DialAFlight Advise Football Fans to Book Early for the World CupLONDON, November 23 - With England successfully qualified for the World Cup in South Africa, Indian Civil Aviation Issues Type Certificate for Dassault Falcon 7XSAINT-CLOUD, France, November 20 - Dassault Falcon has received Type Certificate for the Falcon gategroup Signs Long-term Contract with SWISSZURICH, November 19 - gategroup, the leading independent provider of onboard products and flydubai Celebrates a Successful First Appearance at the Dubai AirshowDUBAI, UAE, November 19 - flydubai, Dubai's first low cost airline has hailed the 2009 OAG Announces 2009 Airline Industry AwardsCHICAGO, November 19 - OAG (www.oagcorporate.com) is proud to announce the winners of the 2009 Change in TAM's Board of DirectorsSAO PAULO, November 20 - TAM (NYSE: TAM; BOVESPA: TAMM4) in an Extraordinary General Shareholders' Air China Launches a Wide Range of Holiday PromotionsDiscounted tickets and extra air miles available to passengers BEIJING, November 20 - To celebrate the approaching "Holiday Season", Air China will be Hexaware's new Solution to Enable Airline Passengers to Download Bar Coded Boarding Passes on Mobile PhonesMUMBAI, India, November 18 - Hexaware Technologies, a leading global provider of IT & BPO EANS-News: Air Berlin Achieves an EBIT of EUR 118.0 m in the Third Quarter and a net Proft of EUR 95.2 m - Forecast for Financial Year 2009 is Confirmed9-Month Report / Q3-Figures 2009 LONDON, November 18 - In the third quarter of 2009, the consolidated total revenue of Air easyJet CEO Interviewed on Full-Year ResultsLONDON, November 17 - Andy Harrison, CEO of easyJet, said the airline has posted a "good set of Jeddah Based Dallah Albaraka as International Launch Client for the Jetaire Group at Dubai Air Show 2009New product designed to protect aircraft auxiliary fuel systems from catastrophic explosion, satisfies both aviation regulations and Dallah's requirements in a single, seamless package. flydubai Selects Goodrich Carbon Brakes for Boeing Next-Generation 737 AircraftCHARLOTTE, North Carolina, November 16 - Goodrich Corporation's (NYSE: GR) Aircraft Wheels and Brakes business has Northrop Grumman to Provide Air Traffic Management Systems for Doha International Airport, QatarLONDON, November 16 - Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced that its Europe-based "New Pact for the Future Secures Sustainability of Fraport Ground Services"Threat of FRA Strike Eliminated - Fraport and Unions Reach Agreement FRANKFURT, November 16 - Sunday evening Fraport AG reached an agreement with the ver.di Global Airline Capacity Up 3% Reports OAG With Release of November FiguresCertain Hubs Reflect Positive Growth Over 30%; Others Report Negative Growth Over 20% Matrox Partners with Goma Elettronica SpA to Develop Advanced Workstations for Mission-Critical ApplicationsMatrox P-Series, M-Series, and Extio Series multi-display graphics solutions power GOMA industrial workstations for defense, industrial, and transportation environments Dassault Falcon Increases Middle East Fleet by 60 per cent Over the Past Three Years and Expects Growth to Continue2,000th Falcon Recently Delivered to Middle East Customer DUBAI, UAE, November 12 - Dassault Falcon has delivered a total of 21 large cabin Fraport Traffic Figures - October 2009: Airfreight Grows for the First Time in Over a Year - Passenger Traffic Continues to Develop PositivelyFRANKFURT, November 11 - Frankfurt Airport's traffic figures continued on the recovery Garuda Indonesia Returns to EuropeAmsterdam Service First in European Expansion Plan JAKARTA, Indonesia, November 11 - Garuda Indonesia will return to Europe after an absence of five years Skyscanner Hotel and Car Hire Comparison Rolls Out WorldwideEDINBURGH, Scotland, November 11 - Travel search site Skyscanner (www.Skyscanner.net) is continuing TAM is Awarded the World Travel AwardsSAO PAULO - - Company is the winner for the category South America’s Leading Airline TAM (NYSE: TAM, BOVESPA: TAMM4) was elected, for the second consecutive time, the best airline in South America (South America’s Leading Airline) at the World Travel Awards. Considered the “Oscars of the Travel Industry”, the award establishes companies in the tourism, hospitality