Monthly Archives: October 2010

Lufthansa’s nine-month profit triples to $728 million

Lufthansa Airbus A380-841 D-AIMB (msn 041) FRA (Ton Jochems) (second A380), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Lufthansa (Frankfurt) reported its first nine-month profit tripled to $728 million.

Ryanair to drop nine routes from Hahn Airport near Frankfurt

Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS WL EI-DCJ (msn 33564) SZG (Arnd Wolf), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Ryanair (Dublin) has announced it will drop 30% of its flights and nine routes from Hahn Airport near Frankfurt in 2011 due to a new tourist tax approved by the German government this year.

The number of flights will drop from 532 per week to 382 according to the airline. The number of based aircraft will also drop from 11 to eight 737-800s. The nine routes that will be dropped from Hahn include Agadir, Berlin (from January 10, 2011), Gdansk, Gothenburg, Klagenfurt, Prague, Santiago, Seville and Wroclaw while 15 other routes will suffer reduced frequencies.

AIRES Colombia to be acquired by LAN Airlines

AIRES Colombia Boeing 737-73S WL HK-4623 (msn 29081) FLL (Arnd Wolf) (to be acquired by LAN), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

LAN Airlines (Santiago) has made an offer to acquire AIRES Colombia (Bogota).

Toronto Buttonville Municipal Airport to close

Toronto Buttonville Municipal Airport (YKZ/CYKZ) is a medium-sized general aviation airport located in Buttonwood, Ontario, 18 miles north of downtown Toronto. It is operated by Toronto Airways Limited.

In September 2009, the Sifton family, owners of the airport, announced plans to re-develop the airport in the next seven years (2009-2016) into a mixed use of commercial, retail and residential development. In the meantime the airport will continue to operate.

The Armadale Company Limited and the Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited have announced a new joint venture to develop the 170 acre site for non-aviation activities. The airport could close in the next year.

The last scheduled airline service was operated by Bearskin Air (BLS) to and from Ottawa, but that ceased several years ago. The nearest GA airports in the Toronto area are either Toronto City Centre (YTZ) or Oshawa to the east (YOO).

Allegiant reports a 3Q profit of $13.2 million

Allegiant Air McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 (MD-83) N866GA (msn 49910) LAS (Bruce Drum), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Allegiant Travel Company (Las Vegas), the parent company of Allegiant Air (Las Vegas) and Allegiant Vacations, reported a net profit of $13.2 million for the third quarter 2010. This is down slightly from $13.8 million in the same quarter a year ago.

Continental Airlines to launch Newark-Provo fights

United Airlines Boeing 757-324 WL N57855 (msn 32814) IAH (Jeffrey S. DeVore) (first 757-300), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

United Continental Holdings, Inc. (Chicago) today announced that Continental Airlines (Houston) will begin nonstop flights between its New York hub at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands (PLS), on February 18, 2011, subject to government approval. Providenciales (Provo) will be Continental’s 26th Caribbean destination.

Initially, flights will operate four times a week, on Mondays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, converting to daily service on March 6, 2011.

The approximately three-and-a-half-hour flight (CO 610) will depart Newark at 9:35 a.m. (0935), arriving in Providenciales at 1:10 p.m. (1310). The return flight (CO 615) will depart Providenciales at 2:05 p.m. (1405), arriving in Newark at 5:45 p.m. (1745). Continental will utilize a Boeing 737-800 for the new service, with seating for 160 passengers (16 in first class and 144 in economy).

JetBlue Airways to add the Long Beach-Anchorage route

JetBlue Airways Airbus A320-232 N568JB (msn 2063) (Blueberries) LGB (Michael B. Ing), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

JetBlue Airways (New York) today announced plans to serve Anchorage Alaska, its 65th destination. Effective May 26, 2011, the carrier will launch summer seasonal daily nonstop service from Long Beach Airport (near Los Angeles) to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC), the northernmost city in JetBlue’s expanding route network.

Aeroflot seeks over $100 million from Boeing due to 787 delays

Aeroflot Russian Airlines Boeing 767-36N ER VP-BAY (msn 30110) JFK (Bruce Drum), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Aeroflot Russian Airlines (Moscow) is seeking over $100 million in damages from Boeing due to 787 delays according to Reuters.

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FedEx opens a new Cologne/Bonn cargo hub

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of the FedEx Corporation (Memphis) joined with Cologne-Bonn Airport in Germany today (October 27) to inaugurate the new FedEx Central and Eastern Europe hub.

The Cologne hub is the second FedEx Express hub to be solar-powered and the fifth solar facility in operation within FedEx Corporation.

The hub in Cologne is one of the most modern FedEx hubs in the world. Its fully-automated sorting system can process up to 18,000 packages and documents per hour. The roof features the largest FedEx Express solar power installation worldwide and represents one of the largest rooftop solar installations in North Rhine-Westphalia, with an area of 16,000 square meters, producing about 800,000 kilowatt hours per year.

LAN Airlines reports a 3Q net profit of $106.2 million

LAN Airlines Cargo (Chile) Boeing 777-F6N N772LA (msn 37708) AMS (Ton Jochems), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

LAN Airlines S.A. (Santiago) has announced its financial results for the third quarter ending on September 30, 2010. LAN reported net income of $106.2 million in the third quarter 2010, an increase of 103.9% compared to the third quarter 2009.