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AirlinesSwiss, new Intercontinental flights on summer
Zurich, Switzerland - They will be operated by Swiss WorldCargo, owned by Lufthansa
Summer season is full of newness for Swiss WorldCargo, which is going to enlarge transoceanic routes to reach Africa, Asia and United States. As from next June, 17th, flight Zurich-Singapore will be... more
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AirlinesAviation Capital Group orders 17 new Boeing 737 Next Generation
New York, USA - The contract's value is over one billion dollars
The US aerospace giant Boeing announced today an order from Aviation Capital Group for 17 new 737 Next Generation airplanes, a deal valued over one billion dollars at current list prices. The order... more
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AirlinesRyanair hit by the high oil price, at ground 20 airplanes in the next Winter
Dublin, Ireland - From November 2008 to February 2009
Irish low-cost airline Ryanair is planning to ground around 20 aircraft next winter to counter the impact of spiralling oil price (today at 117.4 dollars a barrel). Ryanair is embarking on an intensive... more
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AirlinesAlitalia: what would happen if Aeroflot sale the Italian national airline?
Rome, Italy - It would lose all the flight rights
"The interest for Alitalia is strategic, not financial", this was the comment by Lev Koshlyakov, Aeroflot vice-general manager, as regards the news of some months ago on the possibility to invest on the... more
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AirlinesBritish Airways enlarges offers on London-Gatwick airport
London, United Kingdom - From Valencia, Alicante, Oporto, Turin and to New York
As from next October, 27th, while the winter timetable comes into effect, British Airways will inaugurate new long-range flights, in particular from London-Gatwick airport. First connection will be... more
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AirlinesNews from Singapore Airlines
Milan, Italy - Airline's press release
Singapore Airlines and Silkair introduce new fares for the excess luggage Singapore Airlines (SIA) and its regional airline Silkair have introduced, from last April, 1st, some changes about the surcharge... more
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AirlinesAir Baltic connects Venice to Latvia
Venice, Italy - Venice-Riga will be operated 2 times a week
Air Baltic has officially informed its customers about the new flight which connects, Venice and Riga, Latvia's capital, for the first time ever. The route will be operated on Monday and Friday by a... more
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AirlinesSterling Airlines offers 110,000 discounted tickets
Milan, Italy - Routes leaving from Florence, Rome and other European airports 25% discount
Sterling Airlines, Scandinavian low-cost airline launches 110,000 tickets 25% discounted for Italian routes Florence-Malmoe and Rome-Oslo, and for many other European links. Italian passengers can grad... more
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AirlinesEstonian Air on the increase
Milan, Italy - Great results in March 2008
"Estonian Air carried altogether 63,946 passengers in March 2008, out of which 53,778 on regular flights. The total number of passengers increased 16.3% y-o-y, while Tallinn Airport passenger number increased... more
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AirlinesUnited Airlines increases ticket-change fees
Atlanta, USA - A fee equal to 150 dollars
United Airlines announced it's increasing business-travel fares and ticket-change fees to offset fuel costs. U.S. airlines have been adding fees, cutting capacity and raising fares to cope with jet-fuel... more
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AirlinesSWISS teams up with US Airways to Philadelphia
Basel, Switzerland - From April, 26th
SWISS travellers will be able to fly from Zurich to Philadelphia on US Airways-operated flights from April, 26th onwards; and US Airways customers will have onward connections from Zurich operated by SWISS... more
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AirlinesAbruzzo airport, routes to Paris, Bruxelles and Munich resume today
Pescara, Italy - Pescara's air station inaugurates the summer season
Today, April, 18th, starts the summer season at Abruzzo International airport (Pescara), with the return of direct flights to Charleroi (Bruxelles), Munich and Paris. The official notice has come yesterday... more
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AirlinesHelvetic Airways launches new connections between Palermo and Zurich
Palermo, Italy - Announced during a press conference
For the Euro 2008 that will take place in June (from 7th to 29th), Helvetic Airways and GESAP (Palermo Airport Management Company) have announced a press conference in which will be launched the new connections... more
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AirlinesAlitalia (3): here comes the denial by Aeroflot
Rome, Italy - Conditions of tender not tempting
Here comes the denial by Russian national airlines Aeroflot about a possible new participation in the Alitalia privatization procedure. "It is unlikely our participation for the second time in the tender... more
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AirlinesAlitalia (2): a new figure appears, François Perol
Rome, Italy - French vice-Secretary General and counsellor for the industrial policies
A new figure appears in the matter between Alitalia and Air France: François Perol, French vice-Secretary General and counsellor for the industrial policies. This is the hypothesis supported by the... more
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AirlinesAlitalia: go-ahead to the "Bipartisan" agreement. But will do EU agree?
