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{{Infobox_Airline |airline=Air Berlin|logo=Air Berlin logo.png|logo_size=130px|fleet_size=123(incl. LTU jets) + 155 orders|destinations=80|IATA=AB|ICAO=BER|callsign=AIR BERLIN|parent=|founded=1978|Headquaters=
Berlin, Germany]
Nuremberg AirportDüsseldorf International AirportSon Sant Joan Airport
[Hamburg AirportHanover/Langenhagen International Airport|lounge=|alliance=|website= http://www.airberlin.com|-->
Air Berlin ([Frankfurt Stock Exchange: AB1) is Germany's second largest airline after Lufthansa. It is based in
Berlin,
Germany, and operates extensive semi-
Low-cost carrier services to holiday destinations on the
Mediterranean, the
Canary Islands and
North Africa, as well as to major cities in
Europe from 16 German airports. Its main base is Berlin-Tegel International Airport, with hubs at Düsseldorf International Airport, Nuremberg Airport, London Stansted Airport and Son Sant Joan Airport, Palma de Mallorca.
Air Berlin is
publicly traded (ticker symbol is AB1, ISIN is GB00B128C026) airberlin.com:Investor Relations. The airline is owned by Freefloat (61.86%), Ringerike Luftfahrtbeteiligungs (9.44%) and a range of individuals. It has 3,871 employees (at March 2007). The airline carried over 19.7 million passengers in
2006. FTD:Air Berlin holt zum großen Schlag aus
History
Air Berlin, Inc., was formed in Oregon,
United States, by a former
Pan Am captain in
1978. airberlin.com:History Although the airline was operated out of Germany, a US registration was required, because between the end of World War II and October 1990 only aircraft from the
Allied powers were allowed to land in
West Berlin. The airline first took off in
1979 with charter flights to Palma de Mallorca using a
Boeing 707 aircraft; by the end of 1981 the fleet had been changed to the Boeing 737.
After German reunification in 1990, German investors acquired a majority stake in the company and Joachim Hunold, a former LTU manager, became the CEO. The airline was registered under German law and renamed
Air Berlin GmbH & Co. Luftverkehrs KG. The airline joined IATA (the International Air Transport Association) and started scheduled flights to European business capitals, such as
London,
Zurich,
Vienna and
Barcelona in
1997. In January 2004, Air Berlin announced cooperation with former
Formula One driver Niki Lauda's newly founded airline Niki (airline) and took a 24% stake in Niki..In 2006, Air Berlin successfully completed an initial public offering on the
Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Originally scheduled for 5 May 2006, it was postponed until 11 May 2006; the company cited recent rises in fuel costs and other market pressures leading to limited of investor demand and reduced the initial share-price range from €15.0-17.5 to €11.5-14.5 and the stock opened at €12.0. 42.5 million shares were sold in the IPO. Of this, 19.6 million were new shares increasing capital in the company, and the remainder to replayed loans made by the original shareholders and invested in the company earlier in
2006. After the IPO, the company claimed to have over €400 million Euros in cash to fund further expansion, including aircraft purchases. Repricing of IPO.
Later in 2006 Air Berlin announced that it had acquired 100% of the shares in dba, subject to regulatory approval. Air Berlin acquires dba. In August 2006, dba was acquired. The two airlines continue to operate under their separate identities, but while dba will continue to operate as an independent company under the umbrella of Air Berlin, it will be marketed as Air Berlin "powered by dba".
In March
2007, Air Berlin took over German charter airline
LTU International, creating the fourth largest airline group in Europe in terms of traffic. Between them the airlines carried 22.1 million passengers in
2006. The take over was driven by the prospect of branching into long-haul operations and the chance to establish a stronger presence at
Düsseldorf International Airport. LTU will retain its name for the foreseeable future, while its routes will be integrated into Air Berlin's European network.
At the same time, Air Berlin acquired a 49% shareholding in Swiss airline Belair (airline) owned by tour operator Hotelplan, to enable an increase in its activities in the Swiss market.
In 2007, a new livery was brought in first shown on
Airbus A319." Air Berlin unveils its new livery with an Airbus A319" Flight Global, 29/08/07
On 20 September 2007, Air Berlin announced that it would acquire its competitor Condor Airlines in a deal that would give Thomas Cook a 30% stake in Air Berlin." Air Berlin seeks to buy Condor, give T. Cook stake" Reuters, Frankfurt, 20-Sept-2007.
