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AirlinesUnited Airlines announces temporary domestic routes for its new Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplanes
Chicago, Usa - Starting in November
United Airlines (UA) today announced plans to fly its new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft on domestic routes starting in November as it prepares to begin previously-announced international service in December... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Meridiana starts fighting against Ryanair
Rome, Italy - The crux of the matter is once again the financial contributions provided by the airport management firms to the Irish low-cost carrier
"À la guerre comme à la guerre": this old French motto could be a synthesis of the Meridiana fly plan to challenge Ryanair and its expansion, which has been explained by the commercial director of the g... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Lufthansa staff strikes to begin on Friday 31 August
Frankfurt, Germany - Hundreds of flights at risk
Lufthansa's cabin crew strikes will begin on Friday 31/08/2012, as announced by Unabhängige Flugbegleiter Organisation (UFO), the union which represents more than two thirds of the 19,000 flight attendants... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Air Vallée says its "Goodbye" to Parma Airport
Parma, Italy - Rastelli, the director of the hub: "New strategy in September"
Air Vallée leaves Parma: starting from Sunday 2 September, with the returns of the flights from Catania and Olbia, the airline from Valle d'Aosta will quit its operations at the "Giuseppe Verdi" Airport. The... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Lufthansa crew staff could start striking on Thursday 30 August
Frankfurt, Germany - Industrial actions will be announced with a short notice
Unabhängige Flugbegleiter Organisation (UFO), the union which represents 18,000 Lufthansa flight attendants has communicated the modalities of the strikes that will be carried out by its members, as a... more
AirlinesAircraft and jobs: trade unionists support Turkish Airlines sacked employees
New York, USA - "The legislation deprives them of the right to strike"
The International Transport Worker's Federation will support the 305 "Unfairly sacked" Turkish Airlines workers. Trade unionists will target the company's offices in major world cities tomorrow, August... more
AirlinesAircraft and finance. EC starts in-depth investigation on Ryanair-Aer Lingus merger
Brussels, Belgium - "Preliminary investigation indicated potential competition concerns"
The European Commission decided on Wednesday 29/08/2012 to start an in-depth investigation in order to verify if the possible acquisition of Aer Lingus by Ryanair is capable of creating competition-related... more
AirlinesAirAsia achieves very good results and plans 100-Airbus-aircraft purchase
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Revenue growing by 9% in the second quarter
AirAsia Berhad, one of the most important Asian low-cost companies, posted very good results in the second quarter of 2012, and it is planning a strong expansion of its aircraft fleet. Revenue in the... more
AirlinesEasyJet adds new aircraft in its Manchester base
Manchester, Uinted Kingdom - The company's fleet at the airport arrives to seven airplanes
EasyJet, one of the most important European low-cost companies, means to increase its presence at Manchester International Airport, adding and new aircraft to the fleet which is already based in the hub. In... more
AirlinesLufthansa-flight attendant union talks collapse: a strike seems to be unavoidable
Frankfurt, Germany - Employees could down tools anytime from Wednesday 29 August
Unabhängige Flugbegleiter Organisation (UFO), the union which represents 18,000 Lufthansa flight attendants, has communicated the collapse of the talks with the German company (AVIONEWS), and has then... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Summit in Catania today to talk about the situation on Wind Jet
Catania, Italy - Prefecture, Region Sicily and unions are involved
A summit regarding the situation of the Sicilian low-cost company Wind Jet and of the workers involved in the carrier's crisis, roughly 800 among employees and satellite workers, is scheduled in the morning... more
AirlinesGulf Air records positive business performance in the first half of 2012
Manama, Bahrain - Airline’s current fleet is one of the youngest in the region with 4.7 years average
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, posted significant improvements in its 2012 half yearly performance against the same period last year across its business operations indicating... more
