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AirlinesNine new aircraft in 2013 for Korean Air
Seoul, South Korea - Two new Airbus A-380 will join the fleet of the carrier
Korean Air, one of the main Asian airlines and among the most important globally in terms of passengers carried, will add nine new aircraft to its fleet during 2013. Among the most important deliveries... more
AirlinesVueling: passengers, load factor, traffic in December 2012
Barcelona, Spain - Growth in 2013
Vueling Airlines carried 967,456 passengers in December 2012. This represents a 14.3% increase compared to December 2011. The company reached a load factor of 74%. For the year 2012, the airline carried... more
AirlinesAir Canada reports 2012 figures
Rome, Italy - Load factors increasing
For the month of December 2012, Air Canada reported a record system load factor of 82.1 per cent, versus 81.0 per cent in December 2011, an increase of 1.1 percentage points. System traffic increased... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Air India close to join Star Alliance
New Delhi, India - As confirmed by source of the Ministry for Aviation, reported by local media
Air India, the company owned by the government of New Delhi, could be close to join Star Alliance, according to the declarations of an official of the Ministry for Civil Aviation reported by "Press Trust... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines: operational results reported in December 2012
Chicago, Usa - Traffic decreased 4%, capacity -5.4%; load factor +1.2%
United Continental Holdings, Inc. reported December 2012 combined operational results for its airline units. UAL's consolidated traffic (revenue passenger miles) in December 2012 decreased 4.0 percent... more
AirlinesBrussels Airlines expands its destination offer in Africa
Brussels, Belgium - The frequency increases are gradually introduced as from February
Thanks to a new bilateral aviation agreement between Belgium and the Republic of Senegal, Brussels Airlines will be able to connect Brussels daily to Dakar instead of 4 times a week. Brussels Airlines... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Estonian Air CEO: "I am happy for the collective agreement, but the situation is still very tough"
Tallinn, Estonia - The company waits for the decision of the European Commission about state aid
Estonian Air managed to reach a last-minute agreement with the union which represent the pilot of the most important airline of the East-European country: this is an important result for the survival of... more
AirlinesIAG (International Airlines Group): traffic figures in December 2012
London, UK - Strategic developments
IAG (International Airlines Group, Iberia and British Airways) announced on January 7, the following figures reported in December. - In December 2012, Group traffic measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Virgin Atlantic: surprise choice for the new CEO
London, United Kingdom - Craig Kreeger, former American Airlines executive, will guide the British carrier
There is not the official press bulletin yet, but however it is confirmed that on Tuesday 8 January 2013 Virgin Atlantic will communicate that Craig Kreeger will be the new chief executive officer of the... more
AirlinesUkraine International Airlines expands in Europe and Asia
Rome, Italy - New destinations from Milan-Malpensa and Rome-Fiumicino
2013 will be a year rich of new things for Ukraine International Airlines (UIA). The network of the most important Ukrainian company, which is represented in Italy by GSA & ITR group, will expand over... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Hundreds of Ukrainian citizens stranded abroad because of the cancellation of AeroSvit flights
Kiev, Ukraine - 196 passengers marooned in Ho Chi Minh
The financial difficulties which are being experienced by AeroSvit are causing tough problems to many Ukrainian citizens which were expected to fly with the east-European company, who in these days are... more
AirlinesSAS accuses Ryanair of "Underweight" aircraft fee scam
Stockholm, Sweden - "They circumvent the rules, leaving us to pay the bill"
According to a report published on Monday 7 January 2013 by the Danish financial newspaper "Berlingske Business", Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) filed a complaint to the Scandinavian civil aviation authorities... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Important changes in airberlin's top management
Berlin, Germany - Prock-Schauer replaces Mehdorn as CEO
Important changes took place in airberlin's top management: As of 7th January 2013, Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, 56, will take over the post of chief executive officer of Air Berlin PLC from Hartmut Mehdorn,... more
AirlinesAircraft fleet reduction in view for LOT Polish Airlines
Warsaw, Poland - As announced by the Minister of Treasury
The restructuring of LOT Polish Airlines, the most important Polish carrier, will also pass through a reduction of the number of aircraft in the fleet, as announced by Minister of Treasury Mikolaj Budzanowski... more
AirlinesKiev Airport suspends services to AeroSvit aircraft due to missed payments
Kiev, Ukraine - Moscow-Sheremetyevo is refusing assistance to the Ukrainian company as well
Kiev-Boryspil International Airport announced the suspension of the services provided to the aircraft of AeroSvit Airlines, because of the non-observation of the financial discipline agreed with the Ukrainian... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Poland confirms release of state aid to LOT
Warsaw, Poland - But the Prime Minister claims: "If it the company proves unsaveable, we will not risk taxpayers' money"
On Thursday 3 January 2013 the Polish government confirmed it had provided the first tranche of the state aid to LOT Polish Airlines, worth 400 million zloty: the loan was granted on December 20, 2012.... more
AirlinesAircraft and alliances. Four Chinese airlines form the "Great China Connection"
Taipei, China - The programme will operate on the connections between mainland China and Taiwan
