Airlines
20,057 news found
![](https://www.avionews.it/layout/elements/default.jpg)
AirlinesO'Leary: I will walk naked across Warsaw streets
Dublin, Ireland - If LOT removes fuel surcharge
Ryanair boss, Michael O’Leary, announced he will walk naked in Warsaw, if LOT, Polish flag airline, decides to remove fuel surcharge from its tickets within the end of this month. Another sensationalist t... more
![](https://www.avionews.it/layout/elements/default.jpg)
AirlinesThe Council of State blocked the sale of Volare to Alitalia
Rome, Italy - The sentence of the TAR of Lazio capsized
The Council of State nullified the decision of the last May 11 took by the Regional Administrative court of Lazio, which refused the Air One’s appeal against the purchase of Volare by Alitalia (see for d... more
![](https://www.avionews.it/layout/elements/default.jpg)
AirlinesQatar Airways: the results of the financial period 2005-2006
Milan, Italy - Six million of passengers transported
Qatar Airways has announced, at the end of the financial period 2005-2006, the economic results of its balance that has recorded an increase of 40% of turnover. In parallel, with the raise of the fleet... more
![](https://avionews.it/resources/small/702c5af1cd34ed212076e281652501c0.jpg.webp)
AirlinesWorkers' associations condemn the Pakistan International Airlines
London, UK - The carrier makes a discriminatory and oppressive anti-unions policy
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) asked to the Pakistani community in UK to boycott Pakistan International Airlines. According to ITF, an association which club several unions of t... more
![](https://www.avionews.it/layout/elements/default.jpg)
AirlinesContinental Airlines to inaugurate today daily service to Copenhagen, in Denmark
New York, Usa - The carrier now offers transatlantic service to 28 cities in 15 countries
Continental Airlines today will inaugurate daily nonstop flights between its New York hub at Newark Liberty International Airport and Copenhagen, Denmark. With Copenhagen, Continental now offers transatlantic... more
![](https://www.avionews.it/layout/elements/default.jpg)
AirlinesHLX.com: 96 flights per week between Italy and Germany
Milan, Italy - For Winter 2006-2007
Hapag-Lloyd Express (HLX) presents the new winter times 2006-2007. The flights will be reserved starting from today, May 23 at 6pm on the website www.hlx.com. HLX, the main low-cost carrier between Italy... more
![](https://avionews.it/resources/small/84630c667e337534329b9d01f072ffc4.jpg.webp)
AirlinesSecond B-747/400 converted freighter redelivered to JAL
Seattle, Usa - The first one was re-delivered to Cathay Pacific in December 2005
Boeing and JAL International celebrated completion and certification of the second 747-400 Boeing Converted Freighter at a redelivery ceremony held in Xiamen, People’s Republic of China, last May 21. J... more
![](https://www.avionews.it/layout/elements/default.jpg)
AirlinesAgreement between Alitalia Cargo and Traxon
Rome, Italy - For Information Technology supply in air mail logistic management
Traxon Europe is a company born from a joint-venture between Air France and Lufthansa supplying data electronic management services for airlines, customs, handling and transport companies. In 2003 Alitalia... more
![](https://www.avionews.it/layout/elements/default.jpg)
AirlinesMyAir.com informs that the link to Istanbul will be activated from next July 7
Bergamo, Italy - A frequency three times per week from September 20
"MyAir.com, carrier appointed by ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) some days ago to operate in Turkey, will make flights from Bergamo-Orio al Serio’s airport on Monday and Friday. A third connection, o... more
![](https://avionews.it/resources/small/fbb4dbb0ccfe43f403f3681b910d0caf.jpg.webp)
AirlinesAlitalia. Bianchi: we'll change the management of our carrier
Rome, Italy - It was announced by the new Minister of the Transport, Alessandro Bianchi, in Prodi Government for the Italian Communists
During a talk with some journalists the new Minister of the Transport of the second Prodi’s Government said that "The change of Alitalia’s management is necessarily one of the issue under examination dur... more
