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AirlinesSkyEurope call centre goes to the management of CCC
Bratislava, Slovakia - The society that offers international call centre services will deal with reservation centre of the carrier
"The agreement with CCC is an extremely positive situation for both the parts. We contract non-essential activities to experts of this field".These are the words the top management of the low-cost company... more
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AirlinesWind Jet: traffic and turnover increased with good results for the first half of the 2006
Taormina, Italy - From next September new links from Catania and Palermo to Verona, and from Catania to Pisa and Bergamo
"A fleet that arrived to 10 Airbus A-320, new destinations to Eastern Europe, the increase of the flights in Europe and in Italy: these are the more significative assets for the Sicilian carrier born in... more
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AirlinesIs Sebastiani going back to Alitalia?
Rome, Italy - In replacement of Cimoli
In the prospect of an exchange in Alitalia leadership, the name of Giovanni Sebastiani seems to come back as a favorite candidate for President and CEO position, which is currently held by Giancarlo Cimoli... more
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AirlinesSAS Cargo signs cargo capacity agreement with Spanair
Stockholm, Sweden - The contract involves the carrier's 51 aircraft
With the agreement, involving Spanair’s 51 aircraft, SAS Cargo continues its strategy towards expanding capacity on a number of important strategic growth markets. The agreement starts September 1st. A... more
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AirlinesContinental Airlines adds its 50th interline eTicket partner
Houston, Usa - It's the carrier Japan Airlines
Continental Airlines yesterday announced it has implemented electronic interline ticketing capabilities with Japan Airlines (JAL), its 50th interline eTicketing partner. As the first carrier to reach this... more
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AirlinesJetBlue inaugurates new links between Boston, Columbus and New York
Washington, Usa - Starting from October daily flights between the cities
The American air company JetBlue Airways, based on New York-JFK airport, is, like its spokesman Todd Burke stated, "Always looking for routes that are unserved and overpriced", to expand its connections... more
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AirlineseasyJet launches a campaign in favor of the European Register of the bone marrow's donors
Milan, Italy - During July and August all the flights departing from Italy will host, in fact, this operation
easyJet, low-cost carrier in Europe, has announced the greatest campaign and raise funds ever realized onboard of its own airplanes, in favor of the Anthony Nolan Trust and of the other European registers... more
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AirlinesFirst Italy-Texas aircargo direct connection
Milan, Italy - Operated by Cargoitalia
With the arrival of the second DC-10/30F aircraft, Cargoitalia launched a new route to Houston. It is the first aircargo direct connection between Italy and Texas. Flights leave from Milan-Malpensa airport... more
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AirlinesTenth birthday of NetJets Europe
London, United Kingdom- The 1000 clients goal has been reached
NetJets Europe operates with 650 airplanes towards 500 airports all around Europe and 689 in the rest of the world. In 2006 NetJets celebrates its tenth anniversary and registers remarkable increases in... more
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AirlinesMorgan Stanley becomes Japan Airlines majority shareholder
Tokyo, Japan - The carrier is trying a financial relaunch
Morgan Stanley business bank has become the first shareholder of Japan Airlines, ending an operation which lets it control 5.78% of the Japanese national carrier’s capital. JAL management is currently t... more
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AirlinesEmirates "Pampers" its passengers with new services
Milan, Italy - New games, movies and baby buggies
Emirates, flag air company of United Arab Emirates, has been recently rewarded for the second consecutive year for being the "Best Flight Entertainment" of 2006 by a research made by Skytrax Research of... more
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AirlinesVueling: reached sales of the whole 2005
Madrid, Spain - Increase of traffic equal to 71%
Vueling is Spanish airline founded in 2002 by Carlos Muñoz and Lázaro Ros with headquarters in Barcelona. It starts the sale operations in May 16, 2004, with a flights’ campaign at cost price of EUR 10... more
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AirlinesSecond activity year positive for Darwin Airline
