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AirlinesVueling and BA sign code-share agreement and reinforce offer in Italy
Rome, Italy - The collaboration between the two airline of IAG Group will begin officially next week
Vueling and British Airways announce the beginning of a code-share agreement that will permit to BA to put its own code on more than 170 Vueling flights for a total of 61 routes: 48 in Italy (11 domestic... more
AirlinesSkymark Airlines postpones deliveries of its Airbus A-380 aircraft
Tokyo, Japan - The first example was scheduled to arrive between August and September
Japanese low-cost carrier Skymark AIrlines decided to postpone of up to six months the delivery of its first A-380s because of problems in fitting the interiors of Airbus' "Giant of the skies". Skymark... more
AirlinesLufthansa might cancel orders for new aircraft in light of the profit warning
Cologne, Germany - The Chief Financial Officer of the German company has concerns about the strong capacity growth by Gulf carriers
Lufthansa might decide to cancel some of its outstanding orders for new aircraft (or to defer delivweries) in light of the negative profit forecasts presented by Carsten Spohr, Chief Executive Officer... more
AirlinesEmirates cancels orders for 70 A-350XWB aircraft
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - The Middle Eastern company took its decision after a fleet requirement review
Emirates decided to cancel entirely its order for 70 Airbus A-350XWB aircraft, following a fleet requirement review. The Dubai-based company had placed its order for 50 airplanes in version /900 and 20... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Alitalia-Etihad agreement, Del Torchio: "Layoffs to be more than 2000"
Rome, Italy - The CEO of the Italian company confirms that the agreement with the Arab carrier includes a 560-million-Euro investment
Alitalia Chief Executive Officer Gabriele Del Torchio took part in the presentation of the institutional activities carried out by the Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) during 2013, which took place... more
AirlinesAir India inaugurates today the daily direct flights from Italy
Rome, Italy - Served by a B-787 Dreamliner
Air India today started operations of its direct flight between India and Italy. The airline will operate flights from Delhi to Rome (Fiumicino, "Leonardo da Vinci" Airport) and Milan (Malpensa Airport).... more
AirlinesQantas goes on with its cuts plan: the company has a surplus of 223 pilots
Sydney, Australia - The Australian carrier wants to achieve savings for 1.3 billion Euros through the next three years
Qantas is going on with the implementation of its massive restructuring plan, and announced that 223 Boeing 767 and 747 pilots will be surplus to requirements by the end of June as part of the 5000 job-cut... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Aer Lingus' union: "The management has not made reasonable proposals to date"
Dublin, Ireland - The risk of a new strike remains high
Aer Lingus' top management and IMPACT, the union which represents the workers of the oldest irish carrier, are involved in a difficult negotiation regarding the rosters, a very thorny issue which a few... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. "Brazil 2014": LATAM employees threaten to strike ahead of the "World Cup"
Santiago, Chile - Maintenance workers want higher wages and easier shifts
The employees of LATAM, one of the main South-American carriers, are threatening to stage a strike during the upcoming days: the industrial action could have really serious consequences in the aviation... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Montezemolo to be Chairman of the new Alitalia?
Rome, Italy - Silvano Cassano is the favourite to replace Del Torchio as Chief Executive Officer
The new Alitalia, which will take off after the entry in the ownership structure of Etihad Airways, is starting to be outlined. According to "Il Sole 24 Ore" the letter of intents with which the Abu Dhabi-based... more
AirlinesEmirates ready to take deliver of new-engined A-380s by the end of the decade, but Boeing tries to sneak in
Doha, Qatar - The US' company is offering its 747/8Is
In the long-haul aircraft sector, Emirates is probably the company which has the highest appeal for plane manufacturers, given its very quick expansion and the growth of its Dubai hub. And Emirates' hunger... more
AirlinesAlghero airport. New Livingston won't fly to Fiumicino, Tribunal confirms
Cagliari, Italy - The flight is thought to be carried out by Alitalia, second airline at the tender notice for the fixed-fare air services
Sardinian administrative Court confirmed yesterday, May 29, the interruption of the air link between Alghero and Rome-Fiumicino airports operated by Italian carrier New Livingston. The measure was adopted... more
AirlinesAer Lingus aircraft grounded because of cabin crew strike
Dublin, Ireland - The proposals of the company arrived too late, according to IMPACT union
Aer Lingus' aircraft have been grounded today at Dublin, Shannon and Cork airports, because of a strike of cabin crews which was called by IMPACT trade union regarding rosters. The Irish company managed... more
AirlinesAircraft and finance. Solyom, looking for funds, is betting on crowdfunding
Budapest, Hungary - The Hungarian company had filed for bankruptcy in late 2013
During the past year Solyom Hungarian Airways, the company whose purpose was being Malev's more efficient successor, managed to establish an outright record: filing for bankruptcy before operating even... more
AirlinesMeridiana airline, workers to protest at the ministry of Transports tomorrow
Rome, Italy - Employees are fighting to save more than 1200 jobs
Meridiana workers' protest don't stop. After the last strike, on May 16, which grounded several airplanes, a mobilization will take place tomorrow, May 28, at the ministry of Transports, in Rome, Italy. Employees,... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Is airberlin ready to split in two?
