Germany's second largest airline continues to expand its presence in Eastern Europe. From 30 April 2011 airberlin will commence a service between Zurich and Skopje in partnership with Kosova Airlines. An Airbus A320 with 174 seats will take off every Wednesday and Saturday bound for the Macedonian capital and will then make the return flight to Zurich. The number of flights on the route will then be increased to three per week when the winter schedule starts on 1 November 2011.A one-way flight can be booked for as little as CHF 131 including taxes, charges and topbonus miles. Tickets are available with immediate effect on the internet (airberlin.com), from the company's Service Center 0848 737 800 (0.08 CHF/min.) or from your travel agent.  >>>

Germany's second largest airline opened an exclusive parking area at Munich Airport on Wednesday 27.04.2011. As part of its luxury service scheme airberlin has established another time-saving service for holders of a topbonus Gold or Silver Card in the form of its exclusive parking area in car park P5 at Munich Airport which is located in the immediate vicinity of the gate. Use of this exclusive parking area is only subject to standard parking charges which can be paid at the parking machine in cash or using an EC or credit card. No other charges are made. There are also separate check-in counters in the terminal for holders of a topbonus Gold or Silver Card which means that overall airberlin has successfully minimised waiting times for these passengers. Holders of a topbonus Gold or Silver Card can also save valuable time by passing through security checks in the so-called "fast lane".  >>>

On April 21, 2011, Kommersant Daily newspaper published an article «Transaero wants to fly over Aeroflot». The article states that in March 2011 Transaero Airlines has requested the Russian Government to consider selling Orenburg Airlines to Transaero.   >>>

On April 17, 2011, the Feast of the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem, His Holiness Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Kirill bestowed awards of the Russian Orthodox Church to Transaero Airlinesэ top-managers at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow. Transaero Chairman of Board of Directors Alexander Pleshakov was awarded the Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow. This order is awarded to individuals who had labored for the revival of spiritual life of Russia.  >>>

April 15, 2011 - Transaero Airlines has launched a new web address, transaero.mobi, for users accessing the company's website with mobile devices. Transaero is the first ever among Russian carriers to make it in .mobi domain zone.  >>>

airberlin, Germany's second-largest airline, is preparing intensively for its membership in the international air travel alliance oneworldЎ planned for early 2012. An important strategic element in this is expansion of the hub and with it strengthening its location in Dќsseldorf. As before, North Rhine Westphalia is the most important German state for the company. Here the airline generates a high percentage of its passenger traffic. In 2010, 6.7 million passengers used airberlin's services at the Dќsseldorf airport. All told, airberlin has 26 aircraft stationed there, and in NRW they have a total of 45 aircraft. In the framework of its comfort offensive, which includes the new Sky Interior features in its entire Boeing fleet as well as the introduction of an inflight entertainment system in the long-haul fleet, airberlin will open an exclusive waiting lounge at the Dќsseldorf airport this Friday. With more than 3,200 employees, including 100 employees in training, at its five locations in Dortmund, Dќsseldor  >>>

Originally from Vienna, Eva Martini's professional experience includes roles as a product manager at Studiosus and as head of educational and adventure holidays at Thomas Cook, as well as in the company's product development and long-haul travel divisions. This was followed by a period as head of tourism, marketing and sales at Dќsseldorf Marketing und Tourismus GmbH. Most recently, Eva Martini worked as managing director of Tourismus-Service Wenningstedt-Braderup GmbH & Co KG on the German island of Sylt.Joachim Hunold, CEO airberlin: "In Eva Martini, we are gaining a corporate-minded marketing and sales expert who will become the face of airberlin in North Rhine-Westphalia".  >>>

Wolfgang Grimus, 45, joins airberlin as the company's new Head of Network Planning and Development on 1 May 2011.Grimus, originally from Austria, graduated from the Amstetten Commercial Academy and is completing an executive MBA by Danube University Krems.Grimus started his professional career at Austrian Airlines in 1985, initially in the Finance department and later in Marketing. In 1994, he moved to Lauda Air as Head of Route Development and, two years later, was appointed Director Network Management. He returned to Austrian Airlines in 2001 as Head of Network Planning. Grimus subsequently gained a year's experience as Head of Market Research before being named as Head of Network Development Eastern Europe & Austria. From 2006 to 2010, Grimus was responsible for Central & Eastern Europe at Austrian Airlines in his role as Director Commercial Passenger Division. In his new role, Grimus will report to Christian Peter, Director for Route Management, who is responsible for route planning and revenue management  >>>

