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NEWS
Air Berlin in touch with potential investors Air Berlin, Germany’s second largest airline, has approached several airlines to find out whether they would be interested in becoming a strategic investor, several industry sources tell Aviation Week. Etihad Airways, Hainan Airlines and Emirates are understood to be among the companies that have been contacted. But it seems that the response has been lukewarm so far and it is in no case certain that it will come to a deal. Air Berlin itself has no official comment. Link
Six believed dead in Arizona small plane crash Six people on board a small twin-engine plane appear to have been killed when it crashed in a ball of fire on Wednesday in a remote area of the Superstition Mountains east of Phoenix, officials said. Three of the presumed dead were believed to be children who were being flown to a town in Arizona for the Thanksgiving holiday, Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu told reporters. Link
EU, Russia agree end to Siberian flight fees The European Union and Russia have agreed to phase out the fees paid by EU air carriers in order to fly trans-Siberian routes, potentially reducing the cost of flying from Europe to East Asia. The fees had been a long-standing source of disagreement, and the accord followed a deal struck in October between the EU and Moscow for Russia to join the World Trade Organisation. Russia is now expected to join the 153-member group in December. Link
China’s Bank of Communications orders 30 COMAC C919s China’s Bank of Communications Financial Leasing Co, a subsidiary of China’s Bank of Communications, has placed a firm order for 30 Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) C919s. COMAC now has 195 orders for C919s. In October, Sichuan Airlines ordered 20 aircraft and ICBC Financial Leasing Co. placed 45 firm orders. Link
Norwegian continues Nordic expansion Norwegian Air Shuttle will open a new base at Sandefjord Torp (TRF), south of Oslo, initially basing one Boeing 737-800 at the airport. The LCC will launch eight new routes from TRF to Bergen, Trondheim, Evenes, Berlin, Palma, Las Palmas, Antalya and Nice. Norwegian also operates nonstop flights to Alicante and Malaga from TRF. Link
Lufthansa freezes investment amid gloomy outlook Lufthansa has decided to freeze all non-essential investment for the next six months due to the weak global economic environment, a spokeswoman for Germany's biggest airline said. "But investments essential for the business and fleet investments are unaffected by this move," she said on Thursday, adding she could not say what volume of planned spending was being put on ice. Link
Lufthansa Cargo predicts only slight growth in 2012 Lufthansa Cargo (LHC) is predicting flat to 5% traffic growth in 2012, LHC executive board member-product and sales Andreas Otto told the German News agency dpa. LHC will adjust capacity and can cut 25% of its volume, if necessary, if demand collapses. LHC is already facing declining load factors on routes from China and has redirected capacity by shifting two MD-11Fs to North America routes. Link
Central Bank approves Air India loan extension India’s central bank has approved extension of the tenure of loans to troubled state-run carrier Air India to 15 years from 10 years, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Its lenders had submitted a restructuring proposal to the Reserve Bank of India seeking its permission to extend the loan tenure, among other things, the sources said. Link
Manchester’s chemical cargo spill Around 150 gallons of lubricant spilled at Manchester Airport’s (UK) World Freight Centre just before 17:00 yesterday. The lubricant escaped from a drum as it was being transferred to a cargo shed. “There was a chemical incident in the area of the cargo sheds. Flights were unaffected and the airport remained open,” a spokesman said. Link
Other News
Germania announced it will base three Airbus A319s in Bremen and add six weekly routes to Saloniki, Corfu, Split, Dubrovnik, Bourgas and Malaga, for the coming summer season. The expansion should generate a total of 200,000 passengers (from Bremen) and create 75 new jobs.
United Airlines will launch daily Newark-Buenos Aires service April 2012.
Ryanair will launch 3X-weekly London Stansted (STN)-Turku flights from April 2012, its third route to Finland.
Virgin Atlantic Airways will operate seasonal 4X-weekly service London Heathrow-Vancouver service from May 24 through the end of October.
AVIATION QUOTE
I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast for I intend to go in harm's way.
— Captain John Paul Jones, in a letter to le Ray de Chaumont, 16 November 1778.
ON THIS DATE
November 25th
---In 1940…First flight of the de Havilland Mosquito prototype W4050.
---In 1956... U.S. Air Force Sergeant Richard Patton makes the 1st successful parachute jump in Antarctica. He jumps from 1,500 feet as a test to determine the cause of parachute malfunction in sub-zero weather conditions.
---In 1968…FAA Certifies DC-9-20.
---In 2009…First flight of the Gulfstream G650.
DAILY VIDEO
EDITOR’S CHOICE
HUMOR
Russian War College
At the Russian War College, the general is a guest lecturer and tells the class of officers that the session will focus on potential problems and the resulting strategies. One of the officers in the class begins by asking the first question, "Will we have to fight a World War Three?"
"Yes, comrades, looks like you will," answers the general.
"And who will be our enemy, Comrade General?" another officer asks.
"The likelihood is that it will be China."
The class looks alarmed, and finally one officer asks, "But Comrade General, we are 150 million people and they are about 1.5 billion. How can we possibly win?"
"Well," replies the general, "Think about it. In modern war, it is not the quantity, but the quality that is the key. For example, in the Middle East, 5 million Jews have fought against 50 million Arabs, and the Jews have been the winners every time."
"But Comrade General," asks the panicky officer, "Do we have enough Jews"?
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