Domodedovo Catering Service (DCS) has been recognized a company maintaining high standard of service and high rating of on board meals provided based on a half year research conducted by United Airlines.DCS has been given a high rating in the second group consolidating catering companies providing up to 150 000 food rations daily.As a gesture of appreciation for invaluable efforts of on board meals providers United Airlines implemented a year and a half year system of quality assessment with further awarding of its partners.Quality control of on board meals made in Domodedovo Catering Service is guarantied by internal checks and testing.Weekly quality control tests of on board food rations evaluate taste, flavor and meal look. The applied technologies allow for cooking meals served in various classes from economy to elite both for Russian and foreign airlines.Domodedovo Catering Service is one of the largest companies engaged in production and delivery of in-flight catering in the Eastern Europe and the CIS p  >>>

Hans-Christoph Noack and airberlin have reached an amicable agreement under which the Director Corporate Communications will be leaving the airline on 30th September 2010.Noack has been head of press and public relations at Air Berlin PLC, Germany?s second largest airline and the sixth largest airline in Europe, since January 2009. During this period he has expanded and developed airberlin?s strategic communications and provided internal communications with new impetus and new tools. Joachim Hunold, CEO airberlin, thanks Hans-Christoph Noack for his valuable contribution and wishes him continued success in his future career and personal life.Peter Hauptvogel, editor-in-chief of the airberlin magazine, will be acting head of the communications department until a successor has been appointed. Yasmin Born will continue as deputy.  >>>

Partner Airlines of Moscow Domodedovo Airport British Airways and Iberia now are taking advantage of Common Use Self Service (CUSS) kiosks provided by Domodedovo airport.There are 12 CUSS installed in the passenger terminal at the moment where passengers may register to flights of Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, bmi, United Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Air Berlin, Montenegro Airlines, Nouvelair, Meridiana Fly, Kyrgyzstan, Tatarstan, Orenair, Yamal and KavMinVodyAvia.Lufthansa was among those airlines which pioneered use of CUSS in Domodedovo airport thus enabling the airline to meet international rates of the demand for this particular service.Domodedovo airport strives to provide active use of its CUSS kiosks by all partner airlines. To this end the airport is planning to install several times more of the kiosks to cope the needs of growing passenger traffic. Some of the devices will appear in transfer halls of the airport passenger terminal and at Paveletsky railway station.Passengers can enjoy easier and faster  >>>

The world-famous chain of ice-cream café Baskin-Robbins opened a parlor at Moscow Domodedovo Airport. The one has become the ninth cafe opened by the company in Russia and the 146th in the world. The parlor at the airport will operate round the clock enabling even those of passengers waiting for early morning flights to assess some of 129 ice-cream flavours.The first Baskin-Robbins joint enterprise in Russia - Baskin Robbins Company Soviet International - was incorporated in 1990. In 1996 in Moscow was opened the largest European factory for the production of premium ice cream meeting international standards. The chain of Baskin-Robbins ice cream parlors is represented in 68 cities of Russia and the CIS.>Moscow Domodedovo Airport is the largest airport of Russia. Its market share in total passenger traffic in Moscow Aviation Hub makes 46%. At the moment 77 partner airlines (48 foreign including 12 representing the CIS States and 29 Russian) connecting over 233 destinations operate flights all over the wo  >>>

In order to provide passengers, tour operators and sales partners with planning security, airberlin will start levying air travel tax through all booking channels in the course of this week. The air travel tax decided on by the German Federal Government on 1 September 2010, for bookings from 1 September 2010 onwards and applying to departures starting from 1 January 2011, will amount to EUR 8, 25 or 45, depending on the duration of the flight. Since Saturday last week, global flight reservation systems have started to apply the air travel tax to airberlin flights, even though the airline company had not taken any initiative in this respect. The lawfulness of these actions is currently being verified by airberlin. Since levying this tax at a later time would be very cumbersome, airberlin is forced to pass on the resulting cost increase to the passengers, without delay. Should the proposed air travel tax not be accepted in the course of the parliamentary decision-making procedure, airberlin will reimburse the a  >>>

In August 2010, Air Berlin, Germany's second-largest airline company, transported 3,726,913 passengers, i.e. an increase of 8.7 percent (August 2009: 3,428,729 passengers, including those traveling on the acquired NIKI and TUIfly routes). Fleet capacity utilization decreased by 0.8 percentage points, i.e. from 84.3 to 83.5 percent. For the period from January to August 2010, a total of 21,655,869 passengers traveled on Air Berlin's flight route network (including the acquired NIKI and TUIfly routes), i.e. 1.9 percent more than in the corresponding period of the previous year (2009: 21,246,082 passengers). Fleet capacity utilization for the first eight months of the year decreased by 1.8 percentage points, i.e. from 77.5 to 75.7 percent. Accumulated capacity for the January to August 2010 period increased by 4.4 percent. August 2010 August 2010, accumulatedCapacity4,465,535Capacity28,627,776Number of passengers3,726,913Number of passengers21,655,869Capacity utilization rate in %83.5Capacity utilization ra  >>>

