Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Feb 3, 2012, 2:45 pm
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported that full year 2011 passenger demand rose 5.9% compared to 2010, in line with long-term growth trends. In contrast, cargo markets contracted by 0.7% for the year; but recorded positive demand growth in December of 0.2%. Growth in demand lag...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Feb 3, 2012, 7:42 am
With confidence on a high, the leading German airline resumes operations in the Libyan capital with up to three times weekly flights between Frankfurt and Tripoli ; Future plans to increase capacity; Airport staff and town office are back in full swing to serve inbound and outbound passengers After...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Feb 3, 2012, 3:40 am
Air freight markets turned up at the end of 2011, with year-on-year growth in FTKs worldwide at 0.2% in December; Air travel also rose in December to a level 5.4% higher than the same month in the previous year, although the trend since mid-year has slowed; During the year as a whole, passenger trav...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Feb 2, 2012, 7:37 pm
LAN Colombia launched service today between Miami International Airport and Bogota, Colombia. The airline will operate four flights per week onboard modern Boeing Airbus A320 aircraft with connections to 22 destinations in Colombia including Cartagena, Medellin, Cali, Pereira, and Monteria. “LAN ...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Feb 2, 2012, 1:35 pm
Airlines share prices rallied at year-end, but remain 30% down on the start of 2011. Financial markets continue to expect further downward pressure on airline profits; Airline profits worldwide in Q4 were down 55% on last year, but North American airlines in contrast to other regions improved perfor...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Feb 2, 2012, 9:35 am
Building on the popularity of its powerful suite of mobile travel planning services, Orbitz.com announced the launch of the Hotels by Orbitz App for iPhone, a native application that gives customers an intuitive search-and-book experience designed specifically for iPhone and offers travelers powerfu...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Jan 31, 2012, 10:48 am
Of all potential accidents, airplane ones are amongst those that people least want to consider might happen to them; after all when it comes to flight related accidents, the majority will think of catastrophic scenarios such as plane crashes and collisions. However flight accidents can just as easil...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Jan 27, 2012, 10:35 am
Condor, Germany’s most popular leisure airline, has partnered with Discover the World Marketing to handle its sales and marketing in Greece and Cyprus effective January 2012. According to Tobias Schnitker, Head of International Sales at Condor, “We selected Discover the World Marketing because ...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Jan 26, 2012, 10:33 am
BP and Panalpina will join hands to design a best-in-class oil and gas freight forwarding supply chain. The two companies have signed a strategic services master agreement that will tap into Panalpina’s vast Oil and Gas and Panprojects experience. The scope of the multi-year agreement comprises tr...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Jan 25, 2012, 10:32 am
Scandinavian Airlines has officially been named Europe’s most punctual airline, for the third year in a row, by the independent source Flightstats. SAS was also the world’s third most punctual airline after Japanese airlines ANA and JAL. For 2011, 88.22% of all SAS flights arrived on time. “...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Jan 24, 2012, 10:13 am
US Airways has selected defense and security company Saab AB subsidiary Saab Sensis Corporation’s Aerobahn® airport surface management system for use at its three hubs located at the Charlotte-Douglas (CLT), Philadelphia (PHL) and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airports (PHX).  Saab Sensis Aer...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Jan 23, 2012, 9:08 am
World Airways has extended its cooperation with Allied Air Cargo for the lease of two MD-11F aircraft beginning in January 2012 for service between Europe and various cities in Africa. World Airways, a subsidiary of Global Aviation Holdings Inc., began operating aircraft for Allied Air in October 20...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Jan 22, 2012, 4:00 pm
... , as well as the ability to book tickets directly from Facebook. “We’re providing customers with technology tools to keep them connected during their travel experience on the ground and in the air ... in 79 cities worldwide, the ability to track and pay for bags, alerts for updated travel...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Jan 21, 2012, 10:57 am
WestJet, Calgary, is the latest airline to choose UATP to address the needs of its corporate travelers. WestJet now accepts all UATP corporate cards including online at www.westjet.com. WestJet, one of the most profitable airlines in North America, has set its vision to be one of the five most succ...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Jan 21, 2012, 12:55 am
As part of the already planned cost reductions in the new strategic platform 4Excellence, SAS will reduce the number of full-time positions in the administration with 300. One of the main targets in 4Excellence is a 3-5% unit cost reduction annually. That equals approximately 2 billion SEK for 201...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Jan 20, 2012, 12:07 pm
ANA and Hawaiian Airlines announced the expansion of their marketing and operational partnership with the signing of a code-share agreement for passenger flights within Japan and Hawaii. The agreement was signed between Shinichiro Ito, President and CEO of ANA, and Mark Dunkerley, President and CEO ...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Jan 20, 2012, 8:06 am
The number of passengers travelling on premium seats increased slightly in November, by 0.6% compared to October; However, the level of premium travel has trended downwards, and is 2.6% lower than in May 2011 – the peak for the year; Economy class travel contracted in November, down 1.1% from Octo...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Jan 20, 2012, 12:59 am
