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AirlinesAlitalia (4): Emirates denied the interest on Alitalia
Rome, Italy - According to Alazraki, AirOne, Air France, De Benedetti's group and Lan will advance an offer on January 29, 2007
Emirates Airways remarks to be not interest in the Alitalia's privatization. Saudi airline's spokesman affirmed: "The carrier is focused on own expansion and it is not interest in the 'Affaire Alitalia'". According... more
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AirlinesAlitalia (2): shortly the assembly for the Board of Directors' reorganization
Rome, Italy - Between February 19 and 23, 2007
After the resignation of M. Jean Cyril Spinetta from the Executive office, in all probability, the assembly for the Alitalia Board of Directors' reorganization will take place between February 19 and 23,... more
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AirlinesAlitalia: Alitalia's Board of Directors must be considered as declined
Rome, Italy - It is provided for the Article 17 of the carrier's Statute
Alitalia's Board of Directors must be considered as declined: it is provided for the Article 17 of the carrier's Statute. This law provides that when the number of members drops under the half, the... more
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AirlinesAlitalia (3): green light for the Alazraki's Master Plan by Unions
Rome, Italy - On January 29, he will advance the offer
"On January 29, we will advance a MoU for Alitalia's privatization": Paolo Alazraki announced it yesterday. The Unions gave the go-ahead to the Alazraki's Master Plan for the relaunch of the ex-National... more
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AirlinesThe businessman Alazraki will advance an offer for Alitalia
Rome, Italy - "Hence Monday the negotiating tables with the Unions"
It seems the businessman Paolo Alazraki was found the concert party of investors. He announced yesterday that on January 29, last day for the tender called for Economy and Finance Ministry on the Alitalia... more
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AirlinesAir France: Spinetta left the Alitalia's Board of Directors
Rome, Italy - Being Air France-Klm a partner of the Italian carrier
"Since the Italian Government has launched a bid to acquire stakes in the capital of Alitalia and as AIR FRANCE-KLM is a partner of Alitalia, the AIR FRANCE-KLM Chairman can no longer sit on the Board... more
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AirlinesAlitalia (3): the Government convokes the Unions on February 1st
Rome, Italy - Will this invitation stop the strike announced on January 19?
The Government decided to convoke the Unions on February 1st: the under-secretary Enrico Letta assured, in agreement with Transport Minister Alessandro Bianchi, the convocation's letters to resolve Alitalia... more
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AirlinesGrand Prix: newborn Indian airline as sponsor for Toyota
Cologne, Germany - Signature of the agreement during the 2007 single-seater exhibition
Toyota has just adopted a new sponsor: Kingfisher Airlines, an Indian carrier in work just for a little bit more than an year and an half. The airline was born on May 9, 2005, with only 4 daily flights,... more
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AirlinesSAS increases traffic to US
Stockholm, Sweden - From next May with A-340 airplanes
"In response to increased demand and a desire to offer its customers more flexible solutions, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) will increase its traffic between Copenhagen and New York with an additional service... more
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AirlinesSwissair: green light for the bankruptcy process
Geneva, Switzerland - Today in Zurich
Today starts the penal process in confrontation of 16 ex-officers of SiarGroup Company, the holding that controlled Swissair, in addition to the president of the Lot Polish airlines and two external counselors,... more
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AirlinesContinental Airlines: worsening Winter weather affects the Southeast Texas and in consequence the flights
New York, Usa - Freezing precipitation is possible at Continental's Houston hub and at several other airports in the region
"Due to worsening weather conditions in southeast Texas, Continental Airlines announced travel options for customers whose flight plans may be affected by the weather. Freezing precipitation is possible... more
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AirlinesAlitalia (2): Andrea Riello launches the North-Eastern concert party's proposal to his partners of Veneto
Rome, Italy - Rejection only by Benetton Group
Andrea Riello, industrialists President of Veneto Region, launched a proposal to his partners: a North-Eastern concert party to buy out Alitalia, asking a precise reflection to understand if it is about... more
