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AirlinesVueling to open base in Toulouse in April 2011
Milan, Italy - First base outside Spain after the merger with Clickair
Vueling will begin operating from a brand new base in Toulouse, the capital of the French region of Midi-Pyrenees, in late April 2011, according to the announcement made at Toulouse-Blagnac airport by... more
AirlinesCargo air transport. Also Air France-KLM appeals against CE's super-fine
Paris, France - The announcement made by SAS inaugurates a series of recourses
Following the heavy fine imposed by EU to 11 air carriers accused of having made an agreement regarding safety and above all on the fuel surcharges applied on the cargo flights (see AVIONEWS), have been... more
AirlinesSIA maintains its order for 8 A-380 airplanes, in spite of Qantas' occurrence
Singapore, Republic of Singapore - The carrier confirms its confidence in the aircraft's capacities and in the European maker
Singapore Airlines (SIA), the launch customer of the giant of the skies, the Airbus A-380 airplane, announced on Wednesday that it will maintain firm its order concerning the further eight airplanes of... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines: 633 millions of profit in the half year
Milan, Italy - And turnover increasing
The Group earned a net profit of $633 millions of Singapore for the first half of the 2010-11 financial year, a turnaround from the $466 million loss in the same period a year ago. Group revenue improved... more
AirlineseasyJet celebrates today its 15th birthday into the air transport
Milan, Italy - The airline has coloured Europe with orange
Today, easyJet celebrates 15 years of making air travel affordable for all. On this day in 1995 its inaugural flight departed from London-Luton for Glasgow Airport with the strap line ‘making flying a... more
AirlinesCargo airplanes: for Sas appeal to the maxi-fine by EC in carriers cartel
Stockholm, Sweden - And surely the other ten airlines involved don't take the sanction lying down
Yesterday, the European Commission reached a historical decision in the air-cargo investigation that began in December 2005. According to its press release, a significant number of airlines have been fined... more
AirlinesThe recruitment campaign by Emirates continues
Milan, Italy - Scheduled on November 27th the Italian appointment for the "Cabin Crew Open Day"
It's continuing the Emirates' big recruiting campaign for flight assistants, started last June with the aim to support the constant growth of the Dubai-based airline and which provides for the hiring of... more
AirlinesRecord quarter for Finnair, driven by Asian traffic
Milan, Italy - Its operational profit for the third quarter was EUR 42 million
Finnair's operational profit for the third quarter was 42 million euros. The corresponding figure for the previous year was a loss of 33 million euros. Turnover grew by 26% to 551 million euros. Unit... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines: 107 weekly connections from 7 Italian airports
Vienna, Austria - New flight to Mumbai
With the entering of the new Winter hours, in force since October 31, 2010, Austrian Airlines (AA) has streamlined its flights network. Moreover, from the same day is operational the new Vienna/Mumbai... more
AirlinesAir Malta intensifies its operations in the north of Italy
La Valletta, Malta - From next December 1st
Air Malta increases its operations in the north of Italy. From 1 December 2010, the Maltese airline will inaugurate new flights departing from Milan-Linate, in the city center. The carrier will fly... more
AirlinesQatar Airways: new flight to Hanoi from last November 1st
Rome, Italy - The airline expands into the South-east of Asia
Qatar Airways has launched scheduled flights to Hanoi and added frequencies to its Ho Chi Minh City route, nearly tripling the airline’s number of services in and out of Vietnam. The airline’s Vietnamese exp... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways celebrates today its seventh anniversary
Abu Dhabi, UAE - Positive results of rapid growth
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, celebrates its seventh anniversary today, November 5, 2010. In seven years of rapid growth, Etihad has flown over 26 million passengers... more
