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AirlinesAir Canada increases links from Italy during Summer
Rome, Italy - Daily flight Rome-Toronto from May 1
Air Canada increases the flights from Rome to Toronto with the arrival of Summer. The two cities are linked from May 1 with a daily non-stop connection, the AC891, departing from "Leonardo da Vinci" airport... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways confirms 2.987% stake in Aer Lingus
Abu Dhabi, UAE - With commercial benefits for both airlines
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, confirmed yesterday it had acquired a 2.987 per cent stake in Aer Lingus. The airline said the purchase reflected its desire to forge... more
AirlinesIberia will use telemetry to reduce fuel consumption of its ground transport
Madrid, Spain - System operating on the Madrid-Barajas hub airport vehicles
Iberia is testing a telemetry system for refuelling its ground vehicles which provide handling services in the Terminal 4 of the Madrid-Barajas airport. The airline forecasts that the measurement system... more
AirlinesWind Jet makes 504 employees redundant
Catania, Italy - Because of a 10 million Euro loss forecast
Wind Jet, an Italian low-cost airline, started the redundancy procedure for 504 employees yesterday, 26 April 2012. The deal signed in the last days with Alitalia for the purchase of the whole share package... more
AirlinesItaly. Wizz Air announces a new route from Milan-Malpensa to Hungary
Milan, Italy - From next December 16, 2012
Wizz Air, the low-cost carrier of the central and eastern Europe, announces today a new connection from Milan-Malpensa to Debrecen, Hungary, from next December 16, 2012 and served initially twice per week. The... more
AirlinesJet Airways confirmed the second main airline in direct links between Europe and India
Milan, Italy - By number of seats offered
Jet Airways, the Indian international airline, maintains its position as second largest carrier on the Europe-India market by number of seats offered with direct flights between Europe and India. Brussels... more
AirlinesAir Dolomiti: new route Rome-Nimes
Rome, Italy - Operative from July 2012
Air Dolomiti opens a new route from Rome to Nimes: flights between Rome-Fiumicino and the capital of the Gard department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region, in southern France, close to the French Riviera,... more
AirlinesBlue Panorama interested in Milan-Linate/Rome slots
Rome, Italy - Interest follows antitrust verdict
Blue Panorama expressed today its interest about the acquisition of some slots for the Milan Linate/Rome Fiumicino route. The Italian airline tries to take advantage of the antitrust verdict, which obliges... more
AirlineseasyJet launches nine new routes
London, UK - Tel Aviv, Tallinn, Turin, Amsterdam, Geneva, Venice, Isle of Man, Copenhagen and Luxembourg
easyJet, the UK’s airline, has announced it will launch nine new routes across its UK network from Winter 2012. The airline has added flights to Tel Aviv, Tallinn, Turin, Amsterdam, Geneva, Venice, I... more
AirlineseasyJet launches new route between Belfast and Birmingham
Belfast, Ireland - From next October 2012 initially with a daily service
easyJet has today announced a new route from Belfast International Airport to Birmingham Airport. The new route will increase its destinations from Belfast International to 23 –equalling the highest n... more
AirlinesAircraft and jobs: Iberia cut pilot salaries by 20%
Madrid, Spain - Working hours increased per year; more strikes announced
"The company has budget issues and we must cut the expenditure level" the Spanish airline told the press, underlining that current average pilot annual gross salary is around 200,000 Euro, a cost too high... more
AirlinesAir Berlin backs the use of RNP procedure for take-off and landing of aircraft
Milan, Italy - Three letters that stand for even more innovation
Air Berlin is continuing to develop its role as a pioneer of cutting edge technology and is the first German airline to initiate satellite-based precision landings using the RNP procedure with its Boeing... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways recruits 400 employees in Oman
Abu Dhabi, UAE - By the end of 2012
