Airlines

January 21, 2012

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 2012. SAS maintains its forecast of a [...]

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ANA and Hawaiian Airlines to Launch Code-Share

January 20, 2012

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 of Hawaiian Airlines. Hawaiian and ANA commenced cargo code-sharing in [...]

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Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air Operating Limited Schedules In Seattle

January 20, 2012

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 the region was hit by an [...]

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Delta, WestJet to Launch Codeshare Service

January 19, 2012

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 airlines began an interline agreement that allowed customers to [...]

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easyJet increases capacity on Newcastle routes

January 18, 2012

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 for 13,000 more North East [...]

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SAS and Singapore Airlines partnership to boost flights between Scandinavia and Singapore

January 13, 2012

Scandinavian Airlines and Singapore Airlines have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the aim of entering into a joint venture agreement to introduce a jointly operated non-stop route between Stockholm and Singapore, as well as increased frequencies on the Copenhagen-Singapore route. The joint venture agreement is subject to regulatory approval. The Memorandum of Understanding involves [...]

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Eivind Roald new Sales & Marketing head at SAS

January 11, 2012

Former Hewlett Packard Norway’s CEO, Eivind Roald, will become the new head of Sales & Marketing of SAS Scandinavian Airlines. Roald will join SAS’ group management team, which will now be complete following last September’s restructure that took place in conjunction with the launch of SAS’ new strategy 4Excellence. In Eivind Roald, SAS has found [...]

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Finnair’s Traffic Performance December 2011

January 10, 2012

In 2011, Finnair traffic measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres rose by approximately 11.8 per cent as the overall capacity grew by 16.8 per cent compared with full year 2010. Asian traffic capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres grew by 27.8 per cent and traffic measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres increased by 17.6 per cent, mainly [...]

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