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AirlinesAEA unveils its roadmap for navigating the crisis
Brussels, Belgio - Airlines say no to state aid, but seek relief on infrastructure costs
The secretary general of the Association of European Airlines (AEA), Ulrich Schulte-Strathaus, announced details of the AEA’s blueprint for navigating the economic and financial turmoil, which is increasingly a... more
AirlinesLow-cost flights for the Italian members of Parliament. The proposal by Marco Reguzzoni
Rome, Italy - Thanks by easyJet Regional General Manager for South Europe
Marco Reguzzoni, deputy president of Lega Nord party at the Italian Chamber, requested to the President of the Chamber, Gianfranco Fini, to intervene in short time so that it was possible to book easyJet... more
AirlinesAlitalia traffic -40% after the advent of the high speed train
Rome, Italy - Moretti: "Trains are full and airplanes are empty"
"We have delivered over 40% of traffic from Alitalia with the high speed train on the Milan-Route trains", Ferrovie dello Stato CEO, Mauro Moretti, said. "The trains are full and airplanes are empty". "We... more
AirlinesIberia, profits in drop pf 90%
Madrid, Spain - Conte: "It is the 13th consecutive year of positive results"
Iberia today reported its 2008 results. Fernando Conte, Iberia President, showed that the Spanish airline earned a profit of 32 million Euros in the year, one of the most difficult in recent memory, making... more
Airlines"A consortium of Italian airlines", the proposal by Blue Panorama President, Franco Pecci
Rome, Italy - To face the advance by foreign carriers
Franco Pecci, Blue Panorama President, suggests a consortium of national airlines to face the advance by foreign carriers. He proposed a great alliance "For the long-range flights involving also the new... more
AirlinesKorean Air adds two A-380 to fleet order
Seoul, South Korea - Upping A-380 order to ten
Korean Air announced its decision to purchase two more A-380 aircraft. This ups the airline’s A-380 order to ten aircrafts. The airline will receive the two additional A-380s in May and June of 2014, r... more
AirlinesV Australia’s first flight tomorrow
Sydney, Australia - The first route will be Sydney-Los Angeles
Sydney Airport has congratulated V Australia as it makes its launch flight tomorrow. V Australia will be flying a daily service from Sydney to Los Angeles in a brand new 360 seat Boeing 777/300ER.... more
AirlinesAlitalia: due for the tender of the fleet's take-over
Rome, Italy - Maybe an interest by Livingston and Mistral Air
The tender for the take-over of the Alitalia airplanes not bought out by CAI was published in December 2008. The deadline to present Expressions of Interest was January 29th, then other 20 days for the... more
AirlinesQatar Airways reduces fuel surcharge
Rome, Italy - The reduction follows that implemented by the airline in December
Qatar Airways announced a reduction in the fuel surcharge on flights in its international network offering passengers great savings. Passengers purchasing tickets to and from destinations served by the... more
AirlinesEmirates announces 2009 expansion plan
Milan, Italy - The airline based in Dubai to increase capacity by 14 per cent
"Emirates Airline unveiled plans to grow the number of flights across its network by 14 per cent in 2009. This year, the Dubai based carrier will add 18 new passenger aircraft to its fleet, increasing... more
AirlinesCzech Airlines in the sight of Air France-KLM
Paris, France - The Group is examining the dossier on the airline's privatization
Air France-KLM confirmed Wednesday it is studying the planned privatization of Czech Airlines, but said it hasn't decided whether to make a bid. They are studying the dossier and have not taken a position... more
AirlinesTransavia announces new operations between Olbia and Paris-Orly
Olbia, Italy - Starting from April 9, twice a week
Transavia.com, the low-cost carrier owned by Air France, will start operations between Olbia (Sardinia) and Paris-Orly starting from April 9. This new flight, added to Transavia route from the Italian... more
AirlinesSelf check-in for Darwin Airline
Lugano, Switzerland - From February 23rd in the CUSS platform system