Berne, Switzerland - Increase of 284% in the first 2006 semester
Darwin Airline is a Swiss air company that next July 28 will reach its second year of activity. Despite the only two years of business the airline has made register very positive data during this period.... more
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AirlinesAir Sinai deletes flights to Tel Aviv
Cairo, Egypt - Also other routes to Beirut were cancelled
Air Sinai, the only Egyptian airline operating in Israel, cancelled its Tel Aviv route this morning. A carrier manager, subsidiary of flag airline Egypt Air, admitted that the decision to cancel the flight... more
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AirlinesMeridiana 2005 budget: EUR 2.4m profit
Olbia, Italy - EUR 380.5m revenues (+10.4%)
The Meridiana shareholders ordinary assembly approved 2005 budget. Compared to a EUR 13.9m loss in 2004, the Sardinian airline ends 2005 with a net profit of EUR 2.4m. Revenues reached EUR 380.5m, 10.4%... more
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AirlinesIberia: suspended pilots' strike of the Iberian Airline
Madrid, Spain - Reached a deal c.o. Ministry od Development between Association of category and delegates of carriers
A notorious of SEPLA, Sindicate Espanol de Pilotos de Lineas Aéreas, informs that in consequence of signature of a deal between Iberia Airline’s carriers and those of SEPLA, in the presence of Spanish Mi... more
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AirlinesPositive judgement of JP Morgan about Air France-KLM
Paris, France - The investment institute revalues the analysis formerly made about the French-Dutch carrier
The problems still are not overcame for Air France-KLM, but the judgement expressed few months ago by the analysts of JP Morgan, well-known business bank, has been corrected by the same analysts. The non-stop... more
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AirlinesRyanair reduces Sweden flights and services
Dublin, Ireland - Protests to additional tax
Ryanair Airline yesterday announced annulment of some flights between Britain and Sweden and reduction of other services as protest for addition on tickets of a new tax, equal to USD 13.09 for travel in... more
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AirlinesAcer will supply computers desktop to Emirates Airlines
Milan, Italy - The agreement will be valid for three years
Emirates Airlines signed today an agreement with Acer for the supply of computers desktop. The Arab carrier decided to address to the Italian industry to answer to its necessity of technological evolution.... more
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AirlinesUsa: JetBlue Airways launches new connections to New York "Jfk" airport
Charlotte, Usa - Starting from today four daily flights link the Big Apple to Charlotte
JetBlue Airways is a low-cost air company of North Carolina. As already announced last April, since today the carrier has inaugurated new daily connections between the Charlotte "Douglas" airport and the... more
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AirlinesAlso SkyEurope celebrates the Italian victory at World Cup
Bratislava, Slovakia - New promotion: 4000 seats at EUR 4 for Eastern Europe destinations
The victory of "Azzurri" at World Football Championship keeps beeing celebrated by air companies. After the offer from Ryanair (see for details AVIONEWS) of one million of free seats on its airplanes,... more
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AirlinesLufthansa: +3.3% passenger and +0.7% cargo transport
Berlin, Germany - First semester 2006 data
A very positive semester for Lufthansa, the German flag airline. According to latest news, from January to June 2006 25.5 million passengers were carried on board the carrier’s airplanes, 3.3% more compared t... more
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AirlinesGrand China wants to buy out Hainan public shares
Beijing, China - According to "Caijing" Chinese magazine
Grand China Airlines currently controls 53.67% of Hanian Airlines, the China’s fourth-largest airline by fleet size, after it had purchased shares in June from billionaire George Soros. As the carrier’s big... more
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AirlinesRyanair celebrates Italy's victory at World Championship by offering 1 million of free seats
Rome, Italy - Until July 13 it will be possible to book free flights
Ryanair, on the occasion of Italian team’s victory at World Football Cup, launches the offer of one million free seats on its flights, after the announce made at the beginning of the World Championship t... more
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AirlinesSkyEurope offers new connections between Western Europe and Croatia
Bratislava, Slovakia - With new service SkyLink flights from several European cities
