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AirlinesAlitalia (6): the bitterness of Jean Cyril Spinetta and the time factor
Rome, Italy - No one was taken by surprise, the notification remained an awaited formality
"The extreme tiredness for the negotiations and the anxiety for the deterioration of the economic scenario" are the main reasons of the Air France-KLM's withdrawal from the Alitalia privatization procedure. Jean... more
AirlinesAlitalia (5): Intesa-Sanpaolo is evaluating the reopening of the dossier
Romae, Italy - It is necessary an itnernational project
Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo may still be interested in Alitalia reports the bank's chairman Enrico Salza. "If the operation on Alitalia is of international scope we could be interested," he was quoted... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3), Rutelli accuses centre-right alliance
Rome, Italy - In according to the running for Rome's major, French solution was the only workable
Francesco Rutelli, running for Rome's major, ain't got doubts: negotiations' stop between Alitalia and Air France-KLM has been disposed by the centre-right alliance, which has placed veto to the selling... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): the withdrawal of Air France-KLM, the reasons of the refusal
Rome, Italy - On April 28th, 2000, it was the KLM's turn
Maybe a concurrence, but eight years ago - on April 28th, 2000 - KLM abandoned the alliance with Alitalia. And as in the past, also today the matter is exquisitely political. In 2000 the Dutch carrier... more
AirlinesAlitalia, government loan's case
Rome, Italy - It should guarantee the airline survival
Air France-KLM retreat from negotiations to buy Alitalia, forces to find an immediate solution to make the airline survive. In according to the new parliament majority, the only way it's to receive... more
AirlinesIberia's interested to Vueling-Clickair
Madrid, Spain - Spanish airline minds the 2 low-cost's fusion
Union between the 2 low-cost Spanish airlines Vueling and Clickair may interest Iberia, which currently owned 20% shares of Clickair. Fernando Conte, Iberia's president, has already announced to be... more
AirlinesAlitalia (8): Aeroflot waits for the official invitation by the Italian Government
Rome, Italy - The Council of Ministers will meet between tonight and tomorrow
"We are waiting for an official invitation by the Italian Government", official sources of Aeroflot reported. Starting from this proposal, the Russian national airlines will talk about the position... more
AirlinesSwiss, new Intercontinental flights on summer
Zurich, Switzerland - They will be operated by Swiss WorldCargo, owned by Lufthansa
Summer season is full of newness for Swiss WorldCargo, which is going to enlarge transoceanic routes to reach Africa, Asia and United States. As from next June, 17th, flight Zurich-Singapore will be... more
AirlinesAviation Capital Group orders 17 new Boeing 737 Next Generation
New York, USA - The contract's value is over one billion dollars
The US aerospace giant Boeing announced today an order from Aviation Capital Group for 17 new 737 Next Generation airplanes, a deal valued over one billion dollars at current list prices. The order... more
AirlinesRyanair hit by the high oil price, at ground 20 airplanes in the next Winter
Dublin, Ireland - From November 2008 to February 2009
Irish low-cost airline Ryanair is planning to ground around 20 aircraft next winter to counter the impact of spiralling oil price (today at 117.4 dollars a barrel). Ryanair is embarking on an intensive... more
AirlinesAlitalia: what would happen if Aeroflot sale the Italian national airline?
Rome, Italy - It would lose all the flight rights
"The interest for Alitalia is strategic, not financial", this was the comment by Lev Koshlyakov, Aeroflot vice-general manager, as regards the news of some months ago on the possibility to invest on the... more
AirlinesBritish Airways enlarges offers on London-Gatwick airport
London, United Kingdom - From Valencia, Alicante, Oporto, Turin and to New York
As from next October, 27th, while the winter timetable comes into effect, British Airways will inaugurate new long-range flights, in particular from London-Gatwick airport. First connection will be... more
AirlinesNews from Singapore Airlines
Milan, Italy - Airline's press release
Singapore Airlines and Silkair introduce new fares for the excess luggage Singapore Airlines (SIA) and its regional airline Silkair have introduced, from last April, 1st, some changes about the surcharge... more
AirlinesAir Baltic connects Venice to Latvia
Venice, Italy - Venice-Riga will be operated 2 times a week
Air Baltic has officially informed its customers about the new flight which connects, Venice and Riga, Latvia's capital, for the first time ever. The route will be operated on Monday and Friday by a... more
AirlinesSterling Airlines offers 110,000 discounted tickets
Milan, Italy - Routes leaving from Florence, Rome and other European airports 25% discount
Sterling Airlines, Scandinavian low-cost airline launches 110,000 tickets 25% discounted for Italian routes Florence-Malmoe and Rome-Oslo, and for many other European links. Italian passengers can grad... more
AirlinesEstonian Air on the increase
Milan, Italy - Great results in March 2008
"Estonian Air carried altogether 63,946 passengers in March 2008, out of which 53,778 on regular flights. The total number of passengers increased 16.3% y-o-y, while Tallinn Airport passenger number increased... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines increases ticket-change fees
Atlanta, USA - A fee equal to 150 dollars
United Airlines announced it's increasing business-travel fares and ticket-change fees to offset fuel costs. U.S. airlines have been adding fees, cutting capacity and raising fares to cope with jet-fuel... more
