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![Michael O'Leary, CEO of Ryanair](https://avionews.it/resources/small/8720a8a9ecfbb5cf6249f14ccd4e3075.jpg.webp)
AirlinesRyanair defends B-737 Max aircraft
"It's the safest and most controlled", said CEO Michael O'Leary
An important defense full of arguments: to underline the advantages of the B-737 Max aircraft which is ready to sail the skies again after the tragic accidents of recent years (read also the article published... more
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Airlinesoneworld voted "Best Airline Alliance"
For the sixth consecutive year
oneworld has been named "Best Airline Alliance" in the "32nd annual Best in Business Travel Awards", for the sixth consecutive year.It was chosen as the best alliance by the readers of "Business Traveller... more
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AirlinesTap Air crisis between layoffs and planes to sell
The carrier will send 3600 employees home
Unfortunately, the coronavirus does not forgive: it does not with people, as we have been realizing for many months, and not even with companies. In the field of air transport, the carrier Tap Air Portugal... more
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AirlinesFirst Nigerian female pilot hired
She will be aboard Qatar Airways aircraft
There is always a first time and civil aviation cannot be outdone in terms of debuts and particular records, as history taught us. Asian airline Qatar Airways will go down in history from now on for hiring... more
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AirlinesSaudi Arabia authorizes airspace overflight to Israir
Aircraft then landed in Dubai
Saudi Arabia authorized and allowed the Israeli carrier Israir Airlines to use its airspace. The green light for commercial flights of the Middle Eastern Nation was announced by local media, to be precise,... more
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AirlinesAvatar Airlines buys first planes for official debut
Operation could be a reality in 18 months
The announcement first of the coronavirus pandemic and then a few other updates: it's time again to talk about the carrier Avatar Airlines, a commercial initiative "born" in the US State of Florida. The... more
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AirlinesBritish Airways investigates stewardess
She offered extra services on the plane and in hotels
Extra, embarrassing and unsolicited services: according to reports from the local media, a British Airways stewardess got into trouble for her unorthodox behavior on board and even when she was not on... more
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AirlinesBoc Aviation delivers A-321Neo airplanes to MEA
They will be powered by PW11000G-JM engines -DATA SHEET
BOC Aviation Limited announces that it has delivered the first two of five new A-321NEO aircraft for lease to Middle East Airlines (MEA). The airplanes will be powered by Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower P... more
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AirlinesA new capital increase is expected for All Nippon Airways
Carrier's balance sheets are not reassuring
Capital increase is the solution that the Japanese air carrier All Nippon Airways believes most useful in addressing the current crisis triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. It is not even the first ever... more
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AirlinesAir carriers. Qantas will lay off another two thousand employees
These are the workers in the handling sector
Not just vaccines: Australian carrier Qantas has made headlines in the last few hours for the decision to allow only passengers who will prove to have vaccinated against Covid-19 to board the aircraft,... more
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AirlinesAir Canada closer to bankruptcy?
The losses are constant for the carrier
Going far: slogan chosen with pride to make it clear how far-sighted its commercial policy was did not bring much luck to the airline Air Canada. According to what was leaked in recent hours, the North... more
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AirlinesAmerican Airlines, first B-737 Max plane flights with employees
Official return date of the aircraft is December 29th
Air carrier American Airlines already set the date to make the B-737 Max return to take off, the aircraft at the center of a thousand controversies due to the accidents of the past years and the subject... more
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AirlinesAlitalia, Brussels close to decision on State aid
EU Commissioner Vestager spoke about it
Dossier relating to the carrier Alitalia-Ita (Italy air transport) is getting closer: the date of December 11st is practically around the corner as regards the industrial plan and in the In the last few... more
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AirlinesAirplanes and climate. Lufthansa Cargo: commercial flight Frankfurt-Shanghai and back
Complete coverage by Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Coming Sunday, 29 November 2020, a cargo flight will take off for the first time in commercial aviation, whose fuel requirements will be completely covered by Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Lufthansa... more
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AirlinesLeadership changes at IATA announced during its AGM
JetBlue to host next Annual General Meeting
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced leadership changes approved by its 76th Annual General Meeting (AGM). Robin Hayes, CEO of JetBlue is now the Chair of the IATA Board of Governors... more
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AirlinesCopa Airlines returns to San Francisco Airport
With connections to Latin America
Copa Airlines announced that after eight months of not operating regularly, due to travel restrictions imposed by governments in the region as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the airline resumed operations... more
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AirlinesOutline plans to drive modernisation and digitalisation of European ATM
By leading airspace users, airports, ANSP and the EUROCONTROL Network Manager
An innovative partnership of leading airspace users, airports, air navigation service providers and the Eurocontrol Network Manager (NM), jointly released a set of high-level principles to drive and effectively... more
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AirlinesSpanish Government ready to split Air Europa carrier
For each division there will be a separate board of directors
Three is the perfect number par excellence, but it must not have been the main reason that led Spain to divide airline Air Europa into three different segments, which has been talked about more and more... more
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AirlinesHong Kong, Greater Bay Airlines looking for planes
Asian new carrier could debut in 2021
