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AirlinesIs TUI AG going to sell Hapagfly and Hapag Lloyd Express?
Berlin, Germany - German press published some rumors about it
Movements for German tourism giant, TUI. According to anticipations of two German newspapers, a merger between the two airlines belonging to the Group, Hapagfly and Hapag Lloyd Express, is about to be... more
AirlinesMore bookings for Eos Airlines and MaxJet
London, United Kingdom - After London facts no flight cancellations
The two all-business Eos Airlines and MaxJet, which operate flights between "JFK" Airport in New York and London-Stansted, did not have any cancellations of their flights and saw their bookings rise after... more
Airlines100th airplane for Turkish Airlines
Istanbul, Turkey - It is a B-737/800
The 100th airplane of Turkish Airlines has been put into service this morning: it is a Boeing 737/800, it was delivered in Seattle on the 17th of August and was presented yesterday during a ceremony at... more
AirlinesJet2.com: Edinburgh from Bergamo-Orio al Serio and from Pisa
Milan, Italy - The low-cost continues its expansion in Italy
"Jet2.com, the UK low-cost carrier, continues its expansion in Italy. After that it has announced the opening of the direct flight Bergamo-Orio al Serio/Manchester (as of October 29, 2006, four weekly... more
AirlinesStrike of Northwest Airlines employees: a federal judge decides wether block it or not
Washington, Usa - It has been asked by US Justice Department
The Us Justice Department has asked to the Federal judge Victor Marrero to block the strike of the flight attendants of Northwest Airlines that has threatened to stop since this night their activity, with... more
AirlinesLufthansa launces new routes to Moscow
Berlin, Germany - Starting from next Autumn
Starting from October 30, Lufthansa will launch new flights from Hamburg to Moscow-Sheremetyevo airport with a four weekly service. The German national carrier will also link Moscow to Geneva (daily flights... more
AirlinesAlitalia: which future for the airline?
Rome, Italy - More opinions and comments about possible alliances
Comments concerning rumors of presumed international alliances for Alitalia have been going on. The President of ANPAC (Italian Civil Aviation Pilots Association), Fabio Berti, considers an alliance with... more
AirlinesChina Southern renews its fleet
Hong Kong, China - And it suspends its shares on the Stock Exchange
The largest Chinese airline by fleet size, China Southern Airlines, suspended its shares on the Hong Kong exchange after announcing an update of its planes. It is not actually a new investment, some sources... more
AirlinesWill Copenhagen sell its shares in SAS?
Copenhagen, Denmark - Finance Minister's words
Danish Finance Minister, Thor Pedersen, declared that, if the Swedish Right Coalition wins elections next month, it would sell its State shares in several companies, included 21.4% of Scandinavian Airlines... more
AirlinesNew flight Dublin-Pola by Ryanair
Dublin, Ireland - It will be active three times a day since February 8 2007
During a press conference the low-cost carrier Ryanair has announced that since February 8 2007 it will be operative a new connection between Dublin and Pola (Croatia). After the flight London-Pola the... more
AirlinesCode-share agreement between Qantas and Air China
Sydney, Australia - It will be operative since next September 15
As the traffic of flight between China and Australia have raised of 40% during last three years, and they are scheduled to keep increasing od 20% for next year, the Australian air company Qantas has signed... more
AirlineseasyJet aims at Madrid
LOndon, United Kingdom - New connections in Autumn
easyJet is going to start new connections at Madrid-Barajas airport. The Spanish Capital will be the new European base of the British low-cost carrier, which has operated in the city since 1998. easyJet... more
AirlinesThe "Union of pilots" threats the "Bed battle"
Rome, Italy - Pilots on the point to star a war if Alitalia would eliminate the bed for third pilot from the planes that cover international routes
New agitations are coming for Alitalia. After the 24-hours strike called by pilots, flight attendants and ground personel delegations for September 7, the "Union of pilots" (Up) has threatened to do a... more
AirlinesAlitalia: market reacts positively to rumors
Rome, Italy - After indiscretions about a possible alliance with Lufthansa and services fragmentation
Italian flag airline’s shares gained 1.67% at 0.93 Euros yesterday, thanks to oil price decrease (USD 72.75 per barrel on New York’s Nymex) and most of all thanks to the words of the Secretary of Senate Pub... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Israeli officers from now on will fly with the Italian carrier
Rome, Italy - An agreement between the Italian air company and Tel Aviv Government will allow the officers to buy tickets on easy terms
Alitalia has communicated that following a deal with Israeli Government, every Israeli public officier will fly from now on with the Italian carrier during the mission abroad. The agreement reached with... more
AirlinesAMC Airlines receives its second B-737/800
Cairo, Egypt - It has ordered three more units of it
Egyptian AMC Airlines has announced yesterday it received its second Boeing 737/800. The carrier will totally acquire four aircraft of this model through GECAS (GE Capital Aviation Services), on the field... more
AirlinesNew flights of Helvetic Airways from South Italy
Zurich, Switzerland - Since September 12 new flights will be active from Reggio Calabria and Bari to Zurich
