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AirlinesTransavia.com: new links from Naples and Bologna to Eindhoven
Rome, Italy - Served by B-737/700 and 800 aircraft
Transavia.com, the Dutch low-cost carrier member of Air France/KLM Group, announces that the new direct flight from Bologna to Eindhoven will be served from next Sunday, February 24; two days later, the... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Air France: agreement with the unions, new collective contract is now closer
Paris, France - No forced layoffs before the end of 2014
Air France reached an agreement with SNPNC, UNAC and UNSA, the three unions which represent cabin crews of the most important French carrier, on a set of decisions relative to the new collective contract,... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Iberia employees accept mediation with the airline, but the strike goes on
Madrid, Spain - A law professor will try to fix the division between the parties
The unions which represent the employees of Iberia and the management of the most important Spanish airline have agreed have accepted to bring in an independent mediator in an attempt to resolve their... more
AirlinesQantas upgrades its aircraft fleet
Sydney, Australia - For its strategy in the international and domestic markets
The Qantas Group announced on February 21 it would upgrade its entire fleet of Airbus A-330s and order new Boeing 737/800s to drive its strategy in the international and domestic markets. Beginning... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. European Commission opens investigation into possible state aid for Estonian Air
Brussels, Belgium - Brussels will examine four different operations which involved Tallinn's government
On Wednesday 20 February 2013 the European Commission launched an investigation into several public support measures granted by Estonia in favour of Estonian Air, the main airline of the Baltic country,... more
AirlinesLufthansa: 108 new aircraft to replace the Group's fleets
Cologne, Germany - Deliveries distributed in ten years, starting from 2015; Airbus and Boeing models for short, medium and long range
Investment in the future is the new aim by the German airline Lufthansa. At its meeting on February 19, the Executive Board of the carrier decided to recommend to the Supervisory Board the purchase of... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. "LOT should be privatized by the end of 2013", CEO Mikosz claims
Warsaw, Poland - According to the Prime Minister does not stand a chance of surviving without mass layoffs
Sebastian Mikosz, who was appointed Chief Executive Officer of LOT Polish Airlines just a few days ago (AVIONEWS), declared that the most important carrier of the East-European country should be privatized... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. EasyJet pilots threaten to strike to help younger colleagues
London, United Kingdom - Possible industrial action before the annual meeting of the shareholders, scheduled on Thursday 21
The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) is asking easyJet employees to verify their availability to strike before the annual meeting of the shareholders of the low-cost airline, which will take... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Strike of Iberia employees will affect also Iberia Express and Vueling
Madrid, Spain - The two companies cannot avail the normal ground services
The strike of 15 non-consecutive days which has been called between February and March by the unions which represent the employees of Iberia, in order to protest against the restructuring plan proposed... more
AirlinesAircraft and finance. US Senate to examine American Airlines-US Airways merger
Washington, USA - "There are potential risks for the market", Senator Mike Lee claims
The Senate of the United States will hold a hearing to examine the antitrust aspects of the proposed merger between American Airlines and US Airways, announced on Thursday 14 February 2013 by the CEOs... more
AirlinesRyanair purchases new offices at Airside Business Park of Swords in Dublin
Dublin, Ireland - The carrier will shortly begin the tendering process for the fit-out of the building
Ryanair, European low-cost carrier announced on February 14 the purchase of a new office building in Airside Business Park in Swords, Co Dublin, which will become its new Dublin office. The 100,000 sq... more
AirlinesEstonian Air wants to cut the aircraft in the fleet to reduce costs
Tallinn, Estonia - According to the carrier CEO the priority is leasing out two Embraer E-170s
Jan Palmer, Chief Executive Officer of Estonian Air, the most important carrier of the Baltic country, which is experiencing a very strong financial crisis, declared that the company is seeking to reduce... more
AirlinesLOT grounds its Dreamliner aircraft through October
Warsaw, Poland - The Polish company forced to extend leasing agreements for its 767s
