August 2009

Finnair celebrates 10 years of oneworld membership

by Mr. Plane on August 31, 2009

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Image via Wikipedia Tomorrow marks the 10th anniversary of Finnair’s joining of the oneworld airline alliance. Finnair became a oneworld member in September 1999, the year that the alliance was founded. Alliance membership has grown from the five founder companies to the current 10 members and their nearly 20 subsidiary airlines. Later this year, the [...]

Airline Passenger Numbers in Finland Continue Nose Dive

by Mr. Plane on August 31, 2009

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Image by Pajaratorio via Flickr A steady decline in the number of passengers moving through Finnish airports continued from the first quarter of 2009 into the second quarter. Finavia, Finland’s airport management company says between April and June the number of domestic air passengers dropped almost 16 percent compared to the same period in 2008. [...]

In the Red, Despite Demand Improvements

August 27, 2009 Aviation

Image via Wikipedia Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced international scheduled traffic results for July showing passenger demand declining 2.9% compared to the same month in the previous year while freight demand was down 11.3%. The international passenger load factors stood at 80.3%. The July passenger demand fall of 2.9% was a [...]

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Delta Air Lines Expands BusinessElite Service from New York

August 25, 2009 Airlines

Image by The Rocketeer via Flickr NEW YORK, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Delta Air Lines today announced a significant expansion of BusinessElite service from New York. The airline has added full-flat beds to all flights between New York-JFK and London-Heathrow, and in September will begin to introduce new BusinessElite service on transcontinental flights between Delta’s [...]

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Virgin America Named Official Airline of the Women’s Conference

August 24, 2009 Airlines

Image via CrunchBase SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ — Virgin America, the California-based airline that is reinventing domestic air travel, will help bring together speakers and attendees for The Women’s Conference on October 26-27, 2009, in Long Beach, California. As the Official Domestic Airline of the Conference, Virgin America is flying many of the event’s [...]

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Transformation Under Way at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport

August 24, 2009 Travel

Image via Wikipedia On Thursday August 27, the first phase of a new 150 million euro terminal opens at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport serving long-haul flight customers and those bound for other destinations outside the Schengen area. At this point, new service areas will speed up our customers’ connection-flight formalities and improve the general enjoyment of Finnair [...]

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LAN Airlines Launches Online Booking Engine ‘LAN for Business’

August 24, 2009 Airlines

Image via Wikipedia MIAMI, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ — LAN Airlines, Latin America’s premier air carrier, announced today the launch of LAN for Business, a new online booking engine designed to allow small and medium businesses to purchase and reserve airline tickets with a few easy clicks. This tool has been specifically created to satisfy the [...]

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Southwest Airlines Takes Next Step Toward Wi-Fi

August 21, 2009 Airlines

Image by Getty Images via Daylife DALLAS, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Southwest Airlines and Row 44 are continuing plans to roll out wi-fi beginning in the first quarter of 2010. Beginning this fall, Southwest will be moving to the next step of certifying Southwest’s full fleet with plans to begin fleetwide rollout of the Row [...]

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