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Ryanair announced a 40% capacity cutback in its Stansted Winter Schedule starting in October

World Airways has extended a contract with Allied Air to operate one MD-11F on a full-time basis for service through December 2011 between Ostend, Belgium and Lagos, Nigeria, continuing on to Nairobi, Kenya, and returning to Ostend. World Airways, a subsidiary of Global Aviation Holdings, began operating the aircraft for Allied Air in October 2008.

Lufthansa and Brussels Airlines are now offering codeshare flights on selected long-haul routes as part of their agreement to expand their cooperation and open up their networks to each other’s passengers. The first jointly operated long-haul services are Brussels Airlines flights from Brussels to Entebbe, Uganda and the new Lufthansa connection from Frankfurt to Libreville,

WestJet, Air France and KLM announced that as of July 16th, the two European companies will offer interline itineraries that connect guests into WestJet’s Canadian network. Initially, connections will be made through the gateways of Calgary and Vancouver, with the option to continue on to Vancouver, Calgary or Edmonton.

Guardian Mobility announced that its Guardian 3i and Guardian 3x tracking devices have been granted Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval by Transport Canada for installation in Eurocopter AS350 and 355 model aircraft.

The management of the Austrian Airlines Group agreed on a time-limited package of saving measures with all the Works Councils designed to help improve the competitiveness of the company. It has been agreed that personnel expenditure should be reduced by 5% for a time-limited period from 2010 to 2015. Over this 6-year period, this will

Royal Aero Group GmbH has opened an office in Bangkok to cover their Asian market. Brian Hogan, ex-Cebu Pacific Air, SIA Engineering, Nordam Singapore & UTC has joined Royal to run their Asian operation with immediate effect to expand their existing business presence in the region.

Clay Lacy Aviation, headquartered in Van Nuys, California, and Aircell, a leading provider of airborne communications, announced that Clay Lacy Aviation will install Aircell High Speed Internet service throughout its fleet of charter and managed aircraft. It is the world’s first fleet selection of the Aircell High Speed Internet system by a Part 135 charter

Wizz Air will launch new routes from Budapest to Dusseldorf (Weeze) three times a week and from Sofia to Eindhoven twice weekly starting from 21 September and 25 October 2009, respectively. Also, the airline will continue to operate the Varna – London Luton service all year round.

Boeing and members of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group, an airline-led industry working group, announced that several leading air carriers have been accepted as members to the group. Existing members welcome the new group members Alaska Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, TUIfly and Virgin Blue. Current airline members include Air France, Air New Zealand,