![](https://www.avionews.it/layout/elements/default.jpg)
AirlinesCathay pacific: almost 1 million and 400 thousand passengers carried in April
Hong Kong, China - A statement od the Chinese airline makes it known
Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong’s private airline, makes known through a statement that it carried 1 million and 394 thousand and 688 passengers in April, 14.6% more compared to the same month in 2005. Load f... more
![](https://www.avionews.it/layout/elements/default.jpg)
AirlinesAlitalia: displacement of check-in for Schengen flights in Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - From next Tuesday, May 23
"Alitalia informs its customers that starting from next Tuesday, May 23, the check-in of flights departing from Fiumicino for the following Schengen destinations (Athens, Barcelona, Brussels, Copenaghen,... more
![](https://avionews.it/resources/small/7f1949ae346fef5770be2ddadda474e8.jpg.webp)
AirlinesBritish Airways goes over expectations
London, United Kingdom - Net profit +19.1%
British Airways ends its fourth fiscal quarter with a 467 million pounds net profit (+19.1%), a 705 million pounds operating profit (+26.8%) and 8.515 billion turnover, widely going over expectations.... more
![](https://www.avionews.it/layout/elements/default.jpg)
AirlinesWizz Air: in two years it has carried more than 3 million passengers
Budapest, Hungary - The low-cost carrier makes it known in a press release
A press release by Wizz Air, the main low-cost airline in Central Europe, makes known that the carrier has been celebrating the second anniversary of it foundation these days and communicates that it has... more
![](https://www.avionews.it/layout/elements/default.jpg)
AirlinesHLX assigned to "Ambito5" the role for management of marketing and advertising's activities in Italy
Milan, Italy - The German low-cost carrier has decided to concentrate its own activity in an unique agency
Hapag-Lloyd Express (HLX), the German low-cost carrier, has assigned to the communications agency "Ambito 5", the role to manage and coordinate the marketing, public relations and advertising’s activities f... more
![](https://avionews.it/resources/small/852ccef97a316d065d2b76e06a628818.jpg.webp)
AirlinesThere will be soon the Antitrust decision about the purchase of Volare by Alitalia
Treviso, Italy - Antitrust President Antonio Catricalà announced it
The President of Italian Antitrust Authority, Antonio Catricalà, speaking yesterday in Treviso about the acquisition of the air carrier Volare by Alitalia, said that his agency is verifying the possibility... more
![](https://avionews.it/resources/small/50cbe64dd310fee8ef98333a345b3bed.jpg.webp)
AirlinesAer Lingus on the stock exchange in September
Dublin, Ireland - Its debut expected in June has been delayed
Ireland’s Transport Ministry made known that flag airline Aer Lingus is not going to debut on the stock exchange before September, October. The carrier is known to be willing to list on the stock market a... more
![](https://www.avionews.it/layout/elements/default.jpg)
AirlinesUPS reinforces its hub in Louisville
Louisville, USA - It will boost sorting capacity to 487,000 packages an hour
After the announcement by FedEx Express package delivery company to enlarge its hub at Indianapolis Airport (see AVIONEWS for details), its rival UPS (United Parcel Service) does the same. The cargo carrier... more
![](https://avionews.it/resources/small/790da5333727fb68e8805a366bf4dd25.jpg.webp)
AirlineseasyJet: up to 35% discounts for who does not bear football
London, United Kingdom - Discounted flights until July 9
easyJet had a promotional idea aimed at a customer sector which is maybe not as much meagre as you could think: for all those who are not football supporters and want to literally "Escape" world championship... more
![](https://www.avionews.it/layout/elements/default.jpg)
AirlinesEmirates SkyCargo expands in South America
Milan, Italy - The carrier reaches the record of a million of tons transported
In order to expand in South America and to maximize the capacity for cargo transport within the region, Emirates SkyCargo has named the Scand Air Cargo as sale agent in the cargo section at San Paulo in... more
