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AirlinesLufthansa does not resume flights to Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon - KLM does the same
German flag carrier Lufthansa made known that its five weekly flights from Germany to Beirut will not be able to be re-activated today, as it announced yesterday (see AVIONEWS for details). Not having... more
AirlinesRoyal Air Maroc acquires 51% of Air Mauritanie
Rabat, Morocco - After taking over on Air Senegal and Air Gabon
Morocco flag airline, Royal Air Maroc, has started to control Air Mauritanie, after Air Senegal and Air Gabon. According to "Aujourd’hui Le Maroc" newspaper, the agreement on share participation was d... more
AirlinesKorean Air asks Boeing for compensation
Seattle, USA - For the suspension of Connexion service
After Boeing exit from in-flight wideband connection sector (see AVIONEWS for details), Korean Airlines announced it is going to ask the US manufacturer a refund of USD 12m as a compensation of costs that... more
AirlinesCzech Airlines increases passengers and losses
Prague, Czech Republic - In the first six months of this year
Czech Airlines have announced today that its losses in the first six months of 2006 reached EUR 27.5m compared to EUR 18.9m in the same period of last year. According to Radomir Lasak, chief executive... more
AirlinesLufthansa CityLine presents its first CRJ-900
Berlin, Germany - There will be 12 units within the end of the year
Lufthansa CityLine presented its first Bombardier CRJ-900 today at Munich airport, where the aircraft was named like the Bavarian city of Pfaffenhofen. The plane had already made its inaugural flight on... more
AirlinesLufthansa flyes again to Beirut
Berlin, Germany - Since tomorrow the German carrier will link again Germany to Lebanon
The German air company Lufthansa has announced yesterday that since tomorrow it will start again to fly toward Lebanon’s Capital Beirut, after beeing obliged -as all the others- to stop connections last J... more
AirlinesA crew leasing company for ANA Group
Tokyo, Japan - It will provide pilots to airlines
All Nippon Airways, together with Hawaii Aviation Contract Services and Japan’s Sojitz, has created a crew leasing company. Based in Honolulu, Hawaii, the Crew Resources Worldwide will provide pilots t... more
AirlinesNew connection with Virgin Islands of Northwest Airlines
Detroit, Usa - It will be operational since next January 7 and will land at St.Thomas Island
The US air company Northwest Airlines has announced the launch of a new link between Detroit (Michigan) and the St.Thomas Island (Virgin Islands). The new flight, that will be operational since next January... more
AirlinesPegasus Airlines offers the flight if the plane delays
Ankara, Turkey - The initiative of the Turkish carrier for who is forced to stand the discomforts of the delay
It will surely be welcomed with enthusiasm by the passengers the initiative of the Turkish low-cost air company Pegasus Airlines to offer a free ticket to those passengers that would suffer from a delays... more
AirlinesCode-share between Air France and Northwest Airlines
Paris, France - For non-stop flights between Detroit and Paris
Air France and Northwest Airlines have signed a code sharing agreement that will be operative starting from next September 2. It was announced yesterday by the French flag airline, which is expert in cooperations,... more
AirlinesSaudi Arabia: six airlines compete in air transport liberalization
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - In the tender for the assignment of two licenses
Arabian newspaper, "Gulf News", writes that six airlines are competing to get the two licenses for commercial flights in Saudi Arabia: they are Al Tayar Airline, Al Watan Airlines, Burj Airlines, National... more
AirlineseasyJet applies surcharge for second luggage
London, United Kingdom - Starting from September 1st
According to new security arrays in European airports, easyJet has changed its luggage policy in check-in procedures. From September 1 the low-cost carrier will apply a surcharge to all travellers carrying... more
AirlinesMonarch Airlines orders six B-787 Dreamliners
London, United Kingdom - For its new long-range routes
British low-cost carrier, Monarch Airlines, ordered six B-787/8, for a value of USD 916m. With the same contract the airline made an option for four more units. The aircraft, whose deliveries will start... more
AirlinesThe international "Fuel surcharge" of Qantas raise
Canberra, Australia - The new arrays will be valid for the tickets purchased after August 31
The enhancement of oil keeps producing its effects also on the rates policy of the air companies. The Australian carrier Qantas has announced that since August 31 the "Fuel surcharge" (the supplement of... more
AirlinesRyanair aims to the conquest of Italian market
Rome, Italy - But it blames Alitalia for beeing too protected
The responsible for marketing of South-Europe and North-Africa for Ryanair, Bridget Dowling, states that the low-cost carriers are growing a lot and accuses the traditional carriers of "Trying to block... more
AirlinesAir China debuts in the Shanghai Stock Exchange
Beijing, China - Lower price respect to the value of issue
The Chinese Air China Airlines, one of the main of Asian State, last Friday has launched its presence in the Shanghai Stock Exchange with a price equal to 2,78 yuan (USD 0,35) every action, 0,02 yuan less... more
AirlinesOver +20% sales for Blue Panorama
Rome, Italy - In summer 2006
Since June Blue Panorama Airlines data showed a booking and sales increase that surpasses 20%, with particular success of routes to Grenoble and Nice. The load factor on this destination in week-ends reached... more
