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AirlinesDelta would be considering merger with Ual and Northwest
Washington , USA - Shares skyrocket at stock exchange
Rumors of an interest by US-based airline Delta to a fusion with competitors United Airlines (Ual) and Northwest Airlines. The theme had arisen already in November, when one of the major shareholders of... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways launches the first Chinese route, Abu Dhabi-Beijing
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Starting from March 30th
Starting from March 30th, and until mid-July, Etihad Airway will launch the new route from Adu Dhabi to Beijing, the first destination of China. The connection, with four weekly flights, is proposed... more
AirlinesKorean Air and China Southern Airlines: the collaboration continues
Rome, Italy - Through a flight assistants' reciprocal exchange program
"Korean Air, the South Korea's flag carrier, last December began a program that foresees a reciprocal exchange of flight assistants with China Southern Airlines, new SkyTeam's member. As founding member... more
AirlinesEmirates Airlines offers Australian passengers special airframes for Europe
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Flights are valid February 1st until November 20th, 2008
Emirates is offering Australian passengers special new year airfares to the airline’s 22 European destinations. With return prices starting from USD 1,553 from Perth and USD 1,913 from Sydney, Melbourne a... more
AirlinesSoon Air China's plan for the alliance with China Eastern
Beijing, China - "We want a win-win solution"
After the climb-down of China Eastern shareholders to the offer of Singapore Airlines, due to an interest expressed by Air China, had caused discontent in the Shanghai's airline direction as well as stock... more
AirlinesAir Berlin celebrates 2007 of positive growth
Berlin, Germany - Historic record of carried passengers
After the positive data of November (see AVIONEWS in regard to this), also December turned out as a month of growth for the business of Air Berlin, one of Europe's major low-fares carrier, which so could... more
AirlinesAir France-Klm to increase fuel surcharge
Paris, France - As long as oil will cost over USD 90
The direction of Air France-Klm announced that as of tomorrow there will be increases in fuel surcharge paid at the moment of purchasing the flight ticket. The increase will be of 1 Euro for domestic flights,... more
AirlinesBritish Airways to launch new airline "OpenSkies"
New York, USA - The operations will start next June
British Airways is lending weight but not its name to a startup airline that will compete for well-heeled travelers traveling directly between New York and the European mainland. The new airline, named... more
AirlinesFinnair, the traffic grew the 16.2% in 2007
Milan, Italy - 8.6 million passengers transported in the last year
Finnair total traffic, measured in passenger kilometers, grew 16.2% in 2007. The total number of passengers transported by Finnair Group airlines was over 8.6 million, which is 5.3% more than the comparable... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): the Air France-KLM plan
Rome, Italy - "The goal is to build a great European champion"
"Air France and KLM do not intend to take over Alitalia, just as Air France did not take over KLM in 2004. The goal is to build a great European champion", there was the statement of the Air France-KLM... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Prato moderately satisfied of meeting with Spinetta
Rome, Italy - While the unions itch
Alitalia's President Maurizio Prato has been quite elusive toward the journalists' questions who were asking about the meeting yesterday between him and Air France President Spinetta, defined by Prato... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): the meeting between Government and Unions is postponed till next week
Rome, Italy - Troubles by CISL and CGIL
The meeting between Government and Unions, about the Alitalia situation, is postponed till next week. "The matter continues to present great criticality". CGIL, CISL and UIL move in open order. "I do... more
AirlinesAlitalia (6): the meeting between Padoa Schioppa and Spinetta ended without statements
Rome, Italy - The first official work meeting
The meeting between the Italian Economics Minister, Tommaso Padoa Schioppa, and the Air France-KLM CEO, Jean Cyril Spinetta, which took place in the FINTECNA headquarters, lasted about one hour. The... more
AirlinesAlitalia (5): today the airline president meets the Lega party
Milan, Italy - Prato in conference with Maroni and Calderoli
The Alitalia CEO, Maurizio Prato, has met this morning the President of Lega Nord party deputies, Roberto Maroni, and the Senate Vice-President, Roberto Calderoli. "We will ask President Prato about... more
AirlinesStock exchange doesn't approve China Eastern stockholders' choice
Shanghai , China - And their manager neither
The decision of the shareholders of China Eastern, major Chinese airline, to reject the offer presented by Singapore Airlines to buy a 24%-share of the share parcel, has not met the favour of the stock... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): the additional losses on the accounts of the 2008
Rome, Italy - The projection is a deficit equal to 600 million Euro
The negative trend of Alitalia also continues on the accounts of the 2008 which forecast at least 200 million Euro of losses due to the high oil prices. Already in the data submitted to Air France-KLM... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): today the meeting between the Italian Institutions and the Air France-KLM President
Rome, Italy - "The plan forecasts the accounting equation in 2010 and the return to the profits in 2011"
