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AirlinesAirplanes and airlines: third of Ryanair shareholders votes against O’Leary’s salary rise
Dublin, Ireland - The “Rebels” complain about profit fall in 2013, but forecasts are good for this year
Almost a third of Ryanair’s shareholders voted against the last pay report. It happened on Thursday, September 25, during the airline’s annual general meeting. The executive officer Michael O’Leary was p... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways (2): its Airbus aircraft fleet underpins deep commitment to Europe
Milan, Italy - The details came as the airline unveiled a new livery design on its first A-380 airplane
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), continues to deepen its relationship with Europe through a multitude of partnerships in the aviation and aerospace sectors, providing... more
AirlinesAirplanes and reorganizations. The European Commission lets down Alitalia and Etihad’s expectations
Rome, Italy - “There are no time limits for our answer” says the EC
The Alitalia-Etihad file landed on the EU experts’ desks, according to Hellen Kearns, spokeperson of Siim Kallas, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of transport. In August, the Commission h... more
AirlinesAir France-Transavia dispute: the carrier’s proposals to the unions
Paris, France - The French airline details its offer to end pilots’ strike in a press release
On Wednesday, September 24 Air France detailed its proposals to solve the conflict with its pilots. The story began on September 11, when the carrier presented its plan "Perform 2020" (for more details... more
AirlinesAirplanes and airlines. Air France withdraws Transavia Europe plan
Paris, France - The airline gives up to the pilots’ requests, on strike since September 15
After ten days of strike (for more details see AVIONEWS), with serious economic and public image damages for the carrier, Air France has surrendered: the low-cost European subsidiary Transavia Europe development... more
AirlinesFinnair. A-330 aircraft powered by cooking oil flyes from Helsinki to New York
Milan, Italy - Coinciding with the UN Climate Summit taking place in the “Big apple”
Finnair operated a flight from Helsinki to New York with an Airbus A-330 airplane using environmentally sustainable biofuel, coinciding with the UN Climate Summit taking place in New York on September... more
AirlinesAirplanes and airlines. US carriers: 900 million dollars from checked-baggage fees in the second quarter 2014
Washington, USA - Revenue from this ancillary service increased 3% compared with the same period 2013
Applying ancillary fees for the first luggage is getting more and more profitable for American carriers. According to the Bureau of transportation statistics (a division of the United States department... more
AirlinesAirplanes and airlines. Air France strike goes on
Paris, France - Unions raise the bets and aim at ending the Transavia Europe project
Air France President Alexandre de Juniac’s offer to freeze the Transavia Europe plan for three months was not accepted by the pilots’ unions yesterday (for more details see AVIONEWS). The strike thus ent... more
AirlinesAirplanes and airlines. Pilots’ strike: Air France offers to delay Transavia development
Paris, France - The first week of protest costed 15 million Euros a day
The main French pilots union achieved a first partial victory in its match against Air France management. Thanks to a participation around 65%, the walk out that took place between September 15 and 22... more
AirlinesAirplanes and reorganizations. Air France: pilots threaten a permanent strike
Paris, France - A solution for the Transavia controversy seems far
Air France pilots’ strike could go beyond September 22, originally fixed as the last day of a one-week walk out that began last Monday (for more details see AVIONEWS 1 and 2). In an interview with “Le Mon... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Qatar Airways behind Meridiana reorganization plan? (VIDEO AVIONEWS interview to SM Adorno)
Olbia, Italy - Meanwhile, management secures the company headquarters in Olbia airport
The 1600 job cuts announced by Meridiana on September 15 (for more details see AVIONEWS) could conceal a negotiation with Qatar Airways for a participation in the society. This hypothesis has been reported... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Air Canada introduces first luggage fee on domestic flights
Montreal, Canada - A similar measure had been announced few days earlier by its competitor WestJet
Air Canada announced it will charge passengers a first bag fee on his airplanes: “Starting September 18, 2014, customers purchasing Air Canada’s lowest Economy Class Tango fare for travel on or after Nov... more
AirlineseasyJet inaugurated new route Rome-Vienna today
Milan, Italy - Four weekly flights (Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday)
easyJet inaugurated the new route Rome-Fiumicino/Vienna today, with four connections per week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday). The Austrian capital represents a new destination for the Italian... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways showcases First Class product and service in Rome
Rome, Italy - The airline has flown almost 30,000 travellers between the two cities, with load factors close to full
