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AirlinesTwo new Airbus A-320 airplanes for Alitalia
Rome, Italy - It continues renewing its fleet
Two new Airbus A-320s have taken service, and have been given the names "Gabriele D'Annunzio" and "Giuseppe Ungaretti". With these two new airplanes as part of the fleet, the number of new generation... more
AirlinesSWISS feels the strong headwinds
Berne, Switzerland - 2010 first-quarter results
Swiss International Air Lines (Group) sustained an operating loss of CHF 10 million for the first three months of 2010, its first red-ink quarterly result since 2005. Total income from operating activities... more
AirlinesTam inaugurates a commercial office in Japan
San Paolo, Brazil - The mission is the empowerment of presence on the Asia's market, to get new customers and increasing sales in the area
Tam has inaugurated its representative commercial office in Tokyo. The mission will be the one of empowering the presence on Asia's market, getting new customers and increasing sales in the area. The... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines renews its aircraft
Singapore, Singapore - Care for details in seats and on board entertainment
Restyling for Singapore Airlines' log haul routes. The attention for quality and details to make more and more comfortable for passengers also the hardest flights has characterized the 11 Boeing 777-200... more
AirlinesTam Airlines flies bio-kerosen fuelled for the first time in Latin America's story
Milan, Italy - Thank to the co-operation with Airbus and Cfm International
Tam is planning, for 2010's second six months, a testing flight without passengers, using bio-fuel and pinhão manso oil, Brazilian vegetable bio-mass. The aircraft will be a fleet's Airbus A-320, powered... more
AirlinesAlitalia: new connection to Los Angeles from June
Rome, Italy - It was announced yesterday during presentation of new Touring Club California's touristic guide
"The press-conference took place yesterday at Rome's American Embassy to introduce the new California's touristic guide published by Touring Club, organized by California Travel and Tourism Commission... more
AirlinesAerosur improves offer to Bolivia and South-America in May
Milan, Italy - The air company has a fleet of several Boeing aircraft
Aerosur flies from Madrid to Santa Cruz on Thursday and on Saturday by Boeing 747/300 aircraft with 570 seats, while on Monday and Sunday by B-747/400 with 451 seats. Connections between the two cities... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines results for first quarter of 2010
Vienna, Austria - Restructuring on course
Austrian Airlines (AA) reported a result from operating activities of EUR -64.7 m in the first quarter of 2010 (same period in 2009: EUR -64 m). Traditionally, the first quarter is relatively weak in the... more
AirlinesNew Livingston aircraft Summer routes to Africa
Milan, Italy - Connections from Milan and Rome to Kenya and Tanzania
Celani, Livingston air company's CEO, specialized in routes to the black continent, has introduced the Summer flight schedule, inside its long-range connections network. Flights will have Kenya and Tanzania... more
AirlinesAir Malta launches 2010 Summer schedule
Milan, Italy - Forty destinations
Air Malta has just introduced its 2010 Summer schedule, offering to customers 40 destinations from and to Malta, by air connections between Maltese islands and many European, North-African and East- Mediterranean... more
AirlinesAlitalia: tomorrow flights deleted from and to Greece
Rome, Italy - Because of the 24-hour general strike in the country
Because of the 24-hour general strike called for tomorrow in Greece, on Wednesday 5th of May, Alitalia had to delete Rome-Athens flights of this evening (scheduled at 9:40pm) and Rome-Thessaloniki (scheduled... more
AirlinesNew Air Italy connection to Sardinia
Genoa, Italy - The new route will be launched 26th of July, from Genoa's airport
A new airline will serve Olbia as destination in view of Summer: from next 26th of July the air company Air Italy will operate a connection between Genoa's Airport "Cristoforo Colombo" and the Sardinia's... more
AirlinesFirst United's natural gas airplane has flown
Chicago, Usa - The Airbus 319's performance demonstrates the advancement of alternative fuels