Services
Air Berlin does not operate with a pure low-cost carrier model: most notably, instead of just point-to-point service, Air Berlin offers guaranteed connections via its hubs. The airline also offers services including inflight meals and drinks, airberlin.com:Gourmet Meals newspapers on board, airberlin.com:Onboard Service assigned seating airberlin.com:Seating and a
frequent flyer program. airberlin.com:Top Flight Bonus
Destinations
Fleet
The Air Berlin fleet (including LTU) consists of the following aircraft (at March 2007): airberlin.com:The Fleet
{] || align="center"|27
|| align="center"| 144/180|-|Airbus A321 || align="center"|4
|| align="center"| 204|-|
Airbus A319 || align="center"|7
|| align="center"| 144|-|Airbus A330 || align="center"|9
|| align="center"| 323|-|
Airbus A330 || align="center"|3
|| align="center"| 361|-|Boeing 737 || align="center"|7 || align="center"| 144|-|Boeing 737 || align="center"|40 || align="center"| 186|-|
Boeing 737 || align="center"|1 || align="center"| 118|-|
Boeing 737 || align="center"|9 || align="center"| 136|-||Boeing 787 || align="center"|25 (
Ordered)
10 (
Options) || align="center"||-|Fokker 100 ] Air Berlin and its Austrian partner
Niki (airline) announced the joint purchase of 110 Airbus A320s. A firm order for 70 aircraft was placed, 60 for delivery to Air Berlin and 10 for
FlyNiki. The deal included an option to purchase an additional 40 aircraft.
On November 28,
2006,
Boeing announced that Air Berlin intended to purchase 60 Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 and also identified an order placed earlier in 2006 for 15
Boeing 737-700 aircraft. The combined value of the 75 airplanes would be $5.1 billion at list prices. Apparently, Air Berlin also has 10 unfilled 737-700s from a dba order announced in 2005. Air Berlin expects to take delivery of a total of 85 737s, starting in November 2007. All 85 737s will be equipped with blended Wingtip device, which significantly improve fuel efficiency.
On July 7, 2007, Air Berlin announced an order for 25
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners with options and purchase rights for more. http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2007/q3/070707c_nr.html
The average Air Berlin fleet age was 6.8 years old as of February 2007. Air Berlin Fleet Age
Newspaper reports in the "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung / FAZ" on the 18th of June 2007 indicated a purchase of 25 Airbus A330 and 25 Airbus A350 aircraft.
External links
- Air Berlin
- Air Berlin Fleet
- Photos of Air Berlin aircraft
- Air Berlin: Investor Relations
References
{{Infobox_Airline |airline=Air Berlin|logo=Air Berlin logo.png|logo_size=130px|fleet_size=123(incl. LTU jets) + 155 orders|destinations=80|IATA=AB|ICAO=BER|callsign=AIR BERLIN|parent=|founded=1978|Headquaters=Berlin, Germany]
Nuremberg AirportDüsseldorf International AirportSon Sant Joan Airport
[Hamburg AirportHanover/Langenhagen International Airport|lounge=|alliance=|website= http://www.airberlin.com|-->
Air Berlin ([Frankfurt Stock Exchange: AB1) is Germany's second largest airline after Lufthansa. It is based in Berlin, Germany, and operates extensive semi-
Low-cost carrier services to holiday destinations on the
Mediterranean, the
Canary Islands and North Africa, as well as to major cities in
Europe from 16 German airports. Its main base is
Berlin-Tegel International Airport, with hubs at
Düsseldorf International Airport, Nuremberg Airport, London Stansted Airport and
Son Sant Joan Airport, Palma de Mallorca.
Air Berlin is
publicly traded (
ticker symbol is AB1, ISIN is GB00B128C026) airberlin.com:Investor Relations. The airline is owned by Freefloat (61.86%), Ringerike Luftfahrtbeteiligungs (9.44%) and a range of individuals. It has 3,871 employees (at March
2007). The airline carried over 19.7 million passengers in 2006. FTD:Air Berlin holt zum großen Schlag aus
History
Air Berlin, Inc., was formed in Oregon, United States, by a former
Pan Am captain in 1978. airberlin.com:History Although the airline was operated out of Germany, a US registration was required, because between the end of
World War II and October 1990 only aircraft from the
Allied powers were allowed to land in West Berlin. The airline first took off in 1979 with charter flights to
Palma de Mallorca using a
Boeing 707 aircraft; by the end of 1981 the fleet had been changed to the
Boeing 737.