Due to the high demand, only one day after issuing a new 8.25 % bond, Air Berlin PLC will end the subscription ahead of schedule. The subscription period will end today and thus earlier than planned, as the subscriptions for the bonds already exceed the maximum principal amount of the bond issue of 150 million Euro. The subscription period for the bonds issued on 12 April was originally planned to run through 15 April. The bonds will be issued at 100 % of their principal amount and will be redeemed at 100 % of their principal amount on 19 April 2018, subject to prior early redemption. Ulf Hќttmeyer, airberlin's CFO, stated: "I am very satisfied with this result. The early closure of the subscription proves that investors have great confidence in airberlin."  >>>

airberlin will be launching a comprehensive range of flights to Croatia this year. Germany's second largest airline made the announcement in Zagreb on Tuesday. From 3 May to 11 October 2011, the airline will be operating 34 non-stop flights between Germany and the Adriatic holiday regions every week, providing an increased service during both the high and low holiday seasons."We want to expand our tourist service and address new target groups for Croatia," said Christian Lesjak, Executive Vice President Sales Scheduled Services at airberlin, during the press conference at the Croatian Tourist Board. He specifically mentioned the watersport activities available in the area, the increased number of short breaks on offer and the growing interest in Croatia among European travellers.The new flight schedule includes nine weekly flights from Dќsseldorf, Cologne/Bonn and Mќnster/Osnabrќck to the port town of Rijeka. Dubrovnik, in the south of Croatia, is serviced by four flights per week from Munich and Stuttgart. F  >>>

Transaero Airlines’ summer schedule in 2011 offers flights on 130 routes, another milestone for the airline confirming its stable development. This year the company plans to nearly double the number of flights and increase by 30% of the number of routes served from Sheremetyevo International Airport in comparison with last year’s summer schedule.   >>>

Germany's second largest airline is expanding its flights between Berlin-Tegel and Phuket from 1 November 2011. In addition to the previous connections in the winter flight schedule on Fridays and Sundays, airberlin will also fly on Tuesdays to the Thai resort island. The departure from Berlin-Tegel is on Tuesdays at 15:05 with arrival on Wednesday at 07:30 local time in Phuket. In the opposite direction, the flight starts at 09:15 local time with arrival at 15:15 in Berlin-Tegel. airberlin offers its passengers round trip Rail & Fly Tickets to the Berlin-Tegel Airport. The new airberlin connections from and to Phuket 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.  >>>

Barbara Cassani, 50, and Saad Hammad, 48, are joining the Board of Air Berlin PLC as new Non-Executive Directors with effect on May 1st. This means that airberlin is increasing the number of Directors on its Non-Executive Board to nine.Barbara Cassani was born in Boston, USA. The achievements of this American businesswoman include being the founder and CEO of the low-cost airline Go Fly, which first traded as a subsidiary of British Airways before being sold to easyJet at a profit following a management buyout. Cassani also made a name for herself by chairing the organising committee for London?s bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympics and received a CBE in recognition of her work. After earning the master?s degree in International Relations, she was employed by a management consultancy firm in London before joining British Airways in 1997. Cassani?s most recent appointment was as Executive Chairman of a British-Irish hotel group.Saad Hammad, British and Lebanese, first read Politics, Philosophy and Economics at  >>>