Rome, Italy - The Italian Government will establish a bridge-loan equal to 100-150 million Euro
Latest indiscretions reported that for the Alitalia matter a "Bipartisan" agreement has been found, between the Italian new and outgoing Governments, to guarantee the company continuity: a decree law that... more
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AirlinesJapan Airlines to pay 110 million dollars fine
Washington, USA - To have priced fixing on international cargo shipments
Japan Airlines agreed to plead guilty to price fixing on international cargo shipments and pay a $110 million (U.S.) fine, the U.S. justice department said yesterday. In the plea agreement, which was... more
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AirlinesAlitalia (2): a meeting between Government and management has been announced for next week
Rome, Italy - Berlusconi-Sarkozy, a meeting to talk about the proposal by Air France-KLM
A meeting between Government and Alitalia management has been announced for the next week, the new Italian Premier, Silvio Berlusconi, said, and added the matter with Air France-KLM could be reopened only... more
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AirlinesUS Airways, option of buying window and aisle seats
Atlanta, USA - At the prize of 5 US dollars
US Airways said it will begin offering passengers the option of buying an aisle or window seat in the front of the plane for at least 5 US dollars. The new choice seats program, the latest entrant in the... more
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AirlinesStansted, Ryanair opposes the increase of airports' charges
London, United Kingdom - Irish airline join the debate about prices with easyJet
Ryanair join the debate of airlines seeking judicial review proceedings against BAA about last increased fees at London airports. In last days, easyJet said that it would challenge the price rise at Gatwick... more
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AirlinesAmerican Airlines, negative results of 1st Q2008
Atlanta, USA - A loss of 328 million dollars
American Airlines reported a net loss of 328 million dollars for the first quarter of 2008. The current quarter results compare to a net profit of 81 million dollars for the first quarter of 2007. Record... more
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AirlinesKorean Air to launch new Summer charter routes
Milan, Italy - And new no-stop flights from South Korea to Munich
Korean Air will start chartered flights to Vietnam’s Danang, Australia’s Cairns and Russia’s Irkutsk in expectation of an increase in the number of tourists during the summer vacation season. Korean Air w... more
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AirlinesEl Al doubles from the airport of Milan-Malpensa
Milan, Italy - A launch offer to 464 Euro all inclusive
Starting from May 11th, the Israeli airline El Al doubles frequencies from the airport of Milan-Malpensa to Tel Aviv. This route will be reinforced with a second flight on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday... more
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AirlinesAlitalia: yesterday the meeting between the management and CONSOB
Rome, Italy - "The Board of Directors is continuing to monitor the Company’s operational performance and financial and asset situation"
"At the request of the Italian Stock Exchange Controller (CONSOB), a meeting was held between CONSOB and the president and other representatives of Alitalia represented by the chairman, during which Alitalia’s s... more
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AirlineseasyJet against the charges' increase for Gatwick's passengers
London, United Kingdom - The low-cost airline into a debate with CAA
UK's low-cost airline easyJet has told BAA (British airport authority), that it is withholding part of 21% passenger charge increase at London-Gatwick airport, waiting for the end of the legal controversy. Strongly... more
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AirlinesDelta-Northwest merger (2): first curious numbers on the commercial operation
Atlanta, USA - The world's greatest airline will have a fleet of 800 airplanes
First financial indiscretions on the merger between the two US carriers Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines. According to these rumors, the commercial operation has a value of 3.3 billion dollars... more
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AirlinesAir Transat adds another A-310 airplane to its fleet
Toronto, Canada - 74 flight attendants and 14 pilots have been recruited thanks to the new airplane
