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EasyJet: Agadir, Casablanca, Marrakech, Porto new destination from Milan Malpensa

FlyBolognAirport — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:59:00 GMT

Four new destinations will be added by EasyJet in 2010 from her largest hub at Milan

Agadir - Eff. February 12 2010 - 3xweek

Casablanca - Eff. February 11 2010 - 6xweek

Malta - Eff. March 30 2010 - 3xweek

Porto - Eff. February 12 2010 - 5xweek

These services are operated with A319/100s 156Y.

EasyJet: Agadir, Casablanca, Marrakech, Porto new destinations from Milan Malpensa

FlyBolognAirport — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:59:00 GMT

Four new destinations will be added by EasyJet in 2010 from her largest hub at Milan

Agadir - Eff. February 12 2010 - 3xweek

Casablanca - Eff. February 11 2010 - 6xweek

Malta - Eff. March 30 2010 - 3xweek

Porto - Eff. February 12 2010 - 5xweek

These services are operated with A319/100s 156Y.

Air Jamaica is the Saddest Airline Ever

The Cranky Flier — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:51:06 GMT

Is there any airline more sad than Air Jamaica these days? I think not. The latest fight for control of the airline shows just how bad things are there and in Jamaica in general. In case you haven’t been watching (most people haven’t), Air Read More......(read more)

DOT Aviation Advisors Missing the Point

Jetwhine — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:34:57 GMT

In a recent Fast Lane post, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood wrote about the first meeting of the new aviation advisory committee that reports directly to him. Its members hail from airports, air carriers, management, labor, manufacturers, general Read More......(read more)

BAW 177 diverts to Shannon

Contrails — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:40:00 GMT

This morning's flight BAW 177 routing JFK to LHR diverted to Shannon in the early hours. The flight operated by B747-400 G-CIVZ was captured on stand following its arrival in the copyright picture above by Alan Meehan.

EI-EGC delivered to Ryanair

Contrails — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:56:00 GMT

The delivery of Ryanair aircraft continued this weekend with the delivery of EI-EGC which arrived in Dublin on Saturday afternoon. MSN 38492 and hex code 4CA7B9 the aircraft provided variety by landing on R16 as seen in Michael Kelly's copyright picture above.

Sun Country's N809SY at Shannon

Contrails — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:19:00 GMT

Visits by domestic US carriers to this side of the pond are few and far between so Sun Country's visit with B737-8Q8 N809SY to Shannon ranks as one of the more interesting movements in recent weeks. The aircraft, msn 30683 is a 2005 build frame and arrived from Minneapolis last night as flight SCX 900, returning to Portsmouth, NH this lunchtime using the same flight number. Sun Country are a contractor to the US military so today's flight may well have been a proving flight for non domestic flights. Pictured above the irony of "Sun Country" won't have been lost on the submerged residents of Co. Clare who have been under water for the past 5 days.

SunCountry traces its roots back to 1982 when a group of former Braniff employees established an airline using a former Braniff B727 based in Minneapolis. After a period of slow if not spectacular growth in the 1980's the airline grew fom B727 size aircraft up to Dc10 size but eventually competition from local heavyweight Northwest and the fallout form 9-11 caused Sun Country to shut up shop in December 2001. Through new investment, Sun Country re-emerged in the early 00's to be acquired by the Petters Group Worldwide in 2006.

In 2008, Tom Petters the owner of Petters Group resigned after the FBI uncovered a massive financial fraud at the Petters Group. In October 2008, Sun Country filed for Chapter 11 protection to distance itself from the other companies in the group. On Friday last, Tom Petters took to the stand at a Federal Court in Minnesota to deny that his companies were involved in a Ponzi case which resulted in the defrauding of investors of $3.65bn.

N993FD delivered to Fedex

Contrails — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:15:00 GMT

The Fedex 757 program took another step today when the airline ferried B757-2Q8, msn 24965 registered N993FD across the pond to the US. The aircraft in question was registered to Fedex as N993FD on Thursday last having previously served as SU-BPY with Air Italy Egypt subsidiary EuroMediterranean. At lunchtime today N993FD made a fuel stop in Shannon having arrived from Chateauroux en route Bangor. Pictured above in EuroMediterranean colours minus titles N993FD is seen on finals to R24. With the sale of SU-BPY, the sole aircraft in the EuroMediterranean fleet, Air Italy Egypt presumably no longer exists.

