BTN Names Peter Sijbers The 2006 International Travel Manager of The Year Business Travel News
NOVEMBER 06, 2006 -- Business Travel News has named Peter Sijbers, global commodity manager for air travel with the technology giant Philips Electronics, International Travel Manager of the Year for 2006. Chief among his accomplishments last year was his pilot of the first SkyTeam airline alliance corporate contract, for which he insisted on a single point of contact for active monitoring.
A new catagory of traveler fanning out in Asia International Herald Tribune
The Smerf market across Hong Kong, Thailand and Singapore has become worth $1.7 billion a year to the travel trade.
British Airways gives business the class Chicago Sun-Times
British Airways was the first -Atlantic carrier to introduce lie-flat beds in business class six years ago. This week, the London-based airline will invest more than $200 million in a substantial upgrade of its business class product, Club World.
Delta-US Air merger would pressure United Crane's Chicago Business
(Crain's) -- The airline industry consolidation that United Airlines chairman and CEO Glenn Tilton has been advocating for years took a big step forward Wednesday with an unfriendly bid by U.S. Airways Group Inc. to buy Delta Air Lines Inc. out of bankruptcy for $8 billion in stock and cash. If
US Airways launches hostile bid for Delta AFP via Yahoo! News
US Airways launched a hostile bid worth 8.0 billion dollars for bankrupt Delta Air Lines, seeking to shake up an industry that is only just emerging from five years of financial horror.
Deal raises questions about flights, fares, miles Boston Globe
Q. What impact could this merger have on fares? A. It looks more likely that they would rise or hold steady, rather than fall.
US Airways launches hostile bid for Delta TODAYonline
Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300ER aircraft. US Airways launched a hostile bid worth 8.0 billion dollars for bankrupt Delta Air Lines, seeking to shake up an industry that is only just emerging from five years of financial horror.
Delta Realizes Decade-Long Dream of Nonstop Service Between New York City, London with Inauguration of Delta Flight No. PrimeZone via Yahoo! Finance
Delta Air Lines tonight will realize a decade-long dream when it inaugurates its first flights on the world's most traveled international route with nonstop service between New York's John F.
Cleveland Clinic Names Chief Marketing, Planning and Communications Officer PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
Paul G. Matsen, a former Delta Air Lines marketing executive, has joined Cleveland Clinic as Chief Marketing, Planning and Communications Officer. He will provide strategic marketing leadership and support for Cleveland Clinic's growing national and international market initiatives such as its operations in Canada and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Cleveland Clinic Names Chief Marketing, Planning and Communications Officer RedNova
CLEVELAND, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Paul G. Matsen, a former Delta Air Lines marketing executive, has joined Cleveland Clinic as Chief Marketing, Planning and Communications Officer.

Czech Airlines, a. s. - SkyTeam NewsFlash – September 2006
Q: Mark, SkyTeam recently welcomed Russian carrier Aeroflot into its alliance and we are all aware of the strong alliance focus on the China market.
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The quantum leap forward for SkyTeam has two sources: first, the merger of and Continental respectively, substantially expands SkyTeam's market power.
Luchtzak Aviation - China Southern towards Skyteam, Portugalia
Skyteam SkyTeam announced today that the alliance is seeing strong momentum in network development on a global and market level as China Southern continues
KLM Company Information
PARIS, June 2, 2006 – SkyTeam announced today that the alliance is seeing strong momentum in network development on a global and market level as China
Airsider - Airline Industry News - Where Next for the SkyTeam
SkyTeam impressed the market when it quickly set up a sales joint venture in the US, uniting Delta, Air France and Korean Air, and more recently KLM and

Luchtzak Aviation China Southern towards Skyteam, Portugalia
Skyteam SkyTeam announced today that the alliance is seeing strong momentum in network development on a global and market level as China Southern continues
KLM Company Information
PARIS, June 2, 2006 – SkyTeam announced today that the alliance is seeing strong momentum in network development on a global and market level as China
Airsider Airline Industry News Where Next for the SkyTeam
SkyTeam impressed the market when it quickly set up a sales joint venture in the US, uniting Delta, Air France and Korean Air, and more recently KLM and
SkyTeam Caring more about you
"SkyTeam has long expressed interest in working with a Chinese partner, given the vast growth potential of the Chinese market. The agreement signed today
SkyTeam Caring more about you
“This market benefi from the expanded worldwide access SkyTeam offers as a result of the alliance’s significant growth – in terms of members and network
Delta Newsroom
This is a dynamic and growing market and we are happy that Delta made Los Angeles Delta is a founding member of SkyTeam, a global airline alliance that
The Seoul Times
With Air France, Alitalia, CSA Czech Airlines and KLM, Sky Team has hubs and strong market positions in all Epean regions and a very extensive intra
Air France, SkyTeam Considered Best Option for Alitalia World
Considering the wealth of this market, Alitalia has a "surprisingly limited" long-haul service. World Airline News Examines SkyTeam's Expansion Strategy