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AirlinesRyanair partnership with Niki Lauda
To develop Laudamotion Airline in Austria
The Irish low-cost carrier unveiled it today that: Ryanair Holdings Plc today (20 Mar) announced that it has entered into a binding agreement with Niki Lauda to support his plan to develop and grow LaudaMotion... more
AirlinesIberia-Qatar Airways: code-share extended
14 new destinations
Iberia and Qatar Airways have extended the code-sharing agreement they signed in 2017, enabling their customers to travel to more destinations, with more flight options and better connections.Thus Iberia... more
AirlinesAir France reopens flights from Catania to Paris
Inaugurated in 1987 and interrupted in 1991
Air France reopens the Catania-Paris connections after 27 years. The French airline will link Fontanarossa airport to the "Charles de Gaulle" three times a week from next March 27; the new service is also... more
AirlinesAir Italy presents flights in Moscow
Code-share agreement with S7 confirmed
A little over a year after the launch of the new route Milan-Malpensa/Moscow, Air Italy presented at the 2018 edition of the Moscow tourism fair, "MITT", very positive data. In fact, the partnerships with... more
AirlinesWizz Air: operational growth in 17 weeks
21 aircraft allocations, 4 new destinations
700 additional weekly departures, 70 new routes launched more
AirlinesAlitalia: what happens without a government?
Will the commissioners disclose at least the 2016 management data?
Once the elections are over, let's start talking about concrete things. We are only at the first step because now it will be necessary to find a balance (hopefully not precarious) to give a government... more
AirlinesPlanes. Meridiana integrated in Air Italy
Air Italy is born with flight code IG -VIDEO
As anticipated during the press conference held in Milan on February 19th and following the effectiveness of the sale of the aviation business unit of Air Italy to Meridiana fly, today the company has... more
AirlinesPlanes. Delta Air Line under threat of fiscal revenge
Republican recrimination for joining #BoycottNRA
America divides: arms lobby against strong pressure from customers and consumers more
AirlinesSIA: Perth served by new B-787/10 aircraft
It will be the second destination operated by the Dreamliner
Perth will become the second scheduled destination to be served by Singapore Airlines (SIA)’ new B-787/10 aircraft fleet. Flights are expected to commence in May 2018, subject to regulatory approvals, i... more
AirlinesEtihad: secondo volo giornaliero per Roma
Dall'hub di Abu Dhabi
Etihad Airways –il vettore aereo nazionale degli Emirati Arabi Uniti– ha annunciato oggi che a partire dal 25 marzo 2018 aggiungerà un secondo volo giornaliero diretto per Roma dal proprio hub di Abu... more
AirlinesPhoto. Iberia’s first A-350 plane in final assembly stage
The aircraft will undergo tests on the ground and in flight
Iberia’s first A-350/900 airplane is in the final assembly stage at the Airbus factory in Toulouse, France, with its wings now attached to the fuselage and the engine pylons and horizontal and vertical s... more
AirlinesMeridiana becomes Air Italy: new look and style
Eight new aircraft to join the fleet in 2018
10 million passengers a year by 2022 more
AirlinesAlitalia, "Be serious if you can"
Air France will not enter into the capital
Air France, through the declarations by its Chief Financial Officer, Frédéric Gagey, once again confirms that it has no intention of entering into the Alitalia's capital. The meeting between the French c... more
AirlinesAlitalia says: "in January most punctual airline in the world"
According to the report published by "FlightStats"
Placed third in Europe and sixth among major international carriers in 2017 more
AirlinesCobalt Air adds access to Abu Dhabi from Larnaca
It will use an A-320 aircraft to operate the new route
Cobalt Air announced a new three times weekly service linking Abu Dhabi with Larnaca, beginning on 25 February. The flying schedule to Abu Dhabi is timed to appeal to both business and leisure passengers. The ai... more
AirlinesMeridiana: aircraft and job in the new business plan
Indiscretions made today by the ambassador of Qatar visiting Sardinia
Meridiana will be the first Italian airline to have the B-737 MAX plane of the American Boeing in its fleet, and soon it will welcome in its fleet -destined to intercontinental connections from Milan to... more
AirlinesCobalt Air debuts Duesseldorf route from Larnaca
Cyprus’ airline launches second German city pair
Cobalt Air, Cyprus’ largest airline, revealed a new twice-weekly service beginning 3 May, linking Düsseldorf directly with its main base in Larnaca. The planned schedule will see the 2,813-kilometre se... more
AirlinesPlanes. Lufthansa presents a new brand design
The airline redesigns it after almost 30 years
Lufthansa revealed its new, modernized brand image to customers and employees at two major events at the Frankfurt and Munich hubs on Wednesday, the 7th of February. The most visible change is the new... more
AirlinesAlitalia to launch new ‘Stopover’ service
to increase passengers and tourists to Rome
