Singapore Airlines and Transaero Airlines agree to codeshare

It is a more advantage to Transaero Airlines to have such a codeshare agreement with Singapore Airlines.
The codeshare sector of Domodedovo-St Petersburg is really the most attractive for Singapore Airlines while the two sectors offered by Singapore Airlines - to Singapore and Houston - are of extreme importance to Transaero Airlines.

Date: 19 July 2011 commenting on http://www.airlinesanddestinations.com/

United Airlines takes on United Airways – Can we guess the victor?

Guessing the victor is not a hard task at all.
It is an obvious issue of trademark violation. The intruder has to come up with a non-violating name and withdraw from the scene.
Away from resolving the issue, what could be the reason for United Airways to use a detonatable name like that?
Is United Airways aware of branding issues and their importance in today's marketplace?
Did they think of the cost of repainting their fleet?
I would say that they thought that the name would give the airline the initial momentum needed to help it during the early stage of operation. So the question is - did they manage to use the name of the humongous rival to their advantage? Did they achieve enough profit to pay for the repainting job and the possible monetary compensation payable to United Airlines?

Date: 05 July 2011 commenting on http://www.airlinereporter.com/

Egyptian minister disgruntled at not being searched at Cairo Airport

We trust you, Mr. Minister.
Take it easy on yourself Mr. Minister. We trust you. It does not make any sense for the security personnel to search you and your luggage while letting a low-rank policeman to go without searching. What I said so far does NOT mean that the security personnel at Cairo Airport are doing a great job. On the contrary, the applicable security system needs to be totally revamped.

Date: 10 June 2011 commenting on http://english.ahram.org.eg/

“Filthy” Cunard Queen Mary 2 fails inspection

Cockroaches? How disgusting!
Did Cunard forget all about the meaning of luxury?
Did luxury become a synonym of filth?
What would be the meaning of previously achieving 100% rating? It simply means once upon the time. It means history. A future similar to the history would be achieved if Cunard knows that excellence cannot be achieved by chance. It is rather achieved through real commitment and a set of deliberate actions. Being committed to carelessness is definitely the way down the tubes.

Date: 27 June 2011 commenting on http://www.breakingtravelnews.com/

Civil aviation minister criticizes calls for Cairo airport strike

They have the right to protest and he has the right to criticize and stop the protesters. Of course, the protest is not in the interests of the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
Irrespective of the current trend which is opposing the Minister of Civil Aviation, any other minster in his position would act the same way. Some keywords for resolving those disputes might be dialogue, openness, genuineness, and improvements.
The real negative aspect of those protests is that protestors do not consider the hardship facing Egypt nowadays. The truth is that the country has to stabilize first before being able to answer those and other similar demands.

Date: 06 June 2011 commenting on http://www.almasryalyoum.com/

Domodedovo: Another Russian IPO kicks the bucket

All problems of Domodedovo have started after the deadly blast of the airport in January 2011. In their pursuit to check the security measures applicable at the airport, the official Russian investigators had a problem tracing the chain of command at the airport, and consequently the exact ownership of the airport.
It seems that the terrorist, who detonated the explosives, unintentionally detonated another explosive at the future of the current airport ownership and created a big question mark about the airport.
It is strongly believed that the Russian Prosecutor General's report issued end of April 2011 has a negative impact on the idea of making Domodedovo Airport available for investors through IPO.

Date: 03 June 2011 commenting on http://www.ft.com/

EgyptAir battles to recapture market after revolution

What could be the meaning of “special offers and other juicy packages”?
When it comes to pricing, EgyptAir does not pay attention to various market forces. Understandably, EgyptAir has almost a monopoly in the Nigerian market as there are no other direct air operators between Egypt and Nigeria. However, its practice in other markets (like Russian Federation) proves my viewpoint.
Anyway, let us see the interaction of Mr. Mohamed Metwally’s statement and about 1,500 seats available on board of Egypt Air flights from Nigeria to Egypt.

Date: 30 May 2011 commenting on http://allafrica.com/