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AirlinesUnited Airlines: new daily non-stop flights between Denver and Tokyo
Denver, Usa - B-787 Dreamliner flights will start March 2013
United Airlines yesterday announced plans to launch daily, nonstop flights between its Denver hub and its hub at Tokyo Narita International Airport, effective March 31, 2013, subject to government approval.... more
AirlinesTurkish Airlines announces new service to Tallinn
Tallinn, Estonia - A three times weekly service
Turkey’s national airline announced during a meeting with "Routes Europe 2012 "host, Tallinn Airport that they will be commencing a three times weekly service to the Estonian capital. Over 175 airline d... more
AirlinesLufthansa ready for new Berlin flights
Milan, Italy - A-380 D-AIMI named "Berlin"
Today, the latest and ninth A-380 mega-liner that joined the Lufthansa fleet was named “Berlin” by the city’s governing Mayor, Klaus Wowereit, at a ceremony attended by Lufthansa Chairman and CEO Chris... more
AirlinesSkyways Express AB and its subsidiary City Airline AB file bankruptcy
Stockholm, Sweden - All flights cancelled
Today May 22, 2012, Skyways Express AB and its subsidiary City Airline AB canceled all flights with immediate effect and said it will file for bankruptcy during the day. It is to be noted that the small... more
AirlinesFinnair consolidates its bond with Flybe: 12 Embraer aircraft transferred to England
Vantaa, Finland - In order to cut costs and increase profitability
The link between the Finland flag carrier Finnair and Flybe, already involved in the Flybe Nordic joint venture, becomes closer: the Scandinavian company will transfer to England 12 of its Embraer aircraft,... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: Qantas splits in two parts
Sydney, Australia - Separate management for domestic and international flights
Qantas' turnaround plan keeps on generating important news: the announcement of the closure of Melbourne maintenance base, with consequent loss of 500 jobs was given yesterday (AVIONEWS), and today, 22/05/2012,... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: Air France-Klm plans to cut 5000 jobs
Paris, France - "We have a significant lack of competitivity"
The Air France-KLM air group is preparing to cut 5000 jobs in the next three years, according to reports in the French newspaper "Le Figaro". The daily declares that the group management expects that... more
AirlinesThe new flight Bari-Barcelona by Air Europa takes off
Milan, Italy - From June 12 to October 2, once a week
The new seasonal flight Bari-Barcelona by Air Europa will take off from June 12 to October 2 once a week. The airline reinforces its presence on the Italian market, adding Bari's airport to those already... more
AirlinesDarwin Airline obtains the IOSA certification
Lugano, Switzerland - The verification procedure has been carried out by an expert team
Darwin Airline announces getting an IOSA certification (International Operational Safety Audit), quality brand important for all IATA (International Air Transport Association) carriers. The certification... more
AirlinesQantas cuts more than 500 jobs in its aircraft maintenance bases
Melbourne, Australia - Between Melbourne and Avalon, by August
The Australian airline Qantas announced today 21/05/2012 the cut of more than 500 jobs by August, in the context of a cost reduction measure plan. Qantas CEO Alan Joyce stated that these cuts will allow... more
AirlinesBombardier delivers the first Q-400 NextGen to Eurolot
Toronto, Canada - 80-seat fuel-efficient turboprop
The first Bombardier Q-400 NextGen aircraft out of the 8 ordered by the Polish airline Eurolot was delivered yesterday in Toronto. Eurolot also has an option for a further 12 planes. "This is a very... more
AirlinesSouthwest Airlines delays purchase of 30 Boeing 737/800 aircraft
Dallas, USA - The company also continues its share buyback program
The low-cost American carrier Southwest Airlines announced the decision to delay the purchase of 30 Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The Dallas-based company postponed the acquisition of 20 planes until 2013,... more
AirlinesAir France and KLM reinforce towards Africa
Rome, Italy - Both airlines are devoting extra attention to the continent this Summer
Starting last Tuesday, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will initiate direct scheduled service between Amsterdam and "Kenneth Kaunda International Airport" in Lusaka, Zambia. By adding Lusaka, KLM further strengthens... more
AirlinesRyanair website 24 hour closure
Milan, Italy - From May 18 to Sunday 20
The www.ryanair.com website will be closed for upgrade maintenance at the below times between Fri. 18 May and Sun. 20 May. Passengers must ensure that they have booked tickets, checked in on-line and printed... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines to refresh its international wide-body aircraft fleet
Fort Worth, Usa - For B-777/200ER and B-767/300ER
American Airlines took the next step in its fleet modernization plan –to ensure that its customers are flying onboard one of the most modern fleets in the industry. This progress includes the redesign a... more
AirlinesSAS and SIA sign joint-venture agreement between Scandinavia and Singapore
Stockholm, Sweden - Between CEOs Rickard Gustafson and Goh Choon Phong
The CEOs of Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) and Singapore Airlines (SIA), Rickard Gustafson and Goh Choon Phong, today signed a joint-venture agreement in Singapore. This follows the Memorandum of Understanding... more
AirlinesGermanwings confirms the flight schedule on Berlin
