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Tuesday February 9, 2010

Airports in the US Mid-Atlantic region, including Washington Dulles and National, Baltimore and Philadelphia, were open yesterday following the weekend's heavy snowfall but continued to suffer cancellations and were bracing for another storm scheduled to begin later Tuesday. United Airlines canceled 628 flights on Saturday and 270 on Sunday, according to The Wall Street Journal, while AirTran Airways canceled 374 flights at eight airports over the weekend, according to The Baltimore Sun.

Tuesday February 9, 2010

UK airports handled 206.6 million passengers in the January-November 2009 period, down 7.6% from the year-ago period, according to RDC Aviation's UK Passenger and Cargo Monitor. Scheduled passengers decreased 6.2% to 183.2 million while charter traffic fell 17.2% to 23.4 million, RDC reported based on CAA data. London Heathrow maintained its leadership, handling 60.7 million, down just 1.7%, while Stansted saw passenger numbers slip 11.3% to 21 million. Gatwick boardings declined 5.7% to 32.1 million. Belfast City experienced the largest increase of the UK's top 25 airports at 1.2%. Glasgow Prestwick recorded the largest decrease, 24.3%. Edinburgh and Belfast City were the only two airports among the 25 largest to report increases. The US was the most popular destination from London with 13.1 million passengers, down 8.8%, while Spain was the most popular from the UK with 16.7 million, off 14.6%.

Tuesday February 9, 2010

Gol launched five-times-weekly Sao Paulo Congonhas-Bauru flights.

Qatar Airways will launch daily Doha-Bangalore flights on Feb. 22 aboard an A320.

Continental Airlines will operate daily Portland, Ore.-Anchorage service June 10-Sept. 6 aboard a 737-800.

Air China will increase its daily Beijing-Vancouver A330-200 service to 10-times-weekly from June.

Monday February 8, 2010

Russian Ministry of Transport extended traffic rights for Austrian Airlines until March 31, after which it may banish OS from its airspace owing to a dispute over the carrier's nationality. Russian authorities argue that based on current bilateral agreements with Austria, OS no longer is considered a domestic airline following its acquisition by Lufthansa. OS operates 48 weekly flights to/from six Russian destinations as well as flights through Russian airspace to Beijing and Tokyo Narita (ATWOnline, Dec. 18, 2009).

Monday February 8, 2010

Wizz Air will launch service to Belgrade with thrice-weekly flights from Dortmund (June 12) and London Luton (July 24). It also will base a fourth A320 at Bucharest Baneasa from June 26 and launch new twice-weekly service to Turin, Dusseldorf Weeze and Zaragoza while increasing frequencies to Barcelona, London Luton, Rome Ciampino and Treviso. Wizz announced new twice-weekly service from Cluj Napoca to Weeze (June 26) and Zaragoza (June 12).

Japan Airlines will end service from Shizuoka to Sapporo Chitose and Fukuoka on April 1 and from Matsumoto to Osaka Itami, CTS and FUK on June 1. It also will suspend cargo service to Ho Chi Minh City.

Delta Air Lines will launch weekly New York JFK-Grand Cayman service on June 12 aboard a 737-800.

Republic to shut down Lynx, Q400 flying

Friday February 5, 2010

Republic Airways Holdings will dissolve its Lynx Aviation subsidiary by September, removing the former Frontier Airlines subsidiary's Q400s from operation and eliminating approximately 175 jobs. [more]

Delta to transfer 225 pilots from CVG

Friday February 5, 2010

Delta Air Lines plans to transfer 225 Cincinnati-based pilots to other airports as it continues to downsize its operation there, according to company and Air Line Pilots Assn. memos obtained by The Cincinnati Enquirer. The pilots slated to move fly DL's 767s. "Unfortunately we have simply run out of time," VP-Flight Operations Jim Graham wrote to pilots. "Barring a change in network strategy. . .the base will most likely close at some point in 2010." CVG's only European service, to Paris Charles de Gaulle, will continue with crew and aircraft based elsewhere, DL said, and 767 pilots who wish to stay in Cincinnati could transition to a smaller aircraft. The total pilot base comprises around 450 employees, the Enquirer reported. According to the Associated Press, the DL memo said it currently operates 165-175 daily departures from CVG, down from 480 in 2001. Its increasing focus on New York JFK and LaGaurdia also is a factor in the CVG cuts, DL said. According to ATW's World Airport Report, the 13.4% decrease in passengers from 2007 to 2008 at CVG was the second-highest for an intercontinental hub in the world.

Friday February 5, 2010

Biman Bangladesh Airlines took delivery of one 777-200ER and one 737-800 this week and introduced a new logo and livery. MD and CEO Muhammad Zakiul Islam told reporters that Biman intends to resume suspended service to Delhi, Bangkok, Mumbai and New York JFK by March and to launch new flights to Tripoli, Colombo and Guangzhou. A second -200ER, one A310-300 and one 737-800 are expected to arrive next month. All aircraft are on lease; the two newest from EuroAtlantic Airways and GECAS, according to Reuters. Biman currently serves 16 international and three domestic destinations with four DC-10s, two A320s, two F-28s and two 747s. In 2008 it placed orders for four 777-300ERs, four 787-8s and four 737-800s (ATWOnline, June 26, 2008).

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