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AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Emirates Vp: "Enter a global alliance would be a brake to our development"
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - The Emirati carrier in talks with American Airlines about expanding their cooperation
In an interview released on Tuesday 18 December 2012 to the French website "Latribune.fr", Emirates' executive vice-president Thierry Antinori declared that the United Arab Emirates' carrier has no intention... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Temporary move of Warsaw Wizz Air flights from Modlin to "Chopin" Airport
Warsaw, Poland - Because of the lack of an Instrument Landing System in the new hub of the Polish capital
The East-European low-cost airline Wizz Air decided to temporarily move its operations in Warsaw from Modlin to "Chopin" Airport because, according to the company, of the airport's failure to deliver on... more
AirlinesSouthwest to introduce "No show" penalty for customers who leave empty seats on the aircraft
Dallas, USA - Penalties for overweight baggage are increasing as well
The US company Southwest Airlines, the largest low-cost airline in the world, announced that starting from next year will apply a "No show" penalty to those customers who do not advise they will not fly,... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Iberia starts negotiation on the restructuring plan
Madrid, Spain - The Group has pledged to keep the maintenance and handling division, under certain conditions
Iberia and the unions CCOO, UGT, Asetma, Sitcpla, USO and CTA-Vuelo, representing ground staff and cabin crews, comprising 93% of the total staff, have agreed to negotiate the terms of the company’s t... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. LOT cuts too: 600 layoffs coming
Warsaw, Poland - More than one half will be ground workers
LOT Polish Airlines aligns itself with several European carriers (SAS, Iberia, British Airways, Austrian Airlines, to name a few), and gets ready to reduce its workforce in an attempt to improve its short... more
AirlinesAirplanes and carriers. United Airlines find agreement with pilot union
Chicago, Usa - Nearly 10,000 represented by the ALPA
United Airlines announced on December 15 that pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), ratified a new joint labor agreement for all United Airlines pilots. The agreement runs... more
AirlinesAircraft and carriers. Southwest Airlines to pay almost 6 million beers to its passengers
Chicago, USA - Court sentences the company to honour its vouchers
The ruling of a Chicago federal court will force Southwest Airlines, the third largest in the world in terms of passengers carried and the first among the low-cost airlines, to honour all the vouchers... more
AirlineseasyJet: eight connections on different Italian airports
Milan, Italy - A total of 139 links served from 17 airports in Italy
easyJet announced on December 13 the launch of eight new links on different Italian airports to reinforce the offer to central Europe, Mediterranean basin and the Red Sea. From Milan-Malpensa, four... more
AirlinesB-787 airplane: Qatar Airways launched flights to Heathrow by Dreamliner
London, UK - The airline received the first model last month
Qatar Airways launched on December 13 its inaugural long-haul Boeing 787 Dreamliner service on the Doha/London-Heathrow route, becoming the first airline to operate regular scheduled flights with the state-of-the... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Ryanair apologizes to seriously-ill children who travelled with overweight baggage
Dublin, Ireland - The carrier promises that the same problem will not occur in the return flight
The low-cost Irish company Ryanair promised that the seriously-ill children who, on Wednesday 12 December 2012, experienced some problems at Dublin Airport before boarding the aircraft which had to carry... more
AirlinesQatar Airways CEO launches thunderbolt at Boeing over 787 Dreamliner aircraft problems
London, United Kingdom - "Definitely we will demand compensation: we are not buying airplanes from them to put in a museum
In an interview released to "Bloomberg" in London, Qatar Airways chief executive officer Akbar al-Baker commented with harsh words the problem which forced the Qatari carrier to ground on of their Boeing... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. UK Competition Commission authorized to investigate Ryanair's stake in Aer Lingus
London, United Kingdom - The low-cost carrier ready to appeal against the decision
The Competition Commission of the United Kingdom received the "Go-ahead" to investigate the 29.4% stake of Aer Lingus owned by Ryanair: the inquiry will have to verify if the stake wields undue influence... more