The Dalmatian coast is one of the most loved touristic destinations of last years and since today, with the low-cost air company SkyEurope, it will be possible to land in Split, Zadar and Dubrovnik, booking... more
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AirlinesEU Commission: Ryanair is not being investigated
Brussels, Belgium - On the matter of air fare taxes
After the "Daily Telegraph" wrote Ryanair would be inquired by the European Commission for presumed illicit airport surcharges in addition to ticket prices on its European routes, the Commission itself... more
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AirlinesIberia pilots strike: 240 flights cancelled yesterday
Madrid, Spain - Long-haul routes guaranteed
Iberia pilots seven-day strike started yesterday and it caused the cancellation of 240 flights operated by the Spanish flag airline during the first day of agitations. Routes cancelled were mainly domestic:... more
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AirlinesAlitalia becomes fuel autoproducer
Rome, Italy - The Italian Antitrust President said that
The Italian Antitrust President, Antonio Catricalà, announced that Alitalia is short-time starting an aviation fuel acquisition and dealership activity at Rome-Fiumicino airport. Total, an oil company,... more
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AirlinesWireless service in business class for Austrian Airlines
Vienna, Austria - On B-777s by the Austrian national carrier
Austrian Airlines is about to activate a new service for business class in its intercontinental flights: wireless lan on board of aircraft. Paying a 21 Euros surcharge in ticket price, business passengers... more
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AirlinesIberia pilots have been crossing their arms since today
Madrid, Spain - A 7-day long strike
Pilots of Iberia, Spanish flag airline, have started their strike today and they will go on for a week. The origin of the protests, which had been already announced, is the controversial creation of low-cost... more
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AirlinesAer Lingus on the Stock Exchange within the end of the year
Dublin, Ireland - The Irish Transport Minister announced that
After repeated announcements and delays, the Irish Transport Minister, Martin Cullen, repeated that the national airline, Aer Lingus, will debut on the Dublin and London Stock Exchange within the end of... more
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AirlinesMyAir.com wants Alitalia's slots
Milan, Italy - It was made known by a carrier's statement
It started the race to compete to the assignation of Alitalia’s slots, that the Italian national carrier will have to release because of the sentence of the Italian Antitrust Authority about the acquisition o... more
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AirlinesPuma and Lufthansa: "Willkommen zu Fussball"
Berlin, Germany - Partnership between the carrier and the sportwear brand
Puma, the German sportwear brand, is one of the official sponsors of "Germany 2006" world football championship and it "Wears" several national teams, whose stitches show the famous jumping animal. Besides... more
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AirlinesAir France-KLM traffic data
Paris, France - Carried passengers at +7.1%
Air France-KLM Group makes known, as every month, data concerning its performances in last June. Passenger traffic increased of 7.1% compared to the same month in 2005: a goal which has been reached mainly... more
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AirlinesHow reach Germany at favourable price
Milan, Italy - HLX , a low-cost carrier
HLX is a low-cost air company that allows to reach 7 cities of Germany, as: Hamburg, Cologne/Bonn, Berlin/Tegel, Dusseldorf, Munich, Stuttgart, Hannover, from 12 Italian cities. Benefits offered are numerous:... more
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AirlinesA world fit for children
Adelaide, Australia - Special Summer
For Summer 2006, different companies propose special offers to reach Adelaide, in the South-Australia. Different the attractions for adults and as much again funs for children. Glenelg’s Port: swimming w... more
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AirlinesLAB in bankruptcy
La Paz, Bolivia - 4 prefectures propose a decree for LAB
Prefects of Cochabamba, Tarija, Beni and Pando keep on insisting Bolivian Executive Power so that NAFIBO (Nacional Financiera Boliviana) allowed a term loan to safe Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano (LAB) from bankruptcy. Prefectures... more
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AirlinesNew Airbus wide-body for Finnair
Helsinki, Finland - Opening towards Asian market
Finnair airline will purchase 12 new Airbus wide-body nine A-350 and three A-340 that will arrive within 2007-2008; rather, current fleet of long-range of Boeing MD-11 will be removed within 2012. First... more