After German reunification in
1990, German investors acquired a majority stake in the company and Joachim Hunold, a former LTU manager, became the CEO. The airline was registered under German law and renamed
Air Berlin GmbH & Co. Luftverkehrs KG. The airline joined IATA (the International Air Transport Association) and started scheduled flights to European business capitals, such as
London, Zurich,
Vienna and Barcelona in 1997. In January
2004, Air Berlin announced cooperation with former
Formula One driver Niki Lauda's newly founded airline Niki (airline) and took a 24% stake in Niki..In
2006, Air Berlin successfully completed an initial public offering on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Originally scheduled for 5 May
2006, it was postponed until 11 May 2006; the company cited recent rises in fuel costs and other market pressures leading to limited of investor demand and reduced the initial share-price range from €15.0-17.5 to €11.5-14.5 and the stock opened at €12.0. 42.5 million shares were sold in the IPO. Of this, 19.6 million were new shares increasing capital in the company, and the remainder to replayed loans made by the original shareholders and invested in the company earlier in
2006. After the IPO, the company claimed to have over €400 million Euros in cash to fund further expansion, including aircraft purchases. Repricing of IPO.
Later in 2006 Air Berlin announced that it had acquired 100% of the shares in
dba, subject to regulatory approval. Air Berlin acquires dba. In August 2006, dba was acquired. The two airlines continue to operate under their separate identities, but while dba will continue to operate as an independent company under the umbrella of Air Berlin, it will be marketed as Air Berlin "powered by dba".
In March 2007, Air Berlin took over German charter airline
LTU International, creating the fourth largest airline group in Europe in terms of traffic. Between them the airlines carried 22.1 million passengers in 2006. The take over was driven by the prospect of branching into long-haul operations and the chance to establish a stronger presence at
Düsseldorf International Airport. LTU will retain its name for the foreseeable future, while its routes will be integrated into Air Berlin's European network.
At the same time, Air Berlin acquired a 49% shareholding in Swiss airline Belair (airline) owned by tour operator Hotelplan, to enable an increase in its activities in the Swiss market.
In 2007, a new livery was brought in first shown on
Airbus A319." Air Berlin unveils its new livery with an Airbus A319" Flight Global, 29/08/07
On
20 September 2007, Air Berlin announced that it would acquire its competitor Condor Airlines in a deal that would give Thomas Cook a 30% stake in Air Berlin." Air Berlin seeks to buy Condor, give T. Cook stake" Reuters, Frankfurt, 20-Sept-2007.
Services
Air Berlin does not operate with a pure low-cost carrier model: most notably, instead of just point-to-point service, Air Berlin offers guaranteed connections via its hubs. The airline also offers services including inflight meals and drinks, airberlin.com:Gourmet Meals newspapers on board, airberlin.com:Onboard Service assigned seating airberlin.com:Seating and a frequent flyer program. airberlin.com:Top Flight Bonus
Destinations
Fleet
The Air Berlin fleet (including LTU) consists of the following aircraft (at
March 2007): airberlin.com:The Fleet
{] || align="center"|27
|| align="center"| 144/180|-|
Airbus A321 || align="center"|4
|| align="center"| 204|-|
Airbus A319 || align="center"|7
|| align="center"| 144|-|Airbus A330 || align="center"|9
|| align="center"| 323|-|Airbus A330 || align="center"|3
|| align="center"| 361|-|Boeing 737 || align="center"|7 || align="center"| 144|-|
Boeing 737 || align="center"|40 || align="center"| 186|-|Boeing 737 || align="center"|1 || align="center"| 118|-|
Boeing 737 || align="center"|9 || align="center"| 136|-||
Boeing 787 || align="center"|25 (
Ordered)
10 (
Options) || align="center"||-|
Fokker 100 ] Air Berlin and its Austrian partner Niki (airline) announced the joint purchase of 110
Airbus A320s. A firm order for 70 aircraft was placed, 60 for delivery to Air Berlin and 10 for
FlyNiki. The deal included an option to purchase an additional 40 aircraft.
On November 28, 2006,
Boeing announced that Air Berlin intended to purchase 60 Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 and also identified an order placed earlier in 2006 for 15 Boeing 737-700 aircraft. The combined value of the 75 airplanes would be $5.1 billion at list prices. Apparently, Air Berlin also has 10 unfilled 737-700s from a dba order announced in
2005. Air Berlin expects to take delivery of a total of 85 737s, starting in November 2007. All 85 737s will be equipped with blended
Wingtip device, which significantly improve fuel efficiency.
On July 7, 2007, Air Berlin announced an order for 25 Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners with options and purchase rights for more. http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2007/q3/070707c_nr.html
The average Air Berlin fleet age was 6.8 years old as of
February 2007. Air Berlin Fleet Age
Newspaper reports in the "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung / FAZ" on the 18th of June 2007 indicated a purchase of 25 Airbus A330 and 25
Airbus A350 aircraft.
External links
- Air Berlin
- Air Berlin Fleet
- Photos of Air Berlin aircraft
- Air Berlin: Investor Relations
References
Air Berlin GmbH & Co. Luftverkehrs KG
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