AirlinesAircraft and carriers. Latam Airlines Group: traffic statistics for November
Santiago, Chile - System passenger increased 10.1%
LATAM Airlines Group SA and its subsidiaries, (“LATAM Airlines Group” or “the Company”), the leading airline group in Latin America, reported its preliminary monthly traffic statistics for November 2012 co... more
AirlinesAircraft and weather. Alitalia about snow situation in the Northern Italy: possible delays or cancellations for flights
Rome, Italy - Mainly at Milan-Linate airport
"The weather situation on different Italian Northern airports is interested from snowy precipitations and low temperatures that can provoke limitations for traffic, in particular for airplanes. The... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. LOT accepts the Minister's "Advice" and dismisses its CEO
Warsaw, Poland - CFO Zbigniew Mazur appointed as acting CEO
On Thursday 13 December 2012 Poland's Minister of Treasury Mikolaj Budzanowski asked LOT Polish Airlines to fire its chief executive officer Marcin Pirog, who is considered liable for the difficult situation... more
AirlinesLufthansa Group reinforces strategic market in Italy
Milan, Italy - Record of passengers for four airlines in the first nine months of the year
Lufthansa Group maintained during 2012 a strong positioning in Italy. The Group, in which Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Swiss International Air Lines belong, marked a record of passengers... more
AirlinesUnicef-easyJet: airplane with a particular livery presented for the results of the "Change for Good" campaign
Milan, Italy - From Friday 14th December its crew across Europe is dressed in Santa Claus hats
On December 13 more than two hundred ‘Santa Clauses’ took up poll position to unveil an exclusively branded ‘Change for Good’ plane as easyJet, the UK’s airline and UNICEF, the world children’s organizatio... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Austrian Airlines announces its restructuring plan
Vienna, Austria - 150 administrative employees will lose their job
Austrian Airlines Group has initiated a further step in the restructuring program announced in spring. This step will eliminate redundancies in its organization. These were identified through the conducting... more
Airlines"World Travel Awards": Etihad Airways awarded for the fourth year in a row
Abu Dhabi, UAE - The "WTA" were established in 1993
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has brought home top honours at the "World Travel Awards", taking the "World’s Leading Airline" title for the fourth year in a row. The a... more
AirlinesWizz Air-MCAP for financing three A-320 airplanes
Geneva, Switzerland - For sale and leaseback
Wizz Air, the airline in Central and Eastern Europe, announced on December 13 that it had entered into a sale and leaseback agreement with Mitsubishi Corporation Aviation Partners (MCAP) for three new... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Warsaw wants LOT Polish Airlines' CEO to be fired
Warsaw, Poland - "He is personally responsible for the state of the company"
Poland's Minister of Treasury Mikolaj Budzanowski asked LOT Polish Airlines to fire its chief executive officer Marcin Pirog, who is considered liable for the difficult situation of the state-owned company:... more
AirlinesCommercial with Kobe Bryant and Leo Messi on a Turkish Airlines aircraft goes viral (VIDEO)
Istanbul, Turkey - 36 million views on YouTube in less than a week
There will be the need to verify what will be the effect on ticket sales, but it is not possible to call into question that the new Turkish Airlines commercial, which features the American basket champion... more
AirlinesFlight attendants threat a "Smile strike" on the Cathay Pacific aircraft
Hong Kong, China - The cabin crew could refuse to smile to the passengers and to serve beverages and meals
The clashes between Cathay Pacific and its flight attendants could generate a weird form of protest in the days before Christmas holidays: the cabin crew will not down tools, but will take into consideration... more
AirlinesAlitalia: direct flights from Rome to the Armenian capital, served by A-320 airplanes
Rome, Italy - Flights operated twice a week
The new direct flight between Italy and the Armenian capital Yerevan, which will be operated twice a week, permits to reach one of the most important industrial, cultural and scientific centers in the... more
AirlinesAdvanced talks ongoing for the expansion of Vueling aircraft fleet
Madrid, Spain - "We are not married to Airbus", carrier's chairman declared
During a press conference in Madrid, the chairman of the Spanish low-cost company Vueling Josep Pique i Camps confirmed that the management of the carrier is in advanced talks with several firms to expand... more
AirlinesAircraft and finance. State aid for LOT Polish Airlines?
