AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, and Kaigai Aviotech Corporation has announced that Alpen Co. Ltd of Japan has ordered an AW109 Power light twin turbine engine helicopter. This aircraft will be used for VIP/corporate transport purposes and operated from Nagoya. The

WILLIE Walsh, the chief executive of British Airways, is expected to reveal that the troubled flagship carrier is heading for its second consecutive year of losses when he upd

Fraport Consortium Signs Airport Concession Agreement in St. PetersburgFraport AG's executive board chairman Dr. Stefan Schulte today signed the public-private-partnership agreement (PPP agreement) for developing, reconstructing and operating St. Petersburg's Pulkovo Airport, the fourth largest airport in Russia. "Fraport and

The Finnish Airline Pilots' Association (SLL) has stated its intention to start strike action as of November 16, 2009. The pilots have also announced an overtime ban starting on October 31, 2009. The overtime ban is illegal. "It is unforgiveable

Air France has taken delivery of its first Airbus A380. The French carrier is the first European airline to fly the all-new double-deck aircraft on scheduled services. The aircraft is the twentieth A380 delivered by Airbus. The aircraft was handed

Ryanair, the world's favourite airline, announced today (29 October) that it will open four new routes to/from Bordeaux starting 17 December 2009 which will at last offer consumers and visitors to the Bordeaux region competition, choice and very low airfares

At Brussels Airport a general non-smoking policy is applicable. Not only the departing passenger but also the growing number of transfer passengers requested the possibility to smoke. As from December 2009 an exception will be applied to the non-smoking policy.

The switch from summer to winter daylight saving time coincides with the start of the winter season in aviation. The timetable for the new season gives an overview of the new and additional services operated from Brussels Airport. This winter

A major step in fleet renewal Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia), Saudi Arabia's national airline, has taken delivery of its first A320 directly bought from Airbus at a delivery ceremony in Toulouse with His Excellency Engineer Khalid Al Molhem, Director General

SWISS will add two further destinations to its long-haul network in summer 2010. The Canadian cities of Calgary and Vancouver will receive weekly service from Zurich from 31 May to 14 September. The flights will be operated by SWISS sister

Privilege loyalty programme successfully integrated into Miles & More on 25 October On Sunday 25 October, Brussels Airlines successfully completed the switch from its frequent flyer programme, Privilege, to Lufthansa's loyalty programme, Miles & More. More than 200,000 customers have

94 new codeshare flights between and in the USA and Europe - Continental Airlines moves into Terminal 1 at Frankfurt - Mutual recognition of the partners' frequent flyer programmes Miles & More and OnePass Following today's official accession of US