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AirlinesAlitalia: revised the timetable of the strike
Rome, Italy - Postponed from May 21st to 22nd and reduced from 24 hours to 8
Italian Transport Minister, Alessandro Bianchi, has postponed the strikes of the transports sector scheduled for next days, and has also reduced the timetable. In particular, the agitation of the Alitalia... more
AirlinesFirst EMBRAER 190 jet is delivered to Mandarin Airlines
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Taiwan airline begins deploying E-Jets on its Asia routes
Embraer delivered its first EMBRAER 190 jet to Taipei-based Mandarin Airlines. The company has acquired eight E-Jets as the core aircraft of its fleet, especially for domestic and short-haul intra-regional... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Aeroflot is the Unicredit only partners in bid for the privatization
Moscow, Russia - Valery Okulov: "There may not be any changes"
Russia's flagship carrier Aeroflot said Friday there will not be a third partner in its consortium with UniCredit bank to acquire a state-controlled stake in Italy's Alitalia. "This has been established... more
AirlinesShift of responsibilities for JetBlue
Washington, USA - David G. Neeleman announcing resignation
David G. Neeleman, CEO of JetBlue, yesterday announced his intention to resign, in order to allow the carrier to change its image following the several cancelled flights of last February (see AVIONEWS). The... more
AirlinesIndian and Air India to merge operations from July
New Delhi, India - The two airlines will be run by a new company: the National Aviation Company of India Limited
The state-owned airlines, international carrier Air India and domestic carrier Indian, are to merge operations from July 15, a civil aviation ministry spokeswoman said on Friday. The two airlines will... more
AirlineseasyJet inaugurates new flight Venice-Berlin
Milan, Italy - With a daily connection starting from today
"easyJet, the low-cost carrier in Europe, inaugurates today, on May 11, 2007 the operativeness of the flight from Venice towards Berlin. The connection will be served with a daily frequency from Monday... more
AirlinesBoeing Class 3 Electronic Flight Bag selected for ANA's new 777/300ERs
Seattle, USA - The first Japanese airline to use EFB on a commercial flight
Boeing and ANA yesterday announced that the airline will install Boeing's Class 3 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) in three new 777/300ER planes to be delivered beginning this year. The airline's decision... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Ministry of Economics denies the admission of other subjects
Rome, Italy - It confirms what provided for the letter of procedure concerning the preliminary bids
Italian Ministry of Economics makes a statement about the indiscretions of yesterday on the possible admission of new subjects in the procedure of Alitalia's privatization. "The Ministry of Economics... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines: second link on Turin-Vienna route
Milan, Italy - Tallinn new destination from next June 4
"After two years from the launch of Turin-Vienna route and following to the excellent results of traffic obtained by the group, Austrian Airlines announces a second link from Turin-Caselle's airport to... more
AirlinesAir Dolomiti: new competition to discover "Tesori di Miles & More"
Ronchi dei Legionari, Italy - For a month prizes to be won
"Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti and Swiss are the three carriers sponsor of the new competition 'I tesori di Miles & More' addresses to the customers that register to the greatest European program from April... more
AirlinesNew offer of Ryanair for 10 million seats
Dublin, Ireland - From just £ 10 including taxes
Ryanair, Europe's largest low fares airline today (9th May) launched 10 million seats across Europe from just £10 including taxes - its biggest ever seat sale. From today all of Ryanair's fares will be... more
AirlinesRyanair launches two new routes from Italy to Düsseldorf
Dublin, Ireland - By next October
Ryanair, Europe's largest low fares airline today, (Thursday, 10th May 2007) announces eight new routes from Dusseldorf to Fuerteventura, Malaga, Marrakesh, Bergamo, Seville, Trapani (Sicily), Valencia... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines: April 2007 results
Chicago, USA - Load factor equal to 84.1%
United Airlines has announced traffic results as to April 30th, 2007, reporting a high load factor equal to 84.1% and a revenue passenger miles (RPM) increase by 0.8% compared with the same period of... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): possible entry of Monte dei Paschi in AirOne concert-party
Rome, Italy - Availability but but still no formal agreement
Also Monti dei Paschi (MpS) Bank could join of AirOne concert-party, together with Banca Intesa-Sanpaolo, as new financial party, for the acquisition of Alitalia. According to financial sources, MpS... more
AirlinesAer Lingus launches the daily Milan-Dublin route
Dublin, Ireland - Among the new measures the increase of the fuel surcharge
By June, Aer Lingus will launch a new daily service from Milan-Malpensa to Dublin. Irish carrier has decided to increase the fuel surcharge on the long-range flights. The measure is valid by May 9th... more
Airlines60 new planes for Saudi Arabian Airlines
Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates - Expected 14 new weekly flights to Dubai
Saudi Arabian Airlines has announced it is going to order up to 60 new aircraft, in order to modernize its fleet and inaugurate new weekly flights to Dubai. According to the newspaper "Gulf News", the... more
