PrivatAir and KLM renew agreement

PrivatAir has announced that it has renewed its multi-year contract with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

Under the agreement, PrivatAir will continue to operate business class only flights between Amsterdam Schiphol Airport and Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport six times weekly.

The route is served under a wet-lease agreement covering aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance. KLM provides marketing, catering and in-flight entertainment for the service.

Since 2002, PrivatAir has operated all business class transatlantic services of behalf of Lufthansa. This has been expanded to include routes for Swiss Intercontinental Air Lines.

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Lufthansa launches year-round Munich flights from Logan

German airline Lufthansa will expand its schedule between Boston's Logan International Airport and Munich from summer-only service to year-round flights.

Flights during the winter will operate beginning Oct. 26 by Lufthansa's Swiss partner, Privatair, on long-range A319 aircraft with 48 business-class seats. They'll run Wednesday through Monday. Lufthansa's daily summer service is on larger Airbus A340s.

"Securing year-round service to Munich has been one of our top route-development goals, and Massport worked closely with Lufthansa and Privatair to convince them of the strong corporate demand that exists in Boston for (it)," Massport Chief Executive Thomas Kinton Jr. said.

The total Boston-Munich air travel market is about 79,000 passengers a year, 13,000 of which are premium passengers.

Source: bostonherald.com

Lufthansa plans all-business Indian route with PrivatAir A319

German flag-carrier Lufthansa is to open a new all-business service to India, operating between Frankfurt and the city of Pune.

The route will be flown by Swiss premium-class charter specialist PrivatAir which will use Airbus A319 aircraft configured with 48 seats.

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PrivatAir may offer three Dreamliners

PrivatAir has underlined its commitment to raise the level of luxury on offer at the top end of the private charter market by signing an agreement that could see it offer a fleet of three 787-8 Dreamliners.

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Boeing receives follow-on order for 787 from PrivatAir

Boeing and Geneva-based PrivatAir announced an order for one Boeing 787-8 VIP airplane, a purchase-right exercise from PrivatAir's initial 787 order in 2006. Today's order is valued at $162 million. Through this agreement, PrivatAir has two 787s on order and has secured an additional purchase right.

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