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has launched a recruitment drive in Oman to hire 400 new Omani employees by the end of 2012. More than 3,000 applications have already... more
AirlinesInterSky expands in Italy: new links between Bergamo, Elba Island, Geneva and Friedrichshafen
Milan, Italy - During Summer months in July and August
InterSky, Austrian regional airline, aims at expansion in Italian market. A connection between Bergamo and Elba Isle will be introduced in July and August, twice per week (Friday and Sunday). The route... more
AirlinesAlitalia introduces the SkyPriority services at Rome-Fiumicino Airport
Rome, Italy - Also in SkyTeam hubs in Amsterdam, Paris, Atlanta, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Taipei
Alitalia introduced today the SkyPriority (SP) at Rome-Fiumicino Airport. The integration and standardization of the services offered by SkyTeam's carriers in worldwide airports continues with SP. The... more
AirlinesBritish Airways gives new hope to BMI's employees
Glasgow, UK - Glasgow facility would look to create jobs
British Airways (BA) has taken over BMI (AVIONEWS). Since the deal could lead to 1,200 UK worker redundancies, BA started a negotiation with labour unions to create jobs at its engineering facility in... more
AirlinesAlitalia will integrate Wind Jet: operation approved
Rome, Italy - Ragnetti prefers to avoid Blue Panorama
Alitalia-Cai has sealed a negotiation with Wind Jet, Antonino Pulvirenti's private airline born in 2003, which involves a two-step integration. First, Pulvirenti "Should hive off the company that is carrying... more
AirlinesSWISS posts strong load factors in the first quarter
Milan, Italy - It transported 3,609,038 passengers in the first three months of 2012
Swiss International Air Lines transported 3,609,038 passengers in the first three months of 2012 – a 5.1% increase on the 3,432,658 it had carried for the first quarter of last year. The airline operated a... more
AirlinesRyanair speaks about cuts at Edinburgh airport
Edinbourgh, United Kingdom - Talks with BAA over a reduction in charges
It seems that a certain resentment is growing between BAA, the agency that manages the airport, and the carrier Ryanair. The management company should sell the airport following a decision by the Competition... more
AirlinesAlitalia promotes the Classica Plus class with special tariffs
Rome, Italy - Until April 27
It will be possible to acquire tickets at a promotional tariff to fly in the comfort of Classica Plus, the new premium economy by Alitalia on long haul air links, until April 27, to be used by October... more
AirlinesAir Malta, daily connections to Tripoli as of May
Valletta, Malta - The carrier announces plans (in a finalization phase) to reopen operations to Benghazi
Air Malta announces another two daily flights to Tripoli that will complete the weekly frequency towards the Libyan capital: the first with departure as of Wednesday April 18 and the second from Friday... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines to add third daily A-380 plane service between Singapore and London
Milan, Italy - As of next June 1
Singapore Airlines’ three daily services on the Singapore-London route will all be operated with the A-380 airplane from 1 June 2012. Currently, two of the services are operated with the superjumbo w... more
AirlinesS7 Airlines announces new link to Valencia
Turin, Italy - It will served every Saturday of the Summer season
S7 Airlines announces the opening of its own flights from Moscow to Valencia (Spain) during Summer season 2012. Valencia will be the third Spanish city reachable by flights of the Russian carrier that... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways: ricavi del primo trimestre registrano un'impennata del 28%
Abu Dhabi, Emirati Arabi Uniti - Aggiunti mezzo milione di passeggeri
Etihad Airways (EA) continua la sua espansione di riferimento del settore aviazione nel primo trimestre 2012, con una crescita dei ricavi del 28% pari a 989 milioni di dollari superando di gran lunga lo... more
AirlinesUnited begins daily non-stop service between New York/Newark and Buenos Aires
Chicago, Usa - On April 6
United Airlines will begin daily non-stop service between its hub at Newark Liberty International Airport and Buenos Aires, Argentina's, Ministro Pistarini International Airport on April 6. This is... more