Berlin, Germany - The company, which is partially owned by Etihad, could create a division aimed to handle flights to tourist destinations
Airberlin, German company which is partially owned by Etihad Airways (the Abu Dhabi-based carrier has a 29.21% stake) might be planning an important change in its structure. The Berlin-based carrier... more
AirlinesRyanair, full-year profits slip 8% for the Irish airline
Dublin, Ireland - Decrease mainly due to a decline in fares, weaker sterling and higher fuel costs
The first profit decline in five years for Ryanair.The Irish low-cost airline announced today, May 19, its 2013-2014 fiscal year results. Profits fell 8% to 523 billion Euros for the 12 months to March... more
AirlinesAir Canada postpones purchase of CSeries aircraft
Montreal, Canada - The company will maintain into service the Embraer 190s
Reporting its results relative to the first quarter of 2014, Air Canada announced its intention to maintain in its fleet 25 Embraer 190s, and consequently to postpone the purchase of Bombardier's CSeries... more
AirlinesJapan: Vanilla Air forced to cut 150 flights in June due to shortage of pilots
Tokyo, Japan - ANA's subsidiary is the second company in the country to announce cuts to the operations for the same reason after Peach Aviation
Japanese low-cost company Vanilla Air, a wholly-owned subsidiary of All Nippon Airways (ANA), has announced that it will be forced to cut 150 flights through June because of a shortage of pilots. Vanilla... more
AirlinesAircraft and finance. Alitalia profitable starting from 2017 with Etihad's plan
Rome, Italy - According to the Abu Dhabi-based company 2700 layoffs will be needed
Etihad's plan for Alitalia, which will be started after the entry of the Abu Dhabi-based company in the ownership structure of the main Italian carrier, is starting to get clearer: according to rumours... more
AirlinesNEOS to become the first Italian company to operate the Dreamliner aircraft
Somma Lombardo, Italy - Two 787s leased from ILFC due to arrive in 2018
NEOS is destined to become the first Italian airline to operate the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft: the Somma Lombardo-based charter carrier has indeed inked an agreement with ILFC to lease two planes... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Aer Lingus cabin crew on strike on May 30
Dublin, Ireland - The ballot on the industrial action was passed with 97% of balloted personnel in favour
New strike in view for the employees of Aer Lingus: the IMPACT trade union, which represents cabin crew of the Irish carrier, has indeed announced a 24-hour industrial action of its members for Friday... more
AirlinesMeridiana fly stops long-haul flights and calls back its Airbus A-330 aircraft fleet
Olbia, Italy - Airline workers, in unempolyment insurance regime, announced a general strike for May 16
Stop to long-haul flights and call back of the Airbus A-330 aircraft fleet which carried them out. Meridiana fly, as reported in a press release, said that the decision comes from the "Specious attitude... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Qatar Airways ready to move at new Hamad Airport
Doha, Qatar - "A momentous day for both us and the country", the CEO of the Middle Eastern airline explains
Qatar Airways will move on May 27 to hamad International, the new airport which is destined to serve the metropolitan area of Doha, Qatar. The hub has officially opened flight operations on April 30,... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Qantas goes on with its job cut programme: 4000 layoffs by June 2015
Sydney, Australia - The company aims to achieve cost savings of 538 million Euros through the next year
Qantas is continuing with its restructuring programme, which includes a massive number of job cuts: 4000 out of the 5000 scheduled layoffs, which will involve managers, engineers, cabin crew and catering... more
AirlinesAircraft and finance. SAS reduces forecast for fiscal year 2014, but the growth continues
Stockholm, Sweden - "The restructuring program is gradually increasing our competitiveness", CEO Rickard Gustafson explains
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has reduced its financial performance forecast for the ognoing fiscal year, because of the challenging market conditions, characterized by a large capacity growth . However,... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Italian Council of State: waiting for the final decision, Emirates can operate on the Milan-New York route
Rome, Italy - The safeguard of the carrier's impairment was considered predominant
