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Airlines200 million people to fly on US planes next Summer
Washington, USA - Summer season to start at the week-end
Us airlines expect to carry at least 200 million persons next Summer, 4% more than last year. Summer travels season is going to start just during next week-end which meets the three-Memorial Day holidays.... more
AirlinesVolare to have soon three Airbus in its fleet
Varese, Italy - The Italian communicated it by a statement
Volare, starting from next June 15, will operate with the third Airbus 320, able to take 168 passengers. The Italian airline intends to strengthen its frequencies towards Brindisi and Catania destinations... more
AirlinesAlitalia: carrier and banks working for recapitalization
Rome, Italy - Meanwhile, it is tried to manage redundancies in coordination with the unions
Alitalia is intensively working with banks which can ensure the recapitalization of the Italian national airline. With reference to this matter, Banca Intesa would have underlined that it deals with a... more
AirlinesPositive period for easyJet low-cost company
Rome, Italy - 40 routes introduced in the 2005; 19 in Italy
Annual turnover up of 26%; number of passengers flown up of 25%; load factor up of 83,8%. According to the success of the low-cost company easyJet, we could definitively announce the magic moment the airline... more
AirlineseasyJet: the new connection Olbia/London-Gatwick inaugurated yesterday
Milan, Italy - More of 19.000 flights already booked for this destination
"easyJet yesterday, May 24, 2005 inaugurated the new flight departing from Olbia to London-Gatwick that will add to the Berlin-Schönefeld, operative from last April. About 142 passengers were present... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): UP union pilots' strike scheduled on May 28 has been postponed till July 15
Rome, Italy - In order to encourage the salvation of the carrier
Italian Unione Piloti trade union decided to postpone the Alitalia pilots’ strike, previously scheduled on May 28, till next July 15. This decision would have been taken by considering the general effort a... more
AirlinesAlitalia: final EU's decision on the business plan likely to be reached on June 7
Brussels, Belgium - No additional delay should affect European Commission's works
European Commission proves convinced about the possibility of expressing its own final opinion on Alitalia’s business plan 2005-2008 on next June 7. A schedule with clear deadlines regarding the last s... more
AirlinesUS Airways-America West: "Here is the first US national low-cost carrier"
Washington, USA - The merge between the two US airlines has been completed
US Airways and America West have so generated the announced merge (see for details AVIONEWS). The effort has been possible by the contribution provided by several investors among which European leading... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines won three major awards at OAG airline of the year awards 2005
London, UK - Named Airline of the Year, Best Executive/Business Class and Best Airline based in North America
Continental Airlines has won three major awards including "Airline of the Year" in the OAG Airline of the Year Awards 2005. Continental Airlines was named "Airline of the Year" and "Best Airline Based... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines implemented codeshare agreement with Island Air to increase its Hawaii network
Houston, Usa - From this Autumn
Continental Airlines announced that it will begin codesharing with Island Air this fall, allowing Continental customers to conveniently access more community and resort destinations in Hawaii on flights... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): Tassone hopes for a quick EU's approval of the restructuring plan
Rome, Italy - Italian Vice-Minister of Infrastructures and Transport unveiled that European Union di not ask for additional documents recently
Italian Vice-Minister of Infrastructures and Transport, Mario Tassone, commented recently regarding the in-depth investigation carried out on the Alitalia’s business plan 2005-2008 by European Commission. V... more
AirlinesVolare to take off by the A-320
Varese, Italy - Air Europe to fly to Mauritius starting from EUR 750
The first of two Airbus 320s expected to restore Volare operations next June 1st, arrived yesterday at Milan-Malpensa Airport. The second Airbus aircraft is expected within the end of the week. Volare... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): a deal with Meridiana on the Sardinia's routes
Rome, Italy - And FIT CISL union's pilots relaunched talks with the Italian national airline
Alitalia and Meridiana set a code sharing agreement regarding some routes which link the peninsula to Sardinia. It deals in particular with the Milan-Cagliari and Rome-Cagliari routes, although one cannot... more
AirlinesAlitalia: are the MD-80s going to be banned from North-Western Europe in 2006?
