The Leninskiy district court in Kaliningrad passed sentence in the case of a man accused of fraud against UTair Aviation. The man's activity was uncovered by authorities in 2009-2010.  >>>

Boeing's 787 Dreamliner made its first landing in Germany on Saturday, 25th June 2011 at 9am, local time. airberlin will be the first airline in Germany to receive the Dreamliner. The Boeing test aircraft ZA001 was welcomed at Berlin-Tegel airport by airberlin, representatives of the manufacturer Boeing and of Berlin Airports with an official ceremony. Prof. Dr. Rainer Schwarz, Chief Executive Officer of Berlin Airports, said: "In less than a year we will open the new Airport Berlin-Brandenburg Willy Brandt. The Boeing Dreamliner will become the Berlin aircraft par excellence: An aircraft of the next generation for an airport of the next generation. Designed for 210 to 250 passengers, the Dreamliner is the first medium-sized aircraft for long-haul flights and bridges a gap in the market. The Dreamliner will finally enable airlines like airberlin to offer non-stop long-haul flights from airports other than the major hubs." Greg Delawie, Deputy Chief of Mission U.S. Embassy Berlin: ?I am delighted to help celeb  >>>

LE BOURGET, France, June 22, 2011 – Boeing (NYSE: BA) and UTair Aviation, Russia announced an agreement today at the Paris Air Show for the purchase of 40 Next-Generation Boeing 737 airplanes, comprised of seven 737-900ERs and 33 737-800s.  >>>

As part of UTair Aviation's revised spring-summer timetable, the airline has announced the launch of a new regular route between Moscow and Lipetsk starting June 20.  >>>

airberlin is making 100,000 additional tickets from various departure airports in Germany to all 14 destinations in Italy available between June 21st and 23rd 2011.Italy fans can book additional tickets at a cost of 44.99 Euro, for example, to fly from Berlin, Dќsseldorf or Nuremberg to Rome - or from Munich and Dќsseldorf to Bari in Puglia or to Cagliari on Sardinia. To Olbia or Naples travelers can fly for 69.99 Euro from cities like Cologne, Frankfurt, Hamburg or Stuttgart.The flights in this bargain price promotion will leave for Italy in the travel period between August 1st 2011 and January 31st 2012 from various German departure airports. Tickets can be booked on the Internet (airberlin.com), at the airline?s Service Center (Tel. 01805 ? 737 800; 0.14 ?/min from the fixed line network, max. 0.42 ?/min. from cell phone networks) as well as at travel agencies. Prices include taxes, fees and topbonus miles.  >>>

airberlin and American Airlines have expanded their codeshare relationship to include airberlin?s new services between Berlin-Tegel and New York-JFK. The non-stop flight operates since May 2011 every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday between the German capital and New York. With the addition of this new flight, the codeshare agreement between airberlin and American Airlines now encompasses the entire U.S. network of the second largest German carrier.Ulf Hќttmeyer, Chief Financial Officer airberlin, said: "The U.S. is an increasingly important market for airberlin with 26 weekly nonstop flights from our two German gateways Berlin and Dќsseldorf. The codeshare agreement with American Airlines will help airberlin to further strengthen our position in that growing market and allow airberlin passengers to make use of the extensive American Airlines network. We look forward to intensifying our partnership with American Airlines and signing more code shares in the future.""airberlin has become a valued European p  >>>

airberlin flew from Berlin-Tegel to the holiday isle of Bornholm for the first time today. The airline is offering this route every Saturday in both directions until 27 August. The take-off from Berlin-Tegel is at 4:30 p.m. Passengers will arrive at the airport Rјnne on the island in the Baltic Sea in just 65 minutes. When compared to travelling there by car and ferry, holiday-makers can save a lot of time with the non-stop flight, which they can already spend at their holiday resort. Tickets to Bornholm are available from 44.99 Euro one-way. The flights can be booked on the Internet (airberlin.com), at the airline?s Service Center (Tel. 01805 ? 737 800; ?0.14/min. from a German landline; call charges from mobile phones in Germany max. ?0.42/min) as well as at travel agencies. The prices include taxes, charges and topbonus miles.  >>>

