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AirlinesAir France flights to Port-au-Prince suspended
Paris, France - For safety reasons
French flag airline, Air France, has suspended its connections to and from Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince for safety reasons. On 26th February, the carrier cancelled a flight on which a delegation of the... more
AirlinesFuel cost increase: Continental Airlines increases fares
Houston, USA - USD 5 one way and USD 10 round trip
Continental Airlines has decided today a USD 5 increase for one-way tickets and USD 10 for round-trip. The reason is the ongoing increase of fuel cost. The carrier's management justify themselves by saying... more
AirlinesAlitalia affair (5): proposed joint management Zanichelli-Bonomi
Rome, Italy - It will be discussed at directorate meeting this afternoon
Industrial and Government sources announce that the management of Italian flag airline Alitalia should be provisionally assigned to Alitalia Director-general Marco Zanichelli and President Giuseppe Bonomi... more
AirlinesAlitalia affair (4): disputes following the so-called 'bed agreement' result from exploitation
Rome, Italy - AVIONEWS interviewed Commander Fabio Berti, President of Anpac (Italian association of commercial aviation pilots) (2)
AVIONEWS: You presented an alternative plan for cutting costs several weeks ago. Alitalia pretended that no plausible alternatives could be proposed by unions and professional associations, while the Government... more
AirlinesAlitalia affair (10): Mengozzi at Palazzo Chigi
Rome, Italy - Has arrived a few minutes ago
Alitalia's CEO Francesco Mengozzi has arrived at Palazzo Chigi a few minutes ago. He is going to join an inter-ministry summit, before Berlusconi and Fini, about the Alitalia affair is taking place. more
AirlinesAlitalia affair (3): domestic market must be consolidated
Rome, Italy - AVIONEWS interviewed Commander Fabio Berti, President of Anpac (Italian association of commercial aviation pilots)
AVIONEWS: "Il Foglio", Giuliano Ferrara's newspaper, wrote today that the previous Government left a disaster, but successors have been inactive. Do you agree on that? Berti: "Such an analysis is not... more
AirlinesAlitalia affair: the Council of Ministers began this morning
Rome, Italy - Waiting for the new plan
The Council of Ministers about the Alitalia affair began this morning at 10.15 am. The measures to resume the Italian carrier's new plan are being discussed. The appointment of the airline's new management,... more
AirlinesAlitalia affair (2): the Council of Ministers finished
Rome, Italy - It has not been spoken about Alitalia
It's just finished the Council of Ministers meeting that would have had to take the decisions on the new Alitalia plan. Instead, during the reunion it is not been the matter; has released it the Minister... more
AirlinesContinental Connection inaugurates service between Albany and Rutland
New York, Usa - From this week
CommutAir, a New York-based regional partner to Continental Airlines operating as Continental Connection, this week is introducing new nonstop service between its Albany hub and Rutland, Vt. The weekday... more
AirlinesCathay Pacific adds flight to Taipei and Sapporto
Taipei, Taiwan - Number of services increased from 28 March 2004
Cathay Pacific decided to add new flight to Taipei and Sapporto starting from 28 March 2004. Weekly number of flights will be 108 to Taipei and 4 to Sapporto. more
AirlinesThai Airways reduces flights on the Bangkok-Los Angeles route
Bangkok, Thailand - Bangkok-Tokyo service will be increased
Thai Airways will reduce from 28 March 2004 its flights on the Bangkok-Los Angeles route because considered no more much profitable. At the same time three more flights per week will be added to the Bangkok-Tokyo... more
AirlinesVirgin Blue and Jetstar challenge each other
Sydney, Australia - The two air companies offer low-cost tickets
Virgin Blue and Jetstar are challenging each other these days offering about 100,000 low-cost tickets for Australia internal destinations. Jetstar will start flying from 25 May. Jetstar tickets are for... more
AirlinesAlitalia affair (7): the board of directors meeting suspended
