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AirlinesAlitalia: the first indiscretions about the names of Baldassarre's concert party
Rome, Italy - Roberto Colaninno and Giancarlo Elia Valori
There is still a strict confidentiality about the names of the investors of the concert party led by Antonio Baldassarre, ex president of the Constitutional Court and RAI, who at the beginning of August... more
AirlinesBlue Panorama cancels flight Fiumicino-Cancun scheduled for tomorrow
Rome, Italy - As well as the stopover in Roatan of the flight to HaBana
Air carrier Blue Panorama informed that the flight Fiumicino-Cancun scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday August 21st, has been cancelled due to the presence of the hurricane "Dean" in some areas of Mexico and... more
AirlinesAirOne flies at London City Airport (LCY)
Milan, Italy - The true alternative to the congested London Airports
"The airport central location, the short boarding time and the efficient baggage handling system make London City Airport the best choice for passengers flying to the UK capital. AirOne, the first private... more
AirlinesAlitalia will never be undersold
Rome, Italy - The statements of Transport Minister Alessandro Bianchi
"We do not want to undersell Alitalia". This the statement of Italian Transport Minister Alessandro Bianchi about the indiscretions on the presentation of a bid by a financial businessmen concert-party... more
AirlinesAir France-Klm, positive close in the first quarter 2007-08
Paris, France - High oil charge
Positive balance for Air France-Klm for the first quarter of 2007-08: the carrier has recorded a profit of EUR 415 million (+ 4 million compared with last year). The deficit has fallen to EUR 3,31 billion... more
AirlinesWith AirOne in code-share to Latvia and Lithuania
Rome, Italy - Signed an agreement with Air Baltic to goes to Riga and Vilnius from Rome and Milan
"AirOne, the first Italian private carrier, has started with Air Baltic a trade collaboration that contemplated the code-share between Italy and Latvia (Riga) and between Italy and Lithuania (Vilnius).... more
AirlinesBed in economic class with Luthansa?
Berlin, Germany - The carrier considers the possibility to give beds also for who buys an economic class ticket
The German airline Lufthansa is considering the possibility to offer beds also in Economic class. Currently, it is a hypothesis under examination by the management. To value the customers interest,... more
AirlinesFiumicino-Catania by Blu-express.com
Rome, Italy - From October 29
The low-cost carrier Blu-express.com, owned by Blu Panorama Airlines, announces the launch of a new internal route: starting from October 29 the airport of Rome-Fiumicino will be connected with the air... more
AirlinesRyanair's new route: Orio al Serio-Alicante
Bergamo, Italy - It will start from December 5
Ryanair announces a new route between Italy and Spain. It will the be the airport of Bergamo-Orio al Serio to be connected with the Alicante's air station. The flight, starting from next December 5,... more
AirlinesAer Lingus lands in Northern Ireland
Dublin, Ireland - The Irish carrier chooses Belfast as first base outside the Republic of Ireland
The Irish national-flag carrier, Aer Lingus, has announced the imminent opening of its first base abroad. According to the President, Dermot Mannion, the investment equal to EUR 150 million will allow... more
AirlinesBritish Airways bets on the Italian market
London, United Kingdom - Mark Moscardini: "Performance that have exceeded the set targets"
"The Italian market is strategic for British Airways. The performance recorded in Italy from the beginning of the year have exceeded the set targets. In the quarter the passengers transported from/to Italy... more
AirlinesDelta Air Lines offers the helicopter service for all the BusinessElite passengers
New York, USA - With flight coming from Africa, Brazil, Europe and India bound to New York
All the passengers that until December 31th, 2007, will travel in BusinessElite class on the international flights coming from Africa, Brazil, Europe and India of American carrier Delta Air Lines will... more
AirlinesThe 2007 is a gold year for Austrian Airlines
Vienna, Austria - The carrier continues with success its plan of reorganization
Austrian Airlines has obtained good results in the first six months of the 2007. The Austrian carrier shows its financial results that underline a great Ebit (Earnings Before Interest and Taxes) growth,... more
AirlinesAlitalia: a new beginning starting from August 27th
Rome, Italy - Preliminary meeting with the possible candidates
Starting from August 27th, new President of Alitalia Maurizio Prato will begin to meet the possible candidates for the national airline. The names are already known: AirOne in partnership with Intesa-Sanpaolo,... more
AirlineseasyJet's new route: Malpensa-Marrakesh
Milan, Italy - Starting from November 6
The English low-cost carrier easyJet has decided to increase its operativeness on the airport Milan-Malpensa. After the announcement of the new European routes (toward Bucharest and Barcelona), the air... more
AirlinesJal, reduction of its loss in the first quarter of 2007
Tokyo, Japan - Deficit fallen to EUR 26 millions
Jal has closed the first quarter of 2007/2008 with a strong reduction of its loss. Last year the Japanese carrier has recorded a deficit of JPY 26,7 billion: this year things go better, with a deficit... more
AirlinesVirgin America, the adventure will start tomorrow
New York, USA - The inauguration with the San Francisco-New York flight
Virgin America, the American airline of Richard Branson, after several ups and downs with the DOT can launch its first flight between New York and San Francisco. The connection between San Francisco... more
AirlineseasyJet: new employments in Italy
Milan, Italy - The British airline seeks 27 flight assistants for Malpensa
New employments for easyJet. The low-cost airline, that in Milan has already 250 employees between pilots and flight attendants, has organized an "Open day" on Wednesday to select 27 flight attendants. The... more
AirlinesCathay Pacific Airways orders five Boeing 777/300ER aircraft
Seattle, USA - A deal worth USD 1.4 billion
The Boeing Company and Cathay Pacific Airways announced that the Hong Kong-based carrier has ordered five additional Boeing 777/300ER (Extended Range) jetliners, increasing the airline's commitment to... more
AirlinesTransavia.com and Amsterdam-Schiphol: a perfect couple