To celebrate the German premiere of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, airberlin will be hosting an official ceremony at Berlin-Tegel Airport on Saturday June 25th, 2011 together with the aircraft's manufacturer Boeing and Berlin Airports. Guests from the worlds of politics, business and the media are invited to this event. Following the ceremony, airberlin employees will also be able to see this long-haul aircraft for themselves. The Boeing test airplane is referred to as ZA001 and is the first 787 built. It is expected to arrive at Berlin-Tegel Airport at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The visitor viewing area in the airport building will be open to the public and is sure to provide an excellent view of the new Dreamliner. airberlin will be the first customer in Germany to receive a Boeing 787 Dreamliner.  >>>

airberlin and British Airways have reached a codeshare agreement covering selected flights within Europe. Scheduled to start on 5 July 2011, the cooperation agreement applies to flights to 40 over European destinations served by the two airlines. Business travellers and holidaymakers will in future be able to reserve flights with an airberlin flight number from various German airports to London Heathrow, with the flights themselves being operated by British Airways. The code share also applies to non-stop British Airways flights from Frankfurt and Zurich to London City Airport, and flights from Salzburg to London Gatwick. Connecting flights within Britain will be available to passengers from the three London airports of Heathrow, Gatwick and London City Airport, as well as flights to Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and the Canary Islands. In return, British Airways will be codesharing on the airberlin flights from London Gatwick to Nuremberg, as well as those from London Stansted to Paderborn and Mќnster/Osnab  >>>

Hunold at the Annual General Meeting: Becoming a member of oneworld is the most important decision airberlin has made since its public offering ? 2011 burdened by political unrest in Northern Africa and the air travel tax ? Regular re-election of certain Board members airberlin's CEO Joachim Hunold stated that becoming a member of the global airline alliance oneworldЎ has been one of the most important business decisions since the company's public offering. As Hunold declared at airberlin's Annual General Meeting in London today: "International networking offers a huge opportunity for growth. Therefore, we have already concluded codeshare agreements with American Airlines, Finnair and S7. The contracts with Iberia and British Airways will follow shortly.? Furthermore, as of June 20th, airberlin's most recent transatlantic flight ? Berlin/New York ? will codeshare with American Airlines. Hunold stated: "In this manner, all our flights to North America will codeshare with our American partner."Membership in one  >>>

In May 2011, airberlin welcomed 3,300,658 passengers on board, i.e. 3.9 percent more than in the corresponding month of the previous year (2010: 3,177,591 passengers). Fleet capacity utilization increased by 2.1 percentage points, i.e. from 73.7 to 75.8 percent. As compared to May 2010, capacity was increased by 1.0 percent. For the period from January to May 2011, a total of 12,951,243 passengers traveled on airberlin's flight network, i.e. 6.3 percent more than in the corresponding period of the previous year (2010: 12,187,477 passengers). Accumulated capacity for the first five months of the year increased by 2.6 percent. Fleet capacity utilization for the period from January to May increased by 2.6 percentage points, i.e. from 71.5 to 74.1 percent.May 2011 May 2011, accumulatedCapacity4,354,958Capacity17,481,076Number of passengers3,300,658Number of passengers12,951,243Capacity utilization rate in %75.8Capacity utilization rate in %74.1  >>>

airberlin started its new route from Berlin-Tegel to Linz today. The non-stop flight will be bringing travellers from Berlin and the surrounding areas to the cultural and business location in Upper Austria in 75 minutes. The return flight will be starting directly after the incoming flight arrives. airberlin now connects the German capital with five Austrian destinations with non-stop flights: Graz, Klagenfurt, Salzburg and Vienna, in addition to Linz. Flights leave Berlin-Tegel on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 08:55 a.m. The flight takes off at 08:15 a.m. on Saturdays and at 5:10 p.m. on Sundays. Tickets to Linz are available from 44.99 Euro one-way. The flights can be booked on the Internet (airberlin.com), at the airline?s Service Center (Tel. 01805 ? 737 800; ? 0.14/min. from a German landline; call charges from mobile phones in Germany max. ? 0.42/min) as well as at travel agencies. The prices include taxes, charges and topbonus miles.  >>>

The "airberlin city tour pass" takes travellers between 18 and 27 years of age straight across Europe with a five day ticket package on selected routes from airberlin and NIKI. Effective 26 May 2011, 3000 tickets for young grownups can be booked online for the travel period between 27 June 2011 and 31 August 2011; sample destinations are London, Barcelona, Helsinki, Moscow or Olbia on the island of Sardinia. Travellers can book their stops independently of one another and interrupt their trip. Topbonus participants receive a one-time credit of 2,200 bonus miles for purchasing the "airberlin city tour pass". The ticket package costs 222 Euros including taxes and fees. Additional information and the link for the bookings can be found on the Internet at airberlin.com/citypass.  >>>

