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AirlinesAlitalia serves five new Chinese destinations beyond Beijing
Rome, Italy - Thanks to the expansion of a codeshare agreement with China Southern
Alitalia has improved its presence in China thanks to the expansion of a code-share agreement with Chinese airline China Southern. The enhanced code-share deal now allows travellers flying on Alitalia’s R... more
AirlinesAirplanes and carriers. Etihad Airways and Lufthansa agree on code-share flights
Milan, Italy - Lufthansa Group to lease 38 aircraft from airberlin for its point-to point carrier Eurowings and its network carrier Austrian Airlines
Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates and Lufthansa German Airlines, part of Europe’s largest airline group, today announced the conclusion of a code-share agreement. The arrangement i... more
AirlinesCALC completes delivery of four A-320 aircraft to Jetstar Pacific
Hong Kong, China - Furthering its expansion into high growth markets
China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited (CALC), one of the largest independent operating aircraft lessors in China, announced the delivery of the fourth A-320 aircraft to Jetstar Pacific Airlines... more
AirlinesAircraft and carriers. Lufthansa-Brussels Airlines: shaping the future together
Milan, Italy - The German one takes over 100% of SN Airholding, the Belgian fully integrated into the Group as of 2018
After Lufthansa and the shareholders of SN Airholding had agreed on the terms of the complete takeover, Deutsche Lufthansa AG’s Executive Board yesterday decided to exercise the call option for the outstanding 5... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Volotea-SR Technics: a ten-year engine agreement
Milan, Italy - 10 A-319 in 2017 and 40 in 2022
SR Technics, a world MRO service provider, announced that it has been awarded with a ten-year exclusive PbH (power by the hour) agreement from Volotea, the airline of mid and small‐sized European cities. I... more
AirlinesAlitalia. Increase of capital? NO by Intesa San Paolo, that says YES to the financing
Rome, Italy - "On the condition that there is a corporate organization and of equity able to support the business"
Gian Maria Gros-Pietro, President of the BoD of Intesa San Paolo, spoke clearly when he declared alongside of the ABI's executive a firm "Don't participate" to a potential capital increase of the ex-flag... more
AirlinesTurkish Airlines launches its direct services to Zanzibar
Ankara, Turkey - The airline now reaches 50 destinations in Africa
Turkish Airlines has launched yesterday its direct flights between Istanbul and Zanzibar. Following this addition, the airline will now be flying to 293 destinations worldwide; 50 of which are in Africa.... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Ryanair, 2017 in Italy. O'Leary offers support to Alitalia and met Delrio. Perhaps also Ball...
Rome, Italy - "Alitalia-Skyteam is a crazy agreement"
Also CEO Michael O'Leary there was at the presentation of the new development plans in Italy for 2017 by Ryanair happened yesterday morning in Rome. The Chief Executive Officer of the Irish low-cost, after... more
AirlinesAirplanes and carriers. Ryanair presents its development plan 2017 in Rome
Rome, Italy - Thanks to Renzi's Government the next will be its year with major growth in Italy
Ryanair, the low-cost airline confirmed today that 2017 will be its year of major growth in Italy, due to for the most part to the Renzi Government's decision to cancel the increase of EUR 2.50 of the... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Air France leaves spin-off plan maintenance field
Paris, France - One of more profitable business units for the French-Dutch Group
The CEO said it in a letter to the employees. The aircraft maintenance is one of more profitable business units for the French-Dutch Group. This division of Air France-KLM, at the second place in the market... more
AirlinesTalks again between Lufthansa and VC's pilot union
Berlin, Germany - Among the theories under consideration also the possibility of an arbitration
Vereinigung Cockpit (VC), that represents 5400 pilots of the different airlines of the Group (Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cargo, Germanwings), received at the end of last week a new proposal by the carrier and... more
AirlinesAirplanes and carriers. Alitalia: BoD of today
Rome, Italy - It will reconvene later this week
The Italian airline Alitalia informs in a note that "Alitalia’s Board of Directors met today, 12 December, as scheduled to review the strategy for the second phase of the airline’s long term Industrial Pla... more
AirlinesMontezemolo: Alitalia among old contracts, low-cost competition, and a business form to change
Rome, Italy - The President speaks in an interview to "Bloomberg Television"
After such silence on important matters, a board of directors at the end of November postponed and many uncertainties on that one of next Monday 12 after the "NO" victory to the constitutional referendum,... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Etihad Aviation Group Board approves jv to create major European leisure airline group
Abu Dhabi, UAE - Further details regarding the future joint-venture will be presented after successful completion of the negotiations
The Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) Board has approved plans to create a new European leisure airline group in a joint-venture with TUI AG, with a fleet of around 60 aircraft, offering 15 million seats capacity... more
AirlinesEmirates lands in Doha with world’s shortest A-380 airplane flight
Dubai, UAE - Distance of 379 km with a total travel time of 1 hour and 20 minutes, and 1 hour 10 minutes on the return journey
Emirates launched the world’s shortest scheduled A-380 airplane service, flying a distance of 379 kilometres with a total travel time of 1 hour and 20 minutes from Dubai to Doha, and 1 hour 10 minutes o... more
AirlinesLufthansa denies theory of synergies with Alitalia
Rome, Italy - Maybe the BoD will launch the business plan next December 12?