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has celebrated the success of its recently launched Rome operations and new partnership with Alitalia by operating a three-cabin... more
AirlinesEmirates to launch second service to Dar es Salaam, in Tanzania
Rome, Italy - From 26th October
Emirates will be able to connect even more people and cargo with Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, with the start of a second service to the east African coastal city from 26th October. The new five times... more
AirlinesFrankfurt airport: union calls off Lufthansa pilot’s strike scheduled for today
Frankfurt, Germany - The workers return to table to negotiate on retirement scheme
German union Vereinigung Cockpit cancelled a strike scheduled for today. The walkout, announced on Monday morning, should have hit Frankfurt long-haul services from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. The airline had... more
AirlinesAirplanes and labour. Meridiana fires more than 1600 employees
Olbia, Italy - Redundancy schemes are part of the reorganization plan launched yesterday by the management
On September 15 in the afternoon, Meridiana decided to launch a reorganization plan that calls for the airplanes’ fleet renewal and redundancy schemes for more than 1600 employees. 1478 Meridiana Fly (... more
AirlinesAirbus celebrates the twentieth anniversary of Beluga’s aircraft first flight
Toulouse, France - The airplane activities will be increased in the next five years
Beluga cargo aircraft, thus called because its frontal part reminds that of the famous white whale, did its first flight on September 13, 1994. Since then, this airplane has been used to transport Airbus... more
AirlinesAirplanes and carriers. Alitalia: over 2 million 360 thousand passengers carried by the Group in August
Rome, Italy - Brazil, Japan and New York the preferred intercontinental destinations
In August 2014, the Alitalia Group transported 2,360,724 passengers, an increase of 2.8% compared with the same month in 2013. During that period, the aircraft load factor reached 76.6%, an increase... more
AirlinesAirplanes and airlines. Air France-KLM launches its new development plan Perform 2020
Paris, France - The project calls for important measures for short-medium haul and low-cost branch
Air France-KLM presented yesterday Perform 2020, the airline’s new development plan. The target, in the words of president Alexandre de Juniac, is to "Catch up with growth" and be on the same level as t... more
AirlinesAirplanes and airlines. James Hogan (Etihad) lands in Italy and promises to reintegrate part of the redundancies
Rome, Italy - It seems to have been confirmed a meeting with Montezemolo, who appears to be closer to becoming the new president of Alitalia
James Hogan, president and CEO of Etihad, arrived in Rome yesterday morning. His first meeting was with the actual Alitalia CEO Gabriele Del Torchio. After that, they joined a group of managers. Hogan... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines Group reports August traffic results
Fort Worth, Usa - It recorded a RPMs equal to USD 20 billion
American Airlines Group reported August 2014 and year-to-date traffic results. American Airlines Group's total revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the month were 20.0 billion, flat versus August 2013.... more
AirlinesAirplanes and carriers. Alitalia to host employee sessions to explain future strategy
Rome, Italy - In Rome and Milan over the next days
Alitalia, Italy’s leading carrier and partner of the SkyTeam alliance, will be running a series of employee events in Rome and Milan over the next days to explain the company’s future strategy and its... more
AirlinesAirplanes and airlines. Transavia development plan: trade unions question inequalities in the treatment of pilots and threaten a strike
Paris, France - Air France-Klm CEO Alexandre de Juniac tries to prevent the protest
Troubles in Air France-Klm are developing between management and Trade unions. The cause is the low-cost subsidiary Transavia development plan. According to the workers’ representatives, it would bring i... more
AirlinesAirplanes and acquisitions. James Hogan (Etihad) tomorrow in Italy for a round of meetings
Rome, Italy - The designation of Montezemolo as president of Alitalia is becoming more probable
James Hogan, president and CEO of Etihad, comes back to Italy one month after signing the contract for the acquisition of Alitalia’s shares. He will participate at the firm employee’s convention, to be... more
AirlinesThe new head of Alitalia comes from the Emirates
Rome, Italy - Silvano Cassano, Italian from Ferrara, has already worked in the Emirates and was a colleague of James Hogan in Hertz
The next Chief Executive Officer of Alitalia Silvano Cassano has an international-scale curriculum, and a past work experience with the current president and CEO of Etihad. Looking at his cv, published... more
AirlinesAlitalia: special rates to reach excellent specialized health clinic
Rome, Italy - The airline has signed new agreements
Alitalia has signed new agreements with the excellent specialized Italian health clinic to offer discounted rates to patients of the Gruppo Ospedaliero "San Donato", the Istituto Europeo di Oncologia,... more
AirlinesAlitalia: board of directors of 5 september 2014
Rome, Italy - Alitalia and Etihad Airways identified Mr Cassano as the most suitable candidate after appropriate consultation.