![](https://www.avionews.it/layout/elements/default.jpg)
AirlinesAlitalia. Spinetta (2): "They must let Cimoli work"
Paris, France - "Duration, constance and persistence in efforts leads to better results"
Air France President, Jean Cyril Spinetta, said "It took 4 years for Christian Blanc to take Air France back to red. [...] It is impossible to judge management operations in short times. [...] We must... more
![](https://www.avionews.it/layout/elements/default.jpg)
AirlinesAlitalia. Cimoli: "We did not touch a cent from the capital increase"
Rome, Italy - "The bridge-loan was rendered without nocking one billion Euros obtained by the market"
At the end of the understanding protocol, which was signed yesterday in Rome among Alitalia, Rome Municipality, Aeroporti di Roma SpA, ENAC (National Civil Aviation Authority), Rome Chamber of Commerce... more
![](https://avionews.it/resources/small/2f4ab689cea61e92b0bdc258924ce099.jpg.webp)
AirlineseasyJet will inaugurate next Saturday the flight Malpensa-Ibiza and increases the frequencies
Milan, Italy - Other three ones with weekly cadence
easyJet, the low-cost carrier in Europe, to inaugurate next Saturday the new link from Milan-Malpensa towards Ibiza. After the enormous success of the connection, the airline has decided to increase further... more
![](https://www.avionews.it/layout/elements/default.jpg)
AirlinesAir France-KLM's fiscal year closed positively
Paris, France - It was declared by the President of the group Jean-Cyrill Spinetta to the board of directors
Yesterday Jean-Cyrill Spinetta, President of the Air France-KLM group, showed to the board of directors the results of the 2005-06 fiscal year, which ended on March 31. In the examinated period two principal... more
![](https://avionews.it/resources/small/25603379a1ee335838ab0527f34152b9.jpg.webp)
AirlinesAmerican Airlines has to cut costs for USD 1 billion
Fort Worth, USA - Carrier's President Gerard Arpey told it
During the annual meeting of American Airlines’ shareholders at Fort Worth, Texas, carrier’s President, Gerard Arpey, showed to the reporters the principal goals of the airlines, which closed 2006 fir... more
![](https://avionews.it/resources/small/b81335cdf94ed2941b32e7048626ccf8.jpg.webp)
AirlinesContinental Airlines increased its fares on domestic routes
New York, USA - The decision to face the raise of the fuel cost
Continental Airlines decided yesterday to increase of USD 2 its fares on domestic flights and on the route to and from Canada. The decision has been taken to face the constant raise of the fuel cost. From... more
![](https://www.avionews.it/layout/elements/default.jpg)
AirlinesStrong growth of bangkok Airways
Singapore, Republic of Singapore - The carrier won the first "Changi Airline Awards 2006"
It continues the growth of Bangkok Airways, the Thailandese carrier which is conquering a more and more strong role among the South-Eastern Asian airlines. To confirm the good results obtained in the last... more
![](https://www.avionews.it/layout/elements/default.jpg)
AirlinesJetAlliance is a new client of the Airbus A-318 Elite
Vienna, Austria - The aircraft will be equipped with CFM International’s CFM56-5 engines
The Austrian luxurious charter operator, JetAlliance, will buy an Airbus A-318 Elite, becoming so a new client for the smallest member of Airbus Corporate Jetliner family. The new purchase is added to... more
![](https://www.avionews.it/layout/elements/default.jpg)
AirlinesItalian Honourable Pedrini (Italia dei valori party): one of the first commitments by Government is the problem Alitalia
Rome, Italy - "The strikes then are the consequence of the management and not the cause"
"One of the first engagements that the Government have to face urgently, according the Honourable Egidio Pedrini, probably future member of the Transport Commission in the Chamber of Deputies and already... more
![](https://www.avionews.it/layout/elements/default.jpg)
AirlinesVietnam Airlines continues to expand its activities
Hanoi, Vietnam - New domestic and international routes will be launched very soon
