Air Berlin Airbus A320-214 D-ALTL

Take off at MUC-EDDM "Franz Joseph Strauss"
Air Berlin Airbus A320-214 D-ALTL

Air Jamaica Airbus A340-313X 6Y-JMM

Short finals at LHR-EGLL "London Heathrow"
Air Jamaica Airbus A340-313X 6Y-JMM

American Airlines Boeing B777-223ER N755AN

Short finals at LHR-EGLL "London Heathrow"
American Airlines Boeing B777-223ER N755AN

Aegean Airlines Boeing 737-3YO SX-BGK

Short finals at SKG-LGTS "Makedonia Airport"
Aegean Airlines Boeing 737-3YO SX-BGK

United Airlines Boeing 777-222 N778UA

Take off at MUC-EDDM "Franz Josef Strauss"
United Airlines Boeing 777-222 N778UA

Emirates Airbus A340-541 A6-ERG

Take off at ZRH-LSZH "Zürich-Kloten"
Emirates Airbus A340-541 A6-ERG

Reliance Industries Bombardier BD-700-1A10 GE VT-DHA

Taxiing at ZRH-LSZH "Zürich-Kloten"
Reliance Industries Bombardier BD-700-1A10 GE VT-DHA

Lufthansa Airbus A330-343 D-AIKJ

Take off at MUC-EDDM "Franz Josef Strauss"
Lufthansa Airbus A330-343 D-AIKJ

Dornier Do31-E3 D-9531 (Prototype)

Deutsches Museum Flugwerft Oberschleißheim
Dornier Do31-E3 D-9531 (Prototype)

Varig McDonnell Douglas MD-11 PP-VTJ

Touch down in MUC-EDDM "Franz Josef Strauss"
Varig McDonnell Douglas MD-11 PP-VTJ

Olympic Airlines Boeing B737-484 SX-BKF

Taxiing at SKG-LGTS "Makedonia Airport"
Olympic Airlines Boeing B737-484 SX-BKF

Lufthansa Junkers Ju52/3m D-ANOY (fake reg)

Displayed at visitor's park MUC-EDDM "Franzt Josef Strauss"
Lufthansa Junkers Ju52/3m D-ANOY (fake reg)

Germanwings Airbus A329-112 D-AKNO

Take off at MUC-EDDM "Franz Josef Strauss"
Germanwings Airbus A329-112 D-AKNO

Special inaugural offer: Johannesburg - Athens

To celebrate the inauguration of our scheduled flights to and from Johannesburg we have a special offer for the 8th and the 11th of  June 2010 with return on the 23rd or 24th of June 2010.

The flight regards a roundtrip from Johannesburg to Athens.
Special price: € 510 / ZAR 5.000 *





Actual prices.
Direct flights to or from Johannesburg to/from Athens from € 800 / ZAR 7760, round trip *.



*Price does not include taxes, fuel surcharges or insurance.



source: HIA


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United, Continental to announce merger on Monday


United Airlines and Continental Airlines are expected to announce that they are merging to form the world's largest airline on Monday, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing unnamed sources.
Continental's board would meet on Friday and Sunday, and United's would meet on Friday, the newspaper said on its website.
United declined to comment and Continental did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Meanwhile, a source close to the situation said concern over the share-price ratio to be used in a potential stock swap was "no longer an issue" and added that an announcement of the deal would likely be made early next week.
The two US airlines resumed merger negotiations earlier this month, two years after walking away from similar talks.
Other aspects of the potential deal have already been agreed to, including naming United chief executive Glenn Tilton as chairman and Continental CEO Jeff Smisek as chief executive, sources previously said. United would be the surviving brand and the combined company would be based in Chicago, they added.
The Journal report, citing people familiar with the matter, said that Tilton would be non-executive chairman for two years, after which Smisek would also take on that post.
Shares of United fell 1.3 percent to USD$21.47 on Thursday, while Continental rose 2.4 percent to USD$22.70

source: Reuters


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EU to lift ban on liquids in hand luggage


After 2013 passengers will no longer have to hand over expensive bottles of perfume or aftershave at airport security as the ban on liquids is due to be lifted. The European Union will end current restrictions on liquids in passengers' hand luggage by April 2013. New screening equipment capable of detecting liquids will have to be installed by the deadline, the EU executive announced.
The ban on liquids in containers larger than 100ml came into force in Europe 2006 after British police uncovered an al-Qaeda plot to blow up transatlantic airliners bound for North America using bombs made from liquid explosives. Three Britons were jailed for life in September 2009 for their plan to destroy at least seven aircraft using explosives hidden in soft-drink bottles.
"By 29 April 2013 at the latest, all liquids will be allowed in cabin baggage and will be screened," the European Commission said in a statement. As a preliminary step from April 2011, bottles of duty-free drinks and perfumes bought at third country airports or onboard third country airlines will be allowed if they are carried in tamper-proof bags and screened.

Another two years seems like quite a wait, but apparently that is due to the high cost of technology. "The ban was always meant to be temporary but scanning technology is expensive and has been slow to develop," a Commission spokeswoman said.


source: UBM


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Aladia to restart ops

ALADIA Airlines, a former mexican carrier, plans to restart operations with a single (according to other sources, two) ex-Maxjet 767-200. One aircraft (msn 23306/125) was removed from storage at Victorville, CA, where it has been stored since March last year. Aladia ceased operations on October 21st 2008 "due to economic crisis", and was operating four 757-200s and one leased B767-200 at the time. Initial target markets will North America to / from Mexico with off-route charters to the Caribbean / Latin America to back up inclusive tour operations and wet-lease operations in conjuction with other airlines.


