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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
AirlinesAir Berlin tries stock market again
Berlin, Germany - Fleet expansion in the airline's plans
For the second time this month, Air Berlin tried its stock market debut this week at EUR 12.65 per share. The shares dropped to EUR 12.18 by midmorning. Germany’s second largest airline expects to gain a... more
AirlinesNorthwest Airlines loses more than one billion dollars
Eagan, USA - Because of bankruptcy expenses
Minnesota-based Northwest Airlines, under bankruptcy protection since September, lost USD 1.1bn in the first quarter of 2006, despite operating revenue was up 3.3% compared to last year, reaching USD 2.9bn.... more
AirlinesThe Regional Administrative Court of Lazio rejected AirOne appeal against Alitalia's purchase of Volare
Rome, Italy - The operation of the Italian national carrier doesn't undermine market's freedom
The Regional Administrative Court of Lazio rejected the appeal presented by AirOne about the measure in basis of which, after the purchase race, Volare carrier was bought by Alitalia (see for details AVIONEWS).... more
AirlinesQatar Airways from May 22 and for two weeks, will be on view in the Italian capital city's subway
Rome, Italy - The initiative will be repeated next September in that one in Milan
As of next May 22, Qatar Airways will be present in Rome with great light panels set up in all the subway’s stations. The promotional campaign, for two weeks, has the aim to make know better the carrier’s bra... more
AirlinesVirgin Blue: net profit falls 8.4%
Sydney, Australia - Too high fuel costs in the first half fiscal year
Australian low-fare airline, Virgin Blue, as many other carriers, communicates that, despite its growth in passenger numbers and revenue, in the six months ended March 31 its net profit fell 8.4% compared... more
AirlinesWizz Air re-protects the Centralwings' passengers
Bergamo, Italy - It does it free making pay only the taxes and airport charges
Wizz Air offers free tickets (only taxes and airport charges by passenger) on the flights Bergamo-Katowice, Warsaw-Liverpool and recently announced Katowice-Doncaster Sheffield to Centralwings’ passengers, w... more
AirlinesStar Alliance courts Shanghai Airlines
Shanghai, China - The 18 carriers' alliance wants to expand in Far East
Star Alliance, which club 18 carriers all around the world (see for details AVIONEWS) asked officially to Shanghai Airlines to join the group as member. The carrier operates on about domestic 140 routes... more
AirlinesAir France: Charles de Gaulle2 "Calls" the "Valerio Catullo"
Paris, France - In 1988 the French airline inaugurated the connection towards Verona
March 27, 1988: Air France inaugurated the link Verona-Paris, bringing the first real international route to the Verona-Villafranca’s airport. November 6, 2000. Newness for the Verona’s customers: Air... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines: Cologne/Bonn-New York/Newark connection started yesterday
Cologne, Germany - The US airline will shortly open links to Barcelona and Copenhagen
US Continental Airlines keeps on its expansion policy in Europe. Yesterday the new daily flight between Cologne/Bonn airport and New York-Newark hub was launched. Destinations to Barcelona and Copenhagen... more