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AirlinesQatar Airways announces newness for Autumn
Rome, Italy - 11 routes in 2010 from 24 June
Qatar Airways announced its expansion programme was continuing with vigour with plans to launch six new routes in Europe and Asia from October 2010. The Doha-based airline will phase in the route expansion... more
AirlinesStanding room only! Ryanair shoots again
Dublin, Ireland - The Irish carrier comes again with old prank: take out last 10 rows of seats on airplanes
Ryanair continues with impunity to shoot great just to get the spotlight: "Let'em talk bad, as long they talk" seems the motto of the Irish carrier that tries to be all but in the front pages - but only... more
AirlinesLion Air celebrates 10-year anniversary with two new B-737/900ER planes
Seattle, Usa - The Jakarta based carrier operates an all Boeing fleet
Coinciding with the 10th anniversary of Lion Air, Boeing yesterday delivered two Next-Generation 737/900ERs (extended range) to the Jakarta-based carrier at "Soekarno-Hatta International Airport". Lion... more
AirlinesAlitalia to get 20 Sukhoi's Superjets 100
Rome, Italy - Italian former flag-carrier the highest-profile Western customer
Sukhoi's portfolio lists of firm orders for its Superjet 100 reaches height 123, and eight options. And thanks to Alitalia, too. The Italian company seems in progress to buy 20 aircraft of the type. The... more
AirlineseasyJet announces new autumnal destinations
Milan, Italy - Milan, Rome and Venice four times closer to Europe from October 31
easyJet, European low-cost airline, is already thinking to the autumnal city breaks of the Italians, with the inauguration of four new routes from October 31, 2010. Lyons and Toulouse from Milan-Malpensa... more
AirlinesEtihad to start flights to Alexandria, in Egypt, in July
Abu Dhabi, UAE - By an Airbus A-320 aircraft
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, will start a four flights-a-week service to Alexandria in Egypt from July, subject to government approval. The service will operate... more
AirlinesWind Jet: Tallinn, new international link from Forlì
Rome, Italy - The service will be made by Airbus A-319 airplane with 144 seats
Wind Jet, the Italian low-cost airline, has inaugurated a direct flight with Tallinn, the Estonian capital, as destination yesterday in Forlì. The connection will have a weekly frequency (every Wednesdays)... more
AirlinesRyanair cuts UK winter capacity by 16%
Stansted, UK - Rough downsize from November on, - 17% at Stansted
Low-cost airline Ryanair announced it will cut UK winter capacity by 16% from November with the loss of over 2m passengers at UK airports this winter (vs. winter ’09) as the UK government’s £11 tourist tax... more
AirlinesAegean Airlines joins Star Alliance
Athens, Greece - Greece integrated into the alliance's network
At a ceremony held in Athens today, Aegean Airlines was accepted into the Star Alliance (SA) network as the 28th member. The airline completed the integration and systems upgrade process in a short... more
AirlinesSAS enlarges the airplane fleet for intercontinental flights
Milan, Italy - From October, the new Airbus 340 and more frequencies for New York, Chicago, Bankok and Dubai
Following a large increase in the demand for USA and Asia flights recorded in the last months, the Scandinavian airline SAS decided to enlarge its own fleet. Starting from the end of October the new Airbus... more
AirlinesCA: tropical storm "Alex" to affect South Texas and some Mexico flights
Houston, Usa - The airline announced travel options
Continental Airlines announced travel options for customers whose flight plans may be affected by Tropical Storm "Alex". Storm conditions are expected to make air travel difficult in South Texas and... more
AirlinesPolice bring aid to passengers stuck on Ryanair jet at Prestwick
Glasgow, Scotland - Six hours with no food or water
Police turned up with chocolate and bottled water to calm "Fraught" passengers who were stuck on board a Ryanair plane for almost six hours. If it weren't for Police, we'd metaphorically say they'd still... more
AirlinesAlitalia and Air France top management meeting last Thursday
Paris, France - It was the 10th SkyTeam alliance anniversary
Alitalia and Air France top managements meeting took place last Thursday in the Italian Embassy in Paris on the occasion of the 10th SkyTeam alliance anniversary. This meeting showed the good working... more
