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AirlinesAlaska Air's fleet will be composed only by B-737
Washington, USA - It is a Board of Director's decision
Alaska Air’s Board of Directors decided to convert all the planes of its fleet in Boeing 737 by the end of 2008. Board’s decision will accelerate the retirement of the old MD-80 (see for details AVIONEWS). The... more
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AirlinesChina Southern Airlines will open three new routes
Beijing, China - The carrier engaged in Shenyang city's development
China Southern Airlines announced its intention to open three new routes to connect the city of Shenyang, capital of the North-Eastern Liaonling Province, with three foreign cities. The scheduled destinations... more
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AirlinesFinnair strengthens its routes to China
Helsinki, Finland - Flights from Italy will be increased since next July first
Finland’s flagship carrier, Finnair, announced the strengthening of its routes to China. In particular from Italy, after a short stop in Helsinki, will be increased, since next July first, the routes t... more
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AirlinesEmirates at Germany's World Championship
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Special offer for the supporters
Emirates, Dubai’s international carrier, and official partner of FIFA, announced the launch of special offer to go to Germany, via Dubai, during the period of the Football World Championships. The airline o... more
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AirlinesAir France replies to easyJet's accusations on Corsica
Paris, France - After the British low-cost airline was forbidden to operate Paris-Ajaccio route
Last week DGCAC, the French authority which regulates civil aviation, blocked Paris-Ajaccio flight planned by easyJet for Summer (see AVIONEWS for details). About the "Exploitation" accuses made by the... more
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AirlinesCzech Airlines will open a new route between Prague and Odessa
Prague, Czech Republic - The carrier made known it in a statement
Czech flagship carrier, Czech Airlines, announced that since next April first a route, which will link Prague with Odessa (Ukraine), will be opened with seven flights for week in both the directions. The... more
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AirlinesProblems for Virgin Nigeria Airlines' inaugural flight
Lagos, Nigeria - Technical problems for the B-737-700
New carrier Virgin Nigeria Airlines’ plane which had to make the airline’s inaugural flights from the Nigerian capital lagos and the Senegalese one Dakar, was obliged to stop its flights because of a t... more
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AirlinesSouthwest will increase the fleet and the pilots
Dallas, USA - The carrier wants to exploit the positive moment of the sector
Southwest Airlines announced its intention to add 14 new Boeing 737-700 for the route Baltimora-Washington in the next two years with the hiring of 140 pilots. On national scale the US airline forecasts... more
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AirlinesMalaysia Airlines increases fares and cuts flights
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Duplicated fuel surcharge and seven international routes ceased
As part of its rescue plan, the South-Eastern Asian flag airline Malaysia Airlines has several interventions in store in order to cut costs and make its operations as profitable as possible, after EUR... more
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AirlinesNorthwest: agreement attempts between pilots and the airline go on
MInneapolis, USA - The union takes neutral stance on the negotiation
After the bankruptcy announcement in September, Northwest decided cuts in ground and flight staff’s wages. Among protests, strike threats, corrections, reached agreements and failed agreements, now the p... more
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AirlinesVolare. AirOne: Antitrust will stop this operation
Rome, Italy - The Chieti's airline does not want to let Volare slip
"The assignment of Volare Group to Alitalia, seriously conditioned, won’t stop AirOne in its rights defense. It’s time to establish a justice stomped by distorted logics: a State-aided enterprise cannot buy... more
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Airlines2006-2007 wage agreement for Air France staff signed
Paris, France - General wage rise of 3.3%
The ninth consecutive agreement, to be imediately published, has been signed between Air France and six union organizations, representing the majority of flag airline’s commercial ground and flying staff: F... more
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AirlinesJapanese authorities' enquiry on Skymark Airlines
Tokyo, Japan - Safety lacks ascertained