AirlinesEurofly was overestimated when quoted at the Stock Exchange
Milan, Italy - The Italian economic newspaper "Il Sole-24 Ore" said that
The Italian economic newspaper "Il Sole-24 Ore" said that Eurofly is worth EUR 32m for the stock market and its share is EUR 2.5, "Much closer to the company’s fair value according to analysts than EUR 6... more
AirlinesJudge agrees with Ryanair pilots
Dublin, Ireland - About presumed threats on REPA website
Dublin Court rejected Ryanair’s request to reveal names and addresses of REPA website participants and condamned the Irish carrier to pay legal expenses of British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) and... more
Airlines700 French tourists blocked in Turkey
Ankara, Turkey - Financial disunion between the travel Agency and the Atlas Jet Airlines
Yesterday, about 700 French Tourists, on return from vacations, have been blocked in three Turkish cities on the score of a financial disunion between their travel agency, the "Elegance" with headquarter... more
AirlinesNew Super-Jumbo A-380 will land only in any Italian terminals
Rome, Italy - Greater Terminals are needed
The last week, the President of Assoaeroporti Domenico De Paola expressed about new Super-Jumbo A-380, stating that in his opinion not all Italian airports are ready to greet these aircraft, because "are... more
AirlinesBA promises: within today the luggages delivery will return normal
London, United Kingdom - 20.000 baggages by the ai company in the last week
Refering to the over 20.000 luggages lost by the air company British Airways since last August 10 day of failed terroristic attacks) until today (see for details AVIONEWS), the British carrier has made... more
AirlinesChaos in British airports: the air companies could ask for a reparation to the Government
London, Great Britain - The amount is about GBP 300m
As anticipated by AVIONEWS in the last days (see for details AVIONEWS 1 and 2), the British air companies involved in the discomfort situation came from the failed terroristic attacks of August 10, could... more
AirlinesA judge allow the employees of Northwest Airlines to make a strike
Washington, Usa - The agitation is scheduled for next August 25
The employees of the US air company Northwest Airlines will be allowed to make the strike called for the next August 25, to protest against the salaries and staff cuts threatened by the US carrier. This... more
AirlinesRyanair threaten to take legal actions against British Government
Dublin, Ireland - The airline owner, Michael O'Leary criticizes the new baggages rules in British air terminals
The critics already expressed by British Airways trough its managing director Willie Walsh (see for details AVIONEWS), that has menaced to take legal actions against BAA (British Airport Administration),... more
AirlinesAmadeus in China: signed the deal between China Eastern Airlines and China Airlines
Beijing, China - The implementation has predicted for the end of August
Amadeus, the Global Travel Distribution (GTD) has closed a deal with China Eastern Airlines and China Airlines to improve the international sites of two Chinese Companies with the solutions e-commerce... more
AirlinesCode share deal between Qantas and Jet Airways
Camberra, Australia - The agreement will be operating since next September
The Australian Qantas Airways and the Indian Jet Airways have reached a code share deal that will be operating hence September 6. For both Companies, the agreement represent an important expansion of owns... more
AirlinesAlitalia: share in positive, gains the 0,88%
Rome, Italy - Booming also the other European Companies
Positive day in Piazza Affari for Alitalia that have marked an increase of the 0,88% at € 0,8685, after the falls of last days, with the other European Companies, after the scatterbrained terrorist attempt i... more
AirlinesRyanair proposes a buy back plan for its shares
Dublin, Ireland - It concerns the 5% of capital stock
According to what retailed by the British weekly newspaper "Sunday Times", the Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair will ask to its shareholders on the next Semptember to approve a buy back plan. The buy back... more
AirlinesRyanair enlarges its connection plan from Dublin
Dublin, Ireland - The Bologna airport will have 4 new weekly flights
The low-cost Irish carrier has announced the enlargement of its operative flights departing from and directed to Dublin, for what concerns the next winter season. To the present connections starting from... more
AirlinesIt is born the Honda Aircraft Company
Tokyo, Japan - New light aircraft HondaJet at 6-7 seats
The Japanese Automobile Group Honda has announced the formal constitution of the Honda Aircraft Company to build the new light aircraft HondaJet at 6-7 seats. The Company will have the headquarter in... more
AirlinesVirgin Atlantic: questions with fee in flight
London, United Kingdom - First air application
From the end of the month, on all flights at long range of Virgin Atlantic Airways a new initiative will be launch. It returns in a strategy of increasing for the entries no by-ticket: "Any Questions Answered"... more
AirlinesLufthansa mislaies more baggages than Alitalia
Brussels, Belgium - Lost on the average 15,2 baggages each 1000 passengers
According to datums makes known by Association of European Airlines (AEA), in the first quarter of 2006, have been lost on the average 15,2 baggages each 1000 passengers. The worse performance has been... more
AirlineseasyJet deleted today all the flights from and for London
London, United Kingdom - Flight times more long