Helvetic Airways goes on in its enlargement strategy of the connection of South Italy with Switzerland, announcing the launch for next September 12 of links between Reggio Calabria and Zurich and between... more
AirlinesDelta seeks bids for 143 regional jets
Atlanta, USA - To replace its current contracts
Delta Airlines, which filed for bankruptcy protection last September, has announced it needs to cut costs and increase revenues up to USD 2bn annually to survive. To this purpose, the Atlanta-based carrier... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2). "CUB Trasporti": the Italian Government must retreat the airline split plan
Rome, Italy - And it must give up the "Franco-Ditch diktat"
Despite news about possible alliances, the Italian Government still seems willing to go on with the application of Cimoli’s plan as for the split of Alitalia ground sector, too. At the moment, the new c... more
AirlinesAlitalia. Brutti: an alliance with Lufthansa is better than with Air France
Rome, Italy - Rumors on possible future agreements of the Italian airline
Last week French press talked about a possible alliance between Alitalia and Air France-KLM, in exchange of ENEL’s renunciation on Suez. Other rumors in Italian economic newspapers confirmed that. The r... more
AirlinesAir Canada launches a new flight Edmonton-Heathrow
Montreal, Canada - It will be operative since next October 31
The Canada flag air company Air Canada has announced today that it’s going to launch a new no-stop connection between Edmonton (in the Canadian province of Alberta) and London-Heathrow. The flight will i... more
AirlinesLufthansa does not resume flights to Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon - KLM does the same
German flag carrier Lufthansa made known that its five weekly flights from Germany to Beirut will not be able to be re-activated today, as it announced yesterday (see AVIONEWS for details). Not having... more
AirlinesRoyal Air Maroc acquires 51% of Air Mauritanie
Rabat, Morocco - After taking over on Air Senegal and Air Gabon
Morocco flag airline, Royal Air Maroc, has started to control Air Mauritanie, after Air Senegal and Air Gabon. According to "Aujourd’hui Le Maroc" newspaper, the agreement on share participation was d... more
AirlinesKorean Air asks Boeing for compensation
Seattle, USA - For the suspension of Connexion service
After Boeing exit from in-flight wideband connection sector (see AVIONEWS for details), Korean Airlines announced it is going to ask the US manufacturer a refund of USD 12m as a compensation of costs that... more
AirlinesCzech Airlines increases passengers and losses
Prague, Czech Republic - In the first six months of this year
Czech Airlines have announced today that its losses in the first six months of 2006 reached EUR 27.5m compared to EUR 18.9m in the same period of last year. According to Radomir Lasak, chief executive... more
AirlinesLufthansa CityLine presents its first CRJ-900
Berlin, Germany - There will be 12 units within the end of the year
Lufthansa CityLine presented its first Bombardier CRJ-900 today at Munich airport, where the aircraft was named like the Bavarian city of Pfaffenhofen. The plane had already made its inaugural flight on... more
AirlinesLufthansa flyes again to Beirut
Berlin, Germany - Since tomorrow the German carrier will link again Germany to Lebanon
The German air company Lufthansa has announced yesterday that since tomorrow it will start again to fly toward Lebanon’s Capital Beirut, after beeing obliged -as all the others- to stop connections last J... more
AirlinesA crew leasing company for ANA Group
Tokyo, Japan - It will provide pilots to airlines
All Nippon Airways, together with Hawaii Aviation Contract Services and Japan’s Sojitz, has created a crew leasing company. Based in Honolulu, Hawaii, the Crew Resources Worldwide will provide pilots t... more
AirlinesNew connection with Virgin Islands of Northwest Airlines
Detroit, Usa - It will be operational since next January 7 and will land at St.Thomas Island
The US air company Northwest Airlines has announced the launch of a new link between Detroit (Michigan) and the St.Thomas Island (Virgin Islands). The new flight, that will be operational since next January... more
AirlinesPegasus Airlines offers the flight if the plane delays
Ankara, Turkey - The initiative of the Turkish carrier for who is forced to stand the discomforts of the delay
It will surely be welcomed with enthusiasm by the passengers the initiative of the Turkish low-cost air company Pegasus Airlines to offer a free ticket to those passengers that would suffer from a delays... more
AirlinesCode-share between Air France and Northwest Airlines
Paris, France - For non-stop flights between Detroit and Paris
Air France and Northwest Airlines have signed a code sharing agreement that will be operative starting from next September 2. It was announced yesterday by the French flag airline, which is expert in cooperations,... more
AirlinesSaudi Arabia: six airlines compete in air transport liberalization
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - In the tender for the assignment of two licenses
Arabian newspaper, "Gulf News", writes that six airlines are competing to get the two licenses for commercial flights in Saudi Arabia: they are Al Tayar Airline, Al Watan Airlines, Burj Airlines, National... more
AirlineseasyJet applies surcharge for second luggage
London, United Kingdom - Starting from September 1st
According to new security arrays in European airports, easyJet has changed its luggage policy in check-in procedures. From September 1 the low-cost carrier will apply a surcharge to all travellers carrying... more
AirlinesMonarch Airlines orders six B-787 Dreamliners
London, United Kingdom - For its new long-range routes
