Airberlin (Airberlin.com) Airbus A319-112 D-ABGP (msn 3728) ZRH (Paul Bannwarth), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Airberlin (airberlin.com) (Berlin) will join the Oneworld alliance on March 20, 2012, adding Europeโs sixth largest carrier to the global airline alliance. Niki (Vienna), also a member of the Airberlin Group, will join Oneworld at the same time as an affiliate member.
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Airberlin (Airberlin.com) Airbus A330-322 D-AERQ (msn 127) PMI (Ton Jochems), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Airberlin (Berlin) overnight launched its new route from Berlin to Abu Dhabi, arriving in the United Arab Emirates this morning.
Copyright Photo: Ton Jochems.
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Airberlin (airberlin.com) (LGW) Bombardier DHC-8-402 (Q400) D-ABQB (msn 4226) ZRH (Andi Hiltl), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Airberlin (airberlin.com) (Berlin) from April 28 through September 22 will operate a weekly flight to the UK Channel Islands on a Frankfurt-Guernsey-Jersey-Frankfurt routing per Airline Route. The seasonal route will be operated with LGW Bombardier DHC-8-402 (Q400) turboprops.
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Airberlin (Airberlin.com) Airbus A330-223 D-ALPJ (msn 911) YVR (Tony Storck), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Airberlin (airberlin.com) (Berlin) is expanding its flights to North America and will fly nonstop from Dรผsseldorf to Las Vegas twice a week as of summer 2012. With the new destination, Airberlin passengers can now fly to a total of seven destinations in North America (New York, Miami, Fort Myers, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas and Vancouver).
The first flight will take off from Dรผsseldorf on May 10, 2012. The flight will be serviced on Thursdays and Sundays using an Airbus A330. The departure time in Dรผsseldorf is 13:55, landing in Las Vegas at 16:15. The return flight to Dรผsseldorf will arrive at 13:30.
Copyright Photo: Tony Storck.
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Airberlin (Airberlin.com) (Belair) Airbus A320-214 HB-IOQ (msn 3422) ZRH (Rolf Wallner), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi) is increasing its shareholding in Airberlin (Berlin) to 29 percent. The two airlines have also announced a new strategic alliance.
Airberlin issued the following statement:
“Airberlin and Etihad Airways have started a strategic partnership. And that’s great news for all our guests! We now offer you a combined network of 239 destinations across 77 countries! A whole new world of choice for traveling to the Middle East, Africa and Australasia via Abu Dhabi.
From January 15, 2012 airberlin will commence nonstop flights from Berlin to Abu Dhabi, four days a week with an Airbus 330-200.
Top Copyright Photo: Rolf Wallner.
Bottom Copyright Photo: Airberlin/Etihad Airways.
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The new alliance will extend the Airberlin routes to Asia via Etihad:
Airberlin (airberlin.com) Boeing 737-86J WL D-ABMC (msn 37752) (Flying home for Christmas-Santa Claus Tour 2011) MUC (Arnd Wolf), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Airberlin (airberlin.com) (Berlin) is on target to post a record loss for this year, probably twice the loss in 2010. The company last turned a profit in 2007. According to this report by Reuters, the company will be attempting to slash costs up to $335 million a year as it hopes to return to profitably hopefully in 2013.
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Airberlin (Airberlin.com) Boeing 737-7K5 WL D-AHXJ (msn 35277) NUE (Gunter Mayer), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.Airberlin (Berlin) is expected to announce Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi) will acquire a minority share in the company. Airberlin’s board of directors is expected to discuss the proposal today at a regular meeting according to this report by Reuters.
However Etihad has now stated the report is flawed and not correct. Airberlin continues to search for an investor party.
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Copyright Photo: Gunter Mayer.
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Airberlin (airberlin.com) (Berlin) took delivery of newly-built Boeing 737-86J registered D-ABMC (msn 37752) on November 14. The carrier has decorated the new airliner in this special “Flying home for Christmas” and “Santa Claus Tour 2011” livery for the holidays.
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Copyright Photo: Arnd Wolf.
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Airberlin (Airberlin.com) Airbus A330-223 D-ALPJ (msn 911) YVR (Tony Storck), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Airberlin (Berlin) is exploring possible partner and investor relationships with airlines from the Arabian Gulf region and China.
Airberlin’s new CEO Hartmut Mehdorn has already held talks with Etihad Airways and the HNA Group according to Sueddeutsche Zeitung and this report by AFP.
Airberlin’s founder Joachim Hunold had always opposed the option of seeking foreign investors but Mehdorn appears to be pursuing a different strategy.
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Niki (flyniki.com) Airbus A321-211 OE-LEW (msn 4611) FRA (Tony Storck), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Niki’s (Vienna) founder and majority shareholder announced on November 8, 2011 he was selling all his remaining shares to Airberlin.
Lauda previously owned 50.1 percent of his second airline.
The Niki name will remain and Niki Lauda will join the Airberlin board of directors.
Airberlin issued the following statement:
“The founder of Austrian airline Niki Luftfahrt GmbH, Andreas Nikolaus (Niki) Lauda, has been appointed to the Board of Air Berlin PLC as Non-Executive Director.
Since July 2010 Air Berlin PLC has held a 49.9 stake in Niki Luftfahrt GmbH. Airberlin, the Lauda Private Trust and Niki Lauda have agreed that the Lauda Private Trust will be withdrawing from Niki Luftfahrt GmbH. The withdrawal of the Lauda Private Trust will be taking place shortly in the course of restructuring measures in accordance with company law. As a result the Lauda Private Trust will be repaying the loan it had received from Airberlin by transferring its 50.1 percent stake in Niki Luftfahrt GmbH. Austrian control and majority ownership of Niki Luftfahrt GmbH will in future be ensured by a new private trust that is exclusively Austrian and that will hold a majority stake in Niki Luftfahrt GmbH. The transfer of the 50.1 percent stake will not involve any cash payments.”
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