AirlinesAlitalia: +5% reservations on flights for Easter
Rome, Italy - 80% more for those by AirOne thanks to new links from Malpensa and Pisa
Alitalia predicts it will transport over 500,000 passengers, with a +5% of reservations for Easter holidays (April 5-11) compared to the same period for last year. North and South America are the preferred... more
AirlinesThe take off by Livingston
Milan, Italy - The first flight departed last Saturday from Malpensa to Marsa Alam
The first flight served by Livingston took off last Saturday at 11:30am from Terminal T1 of Milan-Malpensa intercontinental airport to Marsa Alam (Egypt) with 161 passengers and 6 crewmembers on board. The... more
AirlinesLivingston makes plans for a 12 aircraft fleet
Milan, Italy - Airbus A-320s and A-330s scheduled by the carrier
Livingston, the carrier currently owned by Riccardo Toto, son of AirOne ex-president Carlo Toto, has started its activities again having avoided bankruptcy during the previous management (AVIONEWS). According... more
AirlinesAlitalia flies again to Jordan
Rome, Italy - The carrier reinforces its presence in Middle East
Alitalia re-opens its Jordanian route tomorrow, linking Rome to the capital Amman. Amman is quite close to the ancient city of Petra, sculpted thousand years ago and currently a Unesco cultural heritage.... more
AirlinesGermanwings: new flights from Catania to Cologne and Stuttgart
Catania, Italy - Two weekly links on Tuesday and Saturday
Germanwings, a German low-cost carrier at European level, has also targetted the Italian market this year, launching new flights Catania-Cologne/Bonn and Catania-Stuttgart, in service with the Summer schedule... more
AirlinesAir Europa: Bari-Barcelona seasonal route
Milan, Italy - From June 12 to October 2nd with a weekly flight
Air Europa announced at the "Mediterranean Tourism Fair" in Naples (March 30-April 1st) the new seasonal flight that will link the city in Apulia to the Spanish one. The new connection will be in service... more
AirlinesSAS launches route to Tel Aviv
Stockholm, Sweden - Initially a departure every Monday and served by an Airbus airplane
On June 4, SAS will begin flying direct from Copenhagen to Tel Aviv. The route is one of 28 that SAS is opening in 2012 and is line with SAS's strategy of strengthening its product offering to both business... more
AirlinesVolotea operates from Verona to Ibiza and Minorca
Verona, Italy - The airline also serves other destinations in Italy
Volotea, the carrier for small and medium European cities, will link, as of next June 29, 2012 Verona with the Balearic Islands to Ibiza (three times per week, on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday) and Minorca... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Colaninno will manage the situation with Air France
Rome, ITaly - Less responsibilities for the new MD Ragnetti
The new MD of Alitalia Andrea Ragnetti will be "Downgraded" in his assignments, quoting the newspaper "La Repubblica" which published a statement of the shareholders’ meeting today March 27 2012, giving b... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS: interview with Lorenzo Caporaletti of AirOne (Video)
Pisa, Italy - CEO of the company speaks of carrier's activities
AirOne's CEO describes the company's network from the perspective of Pisa airport as well as the Italian market. He also announces the opening of a new hub to be launched on May 4 2012 at Venice airport,... more
AirlinesMeridiana fly-Air Italy: promotion with discounts began
Olbia, Italy - On many national and international destinations for who purchases a ticket on-line until tomorrow
The offer with advantages by Meridiana fly-Air Italy continue. After it has proposed a 42% discount in the last weeks on the most part of domestic and international flights of its own network, it has started... more
AirlinesAlitalia debuts on the London City Airport
Rome, Italy - Two daily flights with new Embraer E-190 link the city airports of Milan and London
The first Alitalia's flight to London City Airport, the reference of the London's financial community, has taken off today. The connection marks the airline's debut on English air station, where the... more
AirlinesMilan's airports (Malpensa and Linate): Alitalia to limit tomorrow hardships for strike by SEA's staff
