Concorde trial set for February 2010

BTN News
Thursday, 15 January 2009
The trial of US carrier Continental Airlines and two employees for manslaughter over the 2000 crash of a Concorde aircraft will take place in February next year, French prosecutors say.

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Aldi launch makes waves

BTN News
Thursday, 15 January 2009
Germany’s Aldi Travel – which recently launched in the UK promising a restricted list of holiday options up to 50 per cent cheaper than major tour operators -- hit the top 10 most-visited UK travel agency websites in its first few days of operation.

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ANA and Oriental to code-share

BTN News
Thursday, 15 January 2009
Japanese airline ANA, Nagasaki Prefecture and Nagasaki-based airline Oriental Air Bridge (ORC) have signed a code-sharing deal whereby ANA will make its reservations, as well as its expertise, available to ORC.  The tie-up will commence in the autumn of this year.

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Emirates adds more flights

BTN News
Thursday, 15 January 2009
Emirates Airline will strengthen its Middle East route network with additional flights to Amman, Riyadh and Jeddah starting February. These additions follow the airline’s recent increase of services to Damascus in December, from nine flights a week to 11.

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Busiest-ever BOC year

BTN News
Wednesday, 14 January 2009
BOC Aviation, an aircraft leasing firm owned by the Bank of China, said it signed 52 leases last year, making it the 'busiest year ever' since the company was formed in 1993.

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Alitalia unions still unhappy

BTN News
Wednesday, 14 January 2009
As had been widely tipped, following its board approval for the purchase, Air France group is now a 25 per cent minority shareholder in the relaunched Italian carrier Alitalia.

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Kingfisher delays new routes

BTN News
Wednesday, 14 January 2009
India’s second largest carrier by passengers flown, Kingfisher Airlines, has postponed plans to start flights to Hong Kong and Singapore from Mumbai and is refunding customers or transferring them to other airlines. No reason has been given for the change of plans.

SWISS reports record traffic

BTN News
Tuesday, 13 January 2009
SWISS reports it carried 13.5 million passengers in 2008 - a 10.3 per cent increase on the 12.2 million of the previous year. Despite a challenging economic environment, systemwide seat load factor stood at 80.3 per cent, compared to 80.2 per cent for 2007. The carrier operated 134 401 flights in 2008, a 6.4 per cent increase on the prior year.

Scottish figures down

BTN News
Tuesday, 13 January 2009
Even as Scotland hopes for a boom in international tourism arrivals for its 2009 Homecoming year, new figures show its main airports shed almost 500,000 passengers in just 10 months last year.

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Concorde trial set for February 2010

BTN News
Thursday, 15 January 2009
The trial of US carrier Continental Airlines and two employees for manslaughter over the 2000 crash of a Concorde aircraft will take place in February next year, French prosecutors say.

Read more ...

Aldi launch makes waves

BTN News
Thursday, 15 January 2009
Germany’s Aldi Travel – which recently launched in the UK promising a restricted list of holiday options up to 50 per cent cheaper than major tour operators -- hit the top 10 most-visited UK travel agency websites in its first few days of operation.

Read more ...

ANA and Oriental to code-share

BTN News
Thursday, 15 January 2009
Japanese airline ANA, Nagasaki Prefecture and Nagasaki-based airline Oriental Air Bridge (ORC) have signed a code-sharing deal whereby ANA will make its reservations, as well as its expertise, available to ORC.  The tie-up will commence in the autumn of this year.

Read more ...

Emirates adds more flights

BTN News
Thursday, 15 January 2009
Emirates Airline will strengthen its Middle East route network with additional flights to Amman, Riyadh and Jeddah starting February. These additions follow the airline’s recent increase of services to Damascus in December, from nine flights a week to 11.

Read more ...

Busiest-ever BOC year

BTN News
Wednesday, 14 January 2009
BOC Aviation, an aircraft leasing firm owned by the Bank of China, said it signed 52 leases last year, making it the 'busiest year ever' since the company was formed in 1993.

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Alitalia unions still unhappy

BTN News
Wednesday, 14 January 2009
As had been widely tipped, following its board approval for the purchase, Air France group is now a 25 per cent minority shareholder in the relaunched Italian carrier Alitalia.

Read more ...

Kingfisher delays new routes

BTN News
Wednesday, 14 January 2009
India’s second largest carrier by passengers flown, Kingfisher Airlines, has postponed plans to start flights to Hong Kong and Singapore from Mumbai and is refunding customers or transferring them to other airlines. No reason has been given for the change of plans.

SWISS reports record traffic

BTN News
Tuesday, 13 January 2009
SWISS reports it carried 13.5 million passengers in 2008 - a 10.3 per cent increase on the 12.2 million of the previous year. Despite a challenging economic environment, systemwide seat load factor stood at 80.3 per cent, compared to 80.2 per cent for 2007. The carrier operated 134 401 flights in 2008, a 6.4 per cent increase on the prior year.

Scottish figures down

BTN News
Tuesday, 13 January 2009
Even as Scotland hopes for a boom in international tourism arrivals for its 2009 Homecoming year, new figures show its main airports shed almost 500,000 passengers in just 10 months last year.

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