In March 2011, airberlin welcomed 2,594,556 passengers on board, i.e. slightly less (-0.2 percent) than in the corresponding month of the previous year (March 2010: 2,599,960 passengers). Fleet capacity utilization increased by 1.8 percentage points, namely from 71.8 to 73.6 percent. In comparison with March of the previous year, capacity was reduced by 2.7 percent. For the period from January to March 2011, a total of 6,871,801 passengers traveled on airberlin's flight route network, i.e. 1.9 percent more than in the corresponding period of the previous year (2010: 6,742,088 passengers). Fleet capacity utilization for the first three months of the year increased by 2.2 percentage points, namely from 70.3 to 72.5 percent. Accumulated capacity decreased by 1.2 percent.March 2011 March 2011, accumulatedCapacity3,522,267Capacity9,472,578Number of passengers 2,594,556Number of passengers6,871,801Capacity utilization rate in %73.6Capacity utilization rate in %72.5  >>>

On 1 April, 2011, airberlin will completely integrate LTU International Airways, which was acquired in August 2007. "This integration allows us to create the required preconditions to eliminate double structures, simplify work routines and increase the overall efficiency of the operation. We not only expect noticeable savings, but also further integration of all employees, which is an important step for future challenges such as our planned membership in the worldwide air travel alliance oneworldЎ", said Joachim Hunold, CEO of airberlin. The consolidation of flight operations is one of the key elements of the integration: As of 1 April, 2011, there will only be one flight operation under the AOC (Aircraft Operating Certificate) of airberlin. The second important element of the LTU integration is the consolidation of all airberlin group technical operations (Berlin, Dќsseldorf and Cologne) under the new company "airberlin technik GmbH" headquarted in Berlin. This consolidation will ensure better organisation a  >>>

Transaero Airlines shares have been included in Quotation List B on the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange ("MICEX").  >>>

Transaero Airlines operational results for the first two months of 2011 demonstrate the carrier’s stable development.   >>>

In the current and in the coming year, airberlin, Germany's second-largest airline company, will be intensively preparing for its upcoming membership in the international airline alliance oneworldЎ, which is scheduled for spring 2012, as well as expanding its intercontinental flight connections, and strategically enlarging its presence in Eastern Europe. The key markets will remain Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and the area surrounding the company's major hub in Palma de Mallorca (Spain). For 2011, airberlin anticipates a further increase in the number of passengers and an increase in total revenue. At the press conference on the Annual Financial Accounts, held on Thursday in Berlin, Joachim Hunold, airberlin's Chief Executive Officer, stated: "We are not satisfied with the way earnings developed in 2010. However, airberlin has taken significant strategic decisions to prepare itself for the future?. In this context, Hunold mentioned the agreement with respect to airberlin's upcoming membership in oneworld  >>>

GE Capital Aviation Services and airberlin announced an agreement for the financing of 12 new aircraft - covering 5* Airbus A320, 3* Airbus A321 and 4* Boeing 737-800, all equipped with CFM engines. This sale-and-lease-back transaction is covering deliveries due in the first three quarters of 2012. The total deal size is approximately USD 1 bn in list prices."airberlin has been one of our leading European customers for the past 10 years. We feel that they are in a very strong position to grow successfully. We look forward to delivering on our commitment to finance these new aircraft deliveries in 2012." commented GECAS President and CEO, Norman C.T. Liu."We are pleased to announce this important transaction for airberlin with our biggest lessor GE Capital Aviation Services. This additional financing package with GE Capital Aviation Services underlines our continuing confidence in GE Capital Aviation Services as a strong and reliable partner and clearly indicates the excellent and trustful relationship which h  >>>

Today the foundation stone for the new airberlin and Germania maintenance hangar at BBI Airport City was laid. Together with Heidelberg investor Harder & Partner airberlin, Germania and Berlin airports celebrated the groundbreaking project with a ceremony on the construction site of the future maintenance hangar in the western part of BBI. Jќrgen B. Harder, Managing Director of Harder & Partner: "Developing the first hangar on the site of the new BBI Airport City and celebrating the laying of its first foundation stone fills us with pride. It is a huge challenge establishing such a project and one which is only made possible through the seamless cooperation of all partners and decision makers.?Klaus Wowereit, Mayor of Berlin said: "The bringing into service of Berlin Brandenburg Airport means the beginning of a new era for aviation in the capital region. I am delighted that Harder, airberlin and Germania are actively using the newly emerging possibilities and opportunities and that the airlines will further   >>>