AirlinesTarom Airlines joins SkyTeam
Bucharest, Romania - The Romanian flag carrier adds 11 destinations to network
TAROM Romanian Air Transport officially joined the SkyTeam (ST) global airline alliance at a ceremony held in Bucharest last Friday. By welcoming it into ST, the alliance further strengthens its network... more
AirlinesAir France: -16.3% of employees in pension plans
Paris, France - Providing for the reduction of personnel per 4400 units
Air France will reduce staff of 4,400 workers by 2013, as provided by the retirement plan announced by the French press. That measure had become necessary because of the economic crisis. The show business... more
AirlinesMyair airlines, fifth bankruptcy, after a stop in 2009
Vicenza, Italy - The court decreed the end of My Holding, linked to the company created by Soddu
The Vicenza court, on last June, 17, ruled in the bankrupt of My Holding Ltd, one of the pieces of the complicated jigsaw that made up the corporate chain ownership around Myair.com, airline created by... more
AirlinesAir China: new agreement with Boeing for 20 737/800 airplanes
Hong Kong, China - A USD 1,4 billion arrangement, but Boeing says there will be "Important price cuts"
Last Friday Air China, China national airline, has made a statement to announce to have accepted an American Boeing offer to buy twenty B-737/800 airplanes. This operation has a USD 1,4 billion list price... more
AirlinesCA and TAM Airlines to implement code-share flights
Houston, Usa - Beginning July 1, 2010
Continental Airlines yesterday announced code-share cooperation with TAM Airlines on routes within Brazil and between Brazil and the US beginning July 1, 2010. This cooperation builds on the reciprocal... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines: integration into the Lufthansa Group
Milan, Italy - Change at the top in Italy: Glauco Grossi replaces Manuela Vogt
In the process of integration with the Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines (AA), a carrier member of Star Alliance, will transfer before July 31, 2010 its offices in Milan at the Milan headquarters of Lufthansa... more
AirlinesAlitalia will operates 645 flights tomorrow: measures to reduce national strike inconveniences
Rome, Italy - A 4-hour general strike announced by Cgil tomorrow
Cgil announced a four-hour general strike in Italy, from 10 am to 2 am, tomorrow, June 25, for all private sector workers. Alitalia is setting preventive measures so as to reduce inconveniences for... more
AirlinesLufthansa Group reaches 39 destinations in Africa with Pointe Noire
Milan, Italy - Five weekly flights from Frankfurt
At the start of the Winter flight schedules, Lufthansa is to begin serving a new destination in Africa. From 3 November, the airline is laying on five weekly flights to Pointe Noire, the principal port... more
AirlinesLübeck public money to Ryanair instead of schools and hospitals
Lübeck, Germany - Meanwhile, the Irish carrier take McCreevy, former European Commissioner for Internal Market
Germany-Ireland 0 : 1. Passing the football metaphor, the juice results in another point in favor of Ryanair on Lufthansa's home field: the German city of Lübeck has approved that taxpayers continue... more
AirlinesAlitalia ready to Join Delta Ailines and Air France-KLM Joint-Venture
Rome, Italy - Green light to enter j-v, should sign next week
Italian former flag-carrier Alitalia will announce, next week, plans to join the antitrust-immune joint-venture that includes Delta Air Lines and Air France-KLM, enabling the carrier to jointly set fares,... more
AirlinesTam Airlines inaugurates its new flight from Rio de Janeiro to Frankfurt
San Paulo, Brazil - Five flights per week operated by A-330 airplanes with 223 passenger seats
Tam Airlines announced that on August 10th there will be the inauguration of the new international long range flight from Rio de Janeiro to Frankfurt. There will be five flights per week operated by the... more
AirlinesHeavier baggage on Air Berlin's aircraft from south Italy
Berlin, Germany - The German air company will allow to embark luggage until 30 kg, without paying any extra
An initiative will be welcomed by the many Italians coming from south Italy, who, on holiday but above all for work, need to go to Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and need to carry with themselves big baggage,... more
AirlinesDelays in delivering Airbus planes to Malaysian. Order's cancellation next to come?
