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AirlinesVolareweb: newness for Summer season
Gallarate, Italy - From Malpensa to Orly, Krakow, Timisoara but also to Pescara
"Volareweb has put for sale on its website a first part of flights that will be operational from Milan-Malpensa during the Summer season, from March 30 to October 25, 2008. Among the newness for the... more
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AirlinesStrategic alliance for Brussels Airlines, an European gateway for India
Brussels, Belgium - Reduced times of connection, standardization of timetables and strengthening of the network
The agreement among the Indian airline Jet Airways, Brussels Airlines and Brussels Airport has been announced today: a strategical partnership among three private realities. "This is a new business model... more
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AirlinesAustrian Airlines extends connections to Russia starting from April
Milan, Italy - The carrier now operates with seven destinations
"Austrian Airlines, carrier member of Star Alliance, keeps expanding and widening its network towards Russia. With the new Summer schedule three flights a week will be activated to each of the two new... more
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AirlinesNew investors for Air Berlin
Berlin, Germany - Capital coming from international societies
A new international investor enters Air Berlin's shareholding. After in the past days the holding of the South-African financier Robert Hersov brought its quota at about 17,5%, getting ahead of Deutsche... more
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AirlinesContinental Airlines celebrated airline's first B-737/900ER delivery
New York, Usa - The carrier becomes the first one in the Americas to operate with this model
"Boeing and Continental Airlines yesterday celebrated the delivery of the airline's first Next-Generation 737-900ER (Extended Range) airplane. With this delivery, Continental becomes the first airline... more
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AirlinesAlitalia, today at Palazzo Chigi meeting with unions
Rome, Italy - After the Government will have reported in Parliament
The today's institutional day in Italy will be in good part dedicated to the issue of Alitalia and its developments. In addition to meet the Table for Milan and to report in the lower Chamber of the Parliament,... more
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AirlinesGermanwings' global earnings take off
Cologne, Germany - Record amount for Teutonic low-cost
The entrepreneurism of the Fly-in-Germany notes an important year in its notebook: 2007. If you add the company name, Germanwings, in that case General Director and official spokesman of the COA Thomas... more
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AirlinesAlitalia: the formed CEO Cesare Romiti is against the terms of sale
Rome, Italy - An intervention during "Domenica In", a RAI 1 television programme
Guest in the "Domenica In" Italian television programme on Sunday, the former CEO Alitalia, Cesare Romiti, expressed his opinion about the current situation of the national airline. Romiti is against... more
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AirlinesContinental Airlines: Winter Storm Will Affect Flights in the Northeast through Monday
New York, Usa - The airline provides latest flight information and operations summary
"With severe winter weather conditions forecast for the Northeast U.S. on Monday, Continental Airlines announced travel options for customers whose flight plans may be affected by the weather. Weather... more
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AirlinesBrazil, the data of ANAC about the growth of national airlines
Sao Paolo, Brazil - At the first place in the Tam chart
The 2007 data released by ABAC, the Brazilian National Civil Aviation Agency, report that the TAM airline has grown by 0,9% on the domestic network, yet it is on the international situation that it reached... more
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AirlinesSWISS carries a record 12,2 million passengers in 2007
Zurich, Switzerland - The first time in its history
"SWISS transported 12,208,558 passengers on its scheduled services last year - the first time in its history that annual passenger numbers have exceeded 12 million, and a 13.2% increase on the 10.8 million... more
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AirlinesAlitalia (2): today the signing of the exclusive letter between the Italian Government and Air France-KLM
Rome, Italy - No statements yet about the "Northern Airline"
The Italian Government and Air France-KLM should sign today the exclusive letter for the Alitalia privatization, also if no statements have been released yet about the "Northern Airline", and while Carlo... more
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AirlinesLufthansa, for 2007 an operating result by 1.3 billion Euro
