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AirlinesNew cooling system for SAS Cargo
Stockholm, Sweden - It will be put in service from September
SAS Cargo, the freight carrier owned by SAS, the Scandinavian Airlines, realized, in cooperation with the Swedish company AB AirContainer and the Royal Institute of Technology, a new container which will... more
AirlinesAgreement between Flying Carpet and Arkia Airlines
Tel Aviv, Israel - Cooperation on European destinations between the travel agency and the carrier
Flying Carpet, one of the biggest Israeli travel agencies, risked to close down last January because of the arrest of its Director General, charged with insider trading after he blew up the value of the... more
AirlinesLow-cost test for Alitalia?
Rome, Italy - The on-line version of Italian weekly magazine "Panorama" reports that
Italian weekly magazine "Panorama" on-line version published the news that Alitalia, which has just bought Volareweb, would have done a 18-day low-cost experiment from February 23 to March 12: 4000 flights... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines cuts the prices of the flights to India
Singapore, Republic of Singapore - The decision underlined the importance for the carrier of the Indian market
Singapore Airlines announced to have reduced its fares for the tickets of the route Singapore-Bangalore, in India. Now the price of the route between the two cities operated by the carrier is very lower... more
AirlinesBritish Airways increased long-haul tickets' price
London, UK - The decision because of fuel cost's raise
British Airways announced that, because of the raise of fuel cost, it will be obliged to increase long-haul tickets’ price. The mark up, in average, will be of GBP 5. According to the carrier this year f... more
AirlinesSpecial fares for the loyal customers of Northwest Airlines
Minneapolis, USA - No additional costs for the most comfortable seats
Northwest Airlines made known to have modified the fares for its loyal customers. The travellers who will cover more than 25,000 miles every year with the carrier’s flights will have the right to have s... more
AirlinesCode-sharing agreement between American Airlines and Vietnam Airlines
Hanoi, Vietnam - The deal concern the routes to Europe and Japan
American Airlines (AA) announced to have signed a code-sharing agreement with Vietnam Airlines. The Asian carrier will place is "VN" code on AA flights between USA and Frankfurt, Paris, Tokyo and Osaka,... more
AirlinesEight weekly flights by Qatar Airways Italy-Bangkok
Milan, Italy - Direct coincidence from Rome and Milan to Thailandia's capital city
Qatar Airways links Italy to Thailandia with eight weekly flights from Rome and Milan, with intermediate airport in Doha. All the flights in departing from Italy on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday... more
AirlinesEmirates will be official sponsor of FIFA
Dubai, UAE - The agreement has a value of USD 195 million
Emirates airlines signed an agreement with FIFA to become top-sponsor of the Association in the period 2007-2014. The value of the deal is of USD 195 million. In this way Dubai’s carrier will join Coca C... more
AirlinesChina Airlines aims on Italy
Taipei, Taiwan - The goal is to arrive to 15,000 passengers every month
China Airlines aims to increase the number of passengers to and from Italy. The Asian carrier wants to arrive to 15,000 people carried every month operating expecially on the route Rome-Taipei via Bangkok.... more
AirlinesBlack day at the Exchange for the air carrier's shares
New York, Usa - The cause is always the raise of the oil's price
The unstoppable war in Iraq, the difficult situation in Palestina, and the white-hot tension climate between USA and the Islamic Republic of Iran, are pushing more and more in high the oil’s price. Yesterday t... more
AirlinesVolare purchase notified to Antitrust
Rome, Italy - A US bank entered in Alitalia
The Antitrust, the warrantor authority for competition, made known that Alitalia notified the purchase of "The corporate complex owned by the companies of Volare Group operating in the sector of air transport".... more
AirlinesAir Madrid satisfied of its new Italian routes
Madrid, Spain - After a month, good results for its flight to and from Milan and Rome
Air Madrid has launched for more than a month routes to the Spanish capital from Milan and Rome, respectively with a twice weekly and a daily connection. The carrier owned by Optursa Management, a group... more
AirlinesAlitalia decreased fuel surcharge
rome, Italy - Countertrend decision of Italian national carrier
While all around the world air carriers are obliged, to face the unstoppable fuel’s cost raise, to increase tickets’ price (see for details AVIONEWS), Alitalia decided to decrease, on 22 routes, quite the... more
AirlinesElectronically traced Air France luggage
Paris, France - The system is being tested since May
In order to avoid the loss, even if temporally, of luggage and the resulting discomforts for passengers, flag carrier Air France has decided to test, starting from next May, a new technology: tiny electronic... more
