09 October, 2024
Winter is coming – so now’s your best and last chance this year to visit Game of Thrones city
GA Telesis acquires three on-lease aircraft from Avolon
Timeshifter entices one million users on its Jet Lag App. Plus new partnership with Lufthansa Group
Taiwan design Eexpo to showcase Tainan’s unique culinary, fashion, and its soft power capabilities
British Airways has become the first airline to accept the HM Armed Forces Veteran Card
Two Airbus H175 helicopters set to soar in Australia with PHI
08 October, 2024
Boeing completes first flight of Thailand’s first AH-6 Little Bird Helicopter
London Stansted scoops Airport of the Year at the UK National Transport Awards 2024
Gareth Powell, London Stansted’s Managing Director, said “I’m delighted London Stansted has been named Airport of the Year at the prestigious UK National Transport Awards, and very proud that we have been able to achieve this fantastic recognition on the back of what has been a record-breaking year as we serve more passengers than ever before across our ever-growing route network.Winning an award such as this requires a huge team effort, so to be the best reflects the great professionalism, dedication, energy and ambition of everyone here at London Stansted to deliver the best possible service for our passengers at every stage of their airport journey.And I’m also really pleased the awards gave us the opportunity to showcase to the judges many of our other great strengths. This includes our intensive work in providing employment, skills and educational opportunities to people of all ages across the communities we serve, our efforts to ensure the airport is sustainable and accessible to all, and our on-going investment to continually improve our facilities and enhance the customer experience at London Stansted.”
Virgin Atlantic and SAS codeshare deal.
- The partnership will introduce exciting new destinations, including Barbados, Antigua and Jamaica.
SAS and Virgin Atlantic are delighted to announce a new codeshare agreement, strengthening vital business and leisure connections to and from Scandinavia.
The codeshare partnership, launching on October 7th, will allow SAS customers to connect via Heathrow to additional Virgin Atlantic’s destinations, with availability expanding as approvals are finalized. Virgin Atlantic customers travelling on flights from the US and Canada can purchase seamless onward connections through London Heathrow and Manchester, onto SAS’ services to Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, Stavanger and Bergen.
Following SAS’ formal enrolment into SkyTeam on September 1st, of which Virgin Atlantic is the only UK airline, SAS EuroBonus members will receive instant earning and redeeming opportunities when travelling on Virgin Atlantic. Additionally, Flying Club members will be able to earn and redeem their points across SAS services.
SAS EuroBonus Gold and Diamond members alongside Virgin Atlantic’s Gold - Flying Club members, can take advantage of SkyPriority services at London Heathrow, with benefits including priority check in, baggage handling and boarding. Virgin Atlantic’s Gold and Silver Flying Club members can take advantage of SkyPriority services and SAS lounges at Stockholm Arlanda, Copenhagen and Oslo airports.
Paul Verhagen, Chief Commercial Officer at SAS, commented, "We are very pleased to launch this new codeshare partnership with Virgin Atlantic, expanding SAS’s global reach and offering our customers even more travel options to new and exciting destinations such as Barbados, Jamaica, and Antigua, with additional destinations to be introduced later. This collaboration provides EuroBonus members with expanded opportunities to earn and redeem points across Virgin Atlantic’s extensive network, strengthening the value of our loyalty program. We look forward to building a long-lasting and successful partnership with our SkyTeam partner, benefitting travellers on both sides.”
Juha Jarvinen, Chief Commercial Officer at Virgin Atlantic, commented, “We’re delighted to launch a codeshare with our SkyTeam partners at SAS, enhancing our connectivity and offering greater customer benefits to our frequent flyers, who will be able to achieve rewards faster. As a fellow APEX five-star airline, we look forward to strengthening our partnership with SAS as we continue to broaden our global network.”
PLAY airlines carried 144,746 passengers in September 2024
New destinations and Sabre launch
KLM's latest Delft house ..... for its 105th anniversary
Marjan Rintel, President & CEO KLM said: "The unveiling of a new KLM house on our anniversary is always a special moment, especially when it is a lustrum,” says Marjan Rintel, President and CEO of KLM. “We are celebrating this anniversary in a challenging time for our company. However, in our 105-year history, we have often faced headwinds and KLM has always shown itself to be creative and resilient in overcoming them. Our goal is and remains a healthy and future-proof KLM. With the package of measures that we recently announced, we are laying the foundation for a strong KLM that will continue to connect the Netherlands with the rest of the world for the next 105 years."
National monument in Renaissance style
KLM’s Delft Blue Houses
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Former MP and minster takes up new role at airport advisory group.
Airbus reports share buyback transactions 30 Sept. to 4 Oct. 2024
Airbus reports the following share buyback transactions under Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (“EU Market Abuse Regulation”).
Aggregate presentation (per day and market)
Issuer’s name | Issuer’s identifying code | Transaction date | Identifying code of financial instrument | Total daily volume (in number of shares) | Daily weighted average purchase price of shares (EUR) | Market (MIC code) |
Airbus SE | MINO79WLOO247M1IL051 | 30.09.2024 | NL0000235190 | 114,399 | 131.9604 | XPAR |
Airbus SE | MINO79WLOO247M1IL051 | 01.10.2024 | NL0000235190 | 151,387 | 130.3870 | XPAR |
Airbus SE | MINO79WLOO247M1IL051 | 02.10.2024 | NL0000235190 | 232,404 | 128.0854 | XPAR |
Airbus SE | MINO79WLOO247M1IL051 | 03.10.2024 | NL0000235190 | 43,348 | 126.8527 | XETA |
Airbus SE | MINO79WLOO247M1IL051 | 03.10.2024 | NL0000235190 | 299,482 | 126.7497 | XPAR |
Airbus SE | MINO79WLOO247M1IL051 | 04.10.2024 | NL0000235190 | 212,209 | 126.5761 | XPAR |
TOTAL | | 1,053,229 | 128.1025 |
The total number of shares purchased under the programme from 9 September 2024 up to 4 October 2024 amounts to 2,127,000 shares and the total consideration of those purchases amounts to € 275,886,936.29.
Detailed reporting of share buyback transactions is available on the Airbus website at:
https://www.airbus.com/en/
07 October, 2024
KLM unveiled a new Delft Blue House on its anniversary......
Marjan Rintel, President & CEO KLM said: "The unveiling of a new KLM house on our anniversary is always a special moment, especially when it is a lustrum,” says Marjan Rintel, President and CEO of KLM. “We are celebrating this anniversary in a challenging time for our company. However, in our 105-year history, we have often faced headwinds and KLM has always shown itself to be creative and resilient in overcoming them. Our goal is and remains a healthy and future-proof KLM. With the package of measures that we recently announced, we are laying the foundation for a strong KLM that will continue to connect the Netherlands with the rest of the world for the next 105 years."