Frankfurt, Germany - 56.4 million passengers transported
In 2007 Lufthansa has transported about 56.4 million passengers, that is +5.6% compared with 2006, an operating result target by 1.3 billion euros, said Stephan Gemkow, Deutsche Lufthansa Finance head. Also... more
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AirlinesAlitalia: Toto presents the AirOne plan to the Lombardia Region President
Rome, Italy - "A great, credible and detailed plan"
Carlo Toto, president of AirOne, met yesterday the Lombardia Region President, Roberto Formigoni, and Gaetano Micciché, responsible for the Intesa-Sanpaolo Corporate Division. "We have a great, credible... more
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AirlinesDelta would be considering merger with Ual and Northwest
Washington , USA - Shares skyrocket at stock exchange
Rumors of an interest by US-based airline Delta to a fusion with competitors United Airlines (Ual) and Northwest Airlines. The theme had arisen already in November, when one of the major shareholders of... more
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AirlinesEtihad Airways launches the first Chinese route, Abu Dhabi-Beijing
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Starting from March 30th
Starting from March 30th, and until mid-July, Etihad Airway will launch the new route from Adu Dhabi to Beijing, the first destination of China. The connection, with four weekly flights, is proposed... more
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AirlinesKorean Air and China Southern Airlines: the collaboration continues
Rome, Italy - Through a flight assistants' reciprocal exchange program
"Korean Air, the South Korea's flag carrier, last December began a program that foresees a reciprocal exchange of flight assistants with China Southern Airlines, new SkyTeam's member. As founding member... more
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AirlinesEmirates Airlines offers Australian passengers special airframes for Europe
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Flights are valid February 1st until November 20th, 2008
Emirates is offering Australian passengers special new year airfares to the airline’s 22 European destinations. With return prices starting from USD 1,553 from Perth and USD 1,913 from Sydney, Melbourne a... more
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AirlinesSoon Air China's plan for the alliance with China Eastern
Beijing, China - "We want a win-win solution"
After the climb-down of China Eastern shareholders to the offer of Singapore Airlines, due to an interest expressed by Air China, had caused discontent in the Shanghai's airline direction as well as stock... more
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AirlinesAir Berlin celebrates 2007 of positive growth
Berlin, Germany - Historic record of carried passengers
After the positive data of November (see AVIONEWS in regard to this), also December turned out as a month of growth for the business of Air Berlin, one of Europe's major low-fares carrier, which so could... more
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AirlinesAir France-Klm to increase fuel surcharge
Paris, France - As long as oil will cost over USD 90
The direction of Air France-Klm announced that as of tomorrow there will be increases in fuel surcharge paid at the moment of purchasing the flight ticket. The increase will be of 1 Euro for domestic flights,... more
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AirlinesBritish Airways to launch new airline "OpenSkies"
New York, USA - The operations will start next June
British Airways is lending weight but not its name to a startup airline that will compete for well-heeled travelers traveling directly between New York and the European mainland. The new airline, named... more
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AirlinesFinnair, the traffic grew the 16.2% in 2007
Milan, Italy - 8.6 million passengers transported in the last year
Finnair total traffic, measured in passenger kilometers, grew 16.2% in 2007. The total number of passengers transported by Finnair Group airlines was over 8.6 million, which is 5.3% more than the comparable... more
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AirlinesAlitalia (4): the Air France-KLM plan
Rome, Italy - "The goal is to build a great European champion"
"Air France and KLM do not intend to take over Alitalia, just as Air France did not take over KLM in 2004. The goal is to build a great European champion", there was the statement of the Air France-KLM... more
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AirlinesAlitalia: Prato moderately satisfied of meeting with Spinetta
Rome, Italy - While the unions itch
Alitalia's President Maurizio Prato has been quite elusive toward the journalists' questions who were asking about the meeting yesterday between him and Air France President Spinetta, defined by Prato... more
