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AirlinesAlitalia: for the Cimoli's golden handshake further million of EUR will be heavy on the Company
Rome, Italy - The manager is talking about EUR 2-3 million
Cimoli's golden handshake, on which will have major details on February 12, the day in which must be nominated the new candidates for the Board of Directors of Alitalia, will be heavy still further on... more
AirlinesRyanair: a turnover against all expectations
Rome, Italy - Beyond the double predicted by analysts
Irish carrier, Ryanair, announced record Q3 results. Net profit rose 30% to EUR 47,7 million respect to the same period of 2005. Beyond the double predicted by analysts. The traffic grew 19% to 10 million,... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines selects Pinnacle Airlines and Bombardier Q400 aircraft
New York, Usa - For Newark-Based Regional Service
"Continental Airlines today announced that it has selected a new regional airline partner and a new type of turboprop aircraft to operate as Continental Connection from its New York hub at Newark Liberty... more
AirlinesAlitalia (5): the destiny of Giancarlo Cimoli
Rome, Italy - On February 22 the assembly for the Board of Directors' renewal
The hypothesis that is going around in last hours concerning the substitution of the current CEO of Alitalia, Giancarlo Cimoli, with a professor, a lawyer, a super partes professional that led the company... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): the results of the meeting between Government and Unions
Rome, Italy - Bianchi fixed the opening of the negotiation table on the air system's reorganization on February 13
After the meeting between Government and Unions last week on the future of Alitalia, on the negotiation table there is the starting of privatization with all the steps that from today to mid-June will... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): no personnel cuts for CISL
Rome, Italy - Polled Raffaele Bonanni
Raffaele Bonanni, CISL (Italian Union) General Secretary, was polled on the possible reduction staff, and his reply was: “We are not in agreement on the personnel cuts. It is necessary to give guarantees t... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2). Passera: “The company and the main shareholder did wrong own’s duty in last years”
Rome, Italy - “It is necessary to reorganize and give prospectives”
The question of Alitalia is real tricky and keeps awake the attention of Italy’s financial sector . According to Corrado Passera, number one of Intesa-Sanpaolo Bank: “The company and the main shareholder did... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the telling-off of Padoa Schioppa to his colleagues
Rome , Italy - Too misleading statements from Executive
In last period, there were too statements on Alitalia and on the themes that concern the stability of the currency markets, in fact in that regard, Economics and Finance Minister Tommaso Padoa Schioppa... more
AirlinesDeeds and misdeeds of Ryanair
Rome, Italy - To the worse there is never ending
Interminable battles against the Irish carrier Ryanair, which after scuffles with the British government, in particular against Environment Minister Ian Pearson and the Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon... more
AirlinesDelta Air Lines closes 2006 with a record load factor of 78,5%
Atlanta, USA - 8,8 million of passengers transported in December 2006
Load factor to 77,8% with an increase of 2,5% for Delta Air Lines in last December respect to the same month of 2005, with a traffic +3,5% and a raise of capability equal to 0,2%. International traffic... more
AirlinesThe first flight of Bombardier CRJ-900 by Myair.com
Milan, Italy - Left today at 12:40pm from Malpensa to Bucharest
Left today at 12:40 pm from Malpensa to Bucharest the first commercial flight by Myair.com with the new Bombardier CRJ-900. "Many companies of Varese, Milan, Novara and Como provinces are investing... more
AirlinesLow-cost flights from Germany to Cesenatico
Forlì, Italy - Hotel keepers will offer low-fares flights towards Rimini airport
Hotel keepers of Cesenatico (Forlì-Cesena), decided to offer their clients, mostly Germans, EUR 125 special fares return tickets, for flights towards Rimini airport, for next Summer season. This is an... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): ANPAC votes the Alazraki master plan down
Rome, Italy - "It is full of original ideas but is empty"
"Who wants to embark in this venture, can not disregard an agreement with us". To affirm it is Fabio Berti, president of ANPAC, the pilots' association. He said its Union will pay special attention to... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): the opinion of Danilo Baratti (FILT-CGIL)
Rome, Italy - "He was the one to be helpful to meet the Unions"
Danilo Baratti (FILT-CGIL), after the meeting with Alazraki and other Union organization, commented in that way: "Alazraki was the one to be helpful to meet the Unions and to explain the master plan, which... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2). Alazraki: "The real capital is represented by the human resources"
Rome, Italy - The statements of the meeting with the Unions
"Alitalia is not dead, can be rescued and its real capital are the human resources. The eleven bidders for the purchase of 30,1% presented to Treasure Minister are the demonstration". This is the opinion... more
AirlinesAlitalia: today the meeting between Government and Unions
Rome, Italy - It opens in Stock Exchange with a progress of 0,62%
Alitalia opens in Piazza Affari rises 0,62% to EUR 1,121. Treasure Ministry informed that Bain&Company will be its industrial advisor for the Alitalia's privatization. The advisors' team is now completed... more
Airlines"easyJet desk top gadget": brand new partnership between easyJet and Windows Vista
Milan, Italy - Information and flight booking service will be personalized
easyJet, European low-cost air company, and Microsoft launched the brand new "easyJet desk top gadget". Always leaders in the innovation, the two societies decided to cooperate in for the development of... more
AirlinesBritish Airways: radical reform of uniform policy
London, United Kingdom - Employees will be allowed to wear religious symbols
After the serious accusations against the British company which forbade Nadia Eweida, an employee at the check-in counter, to wear a necklace with a cross, British Airways radically changed uniform policy... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): the statemens of Pierluigi Bersani
