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    Aer Arann, operator of Aer Lingus Regional, announced 50 new jobs today as the first of eight new aircraft began operations. The 50 jobs, and a EUR144 million deal for the new aircraft, are part of the airline's 'new beginning' strategy which aims to position Aer Arann among Europe's top tier of regional airlines. full story...

    Aeromexico, Mexico's global airline, is announcing the addition of three Embraer 175 planes to its fleet, making it the first national airline in the country to operate this modern aircraft. full story...
    Posted May 21, 2013 full story...Aeromexico announces new frequencies from the US to Mexico City

    Aerospace One - Posted May 21, 2013
    Aerospace One - new all-cargo airline launched

    Aerospace One, a new, Greece-registered all-cargo airline, has been set up. It will offer wide-bodied freighters for charter or ACMI lease and will operate from a home base at Chateauroux, in central France, connecting high economic growth areas with Europe concentrating at first on India and Brazil. full story...

    AIM Aviation - Posted May 16, 2013
    AIM creates the limelight for Virgin Atlantic

    AIM Aviation has developed a unique lighting control system to add further drama to the stunning upper class bars it has installed across the Virgin Atlantic fleet of Airbus A330-300 aircraft. full story...

    AirAsia Berhad today reported its results for the quarter ended 31 March 2013. The Company posted strong quarterly revenue of RM1.30 billion, up 11% from revenue of RM1.17 billion reported in the same quarter last year. full story...

    Air Astana - Posted May 18, 2013
    Air Astana marks eleventh anniversary

    Air Astana, the flag carrier of Kazakhstan, has marked the eleventh anniversary of its first flight from Almaty to Astana on 15th May 2002. Since that date, the airline's network has expanded to reach more than 60 international and domestic destinations, with the all western fleet growing to 26 Airbus, Embraer and Boeing aircraft. full story...

    Latvian airline airBaltic has improved its net result by LVL + 6.7 milllion in the first quarter of 2013, compared to the same period a year ago. Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer of airBaltic: "After improving our consolidated net result by LVL +66 million in 2012, we were again able to beat our own plan." full story...

    Germany's second largest airline has expanded its expertise in the MICE (meetings, incentive trips, congresses and events) sector and is now offering even more customised solutions for the congress and events industry under the name airberlin meeting & event solutions. full story...
    Posted May 22, 2013 full story...airberlin USA special: attractively priced flights to North America

    Air France yesterday inaugurated its service between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Minneapolis-Saint Paul. The Company will operate this seasonal service until 1st September 2013, with five weekly frequencies from 21 May to 16 June, followed by a daily flight as from 17 June 2013. full story...
    Posted May 22, 2013 full story...Air France and Cyprus Airways enhance their cooperation

    Air Malta - Posted May 18, 2013
    Air Malta to open new route to Algiers

    As from 17th June Air Malta will start serving a new scheduled service to Algeria's capital, Algiers. The Maltese National Airline will operate two weekly flights every Monday and Thursday and expects to carry 6,000 passengers this summer. full story...

    Air New Zealand customers travelling trans-Tasman and Pacific Island routes have flocked to use the new check-in kiosks introduced this week at Melbourne Airport. full story...

    Airbus - Posted May 22, 2013
    Oman Air orders three A330-300 aircraft

    Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has placed an order for three A330-300s, growing its A330 Family fleet to a total of ten Airbus aircraft. The aircraft will be operated on long haul routes and can comfortably seat close to 300 passengers. full story...
    Posted May 18, 2013 full story...China Eastern takes delivery of A320 with Sharklet

    Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, at its annual forecast today, reported more people will fly this summer than a year ago, and a record number of passengers will fly internationally. full story...

    Few Alaska Airlines flights have been affected by volcanic activity from Mount Cleveland, located west of Dutch Harbor, and Mount Pavlof, located near Cold Bay, Alaska. No Alaska Airlines operated flights have been canceled at this time. full story...