AirlineseasyJet celebrates its 15th anniversary
Milan, Italy - From today to Wednesday on the web-site it will be possible to buy flights for January/March connections
The European airline easyJet wants to celebrate with its passengers its 15 years of success and announces discounts for flights between January 1st to March 26th 2011. Reductions will be made all days,... more
AirlinesAir Berlin's inaugural flight from Berlin to Dubai
Berlin, Germany - Three times a week
On Wednesday evening Joachim Hunold, CEO Air Berlin, together with Prof. Dr. Rainer Schwarz, Chief Executive Officer of Berlin Airports, and Mohammed Ahmed Al Mahmood, United Arab Emirates Ambassador in... more
AirlinesSAS and Icelandair enter code-share agreement
Stockholm, Sweden - Into effect next Monday, on November 8
SAS and Icelandair have entered into a partnership agreement that includes code-share on a number of routes, providing better connections to and from Iceland, and reciprocal frequent flyer benefits. The... more
AirlinesChina Southern: order for 36 Airbus airplanes
Hong Kong, China - Worth 3.78 billion dollars
The carrier China Southern Airlines announced today an order for 36 Airbus aircraft, worth 3.78 billion US dollars. With the new fleet, the Chinese airline is going to contribute to the growth of air transport... more
AirlinesAlitalia-Air France merger: Berlusconi replies to Sabelli recommending it remains Italian
Rome, Italy - The controversy was born on Tuesday afternoon after the first anticipations of the book-interview of Bruno Vespa
Last Tuesday, some anticipations were unveiled about the book-interview by Bruno Vespa, the well-know Italian television journalist, "The heart and the sword. 1861-2011", that will be released on 5 November.... more
AirlinesAlitalia: more capacities, air routes and destinations
Rome, Italy - With the new Winter hour in effect from last Sunday
On Sunday October 31st, the new time of Alitalia Group for the winter season 2010-2011, has come into effect. It will be valid until March 26, 2011. The hours provides for 4500 weekly flights on 137... more
AirlinesEmirates, profits of the first half of the financial year more than quadruple respect to last year
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - They're about 925 million dollars
The state carrier Emirates Airlines, United Arab Emirates, in recent days has announced it has closed the first six months of the present fiscal year with profits of 3.4 billion dirhams, that are approximately... more
AirlinesLufthansa aims to increase its flights to Beijing by the new Airbus A-380 aircraft
Beijing, China - From November 19, weekly frequencies will grow from one to three
Chinese authorities have authorized Lufthansa to operate 3 times a week on the Frankfurt-Beijing route, on the new Airbus A-380 tripling the number of flights by this aircraft, which started to cover this... more
AirlinesAir transport: British Airways, 107 million pounds net profits
London, England - That's twice what foreseen by analysts. After 2 years, the airline has returned being in the black
British Airways announced that, in the six month ending September 30 of the current financial year, it had net profits of 107 millions pounds, returning being in the black after two years in the red. The... more
AirlinesAir Berlin continues to grow in Italy
Milan, Italy - Enlarging its offer
Air Berlin expands its presence on the Italian market through two new direct flights to Muenster/Osnabrueck airport, available from next Summer. The airport located in the Nordreno-Vestfalia district will... more
AirlinesAlitalia: 3Q10 results
Rome, Italy - Passengers, revenues and market share on the increase
"At yesterday’s meeting, the Board of Directors of Alitalia-Compagnia Aerea Italiana SpA, chaired by Roberto Colaninno, examined the consolidated Group operating performance as at 30 September 2010, i... more
AirlinesRyanair cuts 30% of flights at Frankfurt-Hahn from Summer 2011
Dublin, Ireland - But also 1 million pax and 1,000 jobs due to Germany's tourist tax
Ryanair, the Irish airline, yesterday announced 30% flight cuts and the loss of 1m passengers at its Frankfurt-Hahn base from Summer 2011 following the introduction of the German Govt’s €8 tourist tax... more
