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AirlinesNew connection between the Southern Island of New Zealand and USA
Rome, Italy-First direct flight of the Air New Zealand Christchurch/Los Angeles.
Christchurch will be the second New Zealander city to have a non-stop direct link with Los Angeles. The inaugural flight is forecasted for next November 2nd with a coverage of three flights per week: on... more
AirlinesAlitalia (5): an industrial plan in line with Palazzo Chigi's agreement and trade unions' exigencies
Rome, Italy - CEO Cimoli appears convinced of the fact that this is necessary for relaunching the carrier, even if a hypothesis for hard solutions still exists
During the meeting occurred today between the new Alitalia's President/CEO and trade unions' representatives, CEO Giancarlo Cimoli proved particularly firm in underlining that one cannot avoid of considering... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): DS Party's criticism against Italian Government's position
Rome, Italy - In the meantime, the Italian-Arab concert party interested in the carrier is scheduling to purchase 80 long range airliners
DS Party national secretary economics analyst, Pierluigi Bersani, has shown criticism about the management of Alitalia's crisis which has been so far carried out by Italian Government. According to Bersani,... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): financial and trade unions' reactions regarding Italian-Arab concert party's proposal
Rome, Italy - A mix of prudent optimism and scepticism unite the main air transport sector's trade unions
Matteo Corsini's proposal has immediately caused remarkable reactions by trade unions and financial environments. Yesterday at Piazza Affari, carrier's share gained some 0,52%, while major national trade... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): Italian-Arab concert party offers USD 1,5bn to purchase the carrier
Rome, Italy - A strategic alliance with an Arab carrier such as Emirates has been supposed
Matteo Corsini, a Roman real estate businessman, does not seem to give in, as he appears willing to purchase Alitalia together with a not so clear concert party consisting of Italian and Arab enterprisers.... more
AirlinesAlitalia: trade unions-carrier's board meeting to occur today
Rome, Italy - The trade unions want to realize if a full correspondence between Palazzo Chigi agreement and industrial plan purposes exists
A meeting between the trade unions' representatives and the new Alitalia's President/CEO Giancarlo Cimoli is going to occur today. It deals with a particularly relevant event, especially according to CGIL... more
AirlinesGermanwings: positive balance for the current year
Colonia, Germany - 100,000 tickets at EUR 19 (taxes and costs included)
A press conference has been recently held in Colonia, where the Managing Director of Germanwings, Joachim Klein, has attended. He announced that for the first time the air company has registered a positive... more
AirlinesAir Canada appears interested in the Dreamliner
Toronto, Canada - Nevertheless, carrier's board does not consider as a wise solution to be provided with planes delivered by a single producer
President and CEO of Air Canada, Robert Milton, would have recently positively commented for appraising the hypothesis of purchasing the 7E7 Dreamliner, the recent relevant Boeing's product for civil aviation... more
AirlinesChina Eastern Airlines is ready to order new medium range planes
Beijing, China - Boeing and Airbus have already been invited to show their solutions
China Eastern Airlines carrier is scheduling to unveil on next June 18, a date when carrier's directors usually meet in order to analyze annual situation, its own decision concerning the purchase of new... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): reactions against Italian Minister Maroni's worry
Rome, Italy - Minister Marzano and the trade unions ask for waiting till carrier's direction completes the designing of the industrial plan
Certainly, negative reactions exist regarding Italian Welfare Minister Maroni's worry with reference to Alitalia's crisis. The first ones to disagree about what they consider as an excessive alarmism just... more
AirlinesAlitalia: carrier's crisis must be solved before elections
Rome, Italy - Italian Welfare Minister, Maroni, appears convinced about it
Italian Welfare Minister, Roberto Maroni, is still criticizing present Alitalia's condition, by reminding that the amount of redundancies would be larger than the forecasted figure, and then adding that... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): no "saving carrier" decree in order to help it
Rome, Italy - Italian Welfare Minister Maroni would be sure of it
Italian Welfare Minister, Roberto Maroni, commented several times during the last days Alitalia matter, and he disagrees completely with those who would have thought as possible, so far, a solution based... more
AirlinesNew international and intercontinental routes for Alitalia
Rome, Italy - They will regard summer season and will involve both Fiumicino and Malpensa airports