and aviation worldwide. Skyscanner Appoints Agencies for Pilot TV ad CampaignEDINBURGH, Scotland, November 10 - Global flight search site Skyscanner has appointed Edinburgh-based gategroup Names Boder to Top HR PositionZURICH, November 10 - Joerg A. Boder has been appointed as Group Senior Vice President Human Travelzoo Launches First UK Deals Publishing NetworkLONDON - - In Partnership With AOL Travel, Fly.com, Lonely Planet, SimonSeeks, Skyscanner and Visit Britain UAE Striving for Air Traffic Control Investment, Safety and Sustainability at Gathering of Region’s ATC LeadersABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Air traffic control and aviation growth, capacity, plans and challenges will be explored and debated by regional and international ATC leaders at the ATC Global Middle East Conference, taking place in Abu Dhabi this December. flydubai Starts Service to Sudanese CapitalDUBAI, UAE - flydubai, Dubai’s first low cost airline, celebrated its eighth inaugural flight in less than six months last night when the airline’s first flight to Sudan touched down at Khartoum International Airport. Livraria Cultura is Multiplus Fidelidade’s Newest PartnerSAO PAULO - The Brazilian network of bookstores Livraria Cultura, through its “Mais Cultura” (More Culture) program, is the third company to join Multiplus Fidelidade coalition of partners, TAM’s (NYSE: TAM, BOVESPA: TAMM4) initiative for a network of client rewards programs. Unite Announces Dates for Ballot of BA Cabin CrewLONDON - The ballot of BA’s 14,000 cabin crew will open on Monday 16th November, Unite the union has announced. eGate Solutions Acquires Abanco’s Onboard Retail Technology to Improve Speed, Capability and Customer FocusZURICH - Having the right technology is a key success factor in managing onboard retail projects. Airlines, railways and ferry operators worldwide can now operate more powerful, flexible and secure sales programs by partnering with gategroup member eGate Solutions(TM). Fraport Interim Report - First Nine Months 2009: Fraport Continues Preparations for Traffic GrowthFRANKFURT - - Schulte: Traffic Bottoms Out, Declines Easing Noticeably Fraport AG’s executive board chairman Dr. Stefan Schulte presented an optimistic look into the future for the airport company at today’s financial press conference for the first three quarters of 2009. “The global economic and financial crisis noticeably influenced Fraport’s financial figures in the first nine months of the year. However, from month to month the decline in traffic is dwindling, confirming our 2009 full-year forecast which was already positively revised in September. Air traffic has bottomed out and is clearly starting to claw up its way from recent lows,” Schulte stated optimistically. Sacramento International Airport Launches OAG Aviation Route Mapper ToolSACRAMENTO, California - Sacramento International Airport (SMF) has revamped its Web site to be more consumer-friendly with the launch of OAG’s (www.oagaviation.com) Route Mapper tool on www.sacairports.org. The new application aids travelers who use SMF as their airport of choice, enabling them to easily search online for flight and flight-related information. Union Says BA Ballot Goes Ahead - and Cabin Crew Do Not Accept New Contracts WillinglyLONDON - Unite the union wishes to make absolutely clear that BA’s 14,000 cabin crew have not accepted wholesale changes being imposed on the crew contracts from November 16th. OAG Launches Cargo Portal ThailandBANGKOK and MIAMI - - Portal Expands Partnership Between OAG Cargo and Trade & Logistics Siam Ltd. AA Travel Insurance Advise Travellers to Take Out Cover When Booking Christmas FlightsBASILDON, England - AA Travel Insurance is today advising travellers to ensure they take out proper travel cover when booking flights abroad this Christmas. Air Charter International Predicts Increase in Asia Pacific Aviation RequirementsDUBAI - According to the Boeing’s Vice President - Marketing, Randy Tinseth, “Twenty years from now more than 40 percent of the world’s airline traffic will begin, end or take place within the Asia Pacific region,” “That’s a big leap for a region that was not even mentioned in our earliest Boeing market forecasts back in the 1950s.” |