Geneva Airport will allow to Darwin Airline's passengers to use the self check-in starting from early February. The carrier joined the CUSS (Common Use Self-Service Kiosk) platform system of Geneva... more
AirlinesMyair.com to purchase 19 new Bombardier CRJ-900/900X
Milan, Italy - For low-cost services on the regional routes
Myair.com said to have started an high economic value industrial operation with Bombardier for the purchase of 19 new CRJ-900/900X airplanes in the next years. According to some press-sources, the first... more
AirlinesMyair.com cancels only two flights on Foggia-Milan route
Milan, Italy - The airline denies the indiscretions of the last days
Only two flights will be cancelled on the route between Foggia and Milan-Malpensa of Myair.com due to the maintenance, and not 16 as reported by some press-indiscretions of the last days. Some troubles... more
AirlinesAbu Dhabi in-flight catering awarded by IATA
Abu Dhabi, UAE - The association recognises commitment to quality
Abu Dhabi in-flight catering, part of Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC), has received the IATA In-flight Catering Quality Assurance (ICQA) Gold Standard Award for 2008, in recognition of its sustained... more
AirlinesAir France, strike on February 26th
Paris, France - The airline does not forecast troubles on the activity
Most Unions representatives of Air France's workers invited all the French carrier's employees to go on strike on February 26th, due to the increase of the prize as regards the low-fare tickets benefits... more
AirlinesStarting from 5 May, Ryanair will operate the route Rimini-Frankfurt
Rimini, Italy - Twice a week
Ryanair announced the opening of the route from Rimini to Frankfurt-Hahn, which represents the fifth destination operated by the carrier from the Italian airport, after London-Stansted, Bristol, East Midlands... more
AirlinesCuts also for Serbian JAT's workers
Belgrade, Serbia - There is crisis' wind also in East
Also in the East Countries there is effect of the global crisis, that in these days has hit also the Serbian airline, JAT, that after the failure trying for privatization carried out by Government last... more
Airlines2008: passengers' increasing for TAP Portugal
Milan, Italy - +13,1%. The aim, this year, is the reinforcement on Brazilian market
TAP, Star Alliance's member airline, transported over 8,7 million passengers in 2008, a million more compared to the previous year, with a rise of 13,1%. The most significant growth has been recorded on... more
AirlinesRedundancy payment for 120 workers of Air Alps
Bolzano, Italy - Also the South Tyrolean airline hit from Alitalia's matter
It would be due to reduction of passengers on Bolzano-Rome route, until now co-served with Alitalia, the reason of redundancy payment of 120 out 144 workers of airline, based in Innsbruck and ownership... more
AirlinesRyanair to abolish check-in in airports
Dublin, Ireland - Within the end of 2009
Irish low-cost airline Ryanair decided to close, within 2009, the check-in desks in airports, with the goal to cut other costs. "The check-in will be made on-line", Ryanair CEO, Michael O'Leary, said... more
AirlinesAir Dolomiti aims to Southern Italy
Ronchi dei Legionari, Italia - The statements of President Michael Kraus
During an interview to the German daily "Financial Times Deutschland", Air Dolomiti President, Michael Kraus, speaks on the offer's strengthening with destinations to Southern Italy, currently under examination. "We... more
AirlinesAir Berlin will start operations between Oslo and Berlin-Tegel on April 29
Oslo, Norway - The carrier lands in Norway for the first time
Starting this Spring, Air Berlin will commence direct flights to Norway for the first time. Starting on 24 April 2009, Germany's second largest airline will operate a connection between Oslo and Berlin-Tegel... more
AirlinesAir Italy: TAR postpones the appeal on the slots of Linate Airport
Milan, Italy - GESAC requests the liberalization of slots
The TAR of Lazio decided to postpone the hearing of the appeal requested by Air Italy for the temporary assignment of three couples of slots to operate daily flights from Milan-Linate to Naples and one... more
AirlinesWizz Air to double fleet in two years