Japanese authorities started several inspections, which will continue for about one month, on the Japanese low-cost carrier Skymark Airlines. The decision arrived after the confession of the same airline... more
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AirlineseasyJet route Paris-Ajaccio blocked by DGAC
Paris, France - The French Civil Aviation Authority did not permit the flights
The French "Direction Général de l’Aviation Civile" (DGAC) blocked Paris-Ajaccio route planned by English low-cost airline easyJet for Summer season, allowing only Air France and Corsican CCM to operate fli... more
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AirlinesVolare goes to Alitalia
Rome, Italy - It is possible to know it by a Ministry of Productive Activities' report
Italian Minister of Productive Activities, Claudio Scajola, gave green light to the purchase of Volare by Alitalia. A report of the Ministry made known it specifying that Italian flagship carrier will... more
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AirlinesUS Airways financed by General Electric
Phoenix, USA - The loan should cover one third of airline's debt
US Airways, the fifth largest US carrier, is seeking to exit bankruptcy protection and refinance its USD 3bn in debt, in order to join the consortium with America West in September. The alliance expects... more
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AirlinesItalian Minister Scajola will decide shortly about Volare's destiny
Rome, Italy - It is probable the assignment of the carrier to Alitalia
Since today Volare’s report is again in Italian Minister of Productive Activities Claudio Scajola’s hands, who will have to decide about the assignment of the carrier to the winner of the purchase rac... more
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AirlinesAir France- KLM: "Shortly obliged to purchase Delta and Northwest Airlines"
Paris, France - French newspaper "La Tribune" wrote so
French newspaper "La Tribune", underpining on some logic reasonings, already drew the conclusions and forecasts a difficult future for Air France-KLM. According with that one which was written today,... more
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AirlinesHemus Air: links to London and Berlin to begin from next month of April
Sofia, Bulgaria - The Sofia News Agency, press agency, reported it
The connections to the Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia, and two European cities of Berlin and London will start next April 9 and 14 respectively. The airports linked will be those of Heathrow and Tegel and t... more
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AirlinesTransat AT makes net profit but loses revenue
Ottawa, Canada - Strong Canadian dollar offset losses for Wilma hurricane
Canadian company Transat AT, owner of Air Transat, announced that its net profit in the quarter ended January 31 is USD 4.3m, a good result if compared with USD 1.6m loss a year earlier. Though "Wilma"... more
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AirlinesUnited Airlines will decrease the number of workers in Australia
Los Angeles, USA - There are scheduled cuts for 100 jobs
United Airlines announced yesterday its decision to cut 100 jobs in Australia to streamline its operations. The carrier specified that between May and June customer services, ground handling and reservation... more
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AirlinesNorthwest asks for confidentially agreement with Labour Department
Minneapolis, USA - After receiving a subpoena for bankruptcy, the airline tries to protect itself
Northern Airlines will cooperate with American Labor Department investigators on underfunded pension plan of the bankrupt airline since September. At least under certain conditions. Pension Benefit Guaranty... more
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AirlinesAlitalia. Marrazzo: the carrier has to re-think Fiumicino's role
Rome, Italy - Piero Marrazzo, President of Lazio Region, declared it
Yesterday afternoon the President of Lazio Region, Piero Marrazzo, chimed in the fourth provincial congress of Rome and Lazio Uil (an Italian Trade Union). During his speech he made some declaration about... more
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AirlinesVietnam Airlines wants to increase its fleet
Hanoi, Vietnam - Investments for USD 1.2 billion
Yesterday Vietnam Airlines made known its intention to increase the number of its fleet’s aircraft to 56 ones by 2010 from 39 now. Board Chairman Nguyen Sy Hung added that to find the necessary funds t... more
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AirlinesBritish Airways will cut 400 jobs
London, UK - Savings to face the raise of fuel's cost
British Airways announced the cut of 400 jobs by its travel agent business and by the call center in Belfast, to concentrates itself on on-line booking. This decision is including in the plan presented... more