AirlinesJet Airways nominates a new General Manager for Europe
New Delhi, India - Brussels will be the new European hub
Jet Airways has announced the election of Emmanuel N. Menu as General Manager for Europe. He replaces Abraham Joseph, now in Toronto to follow the expansion of the Indian carrier in Canada. Menu will... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the Board's meeting next May 15
Rome, Italy - With on agenda the approval of the three month report on March 31, 2007
"It informs that the Board of Directors' meeting of Alitalia with on agenda the approval of the three month report on March 31, 2007 will take place next May 15, instead of May 14, according to that communicated... more
AirlinesChina Southern Airlines chooses Interplanet GSA for the Italian market
Milan, Italy - It will provide for the support to the carrier in the sales&marketing activities
China Southern Airlines has chosen Interplanet GSA as agent for the Italian market. The Chinese carrier has improved an agreement with Interplanet GSA to join in "Iata Bsp Consolidator System" (IBCS).... more
AirlinesEurofly (2): business plan by June 30th
Milan, Italy - Extended the duration of the audit assignment to Deloitte & Touche
During the assembly of yesterday, the directors of Eurofly communicated that the business plan 2007-2009 will be defined by June 30th (see AVIONEWS). "It will be a reorganization plan for the financial... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): Carlo Toto talks about the necessity of an Italian choice
Rome, Italy - Spokesman of a common opinion
"We want to do Alitalia the forth airline of Europe. It is necessary to reorganize by one year the international and intercontinental network, to recover efficiency and change the aircraft". Carlo Toto,... more
AirlinesThe Finnair first quarter is positive
Vantaa, Finland - The Finnish company growths
With a sales proceed increasing by 10% per year, with profits of round 6 millions Euro and an operative result that grows by 10 millions Euro the Finnair projects to reach and outclass the 70 millions... more
AirlineseasyJet improves margin
Milan, Italy - Seasonal first half loss significantly reduced
"• Winter margin improved by 4 percentage points to -2.4% from -6.4%. • Loss before tax, reflecting seasonality of business, down 58% to £17m from £40m. • Total revenue grew by 14% to £719 million.... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Carlo Toto bets on a young and efficient fleet
Rome, Italy - Denied a secret partnership with Lufthansa
Carlo Toto, talking about the master plan of AirOne, underlines several elements that he considers as decisive for the result of the tender. He details the knowledge of the Italian market and the availability... more
AirlinesBritish Airways: April 2007 results
London, United Kingdom - Increase by 0.5% in passenger capacity
British Airways has officially announced the April 2007 traffic and capacity results, reporting an increase by 0.5% in passenger capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres (ASK) compared with the same... more
AirlinesEurofly: approval of financial results as to December 31st 2006
Milan, Italy - Total revenues increasing by 6.7%
Eurofly yesterday approved the financial results as to December 31st 2006, currently available in Italian on the airline's website. According to the official press release, "In the fiscal year 2006,... more
AirlinesAirOne: new Airbus A-320 airplanes will be 90
Rome, Italy - The carrier signed an agreement for the transformation in firm order of options for purchase of 50 models and continues in the expansion plan and fleet renewal
AirOne and Airbus have signed an agreement for the transformation in firm orders of purchase 50 options for A-320 airplanes. The carrier continues so its expansion plan and renewal of the fleet that will... more
AirlinesJetBlue announces April 2007 results
New York, USA - Traffic up by 11.6%
JetBlue Airways yesterday announced the April 2007 results, reporting an increase by 11.6% in the traffic and by 12.8% in capacity. Moreover, the load factor evidenced a decrease by 0.9 percentage points... more
AirlinesAirBaltic announces 1Q financial results
Riga, Latvia - 338,217 carried passengers
AirBaltic, a Latvian airline, has announced the 1Q financial results, reporting a total of 338,217 carried passengers, up by 28% compared with the same period of last year. The number of flights increased... more
AirlinesAnti-trust does not open the inquest into Meridiana-Eurofly operation
Rome, Italy - It provides for the licence of a call options right exercisable within two years
Anti-trust has decided to do not open the inquest into the take-over of 29.95% of Eurofly by Meridiana, also if the Holding Aga Khan's carrier has an agreement to increase its stake. Actually, Eurofly... more
AirlinesGulf Air: Bahrain the only owner
Manama, Bahrain - Official carrier of "BITE2007" event
Gulf Air CEO, André Dosé, has announced that the airline will be totally owned by the Kingdom of Bahrain, that will obtain the Sultanate of Oman shares. Note that Gulf Air will be the official carrier o... more
AirlineseasyJet: results recorded in April
Milan, Italy - Over 3 million of passengers transported
"easyJet announced the results regarding the passengers for the month of April 2007. In the same period the airline has transported 3,133,725 passengers (2,848,065 in 2006) with an annual variation... more
AirlinesEmirates orders other airplanes
Milan, Italy - With this new order the total aircraft ordered by the carrier are 47