LOT Polish Airlines communicated that its two Dreamliner aircraft, currently grounded because of the worldwide suspension of flight operations for the model after the repeated glitches which characterized... more
Airlines415 Iberia aircraft will remain grounded in the first five days of strike
Madrid, Spain - Domestic flights will be particularly affected
On Thursday 14 February 2013 Iberia, after receiving the governments decree specifying which flights must operate under "Minimum services" rules during the planned intermittent strikes by airline employees,... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Alitalia: the next corporate appointments
Rome, Italy - Second edition of the "Alitalia Day" scheduled on February 26 in Rome-Fiumicino
Executives and shareholders of Alitalia have a really thick agenda for the next weeks: in addition to the meeting of the board of directors which is currently ongoing in Rome, which is crucial to decide... more
AirlinesAircraft and finance. Alitalia board meeting: 150-million-Euro approved
Rome, Italy - The shareholders will have to provide their approval in the meeting scheduled on February 22
The meeting of the board of directors of Alitalia, scheduled on Thursday 14 February 2013, was particularly awaited, because of the important decision about the 150-million-Euro financing needed to ensure... more
AirlinesAircraft and finance. The boards approve the merger: AA and US Airways to marry on Valentine's Day
Fort Worth, USA - Doug Parker will be the new CEO, Tom Horton the new Chairman
The long-awaited merger between American Airlines and US Airways, one of the main topics of the aviation sector in the past months, has now materialized: the boards of directors of the two companies provided... more
AirlinesIcelandair increases order for Boeing 737 MAX aircraft from 12 to 16
Reykjavik , Iceland - The agreement includes an option for a further eight airplanes
On Wednesday 13 February 2013 Boeing and Icelandair announced a firm order for 16 737 MAX airplanes, valued at more than 1.6 billion dollars at list prices. The order, originally announced as a commitment... more
AirlinesFlydubai is discussing with Boeing and Airbus for a 50-aircraft order
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - The announcement might arrive at November's "Dubai Airshow"
On Wednesday 13 February 2013 flydubai Chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al-Maktoum, during the press conference organized to present the financial results of 2012, declared that the Emirati low-cost carrier... more
AirlineseasyJet: new way to travel between Milan-Linate and Rome-Fiumicino
Milan, Italy - The flights from next March 25, with five daily links
easyJet introduces a new way to travel between Milan-Linate/Rome-Fiumicino: easy, friendly, quick and for all travellers. Following to the decision by the Supreme Court last January 23 with the monopoly... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. EasyJet: Haji-Ioannou ready to fight at the annual meeting
London, United Kingdom - The founder of the low-cost carrier will oppose the re-election of Mike Rake
EasyJet's founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou is ready to fight the executives of the company he created in the next annual general meeting, which will take place on February 21, 2013 at London-Luton Airport,... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Iberia unions announce 15-day strike
Madrid, Spain - "The fingerprints of Willie Walsh are visible in the breakdown in talks", Mocho (ITF) declares
The unions which represent cabin crew and flight attendants of Iberia announced three periods of strike for overall 15 days of industrial action, to protest against the restructuring plan of the most important... more
AirlinesAircraft and companies. LOT appoints a new CEO to handle the restructuring process
Warsaw, Poland - The shift in the top management had been requested by the Minister for Treasury
The supervisory board of LOT Polish Airlines appointed Sebastian Mikosz as new Chief Executive Officer of the state-owned Polish carrier. The shift in the top management of the airline had been requested... more
AirlinesAeroflot has some complaints about its Sukhoi SSJ-100 aircraft
Moscow, Russia - 24 problems reported during 2012
According to a report published by the newspaper "Kommersant" Aeroflot, the most important Russia airline, repeatedly complained with Sukhoi Civil Aircraft for the problems reported on the SSJ-100 aircraft,... more
AirlinesCroatia Airlines has to reduce the number of its aircraft to return to profitability
Zagreb, Croatia - "As an alternative, we can find a strategic partner", the Minister for Transport declares
State-owned Croatia Airlines has to reduce the number of aircraft it has in its fleet to come back to profitability and avoid bankruptcy: this is the synthesis of the concept expressed by Siniša Hajdaš D... more
AirlinesAircraft and security. Lufthansa suspends Libya-bound flights
