October 31, 2006



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Caterer, airline partners in Turkey
Shortly after winning the tender to cater Turkish Airlines at several locations in the country, Austrian caterer Do & Co and Turkish Airlines announced that it will together purchase the catering assets of the company that had previously supplied meals for the airline
UPDATED 31 October 2006


Gate Gourmet inks multi-year pact with Swiss
Gate Gourmet and Swiss International recently signed a multi-year contract for catering services in Switzerland and three other stations
UPDATED 31 October 2006

Job cuts planned at Aer Lingus
Irish carrier Aer Lingus is again going through a period of job evaluations and the Irish News Limited reported October 27 that “significant job losses” would be affecting the carrier’s 3,500 person staff
UPDATED 31 October 2006

Continental revamps BusinessFirst menus
After six months in development, Continental Airlines this week rolled out new menus on its BusinessFirst flights on trans-Atlantic and South American routes
UPDATED 31 October 2006

LCC to fly in South Africa
The Financial Mail of South Africa reports that a new low-cost carrier called FlyMango will be taking off next month, launched as a separate legal and operational unit of South African Airways
UPDATED 31 October 2006

Alpha solidifies Amsterdam operations
Contracts with six airlines will give Alpha Flight Services a “stable platform” to invest and grow its business at Schiphol Airport in the years to come, says the company’s managing director for central Europe and the United States, Bob Shepherd
UPDATED 31 October 2006


Thai Catering treats visitors to flower show
The 2006 International Horticulture Exposition for His Majesty the King is a three month event that opens November 1 and some of the 2 million people expected to take part will be getting meals from Thai Catering aboard the State Railway of Thailand
UPDATED 31 October 2006

Aviapartner extends Thalys agreement
Aviapartner will now supply meals for the Comfort 1 class on the Thalys high-speed train that leaves from the Brussels South station on routes to Paris, Cologne and Amsterdam
UPDATED 31 October 2006

Carnival Valor to host wine cruise
In December Carnival Cruise Lines will offer passengers samples of fine wines from a half dozen wineries in Italy, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and New York State
UPDATED 31 October 2006

Crystal allows mobile phone service
Following the debut its wireless Internet service in September, Crystal Cruises has launched mobile phone service in October on the Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity
UPDATED 31 October 2006
Seabourn adds more casual dining options
The Yachts of Seabourn has added another casual alternative dining option to its normal contingency of luxury offerings aboard all three of its ships
UPDATED 31 October 2006



As part of a series of strategic changes at Alpha Airports Services, David King, the group’s commercial director has left the company
UPDATED 31 October 2006

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