Also if with some difficulties, linked in particular to the high price of the aircraft’s leasing, Vietnam Airlines continues to grow. The carrier launched several new domestic routes which will make e... more
![](https://www.avionews.it/layout/elements/default.jpg)
AirlinesThe agreement between City Airlines and Welcome on Board renewed
Stockholm, Sweden - Increased the fares' distribution net
Swedish carrier, City Airlines, renewed the fare coding agreement with Welcome on Board. The fare coding schedules the codification and the distribution of the fares of the carrier to the sale systems... more
![](https://www.avionews.it/layout/elements/default.jpg)
AirlinesSardinia: new territory continuity from July 1
Cagliari, Italy - More flights and fixed fares
Starting from July first there will be a new territory continuity for Sardinia island, Italy. While only one airline now operates each route, since that date Alitalia, Meridiana and Air One will travel... more
![](https://www.avionews.it/layout/elements/default.jpg)
AirlinesEmirates increases the frequency of links to New York with a new flight via Hamburg
Milan, Italy - From the end of October by B-777/300ER aircraft configured in three classes
Emirates announces the introduction, from next October 29, of a new connection between Dubai and New York (via Hamburg). With this service the carrier increases the links to NY until three ones per day,... more
![](https://www.avionews.it/layout/elements/default.jpg)
AirlinesTravellers more and more unsatisfied by US carriers
Washington, USA - It was detected by a research of Michigan University
It seems that US carriers, completely busy to solve their financial problems, to cut cost and services judged futile, and to fight every day against the increase of fuel price, had forgotten to give satisfactory... more
![](https://www.avionews.it/layout/elements/default.jpg)
AirlinesNew route for Continental Airlines
New York, USA - Daily connections between the Big Apple and Barcelona
Continental Airlines will launch tomorrow its new daily no-stop flight between New Yorker airport of Newark and Barcelona. The new route is part of the expansion plan of Continental’s transatlantic routes, t... more
![](https://www.avionews.it/layout/elements/default.jpg)
AirlinesFinnair launched the route Pisa-Helsinki
Pisa, Italy - The direct flight will have a twice-weekly frequency
It was announced by Arto Sutinen, Director for Italy of the Finnish carrier, during a press conference: every Tuesday and Friday direct Pisa-Helsinki flights will be operated with A-320 aircraft (with... more
![](https://www.avionews.it/layout/elements/default.jpg)
AirlinesAlitalia closed positively the day at Milan Stock Exchange
Rome, Italy - The share increased of the 1.48%
Today’s session of Milan Stock Exchange ended positively for Alitalia’s share. The day began in a not good way for the Italian national carrier that was loosing about the 8% because of the approval yes... more
![](https://avionews.it/resources/small/e473d5ce3b4231572d394137aa66671b.jpg.webp)
AirlinesAgreement achieved between Alaska Airlines and its workers
Seattle, USA - It is nearer the signature of the new contract for 3,600 employers
Alaska Airlines made know to have achieved an agreement in principle with about 3,600 of its clerical workers, passenger service and ramp crews. "There are still some details to define" said a carrier’s s... more
![](https://avionews.it/resources/small/e3acf6ac8c5ac3185fcd8b42e7b94d2f.jpg.webp)
AirlinesLufthansa loses dozen million Euros
Berlin, Germany - However revenues exceed forecast
Lufthansa, the greatest German airline, lost EUR 98m in the first quarter of 2006, compared to EUR 116m lost in the same period last year. Its operating loss instead widened from 26m to 75m. Losses are... more
![](https://avionews.it/resources/small/e72daa28c64410af77e0aa2c33627a4d.jpg.webp)
AirlinesEurofly closes in the red but launches a contest for "Germany 2006"
Milan, Italy - Negative net profit of EUR 4.4m in the first quarter of this year
The first quarter of 2006 closes in the red for Italian leisure airline, Eurofly: despite +2.2% revenue, equivalent to EUR 62.5m, the carrier registers a EUR 4.4m negative net profit. According to the... more
