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AirlinesUS Airways e America West are looking for sponsors
New York, USA - USD 400m needed for the merger
US Airways and American West Airlines are negotiating to conclude the agreement (see AVIONEWS) which, as to the "Wall Street Journal", could see the European Airbus, the top company in the civil aviation... more
AirlinesIberia wants to reduce the costs
Madrid, Spain - A plan is necessary to "Continue to be a profitable company"
In September the Spanish airline will present a three-years plan to reduce the costs, as the General Director Angel Mullor said; a strategy to maintain the competitiveness and the profitability on the... more
AirlinesBritish Airways on the rise
London, United Kingdom - The results exceed the forecasts
Thanks to a cost cutting plan, British Airways saw a growing operating income of around one third: GBP 540m compared to the 405m of the previous year, exceeding all the expectations. The net debt went... more
AirlinesAlitalia: low-cost carriers against the business plan
Rome, Italy - Competitors would be sensing that the EU's approval is about to be notified
A new protest by some European low-cost carriers against Alitalia business plan 2005-2008. Ryanair and other airlines would have sent a letter to European Commission, warning about the risks for a possible... more
AirlinesLufthansa and Connexion by Boeing partnership creates added value
Seattle, USA - High speed inflight internet access for passengers
Lufthansa and Connexion by Boeing announced that the introduction of the high speed inflight internet access deeply pleased the passengers. Sending and receiving e-mails, surfing on the web, accessing... more
AirlinesSN Brussels Airlines, wins 2 Freddy Awards
Brussels, Belgium - The frequent flyer programme has been awarded twice
The Freddy Awards are considered to be as important as the Oscars and they reward the airlines that best suit the frequent flyers community through fidelity programmes. The SN Privilege programme won the... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): SULT union flight assistants strike has been postponed till May 28
Rome, Italy - The union criticized Investigation Committee on Strikes and Ministry of Infrastructures and Transport
Italian SULT union unveiled that Alitalia flight assistants’ strike announced on next Wednesday May 18 and subjected to a stop by Italian Ministry of Infrastructures and Transport, has been postponed t... more
AirlinesOnur Air, flight permits revoked
Ankara, Turkey - The Turkish airline interdicted from the skies of Switzerland, Holland, Germany and France
After Switzerland, Holland and Germany the French authority for civil aviation, the Dgac, has revoked the flight permits to the Turkish airline Onur Air. The reasons can be attributed to the security standards... more
AirlinesAir Dolomiti and Austrian Airlines joined for Verona
Ronchi dei Legionari, Italy - Flying to Vienna thanks to two daily flights in code-share
Passengers flying from "Valerio Catullo" Airport will be able to reach Vienna by two daily flights in code-share operated by Austrian Airlines for 99 EUR only, return flight included and excluding taxes.... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): Minister Lunardi stopped SULT union's strike called on May 18
Rome, Italy - This hypothesis had been already put forward by the competent Investigation Committee
Italian Minister of Infrastructures and Transport Pietro Lunardi decided to stop the Alitalia flight assistants’ strike called by Italian SULT trade union on next Wednesday, May 18. Such a possibility h... more
AirlinesAlitalia: an agreement with ground personnel on the management of redundancies
Rome, Italy - Strikes on May 18 and 28 have been confirmed respectively by the carrier's flight assistants and pilots
CGIL, CISL, UGL and UIL achieved an agreement with Alitalia on the management of ground personnel redundancies which should enable to set the details related to the start of income support for workers... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines: "Airbus must compensate delays for the deliveries of the A-380s"
Singapore - Spokesmen from the Asian carrier would have underlined that such possibility is likely to happen on the basis of contract conditions signed
Singapore Airlines proves upset about the delay of deliveries for the first Airbus A-380s previously scheduled by the first half of next year. The contract signed between the Asian carrier (actually, the... more
AirlinesAlitalia: 211 flights cancelled due to air-traffic controllers' strike
Rome, Italy - The stop to occur from 12:00 to 04:00 pm today while SULT union even announces a hunger strike starting next week