    Alitalia and Air One have been recognised by the pollsters from the German Institute for Service Quality as: "the best airlines in terms of services offered to their customers", winning gold medals thanks to the high rates of satisfaction achieved, 82.6% for Alitalia and 82% for Air One. full story...
    Posted May 18, 2013 full story...Alitalia denies possibility of merger with Meridiana

    American Airlines today launched a new systemwide boarding process that saves overall boarding time by allowing customers who are traveling light to board earlier. full story...

    Jens Wittrup Willumsen will resign from his position as Board member in Atlantic Airways with effect from 15 May 2013. The Board of Directors has today appointed Kaj Johannesen as Vice-Chairman of the Board. full story...
    Posted May 15, 2013 full story...Atlantic Airways Q1 2013: Increased turnover and narrowing deficit

    Austin-Bergstrom International Airport - Posted May 21, 2013
    Virgin America launches new Austin-San Francisco nonstop

    Virgin America inaugurated new service at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport with the launch of daily nonstop flights between Austin, Tex. and San Francisco, Calif. on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The celebration included a water cannon salute upon arrival, a red carpet welcome, and party at the gate for its first commercial flight guests. full story...

    Austrian Airlines Group - Posted May 20, 2013
    Austrian Airlines takes off with key partner United Airlines

    Austrian Airlines is extending its North American product in the 2013 summer schedule with five flights a week from Vienna to Chicago.The service will be operated using a Boeing 767 with a two-class configuration for approximately 200 Economy Class and 30 Business Class passengers. full story...
    Posted May 18, 2013 full story...Austrian Airlines takes off on maiden flight to Chicago

    During the first quarter of 2013, Avianca Holdings S.A. reported operating income of USD$ 1.11 billion. This is equivalent to an increase of 6.0% with respect to the same period of 2012. full story...

    In its submission to the Airports Commission on making best use of airport capacity in the short to medium term, the Board of Airline Representatives in the UK (BAR UK) says that airlines are only experiencing capacity problems at Heathrow. full story...

    Bombardier Aerospace announced today that it has signed a comprehensive, five-year agreement with Japan Air Commuter to renew its Smart Parts program coverage for the Japanese regional carrier's 11 Q400 turboprops. full story...

    Cambridge Airport has today announced the opening of a new European airline base as award-winning European regional carrier, Darwin Airline, unveils brand new scheduled services linking Amsterdam, Paris, Milan and Geneva with the UK's fastest growing economic city. full story...

    Cargolux - Posted May 22, 2013
    Cargolux reports on CWA negotiations

    In the light of diverging media reports on the current Collective Work Agreement (CWA) negotiations, Cargolux Airlines International S.A. reiterates its latest proposal to LCGB and OGBL, which represents a significant compromise and signals the airline's willingness to uphold the constructive dialogue with both trade unions. full story...

    Delta Air Lines - Posted May 22, 2013
    Delta Air Lines to resume nonstop Prague - New York-JFK

    Delta Air Lines seasonal nonstop service between Vaclav Havel Airport Prague and New York's John F. Kennedy airport will recommence on Saturday 25 May 2013. The flight will operate daily throughout the peak summer season using a Boeing 767-300 aircraft with 209 seats in conjunction with Czech Airlines. full story...
    Posted May 18, 2013 full story...Delta Air Lines to resume nonstop Stockholm - New York-JFK
    Posted May 18, 2013 full story...Delta Air Lines to resume nonstop Copenhagen - New York service

    DW International Ltd - Posted May 20, 2013
    DWI supplies RAIM Predictions to MIAT Mongolian Airlines

    DWI is pleased to announce that MIAT Mongolian Airlines has selected the GNSS RAIM/RNP Prediction Service Web-based User Interface (GRPS Web UI). MIAT will be using the GRPS Web UI to support its PBN operations including Basic-RNP 1 as required for Hong Kong International Airport. full story...