The Italian Council of State suspended the execution of two rulings of Lazio's Administrative Court, which about one month ago had accepted the complaint presented against the authorization granted to... more
AirlinesAirbus starts negotiation with flynas to modify an order for A-320 aircraft
Toulouse, France - The Saudi company might be also interested in the A-350s
Raja Azmi, Chief Executive Officer of Saudi airline flynas, declared he met with Airbus executives on the sidelines of the "Arabian Travel Market" event in Dubai, starting to discuss about the outstanding... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Aer Lingus' employees are once again threatening to strike
Dublin, Ireland - This time the dispute is about rosters, and it may cause an industrial action during the summer period
Aer Lingus is once again facing the risk of a strike by its employees, after a previous industrial action in St. Patrick's period was avoided just thanks to a decision of the High Court which deemed the... more
AirlinesLufthansa: 1Q 2014 results
Milan, Italy - The Group achieved a further increase in its operating result
Lufthansa Group unveils its results for the 1Q14. The highlights are: • EUR -245 million reported operating result for the traditionally weakest first quarter is a EUR 114 million improvement o... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Aegean-Olympic, the alliance is working: double-digit growth for the traffic
Athens, Greece - Both national and international passengers on the rise
The merger between Olympic Air and Aegean Airlines, Greece's two main carriers, is apparently bringing some benefits to the two companies, which are experiencing significant increases in the number of... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways, personal butler in the new Airbus A-380 apartments (VIDEO)
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Displayed in Abu Dhabi new classes and services innovations offered by the Arab airline company
Etihad Airways presented yesterday, Sunday 4th of May, in Abu Dhabi last product related to the new class and service offering on its Airbus A-380 and Boeing B-787 Dreamliner. The main one is called... more
AirlinesLufthansa reduces absolute fuel consumption for airplanes of the Group
Milan, Italy - It drops to 3.91 litres per passenger per 100 km
In 2013 the passenger airlines in the Lufthansa Group beat the four-litre mark for the first time, with an average consumption of just 3.91 litres of kerosene per passenger per 100 kilometres. This is... more
AirlinesFirst A-380 airplane to Vienna served by Emirates
Dubai, UAE - The airline commemorates 10 years of service with a special flight
Emirates will operate a one-off A-380 service to Vienna next month, celebrating 10 years of commitment to Austria. The Emirates’ double decker, which carries over 500 passengers, will make history when i... more
AirlinesEmirates reduces flights to 41 destinations for 80 day period
Dubai, UAE - During upgrading works at Dubai International airport
Emirates will continue to serve all of its worldwide destinations during the 80 day period of runway upgrading works at Dubai International starting 1 May. However, it has had to reduce flights to over... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines Group reports March traffic results 2014
Fort Worth, Usa - Its operations were impacted by severe weather
American Airlines Group reported March 2014 and year-to-date traffic results. American Airlines Group’s total revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the month were 18.5 billion, up 0.9 percent versus M... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Germanwings' short-haul routes: Lufthansa outlines the next steps of the switch
Cologne, Germany - Several routes from Duesseldorf to be moved to the low-cost carrier of the German group between September and October
Lufthansa is continuing with the shift of most of its short-and-medium haul routes towards germanwings, the low-cost carrier of the German group. According to "Airline Route", starting from September... more
AirlinesAlitalia- Etihad Airways, ongoing board of directors meeting
Rome, Italy - The agreement is not concluded yet. Last week a reported stop
A very important meeting has started this afternoon in Rome-Fiumicino in order to decide what kind of direction the deal between Alitalia and Etihad Airways airlines will take. Italian airline CEO Gabriele... more
AirlinesEtihad Regional: direct flight between Geneva and Toulouse inaugurated
Milan, Italy - Served twice per week by a Saab 2000 airplane
