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AirlinesAircraft and transport. Ryanair levies charges on its passengers after their flight
London, United Kingdom - As revealed by the magazine of a consumer right charity
"Which?", a magazine published by the British consumer right charity with the same name, claims that the low-cost airline Ryanair took cash from its customers to cover charges after they had flown, violating... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Lufthansa ready to launch low-cost airline
Cologne, Germany - Flight operations set to start on January 1st, 2013
As told in advance by AVIONEWS a few days ago, between Lufthansa's management and the supervisory board of the company, which was held on Wednesday 19 September, generated very big news for the largest... more
AirlinesSouthwest Airlines purchases 268 sets of winglets for its 737 NextGen aircraft
Dallas, USA - It is the largest order ever received by Aviation Partners Boeing
On Wednesday 19 September 2012 Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) communicated it has received an order for 268 sets of winglets by Southwest Airlines: this is the largest sale ever realized by the Seattle-based... more
AirlinesAir France announces investment for several hundred million Euro to renew its aircraft
Paris, france - "The company wants to regain its leadership position"
The French airline Air France has announced the intention to invest several hundred million Euro to renew the aircraft of its fleet. The Tremblay-en-France-based company will modify the First and Business... more
AirlinesNew link Bologna-Eindhoven with Transavia.com
Bologna, Italy - From April 2, 2013 and three weekly flights
The new scheduled flight Bologna-Eindhoven will start next April 2, 2013, served with Transavia.com by a B-737 Next Generation airplane and three weekly connections (Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday). For... more
AirlinesStrong growth for Monarch Airlines' scheduled aircraft in August
London, United Kingdom - 748,000 passengers flew with the English carrier
Monarch Airlines obtained very good results during August 2012, reporting strong growth figures. Compared to the same month of the previous year, the English company carried 100,000 passengers more (748,325... more
AirlinesLOT announces routes and launch dates for its brand-new Dreamliner aircraft
Warsaw, Poland - The first flight will be from Warsaw to Chicago on January 16, 2013
LOT Polish Airlines, the most important airline in Poland, has officially announced the dates for the entrance into service of its brand-new Boeing 787 Dreamliner, and the routes which will be operated... more
AirlinesAir Europa network takes off
Milan, Italy - New routes to Bilbao, Valencia and Brussels ready to start
A new important season for Air Europa is about to begin. The Spanish company will inaugurate 3 new continental routes during autumn, which will connect Madrid with Bilbao, Valencia and Brussels. The... more
AirlinesBritish Airways confirms delivery dates for its A-380 and B-787 aircraft
London, United Kingdom - The first "Giant of the Skies" will arrive in July 2013
British Airways, the largest airline in the United Kingdom in terms of fleet size, has confirmed the delivery dates for its brand-new Boeing 787 and Airbus A-380 aircraft. Airbus will provide the first... more
Airlines10th Aeroflot SSJ-100 aircraft set to arrive at Moscow on Wednesday 19 September
Moscow, Russia - The airplane was named after Boris Bugaev, former Chief Marshal of the USSR Air Forces
The tenth Superjet 100 (SSJ-100) aircraft of Aeroflot fleet has been delivered by manufacturer Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC), and it is set to arrive at Moscow on Wednesday 19 September 2012: the brand-new... more
AirlinesSpanish government wants to perform "Tighter safety controls" on Ryanair's aircraft
Madrid, Spain - Transport Secretary wants a summit with Siim Kallas
Spanish authorities want to perform "Tighter safety controls" on Ryanair's aircraft, after the several incidents which involved the airplanes of the Irish low-cost company this summer, the last of which... more
AirlinesAir Berlin flies from Naples to Switzerland
Naples, Italy - The airline, as of next April 2013, expands its network in the South of Italy
Air Berlin expands its network from Southern Italy towards Switzerland. The airline will re-introduce the route Naples-Zurich, as of next April 2013. The carrier reinforces its presence in the South... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Does Lufthansa plan a new low-cost carrier?