    easyJet has today launched its first ever services from London Gatwick to Bergen, Norway. Fares to the Norway's second largest city, also known as the 'Gateway to the Fjords,' start from GBP31.99 one way including taxes. full story...
    Posted May 18, 2013 full story...easyJet introduces cabin bag guarantee

    Embraer and SkyWest Inc. announced a firm order, today, for 40 Embraer 175 aircraft. SkyWest will operate the aircraft under a Capacity Purchase Agreement (CPA) with United Airlines. Another 60 firm orders are reconfirmable aircraft, which are subject to SkyWest being awarded CPA agreement contracts with major U.S. airline partners. full story...

    Emirates, one of the world's fastest growing airlines, will increase capacity on its services to Colombo from 30th June 2013, with the addition of three more flights per week, the airline announced today. full story...
    Posted May 20, 2013 full story...Emirates SkyCargo wins Best Air Cargo Carrier Middle East award
    Posted May 16, 2013 full story...Emirates' Airbus A380 to be launched to Brisbane and Auckland

    Etihad Airways has appointed Mansour Al Marzouqi as its new General Manager in Belarus. Mr Al Marzouqi joined Etihad Airways' Graduate Management program in 2007, subsequently holding several key positions in sales and business development in the UAE before being appointed General Manager of the Maldives in 2011. full story...
    Posted May 23, 2013 full story...Etihad Airways-KLM strategic partnership - launch of Amsterdam flights
    Posted May 23, 2013 full story...Etihad Airways welcomes airberlin pilots
    Posted May 21, 2013 full story...Etihad Airways keen to do more business with UAE companies
    Posted May 21, 2013 full story...Etihad Airways boosts services and operations at Abu Dhabi Airport with new acquisitions

    Flybe confirmed to the London Stock Exchange today that it has sold its arrival and departure slots at London Gatwick airport, thus bringing to an end Flybe's 22 year record of providing high-frequency air services from the UK regions to the airport. Flybe will continue to fly all its routes until the end of March 2014. The slots have been sold to Easyjet for a cash sum of GBP20million. full story...

    General Electric Company - Posted May 21, 2013
    AIR-TEC plans H75-powered L410 engine upgrade program

    GE Aviation and AIR-TEC signed an agreement to develop an engine upgrade program for the L 410 aircraft. Under the program, AIR-TEC will replace the current M601 engine that powers the L 410 with GE's new H75 engine. full story...

    Virgin Atlantic has announced an increase in capacity of more than one third on its popular Florida flights from Glasgow Airport in 2014. More than 14,000 extra seats will be available after the airline confirmed it will deploy a Boeing 747 aircraft for the duration of its 2014 programme. full story...
    Posted May 18, 2013 full story...Jet2.com announces two new routes for 2014 from Glasgow Airport

    Gulf Air, the Kingdom of Bahrain's national carrier, in its ongoing commitment to maintaining the highest level of international aviation safety standards today announced the successful completion of the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA). full story...

    Hong Kong Airlines' first scheduled flight from Hong Kong to Xiamen took off on 15 May. Upon arrival at the Xiamen Airport, the crew of the first flight received a warm welcome from the senior management of the airport and the airlines' local office representatives. full story...

    Iberia - Posted May 22, 2013
    Iberia launches online check-in in Malabo

    Iberia has launched online check-in for flights departing from Malabo. Passengers flying from the capital of Equatorial Guinea can now visit www.iberia.com to print their boarding passes in the 24-hour period before departure time. full story...
    Posted May 22, 2013 full story...Iberia's 2012 corporate responsability report now available
    Posted May 18, 2013 full story...Iberia leads in responding to customers on Facebook

    Jet2 - Posted May 18, 2013
    Jet2.com announces four new routes

    Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, have grown the number of destinations for Summer 2014 at four of its Northern bases, giving local customers even more choice and unrivalled access to some of the most popular resorts in Europe. full story...

