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AirlinesUnited Airlines launches new Chicago-Rome service
Chicago, USA - Between May and August 2010
United Airlines yesterday announced the launch of a new service between Chicago and Rome starting on May 1, 2010. This once-daily flight will operate through the peak summer travel season, ending on August... more
AirlinesTwo Embraer 190s for Austrian NIKI
São José dos Campos, Brazil - The aircraft will be delivered in 2011
Embraer and Austria’s second largest airline NIKI Luftfahrt signed a contract for another two Embraer 190 jets, confirming the purchase rights in the original contract, announced in July 2008. The initial d... more
AirlinesChina Eastern to takeover Shanghai Airlines by the end of the year
Shanghai, China - The deal is worth US$1.32 billion
Shanghai Airlines' takeover by China Eastern, one of the three main airlines of China, will be completed by the end of the year, as announced yesterday by China Eastern president Liu Shaoyong. This would... more
AirlinesPassengers blocked on airplane: three US airlines fined
Washington, USA - Forced to pass the night on board
Three American airlines have been fined for blocking their passengers on board of an airplane despite a diversion. The total amount of the fines is US$175,000. This is the first ever punishment for this... more
AirlinesOld Alitalia: only one offer to purchase AMS
Rome, Italy - Fantozzi: "The binding offer is acceptable"
There would be only Maurizzio Tucci, former Finmeccanica manager, participating in the tender to purchase AMS (Alitalia Maintenance Systems), 60% controlled by the old Alitalia (which is now in extraordinary... more
AirlinesUS Airways delays deliveries of 54 Airbus aircraft
Washington, USA - "But we will modernizing our fleet anyway"
US Airways (UA) has delayed to 2013 the delivery of 54 Airbus aircraft, scheduled between 2010 and 2012, as stated by the airline in a note. UA has also remembered that it has already postponed the delivery... more
AirlinesTurkish Airlines orders A-330 Freighters
Toulouse, France - The number of total orders from 10 customers grows to 69
Turkish Airlines (TA) has signed a firm order for the purchase of two A-330/200F freighter aircraft, becoming a new customer for this aircraft type. The aircraft will be powered by Rolls Royce engines... more
AirlinesPositive results for Jet2.com
Milan, Italy - In the first six months of the year the airline reported encouraging data
"Concerning the first six months of 2009, the UK low-cost airline Jet2.com reported encouraging and better-than-foreseen data despite the difficult economic situation which has certainly slowed down the... more
AirlinesFirst low-cost flight between Rome and Istanbul by Blu-express.com
Rome, Italy - Daily links, as of next December 17, from Fiumicino to the new airport
Blu-express.com adds a new international route to its network: the low-cost brand by Blue Panorama Airlines will link, from next December 17 (date of the 11th airline's birthday), Rome and Istanbul with... more
AirlinesJAL seeks 40% pension cut
Tokyo, Japan - The measure is necessary due to the difficult economic conditions of the carrier
JAL-Japan Airlines is seeking a solution to reduce its shortfall. One of the paths the carrier's management is following would to cut pensions by 40%, stating that it would otherwise risk bankruptcy or... more
AirlinesNew Ryanair routes from Trapani and Rimini to Liverpool
Rome, Italy - They will be launched at the end of March 2010
The airline Ryanair has presented the launch of two new international routes from Trapani-Birgi and Rimini airports (Italy) to Liverpool (UK). The new services will be operating starting respectively on... more
Airlines100th Airbus A-320 family aircraft for Lufthansa
Hamburg, Germany - Coming from the manufacturer's facilities in Hamburg
Airbus has delivered Lufthansa’s 100th A-320 Family aircraft from Airbus’ final assembly line in Hamburg (Germany). The aircraft is an A-320. “The acquisition and delivery of the 100th A-,320 Famil... more
AirlinesItaly: Meridiana Fly, a new airline, is born
Rome, Italy - From the merger between Meridiana and Eurofly
The boards of directors of two Italian carriers have approved an integration of air transport activities that will lead Eurofly to takeover Meridiana's air transport branch. The merger will give birth... more