New routes for summer season both on an international and an intercontinental level have been opened at Fiumicino and Malpensa airports. From Rome Airport, this carrier will provide a service enriched... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): "The carrier could be closed within three months"
Milan, Italy - It would have been underlined by Italian Minister Maroni, criticizing the idea that one can wait till September for the new industrial plan
Italian Welfare Minister, Roberto Maroni, has commented again Alitalia matter showing now relevant worry. According to Maroni in fact, it is not possible that the new carrier's direction needs to carry... more
AirlinesScandal in the financial sector in Ireland: Aer Lingus' President has resigned
Dublin, Eire - It had been the CEO of the major Irish bank now involved by a tax scandal
President of the Irish carrier Aer Lingus, Tom Mulcahy, has decided to resign due to the publishing on national press of a series of news regarding his direct involvement in the significant scandal related... more
AirlinesAlitalia: "A social bomb ready to explode"
Rome, Italy - It has been recently unveiled by Italian Welfare Minister Maroni, as he appears really worried about carrier's condition
Italian Welfare Minister, Roberto Maroni, has recently commented Alitalia's current condition by expressing his personal worry. According to Maroni, the amount of redundancies which had been at first communicated... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): carrier's redundancies are maybe rising
Rome, Italy - Maroni warns: no mass recruiting in public sector will occur if current employees lose their jobs
Italian Welfare Minister Roberto Maroni has carried on his own analysis regarding Alitalia's situation, underlining how one cannot think to a solution for such employment matter by resorting to a mass... more
AirlinesQatar Airways: +35% the passengers in 2003
Rome, Italy - Satisfactory financial results
"Conclusing of the financial year April 1st, 2003-March 31, 2004, Qatar Airways has announced officially the outstanding economic results achieved during this period. The passengers transported from the... more
AirlinesAmerica West selects Airbus aiming to grow
Phoenix, USA - 22 airplanes among A-319s and A-320s have been purchased in order to encourage carrier's growth for some 8-10% by 2006
America West has announced it has signed an agreement with Airbus in order to take delivery of 22 airplanes among A-319s and A-320s (respectively 7 and 15 aircraft). This contract schedules that the first... more
AirlinesAir One's pilots on strike from 11:00 am to 03:00 pm
Rome, Italy - A protest against the lack of decisional involvement by company direction regarding employees
Today, from 11:00 am to 03:00 pm, Air One's pilots will suspend their own flight activities, due to a strike aimed to face company's policy regarding these employees. Unione Piloti trade union in particular... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): an agreement between pilots and carrier's direction in order to increase productivity has been scheduled on next June 1
Rome, Italy - A rise of flight hours for 200 more than present activity for medium and long range during summer period
A meeting between Alitalia's direction and pilots' trade unions has been scheduled on next June 1 in order to warrant the achieving of a final agreement on the increase of productivity by such employees,... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): "Malpensa as the only relevant intercontinental hub for the carrier"
Milan, Italy - It would be maintained by SEA President, Giuseppe Bencini, in order to help the carrier by a higher valorization of Malpensa Airport
The group of institutional, trade unions and business representatives led by Roberto Formigoni, President of Lombardia Region, goes on inviting Government and Alitalia to consider as necessary a strenghtening... more
AirlinesLufthansa sells Chef Solutions to a US company
Berlin, Germany - A measure aimed to lower new loss risks after damages occurred last year
In an attempt to face the possibility for further loss, Lufthansa has decided to sell Chef Solutions, the American company competent in catering activities which caused in 2003 loss for some EUR 215m for... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): an agreement between the carrier and Mediobanca for a bridging-loan is forthcoming
Rome, Italy - It has been confirmed by President Cimoli, though Minister Maroni had given firmly the lie to it this morning
Although Italian Welfare Minister, Roberto Maroni, has denied this morning the possibility by Government for granting a bridging-loan to Alitalia, by even confirming that this was also the thought of Minister... more
AirlinesAir France will not postpone the purchase of the A-380s
Paris, France - Although an accident at Paris "Charles de Gaulle" Airport Terminal 2E occurred
Air France Chairman, Jean Cyril Spinetta, commented the accident occurred at Paris "Charles de Gaulle" Airport last weekend, maintaining that such event will not prejudice delivery schedule for ten Airbus... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Italian Government ready to ensure a bridging-loan for more than EUR 400m?
