Airlines
20,348 news found
AirlinesHuge success for SAS in government procurement
Stockholm, Sweden - The carrier as supplier on all 105 destinations
SAS received the maximum allotment in the Swedish government’s procurement process for foreign air travel that was recently completed. The government selected SAS as its supplier on all 105 destinations i... more
AirlinesNew Alitalia's offer for a three days pilgrimage in Rome
Rome, Italy - Flights from all the Italian cities
Alitalia signed an agreement with Opera Romana Pellegrinaggi (Roman Pilgrimage Agency), for a new travel package to Rome from all the Italian airports. The duration of the pilgrimage is of three days,... more
AirlinesRyanair closed positively its financial year
Dublin, Ireland - The carrier next year will purchase 30 new aircraft
It closed very positively Ryanair’s financial year, which ended on last March 31. The low-cost carrier registered an increase of the revenue of the 28%, about EUR 1,7 billion, with a consequent increase o... more
AirlinesAir France performances in April 2006
Paris, France – Decreasing data if compared to March
Usual monthly publication of data about Air France flight punctuality and luggage performance. In April flights which took off in time represent 74.9% and those which landed in time are 74.2%, while regularity,... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Morgan Stanley reviewed its "Target price" in fall
Milan, Italy - At the meantime however the business bank confirmed the rating at "Overweight"
US business bank Morgan Stanley reviewed today its target price of Alitalia at EUR 1.3 respect the previous at 1.6. The fall review is due, according to Morgan Stanley’s analysts to the increase of fuel p... more
AirlinesItalian Government's effort to reorganize Alitalia
Rome, Italy - It continues the cooperation between the Italian carrier and Air France
The contacts between the new Italian Government, led by Romano Prodi, and Alitalia’s management, to follow the trend of the reorganization process of the carrier, continue. On last Thursday Alitalia P... more
AirlinesJapan Airlines: in 2007 it will join "Oneworld" skies alliance
Tokyo, Japan - Alliances movements of Japanese carriers have been completed
Japan Airlines signed an agreement to join Oneworld, the skies alliance involving American Airlines and British Airways, in Paris. The other main Japanese carrier, All Nippon Airways, is already part of... more
AirlinesQatar Airways flies also in the USA from last June 1st
Milan, Italy - In code-sharing with Lufthansa
Qatar Airways flies also in the USA from last June 1st. With a code-sharing with Lufthansa, the Qatar’s airline has started a link from Germany with four stops in the USA: New York-JFK, Washington, Newark a... more
AirlinesVarig public sale in 3 days
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Delayed at the istance of investors
The first public sale of Varig, Brazilian flag airline, will take place June 8 (see AVIONEWS for details). Potential investors asked for a 3-day delay on the previously scheduled day, in order to study... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines: agreement with pilots, USD 280m savings
New York, USA - Pilots approved the agreement through a referendum
Good news for Delta Airlines definitive relaunch, which is currently under Chapter 11 (controlled administration status). A referendum among pilots approved the agreement draft planning wage reduction... more
AirlinesEurofly and Livingston signed a commercial agreement
Milan, Italy - It will be in force starting from the next Winter season IATA
"Eurofly SpA and Livingston SpA, the carrier owned of Ventaglio Group, have signed a commercial agreement for the next Winter season, pending of the completion of the negotiation for the purchase of Livingston... more
AirlinesSwiss International will balance budget in 2007
Bern, Switzerland - The airline CEO said that
The CEO of Swiss International Airlines, Christoph Franz, declared to the Italian economic newspaper, "Il Sole 24 Ore", that the balance of budget could be reached in 2007, when the conclusion of the fusion... more
AirlinesAlitalia about the information diffused on the press yesterday
Rome, Italy - The airline wants to specify some things
"According to some news diffused yesterday on the press Alitalia specifies the following things: about the gap of the proceeds compared with the budget in the month of April 2006 is referred to the provisional... more
AirlinesAlitalia's strong raise at the Stock Exchange
Milan, Italy - It is the effect of the data concerning carrier's activities in April