New and also able to attract a lot of curiosity: Hong Kong is getting closer and closer to the launch of the Greater Bay Airlines airline, which we have been hearing about for some time and which could... more
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AirlinesUSA: all ready for commercial Christian carrier flights
Passengers will be mostly missionaries
Unique more than rare: air carrier that an American religious organization wants to launch in a short time is unprecedented in the history of civil aviation, given that we are talking about the first Christian... more
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AirlinesBrussels approves Slovenian subsidies for air carriers
Financial support is in line with EU rules
European Commission said yes to the economic program launched by Slovenia to support air carriers flying in the skies of this country. We are talking about 5 million euros to support a sector that is in... more
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AirlinesMiami Airport welcomed Southwest Airlines
The service includes daily flights to Baltimore, Chicago, Houston and Tampa
Officials from Miami International Airport (MIA), Southwest Airlines and the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) celebrated the carrier’s launch of first-ever Miami service last days w... more
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AirlinesAA, BA and oneworld launch transatlantic COVID-19 testing trial
On selected flights from USA to London-Heathrow
American Airlines (AA), British Airways (BA) and oneworld have launched an optional COVID-19 medical-based testing trial on selected flights from the USA to London-Heathrow, in a combined effort to scientifically... more
![From left: Dieter Vranckx new CEO of SWISS International Air Lines; Peter Gerber new CEO of Brussels Airlines; Dorothea von Boxberg new CEO of Lufthansa Cargo](https://avionews.it/resources/small/d5fde132098e71403598dca2e6790406.jpg.webp)
AirlinesLufthansa Group: management change at its three airlines
With effect from January and March 2021
Dieter Vranckx (47), currently CEO of Brussels Airlines, was appointed yesterday CEO of the Swiss airline by the SWISS Board of Directors. He will assume his new duties on January 1, 2021, succeeding Thomas... more
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AirlinesFAA ready to authorize B-737 Max flights
Plane was the subject of in-depth investigations for two years
Today, on Wednesday November 18, 2020, could be decisive for the certification of the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) to the flights of B-737 Max plane after two years of waiting. As has been known... more
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AirlinesAircraft. Boeing released its World Air Cargo Forecast
More freighters needed to support global supply chains and e-commerce expansion -ATTACHMENT
Boeing released yesterday its biennial World Air Cargo Forecast (WACF), reflecting COVID-19 impacts and opportunities as well as substantial long-term demand for freighters over the next two decades.Enabled... more
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AirlinesAlitalia-ITA, first official air carrier board concluded
There will be another one next November 20th
A lot of waiting, a sensational delay and finally the first Board of Directors (BoD). Yesterday, on Thursday November 12nd, 2020, the first board of directors of the carrier Alitalia-ITA (Italia Transportation... more
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AirlinesAlitalia will resume flights to Brazil and Argentina
And it inaugurates the code-share agreement with GOL, after that one with Azul
Alitalia will resume from mid-December non-stop flights from Rome to Buenos Aires and Sao Paulo, air services which had been respectively suspended in March and April due to the Covid-19 pandemic.Scheduled... more
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AirlinesCarriers. Thai Airways seeks buyers for unsold goods
These products were used on board
Reinventing: this may be one of the watchwords that the international airline industry must make its own at the time of the coronavirus. The Thai Airways carrier seems to be at the forefront, as evidenced... more
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AirlinesNorway. Fewer passengers from Avinor's airports in October
The largest decline is in international passenger traffic
Brief. There were close to 70 per cent fewer passengers from Avinor's airports in October, compared to the same month in 2019. The largest decline is in international passenger traffic.About 1.5 million... more
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AirlinesIATA: airlines and workers call for urgent Government assistance
To prevent jobs catastrophe
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) issued a joint statement calling for urgent government intervention to prevent an employment c... more
![Parts of wreckage of the B-737/800 airplane of Ukraine Airlines crashed on January 8, 2020 near Tehran, Iran, killing all people on board](https://avionews.it/resources/small/8c297df700fb9dd22140d7da8d100216.jpg.webp)
AccidentsAircraft. ICAO Council urges Iran to complete PS752 accident investigation final report
The first international Forum "Safer Skies" on conflict zones next December
ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) Council States in the last days urged the Islamic Republic of Iran to expedite the accident investigation into the tragic downing of Ukraine International... more
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AirlinesBoc Aviation delivers first A-321neo aircraft to Indigo
It will be powered by CFM Leap engines - DATA SHEET
BOC Aviation Limited announces today that it has delivered the first of four new A-321NEO aircraft for lease to IndiGo. The aircraft will be powered by CFM Leap engines. BOC Aviation is a global aircraft... more
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AirlinesQatar Airways resumes Miami flights
And it adds frequencies to Chicago and New York
Qatar Airways has announced additional US flights in advance of the holiday season that include resuming services to Miami with two weekly flights from 14 November and increasing weekly frequencies to... more
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AirlinesIberia converts first A-330 plane into freighter to adapt to market
This month the airline will operate until four weekly return Madrid-LA flights
The first A-330 airplane that Iberia has converted into freighter has arrived in Los Angeles from Madrid. Until four weekly cargo flights between the two cities have been scheduled for this month.In the... more
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AirlinesCarriers, Wizz Air optimistic: "Recover in a year"
CEO Varadi is sure to return to pre-covid levels
The period we are experiencing is complex, it is not even clear what will happen in 24 hours, yet low-cost airline Wizz Air is confident about what will happen in exactly twelve months (read also the news... more
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AirlinesAlitalia, over one billion losses in 2020?
