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Air France-KLM loss grows in fourth quarter and the fiscal year

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-11 PH-KCK (msn 48564) YUL (Gilbert Hechema), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Air France (Paris) and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Amsterdam) reported its net loss widened in the fourth quarter as the global economic crisis hammered freight and passenger traffic, resulting in its biggest loss in more than 15 years.

Europe’s largest airline group reported a net loss of $859 million for the three months ending on March 31

Read the full report in Business Week:

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9FQ1HQG1.htm

Copyright Photo: Gilbert Hechema. A great picture of KLM’s McDonnell Douglas MD-11 PH-KCK (msn 48564) climbing away from Montreal (Trudeau). KLM is one of the last operators of the passenger model of the MD-11 with a fleet of 10 MD-11s.

British Airways is back to normal for its long-haul operations, awaits the decision on the Unite appeal

British Airways Boeing 777-236 ER G-YMMI (msn 30310) YUL (Gilbert Hechema), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

British Airways (London) has reported it is now operating 100 percent of its long-haul flights at London’s Heathrow Airport. However short-haul service is still experiencing problems as it tries to undo some of the plans it had put in place to prepare for the cabin crew strikes.

The company has warned it is unable to return to a full schedule while it awaits the outcome of the United appeal by Unite, to overturn the High Court injunction against any strikes, which were due to start on May 18.

Read the full report in the WSJ:

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100519-705224.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines

Corsairfly to add Miami on June 11

Corsair (Corsairfly.com) Airbus A330-243 F-HBIL (msn 320) YUL (Gilbert Hechema), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Corsairfly (Corsairfly.com) (Paris-Orly) will begin scheduled passenger and cargo service to Miami from Orly Airport in Paris on June 11. The new service will operate twice weekly initially with an Airbus A330-200 until July 2 when the airline will operate with a Boeing 747-400 configured for 582 seats. Corsairfly is a member of the TUI group of airlines.

Tailwind Airlines acquires ex-Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-4Q8 N784AS

Copyright Photo: Gilbert Hechema. Boeing 737-4Q8 will live on as TC-TLD (msn 28199). It is pictured stopping at Montreal (Trudeau) yesterday (February 6) on delivery. Please click on the photo to see how it was previously painted.

Tailwind Airlines (Istanbul) has acquired Boeing 737-4Q8 N784AS (msn 28199) from Alaska Airlines. This airliner was formerly painted in the “We’re going to Disneyland” special color scheme.

WestJet to start five new routes and expand service on 19 trans-border routes in summer 2010

WestJet Airlines Boeing 737-7CT WL C-GWBJ (msn 32754) YUL, originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

WestJet Airlines (Calgary) will start five new routes and expand service on 19 trans-border routes in the summer of 2010.

Press release:

finance.yahoo.com/news/WestJet-adds-new-routes-cnw-2027457073.html?x=0&.v=2

Air Canada Jazz starts Montreal (Trudeau)-Houston (Bush Intercontinental) daily service

Air Canada Jazz Bombardier CRJ705 (CL-600-2C10) C-FCJZ (msn 15040) YUL, originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Air Canada Jazz (Halifax) yesterday (November 30) launched daily Bombardier CRJ705 jet service between Air Canada’s Montreal (Trudeau) hub with its new Star Alliance partner’s (Continental Airlines) hub at Houston (Bush Intercontinental).

Press release:

finance.yahoo.com/news/Air-Canada-inaugurates-the-prnews-4083938578.html?x=0&.v=1

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