Northwest Airlines will add newer planes to its Hawaii service and add one more flight to Honolulu from Japan beginning this summer.
The airline will introduce newer wide-body A330 aircraft on its Tokyo-Hawaii flights starting July 1. The aircraft reportedly feature redesigned economy class seating and a fully interactive in-flight entertainment system.
source: Pacific Business News
With the skies and runways clear, US Airways struggled to accommodate a backlog of weary travelers stranded at Philadelphia International Airport days after a paralyzing ice storm struck the Northeast.
But late Sunday, conditions began to ease. US Airways went from trying to find seats for 100,000 passengers systemwide, to 30- to 45-minute lines in Philadelphia and Charlotte, N.C., by the end of the day.
“‘The lines are down to what is normal for a holiday weekend,'” said US Airways spokeswoman Andrea Rader.
The company hoped to be back to normal operations Monday, she said.
source: Chron
Swiss International Air Lines (Swiss), which is to be fully acquired by Lufthansa by end-2007, yesterday said it did not expect any shift in its “Airbus only fleet” expansion programme.
Felix Rodel, Director, head of Swiss Sales Middle East Africa, Pakistan & Iran, said in Dubai that irrespective of the impending full take-over by Lufthansa, which boasts both Boeing and Airbus aircraft in its fleet ” the Swiss airline would continue its expansion programme in line with its policy of building an all-Airbus fleet by adding another three aircraft from the European manufacturer.
The arrival of two Airbus 330’s kicked off the company’s long-haul fleet expansion in 2006, and three more Airbus A340’s are expected to join its fleet in the coming months.
source: khaleejtimes
Beginning this June, US Airways customers will be able to enjoy seamless travel between the United States, the island of Singapore and exciting southeast Asia destinations, thanks to a codeshare cooperation between Singapore Airlines and US Airways subject to both United States and foreign government approval.
source: travelvideo.tv
Arkia Airlines Ltd. is considering a $120 million investment to buy or lease four 70-100 seat jets with a range of 2,000 miles for flights to Cyprus and other regional destinations. The airline is examining CRJ 700 and CRJ 900 jets building by Canada’s Bombardier Inc. and Embraer 170 and 175, built by Brazil’s Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De Aeronutica SA. Arkia initially plans to buy or lease two planes, followed by two more at a later date.
These planes use short runways, which means that they can operate out of Tel Aviv’s Sde Dov Airport. Arkia is planning several flights per day, including to Cyprus, where it began to fly at the beginning of March.
source: Globes
British Airways is to fly from Glasgow to London City, providing an important direct air link for businessmen between Glasgow’s growing financial services sector and the capital.
And with fares starting from just £39 one way, including all taxes and charges, it will also appeal to leisure passengers.
BA subsidiary BA CityFlyer will operate the route to the London Docklands aiport.
source: thisishertfordshire.co.uk
British Airways is to announce plans for major expansion at London City Airport today, according to reports.
The airline is set to increase flights to Edinburgh and Glasgow from the hub, as well as launch new routes to Zurich, Frankfurt, Milan and Madrid, reports the Evening Standard.
Industry sources told the newspaper that it is possible the carrier will launch a bid for Dutch airline VLM in order to extend its operations at London City Airport.
Peter Simpson, managing director of British Airways’ CityFlyer division, said that the airline fully intends to pursue growth at the airport both now and in the future.
Scandinavian airline group SAS AB introduced a voluntary greenhouse charge on Wednesday for passengers who want to offset the carbon dioxide emissions generated by their flights.
The plan, which follows a similar initiative by British Airways in 2005, lets SAS passengers give money to environmental projects that have helped reduce the release of greenhouse gases, the company said. The money will be funneled through The CarbonNeutral Co., which specializes in helping companies offset carbon dioxide emissions.
source: Herald Tribune
When Qatar termed 2007 the ‘year of expansion’, the airline wasn’t exaggerating, last month announcing their expansion into New York and Dar es Salaam, and just last week announcing even more new routes and increased frequencies.
Speaking at a press conference on the first day of ITB Berlin, Akbar Al Baker, Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer, took the chance to unveil even more new routes for one of the fastest growing Arab airline in the market today.
Scheduled flights to Chennai (formerly Madras), Bali and Ho Chi Minh City will begin towards the end of March. From mid-year, Qatar Airways will operate flights to New York, Washington and Geneva, and Stockholm will follow later this year.
Mr Al Baker said, “2007 is an exciting year for Qatar Airways, celebrating 10 years since our relaunch and we look forward to welcoming passengers on our brand new routes and increased services to provide them with greater choice.
The organisers of Hamburg’s Reeperbahn Festival are close to a deal with national airline Lufthansa that’ll enable music fans throughout Europe to get a cheap trip to the event September 27-29.
The package will include a round-trip flight, festival access and free local public transport, and will come out at no more than euro 180.
Discussions are still ongoing for 14 airports to offer the deal, including major international terminals in England, France, Holland, Austria, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Hungary and Russia.
