By Travel-Guy, 4 years ago

Amadeus Eyes Buying Out French Unit

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Spain-based travel firm Amadeus said on Monday it had started talks over taking control from Air France of a jointly-owned French unit.

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By Travel-Guy, 4 years ago

TUI Starts Flight Fuel Surcharges

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Europe's largest tourism company, TUI, plans to introduce fuel surcharges on flights for German leisure travelers from December 1 to counter the impact of record oil prices.

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By Travel-Guy, 4 years ago

Canada Says Bombardier Needs Aid Before February

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Ottawa's aid package for jet maker Bombardier must be in place by February at the latest or it will be too late for Canada to remain in the aerospace industry, Transport Minister Jean Lapierre said on Monday.

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By Travel-Guy, 4 years ago

Ryanair Launches New Irish Hub, Eyes Italy

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Europe's biggest budget airline Ryanair launched another European hub on Tuesday at Shannon Airport in the west of Ireland, and said it was also looking to expand in Italy.

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By Travel-Guy, 4 years ago

Frankfurt Runway Still Operating During Resurfacing

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Working through the night to rebuild Frankfurt Airport's crumbling runway, workers face not only a "no-compromises deadline" to finish by dawn when jets start landing again but unexploded World War Two bombs as well.

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By Travel-Guy, 4 years ago

UK Proposes Lower Air Traffic Fees For 2006

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Britain's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Tuesday proposed lowering the maximum charge airlines will pay to use UK airspace beginning in January, 2006.

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By Travel-Guy, 4 years ago

KLM Appoints Air France Exec As CFO

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Dutch airline KLM, part of the world's biggest airline by sales, Air France-KLM, on Tuesday said it would appoint an Air France executive to the post of chief financial officer.

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By Travel-Guy, 4 years ago

Thai Airways Profit Down On Oil Prices

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National carrier Thai Airways said on Tuesday its annual profit fell 17 percent, despite higher passenger traffic, due to higher oil prices and foreign exchange losses.

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By Travel-Guy, 4 years ago

Travel Chaos As Italy Strikes

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Italy's big three unions staged a nationwide strike on Tuesday to protest against the government's economic policies, in a show of strength the left said was the start of a campaign to unseat Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

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By Travel-Guy, 4 years ago

Boeing Still Sees 200 7E7 Orders By Year-End

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Boeing expects to have 200 orders by the end of the year for its 7E7 Dreamliner -- a rival to EADS' Airbus A350 long-haul passenger jet -- a Boeing manager was quoted as telling German paper Handelsblatt.

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By Travel-Guy, 4 years ago

EADS Board Meets Monday To Discuss A350 Launch

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The board of Airbus parent EADS will meet on Monday to discuss whether to go ahead with development of a plane to rival Boeing's 7E7, an industry source said on Friday.

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By Travel-Guy, 4 years ago

Airbus Moves A380 Production In Hamburg Runway Row

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Airbus said it will temporarily move planned production of its A380 superjumbo to Toulouse in France from Hamburg because of a dispute over land needed for a runway extension.

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By Travel-Guy, 4 years ago

Bishop Mediates In Airbus Runway Dispute

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A Hamburg Lutheran bishop on Wednesday stepped in to help resolve a dispute over land needed for a planned runway extension at an Airbus plant after a church group that owns some of the land pulled out of talks.

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By Travel-Guy, 4 years ago

Volare's Flight Licence Suspended

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Italy's aviation authority has suspended Volare's flight licence for one month, citing the troubled airline's financial and operational problems, ENAC said in a statement on Wednesday.

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By Travel-Guy, 4 years ago

India's Jet Airways Considering IPO

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India's biggest domestic airline, Jet Airways, is considering an initial public offer of shares to fund growth as the aviation sector recovers after a slump in Asia's fourth-largest economy.

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