Alitalia is still coming to grips with strikes. The Italian national airline forecasted the cancellation of 211 flights (among which 114 international and 97 domestic services), due to the demonstration... more
AirlinesGermanwings: new flight from Verona to Cologne/Bonn inaugurated
Milan, Italy - The new connection will be served until September 25
"Germanwings inaugurated today, on May 12, the new connection that links Verona to Cologne/Bonn. The new flight will be served until September 25, with four weekly frequencies, increasing so to five the... more
AirlinesQatar Airways increases the goods traffic with Europe
Rome, Italy - By three weekly connections
"After the intense traffic relationships between Qatar and Europe, Qatar Airways started a new regular service with three frequencies per week to transport goods between Doha and Munich and viceversa.... more
AirlinesMeridiana to undertake to keep all workers
Cagliari, Italy - To resolve the dispute
192 jobs which were at risk appeared to be safe: Sardinia-based airline’s CEO has delivered a report to Cgil, Cisl, Uil, Anpac, Meridiana Pilots Association, Anpav and Pilots Unions trade unions: this r... more
AirlinesEmirates will build a new five-star hotel in Dubai
Milan, Italy - With an investment of USD 218m
"Emirates announced that will build a new luxurious five-star hotel in Dubai with an investment of USD 218m. The Emirates’ President, on the occasion of the Arabian Travel Market, revealed that the Defence M... more
AirlinesSAS Group in talks about its component business
Stockholm, Sweden - The Sas Component is a global operator in the area of aircraft component management and logistics
SAS Group is currently in the process of evaluating the future structure and strategy of SAS Component, a global operator in the area of aircraft component management and logistics. This includes negotiations... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Deutsche Bank and Banca Intesa holding talks on the carrier's recapitalization
Rome, Italy - Meanwhile the airline and the unions acheived a deal on retirement for around 100 ground employees
Alitalia is waiting for a clear sign by banks concerning the contribution to the company’s restructuring and recapitalization programme. Deutsche Bank and Banca Intesa would have intensified their talks a... more
AirlinesVolare (2): "Wind Jet has to return Catania's slots"
Varese, Italy - But Sicily-based carrier is not agree and calls Enac intercession
After Volare Group’s stop occurred last November, slots of Milan-Catania route (operated by Air Europe) had been consigned to Sicily-based airline Wind Jet: planes of Rinaldini-controlled airline are r... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines risks bankruptcy again
Atlanta, USA - The airline expects substantial losses for next months
The high price of fuel and heavy competition in air transport will force Delta Airlines to face additional sacrifices despite of it has already reduced management costs for many billions of dollars: cash... more
AirlinesAir Adriatic involved into deportation flights matter
Rijeka, Croatia - Croatia's carrier did not listened to the exhortation coming from Amnesty International
Carrying African immigrants from Italy towards Lybia, Croatia-based airline, Air Adriatic, took part to deportation which violated European Convention on human rights: also Italian carrier Blue Panorama... more
AirlinesAir Italy: the new Italian charter airline
Varese, Italy - Malpensa will be its base
Starting from June, a new Italian charter airline is expected to take off from Malpensa Airport: it is Air Italy which will fly with two Boeing 757, taken over from German Condor airline. Air Italy is... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines announced "Triple 8" Intro Fare to launch Newark to Beijing nonstop service
New York, Usa - Scheduled to begin next June 15
Continental Airlines announced a low introductory fare from just $888 round trip for its new nonstop flights to Beijing, China from its New York hub at Newark Liberty International Airport, scheduled to... more
AirlinesSAS Group signed corporate card deal with Eurocard and Diners Club
Stockholm, Sweden - The new cooperation agreement covers all the Nordic countries
SAS Group has entered into an agreement with Eurocard and Diners Club as new corporate card partners. As of this fall Eurocard and Diners Club will offer an extensive range of administration and payment... more
AirlinesVolare: Mauro Gambaro's house detention has been overruled
Varese, Italy - He made clear his role and gained the freedom