Rome, Italy - By some workers' categories
Alitalia, following to the strikes by some categories by SEA staff and SEA Handling (Milan's Airports) for tomorrow, on Tuesday March 27 (from 11am to 3:00pm), has arranged precautionary measures to limit... more
AirlinesJet Airways renews the brand of low-cost products
Milan, Italy - Starting from March 25 2012
As a part of its strategic re-branding operation, Jet Airways (the Indian international carrier) will strengthen its low-cost products JetLite and Jet Airways Konnect under a unique name: JetKonnect. JetKonnect... more
AirlinesAir France reinforces in Naples with new destinations
Naples, Italy - As of Summer season 2012, to Toulouse, Nice and Lyons
Naples is more the gateway for the South of Italy: Air France, besides the daily direct flight to Paris-"Charles de Gaulle", will inaugurate, starting from Summer season 2012, also two weekly connections... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS interviews Alex Cruz, CEO of Vueling
Rome, Italy - New Vueling Rome-based network presentation
AVIONEWS interviewed the Vueling CEO, Alex Cruz, about the flight workability in Italy, who underlined the importance of the Italian market in the company future. more
AirlinesEtihad Airways signs MoU with China Eastern Airlines
Abu Dhabi, UAE - At a meeting in Shanghai
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China Eastern Airlines. The landmark agreement was signed at a meeting in... more
AirlinesKingfisher suspends all international flights
Delhi, India - "The company has to submit a recovery plan to continue operations"
The Indian airline Kingfisher, currently hit by a deep crisis due to its financial situation with banks and employees (AVIONEWS) will suspend all international flights, also reducing domestic operations... more
AirlinesVueling opens first Italian operation hub at Rome-Fiumicino airport
Rome, Italy - Operations start on 25 March
Vueling, a new generation carrier, will start its operation from Rome as of 25 March as announced today by Mr Lorenzo Lo Presti, MD of AdR (Aeroporti di Roma) and Mr Alex Cruz, MD of Vueling. The international... more
AirlinesIberia Express to fly as affiliate member of oneworld
Milan, Italy - The new Spanish airline controlled by Iberia will be into the global alliance next March 25
Iberia Express, the new short and medium haul airline being launched by IAG's Iberia, will, like Iberia itself, be part of oneworld, the airline alliance, when it launches operations this week-end. Its... more
AirlinesLufthansa introduces a new direct connection Naples-Frankfurt
Milan, Italy - Over 70 weekly links to Frankfurt, Munich, Düsseldorf and Hamburg
Lufthansa will introduce a new daily connection between Naples and Frankfurt with the next Summer schedule starting from March 26. Now there are two direct flights between the Southern Italian city and... more
AirlinesAraci Coimbra is the new Italian and Greece Tap Portugal airline General Manager
Roma, Italia - She replaces Rui Lemos
Tap Portugal has announced the appointment of Araci Coimbra to be the new Italian and Greek General Director of the airline. Araci Coimbra succeeds to Rui Lemos, who was the carrier General Manager... more
AirlinesA 2012 with expansion and investments in Italy into the easyJet's strategies
Milan, Italy - To conquer new market share and a role of increasing significance
A 2012 for the Italian activities by easyJet will be a year with further strategic investments and strong expansion. Carolyn McCall, airline's CEO, and Frances Ouseley, low-cost's manager for Italy... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways-Air Berlin B-787 airplane integration takes partnership to new level
Abu Dhabi, UAE - The plans affect a total of 56 aircraft
Etihad Airways (EA) and Air Berlin (AB) have announced plans to integrate their B-787 Dreamliner programs, affecting a total of 56 firm aircraft –which is more Dreamliners than are on order with any o... more
AirlinesBoeing denies compensation to Air India for 787 Dreamliner aircraft delivery delays
Seattle, USA - "We're not writing anybody a cheque for 500 million"
Boeing has faced some difficulties to realize its new 787 Dreamliner, delaying deliveries. Recently Air India has been seeking compensation for delays in the delivery, announcing through the Ministry... more