Düsseldorf-based carrier, Blue Wings has relaunched its Leipzig/Halle-Moscow (Sheremetyevo airport) route, two times a week, using a leased A320 aircraft after the company’s operating license was revoked on 31 March this year and subsequently reinstated on 5 May. … [Read more...] about EUROPE & CIS: Blue Wings restarts Leipzig-Moscow service
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EUROPE & CIS: Lufthansa proceeds with Belgian, BMI purchases
Lufthansa, Europe’s second biggest airline, has said it will proceed with takeovers of Belgian and UK carriers by early next month after settling antitrust issue and transaction terms. Lufthansa aims to complete the purchase of 45 per cent of Brussels Airlines in June, and is sticking to plans for complete control by 2011, following European Union approval after the carriers agreed to scale back services on three German routes serving Brussels as well as Brussels-Zurich flights to … [Read more...] about EUROPE & CIS: Lufthansa proceeds with Belgian, BMI purchases
EUROPE & CIS: Air France, KLM admit to price fixing in Canada
Air France and KLM again face potential multimillion-dollar fines after admitting they both participated in a conspiracy to set surcharges on cargo flown out of Canada. In documents filed in the Federal Court of Canada recently, the airlines admitted they breached competition rules by conspiring with other airlines to apply fuel and other surcharges on cargo shipments between 2002 and 2006. Also filed in court was a third statement by KLM subsidiary Martinair Holland N.V., containing similar … [Read more...] about EUROPE & CIS: Air France, KLM admit to price fixing in Canada
EUROPE & CIS: GSA welcomes AirAsia X flight increase
AirAsia X – the low-cost long haul arm of Malaysian carrier AirAsia – is increasing its flights to seven per week on its recently-launched London Stansted- Kuala Lumpur service. The increase from five departures per week was prompted by the strength of early demand, and is part of the carrier’s overall expansion strategy for Europe, the carrier said. Dublin-based IAM, which was appointed to market the airline’s cargo capacity in Ireland when it … [Read more...] about EUROPE & CIS: GSA welcomes AirAsia X flight increase
EUROPE & CIS: BA chief warns worst of recession still ahead
Willie Walsh, chief executive of British Airways, offered a bleak assessment recently that the worst of the recession was still ahead for the global airline industry. Walsh said BA had planned “on the assumption of a 24-month downturn, and we have seen nothing yet to persuadeus we are over-pessimisticâ€Â. “Though some of the financial markets may be looking better, I believe that for airlines, the worst of this recession is still ahead of us.†He added that a … [Read more...] about EUROPE & CIS: BA chief warns worst of recession still ahead
EUROPE & CIS: Cargolux Italia begins HK services
Cargolux Italia has launched its first flights after getting approval to start operations from the Italian civil aviation authority and will initially operate one B747-400 freighter, on a twice-weekly Hong Kong and Milan service. It will also call at Dubai eastbound and Baku westbound. It has appointed parent company Cargolux Airlines International as its worldwide general sales and services agent and Hactl as its handling agent in Hong Kong. … [Read more...] about EUROPE & CIS: Cargolux Italia begins HK services