AirlinesLivingston: the fifth A-320 airplane arrives
Varese, Italy - Dedicated to the city of Varese
The fifth A-320 airplane enters the Livingston fleet (registration EI-OW) according to a development plan for the gradual introduction of five aircraft for short-medium range, starting from Summer 2012. The... more
AirlinesNigerian Ministry of Aviation: "Dana Air aircraft cannot restart flights"
Lagos, Nigeria - Company employees are asking for restoration of the operational licence
The employees of Dana Air, the company which operated the MD-83 aircraft which crashed in Lagos on Sunday 03/06/2012 shortly after the takeoff from the Nigerian city causing the death of 163 persons among... more
AirlinesAir India: advertisements on its aircraft to mobilise revenues
Delhi, India - "The concept is quite old and we were pioneers in it"
Air India, the Indian flag carrier, is facing a challenging year due to its financial condition. As reported by many press agencies, the carrier is reeling under accumulated losses and loans of around... more
AirlinesItalian financial police investigates on Ryanair
Cagliari, Italy - Same situation for easyJet
The Italian financial police is currently investigating about Ryanair. The Italian financial newspaper "MilanoFinanza" reported that the Italian police is investigating into Sogaer, the company which manages... more
AirlinesWind Jet: potential newco to regenerate the carrier
Catania, Italia - Pulvirenti is looking for alternative solutions
AVIONEWS has started an investigation about the Wind Jet situation: while Italian press agencies have reported about new foreign customers, another possibility is reported as potentially suitable. Sicily... more
AirlinesWindjet is looking for customers: Ryanair, easyJet and Livingston are ready
Rome, Italy - Rumors about new foreign purchasers
"Il Sole 34 Ore", an Italian financial newspaper, has reported a news about the Italian low-cost Windjet, which is looking for new purchasers after the failure of the talks with Alitalia. Nino Pulvirenti,... more
AirlinesRagnetti: "A path of growth and development for Alitalia"
Rome, Italy - Alitalia's intercontinental network growth continues
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, and Alitalia, Italy’s flag carrier, today announced that direct Rome-Abu Dhabi flights will commence December 1, 2012. Subject to g... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: huge protest on Facebook against Ryanair's fares
Newbury, United Kingdom - Family forced to pay 300 Euro for failing to print their boarding passes
"I had to pay 300 Euro for them to print out a piece of paper! Please ‘Like’ if you think that's unfair": the author of this message, which appeared on Ryanair's Facebook page, is Suzy McLeod, a 35 yo... more
AirlinesAntonov An-148 aircraft disappoint Aeroflot
Moscow, Russia - "Poor reliability,below the previously declared level"
Aeroflot, the Russian flag-carrier, has declared it cancelled from its agenda the purchase of new An-148 airliners. Despite previously announcing commercial plans for the type, the carrier said it will... more
AirlinesAir India to sell 777 airliners: "They are fuel guzzlers"
Delhi, India - "Even if we can’t sell them it’s better to ground them"
Air India Ltd may sell five long-range Boeing 777/200 aircraft, valued at $1.4 billion at current list prices. Press agencies reported that Air India bought the aircraft as part of its $11 billion deal... more
AirlinesQantas grounds pilots who quarreled in the aircraft cockpit
Sydney, Australia - They were arguing about takeoff calculations to enter into the plane's computer
Qantas, the largest Australian airline decided to ground its two pilots who reportedly had a heated argument on August 14 in the cockpit of a 747/400 at Dallas International Airport. According to some... more
AirlinesThe wait is over: Air India will receive its Dreamliner aircraft within two weeks
New Delhi, India - Managers are in the US to define leasing agreements
The first Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft will be delivered to Air India in the next days, according to company sources: it is a remarkable fact, since it ends a delay in the 787's programme of deliveries... more
AirlinesFirst test flight for the United Airlines' Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft
Seattle, USA - Delivery is scheduled by the end of September