United Airlines on last 30th of April has completed the first flight by a U.S. commercial airline using natural gas synthetic jet fuel, demonstrating United's commitment to the advancement of alternative... more
AirlinesElected Meridiana Fly's board of manager
Olbia, Italy - Massimo Chieli is the new CEO
On last Friday, after the approval of the latest "Old Meridiana" balance sheets, the shareholders's assembly elected the "New" Meridiana Fly board of manager, which will be in office for a financial year,... more
AirlinesAir France inaugurates today the new flight Paris-Adu Dhabi
Rome, Italy - Served by Airbus A-330
Starting from today, 3 May 2010, Air France begins operating a new service between Paris and Abu Dhabi. Flights will be operated by an A-330 airplane seating 219, with 40 seats in Business and 179... more
AirlinesCathay Pacific as the official sponsor for the "2010 Expo Shanghai"
Milan, Italy - Hong Kong airline states once again its presence by supporting Italy's primacy in the Far East
The airline Cathay Pacific confirms its participation into this year "Shanghai Expo" as the official sponsor for the Italian stand. The 2010 exposition started on 1st May will last until 31 October,... more
AirlinesToday the biggest air giant has born
New York, Usa - Completed fusion between Continental and United Airlines: USD 3 bn agreement
The biggest giant in the sky: 87 thousands employees, earnings little lower than USD 29 bn, a passenger traffic equal measured in about 203 bn of miles per year. Today the first world-wide air company... more
AirlinesThe last Meridiana's balance sheet, before new deal
Olbia, Italy - Good recovery for the second 2009's six-months
Meridiana, company born on 3rd of May 1991, presented its last balance sheets in the team as we knew it until today. From next days it will be managed in a new form inside Meridiana SpA, the financial... more
AirlinesAlitalia and Darwin aircraft will fly Rome-Rimini route in code-sharing
Lugano, Switzerland - The young Swiss carrier is on a growth trend
Darwin Airlines and Alitalia companies will fly in code-sharing from next 24th of May, Darwin's financial director told to "Il Mondo" newspaper. The route served will be Rome-Rimini, and flights will be... more
AirlinesA bet the new luxury on board of Lufthansa airplanes
Berlin, Germany - The first class in a flight between Frankfurt and New York will cost from Euro 8 thousands
According to new reports, Lufthansa is now evoking London hotel luxury in a makeover of its first class cabins. This revamp, which will be unveiled when the German carrier gets its first A-380 super jumbo... more
AirlinesSWISS extends A-330/300 service to African routes
Milan, Italy - A new collaboration with Brussels Airlines
SWISS extends its Airbus A-330/300 services to and from Africa. The introduction of the new airplane onto the Zurich-Nairobi/Dar es Salaam and Zurich-Douala/Yaoundé routes marks a further step in its... more
AirlinesLufthansa: shortly delivery and flights by A-380 airplane
Milan, Italy - The next destinations are Tokyo, Beijing and Johannesburg
The A-380 airplane served by Lufthansa will commence scheduled flights on 11 June on the Frankfurt-Tokyo route, replacing the current Boeing 747/400 service. The first Airbus A-380 to be delivered to the... more
AirlinesExperts expect airlines fare's increase
Rome, Italy - To recoup losses from the volcanic ash crisis
Although many people now think that the ash crisis is past history, they need to think again. Some economy and finance experts expect airlines to add more 50 dollars to the price of transatlantic tickets... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines celebrates the 25th anniversary tomorrow
London, Great Britain - The inaugural flight stared in 1985, today is the only trans-Atlantic carrier with a significant presence
Continental Airlines (CA) celebrates the 25th anniversary of its first flight tomorrow. The inaugural flight from London-Gatwick to Houston in 1985 began a quarter of century of growth in the UK, as the... more
AirlinesAir Malta celebrates first 150,000 passengers on Reggio Calabria
La Valletta, Malta - The airline began the activity on Calabria's airport in 2005
Air Malta (AM) celebrates the continuous success of the operations in South Italy reaching 150,000 passengers transported from the opening's day to date on flights from and to Reggio Calabria. The answer... more
