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AirlinesAircraft: Airbus confirms the agreement with ITA for the fleet
Units: 28 between A-220, A-320neos and A-330neos, plus max 56 leased for short, medium and long haul
Airbus confirms the agreement for a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) announced by the new Italian airline ITA for the purchase of new Airbus family aircraft that will become part of its future fleet.... more
Airlinesoneworld named World’s Best Airline Alliance
And several its member carriers as winners
The oneworld Alliance has won the World’s Best Airline Alliance title in the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2021, following a 23-month-long customer survey from September 2019 to July 2021, representing a... more
AirlinesAircraft. United Airlines will fire 593 no-vax workers
Other US air carriers are opposing vaccine skeptics
The US carrier United Airlines has dismissed with no salary 2000 employees who have asked to be exempted from vaccination against Covid-19. Another severe decision taken by the company was the announced... more
AirlinesAir France unveils its A-220/300 aircraft
The first one of the 60 airplanes ordered to replace A-318, A-319 ed A-320 -VIDEO
Air France took delivery today on September 29, 2021 its first A-220/300, the company’s latest model in the fleet on its short and medium-haul network. Since introducing the A-350 on its long-haul network, t... more
AirlinesAeroflot Group: operating results for August 2021
Key highlights and aircraft fleet update
Aeroflot announced Aeroflot Group operating results for August and 8M 2021.Key highlights of August 2021:Aeroflot Group carried 5.5 million passengers, 50.3% up year-on-year and 10.9% down vs. 2019;4.5... more
AirlinesRossiya Airlines opens aircraft connection with Dubai
From Pulkovo in St. Petersburg, starting next October on the B-737/800
The carrier of the Aeroflot Group, Rossiya Airlines, announces that it has opened a new connection with the United Arab Emirates, specifically from its hub at St. Petersburg's "Pulkovo" airport to Dubai,... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Alitalia: strikes of tomorrow and extraordinary plan
The airline publishes the list of cancelled flights -ATTACHMENTS
Due to 24-hour air transport sector strikes confirmed by some Italian trade unions for tomorrow Friday 24 September 2021, Alitalia was forced to cancel several flights scheduled for that day. As a consequence... more
AirlinesLufthansa Group: capital increase to strengthen balance sheet
And to enable the early repayment of stabilization measures in Germany
The global rollout of vaccinations supports customers’ confidence to fly and facilitates the further lifting of travel restrictions. Lufthansa is well positioned to take advantage of the resulting rebound i... more
AirlinesAA and Gol: partnership to create network across the Americas
The completion of the agreements are subject to conditions
American Airlines (AA) announced yesterday that it has entered into a letter of intent to further solidify its partnership with GOL, Brazil’s largest airline. AA has served Latin America since 1942 an... more
AirlinesAlitalia brand on sale: annonucement will start soon
The name worths 100-150 million Euros
The announcement for the sale of the Alitalia brand would be ready to go. The rumors were reported by numerous national media. The brand value is still secret. According to recent estimates it worths 100-150... more
AirlinesITA will not have rights at London-Heathrow Airport
Etihad Airways has taken back Alitalia's slots in the British stopover
The new ITA company will no longer have slots at London-Heathrow airport. The reason is that at the end of August Etihad Airways, former majority shareholder of Alitalia before it has been placed under... more
AirlinesBreeze Airways reveals new A-220 aircraft livery
And it confirms order for 20 additional airplanes from Mobile Final Assembly Line
Breeze Airways has revealed its new A-220/300 livery, while confirming that it has reached a purchase agreement with Airbus for 20 more of the aircraft. This previously undisclosed order for 20 brings... more
AirlinesState aid. European Commission finds new carrier ITA is not Alitalia's economic successor
And Italy's capital injections into ITA are market conform
The European Commission has found that Italia Trasporto Aereo SpA (“ITA”) is not the economic successor of Alitalia and, hence, it is not liable to repay illegal State aid received by Alitalia. It als... more
AirlinesEuropean Commission concludes Italian loans to Alitalia are illegal aid
Worth €900 million
The European Commission (EC) has concluded that two State loans for an amount of €900 million, granted by Italy to Alitalia in 2017, are illegal under EU State aid rules. Italy must therefore recover t... more
AirlinesEasyJet announces a 1.4 billion euros capital increase
The carrier wants to recover from the drop in traffic caused by the pandemic
EasyJet announces a 1.2 billion pounds (1.4 billion euros) capital increase to recover from the pandemic. At the same time, the low-cost company will activate a new four-year senior secured revolving credit... more
AirlinesAirplanes and carriers: merger of Korean Air-Asiana authorized
Awaiting the green light from foreign authorities including Europe, UK, Australia, China and USA
The Civil Aviation Authorities of Malaysia (CAAM) have authorized the merger between Korean Air and Asiana Airlines. This was reported by the information site "Flightglobal.com". For now, no official confirmation... more
