Airline News

Airguide Online, July 30, 2004

Delta Air Lines began service between New York JFK and Greensboro and San Diego. The JFK-San Diego service will be operated with 148-seat 737- 800s while the JFK-Greensboro flights will be operated by Delta Connection carrier Comair using a mix of 40- and 50-seat regional jets. Jul 2, 2004

Delta Air Lines will begin seasonal service between Atlanta and Gunnison/Crested Butte this winter. The flights will be offered on Saturdays from Dec. 18 through April 2 and will use 183-seat 757s. Jul 5, 2004

Delta Air Lines will launch Saturday-only service between Cancun and Salt Lake City Nov. 6 2004 using a 737-800. SkyTeam partner AeroMexico plans to codeshare on the flights once US and Mexican government approvals have been obtained. Jul 13, 2004

Delta Connection carrier Comair will begin three daily flights between Cincinnati and Sioux Falls July 29 2004. Jul 9, 2004

easyJet is looking to open its fourth base and could end up setting up shop in Hannover. The move seems logical as the carrier already operates to three airports in Germany, Cologne-Bonn, Dortmund and Berlin Schoenefeld. However, Hannover is served by German LCCs Hapag Lloyd Express, Air Berlin and Germania Express, who believe the catchment area is too small for four LCCs. If easyJet were to establish a base in Hannover, the three carriers said they would either reduce their operations or move to other airports. Jul 5, 2004

easyJet will expand further into Central Europe this fall by adding six new routes to Hungary and Poland. This will bring to 17 the number of easyJet routes serving Central and Eastern Europe. Beginning Oct. 31 2004, the carrier will launch two daily Warsaw-London Luton flights and daily service from Krakow to both Luton and Dortmund. Additionally, it will begin daily service from Budapest to Newcastle, Bristol and Geneva. It will increase its Budapest-Luton service to twice-daily from Oct. 31. The Luton-based carrier said it expects to carry well over 2 million passengers to/from the region in the coming 12 months. Jul 14, 2004

Embraer's Commercial Airline Market division delivered 40 regional jets in the 2004 second quarter, 25 ERJ-145s and 15 ERJ-170s. In the six months ended June 30, the Brazilian manufacturer delivered 62 commercial aircraft consisting of 39 ERJ-145s and 23 ERJ-170s. Last year the company delivered 28 aircraft during the second quarter and 51 in the first half. Embraer said it maintains its forecast of 160 and 170 commercial, corporate and defense aircraft in 2004 and 2005 respectively. As of June 30, its total firm backlog in the three markets was $10.5 billion. Including options, backlog totaled $28.3 billion. Jul 9, 2004

Emirates introduced a new service that allows passengers to check and send e-mails via their personal laptops while in flight. The service, which launched July 1 2004 on an A345, enables passengers with Wi-Fi- enabled laptops to access their regular e-mail accounts via "an onboard wireless hot spot" throughout the duration of a flight. Also, Emirates will launch its 17th weekly frequency from Dubai to Tehran Sept. 16 2004. Jul 9, 2004