„Aktuell“ – News from the industry

JetBlue Expects to Operate 90 Percent of Today’s Schedule. Customers Booked through March 18 May Still Voluntarily Rebook Between March 20-April 30, 2007

BWI Resort & Conference Center to Host Largest New Build Crowne Plaza

On Saturday 17 March, Lufthansa will begin its commercial route-proving exercise for the new Airbus A380 in cooperation with Airbus.

US Airways Group (NYSE: LCC) President Scott Kirby will present at the JPMorgan Aviation and Transportation Conference on Mar. 21.

Caribbean Airlines has adopted Boeing’s [NYSE: BA] Web-based maintenance solution, Maintenance Performance Toolbox, to help improve the maintenance of its fleet of seven Next Generation 737-800s.

On the airline’s 66th anniversary today, Philippine Airlines (PAL) and The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced the order of two Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range) commercial airplanes, with purchase rights for two additional 777-300ERs.

Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) said today that it fully supports the recently announced open skies agreement between the U.S. and the E.U.

Southwest Airlines‘ (NYSE: LUV)Board of Directors, at its meeting held today, authorized a new sharerepurchase program to acquire up to $300 million of the Company’s common stock.

There has been substantial media commentary concerning the current outlook for Qantas. Qantas has also received questions from certain investors on this issue in view of the offer which has been made for Qantas by Airline Partners Australia.

Boeing [NYSE: BA] celebrated roll out of the first vertical fin for the company’s all-new commercial airplane, the 787 Dreamliner.