    Melbourne-made components for Jetstar Airway's first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner will shortly be shipped to the United States, as the final assembly of aircraft number 123 commences. full story...

    Kenya Airways has announced the commencement of direct flights to Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates, as it grows its presence in the Middle East. full story...

    KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Pegasus Airlines announced today that they have signed a code share agreement effective for sales May 27th and for travel June 3rd, 2013. Passengers will benefit from quick and easy transfers between Pegasus flights and KLM flights through Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen airport and Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport. full story...
    Posted May 22, 2013 full story...KLM and Etihad begin second phase of partnership

    LOT - Posted May 21, 2013
    LOT takes delivery of 3rd Dreamliner

    The third Dreamliner of LOT Polish Airlines with the registration number SP-LRC landed today at 16:22 at Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport. full story...

    Lufthansa Cargo - Posted May 16, 2013
    Lufthansa Cargo quickens the pace with eFreight

    Lufthansa Cargo is pushing the electronic Air Waybill (eAWB). The cargo carrier signed an agreement with IATA this week enabling electronic Air Waybills to be used significantly easier and more efficiently in future. full story...

    Lufthansa Systems - Posted May 21, 2013
    EVA Air relies on Lufthansa Systems for scheduling

    Lufthansa Systems today announced that the Taiwanese airline EVA Air will use IT solutions from Lufthansa Systems for its scheduling and codeshare management. The airline has signed a 10-year contract for the use of NetLine/Sched for scheduling and SchedConnect for codeshare management and schedule distribution. full story...

    Mahan Air - Posted May 21, 2013
    Mahan touches down in Guangzhou

    Mahan Air has inaugurated services to its latest destination Guangzhou as its second gateway in China. The twice weekly flight is operated via 226 seats A340-300 in three class configuration and with more than 10 tons of belly capacity on each flight. full story...

    Malaysia Airlines - Posted May 18, 2013
    Malaysia Airlines flies daily to Kathmandu

    Malaysia Airlines will be increasing its frequency between Kuala Lumpur and Kathmandu to seven times weekly beginning 1 June 2013. At present, the airline operates five times weekly into the Nepalese state on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. full story...

    Passenger numbers at Melbourne Airport increased by 4 per cent in April 2013 compared to the same month last year with a total of 2,451,847 domestic and international passengers travelling through Victoria's aviation gateway. full story...

    Amjet Executive SA is the first Falcon 7X operator to have OnAir's inflight mobile phone and Wi-Fi products linefit installed on Dassault's flagship aircraft. full story...

    Undertaken as part of a wider investment in Qantas' domestic customer experience, the refurbished fleet now offers contemporary interior designs with leather seats in Business, in-flight entertainment for all passengers and new carpet, lighting, curtains and dividers. full story...
    Posted May 18, 2013 full story...Qantas and Tourism Tasmania collaborate to make Tasmanian travel easy
    Posted May 18, 2013 full story...QantasLink jets to get business class

    Qatar Airways Cargo has welcomed three new Airbus A330-200F freighter to its fleet of seven aircraft. The new A330's have replaced three Airbus A300 freighters that the airline has phased out of the fleet to make way for the new state-of-the-art aircraft. full story...
    Posted May 16, 2013 full story...Qatar Airways' 787 Dreamliner returns on London Heathrow route

    Rolls-Royce has won an order from US leasing company CIT Aerospace for Trent XWB engines to power ten Airbus A350 XWB aircraft and Trent 700 engines to power 13 Airbus A330 aircraft. full story...

    Ryanair today launched a new CAPTCHA security system on the Ryanair.com website, which offers speedier access to Ryanair's lowest fares on Ryanair.com. full story...
    Posted May 21, 2013 full story...Ryanair ful year profits up 13% to EUR569m
    Posted May 18, 2013 full story...Ryanair welcomes EU Court confirmation European Commission failed to investigate Alitalia State aid

    SATA International - Posted May 23, 2013
    SATA reaches agreement with the trade union

    For the President of SATA, Antonio Menezes, "an agreement was reached that, through constant open dialogue, we insistently sought with the aim of reaching an understanding as quickly as possible". full story...