Tripoli, Libya - Concerns for the second anniversary of the uprising which overturned Gheddafi's regime
Lufthansa, the largest European company in terms of passengers carried and fleet size, and its subsidiary Austrian Airlines decided to suspend with immediate effect their flights bound for Libya for security... more
AirlinesAir Dolomiti and AdF: the Florence-Munich daily flights served by Embraer aircraft
Ronchi dei Legionari, Italy - From January 7, 2013
Air Dolomiti, the Italian airline of the Lufthansa Group, and Florence airport announced on February 6 that the daily flights from Florence to Munich are served by the new Embraer 195 (120 seats) aircraft... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Ryanair-Flybe agreement for the creation of Flybe Ireland
Dublin, Ireland - Shares of the British carrier on the rise
On Wednesday 6 February 2013 the board of Flybe has announced that it has reached agreement with Ryanair over the possible transfer of a number of aircraft and operating routes as part of a package of... more
AirlinesAircraft and alliances. British Airways is not happy with Qantas-Emirates partnership
London, United Kingdom - The English carrier will cancel its code-sharing agreement with the Australian airline
British Airways, according to some reports from the Australian media, is ready to end a code-sharing agreement with Qantas, established some 17 years ago, because of the new partnership between the Australian... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Airberlin ready to harshen its restructuring plan
Berlin, Germany - The company ended 2012 in the red by 272 million Euro
Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, Chief Executive Officer of airberlin, communicated in the airline's company magazine that the restructuring plan nicknamed "Turbine", which was implemented to improve the financial... more
AirlinesRed Wings Air Operator certificate suspended from February 4 for "Numerous significant violations"
Moscow, Russia - The decision "Is not connected to the reasons for the accident" of December 29, 2012, Rosaviatsia specifies
The Air Operator Certificate (AOC) of red Wings, the low-cost company which operated the Tupolev Tu-204 airplane which crashed at Moscow-Vnukovo Airport on December 29, 2012, causing the death of five... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Alitalia redesigns its network and cancels Beijing-bound flights
Rome, Italy - Many new routes started in the past months, and may others will follow by the summer
The management of Alitalia is redesigning the network of the company in order to optimize it, focusing on the most profitable routes, which can offer the highest development possibilities: to this end,... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Polish premier gives an ultimatum to Treasury Minister on LOT restructuring
Warsaw, Poland - "knows that his fate in the government depends on the effectiveness of his actions"
The financial crisis of LOT Polish Airlines is generating effects also at political level: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned the Minister for Treausry Mikolaj Budzanowski that his presence into... more
AirlinesGermany sends a 450,000-Euro bill to Ryanair for underweight aircraft
Berlin, Germany - The airline reported a MTOM lower than the actual figure
Ryanair is used to considerably charge its passengers for overweight luggage: ironically, Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS), the German agency which is responsible for air traffic control in the European country,... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Iberia employees (2) announce five-day strike
Madrid, Spain - The last offer of the airline is considered not acceptable by the unions
The unions representing the employees of Iberia called a five-day strike which will take place in the second half of February, because of the stalemate of the talks regarding the massive restructuring... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Government of Estonia assesses the possibilities for the future of Estonian Air
Tallinn, Estonia - "The word 'Bankruptcy' is being used by others, not the by the Cabinet"
The government of Estonia started the evaluation of the different hypotheses regarding the future of Estonian Air, the main airline of the Baltic nation, which is experiencing a very strong financial crisis. The... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Iberia unions threaten to strike after stalemate in the talks
Madrid, Spain - The management offers less layoffs than originally expected
The talks between Iberia and the unions regarding the restructuring plan of the most important Spanish carrier are in a stalemate: the representatives of the employees have considered unsatisfactory the... more
AirlinesAlitalia and elections in February: the airline extends offer of favourable tariffs for students abroad
Rome, Italy - Destined to all young people up to the age of 26
