Airlines

AirTran Airways and City of Atlanta Agree to Seven-Year Lease

by Mr. Plane on September 1, 2010

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AirTran Airways and the city of Atlanta today announced the completion of a seven-year master lease agreement for facilities at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Specific terms of the deal were not disclosed. “Finalizing our long-term lease with the city of Atlanta brings economic certainty to the airline and sets the platform for future growth,” said [...]

Delta Air Lines Moves to Expand Competition at London’s Heathrow Airport

by Mr. Plane on August 26, 2010

in Airlines,Aviation

Delta Air Lines  today filed applications with the European Commission and the U.S. Department of Transportation requesting permission to operate twice-daily year-round service between London’s Heathrow Airport and Boston, and daily year-round service between Heathrow and Miami. The oneworld alliance, which includes American Airlines and British Airways, holds 47 percent of Heathrow’s takeoff and landing [...]

Ryanair: How the Irish airline backed by public money conquered Europe

August 25, 2010 Airlines
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From a novice point of view, the history of the Irish budget airline is one of the greatest business success stories among the European airline industry. It is true that when you look at Ryanair’s expansion, you could not deny this fact. No other airline expanded so quickly in Europe – it is now hauling [...]

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Southwest Airlines Exploring Opportunity to Add 737-800 to Fleet

August 14, 2010 Airlines

Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer Mike Van de Ven sent a message to Southwest Employees today that the airline has been evaluating the opportunity to introduce the Boeing 737-800 into its fleet as part of its domestic network. The airline would like to reach a final decision on adding the -800 before the [...]

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LAN and TAM Announce Intention to Combine

August 14, 2010 Airlines

LAN and TAM today announced that they have entered into a non-binding MOU that outlines their intentions to combine their holdings under a single parent entity.

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Finnair’s profitability clearly improved

August 6, 2010 Airlines

Finnair’s turnover grew in the second quarter by 11% to 474 million euros. The operational loss was 14 million euros. The result includes losses of around 30 million euros arising from the ash cloud crisis. The result before taxes was a loss of 38 million euros. “Strengthening demand, recovering load factors and clearly improved unit [...]

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FINNAIR TO STRENGTHEN COOPERATION IN DOMESTIC FEEDER TRAFFIC

August 5, 2010 Airlines

Finnair intends to strengthen its domestic feeder traffic network by entering into a cooperation agreement with the airline Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline. Operations covered by the agreement include, among others, the Tampere, Turku and Tallinn routes. “We aim to strengthen our feeder operation on routes important for Finnair during the coming winter traffic season. [...]

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ExpressJet Accepts SkyWest, Inc. Acquisition Proposal

August 5, 2010 Airlines

ExpressJet Holdings, Inc. , parent company of regional and charter airline operator, ExpressJet Airlines, Inc., today announced that it signed a definitive merger agreement with SkyWest, Inc. Whereby SkyWest, Inc. will acquire all of the outstanding common shares of ExpressJet for $6.75 per share in cash subject to the conditions of the definitive merger agreement.

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