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AirlinesAirOne introduces the "Changeyourflight" service
Rome, Italy - It is the first Italian carrier to have adopted it
AirOne is the first Italian airline to have adopted the innovative service "Changeyourflight". It allows customers forced to renounce a flight purchased previously, to ask a partial refund of the ticket... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: crisis hits even Ryanair
Dublin, Ireland - Profits increase less than expected
The economic crisis which gnaws Europe does not spare anyone in the air transport sector: even the low-cost company Ryanair, which in the past years has almost always met the forecasts made by market operators,... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways and Aer Lingus unveil code-share details
Abu Dhabi, UAE - The agreement follows the recent equity purchase
Etihad Airways and Aer Lingus (AL) have signed an interline and code-share agreement which follows the UAE national airline’s recent 2.987 per cent equity purchase in the Irish air carrier. Within t... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: redundancy plan causes heavy loss quarter for Air France-KLM
Paris, France - "An improvement in our productivity and costs is necessary"
The French-Dutch group Air France-KLM, which represents the largest European airline, announced record losses in the second quarter of 2012: the 895-million-Euro (roughly 1.1 billion dollars or 700 million... more
AirlinesUnion protest in London for reinstatement of the 305 sacked Turkish Airlines employees (VIDEO)
London, United Kingdom - "The government should call a halt to attacks on union rights"
Roughly fifty trade unionists from ITF and Unite, together with several representatives of London's Turkish and Kurdish community staged a protest on Friday 27/07/2012 in front of the Turkish embassy in... more
AirlinesRyanair: "170 passengers abandoned at Kos island in Greece"
Rome, Italy - Consumer rights agencies declare it will denounce the company to the Italian Civil Aviation Authority
According to many on-line dailies, a Ryanair flight between the Greek island of Kos and the Italian town of Bari was canceled yesterday and the passengers, around 170, have allegedly been abandoned without... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: Air France offers its pilots bonus to move to low-cost unit
Paris, France - Roughly 60,000 Euro to work for Transavia
Air France, the most important French company, is ready to offer a considerable economic bonus, up to six months' wage, to its pilots who will accept to move to Transavia, low-cost carrier of the Air France-KLM... more
AirlinesAlitalia and Sabre work together to implement ancillary service sale to the travel agencies
Rome, Italy - Multi-year contract signed
Sabre Travel Network, a firm which operates in the field of technology for travel agencies and travel suppliers, signed a multi-year contract to implement the sale of company's ancillary service to the... more
AirlinesVueling transported over 25,000 passengers from Pisa in the first six months of the year
Pisa, Italy - The overall offer is 38,160 seats from this city for 2012
Vueling transported 26,759 passengers in the first six months of the year from Pisa. The overall offer is of 38,160 seats for 2012 to reach Barcelona and many other destinations connecting via Barcelona-El... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: Armavia adds second weekly flight to Syria
Yerevan, Armenia - Tickets will be "Virtually free of charge"
Armavia, the most important Armenian airline, has announced to be ready to add a second weekly flight to Syria, with the assistance of the national government and of the Diaspora Ministry. This announcement... more
AirlineseasyJet: quarter 3 2012 Interim management statement
Milan, Italy - On Time Performance improved by three percentage points to 87%
easyJet announces Quarter 3 2012 Interim Management Statement: The highlights: - Total revenue per seat was £57.58; an increase of 4.7%, at constant currency, compared to the prior year driven by... more
AirlinesAeroméxico announces purchase for 100 Boeing aircraft
Mexico City, Mexico - According to the airline, it is the largest investment ever made by a Mexican carrier
The Mexican company Aeroméxico announced the purchase of 100 Boeing aircraft: it is the biggest airplane order ever made by the center-American airline and, according to the carrier, it represents the... more
AirlinesAirOne starts its new Venice-Tirane flight from 28 October
Rome, Italy - The international growth on the Venice base continues
