„Aktuell“ – News from the industry

QantasLink announced that it would expand its Boeing 717-200 fleet from eight to 11 aircraft as part of a renewed operating agreement with National Jet Systems (NJS).

JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq:JBLU) today announces the appointment of Alex Battaglia to Vice President, JetBlue JFK Airport, the low-fare airline’s hometown airport, effective April 2, 2007.

Swissport International, the world’s leading aviation services group, has concluded an agreement with easyJet that will extend the partners’ collaboration at EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg for a further five years.

Low-Fare Airline Today Begins Offering Connecting Service Via Cape Air in Boston to Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, Provincetown, and Hyannis

Stan Gadek, senior vice president, finance and chief financial officer at AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI – News), will present at the JPMorgan Aviation & Transportation Conference at 2:45 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, March 21, 2007.

Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that launch customer Cargolux has placed a follow-on order for three Boeing 747-8 Freighters, valued at $845 million at list prices, and added two options.

Qantas said the first visit of the Airbus A380 to Los Angeles yesterday (local time) was an important milestone for the airline.

Unions representing some of Japan Airlines Group cockpit crew and other staff may hold a one-day strike in Japan on Tuesday, March 20.

The Boards of TUI AG and First Choice Holidays PLC („First Choice“) have today agreed to merge the tourism division of TUI AG excluding certain hotel assets, and First Choice.

Following the recent introduction of the first UK exclusively business class airline, Silverjet, its cargo division, Silverjet Cargo, has selected to outsource ULD control and pooling services to Unitpool.