SAS Group has today signed an agreement to sell 80 percent of its shares in Widerøe’s Flyveselskap AS to a group of investors consisting of Torghatten ASA, Fjord1 AS and Nordland Fylkeskommune (together referred to as the “Investor Group”). SAS …

The Scandinavian business travelers’ agree. They want Lufthansa as owner of SAS airline, regardless if they are Danish, Norwegian or Swedish. No other airline even comes close, according to a press release from Swedish analysts Resegeometri.

In Resegeometri’s Nordic independent …

Air France-KLM’s passenger activity in the Third Quarter was strongly impacted by strike action in France in October, notably by air traffic control, followed by severe weather disruption in December. In total, the group was forced to cancel 6,900 flights, …

In a press release issued today, Ryanair announced a slightly reduced Q3 loss of €10m (down from a Q.3 loss of €11m last year).  Total revenues grew by 22% to €746m, as traffic increased 6% to 17m and average fares …

British Airways is introducing First class on its popular Las Vegas route next summer (from June 1, 2011) and increasing capacity by 18 per cent, according to a press release.

The direct daily flight from Terminal 5 at Heathrow was …

The Board of Directors of SAS AB has appointed Rickard Gustafson as the new President and CEO of SAS (Scandinavian Airlines System). Gustafson is 46 years old and currently the CEO of the insurance company Codan/Trygg-Hansa, according to a press …

Air France-KLM has been confirmed Leader for sustainable development for 2010 and remains in the two Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes, DJSI World and DJSI Europe, for the sixth year running, according to a press release issued by the group.

Since …

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will launch a pilot project offering à la carte catering on board. Passengers travelling in Economy Class will be able to choose from four dishes on flights from Amsterdam to Bangkok and Taipei, Dubai, Cape Town, …

Following the French and European authorities’ decision to progressively lift air traffic restrictions in Europe, Air France can now guarantee a nearly normal flight schedule throughout its network today, Wednesday 21 April, according to a press release issued by airliner.…

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines expects to resume operating all its intercontinental (ICA) flights to and from Schiphol today. Every effort will be made to restore the schedule, operating according to the original flight times as far as possible, according to …