Taiwanese carrier China Airlines and mainland China's companies China Southern, China Eastern and Xiamen Airlines formed an alliance called the "Greater China Connection" on Thursday 3 January 2013. The... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines: first international route (LA-Tokyo) served by B-787 Dreamliner aircraft
Los Angeles, Usa - The service previously operated with a B-777 plane
United Airlines (UA) will introduce daily no-stop 787 Dreamliner service between its hub at Los Angeles International Airport and its hub at Tokyo-Narita International Airport beginning Thursday, Jan.... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. 2012 rankings: United, Atlanta Airport and Star Alliance at the top
Rome, Italy - Southwest still dominating among the low-cost carriers
US-based Innovata, a company specialized in travel-related content management released the results of a research (then reported by the "Centre for Pacific Aviation") which provides some interesting cues... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Iberia unions ask growth strategy to back restructuring plan
Madrid, Spain - "We're not very optimistic going into the talks"
The first talks of 2013 between the management of Iberia and the unions which represent the workers of the most important Spanish airline started today, January 2nd. Of course, the centre of the debate... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. European Commission to take a decision about state aid for Estonian Air within two months
Tallinn, Estonia - The carrier may need between 50 and 70 million Euro
The European Commission has until February 22 to come to a decision about the possible state aid for Estonian Air: Erkki Raasuke, chairman of the airline’s supervisory board, claimed that the company m... more
AirlinesAllegiant Air renounces to the purchase of the Cebu's A-319 aircraft
Las Vegas, USA - In 2013 the company expects total CAPEX to be between 170 and 180 million dollars
On Friday 28 December 2012 Allegiant Air officially renounced to the purchase of ten Airbus A-319 aircraft from Cebu Pacific Air, as a result of the parties' failure to satisfy certain conditions to proceeding... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Fastjet chairman sets his pay at 1 pound per year
London, United Kingdom - Lenigas: "I intend to establish a foundation to enable underprivileged children in Africa to experience the joys of flight"
Usually the top executives of an airline have wages in the range of the millions of dollars, with large bonuses based on the objectives achieved, which are often sources of criticism, particularly when... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Toto's Livingston launches "Slow cost" offer (VIDEO)
Milan, Italy - The Lombard company manages to put together quality of services, safety and competitive prices
With the debut of the route from Milan to Mauritius operated with an Airbus A-330 aircraft, Riccardo Toto's Livingston entered the market of luxury intercontinental tourist destinations, such as Kenya,... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Partnership Qantas-Emirates gets ACCC conditional approval
Canberra, Australia - The two carriers will have to increase connections between Australia and New Zealand
On Thursday 20 December 2012 the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued a draft decision proposing to grant authorisation, subject to a condition, for five years for an alliance between... more
AirlinesAllegiant Air wants to purchase former Iberia-owned A-320 aircraft
Las vegas, USA - "Finding up to nine aircraft of this pedigree available for purchase is unusual"
Allegiant Travel Co. parent company of the American airline Allegiant Air, announced its intention to purchase up to nine Airbus A-320 aircraft with a 177-seat all-economy configuration which were previously... more
AirlinesGermany: Ryanair accused of "Underweight" aircraft
Berlin, Germany - The carrier is suspected of communicating fake MTOW figures to save money
Deutsche Flugsicherung, the German company which is responsible for air traffic control in Germany, announced it is investigating Ryanair for an alleged falsification of the figures relative to the Maximum... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. SAS: now there are all the conditions for the credit facility
Stockholm, Sweden - Approval from the Denmark, Sweden and Norway parliaments
On 19 November SAS announced that the Board had decided that the conditions for the implementation of "4Excellence NG" exist as the condition to have all eight union agreements signed had been reached.... more
AirlinesCologne: first "Whiskey Tango" aircraft with new Germanwings landed
Cologne, germany - The new fleet will be made by 90 airplanes
The first Airbus A-319 aircraft with the design of the "New Germanwings" landed punctually on December 19, 2012 at Cologne/Bonn Airport. The main element of the new livery is a stylized "W" in mulberry... more
AirlinesAirplanes and alliance. Etihad Airways-airberlin: more than 300,000 passengers transported and over 239 destinations worldwide
Abu Dhabi, Uae - The report in its first 12 months
The year-old alliance between airberlin and Etihad Airways has allowed the carriers to deliver more than 300,000 passengers onto each other’s networks and collectively generate more than €100 million in... more
AirlinesAlitalia recognized for the quality of dining program on board of airplanes
Rome, Italy - Currently, and for the holiday season, it is offering a menu composed of dishes that reflect the “Best of” the exclusive recipes served onboard Magnifica
Alitalia, once again, has been recognized as the best airline in the world for the quality of its innovative dining program onboard Magnifica Business Class. The prize of "Best Airline Cuisine", has been... more
AirlinesAir Europa: novelties for 2013 with new flights to Santo Domingo and Cuba
Milan, Italy - From next April 1st
Air Europa, Spanish airline of the Globalia Corporaciòn Group, is ready with novelties planned for next year and announces new flights to Santo Domingo and Cuba, which will be implemented as of next Spring. The... more
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