Virgin Atlantic is pleased to announce its first ever Flying Without Fear course (FWF) to be held at Southampton Airport on 03 December 2006. Virgin Atlantic, in association with FWF Limited, offers one day courses throughout the year, aimed at teaching sufferers how to overcome their fear. The course includes an optional 45 minute flight at the end of the session.
source: Easier
A strike by flight attendants of the Finnish national airline Finnair continues on Friday, after a compromise offered by Finnair in the labour dispute was rejected.
Meanwhile, security measures at Helsinki-Vantaa airport are tighter than usual because of the Lahti EU summit.
source: Helsingin Sanomat
Deutsche Lufthansa AG intends to restructure its core commercial flight operations by the beginning of 2007, which it expects will yield savings in the mid- to long-term.
The paper said the operations, which are centrally-controlled at the moment, will be split into three divisions; Frankfurt, Munich and its 11 other German airports.
source: Forbes
Mexicana de Aviacion, Mexico’s first airline and leader in the international market announced today a new seasonal service between Denver and Zacatecas beginning December 1, 2006 through January 31, 2007. The Denver-Zacatecas route has been created to accommodate the high demand of passengers traveling to and from the regions during the holiday season. It is an addition to the continued uninterrupted service provided by Mexicana for the past 35 years into Denver.
source: Yahoo! Finance
In the first six months of this year, low-cost carriers had over 2.8m passengers. Six no-frills airlines are among ten biggest airline operators in Poland. Hungarian WizzAir, Irish Ryanair and Polish Centralwings (LOTâ??s subsidiary) are the most active ones. Tomasz Dziedzic from the Institute of Tourism, expects that the market will continue the rapid growth for at least a year.
source: Pulsbiznesu
Northwest Airlines Corp. said it plans to begin flying the new Boeing 787 “Dreamliner” in October 2008.The Eagan-based carrier said Thursday that it has reached agreements with Boeing and engine maker Rolls-Royce for the delivery of 18 of the planes over three years.
Financial details were not revealed. The planes list for about $150 million apiece, though airlines typically negotiate lower prices. The airline, which is under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, has not yet decided whether to buy or lease the planes.
source: mlive
Southern Africa could create 70 000 more jobs by relaxing its policies on international travel.
The South African Development Community (SADC) region still restricts international air travel by limiting the number of flights to their cities as well as the number of airlines that can fly to them.
This makes it more expensive to travel by air and thus reduces the number of tourists visiting the region.
source: moneyweb.co.za
The airline said Tuesday it issued a request for proposal this week to more than 50 communities within 1,200 miles of its Denver hub that want either regional jet or turboprop service.
The Denver-based carrier said last month it was buying 10, 74-seat turboprop aircraft with an option to purchase another 10. Frontier said it will fly the turboprop fleet to underserved markets in Colorado and the Rocky Mountains and serve as many as 18 destinations.
Frontier said the new service will begin in the middle of next year.
Ryanair has announced plans to begin operating two new routes from Dublin to Warsaw and Stockholm next year.
The services, which are due to begin in February, will bring the total number of Ryanair routes from Dublin to 71.
Meanwhile, the airline has also announced the introduction of a new online check-in and priority boarding scheme from the start of next month.
source: Ireland On Line
The charter airline company, Eirjet, has confirmed that it has suspended all flight operations because of financial difficulties and fears about its future.
The Shannon-based company had been operating charter services out of Dublin, Belfast, Cork, Shannon and Knock.
The company leased passenger aircraft to holiday tour operators such as JWT, Sunworld and Toplight.
source: RTE News