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - The air company's chief executive doesn't rule ot this hypothesis, in the perspective to turn to Boeing
Malaysian Airlines said it is in talks with planemaker Airbus on the status of its six A-380 planes and may consider cancelling the order if the much-delayed delivery of the superjumbos is pushed back... more
AirlinesCompanies from the Gulf go sky-rocketing
Dubai, UAE - Doha and Dubai with better performance than American and European airports: growing more than Paris, London and Frankfurt put together
Emirates area carriers growing at phenomenal rate for passenger traffic and investment plans. It reveals the study conducted on airlines by IATA (International Air Transport Association), which contains... more
AirlinesTam Airlines: the international load factor reaches the 77.8%
San Paolo, Brazil - New record in May
Tam Airlines has registered a load factor of 77.8% on international flights in May, with a significant 12.3 percentage points increase with respect to the same period of 2009. This is the best record accomplished... more
AirlinesVirgin Atlantic: 10 years of London-LV flight celebrated with Dita von Teese
London, UK - The Queen of Burlesque poses with Branson and depicted on the fuselage
Dita Von Teese posed for Virgin Atlantic Airways last Friday to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Flight London-Las Vegas. And more, being on the plane, she is designed as a modern version of Betty... more
AirlinesAirbus North America searches for 100 new engineers
Wichita, USA - To be employed at the new plant in Wichita, Kansas
Airbus North America is increasing the productivity in Kansas, inaugurating on next Thursday a second plant in Wichita. In the area, the company has already 200 employees from the beginning of 2010, and... more
AirlinesAlitalia will ask for public money? Again?
Rome, Italy - The accounts for 2010 do not improve: risk of using the national deposits and loans fund if the shareholders won't capitalize
Alitalia is at risk of recourse to Italian deposits and loans fund in 2011, but not before Ryanair snatching the crown of first passenger airline in Italy. Among many suitors for the favors of deposits... more
AirlinesNew American Airlines' early boarding service
Forth Worth, Usa - It will allow passengers also to have a discount if they make change to their flights
According to the reports, American Airlines is going to be offering early boarding, for a charge. American Airlines ids hoping to increase its revenue by selling early boarding privileges to passengers. This... more
Airlines50 years of Thai Airways
Copenhagen, Denmark - Birthday party yesterday at Copenhagen airport
Thai Airways celebrated on 16 June the airline's 50th birthday with a party in Copenhagen for 230 travel agents. Its first destination in Europe was Copenhagen – a route which was opened in 1972. Today, t... more
AirlinesNew destinations in Greece and Egypt for the low-cost Thomas Cook Airlines
Birmingham, England - They hope to transport almost 200,000 passengers to Summer's destinations
Thomas Cook Airlines has expanded its network of routes from Birmingham International Airport (BIA). The low-cost carrier is now operating direct flights to Skiathos in Greece and Hurghada in Egypt as... more
AirlinesQatar Airways launches IFE on B-787 airplane
Rome, Italy - The chosen system is produced by Thales
The Doha-based carrier has outstanding orders of 30 firm and 30 optional Boeing 787/8 aircraft due for delivery from 2011. Qatar Airways (QA) has selected Thales to provide In-Flight Entertainment (IFE)... more
AirlinesIndian TV's business man ready to buy additional 20% of Spicejet
New Delhi, India - Welcomed by the air company's senior officials to make the board compact
The Managing Director and Chairman of Sun TV Network Limited, Kalanithi Maran reportedly plans on investing a sum of Rs 12.20 billion in Spicejet Limited in order to acquire an additional 20% stake in... more
AirlinesNew in-flight entertainment system for Hong Kong Airlines' airplanes
Hong Kong, Hong Kong - It's the Panasonic interactive video service
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic), the world in state-of-the-art in-flight entertainment and communication (IFEC) systems, announced that Hong Kong Airlines has installed the industry-leading... more
AirlinesPremiun Voyager, the new intermediate class on Air France's airplanes
Paris, France - High level of comfort at very competitive fares