Milan, Italy - Waiting for the inauguration of the new airport, the German low-cost airline continues to operate on Schönefeld
Germanwings, after the recent announcement about the delay of the inauguration day for the new Berlin airport, confirms its current flight schedule. The low-cost German airline communicated that its... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: 24 years in a row of profit for Emirates' balance
Al Garhoud, United Arab Emirates - Despite fuel cost's increase
Emirates, United Arab Emirates' flag carrier, communicated today, 120/05/2012, its 2011 fiscal year balance. The Asian airline scored its 24th consecutive year in profit: a remarkable result, especially... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: airberlin creates task force to face delayed Berlin-Brandeburg airport's opening
Berlin, Germany - Flights will be operated from Tegel
The German airline airberlin created a task force in order to face the problems created by the delay of the inauguration of the new Berlin-Brandeburg airport (AVIONEWS). The main problem to handle with... more
AirlineseasyJet 2012 half year results ended on March 31
Milan, Italy - Improved operational and financial results reflecting the continued successful implementation of strategy
easyJet unveils 2012 half year results ended March 31, 2012. In detail: - Careful allocation of capacity, revenue initiatives and tight control of costs, combined with exceptionally low levels of... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways celebrates success of flights to Beirut
Abu Dhabi, UAE - The airline's first commercial destination
Etihad Airways has marked eight years of flights to Beirut, the airline’s first commercial destination. The UAE flag carrier has carried more than 820,000 passengers and 700,000 tons of cargo between t... more
AirlinesUnited Continental Holdings reports April 2012 operational performance
Chicago, Usa - Traffic increased 0.9%, capacity decreased 2% and load factor +2.4%
United Continental Holdings, Inc. yesterday reported April 2012 combined operational results for its airline units. UAL's consolidated traffic (revenue passenger miles) in April 2012 increased 0.9 percent... more
AirlinesVolotea transports 18,000 passengers in the first month of operations
Venice, Italy - The airline operated 238 flights in this period
Volotea, the airline that links the European small and medium cities, closed its first month of operations, transporting 18,000 passengers thanks to 238 flights served in this period. The first link... more
AirlinesGermanwings: new route Pristina-Basel
Milan, Italy - The airline expands offer in Kosovo
Germanwings expands its offer from Pristina airport. The main city in Kosovo and its 200,000 inhabitants will be linked to the French-Swiss airport in Basel-Mülhausen with a weekly flight on Saturday,... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: Cimber Sterling files for bankruptcy
Copenhagen, Denmark - Other carriers offer rescue fares
Cimber Sterling, Sønderborg-based Danish airline filed for bankruptcy on 3 May 2012. As a logical consequence, all the flights operated by the Scandinavian carrier were cancelled. In the last bulletin... more
AirlinesQantas delays delivery of A-380 aircraft due to economic reasons
Sydney, Australia - "We will strengthen our domestic market"
Qantas Airways, the Australian flag carrier, has decided to delay the delivery of two Airbus A-380 aircraft to save expenditure and to help streamline operations. Both the aircraft, which were originally... more
AirlinesQatar Airways inaugurates the second daily flight in Milan
Milan, Italy - 14 weekly connections from Malpensa
Qatar Airways flies to Doha from Milan-Malpensa twice per day as of the beginning of May. It is possible to reach new destinations in Africa from Milan with flights to Cape Town and new routes to Nairobi,... more
AirlinesAirOne: new links from Venice towards 12 Italian and foreign destinations
Rome, Italy - Three domestic and nine abroad
The first flight by AirOne from new base in Venice to Palermo took off this morning at 7:00, while the first international from Venice to Prague departed at 1:35pm. The positive answer of the territory... more
AirlinesAircraft and transports. Lufthansa crisis: 3500 jobs are in the balance in the German flag carrier
Cologne, Germany - 381 million Euro loss in 2012 first quarter
Lufthansa, the flag carrier of Germany and the largest airline in Europe in terms of overall passengers carried and fleet size, is feeling the effects of the crisis. A cut of 3500 jobs in the airline is... more
AirlinesFinnair lands in Vietnam: bases at Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh
Hanoi, Vietnam - It will connect the country with Finland and Europe
Today May 3, 2012, the Finnish flag carrier Finnair announced the opening of new bases in Vietnam, continuing the increase of its activities in South-East Asia. Finnair has opened offices at Hanoi and... more
AirlinesFirst Lufthansa B-747/8 airplane arrived in Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany - First scheduled flight on 1 June from Frankfurt to Washington
Lufthansa became the first airline in the world to take delivery of a B-747/8 airplane. After the handover at Boeing’s manufacturing facility in Everett, Washington, the new “Jumbo” with the registration D-ABY... more
AirlinesMonarch Airlines announced new routes from Verona to Manchester
Verona, Italy - Twice per week, on Wednesday and Saturday
The new flights from Verona to Manchester are in service from yesterday with two weekly links (Wednesday and Saturday). Monarch Airlines is a British charter and scheduled airline. Its main base and... more
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