"Alitalia extended the offer of favourable tariffs to all young people up to the age of 26, residing in Italy but abroad for study reasons, to return in the occasion of the elections (February 24-25). The... more
AirlinesANA estimates missed revenues for Dreamliner aircraft grounding reach 15 million dollars
Tokyo, Japan - Since the emergency landing on January 16, the company's shares have lost some 200 million dollars of their value
On Thursday 31 January 2013 All Nippon Airways (ANA), presenting its financial results for the October 2012-December 2012 quarter, quantified in 15 million dollars the missed revenues caused by the suspension... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways: new flights to Brisbane via Singapore by an A-330/200 airplane
Abu Dhabi, UAE - Painted in Manchester City Football Club colours
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, this week commences its new schedule of daily flights between Abu Dhabi and Brisbane via Singapore. To mark the occasion the carrier... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Bankruptcy hits Indonesia's Batavia Air
Jakarta, Indonesia - In October last year Air Asia renounced to acquire the carrier
On Thursday 31 January 2012 the Indonesian company Batavia Air ceased its operations since Agus Iskandar, presiding judge at the Jakarta Commercial Court, declared its bankruptcy, approving the petition... more
AirlinesAir Seychelles: A-330/200 aircraft with a new livery (VIDEO)
Seychelles, Republic of Seychelles - In honour of Vallée de Mai, the Seychelles’ second UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site
Air Seychelles unveiled on January 29 an exciting new addition to its livery when its second A-330/200 aircraft was delivered. The Air Seychelles name now adorns the underbelly, for brand visibility... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Alitalia: Brazilian ceremony to celebrate the new Rome-Fortaleza route
Fortaleza, Brazil - Flights started on January 14
A ceremony to celebrate the new Rome-Fortaleza route operated by Alitalia was held in the evening of Tuesday 29 January 2013 at Ideal Clube, in the Brazilian city, with the participation of Gianni Pieraccioni,... more
AirlinesAir Canada: "Skytrax" assigned four stars to the North American carrier
Montreal, Canada - For airport and onboard product and service improvements
Air Canada has become the only international network carrier in North America to receive a Four-Star ranking according to independent UK research firm "Skytrax". The much-coveted rating is considered... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Alitalia: waiting for Air France, a 200-million-Euro credit line is in sight
Rome, Italy - On February 4 the board will have to approve the operation
The main shareholders of Alitalia will fill the coffers of the company with a credit line of 200 million Euro, in order to give to the most important Italian airline the financial capability to pass the... more
AirlinesSas: Newcastle-Copenhagen new direct route from Monday to Friday
Stockholm, Sweden - Sunday flights will operate from the end of March 2013
Scandinavian Airlines is expanding its regional network and launching a new direct route from Newcastle International Airport to Copenhagen with operations starting on 4 February 2013. SAS will be offering... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Air France launches its new regional airline HOP!
Paris, France - The new carrier will be a synergy between the three subsidiaries Brit Air, Regional and Airlinair
On Monday 28 January 2013 Air France unveiled its plans for HOP!, the new regional carrier of the most important French company, which will amalgamate the operations of Brit Air, Airlinair and Regional,... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. EasyJet chairman announces his resignation from Summer 2013
London, United Kingdom - Rake has always been in opposition with the carrier's founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou
Sir Mike Rake, Chairman and non-executive director of easyJet, announced it resignation from the English carrier, which will be effective starting from Summer 2013. In March this year easyJet will officially... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines gains court approval for mega aircraft order
New York, USA - The company plans to purchase some 260 B-737NG and 200 Airbus A-320neo
Sean Lane, judge of New York Bankruptcy Court, approved the mega-operation of aircraft purchase by American Airlines, allowing the company to put into effect the announcement released in July 2011 for... more
AirlinesDelta Air Lines in talks with Airbus and Boeing for new aircraft
Atlanta, USA - Possible purchase of "Old generation" models for 1 billion dollars
According to rumours Delta Air Lines, one of the world's largest carriers in terms of fleet size, is reportedly in talks with both Airbus and Boeing for an order of some new narrow-body aircraft, between... more