Lufthansa and Brussels Airlines are stepping up their cooperation within the framework of the planned admission of the Belgian carrier to the Star Alliance. From 15 February, passengers from both airlines will have access to both their lounges. Members with Platinum status in the Belgian airline's Privilege frequent flyer programme will in future be ...
The Polish railways PKP do not want to let go one of its most valuable subsidiaries - PLK (Polskie Linie Kolejowe), Railway Market - CEE Review reported. The company PKP PLK is responsible for maintenance and modernization of railway infrastructure. The Ministry of Infrastructure plans to exclude PLK from the PKP group's structures and to take over managi...
Bulgaria’s dealers of new cars registered the weakest January on record as data released by the industry association revealed a 46 per cent year-on-year slump in sales, Dnevnik said. The global financial crisis put many car purchase plans on the back burner and made banks and leasing firms pickier in accepting applications from potential customers. ...
The Board of Directors of Nokian Tyres plc has resolved to apply for listing of the stock options 2007A on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd so that the listing will commence on 1 March 2009. The total number of stock options 2007A is 2,250,000. Each stock option 2007A entitles its holder to subscribe for one Nokian Tyres plc share. The shares can be subscr...
FOLLOWING the collapse of Alitalia Cargo Lufthansa is to launch a twice-weekly flight on Wednesdays and Saturdays between Milan and New York JFK and Chicago, and will use belly capacity on its recently launched passenger services from Lufthansa Italia's connection to Milan. The move will entrench its position as biggest freight operator in the country...
The Kesko Group's sales from continuing operations in January 2009 totalled €661.3 million (excluding VAT), which is down by 15.2% compared with the previous year. The sales from foreign operations in January were €98.5 million, a decrease of 33.8%. Foreign operations accounted for 15% of the Group's sales. In January, food trade sales wer...
QANTAS has posted a net profit of A$210 million (US$137.6 million) for the six months to December 31, but has come under fire for investing hundreds of millions in a road freight venture that only contributed A$6 million to the carrier's first half profit. Qantas acquired a 50 per cent stake in Star Track Express for A$375 million in late 2003 in a pa...
FOUR major airlines, Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific among them, are demanding their views be considered at United Nations climate change talks in Copenhagen this December. The industry coalition, called Aviation Global Deal (AGD), brings together Cathay Pacific, Air France/KLM, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic as well as UK airport operator BAA. Em...
Port of Tallinn is the biggest port authority in Estonia and as far as both cargo and passenger traffic are taken into account, the biggest port on the shores of the Baltic Sea.
Qingdao Saint Voyage Logistics Inc. (SVL) is an Experienced International Shi