Continental Airlines has contracted JetBlue Airways subsidiary LiveTV to provide a 36-channel live television system – and onboard connectivity – to a large portion of the SkyTeam member’s Boeing narrowbody fleet.
Every seat in Continental’s Boeing 737-700s, -800s, -900s and -900ERs, and Boeing 757-300s, will be equipped with LiveTV’s in-flight entertainment IFE platform, a system […]

German flag-carrier Lufthansa has agreed with tour operator giant TUI Travel to merge the operations of subsidiary carriers Germanwings, Eurowings and TUIfly.
Lufthansa and Eurowings majority shareholder Albrecht Knauf have signed a memorandum of understanding with TUI Travel allowing the parties to proceed with the merger plan. The airlines will be brought together under a […]

AeroLogic, the new DHL Express/Lufthansa Cargo joint-venture, aims to launch operations with its first two Boeing 777Fs in April next year using an initial pool of up to 80 pilots, and eventually growing its pilot count to 200.
The Leipzig, Germany-based airline, which unveiled its name and the source for the first eight of its […]

Imshin, from Israel, discusses the relationship between Israelis and Germans and Poles in this post.

Leopolis writes about the crisis at Poland's eastern border: “Traffic has come to a standstill on the Polish-Ukrainian border. Polish customs officers are on strike for the sixth day, demanding pay increases.”