Rome, Italy - About two months will be necessary to close this procedure
In next days, Treasure Ministry, Merrill Lynch and Chimenti law office will verify the bids for the admission to the next phase of the procedure. Economic Development Minister, Pierluigi Bersani, affirmed:... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): also Unione piloti participates to the call for bids
Rome, Italy - With Net Present Value and supported by Banca Credito Cooperativo
Unione Piloti (UP), Italian Union, presented yesterday an offer with the advisor Net Present Value. "The situation is graver and so it needs an extraordinary solution", Massimo Notaro, president of... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): 11 possible bidders
Rome, Italy - Out Air France... until now
The possible bidders for the Alitalia's privatization are eleven. These possible bidders are: Unicredit, Italy's biggest bank by assets, is bidding through its UBM investment-banking unit; Texas Pacific;... more
AirlinesAlitalia: hardships for the strike of today by ENAV's flight controllers
Rome, Italy - The airline advises to verify the situation of own flight
"Hardships have predicted for who flies today, because of the strike announced from 12am to 4pm by ENAV's flight controllers (Italian Flight Assistance Authority). Alitalia invites own customers to... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Alazraki will present in person his offer
Milan, Italy - I will participate for buying the 49,9% of the airline
Paolo Alazraki, a businessman president of Real Dreams Italia, coming from Florence to participate to the call for bids for Alitalia's share, stated he will present in person the offer in the Merrill&Linch... more
AirlinesBA's flight assistants strike for 48 hours has been cancelled
London, United Kingdom - The negotiations with unions have been resumed
The strike for 48 hours (tomorrow and the day after tomorrow) has been averted. The protest was announced by flight assistants unions of the British Airways that said it. The negotiations reopen, after... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): which the surpries will be today?
Rome, Italy - The moment of the truth at 6:00 pm
It is the scarce clarity on the financial situation, on the cogency of the industrial plan and on the real authority of the remained advisors (Giancarlo Cimoli and Giovanni Sabatini) after the annulment... more
AirlinesAlitalia unveils its counts
Rome, Italy - A negative operating result equal to EUR 197 million relating to the first 11 months of 2006
Today is the last day to apply for the letter of intent on the Alitalia's share held by Treasure Minister. Following the Consob's requests, Alitalia makes known a release on its counts: it calculates a... more
AirlinesANPAC confirms union strike by Meridiana
Rome, Italy - Pilots on strike next February 10th
"Meridiana industrial strategies, that under the guidance of the Chief Executive Gianni Rossi bought also Eurofly, air company quoted at the Stock Exchange, are still not very clear and the followed line... more
AirlinesAir France: new Boeing 777/300ER link La Réunion
Rome, Italy - The carrier serves directly from 11 Italian airports
"Air France links La Réunion with B-777/300ER of last generation as of last January 24. The carrier continues the improvement service, after the introduction on such destination, of a B-747/400 last December... more
AirlinesMyair.com announces the Bombardier CRJ-900's official arrival in Venice
Milan, Italy - The first of 19 airplanes lands this afternoon at "Marco Polo"
"The first of 19 Bombardier CRJ-900 that Myair.com has purchased to enlarge its fleet and, as a consequence, to increase both the routes and frequency of flights already operational, will land in the afternoon... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines. Losses decreasing
Rome, Italy - The turnaround plan achieved success
Thanks to the increasing of passengers number and to fares rise, in the fourth quarter United Airlines reduced the loss which decrease from USD 16,9 bn in the previous year, when the American company was... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): Alazraki scores the favour of the Unions
Rome, Italy - Within the week there will be the adjournment
Positive assessment on the first technical table started on the Master Plan presented by businessman Paolo Alazraki, the unique until now officially stated the interest for the operation. "The Unions... more
AirlinesBlu-express.com announces two new destinations
Rome, Italy - From Palermo to Grenoble and Nice
Two new destinations of Blu-express.com from Palermo to Grenoble and to Nice will start on March 25 and 26. The network of the Blue Panorama Airlines' low-cost carrier increases the international routes,... more
AirlinesAlitalia: three offers for the privatization
Rome, Italy - Imminent the due date of Alitalia's call for bids
A few days from the bidding for the Alitalia's privatization, there should be three sure suitors: the concert party of Carlo De Benedetti supported by Diego Della Valle; AirOne supported by Intesa Sanpaolo;... more
AirlinesRyanair free flights for those protesting APD tax
Dublin, Ireland - One million free flights
Ryanair is offering "Free" flights (one-way, excluding taxes, from UK and Ireland) to those travellers who send chancellor Gordon Brown an email protesting against air passenger duty (APD). The new APD... more
AirlinesEurofly will stop the Milan-New York flight and will reduce the human resources
Milan, Italy - It closes 2006 with a negative Ebit equal to EUR 21 million
By February 8, 2007 Eurofly will stop the Milan-New York flight, operated with an Airbus A-319 48 seat configuration, and will reduce the medium range activity from 8 to 5 aircraft. This reduction of... more
AirlinesThe first air company which operates by seaplanes will be operational soon
Milan, Italy - By the end of June islands and land will be connected
Aqua Airlines, air company of Navigando Air SpA, in cooperation with Lauro Group, finally obtained the operator certificate. The aim of the company is to relaunch after more than 60 years the air transport... more
AirlinesSkyTeam courts Indian Airlines
Paris, France - A proposal made during a meeting with Vishwapati Trivedi, chairman and managing director of the carrier
Air France’s Chief Operating Officer Pierre-Henri Gourgeon has invited Indian Airlines to join the SkyTeam alliance. At a meeting with Vishwapati Trivedi, chairman and managing director of Indian A... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): diplomatic case between France and Italy?
