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region by offering nonstop flights
to Riga with the new codeshare
partner airBaltic. airberlin adds
its code on flights operated by
airBaltic to the Latvian capital
from several German cities:
Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich,
Frankfurt and Berlin. In return,
airBaltic flight guests are - for the
first time - able to book a
connecting airberlin flight to
various German cities in
combination with an airBaltic
flight to Germany.
“The new codeshare partnership
is another step for airberlin
towards the growing markets of
Eastern Europe and adds another
new destination to our codeshare
route network for our guests”
says Paul Gregorowitsch, Chief
Commercial Officer of airberlin.
He adds: “We look forward to
welcoming even more guests
from this region on board our
flights in Germany”.
Etihad Airways
lends its
support to
fundraiser
concert
Etihad Airways, the national
carrier of the United Arab
Emirates, has been named the
Official International Airline of
Kazi Abdul Muktadir, Deputy Governor State Bank of Pakistan
presenting the 6th Pakistan SME Conference plaque to Mr. Saquib
Mohyuddin, CEO Business Support Fund, Ministry of Finance,
GOP. Mr. Menin Rodrigues, Chairman of the Conference is also seen
in the picture.
the ‘This is My Life’ Fundraiser
Concert to be held in Islamabad
on September 15 to coincide with
International Aids Day.
The airline will be flying in
renowned Romanian music
producer, singer and DJ, Vika
Jigulina and her team to perform
in a concert organized by
Overseas Event Management,
Project Blitz and Vermillion
Events.
Vika Jigulina is the vocalist in the
international dance hit ‘Stereo
Love’ by Romanian producer and
musician Edward Maya. Her
other hits include ‘Desert Rain’,
‘This is my life’ and ‘Memories’.
Etihad Airways’ Area General
Manager for Pakistan,
Bangladesh and Nepal, Amer
Khan, said: “It is an honour for
Etihad Airways to be associated
with Overseas Event
Management, as it strives to
create awareness of HIV in
Pakistan. HIV AIDS is a grave
public health issue that threatens
the lives of many. It is vital that
people become aware of the basic
facts in order to stop its spread.”
Anita Raja, Project Blitz
manager, said: “I would like to
express my sincere gratitude to
Etihad Airways for their support
and for helping us raise
awareness of this killer disease.
We are confident that the event
will be a success and hope that
we can collaborate even further
in the future.”
Belavia Takes
Delivery of its
First
EMBRAER
175 jet
Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil, –
Belarus-based Belavia has taken
delivery the first of two
EMBRAER 175 jets in a
ceremony held at Embraer’s
headquarters in São José dos
Campos, Brazil. The aircraft,
which is leased from Air Lease
Corporation of Los Angeles, will
operate on European routes from
Minsk International airport, in
Belarus. The second E175 is
scheduled for delivery later this
year.
“The E175 is ideally suited to
support Belavia’s fleet plan. It’s
the right sized airplane that will
help the airline carefully increase
frequency without adding excess
capacity,” said Paulo Cesar Silva,
Embraer’s President,
Commercial Aviation. “Like
other E-Jet operators in the
region, Belavia has identified the
E175 as the ideal aircraft to bring
greater efficiency in their fleet by
replacing older equipment.”
The E175 is configured with 12
business class and 64 economy
class seats enabling the airline to
offer a consistent, dual class
product standard across all
aircraft types in its fleet. The
carrier plans to deploy its new E-
Jets on routes between Minsk and
Moscow-Domodedovo, Saint-
Petersburg, Baku, Paris, Yerevan
and Milan.
Embraer’s presence in Eastern
Europe and Central Asia is
steadily increasing. Belavia is the
ninth Embraer E-Jets customer in
the region, along with
Montenegro Airlines, Air
Moldova, Bulgaria Air, Aerosvit,
Wind Rose Aviation Air Astana,
LOT Polish and Estonian Air and
the third operator of the E175 –
LOT was the first and Estonian
the second. There are more than
340 E170s/E175s flying with
airlines around the world.
“We welcome this first E175 as a
key aircraft in supporting our
company’s strategic development
plan which will allow us to better
match capacity to demand on our
main European routes,” said
Anatoly Gusarov, Director
General of Belavia. “The
aircraft’s seating capacity
AIR WORLD October 2012-18