An Alitalia's Board of Directors should take place tomorrow for a first examination of the business plan, while it should enter into concretely next December 12. Improbable the redundancies issue will... more
AirlinesTurkish Airlines launches flights to Zanzibar
Rome, Italy - Tanzania becomes its 50th destination in Africa
Already flying to 49 destinations in Africa, following the recent addition of Seychelles, Turkish Airlines is adding Zanzibar to its extensive flight network from December 13, 2016. This brings to 293... more
AirlinesAlitalia's today launches new direct Rome-Havana flight
Rome, Italy - Out of respect for the national mourning decreed in Cuba, the Italian Company chose not to perform the usual opening ceremony for the new route
Alitalia strengthened its position in the air travel market between Italy and Latin America with the launch today of flights to Cuba. Out of respect for the national mourning decreed in Cuba, the Italian... more
AirlinesCathay Dragon celebrates the launch of an exciting new era -VIDEO
Hong Kong, China - It operates a fleet of 42 passenger aircraft serving 52 destinations
Dragonair is officially rebranded as Cathay Dragon. The airline’s customers also joined in the launch celebration at a separate event at Hong Kong International Airport, which involved pilots, cabin c... more
AirlinesAirplanes and crisis. Etihad Airways will reduce the staff for 15% in Abu Dhabi?
Abu Dhabi, UAE - The airline's internal sources affirmed it
According to the Etihad's employees sources the leadership of the airline is considering the 15% reduction of the carrier's staff. It seems that the leadership invited all directors to linear cuts of personnel... more
AirlinesAirplanes and carriers. Alitalia: worry on the future by the SkyTeam airlines
Rome, Italy - The BoD will approve the accounts in the early week of December
The Alitalia's Board of Directors meeting will take place in the first week of December to approve the new plan and to find the economic covering for the losses collected. According to some sources closed... more
AirlinesAirplanes and strategies. Alitalia-Etihad-Air Berlin-Niki-Tuifly: mixed marriages or pseudo-finance?
Rome, Italy - According to foreign press something is moving, and well constructed...
The European press is reporting it in these days. In the middle of the rumour there is the strategy that -the conditional is due- Etihad would intend act through its European subsidiaries Alitalia and... more
AirlinesKorean Air announces new route and network enhancements
Seoul, South Korea - Two routes will be suspended due to low demand
Korean Air has announced some network realignment and a new route. Commencing April 2017, the airline will introduce direct flights from Incheon to Barcelona. Due to a rise in demand, it is increasing... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Alitalia wants to go with Delta Airlines, and thinks to change numerous top manager
Rome, Italy - The Arabians set very difficult conditions
Probably the postponement of the Alitalia's Board of Directors that had to to approve the draft of a business plan "Tears and blood" is due to the fact that the announcements of a strong reduction of the... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Alitalia postpones BoD, but there are knots and "your sins will find you out"...
