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AirlinesFall of the easyJet profits
London, UK - The UK carrier is optimistic
EasyJet has reported a 28% drop in full-year profits. The fall is worse than expected and the company says that the fall was caused by the costs relating to its takeover of rival no-frills airline Go and... more
AirlinesAlitalia affair (2). Tassone: "I don't think there is a decisive refusal by the unions"
Catanzaro, Italia - According to the deputy Minister for the Infrastructure the next meeting will help to get a better Dpcm evaluation
"The Alitalia problem it is not only that of the airline itself, but it is part of Italian aerial transport system", has declared the deputy Minister for the Infrastructure Mario Tassone about the hot... more
AirlinesAlitalia affair. Bonomi: "The decree is only the first step"
San Paolo, Brazil - According to the Alitalia president the main aim is to win the company's global carrier role back
The Alitalia privatization decree, recently approved by the Council of Ministers (see AVIONEWS) "It’s a tool, an important one, but a tool only and not a goal, like the alliances with the other companies": t... more
AirlinesAir Asia to operate flights between India and Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - The airfares will be 70 % cheaper than the normal ticket price
The Malaysian privately-owned low-cost airline plans to begin flights between India and Malaysia. The airfares will be with almost 70% cheaper than the normal ticket price and the airline plans to fly... more
AirlinesAir Canada: passenger traffic drops
Toronto, Canada - The passenger traffic fell 10,9% compared to October 2002
The passenger traffic at Air Canada dropped 10,9% in October compared to the same month last year. The airline's load factor fell to 73,2% from 74,4% due to the cut of 9,4% to its capacity. The company's... more
Airlines55 daily flights from Gerona with Ryanair by 2005
Barcelona, Spain - The number of passengers is expected to triple in 2004
By 2005 Ryanair Holdings PLC plans to operate 55 daily flights from the Spanish city Gerona, near Barcelona. The low-cost airline and the Catalan local government have already signed a pre-accord. The... more
AirlinesAirAsia launches its first international route in December
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - 10,000 passengers per month are expected
As part of the AirAsia's plan to expand from a domestic carrier into a no-frills regional airline, the airline will launch its first international route on December 8. The flight will be from Kuala Lumpur... more
AirlinesAlitalia affair (9): the privatization phases
Rome, Italy - The privatization may to be happen by Opv or direct negotiations
The Alitalia privatization decree approved today by the Ministry Council provides that the divestiture by the Economics Ministry may to be happen by Opv (public offer for sale) or direct negotiations.... more
AirlinesAlitalia affair (8): the unions first reactions
Rome, Italy - The general secretary of Filt Cgil, Fabrizio Solari, speaks
Hard reactions from Filt Cgil to the Mengozzi's statements about the approval of the Alitalia's privatization plan. The general secretary of the Filt Cgil, Fabrizio Solari, said that "Nobody can think... more
AirlinesAlitalia affair (7): president Bonomi is satisfied
Rome, Italy - "Now we have to activate the plan"
Also the Alitalia's president Bonomi has said he is satisfied by the privatization decree. He called it an important tool to activate the reorganization plan and to strenghten the strategic alliances.... more
AirlinesAlitalia affair (5): Air France's comments about the carrier's privatization decree
Rome, Italy - "Yes to the alliance but after the privatization and reorganization"
After the today approval of the Alitalia’s privatization decree by the Council of Ministers, Air France confirms the plans of alliance with Alitalia, but marks as ineludible conditions both the privatization a... more
AirlinesAlitalia affair (4): Mengozzi's statement about Alitalia privatization
Rome, Italy - Following the meeting currently taking place in Mexico
"Dr Francesco Mengozzi, Alitalia's ceo, following the SkyTeam Governing Board meeting, currently taking place in Mexico, in reference to the approval of Alitalia privatization order, declared: 'The Council... more
AirlinesUS Airways cuts costs to face competition
Philadelphia, USA - The low-cost carriers gain ground
Us Airways Group Inc., the dominant carrier in Philadelphia, announced yesterday that it intended to reduce costs by USD 200 m to USD 300 m next year: it will reduce expenses for maintenance, flight operations... more
AirlinesAlitalia affair (3): the security flies high at the stock exchange
Rome, Italy - After the privatization decree
The Alitalia security is gaining 6,75%. The security is flying high soon after the news of the approval by the Council of Ministers of the privatization decree, first step towards future strategic alliances... more
AirlinesAlitalia affair (2): the Council of ministers approved the privatization order
Rome, Italy - Now it's the transport committee's turn
Alitalia privatization has been discussed during the ministers' meeting; the company privatization order has been approved. Buttiglione, while coming out, informed that he asked for the matter to be discussed.... more
AirlinesAlitalia affair: Romani (Fi): "We are waiting for Mengozzi's documentation"
Rome, Italy - On November 20th the hearing of the carrier's chief executive