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AirlinesJetBlue Airways announced two new routes
New York, Usa - The carrier aims to the short-medium haul flights
JetBlue Airways announced yesterday its intention to open soon the routes for two new destinations. The carrier, which is in loss by two years and has seen its shares loose the 35% of their value, will... more
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AirlinesAir Europa launched special fares for the flights between Italy and Spain
Majorca, Spain - The initiative will be stopped in June
Spanish carrier Air Europa launched on the Italian market an offer to fly to Madrid from Rome-Fiumicino and Milan-Malpensa airports starting by EUR 10 to 55. The special fare of the airline -which is enacting... more
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AirlinesPakistan International Airlines prolonged the contract with Sabre
Islamabad, Pakistan - The agreement will guarantee more benefits also for the travel agencies
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) prolonged for further 5 years the distribution contract with Sabre Travel Network. In this way there will be more benefits for the agencies which will be able to consult... more
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AirlinesNorthwest charges for aisle seats
Minneapolis, USA - USD 15 more also for emergency-exit rows
Rising fuel prices and pressing low-fare competition force world airlines to invent new ways to cut costs and in the meantime increase profits. To this purpose, the classic expedients involve free services... more
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AirlinesJazz is thinking of alliance with USA
Ottawa, Canada - Next targets: US expansion and charter business empowerment
Jazz, Air Canada’s regional subsidiary, 79.7% owned by ACE Aviation (Airline Charter Enterprices) and 20.3% owned by Jazz Air Income Fund, is in talks with USA in order to increase and facilitate trans-border s... more
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AirlinesBritish Airways aims to Internet booking
London, United Kingdom - 17 travel shops and a call center enclosures announced
Today’s news, announced by British Airways PLC’s commercial direction, of the enclosure of 17 BA travel shops across UK will likely cost 300 jobs. It’s a choice taken following the constant growth of on... more
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AirlinesAeroflot: the carrier's joining SkyTeam alliance expected on April 14
Moscow, Russia - The entrance is only expected but there is nothing official
Press office of Aeroflot, Russia’s flag airline, already among the greatest world carriers for owned aircraft and carried passengers, said that it should approximately join SkyTeam skies alliance, in w... more
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AirlinesVirgin Express: since next March 27 the connections with Brussels will start
Bari, Italy - The flights were presented yesterday during a press conference
Virgin Express will connect Bari to Brussels, since next March 27, three times for week, on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. The flights were presented during a press conference organized at Bari-Palese... more
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AirlinesAirOne: Volare's matter is not closed
Rome, Italy - The Italian private carrier's press release
"The legal affair between Alitalia and AirOne for the purchase of Volare Group, is not closed and AirOne doesn’t intend to renounce to denounce what represented in other judicial seats. The reasons, o... more
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AirlinesCimoli expressed satisfaction for Court of Rome's sentence
Rome, Italy - Italian Government's efforts for a rapid decision about Volare
Alitalia’s CEO, Giancarlo Cimoli, commenting the Court of Rome’s decision which re-admit Italian flagship carrier to the purchase tender for Volare (see for details AVIONEWS), said that "I look to thi... more
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AirlinesQatar Airways presents a new livery from next Summer on the A-340/600 HGW
Rome, Italy - The carrier is a customer launch of the model
Qatar Airways’ aircraft livery changes from next Summer with the delivery of the first new airplane A-340/600 HGW (High Gross Weight), for which carrier is the customer launch. The "Restyling" presents a... more
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AirlinesAlitalia call center's workers protests
Palermo, Italy - Graduate people employed for 15 cent for call
The negotiations for the renew of the contract of Alicos’ workers in Palermo, the company that manages Alitalia’s call center owned for the 40% by Italian flagship carrier, are still in high sea. The wor... more
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AirlinesAir France: SkyTeam opens its web pages in German