The Board of Directors of Alitalia has today resolved to formally designate Mr. Silvano Cassano as the future Chief Executive Officer of the “New Alitalia”. Mr Cassano will take up the position imm... more
AirlinesCivil aircraft. Lufthansa: 2nd strike today Vereinigung Cockpit pilots. More than 200 flights canceled at Frankfurt
Berlin, Germany - "Strikes are not a solution for shared challenges". Inconvenience to 25,000 passengers
Second strike of VC within 7 days will particularly affect many thousands of summer holidaymakers, commuters and business travelers on September 5. Initial information about flight timetable was available... more
AirlinesCivil aircraft. Lufthansa (2). Pilots strike: useful information for passengers
Berlin, Germany - In addition, the reasons of the carrier about union agitation
In order for flight operations to return to normal as quickly as possible after the end of the strike, individual flights from Frankfurt will have to be cancelled today, from 13:30 pm onwards and from... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines takes delivery of first B-787/9 aircraft in North America
Seattle, Usa - A stretched version of the Dreamliner
United Airlines has become the first North American carrier to take delivery of the B-787/9 airplane, a stretched version of the Dreamliner that will allow the airline to accommodate more customers and... more
AirlinesAirplanes and carriers. Alitalia begins today new direct flights between Rome and Marrakech
Rome, Italy - The carrier consolidated its presence in Morocco where it already operates 12 weekly connections to Casablanca
Alitalia’s inaugural flight AZ878 from Rome-Fiumicino to Marrakech took off this morning with 103 passengers on board. The inaugural ceremony was held before the flight’s departure at "Leonardo da... more
AirlinesEmirates and Arik Air sign MoU
Milan, Italy - To develop and extend their existing commercial relationship and explore further areas of co-operation
Emirates and Arik Air, West Africa’s leading airline, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop and expand their existing commercial relationship and explore further areas of co-operation. Both c... more
AirlinesAirplanes and strikes. Germanwings: 116 flights cancelled for the protest, ended, by Cockpit, the pilot union
Milan, Italy - Passengers informed; significant economic losses for the carrier
Pilot union Cockpit have ended their strike. The six-hour strike will still, however, affect flight operations during Friday afternoon. Germanwings has released a replacement flight shedule. Where... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines A-380 airplane to serve Auckland
Milan, Italy - From next October 27, 2014
Singapore Airlines customers travelling to and from Auckland in New Zealand will be able to enjoy the comfort of the world’s largest aircraft, the Airbus A-380, from 27 October 2014. The 471-seat A... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Germanwings: Cockpit, the pilot union, announces intermittent strikes
Cologne, Germany - 116 out of 164 the flights will be cancelled between 6am and midday in case of the protest of tomorrow
Pilot union announces intermittent strikes Cockpit, the pilot union, has announced it intends to strike on 29th August between 6 am and midday. The strike will have a considerable impact on flight... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Alitalia resumes service to and from Venezuela
Rome, Italy - Beginning September 1st non-stop flights between Rome-Fiumicino and Caracas will be resumed
Beginning September 1st, Alitalia will resume service to and from Venezuela with non-stop flights from Rome-Fiumicino and Caracas. The service will operate till the end of the Winter season 2014-2015... more
AirlinesAlitalia-Etihad: shareholders' meeting approved agreement and new financial commitment
Rome, Italy - The signature, very hard-earned, today in the afternoon
After the union understanding, the green light arrives also by the shareholders, that have approved the merger agreement between the ex-Italian flag carrier and the Emirati airline Etihad. A billion... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways: the busiest four days in its history
