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| BA FINED FOR FUEL COLLUSION WITH VIRGIN |
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US, UK regulators fine BA US$550M for fuel surcharge price-fixing with Virgin Atlantic
British Airways PLC was fined almost US$550 million on Wednesday by U.S. and British regulators after the airline admitted to colluding with rival Virgin Atlantic over fuel surcharges on long-haul flights. BA was fined 121.5 million pounds (US$246 million) by Britain's Office of Fair Trading and $300 million by the U.S. Department of Justice after parallel transatlantic investigations. An investigation in the UK continues into whether any individuals committed criminal acts. The U.S. investigation is continuing, and officials did not dismiss the possibility that charges could be brought against individuals as well.
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| CARGO CONSPIRACY WITH BA, KOREAN AIR, LUFTHANSA |
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BA, Korean Air, Lufthansa engaged in price fixing; Lufthansa alerts authorities, will not face sanctions
British Airways was fined US$550 million for admitting collusion with Virgin Atlantic over long-haul fuel surcharges in the U.S. and U.K. Now, U.S. officials also said BA and Korean Air Lines were involved in a conspiracy with German carrier Lufthansa AG to fix charges for international cargo shipments. The U.S. Justice Department said Lufthansa would not face sanctions because it had come forward to authorities. Korean Air faces a $300M fine, brought forward by the U.S. Justice Department, for colluding with competitors to fix fuel surcharges on cargo shipments to the U.S., and fixing some passenger fares from the U.S. to Korea. Korean Air will plead guilty to price fixing in the United States.
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| NEXUS HITS HALIFAX |
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Pre-approved travel document already accepted at YUL, YVR, YYZ and YOW
Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day said that a new security program at several airports across Canada will help speed up cross-border travel. Under the new system, low-risk, pre-approved travellers can purchase a NEXUS card and move easily through the border clearance process between Canada and the United States. Day was in Halifax to open the next step in the NEXUS system, which allows frequent travellers to pass through customs faster. The NEXUS system uses non-invasive iris-recognition technology to identify travellers, and Day says there are already 130,000 cardholders using the program at airports in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa. The new system will be introduced in Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg in the coming months, and it can be used by people travelling by air, land or sea. (CP)
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| EL AL ADDS TWO 777s TO N.A. FLEET |
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Long-range Boeing 777 planes will be used on North America-Israel routes
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| EL AL's new Boeing 777 | | EL AL, the national airline of Israel, will be taking delivery of the first of two new Boeing 777 aircraft that will be used on the carrier’s North America-Israel routes. The long-range planes will be the flagship aircraft in the North American fleet. This summer, EL AL has scheduled 4 weekly non-stop flights to Tel Aviv from Toronto. In the winter, the frequency will change to 3 weekly non-stop flights. The airline is in the process of renewing its entire fleet. EL AL President Haim Romano also confirmed in a recent press conference that the Boeing 787 will join the fleet no later than 2011, gradually replacing the 767s used for the Toronto-Tel Aviv route.
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| HOLA SUN 2007 INCENTIVES |
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| Brisas Santa Lucia, Cuba | | Book next group to Cuba with Hola Sun and qualify to win free one-week package, or save $410 in taxes for all ITC bookings
Hola Sun has announced their new agent incentives for 2007. If you book your next 2007 group to Cuba with them, you will qualify to win a free one-week package to Brisas, Santa Lucia. There will be five packages in total to give away for groups trips booked from August 1-30, 2007 for departures between September 1 and October 30, 2007. The draw will take place on August 31, 2007. Hola Sun has also announced a second incentive where they will pay the tax. Agents can save $410 on taxes per couple when booking with ITC between August 1st to 31st for departures on or between August 28 – October 16, 2007.
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| EMIRATES WINS AGAIN |
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| Emirates' in-flight entertainment keeps the kids busy | | Dubai-based airline wins 'Best Inflight Entertainment Award' for 3rd year in row
It was announced yesterday that Emirates won the Best In-flight Entertainment Award from Skytrax, the third year in a row it has done so. The award is a result of the World Airline Survey conducted between August 2006 and June 2007, and is based on the responses of 14 million passengers from 93 different nationalities. "Emirates seem to have their name carved firmly onto this Best Inflight Entertainment Award and we congratulate them for their repeated success in this 2007 survey result," said Edward Plaisted, CEO of Skytrax.
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| ETIHAD ENTERS RUGBY SPONSORSHIP |
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| England and Harlequins winger Dave Strettle on the roof of Harlequins’ new ‘Etihad stand’ | | UAE-based airline strikes 3-year deal with Harlequins in U.K.
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has signed a three-year deal to be the main sponsor of English premiership rugby union team, Harlequins. The ‘seven figure’ deal is Etihad’s first major sporting sponsorship deal in the UK and the biggest in Harlequins’ history. It will see the airline’s logo emblazoned on Harlequins’ quartered shirt as well as on the Twickenham Stoop stadium in southwest London.
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