Milan, Italy - The low-cost airline transavia.com has as headquarters one of the most important airports of Europe
Generally the great expenses and the intense traffic oblige the low-cost airlines to opt as headquarters smaller airports. Transavia.com, low-cost airline of the group KLM-Air France, has instead opted... more
AirlinesNew routes Italy-Romania by Wizz Air
Parma, Italy - From Bucharest to Parma and Treviso
Wizz Air launches two new routes: Parma-Bucharest and Treviso-Bucharest, operative from February 28. The connections between Italy and Romania covered by Hungarian low-cost carrier rises to 8. The... more
AirlineseasyJet confirms its expansion
London, United Kingdom - The data of third quarter of 2007 are good
The growth of easyJet does not stop, that has enlarged its own traffic in three new countries (Austria, Romania and Belgium) and has become the second carrier in Portugal. The data of the third quarter... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Prato meets the first competitors
Rome, Italy - To explain the new terms of the tender
The conditional is required! Within a month must be unveiled the results of the first review carried out by new Alitalia management. According to some press indiscretions, the new procedure will be... more
AirlineseasyJet: from Malpensa to Cagliari and Olbia; are six the Italian domestic routes
Milan, Italy - New link also from Venice to Belfast
"easyJet, low-cost carrier in Europe, announces the launch of three further routes for the Winter Season. Following to the signing of the new decree regarding the territorial continuity of last July... more
AirlinesMeridiana enlarges its network in New York
Rome, Italy - By November 16, 2007
New Meridiana connection between Rome-Fiumicino and New York by next November 16th, thanks to a code-share agreement with Eurofly. The flights will be operated twice per week, every Friday and Sunday,... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Maurizio Prato suspends his leadership in Fintecna
Rome, Italy - To avoid a possible conflict of interest
Maurizio Prato, new President of Alitalia, has suspended his charge as President of Fintecna in order to avoid a possible conflict of interest between two positions. Vincenzo Dettori, already vice-President... more
AirlinesFirst joint order by Air France-Klm
Milan, Italy - For 20 Embraer jets for Régional and KLM Cityhopper
"Embraer and Air France/KLM group signed a contract for 20 E-Jets, consisting of four EMBRAER 190 and six EMBRAER 170 jets for Régional, an Air France subsidiary, and ten EMBRAER 190s for KLM cityhopper.... more
AirlinesAlitalia Service: EDS and Accenture confirm their bids until September 30th
Rome, Italy - For the purchase of the information and shared services
American multinational companies EDS and Accenture have confirmed their bids concentrated in AZ Service for the purchase of the information and shared services of Alitalia Group until September 30th: EDS... more
AirlinesAlpi Eagles: reinstated flight Bari-Moscow
Padua, Italy - Next Wednesday, August 8
"After the meeting held two days ago in Bari among the president of Alpi Eagles, Paolo Sinigaglia, the Region chairman of the Transport committee Mario Loizzo, the Region chairman of the Tourism committee... more
AirlinesCA asked to DOT awarding the airline right to fly to Shanghai
Houston, Usa - In Spring 2009
"Continental Airlines (CA), yesterday made its final submission to the Department of Transportation for its application to provide the first daily nonstop service, and the only U.S. carrier service, between... more
AirlinesAlitalia: satisfied and disappointed after the yesterday summit between leaders and Unions
Rome, Italy - Next meeting on September 3rd, 2007
Satisfied Unions after the first meeting of yesterday with the new President of Alitalia, Maurizio Prato, also if the super-manager has not given any details on the take-over bid. Next meeting has been... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): the power of attorney of Rome asks CONSOB for a report
Rome, Italy - An inquiry on the stock variations
The power of attorney of Rome opened an inquiry at the hands of prosecutor Stefano Roccofava regarding the sensible variations of the Alitalia stock, supposing a speculative operation which might be carried... more
AirlinesBritish Airways will pay the steepest penalty of its history
London, United Kingdom - For trying to reconcile fuel-surcharges with rival companies
USD 700 million is the penalty that British Airways will have to pay for illegal agreements with Virgin Atlantic. The controversy is about an accusation for trying to reconcile with rival companies the... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): Lega Nord is willing to hand in a petition for Insider Trading
Milan, Italy - The statements by Roberto Maroni
"A speculative operation is in progress around Alitalia, beyond the law. According to financial operators, Alitalia is now a speculative share. This is a case without precedent in the world for a flag... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): the reasons of Angeletti for refusing the purchase by Air France
Rome, Italy - "I don't know of any Italian company bought by French which ended up well"
"No to Air France: it would be the end. I only say that I don't know of any Italian company bought by French which ended up well. They all ended up bad". "The Germans did much better". These are the words... more
AirlinesAlitalia: today Prato will meet the Unions
Rome, Italy - Share rising in Piazza Affari
Maurizio Prato, new President of Alitalia (see AVIONEWS), has instructed the Ministry of Economics to find a new buyer for the national airline, after the disaster of the first tender. Today Prato has... more
AirlinesAlitalia: resignation by President Berardino Libonati
Rome, Italy - He had accepted the appointment correlated to the carrier's sale procedure
"Prof. Lawyer Berardino Libonati has resigned yesterday to the President's and member of the Board's offices of Alitalia. The Prof. Libonati has explained his renunciation, after to have remembered... more
AirlinesAlitalia: recapitalization of the Group by next Spring
Rome, Italy - Looking for a strategic partnership with the European giants
The new guidelines of the Alitalia business plan will be illustrated tomorrow and the hypothesis of the Group recapitalization is catching on, so as following the privatization procedure for the tender-bis. According... more
AirlinesJoint-venture between Air France and Delta Air Lines?
