Myanmar and India have signed an air services agreement (ASA) to “enhance direct air connectivity and facilitate easy business interaction, tourism and people-to people exchanges,” the governments said in a joint statement.
IATA and the Airlines for America (A4A) trade associations have joined forces to promote the economic benefits that airlines and the air transportation industry bring to the US, and to try and counter a feared surge of new taxes and regulations as legislators work to reduce budget deficits.
The European Commission (EC) has launched an in-depth investigation to assess whether France’s Beauvais Airport (BVA) has benefited from injections of state aid, which is against EU regulations.
Royal Jordanian has taken delivery of one Airbus A321 and one A320, under lease from Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services (AWAS). The deliveries are part of an order for seven; two deliveries remain. Enter Air has been added to the International Air Carrier Assn. (IACA) as a full member. The Polish carrier began operations in 2010. South African Airways has selected Discover the World Marketing to serve as its sales and marketing representative in Cyprus.
American Airlines chairman, president and CEO Tom Horton marked the company’s six-month point of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring by telling employees AA has “made big strides in all aspects” but warning more must be done “immediately,” particularly regarding labor costs.
Boingo Wireless has launched Wi-Fi services at Beijing Capital International Airport, through an agreement with Newbridge Technologies. It has also launched Wi-Fi services at Phuket International Airport, through an agreement with WLANNet.
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Brazilian carriers Azul and TRIP on Monday announced plans to merge, a move that would create an airline with about a 15% market share in Brazil, behind only dominant players TAM and GOL.
Virgin Atlantic (VS) will launch AeroMobile connectivity onboard its Airbus A330 aircraft flying from London to New York, and on its Boeing 747 aircraft currently under refurbishment.
IATA reported that international premium traffic for March was up 8.6% compared to the year-ago growth of 2.9% recorded in March 2011, and up from 6.3% growth in February.
Japan Airlines (JAL) and the International Airlines Group (IAG) have been granted antitrust immunity from the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) to cooperate commercially on flights between Europe and Japan, JAL said in a statement.
European airlines have lined up to criticize the European Union's (EU) controversial Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), warning once again that imposing it on non-EU nations and carriers risks a trade war.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has appointed Charlie Leocha, director of the Consumer Travel Alliance (CTA), as the public interest representative to the Dept. of Transportation (DOT) Advisory Committee on Consumer Protections.
The Assn. of European Airlines (AEA) has renewed its call for the continent's states to implement the Single European Sky (SES) system to improve air traffic control.
Major European airline leaders warned the European Union (EU) Thursday to put its house in order if the continent's carriers can help stimulate growth in the recession-battered region.
Russia will ratify the Montreal Convention before the end of 2012, Russia’s deputy minister of transport Valery Okulov said at the International Air Cargo Assn. (TIACA) summit in Moscow.
Gogo announced it has partnered with satellite equipment provider AeroSat to bring a Ku-satellite connectivity service to airlines, for a near-term solution before the Inmarsat Global Xpress Ka-satellite service becomes available.
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The economic environment has not been kind to Europe over the last couple of years, and in 2011 Lufthansa Systems took steps to realign the company not only for significant cost reductions but for an equal amount of revenue growth as well. It reorganized into profit centers that are defined by the customer base. The commercial division has focused on tools that help airlines boost their own revenues, Stefan Auerbach, senior vices president of airline solutions, said.
EU has appealed to China to join global emission talks as tensions escalate over the country’s refusal to join the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS).
Madrid-based Amadeus IT Group has secured a loan for €200 million ($255 million) from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to finance research and development for a variety of IT projects for airlines, airports, hotels, and rail between 2012 and 2014.
Subdued representatives from SuperJet International (SJI) told reporters at the Regional Airline Assn. (RAA) annual convention in Minneapolis Tuesday that the recent crash of a Sukhoi Superjet SSJ100 has not significantly altered plans to manufacture and market the Russian-built regional aircraft.
