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Star Alliance outlines next stage of Heathrow moves

With more space now being available at Heathrow Terminal 1, ‘Star Alliance’ is preparing to implement the next stage of its ‘Move under one Roof’ (MuoR) strategy, which will see current Terminal 2 carriers Austrian, Croatia Airlines, Lufthansa, SWISS and TAP relocate to Terminal 1 this summer...

American Airlines has agreed a deal with Boeing to acquire 42 B787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, scheduled for delivery in 2012 through to 2018, with options on 58 additional 787s for delivery between 2015 and 2020....

777th 777 delivered

April 10, Seattle, USA: Boeing and long-time partner Air France celebrated significant milestones with the delivery of the 777th Boeing 777 aeroplane. The new Boeing 777-300ER also will be the first to bear a new Air France livery and company brand identity...

Boeing lowers production of wide-body jets

Due to the ‘credit crunch’ and its impact on aviation business, Boeing is to cut production of the 777 from seven to five aircraft a month from June 2010. It is also delaying plans to modestly increase 747-8 and 767 production...

ABTA calls on Chancellor to help the holiday industry

ABTA Chief Executive Mark Tanzer has written to the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, urging him to address five key industry issues in his next budget. High on his list is the withdrawal of Air Passenger Duty, or at the very least cancelling the second phase increase planned for November 1, 2010...

Rolls-Royce wins $900m Saudi deal

April 8: Rolls-Royce will power Saudi Arabian Airlines’ A330s in a long-term service agreement worth up to $900m. The Trent 700EP (Enhanced Performance) engine, selected by the carrier for the first time, will be installed in 12 (eight firm and four option) Airbus A330s, providing reduced fuel burn and emission levels...

Budget airlines management shake-ups

April 6: Aer Lingus announced that Dermot Mannion, the Group’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) would step down with immediate effect. Colm Barrington, Chairman of the Board, assumes executive responsibility for the Group until a new CEO is appointed. Meanwhile, Irish route rival easyJet also announced the future departure of its chairman Sir Colin Chandler on July 1, who took over from founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou in 2003...

New technology to reduce Heathrow disruption

March 25: British Airways (BA) became the first commercial airline to introduce the onboard Microwave Landing System (MLS), which increases the safe landing rate during periods of low visibility at Heathrow by more than 20%....

Further job losses at Bombardier

April 2: Bombardier today reported further job losses in its hard-pressed aviation sector with 3,000 redundancies. “There is no doubt that we are going through challenging times and our business environment is changing fast,” said Pierre Beaudoin, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bombardier Inc. “There’s a need for prudent execution, clear priorities and decisive action in the current context. However, we believe we are well positioned to face this difficult economic environment with a strong balance sheet, high level of liquidity as well as a large and diversified backlog, both by product and geographies.”...

BA reduces 757 fleet

British Airways (BA) is to sell eleven of its 15 Boeing 757 aircraft for cargo conversion with the aircraft leaving the airline's mainline fleet between 2010-2012. Just four 757s operated by the airline's subsidiary OpenSkies will remain in the fleet....

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