Vulcan 607

Handley-Page-Victor — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:40:00 GMT

I'm currently reading VULCAN 607 and have found it to be an incredible book!! Visceral, and beautifully written you feel like you are sat in the captains chair of the cramped flight deck looking up at the floodlight bi-focated tail of the Victor, 20 yards apart at 500mph.....read it now!!!

N183AQ in Bellview colours

Contrails — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:56:00 GMT

Privately owned Nigerian operator Bellview Airlines is attempting to get back in the air with former Gulf Air B767-3P6, msn 24496 registered A9C-GK. Until recently the aircraft was a long term inmate at Dublin Airport where it had been one of a number of machines covered by SR Technics contract with Gulf Air. It arrived in Shannon on November 3 last for painting with Lufthansa Aircraft Paint. On Monday last the aircraft emerged from the LAPS hangar in the colours of Bellview Airlines. On Friday and yesterday, Saturday Novmber 21 the aircraft performed test flights using the US registration as callsign.

Bellview Airlines is a privately owned Nigerian airline set up in 1992. Its network of dometic and regional routes had previously served only one European destination in London Heathrow. In October of this year the airline ceased operations due to a lack of aircraft.In mid October the airline was suspended by IATA from its ticket clearing house on the basis that Bellview was no longer operational. In a notice on its website, IATA directed that all travel agents should stop selling Bellview tickets and issue refunds. The exact circumstances surrounding the grounding of the airline were unclear with Bellview denying that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) had grounded it. Bellview told the media that it was merely restructuring in order to provide a better service to its passengers and that it intended "to bounce back" in November when the six aircraft it had ordered would be delivered. A "News Flash" on the Bellview web site is currently announcing that the Lagos - Heathrow service is back to full strength from December 1 next.

Pictured above, N183AQ is seen on finals to R24 at Shannon on Saturday afternoon following its test flight.

OK-GCF in Aerolineas Argentinas colours

Contrails — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:36:00 GMT

Following the collapse of skyeurope, GECAS took back a number of aircraft which had been operated by the Slovak low cost carrier. Among these was B737-76N OM-NGK, msn 34756 which was subsequently transferred to the Czech register as OK-GCF. At the end of last week, OK-GCF arrived in Shannon to be painted at the Lufthansa Aircraft Paint facility in the colours of its new operator Aerolineas Argentinas. Aerolineas has only recently retired the last of its Classic 737 aircraft as it upgrades to NG standard. Pictured above OK-GCF, which will become LV-CBT on delivery, departs Shannon for Ostrava where final predelivery work will be completed.

Cranky on the Web (November 14 – 20)

The Cranky Flier — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:12:44 GMT

First Space Hotel Set to Open in 2012 – Asylum.com I was asked about travel to space. Fun topic, but I don’t see it anytime soon. Milwaukee sparks air wars – BusinessRockford.com A thorough piece on what the low cost carrier expansion Read More......(read more)

Falcon 100 N1993 visits Shannon

Contrails — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:36:00 GMT

Shannon had a visit today from a relative old timer in the shape of Dassault Falcon 100 registered N1993, operated by TCC Air Services. The aircraft is a 1982 vintage, msn 195 and is one of the later Falcon 10 series aircraft out of the total of 226 frames produced. Pictured above N1993 taxis for departure off R24 for Iceland on the way home.

Iberia's EC-HDN at Dublin in One World colours

Contrails — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:05:00 GMT

Iberia's Airbus A320-214 registered EC-HDN visited Dublin today in One World colours. The aircraft, msn 1087 and built in 1999 is one of a batch of Iberia aircraft not to undergo re-registration during its lifetime with the airline. Pictured above in Michael Kelly's copyright picture, EC-HDN operates as flight IBE 3183 to Madrid.

EI-EGA, EI-EGB delivered to Ryanair

Contrails — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:58:00 GMT

EI-EGA on finals to R28 at lunchtime today

Preceded by EI-EGB...

Ryanair started on another alphabet today when EI-EGA and EI-EGB arrived in Dublin on their delivery flights. First to arrive was flight RYR 800B registered EI-EGB, msn 38491, hex code 4CA7B7. Fifteen minutes later flight RYR 800A, operated by EI-EGA, msn 38490, hex code 4CA7B6 touched down on Dublin's R28. Both aircraft are pictured above in the copyright photographs by Michael Kelly.

Hopes for Ryanair - Boeing deal receding

Contrails — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:32:00 GMT

Speaking at a press conference in Dublin yesterday, Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary said that the airline will need to have reached tentative agreement with Boeing by the end of this month or very early in December to allow a formal agreement by signed by year end. If a deal is not reached by the end of the year, Ryanair will walk away from its long term relationship with the aircraft manufacturer. "I'm not wasting another Christmas holiday trying to talk to guys in Seattle", said O'Leary downplaying any expectation that a deal is in the offing.

