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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
AirlinesAir Algerie launches tender for 14 new passenger airplanes and two cargo aircraft
Algiers, Algeria - Deadline for bids on April 28
On Thursday 11 April 2013, Air Algerie launched a tender for the renewal of its fleet of aircraft: the main Algerian carrier means to purchase eight 150-seat, three 250-seat and three 70-seat airplanes.... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. AVIONEWS interviews Yurdagul Altinoz, Rome Director Turkish Airlines (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - "We are growing because there is a potential"
On Wednesday 10 April 2013, during a press conference at Rome-Fiumicino Airport (see for details AVIONEWS), Turkish Airlines announced its fourth weekly flight on the Rome-Istanbul route, which proved... more
AirlinesAircraft and finance. Korean Air completes acquisition of the stake in Czech Airlines
Prague, Czech Republic - "We believe that Csa has a lot of room for growth", the CEO of the Asian carrier commented
Korean Air and the Government of Czech Republic inked in Prague the contract for the sale of 460,275 shares of Czech Airlines (CSA), which means a 44% stake in the stock of shares of the most important... more
AirlinesAir France-KLM: six new links during the Summer
Rome, Italy - Two in Europe, two in Asia, one in Latin America and one in North-America
Air France inaugurates three new destinations (Kuala Lumpur, Montevideo and Minneapolis) for the Summer 2013 and three by KLM to Fukuoka, Manston and Ålesund. Then novelties by the Group with these... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Jet2 restarts its flights to Belfast International Airport
Belfast, United Kingdom - The English company will use the second runway of the Northern-Irish hub
Two days after the announcement of the suspension of the flight operations to and from Belfast International Airport because of concerns connected with the safety of the runway (AVIONEWS), the English... more
AirlinesLufthansa is considering a new long-haul aircraft order
Cologne, Germany - Recently the German carrier purchased 100 A-320s and two A-380s
Lufthansa's expansion planes are extremely ambitious: a few weeks ago the main European airline in terms of passengers carried and fleet size announced the purchase of 100 A-320 Family aircraft (so divided... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. US DoT approves codeshare between Etihad and Aer Lingus on transatlantic routes
Washington, USA - EY code to appear on the Irish carrier's flights from Dublin to New York, Chicago e Boston
The Department of Transportation (DoT) of the United States approved the codeshare agreement between Etihad Airways and Aer Lingus on the Irish carrier's transatlantic routes out of Dublin. From today... more
AirlinesAircraft and crisis. Mitsopoulos: Cyprus Airways is at risk because of too many losses in the past years
Nicosia, Cyprus - Minister of Communications and Works is pessimistic
Speaking in Paphos, Cyprus' Minister of Communications and Works Tassos Mitsopoulos declared that Cyprus Airways, the main national carrier, might soon be forced to suspend its operations, due to great... more
AirlinesUnited includes a Dreamliner aircraft in its schedule for May 31
Chicago, USA - The 787 might be back flying soon
United Airlines included a Dreamliner aircraft in its schedule for May 31: one of the six 787s of the carrier, which is currently the only US' airline to have the state-of-the-art airplane manufactured... more
AirlinesAir Canada: +3.4% on passenger traffic in March
Montreal, Canada - Load factor of 83.5%
For the month of March, Air Canada reported a record system load factor of 83.5 per cent, versus 81.5 per cent in March 2012, an increase of 2.0 percentage points. System traffic increased 3.4 per... more
AirlinesEmirates: Milan-New York direct flight will be inaugurated next October 1
Milan, Italy - The route served with a B-777/300ER
Emirates to launch, next October 1, 2013, its direct flight from Milan-Malpensa to New York, as its only trans-oceanic service. The flight will represent an important link between Europe and USA with... more
AirlinesJet2 withdraws its aircraft from Belfast because of alleged runway safety issues
Belfast, United Kingdom - Resurfacing works were suspended for three weeks because of poor weather conditions
The British carrier Jet2 decided to suspend its operations at Belfast International Airport because of concerns connected with the safety of the runway: according to the airline, an aircraft of the Leeds-based... more
AirlinesVueling to decide on new aircraft order
Madrid, Spain - The board of the Spanish company will meet on Tuesday 9 to discuss the takeover offer by IAG
On Monday 8 April 2013 Vueling Chief Executive Officer Alex Cruz declared that the Spanish low-cost carrier is close to make an order of aircraft to renew its fleet, basing on the proposals submitted by... more
AirlinesSAS: new flight from Copenhagen to San Francisco
Stockholm, Sweden - The route will be operated using an A-340/300 aircraft
SAS begins on April 8 the flight from Copenhagen to San Francisco on the US West Coast. North America is an important and growing market for SAS, which already flies to New York, Chicago and Washington.... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Lufthansa unions rule out "Warning strikes" ahead of the next talks
Frankfurt, Germany - Meeting with the company scheduled on April 17
Ver.di, the German union which represents the interests of Lufthansa workers, announced that no further "Warning strikes", after the industrial action which was carried out on March 21, will be called... more
AirlinesSAS-Jet Time: letter of intent for ATR-72/600 airplanes
Stockholm, Sweden - The airline is continuing its wet lease arrangements with Cimber and Braathens Regional
SAS and Jet Time have signed a Letter of Intent to enter into an agreement on the wet lease of four factory-new ATR-72/600 airplanes. The intention is to enter into an agreement for 36 months, so that... more
AirlineseasyJet's results: update and pre-close statement for the six months of 2013
Milan, Italy - Ended last March 31
easyJet expects to deliver a first half performance in line with the guidance given in the 24 January 2013 Interim Management Statement. Revenue per seat growth at constant currency for the six months... more
AirlinesMeridiana in the red by almost 34 million Euros in Q1
Olbia, Italy - Overall revenue is decreasing
Meridiana Fly's balance is still deeply in the red, with losses that in the first quarter of 2013 topped 33,9 million Euros. The company communicated that the overall revenue diminished by 18.2%, whereas... more