AirlinesRyanair increases the flights' frequencies in Rome-Ciampino in August
Milan, Italy - On eight routes to/from this airport
Ryanair has announced yesterday the increase of frequencies on eight routes to/from Rome-Ciampino starting from August, bringing to over 3,5 million per year the traffic at the airport that will contribute... more
AirlinesAsh cloud: SAS's comments on the EU Commission's guidelines for financial support to the airline industry
Stockholm, Sweden - Presented today and discussed next week
Today the EU Commission presented its guidelines for financial support to the airline industry following the Icelandic volcano eruption. SAS notes that the Commission is following the line that SAS... more
AirlinesJet2.com resumes air traffic
Milan, Italy - All flights at the Italian airports are regularly operated
Jet2.com, UK low-cost carrier, following to the reopening of skies in UK, informs to have resumed traffic of own airplanes, according to own schedule. The airline confirms its effort to overpass early... more
AirlinesAirport handling: TAP Portugal new Aviapartner's client
Rome, Italy - For all services on Fiumicino
Aviapartner, the third largest handling service company expands its portfolio by adding services to cover TAP Portugal Airlines at Fiumicino airport in Rome, covering 4 daily flights to Lisbon and Oporto.... more
AirlinesNew Wind Jet 's connections to Russia
Catania, Italy - From Pisa and Bergamo, to Moscow and St. Petersburg
Eastern Europe even nearer for the Italian low-cost air company Wind Jet. The summer news will be service of new connections to Russia: Pisa and Bergamo will be connected with Moscow and St. Petersburg. It... more
AirlinesBoeing announces launch of Orbital Test Vehicle
Cape Canaveral, Usa - It will be used to demonstrate the capability for US Air Force
Boeing yesterday announced the successful launch of the Boeing-built Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV), also known as the X-37B, for the U.S. Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office. The OTV was launched on an Atlas... more
AirlinesAlitalia sells 4 MD-80 aircraft
Rome, Italy - Bulgaria Air Charter wins the batch
Alitalia's special administrator, Augusto Fantozzi, has officially communicated the finalized transfer to Bulgarian Air Charter of 4 McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft, property of the air company. The... more
AirlineseasyJet: suspension of procedure for shipping fee's approval in Italian airports
Milan, Italy - The carrier appeals to the Government because air companies have already suffered many losses caused by ashes' cloud
As consequence of the air transport stop happened last days in mostly of Europe, easyJet appeals to the Italian Government's sensibility, in order to indefinitely suspend the shipping fee's rising price... more
AirlinesSwiss: flights going to normality, but new closing in Europe are not excluded
Berne, Switzerland - And delays and cancellations are possible because of airports' congestion
Mostly of Swiss' air network connections are regularly operated. The re-start of services by many air companies is the reason of congestion in airports and air spaces. Considering that, new delays and... more
AirlinesSAS expects to operate close to 75% of flights from today
Stockholm, Sweden - Full operations by tomorrow
SAS Scandinavian Airlines informs its customers that it expects to operate close to 75% of full scheduled flight program as of today, April 22. All SAS hubs across Scandinavia will today be reopened,... more
AirlinesAir connection's restart: Air France and Germanwings
Paris, France - From today 21st of April progressive return to normality
It's progressively returning to normality the air company's flights' situation, following the European civil aviation authorities' decisions. Air France informs customers that from today, 21st of April,... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines enables all the flights on Europe
Milan , Italy - The air company counts a lost of about Euro 22 million
Singapore Airlines (SIA) re-enabled all the flights to and from Europe: with the progressive sky over the "Old continent" normalization Republic of Singapore's flag carrier fully reintegrated the European... more
AirlinesAir Berlin resumes normal flight operations
Milan, Italy - The full operation by the end of the week with extra flights
