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AirlinesLATAM: traffic figures for April 2013
Santiago, Chile - For the airline group in Latin America
LATAM Airlines Group SA. and its subsidiaries, ("LATAM Airlines Group" or "the Company"), the airline group in Latin America, reported preliminary monthly traffic statistics for April 2013 compared to... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. European Commission temporarily approves state aid for Lot
Brussels, Belgium - The final decision will be taken after the restructuring plan will be submitted
The European Commission communicated that a rescue loan of 400 million zloty (around 100 million Euros) granted by the Polish government to LOT Polish Airlines was in line with EU state aid rules. Brussels... more
AirlineseasyJet: results for the six months ended last March 31, 2013
Milan, Italy - Its strategy continues to deliver returns and profitable growth
Revenue initiatives and the focus on maintaining easyJet’s cost advantage, combined with competitor capacity reductions and the timing of Easter have enabled the airline to reduce its first half pre-tax l... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Cyprus Airways: unions criticize hiring of executives from Lufthansa
Nicosia, Cyprus - "What will they be doing now? Work on their tans?”
The union which represent the employees of Cyprus Airways are strongly criticizing the possible choice of hiring three executives from Lufthansa Consulting in order to handle the restructuring process... more
AirlinesAircraft and finance. Polish parliament approves law for LOT's privatization
Warsaw, Poland - Possible interest from Turkish Airlines and Norwegian Air Shuttle
The Polish Parliament approved a law which will allow Warsaw's government to move on the path of the privatization of LOT Polish Airlines, going below the 51% stake in the main carrier of the Eastern-European... more
AirlinesVirgin Atlantic and Norwegian reach agreement for pilot training on Dreamliner aircraft
Oslo, Norway - The Oslo-based company will tap into Virgin Atlantic’s expertise on long-haul operations
Norwegian Long Haul, the division of Norwegian Air Shuttle which will handle the long-haul operations of the Oslo-based carrier, which will be launched in a few days, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Alitalia: 24 hour strike tomorrow by SEA, SEA Handling and Cityliner staff
Rome, Italy - Some flights for short and medium haul cancelled; the intercontinental connections regular
Alitalia and AirOne, in view of the 24 hour strike by SEA and SEA Handling (Milan airports) workers and by Cityliner staff for tomorrow, May 14, have organized preventive measures to reduce hardships,... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Iberia: new CEO launches management restructuring
Madrid, Spain - The number of managers reporting directly to the top executive has been reduced from 11 to 9
Luis Gallego, Iberia’s new CEO (AVIONEWS), announced a major reorganisation of the company’s top management structure as part of an overall transformation programme. The general management units hav... more
AirlinesCarpatair: renewed IOSA recognition for fifth time
Rome, Italy - Until April 29, 2015
The IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) is the most rigorous evaluation system for airline global safety management. For the fifth time, the Romanian airline has successfully renewed its IOSA certification... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines: daily flights between Chicago and San Juan, Puerto Rico
Chicago, Usa - On November 5, 2013
United Airlines announced today that it will begin daily flights from its hub at Chicago's-O'Hare International Airport to the "Luis Munoz Marin International Airport" in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Nov.... more
AirlinesAlitalia-Etihad: five weekly air links to Abu Dhabi from next June 13
Rome, Italy - The code-sharing agreement between the two airlines expanded
Code-share partners Alitalia and Etihad Airways have announced an increase in direct Rome-Abu Dhabi services from four flights per week to five, in addition to an expansion of code-share destinations for... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. FAA fines American Airlines and three of its subsidiaries
Washington, USA - 25-million-dollar sanction
American Airlines and three of its subsidiaries have agreed to pay 24.9 million dollars (roughly 19 million Euros or 16.1 million pounds) to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the United States,... more
AirlinesAll Nippon Airways resumes flights with Dreamliner aircraft from June 1st
Tokyo, Japan - "We are fully satisfied with the safety of our 787 fleet"
All Nippon Airways (ANA) is to resume services with its Boeing 787 fleet from 1st June, 2013, following the successful completion of a series of battery system modifications, safety checks and test flights.... more