O'Leary also said that the compnay could start paying very substantial senior management bonuses and shareholder dividends from 2011 "in that order. I think I'm worth it" he said.

Ryanair to increase base strength at Bristol, Liverpool

Contrails — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:54:00 GMT

Ryanair announced today that it would be increasing its base strength at Bristol and Liverpool Airports.

From March 28 next it will increase the number of frames at Bristol from the current 4 to 5 and at Liverpool it will add two frames to bring base strength to 8.

From February 25 next Ryanair will increase add ten new routes and increase frequency on others as follows :

New routes :-

Liverpool to Lodz (Commencing 01-04-10), Rimini (31-03-10), Trapani (30-03-10)

Prestwick to Carcassonne (31-03-10)

Edinburgh to Tampere (01-04-10)

Bristol to Faro (31-03-10), Gdansk (01-04-10), Palma (31-03-10), Treviso (31-03-10), Valencia (25-02-10)

Increased frequencies :-

Liverpool to Faro, Krakow, Wroclaw, Poznan

Bristol to Malaga, Malta

Ryanair calls for CAR to be shut down

Contrails — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:14:00 GMT

Ryanair has called for the closure of the Commission for Aviation Regulation's office following the recent direction by the Department of Tranpsort to the CAR to raise passenger charges at Dublin Airport next year to pay for T2.

Ryanair contend that the Aviation Regulator's office can no longer serve an independent function when its decisions are being constantly overruled by the DoT which first directed the Regulator to allow the DAA build T2, a project which started out with an extimated cost of €170m but which current estimates reckon will reach €1.3bn.

Ryanair's chief executive Michael O'Leary said today that "Ireland is returning to the bad old days of the mid 1980's when the Dept of Transport was protecting Aer Lingus by proposing legislation to jail travel agents who offered to sell discounted air tickets on Aer Lingus' services. The Dept of Transport is unfit for purpose. It has presided over the building of a white elephant second terminal in Cork and is now repeating this failure by protecting the DAA's building of a €1.3bn white elephant T2 at Dublin Airport. The existing terminal (with the new Pier D) now has capacity for 30m passengers p.a. This year Dublin Airport's traffic will fall to just 20m. In 2010 it will fall to less than 18m passengers, while the DAA opens a €1.3bn new terminal that the airlines neither want, nor need." , adding that T2 should either be moth balled or converted into a shopping mall or conference centre where it might serve some use.

Bizjet activity at Dublin

Contrails — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:34:00 GMT

One of the first casualties in a recession is business aviation activity. But just like swallows returning after winter, an increase in bizjet activity in recent weeks may indicate that the wirst of the recession is over, especially at Dublin where volume had dropped off significantly from it's previous highs of recent years. Derek Gannon's pictures of a selection of vistors to the Capital this morning give a flavour of current aircraft movements.

The Government of Macedonia's Bombardier Learjet 60, Z3-MKD is pictured at the start of taxi on its departure. The aircraft is msn 60-279 and was noted at Stansted on Wednesday morning last. Z3-MKD was delivered through Shannon on April 15 2005.

The Gulfstream 150 is an uncommon visitor to Dublin. N511CT, msn 234 is registered to the ubiquitous Wells Fargo Bank Northwest.

European Net Jets Dassault Falcon 7X, msn 30 is believed to have been on its first visit to Dublin, having been delivered in November 2008.

Triple Alpha Aviation's Bombardier Challenger 300, D-BUBI is msn 20145 and is a 2007 build. It was also noted in Luton on Wednesday afternoon last.

EUROPEAN AIRLINE SCENE - WEEK ENDING 21-11-09

John Dyer — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:50:00 GMT

The information in this blog comes from a variety of sources, though particular credit must be given to the following sites, both of which are very highly recommended.
Chris Witt/Skyliner
http://www.skyliner-aviation.de/
Jethro/UK & Ireland Airline Fleet Listings
http://jethros.eu/