The meeting between the Italian Institutions - among which the Economics Minister Tommaso Padoa Schioppa and the Alitalia President Maurizio Prato - and the Air France-KLM President, Jean Cyril Spinetta,... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): tit-for-tat between AirOne and Air France-KLM
Rome, Italy - The reply of the French carrier
"The destiny of Alitalia has not been defined yet. We have little information about the Air France-KLM plan, and press indiscretions report that only 15 pages of plan have been presented". This is the... more
AirlinesAP Holding: statement from a spokesman
Rome, Italy - "The fate of Alitalia has not been defined at all"
"'The fate of Alitalia has not been defined at all. We seem to know very little about the Air France-KLM offer: press leaks report that only fifteen pages have been presented as a supplement to Prato’s s... more
AirlinesVueling has transported over 6.2 million passengers with a 73% load factor
Barcelona, Spain - 77.2% more with regard to 2006
"Vueling, the next generation airline, has transported in all 6,219,605 passengers in 2007, recording an increase of 77.2% with regard to 2006. The annual medium load factor percentage was of 73%, 3.61... more
AirlinesTurkish Airlines and Lufthansa Systems signed a contract for code-share management solution
Ankara, Turkey - IT solution will become operational in the first quarter of 2008
Turkish Airlines opts for code-share management solution from Lufthansa Systems with signature of a contract to implement the IT provider's code-share management solution SchedConnect. The IT solution... more
AirlinesSkyEurope: 268,867 passengers transported in December 2007
Bratislava , Slovakia - An increase of 39.8% with regard to the same month of 2006
"SkyEurope Airlines has transported a total of 268,867 passengers in December 2007, an increase of 39.8% with regard to the same month of last year. SkyEurope reports a load factor of approximately 68%... more
AirlinesChina Southern inaugurated new Urumqi-Ashgabat service
Beijing, China - The carrier is the newest member of SkyTeam
"China Southern Airlines, the newest member of SkyTeam, announced new service from Urumqi to Ashgabat. The new China Southern service between Urumqi and Ashgabat marks the successful completion of launching... more
AirlinesAir France-Klm: December traffic 2007
Paris, France - For passenger and cargo
"Passenger activity In December 2007, Air France-KLM posted a 3.1% rise in traffic following a slow-down at Air France at the end of the month due to strike action at Orly Airport. With capacity up... more
AirlinesChina Eastern against the entrance of Singapore Airlines
Beijing, China - The shareholders say no to the offer
At the last moment, Singapore Airlines' offer to purchase a share of the stock capital of China Eastern was rejected today by the shareholders of the airline, which is based in Shanghai and is included... more
AirlinesSkyEurope (2) opens two new Italian routes from Vienna as of next Summer
Rome, Italy - And it doubles daily service to Orio al Serio
"SkyEurope Airlines announced opening two new destinations - Catania and Olbia for upcoming Summer schedule. In addition to that SkyEurope will increase the frequency on Vienna/Bergamo-Orio al Serio route... more
AirlineseasyJet: passenger statistics for December 2007
Milan, Italy - The airline transported a total of over 2,8 million people
"easyJet communicates that last December 2007 transported a total of 2,899,349 passengers, compared to 2,638,279 ones in the same month of 2006, with an annual change equal to 9.9% . In addition, the... more
AirlinesLivingston. "No bookings, just cancellations": reduced the flights to Kenya
Rome, Italy - The normal links will resume in all probability next February
"We will reduce the operations to Kenya by 30-40% for three weeks. We think it all will be resumed in early February. The last week we have worked with 1.2 passengers on the airplanes. For the moment we... more
AirlinesL'Avion: 34 thousand passengers transported in 2007
Paris, France - On the route Paris-New York
2007, opening year for the French carrier L'Avion (January 3rd) has given very good results on the route Paris-New York, with 34 thousand passengers transported aboard a B-757/200 airplane, with a punctuality... more
AirlinesAlitalia, Italian pro-North partisans for Malpensa
Milan, Italy - Formigoni and Bossi imagine after-sell sceneries
The supporters of Malpensa's role as intercontinental hub don't give up. After the choice of the government and Alitalia directors' board has fallen on Air France as partner for the national airline's... more
AirlinesDelta Air Lines chary about the cession of Comair
Atlanta, USA - Contacts with JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch and Greenhill
Delta Air Lines, American carrier, is chary about the purchase process regarding its regional subsidiary Comair, as reported the past days by the "Financial Times", which states "Delta is waiting to assess... more
AirlinesVarig launches daily flight Sao Paulo- Santiago de Chile
Sao Paulo, Brazil - The connection is operated with Boeing 767/300 airplanes
Varig, Brazilian airline, announces its new flight between Sao Paulo and Santiago de Chile. The connection, operated with Boeing 767/300 airplanes in two-class configuration, is active everyday from... more
AirlinesAir Astana orders six Airbus and three Boeing aircraft
Paris, France - Deliveries starting from 2012
The Kazakh airline Air Astana has recently announced an order of six Airbus A-320 and three Boeing 787/800 Dreamliner aircraft, with an option for other three airplanes of each type. New airplanes,... more
AirlinesThe time factor crucial in the choice of a partner for Alitalia (2)
Rome, Italy - Alitalia and Air France come from a common past. What about AirOne?
