Luchtvaartnieuws / binnen en buitenland.

[bananacreek]

Hier komen ze langs mijn huis op een afstand van een paar honderd meters (4x per dag) om te landen en opstijgen afhankelijk van de windrichting en ik kijk er ook altijd met plezier naar maar natuurlijk niet zo groot als een 747 bijvoorbeeld 

[Kano]

KLM's Delft Blue aircraft lands at NAIA


(The Philippine Star) Updated July 10, 2011


The fully decorated Delft Blue aircraft of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines with 319 passengers from Amsterdam arrives at the NAIA yesterday. RUDY SANTOS


MANILA, Philippines - KLM's Delft Blue aircraft touched down yesterday at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the plane's exterior a virtual mosaic of blue.

The Boeing 777-200, measuring 64 by 18 meters, has a coat decorated with some 4,000 stickers, each in the form of a Delft Blue tile, a symbol of Dutch culture.

KLM flight 803 arrived at NAIA around 9:26 a.m. yesterday with 319 passengers direct from Amsterdam.

As many as 120,000 tiles were created in 154 countries, including the Philippines. Some 77,000 were submitted for consideration.

The initiative began with the worldwide Tile and Inspire campaign that ran between April and May. Everyone was invited to participate online, mainly via Facebook, to create a Delft Blue tile with an inspiring message in a bid to secure a place on a KLM aircraft.

Around 4,000 winners were selected at random from the most inspiring entries. These tiles can now be seen on the Boeing 777-200 which made its first flight on June 15.

In a statement at around the time of the blue plane's maiden flight, KLM said: "With this Delft Blue aircraft, KLM is establishing a link between its history and the social media. The successful online Tile and Inspire campaign has enabled us to actively involve our passengers in relation to an age-old Dutch product: Delft Blue."

Delft Blue is of course inextricably linked to both Dutch culture and KLM. Since the 1950s, KLM has been presenting miniature Delftware houses to its world business class passengers traveling on intercontinental flights.

"We are extremely proud that one of our aircraft now boasts a complete Delft Blue exterior," Joane Doromal, station manager, and Ma. Lourdes San Juan said.

"Inspiring messages were considered in English, French, Spanish, Chinese, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, and Swedish. In the end, an entire series of tiles in these languages were selected for the aircraft. These inspiring messages are now flying to multiple destinations around the world," the airline statement said.


Source: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=704556&publicationSubCategoryId=63

[Kano]

KLM opgeslokt door Fransen


De Telegraaf, 11 juli 2011

Amsterdam -  Het heeft er alle schijn van dat KLM in de nabije toekomst niet veel meer te vertellen heeft binnen de luchtvaartgroep Air France-KLM.

Is KLM nu nog min of meer zelfstandig binnen deze groep, in de nieuwe structuur zal KLM vallen onder een algemeen directeur. Deze moet verantwoording afleggen aan een toplaag die voornamelijk uit Fransen zal bestaan.

De nieuwe structuur zou nodig zijn om luchtvaartmaatschappij Alitalia in 2013 helemaal in te passen. Naar verluidt houdt Schiphol de ontwikkelingen angstvallig in de gaten, omdat die gevolgen kunnen hebben voor de positie van de luchthaven.

Bron http://www.telegraaf.nl/reiskrant/10174194/__KLM_opge-_slokt_door_Fransen__.html?sn=binnenland,buitenland

[Johan En Elvie]

Hallo hallo, Nederlanders die hun op zaken gebied gaan laten vloeren door Fransen de wonderen zijn de Wereld nog niet uit.

[innka3]

Hallo hallo, Nederlanders die hun op zaken gebied gaan laten vloeren door Fransen de wonderen zijn de Wereld nog niet uit.

nee johan,dit bedrijf is verkwanseld door  de grote graaiers(raad van bestuur ofzoiets)die krijgen een baan bij het nieuwe bedrijf en weer mee, krijgen een aardige fooi . Het zelfde met Fokker toen   tja en maar  en we gaan weer 

[Kano]

'Tassenjas' uitkomst op budgetvluchten


De Tedlegraaf, 14 juli 2011

AMSTERDAM -  Een speciale 'tassenjas' moet er voor zorgen dat vliegtuigmaatschappijen met lowbudget vluchten niet langer de portemonnee van nietsvermoedende reizigers kunnen plunderen.

Bij luchtvaartmaatschappijen als Ryanair boeken klanten weliswaar spotgoedkoop een vliegticket, maar de bijkomende kosten voor koffers pakken vaak hoog uit. Een man uit Engeland heeft daarom The Rufus Roo ontwikkeld. Deze jas bestaat uit allerlei vakken waarin je spullen kunt opbergen, waardoor een koffer overbodig is.

The Sun liet de speciale jas door een reporter testen tijdens een vlucht van Luton naar Dublin. De man stopte onder meer een iPad, hardloopschoenen, boeken, shirts, broeken en een paraplu in de jas en kon zonder problemen het vliegtuig in.

The Rufus Roo is verkrijgbaar in vijf kleuren en kan 15 kilo dragen. Uitvinder Andrew Gaule tegenover de Britse krant: ''Als het de kosten voor het vliegen naar beneden brengt, heb ik mijn doel bereikt.''

De speciale jas kun je voor dertig pond aanschaffen en dat is een koopje, aangezien sommige luchtvaartmaatschappijen 55 dollar in rekening brengen als je een koffer mee wilt nemen. Of de 'tassenjas' ook in Nederland verkrijgbaar zal zijn, is nog niet bekend.

