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AirlinesEthiopian to continue its reference in Africa with the first Dreamliner airplane
Rome, Italy - The carrier currently flies to more than 100 international destinations in five continents
Leading the way once again, Ethiopian Airlines became the first in the continent to receive and operate the B-787/9 Dreamliner airplane last October 27, 2017. The model is the second member of the technologically... more
AirlinesAir Baltic starts Riga-Abu Dhabi service
Riga, Latvia - By Bombardier CS-300
Martin Gauss, CEO of Air Baltic, announced in these days the launch of the new Riga-Abu Dhabi link, thanks to the collaboration with Etihad Airways. To date more than 9000 are already the reservations... more
AirlinesMeridiana: MD-80 aircraft make their final scheduled flights next Tuesday
Olbia, Italy - Its 165-seat airplanes' retirement will be completed in Spring 2018
Since 1984, the Meridiana MD-80 aircraft has carried everyone from Europe and Italy to the Costa Smeralda beaches. On Tuesday October 31st. its final scheduled job will be the IG1116 commercial flight... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines (Lufthansa): financial results as at September 30, 2017
Vienna, Austria - Q3: the carrier increases data significantly
Austrian Airlines unveiled the financial results as at September 30, 2017. Highlights of the finance results • At 100 million euros, adjusted EBIT after three quarters sharply up on previous year... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Lufthansa and Air Berlin purchase: towards monopoly?
Berlin, Germany - On some routes perhaps yes; the European Competition commissioner Margarethe Vestager would have said it
The European competition commissioner Margarethe Vestager perhaps recognise in the partial purchase of Air Berlin by the another German carrier Lufthansa, a possible monopoly on some connections. Some... more
AirlinesAirplanes Alitalia: Cerberus equity group interested in the whole company
Rome, Italy - According to press rumors the project would include a stake that would remain State-owned and a form of profit-sharing with workers
According to rumors published by the "Financial Times" the private equity group Cerberus Capital Management would be interested in buying Alitalia keeping its business together: the proposal would have... more
AirlinesRyanair: new cabin bag policy delayed
Dublin, Ireland - Until mid January 2018, more time to adjust to the changes, particularly during the busy Christmas period
Ryanair today (24 Oct) confirmed that it will delay its new cabin bag policy until 15th January 2018 to allow customers more time to adjust to the changes, particularly during the busy Christmas period.... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines finalises order for Boeing aircraft (USD 13.8b)
Rome, Italy - For additional growth and fleet modernisation through the next decade
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has formally signed a firm order with Boeing for 20 B-777/9 airplanes and 19 B-787/10s, for additional growth and fleet modernisation through the next decade. The signing took... more
AirlinesAer Lingus announces 2018 Summer schedule
Dublin, Ireland - Eight A-321 Long Range aircraft to provide further North Atlantic growth
Aer Lingus announced its 2018 Dublin Summer Schedule which features a brand new North American destination – Philadelphia - operating four times per week direct from Dublin from 25th March 2018. It is t... more
AirlinesDelta expands A-350 aircraft service to Europe and China
Atlanta, Usa - By spring 2018, its airplane will be offered on Detroit-Shanghai service and select Detroit-Amsterdam flights
Delta has scheduled its A-350/900 aircraft on one of four daily flights between Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, effective March 31, 2018. Amsterdam will be the... more
AirlinesAvinor and Widerøe: world’s first E-190E2 aircraft commercial flight
Oslo, Norway - Bergen and Tromsø airports will welcome the new 114-seat jet next April
Avinor’s Bergen and Tromsø airports will welcome the new 114-seat jet in a world first with airline partner Widerøe next April. The long-term Avinor partner has announced that the world’s first E-190... more
AirlinesAlitalia: new structure. For which business plan?
