World’s first dedicated LCC industry website launched: www.peanuts.aeroSource - Press

Bangkok--23 Jan--Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation
Peanuts.aero was officially launched today at the 4th Annual Low Cost Airlines Congress 2007 in Singapore, providing the global LCC industry with daily news and sector analysis. Powered by the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation’s extensive information and data service resources and backed by its expertise as a world leader in LCC trends, peanuts.aero is the world’s first dedicated LCC industry website. “Just as the Centre was the first to bring the LCC Congress to Asia in 2004, we are again first to deliver this much-needed resource for the global LCC industry. Independent and unbiased, the Centre is renowned for publishing a wide range of articles and statistics on the LCC sector. This website will quickly become the industry benchmark”, said Executive Chairman, Peter Harbison.

Highlights of peanuts.aero include: News by region and by category, including traffic, financials, ownership and acquisitions, routes and bases and much more; Carrier profiles, including latest operating details and carrier outlooks; A host of free resources and background on the LCC sector.Every week, the Centre publishes the subscription report, Peanuts! The Low Cost Airline Weekly, which provides comprehensive global LCC news and analysis. Now in its fourth year, Peanuts! is the only B2B management report on the LCC sector, and is the perfect companion to the information freely available on the peanuts.aero website. The name ‘peanuts’ refers to the famous free inflight offering of the grandfather of the LCC movement, Southwest Airlines. Visit http://www.peanuts.aero/ – the free new industry site dedicated to global LCC news and analysis. Note to editors: About Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation ( http://www.centreforaviation.com/ ) is a specialist consultancy group focused on the aviation industry in the Asia Pacific region. It provides advisory and information services to airlines, airports, governments, regulatory agencies and suppliers. The Centre’s headquarters is in Sydney, Australia, with regional offices in Singapore, New Delhi, Geneva and Manchester and representatives in Auckland, Bangkok, Beijing, Dhaka, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo.
Head Office, Sydney: Derek Sadubin, Chief Operating Officer Aurora Place, Level 36, 88 Phillip St Sydney PO Box N777, Grosvenor Place Sydney, NSW Australia 2000 Tel: +61 2 9241 3200 Fax: +61 2 9241 3400 Email: ds@centreforaviation.com Southeast Asia Regional Office: Alice Goh, Regional Director, Southeast Asia Tel: +65 6227 1608 Fax: +65 6532 5643 Email: ag@centreforaviation.com Indian Subcontinent and Middle East Office: Kapil Kaul, CEO Indian Subcontinent & Middle EastTel: +91-11-3090-1466 Fax: +91 11 2370 9154 Email: kk@centreforaviation.com UK/Europe Office: Jeremy Buckle, Regional Director, UK/Europe Email: jb@centreforaviation.com David Bentley, UK Associate Tel/Fax: +44 (0) 1706 881 560 Email: db@centreforaviation.com North America Representative Martti Raito. Email: mr@centreforaviation.com North Asia Representatives Korea: Kyung-sup Lee. Email: ks@centreforaviation.com Japan: Reiko Sonoyama. Email: intermodal@nifty.com More information is available on the Centre’s website http://www.centreforaviation.com/