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AirlinesAlitalia. Bianchi: before renewing leaders we must an equation with three unknown quantities
Rome, Italy - The company's situation is not so serious for Italian Transport Minister
The Italian Transport Minister, Alessandro Bianchi, joined a meeting in Rome named "Technological innovation in transport systems for Italy’s competitiveness and development". The Minister said that "... more
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AirlinesJune in the rise for British Airways
London, Great Britain - Increase of 6,6% in air traffic of the British carrier
The data relative to the air traffic realized by British Airways on June are encouraging. It has in fact been registered an increase of 6,6% on annual rate, in great measure owing to the growth of "Premium"... more
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AirlinesAustrian Airlines: the ticket refund from now on with pre-paid card
Vienna, Austria - It will be accredited on a Europay card
From the collaboration between Austrian Airlines and Europay has been brought into light the pre-paid card for the tickets refund of the Austrian air company. Until now, in case of cancellation of the... more
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AirlinesThe service of booking confirmation via sms starts for SkyEurope
Bratislava, Slovakia - From now on it will be possible to receive on the mobile flight's data
SkyEurope, the main low-cost air company of central-eastern Europe, has activated for its clients a new service to receive the flight booking confirmation, via sms. Until now the confirmations made through... more
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AirlinesWorld Cup’s final match: a rise on the flights
Berlin, Germany – Lufthansa foresees a record air-traffic for Monday July 10
Despite the delusion for Germany’s elimination from World Championship, the air company Lufthansa rejoices for the increase on air-traffic volume expected on the occasion of the Italy-France final. According t... more
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AirlinesNew CEO for Centralwings
Warsaw, Poland - His name is Maciej Kwiatkowski
The Board of Directors of Centralwings, the Polish low-cost airline by LOT Polish Airlines Group, elected a new CEO, Maciej Kwiatkowski, who is undertaking his office next Monday. Kwiatkowski has already... more
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AirlinesItalian Antitrust Authority’s green light to the purchase of Volare by Alitalia
Rome, Italy – The National carrier however will be obliged to release some slots
Italian Antitrust gave its green light to the acquisition of Volare by Alitalia. The decision arrived after months of polemics and legal battles. However it is not a complete green light. The Italian national... more
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AirlinesMeridiana: tomorrow strike could cause problems for law and order
Rome, Italy – The carrier asked the intervention of the Italian Transports Minister
Meridiana launched the alarm against tomorrow strike proclaimed, from 11:00 am to 11:00 pm by Filt-Cgil, Anpav, Apm Up, Fit-Cisl and Anpac (Italian Unions). The airline underlined that tomorrow is a top... more
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AirlinesKorean Air announces the purchase of new cargo planes
Seoul, Korea - Ten new aircraft between 2010 and 2015
The carrier Korean Air has expressed its intention to buy, between 2010 and 2015, ten cargo planes with the estimation that the volume of traffic will rise of 6,5% next year. "We are planning on purchasing... more
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AirlinesNew route London-Morocco by easyJet
London, UK - It's started yesterday the link with Marrakech
In the field of European Union’s open skies agreement, that allows every EU-registered company to fly toward any airport applying the fares agreed with the country where the terminal is situated, easyJet h... more
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AirlinesBritish Airways launches new routes to Calgary, Alberta
London, Great Britain - New weekly flights starting from December
The British Airways, the third-larger European air company, will start since December 1st a new connection between the Heathrow airport of London and the airport of Calgary, Alberta. A Boeing 777 will... more
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AirlinesLuxair proposes promotional fares for the weekend
Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg - Offers directed to Italian market
The air company of Luxembourg, Luxair, launches its new fare plan for the weekend with the intent to "Make easier visiting Luxembourg, still little known destination for the Italian tourists" explains... more