British low-cost carrier, Monarch Airlines, ordered six B-787/8, for a value of USD 916m. With the same contract the airline made an option for four more units. The aircraft, whose deliveries will start... more
AirlinesThe international "Fuel surcharge" of Qantas raise
Canberra, Australia - The new arrays will be valid for the tickets purchased after August 31
The enhancement of oil keeps producing its effects also on the rates policy of the air companies. The Australian carrier Qantas has announced that since August 31 the "Fuel surcharge" (the supplement of... more
AirlinesRyanair aims to the conquest of Italian market
Rome, Italy - But it blames Alitalia for beeing too protected
The responsible for marketing of South-Europe and North-Africa for Ryanair, Bridget Dowling, states that the low-cost carriers are growing a lot and accuses the traditional carriers of "Trying to block... more
AirlinesAir China debuts in the Shanghai Stock Exchange
Beijing, China - Lower price respect to the value of issue
The Chinese Air China Airlines, one of the main of Asian State, last Friday has launched its presence in the Shanghai Stock Exchange with a price equal to 2,78 yuan (USD 0,35) every action, 0,02 yuan less... more
AirlinesOver +20% sales for Blue Panorama
Rome, Italy - In summer 2006
Since June Blue Panorama Airlines data showed a booking and sales increase that surpasses 20%, with particular success of routes to Grenoble and Nice. The load factor on this destination in week-ends reached... more
AirlinesEurofly was overestimated when quoted at the Stock Exchange
Milan, Italy - The Italian economic newspaper "Il Sole-24 Ore" said that
The Italian economic newspaper "Il Sole-24 Ore" said that Eurofly is worth EUR 32m for the stock market and its share is EUR 2.5, "Much closer to the company’s fair value according to analysts than EUR 6... more
AirlinesJudge agrees with Ryanair pilots
Dublin, Ireland - About presumed threats on REPA website
Dublin Court rejected Ryanair’s request to reveal names and addresses of REPA website participants and condamned the Irish carrier to pay legal expenses of British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) and... more
Airlines700 French tourists blocked in Turkey
Ankara, Turkey - Financial disunion between the travel Agency and the Atlas Jet Airlines
Yesterday, about 700 French Tourists, on return from vacations, have been blocked in three Turkish cities on the score of a financial disunion between their travel agency, the "Elegance" with headquarter... more
AirlinesNew Super-Jumbo A-380 will land only in any Italian terminals
Rome, Italy - Greater Terminals are needed
The last week, the President of Assoaeroporti Domenico De Paola expressed about new Super-Jumbo A-380, stating that in his opinion not all Italian airports are ready to greet these aircraft, because "are... more
AirlinesBA promises: within today the luggages delivery will return normal
London, United Kingdom - 20.000 baggages by the ai company in the last week
Refering to the over 20.000 luggages lost by the air company British Airways since last August 10 day of failed terroristic attacks) until today (see for details AVIONEWS), the British carrier has made... more
AirlinesChaos in British airports: the air companies could ask for a reparation to the Government
London, Great Britain - The amount is about GBP 300m
As anticipated by AVIONEWS in the last days (see for details AVIONEWS 1 and 2), the British air companies involved in the discomfort situation came from the failed terroristic attacks of August 10, could... more
AirlinesA judge allow the employees of Northwest Airlines to make a strike
Washington, Usa - The agitation is scheduled for next August 25
The employees of the US air company Northwest Airlines will be allowed to make the strike called for the next August 25, to protest against the salaries and staff cuts threatened by the US carrier. This... more
AirlinesRyanair threaten to take legal actions against British Government
Dublin, Ireland - The airline owner, Michael O'Leary criticizes the new baggages rules in British air terminals
The critics already expressed by British Airways trough its managing director Willie Walsh (see for details AVIONEWS), that has menaced to take legal actions against BAA (British Airport Administration),... more
AirlinesAmadeus in China: signed the deal between China Eastern Airlines and China Airlines
Beijing, China - The implementation has predicted for the end of August
Amadeus, the Global Travel Distribution (GTD) has closed a deal with China Eastern Airlines and China Airlines to improve the international sites of two Chinese Companies with the solutions e-commerce... more
AirlinesCode share deal between Qantas and Jet Airways
Camberra, Australia - The agreement will be operating since next September
The Australian Qantas Airways and the Indian Jet Airways have reached a code share deal that will be operating hence September 6. For both Companies, the agreement represent an important expansion of owns... more
AirlinesAlitalia: share in positive, gains the 0,88%
Rome, Italy - Booming also the other European Companies
Positive day in Piazza Affari for Alitalia that have marked an increase of the 0,88% at € 0,8685, after the falls of last days, with the other European Companies, after the scatterbrained terrorist attempt i... more
AirlinesRyanair proposes a buy back plan for its shares
Dublin, Ireland - It concerns the 5% of capital stock
According to what retailed by the British weekly newspaper "Sunday Times", the Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair will ask to its shareholders on the next Semptember to approve a buy back plan. The buy back... more