AirlinesEmirates increases flights to South Africa and uses the A-380 airplane
With the growth of the demand, the carrier will offer 28 weekly flights
Emirates has announced today that it will be expanding its operations in and out of South Africa, boosting its schedule to 28 weekly flights by October. This is the airline’s largest weekly schedule t... more
AirlinesO'Leary (Ryanair): via the municipal surcharge for Italian airports
The low-cost also announces 5 new routes from Rome to European destinations
"Italian air traffic will recover strongly this Winter 2021 - said Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary- . We ask the Italian Government to eliminate the municipal surcharge for all Italian airports, which is... more
AirlinesMillemiglia Alitalia points cleared in 40 days
New carier Ita will start a new loyalty program
Millemiglia points collected to date approximately by six million customers of the Alitalia's program will be cancelled in 40 days. Why? The complex transition to the new public company. In fact, the closure... more
AirlinesAirbus’ new Single-Aisle Airspace cabin enters into service with Lufthansa Group
First airline in Europe to feature it
Lufthansa has started operations with its first A-320 Family aircraft –an A-321neo– featuring Airbus’ new Single-Aisle Airspace cabin. In doing so, the airline becomes the first operator in Europe to in... more
AirlinesLakson Group and Air Arabia: jv to launch Pakistan’s new low-cost airline
The carrier serves domestic and international routes
Lakson Group and Air Arabia Group announced yesterday their decision to form of a joint-venture to launch “Fly Jinnah”, Pakistan’s new airline. The proposed JV will see the establishment of a low-cost passe... more
AirlinesOneworld outlines path to net zero emissions by 2050
The target was first announced in September 2020
The oneworld has outlined its path to achieving net zero emissions by 2050, reiterating its commitment to sustainability across the alliance’s 14 member airlines.The initial carbon roadmap illustrates h... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS interviews Alfonsi (Ugl): worries for the future of ITA
For the national secretary it is not yet clear how the Government wants to relaunch the sector -VIDEO
Francesco Alfonsi Italian secretary UGL Trasporti union in the interview with AVIONEWS says he is worried about the employees of Alitalia and Air Italy, he asks the government for layoffs to cover the... more
AirlinesAir Astana received the sixth A-321LR airplane
And it resumes route to London from this month
Air Astana’s sixth new A-321LR arrived at Nur- Sultan International Airport directly from the Airbus plant in Hamburg, Germany. The entire A-321LR fleet is leased from Air Lease Corporation, with the f... more
AirlinesJet2.com orders 36 A-321neo airplanes
It becomes a new Airbus customer -DATA SHEET
Jet2.com has placed an initial order for 36 A-321neos making the airline based in Leeds, United Kingdom, a new Airbus customer and a new A-320neo Family operator. The order reflects carrier’s ambitious f... more
AirlinesAir New Zealand announces 2021 financial results
The data continue to have Covid-19 impacts
Air New Zealand has announced 2021 financial results.SummaryOperating revenue of $2.5 billion, down 48 percent on the prior yearCargo revenue up 71 percent on the prior yearLoss before other significant... more
AirlinesVirgin Australia thinks positive and increases number of aircraft in its fleet
It will introduce nine more B-737/800s starting in October to address the post-pandemic recovery
Virgin Australia will introduce nine more Boeing B-737/800 aircraft into its main fleet starting in October this year, in preparation for the expected increase in domestic travel which is expected to go... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS interviewed Antonio Amoroso, Cub Trasporti national secretary
What present and future for ITA? -VIDEO
The national secretary Cub (Confederazione unitaria base) Trasporti, Antonio Amoroso interviewed by AVIONEWS talks about the present and future of ITA (Italia Trasporto aereo), analyzing the various facts... more
AirlinesQantas Group: significant loss from full year of Covid
The hightlights
Qantas Group published today financial results that recorded significant loss from full year of COVID.The highlights are: Underlying Loss Before Tax: $1.83 billionStatutory Loss Before Tax: $2.35 billion$12... more
AirlinesAircraft. ITA: carrier announces next steps towards beginning of operations
It has convened the trade unions for tomorrow
During August 26 ITA will start the sales for flights operating from October 15.Beginning of sales follows the achievement of the certifications (Air Operator Certificate and Operating License) that ITA... more
AirlinesEasyJet will have a new president from the end of 2021
Stephen Hester, formerly head of RBS and Rsa, will replace John Barton
Stephen Hester, former CEO of NatWest Group (namely Rbs Group, Royal Bank of Scotland), and more recently CEO of the British insurance group Rsa, will be the new president of British low-cost easyJet.... more
AirlinesPlanes. Avianca doesn't give up, and aims to get out of Chapter 11
And, certain of the recovery, it will launch 23 new international routes
With the presentation of the Reorganization Plan before the United States Court and the insurance of 1.6 billion dollars, the carrier confirms its solid position more
AirlinesJetBlue makes the New York-London transatlantic "big leap"
The air connections of the American carrier thus cover 26 countries