Rome, Italy - It would be revealed by international press
According to international press sources, Italian Government would be firmly willing to warrant a bridging-loan to Alitalia, even for more than EUR 400m, a figure which had been indicated by carrier's... more
AirlinesFuel costs put Asia airlines in a bind
Rome, Italy – Low-cost carriers besiege the big air companies
Singapore Airlines, Qantas Airways and Japan Airlines System may fail to fully counter higher jet-fuel costs by raising fares because of competition from new discount carriers. A rebound in global tourism... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): Malpensa Airport can save Alitalia
Milan, Italy – President of Lombardia Region Formigoni is convinced about it and promotes a strengthening for this hub
Lombardia Region’s President, Roberto Formigoni, is promoting an initiative devoted to encourage a significant contribution by business and institutional local environment in order to save Alitalia. T... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines may consider furloughs
Chicago, USA - Many workers have already a contract in danger
United Airlines Chief Operating Officer, Pete McDonald, on Monday said employee furloughs could not be ruled out given the high price of jet fuel. Jet fuel is the airline industry's second-biggest operating... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): no intervention by Finmeccanica for the carrier
Rome, Italy – It has been confirmed by President Guarguaglini
Finmeccanica’s President and CEO Pierfrancesco Guarguaglini has maintained that this group is not making an effort devoted to participate to the solution of Alitalia’s crisis. In the past, he reminded, the... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): Italian Minister Buttiglione does not exclude drastic measures for carrier’s employees
Naples, Italy – According to Minister, CEO Cimoli must be able to go on working without being under outer constraint
Italian Minister for EU Policies, Rocco Buttiglione, has commented recent debates related to Alitalia between Minister Maroni and Minister Alemanno, maintaining that one cannot sham that drastic measures... more
AirlinesEuropean airlines mull US offer to boost negotiations over joint skies
Brussels, Belgium - For the moment there isn't a clear agreement
European airlines are to meet in Brussels on Monday to assess the latest US offer aimed at breaking the deadlock in negotiations over liberalising air services between the US and the European Union. According... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Italian Minister Alemanno goes on defending carrier’s employees
Rome, Italy – Italian Government, opposition and trade unions ask for enabling Cimoli with the possibility of working quietly
After debates occurred yesterday with reference to Alitalia’s employment matter between Lega and AN parties by respectively Minister Maroni and Minister Alemanno (as Maroni thought that it is possible t... more
AirlinesAlitalia: an agreement between the company and flying personnel has been achieved regarding summer schedule
Rome, Italy - Savings are forecasted related to about 200 employees
A first relevant agreement between Alitalia's direction and trade unions' representatives with reference to flying personnel has been achieved. An agreement about extraordinary measures devoted to a recover... more
AirlinesVirgin USA is choosing between New York and San Francisco Base
Washington, USA - The company seems that is going to choose Airbus aircraft
British entrepreneur Richard Branson said Monday the Virgin USA startup airline has narrowed its choices for a home city to San Francisco or New York. The United States currently restricts foreign ownership... more
AirlinesEl Al swings into profit for 2004 first quarter
Tel Aviv, Israel - Its Israeli market share it is continuously rising
El Al Israeli Airlines said Sunday it swung to a first-quarter net profit on a 33 percent jump in revenues and continued cost-cutting measures. In the first three months of the year, the airline recorded... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines receives the award as "Airline of the Year"
London, UK - New aim obteined by the North American company
The Continental Airlines has been named "Airline of the Year" and received awards as Best Executive/Business Class and Best North American company. It’s the first time that a North American Company r... more
AirlinesStill barricades for handicapped people by Meridiana airline
Palermo, Italy - Handicapped woman obliged at the airport for not qualified plane
