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AirlinesAlitalia (2): CISAL confirms the flight attendant strike announced for tomorrow
Rome, Italy - It will regard all flights in departure from Italy
The flight attendant strike announced for tomorrow from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm has been confirmed by CISAL. The strike has been announced "In support of a dispute regarding the labour contract of the Alitalia... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Board of Directors meeting of yesterday
Rome, Italy - It was still impossible to carry out appraisals, even of a preliminary nature
"The Board of Directors of ALITALIA – Linee Aeree Italiane SpA met yesterday, chaired by dott. Maurizio Prato. During the meeting, the Board came to the conclusion that it was still impossible to c... more
AirlinesStar Alliance: SEA ought to lower tariffs
Milan, Italy - And should give to the alliance dedicated services without additional costs
Star Alliance - the alliance that unites carriers Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Ana, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, Bmi, Lot Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African... more
AirlinesAlpi Eagles airline still in troubles: its hangar on Venice airport no longer available
Venice, Italy - Sinigaglia: "An illegal act from Save"
According to Paolo Sinigaglia, president of Alpi Eagles Italian carrier, Save, the management company of airport of Venice, made "An illegal act" when made a requisition of the hangar used by the carrier. The... more
AirlinesJapan Airlines proceeds towards reorganization
Tokyo , Japan - Though the verdict for the price adjustment accuse is still awaited
The reorganization programme of Japan Airlines seems to produce first results. The Japanese air-company has reported for the third quarter of the year profits for 7,31 billion yen (€ 44 million), more t... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): Lufthansa establishes contacts with the Italian Unions
Rome, Italy - Probably, the meeting today in Rome
After the indiscretion of last hours about the re-examination by Lufthansa in the Alitalia privatization procedure (see AVIONEWS), today the Italian press reports that the German national airline has established... more
AirlinesIndian consumers: let's boycott the national airlines
New Delhi , India - "They discriminate those who fly to the Gulf area"
If you have complaints against one of the two Indian national air-companies, Indian and Air India, or even both, this is the moment to pull them out. The consumers' association All India Airport Users'... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the uncertainty of Lufthansa in the privatization procedure
Rome, Italy - The statements of the CEO Wolfgang Mayrhuber
The Alitalia privatization procedure enters in the decisive phase. Next Tuesday there will be the Board of Directors and in short-time the last details will be set out. Lufthansa CEO, Wolfgang Mayrhuber,... more
AirlinesContinental relocates to Terminal A at Boston-Logan
Boston, USA - After the period spent at Terminal C
As of November 11th of this year the American carrier Continental Airlines will effectuate its operations from Terminal A at Boston-Logan International Airport, after the period spent at Terminal C. Here... more
AirlinesChina Southern links Guangzhou to Vientiane
Guangzhou , China - The airline's first flight to Laos
The Chinese air-company China Southern announced to have started as of yesterday its first link to a city of Laos, Vientiane, in South-East Asia. The flight between Guangzhou, seat and hub of the airline,... more
AirlineseasyJet inaugurates today a new flight from Malpensa to Marrakech
Milan, Italy - 21 are the routes served by the carrier from Milan's airport
"easyJet, the low-cost carrier in Europe, inaugurated today, on November 6, the new flight from Milan-Malpensa to Marrakech with three weekly frequencies. The tariffs as of EUR 18,99, taxes included for... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS at the inauguration of easyJet's new route from Sardinia to Milan
Cagliari, Italy - From Cagliari-Elmas four weekly flights to Malpensa
In a press-conference held this morning in the airport of Cagliari-Elmas, in the presence of Vincenzo Mareddu, president of SOGEAR - Cagliari airport management company, Giorgio Orrù, general manager... more
AirlinesRyanair (2): the result of the negotiations with SEA in a few weeks