Abu Dhabi, EAU - During the post "Eid Al Fitr" period
Etihad Airways has enjoyed the busiest four days in the history of the airline with 181,333 passengers flying with the Abu Dhabi-based airline during the post "Eid Al Fitr" period. On Saturday 2 August,... more
AirlinesAirplane. Alitalia-Air Seychelles: code-share agrement to fly between the two countries
Rome, Italy - Via Abu Dhabi, with just one ticket
Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles, today announced it has signed a code-share agreement with Alitalia, Italy’s leading airline. The new deal will allow customers from b... more
AirlinesEU sanctions to Russia. Dobrolet Airlines (Aeroflot) ended air links
Moscow, Russia - Temporarily, following to the European sanctions, starting from yesterday
Following to the sanctions to Russia, decided at the end of July by European Union (see AVIONEWS) and after the resolution of the leasing contract regarding the B-737/800 airplanes served by Dobrolet Airlines... more
AirlinesMeridiana announced the new link from Turin to Berlin
Olbia, Italy - Starting from next November two times per week (Friday and Sunday)
Meridiana Group and SAGAT (Turin's airport management company) announced the new connection between Turin and Berlin. The Meridiana Group starting from next November will offer a twice per week link,... more
AirlinesAirplanes and carriers. Tomorrow, Alitalia's Board of Directors; the problem of Poste seems to be solved
Rome, Italy - It has to be defined the issue about Trade Unions
It is scheduled for tomorrow morning Alitalia’s Board of Directors, following the letter sent tonight as answer to the ultimatum made by Etihad, the airline of Arab Emirates that promised to invest 560 m... more
AirlinesVirgin America airline files for an Initial Public Offer
Rome , Italy - The decision was in the air for about a year
Virgin America Chief Executive Officer (CEO) David Cush said almost a year ago that a possible stock sale would be one of the program of the carrier. In fact, even if the details of the operation are... more
AirlinesJet Airways planes for a renewal in the design of its airplanes
Rome , Italy - An airline that is ever-growing in Asian overview
Indian Jet Airways airline, together with Boeing, has announced a renewal in the design of its first- and business-class cabins, to compete with the two international giants Singapore Airlines and Etihad,... more
AirlinesLufthansa Group to resume flights from and to Tel Aviv on Saturday, 26 July
Frankfurt, Germany - From and to "Ben Gurion International Airport"
"On the basis of the most up-to-date information we have available and our own assessment of the local security situation, the airlines of the Lufthansa Group will resume their flights from and to 'Ben... more
AirlinesAir France-KLM: financial year 2014. first half results
Rome, Italy - Revenues of 6.45 billion euros, up 1.7%
Financial Year 2014: First Half results: SECOND QUARTER Revenues of 6.45 billion euros, up 1.7% like-for-like; passenger unit revenue up 1.3% at constant currency thanks to strict capacity discipline Operating... more
AirlinesAlitalia. The referendum of employees has not reached the quorum of 50+1
Rome , Italy - The shareholders' meeting is ongoing
The shareholders' meeting has started this morning at 9:30, to present an increase in the share capital form 200 to 250 million Euros, in order to guarantee the operative continuity of the company, at... more
AirlinesLufthansa Group to suspend flight operations to and from Tel Aviv for a further 24 hours
Frankfurt, Germany - Following a risk of the situation and intensive consultation
Following a risk analysis of the situation in Tel Aviv and intensive consultation, the Lufthansa Group has decided to suspend services to "Ben Gurion Airport" also today, Friday, 25 July 2014, as recommended... more
AirlinesAlitalia. Board of Director approves an increase in the share capital up to €250 million
Rome , Itay - Balance sheet 2013 is in red
Following a reunion lasted for about 7 hours, the Board of Director of Alitalia, that has met this morning at the headquarter of the company in Fiumicino, has approved an increase in the share capital... more