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AirlinesAlitalia to launch its first ever direct Rome-Male flight from 31 October
Rome, Italy - Route operated for the whole winter season, until 24 March 2018
Alitalia will from 31 October launch its first ever scheduled direct flights between Italy and the Maldives. The new three-weekly Rome-Male service will operate for the whole winter season until 24 March... more
AirlinesIberia presents first aircraft with new Premium Economy Cabin -VIDEO
Madrid, Spain - This summer the Spanish airline will have five such airplanes in its fleet
Iberia presented yesterday its first A-340/600 airplane fitted with its new Premium Economy. Iberia Maintenance will install the new seats on the aircraft already in airline’s fleet at its Madrid hangars, w... more
AirlinesPlanes and Alitalia. Minister Calenda: Italian Government does not want to replace private partners, no to nationalization
Rome, Italy - If workers will reject the pre-agreement by the referendum Alitalia would be liquidated, according to Italian Minister of Economic Development
"If the agreement will be rejected, investors would move away" Italian Minister of Economic Development Carlo Calenda said when he was interviewed about the referendum by the means of which the employees... more
AirlinesPlanes and Alitalia. Unions meet today to decide the rules of the referendum
Rome, Italy - One week to approve or not the agreement which was reached on Thursday night between unions and airline, on April 26 a new meeting is scheduled at MISE
Air transport unions meet today to decide the rules and the referendum question with which about 12.500 employees of Alitalia shall express their opinion about the pre-agreement that was reached last week... more
AirlinesCALC purchases new A-320/200 series aircraft
Hong Kong, China - These aircraft are scheduled for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2017
CALC, a full value-chain aircraft solutions provider for global airlines, has entered into an Aircraft Purchase Agreement with Airbus for another new A-320/200 ceo aircraft in 13 April, on top of its order... more
AirlinesAirplanes and carriers. Ethiopian and Singapore Airlines expand code-share agreement
Rome, Italy - As of next June
Star Alliance members, Ethiopian Airlines (EA) and Singapore Airlines (SIA) will expand their code-share agreement as of 1st June, 2017 offering customers travelling between Africa and Asia seamless connectivity... more
AirlinesPlanes and Alitalia (2). April 19-24: the probable days for employees' referendum
Rome, Italy - The workers of the airline shall vote on the agreement that was reached last night between unions and the company management
Tuesday 18th of April there will be a meeting with all unions to decide the days and the rules of the referendum by which Alitalia's workers shall express their opinion about the agreement whihch was found... more
AirlinesPlanes and Alitalia. Unions and airline find preliminary agreement, now there will be a referendum
Rome, Italy - The proposed solution shall be approved by employees. 980 redundancies and salaries cut by 8%
Late last night the managers of Alitalia and air transport unions that had gathered at the Italian Ministry of Economic Development for the mediation of the Government agreed on a preliminary deal on the... more
AirlinesAirplanes and strategies. Africa as destination: new conquest territory
Rome, Italy - Not only the European airlines compete to grab the promising market
A new service Paris-Accra from February, that reinforces its presence in Ghana. Not only, besides Windhoek (Namibia) and to the routes to Dakar (Senegal), and Abidjan (Ivory Coast), increased the connections... more
AirlinesEllinair’s first flight at Cologne Bonn
Cologne, Germany - Operated by its A-319 airplanes
The inaugural flight of its new airline partner, Ellinair on 8 April at Cologne-Bonn Airport. Operated by its A-319 airplanes, the new three times weekly service to Thessaloniki will be the German airport’s s... more
AirlinesEmirates receives important award
Dubai, UAE - Named Best Airline in the World in TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards for Airlines 2017
Emirates has been recognised as the "Best Airline" in the World in the inaugural "TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards for Airlines". In addition to clinching the grand prize, the carrier was the biggest w... more
AirlinesAirplanes and jobs. 100's of Cabin crew: selections in Italy
Dublin, Ireland - The dates in April and part of May
The low-cost Ryanair is currently investing over €1 billion in its Italian network, with the airline due to carry over 35 million passengers to/from Italian airports during the year. It is also currently o... more
AirlinesBritish Airways invests to boost customer experince for all -VIDEO
London, UK - £400m for the new service in the long range business class
British Airways (BA) has launched its investment plans for customers, focusing on the premium cabins and more choice and quality for all. The investments include: - £400m in Club World (long-haul... more
AirlinesRyanair warns Theresa May: if an agreement with EU will not be found soon with Brexit its planes will fly elsewhere
London, United Kingdom - For the chief financial officer of the airline without a quickly signed deal there is the risk of a long interruption of flights