Rome, Italy - The Government verifies as soon as possible how 900 million loan have been spent
With a communication issued yesterday the Alitalia's extraordinary commissioners have fixed the new organizational chart of the company: Massimo Iraci - Strategy & Operations; Fabio Maria Lazzerini... more
AirlinesEmirates to receive 100th A-380 aircraft in November -VIDEO
Dubai, UAE - Over 80 million passengers have flown on the superjumbo in the nine years
Emirates, one of the world’s largest A-380 operators, is set to receive its milestone 100th aircraft on 3rd November. Over 80 million passengers have flown on the superjumbo in the nine years since i... more
AirlinesQatar Airways launches service to Malaysian destination, Penang
Doha, Qatar - Non-stop service to commence 6 February
Qatar Airways announced the launch of direct flights to Penang, the airline’s second Malaysian destination, on 6 February 2018, as part of its global expansion plans. The carrier will fly three times a... more
AirlinesAlitalia: new edition of "MilleMiglia" program from next January 1st
Rome, Italy - Deadline to redeem miles extended until 31/3/2018 to fly by 31 March 2019
The new edition of the "MilleMiglia", Alitalia’s loyalty program that today boasts over 5 million members, will start on 1 January 2018. The current edition, which started on 1 January 2013, will end o... more
AirlinesAirplanes Alitalia. The submitted offers are seven, details are confidential
Rome, Italy - Among the acquisition proposals there are also those from Lufthansa and easyJet
Referring to the deadline for the submission of the binding offers for the acquisition of Alitalia the company under special administration announced yesterday that "seven envelopes have been delivered... more
AirlinesCobalt Air received a prize
Larnaca, Cyprus - For its activity over the first year of its operations
The executive team at Cobalt Air announced that CAPA, the global airline research company has named the fledgling carrier as the "CAPA Airline Start-Up of the Year". The prize has been awarded to the... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Alitalia: seven envelopes delivered to associate notary's office
Rome, Italy - The special commissioners will now begin their evaluation
The Italian carrier communicated yesterday in a note that: "Seven envelopes have been delivered today at the Atlante Cerasi associate notary’s office in Rome. The Special Commissioners of Alitalia w... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Air France-KLM: 2017-2018 Winter schedule
Paris, France - Increasing capacity; 52 new routes; 102 Boeing equipped with its latest travel cabins
For the 2017-2018 Winter season (from 29 October 2017 to 24 March 2018), Air France-KLM is continuing its growth strategy by offering 52 new services. The Group is increasing capacity by 5.5% compared... more
AirlinesAirplanes and trends: 18 destinations selected in 2018
Milan, Italy - British Airways made its list of the top routes of the next year
British Airways has revealed its annual travel predictions for the year ahead selecting the top 18 must-see destinations for 2018. Highly-anticipated sporting events, new routes and TV programmes all... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Alitalia: on the 16th the opening of tenders. No offer for Alitalia in its entirety
Rome, Italy - Alitalia "in pieces". Did Delrio notice it?
To the knowledge of AVIONEWS the three commissioners of Alitalia did not receive any offer for a purchase of the airline under special administration that would leave the company as a whole. Lufthansa... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Etihad Airways to launch flights to Azerbaijan
Abu Dhabi, UAE - Effective 2 March 2018
Etihad Airways has announced plans to launch scheduled flights between Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, and Baku, the capital city of the Republic of Azerbaijan, effective 2 March 2018.... more
AirlinesLufthansa gets 81 airplanes of Air Berlin
Berlin, Germany - To announce the signature of the deal today at 12 was the CEO of Lufthansa Carsten Spohr
By the end of the year eighty-one airplanes of Air Berlin and their crews will officially become of Lufthansa: the German flag carrier won most of the fleet of the low-cost airline in a bankruptcy crisis... more
AirlinesCobalt Air launches new route
Larnaca, Cyprus - To Moscow from Paphos, Cyprus
Cobalt Air, the Cypriot airline, today (12 Oct) announced a new route from Paphos Airport to Moscow-Sheremetyevo Airport as part of its Winter 2017 schedule. Flights to Moscow begin on 29 October each... more
AirlinesRyanair airplanes and pilots: O'Leary offers to harmonize salaries and better working conditions
Rome, Italy - In a letter the CEO apologized to pilots and opened to the requests received by the European bases
A letter of apology addressed to pilots with the promise of better working conditions: so -as press reported- the CEO of Ryanair Michael O'Leary invited the employees of the low-cost air carrier to not... more
AirlinesAirplanes and acquisitions: Lufthansa studies Alitalia
Rome, Italy - A German delegation would be examining the Italian company in Fiumicino
A delegation from Lufthansa would have arrived in Fiumicino (Italy) to examine in depth the operational details of a possible future acquisition of the Italian airline Alitalia. According to press rumors... more
AirlinesEmirates: 15th year of activity in Japan
Dubai, UAE - The carrier has carried over 3.9 million passengers during this period
In October 2002, Emirates became the first airline to link Japan and the Gulf region with non-stop flights when it introduced its four-times-per-week service to Osaka. Now serving three points in Japan... more
AirlinesThe business plan for Meridiana is arriving?