Frankfurt, Germany - German financial magazine hints it
The German financial weekly "WirtschaftsWoche", in its issue released on Monday 17 September 2012, revealed that, in the meeting which will be held on Wednesday 19 September between Lufthansa's management... more
AirlinesSAS signs an agreement to sell and phase out all MD-80 aircraft
Stockholm, Sweden - The airline continues to renew its fleet
SAS continues to renew its aircraft fleet and has signed an agreement to sell four MD-82/87 aircraft. The purchaser also has an option on a further 19 MD-82s and 10 spare engines from SAS. Assuming that... more
AirlinesEastern Airways takes delivery of its third Embraer 145
Kirmington, United Kingdom - "It is well suited to our needs"
Eastern Airways, English regional airline, welcomed in its fleet its third Embraer 145: it is the second model of the airplane of the Brazilian firm delivered to the carrier this year. A few days ago... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines signs 400-million-dollars deal for in-flight entertainment on its aircraft
Singapore, Singapore - Panasonic Avionics will equip A-350s and B-777/300ERs with its system
Singapore Airlines is trying to emerge in the extremely competitive market of the Asian airlines: from this perspective, the company communicated on Wednesday 12 September 2012 it signed an agreement with... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways counting down to B-787 Dreamliner airplane arrival
Abu Dhabi, UAE - The carrier's President and CEO, James Hogan, today visited Boeing's Everett production facility
Etihad Airways President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), James Hogan, today visited Boeing’s Everett production facility, as the UAE flag carrier prepares to take delivery of more 777s and awaits t... more
AirlinesWind Jet to present its plan to restart flight operations to minister Passera on September 14
Catania, Italy - Will the "Sicilian Phoenix" rise again from its ashes?
Will Wind Jet, just like the Phoenix, rise again from its ashes? On Friday 14 September at 3:00 pm Antonino Pulvirenti, founder, president and chief executive officer of the Sicilian low-cost carrier,... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines: the Japan Airlines case
Tokyo, Japan - "How to save a carrier in two years"
The Japan Airlines will return to the market on next Wednesday September 19, 2012. The recent situation of Japan Airlines is a nice example of forward-looking management, as reported by many press agencies. The... more
AirlinesMore passengers on Lufthansa's aircraft in August
Cologne, Germany - Higher sales results in Europe, Middle East and Africa
The current period is definitely not serene for Lufthansa from the point of view of the relation with its employees, considering the several strikes called by Unabhängige Flugbegleiter Organisation (UFO),... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Qantas CEO: "International operations in terminal decline"
Sydney, Australia - Australian carrier and Emirates look for alliance approval from Competition Commission
"Qantas international operations are in terminal decline, and it is no longer possible for Qantas international to sustainably 'Go it alone' as an international network carrier": this is the synthesis... more
AirlinesAir Berlin continues to offer its passengers the best service possible at Tegel Airport
Milan, Italy - The declaration by carrier's CEO on the further postponement of the opening
Air Berlin CEO, Hartmut Mehdorn, comments on the further postponement of the opening of BER Airport: “We are still looking forward to our new home base at BER and we are fully committed to the airport. A... more
AirlinesFlight attendants on strike: EgyptAir aircraft remain grounded
Cairo, Egypt - The industrial action will end at 4:00 pm
The strike of its flight attendants forced EgyptAir, the State-owned Egyptian airline, to cancel two thirds of its international flights which were scheduled to depart from Cairo Airport: roughly 40 out... more
AirlinesAirOne: 280,000 passengers transported in August 2012
Rome, Italy - More than 1.380 million from the beginning of the year
"AirOne transported 280,000 passengers (+48% compared to August 2011) last month, serving over 2000 flights with a medium load factor superior to 76%. The regularity was 100% and the punctuality 89%. The... more
AirlinesLufthansa strike update: two thirds of aircraft grounded
Frankfurt, Germany - Loss for more than 10 million Euro