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AirlinesAlitalia (2): the meeting between Government and Unions is postponed till next week
Rome, Italy - Troubles by CISL and CGIL
The meeting between Government and Unions, about the Alitalia situation, is postponed till next week. "The matter continues to present great criticality". CGIL, CISL and UIL move in open order. "I do... more
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AirlinesAlitalia (6): the meeting between Padoa Schioppa and Spinetta ended without statements
Rome, Italy - The first official work meeting
The meeting between the Italian Economics Minister, Tommaso Padoa Schioppa, and the Air France-KLM CEO, Jean Cyril Spinetta, which took place in the FINTECNA headquarters, lasted about one hour. The... more
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AirlinesAlitalia (5): today the airline president meets the Lega party
Milan, Italy - Prato in conference with Maroni and Calderoli
The Alitalia CEO, Maurizio Prato, has met this morning the President of Lega Nord party deputies, Roberto Maroni, and the Senate Vice-President, Roberto Calderoli. "We will ask President Prato about... more
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AirlinesStock exchange doesn't approve China Eastern stockholders' choice
Shanghai , China - And their manager neither
The decision of the shareholders of China Eastern, major Chinese airline, to reject the offer presented by Singapore Airlines to buy a 24%-share of the share parcel, has not met the favour of the stock... more
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AirlinesAlitalia (4): the additional losses on the accounts of the 2008
Rome, Italy - The projection is a deficit equal to 600 million Euro
The negative trend of Alitalia also continues on the accounts of the 2008 which forecast at least 200 million Euro of losses due to the high oil prices. Already in the data submitted to Air France-KLM... more
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AirlinesAlitalia (3): today the meeting between the Italian Institutions and the Air France-KLM President
Rome, Italy - "The plan forecasts the accounting equation in 2010 and the return to the profits in 2011"
The meeting between the Italian Institutions - among which the Economics Minister Tommaso Padoa Schioppa and the Alitalia President Maurizio Prato - and the Air France-KLM President, Jean Cyril Spinetta,... more
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AirlinesAlitalia (2): tit-for-tat between AirOne and Air France-KLM
Rome, Italy - The reply of the French carrier
"The destiny of Alitalia has not been defined yet. We have little information about the Air France-KLM plan, and press indiscretions report that only 15 pages of plan have been presented". This is the... more
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AirlinesAP Holding: statement from a spokesman
Rome, Italy - "The fate of Alitalia has not been defined at all"
"'The fate of Alitalia has not been defined at all. We seem to know very little about the Air France-KLM offer: press leaks report that only fifteen pages have been presented as a supplement to Prato’s s... more
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AirlinesVueling has transported over 6.2 million passengers with a 73% load factor
Barcelona, Spain - 77.2% more with regard to 2006
"Vueling, the next generation airline, has transported in all 6,219,605 passengers in 2007, recording an increase of 77.2% with regard to 2006. The annual medium load factor percentage was of 73%, 3.61... more
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AirlinesTurkish Airlines and Lufthansa Systems signed a contract for code-share management solution
Ankara, Turkey - IT solution will become operational in the first quarter of 2008
Turkish Airlines opts for code-share management solution from Lufthansa Systems with signature of a contract to implement the IT provider's code-share management solution SchedConnect. The IT solution... more
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AirlinesSkyEurope: 268,867 passengers transported in December 2007
Bratislava , Slovakia - An increase of 39.8% with regard to the same month of 2006
"SkyEurope Airlines has transported a total of 268,867 passengers in December 2007, an increase of 39.8% with regard to the same month of last year. SkyEurope reports a load factor of approximately 68%... more
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AirlinesChina Southern inaugurated new Urumqi-Ashgabat service
Beijing, China - The carrier is the newest member of SkyTeam
"China Southern Airlines, the newest member of SkyTeam, announced new service from Urumqi to Ashgabat. The new China Southern service between Urumqi and Ashgabat marks the successful completion of launching... more
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AirlinesAir France-Klm: December traffic 2007
Paris, France - For passenger and cargo