Aeroflot A321 VQ-BEE (4099) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Moscow/Sheremetyevo on 21/11 & VQ-BEF (4103) is due to follow early next week. A333 VQ-BCV (1072) made its first flight on 19/11 as F-WWYK.
Air Algerie recently placed an order with Boeing for seven B738s. A further four B738s, previously listed for an unidentified customer, have now been identified as for Tassili A/L, which is 49% owned by Air Algerie.
Air Berlin A320 D-ABFA (4101) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Berlin/Tegel as BER666P on 18/11, while D-ABDN (3021) & D-ABDZ (4033) have become HB-IOV & HB-IOR respectively & were delivered from Dusseldorf to Zurich for Belair on 13/11. D-ABDO (3055) has been registered HB-IOW & was noted at Dusseldorf on 20/11 prior to delivery. A321 D-ABCF (1966) left Miami, FL on 17/11 on delivery to Dusseldorf, with D-ABCG (1988) following two days later. B738 D-ABKG (37746) made its first flight on 14/11 & D-ABKH (37747) has been rolled out at Renton.
Air Comet A320 EC-KBM (0426) was ferried from Madrid to Perpignan on 13/11 prior to return to the lessor. A343 EC-KAJ (015), more recently F-WBSR, has become YA-TTB for Safi A/W.
Air Dolomiti. See under Contactair.
Air France A343 F-GLZG (049) is to become PZ-TCP for Surinam A/W & was delivered from Paris/CDG to Amsterdam on 13/11. It is understood that the Surinam Aviation Authorities have rejected the aircraft & that the B743 will be retained in service until 26/11. In the meantime, some third-party charters may be needed to operate the service.
Air Nostrum ended its agreement with Denim Air at the start of the winter schedules & all eight DHC-8s are now parked at Valencia.
Air Slovakia. Adding to last week, B733 OM-ASD (23542) has also been leased to Albanian A/L, joining B733 OM-ASE (23545) & B752 OM-ASG (24544) along with Eagle Aviation example F-GTIP (25624).
Albanian A/L. See under Air Slovakia.
Alitalia ATR72s I-ATLR (701) & I-ATSM (702) were registered to Nordic Aviation Capital at Cologne on 13/11 as OY-EDC & OY-EDD respectively.
Atlantic A/W B463 OY-FJE (E3234) was ferried from Southend to Bacau on 18/11 for further storage.
Belair B752s HB-IHR (29379) & HB-IHS (30394) were ferried from Zurich to Munich on 16/11 prior to return to the lessor. Also see under Air Berlin.
Bellview A/L B762 5N-BGG (23805) became N805MT for GECAS back on 8/10 & left Abu Dhabi on 14/11 bound for storage at Victorville, CA. The airline will shortly be receiving B763 5N-BVA (24496) which is currently at Shannon in full scheme & carrying N183AQ. Prior to this, it was with Gulf Air as A4O-GK & A9C-GK.
BMI EMB145 G-RJXN (145336) was withdrawn from service on 2/10 & ferried from Aberdeen to Alverca for storage on 21/10. It was cancelled from the UK register on 19/11 as exported to Ireland & is being registered as EI-EHW to ECC Leasing. G-RJXO (145339) was withdrawn from service at Aberdeen on 16/10 is expected to join G-RJXN at Alverca.
Contactair ATR72 D-ANFI (662) has become I-ADCC for Air Dolomiti & was ferried from Verona to Bordeaux for painting on 20/11.
Corsair B744 F-GTUI (26875) was ferried from Jeddah to Luxembourg on 19/11, still wearing Garuda titles, for maintenance, while F-HSUN (26880) was ferried from Jeddah to Paris/Orly on 20/11, also wearing Garuda titles & for maintenance.
Denim Air. See under Air Nostrum.
El Al B744 4X-ELD (29311) was ferried from Tel Aviv to Lagos on 13/11 wearing TAT Nigeria titles & logo.
Emirates B777 A6-ECW (31981) left Paine Field, WA on 17/11 on delivery to Dubai & A6-ECX (31982) made its first flight on 15/11.
Ethiopian A/L, a long-time Boeing customer, has placed an order for twelve A350s, with deliveries starting in 2017. The airline also has five B772LRs & ten B787s on order.
Etihad B773 A6-ETF (39700) made its first flight on 16/11.
