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AirlinesTAM Airlines extends its partnership with Swiss
Sao Paulo, Brazil - Passengers can earn and spend "Miles" flying the two carriers
Members of TAM Fidelidade -the frequent flyer program of the Brazilian carrier- can earn and spend "Miles" on any Swiss flight. Paulo Castello Branco, vice-president sales, stated that "The agreement... more
AirlinesAlitalia: increased refunds for bonds and shares in government stocks
Rome, Italy - In the meanwhile detente steps towards trade unions
The Italian government approved a bill to increase the percentage of refunds of which will be entitled old-Alitalia's bond and share holders. Bond-holders will get 70.97% of the nominal value of their... more
AirlinesLufthansa makes adjustment to fuel surcharge
Frankfurt, Germany - Alteration in response to rising crude oil prices
"Prices of crude oil have risen by more than 50 per cent since December 2008, resulting in higher fuel procurement costs for Lufthansa. In response to this development in recent months, the airline is... more
AirlinesAir India might launch low-cost services on domestic routes
New Delhi, India - To compete with regional private carriers
Air India, national airline of the Asian country, announced the possible introduction of low-cost services on its national routes, to better challenge competitions brought by regional private carriers.... more
AirlinesBritish Airways personnel agrees to work for nothing
London, UK - Hard reaction from trade unions
British Airways (BA) personnel reacted positively to the appeal launched by the airline's CEO, Willie Walsh, to which he personally agreed, asking to the workers to accept a period of free work or unpaid... more
AirlinesAlitalia: temporary booking and purchase restrictions for AirOne tickets
Rome, Italy - On Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 of June
Alitalia announced that, within the integration process of Alitalia and AirOne's computer systems, from 2:00 pm Saturday, 27 June, to 2:00 pm Sunday, 28 June, the possibility to book and purchase AirOne... more
AirlinesBritish Airways compares its fares with Ryanair and easyJet
London, UK - Sometimes low-cost doesn't mean low-fare
Are low-cost carriers really low-fares? What's behind the prices reported on-line? British Airways, the traditional carrier leader on long-haul routes, compared its fares with the ones of the two main... more
AirlinesRepublic Airways takes over Midwest Airlines
Oak Creek, USA - For $6 million plus $25 million in shares
Republic Airways announced the purchase of Midwest Airlines from private equity group TPG Capital. The deal is worth $31 million: $6 million cash and $25 million in stocks at $10 per share, plus the right... more
AirlinesFirst time for a B-767/300ER airplane of Blue Panorama in Turin-Caselle's airport
Turin, Italy - The airline has employed this model last Sunday
Blue Panorama has used, last Sunday on Turin-Caselle's airport, a wide-body B-767/300ER airplane. The great model with blue nose has been utilized for the first flight by a Summer charter chain that links... more
AirlinesShareholders declare Aeroflot Cargo's bankruptcy
Moscow, Russia - Also Aeroflot Don and Aeroflot Nord are risking
Aeroflot's shareholders decided to declare the bankruptcy of Aeroflot Cargo, freighter branch of the Russian national carrier, with a decision that Aeroflot's CEO, Alexander Lebedev, defined "Obvious",... more
AirlinesAir Arabia Maroc: Bergamo-Casablanca route becomes daily
Bergamo, Italy - Less than two months after the airline's launch
Starting from today, June 23, the frequency of Air Arabia Maroc's route from Bergamo-Orio al Serio to Casablanca "Mohamed V" becomes daily. The decision comes less than two months after the airline's launch... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines to cut 600 jobs
Chicago, USA - To face air traffic slump
United Airlines announced its intention to cut further 600 jobs among its flight attendants to face the difficult economic conditions brought by the slump in air traffic. The initiative comes after the... more
AirlinesAEA and Seabury form strategic alliance
Brussels, Belgium - To provide guidance to airlines on consulting, business planning and financing