The first Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft destined to United Airlines entered the flight-test phase, and now it seems to be dependable that the American carrier will receive its first model by the end of... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. American Airlines' flight attendants accept contract offer
Dallas, USA - The company welcomes the decision
American Airlines' flight attendants have accepted the contract offer proposed by the company in the range of the reorganization consequent to the filing for Chapter 11, a part of the United States' Bankruptcy... more
AirlinesENAC verifies the application of the fares for rescheduling of Wind Jet passengers
Rome, Italy - President Riggio requests passengers who discovered fare variations to contact the agency
The Italian authority for civil aviation (ENAC) declares that, in reference to what has been signaled this morning through a press bulletin released by Confconsumatori, the president of the agency Vito... more
AirlinesVirgin Atlantic and British Airways: war on Manchester-London route
London, United Kingdom - "The decision was flawed for a number of reasons"
The Italian situation about the alleged monopoly over the routes which connect Rome to Milan is well-known by AVIONEWS followers. In the United Kingdom a similar situation is emerging and is expected to... more
AirlinesWindJet Odyssey: dark future, but the company makes plans for new purchasers
Catania, Italy - "Aircraft grounded, licence suspended and a debt of around 150 million Euro"
The future of the Italian low-cost carrier WindJet remains unclear. Many worker unions are pushing for bankrupcty (Uil Trasporti, as reported by many Italian newspapers), and the company is facing its... more
AirlinesEmirates signs deal to lease three Boeing 777/200 aircraft
Dubai, UAE - One airplane was already delivered, the remaining two will arrive by this year
Emirates Airline signed a deal to sell and lease back three Boeing 777/200 aircraft with General Electric Capital Aviation Services (GECAS): the agreement includes also seven spare engines. The part... more
AirlinesAir India need 500 million dollars to purchase its Dreamliner aircraft
New Delhi, India - The airline will sell the aircraft and lease them back
Air India Ltd, the most important Indian company, needs to find 500 million dollars to manage purchasing four of the Dreamliner aircraft it ordered. The first two carrier's Dreamliners should arrive... more
AirlinesVueling increases the number of passengers carried in July by 23%
Barcelona, Spain - The company increases its load factor by 2.3 points year-on-year, reaching an 80.3% load factor
Vueling Airlines carried 1,742,711 passengers in July 2012. This represents a 23% increase compared to July 2011. The company reached a load factor of 80.3%, 2.3 points higher than last year. Summer... more
AirlinesEagle Air aircraft still grounded after hairline-crack finding
Hamilton, New Zealand - Only four airplanes are back flying
Eagle Airways, Air New Zealand subsidiary, has still ten aircraft grounded after the finding of some hairline cracks on the tail of 14 out of the 18 Beechcraft 1900Ds it has in its fleet (AVIONEWS). The... more
AirlinesAirAsia X to lease six Airbus A-330 aircraft
Washington, USA - "We will be the dominant market leader in the low-cost long-haul segment"
US International Lease Finance will deliver six Airbus A-330/300 medium/long haul aircraft to the Sepang-based company AirAsia X, a subsidiary of the Malaysian AirAsia. The carrier already has a fleet... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: AA pilots reject contract offer, it will end up in court
Washington, USA - Mechanics accept with a narrow majority
American Airlines (AA) pilots have rejected the last contract renewal offer proposed by the company, and so they will await the ruling of the New York Bankruptcy Court. The Allied Pilots Association... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: Qatar Airways signs agreement with small Canadian carrier
Toronto, Canada - The airline will offer connections with Toronto and Halifax
Qatar Airways, one of the most important carriers in the world, signed an interline agreement with Porter Airlines, a small Canadian regional company. According to the terms of this new partnership,... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: IAG interested in acquiring AA stake
London, United Kingdom - Willie Walsh: "It is something we are going to look at"
International Airline Group (IAG) the holding formed by the merger of British Airways and Iberia, could be interested in acquiring a stake in American Airlines (AA), as confirmed by its chief executive... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines: Air Canada to launch new low-cost subsidiary in 2013