Warsaw, Poland - Talks with Air China to find new investors
The Polish airline LOT has applied for the first tranche of state aid, which amounts to 400 million zlotys, according to the Treasury Ministry, which declined to provide the total amount: however, some... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Alitalia reaches an agreement with the unions
Rome, Italy - Company's CEO Ragnetti: "Everyone's sense of responsibility prevailed"
On Tuesday 11 December 2012 Alitalia reached an agreement with the unions which represent the employees of the carrier (Filt-Cgil, Fit-Cisl, Uil and Ugl trasporti): the announcement came from Andrea Ragnetti,... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Alitalia-Etihad: Roman ceremony for the launch of the new route with Abu Dhabi
Rome, Italy - Cocktail party at Palazzo Colonna with the CCOs of the two companies
The sumptuous location Palazzo Colonna in Rome hosted the cocktail party which was organized to celebrate the launch of the new route between the Italian capital and Abu Dhabi, which has been operated... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Sir Branson bets 1 million pounds with IAG boss on the future of Virgin Atlantic
London, United Kingdom - The relationship between the two airlines has always been troubled
One million pounds: this is the amount that Sir Richard Branson, chairman of the Virgin group, is available to bet with Willie Walsh, chief executive officer of International Airlines Group (IAG, the holding... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Iberia unions cancel pre-Christmas strike
Madrid, Spain - "We don't want to harm passengers, we will study new actions"
The unions of Iberia employees have cancelled the strike they had called in the past weeks which was scheduled in the days just before Christmas holidays (AVIONEWS): the workers' representatives had announced... more
AirlinesAircraft and carriers. American Airlines pilots ratify tentative agreement, exit from Bankruptcy is close
Dallas, USA - Proposal accepted by 73.7% of the union members
The pilots of American Airlines voted with a large majority the ratification of the tentative contract agreement with the company: according to the president of Allied Pilots Association (APA) Keith Wilson,... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Iberia unveils the details of its restructuring plan
Madrid, Spain - the carrier will look for the optimization of the network, focusing on the most profitable routes
Iberia communicated the details of its restructuring plan, which was announced on November 9, 2012 (AVIONEWS), which is centred on the optimization of the network, focusing on the operations on the most... more
AirlinesMaltese court: "The WindJet aircraft must remain here"
Valletta, Malta - The judge rejects the claim of the leasing company
Maltese First Hall of Civil Courts ordered that the Airbus A-320/211, aircraft which was part of the WindJet fleet, nut is owned by an Irish leasing company, must remain in the island in the Mediterranean... more
AirlinesAircraft and carriers. IAG (BA and Iberia): figures in November 2012
London, UK - Traffic and strategic developments
Iag Group (Iberia and British Airways) released the figures in November 2012. The highlights are: - In November 2012, Group traffic measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres rose by 3.6 per cent... more
AirlinesHong Kong Airlines wants smaller aircraft instead of the A-380s
Hong Kong, China - The company is involved in talks with Airbus to modify its order
Hong Kong Airlines is discussing with Airbus about a significant modification of its order with the Toulouse-based firm: the Chinese company wants to change, at least partially, its order for ten A-380s... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. SAS: changes in the Nomination Committee
Stockholm, Sweden - No new member will be appointed to replace Anders Rydin, who represented SEB Fonder
SAS AB Group, parent company of Scandinavian Airlines, has put in place some changes in the structure of its Nomination Committee. At the Annual Shareholders' Meeting in SAS AB on April 19, 2012, members... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Possible fastjet-Emirates partnership? The African carrier confirms talks
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - "It represents a great opportunity for both parties"
On Wednesday 5 December 2012 Ed Winter, fastjet chief executive officer, confirmed the rumours about a possible partnership between the new pan-African low-cost airline, which started its operations a... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. British Airways is planning to cut 400 cabin crew