Etihad Regional announced the beginning of links between Geneva, in Switzerland, and Toulouse, in the South-Western of France. The route will be served twice per week. The F7464 flight landed at Toulouse-Blagnac... more
AirlinesAir India: 500-million-dollar bridge loan and aircraft sale to pay its new 787s
Delhi, India - The four Dreamliners will be delivered between May and November
Air India is putting in place some measures which are needed to ensure the liquidity for the purchase of some 787 aircraft in outstanding order, which will be delivered between May and November this year:... more
AirlinesFuel from rubbish for British Airways' aircraft
London, United Kingdom - Agreement signed with Solena Fuels for the creation of a production facility
The sector of alternative fuels is continuosuly expanding, and also one of the main companies, such as British Airways, decided to do a significant step in this direction, signing an agreement with Solena... more
AirlinesAlitalia restarts tomorrow the direct flights from Rome and Tripoli
Rome, Italy - They were suspended last March 23
Alitalia will begin again to serve direct flights between Rome and Tripoli, from tomorrow, April 16, suspended last March 23 by the airline. The safety responsibles of Alitalia, accompanied by the Italian... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Etihad CEO meets Italian Premier and Transport Minister: the letter of intents will maybe arrive on Monday
Rome, Italy - "Now it's all about understanding what the requests are", the Rome-based airline explains
The past few hours could have been crfitical for the closure of the agreement between Alitalia and Etihad Airways for the entry of the Abu Dhabi-based company in the ownership structure of the main Italian... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Alitalia: unions are worried for the layoffs Etihad has requested
Rome, Italy - "It is a nightmare which is renewing itself", UGL general secretary Giovanni Centrella commented
The patest news regarding the talks for the entry of Etihad Airways in Alitalia are causing strong concern among the unions which represent the workers of the main Italian carrier. In particular, the... more
AirlinesHas Alitalia renounced to its Airbus A-350 aircraft?
Rome, Italy - Just 34 examples of the model are now in the backlog of the Toulouse-based aerospace company
According to rumours, Alitalia renounced to insert in its fleet the Airbus A-350/800 aircraft: the order for 12 examples had been placed in 2008 by AirOne and then "Turned" to the main Italian carrier... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines first company to operate the A-380 aircraft in India: debut on May 30
Singapore, Singapore - First flights to Mumbai and Delhi
On May 30 Singapore Airlines will become the first company to operate the A-380 aircraft in the Indian airports, following the removal decided by the government in January of the ban for the use of the... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Lufthansa: strike impact on earnings will come to "A medium double-digit million figure"
Cologne, Germany - 3800 flights cancelled, 425,000 passengers affected
Lufthansa communicated that the impact of the three-day strike of its pilots (AVIONEWS) which will end today, Friday 4 April 2014, will come to a medium double-digit million figure. Today afternoon... more
AirlinesAircraft and finance. Italian Transport Minister: "Alitalia-Etihad talks to be concluded by week's end"
Rome, Italy - "In the next few days the industrial plan and the elements of the agreement might be submitted to the government", Lupi explains
Italian Transport and Infrastructure Minister Maurizio Lupi declared he is optimistic about the fact that the talks between Alitalia and Etihad for the entry of the Abu Dhabi-based company in the ownership... more
AirlinesSaudia wants safety guarantees from Boeing to accept its Dreamliner aircraft
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - "We have been following the problem related to the battery overheating", the director general of the Middle Eastern company explained
Abdul Aziz Al Hazmi, director general of Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) declared that the Middle Eastern carrier will not accepted the eight 787 Dreamliner aircraft it ordered, whose delivery is scheduled... more
AirlinesIraqi Airways is looking for a 2-billion-dollar loan to pay the aircraft ordered from Boeing
Baghdad, Iraq - The company might also purchase five Bombardier CS-300s
Iraq is in need of a loan of roughly 2 billion dollars (1.45 billion Euros) in order to finance the purchase of 41 aircraft it ordered from Boeing during the past years and destined to the fleet of state-owned... more