Olbia, Italy - The unions talks in advanced phase
A few days ago Qatar Airways acquired 49% of AQA Holding, the new parent company of Meridiana, while the remaining 51% is controlled by Alisarda. Now italian labor unions are waiting for a new business... more
AirlinesRyanair: September traffic data
Dublin, Ireland - Load factor rose 2% points to 97%
Ryanair today (3 Oct) released September traffic statistics as follows: Traffic grew 10% to 11.8m customers Load factor rose 2% points to 97% Rolling annual traffic to September grew 12% to 127.3m... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Ryanair: cancellations and punctuality, update
Dublin, Ireland - Of 20,000 of its 800,000 flights between September and March
Ryanair today (2 Oct) updated its progress on the cancellation of 20,000 of its 800,000 flights between September and March as follows: For cancellations announced on 18 Sep: – All 315,000 customers r... more
AirlinesMonarch into special administration, airplanes cancelled and problems for 110.000 passengeres on their way
London, United Kingdom - With an unprecedented operation the British government started the repatriation of their citizens abroad
Monarch Airlines is since last night in special administration for bankruptcy: with a decision that surprised everyone the Luton (United Kingdom) based low-cost air carrier announced a few hours ago the... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Emirates and flydubai announce first code-share routes
Dubai, UAE - With the start of the partnership
Following the commencement of their partnership, Emirates and flydubai today announced that Emirates will expand its network to 29 flydubai destinations across three continents. The new partner network,... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Completion of the Meridiana agreement by Qatar Airways and Alisarda
Doha, Qatar - Deal will see QA hold 49 per cent of AQA Holding (Parent company of Meridiana Fly) and strengthens its commitment to Italy
Qatar Airways (QA) has further strengthened its commitment to Italy, with the acquisition of a 49 per cent of AQA Holding, the new parent company of Meridiana fly (Meridiana), while the previous sole shareholder... more
AirlinesAlitalia: sale closer to Lufthansa and Etihad thanks to the ex-CFO Duncan Naysmith
Rome, Italy - The airline's transfer is approaching
According to a respected source for AVIONEWS it is probable that Alitalia ends in Lufthansa's and Etihad's hands. Thanks to offices and oversight by Duncan Naysmith (man coming from Etihad and CFO of Alitalia... more
AirlinesAirplanes and carriers. Ethiopian-Azul enter code-share agreement
Rome, Italy - Effective from next October 1
Ethiopian Airlines and Azul Brazilian Airlines have entered a code-share agreement effective Oct, 01, 2017. Through this partnership Ethiopian Airlines will add its flight code (ET) in Azul’s operations; h... more
AirlinesRyanair's crisis has begun?