"Emirates, the Dubai-based international airline, has signed a contract for an additional four Airbus A-380 Super-Jumbos. The airline is the main launch customer for the aircraft and already had the... more
AirlinesNow 5 Italian cities served by Vueling
Milan, Italy - New flights from Naples and Pisa to Madrid
Vueling, the Spanish new generation airline, keeps on expanding in Italy: with Naples and Pisa, adding to Milan, Venice and Rome, the carrier establishes its operations in 5 Italian cities. Officially... more
AirlinesAir France-KLM: April 2007 results
Paris, France - 6.3 million passengers
Air France-KLM has announced the April 2007 results, reporting a passenger-traffic increase by 3.1%, for up to 6,3 million customers (+0.8 percentage points compared with the same period of last year). The... more
AirlinesAlitalia: today the meeting between Board and Unions
Rome, Italy - The share drops 1%
According to the Italian Transport Minister, Alessandro Bianchi, it’s a matter of few days the starting of the second phase in the Alitalia privatization. This morning the share has recorded a drop of m... more
AirlinesCode-share agreement between Jet Airways and Brussels Airlines
Brussels, Belgium - By next June 5th
Thanks to an agreement signed with Brussels Airlines, Jet Airways will start to operate by next June 5th the Mumbai-New York connection via Brussels. According to the Prime Minister of Belgium, Guy... more
AirlinesAlitalia celebrates its 60th birthday
Rome, Italy - The maiden flight on route Turin-Rome-Catania
"Alitalia was born 60 years ago, on May 5, 1947, with the maiden flight on route Turin-Rome-Catania. Two months later an airplane with 38 Norvegian sailors on board took off from Rome to Oslo: it was... more
AirlinesFirst Airbus A-330/200 delivered to Jet Airways
New Delhi, India - A partnership with good perspectives
The Indian airline Jet Airways last week received its first Airbus A-330/200 plane, to add to the already used Airbus A-340s and A-330s, these ones leased. "With the worlds fastest passenger growth... more
AirlinesThe AirOne on-line booking system increases the ticket price by € 60
Rome, Italy - Vacca: territorial continuity responsible
During an audit, the Italian Minister of Transport, Alessandro Bianchi, and the Alghero deputy Elias Vacca discussed the strange case happened to AirOne customers. Due to a technical fault of the system,... more
AirlinesSkyEurope Airlines: April 2007 results
Milan, Italy - + 44,7% for the passenger traffic
Last April, SkyEurope Airlines reported a passenger traffic increase by 44.7% compared with the same period of last year, up to a total of 293,688 customers. Positive results also for load factor, with... more
AirlinesThe Air Trasport Users Council updates thew 2005 report on pricing on airlines websites
London, United Kingdom - Low-cost carriers unsatisfactory
The Air Trasport Users Council (AUC) has published a press release to update the 2005 report on pricing on airlines website, where carriers were accused not to clearly declare the all inclusive price of... more
AirlinesBoeing, Panama's Copa Airlines announce order for four 737/800s
Seattle, USA - For a total of 34 Next-Generation 737s requested by the airline
Boeing and Copa Airlines executives recently said the Panamanian airline placed an order for four Boeing 737/800 airplanes in a deal valued at approximately $ 282 million at list prices. The order brings... more
AirlinesSkybus Airlines: the new US airline
Columbus, USA - Flights starting from next May 22nd
Starting from next May 22nd, the US civil aviation sector will count another carrier, Skybus Airlines, based in Columbus, Ohio. To expand its businesses, the new airline has already prepared a special... more
AirlineseasyJet asking European governments for a major effort
Milan, Italy - A new regulation to forbid eldest planes to fly
Together and accordingly with the delivery of the 100th Airbus A-319 (see AVIONEWS), the effort made by easyJet in terms of environment safeguard is still increasing. The fleet renovation was in fact... more
AirlinesAir France gives the go-ahead to the use of the mobiles services onboard
Paris, France - By next July
Air France will give the go-ahead to the test phase on the use of the mobiles services onboard. The experiment will start by next July. An Airbus A-318 aircraft will be equipped with technology provided... more
AirlinesDelta Air Lines launches a "Brand New" era with the new logo
Milan, Italy - The new brand signals Delta’s confident emergence, renewed focus on global customer service
Delta Air Lines has unveiled its updated corporate brand, a striking three-dimensional, red “Widget” icon flying across a blue background, that reflects the company’s successful transformation into a hig... more
AirlinesAlitalia flight attendants strike confirmed
Rome, Italy - 356 cancelled flights
The tomorrow strike of Alitalia flight attendants has been officially confirmed. The demonstration will determine the cancellation of 356 flights, 213 out of which operating at the airport of Rome-Fiumicino. Taking... more
AirlinesA new resort in Seychelles for Emirates Airlines
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Tim Clark: "This is just the beginning"
Emirates Airlines, Arab flag carrier based in Dubai, has announced an investment for USD253 million in order to build a new resort in the Seychelles. The new facility, that will count a 472-room hotel,... more
AirlinesKLM takes delivery of its 15th 777/200ER in Seattle
Seattle, USA - Currently a total of 19 777s
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines took delivery of its 15th Boeing 777/200ER (Extended Range) last Friday from Paine Field in Everett, Wash., north of Seattle. KLM is leasing the airplane from International Lease... more