AirlinesSWISS teams up with US Airways to Philadelphia
Basel, Switzerland - From April, 26th
SWISS travellers will be able to fly from Zurich to Philadelphia on US Airways-operated flights from April, 26th onwards; and US Airways customers will have onward connections from Zurich operated by SWISS... more
AirlinesAbruzzo airport, routes to Paris, Bruxelles and Munich resume today
Pescara, Italy - Pescara's air station inaugurates the summer season
Today, April, 18th, starts the summer season at Abruzzo International airport (Pescara), with the return of direct flights to Charleroi (Bruxelles), Munich and Paris. The official notice has come yesterday... more
AirlinesHelvetic Airways launches new connections between Palermo and Zurich
Palermo, Italy - Announced during a press conference
For the Euro 2008 that will take place in June (from 7th to 29th), Helvetic Airways and GESAP (Palermo Airport Management Company) have announced a press conference in which will be launched the new connections... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): here comes the denial by Aeroflot
Rome, Italy - Conditions of tender not tempting
Here comes the denial by Russian national airlines Aeroflot about a possible new participation in the Alitalia privatization procedure. "It is unlikely our participation for the second time in the tender... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): a new figure appears, François Perol
Rome, Italy - French vice-Secretary General and counsellor for the industrial policies
A new figure appears in the matter between Alitalia and Air France: François Perol, French vice-Secretary General and counsellor for the industrial policies. This is the hypothesis supported by the... more
AirlinesAlitalia: go-ahead to the "Bipartisan" agreement. But will do EU agree?
Rome, Italy - The Italian Government will establish a bridge-loan equal to 100-150 million Euro
Latest indiscretions reported that for the Alitalia matter a "Bipartisan" agreement has been found, between the Italian new and outgoing Governments, to guarantee the company continuity: a decree law that... more
AirlinesJapan Airlines to pay 110 million dollars fine
Washington, USA - To have priced fixing on international cargo shipments
Japan Airlines agreed to plead guilty to price fixing on international cargo shipments and pay a $110 million (U.S.) fine, the U.S. justice department said yesterday. In the plea agreement, which was... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): a meeting between Government and management has been announced for next week
Rome, Italy - Berlusconi-Sarkozy, a meeting to talk about the proposal by Air France-KLM
A meeting between Government and Alitalia management has been announced for the next week, the new Italian Premier, Silvio Berlusconi, said, and added the matter with Air France-KLM could be reopened only... more
AirlinesUS Airways, option of buying window and aisle seats
Atlanta, USA - At the prize of 5 US dollars
US Airways said it will begin offering passengers the option of buying an aisle or window seat in the front of the plane for at least 5 US dollars. The new choice seats program, the latest entrant in the... more
AirlinesStansted, Ryanair opposes the increase of airports' charges
London, United Kingdom - Irish airline join the debate about prices with easyJet
Ryanair join the debate of airlines seeking judicial review proceedings against BAA about last increased fees at London airports. In last days, easyJet said that it would challenge the price rise at Gatwick... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines, negative results of 1st Q2008
Atlanta, USA - A loss of 328 million dollars
American Airlines reported a net loss of 328 million dollars for the first quarter of 2008. The current quarter results compare to a net profit of 81 million dollars for the first quarter of 2007. Record... more
AirlinesKorean Air to launch new Summer charter routes
Milan, Italy - And new no-stop flights from South Korea to Munich
Korean Air will start chartered flights to Vietnam’s Danang, Australia’s Cairns and Russia’s Irkutsk in expectation of an increase in the number of tourists during the summer vacation season. Korean Air w... more
AirlinesEl Al doubles from the airport of Milan-Malpensa
Milan, Italy - A launch offer to 464 Euro all inclusive
Starting from May 11th, the Israeli airline El Al doubles frequencies from the airport of Milan-Malpensa to Tel Aviv. This route will be reinforced with a second flight on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday... more
AirlinesAlitalia: yesterday the meeting between the management and CONSOB
Rome, Italy - "The Board of Directors is continuing to monitor the Company’s operational performance and financial and asset situation"
"At the request of the Italian Stock Exchange Controller (CONSOB), a meeting was held between CONSOB and the president and other representatives of Alitalia represented by the chairman, during which Alitalia’s s... more
AirlineseasyJet against the charges' increase for Gatwick's passengers
London, United Kingdom - The low-cost airline into a debate with CAA
UK's low-cost airline easyJet has told BAA (British airport authority), that it is withholding part of 21% passenger charge increase at London-Gatwick airport, waiting for the end of the legal controversy. Strongly... more
AirlinesDelta-Northwest merger (2): first curious numbers on the commercial operation
Atlanta, USA - The world's greatest airline will have a fleet of 800 airplanes
First financial indiscretions on the merger between the two US carriers Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines. According to these rumors, the commercial operation has a value of 3.3 billion dollars... more
AirlinesAir Transat adds another A-310 airplane to its fleet