Based on the data currently available, the aviation safety authorities have decided to reopen Bremen airport to air traffic. According to information from the authorities, Hamburg Airport will reopen at 12:00 noon. Berlin-Tegel is planned to reopen at 2:00 pm, Sylt at 2:30 pm and Rostock-Laage at 5:00 pm local time.Based on these circumstances, airberlin plans to resume normal flight operations from Hamburg, Bremen, Rostock-Laage, Sylt and Berlin-Tegel airports as soon as possible. Flights that have already been cancelled will also be resumed where possible. Passengers who have booked a flight from or to Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg, Rostock-Laage or Sylt today (Wednesday) are therefore advised to check the current status of their flight before the planned departure time. Following the volcanic eruption on Iceland, the aviation safety authorities temporarily suspended flights from the airports Berlin-Tegel, Bremen, Hamburg, Rostock-Laage and Sylt this morning. More information is available online or via the free   >>>

airberlin starts flying to Costa Rica in Central America every 14 days as of November 2011. An aircraft will leave Dќsseldorf every other Saturday for Liberia, the capital city of the province of Guanacaste in the northwest of the country. From there, travellers can reach the Pacific coastline or various national parks in the country's interior.In the winter flight schedule, an Airbus 330-200 will leave Dќsseldorf every other Saturday for Liberia via Cancun in Mexico starting on 12 November. Connecting flights are available from Berlin, Dresden, Hamburg, Nuremberg, Stuttgart, Vienna and Zurich. Tickets can be booked on the Internet (airberlin.com), at the airline?s Service Centre (Tel. 01805 ? 737 800; ? 0.14/min. from a German landline; call charges from mobile phones in Germany max. ? 0.42/min) as well as at travel agencies.  >>>

airberlin is today launching a new route, connecting Nuremberg and Tivat in the eastern Adriatic for the first time. Germany's second largest airline will fly to this town in Montenegro once per week until mid-September. Just two hours' flight away and yet off the usual tourist trail, this region offers sandy beaches and hidden bays, as well as costal towns, a mountain massif and scenic plateaus. The aircraft, a type B737-700 with 144 seats, departs on Wednesday each week. Connecting flights are available from Dќsseldorf, Hanover, Hamburg, Berlin and Vienna. Ticket start from 99.00 euros and can be booked online at airberlin.com, through the airberlin Service Centre (Tel. 01805 ? 737 800; ? 0.14/min. from a landline; mobile phone charges ? 0.42/min. maximum) or with a travel agent. Prices include taxes, fees and topbonus miles.  >>>

?First quarter 2011 burdened by unrest in Northern Africa, the air transportation tax, the price of kerosene and the absence of the Easter-related tourism business due to Easter falling in the second quarter?Net result declines from EUR -93.6 million in the previous year to EUR -120.6 million?Demand and bookings show a positive trendairberlin, Germany's second-largest airline company, remains cautiously optimistic for the further course of the business year, despite the first-quarter results falling short of expectations. As airberlin's CEO Joachim Hunold stated when presenting the Interim Report for the first quarter of the 2011 business year: "Since demand and bookings are showing a positive trend, we continue to anticipate higher revenue and a positive operating result for the 2011 business year, provided that the framework conditions do not further deteriorate. We expect a four to five percent increase in the number of passengers and a higher seat load factor. We are upgrading our range of services with a  >>>

airberlin, Germany?s second largest airline, is making one million cheap tickets available at a price you can celebrate between 17 ? 19 May 2011. Flights starting from 29.99 Euro one way can be bought for domestic and European flights. For example, Hanover ? Stuttgart, Dќsseldorf ? Verona or from Mќnster to London-Stansted. Additional cheap tickets starting from 49.99 Euro one way can be booked from Munich to Dubrovnik in Croatia or from Berlin to Olbia in Italy. There are also tickets from 69.99 Euro one way to Majorca from almost all German airports. Last minute travellers can also buy flights in May to Palma de Mallorca starting from just 49.99 Euro.Passengers attracted to faraway places can also profit from the additional cheap tickets. Thus, you can go from Berlin or Dќsseldorf to Bangkok from 309.99 Euro one way or from Berlin to Dubai from 179.99 Euro one way. The flights in the celebration price campaign depart from German departure airports for countless destinations worldwide between 1 June 2011 and  >>>

airberlin, Germany's second largest airline, is once again increasing the number of flights it operates to the Canary Islands for winter 2011/12. As of today, airberlin passengers can choose from 30 additional non-stop flights from various German airports to Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, La Palma, Gran Canaria and Tenerife South. This extra capacity is equivalent to 290,000 seats. Through this increase in flights, the company is meeting the growing demand for holiday travel to the Canary Islands. airberlin is providing five additional flights to the Canaries from Dќsseldorf alone, increasing the number of weekly flights from this airport to 22. This move also makes airberlin the airline with the largest number of flights to the Canaries from Dќsseldorf airport. From November 2011, the "Canaries Shuttle" will provide daily flights from Dќsseldorf Airport to Gran Canaria and Tenerife South. airberlin will also be operating non-stop flights to the Canary Islands from airports including Stuttgart with seven additiona  >>>