Montreal, Canada - Dreamliner expected in 2014
Air Canada declared that it is going to launch a new low-cost subsidiary in 2013. Details of the plan to start the new carrier are still being formulated, but the carrier underlined the importance of this... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: union threatens Lufthansa with a strike menace
Frankfurt, Germany - Cabin crew ready to down tools
Unabhängige Flugbegleiter Organisation (Ufo), a union which represents more than 12,000 flight attendants and pursers in Germany, announced on Wednesday 08/08/2012, if there are not substantial changes... more
AirlinesUnited reports July 2012 operational performance
Chicago, Usa - The combined results unveiled today
United Continental Holdings, Inc. today reported July 2012 combined operational results for its airline units. UAL's consolidated traffic (revenue passenger miles) in July 2012 decreased 2.8 percent... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Alitalia-Wind Jet merger: here is the deal
Rome, Italy - Off-the-record confirmed by worker union sources
Today was meant to be the decisive day to settle the deal between Wind Jet and Alitalia for the incorporation of the Sicilian low-cost carrier into the most important Italian company, which is going on... more
AirlinesAir Berlin modernises container aircraft fleet
Milan, Italy - Emission reduction of 1,100 tonnes per year expected
Air Berlin is modernising its container fleet and will be utilising lightweight containers to transport freight and baggage for the first time. Over 750 will be successively changed to lightweight units.... more
AirlinesVueling launches its new website
Milan, Italy - Customers will now find it even easier to access popular services (on-line check-in or changes to the flight)
Vueling, the new generation airline, has launched its re-vamped and re-designed website (www.vueling.com). The new website will deliver greater usability and easier access to its most popular services... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: small profit for Scandinavian Airlines in the second quarter of 2012
Stockholm, Sweden - The company is carrying out a cuts plan in order to improve profitability
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) reported a small profit in the second quarter of 2012, but the first half results remain heavily in the red because of several factors, most of all the high fuel cost. Income... more
AirlinesCathay Pacific signs: A-350/900s will be converted into /900s
Hong Kong, China - Order placed for 10 additional airliners
As announced during the "Farnborough Air Show" in July and recently underlined (AVIONEWS) by the carrier itself, Cathay Pacific finally signed a contract with Airbus to convert 16 of its A-350/900s into... more
AirlinesAlitalia-Wind Jet: will the deal arrive tomorrow?
Rome, Italy - Crucial hours for the purchase of the Sicilian company
The next 24 hours will be crucial for the talks relative to the acquisition of Wind Jet by Alitalia, and unavoidably the affair is followed with interest and apprehension from several points of view: first... more
AirlinesTurkish Airlines president asked to resolve union dispute
London, United Kingdom - "The company's behaviour is unreasonable"
The general secretary of the International Transport Workers' Federation David Cockroft sent a letter to the president of Turkish Airlines Hamdi Topçu, asking him to intervene personally to resolve the... more
AirlinesEthiopian Airlines: the first Dreamliner aircraft is on its way
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Delivery scheduled on 14 August
Ethiopian Airlines announced that the delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner will be on August, 14 in Seattle, Washington (USA): it is the 16th model of the aircraft coming out from the American manufacturer's... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: strong growth for Finnair in July 2012
Helsinki, Finland - The cargo sector, down by 6.9%, is the only exception
Finnair, the most important Finnish company, obtained very good results in July 2012: with the exceptions of the cargo sector and of a slight downturn for passengers on the domestic routes, the figures... more
AirlinesAircraft and finance: the Aga Khan diminishes his stake in Meridiana fly
Milan, Italy - The prince now owns a 53.131% share
Prince Kar?m al-Hussayn?, better known as the Aga Khan, diminished his stake in Meridiana fly, however maintaining the majority stake in the only Italian listed airline: al-Hussayn? passed from the former... more