AirlinesVueling: a million passengers on the Rome-Fiumicino/Paris-Orly route
Milan, Italy - Three times per day during the Summer season
Vueling, the airline at the Barcelona-El Prat airport, celebrates an important milestone and reaches a million passengers transported on the route Rome-Fiumicino/Paris-Orly. The link will be served... more
AirlinesStrike of flight attendants grounds Wideroe aircraft
Oslo, Norway - Industrial action for the right to determine the pension programs
The strike of Wideroe flight attendants is grounding the aircraft of the Norwegian company and the roughly 11,000 passengers it transports daily. The industrial action arrives just a few hours after... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines: new flights and it increases frequency
Milan, Italy - Starting from the end of July
Singapore Airlines (SIA) will significantly boost Indonesia services from July, with the introduction of daily flights to Surabaya, and an increase in frequency to the capital Jakarta and the resort island... more
AirlinesAir China board approves purchase plan for 100 Airbus aircraft
Beijing, China - An operation with a potential value of 9.15 billion dollars
On Tuesday 7 May 2013 the board of directors of Air China communicated it has approved a plan for the purchase of 100 Airbus aircraft in a statement sent to the Shanghai Stock Exchange, for an operation... more
AirlinesUkraine International Airlines expanded its fleet with six airplanes
Rome, Italy - A B-737/500 in March; five (four Boeing and an Embraer) in April
Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) received the airplanes under terms and conditions of operational lease. New aircraft have passed an official registration procedure in Ukraine and received the following... more
AirlinesAircraft and alliances. After 18 years SAS and Lufthansa stop their joint-venture
Stockholm, Sweden - The agreement is "No longer compatible with their commercial interests, the Scandinavian company claims
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) and Lufthansa interrupted after 18 years of collaboration their joint-venture on traffic between Germany and Scandinavia due to changing market conditions. The agreement... more
AirlinesAir Europa: new route from Madrid to Montevideo
Milan, Italy - From next June 3 with three weekly flights
Air Europa announces a new route to the South-America. The Spanish airline will link Madrid and Montevideo, the Uruguay's capital, with three weekly connections, from next June 3. The flight will take... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Former Lufthansa CEO withdraws candidacy for the Supervisory Board of the company
Cologne, Germany - Possible nomination of Mayrhuber criticized by the shareholders
Lufthansa communicated that Wolfgang Mayrhuber, CEO of the largest European airline in terms of passengers carried and fleet size from 2003 to 2010, withdrew his candidacy as Chairman of the Supervisory... more
AirlinesAir Transat: direct flights from Venice to Canada (Montreal and Toronto)
Venice, Italy - The connections will restart tomorrow and to continue until September
Air Transat opens flights from Venice to Montreal and Toronto. In fact they will restart tomorrow, on Saturday May 4, from "Marco Polo" Airport and during the Summer the links from the Italian city and... more
AirlinesAlitalia, Del Torchio's first task is achieving savings on aircraft fuel
Rome, Italy - The target is obtaining lower prices in the supply tenders
Brand-new Alitalia Chief Executive Officer Gabriele Del Torchio (AVIONEWS) is already working hard, aiming to take back to profitability the most important Italian carrier. To this end, one of the main... more
AirlinesAirplanes and space. Meridiana fly-Air Italy participates at the VEGA' launch
Olbia, Italy - Planned between the night of May 3 and 4
It is all ready for the first commercial launch by VEGA, the European rocket, planned in the night between May 3 and 4 from Kourou in French Guyana. Italy is a high visibility protagonist thanks to the... more
AirlinesQatar Airways CEO: "Dreamliner aircraft should not have been grounded"
Doha, Qatar - Al-Baker criticizes the suspension of the operations of the 787s
Qatar Airways restarted the operations of its Dreamliner aircraft with a flight from Doha to Dubai on May 1st, 2013: it is the first operation of the Middle-Eastern company with the state-of-the-art Boeing... more
AirlinesAlitalia: shareholders' meeting confirms appointment of Del Torchio as Chief Executive Officer
Rome, Italy - And approves the 2012 balance sheet
Alitalia shareholders' assembly which met last April 29 approved, following the proposal of the board of directors, the 2012 balance sheet. Furthermore, the assembly confirmed the appointment of board... more
AirlinesNorwegian to register its Dreamliner aircraft in Ireland?