Paolo Romani, president of the Chamber of deputies Commission for the Transports, has repeated what he had already declared at the end of Francesco Mengozzi's first hearing, the Alitalia chief executive:... more
AirlinesRyanair: Ue could decide about the aids in the next weeks
Brussels, Belgium - It was announced by the spokesperson of Ue Commissioner to the Transports Loyola de Palacio
"The Ue Commission will decide on the Ryanair case in the next weeks". It was announced by Gilles Gantelet, spokesperson of the Ue Commissioner to the Transports Loyola de Palacio. The issue regards the... more
AirlinesAeroflot to reduce the number of civil airplanes
Moscow, Russia -- The planes are too old and the passengers number too small
At present the total number of long-haul airplanes in Russia is 1,500 and this number may be reduced by several times, Alexander Zubarov, the Chairman of the board of the Aeroflot airlines, announced at... more
AirlinesFixed the date of "Flyniki" first flight
Vienna, Austria - For the moment this is the name of Niki Lauda's new low-cost airline
Fixed for the next November 28th the first flight of "Flyniki", Niki Lauda’s new low-cost airline. The news has been published on the pages of a Viennese weekly magazine. The flight, carried out in collaboration w... more
AirlinesLufthansa closes in red
Frankfurt, Germany - Confirmed the negative results of the German airline
Sad the first nine-months results of the German vector's budget, which closed with a net loss of EUR 409m, compared to a positive EUR 344m, recorded for the same period of time, last year. The operating... more
AirlinesLufthansa: Third quarter in red
Frankfurt, Germany - Loss of EUR 17m
Despite their positive thinking Lufthansa management informed that the third quarter for the German carrier closed in red: minus EUR 17m. The previous quarter was even worse as the company recorded losses... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines reconsiders the forecasts of the fourth quarter
Rome, Italy - Loss could be higher than expected
Delta Airlines announced to have reviewed the evaluations of the forth quarter losses. Apparently the company expects a loss between USD 365m and USD 415m, considerably higher than the expectations that... more
AirlinesUe opens a procedure against Ryanair
Brussels, Belgium - It was announced by the general manager of the Irish company
It seems that the Ue is taking aim at the price cutting politics that Ryanair applied at the Belgian airport of Charleroi. The general manager of the low-cost company, Micheal O’ Leary, has announced t... more
AirlinesLow-cost carriers to affect the air transport industry
Asia Pacific region - SITA predicts a great growth of the low-cost carriers
SITA (Societé Internationale de Telecommunications Aeronautiques) said that the air transport industry will be affected by the low-cost carriers. Lim Soon Hock, SITA SC President for the Asia Pacific... more
AirlinesKlm-Air France merger faces the first problems
Rome, Italy - Objections come from the U.S. regulamentation authority
The Dutch newspaper "De Telegraaf", quoting sources very close to the management of the two companies, writes that the merger between Klm and Air France is facing some problems caused by the U.S regulamentation... more
AirlinesAmerican Airways: less job cuts than expected
Washington, Usa - 6,000 job cuts were expected initially
In April this year the airline announced that it estimated about 6,000 job cuts but the real number of layoffs were fewer than expected. About 1,300 pilot jobs were no more cut and 350 flight attendants... more
AirlinesLufthansa employees at risk
Frankfurt, Germany - The German airline could declare further cost and job cuts
According to the analysts interviewed by Bloomberg - the British press agency - tomorrow Lufthansa will reveal the closure of the third quarter: the net profit dropped of 67% to EUR 122m and a turnover... more
AirlinesIt's Ted the new low-cost of the United Airlines
New York, Usa - It will start operating on the western Coast in February
After the Delta, now it's the turn of the United Airlines to launch its own low-cost air company in order to contrast the strong increase on the market of the rival airline JetBlue. The new low-cost of... more
AirlinesLosses in increase for the Aua
Vienna, Austria - They amount to EUR 19m
The Austrian airline Aua, quoted at the stock exchange, has recently reported to have had higher losses than those forecasted, during the first nine months of 2003. These, calculated before the taxes,... more
AirlinesKamair, the first Afghani private airline is now born
Khabul, Afghanistan - Ariana reintroduces flights to Kandahar
After a two-years break the national Afghani airline, Ariana, has reintroduced the connections to Kandahar, South of the country. Ariana's fleet consists of three Airbus A-300/B-4, given by India, four... more
AirlinesBritish Airways profits drop
London, UK - The fall is posted at 57%
British Airways reported a 57% to GBP 60m fall in first half profit, a figure more than five times lower to that of 310 million of the past year. The profit per share has came down from 17,8 to 3,3 pence... more
AirlinesRyanair: Ue could ask the restitution of the presumed State aids
Rome, Italy - The news has been given by the Financial Times
The definitive decision will be taken at the end of the month and for Ryanair company it could be a hard blow. In fact, according to the Financial Times (and as published by AVIONEWS) the antitrust Commission... more
AirlinesSeven Group acquires Air Littoral
Paris, France - The goal is the creation, with Azzurra Air, of a European domestic carrier
