Air France First European Airlines Use Airbus A380
November 21, 2009 | Airline Industry, Airline Service, Aviation
Air France airline will conduct the first flight by using wide-body aircraft with four engines, the Airbus production. The aircraft used is the Airbus A380. The flight will cross the Atlantic to New York with 538 passengers.
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Delta Air Offers $1 Billion to Japan Air, Rivals AMR
November 21, 2009 | Airline Flight, Airlines Companies, Aviation, Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines Inc. and its SkyTeam alliance partners offered as much as $1 billion in incentives to lure Japan Airlines Corp. away from the Oneworld group led by American Airlines.
SkyTeam airlines may invest $500 million in Japan Air, and Delta would supply $200 million in financing and $300 million to cover lost sales, Delta President Edward Bastian said today. American’s bid may consist of $1 billion from private-equity firm TPG Inc. and $300 million from the airline.
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Continental Airlines Signed An Alliance Agreement With Japanese Airline ANA
November 21, 2009 | Airline Industry, Airlines Companies, Aviation
Continental Airlines Airlines increase cooperation with Japanese airline ANA. The two airlines merged into the Star Alliance. Cooperation both airlines are expected to improve services to passengers of both airlines.
Both airlines plan to pertukara code will begin in 2010. Code sharing agreement which will reportedly offer customers greater convenience when traveling between major Asia and America.