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AirlinesAlitalia signed a new agreement with ParkinGo
Rome, Italy - To offer passengers parking spaces and services beyond the stop in 5 Italian airports
A new agreement between ParkinGO and Alitalia was just signed to offer passengers parking spaces and services beyond the stop in 5 Italian airports: Milan-Malpensa and Linate, Rome-Fiumicino, Turin-Caselle... more
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AirlinesMeridiana: strike announced for January 19
Olbia, Italy - Any time slots would have to be warranted, instead at risk for Alitalia
Also Meridiana's pilots have announced a strike on January 19, 2007. The agitation will last 24 hours but, on the contrary of Alitalia, are warranted any time slots: from 7:00 am to 10:00 am and from 6:00... more
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AirlinesTUIfly will move its flights from Milan to Bergamo
Milan, Italy - The airport is well-positioned respect to Lombardia, Emilia Romagna and Western Veneto
With the Summer timetable 2007, fixed for March 25, TUIfly will move its flights to Bergamo-Orio al Serio, turning from Malpensa already used by Hapag-Lloyd Express today merged in TUIfly. The new Milan-Hanover... more
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AirlinesAlitalia (3). Prodi: "We will surrender to Air France-KLM only in return a clear and strong proposal"
Rome, Italy - New board of directors and an employees' strike announced for January 19
Italian Premier, Romano Prodi, during the interview to "France 24" said he is ready to surrender Alitalia to Air France-KLM, but only in return a clear and strong proposal". "The Italian decision -added... more
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AirlinesAlitalia: will the strike of the employees be useful to solve the crisis?
Rome, Italy - The pilots dissociate
The risk that the strike of Alitalia's employees announced by Unions Cgil,Cisl, Ugl, Sult, Up on January 19, was used by any investors to make bearish offers, is concrete. About this, the silence of the... more
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AirlinesAlitalia (2): clear interest by De Benedetti's fund
Milan, Italy - There are not the details of the Management&Capitals members' meeting
A meeting in Milan from which is appeared a clear interest for Alitalia and the potential investors: this one is emerged from the meeting last Friday of the Management&Capitals' members, the fund of Carlo... more
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AirlinesAirOne orders other four Bombardier CRJ-900
Rome, Italy - The strengthening of the fleet confirms the development strategy for the European and domestic connections
AirOne ordered to Bombardier other four CRJ-900, in configuration by 90 seats, with delivery predicted for next April 2007, and destined to AirOne City Liner, the company of the group specialized in the... more
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AirlinesAlitalia: Board of Directors' convocation
Rome, Italy - It has fixed for next Friday
"It informs that, for next Friday, January 19, has been convoked a meeting of the Alitalia's Board of Directors with on agenda, among the other, determinations to requests by Consob (Italian Commission... more
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AirlinesAir Dolomiti doesn't participate to the Alitalia's acquisition concert party
Ronchi dei Legionari, Italy - The news in such sense diffused by press is not reliable
"Air Dolomiti informs that, contrarily to what diffused in these days from some information and some press agencies, the airline of Lufthansa's property is active mainly in the regional links from Italy... more
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AirlinesAlitalia: today the De Benedetti's decision on Affaire Alitalia
Rome, Italy - The investors will meet to evaluate the interest to create a concert party
According to the press, De Benedetti's shareholders of the "Managerment&Capitali" fund will meet today the investors to can evaluate the interest for the creation of a concert party to participate call... more
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AirlinesItaly does not reflect the Ryanair's expectation of growth
Rome, Italy - "The estimated overhaul of the Italian airports damages the air transport"
Bridget Dowling, South Europe sales and marketing director and responsible for Italy, said: "The estimated overhaul of the Italian airports damages the air transport wanted by Transport Minister, Alessandro... more
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AirlinesSkyEurope activates Rome-Bucharest flight
Bratislava, Slovakia - In perfect synchronicity with Romania's entry in EU
Perfect timing for SkyEurope Airlines, the European low-cost carrier based in Slovakia, in Bratislava, and with offices situated also in Budapest, Krakow, Warsaw and Prague. Starting from today, January... more
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AirlinesAlitalia: the date of January 29 remains compelling