Promoting accommodation in Rome for international passengers with connecting flights to final destinations outside Italy. This is the aim of ‘Stopover Roma’, the new product launched by Alitalia in coo... more
AirlinesairBaltic opts for Oslo expansion
From this winter
Building on its existing multiple-daily service from its Riga hub, airBaltic is set to grow further at Avinor’s Oslo Airport with a twice-weekly Tallinn operation from this winter.Commencing on 28 October, L... more
AirlinesSIA to launch Melbourne-Wellington services
And daily flights To Canberra
Singapore Airlines (SIA) announced that it will introduce a new service that will connect Singapore and Melbourne to New Zealand’s capital city, Wellington. The new service will be introduced as part o... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways introduces new baggage policy
Based on total weight rather than the number of bags checked in
Etihad Airways has introduced a new baggage policy tailored to varying customer requirements in the international markets it serves.The changes allow for a simpler baggage structure as the allowance for... more
AirlinesAvinor (Norway) continues to gain new destinations and country markets
Norwegian: new routes to Albania, France and Spain from February onward
More details of Norwegian’s S18 expansion plans at Avinor’s airports are revealed, with new routes to Albania, France and Spain to be introduced from February onwards.This summer low-cost carrier (LCC) Nor... more
AirlinesAlitalia and Aerolineas Argentinas sign a JBA
To cooperate in routes between Italy and Argentina
Alitalia and Aerolíneas Argentinas announced yesterday the signature of a Joint Business Agreement (JBA), which will allow both airlines to coordinate commercial efforts to provide business and leisure... more
AirlinesAirplanes and pilots. Spirit Airlines close to an agreement with workers
Five-year contracts with higher salaries and contribution to retirement plans'
After three years of negotiations Spirit Airlines and the representatives of its pilots seem to have come to an agreement: according to the workers' representatives the low-cost airline based in Miramar,... more
AirlinesAir France reinvents Business lounge in Hall L at Paris-"CdG"
It will open in two stages
Air France will reopen a completely redesigned, much larger and totally renovated Business class lounge. It is situated in Hall L at Paris-"Charles de Gaulle", Terminal 2. The 3,200 sm lounge will open... more
AirlinesS7 Airlines achieves its goal of serving Iceland
Moscow-Keflavik from next June
S7 Airlines, oneworld alliance member, has announced its intention to commence seasonal services to Keflavik Airport ‒becoming the Icelandic gateway’s only regular route to Russia. Beginning on 9 June, the... more
AirlinesANA Group: fiscal year 2018 flight schedule
The airline responding to the increasing demand in inbound tourism
It focuses on targeted growth and on the further development of the service more
AirlinesLufthansa Group: in 2017 more passengers, more destinations and services
In Italy +12%, with more than 9,000,000 transported people
Investments in its new lounge in Malpensa, inaugurated today more
AirlinesANA as "Airline of the Year 2018 Award"
By Air Transport World (ATW) magazine
All Nippon Airways (ANA) was named "Airline of the Year" by Air Transport World (ATW), the monthly magazine covering the global airline industry. This is the second time in five years that the carrier... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways: flight punctuality in 2017
At hub and across network
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has posted its best operational On-Time Performance (OTP) results since 2009.OTP is calculated on actual flight arrival and departure times within 15 minutes... more
AirlinesUK: Ryanair pilots vote if accept pay increases
But many still not expressed about it, or have refused
The carrier Ryanair confirmed today (18 Jan) that all 15 of its UK pilot bases –including London-Stansted which had previously rejected an improved pay deal– have voted in secret ballot to accept pay inc... more
AirlinesKorean Air ready for relocating to Incheon Airport T2
From next January 18, 2018
Incheon Airport Passenger Terminal 2 (T2) will officially open on January 18, 2018.Korean Air, the nation’s largest flagship carrier, will relocate its operations from T1 to T2 on the day of the opening a... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Alitalia: "revolving doors" for executives
The union relations person in charge replaced
Luigi Gubitosi continues to change executives in Alitalia, even if it is only a few weeks after closing of the company's sale. It is incredible how much attraction capacity Alitalia still has for executives... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Wizz Air: traffic results recorded in 2017
28 million passengers and 24% growth last year
Wizz Air announced yesterday that, during 2017, it carried a record number of passengers, expanded its operations significantly, placed its largest-ever aircraft order, launched a part-sponsored training... more
AirlinesPlanes. Airlines of Lufthansa Group reach an all-time high in 2017
With 130 million passengers
9.3 m flew with its carriers in December more
AirlinesAlitalia airplanes. Are Air France-KLM and Delta entering the game with easyJet?