Ryanair's chief financial officer Neil Sorahan sent a very clear message to the British Prime Minister Theresa May: a decision on air transport deals must be quickly taken to keep British aircraft flying.... more
AirlinesAvianca Brasil announces launch of Miami-Sao Paulo service
Miami, Usa - Daily flights on June 23
Oceanair Linhas Aéreas SA (Avianca Brasil) has announced that it will launch daily passenger service between Miami International Airport and Sao Paulo on June 23, 2017. The flights will be served by A-330/200... more
AirlinesEmirates to offer double daily services to Bali (Indonesia)
Dubai, UAE - It will connect with a number of destinations across Europe
Emirates announced yesterday that it will introduce a second daily service to the island of Bali in Indonesia, on 2 July 2017. The new service will be added to meet the growing demand for travel to and... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Alitalia: industrial action forces it to cancel 60% of flights for tomorrow
Rome, Italy - Six hour ‘window’ guarantees normal flight schedule. More than 90% of passengers already rebooked
A 24-hour trade union strike tomorrow (Tuesday 5 April) has forced Alitalia to cancel 60 per cent of its flights but the carrier will operate a normal schedule for six hours during the day of industrial... more
AirlinesAirplanes and strikes. Alitalia to minimise customers inconvenience on April 5
Rome, Italy - The airline has already rebooked 92 per cent of its customers
Alitalia has already rebooked 92 per cent of its customers impacted by industrial action on Wednesday 5 April and will operate a normal schedule for six hours during a 24-hour strike called by trade unions. A... more
AirlinesKorean Air and Delta Air Lines to deepen partnership
Atlanta, Usa - Highlights of the agreement, subject to regulatory approvals and signing of definitive contracts
Korean Air and Delta Air Lines, founding members of SkyTeam have reached an agreement to deepen their historic partnership with an expanded cooperation in the trans-Pacific network that will increase travel... more
AirlinesRyanair calls for aviation to top "Brexit" negotiations agenda
Dublin, Ireland - UK could be left with no flights to/from Europe after it
Ryanair today called on the UK Government to put aviation at the forefront of its negotiations with the EU and provide a coherent post-Brexit plan, or risk leaving the UK without any flights to/from Europe... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Alitalia: from today it moves all check-in operations to T1 in Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - New Premium Check-in Area
From 29 March Alitalia moves its check-in operations from T3 to T1 at Rome-Fiumicino International Airport. Therefore, T1 will now facilitate all its domestic, international and intercontinental flights... more
AirlinesCathay Pacific Airways and Lufthansa Group agree cooperation
Frankfurt, Germany - Connecting flights via Hong Kong to Australia and New Zealand under same flight number in future
Cathay Pacific Airways, the Hong Kong–based airline, and the Lufthansa Group, Europe’s leading airline group, will offer their passengers selected flights under their partner’s flight number in future (code... more
AirlinesEthiopian Airlines: new destinations at the end of March 2017
Rome, Italy - Victoria Falls, Oslo and Antananarivo, three of seven routes launched during the first six months of this year
Ethiopian Airlines announced the launch of flights to three new destinations (Victoria Falls, Oslo and Antananarivo) within three days, 26-28 March 2017. They are three of the seven new destinations to... more
AirlinesWizz Air commence flights to Craiova from LJLA
Liverpool, UK - This is its seventh destination from this city
Wizz Air, the low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe has commenced flights from Liverpool "John Lennon Airport" (LJLA) to the Southern Romanian city of Craiova. This is its seventh destination... more
AirlinesIberia: Mexico a strategic market for the airline
Madrid, Spain - The Spanish airline and Interjet tighten the links established three years ago with the signing of a code-sharing
Members of the Iberia Plus loyalty programme may now earn and redeem Avios when they fly to or from the 34 Mexican cities that Iberia offers under code-sharing with Interjet in connection with Iberia flights... more
AirlinesEuroAirport accepts Iberia new flight
Madrid, Spain - With a water salute carried out by the airport fire service upon arrival
Iberia’s first flight from Madrid to EuroAirport, serving Basel in Switzerland, Mulhouse in France and Freiburg in Germany, was accepted yesterday with a water salute carried out by the airport fire s... more
AirlinesEmirates: new A-380 airplane destinations, three continents, one day
Dubai, UAE - Tokyo-Narita, Casablanca and Sao Paulo
Emirates launched yesterday three A-380 destinations, bringing its flagship three-class double-decker aircraft from Dubai to Tokyo- Narita, Casablanca and Sao Paulo on the same day. With this triple deployment,... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Emirates introduces laptop and tablet handling service for US flights
Dubai, UAE - Electronics ban does not apply to its US-bound connections via Milan and Athens