In April 2011, airberlin transported a total of 2,778,784 passengers, i.e. an increase of 22.5 percent. Fleet capacity for April 2011 increased by 16.3 percent. The significantly higher capacity and number of passengers results from the fact that in the corresponding month of the previous year more than 3,500 flights were cancelled due to the effects of the volcanic eruption in Iceland. Fleet capacity utilization for April increased from 72.2 to 76.1 percent, i.e. an increase of 3.9 percentage points. For the period from January to April 2011, a total of 9,650,585 passengers traveled on airberlin's flight route network, i.e. 7.1 percent more than in the corresponding period of the previous year (2010: 9,009,886 passengers). Accumulated capacity for the first four months of the year increased by 3.1 percent. Capacity utilization for the first four months of the year increased from 70.8 to 73.5 percent, i.e. by 2.7 percentage points.April 2011 April 2011, accumulatedCapacity3,653,540Capacity13,126,118Number  >>>

Transaero Airlines, Russia's second-largest passenger air carrier, announced today the increase in the size of its fleet to 60 aircraft as it took delivery of new generation Boeing 747-400 wide-body long-haul aircraft. The newly acquired aircraft brings the number of Boeing 747 aircraft that Transaero operates to15.   >>>

airberlin is increasing the number of flights to Dubai from Berlin-Tegel, starting with its winter schedule 2011/12. The new connections can already be booked. With this move, airberlin will become the only airline providing service between the German capital and Dubai five times a week. Domestically, the airline offers connections, for example, from Dќsseldorf, Cologne-Bonn and Munich. For passengers from other European cities, airberlin also offers connecting flights from airports including Barcelona, Gothenburg, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Moscow, Stockholm, Vienna and Zurich.The new airberlin tickets can be booked immediately online (airberlin.com), around-the-clock in the company's service centre (Tel.: 01805-737 800, 0.14 ?/minute from a landline, max. of 0.42 ?/minute from mobile phone networks) and in travel agencies.  >>>

Effective immediately, Germany?s second largest airline is offering its Business Class guests free limousine service in Dubai. The transfer is offered between Dubai International Airport and the following target destinations: Dubai City and the suburbs, Bur Dubai and the Safa Park Interchange, Jumeirah (Beach Hotels), Dubai Marina, Emirates Hills, Greens, Gardens, Jebel Ali, Sharjah, Ajman as well as to Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Ras Al Khaimah. Effective immediately, bookings for the limousine service can be made at no charge using a special hotline up to 48 hours prior to departure: 0049-30-3434-3344 (0.14 ?/min. from the fixed network, max. 0.42 ?/min. from cell phone networks). Alternately, the booking can be made by calling the airberlin branch office in Dubai: 00971-4-396-6969 (local telephone charges, the costs for calls from cell phone networks can vary).  >>>

As of today, airberlin connects the two metropolises, Berlin and New York, with a non-stop flight. Flight AB7248 will be serviced using an Airbus A330-200. The flight with 289 passengers on board started from Berlin-Tegel at 1:00 p.m. and is expected to land at JFK airport in New York at 3:45 p.m. local time. Together with the guests of honour, His Honour Philip D. Murphy, United States Ambassador to Germany and Matthias Platzeck, the Prime Minister of the State of Brandenburg, Joachim Hunold, CEO of airberlin, and Prof. Dr. Rainer Schwarz, Chief Executive Officer of Berlin Airports, inaugurated the new flight with a traditional maiden flight ceremony. Prof. Dr. Rainer Schwarz, Chief Executive Officer of Berlin Airports said: "The global networking of Berlin continues to advance: Our partner airberlin's non-stop connection between Tegel and New York is already the 13th long-haul connection starting out in Berlin. This carries forward our success story, which has really gained in momentum during the past year   >>>

With the beginning of the summer flight schedule on 1 May 2011, members of the Corporate Programme for small and medium-sized companies can now collect business points on many additional airberlin routes: from Berlin-Tegel to Linz, New York JFK, Olbia and Verona, from Dќsseldorf to Bari, Cagliari, Florence and Rijeka, from Friedrichshafen to Palma de Mallorca, from Hamburg to Salzburg, from Cologne/Bonn to Brindisi, from Munich to Brindisi, from Mќnster/Osnabrќck to Olbia, from Nuremberg to Brindisi, from Stuttgart to Barcelona, Moscow and St. Petersburg, from Weeze to Palma de Mallorca, from Vienna to Pristina as well as from Zurich to Brindisi.Small and medium-sized companies with three or more employees can participate in the business points programme. The company will be credited with business points for every business flight taken by employees, which can then be converted into premium flights. To register in this program, go to businesspoints.airberlin.com. Participation is free of charge. Companies can   >>>