Another Airbus A-310/300 enters in the Air Transat's fleet. The wide-body airplane's total number of the fleet is 17 aircraft (13 A-310 and four A-330/300). Thanks to the new arrival 74 flight attendants... more
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AirlinesRyanair, Milan-Manchester in offer
Milan, Italy - Special fares for the inauguration of the new connection
New Ryanair's flight which connects Milan-Orio al Serio with Manchester from last April, 10th, has already given positive results, in according to Alessia Viviani, Italian marketing director of the Irish... more
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AirlinesDelta-Northwest merger, no shareholding by Air France
Atlanta, USA - The priority is not in the US market
Air France will not participate to the merger project between Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines because "The liquidity resources of the two airlines do not request supplementary financing through... more
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AirlinesAlitalia: Aeroflot hypothesis reappears
Rome, Italy - Berlusconi: "For Alitalia will be found an all-Italian solution within one month"
"For Alitalia will be found an all-Italian solution within one month". These are the first statements of the new Italian Premier, Silvio Berlusconi. In the meantime, the Aeroflot's hypothesis reappears.... more
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AirlinesVarig moves away from Europe
San Paolo, Brazil - Madrid gets out from the network of the Brazilian airline
Varig, the third biggest Brazilian airline, has announced by a release from Gol (Affiliate company), that it's going to leave European market. After cancellations of the flights from San Paolo to London,... more
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AirlinesDelta-Northwest merger (2): sharing of transatlantic routes in the SkyTeam alliance
Atlanta, USA - Along with Air France, Alitalia, Czech Airlines and KLM
Delta Airlines and Northwest Airlines and four of their international partners will combine their transatlantic routes in the SkyTeam alliance. The Department of Transportation (DOT) said it would... more
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AirlinesFinnair sells six Boeing MD-80 airplanes to Allegiant Air
Helsinki, Finland - They will be operating starting from 2009
Finnair, Finnish national airline, has sold six Boeing MD-80 aircraft and three spare engines it owns to the Allegiant Travel Company’s low-cost carrier Allegiant Air, which is domiciled in Las Vegas, N... more
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AirlinesQantas and Pacific Airlines create the new low-cost airline Jetstar Pacific
Sydney, Australia - In August the delivery of the first A-320 airplane
In accordance with a strategic and commercial partnership between Qantas and Pacific Airlines a new low-cost carrier, called Jetstar Pacific, will be created. It will operate as part of Qantas' budget... more
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AirlinesDelta-Northwest union, the risky procedure's steps
Atlanta, USA - Northwest brand will disappear
The union between USA's carriers Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines will have to contend with many steps to complete the procedure, first of all the abolition of the second brand. One problem to... more
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AirlinesAlitalia (2): "It threatens to stay out of IATA"
Geneva, Switzerland - Bisignani's warning
Hard moment for Alitalia. After the freeze of privatization's procedure -due to the stop for the votings ended yesterday with Berlusconi's Pdl winning- and after ENAC's (Italian Civil Aviation Authority)... more
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AirlinesAlitalia: today the meeting between management and unions
Rome, Italy - Negotiation with Air France-KLM could not be resumed
The meeting between Alitalia's management and unions is arranged for today. They will discuss about the situation of the talks after the political voting, since negotiations with Air France-KLM could not... more
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AirlinesMexicana de Aviación challenges Europe
City of Mexico, Mexico - Next opening of two direct connections with London and Barcelona
Following to the entrance in the oneworld® alliance (see AVIONEWS), Mexicana de Aviación, the airline that decided to concentrate all its efforts in the US market, challenges Europe, and announces new r... more
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AirlinesDelta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines combining to create America's premier global airline