Mauro Gambaro has made clear his position and gip Adet Toni Novik decided to release him: the last President of Volare Group, during the questioning, would have provided thorough explanations which convinced... more
AirlinesAlitalia: EU's decision on the business plan maybe to be released on June 1st
Rome, Italy - It was unveiled by spokesmen from European Commission
Some spokesmen of European Commissioner for Transport, Jacques Barrot, would have unveiled that the final decision on the Alitalia’s business plan 2005-2008 is likely to be considered and revealed by e... more
AirlinesJAL confirmed orders for the Boeing 787s and the 737s
Tokyo, Japan - A choice aimed to modernize and even extend the Japanese carrier's fleet
Japan Airlines (JAL) confirmed its intention for purchasing the new Boeing medium-long range airliner, the 787 Dreamliner, together with the 737-800. JAL ordered an overall number of 30 Dreamliners and... more
AirlinesSwiss International Airlines increased load factor
Basilea, Switzerland - The data concerning last April results
842,805 people transported respect to 819,752 in the same month of last year, with a load factor increased by 74.2% during the first quarter of 2005, rising 2.6% on an annualized basis. Positive results... more
AirlinesNew route from Jordan to Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq - Flights schedule will determined by passengers demand
Next Monday May 16, the maiden flight from Aqaba to Erbil, will official start the new connection between Jordan and Iraq: the Jordan carrier Toeba will operate the direct flight from the Red Sea town... more
AirlinesAlitalia: "Ticket price from Puglia region to Central-Northern Italy proves too expensive"
Lecce, Italy - Taxpayers associations' protests in the Southern region while waiting for an answer by the carrier by next September
Italian Puglia region’s taxpayers associations are waiting for an Alitalia’s clear answer regarding tariffs related to routes from Bari and Brindisi to Rome and Milan. Price related to tickets would be... more
AirlinesAlitalia: May in the grip of strikes
Rome, Italy - Carrier's flight assistants and pilots to demonstrate respectively on 18 and 28 this month
A may full of protests in the Italian air transport sector is opening. Italian CUB trade union had called a strike for Milan-Malpensa and Linate airports SEA operator’s ticket offices on today from 10:00 a... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS interviewed Livingston Group President Luciano Di Fazio and Livingston Group strategic planning officer Gianluca Cedro
Rome, Italy - "Quality, safety and care for passenger characterize the entire group which proves successful just thanks to such factors"
AVIONEWS interviewed Livingston Group President, Luciano Di Fazio, and Livingston Group strategic planning officer, Gianluca Cedro, during a joint analysis on the company’s situation and its activities.... more
AirlinesRyanair: passengers increased in April
Dublin, Ireland - This date can be considered polluted by great flow of pilgrims who flew to Rome for the death of Pope John Paul II
Last April, passengers carried by Irish low-cost carrier have been 2.66 millions, which represents an additional 24 per cent from the same period in 2004. A light decline affected instead the load factor:... more
AirlinesEurofly: flight assistants renewed work contract
Rome, Italy - It provides for recovering purchasing power and suppling new warranties
Yesterday, in the Rome’s office of Assaereo (Italian Association of Air Transport Carriers and Operators), Filt Cgil, Fit Cisl and Anpav unions have achieved the agreement for renewing the contract of E... more
AirlinesVolare: Zoccai and Soddu to go home
Varese, Italy - Their accusations have been confirmed but their role would have been re-evaluated
After the result of questioning, Busto Arsizio’s gip, Adet Toni Novik, decided to grant to Gino Zoccai and Vincenzo Soddu, home arrest: they would not have voluntary embezzled funds; thus, the events c... more
AirlinesAlitalia: carrier and unions searching for a deal on redundancies
Rome, Italy - In the meantime, the setting of the new AZ Servizi board is being awaited
Alitalia Board and the trade unions’ representatives are making efforts in an attempt to solve the recent debates and achieve a new agreement, most of all considering the need of an integrative fund w... more
AirlinesMyAir.com increases its activity with six new routes
Milan, Italy - During the Summer period destined mostly to the touristic traffic
"MyAir.com informs that during the Summer period six new routes will be inaugurated destined largely to the touristic traffic: Orio al Serio-Olbia; Orio al Serio-Ibiza; Boulogne-Olbia; Boulogne-Ibiza;... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): routes for Crotone go on