Source: http://www.telegraaf.nl/reiskrant/10198135/___Tassenjas__uitkomst_op_budgetvluchten__.html?p=30,2

[Kano]

Cebu Pacific leases two new Airbus A320


Positivenewsmedia, 18 July 2011

MANILA, July 18 (PNA) - Cebu Air Inc. on Friday said it has signed a six-year operating lease-agreements with Dublin-based aviation company for more brand new Airbus aircraft to further expand its fleet.

In a statement, the Gokongwei-led airline company said it signed six-year operating lease agreements with RBS Aviation Capital for 2 brand-new Airbus A320 aircraft to be delivered in March 2012.

Cebu Pacific said the lease of two Airbus A320 was on top of the airline's 27 Airbus A320 aircraft purchase orders to be delivered from September 2011 until 2016, and 30 Airbus A321neo aircraft orders to be delivered from 2017 to 2021.

The total investment for these new aircraft amounted to US$ 3.8 billion.

The airline recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Airbus for the purchase of the 30 A321neo aircraft, the largest A321neo aircraft order in the world.

The A321neos will be a first of its type to operate in the Philippines, being a larger and longer-haul version of the familiar Airbus A320.

"These two leased A320 aircraft will further increase our fleet size, allowing us to offer lower fares and even more routes, destinations and flights to our guests. It will also enable us to continue expanding aggressively in the Asia-Pacific region, especially as we await delivery of more brand-new CEB aircraft," Lance Gokongwei, Cebu Pacific's president and chief executive said.

The airline currently operates 10 Airbus A319, 15 Airbus A320 and eight ATR-72 500 aircraft. Of the 15 A320s, nine are under operating lease agreements.

"This is our first transaction in the Philippines, and our first lease agreement with Cebu Air. We look forward to new opportunities in the region and developing a key relationship with one of the country's leading domestic carriers," Peter Barrett, RBS Aviation Capital's chief executive said.

RBS Aviation Capital ranks among the world's top five operating lessors by fleet value.

Founded in 2001, it has 100 airline customers and 36 investor customers in 38 countries.

Cebu Pacific flies to the most extensive network within and from the Philippines, with 34 domestic and 16 international destinations including Osaka, Seoul (Incheon), Beijing, Jakarta, Bangkok, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Since 1996, Cebu Pacific had flown 50 million passengers. It broke local aviation records for passengers carried in a month in April and May of 2011, carrying more than one million passengers per month. This year, CEB will carry more than 12 million passengers. (PNA)
RMA/DGA/utb


Source: http://positivenewsmedia.net/am2/publish/Business_19/Cebu_Pacific_leases_two_new_Airbus_A320.shtml

[Rich]

KLM nu 24 uur per dag bereikbaar via social media.............

Lees verder : http://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nl-NL/Article.cms/Airlines/KLM_nu_24_uur_per_dag_bereikbaar_via_social_media

[Rich]

Brussels Airport in Canadese handen.

http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/942/Economie/article/detail/1294985/2011/07/20/Brussels-Airport-in-Canadese-handen.dhtml

[Kano]

AirPhil Express offers 2 more new flights in Tacloban airport


TACLOBAN CITY -Convenience, brand new aircraft at an affordable price.

These are the things that Airphil Express offers to the people in the region through their additional domestic flights here.

Air Philippines Corporation (Airphil Express, formerly known as Air Philippines) is a low-cost airline based in Pasay City. It operates extensive domestic scheduled services from Manila, Cebu, Davao, Zamboanga and now in Tacloban.

One flight daily from Tacloban to Manila at 9:45 in the morning and another one from Tacloban to Cebu.

During the AirPhil Express flight launching yesterday at the Daniel Z.Romualdez Airport, City Mayor Alfred Romualdez congratulated and thanked the staff and management of AirPhil Express for adding more flights to Tacloban.

Mayor Romualdez also asked the people in the city and in the whole region to continue patronizing and supporting AirPhil Express.

The city mayor was invited during the ribbon cutting of the new AirPhil Express ticketing office at the Tacloban DZR Airport.

AirPhil Express Senior Vice President for marketing and sales, Alfred Herrera, also encouraged the public to take advantage of their weekly promos for domestic flights.

  He also announced that AirPhil Express, being the fastest growing budget airline, is now having another pioneering offer, the 20% student discount on all published fare for domestic routes, including selected promotional fares.

Airphil Express is the first airline to grant the privilege to students who mst be currently enrolled. Student travelers who want to avail of the 20% discount ar required to present a valid school ID or registration form upon ticket purchase at selected Airphil Express offices. Post-graduate students may also benefit from the student discount program.

"We want to highlight passion for travel, and students are the ones who best exemplify the spirit of adventure and curiosity about life," explained  Herrera.

"That's the reason why we decided to give them discounted rates on top of our already affordable airfare," he added.

Young people nowadays are more open and curious about exploring their surroundings virtually through the Internet, and geographically in world-class destinations with family and friends. The dawn of the budget airline era has enabled more people to start traveling at an early age, the reason why many young people today are better informed about leisure and travel opportunities.

They are also quite savvy when it comes to social networking, which helps to direct them to the best deals available.

Some awards and citations that AirPhil Express got include the "Most Outstanding Domestic Airline" four times by the Consumers Union of the Philippines and numerous other regional awards.

Also present during the flight launching were AirPhil Express Chief Executive Adviser Brian Thomas Hogan, Roland Salaver -AVP of the Airport Services, Philip Fajatin-Manager for sales Services and City Administrator Roberto Muñoz.

Winners in the free round trip ticket raffle from Tacloban-Manila were Christopher Labro, Susan Tomenes and Jaime Manuel. (EDEN BENUSA-REYES/ CITY INFORMATION OFFICE)