The tickets for the new AirOne flight from Venice to Tirane, which will start from 28 October are for sale on the website www.flyairone.com or contacting AirOne's call center. The carrier will connect... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: Iberia launches its new customer service system
Madrid, Spain - Currently at Madrid-Barajas, and soon at other airports
Iberia takes passenger assistance to a new level at Madrid-Barajas airport, thanks to "IBHelp", a system which grants a better service to the customers of the airline: more than 100 customer service agents... more
AirlinesTwitter users will choose the name of a Thomson Airways Dreamliner aircraft
Luton, United Kingdom - The new airplanes will be operative from May 2013
The English airline Thomson Airways has announced that the name of one of its Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, which are expected to be delivered at the beginning of next year, will be chosen by Twitter... more
AirlinesAlitalia close to the Olympic team at "London 2012"
Rome, Italy - The carrier will transport more than 400 athletes
Alitalia, whose mission is transporting and enhancing Italy's excellence, is close to the Italian Olympic team in the next Olympics which will take place in London from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: Aeroflot shuts down flights to Damascus
Moscow, Russia - From 6 August, because of "Commercial reasons"
Aeroflot, the main Russian carrier, announced that it will shut down its connections to the Syrian capital Damascus from August 2012. Currently the airline operates two weekly flights from Moscow to... more
AirlinesLufthansa highlights its aircraft biofuel strategy
Berlin, Germany - "We aim to test its long-term effectiveness"
German carrier Lufthansa has revealed its results about bio-fuel testing. "We rather stay a bit more in the background but have everything carefully worked out, with scientific support and, in the end,... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: Virgin America will send its most loyal passenger into space
Boston, USA - Who will earn more frequent-flyer points in the next year will flight on the SpaceShipTwo
Airlines traditionally put up as a prize every kind of reward for the customers who participate in the frequent-flyer programs, like dedicated lounges in the airports or complimentary tickets. Virgin America... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: Ryanair cuts routes to Spain because of airport taxes increases
Dublin, Ireland - 11 routes to Madrid and 4 to Barcelona cancelled
The low-cost airline Ryanair chooses a drastic way to fight the airport taxes increases decided by the Spanish government, which are effective since 1st July 2012 (AVIONEWS): the cancellation of several... more
AirlinesVietnam to join Etihad Airways Global flight network
Adu Dhabi, UAE - The sixth destination served by airline in October 2013
Etihad Airways (EA) will launch daily flights to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s commercial capital and most populous city, in October 2013. It will be EA’ sixth on-line destination within the Association of... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways cleared to buy more of Virgin Australia
Abu Dhabi, UAE - Welcomed the decision by the Australian Government
Etihad Airways has welcomed the decision by the Australian Government to allow the airline to increase its equity stake in Virgin Australia Holdings to a maximum of 10 per cent. It currently has a 4.99... more
AirlinesOman Air certifies CFM56-7B engines for its airplanes with the TRUEngine program
Muscat, Oman - The carrier is the latest airline to become part of it
Oman Air is the latest airline to become part of TRUEngine, qualifying all 33 CFM56-7B engines in its aircraft fleet for the program. The TRUEngine designation serves as a method for identifying engines... more
AirlinesAer Lingus moves its aircraft in Belfast to "George Best" airport
Belfast, United Kingdom - The company ensures that the move will not cause any employment consequences
As preannounced in the past weeks by AVIONEWS, next autumn Aer Lingus will move its Belfast base from Belfast International Airport to "George Best" City Airport. The Irish carrier plans to base two... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: British Airways shuts down more bmi routes
London, United Kingdom - Among others, flights to Yereven, Casablanca and Riyadh are going to be closed
British Airways (BA) is continuing to eliminate several British Midland International (bmi), East Midlands airport-based carrier, which is being absorbed by the most important British airline. British... more
AirlineseasyJet launches mobile optimised website