Rome, Italy - The pre-referendum Board will be probably re-fixed next week
The theory punctually verified that AVIONEWS made about the postponment of the Alitalia' Board of Directors fixed for this morning, and put off to future date, probably next week. It is what the ex-flag... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Alitalia's BoD fixed for today postponed. But unvailability by banks, lays-offs and debts the topics
Rome, Italy - Also the draft of the new business plan would have been discussed
More and more urgent rumours on the unvailability by Unicredit and by Intesa Sanpaolo to supply to Alitalia new funds to face the new difficulties of the airline. The leak reported also the Roman "Il Messaggero"... more
AirlinesAirplanes. List AirHelp Score: Qatar (first), Air Dolomiti (2nd), Alitalia (43rd), Ryanair (46th) -SPECIALS by AVIONEWS
Rome, Italy - The best carriers of the Summer 2016 for service quality, punctuality and for the manners of claim
Air Help published last week the list regarding the best airlines of the Summer 2016, a critical period of the year that put to the test the punctuality and the operating of the carriers. As hightlighted... more
AirlinesTurkish Airlines inaugurates flights to Havana and Caracas
Istanbul, Turkey - Its 16th and 17th destinations respectively reached by the carrier
With existing services to Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Bogota, Panama, Toronto, Montreal, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Washington, Boston, San Francisco, Miami and Atlanta Turkish Airlines adds... more
AirlinesWelcome to the A-350/900 airplane in the Lufthansa's fleet
Milan, Italy - As of 19 December 2016
On 19 December 2016, the Lufthansa Group will receive its first A-350/900, which is the most modern long haul aircraft worldwide and which will be based at its Munich hub. The first regular commercial... more
AirlinesAirplanes and airports. Croatia Airlines sells slots to Heathrow. Protests: management and government gathered
Zagreb, Croatia - The assignment will cover debts but will resolve only problems at short term, the opposers say the to the project
The announcement made by the Croatia Airlines has not been appreciated by the internal analysts. It wants to sell nine pairs of weekly slots at the London-Heathrow airport, one of the most busiest in the... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Turkish and Alitalia reduce flights from/to Turkey
Ankara, Turkey - The Italian embassy in Ankara unveiled it. A measure that concerns also other carriers
Turkish Airlines and Alitalia reduce the flights for Italy. For the passenger decrease due to both economical recession and to the recent attacks, the Turkish flag carrier cancelled the connections towards... more
AirlinesAirplanes and occupation. EasyJet: 900 jobs in Europe in 2017, with focus on Italy
Milan, Italy - Ouseley confirms the next constitution of an European carrier
A considerable speedup of the investments in Italy in 2017. "For next year we have a plan of strong growth in Europe, where we create 900 jobs. In Italy it will be a particular substantial investment mainly... more
AirlinesKLM: Minneapolis a new destination served by A-330/200 airplanes
Amsterdam, Holland - The route will be in force from next March 27, 2017
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines adds a new international destination to its network. The airline will operate three times per week returm flights to Minneapolis from next March 27, 2017. This new service of the... more
AirlinesANA announces flights Japan-Mexico; beginning next February 15, 2017
Tokyo, Japan - The daily direct connection between Tokyo-Narita to Mexico City
ANA, Japan's airline, will launch direct flights between Tokyo's-Narita Airport and Mexico's capital Mexico City beginning February 15th, 2017. It becomes one of the first airlines to operate direct flights... more
AirlinesAirplanes and strategies. Alitalia BoD: difficult choices to save balance accounts
Rome, Italy - Meanwhile the theory increases about 20 aircraft grounded
Alitalia is near to the day of reckoning. The meeting of the Board of Directors of the ex-flag carrier that should take place on November 23 will have mainly the business plan on agenda. But it is not... more
AirlinesAirplanes and crisis. Redundancies also in Etihad?
Rome, Italy - Also the management at Abu Dhabi in difficulty?