London, United Kingdom - The carrier will offer voluntary redundancies to its senior employees
On Tuesday 4 December 2012 British Airways communicated it is planning to cut 400 Heathrow-based flight attendants. "We are offering voluntary redundancy to some members of our senior cabin crew (that... more
AirlinesGermanwings: three airplanes at the Hamburg airport
Milan, Italy - With 15 routes and 174 weekly flights from next March 31
The German low-cost airline, Germanwings, returns at the Hamburg airport from next March 31, 2013 with 15 routes, 174 weekly flights and three airplanes will be based at this airport. The carrier will... more
AirlinesSAS Group: three A-330/300 aircraft refinanced with USD 125 million loan
Stockholm, Sweden - The third and final tranche due in February 2013
Following on from recent announcements concerning steps taken to improve the SAS Group's financial position, a new USD 125m secured loan facility covering three A-330/300 aircraft has been entered into... more
AirlinesIndian court fines Lufthansa for not allowing a passenger to board an aircraft in the US
New Delhi, India - The company claims that the reason of the incident is a communication issue
On Monday 3 December 2012 the Indian consumer court ordered Lufthansa, the largest European airline in terms of fleet size and passengers carried, to pay a compensation of 100,000 Indian rupees (roughly... more
AirlinesGulf Air-Sita: agreement for services of the network
Manama, Bahrain - For operations across 48 destinations
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and SITA have signed an agreement that will allow airline to use SITA’s network services to optimize its operations across 48 destinations where i... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. IAG seeks damages from the union of Iberia pilots
London, United Kingdom - In relation to strikes held in 2011 and 2012
International Airlines Group (IAG) the holding which includes British Airways and Iberia, lodged a claim in the High Court in London to seek damages from Sepla, a Spanish pilot union, and the International... more
AirlinesUS Airways prices its 546-million-dollar offering EETCs to finance the purchase of 11 Airbus aircraft
Tempe, USA - The certificates will be issued on December 13
US Airways announced that it priced an offering of two classes of Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates (EETC) in the aggregate face amount of approximately 546 million dollars. The company intends to... more
AirlinesAfter Budapest, Ryanair takes its aircraft away from Spain
Madrid, Spain - "Unavoidable response to the unjustified and unnecessary doubling of airport taxes"
Just a few days after its disengagement In Budapest, which will cause the cut of 40% of the capacity in the Hungarian capital (AVIONEWS), Ryanair confirmed heavy downsizing of its operations also in Spain,... more
Airlines20th anniversary for Ukrainian International Airlines
Rome, Italy - Its first flight from Kiev to London
Ukraine International Airlines celebrated the 20th anniversary of its operations. 25 November 1992, when UIA operated its first ever Kiev–London–Kiev flight is considered to be the airline’s birthday. In 20 ye... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Strike ahead of Christmas holidays confirmed by unions of Iberia workers
Madrid, Spain - The company CEO: "Inopportune, inappropriate and completely unjustified"
The Spanish unions which represent the workers of Iberia confirmed the six-day strike which was hypothesized in the past days (AVIONEWS), which will take place in the days ahead of Christmas holidays,... more
AirlinesTurkish Airlines is looking for "Alternative financing" for its aircraft fleet expansion
Istanbul, Turkey - The board is evaluating several possibilities
Turkish Airlines is planning to double the size of its fleet, passing from 200 to 400 aircraft by 2020 and, according to reports from the press agency "Reuters", it is currently in talks for a leasing... more
AirlinesOman Air launched Muscat-Jaaluni route
Muscat, Oman - Three times per week
The inauguration of Oman Air’s direct flight between Muscat and Jaaluni airport at Al Wusta Governorate located on the southern coast of Oman, took place last November 19, 2012, on the sidelines of "42nd N... more
AirlinesThe maintenance of components for two CRJ-900 airplanes of Rwandair assigned to Iberia Maintenance
Madrid, Spain - According to the terms of a three year contract
Iberia and Rwandair have signed a comprehensive contract to maintain components of two new CRJ-900 airplanes operated by the African airline. The three-year contract covers the inspection and maintenance... more