Toronto, Canada - 74 flight attendants and 14 pilots have been recruited thanks to the new airplane
Another Airbus A-310/300 enters in the Air Transat's fleet. The wide-body airplane's total number of the fleet is 17 aircraft (13 A-310 and four A-330/300). Thanks to the new arrival 74 flight attendants... more
AirlinesRyanair, Milan-Manchester in offer
Milan, Italy - Special fares for the inauguration of the new connection
New Ryanair's flight which connects Milan-Orio al Serio with Manchester from last April, 10th, has already given positive results, in according to Alessia Viviani, Italian marketing director of the Irish... more
AirlinesDelta-Northwest merger, no shareholding by Air France
Atlanta, USA - The priority is not in the US market
Air France will not participate to the merger project between Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines because "The liquidity resources of the two airlines do not request supplementary financing through... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Aeroflot hypothesis reappears
Rome, Italy - Berlusconi: "For Alitalia will be found an all-Italian solution within one month"
"For Alitalia will be found an all-Italian solution within one month". These are the first statements of the new Italian Premier, Silvio Berlusconi. In the meantime, the Aeroflot's hypothesis reappears.... more
AirlinesVarig moves away from Europe
San Paolo, Brazil - Madrid gets out from the network of the Brazilian airline
Varig, the third biggest Brazilian airline, has announced by a release from Gol (Affiliate company), that it's going to leave European market. After cancellations of the flights from San Paolo to London,... more
AirlinesDelta-Northwest merger (2): sharing of transatlantic routes in the SkyTeam alliance
Atlanta, USA - Along with Air France, Alitalia, Czech Airlines and KLM
Delta Airlines and Northwest Airlines and four of their international partners will combine their transatlantic routes in the SkyTeam alliance. The Department of Transportation (DOT) said it would... more
AirlinesFinnair sells six Boeing MD-80 airplanes to Allegiant Air
Helsinki, Finland - They will be operating starting from 2009
Finnair, Finnish national airline, has sold six Boeing MD-80 aircraft and three spare engines it owns to the Allegiant Travel Company’s low-cost carrier Allegiant Air, which is domiciled in Las Vegas, N... more
AirlinesQantas and Pacific Airlines create the new low-cost airline Jetstar Pacific
Sydney, Australia - In August the delivery of the first A-320 airplane
In accordance with a strategic and commercial partnership between Qantas and Pacific Airlines a new low-cost carrier, called Jetstar Pacific, will be created. It will operate as part of Qantas' budget... more
AirlinesDelta-Northwest union, the risky procedure's steps
Atlanta, USA - Northwest brand will disappear
The union between USA's carriers Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines will have to contend with many steps to complete the procedure, first of all the abolition of the second brand. One problem to... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): "It threatens to stay out of IATA"
Geneva, Switzerland - Bisignani's warning
Hard moment for Alitalia. After the freeze of privatization's procedure -due to the stop for the votings ended yesterday with Berlusconi's Pdl winning- and after ENAC's (Italian Civil Aviation Authority)... more
AirlinesAlitalia: today the meeting between management and unions
Rome, Italy - Negotiation with Air France-KLM could not be resumed
The meeting between Alitalia's management and unions is arranged for today. They will discuss about the situation of the talks after the political voting, since negotiations with Air France-KLM could not... more
AirlinesMexicana de Aviación challenges Europe
City of Mexico, Mexico - Next opening of two direct connections with London and Barcelona
Following to the entrance in the oneworld® alliance (see AVIONEWS), Mexicana de Aviación, the airline that decided to concentrate all its efforts in the US market, challenges Europe, and announces new r... more
AirlinesDelta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines combining to create America's premier global airline
Milan, Italy - The new airline will offer easy flights inside USA, for Canada, Latin America, Europe and Asia
"Delta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corporation announced an agreement in which the two carriers will combine in an all-stock transaction with a combined enterprise value of USD 17.7 billion.... more
AirlinesDelta Air Lines e Northwest Airlines, tomorrow the official announcement of the merger
Atlanta, USA - Richard Anderson would have to be CEO of the new airline
The official announcement of the merger between Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines will be given tomorrow. According to the first indiscretions, the asset's value of Northwest would be about three... more
AirlinesAlitalia, while waiting votings' results, AirOne announces a new proposal
Rome, Italy - Share increases in Piazza Affari
Results of the political's votings would show next moves about Alitalia affair. In according to some national press sources, AirOne is going to negotiate again. Carlo Toto, Ap Holding's manager, would... more
AirlinesThe "Black-List" of the airlines not allowed to fly in the EEC skies
Rome, Italy - This list is updated at today
LEGAL NOTICE The civil aviation authorities of Member States of the European Community are only able to inspect aircraft of airlines that operate flights to and from Community airports; and in view... more
AirlinesAer Lingus, special fares to go to Ireland
Dublin, Ireland - Until April, 15th
Irish national-flag airline Aer Lingus has launched some special offers to reach airports of Dublin, Cork and Belfast from EUR 37. Through the official airline's web-site, www.aerlingus.com, who wants... more