AirlinesAirbus will continue into the experimentation of biofuels
Dubai, UAE - On agenda a new test flight with a mixture of kerosene and eco-fuel
Airbus continues into the experimentations of biofuel, after a first test flight made by an A-380, that in last February has served the Filton-Toulouse route (UK-France), and a second one last October... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines and other SkyTeam carriers offer USD 1bn to JAL to pass into their alliance
Rome, Italy - American Airlines is ready to intervene with funds
Japan Airlines (JAL), the Japanese carrier, is in these days the "Desire object" of current major alliances SkyTeam and Oneworld, the first led by Delta Air Lines (DA) and where there is Alitalia-CAI,... more
AirlinesTurkish Airlines: new daily link Bologna-Istanbul from next March 1st, 2010
Rome, Italy - The flight will be served by Boeing and Airbus airplanes
Turkish Airlines, a Star Alliance member, announces the new daily connection Bologna-Istanbul from next March 1st, 2010. The weekly links are now 49, with this last one, from Rome, Milan-Malpensa and... more
AirlinesAlitalia: workers' assemblies scheduled for today and tomorrow revoked
Rome, Italy - Flights towards regularity
"The situation of Alitalia and AirOne flights is going back to regularity after the heavy problems caused yesterday by a personnel assembly which became a non scheduled protest that lasted more than the... more
AirlinesRyanair charges the Italian ENAC with violating the policy on documents
Rome, Italy - The Authority accepts fishing licenses and job IDs
"The Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) is violating the rules on documents that are accepted everywhere", Ryanair CEO, Michael O'Leary, said today during the presentation press conference for the... more
AirlinesRyanair: "To increase airport fares is an error"
Rome, Italy - O'Leary: "Netherlands, Spain and Greece are an example"
To increase airport fares is an error in Italy. This is the opinion expressed today by Michael O'Leary, Ryanair's CEO, during the presentation of the airline's new routes from Ciampino to Krakow (Poland)... more
AirlinesO'Leary: "Ryanair will overtake Alitalia in 2010"
Rome, Italy - In March new links from Ciampino to Seville and Krakow
Ryanair's CEO, Michael O'Leary, underlined the importance of the carrier in the Italian market. "While all large airlines are losing passengers and reducing capacity, our traffic has grown in Italy, in... more
AirlinesRyanair: "We will never move to Viterbo"
Rome, Italy - O'Leary: "We don't believe that Ciampino will be closed"
Ryanair is never going to move to Viterbo. "We'd rather leave Rome", the Irish airline's CEO, Michael O'Leary, stated today in Rome during the presentation of the carrier's new routes from Ciampino to... more
AirlineseasyJet: full year results for the year to 30 September 2009
Milan, Italy - Resilient performance and increased yields
easyJet, the low-cost carrier, has unveiled the full year results to September 30, 2009. In particular, the highlights "- Total revenue per seat up 10.9% (4.1% at constant currency), driven by the... more
AirlinesRyanair reimburses 6000 Euro to passengers for cancelled flights
Dublin, Ireland - The sentence from the Dublin tribunal
Three Ryanair passengers have received 6000 Euro after a court in Dublin as reimbursement for a cancelled flight from the Irish capital to Carcassonne (France) in 2007. This sentence could become a decisive... more
AirlinesAlitalia activates the new Mobile Check-In service
Rome, Italy - The boarding pass directly on the mobile
"As of yesterday, 15th November, for passengers of Alitalia flights between Rome-Fiumicino and Milan-Linate (or viceversa), who have an electronic ticket, check-in and on boarding operations have become... more
Airlines"El Pais" announced that Iberia and British Airways will be based shortly
Rome, Italy - According to the Spanish daily newspaper, the Board of directors of the two airlines would have already deliberated
According to the news, which is as yet neither confirmed nor official, the title of the two airlines have gained, respectively, 12.64% of Iberia, and 10.5% of British Airways. According to what is reported... more
AirlinesTar on Alitalia: the "Legge Scajola" will not be taken to Constitutional Court
Rome, Italy - The appeal of the Codacons was rejected by the III Section of the administrative court of the Lazio Region