The Association of European Airlines, an association of Europe’s leading network airlines, announced today that it had signed a partnership agreement with Seabury Aviation & Aerospace LLC, the largest g... more
AirlinesQatar Airways on the top of safety standards
Milan, Italy - IATA's award confirmed
"Qatar Airways has received a top safety award from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in recognition of its outstanding achievement in the global organisation’s Operational Safety Audit (... more
AirlinesBlue-express.com will start summer services to Mallorca and Mykonos
Rome, Italy - Starting from the end of July till the beginning of September
Blu-express.com - the low-cost carrier of Blue Panorama Airlines - launches two new summer operations for leisure travelers, both from Rome-Fiumicino: the first one is to Palma de Mallorca (Spain) and... more
AirlinesEuropean Union's green light for Lufthansa to acquire Brussels Airlines
Brussels, Belgium - After the German carrier applied a package of remedies
The antitrust commission of the European Union cleared Lufthansa's acquisition of Brussels Airlines, on condition that the German carrier applies a series of corrections to cancel every possible doubt... more
AirlinesFinnair-Meridiana code-share agreement
Stockholm, Sweden - It opens connections to Sardinia, Sicily and Florence
"Finnair and the Italian airline Meridiana will start cooperating within the framework of a reciprocal code-share agreement on flights between Helsinki and Italy as of June 22. The new agreement means... more
AirlinesJapanese government ready for a loan to JAL
Tokyo, Japan - The required amount would be $2 billion, but the state would onlu supply half of it
The Japanese finances minister, Kaoru Yosano, stated today that Tokyo's government would be ready to offer a huge amount of money to Japan Airlines (JAL), to help the struggling airline to face this difficult... more
AirlinesTen Airbus A-330s for Virgin Atlantic
London, UK - The carrier celebrates today its 25th year of activity
The British airline Virgin Atlantic celebrates today its 25th birthday (its first flight took place on June 22, 1984, from London-Gatwick to Newark, New Jersey) and announced it has placed an order for... more
AirlinesRyanair: temporary closure of its website due to essential upgrade maintenance
Milan, Italy - For a 10 hour period: from 7:00pm on next Wednesday to 5:00 on Thursday
"Ryanair, Europe’s low fares airline, confirmed that its website www.ryanair.com will close for a 10 hour period from 19:00hrs Wednesday 24th June 2009 until 05:00hrs Thursday (25th June) due to an essential u... more
AirlinesAir France-KLM might cut 3,000 jobs
Paris, France - CEO Pierre-Henri Gourgeon's statements
Air France-KLM might cut further 3,000 jobs basing on natural leaves, the CEO of the airline Pierre-Henri Gourgeon stated today in an interview to radio "RTL". "The cut may be of that order - Gourgeon... more
AirlinesRome-Ciampino airport, the municipality and Ryanair continue their struggle on noise pollution
Rome, Italy - "No noise problems" Michael O'Leary said
The Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair published the noise report for Rome-Ciampino airport which was undertaken by the independent Airport Technical Committee, headed by ENAC. A copy of it has been sent to... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines: A-380 airplane flies also to Hong Kong
Milan, Italy - First flight by A-330 to Nagoya
"Singapore Airlines (SIA) will fly the world’s largest passenger aircraft, the Airbus A-380, on the Singapore-Hong Kong route from 9 July 2009. Hong Kong will be the fifth international destination a... more
AirlinesAFI and Royal Air Maroc sign for MRO joint-venture
Paris, France - The announcement during "Paris-Le Bourget air show" underway until Sunday 21
Royal Air Maroc and AFI (Air France Industries) yesterday signed a deal for the creation of a joint-venture MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) that will perform its activity at "Mohamed V" airport... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways orders Engine Alliance for its A-380s
Paris, France - Deliveries scheduled from 2012. Deal worth $1.3 billion
Etihad Airways, United Arab Emirates' national carrier, has chosen GP7200 engines to power its ten A-380 aircraft. The contract, signed at Paris-Le Bourget during the "Paris Air Show 2009", also includes... more