Rome, Italy - Majority and minority request clarity in parliamentary stage
As regard the political confrontation, Spinetta's statements about his resignation decided in December and announced to Italian government and carrier several days later, have provoked strong responses... more
AirlinesAlitalia: confrontation between Italian Treasure Minister and Air France
Rome, Italy - A real political case
Alitalia is more and more in the storm. The resignation of the Air France president, Jean Cyril Spinetta, from Alitalia Board of Directors, has opened a real political case (see AVIONEWS for details).... more
Airlines“Smoke on board”. Good idea for those who cannot resist
Dusseldorf, Germany - Who told that smoking on a plane is forbidden?
Alexander Schoppmann, a German businessman has lately decided to book the trend undertaking a new policy in divergence with the world biggest air companies (USA carriers, Alitalia, British Airways, KLM... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): possible interest by Holding Camuzzi
Rome, Italy - He should use Atlantis fund
According to press sources, Holding Camuzzi, guided by Fabrizio Garilli, should use Atlantis Fund (of which is main sponsor with 25%) to try the offer for Alitalia. "No comment" from the main office... more
AirlinesHistoric passenger record for Austrian Airlines
Vienna , Austria - In 2005 it transported more than 10.8 million of passengers
Austrian Airlines Group, owner of the one country's largest carrier, said it flew a record 10.8 million passengers last year, up 7.1% from 2005. The Austrian Airlines Group achieved a traffic result... more
AirlinesBranson wants to fly in USA with Virgin America
Washington, USA - According to the law a foreign company held less than 25% of the capital
Richard Branson, number one of the Virgin Group, wants to try again achieve the authorization to fly in USA with Virgin America. Washington government has already expressed its rejection to a low-cost... more
AirlinesStatuto Group is interested to Livingston
Rome, Italy - Also interest by Synergo
Statuto Group (hotel sector) shew its interest for the Livingston Group, among which Livingston Aviation Group ( Livingston SpA and Lauda Air Italia companies), company controlled by Gruppo del Ventaglio.... more
AirlinesVueling will open the first international base
Madrid, Spain - The likely cities are: Paris, Rome, Milan and Amsterdam
Vueling, Spanish carrier, wants to open its first international base, on the wake of the positive result of 2006. Spanish airline is examining different European cities where is already operative, and... more
AirlinesA man was sent away from a Qantas aircraft because worn a T-shirt that offended Bush
Canberra, Australia - Now he wants to bring suite the Australian carrier
A Melbourne man is seeking legal advice after Qantas stopped him from boarding a flight because he was wearing a T-shirt that depicted US President George W Bush as a terrorist. Qantas officials told Allen... more
AirlinesDelta will review the offer by US Airways
Atlanta, USA - Future talk in next Board of Directors
After to have fixed the path for the exit from Chapter 11 with the reorganization's plan presented to creditors, Delta Airlines's Board of Directors announced the intention to talk with the shareholders... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): Air France-KLM Group denies the take-over bid
Paris, France - "La Tribune": "The conditions fixed by Italian government are unreasonable"
According to "La Tribune", the French newspaper, Air France-KLM Group should have decided to not participate to Alitalia privatization and so denies the information of last week on a possible interest... more
AirlinesBritish Airways strike: flight attendants will abstain from the work for three days
London, United Kingdom - Due to the failure of the talks about disease and other contractual conditions
British Airways is approaching towards the strike: the representatives of the flight attendants voted for three days of agitation by January 29 to 31, after the failure of the talks about disease and other... more
AirlinesAirOne: the third A-320 delivered today
Milan, Italy - It is included in a fixed order of 30 aircraft of 2006
AirOne continues the renewal and the expansion of its fleet: the carrier received today the third A-320 of 30 ordered in 2006. The fleet is composed by 30 B-737, three A-320, six CRJ-900, three Avro... more