AFV651
Captain, B707-320
OLP
Joined on August 04 2011
Historic Two Fifty Club
Diplomatic Mission
50 State Club
Millenium Club
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"Concorde: anything else is just SLOW"
Milan, Lombardy Italy
1,087 legs, 2,148.6 hours
304 legs,
494.6 hours online
1,087 legs,
2,148.6 hours ACARS
10 legs,
15.4 hours event
1,410 legs, 2,961.0 hours total
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Posted onPost created on
October 09 2012 09:31 ET by Luca Di Biase
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Air France-KLM, Etihad, Air Berlin plan partnership
08/10/2012 11:11 RSF
* Etihad signs code share with Air France-KLM
* Air France-KLM also signs code share with Air Berlin
* Deals first phase of larger partnership- Etihad
(Adds detail, background)
By James Regan
PARIS, Oct 8 (Reuters) - AirFrance-KLM (AF.PAR), Air Berlin (AB1.FRA) and Abu Dhabi flag carrier Etihad, plan to offer passengers access to some of each other's services from Oct. 28 in a sign of improving relations between European and Gulf carriers.
A code-share dealwith Franco-Dutch airline Air France-KLM will enable Etihad customers to fly on KLM's daily Amsterdam-Abu Dhabi flight, while Air France customers will be able to travel on the daily Etihad service between Paris and Abu Dhabi, Air France-KLM said in a statement.
At the same time, Air France announced a new code share agreement with Air Berlin, in which Etihad Airways holds a 29.21 percent stake.
The deals are seen as a further step towards improved relations between European carriers andyounger state-backed Gulf carriers, which are aggressively growing to gain scale globally.
The relative success of the Gulf carriers has been met with charges of unfair competition by struggling European and U.S. airlines, but some industryleaders like International Airlines Group Chief Executive Willie Walsh have backed more alliances between the two camps. (news)
Sources close to the oneworld alliance, which includes IAG's British Airways and American Airlines, said last week that Qatar Airways will become the first Gulf carrier to join that alliance in a deal to be announced this week. (news)
Etihad, which is in competition with regional rivals Emirates and Qatar Airways,said the deal will be the first phase of a much larger strategic partnership.
The agreement also will offer additional lucrative long-haul routes to Air France-KLM passengers, enabling the carrier to save on marketing expenses at a time when it is cutting staff and trimming its short-and medium-haul fleet to lower costs.
The carrier is facing increasingly tough competition from low-cost carriers in Europe, where its labour costs make it harder to compete, while Gulf carriers are alsoeating into its long-haul premium business. The French flag carrier is shedding more than 5,000 jobs as it tries to return to growth
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AFV656
Senior Captain, B737-800
OLP
E-MAIL
Joined on June 22 2012
Diplomatic Mission
50 State Club
The Penguins Of Madagascar
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Millenium Club
Online Five Hundred Club
Million Mile Club
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GVA 10 Year Anniversary
"Acta non Verba"
Aarhus, Denmark
1,234 legs, 3,028.7 hours
596 legs,
1,149.4 hours online
1,158 legs,
2,768.2 hours ACARS
45 legs,
228.9 hours event
18 legs dispatched, 14.2
hours
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October 09 2012 18:02 ET by Zacharias Dupont
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AFV230
Senior Captain, A380-800
OLP, PPL
DISPATCHER
Joined on March 14 2008
50 State Club
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"Every Drop Shapes The Stone"
Georgetown, TX
6,141 legs, 16,455.0 hours
614 legs,
1,045.2 hours online
5,369 legs,
13,981.5 hours ACARS
42 legs,
241.5 hours event
6,427 legs, 17,292.5 hours total
366 legs dispatched, 328.7
hours
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Posted onPost created on
February 17 2013 10:35 ET by Brian Hankey
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