Milan, Italy - It is available in six languages
easyJet has this week launched its first mobile optimized website across Europe. Accessed through http://m.easyjet.com the new mobile site gives customers the ability to search & book flights, check flight... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines: Gianni Pieraccioni will be the next Alitalia director general
Rome, Italy - As anticipated by the newspaper "Italia Oggi"
According to the forecast released by the Milan-based newspaper "Italia Oggi", the next meeting of the Alitalia board of directors will appoint Gianni Pieraccioni as the new director general of the most... more
AirlinesCathay Pacific changes its order for aircraft A-350XWB from -900 to -1000 version
Hong Kong, China - With an option for a further 10
The Hong Kong-based company Cathay Pacific announced on Wednesday 18/07/2012 that, subject to the approval of the board of executives, it will subscribe an agreement with Airbus to convert 16 of its already... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: Croatia Airlines reaches its 1,000,000th passenger in 2012
Zagreb, Croatia - Goal reached two days ahead of last year
Croatia Airlines reached on Wednesday 18 July its 1,000,000th passenger handled in 2012: the goal has been reached at 11:30 am, with the landing of the flight OU417 from Frankfurt. This is a positive... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: Iberia launches new service for those who travel with children
Madrid, Spain - The "Family Pass" will give passengers a quick path from check-in to gate
The Spanish carrier Iberia launched a new service for those families who travel with their children: it is called "Family Pass", and it will give travellers the opportunity to reach their departure gate... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines begins to switch its fleet from B-737 to A-320 aircraft
Vienna, Austria - New airplanes will start to operate from October 2012
The European carrier Austrian Airlines started its dismissal program for its medium-haul aircraft Boeing 737/800, which will be replaced by 7 Airbus A-320. It is a measure which aims to limit... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: Qantas announces domestic routes strengthening
Sydney, Australia - Avalaible seats to Canberra and Tasmania to be increased
The Australian airline Qantas announced a strengthening of the domestic flights offer which will start from the next autumn: the flights between Melbourne and several cities in Tasmania will increase from... more
AirlinesAir Berlin selects GEnx engines to power its B-787 airplanes
Berlin, Germany - Valued at more than $1.2 billion over the life of the contract
Germany’s second largest airline Air Berlin has selected the GEnx-1B engine to power its fleet of 15 B-787/8 Dreamliners for which orders are confirmed. The airline has also signed a 12-year OnPointSM s... more
AirlinesAirport taxes: Iberia ticket will not increase in price
Madrid, Spain - "It will not affect our customers"
International press agencies have reported that Iberia (the Spanish airline held by the IAG group together with British Airways) has confirmed that the price of its tickets will not increase due to airport... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines: "Alitalia's condition is good"
Rome, Italy - Colaninno dismisses rumors about an agreement with Etihad
During a preliminary examination by the Italian Government Transport Committee, Alitalia's president Roberto Colaninno has underlined that the condition of Alitalia "Is good". According to Italian financial... more
Airlines"Farnborough International Air Show": AirAsia confirms negotiations for 100 CSeries aircraft
London, United Kingdom - "Bombardier have to prove the aircraft profitability"
AirAsia has confirmed its negotiations with Bombardier to purchase 100 CSeries CS300 airliners. The carrier asked for a 160-seat configuration. "We are talking this very seriously. it is an impressive... more
AirlinesCathay Pacific first to order A-350/1000 aircraft
London, United Kingdom - News for Airbus from the "Farnborough International Air Show"
Cathay Pacific has become the first carrier worldwide to order the Airbus A-350/1000 aircraft. The announcement was made today at the "Farnborough International Air Show" in London. The carrier reported... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines announces Dreamliner airplane induction plan
Chicago, Usa - The carrier is scheduled to take delivery of its first B-787 in late September
United Airlines (UA), the North American launch customer for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, announced details about its induction of the aircraft into the company's fleet and revealing a specially-designed... more