Alitalia’s share started positively this morning at Milan Stock Exchange where, currently, it marks a +4.09%, EUR 0,832. The good morning on the financial markets is the consequence of the publications o... more
AirlinesAgreement between Continental Airlines and Sabre
New York, USA - Sabre's network in USA strenghtened
Continental Airlines signed a five year agreement with Sabre Travel Network and Travelocity which will allow to all Sabre’s client to accede to the carrier’s fares, included those ones sold by other ope... more
AirlinesSkyEurope's new promotional offer
Bratislava, Slovakia - There will be available 100,000 tickets at EUR 9
Low-cost carrier SkyEurope launched today an offer at EUR 9 for 100,000 tickets on the routes which start from Budapest, Krakow, Innsbruck, Prague and Bratislava. The promotion will end on June 4 and the... more
AirlinesAlitalia: net financial position on April 30, 2006
Rome, Italy - It's equal to EUR 944 million
"- Net financial position of the Group on April 30, 2006 equal to EUR 944, with a light increase of the net indebtedness of EUR 5 million (+ 0,5%) compared to the similar situation on March 31, 2006 equal... more
AirlinesIberia will remove many national flights from Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain - Leaving them to its low-cost subsidiary, Catair
Spanish flag airline, Iberia, announced it will suspend most of national flights from Barcelona in its reorganization programme aiming at removing non-profitable routes. The Catalan airport, "El Prat",... more
AirlinesSix Bombardier CRJ-900 for Air One
Rome, Italy - The Italian airline also announced new routes
Italian Air One announced the purchase of six new CRJ-900 regional jets from Canadian Bombardier, with a total amount of USD 150m. A new company, Air One CityLiner, has been established specifically for... more
AirlinesMilan-Philadelphia flight has started
Milan, Italy - US Airways has launched it today
The new intercontinental flight between Milan-Malpensa and Philadelphia has been launched today by US Airways. The daily service will be operated with a Boeing 767 and will lead to 66 the number of scheduled... more
AirlinesGood result for Kenya Airlines
Nairobi, Kenya - Strong increase of the passengers' number
It ended positively the last financial year of Kenya Airlines, ended on last March 31. The carrier registered a profit raise of 13 million dollars, from 54 million on March 31, 2005 to 67 million of this... more
AirlinesCathay Pacific against the high fuel cost
Hong Kong, China - It will be decrease the weight of the aircraft to decrease the consumption
It is now a very strong fight that one of the airlines against raising fuel cost. To face this problem, that in the last years became very serious for a lot of carriers (see for details AVIONEWS 1, 2,... more
AirlinesRyanair is the first carrier on London-Dublin route
London, UK - It was confirmed by a Civil Aviation Authority's research
A research of the Civil Aviation Authority confirmed the important role of Ryanair on the route Dublin-London. The Irish low-cost carrier is the first one managing the 45% share of the market, followed... more
AirlinesRyanair against its pilots
Dublin, Ireland - Legal proceedings against REPA website
Ryanair has started legal proceedings seeking to identify persons engaged in messages exchange on REPA (Ryanair European Pilot’s Association) website, where pilots based across Europe communicate with e... more
AirlinesAer Lingus: agreement with trade unions within 10 days
Dublin, Ireland - The airline's CEO announced that
Dermot Mannion, CEO of Aer Lingus, Irish flag airline, made known in a yesterday’s conference that his company expects to reach agreement with trade unions on all outstanding industrial relations issues w... more
AirlinesVolaris takes delivery of the first two directly ordered Airbus A-319
Toluca, Mexico - The new Mexican low-cost carrier started operating on March 13th, 2006, and currently operates four models of this type
Volaris, a Mexican low fares airline based in Toluca, close to Mexico City, has received the first two Airbus A-319 directly ordered from Airbus, during a delivery ceremony held at the manufacturer’s H... more
AirlinesRome-Tripoli with Blue-express.com
Rome, Italy - Starting from today
The Italian Blue Panorama Airlines launches its Rome-Tripoli service today with BV-1776 flight made on a Boeing 737/400 aircraft in business and economy configuration. The new Libyan destination will be... more
Airlines"SunFly" project on Meridiana flights
Olbia, Italy - To support a "Médecins Sans Frontières" mission in Peru