![](https://avionews.it/resources/small/f2007a21e2936f815cfa25dfa81f5589.jpg.webp)
AirlinesTurkish Airlines privatization continues
Ankara, Turkey - It was made known by the Turkish Privatization Office
Turkish Privatization Office (OIB) made known that Ankara’s Government has the intention to put on the market shares for a value equal to the 25% of Turkish Airlines’ stock. Turkey has already privatized the... more
![](https://www.avionews.it/layout/elements/default.jpg)
AirlinesPositive April for China Southern Airlines
Hong Kong, China - Passengers' traffic rose of the 14%
China Southern Airlines, one of the three most important Chinese carriers, made known to have closed last April with a raise of the passengers’ traffic of the 14% respect the same month of last year. T... more
![](https://www.avionews.it/layout/elements/default.jpg)
AirlinesLufthansa: signed an agreement with the Chinese East Star for USD 2,4m
Wuhan, China - The German carrier will provide aeronautical material and support to the maintenance to the fourth Chinese airline
Lufthansa unveiled to have signed, with the Chinese private carrier, East Star, a contract for the supplying of aeronautical materials and services, for the technological support to the maintenance and... more
![](https://www.avionews.it/layout/elements/default.jpg)
AirlinesMalev. Abramovich: we will join the privatization tender
Budapest, Hungary - The Russian business man Boris Abramovich said that
"We will surely join the tender. We believe the transaction will be a good thing for us, but also for the Hungarian airline", Boris Abramovich said so to journalists while he was in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.... more
![](https://www.avionews.it/layout/elements/default.jpg)
AirlinesOman Air: the Arab carrier announced its intention to purchase two B-737 version 800
Muscat, Oman - It was made known a Arab State carrier's statement
An Oman Air’s statement, flagship carrier of the homonym State of the Arabic peninsula, makes know that the carrier has the intention to purchase two B-737, version 800, to dedicate to the new network a... more
![](https://avionews.it/resources/small/1223ce3a987e7de905f1d7b2e6952f08.jpg.webp)
Airlines2006 first quarter negative for Iberia
Madrid, Spain - Red counts because of raising fuel cost
Iberia, Spanish flagship carrier closed 2006 first quarter with a net loss of EUR 44.96 million. Practically respect the same period of the 2005 the airline’s losses trebled. According to the carrier t... more
![](https://www.avionews.it/layout/elements/default.jpg)
AirlinesAir Asia celebrates the first anniversary of the partnership with Manchester United
Seoul, South Korea - An A-320 with the Red Davil's colours arrived in UK
To celebrate the first anniversary of the partnership with Manchester United Air Asia, the South-Korean low-cost carrier, carried in the british city the "Red Davil Airbus". It’s an A-320 with a particular l... more
![](https://www.avionews.it/layout/elements/default.jpg)
AirlinesNew destinations for SkyTeam
Paris, France - Also Pantelleria and Lampedusa in the alliance's circuit
SkyTeam, the alliance that clubs airlines of all around the world, created by Air France and Delta, to which also Alitalia belongs, announced the enlargement of its world net with the introduction of 37... more
![](https://www.avionews.it/layout/elements/default.jpg)
AirlinesSardinia territory continuity: Ryanair will appeal
Rome, Italy - Against the Italian Regional Administrative Court's decision to reject its petition on Rome-Alghero route
Ryanair has decided to appeal at European Courts against Lazio TAR (Regional Administrative Court) decision to prohibit its Rome-Ciampino/Alghero route because of the territory continuity regime started... more
![](https://avionews.it/resources/small/099d7b26d5010db646fad8e1678aa682.jpg.webp)
AirlinesEurofly Rome-New York direct flight
Rome, Italy - Three times weekly service until November
After Milan and Naples, Eurofly disembarks in Rome for its transoceanic routes: the first Fiumicino-New York direct flight has taken off today with the Airbus A-330 of the fourth Italian airline which... more