Paris, France - The website is already available in nine languages
SkyTeam announced yesterday the launch of its website in German version (www.skyteam.com/DE). Currently it is available in nine languages, more than other alliances: English, German, Korean, Spanish, French,... more
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AirlinesJet2.com announces new routes Fiumicino/Leeds-Bradford and Manchester
Rome, Italy - The press conference will take place next Wednesday at 11:30
The low-cost Jet2.com and AdR (Rome’s Airports) communicate that the press conference, for the presentation of new routes Rome-Fiumicino/Leeds-Bradford and to Manchester, will be held next Wednesday, M... more
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AirlinesCathay Pacific "Airline of the year"
Hong Kong, China - "Air Transport World" magazine awarded 2006 prize to the airline
"Air Transport World" monthly magazine awarded the "Airline of the year 2006" prize to Cathay Pacific, the Hong Kong’s carrier, adding these reasons: for its efforts in security, technical excellence a... more
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AirlinesJapan Airlines will increase the flights between Tokyo and Chicago
Tokyo, Japan - The route will be operated by Boeing 747/400
Japan Airlines announced that since next March 26 it will increase the non-stop weekly flights between Chicago and Tokyo to 14 from 10. With this decision the carrier, that with its 206 destinations in... more
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AirlinesSouthwest Airlines increased tickets' price
Dallas, USA - Also other carriers are ready to increase it
Last Friday Southwest Airlines increased the cost of one way tickets up to USD 10. It is probable that its decision will open the way to other raise by other carriers as yesterday Delta Airlines, Continental... more
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AirlinesSwiss International changes its fare policy
Basilea, Switzerland - Airport taxes and fuel surcharge will be included in price
As it was requested by Swiss Economy State Secretariat (SECO), which decided last December to assume measures against air travel offers omitting particular costs, Swiss International airline has decided... more
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AirlinesKLM will modernize its long-range fleet
Amsterdam, Netherlands - The project for 2012-2015
Starting from 2012 up to 2015, Dutch airline KLM announced to have elaborated a modernization project of its current long-range fleet. MD-11s currently in service will be replaced by A-350s or B-787s,... more
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AirlinesEthiopian Airlines will open a route to Brussels
Addis Abeba, Ethiopia - Direct competition with Belgian SN Brussels Airlines
Ethiopian Airlines announced that since next June 5 it will start flights between Brussels and Addis Abeba. The timetable of the flights will allow better capability to change with other African destinations... more
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AirlinesThe Court of Rome accepted the Alitalia's appeal on Volare
Rome, Italy - Italian flagship carrier is now nearer to Gallarate's airline
The Court of Rome accepted Alitalia’s appeal for the fight with AirOne concerning the race’s rules for the purchase of Volare. The appeal was presented by Giancarlo Cimoli’s group after the sentence that... more
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AirlinesAlaska Air renews its fleet
Washington, USA - It chose the B-737s
The airline made known its decision to accelerate the delivery of the new B-737 to retire all its Boeing MD-80 planes by December 2008. The carrier signed last June a deal for the value of about USD 2.3... more
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AirlinesVolare launches the Summer offer of Air Europe
Milan, Italy - They are scheduled flights for Cuba, Mauritius and Cancun
The carrier Volare, After that last week Bruxelles authorized the Italian government to loan EUR 25 million, which were necessary to guarantee the practicality of the flights (see for details AVIONEWS),... more
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AirlinesTurkish Airlines will link Venice to Istanbul from March 31
Venice, Italy - A statement by Save, Italian air station's management company, makes it known
Save, the management company of Venice and Treviso airport, makes known that flag carrier Turkish Airlines will link Venice to Istanbul with a three times weekly 146-seated A-321 service from March 31.... more
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AirlinesLatest news from some Irish and English companies
Dublin, Ireland - They concern Aer Lingus, Cityjet, BA Connect and BNed
Two Dublin-based airlines are increasing their fleet: Aer Lingus has subscribed one A-330/200 and one A-330/300 order which is being delivered within 2006; Cityjet is adding 17 ARJ-85s, previously owned... more