Air Berlin, Germany’s airline, will be resuming normal flight operations in the course of the day and will be able to carry out almost all the flights scheduled for today. This is now possible as DFS (... more
AirlinesPlanned SAS flight operations for April 21, 2010
Stockholm, Sweden - Copenhagen and Oslo's airports opened, Stockholm remains closed
SAS Scandinavian Airlines would like to inform its customers that it will operate flights to a number of Scandinavian and European destinations today, April 21, from both Copenhagen and Oslo, as both airports... more
AirlinesQatar Airways on air traffic emergency caused by the cloud
Rome, Italy - The carrier serves extra flights from Rome
Qatar Airways faced the emergency caused by the middle-north Europe air traffic stop increasing the flights frequencies to Rome and putting at passengers disposal arriving and leaving to other destinations... more
AirlinesAir Malta's extra flights scheduled for today beside cancellations
La Valletta, Malta - Announced connections to Zurich, Rome, Toulouse
As consequence of ashes cloud produced by the Icelandic volcano's eruption, causing the cancellations of many flights and closing of many north Europe air space, Air Malta planned for today Tuesday on... more
AirlinesAlitalia re-enables flights from and to north-Italy starting from 8:00am
Rome, Italy - Italian ENAC communicates gradual reopening of the whole national air space
"ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) communicated the gradual re-opening of the whole Italian air space starting from 8:00 am of today on Tuesday April 20. Consequently, Alitalia informs not to have... more
AirlinesAir Malta deletes London's and Munich's air connections
La Valletta , Malta - Yesterday the carrier planned 16 extra flights
"As consequence of ashes cloud caused by the Icelandic volcano's eruption, causing cancellations of many flights and closing of north-Europe's several air space, Air Malta planned 16 extra flights for... more
AirlinesSAS on disruption in air traffic for volcanic ash
Stockholm, Sweden - Estimated earnings impact of MSEK 50-90 per day
The Scandinavian airspace has been closed or partly closed as from Thursday April 15 due to the volcanic ashes from the volcano in Iceland. As a consequence, SAS cancelled the majority of its flights as... more
AirlinesGermanwings: new flight from Rome to Hannover
Rome, Italy - From next April 30
Germanwings bets again on Rome and launches new air link to Hannover, served four times per week as of next April 30. The new connection is added to those already existing from Italian capital to Cologne-Bonn... more
AirlinesJet2.com reached the target of 20 millionth passenger transported
Milan, Italy - Touched last April 13 in Manchester
Jet2.com, the UK low-cost carrier, has reached a "Historical" target. Mr Keith Moffant has been the 20 millionth passenger to fly by airline last April 13, 2010 in Manchester. Ian Doubtfire, Jet2.com's... more
AirlinesAlitalia: new aircraft flights' suspensions from and to north of Italy
Rome, Italy - Until 8:00 p.m. of Tuesday the 20th of April
"As consequence of what referred by Enac (Italian Civil Aviation Authority), in relation to new north of Italy air space closing, Alitalia informs until 8:00 a.m. of tomorrow Tuesday the 20th of April... more
AirlinesPartnership agreement between Alitalia and Air Italy
Rome, Italy - It was introduced last Friday in front of two companies' top
"Air Italy's president and CEO, Giuseppe Gentile, Alitalia's Marketing Revenue Management and Network director, Andrea Stolfa, Air Italy's commercial and financial director, Alessandro Notari, and Alitalia's... more
AirlinesAlitalia welcomes the China Eastern's entry in SkyTeam
Rome, Italy - The MoU has been signed last Friday in Shanghai
"The memorandum of understanding for China Eastern's entry in the SkyTeam alliance by the middle of 2011 was signed last Friday. Alitalia aims at enforce its offer in the Asiatic market, consolidated... more
AirlinesTravel by Pope Benedict XVI in Malta by Alitalia
Rome, Italy - On board of A-320 "Città de L'Aquila" introduced recently into its fleet
Alitalia will accompany the Pope in the apostolic journey in Malta tomorrow on April 17 on the occasion of the 1950th anniversary of the wreck of Sao Paulo. The flight will be served by A-320 'Città... more