Milan, Italy - The new airline will offer easy flights inside USA, for Canada, Latin America, Europe and Asia
"Delta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corporation announced an agreement in which the two carriers will combine in an all-stock transaction with a combined enterprise value of USD 17.7 billion.... more
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AirlinesDelta Air Lines e Northwest Airlines, tomorrow the official announcement of the merger
Atlanta, USA - Richard Anderson would have to be CEO of the new airline
The official announcement of the merger between Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines will be given tomorrow. According to the first indiscretions, the asset's value of Northwest would be about three... more
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AirlinesAlitalia, while waiting votings' results, AirOne announces a new proposal
Rome, Italy - Share increases in Piazza Affari
Results of the political's votings would show next moves about Alitalia affair. In according to some national press sources, AirOne is going to negotiate again. Carlo Toto, Ap Holding's manager, would... more
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AirlinesThe "Black-List" of the airlines not allowed to fly in the EEC skies
Rome, Italy - This list is updated at today
LEGAL NOTICE The civil aviation authorities of Member States of the European Community are only able to inspect aircraft of airlines that operate flights to and from Community airports; and in view... more
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AirlinesAer Lingus, special fares to go to Ireland
Dublin, Ireland - Until April, 15th
Irish national-flag airline Aer Lingus has launched some special offers to reach airports of Dublin, Cork and Belfast from EUR 37. Through the official airline's web-site, www.aerlingus.com, who wants... more
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AirlinesKorean Air, 4 weekly flights Rome-Seoul
Rome, Italy - The connection will be served on Saturday too
Korean Air has included in its schedule its 4th weekly flight from Seoul to Rome-Fiumicino, which will be operated on Saturday in addition to the flights leaving on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday; a Boeing... more
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AirlinesAlitalia (3): Palazzo Chigi denies new plan by Air France-KLM
Rome, Italy - Lagarde: "The two parts must decide if restore the talks"
The situation between Alitalia and Air France-KLM has continual ups and downs. Here comes the statement of the French Finance Minister, Christine Lagarde, about the possibility to restore the talks: "Only... more
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AirlinesAlitalia (2): load factor and passengers slump at Malpensa airport
Milan, Italy - Failed feederage and preference to other airlines
Load factor of Alitalia's flight on Malpensa slumps at 49% in the first week of April. Passengers traffic is decreased of 84% after the flights' reduction, and it's been significant on the market share... more
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AirlinesAlitalia: maybe a preliminary agreement next week
Rome, Italy - Letta: "A second chance for a deal can be concluded"
According to a source at the meeting, Enrico Letta - Italian Economy Undersecretary - said "The government will present Air France-KLM with a plan next week aimed at persuading it to return to talks".... more
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AirlinesAlitalia (2). Letta: "Air France-KLM's proposal is the only one"
Rome, Italy - "And company's liquidity is going to finish"
"Air France-KLM's proposal is the only one at the moment, and our national-flag airline cannot survive by itself, and, as certified by Alitalia's Board, company's liquidity is going to finish". Enrico... more
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AirlinesMalpensa, a new hub for Jet Airways
Milan, Italy - It's the second one in Europe for the Indian airline
In 2009, Indian airline Jet Airways will have a second hub at Malpensa airport, from where the flights to USA will take-off. President Naresh Goyal has explained at heart of this enlargement in the... more
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AirlinesSan Francisco marks second Westcoast gateway for Emirates
Milan, Italy - The Dubai's airline has announced daily services from next October
"Following news of only four weeks ago that it would start services to Los Angeles, Emirates announced plans to launch an additional service to the U.S. West Coast. The airline will fly non-stop from... more