Rome, Italy - No respire for the buyout offers
The limit of January 29 for the buyout offers for the Alitalia share in the market remains compelling. No respite. Transport Minister, Alessandro Bianchi, remarks it. Bianchi stated a strike of Alitalia... more
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AirlinesIberia is back flying to Algeria after 12 years of break
Algeri, Algeria - Two flights per week between Spain and Algeria
Spanish aircraft are back flying between Spain and Algeria after 12 years of break. Flights between the two countries had been broken at the beginning of 1995 by the Spanish flag carrier, after a bloody... more
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AirlinesDelta case: US Airways relaunches with an offer by USD 10,2 billion
Washington, USA - The carriers have still not pointed out the news
The question connects to the Delta Air Lines' future is becoming a serial story. After the rejection of the first offer by US Airways, with the presentation of the business planning and the relaunch... more
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AirlinesRecord Lufthansa: 53 million of passengers in 2006
Berlin, Germany - Load factor is drawn up 75,2%
Passengers +4,2% in 2006 for Lufthansa, with the record figure of 53,4 million. Load factor is raised of 0,2%, and is drawn up 75,2%. In December, the passengers' number is grown of 6,9% with a load... more
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AirlinesJAL will cut about 3000 jobs
Tokyo, Japan - Equal to 6% of the carrier's workforce
JAL - Japanese AirLines is counting the reduction of its personnel. About 3000 units would have to cut, between flight attendants and ground staff, equal to 6% of the carrier's workforce, by three years. This... more
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AirlinesAustrian Airlines flies to Niš, in Serbia
Milan, Italy - New route towards Middle Europe
"The Austrian Airlines Group has inaugurated an other route in the important Middle Europe region, with a new link towards Serbian city of Niš, continuing the expansion project of its own network. Thanks... more
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AirlinesEurofly: is official the control of Meridiana
Milan, Italy - Relinquishment of 29,95%
To the CONSOB it has been made known the relinquishment of 29,95% (perfected last Decemebr 21) of Eurofly to Meridiana, the airline founded by Prince Karim Aga Khan through the Britam Ventures fund, purchasing... more
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AirlinesThe arm-wrestling between pilots Union and Swiss International continues
Basel, Switzerland - For the job collective agreement
It continues the dispute between Swiss Pilot and the Swiss International Air Lines, due to the rejection of the job collective agreement's project by the Pilots. In 2005, Basel's Court resolved the... more
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AirlinesAlitalia (2): away from SkyTeam and no deal with Air France
Rome, Italy - There will not be any discharges, any stew, any asset's sale
More and more suitors for Alitalia. While the share in the Stock Exchange is drawn to EUR 1,079, shaving the losses, that testify the interest on the company, following the indiscretions about the possible... more
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AirlinesDelta Air Lines launches the new website in Italian
Milan, Italy - By June 1st 2007 the Pisa-New York flight will be operational
The new web site in Italian of Delta Air Lines is operative. It allows to book the flight tickets, search information, realize repayment, preassign the seats, choose the awards of the frequent flyer "SkyMiles"... more
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AirlinesQatar Airways: two new destinations in India
Milan, Italy - Seven are the cities linked by carrier
"Qatar Airways increases the number of its links to India reaching two new destinations: Chennai, Tamil Nadu's capital, and to Ahmedabad, Gujarat's one. Seven are the cities connected by the carrier's... more
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AirlinesBritish Airways: indiscretions on a possible takeover
London, United Kingdom - "To see also other possibilities"
After the rumors about a possible interest by Lufthansa on Sas, denied by two carriers' heads, it leads the way an indiscretion on a takeover of British Airways. A clear prompt is given by BA chairman... more
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AirlinesEmirates in partnership with Sabre Airline Solutions
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - To manage the scheduled flights and to coordination of its services
Sabre Airline Solutions, provider of software and services for the airlines, expanded the partnership with Emirates. Emirates Airlines chose to adopt the last release of Sabre AirFlite to manage the... more
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AirlinesTAAG rebuilds its fleet with the aid of Boeing