Numbers refer to the "old" carrier
One billion Euros: these are the estimates put in black and white today, Thursday November 5, 2020, by newspaper “Sole 24 Ore” regarding the losses that Alitalia could report during 2020. The year wil... more
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AirlinesAircraft. Lufthansa Group: 3Q2020 results
And the data of the nine months of this year
Lufthansa Group reported results of the third quarter 2020.The highlights are:Liquidity of EUR 10.1 billion available, of which EUR 6.3 billion are unutilized stabilization measuresOngoing strong performance... more
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AirlinesAirplanes and carriers, KLM pilots accept salary reduction
Unions found the decisive agreement
Unavoidable cuts: even air carrier KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has to deal with the crisis triggered by the coronavirus pandemic (read also the article published by AVIONEWS) and its employees are forced... more
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AirlinesFraport Group: first nine months 2020
Frankfurt Airport’s passenger decline expected to exceed 70% for full-year
During the first nine months of 2020, Fraport AG’s financial performance was severely impacted by the Covid-19 global pandemic. The Group’s revenue declined by more than a half in the reporting period. Des... more
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AirlinesPM of Brandenburg positive to covid: he was present at airport inauguration
Lufthansa CEO will soon undergo the swab
Last October 31st there was finally the inauguration of the new Terminal 1 of German airport of Berlin-Brandenburg after nine years of waiting (read also the article published by AVIONEWS). In the last... more
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AirlinesAirplanes and carriers, Iberia and Vueling savings thanks to Erte
This system allows both to make employees work less
About 35 million euros would be saved every month by two Spanish carriers, specifically Iberia and Vueling, thanks to the latest measures that have affected employment (read also the article published... more
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AirlinesB-737 Max aircraft, pilot training still does not convince
Unions decided to raise the alarm
Unions of the pilots of American Airlines and Southwest Airlines are protesting vigorously in the last few hours after learning of the changes imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration regarding training... more
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AirlinesQantas-American Airlines, joint-venture extended until 2026?
Both carriers want to renew the partnership
Other five years: this is the goal that air carriers Qantas, the Australian national airline, and American Airlines would aim for to extend the strategic partnership expiring in 2021 (read also the article... more
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AirlinesRyanair reports H1 results
The highlights of this period
Ryanair Holdings plc today (2 Nov.) reported a H1 loss of €197m, compared to a PY H1 profit of €1.15bn. Highlights of this 6-month period include:99% of the fleet grounded from mid-March to end June.Successful retu... more
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AirlinesUAE invested 22 billion dollars for Etihad Airways?
Carrier would have benefited from it since 2003
United Arab Emirates (UAE) guaranteed about 22 billion dollars to air carrier Etihad Airways in seventeen years. The figure was revealed in the last few hours by "Bloomberg" agency which cited anonymous... more
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AirlinesPlanes. EasyJet (2), CEO Lundgren does not exclude state aid
Low-cost carrier's finances are in trouble
Sincerity, this is the concept that John Lundgren, managing director of the low-cost airline easyJet, adopted in the last few hours (read also the article published by AVIONEWS). Interviewed by the "Reuters"... more
![Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary](https://avionews.it/resources/small/c8c6c47c824d16b44379e55edd6e339a.jpg.webp)
AirlinesRyanair against British lockdown: "It will be a failure"
The words of the CEO of the carrier O'Leary
Lockdown is one of the options that governments around the world have evaluated and could evaluate due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In the last few hours, United Kingdom announced a month of restrictions... more
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AirlinesAlitalia extends the "MilleMiglia" program and membership to the exclusive clubs
Until 2021 and 2022
Alitalia has extended for one more year the current edition of the "MilleMiglia" Program and the membership to the exclusive Freccia Alata Plus, Freccia Alata and Ulisse clubs."MilleMiglia" members will... more
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AirlinesEasyJet kicks off the opening of BER
The first plane landed as part of the official opening of the new Capital Airport
As one of the largest airlines based in Berlin-Brandenburg, easyJet opened last Saturday a new chapter with the inauguration of the "Willy Brandt" of Berlin-Brandenburg Airport. The first easyJet aircraft,... more