Air Berlin, the second largest German airline, is validating new noise abate-ment approach procedures as part of a joint research project conducted by the German Aerospace Centre (DLR), Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH (DFS) and Fraport AG. On 6th September one of Air Berlin?s Boeing 737-700s will be carrying out 13 different approaches at the DLR research airport at Braunschweig-Wolfsburg, while noise measurements are recorded on the ground. Effective noise abatement can be achieved on the one hand by noise avoid-ance, and on the other by noise transfer. To this end Air Berlin is testing curved approaches to avoid over-flying residential areas in future. The re-search flights in Braunschweig (Brunswick) will be simulating approaches to Frankfurt am Main airport. The volume of air traffic at Germany?s busiest airport does not permit reduced-noise approaches to be tested there. Noise transfer, however, is possible by delaying the descent. This will involve Air Berlin?s Boeing adopting a steeper glide slope than the  >>>

Participants of the Global Policy Forum The Modern State: Standards of Democracy and Criteria of Efficiency to be held in Yaroslavl (Russia) September 9-10 2010 have been arriving to Moscow Domodedovo Airport since September 05 2010.More than 500 attendees from 29 countries will participate to the event including current and former politicians, heads of states and ministers. Through the Forum businessman innovators and scientist from all over the world will share experience and discuss their vision of modern political-social issues. Moscow Domodedovo Airport is the largest airport of Russia. Its market share in total passenger traffic in Moscow Aviation Hub makes 46%. At the moment 76 partner airlines (47 foreign including 12 representing the CIS States and 29 Russian) connecting over 233 destinations operate flights all over the world. The unique route network covered by Domodedovo partner airlines provides for 94 exclusive destinations. In 2009 18,7 million passengers benefited from Domodedovo services.   >>>

Effective from September 01 2010 Transaero launches a new direct scheduled service from Moscow Domodedovo Airport to Tel Aviv (Israel).The flights will be performed by Boeing 737-500 with the following schedule: Flight  >>>

Germany?s second largest airline is again taking on more cabin crew. The Air Berlin Group is currently looking to strengthen its team of flight attendants in Munich and Nuremberg, its stations in Southern Germany.Applicants must have completed their vocational training, preferably in the service sector. They should also enjoy taking on the role of host on board our aircraft. Furthermore they will need very good knowledge of German and English as well as being geographically mobile and flexible. Anyone interested in working above the clouds will find further information about job requirements and the selection process on Air Berlin?s website at airberlin.com/jobs. The online application form can also be downloaded from there.  >>>

Travellers can now start making firm plans for their next summer holiday: Air Berlin flights to various destinations in 2011 are now available for booking. This includes services to the Balearics and the Iberian Peninsula. Tickets for direct flights to Barcelona and Bilbao, for instance, are available from 39 euros, flights to Palma de Mallorca and Ibiza start at 69 euros, and flights to Faro at 99 euros. Connecting flights via Palma de Mallorca to the Spanish mainland and to Portugal, with destinations such as Valencia, Madrid, Lisbon and Porto, can be booked from 69 euros. Direct flights within Spain, such as Palma de Mallorca to Alicante or Palma de Mallorca to Seville, start at 29 euros. Holidaymakers who want to spend the best time of the year in Tel Aviv can book their flights either from Dќsseldorf or Munich from just 99 euros. Those who prefer holidaying in the Alps can also book selected services to Austria and Switzerland. These include flights from Berlin, Dќsseldorf, Frankfurt and Hanover to Vien  >>>

On August 1 2010 – the Russian Knowledge Day – 220 students from Myanmar arrived to Moscow Domodedovo Airport. The students are supposed to get education at leading Russian technical universities.Moscow Domodedovo Airport staff assisted the delegation in simplifying all procedures at the airport. The students were welcomed by Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Union of Myanmar Mr Min Thein and other official representatives. By the end of September VIM Airlines will bring to Moscow the next 220 students by planes chartered by the Embassy of Myanmar.Since 2002 the Government of Myanmar has been annually sending its young citizens to study at Russian universities in the framework of a joint Russian-Myanmar Interstate program.Moscow Domodedovo Airport is the largest airport of Russia. Its market share in total passenger traffic in Moscow Aviation Hub makes 46%. At the moment 76 partner airlines (47 foreign including 12 representing the CIS States and 29 Russian) connecting over 233 destinations   >>>