    Singapore Airlines has signed a major contract with Accenture for the development of a new IT system to enable the airline to deliver an enhanced travel experience that focuses on meeting more of its customers' travel needs. full story...
    Posted May 21, 2013 full story...SIA, SilkAir and Shenzhen Airlines sign codeshare agreement.

    SkyTeam, the global airline alliance, has enhanced its Global Meetings product to offer more convenience when organizing international events. full story...

    SkyWest Airlines is excited to offer new United Express flights between St. George, Utah and Denver, Colo. beginning June 6, 2013. full story...

    Southwest Airlines announced today that new service between Houston Hobby and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport will begin Aug. 4, 2013. The airline initially will operate one daily roundtrip flight between the two cities. full story...

    Star Alliance - Posted May 21, 2013
    Star Alliance launches Navigator iPad app

    Star Alliance has expanded its mobile device offer by introducing the customised Navigator app for the iPad. The new app complements the existing iPhone app and is a continuation of the Alliance's strategy of providing easy mobile access to its products and services. full story...

    Thai Airways International Public Company Limited in Hong Kong was recently awarded "The Most Courteous and Helpful Check-In Staff" of the Hong Kong International Airport in the "Customer Satisfaction Award - Airline and Passenger Handling Agents" category. full story...

    Transaero Airlines has published its financial results under RAS for 2012 which demonstrate the Company's growth. Revenue from all activities in 2012 reached RUB 97.6bln, 13% more than in 2011. full story...

    Turkish Airlines, which flies to 99 countries, added its 226th network destination with the addition of Santiago De Compostela, Spain. full story...
    Posted May 18, 2013 full story...Turkish Airlines adds Kuwait to its cargo network

    United Airlines today announced a capacity purchase agreement for SkyWest Airlines, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of SkyWest, Inc., to operate 40 Embraer 175 aircraft under the United Express brand. SkyWest, Inc. will purchase the 40 76-seat aircraft with deliveries in 2014 and 2015. full story...
    Posted May 21, 2013 full story...United Airlines unveils a new look in celebration of 25 years at Newark Terminal C
    Posted May 21, 2013 full story...United Airlines welcomes back Boeing 787 Dreamliner
    Posted May 17, 2013 full story...United Airlines debuts first-of-its-kind loyalty program for businesses

    US Airways, Inc. announced today that it priced an offering of Class C enhanced equipment trust certificates in the aggregate face amount of approximately $100 million. This offering is an additional issuance from the Company's Series 2012-2 series of enhanced equipment trust certificates, under which an offering of Class A certificates and Class B certificates closed on December 13, 2012. full story...
    Posted May 22, 2013 full story...US Airways begins seasonal service to Shannon, Ireland
    Posted May 21, 2013 full story...US Airways Group, Inc. announces pricing of $500 million in 6.125% Senior Notes due 2018

    The UTair Aviation Supervisory Council approved the quarterly report for Q1 2013 at its regularly meeting held on May 14, 2013. The report reveals positive growth trends in the airline's activities and the strengthening of its position as one of the leaders on the Russian aviation market and the largest global helicopter operator. full story...

    Virgin America - Posted May 23, 2013
    Virgin America two steps into Austin

    Virgin America today celebrated the launch of its new daily roundtrip service to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Low-fare, tech-forward nonstop flights are now available from the carrier's home base at San Francisco International Airport to the Texas capital. full story...

    Virgin Australia today announced the appointment of Judith Crompton to the newly created role of Chief Commercial Officer. This role will have responsibility for Alliances, Network, Revenue Management and Sales, covering Virgin Australia's domestic and international network. full story...

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