AirlinesWizz Air orders 50 new Airbus A-320s
Paris, France - During the "Paris Air Show 2009"
Low cost carrier Wizz Air announced it has reached an agreement in principles for the purchase of 50 new Airbus A-320 aircraft. The memorandum of understanding has been signed today in Paris-Le Bourget... more
AirlinesBritish Airways: shares to pilots in exchange for salary cut
London, UK - Deal reached between the carrier and the BALPA union
British Airways reached an agreement with the BALPA union, representing almost all of the carrier's airline pilots, that includes that they would get shares in exchange for a salary cut. This measure is... more
AirlinesAegean Airlines to start flights towards Turkey
Athens, Greece - The Athens-Istanbul route will be launched on September 9
Greek carrier Aegean Airlines announced the opening, from September 9, of a new Athens-Istanbul route to Turkey. The link will have daily frequency and will be served using Airbus A-320 aircraft from the... more
AirlinesLufthansa Italia is officially born
Milan, Italy - Meanwhile the carrier baptizes its fifth A-319 aircraft
It’s official: Lufthansa Italia has been legally registered in Italy as a new Italian airline, "Lufthansa Italia SpA". This means that it is a joint stock company, with limited liability for the shareholders w... more
AirlinesEU praises Scandinavian Airlines’ websites
Brussels, Belgium - Because it is assured that the rights as consumers are well safeguarded
SAS Scandinavian Airlines’ websites have been highly praised by the European Commission. Following an extensive investigation, the Commission concluded that customers booking flights on SAS’s websites fee... more
AirlinesBritish Airways asks its employees to renounce to their salaries
London, UK - To get some cash in this difficult phase
After announcing that he would renounce to his pay for the month of July, followed by the airline's Chief Financial Officer, Keith Williams, British Airways CEO, Willie Walsh, stated that he had asked... more
AirlinesAir Canada seeks a loan from the government
Ottawa, Canada - The request for CAD 200 million
To face the current situation of low cash availability, Air Canada is understood to have asked Ottawa's government for a CAD 200 million (about € 127 million) loan, Canadian finances minister, Jim Flaherty s... more
Airlines20 ATR-72/600s for Air Nostrum
Paris, France - Deal also signed for 8 aircraft with Royal Air Maroc
This was a profitable day for ATR, 50% joint-venture of Alenia Aeronautica (Finmeccanica group) and EADS (European Aeronautics Defense and Space Company), at the "Paris Air Show 2009" (Paris-Le Bourget,... more
AirlinesAF447 air disaster: € 67.4 million compensation for Air France
Paris, France - Still too soon for the families of the victims
Air France is going to receive an overall compensation of € 67.4 million from its insurances for the loss of the Airbus A-330/200 that ditched in the Atlantic on June 1 with 228 people on board, while e... more
AirlinesChina Eastern and Shanghai Airlines confirm merger
Shanghai, China - Detailes will be unveiled in next days
The two Chinese airlines China Eastern and Shanghai Airlines reached an agreement in principle on the guidelines of a merger that will bring them to acquire more than 50% of Shanghai's passenger market,... more
AirlinesRyanair: 10 hour closure of its web-site
Milan, Italy - Due to an essential upgrade maintenance
"Ryanair, Europe’s low-fares airline, today (15 June) confirmed that its website www.ryanair.com will close for a 10 hour period from 19:00hrs Wednesday 17th June 2009 until 05:00hrs Thursday (18th June) d... more
AirlinesTwin Jet announces services between Milan-Malpensa and Marseilles
Milan, Italy - Starting from June 15 with 10 operations per week
Starting from June 15, Twin Jet will start two daily operations between Milan-Malpensa and Marseilles, from Monday to Friday. The French carrier is targeted on business travellers, allowing daily round... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines adds capacity on its route from Pittsburgh to Dallas
Pittsburgh, Usa - In Pittsburgh, the number of passengers decreased by 10.9% in the first 5 months of 2009