Located between the Voyageur (Economy) and Business cabins, the Premium Voyageur cabin offers its passengers a very high level of comfort at very competitive fares, they say from the French company. 40%... more
AirlinesBlue Panorama and Blu-express.com: new routes, offer on Fiumicino reinforced, and increasing results
Rome, Italy - Many proposals for Summer
"New routes from Italy, reinforcement of the offer on Rome-Fiumicino, increasing results. Many proposals for Summer by Blue Panorama Airlines (BPA) and its low-cost Blu-express.com, beginning, as planned,... more
AirlinesAirfarewatchdog 2010 Survey: flyers say "Give us the basics; enough with fees"
Boston , USA - Southwest Airlines best one as "Favorite for overall value" and "Friendliest flight attendants"
Airfarewatchdog announced yesterday the results of its 2010 annual survey of over 2,100 "Savvy flyers". Looking at results, they would seem tailor-made to give-them-due to airlines such as Ryanair.... more
AirlinesTurkish Airlines signs for additional A-330/200 aircraft
Toulouse, France - It will be powered by Rolls-Royce engines
Turkish Airlines has placed a firm order for an additional A-330/200 aircraft. The purchase joins existing orders for 10 A-330/300s, two A-330/200 freighters and 24 A-320 family aircraft signed in 2009.?... more
AirlinesHong Kong Airlines celebrates delivery of its first Airbus aircraft
Toulouse, France - For an A-330/200
Hong Kong Airlines today celebrated becoming a new Airbus operator with a ceremony in Hong Kong to mark the delivery of its first A-330/200. Featuring the carrier's new two class long haul cabin product,... more
AirlinesCA announces new daily service from Houston hub to Lagos, Nigeria
Houston, Usa - Beginning Nov. 10, 2011
Continental Airlines (CA) announced plans to launch new daily no-stop flights between Houston and Lagos, Nigeria, beginning Nov. 10, 2011, subject to government approval. It will be the first daily scheduled... more
AirlinesAir France and KLM move airplane from Fiumicino's pier D to pier B
Rome, Italy - From today, 14th of June; it's an important qualitative improvement for passengers
From today 14th of June Air France and KLM will stop and will embark at "Leonardo da Vinci" Rome-Fiumicino airport's terminal 1. The movement of their planes from pier D to pier B, just in front of terminal... more
AirlinesPositive May for Germanwings with +14% passengers
Milan, Italy - Confirmed leadership in the Stuttgart and Cologne-Bonn hubs
May has been a very positive month for Germanwings: the German low-cost has transported 756,201 passengers in this month, +14,02% compared to 2009, when they were 663,244. Thanks to this data the airline's... more
AirlinesEtihad wins Airbus top operational excellence award
Abu Dhabi, UAE - For A-340/500/600 fleet
Etihad Airways was awarded the Airbus Top Operational Excellence Award for its fleet of A-340/500/600 aircraft at the "Airbus Technical Symposium" in Berlin last week. Etihad’s A-340 fleet was awarded a... more
AirlinesAlitalia: shareholders fear new capital increase
Rome, Italy - With enormous losses, old stockholders still refuse to participate in 2nd stage of capital increase
Big minus in Alitalia's balance sheet: world crisis and Iceland volcano left deep scars on Italian flag company accounts, still pressed by their start-up and fear of a new capital increase, after only... more
AirlinesAlitalia: agreement with pilots to introduce Flight Data Monitoring system
Rome, Italy - The arrangement, among the most advanced in Europe, is a further empowerment of the venture to guarantee standards of excellence
Alitalia subscribed an agreement with all the pilots' unions - Filt-Cgil, Fit-Cisl, Uil Trasporti, Ugl Trasporti and Unione Piloti - planning the crew's involvement in the investigations' activity aimed... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways predicts busy Summer season
Abu Dhabi , UAE - A significant increase in bookings to several of its key destinations
The Abu Dhabi-based airline has seen a significant increase in bookings to several of its key destinations as customers from the Middle East book their summer travel. Etihad Airways is advising passengers... more
AirlinesNew link between Rome and Amman by Alitalia
Rome, Italy - The airline's international network growth continues
The first flight of the new direct connection with Amman by Alitalia has started yesterday from Rome-Fiumicino and predicts 4 weekly frequencies. The airline, with this new route, reinforces its presence... more