US lawmakers warn that “more military spending is absolutely necessary” to ensure Pentagon’s readiness
The US Congress has raised concerns about how inflation rates and cuts in main acquisition programmes could affect the US military.
Athens Airport rates Baboo ?Best Performing New Airline? in 2009
Athens International Airport (AIA) has given Baboo its “Best Performing New Airline Award” for 2009 thanks to the airlines recording the highest passenger traffic numbers among all newcomers that launched scheduled operations in 2008.
The photo shows Baboo CEO, Jacques Bankir, with the trophy presented by AIA.
Competing in this category, awarded during the 10th Airline Marketing Workshop organised by AIA, were airlines that had introduced services in 2008 and that operated those services throughout 2009.
Baboo launched two routes, Athens–Geneva and Athens–Nice on 25 October 2008. Soon after the opening, a codeshare agreement was signed with Olympic and the routes have been operated in joint venture by the two airlines since. This includes a reconfirmation of the codeshare agreement with the new Olympic Air which took to the skies at the end of September 2009.
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