AirlinesIt is possible an agreement between Northwest Airlines and its pilots
Minneapolis, Usa - The definitive decision will be voted next May 3
The negotiations to find a solution to the differences between Northwest Airlines and its pilots are going on. In the preliminary agreement the workers should have to receive, in exchange of wages’ cuts, N... more
AirlinesCultural promotion on Livingston flights
Rome, Italy - Agreement between the airline and Italian Ministry for the Cultural Heritage
Livingston, the Italian airline owned by "Viaggi del Ventaglio" and soon acquired by Eurofly (see AVIONEWS for details), has stipulated an agreement with Italian Ministry for the Cultural Heritage and... more
AirlinesMalaysia Airlines aims on e-ticket services
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Distribution costs will be reduced of the 15%
Malaysia Airlines will increase its e-ticket services. In this way the carrier aims to eliminate all conventional ticketing at its office for domestic flights. According to the airline’s officials this d... more
AirlinesRyanair: booking record for Easter 2006
Dublin, Ireland - One million passengers expected
Ryanair communicated, through its spokesman Lorna Farren, that the airline is going to carry the record number of one million passengers on its 22 European routes in Easter time. This result, the best... more
AirlinesCritical hours for Delta Airlines
Atlanta, USA - The carrier runs the risk to close down
The negotiations between Delta Airlines and its pilots are becoming more and more difficult, with the workers that threaten to strike if the carrier will persist in its decision to cut their wages for... more
AirlinesAlitalia: yesterday the acquisition of the Volare Group's society complex
Rome, Italy - The Italian flag carrier said it in a note
"Alitalia informs that its own subsidiary Volare SpA, yesterday, April 13, 2006, has underwritten the purchase’s contract of the Volare Group’s society complex". more
AirlinesNews in real-time on Japan Airlines
Tokyo, Japan - Agreement between the carrier and Jiji Press
Japan Airlines announced to have achieved an agreement with Jiji Press and its partners, among which Agence France Presse, to allow to its passengers of three of its international routes to have an access... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines chose Galileo
Los Angeles, USA - Italian company will work to the distribution of the carrier's fares
United Airlines chose Galileo’s database for the distribution of its fares. All the offers and the packages of the airlines will be available for the customer through the big number of tourist agencies l... more
AirlinesJetBlue aims to salesmen
New York, USA - Special fares for the people who works in this sector
JetBlue decided to focalizes itself toward a special share of the market: salesmen. The carrier in fact made known that it will mantain its fares at the lowest cost that is possible, to make easier the... more
AirlineseasyJet: over 60,000 people booked in advance the Easter's holidays and fly low-cost
Milan, Italy - London, Berlin and Paris the destinations more requested
"More and more Italians take advantage of the low-cost tariffs to fly during the Spring long weekends. easyJet’s flights are obtaining a wide success: the carrier hopes to transport during the Easter p... more
AirlinesEmirates prefers A-380 to the A-340
Dubai, UAE - Carrier's chairman declared so
The President and CEO of Emirates Airlines, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, made known during an interview that the carrier he manages could decide to change the order for the Airbus 340 in an other... more
AirlinesItalian Antitrust is waiting for the notification of the purchase of Volare by Alitalia
Rome, Italy - President Catricalà declared it
The President of the Antitrust Authority, Antonio Catricalà, said that he is waiting for to receive the notification of the purchase operation of Volare by Alitalia (see for details AVIONEWS). Catricalà e... more
AirlinesSkyeurope launches new connection between Bratislava and Naples
Naples, Italy - There will be two flights per week
Eastern Europe low-cost carrier Skyeurope announced that since next June 18 the flights between Naples and Bratislava, Slovakia’s capital, and Naples. The carrier will operate with two-weekly flights, o... more
Airlines"Commercial Air Transport Laureate" to Air France-KLM
Washington, USA - Assigned by "Aviation Week"
Air France-KLM Group won "Commercial Air Transport Laureate" assigned by the prestigious magazine "Aviation Week & Space technology" during a gala at National Air and Space Museum at Washington-Dulles... more
AirlinesAir Berlin wants to expand its activities
Berlin, Germany - The carrier will launch on the share market an Initial Public Offering
Air Berlin will launch, before of the start of the Football World Championships of Germany 2006, an Initial Public Offering (IPO) to increase its liquid asset to expand its activities. The low-cost carrier... more
AirlinesVarig is nearer bankruptcy
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - USD 2,7 bn of debts