?airberlin will station seventh long-range plane in the summer?Verona, Florence, Rijeka and Cagliari are new in tourism offerings With new routes, more frequent flights and additional long-haul flights, airberlin is expanding the flights it offers from its hub in Dќsseldorf. At the start of the summer flight schedule, Germany's second largest airline will add the Italian destinations of Verona, Florence and Cagliari in Sardinia to its flight programme. In addition, there will be new flights to the Austrian cities of Innsbruck and Klagenfurt, the Channel Island of Guernsey, and Rijeka in Croatia. airberlin is thus expanding its holiday offerings from the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia to over 80 destinations that can be reached non-stop. airberlin will also increase the number of seats on long-haul routes promptly at the start of the summer holidays. The airline will offer an additional North American flight per week on the connections to San Francisco, Fort Myers, Los Angeles and Vancouver. The addit  >>>

As of today, the mobile stadium of the city of Dќsseldorf will bear the name airberlin world. The last three home games of the season for the Fortuna Dќsseldorf football club will be broadcast from airberlin world. Andrщ Rahn, airberlin?s Director of Marketing, states: ?The stadium was planned and built on the shortest notice, and this is unique in Germany. By naming the stadium after our company, we are underscoring our partnership with Fortuna and clearly stating: We stand by the city of Dќsseldorf?.?Fortuna will play the last three games of the season in airberlin world, which I am twice as happy about. Completing the mobile stadium in only eight weeks is an impressive feat on a tight schedule and an exciting project for all participants. Naming the stadium after airberlin pays tribute to the commitment of a company that has championed Fortuna and Dќsseldorf sport for years,? according to mayor Dirk Elbers.Peter Frymuth, chairman of the board of Fortuna Dќsseldorf, is also in a good mood: ?We are all ple  >>>

The marketing magazine "absatzwirtschaft" and the Germany Marketing Association (DMV) have awarded the Brand Award 2011 in the "Best Brand Expansion" category to airberlin. The airline received the award for its successful launch in the business travel sector. The jury was made up of thirteen marketing experts and gave the following citation: "The company's positioning as a personal airline for everybody wanting to fly for leisure or business scored heavily." Andrщ Rahn, Director Marketing airberlin, received the award yesterday evening in Dќsseldorf. "We started a special business promotion to communicate the airberlin brand with business travellers as well as our core leisure travel customers. The aim of this was to expand the perception of airberlin from a low cost supplier in the premium leisure sector to the business travel sector. We are absolutely delighted that we have not only managed to become the first choice for our passengers but now also for the brand award jury," said Rahn.  >>>

Marken-AwardMarch 2011:airberlin wins Brand Award 2011 The marketing magazine "absatzwirtschaft" and the Germany Marketing Association (DMV) have awarded the Brand Award 2011 in the "Best Brand Expansion" category to airberlin. The airline received the award for its successful launch in the business travel sector. The jury was made up of thirteen marketing experts and gave the following citation: "The company's positioning as a personal airline for everybody wanting to fly for leisure or business scored heavily." TravelPlus Airline Amenity Bag Awards February 2011:airberlin wins award for its long-haul Amenity Kits airberlin has won the TravelPlus Airline Amenity Bag Award 2010 in no fewer than two categories. Germany's second-largest airline received the Gold Award in the "Best Business Class Unisex Kit" category and "Best Economy Class Amenity Kit". The airline was also awarded the distinction "Commended" for "Best Children's Amenity Bag". TravelPlus is an independent, online travel magazine for frequent f  >>>

At the International Tourism Exchange (ITB) in Berlin Joachim Hunold, CEO airberlin, and the Deputy Mayor of the Italian capital Rome, Mauro Cutrufo, signed a blanket joint venture agreement to promote tourism.The agreement marks the start of cooperation between the City of Rome and airberlin. For example airberlin will be able to offer its passengers reduced entry prices to tourist attractions in Rome. The second largest German airline offers an extensive range of flights to Italy and will be doubling its number of flights between the German and Italian capitals as from may 2011. From the start of its summer schedule, airberlin will then have 14 flights per week from Berlin to Rome, seven from Hamburg and Dќsseldorf and three per week from Nuremberg to the Italian capital.  >>>