"Passenger activity In December 2007, Air France-KLM posted a 3.1% rise in traffic following a slow-down at Air France at the end of the month due to strike action at Orly Airport. With capacity up... more
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AirlinesChina Eastern against the entrance of Singapore Airlines
Beijing, China - The shareholders say no to the offer
At the last moment, Singapore Airlines' offer to purchase a share of the stock capital of China Eastern was rejected today by the shareholders of the airline, which is based in Shanghai and is included... more
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AirlinesSkyEurope (2) opens two new Italian routes from Vienna as of next Summer
Rome, Italy - And it doubles daily service to Orio al Serio
"SkyEurope Airlines announced opening two new destinations - Catania and Olbia for upcoming Summer schedule. In addition to that SkyEurope will increase the frequency on Vienna/Bergamo-Orio al Serio route... more
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AirlineseasyJet: passenger statistics for December 2007
Milan, Italy - The airline transported a total of over 2,8 million people
"easyJet communicates that last December 2007 transported a total of 2,899,349 passengers, compared to 2,638,279 ones in the same month of 2006, with an annual change equal to 9.9% . In addition, the... more
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AirlinesLivingston. "No bookings, just cancellations": reduced the flights to Kenya
Rome, Italy - The normal links will resume in all probability next February
"We will reduce the operations to Kenya by 30-40% for three weeks. We think it all will be resumed in early February. The last week we have worked with 1.2 passengers on the airplanes. For the moment we... more
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AirlinesL'Avion: 34 thousand passengers transported in 2007
Paris, France - On the route Paris-New York
2007, opening year for the French carrier L'Avion (January 3rd) has given very good results on the route Paris-New York, with 34 thousand passengers transported aboard a B-757/200 airplane, with a punctuality... more
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AirlinesAlitalia, Italian pro-North partisans for Malpensa
Milan, Italy - Formigoni and Bossi imagine after-sell sceneries
The supporters of Malpensa's role as intercontinental hub don't give up. After the choice of the government and Alitalia directors' board has fallen on Air France as partner for the national airline's... more
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AirlinesDelta Air Lines chary about the cession of Comair
Atlanta, USA - Contacts with JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch and Greenhill
Delta Air Lines, American carrier, is chary about the purchase process regarding its regional subsidiary Comair, as reported the past days by the "Financial Times", which states "Delta is waiting to assess... more
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AirlinesVarig launches daily flight Sao Paulo- Santiago de Chile
Sao Paulo, Brazil - The connection is operated with Boeing 767/300 airplanes
Varig, Brazilian airline, announces its new flight between Sao Paulo and Santiago de Chile. The connection, operated with Boeing 767/300 airplanes in two-class configuration, is active everyday from... more
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AirlinesAir Astana orders six Airbus and three Boeing aircraft
Paris, France - Deliveries starting from 2012
The Kazakh airline Air Astana has recently announced an order of six Airbus A-320 and three Boeing 787/800 Dreamliner aircraft, with an option for other three airplanes of each type. New airplanes,... more
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AirlinesThe time factor crucial in the choice of a partner for Alitalia (2)
Rome, Italy - Alitalia and Air France come from a common past. What about AirOne?
We must remember that Alitalia and Air France come from a common past. They have been knowing each other for many years now, they have share swaps and in their respective boards were members of both until... more
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AirlinesBritish Airways and the new brand for the all-business connections
London, United Kingdom - The activities should start in mid-year
The details of the British Airways new brand for the sector of the all-business connections, that should start in mid-year, will probably be disclosed by next week. According to the BA CEO, Willie Walsh,... more
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AirlinesAlpiEagles anticipates the suspension of the activity
Venice, Italy - "Agents external to the airline are the liables for the troubles"
"AlpiEagles suspends its activities starting from today January 3rd until the achievement of the licence". Last December 28th, the carrier led by Paolo Sinigaglia achieved the suspension of the ENAC... more