Bad adventure for a 76 aged woman, without a leg by 15 years, who should have taken a flight Palermo-Lampedusa by the Meridiana airline, obliged at the airport because the plane, an Atr, was not qualified... more
AirlinesSigned the agreement for the next Aeroflot membership to SkyTeam group
Moscow, Russia - The real Aeroflot participation depends on SkyTeam quality standards achievement
SkyTeam announced today that Air France CEO, Jean Cyril Spinetta, and KLM CEO, Leo Van Wijk, as representatives of SkyTeam member airlines, have signed during a ceremony at the Kremlin, a memorandum of... more
AirlinesClosed the exchange offer for KLM shares
Paris, France - Soon the new Air France will be operational
Air France and KLM announce through a joint press release that holders of KLM Common Shares had tendered a total of 45,093,299 KLM Common Shares representing approximately 96.33% of all KLM Common Shares.... more
AirlinesUkratravian threatens to break off Lufthansa's Kiev-Munich route
Kiev, Ukraine - This German carrier would be accused of carrying a number of passengers that would be larger than the allowed one
Ukraine department competent for air trasnport, Ukraviatrans, has admonished Lufthansa in order to make it change its own policy related to Kiev-Munich route. According to such authority in fact, though... more
AirlinesAustrian Air is going to rise flight prices due to drastic rise in oil price
Wien, Austria -This press communication comes close to a global oil price reduction
Wien-based Austrian air company declared on May the 18th to have scheduled a Eur 6 "Fuel Surcharge" on fare prices, starting from today, due to continuing drastic rise in oil price. The company even states... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): carrier's directors will be the first ones to be affected by Cimoli "axe cuts"
Rome, Italy - Within few days some 40 directors will leave the company
During these hours a news about a not so clear number of directors is being spread, more or less forty, regarding the fact that these ones could leave the company during these days. An order by CEO Cimoli... more
AirlinesLufthansa plans to raise EUR 750m to purchase A-380s
Cologne, Germany - The shares at Frankfurt Bourse are falling at the moment
Deutsche Lufthansa AG said it plans to raise about EUR 752m in a rights offering to expand its fleet of new Airbus A-380. The company will offer investors a total of 76.3 million new shares for at least... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): no drastic job cuts or Cimoli will have to leave the carrier
Rome, Italy - Italian Minister Alemanno's admonition addressed to Alitalia's Ceo
Also Italian Minister for Agriculture Policies, Gianni Alemanno, put into evidence some important aspects related to present carrier's condition and to last week Board of Directors' proposals. According... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): Italian Minister Maroni excludes an involvement by Fintecna
Rome, Italy - An intervention by a public-owned company is unthinkable when considering European ruling on state aids
Italian Welfare Minister, Roberto Maroni, commented Alitalia matter again, by making the possibility for a state intervention in order to solve the delicate financial carrier's situation clearer. First... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Italian Minister Buttiglione does not exclude a bridge-loan
Rome, Italy - This hypothesis should not produce problems in Europe
Alitalia's Board of Directors had unveiled at the end of the last week, by its new President/CEO Giancarlo Cimoli, the need to go on carrying out the new company industrial plan at least for the next two-three... more
AirlinesKindness on board is worth four free tickets
New York, USA - It is a promotion by Delta aimed to award those passengers proving particularly courteous with other travellers
BBC has unveiled that US carrier Delta has decided to promote an interesting offer for its own customers. Delta, together with its low-cost carrier Song, will award passengers proving kind to other travellers... more
AirlinesUPS interested in the new double-decker Airbus
Paris, France - There are no public confirmation from the French company
One of the world's largest package carrier United Parcel Service (UPS) could opt to replace outstanding orders for Airbus A-300/600 cargo planes with A-380 Superjumbo orders. The acquisition of A-380s... more
AirlinesSome airlines decline to match Continental hikes
Rome, Italy - Its starting a certain resistance to the oil raise=fare raise
Just two days after Continental Airlines raised worldwide fares up to USD 20 each way (see AVIONEWS article), citing higher fuel costs, the fare hike was faltering as two big carriers like American Airlines... more