American Airlines adds capacity on its route from Pittsburgh International Airport to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, offering a 140-seat MD-80 starting from June 12. Operations take place four... more
AirlinesAer Lingus cuts American routes
Dublin, Ireland - It will reduce its long-haul capacity by 25%
Irish carrier Aer Lingus is going to cut three of its routes to the USA within a plan of 25% reduction of its long-haul capacity for the winter season. Services that will be interrupted are Dublin-Washington,... more
AirlinesKLM to replace seasonal staff with pilots
Amsterdam, Netherlands - The initiative to save on Summer hirings
Dutch carrier KLM, Air France-KLM group, found an innovative way to try to save money in this crisis period: make the pilots to the ground work, from baggage recovery to hospitality services, during the... more
AirlinesRyanair: also on board of flights departing from Pisa the use of cell phone will be allowed
Pisa, Italy - In 2009, 2.5 million passengers will fly the Irish carrier from "Galileo Galilei" airport
After Bergamo-Orio al Serio and Rome-Ciampino airports, now is the turn of Pisa: passengers of Ryanair flights will be allowed to use their mobile phone when on board of the six aircraft based at "Galileo... more
AirlinesBiofuel for Qatar Airways
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Appeal to the governments on emission taxes
Qatar Airways announced that it has a project to perform a test flight from London-Gatwick to Doha to experiment new biofuels. The statement has been made during IATA's (International Air Transport Association)... more
AirlinesANA to keep code-sharing with Shanghai Airlines
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Even in case of the Chinese carrier merging with China Eastern
Japanese airline All Nippon Airlines (ANA) will keep its code-sharing agreement with Shanghai Airlines even in case of a possible merger of this carrier with China Eastern (see AVIONEWS), Ana's executive... more
AirlinesEthiopian Airlines confirms its B-787 Dreamliners order
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Deliveries scheduled between 2010 and 2013
Ethiopia's national carrier Ethiopian Airlines confirmed its order for 10 Boeing 787 Dreamliners that are scheduled for delivery between 2010 and 2013, CEO Girma Wake confirmed on the sidelines of IATA's... more
AirlinesDelta-Northwest merger brings service enhancements to international flights
Atlanta, Usa - The seven month merger milestones
"Customers traveling Delta Air Lines on international flights now enjoy the same in-flight experience on both Delta and its subsidiary, Northwest Airlines – the latest sign that Delta and Northwest are n... more
AirlinesWind Jet, Catania might be its next hub
Catania, Italy - AVIONEWS interviewed Ilario Tolini, DOV at the carrier
The project is ambitious and real at the same time: to create a small hub in Catania and start long-haul operations within 18 months. Wind Jet, Italian low-cost airline, is growing in Italy and abroad:... more
AirlinesJet Airways to reduce capacity by 10%
Mumbai, India - On domestic flights
Indian airline Jet Airways will reduce its domestic flight capacity by 10%, carrier's executive director Saroj Datta confirmed, without supplying any further details on what are the routes that are going... more
AirlinesChina Eastern and Shanghai Airlines towards merger?
Shanghai, China - They might get 50% of Shanghai's market
China Eastern and Shangai Airlines might shortly proceed to a merger that would give them control of up to 50% of Shangai's market. This is a key city in Chinese air transport industry. Liu Jiangbo, spokesman... more
AirlinesQantas might delay deliveries of Boeing 787s
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - In particular those destined to low-cost Jetstar
Qantas group might ask Boeing to delay deliveries for its ordered 787 Dreamliners, in particular of those destined to subsidiary low-cost Jestar. The first deliveries are currently scheduled for May 2010,... more
AirlinesGulf Air will not renounce to its new Airbus aircraft
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Delivery schedule confirmed
Gulf Air will not modify its delivery schedule for new Airbus aircraft, CEO Bjorn Naf said today in the margin of IATA (International Air Transport Association) annual meeting underway in Kuala Lumpur,... more