It is rumored that the two Groups may get involved to oppose the Lufthansa's offer
Air France-KLM and Delta Air Lines could enter the game for the sale of Alitalia alongside with easyJet. According to what was reported today by the Italian newspaper "Il Sole 24 Ore" the British low-cost... more
AirlinesBerlin to Singapore by Scoot
From 20 June 2018
From 20 June 2018, Scoot will be operating four flights a week from Berlin to Singapore, the island and city-state on the southern tip of the Malaysian peninsula. From now until 31 January 2018, the airline... more
AirlinesIberia and Iberia Express again the world’s most punctual carriers in 2017
According to "FlightGlobal Incorporating FlightStats"
In its airline punctuality report for 2107, "FlightGlobal Incorporating FlightStats", the travel industry consulting, information, services, and software company, has ranked both Iberia and its low-cost... more
AirlinesWizz Air announces Austrian base in Vienna with 3 based planes
And 17 new routes
Wizz Air announced yesterday that it would add Austria as the 44 country in its network, by establishing base operations at Vienna Airport. The airline will open its Austrian base with one A-320 aircraft... more
AirlinesNew connection with Luxair
Daily from Berlin-Tegel to Saarbrücken
From January, there will once again be a direct connection from Berlin to the Saarland (Germany). Luxair Luxembourg Airlines will connect the capital with Saarbrücken. Three times a day, in total 18 times... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Lufthansa Group: over 8000 hires in 2018
4000 will be new flight assistants for the Group airlines, of which 2500 in Lufthansa, hub Frankfurt and Munich
Lufthansa Group unveiled yesterday in a note that it will hire over 8000 employees in 2018. The majority of them will be flight attendants who will work for various airlines belonging to the Group. Lufthansa,... more
AirlinesRyanair: new baggage policy from 15 January
Benefits for hold luggages to simplify queue at the departure gate
Ryanair reminded customers of its new baggage policy, as part of its “Always Getting Better” programme. The low-cost has introduced new reduced checked bag fees (and increased check-in bag sizes) to enc... more
AirlinesAirplanes. It is all ready between Alitalia and Lufthansa: only official notice lacks
Rome, Italy - The negotiations between two airlines almost concluded, according to the terms already unveiled by AVIONEWS
It is to remember this name: Michael Kraus. He is a greatly specialized person of Lufthansa, very respected by the head negotiator of the German carrier Joerg Eberard. For 11 years he managed Air Dolomiti... more
AirlinesAirplanes. easyJet forecasts a series of technological milestones in 2018 -VIDEO
London, UK - Its fleet will increase; it will have 28 neos; the delivery of its first A-321neo aircraft; a hydrid model
easyJet has forecast reaching a number of key milestones in technological initiatives over the next 12 months. Half of its fleet is now A-320 aircraft following a programme of up-gauging from 150-seat... more
AirlinesCALC purchases 15 additional A-320neo aircraft
Hong Kong, China - With the similar terms and conditions under the agreement signed with Airbus last December 28
CALC (China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited) announced that the Group has ordered 15 additional A-320neo airplanes today, with the similar terms and conditions under the Aircraft Purchase Agreement... more
AirlinesCALC: purchase and leaseback of five A-320/200ceo airplanes with Viva Air
Hong Kong, China - Strengthening of presence in Latin America
CALC entered into a purchase and leaseback agreement with PDP financing as a bundled package solution with the Latin America Low-Cost Carrier (LCC) group Viva Air, for five A-320/200ceo series airplanes.... more
AirlinesAirplanes and competition. Lufthansa accused of raising prices
Berlin, Germany - According to the President of the German competition authority the airline would have taken advantage of the bankruptcy of Air Berlin
In an interview that was published yesterday on the German newspaper "Suddeutsche Zeitung" the President of Bundeskartellamt -the authority that takes care about competition in Germany- Andreas Mundt talked... more
AirlinesAirplanes. IAG: exclusive negotiations to acquire Niki
Berlin, Germany - The Austrian airline of Air Berlin might be sold to the Anglo-Spanish Group
The Austian airline Niki might enter the IAG Group: according to rumors that were published yesterday by German press International Airlines Group that gathers British Airways and Iberia would be the only... more
AirlinesCALC orders 50 A-320neo aircraft
Hong Kong, China - These airplanes will be delivered to the Group in stages in 2023
CALC, a full value-chain aircraft solutions provider for global airlines, announced that the Group has entered into an aircraft purchase agreement for 50 A-320neo aircraft from Airbus with an aggregate... more