Rome, Italy - It is necessary to find a solution to more restrictive rules on environmental defence scheduled for some countries' air stations starting next year
Alitalia must well assess which measures it must adopt concerning noise and pollution for its operational activities. The British, French and German air stations will be in fact involved by a renewed ruling... more
AirlinesAlitalia: MD-11 all-cargo takes off again
Rome, Italy - Departing from Milan-Malpensa Airport to Osaka and Shanghai, it is one of the five airplanes that include in the fleet within 2005
"Alitalia presented today, I-DUPA, the first MD-11 combi airplane of McDonnell Douglas family changed entirely in all cargo version. MD-11 departing from Milan-Malpensa Airport to Osaka and Shanghai, is... more
AirlinesAir Bosna to restart flying
Sarajevo, Bosnia-Erzegovina - Debts have been paid and it is ready to take off with two ATR-72s aircraft
Bosnian state-owned airline, failed two years before because of its debts, hopes to restart operations beginning from next month with the new brand BH Airlines. Air Bosna’s debts amounted to almost EUR 7... more
AirlinesAir Italy to start off in Champions League
Milan, Italy - Milan supporters will inaugurate the new Italian charter airline on Milan-Istanbul route
Air Italy will make its first flight next Wednesday May 25 on the occasion of transferring of the red-black fans intending to see the Istanbul’s Champion League’s final (see for details AVIONEWS). The new... more
AirlinesBritish Airways: "Let print your boarding pass"
Rome, Italy - The easy self service Boarding pass is about ot start also in Italy
All passengers departing Rome or Milan-Linate can take advantage of the new service offered by British Airways (with the aid of SEA and Airports of Rome) which allows to print the boarding pass with the... more
AirlinesAlitalia: EU's decision on the business plan maybe to be released by June 7
Brussels, Belgium - It is still necessary to verify some aspects concerning competition
European Commissioner for Transport, Jacques Barrot, would be firmly willing to accomplish the in-depth investigation on the Alitalia’s business plan 2005-2008 as soon as possible. It seems that works a... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): Italian air transport involved by strikes on May 28
Rome, Italy - Pilots and flight assistants of the Italian national airline to stop as well as air traffic controllers and ground personnel
Next Saturday, May 28, appears to be a day full of strikes for air transport sector and Alitalia will be particularly affected by it. Pilots from the Italian national airline are going to stop from 10:00... more
AirlinesUS Airways and America West close to the merger
Washington, Usa - They would create the sixth US carrier
US Airways and America West at the beginning they would operate separately, but in cooperation, they than would come gradually closer and work together. Doug Parker, America West Chief Executive, acknowledge... more
AirlinesKharafi group renews its confidence in Airbus
Toulouse, France - It is an Airbus Corporate Jetliner
Another confirmation for the European aircraft constructor, Airbus, in fact the Kharafi group has signed an order for a ACJ (Airbus Corporate Jetliner). The Executive and Private Aviation Vice-President... more
AirlinesSagawa Express in a new cargo airline
Tokyo, Japan - Chooses Airbus for buying
Sagawa Express, one of the four most important companies in the transport sector of Japan, will shortly launch a new cargo airline, the Galaxy Airlines. The company, using its own planes, would intend... more
AirlinesVirgin Blue focuses on business flyers
Sydney, Australia - 13% loss in profit
Virgin Blue, the low-cost Australian carrier, would like to show it can offer a service worthy of a full-service airline, such as Qantas, focusing on business class customers. To succeed in doing so it... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): suspicious person generating the alarm for the Milan-Boston flight has been expelled
Washington, USA - No relation with terrorism but such a subject would have decided by himself to leave the US land
The subject stopped by US security authorities after the Alitalia airplane’s landing in Maine on last Tuesday and considered as a suspicious person due to the fact that his name was indicated in the U... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Air France and KLM prove cautiously confident about the carrier's future
Paris, France - It will be possible to consider the prospect of a new deal if the reorganization is successful
The Air France-KLM alliance commented recently on the Alitalia’s situation, hoping for an effective reorganization and relaunch work by the Italian national airline, what could even lead to consider t... more
AirlinesAn airline ticket tax to raise money for the poorest
Brussels, Belgium - The protest of Iaca
The European Union Finance Ministers would have reached an agreement on the introduction of an additional tax on airline tickets, such extra income would be assigned to the poorest countries (see AVIONEWS).... more
AirlinesA relevant stake of Aer Lingus stays in the government hands
Dublin, Ireland - And the airline thinks about the long-haul
After the September 11, 2001 attacks, the flag carrier lost part of its transatlantic traffic and the result was a 30% costs cut and the dismissal of around one third of the employees. It was very close... more
AirlinesUnauthorized repairs for Japan Airlines
Tokyo, Japan - The approval has to be granted by the government
Japanese law provides the approval of the government for services of maintenance on aircrafts which do not belong to the airline supplying the service. Japan Airlines seems to have carried out some unauthorized... more
AirlinesRyanair thinks to the mobile phone business
Dublin, Ireland - And keep pace with easyJet and Virgin
It seems that the preliminary talks with 3UK have already started but did not produce any result jet. The Irish carrier would have expressed the wish to become a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (Mvno),... more
AirlinesPartnership between Lufthansa and German national football team
Berlin, Germany - The cooperation will last 3 years
The German carrier Lufthansa celebrated a partnership with DFB (Deutscher Fussball-Bund), the German football federation. The agreement was signed in anticipation of the future World Cup which will take... more
AirlinesSpecial flights for the Champions League final
Rome, Italy - Airlines prepare for the event
There is great turmoil for the football final next May 25 in Istanbul which will see the Milan team playing against Liverpool. Airlines are arranging various special flights, many of which on Milan Clubs’ i... more