Milan, Italy - The answers of David Broderick, investor relator of the low-cost carrier
In four or five weeks we will know whether or not Ryanair will come to Malpensa with ten of its airplanes. "The negotiation with SEA - Milan airport management company - is open, we made our proposals,... more
AirlinesRyanair: tomorrow the verdict of the Council of State
Rome, Italy - "If we could operate from Ciampino, we will abandon Rome"
After the resort to the Council of State presented by Ryanair, tomorrow the final verdict will be announced. The airport of Ciampino had recourse to the TAR of Lazio to reduce the 30% activity due to the... more
AirlinesAlitalia signed a deal with Air Tahiti Nui for the e-ticketing
Rome, Italy - AZ strategic partner on the American routes
Alitalia and Air Tahiti Nui, national carrier of French Polynesia, have signed an agreement to make operative the rules indicated by IATA - International Air Transport Association - to eliminate the paper... more
AirlinesAlitalia: UIL-Trasporti confirms the strike on November 9th, 2007
Rome, Italy - The statement of the National Secretary Marco Veneziani
"Against the loss of solution about the labour dispute started one year ago, and for the company's intransigence, we have not any choice. Now, the strike will provoke severe troubles to passengers, because... more
AirlinesAir One: reached 6 million passengers on scheduled flights since the beginning of 2007, 360,000 on charter flights
Rome, Italy - Exceeded the global amount of passengers transported in 2006
"At October 31st Air One recorded 6,360,000 passengers transported, of whom 6 million on scheduled flights and 360,000 on charter flights. In 2006 the airline transported in the aggregate 6 million 300... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): Lufthansa is the favourite but to date no cash bids
Rome, Italy - The name of the partner will be announced after November 20th, 2007
The Carlo Toto-Intesa Sanpaolo concert-party contends for the acquisition to two European carriers, Air France and Lufthansa, that have already presented their projects to the Alitalia President, Maurizio... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): confirmed the support by Intesa-Sanpaolo to AirOne
Rome, Italy - By a release of the bank at the instance of the CONSOB
Italian Bank Intesa-Sanpaolo has confirmed its support to AP Holding of Carlo Toto in the privatization procedure of Alitalia. The Bank, at the instance of the CONSOB following the bulge of Alitalia... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): first half report as of 30 June 2007
Rome, Italy - Auditing firm's opinion
"Alitalia announces that the auditing firm Deloitte & Touche SpA has completed its task of limited reviewing of the Company’s first half report as of 30 June 2007, and has just issued the auditing report w... more
AirlinesVueling takes off with over 90,000 passengers for the All Saints’ Day long week-end
Milan, Italy - About 30,000 people will fly with the carrier in Italy
"Vueling, the new generation carrier, flies high in Europe during the All Saints’ Day long week-end during which will transport over 90,000 passengers with more than 700 flights. Among the European c... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines keeps expanding to Eastern Europe
Vienna, Austria - The airline increases "Focus East" strategy still further
With the introduction of the new Winter schedule, effective form October 28th 2007, Austrian Airlines focuses its attention on the "Focus East" strategy, increasing the frequency towards 8 cities of the... more
AirlinesSAS Cargo introduces new capacity in Winter traffic program
Stockholm, Sweden - In addition it has appointed Dnata Cargo as local agent for the UAE
"SAS Cargo introduces additional capacity between Scandinavia - Bangkok and Scandinavia - Dubai when the winter traffic program starts up October 31st. To Bangkok two more weekly frequencies, approximately... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines, forbidden sex in the A-380 suites
Singapore , Singapore - The Asian airline appeal generates discussions
Singapore Airlines asked its passengers of the new Airbus A-380 suites to control their sexual desires during the flights of the air giant that last October 25 carried out its maiden flight. The exposure... more
AirlinesBoliviana de Aviaciòn, the new Bolivian state carrier
