Finnair Becomes Pals Again with Fincomm Airlines, Planning Minority Stake
Airlines September 9, 2010
After threatening to replace Finncomm Airlines with Flybe as its domestic feeder-route partner, Finnair has agreed a new deal with Fincomm for the coming winter season and has reached a preliminary agreement to buy a 20 per cent minority stake in the regional carrier.
Read moreThe airline will operate the service with 19-seat Beech 1900D turboprops under Gulfstream’s ‘Continental Connection’ affiliation with Continental Airlines.
Read moreStar Alliance partners Continental Airlines and Brussels Airlines are to codeshare on Continental’s transatlantic flights between New York and Brussels, as well as on selected flights operated by each carrier on both sides of the Atlantic.
Read moreIcelandair, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air have entered into a new codeshare agreement and will also launch a reciprocal frequent-flyer partnership.
Read moreFrom August 1, JAL will put its ‘JL’ flight prefix on flights operated by Finnair between Helsinki and seven additional European cities.
Read moreDelta Air Lines and Brazil’s GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes have launched an agreement to offer members of Delta’s SkyMiles and GOL’s SMILES frequent flyer programs the ability to earn miles on all flights operated by each carrier.
Read moreStar Alliance members Continental Airlines and TAM Airlines begin codesharing on routes within Brazil, within the United States and between Brazil and the U.S. on July 1.
Read moreRegional airline Cape Air is continuing to expand its American Airlines-affiliated route network in the U.S. Midwest by launching three-times daily service between Kirksville Municipal Airport, Missouri and Lambert-St. Louis International Airport in mid-September.
Read moreSouthwest Airlines is terminating its long-planned codeshare agreement with WestJet, after the Canadian low-cost airline decided to cut a separate deal with Delta Air Lines covering both codesharing and the proposed transfer of slots from Delta to WestJet at New York LaGuardia Airport.
Read moreGOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes and Delta Air Lines have asked the Brazilian and U.S. authorities for permission to launch a codeshare agreement, and are planning to link their frequent flyer programs.
Read moreAbu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has begun serving Japan with the launch of service to Nagoya and will begin flying to Tokyo in March.
Read moreDelta and Virgin Blue to Begin Codesharing in January
Airlines December 15, 2009
Delta Air Lines and Australia’s Virgin Blue Airlines Group will begin codesharing on four of Delta’s flights in January 2010. Codesharing between the two airlines begins on two of Virgin Blue’s flights in February.
Read moreIberia and Gol Sign Codeshare Agreement
Airlines October 20, 2009
Brazil’s GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes and Spanish airline Iberia have signed a code-share agreement. The companies say they are also evaluating the possibility of linking their frequent flyer programs, GOL’s SMILES and Iberia’s Plus.
Read moreAegean Airlines and UK carrier BMI have signed a commercial co-operation deal that includes codesharing on the Athens-London route.
Read moreBrazil’s GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes and Mexican airline AeroMexico have signed a codeshare agreement.
Read moreStar Alliance members Air China and All Nippon Airways will begin codesharing on flights operated by both airlines between Beijing Capital International Airport and Tokyo’s Haneda Airport from October 25.
Read moreEmirates and V Australia to codeshare on Trans-Tasman Flights
Airlines September 16, 2009
Dubai-based Emirates, and Virgin Blue Group’s new international airline V Australia are beginning a codeshare partnership on the trans-Tasman route between Australia and New Zealand on October 25.
Read moreLufthansa and JetBlue Airways have signed a codeshare agreement that envisages JetBlue placing Lufthansa’s ‘LH’ flight code on its flights.
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