After the failure terrorist attack of yesterday, easyJet, one of the low-cost British airlines, has decided to delete today, all the flights in outward bound from the London airports (Gatwick, Stansted... more
AirlinesIn-flight texting on Virgin Atlantic planes
London, United Kingdom - A question and answer service through a screen
On the field of efforts by airlines to gain from additional services and of promises to customers to pass the time in the air in more luxurious and less boring ways, there is who hopes to allow mobile... more
AirlinesGB (4): easyJet and Swiss International Airlines flights have been cancelled too
London, United Kingdom - The English low-cost airline does not stop at Heathrow but subdues flights to the other London's airports
In addition to cancellations already mentioned of flights to and from London, AVIONEWS informs that the British low-cost airline easyJet has announced it blocked all flights to and from London’s airports (... more
AirlinesNorthwest Airlines: judge's decision on flight attendants strike has been delayed
Washington, USA - Workers threatened agitations in August
The dispute between Northwest Airlines management and its employees is not coming to an end. Federal judge Allan Gropper delayed a decision on whether flight attendants have a right to strike as a means... more
AirlinesAir China decreases of the 41% the offer of its shares
Shanghai, China - Debut in Stock Exchange next August 22
Air China, one among the major Airlines of the Asian State, will offer only 1639 millions of shares, the 41% in less respect to 2700 millions originally announced for its debut in the Shanghai Stock Exchange... more
Airlines8.1 million passengers for Cathay Pacific in the first six months of the year
Hong Kong, China - EUR 2.87 bn turnover
Cathay Pacific made known data on its activity in the first semester of 2006, which showed a sensible increase compared to those of the same period last year. The carrier’s turnover rose 13.4% reaching E... more
AirlinesLufthansa carried 2.97 million passengers in July
Berlin, Germany - +4.6% compared to July 2005
German flag airline, Lufthansa, registered a 4.6% increase in passenger traffic last July, compared to the same month last year. The carrier carried 4.97 million people on its airplanes. As for cargo division,... more
AirlinesScandinavian Airlines System: 489m crowns in 2006 second quarter
Stockholm, Sweden - The Scandinavian carrier suffered from fuel costs too
Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS), the reference airline of Denmark, Sweden and Norway, makes known that in the second quarter of this year it registered 489m crowns (EUR 53.23m) profit. In the same period... more
AirlinesAlitalia sells premises in Rome and Milan
Rome, Italy - The airline spreads the news publishing an announcement on newspapers
Alitalia announced yesterday it wants to sell properties and areas involving three estates: a non-residential area in Fiumicino, near "Leonardo da Vinci" Airport (47.4 hectares); Casale Somaini estate... more
AirlinesPilots dismissed by Varig go to Shenzen Airlines
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - In the last two years many Brazilian pilots and technicians have been employed in China
After Varig new management have already dismissed more than 200 pilots and in-flight technicians and announced staff cuts of 5500 units, about 40 pilots who worked in the Brazilian ex-flag airline have... more
AirlinesAir France-KLM increases fuel surcharge
Paris, France - Starting from August 10
Franco-Dutch Air France-KLM Group has decided to increase fuel surcharge on air tickets of the two airlines, because of the new crude price rise. Starting from August 10, Air France will apply 1 Euro in... more
AirlinesFinnair: in the second quarter profits equal to Eur 0,9 millions
Helsinki, Finland - Turnover in increasing of the 5,4%, weights the raising fuel cost on the quarterly counts
A press release of the Air Company makes known the economic quarterly datums of the period April-June. According to Carrier’s note, it learns that the profits have been equal to Eur 0,9 millions, downward r... more
AirlinesItalian Unions: Alitalia risks not to have new routes until 2008
Rome, Italy - Alarm for a new strategic industrial plan
Italian Unions give an alarm concerning Alitalia, which risks to be blocked on current connection network until Winter 2008, if it does not present a clear and strategic industrial plan for the next two... more
AirlinesAir France-KLM: +4.9% passenger traffic in July
Paris, France - +4.1% cargo traffic
Air France-KLM Group makes known its performance data in July. Passenger traffic rose 4.9% with 6.8 million people that were carried by the airlines and load factor lost 0.1 percentage points at 85.2%.... more
AirlinesJapan Airlines: in the second quarter of this year losses for 26,8 billions of yen
Tokyo, Japan - Turnover on the rise, but for the Japan Airlines of the 4% in respect to last year
The Japan Airlines announces for the second quarter of this year, losses for 26,8 billions of yen, equal to € 182 million. In the same period of 2005, the losses has been equal to € 38,4 millions. The... more
AirlineseasyJet Q3 statistics
London, UK - The carrier now operates 121 aircraft on 267 routes between 74 airport in 21 countries
"At the time of the June traffic statistics, easyJet commented on the strong revenue performance for the quarter ended 30 June 2006 and upgraded its guidance for the full year. We are maintaining our... more
AirlinesAir Berlin: +15% passenger traffic in July
Berlin, Germany - 85.67% load factor
Air Berlin, the second German airline after Lufthansa, registered a 15% rose in July passenger traffic compared to the same month last year, reaching 1.61 million people carried (1.4 million in 2005).... more