Freezing rain and snow continue to affect Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air operations, which forced the carriers to cancel 310 flights to and from Seattle by early evening affecting 29,000 passengers. Only 15 of Alaska’s 114 daily flights and one Horizon flight had departed Seattle by that time as ...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Jan 19, 2012, 9:05 am
Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) and WestJet  today announced a codesharing agreement on flights within the United States and Canada, further expanding the partnership between the two carriers. The codeshare flights are available for purchase now for service beginning Jan. 23, 2012. Last year, the two ...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Jan 18, 2012, 9:02 am
easyJet has today announced it will increase capacity on eight of its Newcastle routes with the arrival of a new larger aircraft. easyJet is already the biggest airline operating out of Newcastle. The Airbus A320 will arrive at the airport later this year meaning easyJet is able to provide seats fo...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Oct 31, 2011, 1:57 am
easyJet confirmed that it will open its 23rd base in Lisbon, with destinations appealing to both to business and leisure passengers. The initial operations will commence with five new services, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Bordeaux and Venice and a brand new destination – Asturias, in addition to its 16...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Oct 30, 2011, 1:50 am
Here’s some key points from IATA: The past quarter has seen cargo markets deteriorate significantly. Forward-looking indicators for demand point to further weakness in the months ahead. The economic outlook has deteriorated in the past quarter – particularly in mature markets. Emerging markets ...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Oct 29, 2011, 10:03 am
There are many great things to see and do in Australia, and in a country as large as this it is hard to fit it all in. Choose your holiday destinations carefully when planning your next trip so you can make sure you get as much sightseeing in as possible. Great Ocean Road Australia’s most famous...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Oct 28, 2011, 12:00 pm
Air transport provides an economy the key connections to overseas markets, facilitating flows of trade, tourism, capital and ideas.  Often governments do not fully appreciate the role air transport plays in catalyzing economic growth.  Oxford Economics is producing a series of studies quantifying ...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Oct 27, 2011, 12:01 pm
The Carbon Disclosure Project, operator of the world’s only global climate change reporting system, has commended Finnair for its efforts to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve reporting capabilities, and recognize the strategic business risks associated with climate change. In ...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Oct 27, 2011, 1:12 am
This new runway will allow Frankfurt Airport finally to overcome its capacity constraints and to offer the international aviation industry growth opportunities once again. Equally important, finally we will be able to deliver our airlines and passengers even better punctuality and quality of service...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Oct 26, 2011, 11:58 am
The economic outlook has deteriorated since the previous survey in July. The major deterioration has been in cargo markets, where airline report a sharp decline in the third quarter and in their expectations for the coming year. Confidence in passenger markets is down but not by much. The outlook fo...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Oct 25, 2011, 11:57 am
The economic outlook deteriorated which means that weak airline market growth and weak airline profits will extend into 2012. However, air travel has held up better than expected to date and airlines managed to restore asset utilization in the second quarter. As a result profitability this year has ...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Oct 24, 2011, 12:16 pm
Panalpina has announced that the Group is now Cargo 2000 certified for Phase 1. Cargo 2000 is an industry initiative in three phases aiming at implementing a quality management system for the worldwide air cargo industry across multiple stake-holders. Phase 1 manages airport-to-airport, Phase 2 door...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Oct 24, 2011, 1:00 am
There was a sharp fall during August in the number of passengers travelling on premium seats, following unexpectedly robust growth in the second quarter; The level of premium travel was just 2.3% up on the previous year in August, compared with 7.5% in July; Economy travel was not as severely affect...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Oct 21, 2011, 9:33 am
Finnair and Finavia have chosen seven Quality Hunters, who will observe flight operations and service with the aim of improving customers’ travel experience. From October 20th, for a period of six weeks, this group of Quality Hunters will travel on Finnair flights from Helsinki to various destinat...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Oct 21, 2011, 1:30 am
SAS is giving its customers 21 new destinations to choose from when the 2012 summer schedule comes into operation in March next year. In doing so, Scandinavia’s largest airline continues to offer Scandinavians a wide range of sought-after and in-demand travel destinations just when most people a...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Oct 20, 2011, 1:32 pm
Virgin America announces the appointment of Luanne Calvert as the Company’s new Vice President of Marketing.  With a wealth of experience in the marketing and advertising worlds, Calvert will play a leading role in developing the Virgin America brand as the airline continues to grow into new mark...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Oct 19, 2011, 4:26 pm