Following today's decision of the administrative court of the Lazio Region, the Constitutional Court will not have to pronounce itself about the constitutional legitimacy of the law thanks to which the... more
AirlinesEurofly has joined IATA
Rome, Italy - International Air Transport Association
The airline Eurofly officially entered in the International Air Transport Association (IATA) on November 10, allowing it to pursue the development of its accounts with the associate airlines, making the... more
AirlinesEurofly: interim management report to September 30 approved yesterday
Milan, Italy - Results in line with the expected 2009 budget
Eurofly's board of directors yesterday approved the interim management report to September 2009. Here are the main points in detail. - Sales and performance related revenues of € 237,501 thousand (... more
AirlinesFilt-Cgil and other trade unions announced a 4 hour strike for pilots and assistants of the Alitalia CAI-Air One group
Rome, Italy - Also IPA, AVIA, and ANPAC
The pilots and flight assistants belonging to FILT-CGIL, IPA, AVIA, and ANPAC, announced a 4 hour strike on the next 25th November from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, in the Alitalia CAI-AirOne group due to the... more
AirlinesCodacons on Alitalia: the authorisation law for the sale of Alitalia is unconstitutional
Rome, Italy - Confirmed by a press release from thee Codacons consumer association
A press release by the Codacons stated yesterday that the law on the basis of which the sale of Alitalia was authorised is unconstitutional. Codacons today affirmed their reasons in front of the Lazio... more
AirlinesBoards approved British-Iberia merger
Madrid, Spain - EU asks for competition to be guaranteed
Confirming recent anticipations issued by AVIONEWS, the boards of directors of British Airways and Iberia yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) setting out the basis for a proposed merger... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines auctions trip to 8 wonders of the world
Houston, USA - To celebrate its entrance in Star Alliance
Continental Airlines announced the opportunity for its Frequent Flyers to bid their miles on a premium around-the-world trip to visit eight wonders of the world in an online auction at the company's web... more
AirlinesIberia's steward and hostess announce heavy series of strikes in December
Madrid, Spain - More arm wrestling between trade unions and airline's management, already in serious difficulties
The arm wrestling between Spanish national air company Iberia, and the union representations of stewards and hostesses of the airlines (CTA and SITCPLA), grew yesterday in the announcement of a new and... more
Airlines"Ryanair will operate from the Sicilian airport of Comiso"
Rome, Italy - From London, the regional tourism councillor, Nino Strano, announces to have given this assignment
Good news from "World Travel Market" for Comiso airport ongoing in these days in London. In this context, Nino Strano, the regional councillor for transport and tourism, reports to have given Ryanair... more
AirlinesCode-share agreement between Lufthansa and JetBlue
New York, USA - It will join the domestic services of the Americans with the intercontinental ones offered by the Germans
The airlines Lufthansa and JetBlue yesterday launched code-share operations linking their two networks via Boston and New York. At a ceremony at the "John F. Kennedy" International Airport, JetBlue CEO,... more
AirlinesAmerican and Delta dispute over JAL partnership
Washington, USA - So as not to lose their position in the Asian market
The American air companies Delta Airlines and American Airlines might give birth to a real contest to run in "Aid" of the Japanese carrier JAL-Japan Airlines, which at present is in the heaviest economic... more
AirlinesEmirates may buy new aircraft
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Whilst waiting late deliveries of A-380
Emirates may acquire new aircraft while it foresees the late delivery of some Airbus A-380 aircraft expected for 2010. This was affirmed today by Tim Clark, the president of the Arab airline. "We are... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines opens new routes for Tokyo
Singapore, Singapore - Starting from next year