Etihad, with the Mubadala fund that owns it, is affected by the low price of oil and has to to review also the investments on the airline, so much so that said with insistence in Abu Dhabi about a considerable... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Air Malta-Alitalia-Etihad: a triangle that doesn't like to Abu Dhabi
Rome, Italy - The Emirate carrier denies its interest to the Maltese airline
"Regarding the articles published yesterday by the Maltese press Etihas Airways clarifies to have never started negotiations with the Maltese government for a potential acquisition of Air Malta": with... more
AirlinesAirplanes and accounts. Airberlin: 3Q in red. The airline: "Impacted by measures for the future" -SPECIALS AVIONEWS
Berlin, Germany - Further financial details next November 16
"In a challenging market environment, airberlin recorded a 5 per cent decline in revenue to 1.23 billion euros in the third quarter of 2016 (Q3 2015: 1.30 billion euros). Earnings in the third quarter o... more
AirlinesEmirates moves its aircraft fleet: all A-380 and B-777 -VIDEO
Dubai, UAE - The airline has retired the last A-330 and A-340
In line with its vision to offer a superior passenger experience and improve environmental performance through a modern and state of the art wide-body aircraft fleet, Emirates has retired the last A-330... more
AirlinesAir Astana takes delivery of its first A-320neo airplane
Toulouse, France - First model delivered in the CIS
Air Astana, Kazakhstan’s flag carrier, has taken delivery of its first A-320neo at Airbus headquarters in Toulouse in the presence of airline executives and government officials. The aircraft leased f... more
AirlinesSAS refinances eight aircraft
Stockholm, Sweden - As part of its focus on optimizing the capital structure and reduce financing costs
As part of its focus on optimizing the capital structure and reduce financing costs, SAS has agreed to refinance two B-737 and four A-319 with a credit facility of MUSD 75 including Standard Chartered... more
AirlinesPNG Air signs for five additional ATR-72/600 airplanes
Toulouse, France - Converted into orders as much purchase options on a total of 14
The turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR and Papua New Guinea carrier PNG Air announced yesterday a USD 134 million contract for the firm purchase of five ATR-72/600s. The deal represents the conversion... more
AirlinesTurkish Airlines launches a new direct service to Seychelles
Istanbul, Turkey - The third destination in the Indian Ocean reached by the carrier after Mauritius and Madagascar
Turkish Airlines celebrated last Monday the addition of Seychelles to its global route map with the airline’s inaugural flight landing at Mahé International Airport and opening up a world of 114 countries to... more
AirlinesAirplanes and carriers. The "offensive" by Air France-KLM and its new low-cost -SPECIALS by AVIONEWS
Paris, France - A new plan that considers ambitious strategic measures to return to a position in the air transport market
Air France wants to regain the market with a new low-cost airline, but not only... A project created to answer competition of the Gulf area carriers that "Developed on the low-cost in the key markets in... more
AirlineseasyJet expands flights from Berlin
Berlin, Germany - Four new destinations for winter 2016/2017
easyJet is expanding its network from Berlin-Schönefeld with four more destinations. The British low-cost airline now flies to Zurich (Switzerland), Marseille (France), Newcastle (United Kingdom) and... more
AirlinesWizz Air announces another new service from LJLA
Liverpool, UK - To the city of Craiova, in Romania, from the end of March 2017
Wizz Air has announced that it will commence flights from Liverpool "John Lennon Airport" (LJLA) to the Southern Romanian city of Craiova from the end of March 2017. This is the airline’s second new r... more
AirlinesEmirates to fly flagship A-380 airplane to Doha
Dubai, UAE - From 1 December 2016
Emirates has announced that it will be upgrading one of its nine daily flights between Dubai and Doha to an A-380 airplane from 1 December 2016. The airline recently boosted its services to Doha with... more
AirlinesAir France-KLM: 2016-2017 Winter schedule
Paris, France - 52 new routes compared with the previous season
For the 2016-2017 Winter season (from 30 October 2016 to 25 March 2017), Group capacity will increase (+3.7%) compared with the previous winter season. Growth is mainly driven by long-haul passenger operations... more
AirlinesANA: improved accessibility for hearing and visually impaired passengers
Tokyo, Japan - It becomes first Japanese airline to provide universally accessible entertainment content on international flights
ANA will be the first airline in Japan to deliver universally accessible entertainment on international flights. The service starting in November 2016 includes subtitles to help hard-of-hearing passengers... more
AirlinesKorean Air to introduce direct flights to Delhi
Seoul, South Korea - Starting December 1st
Korean Air is launching non-stop service between Delhi’s "Indira Gandhi Airport" and Incheon International Airport beginning December 2016. Delhi will be the second destination for it following Mumbai i... more