Oslo, Norway - The move will allow the carrier to hire Asian crews, getting around Norwegian laws
Bjørn Kjos, Chief Executive Officer of Norwegian Air Shuttle, declared that the Scandinavian company might register its eight Boeing 787/8 aircraft in Ireland, in order to circumvent Norwegian laws and... more
AirlinesAer Arann receives its first ATR-72/600 aircraft
Toulouse , France - A further seven planes are scheduled to be delivered over the next 11 months
Aer Arann, the company which manages Aer Lingus’ regional operations, collected its first new ATR-72/600 aircraft at a ceremony in Toulouse. The plane is the first of eight 72/600s ordered by the Irish a... more
Airlines787 Dreamliner aircraft: Ethiopian operates the first commercial flight, ANA starts testing phase
Tokyo, Japan - Executives of the Japanese airline and of Boeing were on board
On Sunday 28 April 2013 All Nippon Airways (ANA) completed the first flight it means to perform with its 787 Dreamliners, following the approval of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the United... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Is Montenegro Airlines' CEO close to be sacked?
Podgorica, Montenegro - Zoran Djurisic considered responsible of the carrier's large losses
According to rumours which have been released by the Balkan media, Montenegro Airlines Chief Executive Officer Zoran Djurisic would be close to be sacked. Djurisic has been leading the carrier, whose... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Lufthansa is still facing threats of strikes
Frankfurt, Germany - In addition to ver.di, also the pilot union is asking for wage increases
Lufthansa is once again facing the risk of a strike, because of the difficulty to find an agreement with the unions which represent the employees of Europe's largest airline in terms of passengers carried. The... more
AirlinesReturn into service of the Dreamliner aircraft: United schedules flight in late May, LOT in early June
Warsaw, Poland - ANA to begin tests on the 787 on Sunday 28
The companies featuring the Dreamliner aircraft in their fleets are starting to insert again the state-of-the-art airplane in their schedules, following the approval of the Federal Aviation Administration... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Italian competition watchdog delivers Ryanair a 400,000-Euro fine
Rome, Italy - The Authority claims that the Irish airline has failed to simplify online ticket sales
The Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (Agcm), the Italian competition watchdog, delivered Ryanair a 400,000-Euro fine over complicated online booking procedures. The Authority claimed... more
AirlinesEasyJet adds Serbia to its air links network
Milan, Italy - A new market for the airline, whose opening is marked by the route Milan-Malpensa/Belgrade
EasyJet inaugurated the new link from Milan-Malpensa to Belgrade last April 19, 2013. The new flight represents the carrier's entry in a new market. In fact it is the first time that the airline flies... more
AirlinesStrike of the employees grounds almost every Lufthansa aircraft
Frankfurt, Germany - The company's management is furious: "A measure that can in no way be justified"
Thirty-two out of 1720: this is the part of Lufthansa flights which will be regularly operated on Monday 22 April 2013, due to the strike which has been called by ver.di, the union which represents roughly... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Lufthansa unions call strike on Monday 22, the airline is considering legal action
Frankfurt, Germany - Airports in Germany will be affected, as well as in Europe for the knock-on effect
Ver.di, the union which represents roughly 33,000 Lufthansa employees, has called a strike to be held on Monday 22 April 2013, after it rejected the offer for the renewal of the contracts which was proposed... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. New appointments in Swiss' management
Basel, Switzerland - Markus Binkert is the new Chief Executive Officer, whereas Roland Busch will be the Chief Financial Officer
Swiss filled the vacant places in its management team: as its new Chief Commercial Officer the airline has appointed Markus Binkert, currently Head of Sales & Marketing Switzerland, Germany & Austria;... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Rome: Wizz Air moves four routes from Fiumicino to Ciampino because of increase of airport charges
Rome, Italy - "Costs have been increased to unreasonable levels"
Wizz Air announced today, Thursday 18 April 2013, that starting from May 7 it will move four out of the eight routes it currently operates from Rome-Fiumicino Airport to Ciampino, the second hub of the... more