Luanda, Angola - Other aircraft on coming in 2007
The delivery of the Boeing aircraft ordered by Taag Angola Airlines, for the rebuilding of its fleet, will be concluded this year. At the end of 2006, two B-777/200ER and three B-737/700 arrived in... more
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AirlinesExpansion of the European network for Ryanair and easyJet
London, United Kingdom - By the half of July
Ryanair and easyJet announced to want to enlarge their European network by the half of July: the Irish carrier has in program to launch 22 new routes from its headquarter in Dublin, included two connections... more
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AirlinesNew offer to travel with the Economy Class of KLM
Amsterdam, Holland - Booking within January 31, 2007
KLM, Dutch airline, launches a new offer to travel in Economy Class: booking within January 31, 2007, all the people that decided to postponed the Christmas holidays, might leave from Italy, with the carrier... more
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AirlinesAlitalia. Alazraki bets on the Unions with his Master Plan
Rome, Italy - It is looking for in merchant banks and lending institutions the new investors
"I will contact a series of lending institutions among which American, Dutch, Canadian and of United Arab Emirates merchant banks. Two day ago, I am called by an investor that wanted to invest USD 75 million".... more
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AirlinesUS Airways and Morgan Stanley together in the offer for Delta
Washington, USA - No from the shareholders also on financial bases
US Airways has hired Morgan Stanley to help underwrite the airline's USD 7,2 billion debt financing for its proposed acquisition of Delta Air Lines. The agreement, subject to approval by US Airways'... more
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AirlinesKingfisher will operate in Malpensa by 2008
Milan, Italy - In the perspective of the carrier's International expansion
In the perspective of the carrier's International expansion, Kingfisher Airlines, belonging to Kingfisher Indian industrial colossus, is thinking of operate, by 2008, Milan-Malpensa flights towards at... more
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AirlinesAlitalia: reflectors pointed on the Rothschild merchant bank
Rome, Italy - The first details of the Aga Khan's plan come to light
A new name of the shortlist interest in Alitalia: the Rothschild merchant bank. According to any press sources, Franco Bernabé, vice-president, stated is working to build a concert party of Italian and... more
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AirlinesLufthansa's Board approved orders and options for Boeing and Airbus
Berlin, Germany - New aircraft will be used for long range routes
Newness in the fleet of long range aircraft of the German flag carrier, Lufthansa: the airline's Board has approved an order for 27 new airplanes so allocated: 20 B-747/800 with delivery as of 2010; seven... more
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AirlinesThe easyJet passengers grow +11,2%
London, United Kingdom - In 2006 the net profits amounts to GBP 1,667 million
The passengers transported by easyJet on December 2006 are more than 2,6 million, 11,2% more respect the same month of 2005. In December, the British carrier recorded a load factor's growth equal to 81,2%,... more
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AirlinesRyanair's cunning
Rome, Italy - On the price list, the trouble costs EUR 5
Ryanair is one of the Europe's more famous low-fares airlines, but this is not enough to gag the information... also critical. A lot of signals by the side of voyagers received. They notice a cunning... more
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AirlineseasyJet inaugurates two new links
Milan, Italy - They are Cagliari-Geneva and Venice-Berlin
"easyJet, the low-cost carrier in Europe, announces today the opening, with Summer times, of two new routes Cagliari-Geneva and Venice-Berlin, with a daily frequency and tariffs as of EUR 26,99 for a single... more
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AirlinesAlitalia: denied the offer by Korean Air
Seoul, South Korea - "To never talks about of a joint manoeuvre with Air France"
Korean Air is not interest to an offer for Alitalia. Kim Young-ho, responsible for the passenger division, during a press conference, about Alitalia, should have stated the Korean carrier "At the moment... more
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AirlinesRyanair: hard reply to Minister of British government
London, United Kingdom - Michael O'Leary goes for the British Environment Minister Ian Pearson's charges
Michael O'Leary, CEO of Ryanair, goes for the British Environment Minister Ian Pearson's charges, according to which the airlines are guilty to not keep the promises on the reduction of carbon emissions. In... more