Crotone, Italy - Province Authority and the Chamber of Commerce prove satisfied about the services which will be provided till September
Italian Crotone Province and the local Chamber of Commerce have recently announced that Alitalia will go on ensuring its flights from "Sant’Anna" Airport (Crotone) towards Milan and stopping in Rome. T... more
AirlinesDelta Air Lines celebrates five years in Venice
Milan, Italy - Offering a non-stop connection from the Venetian city to New York
"Delta, the US carrier with the major number of flights from Italy to Usa, offers from five years a non-stop link from Venice to New York. Italy, within the Atlantic Region, is for Delta the first market... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Italian SULT union threatens strikes without any notice
Rome, Italy - In case personnel on board the carrier's airplanes is reduced for every single travel
Both the air transport sector analysts and Investigation Committee for Strikes prove particularly worried due to tensions which are affecting the relations between Alitalia and its workers. Italian SULT... more
AirlinesVolare: Gambaro became director disregarding Interbanca's opinion
Varese, Italy - The additional details appeared from his questioning
Mauro Gambaro, both CEO and general manager for Inter football club and last Chairman for Volare airline, would have concealed the real situation of the Group, assumed the role of director, disregarding... more
AirlinesMeridiana: net losses close to EUR 14m
Cagliari, Italy - Olbia-based carrier finds losing budget in 2004
Meridiana Board approved its operational budget project today as recently concluded: the shareholders assembly will have to approve it during the first meeting, expected to occur on June 7, or during a... more
AirlinesEmirates and Ferrari Club Rome: the partnership continues for new and exciting emotions
Rome, Italy - "Red passion at high altitude"
"Emirates, the Dubai’s International carrier, for the second consecutive year, renews the partnership with Ferrari Club Rome. Established from the Eng. Fabio Barone, keen on the motors world, last October 2... more
AirlinesDelays for the deliveries of the first A-380s
Toulouse, France - Airbus announced it and the first customers would be trying to support the maker in order to limit the bad effects
European aerospace group, Airbus, announced delays for the deliveries of the first new A-380 long-range 555-800 seats airliners. The first carrier destined to take delivery of the new aircraft will be... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): Matteo Corsini charges again
Rome, Italy - The group of Roman real estate businessman would have criticized Urso's initiative who would have stated that Emirates would be interested in the Italian carrier
Emirates denied it is interested in the Alitalia’s destiny so giving the lie to what Italian Vice-Minister for Productive Activities, Adolfo Urso, would have maintained (see for details AVIONEWS). The M... more
AirlinesVolare: new questioning at Busto Arsizio tribunal
Varese, Italy - Meanwhile Zoccai and Soddu stay in prison
Today Mauro Gambaro, the last Chairman of Volare before it was put under a commissioner, will be interviewed by procurator Antonio Pizzi, gip Adet Toni Novik and pm Roberto Craveia. At Busto Arsizio tribunal... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Italian SULT union criticizes both the company and the other unions
Rome, Italy - Aiming to privilege the defence of one profession only to the detriment of all the other workers is wrong, according to this union
The situation related to relations between Alitalia and Italian trade unions does not appear to improve. SULT union has recently seized a chance to underline that the company managed its relation with... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): Emirates will not acquire stakes of the carrier
Rome, Italy - Spokesmen from the UAE's airline gave the lie to the fact that an interest in this sense or for an alliance can exist
Italian Vice-minister for Productive Activities Adolfo Urso would have recently supposed the idea of a possible interest by the UAE’s Emirates airline for Alitalia. It is well known that the Italian a... more
AirlinesCyprus Airways greeted the European okay to Government aid
Brussels, Belgium - The restructuring plan is expected to be completed in six months
Cyprus Airways has gained the approval of European Commission to receive the state loan which violate no European Union rules. The Government of the island will be able to back the national carrier through... more