Katowice, Poland - It closed 2008 with 5.8 million passengers
Polish low-cost air carrier, Wizz Air, plans to double its fleet over the next two years. It intends to double its fleet to 42 planes by 2011 from the 21 Airbus A-320s it has now. The carrier aimed to... more
AirlinesBlue Panorama to take delivery the fourth Boeing 767
Milan, Italy - The airplane will be based at Milan-Malpensa Airport
The fourth Boeing 767 enters in the Blue Panorama Airlines (BPA) fleet. The airline has now six aircraft for the long-range destinations that will use during the Summer 2009. Blue Panorama President,... more
AirlinesRyanair and OnAir launch the first service in Europe of wide Inflight Mobile Phone
Dublin, Ireland - The passengers can now call & text onboard 20 of its aircraft
"Ryanair, Europe’s low fares airline, yesterday (19th Feb) launched its in-flight mobile phone service initially onboard 20 of its (mainly) Dublin based aircraft. This is the first step in fitting Ryanair’s ent... more
AirlinesAir France-KLM introduces a new route between Rome and Detroit
Rome, Italy - Starting from June 5th
Air France-KLM introduces a new route from June 5th from the airport of Rome-Fiumicino to Detroit. A Northwest Airlines aircraft will be used for this service. "The airline has now 32 direct flight... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines adds MD-80 service from Pittsburgh to Dallas-Fort Worth
Pittsburgh, Usa - Service begins on June 12
American Airlines has announced it will add MD-80 service from Pittsburgh International Airport to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport beginning June 12, 2009. “This route has proven to be a strong p... more
AirlinesAlitalia moves and leaves via della Magliana
Rome, Italy - Starting from next Monday
Starting from next Monday the Top Management led by Rocco Sabelli should leave the headquarters in via della Magliana to move at Fiumicino-Rome Airport. The old headquarters will not remain uninhabited... more
AirlinesAustralia: Virgin Blue cuts 400 jobs
Sydney, Australia - And Qantas reduces flights to China
The economic global crisis reaches also the Australian airlines. According to some International press-sources, Virgin Blue would intend to discharge about 400 workers, after to have decided to cut 8%... more
AirlinesAlpi Eagles returns to fly maybe in the Summer
Verona, Italy - The extraordinary administrator appointed on Thursday a GSA
Starting from today Alpi Eagles has a new General Sales Agent (GSA). The extraordinary administrator, Gianluca Vidal, appointed today Trawel as GSA for the Italian market. "The administrator is working... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines signs pact with Brazilian carrier GOL
Dallas, USA - The announcement on Thursday
American Airlines Inc. and Brazilian carrier GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA said Wednesday they've agreed to exchange passengers and sell tickets on each other's flights. Under this agreement American... more
AirlinesA-380 makes first flight powered by GP-7200, destined to Air France
Hamburg, Germany - The delivery in October
A-380 has made its first flight, four hour duration, destined to Air France, powered by Engine Alliance GP-7200. The airplane has then taken off again towards Hamburg, where will be subjected to painting... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines takes delivery its first Boeing 737 airplane
Atlanta, USA - It renews the medium-range
Starting from March the first Boeing 737/800 Next Generation (order of 75) will be operational in the American Airlines fleet. "The new airplanes will replace the old MD-80, will be used in the domestic... more
AirlinesAlitalia: unions request the intervention by Government for CIGS workers
Rome, Italy - About procedures of payment's supply
"The Alitalia workers in CIGS did not receive payments since three months and the last complete salary date back to September 2008". Filt-Cgil, Fit.Cisl, Uil-Trasporti and Ugl-Trasporti unions sent a letter... more
AirlinesAir Canada in red, cuts costs and reduces capacity
Ottawa, Canada - Losses for USD 8276 million in 2008