Emirates will introduce a new service to enable customers to use their laptops and tablet devices until just before they board their flights to the US. Its customers travelling to the US via Dubai will... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Emirates reinstates third daily flight between Rome and Dubai
Rome, Italy - The link will be available as from next 26 March 2017, in conjunction with its summer schedule
Emirates announced the reinstatement of its 3rd daily flight from Rome to Dubai, offering Italian travellers with more choices for flights to Dubai and beyond to over 150 destinations via its ultra-modern... more
AirlinesCALC delivers two A-320 airplanes to AirAsia Group
Hong Kong, China - To AirAsia Berhad and Thai AirAsia
China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited (“CALC”), a full value-chain aircraft solutions provider for global airlines, announced that the Group has completed the deliveries of one A-320 each to Air... more
AirlinesAlitalia planes. Technical meetings on the new business plan started today at Italian Mise with company managers and unions
Rome, Italy - 14 long-range aircraft should enter the fleet by 2021
The first one of the technical meetings which are scheduled between Alitalia and air transport unions to discuss the business plan presented by the airline started this morning. At the meeting -that took... more
AirlinesAir Astana and Lufthansa sign codeshare agreement
Milan, Italy - With effect from 26th March 2017
Air Astana and Lufthansa have enhanced their cooperation with the signing of a code-share agreement. It is valid on its flights between Astana and Frankfurt and its connections from Frankfurt to Almaty... more
AirlinesPlanes Alitalia. 2037 dismissals and cut in salaries. The business plan of Alitalia challenges unions
Rome, Italy - Details of the plan have been reported: unions announce a strike
The rumors of the last months on the new business plan of Alitalia were confirmed on last Friday at the meeting of the management of the airline with the unions. The managers want to fire 2037 employees... more
AirlinesARI purchases six B-737/700 aged aircraft from Xiamen Airlines
Hong Kong, China - Laying a practical foundation for the asset management of mid-to-late- life fleet
Aircraft Recycling International Limited (“ARI”, the “Company”), a member company of CALC (“China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited”), the first full value-chain aircraft solutions provider in Asia, to... more
AirlinesAirplanes and pilots. Lufthansa-VC union: reached agreement until 2022
Frankfurt, Germany - Agreeement on all, and opened career prospects for pilots and trainees
Lufthansa and Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) reach comprehensive agreement on a deal to last until 2022 - Long duration and balance-sheet reduction through changes to pension liability - In return, Lufthansa... more
AirlinesAirplanes and strikes. Alitalia was forced to cancel almost 40% of its flights on 20 March
Rome, Italy - It pledges to minimise inconvenience due to air traffic controllers and air transport sector protests
Alitalia was forced to cancel almost 40% of its flights, both domestic and international, due to industrial action made by some unions of the Italian air traffic controllers that have confirmed on 20 March... more
AirlinesBusiness plan Alitalia (3): a lot of work to do, Delrio says after the meeting at the Mise. Not a word on redundancies
Rome, Italy - He does not judge the business plan presented by the airline. A press release is awaited
At the end of today's meeting with the management of Alitalia the Italian Minister of Infrastructures and Transport Graziano Delrio said "We have a lot of work to do", without answering the questions about... more
AirlinesPlanes and companies. BoD Alitalia: Montezemolo will leave the presidency
Rome, Italy - Luigi Gubitosi should enter the Board of Directors, aiming at the top
Very soon Luca Cordero di Montezemolo might leave his role of President of Alitalia to stay anyway in the BoD of the airline. His intention would have been shown already in November, but the difficult... more
AirlinesEmirates touched down in Newark via Athens
Newark, Usa - Its 12th US gateway and only year-round daily service between US and Greece
Emirates commenced in the last days daily passenger service between Newark Liberty International Airport and Dubai International Airport, via Athens International Airport. A VIP delegation and contingent... more
AirlinesRusLine, new airline at Oslo-Bergen Airport
Oslo, Norway - Second new carrier in three months
Avinor’s Bergen Airport announces another new airline and adds another new country to its route network: the arrival of RusLine. Securing its second new carrier in three months, Bergen Airport has confirmed t... more
AirlinesAir France-KLM: February 2017 traffic -SPECIALS by AVIONEWS
Paris, France - Increase in traffic (+2.7%), load factor (+1.6pt) and passengers (+2.9%)
Air France-KLM unveiled yesterday Febuary 2017 traffic - Group passenger activity: increase in traffic (+2.7%), load factor (+1.6pt) and passengers (+2.9%) Traffic highlights - Compared with February... more
AirlinesPlanes. Italian Minister Calenda: "soon meeting with the management". BoD and entry of Gubitosi tomorrow?