The French Civil Aviation Authority has granted its permission to the acquisition of Air Littoral by Seven Group (first shareholder of the Italian carrier Azzurra Air), the investment trust leaded by the... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways takes wing
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - It was designated United Arab Emirates' national airline
On Wednesday Etihad Airways launched the inaugural flight having on board media and travel trade passengers. The first scheduled flight will be launched on November, 12, it will take off at 12:30 from... more
Airlines3 Call Centers closed by Southwest Airlines
Washington, Usa - The 1,900 employees will relocate to the remaining centers
The low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines will close three of its nine phone-reservations centers, because of the bookings on-line. The airline said it will close its centers in Dallas, Salt Lake City and... more
AirlinesIt is official: Niki Lauda has acquired Air Lloyd Austria
Vienna, Austria - Now he owns the 51%
The former champion of Formula One has officially announced today, during a press conference, what the German press had hypothesized and AVIONEWS already published: the acquirement of the majority of the... more
AirlinesBritannia Airways renamed
London, Great Britain - The air company hopes this will increase its budgets
After 40 years of using Britannia Airways brand, the holiday company TUI UK announced that it will renounce to the old brand, replacing it with a new one, the Thomson Holidays. The air company wants to... more
AirlinesFive Lufthansa MD-11 airliners converted into freighters
Washington, Usa - The conversion will be made by The Boeing Company
Five Lufthansa MD-11 airliners will be turned into freighters by The Boeing Company in an attempt to improve the efficiency of the operations. The converted planes will replace the 747-200s. Some essential... more
AirlinesTransaero's passenger traffic increases considerably
Moscow, Russia - The traffic more than doubled
Transaero's General Director, Olga Pleshakova, announced at a news conference today that the Russian airline more than doubled its passenger traffic to 588,000 passengers. No less than 1 million flyers... more
AirlinesNew airline in UAE
Dubai, UAE - Etihad Airline will operate four Airbus A300
A new airline will be launched in Abu Dhabi today. The airline, called Etihad ("unity"), will have the first flight this evening, taking off form the Gulf Aircraft Maintenance Company runway, having aboard... more
AirlinesAir India flies to Shanghai
New Delhi, India - There will be 2 flights every week
Starting on December 11 Air India will operate two weekly flights to Shanghai. The flights taking off at Mumbai via Delhi and Bangkok. The airliner also plans to increase the number of flights to Frankfurt... more
AirlinesRyanair to cut fares
Dublin, Ireland - The airline aims at increasing passenger traffic
The Irish airline, Ryanair, announced that it plans to cut prices in order to lure clients on its European network. However, the aircompany reported better than expected profits which rose by 16% to EUR... more
AirlinesLufthansa: expected more than 2000 cuts
Rome, Italy - They were announced by the board of directors member, Stefan Lauer
Lufthansa is planning 2000 cuts. This is what Stefan Lauer, member of the board of directors, has declared on the pages of the German airline's newspaper. The reason of the decision is the fact that Lufthansa... more
AirlinesBoeing shares on the rise
Washington, Usa - It is the strongest growth since September 24
Boeing Co. reported yesterday a 6,8% rise of the shares. When the stocked closed, the shares were at USD 38,50, the company increasing its revenue for this year to USD 50bn. It was Boeing's best day on... more
AirlinesVirgin Blue on the market
Sydney, Australia - It will get over 400 million Australian dollars
Australian airline Virgin Blue will go for a stock marketing listing, said Richard Branson, who own 50% of the company. Virginia Blue will sell shares in the flotation, getting 400 million Australian dollars... more
AirlinesGandalf: Union & Power reduces its partecipation
Rome, Italy - It has fallen to 2% quote
According to Consob, on October 23th Union & Power has reduced its partecipation to the social capital of the airline Gandalf to 2%, from the 4,982% of the last October 14th. more
AirlinesAir France wishes Aeroflot to join the SkyTeam
Cannes, France - It could contrast the Star Alliance group competition
"SkyTeam wishes Aeroflot to enter the alliance" - with these words the Air France President, Jean Cyril Spinetta, has once again expressed a positive opinion about the future entrance in SkyTeam of Aeroflot,... more
AirlinesIndian Jet Airways comes up with the winter schedule
New Delhi, India - Two new routes become operational this winter
As winter approaches, Indian Jet Airways comes up with a new service offering daily additional 31,000 seats on 225 flights to 40 destinations. Additional seats are provided on the flights that operate... more
AirlinesBA to launch twice-weekly flights to Algiers
Algiers-The service to start on December first
New twice-weekly flights between London and Algiers with British Airways to start with December 1 to the north of the country. The initiative was taken as Air Algeria can no longer bear the demand by... more
AirlinesJetBlue abandons Atlanta
USA - The competition is too harsh
Due to the harsh competition with Delta Air Lines and AirTran Airways, the discount airline JetBlue Airways decided to cancel the flights to Atlanta. The company started operating flights to the West Coast... more