AirlinesDelays in the delivery of B-787 and Superjet 100 airplanes: Aeroflot asks compensations to Boeing and SCAC
Moscow, Russia - For the Seattle company it exceeds 100 million dollars; still unspecified the penal sum that will be required to the Russian one
Chamil Kourmachov, deputy Director-General of one of the major Russian airlines, Aeroflot, yesterday told the press that the carrier, because of a lack of deliveries of the B-787 aircraft, plans to ask... more
AirlinesLufthansa Group flies through financial and economic crisis
Frankfurt, Germany - An operating profit of 612 million Euros after nine months
Lufthansa has posted an operating profit of 783 million Euros in the third quarter of the current business year, 565 million Euros more than in the same quarter of the previous year. The good result is... more
AirlinesSWISS reports a strong third quarter
Milan, Italy - The airfreight activities of its Swiss WorldCargo business unit showed further positive trends
Swiss International Air Lines (Group) achieved an operating profit of CHF 232 million for the first nine months of 2010, which compares to an operating profit of 113 million for the same period last year.... more
AirlinesAccording to Russian airline Aeroflot, State should not privatize it earlier than 3 years
Moscow, Russia - Financial Director Kurmashow said that if it would sell off its majority stakes, "Would not gain a lot of money"
Shamil Kurmashov, Deputy General Director for finance and investments for Aeroflot, one of the largest Russian airlines, said today, on Wednesday, October 27, that the State should sell its shares (currently... more
AirlinesRyanair: strike actions more disruptive than ash crisis
Milan, Italy - The airline again calls for reforming ATC services
Ryanair, European airline, today once again called for the EU Commission to remove the ‘right to strike’ from essential services such as ATC after it was forced to cancel another 200 flights ahead of... more
AirlinesGulf Air is considering three types for regional airplanes fleet
Manama, Bahrain - Bombardier, Embraer and Airbus are the candidates
Middle Eastern carrier Gulf Air is focusing on three candidates for a permanent regional jet operation, having decided that it needs a type with a higher seating capacity than initially considered. It... more
AirlinesAlitalia: pilots and flight attendants strike scheduled for next November 26
Rome, Italy - The press release of Cgil, Ipa and Avia
The strike of pilots and flight attendants announced by Cgil, Avia and Ipa for today, on October 25, that had been delayed, with satisfaction of minister Matteoli, see AVIONEWS, has been re-scheduled by... more
AirlinesAir Berlin: new direct flights from Olbia (Sardinia) to Germany
Milan, Italy - News from the Summer of 2011
Starting from Summer of 2011, Air Berlin will connect for the first time Olbia (Sardinia) to Berlin with direct flights. From 3 May 2011 to 29 October 2011, the airplanes will take-off from Olbia to... more
AirlinesUnited and Continental announce new routes from hub cities
Chicago, Usa - New flights mark the beginning of the network optimization of the combined carrier
United Continental Holdings, Inc. yesterday announced plans to launch service on several new non-stop routes in 2011 as it begins to optimize the combined route networks of United Airlines (UA) and Continental... more
AirlinesSR Technics and easyJet celebrate successful start of maintenance partnership in Malta
Milan, Italy - The beginning of a partnership that will continue in the next ten years
SR Technics and easyJet today announced the completion of the first maintenance visit of an easyJet aircraft in Malta. This marks the successful start of the companies' maintenance partnership at SR Technics'... more
AirlinesBritish Airways' CityFlyer confirms two further Embraer airplane order
London, England - And it announces a new London-Stockolm route from January 2011
CityFlyer, regional airline subsidiary of British Airways, will add two new Embraer 190 airplanes to its fleet. The purchase is part of a broader agreement between BA and the Brazilian company: the original... more
AirlinesRyanair at Italian Abruzzo airport, which perspectives?