Management teams at Air Berlin and LTU have reached a successful framework agreement with VC, the pilots? union, with regard to the working conditions for cockpit personnel. The collective bargaining process that has been ongoing since the beginning of the year has therefore been brought to an amicable conclusion. The new framework agreement for Air Berlin?s cockpit personnel includes a progressive adjustment of the key working conditions of Air Berlin pilots to match LTU?s level by 2013. These adjustments relate to the number of duty-free days per year, flexibility in the allocation of duty-free days per month as well as holiday entitlements and continued salary payments in the event of illness. Optimised models for drawing up duty rosters and assigning standby duties have also been agreed with Air Berlin and LTU. In addition the union and the employers have agreed rules for the introduction of an augmented cockpit crew on long-haul flights. By the time the summer 2011 schedule comes into effect, a third pil  >>>

On August 27 2010 a press briefing Medical Support of the Russian Olympic Team in Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games of the Federal Medical-Biological Agency was held in Moscow Domodedovo Airport.Representatives of the Federal Medical-Biological Agency participated to the briefing and informed the media on the aspects of their work. There were 13 Russian medical experts who were providing medical service for the Russian team in Singapore. Sportsmen had to go through medical checks which totaled in more than 250 visits. The delegation was headed by Dr Anna Rubanchenko who had successful experience previously at the XXI Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. Moscow Domodedovo Airport is the largest airport of Russia. Its market share in total passenger traffic in Moscow Aviation Hub makes 46%. At the moment 76 partner airlines (47 foreign including 12 representing the CIS States and 29 Russian) connecting over 233 destinations operate flights all over the world. The unique route network covered by Domodedovo partne  >>>

Air Berlin PLC's consolidated sales for the second quarter of 2010 decreased to EUR 877 million due to the charges incurred as a result of the volcanic eruption in Iceland and the prolonged flight ban resulting therefrom. In the corresponding period of the previous year, consolidated sales (pro-forma, i.e. including the acquired TUIfly City Carrier business) amounted to EUR 935 million. EBITDAR (Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and leasing expenses) amounts to EUR 124.3 million. In the pro-forma comparison, this figure amounted to EUR 160.1 million. EBIT (Earnings before interest and taxes) for the second quarter amounts to minus EUR 28.2 million due to the flight restrictions related to the volcanic eruption in April. In the corresponding quarter of the previous year, EBIT amounted to EUR 15.3 million (on a pro-forma basis). Net result for the second quarter of 2010 amounts to minus EUR 56.9 million, as compared to a Group result (including the acquired TUIfly City Carrier business  >>>

On August 17 2010 Moscow Domodedovo Airport and Russian leading freighter AirBridgeCargo in the view of high season and significant increase in number of services to be operated from Domodedovo Airport jointly organized a cargo forum for their Russian customers.Key players of air transportation market representing forwarders and customs officials participated to the event.The main goal of the forum was to inform audience about AirBridgeCargo new schedule of flights operated from Domodedovo airport and its cargo facilities.As part of a strategy to expand its domestic route network the airline is planning to significantly increase the number of flights through the largest Russian air cargo facility – Domodedovo Cargo starting from mid-September 2010.Cargo storage, customs clearance, handling time, IT-issues were discussed at the forum. The participants also focused on implementation of joint development projects and options for a dialog to potential investors.A tour to Domodedovo cargo facilities was organized   >>>

For a few days FIFA Inspection Commission has assessed application of Russia to hold the World Cup in 2018 or 2022. At the end of the visit on July 19 the meeting of commission members and media was arranged in Moscow Domodedovo Airport. Through the briefing in Moscow Domodedovo Airport the Chief FIFA Inspection Commission Mr Harold Mayne-Nicholls told: “FIFA inspection commission now has all the necessary information to take an impartial decision on the Russian application”. He also expressed gratitude to the Minister of Sport, Tourism and Youth Policy of Russia Mr Vitaly Mutko and the President of Russian Football Union (RFU) Mr Sergei Fursenko for attention and hospitality extended to the Commission.During a brief visit to Russia members of the FIFA inspection committee had an opportunity to deeply explore all aspects of the Russian application and the most striking characteristics of the host cities.Russia is the fifth of nine countries-candidates for the FIFA World Cup in 2018 or 2022 and the sixth stop  >>>

Starting from August 16 2010 Polet airline operates flights to Central Russia: Lipetsk, Belgorod and Ulianovsk from Moscow Domodedovo Airport. The flights are operated by SAAB 340b capable to carry up to 34 passengers. At the moment Polet airline is a sole Russian operator of this aircraft type.The airline is gradually implementing a strategy to become a federal regional air carrier: Polet is planning to develop its operations to Siberia, Ural and other domestic regions when the above destinations to Central Russia reach a certain successful stage.SAAB 340b acquisition as well as further enlargement of the air fleet with modern aircraft will considerably enhance passenger service, route network and assist in regional passenger traffic development in general and in the Central Federal district in particular.Take off and landing of SAAB 340b marked a new milestone of the airline’s passenger traffic sector. SAAB arrival to destination airports Lipetsk, Belgorod and Ulianovsk is an important step towards a rebirt  >>>