The inaugural direct flight took place today on A-321 aircraft, Long Range of course ... more
AirlinesIATA extends partnership to facilitate global trade
Particularly e-commerce
News Brief. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and UNCTAD have extended their collaboration to facilitate international trade, particularly e-commerce.The extended partnership will enrich... more
AirlinesIAG Cargo reaches 10 million vaccine milestone
Supporting global efforts in the fight against COVID-19
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG) has announced that it has now transported over 10 million COVID vaccines, supporting global efforts in the fight against COVID-19. This... more
AirlinesAci Europe: 1H2021 data shows passenger traffic in downward
July figures point to increasing momentum, but future “remains uncertain”
European airport trade body, ACI EUROPE, today released its air traffic report for June, Q2 & H1 2021, as well as preliminary data for the month of July.The report reveals the continued devastating impact... more
AirlinesAircraft. Northern Pacific, new air carrier of Alaska
The first ever flight is expected to take off in 2022
Air transport even at the time of the coronavirus continues to reserve the birth of a new carrier from time to time. The latest example is that of a company that aims decisively at air connections in North... more
AirlinesPlanes and carriers. Virgin Atlantic's IPO is approaching
It was already close almost a year ago
Richard Branson continues to stay on the crest of the wave. After the first space tourist trip in orbit with his Virgin Galactic (read also the article published by AVIONEWS), in the last few hours there... more
AirlinesZurich: United Airlines plane came back after bird-strike
The occurrence happened a few minutes after take-off
Yesterday, Monday August 9, 2021, an aircraft of the air carrier United Airlines was forced to cancel its take-off due to a bird-strike, specifically some birds entered the engine of the plane. It was... more
AirlinesMinsk opens to investigation on Ryanair plane hijacking
Controversial episode dates back to 23 May
It's time to talk again, after some time, about the plane of the low-cost carrier Ryanair hijacked on the orders of Belarus to arrest a political opponent, the young Roman Protassevich, former collaborator... more
AirlinesAlitalia pilot launches speed challenge to Marcell Jacobs
The proposal during the athlete's flight from Tokyo
It is impossible to deny, Marcell Jacobs is the man of the moment. The sportsman who won two gold medals for Italy at Tokyo Olympics just ended (100 meters and 4x100 relay) is attracting the attention... more
AirlinesRussia authorizes air links to the Red Sea
Ban had lasted for 6 years and from the Sinai air disaster
Today, Monday August 9, 2021, Russia has decided to reactivate air connections to the Egyptian locations of the Red Sea, a ban that has lasted for six years now. It all began when there was an attack on... more
AirlinesAircraft. A new low-cost airline will revolutionize Indian market
Akasa Air, the project of a local entrepreneur
An almost unpronounceable surname, but a very precise idea to be realized: Rakesh Jhunjhunwala is an Indian entrepreneur with just under 4 billion euros of estimated assets and now his main interest is... more
AirlinesIATA: airline industry statistics confirm 2020 was worst year on record
Passengers, cargo and carrier alliances -ATTACHMENT
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released the IATA World Air Transport Statistics (WATS) publication with performance figures for 2020 demonstrating the devastating effects on global... more
AirlinesTui unifies five aeronautical divisions in a single Group
Previous management entailed high economic costs
Tui, a German Group active in the tourism sector, has decided to unify its management in a more logical way. The latest move was to unify the five aeronautical companies with which it usually operates... more
AirlinesSurprise in Air Europa: new general director appointed
Air carrier still awaits news on Iberia acquisition
A real earthquake. Spanish media do not mince words to describe the latest internal developments of the airline Air Europa, still struggling with the uncertainties of the acquisition by Iberia, but not... more
AirlinesAircraft. United Airlines will outsource catering operations
In October: partners of air carrier are still unknown
There are some signs, apparently secondary, that make it clear how much the air carriers are in difficulty at the moment. For example, in the last few hours United Airlines has made it known that it intends... more
AirlinesPlanes and carriers. Iberia relies on auction to sell long-haul tickets
Trend has been growing since the pandemic broke out
A particular trend that is increasingly gaining the upper hand. The air carrier Iberia is increasingly relying on the sale of tickets for its scheduled flights through auction. The Spanish media have begun... more
AirlinesITA: shareholders’ meeting approves capital increase
For EUR 700 million
The Shareholders' Meeting of ITA (Italia Trasporto Aereo), which met today, approved a capital increase of € 700 million, as proposed by the Board of Directors of the company. Today's resolution follows the... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines asks pilots to save fuel
It is scarce at small and medium-sized airports
The air carrier American Airlines asked its pilots yesterday, July 26, 2021, to save as much fuel as possible, a request that might seem unusual but has very specific reasons. Delays in deliveries of fuel... more