Pescara, Italy - Yesterday in Dublin the summit among the Region, Saga and the Irish low-cost
In the morning of yesterday, October 19, 2010, responsible for tourism in Italian Region Abruzzo, Dalmazio Di Mauro, Gianluca Caruso of the Ryanair BOD and Carla Mannetti, president of "Saga", the management... more
AirlinesAlitalia and Jet Airways sign MoU
Rome, Italy - New daily direct services between Malpensa and New Delhi starting from December 5, 2010
Alitalia and Jet Airways (JA) today exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that confirms the airlines’ intention to operate code-share flights to start in the Winter season of 2010 (subject to g... more
AirlineseasyJet to open a permanent aircraft base in Lisbon
Milan, Italy - The airline expects to grow passenger number and add up to ten new destinations
easyJet, Europe's low fares airline, yesterday announced another step in its expansion across Europe. Carolyn McCall, Chief Executive of easyJet, announced in the presence of the Portuguese Prime Minister... more
AirlinesDefibrillators on Air Malta airplanes
Milan, Italy - And in its offices also
Air Malta, the Maltese national airline, has recently installed on all its airplanes and in its offices of automated external defibrillators (AEDs). It 's a device that can send an electrical discharge... more
AirlinesRyanair cancels 200 flights to/from France as French strike again tomorrow
Milan, Italy - The airline calls for EU to remove "Right to Strike"
Ryanair, European airline, once again called for the EU Commission to remove the ‘right to strike’ from essential services such as ATC after it was forced to cancel another 200 flights ahead of yet mor... more
AirlinesCondor Airlines: for the Winter, the carrier focuses on Indian Ocean and Caribbeans
Milan, Italy - The airline will be at the Italian "Ttg" event in Rimini in the week-end
Condor, one of the major airliners in the "Leisure" field, from the Winter time will add to its network new routes, such as Bahrain, Sri Lanka (Colombo), India (Goa), Panama, Grenada and Thailand (Phuket).... more
AirlinesAirline Ancillary Revenue to soar to €18.4 billion ($22.6 billion) Worldwide
San Francisco, Usa - Announced the preliminary results
IdeaWorks, the foremost consultancy focused on airline ancillary revenues and Amadeus, a travel technology partner and transaction processor for the global travel and tourism industry, announce the preliminary... more
Airlines"BizTravel Forum 2010": Alitalia awarded best Italian airline
Rome, Italy - On Rome-Milan route the airplane remains the favourite mean of transport for professionals and companies
Alitalia has received the "BizTravel Award" as best Italian airline. The prize was given on Wednesday in Milan by the operators gathered at the "BizTravel Forum 2010", the traditional date about the market... more
AirlinesSAS adds number of long-haul and European routes
Stockholm, Sweden - Served by Airbus airplanes
SAS will expand its route network with two new long-haul routes. Oslo-New York will commence end-March 2011, whilst Copenhagen-Shanghai will start during Winter 2011. In addition, the carrier will also... more
AirlinesSWISS with more passengers and higher load factor in first nine months
Zurich, Switzerland - Positive results for the Helvetic carrier
Over the first nine months of 2010 the systemwide load factor on SWISS flights rose to 82.3%. This corresponds to an increase of 3.1 percentage points against the same period a year ago (2009: 79.2%). While... more
AirlinesOn the 30 October, Paris-Baghdad direct flight will be inaugurated
Paris, France - After a 20-year disruption, the route will be operated from Aigle Azur with an A-319 airplane
After an air disruption of about 20 years, next October 30 the new Paris-Baghdad route will re-start, this time served with a special flight by the airline Aigle Azur, that on this occasion will carry... more
AirlinesUnited e Continental annunciano nuovi servizi Usa-Messico
Chicago, Usa - Per Leon, Cancun e Città del Messico
United Continental Holdings Inc. ha annunciato ieri che la Continental Airlines (CA) e la United Airlines (UA) incrementeranno i voli tra Usa e Messico dove i vettori aerei forniscono un più ampio network... more
AirlinesRyanair will close down its base in Marseilles on January 11st: 4 airplanes, 200 employees, 13 flights involved
Rome, Italy - The Irish airline protests because of the proceedings initiated against it
Again raises its voice the Irish airline Ryanair, this time in France, more precisely in Marseilles, where rightly or wrongly legal proceedings against its base in Marseilles has been initiated by the... more
AirlinesItalian "Help Consumatori" on Livingston. Adoc: "There should be an European authority to control the carriers' revenues"
Rome, Italy - Stop to unreliable airlines. Enac and Iata are no more sufficient to monitor and sanction them
We have received and now we're going to publish here a communication from the web-site "Help consumatori". According to the news, "Starting from Thursday October 14, 2010 at 12:00 am the airline Livingston... more
AirlinesLivingston, special redundancy fund for 500 employees?
Milan, Italy - Yesterday the meeting with Sacconi, the Italian minister of employment
Only one day before the suspension of the air operativeness certificate (Coa) that Enac, Italian authority for civil aviation, ordered for Livingston airline "For the evident signs of criticality given... more