Rome, Italy - The presentation of the business plan to the Government early next week, then to the unions
At the beginning of the "Nice To Meet You G7" event that will end with the G7 Transport Ministers' meeting on 21 and 22 June in Cagliari, Sardinia, the Italian Minister of Infrastructure and Transport... more
AirlinesPlanes and workers. Ryanair compensates Italian hostess in Norway
Oslo, Norway - The flight attendant denounced working conditions. The Court of Oslo established its territorial jurisdiction and the application of Norwegian law on jobs
Ryanair ended its litigation with Italian ex-hostess Alessandra Cocca with a compensation agreement: the flight attendant denounced the working conditions that the airline imposes to its employees and... more
AirlinesDelrio on Alitalia: "in preparation for the meeting" post-launch of business plan
Rome, Italy - On the reorganization of the governance will be discussed after the plan
The Italian Transports and Infrastructures Minister Graziano Delrio on Alitalia and on its business plan commented with short declarations. Alongside meeting that has approved today beginning of the program... more
AirlinesAlitalia engineers graduate from Etihad Airways
Abu Dhabi, UAE - They return to Italy after completing two years of intensive training
Etihad Airways Engineering has commended four Alitalia graduate managers returning to Italy after successfully completing two years of intensive on-the-job training in Abu Dhabi. Fabio di Casola, Stefania... more
AirlinesAirplanes and salaries. At the Air France-KLM Board it "discussed" for the payments of the top management
Paris, France - Who is in favour and who is against, in the last BoD of the Group the point of contention the increase of the Elbers' payment
According to the "La Tribune" wrote the last meeting of the Air France-KLM Group's Board of Directors has been "inflamed when the wage issue has been faced. And it seems that it was not the first time... The... more
AirlinesPlanes and workers. Three days of strike for Air France
Paris, France - From 18 until 20 of March hostesses and stewards will protest against the new strategies of the company
Three days of strike were declared -from 18th to 20th of March- by cabin crew of Air France. More than 70% of hostesses and stewards of the airline -represented by the two unions that called for the protest,... more
AirlinesPlanes and airlines. Alitalia. CEO of Intesa Sanpaolo: yes to Gubitosi, and Etihad is essential
New York, USA - In the United States for a business trip Carlo Messina talks with the press
The Chief Executive Officer of Intesa Sanpaolo Carlo Messina made some statements about Alitalia. The CEO would be in favour of the entry of Luigi Gubitosi -general manager of RAI from 2012 to 2015 and... more
AirlinesEmirates: first year on world’s longest A-380 airplane non-stop route -VIDEO
Dubai, UAE - Firstly with a B-777/200LR and then, since October last year, with the double-decker of Airbus
Upgrading the aircraft type to the double-decker A-380 on its daily non-stop service connecting Dubai and Auckland was one of the key reasons for a first year on the route, the world’s longest A-380 f... more
AirlinesKorean Air unveiled its first B-787/9 Dreamliner airplane
Seoul, South Korea - The ceremony took place at carrier's hangar
Korean Air has unveiled its brand new B-787/9 Dreamliner last Monday at Incheon Airport. Walter Cho, its president, was present at a ceremony at the carrier's hangar to unveil Korea’s very first Dreamliner t... more