%.
Jet Airways splits business between Airbus, Boeing Lessors return to the table A350 launch was delayed by subsidy battle Paris Air Show news from June 13, June 14 Paris, June 15, 2005 Jet Airways splits business between Airbus, Boeing Jet Airways made its bid for leadership in India's burgeoning airline industry yesterday, announcing commitments at Le Bourget for up to 50 Airbus and Boeing jets comprising a mix of A330s, 737s and 777s.
Lufthansa is looking to China to generate a fifth of its Asia/Pacific revenue within five years, Executive VP-Marketing Thierry Antinori told Reuters. According to the report, Lufthansa booked €2.1 billion ($2.54 billion) in passenger revenue from the Asia/Pacific last year, accounting for about 20% of its total revenue. The airline operates 41 weekly flights from Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hong Kong to Frankfurt and Munich and currently China contributes roughly one-sixth of its Asia/Pacific revenue.
Travelport, an online corporate travel management solution and part of Cendant's Travel Distribution Services Division, launched its new offering designed specifically for Canada. According to the company, the product is an "integrated, full-service travel management solution comprised of online booking capability, comprehensive travel content from Galileo's GDS and automated fulfillment" and is based on Canadian point-of-sale via the single Travelport platform.
Republic Airways Holdings flew 382.1 million RPMs in May, up 49.9% over the year-ago period. Capacity climbed 41.2% to 528.7 million ASMs and load factor gained 4.2 points to 72.3%. For the five months ended May 31, RPMs increased 47% to 743.8 million, ASMs jumped 38.8% to 1.03 billion and load factor rose 4 points to 72.2%.
Sterling Airlines will lease two 767-300s to start long-haul flights, including a daily Copenhagen-Orlando service, for the upcoming winter schedule. The carrier also plans to start a weekly Copenhagen-Salzburg service.
United Airlines yesterday introduced an ontime arrival guarantee for business travelers on all flights between Chicago O'Hare and seven US airports: Boston, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Newark, New York LaGuardia, Philadelphia and Reagan Washington National. Under the guarantee, any eligible business passenger on the flights who does not arrive at the destination within 30 min. of the scheduled arrival time for any reason, including weather and air traffic control delays, will receive a bonus of 500 frequent-flier miles.
Pinnacle Airlines flew 362.5 million RPMs in May, up 53.3% over the year-ago period. Capacity climbed 51.6% to 500.5 million ASMs and load factor rose 0.8 point to 72.4%. For the five months ended May 31, RPMs increased 56% to 1.51 billion, ASMs jumped 55% to 2.27 billion and load factor gained 0.4 point to 66.7%.
Air New Zealand MD and CEO Ralph Norris yesterday announced that he has decided to resign from the carrier to become MD and CEO of Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Norris was appointed to take over ANZ in February 2002. At the time, the carrier was on the verge of collapse after the demise of its Ansett subsidiary in 2001. However, the government stepped in to save the airline with an NZ$885 million ($626.8 million) recapitalization.
Mesaba Aviation flew 176.2 million RPMs in May, up 14.6% over the year-ago period. Capacity climbed 11.9% to 263.6 million ASMs and load factor rose 1.6 points to 66.8%. For the five months ended May 31, RPMs increased 21% to 812.9 million, ASMs rose 14.3% to 1.27 billion and load factor gained 3.5 points to 63.8%.
As a result of "high demand for the carrier's acclaimed first class service," Continental Airlines announced that it will double the number of first-class seats offered on its 757-300s. "We are seeing a significant increase in demand for our first class product, a result of our competitive fares as well as our complimentary upgrade program for OnePass members," Chairman and CEO Larry Kellner said. "We are expanding our 757-300 fleet from nine to 17 aircraft, and we're going to offer a larger first class cabin to accommodate this demand."
Cabot Aviation, on behalf of DaimlerChrysler Services North America, sold and delivered a former Alaska Airlines JT8D-217A-powered MD-82 to 1Time Airlines in South Africa.
Delta Air Lines will launch daily nonstop service between Salt Lake City and Puerto Vallarta Nov. 1. Separately, Delta added several new features to its website that allow customers to make online ticket changes and calculate frequent-flier mileage. Also, in addition to checking in for Delta's domestic US flights via the website, passengers can now check in for flight segments when their Delta flights connect to Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Northwest Airlines and US Airways.
Adria Airways introduced a number of new seasonal weekly flights from Ljubljana to Al Aqabah, Lamezia Terme and Simferopol. It also started flights from Dublin to Naples, Verona and Catania. The majority of the flights are operated by 162-seat A320s.
Vitria Technology was selected by Iberia to provide the integration backbone that will streamline various technological projects the carrier will roll out over the next three years.
Siemens Logistics and Assembly Systems' Airport Logistics division completed the inline baggage security screening system upgrade at Denver International Airport. The $88 million project was finished in 20 months.
Boeing and a group of its machinists, represented by the International Assn. of Machinists, began formal contract negotiations last week during which IAM presented its proposed modification to the existing collective bargaining agreement, which will expire at midnight on Sept. 1. The contract covers Boeing employees in the Seattle area, Wichita and Portland.