Airlines"Farnborough Air Show 2012", Qatar Airways will receive wing-problem-free Airbus A-380 aircraft
Farnborough, United Kingdom - As announced by the company CEO during the British event
During the "Farnborough International Airhsow 2012", running in these days in the United Kingdom, Qatar Airways CEO Akbar al-Baker declared that the Middle Eastern carrier will receive an updated version... more
Airlines"Farnborough Air Show 2012": Israeli carrier Arkia purchases 4 Airbus A-321neo aircraft
Farnborough, United Kingdom - The company has not taken a decision about the engines yet
The Israeli carrier Arkia Airlines communicated during the "Farnborough Air Show 2012", in progress in these days in the United Kingdom, the purchase of 4 Airbus A-321neo aircraft. It is the second Israeli... more
Airlines"Farnborough Air Show 2012": Iberia selects Rockwell Collins avionics for its A-330 and A-340 aircraft
Farnborough, United Kingdom - The Spanish carrier also acquires the "Fly Smart with Airbus" system
The Spanish company Iberia has announced during the "Farnborough Air Show 2012", in progress in the United Kingdom, the selection of the Rockwell Collins systems for its A-330 and A-340 aircraft. The... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: airberlin faced a difficult month in June 2012
Berlin, Germany - Passengers decrease by 5% compared to the previous year
June 2012 was not the most satisfying of months for airberlin: the second most important German company after Lufthansa experienced a downturn on several figures related to the passenger traffic. Overall... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: Uruguay's main airline closes down due to bankruptcy
Montevideo, Uruguay - Government will try to create a new airline with state participation
The Uruguayan government decided to close down Pluna, the South American country's main airline, which went bankrupted because of the withdraw of the American investment fund Leadgate and of the impossibility... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: Etihad Airways receives "Top Operational Excellence Award" from Airbus
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - "This is the result of the hard work of our entire technical team"
The United Arab Emirates-based airline Etihad Airways received from Airbus the "Top Operational Excellence Award", in relation to its A-340-aircraft fleet, which is composed of four -500 and seven -600... more
AirlinesAircraft and finance: Qantas CEO denies rumours of a takeover bid
Sydney, Australia - "Just pure speculation"
Speaking on the sidelines of a charity event in Sydney, Qantas chief executive officer Alan Joyce denied the rumours of a possible takeover bid of the company by a group which includes several former Qantas... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways: code-share and partnerships boost its Q2 revenues
Abu Dhabi, UAE - Total network grows to 308 destinations
Etihad Airways announced a 31 per cent increase in its Q2 2012 revenues to US$1.25 billion (2011: US$957 million), contributing to first half 2012 revenues up 30 per cent to US$2.24 billion (US$1.73 billion).... more
AirlinesVirgin Australia orders 23 new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft
Sydney, Australia - At the same time it delays the delivery of some 737 NG to beyond 2016
On Thursday 05/07/2012 Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd has announced an order of 23 new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft: considering the normal price list it is a deal worth 2.19 billion dollars (roughly 1.75... more
AirlineseasyJet inaugurates Summer route Lamezia Terme/Paris-Orly
Milan, Italy - The new direct flight towards the French capital starts today
easyJet inaugurates today the new seasonal link from Lamezia Terme to Paris-Orly during the Summer season until September 2, 2012 with two weekly flights on Thursday and Sunday. Vincenzo Speziali, SACAL... more
AirlinesMeridiana Fly obtains a debt extension: stock value rises
Milan, Italy - +4.4% in a single day
Italian financial dailies have underlined that Italian carrier Meridiana Fly's shares have increased to 0,758 Euros per share (+4.4%). This growth is probably due to the decision made by banks to extend... more
AirlinesArmavia drops the purchase of a second Sukhoi SSJ-100 aircraft
Yerevan, Armenia - As suggested by local media reports
In contrast with last month's news Armavia, the most important Armenian airline, seems to be determined to drop its plans to purchase a second Sukhoi SSJ-100 aircraft, according to reports released by... more