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06 SEP 2010
Blue1 begins flying new livery, new aircraft
The first Blue1 B717 commercial flight took off for Copenhagen on Sunday from Helsinki. With the introduction of the 717 Blue1 begins its fleet renewal.
The 717 is to operate short and somewhat longer flights to cover the demand of Blue1's future traffic program and emphasis on business travel.
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03 SEP 2010
Singapore to replace CEO
Singapore Airlines CEO Chew Choon Seng will retire at the end of the year, to be replaced by Goh Choon Phong.More
01 SEP 2010
September issue of network now available
The September issue of the Star Alliance publication, network, is now available. Go to the publications tab at the top of the page and scroll down to network. You can also view our other publications while there.More
30 AUG 2010
Continental-United merger on track
The U.S. Justice Department has completed its review of the planned merger of United Airlines and Continental Airlines, and has no more anti-trust concerns. The announcement paves the way to merge the two airlines into the world’s largest airline.
"We are pleased to have achieved this critical milestone and look forward to our respective stockholders' votes next month, following which we expect to be on track to close our merger by October 1st," said Glenn Tilton, UAL Corporation chairman, President and CEO.More
27 AUG 2010
Airpass available for 45 cities in Brazil
Star Alliance’s new Brazil Airpass allows travel across the entire domestic network of more than 45 destinations served by TAM Airlines. The fare varies according to the number of coupons purchased and available booking class, and ranges from $133 to $212 US per coupon (excluding fees, taxes and surcharges).More
26 AUG 2010
SAS to phase out its MD-90 Aircraft
SAS Group has entered into five-year leases covering its eight MD-90-30 aircraft with an undisclosed U.S. airline. The aircraft will be delivered starting this fall and ending in the second quarter of 2011. More
24 AUG 2010
A gathering place for Star Alliance history
“I've always had an interest in preserving history and capturing the moment of an event by collecting some kind of memento of the occasion, whether it’s a brochure, a postcard or pin,” said David Lundeen, who works in Ramp Operations at United Airlines in Seattle. Lundeen has a unique collection of Star Alliance memorabilia, which has been a passion of his since the Alliance's formation in 1997.More
20 AUG 2010
Singapore Airlines to fund environment programme
Singapore Airlines is donating $3 million US in its first major involvement in a large-scale environmental project. Funds will go to the Harapan Rainforest Initiative, a collaboration between international non-governmental organisations including BirdLife International and Burung Indonesia, BirdLife’s partner in Indonesia.
Straddling Indonesia’s Jambi and South Sumatra provinces, Harapan Rainforest spans almost 100,000 hectares – an area one-and-a-half times the size of Singapore.More
18 AUG 2010
Air Canada to fly to Haneda, Tokyo
Air Canada will boost service to Tokyo next year by adding a daily flight between Vancouver and Haneda Airport, near the Japanese capital.More
14 AUG 2010
TAM and LAN talk merger
TAM and LAN announced plans to merge their holdings into a single company called LATAM Airlines Group. Below are the highlights of the press release issued by the two carriers today.More
13 AUG 2010
StarQuiz gets a makeover
Since StarQuiz started, almost 6,000 employees have tested their knowledge of the Alliance and had fun at the same time. However, we had limited the possible high score to 30 thinking that the questions were fairly tough. But employees routinely made the high score, which was pleasantly surprising. Today, we've revamped the quiz to make it more challenging. There is no more limit to how many points you can score. This means that a frontrunner is more obvious.More
12 AUG 2010
United and Continental unveil new branding
United Airlines and Continental Airlines have revealed refinements to the visual branding for the new global airline that will result from the proposed merger between the two airlines.
The new logo displays the combined company's brand name in capital letters (UNITED) joined with the global mark which has represented Continental's brand image since 1991.More
11 AUG 2010
Mats Jansson to leave as SAS CEO
The President and CEO of SAS, Mats Jansson, has decided to leave SAS this fall after four years with the company. The company's Board of Directors will look for a suitable successor.More
10 AUG 2010
Common Bag Drop trialed at Narita
While more people are using kiosks, the Internet and mobile devices to greatly reduce check-in time for their flights, dropping bags off after check-in remains a bottleneck area at most airports.
Star Alliance has developed the Common Use Bag Drop (CUBD) concept as a possible solution.More
09 AUG 2010
TAM's specially painted planes
Airlines are increasingly using their aircraft as flying billboards to promote companies or special events. TAM is one airline within the Alliance that is using some of its aircraft to carry a message. And the travelling public notices.More
05 AUG 2010
THAI to create low-fare airline
THAI and Tiger Airways of Singapore will create a low-fare airline called Thai Tiger Airways, to start operations in the first quarter of next year. The airline will follow the same low-fare, low-cost model as the other airlines in the Tiger Airways group. Based in Bangkok, Thai Tiger will operate international and domestic flights out of Suvarnabhumi International Airport offering short-haul, point-to-point services within a five hour flying radius. The network and further information on the corporate structure haven't been announced.More
04 AUG 2010
Singapore Airlines tests paperless publications onboard
In a move towards a paperless cabin, Singapore Airlines will progressively introduce electronic versions of magazines on its inflight entertainment system. As a first step, the airline will offer in electronic format its three inflight magazines as part of a trial. More
03 AUG 2010
Delhi Terminal 3 brings Star Alliance carriers together
Star Alliance has become the first alliance to establish joint passenger amenities and related services at New Delhi's new Terminal 3 at Indira Gandhi International Airport. Nine member carriers offer more than 70 flights to 10 Star Alliance hubs from DEL.More
02 AUG 2010
Shanghai Airlines to leave Star Alliance
As a result of its recent merger with China Eastern, Shanghai Airlines has agreed with Star Alliance to terminate its membership by the end of October.More
22 JUL 2010
Second quarter results on the positive side
Air Canada, Continental, United and US Airways are reporting their second quarter numbers, and the results are encouraging.
Air Canada issued a preliminary estimate showing that system capacity, as measured by ASMs, in the second quarter of 2010 was 5.3 per cent higher than the second quarter of 2009, within the range of the 4.5 to 5.5 per cent increase previously projected in the Q1 2010 release.
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