Paris, France - "Nothing has still finalized", the French spokesman declared
A joint-venture between Air France and Delta Air Lines could be possible. "Nothing has still finalized", a French carrier spokesman has declared, commenting on the national rumors, according to which... more
AirlinesLow-cost the future of civil aviation
Rome, Italy - The market rate in Europe is 16%
Are low-cost carriers the future of civil aviation? It seems of yes, from the relentless increase of some of these carriers. At the end of last year, the low-cost market rate has been of 16% in Europe... more
AirlinesPescara: Ryanair flight among fireworks
Pescara, Italy - Debates and reassurances
In the middle of the St. Andrew feast in Pescara, among the celebration fireworks came a Boeing airplane operated by the Irish airline Ryanair coming from Frankfurt and heading for the "D'Abruzzo" air... more
AirlinesFirst class, even the European carriers offer exclusive services
Rome , Italy - Personal assistants and shiatsu massages
Many European carriers offers an exclusive service for their first-class passengers. Following the examples of Asian and Middle-Eastern air companies, Europe's societies have extended the idea of "First... more
AirlinesAlitalia, Meridiana and AirOne the most competitive according to the Osservatorio Volagratis
Rome, Italy - Volareweb and Myair are still the air companies with the highest average price per segment
Last data collected by the Osservatorio Volagratis by monitoring bookings with departure date between August 1 and 31 report that bookings for the month of July will be charged 50 Euro more. Alitalia,... more
AirlinesAlitalia: share increase in Piazza Affari after the announcement of the new procedure
Rome, Italy - Warded off the winding-up
Piazza Affari, Alitalia share increases 3,52%, equal to EUR 0,8205. The new procedure of the tender announced by Treasure Minister allows the mark-up of the stake: thanks to softer sale conditions,... more
AirlinesLufthansa: operating result first six months +64% in reference to 2006
Berlin, Germany - Passengers record
EUR 486 million is the operating result of the first six months recorded by Lufthansa, equal to +64% as regards to the same period of 2006. The net profit is EUR 992 million, including 503 millions... more
AirlineseasyJet: new routes from Malpensa to Barcelona and Bari
Milan, Italy - Increase of frequencies of domestic routes
"easyJet continues its growth in Italy. Among the newness of Winter season, the launch of links to Barcelona and Bari from Milan-Malpensa's base. The airline operates from Milan's base with a fleet of... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines: new flights to Oklahoma City from Cleveland
Houston, Usa - But also to Ottawa, the fourth Canadian city served by airline
"Continental Airlines announced new nonstop service between the airline's Cleveland hub (CLE) and Oklahoma City's Will Rogers World Airport beginning Sept. 30. The daily service, operated with 50-seat... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): denied the interest by Air France
Rome, Italy - The statements of French carrier's spokesman
The spokesman of Air France, Philippe Coutourier, does not comment the rumors more and more insistent about the interest of French carrier for the privatization: "We have nothing to declare. We are sure... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): the Toto hypothesis ever-more probable
Rome, Italy - The most balanced proposal
Yesterday Italian Premier, Romano Prodi, called up in Palazzo Chigi Treasure Minister, Tommaso Padoa Schioppa, Transport Minister, Alessandro Bianchi, and the under-secretary in premiership Enrico Letta.... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Board of Directors' meeting postponement
Rome, Italy - Fixed, initially, for Friday, it has been changed to next Wednesday, August 1st
"Alitalia informs that the Board of Directors, already predicted for next July 27, has put off to August 1st, in order to allow further discussions of the theory of setting in which the guidelines of the... more