Eurocypria B738 5B-DBX (33699) left Perpignan as ECA100P on 18/11 on its way to Canada & winter lease to Sunwing A/L.
FedEx B777F N853FD (37724) made its first flight on 14/11.
Finnair. See under FinnComm A/L.
FinnComm A/L is now operating Finnair EMB170 OH-LEI (17000120) on domestic services & it may be joined by a second aircraft next year.
Flyglobespan B738 G-CDEG (33022) is to become LN-KHD with Norwegian Air Shuttle. It is currently all white at Lasham with the Norwegian registration taped over.
Kalitta Air now has B743 N768CK (23969). It was registered on 12/11, was ferried from Victorville, CA to Oscoda, MI on 16/11 & was previously with JAL & Japan Asia A/W as JA8185.
Lufthansa A320 D-AIZA (4097) was delivered from Finkenwerder to Munich on 20/11. This is the airline's 100th A320 family aircraft.
Lufthansa Cargo MD-11F D-ALCO (48413), which had been parked at Mexico City since making a heavy landing on 14/9, was flown to Victorville, CA on 14/11.
Lufthansa Cityline CRJ2 D-ACHH (7449) was ferried from Amsterdam to Cologne on 17/11 following painting into Rwandair scheme.
Luxair B738 LX-LGT (28228) was ferried from Shannon to Hannover, still as D-AHFN, on 13/11 prior to delivery (scheduled for 23/11).
MCA A/L has gone out of business. Leased A320 YL-LCC (0310) was ferried from Stockholm/Arlanda to Helsinki on 20/11. The SAAB 2000s, SE-LSB (43) & SE-LSE (46), have been ferried to Linkoping, while the Fk100, SE-DUU (11286) which was leased to Petro Air, is stranded somewhere in Libya & requires a new engine
MyAir. All four of this former airline's CRJ-900s were ferried by Bombardier from Venice to Ljubljana in mid November prior to onward sale or lease.
Nordic Aviation Capital. See under Alitalia.
Norwegian Air Shuttle. See under Flyglobespan.
Olympic Air A320 SX-OAP (4065) was ferried from Chateauroux to Athens on 13/11 following painting.
Onur Air MD-83 TC-OAV (53520) has become UR-CDN with Khors Air & was delivered from Istanbul to Kiev/Borispol on 17/11.
Rossiya Tu-154M RA-85658 (808) was ferried from Moscow/Sheremetyevo to St Petersburg on 16/11 & has now been withdrawn from use. The airline's final scheduled Tu-154M service was flown by RA-85739 (925) also on 16/11 from Moscow/Sheremetyevo to St Petersburg.
Ryanair B738 EI-EFZ (38489) was delivered to Dublin on 18/11 & was followed on 20/11 by EI-EGA (38490) & EI-EGB (38491).
SAS MD-87 OY-KHU (53336) was ferried from Stockholm/Arlanda to Lourdes on 17/11 for storage. B738 LN-RNU (34548) has been noted on the line at Renton. Also see under Spanair.
Seagle Air A320 OM-HLE (0453) had been registered OE-IAE for Eden Irish Aircraft Leasing at Sofia by 17/11 & B733 OM-HLX (24011) has become OE-IAD for CIT Aerospace. A320 OM-HLD (0234) has also been cancelled from the Slovak register, but its new registration is not yet known, though it is not believed to have joined the Austrian register.
Spanair MD-87 EC-JTK (53348) was noted at Palma minus titles on 15/11 prior to return to SAS.
Surinam A/W. See under Air France.
TAP A320 CS-TNU (4106) was delivered from Toulouse to Lisbon on 17/11.
Thai A/W plans to lease between four & six B773s during the next two years to replace a similar number of B744s.
Thomson A/W B752 G-BYAD (26963) left Luton on 17/11 bound for Goodyear, AZ via Bangor, ME & is thought possibly to be for FedEx.
Titan A/W B463 G-BUHB (E3183) was ferried from Southend to Sharm el Sheikh on 14/11 & is to operate on behalf of the MoD.
Transavia B738 PH-HZA (28373) was noted all white at Amsterdam on 18/11 & carrying ZS-ZWO.
Travel Service B738 OK-TVJ (29351) left Prague on 16/11 en route to Canada for winter lease to Sunwing A/L.
TUIfly Germany. See under Luxair.
Ukraine International B733 UR-GAL (24275) was ferried from Kiev/Borispol to Kemble as AUI2505 on 18/11 for scrapping.
XL A/W Germany B738 D-AXLF (28218) left Frankfurt on 19/11 bound for Windhoek & lease to Air Namibia.

