Celebi Cargo GmbH has reached a full-handling agreement with LAN and TAM airlines, which are in the process of merging. The company began providing cargo handling services with TAM at the end of May and will start with LAN in July. OAG Cargo has launched Release 2.0 of its Cargo Flights software application. The upgrade offers new features including options to build a flight plan and save for future reference, store “favorite” routes and manage flight plans by adding flight segments, complete with special shipment notes.
KLM and Flybe (BE) have launched a codeshare agreement on two routes between Amsterdam (AMS) and the UK. KLM will now operate three flights a day between AMS and Southampton, as well as a daily flight between AMS and Inverness.
The Chinese government will inject about CNY2 billion ($315 million) into China Southern Airlines (CZ) for its fleet expansion, according to an industry insider.
Abu Dhabi (AUH)-based Etihad Airways (EY) confirmed Tuesday it has acquired a 3.96% equity stake in Virgin Australia (DJ) Holdings, and almost immediately increased that stake to 4.99% a day later.
A pitot tube warning and a medical emergency of a passenger delayed the June 5 inaugural flight of Scoot (TZ), Singapore Airlines’ new medium- to long-haul low-cost carrier, by more than an hour.
Jet Midwest Group announced it has acquired 17 complete Boeing 767 aircraft from Air Canada. Boeing delivered the first new 737-800 NextGen to Air Lease Corp. (ALC) to be operated by Korean Air (KE) from an order placed during the 2010 Farnborough Airshow. The Los Angeles-based leasing company took delivery of a Next-Generation 737-800, which will be leased from ALC and operated by KE.
Air France (AF) has taken delivery of its eighth Airbus A380 and has launched a daily A380 service between Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) and Los Angeles (LAX).
Thai Airways International (TG) outgoing president Piyasvasti Amranand told the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand that TG has good future prospects.
Singapore Airlines’ (SQ) new medium- to long-haul low-cost carrier Scoot (TZ) launched its inaugural commercial flight from Singapore (SIN)-Sydney (SYD) June 5 with 400 guests aboard.
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Perseuss is a technology company that keeps a low profile, so low that the landing page of its website offers no clue as to its true purpose. The page educates the reader at some length about a cluster of galaxies in the constellation Perseus that has a red shift of 5,366 km/s. Even if you can make your way through all that, you still won’t know that Perseuss — the technology company, not the galaxy cluster — claims considerable success in reducing fraudulent airline ticket purchases.
Flybe (BE) and the UK’s air navigation services provider, National Air Traffic Services (NATS), have joined forces on a collaborative safety initiative known as FLOSS (Flybe Line Operational Safety Survey).
Dragonair launched 2X-daily Hong Kong-Taichung Airbus A320 service. Spirit Airlines launched Minneapolis St. Paul service to Chicago O’Hare (3X-daily) and Las Vegas (daily). Tiger Airways launched 3X-weekly Singapore-Colombo service.
