„Aktuell“ – News from the industry

Nearly precisely to the day, 50 years ago, a Tupolev-104A jet plane, in the colours of Czechoslovak Airlines, took off from Ruzyně Airport for its first scheduled flight to Moscow. It was a historic moment that carried the Airline into the jet age. The Prague – Moscow route also became the first entirely jet-operated route […]

Boeing [NYSE: BA] will webcast its 787 Dreamliner quarterly media briefing on Tuesday, Dec. 11, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) announced that John Slater has been named managing director, Latin America, effective Jan. 1, 2008.

Air navigation services intensify partnership

Key highlights: Turnover rose 20% to €370.5m from €307.6m. Pre-tax earnings increased 36% to €41.7m. Net profit for the period increased 45% to €33.4m from €23m. Total passengers welcomed onboard rose by 19% to 4.1 million.

Lufthansa Consulting GmbH, part of the Lufthansa Group, is selling its shares in the Consulting Company Simat, Helliesen & Eichner, Inc. (SH&E) to the US Company ICF International, Inc. (NASDAQ:ICFI).

Seats in Qantas’ new international Premium Economy cabin went on sale today.

Business and First Class are Ranked 2nd, 6th and 8th Respectively

Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) today reported an October consolidated (mainline plus regional) load factor of 79.5 percent, 0.2 points above the October 2006 consolidated load factor, and a mainline load factor of 79.8 percent, 0.3 points above the October 2006 mainline load factor.

Southwest Adding New and Additional Flights in Other Key Cities