The "SunFly" project was presented yesterday by Meridiana, Sardinian airline, at "Costa Smeralda" Airport in Olbia, Italy. The project, which is financed by the "Fabrizio Pirani" Association (a Meridiana... more
AirlinesMeeting Cimoli-Humbert
Rome, Italy - Contacts between Alitalia and Airbus for the renew of the carrier's fleet
Alitalia made known that yesterday its President and CEO, Giancarlo Cimoli, met Airbus number one Gustav Humbert. According to what the carrier declared, it was one of the routine meetings that Cimoli... more
AirlinesSardinia: Alitalia passengers reprotected with no excessive discomforts
Cagliari, Italy - Meridiana and AirOne fasten check-in procedures
No excessive discomfort for passengers owing an Alitalia ticket to Sardinia, who were reprotected on Meridiana and AirOne last week-end, after the exclusion of the national airline from Cagliari-Rome and... more
Airlines"La Stampa" quotes names of possible new CEO of Alitalia
Rome, Italy - "The reversal is expected", the Italian newspaper says today
The Italian newspaper, "La Stampa", has published today an article on the possible "Reversal" in the management of the two main national transport companies, FS and Alitalia. The new Ministers of that... more
AirlinesGreen light for the merger between SN Brussels Airlines and Virgin Express
Brussels, Belgium - It was decided by SN Airholding
SN Airholding approved the merger between SN Brussels Airlines and Virgin Express, both under its management. So very soon the two carrier, the first one traditional, the second one low-cost, will be united... more
AirlinesAntitrust sanctions Wind Jet for deceptive advertisement
Catania, Italy - Telephone fares exclusive of VAT
Antitrust sentenced Wind Jet to pay a EUR 5100 sanction because of a 2005 advertising campaign where the Catania-based carrier had published telephone fares which were exclusive of VAT for its call center... more
AirlinesFinmeccanica: CSFB raises share target price
Rome, Italy - From EUR 18 to 20
The business bank, Credit Suisse First Boston, confirmed its Outperform operative assessment on Finmeccanica share but it raised target price from EUR 18 to 20 at the same time, after cash quarterly publication.... more
AirlinesAlitalia: agreement with unions for Cagliari employees
Cagliari, Italy - The flight stop at the Sardinian airport ended in the evening
Yesterday evening Alitalia flights stop at Cagliari-Elmas airport ended, after protests by the national airline employees caused cancellations and uneasiness for passengers, who were reprotected on Air... more
AirlinesKorean Air inaugurated three weekly flights to Istanbul
Rome, Italy - Served by A-330 airplanes
"Korean Air has inaugurated, from last May 21, three connections per week from Seoul to Istanbul, served by A-330 aircraft. Since last April 2005, the Korean airline offered regular charter services between... more
AirlinesSouth African Airways condamned by Johannesburg's Antitrust
Johannesburg, South Africa - The carrier will have to pay 8.4 million dollars
South Africa’s Antitrust condamned the South African Airways (SAA), to pay a USD 8.4 million sanction for abusing its dominant market position. Also last year the authority for the competition of Johannesburg c... more
AirlinesThe El Al's 2006 first quarter is good
Tel Aviv, Israel - Problems for the raising fuel cost
El Al closed the 2006 first quarter with a USD 12,4 million loss, less than the USD 18,5 million one of the same period of last year. "Were it not for the drastic increase in fuel cost, the airline would... more
AirlinesCargoItalia, Italian all cargo airline
Milan, Italy - Destinations to America and Asia
A new Italian all cargo airline was born. CargoItalia, that’s its name, was launched yesterday afternoon at Milan-Malpensa airport, where the carrier will be based, with the introduction of its first a... more
AirlinesAir One's satisfaction for the Council of State's decision about Alitalia-Volare
Rome, Italy - The carrier waits the assumption of the consequent measures
Air carrier Air One expressed its satisfaction for the Council of State’s sentence which received its appeal against the acquisition of the airline Volare by Alitalia (see for details AVIONEWS). Wishing t... more
AirlinesAlitalia: second stop by the Council of State, Air One's petition on Sardinian flights accepted
Rome, Italy - The 6th Section of the Council of State expelled Alitalia from the service obligations tender
Yesterday it was decided, but the sentence has been made known for few hours. The 6th Section of the Council of State accepted Air One petition against Lazio Regional Administrative Court’s decision t... more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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