The strike of Lufthansa employees continues. Lufthansa is the German private flag-carrier. After a week of negotiations and strikes, which caused more than 300 cancellations, the local union UFO declared... more
AirlinesAircraft and alliances. Qantas drops BA and Oneworld for a 10-year alliance with Emirates
Sydney, Australia - Stop to a 17-year partnership with the English carrier
The agreement between Qantas and Emirates is just waiting for go-ahead by national and international aeronautical authorities, but it is definitive under every economic, commercial and operational aspect. Under... more
AirlinesAircraft and companies. Jat Airways: talks with AirAsia to sell majority of the block of shares
Belgrade, Serbia - Transport Minister Milutin Mrkonjic announced it today
Jat Airways, the most important Serbian airline, has a better outlook than it had in the past, after the announcement made on September 6, 2012 by the Transport Minister Milutin Mrkonjic, who declared... more
AirlinesTransaero: Moscow and Saint Petersburg closer to Rome
Rome, Italy - Flights will be operated with a B-737 aircraft
"Transaero Airlines in the range of the process of liberalization of the air connections on the Rome-Moscow and Rome-Saint Petersburg routes has recently started the routes between Rome "Leonardo da Vinci"... more
AirlinesAlitalia: new link with Zurich and code-share with Azerbaijan Airlines
Rome, Italy - The airline announces the first novelties for Autumn
"Alitalia launches its new air link Rome-Fiumicino/Zurich, that will be served with two daily connections and 12 weekly flights from next October 29. The airline promotes it with tariffs starting from... more
AirlinesAir Dolomiti-Swiss: second flight of the new Verona-Zurich
Verona, Italy - The link is served by ATR-72/500 airplanes with 64 seats
Air Dolomiti, Italian airline of Lufthansa Group, added a daily flight from last September 3 on Verona-Zurich (from Monday to Friday). In particular the agreement between Air Dolomiti and Swiss predicts... more
Airlines1200 Lufthansa aircraft to remain grounded on September 7 because of cabin crew strike
Frankfurt, Germany - 50 intercontinental flights cancelled on Thursday 6
The 24-hour strike of Lufthansa's cabin crew called by the union Unabhängige Flugbegleiter Organisation, which will be carried out on Friday 7 September, is producing its effects also on Thursday 6. The... more
AirlinesAnother Ryanair aircraft asks for priority landing because of low fuel
Lanzarote, Spain - But the company questions the version of events provided by the air traffic control
Another episode of priority landing request because of fuel shortage involved a Ryanair aircraft, after the three cases occurred at Valencia during August. The carrier is currently under investigation... more
AirlinesAlitalia: two new Embraer E-175 airplanes in its fleet
Rome, Italy - "Parco nazionale Val Grande" and "Parco nazionale della Majella"
Two new Embraer E-175 airplanes in the Alitalia's fleet in these days: "Parco nazionale Val Grande" and "Parco nazionale della Majella". All new Embraers bring the name of an Italian wild life reserve... more
AirlinesEurolot converts option on six Bombardier Q-400 NextGen to a firm order
Warsaw, Poland - The deal is valued roughly 190 million dollars
The Polish airline Eurolot converted six of its options on Q-400 NextGen to a firm order, as announced by the manufacturer Bombardier Aerospace. The options are part of the eight-airplane order announced... more
AirlinesAircraft and carriers. American Airlines crisis: labor agreement to be modified
Washington, USA - Pilots' appeal rejected
American Airlines has won court approval to "throw out its labor agreement with pilots". This step is seen as victory for the carrier, which is applying a cost cut campaign to avoid bankruptcy. The... more
AirlinesEtihad and Rak Airways sign code-share deal
Abu Dhabi, UAE - The first ever between two UAE carriers
Etihad Airways and RAK Airways have signed an agreement to code-share on five flight sectors including, for the first time, domestic flights in the UAE. The agreement, the first ever between two UAE... more
AirlineseasyJet to bring in allocated seating on all its flights
Milan, Italy - From November 2012
As part of its aim of making travel easy and affordable, easyJet is to roll out allocated seating across its network from November 2012. The airline has been trialling allocated seating since April and... more
AirlinesBerlin airports: Germanwings moves to Tegel
Milan, Italy - Starting from the winter schedule