S7 Airlines the largest Russian domestic airline announces renewal of flights to Georgia from Moscow Domodedovo Airport.The first flight after the discontinuation of air traffic between Russia and Georgia en route Moscow (Moscow Domodedovo Airport) - Tbilisi was operated on August 23 2010.Approval for flights issued by aviation authorities of both countries made it possible to resume operations to Georgia for S7 Airlines. According to the authorities S7 Airlines can operate the flights under the equal terms with Georgian Airways. In summer 2010 each airline will operate flights between Moscow and Tbilisi three times a week.S7 Airlines is an authorized air carrier to Georgia from Moscow to Tbilisi, Kutaisi and Batumi. In the view of total resume of air traffic between the countries S7 Airlines would like to consider opportunities to start operations to Kutaisi and Batumi.In 2008 before the air traffic between Georgia and Russia was discontinued S7 Airlines had been operating its flights to these cities on a re  >>>

This summer will stay in memory not only because of the terrible drought but also because of the huge number of fires that have burnt down both forests and entire villages. A lot of people have become homeless. One of the most damaged sites is Verhnyaya Vereya, the village located in Nizhniy Novgorod region. All houses there were burnt down to ashes. Residents of Norilsk couldn’t remain indifferent to the tragedy of the villagers and gathered them a lot of clothes. NordStar airline helped to realize this charitable act of Norilsk people and delivered cargo to Moscow by its scheduled flights. While Domodedovo Carco and Domodedovo Airport Handling being a part of Moscow Domodedovo Airport handled 13.111 kg cargo free of charge.Free of charge handling of charitable cargo is a tradition for Domodedovo Cargo. In July 2010 Moscow Domodedovo Airport provided free handling of charitable cargo: children’s books for orphans living in Chukotka Autonomous Region.Moscow Domodedovo Airport is the largest airport of Russia.  >>>

Effective from August 19 2010 VIM Airlines launches a new flight from Moscow Domodedovo Airport to Baku (Heydar Aliyev International Airport). Energy Company Alliance is a partner of the program.Flights are operated by Boeing 757-200 with the following schedule: Flight  >>>

Oasis Travels LLc has been nominated Passenger General Sales Agent for the Air Berlin Goup for the United Arab Emirates and Oman. Oasis Travels LLc is a company fully owned by the Sharaf Group of companies.With the commencement of its winter 2010/11 schedule in November 2010, Air Berlin will provide the only non-stop connection between Dubai and the German capital, Berlin. The flights to Berlin will be offered three times weekly utilizing an Airbus 330 aircraft in a two class configuration. These flights will be integrated into the Air Berlin hub in Berlin-Tegel, allowing convenient connections to further destinations in Germany and Europe.Air Berlin flights between Dubai and Berlin are bookable at attractive fares through all IATA accredited travel agencies in the U.A.E, Oman, Bahrain and Qatar or on the Air Berlin (airberlin.com) website.  >>>

Effective from August 16 2010 for the “velvet” season VIM Airlines launches a new flight from Moscow Domodedovo Airport to Gelendgik. This service increased the number of scheduled flights of VIM Airlines to 18. Flight  >>>

Moscow Domodedovo Airport recorded growth of physical indicators in July 2010. The month saw 20 696 movements served in Domodedovo and demonstrated an increase by 14.4% in comparison with the same period of the previous year.Passenger traffic volumes totaled 2 470 603 based on results of July 2010 which is 18.4% more compared to the same month previous year.Passenger load factor reached 83.9% which is an increase by 4.4% compared to the same period in 2009.Cargo traffic in Domodedovo demonstrated growth by 20.3% compared to the same month of the last year rates and reached 12 674 tons.Domestic passenger traffic growth was recorded and totaled 968 036 which is an increase by 20.7% compared to the same period in 2009.International passenger traffic in July 2010 increased by 16.9% compared to the same month last year and totaled 1 502 567 passengers.Following the results of seven months 2010 total passenger traffic reached 12 235 087 which is 24.8% more compared to January-July period of the last year.Domestic   >>>

Effective from 14:30 August 6, 2010 Moscow Domodedovo Airport operates in normal mode.NO restrictions for landing and departures imposed.Ground visibility is 1300 meters.Flight crews decide if to land or not themselves.Based on data of August 6 morning 102 fire points have been registered in Moscow region in the area of 549.513 hectares.Information will be updated.   >>>