Rome, Italy - O'Leary apologizes to pilots and not to the Italian passsengers
The business model by Ryanair is based on a level of costs (included that of the job) extremely low, on the financing by airports and on use to the max of the ancillary revenues. In this way the low-cost... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Current status of the airberlin bidder negotiations
Berlin, Germany - Fair and structured investor procedure
On Monday 25 September 2017, the Supervisory Board of airberlin discussed the current status of the bidding negotiations for the sale of the company. Negotiations with Lufthansa AG and the British airline... more
AirlinesAir Berlin airplanes. Lufthansa in pole position, Lauda is left behind
Berlin, Germany - According to rumors the creditors of the insolvent airline yesterday chose a sale to the German flag carrier; the remaining assets would go to easyJet and Condor
In the competition for the sale of Air Berlin -according to press rumors- the creditors' committee of the insolvent airline would have decided yesterday to support the offer by Lufthansa, that would acquire... more
AirlinesThe Italian Government about Ryanair: cancellation of flights is serious
Rome, Italy - Ministers De Vincenti and Delrio on the side of passengers
Two ministers of the Italian Government expressed yesterday thier disapproval to the behaviour of the Ryanair airline, siding without any doubt with passengers. In an interview with "Rainews24" the Minister... more
AirlinesAir Berlin: Lufthansa does not want its long-range airplanes
Berlin, Germany - The Group would have submitted an offer for a maximum of 78 aircraft of the low-cost carrier, the CEO Spohr told German press
Lufthansa is not interested in the long-range airplanes of the low-cost airline Air Berlin and submitted instead an offer for the 38 airplanes -with their crews- that it already leased from the air carrier... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Delta: its trans-Atlantic schedule for Summer 2018
Atlanta, Usa - From its LA, NY, Atlanta and Detroit hubs
Delta Air Lines is bringing more non-stop options to Europe from its Los Angeles, New York-"JFK", Atlanta, and Detroit hubs and more next Summer. Further schedule and service detail is: Los Angeles New... more
AirlinesRyanair airplanes, the pilots raise: no to the bonus, new contracts instead
Rome, Italy - In a letter sent to the airline a group of pilots and first officers would have rejected the 12000 euros offer in return for a reduction of their time off
Ryanair's pilots reject the 12,000 Euros or 12,000 pounds bonus that the airline offered to fly during their leave periods and ask instead for better working conditions and new contracts starting from... more
AirlinesAir Berlin airplanes. The destiny of the airline will be known after German elections
Berlin, Germany - The decision of the creditors' committee is expected on September 25; on the 24th German citizens will choose their next federal government
The future of the low-cost German airline Air Berlin will be known only after the elections for the Bundestag -the federal parliament of Germany- which is set for next September 24. According to press... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Norwegian signs collective agreement in Italy with three unions
Rome, Italy - It will be submitted to a union members’ ballot in the next few days
The Norwegian Group, through its subsidiary Norwegian Air Resources, reached yesterday a comprehensive agreement collective agreement (CBA) with three Italian unions, which come to represent virtually... more
AirlinesAir Berlin airplanes. Lauda offers 100 millions; a Chinese Group is also interested in the acquisition
Berlin, Germany - The former owner of Niki airline runs with Condor of Thomas Cook Group
The entrepreneur and former Formula One champion Niki Lauda announced today at the Austrian radio that the offer for the acquisition of the German low-cost carrier Air Berlin is currently about 100 million... more
AirlineseasyJet announces a global airline connections service
Milan, Italy - The low-cost will sign other airlines and it has already talks with others
easyJet has yesterday launched ‘Worldwide by easyJet’ - the global airline connections service by an European low fares airline. Legacy airlines have traditionally offered connectivity through costly and... more
AirlinesPilots of Air Berlin "sick": also yesterday many airplanes were grounded
Berlin, Germany - The airline cancelled other 30 flights after those that were called off on Tuesday, the protest of crews continues
Troubles to passengers of the German air carrier Air Berlin continued, also yesterday many flights were cancelled for the absence of pilots, formally because of health reasons but in reality for a strike.... more
AirlinesCathay Pacific finalises order for 32 A-321neo aircraft
Toulouse, France - The single-aisle model for operation by Cathay Dragon
Cathay Pacific Airways has finalised an order with Airbus for 32 A-321neo single-aisle aircraft. The airplanes will be operated by Cathay Dragon, the regional carrier of the Group, on services linking... more
AirlinesAirplanes and airlines. Air Berlin on strike: flights cancelled mainly in Berlin and Dusseldorf
Berlin, Germany - Pilots are in turmoil, that they say it is "an act of pure desperation"
Air Berlin notifies that it was compelled today to cancel about seventy flights. To suffer were especially the airports of Berlin and Dusseldorf, because of the strike of its pilots. "An act of pure desperation",... more
AirlinesAirplanes and "Irma" hurricane. Alitalia cancels Rome-Miami flights of Saturday and Sunday
Rome, Italy - The airline contacts passengers for assistance
Alitalia cancelled the flights from Rome to Miami planned for tomorrow (September 9) and on Sunday (September 10), due to the passage of the "Irma" hurricane on the Florida coasts. The airline serves... more