We must remember that Alitalia and Air France come from a common past. They have been knowing each other for many years now, they have share swaps and in their respective boards were members of both until... more
AirlinesBritish Airways and the new brand for the all-business connections
London, United Kingdom - The activities should start in mid-year
The details of the British Airways new brand for the sector of the all-business connections, that should start in mid-year, will probably be disclosed by next week. According to the BA CEO, Willie Walsh,... more
AirlinesAlpiEagles anticipates the suspension of the activity
Venice, Italy - "Agents external to the airline are the liables for the troubles"
"AlpiEagles suspends its activities starting from today January 3rd until the achievement of the licence". Last December 28th, the carrier led by Paolo Sinigaglia achieved the suspension of the ENAC... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): KLM reluctant to the acquisition of the Italian airline
Paris, France - "It fears it can be weakened"
According to the French daily "La Tribune", the takeover of Alitalia to the Air France-KLM Group would raise strong hesitations by the Dutch carrier. "The non-mandatory proposal would explain the scepticism... more
AirlinesThe time factor crucial in the choice of a partner for Alitalia
Rome, Italy - The Italian minister of Transport and ENAC cannot be indifferent spectators
The Alitalia Board of directors, in which are three members of the government out of five, has decided: the marriage is to be done with Air France. On the same issue has spoken the premier, "Unanimously",... more
AirlinesTurin-Moscow by Wind Jet started
Turin, Italy - The A-320 airplane took off last Saturday
Wind Jet inaugurated last Saturday, on December 29, 2007, the new weekly connection from Turin to the Russian capital city. The schedule made on Saturday by an Airbus A-320 airplane foresees the departure... more
AirlinesLivingston, at the moment the connections with Kenya are not cancelled
Mombasa, Kenya - "The airport of Mombasa is running normally but we expect the Farnesina's disposals"
Livingston forecasts five connection with Kenya in the next five days and at the moment are not predicted any cancellations. "The airport of Mombasa is running normally -the Italian airline spokesman... more
AirlinesLufthansa: over 4,000 hiring and expansion plans for the fleet and routes
Berlin, Germany - The official announcement of the carrier's spokesman
New recruitment and great expansion plans for Lufthansa. The spokesman of the German carrier, Andreas Bartels, has announced to the press that during this new year the airline forecasts the reorganization... more
AirlinesAir France-Klm is delighted with the Italian Minister of Finance's approval
Rome, Italy - Which represents a key stage in the process to the profitable growth of Alitalia
"In response to the declaration by the Italian Minister of Finance, Mr. Tommaso Padoa-Schoppia, who has given his approval to the opening of exclusive talks between Air France-KLM and Alitalia, Jean-Cyril... more
AirlinesAlitalia: today the French technicians in Rome
Rome, Italy - Spinetta will arrive in Italy on January 10th
Green-light for the exclusive negotiation between the Italian Government and Air France-KLM for the sale of the 49.9% of Alitalia. According to the national press, today the French technicians will... more
AirlinesAlpiEagles: TAR Lazio upholds the appeal
Rome, Italy - First hearing on January 17
TAR Lazio upholds the appeal of AlpiEagles for the suspension of the ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) measure denying the extension of the airline's licence starting from next January 1st decreeing... more
AirlinesAlpiEagles: Sinigaglia leaves the company
Venice, Italy - "This is the will of company"
The President of AlpiEagles, Paolo Sinigaglia, stated he wanted to leave AlpiEagles because "That is the will of company". The only possible solution for the Italian manager is the company's sell-off... more
AirlinesMAXjet Airways suspends all flights after filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Dulles, USA - Due to rising fuel costs, increased crew salaries, and other unforeseen costs
On December 24, 2007, MAXjet Airways - American all-business class, transatlantic airline - announced that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on the airline's website http://www.maxjet.com. The carrier... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): Jean-Cyril Spinetta to illustrate the Air France plan after the Epiphany
Rome, Italy - For Malpensa a future modelled following Heathrow
Jean-Cyril Spinetta, President of Air France-KLM, will meet the Italian institutions and Unions after the Epiphany to illustrate the business plan of the French carrier: why only a hub in Italy, why this... more
AirlinesAlitalia: today the Council of Ministers to talk about the choice of the new partner
Rome, Italy - In mid-January the final decision
The Alitalia's future will be decided in mid-January. This is the guideline expressed yesterday by the Prime Minister Romano Prodi, after a meeting for analyzing the document transmitted by the Alitalia... more
AirlinesEnd of the year gifts: Air France-KLM buys VLM Airlines
Paris, France - "It will cooperate actively with City Jet"
For the end of the year, Air France-KLM allows itself another gift:the purchase of the Belgian regional airline VLM Airlines, owned by Panta Holdings B.V. The cost of the operation has not been disclosed... more
AirlinesAlitalia (7): warning of the President Maurizio Prato
Rome, Italy - "The last ditch of Alitalia"
Alitalia's President, Maurizio Prato, urged the Italian Government to decide rapidly on the future of the troubled airline: "From my point of view, we are at a vital phase for Alitalia, it's the last ditch.... more