Log & trip report for Kuwait and Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan.

superspotter — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:50:00 GMT

Hello once again all;
Well, we are down to one aircraft in Abu Dhabi now and we are only
flying in and out of Afghanistan at the moment so not as much variety
as there has been. More pictures on Fotopic as is the norm but once
again, Flickr will just have to be patient.

The supply flights into Afghanistan seem to be gathering pace now, maybe something to do with Christmas, I dont know. I am still not entirely comfortable flying into a war zone but one thing that does make it worthwhile are the superb views of Afghanistan, very mountaineous.

Kuwait Thursday 19/11/09:
Not much here as usual apart from the local Wataniya, Jazeera etc;
N522AX Omni International DC-10.
I-LIVL Livingston/Kuwait Airways A330, picture on Fotopic in the dual
titles.
ZS-GAU Gryphon DC-9.

Bagram Air Base Thursday 19/11/09:
06-6155, 07-7170, 07-7185 USAF C-17’s, picture on Fotopic.
69-6820, 69-6575, 69-6577, 73-1590, 79-0479, 82-0060, 84-0207,
84-0212, 85-1365, 85-1368, 86-0410, 89-0509, 92-0253 USAF C-130’s.
1211 UAE Air Force C-130, picture on Fotopic..
S9-DBE Transafrik/ National Air Cargo C-130.
07-0711, 07-0736, 08-0790 USAF PC-12’s.
N40GZ, N350PT, N789LL, N898RJ Be200’s.
85-0150, 85-0155 US Army RC-12’s.
N967BW, N2357G Casa 212’s.
N1269J Casa 235, picture on Fotopic.
96-6049 USAF Casa 235.
96-0111, 99-0101 Ce560’s.
N948HB Be100.
86-0016, 87-0034 USAF C-5’s.
N956BW Metroliner.
021 Polish Air Force Casa 295.
A6-AUH BBJ.
N713CK Kalitta 742F.
TC-ACB ACT A300F.
YA-KMS, KMW Mil-8’s.
159584, 160433, 160436 USAF Prowlers, picture on Fotopic.
88-1670, 88-1687, 88-1700 USAF F-15’s.

Then it was back to Kuwait in the dark and the only things noted were
9K-PAA Legacy and ZS-GAT DC-9.

Regards clive.

My photos can be found at http://www.superspottersgallery.fotopic.net
or www.flickr.com/photos/superspotter

ANA Takes a Step Toward Global Superstar With Product Changes

The Cranky Flier — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:10:27 GMT

It’s certainly interesting to watch the Japanese market these days. JAL is turning in record losses and is effectively sitting on a cliff waiting to jump. Meanwhile, ANA has decided to pour a bunch of money into seriously improving its product. Read More......(read more)

Two airlines in one. Borns Meridiana Fly

FlyBolognAirport — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:32:00 GMT

Two airlines now all in one, Meridiana and Eurofly forms a single player that is born and called Meridiana Fly. Last night the Board of Meridiana and Eurofly in different meetings, but exactly concurrent resolved to proceed through the conferment of the integration activities' of air transport of Meridiana into Eurofly. The integration will determine 'the formation of an aggregation of one airline, Eurofly and the Aviation business, which will be called 'Meridiana Fly SpA'. Eurofly's board has resolved to submit for approval a special meeting of shareholders a capital increase in the form to pay for a value of 52.56 million euros.. Approved a capital increase in option for 40 million euros to be executed after integration. The extraordinary meeting of Eurofly and meeting was convened on 21 and 22 of December 2009.

The integrated business plan - it said in a statement - provides that "enhanced strategic and competitive positioning of the Meridiana Group in aviation market by obtaining a larger size, the rationalization of the fleet, the greater flexibility 'and the achievement of operational seasonal industrial synergies with a significant reduction in costs of production. " The Plan also provides for the creation of a new companyy (' Meridiana Express ') a wholly owned subsidiary of Meridiana Fly, designed to provide the tools to fly scheduled and charter on short and medium-range summer season routes in order to intercept a greater flow of passengers that flies during the higher peak tourist season, to reduce costs and raise the level of operational flexibility.

Meridiana Fly have a fleet composed by 4 A319 8, A320, 18 MD82, 3 A330 and has a network of destinations in 4 continents.

PBI ATC: One Bad Apple Won’t Spoil the Bunch

Jetwhine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:56:19 GMT

One of t he truly enjoyable parts of life – for me at least – is the chance to travel often aboard a business airplane. If I’m not in the left seat, I’m usually pretty close as I was last week on board an Embraer Lineage enroute from West Palm Beach Florida Read More......(read more)

United and Continental Now Have Reciprocal Upgrades But That Doesn’t Mean They’re Merging

The Cranky Flier — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:00:17 GMT

I suppose it’s inevitable. Any time two airlines move closer together, the speculation that it means they’ll merge picks up. Right now, the noise surrounding a United-Continental merger is deafening thanks to the announcement that elite members Read More......(read more)