AirlinesAircraft and strikes. Alitalia and Air One will contain disruptions caused by tomorrow's industrial action in Malpensa and Linate
Rome, Italy - The employees of Sea and Sea Handling will down tools from 12:00 am to 4:00 pm
In preparation for the strike of the workers of Sea and Sea handling (Milan airports), which is scheduled for tomorrow, Friday 19 April 2013 from 12:00 am to 4:00 pm, Alitalia and Air One arranged preventive... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. New stalemate between Lufthansa and unions, new strikes are possible
Frankfurt, Germany - The management's offer has been considered "Unacceptable"
Ver.di, the union which represents roughly 33,000 Lufthansa employees, rejected the offer for the renewal of the contracts which was proposed by the management of the carrier during the third round of... more
AirlinesSAS-Turkish Airlines began code-share partnership
Stockholm, Sweden - It offers Scandinavian travellers easy access to destinations in Turkey
SAS and Star Alliance partner Turkish Airlines entered into a code-share agreement that offers Scandinavian travellers easy access to destinations in Turkey. As of today, SAS customers are able to... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Alleged state aid for Estonian Air. European Commission extends its inquiry
Brussels, Belgium - The increase of a previous rescue loan granted by Tallinn's government has been included
The European Commission decided to extend its investigation, which was launched in February, into public support measures in favour of Estonian Air (see for details AVIONEWS) to include the decision by... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Alitalia's board to meet tomorrow, possible appointment of Gabriele Del Torchio as new CEO
Rome, Italy - The convertible loan, approved on February 22, will be on the agenda as well
Tomorrow, Thursday 18 April 2013, the board of Alitalia will meet to discuss on many important topics. First of all the appointment of the new Chief Executive Officer might be made official, after the... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. John Barton is easyJet's new non-executive chairman
London, United Kingdom - From May 1st he will replace Mike Rake, historical "Opponent" of company's founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou
The easyJet Board's Nominations Committee selected John Barton as new non-executive Chairman of UK's largest airline in terms of passengers carried, confirming rumours circulating in the City in these... more
AirlinesComputer failure grounds hundreds of American Airlines aircraft (VIDEO)
Fort Worth, USA - The company ensures almost normal operations on Wednesday
The operations of American Airlines, one of the world's largest carriers in terms of aircraft fleet size, on Tuesday 16 April 2013 were hit by a computer failure, which forced the Fort Worth-based company... more
AirlinesAlitalia flights to and from Boston are continuing regularly
Rome, Italy - In spite of the events of these hours
Alitalia communicated that, in spite of the events occurred in these hours in Boston, its flights to and from Boston's "Logan" International Airport are being operated regularly. Due to the additional... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Gabriele Del Torchio: portrait of the more-than-probable new CEO of Alitalia
Rome, Italy - The appointment might be official after the next board meeting, which is scheduled on Tuesday 16
It is not official yet, but according to sources contacted by AVIONEWS the appointment of Gabriele Del Torchio as new CEO of Alitalia is just matter of hours. The appointment might be official after the... more
AirlinesQatar Airways' CEO expresses optimism about return to operations of Dreamliner aircraft
Chicago, USA - But the Middle-Eastern company will however demand a large compensation to Boeing
Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Airways Akbar al-Baker declared he is optimistic about the return to operations of the 787 Dreamliner aircraft, which have been grounded worldwide since January 16, because... more
AirlinesAigle Azur: three new Summer routes from Nice
Milan, Italy - Paris, Moscow and Lisbon
The French carrier Aigle Azur expands its own Summer network and launches a series of new routes that will link Nice to Paris, Moscow, Lisbon and France to numerous Algerian destinations. Starting... more
AirlinesAircraft and courts. No golden handshake for American Airlines' CEO
New York, USA - No payment even after the merger with US Airways: according to the judge it would be "Legal fiction"
Sean Lane, Judge of of New York's Bankruptcy Court, who is following the restructuring process of American Airlines, denied his approval to the 20-million-dollar severance package for Tom Horton, Chairman... more