Rome, Italy - Mengozzi's resignation have been put off to tomorrow
The Alitalia's board meeting began in the first afternoon has been suspended after half an hour of the reunion and adjourned to tomorrow at the 5:00pm. According to not official sources, the resignation... more
AirlinesRyanair wants to close London-Brussels route
Dublin, Ireland - The reason: European Commission's decision to increase cost at the airport
Ryanair announced today its decision to stop the London-Brussels route from 29 April 2004 because of European Commission’s decision to increase cost at the Brussels-Charleroi airport. The decision will a... more
AirlinesChina lets born the first private airline
Peking, China - It will cover mainly regional flights
Civil Aviation Authority of China (Caac) gave the green light to the emergence of the Yiglian Airlines Co., the first Chinese private airline that will cover mainly regional flights. Its first flight can... more
AirlinesAlitalia affair (6): Bonanni's words (Cisl)
Rome, Italy - "Important Government responsibilities for the carrier crisis"
Cisl union confederal secretary, Raffaele Bonanni, intervening on the Alitalia affair says the resignation of Mengozzi represents a serious episode because it's happening unclear. Bonanni goes on affirming... more
AirlinesAlitalia affair (5): Bonomi's words
Rome, Italy - "It's necessary to review the reorganization models of Alitalia "
Today on the Alitalia affair intervene also the Italian carrier president, Giuseppe Bonomi. For Bonomi the company "need for a deep review of its processes and organizational models: this should be one... more
AirlinesAlitalia affair (4): Lunardi intervenes
Rome, Italy - "Reorganization than privatization"
Infrastrutture e Trasporti (infrastructures and transportation) Minister, Pietro Lunardi, speaks about the Alitalia affair and about an improbable privatization. "Alitalia privatization is something after... more
AirlinesAlitalia affair (3): Epifani (Cgil) words
Rome, Italy - "It's necessary to reorganize Alitalia and then thinking about privatization"
Cgil union secretary, Guglielmo Epifani, answered to a report who asked him his opinion on the Alitalia affair: "It's necessary to let the company able to be well privatized, or it will be undersold; it's... more
AirlinesAlitalia affair (2): Buttiglione intervenes
Rome, Italy - "Alliances are the future"
Politiche Comunitarie (European Community Policies) Minister, Rocco Buttiglione, intervened this morning on the Alitalia affair saying the future will be in international alliances. Minister said about... more
AirlinesAlitalia affair. Klm: "No alliance without privatization"
Amsterdam, Netherlands - Klm spokesman announced it
After declarations Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi made yesterday in which he said the carrier won't be privatized, intervened today Dutch company Klm interested in a possible alliance with Alitalia.... more
AirlinesRyanair achieves good results
Milan, Italy - Irish air company is the first carrier between London and Italy
Ryanair, flying from Rome, Milan, Venice and Pisa to England, posted these days a report in which it says to be the first carrier between London and Italy. It's market share is 38,9% versus 28,5% of British... more
AirlinesBiometry techniques for frequent flyers
Stockholm, Sweden - Experiments on new techniques to speed up boarding operations
Scandinavian Airlines (Sas) is testing these days some new biometry techniques to identify its frequent flyers. A smart card with stored characteristics is used as id at the gate instead of ordinary documents:... more
AirlinesLufthansa optimistic
Frankfurt, Germany - The air company will post on March its 2003 annual report
Lufthansa posted these days its forecast about its financial year 2003. The air company will publish its 2003 annual report on 25 March 2004 and posted a EUR 30m profit and a net loss of approximately... more
AirlinesAlitalia affair (11): declarations of Fassino (Secretary of the DS party)
Roma, Italy - "It's necessary a great international alliance"
The Secretary of the DS party, Piero Fassino, guest "C'è Diaco" on Sky Tg24, has spoken also about the Alitalia issue. Fassino thinks that the problem is not the choice between the public or private property,... more
