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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
AirlinesEagle Airways (Air NZ subsidiary) grounds its aircraft for hairline-crack issue
Hamilton, New Zealand - "We apologise for the inconvenience, but safety is paramount"
Eagle Airways, Air New Zealand's regional subsidiary, on Tuesday 07/08/2012 communicated the decision to ground the 18 Beechcraft 1900Ds it has in its fleet, because of some hairline cracks found in the... more
AirlinesAircraft and finance: two companies interested in purchasing B&H Airlines
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina - One of them is European
The Minister of Transport and Communications of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Enver Bijedi? announced that the competition to acquire the 49%-State-owned share of B&H Airlines involves two companies. The... more
AirlinesOman Air selects Hamilton Sundstrand as the maintenance provider for the APS2300 APU
Muscat, Oman - On its existing fleet of five Embraer 175 series aircraft
Oman Air has selected Hamilton Sundstrand Power Systems for a long-term agreement to be the maintenance provider for the APS2300 Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) on its existing fleet of 5 Embraer 175 series... more
AirlinesIndian government gives its go-ahead to Air India for the 787-Dreamliner-aircraft delivery
New Delhi, India - An agreement for the compensation for the delay in delivery has been reached
Air India received the authorization to accept the deliveries of the deliveries of the 787 Dreamliner aircraft by the Indian government, which controls the company, after the agreement which has been reached... more
AirlinesBritish Airways' A-380 deliver will be delayed
London, United Kingdom - The "Giants of the skies" will be probably delivered in the third quarter of 2013
The delivery of the 12 Airbus A-380 aircraft ordered by British Airways will be probably "Pushed back", according to the declarations of the chief executive officer of IAG (the holding formed by the most... more
AirlinesMid-August holiday. Italy: Alitalia, over 1,3 million reservations (+6%)
Rome, Italy - Japan, Brazil, North-Africa and South Italy among the preferred destinations
The Alitalia reservations increase of 6% in the August period (from 10th to 26th of the month), during which the airline predicts it will transport over 1,3 million passengers. The growth by the airline... more
AirlinesAir India: "No Dreamliner aircraft deliveries until the inquiry on the engine problems ends"
Mumbai, India - The company complains for delivery delays as well
Air India communicated to Boeing that it will not accept deliveries for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft it ordered until the inquiry on the inconvenience which occurred to the engine of one of the airplanes... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines unveils first B-787 Dreamliner airplane (VIDEO)
Chicago, Usa - The airline has firm orders for 50 B-787s, for delivery by 2019
United Airlines yesterday unveiled its new Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplane. The airline showcased its first 787, fresh out of the paint hangar at Boeing's Everett, Wash., facility. United is the North American... more
Airlines54 new Boeing 737 aircraft for SilkAir, Singapore Airlines subsidiary
Singapore, Singapore - It is a 4.9-billion-dollar deal at list prices
SilkAir, SIngapore Airlines Ltd group's regional company, signed a provisional agreement for the purchase of 54 Boeing 737, twenty-three of which in the /800 version and thirty-one in the MAX 8 version.... more
AirlinesXiamen Airlines (China Southern subsidiary) purchases 40 Boeing 737 aircraft
Hong Kong, China - As a part of an international expansion strategy
China Southern Airlines, the largest Chinese company in terms of carried passengers, announced that its subsidiary is buying 40 Boeing 737 aircraft, in the range of a plan to expand its international routes. The... more
AirlinesJapan Airlines ready to sell 175 million shares
Tokyo, Japan - Profits doubled compared to 2011
In 2010 Japan Airlines was de-listed from the Tokyo Stock Exchange after the company filed for bankruptcy protection. The carrier was rescued by the Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corporation, which... more
AirlinesAlitalia: operating performance in July 2012
Rome, Italy - Two new Embraer E-175 airplanes in its fleet
Alitalia made 23,103 flights in July 2012 with a regularity (number of flights served on the total of planned flights) equal to 99,9%, +0,2% compared to July 2011 (when it was at 99,7%). The punctuality... more
AirlinesAir Berlin equips its new A-320/A-321 aircraft fleet with Sharklet technology
Milan, Italy - Even more efficiently
The Air Berlin Group is having new fuel-saving wing tip devices fitted on all 14 of the A-320/A-321 aircraft which are still on order with the manufacturer. These devices, known as Sharklets, are two and... more
AirlinesSwiss sees operating profit halved for the first half of 20012
Zurich, Switzerland - Equal to CHF 61 million
The Helvetic airline SWISS reports an operating profit of CHF 61 million for the first six months of 2012 – 53% down on the same period last year. The decline is attributable to a still-difficult economic a... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: British Airways reduces its fares for travellers to and from UAE
London, United Kingdom - Reductions up to 40%
British Airways (BA), the most important British airline, in order to celebrate the 80th anniversary of its connections with the Middle East, has chosen a way which will make happy its customers: a relevant... more
AirlinesAircraft and finance: 75%-State-owned stake of Adria Airways is for sale
Ljubljana, Slovenia - It will be possible to make an offer until September 10
The Slovenian government announced on Wednesday 01/08/2012 the intention to sell the 75% stake of Adria Airways which are currently owned by the Balkan country. The sale is part of the measures adopted... more
AirlinesSyrian Airlines announces air link suspension towards Europe
Damascus, Syria - Following on sanctions fixed by the EU against Assad regime
A spokesperson for Syrian Airlines announced yesterday that the carrier has begun suspending links towards Europe, after sanctions decided by the EU to force the Assad regime to stop the bloody repression... more
AirlinesCebu Pacific renews its aircraft fleet
Manila, Philippines - Ten A-319 sold to Allegiant Travel Company
The Philippine company Cebu Pacific, in the range of a fleet renewal programme, announced on Tuesday 31/07/2012 the sale to Allegiant Travel Company (ATC) of all its Airbus A-319 aircraft it currently... more