Google launched its new Flight Search engine on September 13, 2011. The flight search engine is only available for a limited number of cities in the United States for now, but Google is working on new cities, new options, and unique and exciting features. Google acquired the travel software company...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Oct 18, 2011, 8:33 am
ARC, the financial settlement link between airlines and travel sellers, reported today that the consolidated dollar value of airline tickets sold by U.S.-based travel agencies increased 6.43 percent* year-over-year in the first nine months of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010, and 28 percent ...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Oct 17, 2011, 4:01 pm
After the 9/11 tragedy, invasive security has been the name of the game at airports.  A weakness in the system was exploited and the TSA and other security departments went to immediate extremes to repair and rethink the entire screening process. The trouble is that in so doing they have also made...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Oct 15, 2011, 11:40 am
If you’re planning to head for a night out in Melbourne, you’re in for a real treat. Melbourne is a veritable smorgasbord of nighttime entertainment, and whether you’re thinking of hitting up Crown Casino for some horse racing tips, blackjack and a show or you’re on the hunt for that perfect...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Oct 14, 2011, 2:35 am
Ludhiana in north India is home to thousands of large and medium-sized companies and is one of India’s fastest growing textile cities. Indian and international companies in Ludhiana, Punjab, produce not only woolen goods, hosiery, knitwear and accessories, but also automobile components, bicycles ...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Oct 13, 2011, 1:41 pm
Air travel and air freight markets both weakened in August; Compared to the same month a year ago, RPK flown by commercial airlines worldwide were 4.5% higher, compared to 6% in July; Air freight kilometers flown were much weaker with a 3.8% decline, following a 1.8% decline in July; Very weak domes...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Oct 13, 2011, 4:14 am
Star Alliance, which was co-founded by Scandinavian Airlines, was voted Best Airline Alliance at the Business Traveller Awards held in London last week for the sixth consecutive time. Christopher Korenke, Vice President Commercial, Star Alliance, said: “Receiving an award in one of the worldâ€...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Oct 12, 2011, 1:39 pm
Third-party logistics providers, or 3PLs, such as Panalpina are increasingly applying Supply Chain Analytics methodologies. Sophisticated assessment tools and benchmarking applications are used to compare individual supply chain performance to a wider set of industry peers. The objective is to provi...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Oct 12, 2011, 4:16 am
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged Russian and European officials meeting at the Euro-Russia Aviation Summit in St. Petersburg to make global standards the cornerstone of their discussions on the development of aviation in these two important markets. “Re-emphasizing Russian...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Oct 11, 2011, 8:37 pm
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged governments and other aviation stakeholders to join airlines in a partnership to improve aviation security and the experience of both travelers and shippers. Key to this is early adoption of IATA’s Checkpoint of the Future (CoF), a supply ch...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Oct 11, 2011, 2:11 pm
Alaska Airlines and the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) today jointly announced tentative agreement on a proposed five-year contract for the carrier’s 626 aircraft technicians and related employees. The proposed contract includes annual pay raises, additional job protection provisi...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Oct 11, 2011, 12:54 am
The world’s airlines have scheduled 5% more capacity on 3% more flights for the fifth month running, according to the latest statistics from OAG, a UBM Aviation brand. The OAG FACTS (Frequency and Capacity Trend Statistics) report for October reveals that 87,176 more scheduled flights will operate...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Oct 10, 2011, 1:16 pm
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expressed its disappointment in the opinion of the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) which did not support the air transport industry’s challenge to Europe’s plan to include international aviation in its emiss...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Oct 9, 2011, 5:16 pm
Veteran public relations consultant Tim Thompson has joined Alaska Airlines as manager of public affairs for the state of Alaska. Thompson will manage Alaska Airlines’ public affairs and community relations programs in the state, including charitable giving, sponsorships and the airline’s Commun...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Oct 9, 2011, 1:19 pm
Delta Air Lines launched new in-flight entertainment options for customers as part of its $2 billion investment in the flying experience. The additions include Delta Connect, a new in-flight portal that will be available exclusively to all customers using Wi-Fi on Delta aircraft; wireless movies an...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Oct 9, 2011, 2:30 am
According to preliminary results the third quarter is profitable, but the current estimates indicate that the company’s fourth quarter results will be weaker than expected, and therefore the second half of 2011 is expected to be slightly negative. However, the company expects that the results of t...
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Jarkko H. posted an article on Aviation News - Oct 8, 2011, 10:27 am
easyJet announces another step in its expansion in France with the opening of two new permanent bases in Nice and Toulouse – its 21st and 22nd network bases – to be operational by summer season 2012. easyJet, a long-term player in France, demonstrates with this investment its intention to grow ...
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