AirlinesAlitalia affair (10): further declarations by Berlusconi
Rome, Italy - "Alitalia is a problem able to make shake wrists veins"
Berlusconi intervenes again about Alitalia matter. According to Premier, the Italian carrier crisis is "A problem able to make shake wrists veins, relating to unsolved problems inherited from the past... more
AirlinesAlitalia affair (9): Berlusconi intervenes
Rome, Italy - "We will show Government plan on Friday"
Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, makes know that the Government is already working to solve the Alitalia matter and, for this reason, he is going to show the industrial plan proposal in the Ministers... more
AirlinesAlitalia affair (8): hard declaration of Storace
Rome, Italy - "Mengozzi is the first one to excess"
According to the unsolved Alitalia affair the governor of the Lazio Region, Francesco Storace, takes part again. We remember that yesterday the president of the Lazio region had written a letter to Berlusconi... more
AirlinesAlitalia affair (7): a solution has not been found yet
Rome, Italy - In the meantime some name has been promoted to replace Mengozzi
Alitalia matter cannot achieve serenity. Even if rumors about CEO, Francesco Mengozzi’s resign would be more plausible, it must be added that it would be more coherent, before replacing him, find the o... more
AirlinesAlitalia affair (6): AN party answers to Lunardi
Rome, Italy - He said it with the responsible of the air transport of the party, Luigi Martini
The Honourable of Parliament Luigi Martini, member of the Transports Commission of the Chamber, and responsible of the air transport of Alleanza Nazionale party, answers today to the declarations of the... more
AirlinesAlitalia affair (5): Tesauro's words
Rome, Italy - Antitrust Authority President answers Umberto Bossi's declarations
In an interview for "Il Sole 24 Ore" today, Giuseppe Tesauro answers Umberto Bossi’s last week declarations. His words, among the other things, have been considered by AVIONEWS. Tesauro in this interview r... more
AirlinesAlitalia affair (4): the former of Air Europe, Lupo Rattazzi, speaks
Rome, Italy - "The private sector are not interested to the Italian air company"
The former President of Air Europe, Lupo Rattazzi, comments in an interview appeared this morning on "Il Sole 24 Ore", the Alitalia affair. According to Rattazzi the private field would not be interested... more
AirlinesAlitalia affair (3): Lunardi's opinion
Rome, Italy - ""It would have a person like Bondi"
The Minister of Infrastrutture and Trasporti, Pietro Lunardi, expresses its opinion on the Alitalia affair. He said it in an interview that today the daily paper of Rome "Il Tempo" published. For the Minister... more
AirlinesAlitalia affair: Berlusconi's declarations
Rome, Italy - "We will solve it all on Friday"
Last night, at the end of summit at Palazzo Chigi, Berlusconi has explained, meeting journalists, that the Alitalia matter should be definitively examined in the Ministers Council on next Friday. The Premier... more
AirlinesNew colors for new Luxair Boeing 737-700
Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Colored winglets will distinguish it
Deliveries of Boeing 737-700s continue for Luxair (see AVIONEWS). This time the 737-700 will have a new coloration and new colored winglets. This model is aim to operate expecially during summer for charters... more
AirlinesAlitalia affair (14): Government choose to don't assign a commissioner
Rome, Italy - Reporters say
Reporters say Government chose to don't assign a commissioner to the Italian carrier to solve the crisis and rebuild Alitalia. This decision has been taken during the meeting between the chief executive... more
AirlinesAlitalia affair (15): Mengozzi will resign on Thursday
Rome, Italy - Zanichelli will take temporarily his place
From the meeting in the Prime minister office (Palazzo Chigi) between Mengozzi and Government should be emerged next Thursday chief executive of the company. His place will be take temporarily by Marco... more
AirlinesAlitalia Affair (13): Buttiglione's pronouncement
Rome, Italy - "No to recapitalization"