La Paz , Bolivia - It takes the place of Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano, failed after the privatization
Bolivia's President Evo Morales, who is visiting Italy in these days, already signed the decree that establishes the new state-owned arline of the Latin American country. It will be named Boliviana de... more
AirlinesLufthansa: luxury configuration for its Airbus A-380
Frankfurt, Germany - Available starting from 2011
First specimens of Airbus A-380 VIP, were born of an agreement between Lufthansa Technick and Airbus, will be available in 2011. New A-380s that will enter in fleet, be configurated on the same lines... more
AirlinesAir France: 5 days of strike have cost € 60 million
Paris, France - Unions and management agree on negotiations schedule
It's time for balances after the end of the strike of the flight assistants, ended yesterday, that for 5 days has hit Air France (see AVIONEWS). The air-company calculated in € 80 million the total losses i... more
AirlinesEmirates lands in Toronto
Milan, Italy - The no-stop flight is in service from yesterday
"Emirates inaugurated yesterday the new flight to Toronto, first one in Canada for the carrier. The no-stop service between Dubai and Toronto will be operated three times per week. The airline uses... more
AirlinesSwiss International also improves in the third quarter 2007
Zurich, Switzerland - The Helvetic airline announces growths in the European network
Swiss International Air Lines has increased its EBIT (Earnings before interest and taxes) in the first 9 months of 2007 at EUR 283 millions, compared with EUR 118 of 2006. In the third quarter EBIT reached... more
AirlinesVueling takes off from Boulogne to Madrid and Paris
Boulogne, Italy - The carrier foresees to transport, thanks to two new routes, over 100, 000 passengers in a year of activity
"Vueling, the carrier of new generation, inaugurates two new routes from Boulogne. The link to Paris has been inaugurated last Sunday, with a frequency of four weekly flights (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday... more
AirlinesKorean Air Lines: profits on the rise
Seoul , South Korea - The arline's accounts helped also by the won's quotations
The world's economic growth, the rising demand of air connections, in particular on the Asian continent and between Asia and the rest of the world, and a strengthening of the Korean currency, the won:... more
AirlinesAir France gets back to normal
Paris, France - But the unions threaten with new strikes if the negotiations will not bring results
After the strike of the flight assistants that for five days kept on the ground between 10 and 40 percent of the flights, the normality seems to have returned at Air France. This morning a meeting will... more
AirlinesLegal action of Air France against workers' unions
Paris, France - For the strikes of these days
While Air France is dealing with a strike of the flight assistants that forced it to assure only 70 percent of the flights in the last days (see AVIONEWS), and which also today is going to reduce of 10... more
AirlinesSAS (2): Stock Exchange drop after the stop to the Q-400s
Stockholm, Sweden - Loss of over 5 percent
After the announcement by SAS (Scandinavian Air System) of having definitively renounced to the use of Dash 8 Q-400 turboprops (see AVIONEWS), the shares of the Scandinavian carrier suffered heavy losses:... more
AirlinesBoeing supports the reconstruction of fire-ravaged California
Chicago, USA - Company and employees donate for the relief operations
With abou 28,000 employees, Boeing is the major private employer in Southern California. The known American aerospace industry, which has also suffered damages at its HRL Laboratories in Malibu, near Pepperdine... more
AirlinesSas: "Stop to the Q-400s"
Stockholm, Sweden - After the third incident in two months
It seems that the marriage between the air-company SAS and the aircraft model Dash 8 Q-400, produced by the Canadian firm Bombardier, is definitely over. After in the day of Saturday for the third time... more
AirlinesNew flights Volareweb.com take off
Varese, Italy - Ten new destinations from Malpensa
"Volareweb.com inagurates new flights from Milan-Malpensa next Sunday, on October 28. The first connection will take off to Rotterdam (Holland) and then an other one to Helsinki (Finland). These cities... more
AirlinesAlpi Eagles granted of over two additional months of activity by Enac
Rome, Italy - The decision has been taken after several meetings
