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New SAS president and CEO
The Board of Directors of SAS AB has appointed Rickard Gustafson as the new President and CEO of SAS (Scandinavian Airlines System). Gustafson is 46 years old and currently the CEO of the insurance...
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Strip for Charity
According to a press release from Ryanair, the airline, today (9 November) launched its 2011 Ryanair Cabin Crew Charity Calendar, which it hopes will raise up to €100,000 for German charity “Tafel”,...
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Reduced Q3 loss for Ryanair
In a press release issued today, Ryanair announced a slightly reduced Q3 loss of €10m (down from a Q.3 loss of €11m last year). Total revenues grew by 22% to €746m, as traffic increased 6% to 17m and...
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Upturn for Air France-KLM
Air France-KLM’s passenger activity in the Third Quarter was strongly impacted by strike action in France in October, notably by air traffic control, followed by severe weather disruption in December....
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Lufthansa wanted as SAS owner
The Scandinavian business travelers’ agree. They want Lufthansa as owner of SAS airline, regardless if they are Danish, Norwegian or Swedish. No other airline even comes close, according to a press...
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Norwegian reports strong improvement in earnings and record high load factor
Yesterday Norwegian (NAS) reported its second quarter results for 2015. The pre-tax result (EBT) was MNOK 456, an improvement of MNOK 593 from the previous year. The load factor for this period was 85...
View ArticleLufthansa Group to be reorganized to enhance synergies and strengthen...
Supervisory Board gives green light to new group alignment and new division of business on Executive Board / Harry Hohmeister and Dr. Bettina Volkens reappointed as Executive Board members for five...
View ArticleSAS and Apollo sign SEK 900 mill agreement
SAS and Apollo are extending their cooperation on charter flights and have signed an agreement for the 2016 summer season worth around MSEK 900. As a result, SAS will be flying Apollo’s customers from...
View ArticleNorwegian’s sales team takes off in pursuit of UK growth
Norwegian, Europe’s third largest low-cost carrier, this week announced the appointment of Dominic Tucker as Head of Sales UK who joins Mitchell Hawes, Sales Manager UK&I to bolster the...
View Article‘Norwegian UK’ set to take-off as airline is granted UK Air Operating License
New ‘Norwegian UK’ subsidiary will open the door for further UK expansion and potential new routes to Asia, South America and South Africa, the airline states in a recent press release. Norwegian,...
View ArticleStar Aliance launches connecting partner model
Star Alliance is set to expand its network reach with the launch of its Connecting Partner Model. Under this new concept, routes operated by “low-cost” and “hybrid” airlines will be able to connect to...
View ArticleSpecial charter for the Magna Carta
Hereford Cathedral’s 1217 Magna Carta, which has been on a global tour, touched down back at Heathrow with British Airways last Monday, according to a British Airways press release. To celebrate 800...
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SAS from red to black numbers
As the SAS management presented its year-end report for November 2014 to October 2015 on Wednesday, it soon became clear that the group has accomplished many an airline’s dream nowadays, namely turning...
View ArticleBA launches trade promotion to celebrate new San Jose route
Ahead of British Airways’ launch of flights on May 4 to San Jose in California, one of the world’s tech capitals, the airline has launched a trade promotion, according to a BA press release. To be in...
View ArticleLufthansa Group and Singapore Airlines expand collaboration
In a press release earlier this week, the Lufthansa Group announced the expansion of its collaboration with Singapore Airlines. The new commercial joint venture which was concluded between the...
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