Net losses for USD 8276 million recorded by Air Canada in 2008: a gap of CND 1.03 bn, due to "The instability of fuel prices, the fluctuations of market and global economic climate". "An additional cut... more
AirlinesRyanair (2), O'Leary confirms that he is unwilling to switch to Viterbo
Rome, Italy - What may become the third airport of Rome is out of the market
"If the conditions to operate on Rome-Ciampino airport would change - said to AVIONEWS Michael O'Leary, general manager of Ryanair - we would look for different options. But we do not want to operate from... more
AirlinesBritish Airways and the new French subsidiary
London, United Kingdom - It will be born from the merger between OpenSkies and L'Avion
British Airways will have a new French subsidiary starting from April thanks to the merger between OpenSkies and L'Avion. The new airline, led by Dale Moss, will fly with the only brand OpenSkies and... more
AirlinesRyanair denies the research of the Lazio Region
Rome, Italy - It concerns an official report on flights noise in Ciampino
"The report of region Lazio concerning the noise of the airplanes in Ciampino is false". Michael O'Leary, general manager of Ryanair, said that during a press conference in Rome. And he also claimed that... more
AirlinesAlitalia: -63.9% passengers in December
Rome, Italy - A drop of 26.1% recorded in 2008
The old Alitalia recorded a drop of passengers in December: -63.9% compared with the same period of 2007. According to data of AEA - Association of European Airlines, the average drop was 26.1%... more
AirlinesQatar Airways supports the campaign for peace "One million candles To Gaza"
Doha, Qatar - A story that has captured the attention of over 75 Countries
Qatar Airways has answered the call of an international campaign initiated by a grieving Palestinian woman who has launched a peaceful initiative against civilian deaths in Gaza. The airline is throwing... more
AirlinesAlpi Eagles, all banks say NO
Venice, Italy - Vidal: "It is incredible"
There is not any bank that intends to finance Alpi Eagles, not even if the loan demanded (17 million Euros) has the guarantee by the Government, in accordance with the "Aid for the salvage", approved by... more
AirlinesEfly, new-born, lands on Bergamo-Orio al Serio Airport
Sofia, Bulgaria - With British Aerospace BA-146/300 airplanes
Efly, new Bulgarian airline, will land for the first time in Italy at Bergamo-Orio al Serio Airport. The new company, with Italian and foreign capitals, has been established in January 2009 and the headquarters... more
AirlinesWind Jet: Summer 2009 in Amsterdam
Rome, Italy - Twice per week from Forli
"The new flights that will link the Dutch city with Forli, twice per week (on Tuesday and Saturday) will be served from March 29, 2009. The connections will have coincidences with Catania and Palermo. Wind... more
AirlinesAir Dolomiti aims to the business traffic
Ronchi dei Legionari, Italy - The strategies of the new year for the strengthening
After the expansion of the fleet, Air Dolomiti intends to strengthen its strategy for 2009. The carrier closed 2008 with a load factor of 64% and an internal turnover of 120 million Euros, while "As regards... more
AirlinesAir Italy takes delivery a Boeing 737/700 Next Generation
Verona, Italy - The carrier is waiting for decision by TAR about operating continuity of the Linate's slot
Air Italy strengthens its fleet with a new Boeing B-737/700 Next Generation, that now is made up 12 airplanes. The new B-737, in configuration by 149 seats, will be used on the domestic routes. The... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines cuts 17% of the fleet
Singapore, Republic of Singapore - Due to the fall of cargo and passengers traffic
Singapore Airlines (SiA) said Monday it will cut 17% of its operating fleet and is exploring other cost-saving measures amid a global economic slump which has hit travel and cargo demand. The airline,... more
AirlinesThe integration of AirOne and Alitalia continues its course
Rome, Italy - On 28 March the partnership agreement with Lufthansa will be terminated
"On March 28, with the close of the Winter Season, the partnership agreement between AirOne and Lufthansa will cease to be operative. Starting on March 29, which marks the beginning of the Summer Season,... more