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The cabin staff strike continues, Finnair flies over 30 per cent of its flights

December 7, 2010

Today Finnair has flown over 30 per cent of its flights and carried approximately 45 per cent of its customers. During the following days, every effort will be made to keep the number of flights on the same level. “We deeply apologize to all our customers for the difficulties the cabin staff strike has caused. [...]

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Irish bank crisis and airlines

November 29, 2010
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Last week we have read that EU will push money to Ireland, with hard terms. How will that affect to the airlines, especially Ryanair? Ireland have always been an island were companies are a top priority, taxes are easier to go around, government support is outstanding comparing to UK, for example. Now they are in [...]

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Aer Lingus ‘to postpone’ results

March 8, 2010

Aer Lingus will not publish 2009 earnings tomorrow as planned, a source said today, as management worked to overcome union resistance to cost cuts. “I expect it won’t be published tomorrow,” the source said. “Further confirmation is expected later in the day.” On Friday, cabin crew rejected a cost savings plan recommended by their trade [...]

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World Airways to Operate Boeing 747-400 Freighter for Asiana Airlines Through 2010

February 16, 2010

World Airways, a subsidiary of Global Aviation Holdings, Inc., has signed an agreement with Asiana Airlines to operate one Boeing 747-400 aircraft on a full-time basis for air cargo service beginning February 23 through the remainder of 2010. Asiana Airlines, a South Korea-based international airline, offers passenger and cargo operations to more than 20 countries [...]

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Delta Air Lines, US Airways Respond to DOT Decision

February 10, 2010

Delta Air Lines and US Airways today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s proposed rulemaking on the airlines’ previously announced slot transaction at New York’s LaGuardia and Washington’s Reagan-National airports. In its decision, DOT said it would require the airlines to divest 20 of the 125 slot pairs involved [...]

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Delta Responds to Japan Airlines Announcement Regarding Alliance Partnership

February 9, 2010

“Delta is well positioned as the No. 1 carrier between the U.S. and Asia. Customers can continue to count on Delta for unmatched access to Japan, with nonstop service between 10 U.S. destinations and Tokyo. With recently announced plans to invest $1 billion in our product, Delta remains committed to providing a leading option for [...]

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Southwest Airlines Reports January Traffic

February 5, 2010

Southwest Airlines Co. announced today that the Company flew 5.5 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in January 2010, a 7.1 percent increase from the 5.1 billion RPMs flown in January 2009. Available seat miles (ASMs) decreased 6.7 percent to 7.6 billion from the January 2009 level of 8.2 billion. The load factor for the month [...]

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Asia airlines expect more losses

January 22, 2010

The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) says 2009 cargo traffic cargo dropped 11.0 percent overall in comparison to the previous 12 months. The average load factor for the period remained almost unchanged at 66.1 percent. Andrew Herdman, AAPA Director General said, “We have been through downturns before, but none as severe as we’ve experienced [...]

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