Starting from the new winter schedule from October 28, at Berlin Germanwings will move to Tegel, waiting for the inauguration of new Berlin-Brandenburg Airport. Until today the German low-cost carrier,... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Ryanair stops bid for Aer Lingus
Dublin, Ireland - "We will launch a new bid if EC officials clear the takeover after the investigation"
On August 29, 2012, the European Commission decided to launch a full investigation into Ryanair's proposed takeover of Aer Lingus. The offer advanced by Ryanair reportedly raised suspicions, and now the... more
AirlinesItalian airline Wind Jet: new consortium hypothesis appears confirmed
Catania, Italy - "We are ready to restart flights with three A-320 within 15 days"
As previously revealed by AVIONEWS, the Italian airline Wind Jet is looking at its last chance to avoid bankruptcy. The Italian newspaper "La Stampa" confirmed the hypothesis about a "Consortium of... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Aeromexico and Delta will built joint maintenance facility
Mexico City, Mexico - The new structure will be located at Querétaro International Airport
Grupo Aeromexico and Delta Air Lines Inc signed on September 3, 2012 a memorandum of understanding for the realization of a joint facility for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of their aircraft,... more
AirlinesChilean LAN carrier is the first airline in Americas to receive the Dreamliner
Santiago, Chile - "This is a milestone for our passengers"
LAN, the Chilean flag carrier, has received its first new generation Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. The aircraft is configured with 217 seats economy and 30 seats business. The aircraft is the first of... more
AirlinesAir Canada: the inaugural flight took off on September 1, 1937 (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - The airline celebrates 75 years of successes
In celebration of the 75th anniversary of its inaugural flight, Air Canada has launched a special promotion. Beginning Saturday September 1st, Air Canada customers will be offered a unique glimpse... more
AirlinesDarwin Airline and Czech Airlines link Switzerland and Prague
Lugano, Switzerland - The new route starts in September: Geneva and Lugano (via Geneva)
Darwin Airline announces the opening of a new route from Switzerland to Prague, in collaboration with Czech Airlines. The destination from next September 3 will serve direct departures from Geneva and... more
AirlinesUpdate: 170 Lufthansa flights cancelled because of the strike
Frankfurt, Germany - New York, Philadelphia and Boston routes affected
AVIONEWS reported the consequences of the Lufthansa flight attendant strike in the morning. UFO, the union behind the strike, called on its members to begin carrying out the industrial disruption between... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Monarch Airlines opens new base at East Midlands Airport
London, United Kingdom - 150 new jobs at the Leicestershire hub
The English company Monarch Airlines is opening a new base at East Midlands Airport, in Leicestershire, an important European hub for low-cost flights. The carrier, which has its headquarters at London-Luton... more
AirlinesLufthansa staff strikes start in Frankfurt: tens of aircraft remain on the ground
Frankfurt, Germany - Some long-haul flights involved
The first strike of Lufthansa cabin crew arrived at short notice, in order to create the highest possible number of problems to the carrier, exactly as announced yesterday (AVIONEWS) by Unabhängige Flugbegleiter... more
AirlinesMeridiana Fly - Air Italy: "Ryanair's fares would not be the same without the Italian unclear funds"
Rome, Italy - "Our company is a private company which does not receive public money"
Meridiana Fly replies to Michael Cawley's (Ryanair) declarations through the speech of its chief commercial officer Alessandro Notari. "Meridiana Fly - Air Italy is a private company which does not... more
AirlinesTransport by aircraft. Etihad Airways: Damascus flights suspended
Abu Dhabi, UAE - With immediate effect and until further notice
Etihad Airways has suspended flights between Abu Dhabi and Damascus with immediate effect and until further notice. The decision, while not taken lightly, has been made due to the deteriorating security... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Philippine Airlines wants to build its own airport
Pasay, Philippines - Works could start in 2013 and finish three years later
Philippine Airlines (PAL) is planning to build its own airport starting from next year, as announced by the president and chief operational officer of the Asian company Ramon S. Ang after a shareholders’ m... more