After several meetings between Alpi Eagles airline lawyers and Enac (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) lawyers at Admnistrative Tribunal of Lazio, Enac decided to extend the authorization to carrier to... more
AirlinesCentralwings: new flights from Ciampino to Poznan
Milan, Italy - But also from other European cities to Poland
"Centralwings, the Polish low-cost carrier of LOT Group, launches new links for Winter 2007-2008 from Poland to Rome, Athens, Gerona/Barcelona and Manchester. The airline, from the end of this month,... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the Government formulates a law decree to approve the sale
Rome, Italy - A derogation to the Italian law no. 474 of 1994
The national press reported today the Government's decision to formulate a law decree to approve the sale of Alitalia's 49%. It is a derogation to the Italian law no. 474 of 1994 about the privatization... more
AirlinesAir France strike: assured the 70% of flights
Paris, France - Still unspecified the flights in force
Air France will have to change its opinion. The stike announced by cabin crew for five days starting from yesterday will not assure the 100% of long-range flights and 90% short and medium range, but 70%.... more
AirlinesFinnair expects to at least double passengers by 2017
Helsinki, Finland - Investments to make the fleet more eco-efficient
There are hirings in sight at Finnair, the Finnish national carrier. More than 200 persons will namely be needed to absorb the growth in terms of traffic that the airline expects for the coming ten years.... more
AirlinesThe accounts of Austrian Airlines improve in 2007
Vienna , Austria - Shift from long to medium and short-range flights
Austrian Airlines published the financial results for the period January-September 2007, commenting with satisfaction the "Positive trend" of the airline. If namely the total sales fall of 4,1 percentage... more
AirlinesAir France flight attendants strike: trouble at "Charles de Gaulle"
Paris, France - The disorder will last until next Monday
Delays and some cancellations in the traffic of Air France this morning in the international airport "Charles de Gaulle" of Paris-Roissy, due to the turmoil of flight attendants who have been demanding... more
AirlinesVueling reaches a million of passengers at Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - The carrier operates from the Italian capital city towards six destinations
"Vueling, the new generation carrier, reached today a million of passengers took off from Rome-Fiumicino's airport, in less of three years of activity, celebrating it in the air station. The lucky traveller... more
AirlinesRoyal Jordanian Airlines opts for the Embraer 175 airplane
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Jordan’s flag carrier complements its E-Jet fleet in the Middle East
"Embraer informs that Royal Jordanian Airlines has converted two EMBRAER 195 jets from its original order into two EMBRAER 175s. This change was already included in Embraer’s 2007 third-quarter backlog. In M... more
AirlinesNew air cargo terminal to SAS Cargo in Stockholm
Stockholm, Sweden - The facility will be ready in Spring 2010
"A modern 15,000 square meter air cargo terminal will be ready in Cargo City at Arlanda Airport, Stockholm, Sweden in Spring 2010. This is the result of a newly signed agreement between SAS Cargo subsidiary,... more
AirlinesTalks for the sale of Czech Airlines go on
Prague, Czech Republic - Aeroflot, Air France-Klm and Korean Air among the potential bidders
The government of the Czech Republic has long announced the intention to privatize the national carrier Czech Airlines (CSA), and is going to do it as soon as the airline will break even, probably in 2008.... more
AirlinesAir Dolomiti and the airport of Munich sponsor "Salone del vino" and "Dolcè"
Ronchi dei Legionari, Italy - In Turin, from September 26th to 29th
"Air Dolomiti, Italian regional airline of the Lufthansa group, and the 'Franz Joseph Strauss' airport of Munich, are the sponsors of the events 'Dolcè' and 'Salone del vino', dedicated to taste, which... more
AirlinesSwiss International, a more bright future
Zurich, Switzerland - The Helvetic carrier will launch new routes
Swiss International Air Lines prepares to expand its network with a new long-range destination: New Delhi. With the winter time (October 28th 2007- March 29th 2008) Swiss will fly towards 71 destinations... more