AirlinesAir France-KLM: a good "takeoff" for the French-Dutch alliance
Paris, France - The group indicated a significant growth during the fiscal year 2004-2005
Fiscal year 2004-2005 appears a particularly positive one for the Air France-KLM alliance concerning the general performance of the two carriers. The entire group indicated a growing turnover up to a +7%... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines inaugurates non-stop service to Bristol
New York, Usa - From today to the largest city in Southwest England
Continental Airlines will begin daily nonstop flights from its New York hub at Newark Liberty International Airport to Bristol, England starting today. This new service will link New York with the largest... more
AirlinesSichuan signs a purchase contract with Airbus
Toulose, France - The 8 Airbus will be delivered by 2008
Sichuan Airlines was the first to use an Airbus A-320 and the fly-by-wire control technology in the Chinese territory, the cooperation with Airbus in fact it dates back to 1995. Today Sichuan Airlines... more
Airlines100 millionth passenger for easyJet
Milan, Italy - Free flight and VIP treatment for the fortunate passenger
Low fares, flexibility, reliability and ease in booking are all features which accompanied easyJet during its nine and a half years of life. Today it cheers its 100 millionth passenger, who will be rewarded... more
AirlinesRyanair would have granted a wage rise but to the union members
London, United Kingdom - 70 pilots out of the agreement
The Irish airline would have granted a 3% rise in wages to all its employees, provided that they were not union members and would assert that its personnel were "Better paid and would work in better conditions... more
AirlinesOnur Air (2): first Italian take off of the Turk airline
Milan, Italy - It will fly the team supporters towards Istanbul
The first Onur Air flight in Italy took off last Monday, May 16, from the Orio al Serio airport near Bergamo. While various countries in Europe ban the low cost airline from their skies, Italy programmes... more
AirlinesOnur Air, green light in Italy, Belgium and Denmark
Brussels, Belgium - European Commission announces a meeting among the state members
Europe is divided on Onur Air case, just after the flight permit revocation of Holland, Germany, Switzerland and France because of security reasons (see AVIONEWS); Belgium, Italy and Denmark held technical... more
AirlinesQatar Airways: continues the expansion and the planning strategy
Rome, Italy - New routes in Asia and Africa and the 40th Airbus
"Qatar Airways has started a new expansion plan oriented, in particular, to the Asian and African markets with the entry in service of the new and modern Airbus A-330/300 in three class configuration.... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): false bomb alarm at Fiumicino Airport yesteday night
Rome, Italy - A flight bound for Palermo has been delayed following an anonimous phone call indicating the presence of a bomb but nothing strange has been found
An anonimous call to Italian Police indicated yesterday the presence of a bomb on an Alitalia’s flight. Such flight, the AZ-1795, wa scheduled to take off from Rome-Fiumicino Airport at 09:40 pm bound f... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS attending the presentation of the new Itali Airlines' routes
Pescara, Italy - Services offered by the charter carrier led by Eng. Giuseppe Spadaccini are growing
The first flight linking Pescara to Milan-Malpensa operated by Itali Airlines has been opened today. Its fleet consists among the other things of two MD-82s and three Metroliners besides the Dornier Do-328s.... more
AirlinesAlitalia: terror warning signal on Milan-Boston flight proved to be a false one
Boston, USA - After assessment performed by FBI about the presence on board of an Algerian-native person whose name would have been indicated in the no-fly list
Terror warning signal was called again in the United States yesterday, after fear experienced by passengers on the Air France flight left from Paris and bound for Boston some days ago (see for details... more
AirlineseasyJet: changes in the Board of Directors
Milan, Italy - After ten years at the leadership of the carrier, Ray Webster, ceo, will resign his task
"easyJet announced that Ray Webster, ceo of the carrier, will resign his job after around ten years of success during which he leaded easyJet in a growth period (quotation on the London’s stock exchange, t... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines to inaugurate new service at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport
Tennessee, Usa - Twice daily flights from Houston to Chattanooga starting in October
Continental Airlines, the City of Chattanooga and the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority have announced that the airline will inaugurate daily nonstop service between Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport... more
AirlinesVolare (2): its slots are tempting Richard Branson
London, United Kingdom - Virgin would be examining a dossier released by Rinaldini himself
The multi-millionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Group would be considering the possibility to acquire or link-up with Carlo Rinaldini-led carrier. Virgin would be examining a dossier set up by the special c... more
AirlinesVolare: Eurnekian has been questioned
Varese, Italy - He would have asked Interbanca for having EUR 40m investment back
The Argentine undertaker, Eduardo Eurnekian, sold South-American company Bixesarry to Volare for EUR 3.5m which were turned to Gino Zoccai in order to take over Volare’s shares: Zoccai paid up the amount t... more
AirlinesTap and Varig sign an agreement protocol
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 20% to the Portuguese airline
The board of directors president of Varig, David Zylberstajn, stated that negotiations have just started and that the Brazilian company has already received various offers to solve the crisis derived by... more
AirlinesBusinessmen choose low-cost airlines
London, United Kingdom - They voted easyJet
The survey promoted by Barclaycard Business has elected easyJet as businessmen favoured airline for the fourth time running. The survey has highlighted the relevance of availability of low-cost flights... more
AirlinesLegal action took agaist Virgin
Sydney, Australia - Hostess discriminated because of their age and look
"Young, blonde, attractive" are the fundamental characteristics, as to Theresa Steward, that Virgin would look for in its hostesses. The woman, 52 years old, was the first of the 8 Ansett ex-hostesses... more