Singapore Airlines (SIA) may open a series of new flights to Tokyo-Haneda airport, with a frequency of 2 flights a week, as from October 2010. ARTC (Singapore's air traffic rights committee) has in fact... more
AirlinesAir France's commitment against deforestation in Madagascar goes on
Paris, France - In sight of December's conference in Copenhagen
Air France continues its major commitment in the fight against deforestation in Madagascar, started in 2008. Air France is sole partner in this programme which represents a € 5 million investment for 5... more
AirlinesANA introduces innovative services on its international routes
Tokyo, Japan - Within the project "Inspiration of Japan"
ANA (All Nippon Airways) yesterday announced the launch of new products and services under the brand concept “Inspiration of Japan”, starting from February 2010, on its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, beginning on... more
AirlinesEtihad to operate double daily fligths to Frankfurt, from the end of March
Abu Dhabi, UAE - By a A-330/200 aircraft in three class configuration
The national airline of the United Arab Emirates, Etihad Airways, will increase its Abu Dhabi-Frankfurt services from 10 to 13 per week from 12 December, increasing to a double daily from 28 March 2010. Etihad’s f... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines to accept only credit cards on board
Atlanta, USA - Starting from December 1
Delta Airlines announced on its blog that, from December 1, it will not accept cash anymore for purchases on board of Delta and Northwest Airlines' aircraft, but only credit card. The measure will be active... more
AirlinesBlue Air flight returned to Fiumicino yesterday after take-off
Bucharest, Romania - The specifications of the air company
"Meriting the return of a Blue Air airline in service between Rome and Bucharest yesterday, the air company intends to specify the manoeuvre unwound with the full efficiency of the carrier, Boeing 737-800... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines: US$159 million loss in the second quarter of 2009
Singapore, Singapore - Expenditures growth due in particular to higher fuel cost
Singapore Airlines (SIA) today unveiled its operational results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2009, reporting a net loss of almost US$159 million, a positive result anyhow if compared to the year's... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines to relocate airport operations at Paris-"CdG" and Barcelona
Houston, Usa - Today at "El Prat" and next week at "Charles de Gaulle"
Continental Airlines, which recently joined Star Alliance, announced yesterday that it will move its airport operations at both Paris-"Charles de Gaulle" and Barcelona this month as part of its continuing... more
AirlinesRyanair to close six Basel routes
Milan, Italy - Loss of 18 weekly flights and 250,000 passengers from 2nd December
"Ryanair today announced that it will close its six Basel routes (from 2nd Dec) after Basel Airport refused to lower its high airport charges to reflect the lower fares being paid by passengers in the... more
AirlinesIraqi Airways to resume flights to Paris
Baghdad, Iraq - The agreement might be reached in mid-November
Iraqi Airways, national airline of Iraq, is going to resume its flights from Baghdad to Paris. The announcement for this historical reopening of the route after 20 years has been given yesterday by the... more
AirlinesMexicana joins the oneworld alliance
Mexico City, Mexico - Starting from today
Mexicana is now part of the global airlines' alliance oneworld. Its subsidiaries MexicanaClick and MexicanaLink joined oneworld at the same time, as affiliate members. All three airlines will offer the... more
AirlinesJAL leaderships renounce December salaries
Tokyo, Japan - To answer to the serious economic crisis of the Japanese air company, and to who accuses them of receiving too high salaries
Japan Airlines (JAL) main Japanese carrier, through its spokesperson has announced yesterday that 71 of its top managers will voluntarily renounce their December salaries, as a response to the serious... more
AirlinesJapan Airlines forced to cut routes
Tokyo, Japan - To face economic difficulties
JAL-Japan Airlines will be forced to perform deep modifications to its overall route and flight frequency plan for the second half of FY2009, and plans for a portion of its domestic passenger operations... more