Talking with journalists, Minister of EU Policies Rocco Buttiglione, touched upon the Alitalia affair and the impossibility of its recapitalization in particular: "One thing is clear: it is very difficult,... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines is going to open a new route Oslo-New York
Oslo, Norway - The only direct service between United States and Norway won't belong any more to Sas
American Continental Airlines said today that 18 June 2004 will open the daily route Oslo-New York. This link, operated with a Boeing 757, will be the only one to connect Norway and the United States after... more
AirlinesFinnair sees demand picking up
Helsinki, Finland - The airline report losses in the fourth-quarter
Finnair posted data of the last quarter closing year 2003 in which reported a loss of about USD 21,7 m. Chief Executive, Keijo Suila, announces 2004 will be an hard year for the company but he believes... more
AirlinesAlitalia affair (12): ended the meeting of Mengozzi in Palazzo Chigi
Rome, Italy - Mengozzi: "Resignation must be given to the board"
Coming out fro Palazzo Chigi (Prime Minister office), where Francesco Mengozi met Berlusconi, Alitalia chief executive said to the reporters: "Im a Milan supporter, we spoked about soccer and the two wings... more
AirlinesAlitalia affair (11): among the private individuals who could take it over Lupo Rattazzi's name pops up
Rome, Italy - Rumours about the carrier's privatization become more insistent
Since the odds that the Alitalia management may change have increased, until the announcement of a probable officialization of the resignation of chief executive Francesco Mengozzi next Thursday (see AVIONEWS),... more
AirlinesBA could participate in the capital of SN Brussels Airlines
Brussels, Belgium - It wants to cooperate with American Airlines, but consolidation in Europe is a target too
According to Rod Eddington, BA Chief Executive, British Airways could want to buy a stake in SN Brussels Airlines, the young Belgian carrier which has been recording an ongoing growth (see AVIONEWS). "The... more
AirlinesEgyptAir bomb hoax
Cairo, Egypt - Passengers and luggage checked
Today an EgyptAir flight from Abu Dhabi and Cairo has been forced to land in Kuwait for a supsected bomb alarm onboard. The 106 passengers and their luggage has been checked but EgyptAir officials said... more
AirlinesCheck-in via internet for Basiq Air
Amsterdam, Netherlands - New service available
Basiq Air, low-cost air company of Transavia, sterted a new service that allow all its passengers leaving from the Amsterdam-Schiphol airport to do the check-in via internet from 24 to 3 hours before the... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines employees arrested
Miami, USA - Drug sting at Miami International Airport
At least 14 American Airlines employees has been arrested yesterday in a drug sting at Miami International Airport. The operation ended after a four-year investigation in which operated together U.S. and... more
AirlinesAlitalia affair (9): Fini speaks
Rome, Italy - "We have yet to decide"
Vice-Prime Minister, Gianfranco Fini, speaks about the Alitalia dispute by answering to journalists. "We have yet to decide. The whole Government is aware of the need to quicken decisions, to come to a... more
AirlinesAlitalia affair (8): Marzano's pronouncement
Rome, Italy - The Minister denies the rumours of the appointment of a commissioner to the administration of the airline
Industry Minister, Antonio Marzano, answering the questions of journalists about the Alitalia affair has denied the rumours of a possible appointment of a commissioner to the administration of the carrier.... more
AirlinesAlitalia affair (7): Pezzotta (Cisl union) intervenes
Rome, Italy - "We are worried about Alitalia"
This morning on the Alitalia affair even general secretary of the Cisl union, Savino Pezzotta, stepped in: he says that: "What is happening in Alitalia is delicate, even because within a difficult situation... more
AirlinesAlitalia affair (6): available some names of the carrier's drive
Rome, Italy - One is Mario Resca, number one of McDonald's Italy
Some names circulate to find out who will substitute the Alitalia Chief Executive, Francesco Mengozzi, in case of his discharge. One is Mario Resca, number one of McDonald's Italy and Cirio extraordinary... more