AVNews

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Cancellation of the 2nd International Aero Expo Icarus

Due to the financial circumstances and the problems facing our country, the AOPA Hellas board appreciates that an aviation event of international magnitude during the year 2010 will not have the expected success. Due to these reasons we decided the non realization of the 2nd International Aero Expo Icarus for this year and we are instead planning the Expo for June 2011.


source: AOPA Hellas

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Allegiant announces Eugene-Los Angeles flights


Allegiant Air says it will add twice-weekly non-stop jet service to Los Angeles from Eugene starting June 3. A limited number of introductory fares will be offered for $59.99, one way, plus tax and fees. After the introductory period, fares will start at $79.99 one way, plus tax and fees.
Flights will be Thursdays and Sundays.


source: statesmanjournal.com

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Spirit Airlines to charge for carry-on bags to pull down fares

Low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines said Tuesday that it would be the first carrier to charge for carry-on luggage, the latest step in de-bundling products and services traditionally included in the price of a ticket.
The Miramar airline said the new policy would help reduce its fares further. The company also raised its fee for a second check-on bag.
"Bring less; pay less. It's simple," said Chief Operating Officer Ken McKenzie in a statement.
For flights on or after Aug. 1, Spirit said it will charge passengers $45 for a carry-on bag, or $30 if they register the bag ahead of time either online or on the phone. Members of the airline's $9 Club Fare will be charged $20.
Passengers are allowed just one carry-on bag.
Spirit raised its second check-bag fee to $45 from $25 when checked in at the airport. The first check-bag fee is held at $25.
The new rules encourage customers to check on more of their luggage, which Spirit says will help with efficiency.
"I think this is more of an operations move to speed up boarding and deplaning," said Terry Trippler, an analyst with Rules to Know, a travel advisory. "Just get in and sit down. If you shave just 15 minutes off of boarding you are shortening your turnaround time, and that's utilizing your equipment to the maximum."
"The real question is will other airlines follow," said Airfarewatchdog.com founder George Hobica.
Major legacy carriers such as American parent AMR Corp. and Delta Air Lines are likely watching customer reaction. Legacy carriers could likely add such a fee on their domestic routes while excluding their frequent-flier members, which represent the bulk of their core revenue.
Since 2008, airlines have been adding checked-on baggage fees to offset higher fuel costs and declining ticket sales.
For the third quarter, the latest data available, revenue from checked-on baggage fees exceeded $700 million, up 11 percent from the year-ago period, according to U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
In the same time period, average fares fell 14.4 percent.
"The other question is when will more shoes drop," Hobica added, referring to the need of carriers to increase revenue further in a industry that's projected to post a loss for the third year in a row.
Airlines could still charge customers for using a credit or debit cards, or eliminate airport check-in counter staff completely, with passengers instead showing up at the airport with a printed boarding pass and paid luggage already paid for, Hobica said.



source: jacksonville.com

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BA and Iberia sign tie-up agreement

The merger of British Airways and Iberia moved a step closer today after the two airlines signed the agreement approving their tie-up.
BA said it expected the merger to be completed by the end of this year in a move that will create one of the world's largest airline groups, with 408 aircraft carrying more than 58 million passengers a year.
The tie-up will create a new holding company called International Airlines Group, but the airlines will retain their current operations and continue to use their individual brands.
Today's merger agreement follows the memorandum of understanding signed between the two airlines in November.
British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh said the merged company will provide customers with a larger combined network.
'It will also have greater potential for further growth by optimising the dual hubs of London and Madrid and providing continued investment in new products and services,' he added.
The merger is subject to regulatory approval from competition authorities including the European Commission, and to approval by both British Airways and Iberia shareholders.
Iberia will also be entitled to terminate the merger agreement if the pension recovery plan agreed between BA and its pension trustees is found to be 'materially detrimental' to the merger.
BA has a comparatively thin presence in central and South America, flying only to Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo in Brazil and Buenos Aires in Argentina. Iberia, on the other hand, operates numerous flights to this region so a merger allows passengers more access to South American cities.
Similarly, Iberian passengers will benefit from direct flights to areas where BA has more flights than the Spanish carrier.
BA and Iberia are also working on a transatlantic joint venture with US carrier American Airlines.
BA believes the three-way agreement will benefit consumers by improving connections and flight schedules.Rival airlines have expressed opposition to the agreement, with Ryanair recently likening the merger to 'two drunks trying to prop each other up'.
Virgin Atlantic said the deal would increase BA's dominance at Heathrow Airport.
The merger is expected to produce annual savings of around €400m by the end of the fifth year after the merger's completion.

source: rte.ie

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Delta pumping nearly $1B into retirement plans


Delta Air Lines says it is on track to contribute nearly $1 billion to its employees' retirement plans this year, and it is providing some of the funding earlier than previously scheduled.The world's biggest airline said Thursday that by the end of April it will have contributed $665 million to its traditional pension plans in the first four months of this year, in addition to $100 million that has been contributed to employees' defined contribution 401(k) plans.
Another roughly $200 million is scheduled to be contributed to 401(k) plans during the balance of the year.
Delta, based in Atlanta, says its pension funding is normally distributed throughout the year, with the majority of contributions being added near the end of the year.



source: kxnet.com

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Midwest, Frontier to officially become one airline

According to The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
Midwest Airlines has planned an event for April 13 at which time it will release details about the combination of the Oak Creek air carrier with Frontier Airlines of Denver.
Indianapolis-based Republic Airways Holdings Inc. purchased Midwest and Frontier in separate deals last year. In recent months, Republic has been evaluating how to merge the Midwest and Frontier brands.
Two weeks ago, Republic Airways' vice president of marketing and branding told The Denver Business Journal, a sister publication, that Republic will select either Frontier or Midwest as the name. No other options are under consideration.


source: The Business Journal of Milwaukee


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