Things are getting worser and worser for Varig, all-time Brazilian flag airline risking bankruptcy. Its debts amount to USD 2,7 bn and BR, aircraft fuel producer, supplies the carrier’s planes only by s... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines increased air tickets' cost
New York, USA - The cause is the increase of the fuel cost
American Airlines increased from today the price of its tickets on the trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific routes, except to and from Japan. The decision has been taken because of the raise of the fuel’s c... more
AirlinesOn-line booking for Athens-Sophia flight by Aegean Airlines
Athens, Greece - Greek carrier's passengers increased
Aegean Airlines, one of the most important Greek private air carriers, made known to have activated an on-line booking service for the travellers of the route Athens-Sophia. The airline will provide a... more
AirlinesA communication mistake at the base of Japan Airlines trouble
Tokyo, Japan - Next carrier's President declares that
Haruka Nishimatsu, Japan Airlines finance director and next President in June, declared that the series of mistakes leading to safety blunders in the last year were caused by communication problems between... more
AirlinesRyanair asks Poland for reforms
Warsaw, Poland - Centralised airport tariffs abolition requested
Ryanair has called on the Polish government to change the management of its national airports by abolishing strict centralised tariffs. The Irish low-cost states that such tariffs, to regional air stations... more
AirlinesGulf Air and Saudi Arabian Airlines expanded their code-share agreement
Manama, Bahrain - Improved the connection to the holy cities of Islam
Gulf Air and Saudi Arabian Airlines announced to have expanded their code-share agreement by introducing, for the first time, services between Bahrain and Al Madinah Al Monwara, and Muscat and Damman in... more
AirlinesAustralian Airlines will end its operations
Sidney, Australia - Qantas aims on Jetstar
Qantas announced its intention to stop the activities of its subsidiary low-cost carrier Australian Airlines. The flights, which currently are operated by the no-frills airlines, will be replaced with... more
AirlinesVueling announces new route Barcelona-Venice
Milan, Italy - From next April 28 with a daily frequency
"Carlos Muňoz, Vueling’s CEO, the Spanish air company of ’New Generation’, announces new route Barcelona-Venice operative from April 28. The new flight will add to five routes by Vueling that already link e... more
AirlinesSkyeurope launches Bergamo-Prague service
Bergamo, Italy - Used a B-737/700 Next Generation
Yesterday afternoon there was the launch of the new daily connection operated by Skyeurope Airlines between Bergamo-Orio al Serio and Prague (see AVIONEWS for details). The inaugural flight was made with... more
AirlinesSilverjet seeks for investors
London, United Kingdom - GBP 25m necessary to launch a low-fare business class airline
Silverjet is seeking to list on London’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in order to raise GBP 25m, necessary to help the airline to launch its project: a low-fare business class airline. The carrier p... more
Airlines+0.4% for Finnair in March 2006
Helsinki, Finland - Official data published today
Finnair, Finland’s flag airline, has made known today the data about its march 2006 traffic, registering 0.4% growth against 0.8% capacity increase; also load factor gains 0.9 points standing at 74.9%. T... more
AirlinesFinnair announces a new destination: Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia
Rome, Italy - As of May 2007, three times per week, it will be the 11th Asiatic destination
"The Finnish flag carrier, Finnair, announced the intention to start a new link to Asia: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s capital city, starting from May 2007. The link will be operative three times per week v... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines increases fares too
Washington, USA - After Delta and United Airlines
The fare increase race made by US airlines is going on. After United Airlines and Delta Airlines (see AVIONEWS for details), American Airlines also decided to increase by USD 50 its premium fares on first... more
AirlinesSAS' flight attendants stopped the strike
Oslo, Norway - The protest costed to the carrier USD 9 million
The flight attendants of the Norwegian unit of Scandinavian airline SAS stopped the strike that for two days paralized the air traffic on Norway. The decision arrived after a marathon overnight talks with... more
AirlinesVietnam Airlines and Pacific Airlines obliged to cut some flights to repair some aircraft
Hanoi, Vietnam - Air traffic on Vietnam is raising
Vietnam Airlines and Pacific Airlines have been obliged to cut some flights after that Vietnamese authorities for civil aviation decided to oblige 5 of their aircraft to undergo some maintenance works... more
AirlinesSterling opens 5 new routes on Ciampino
Rome, Italy - Billund, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Oslo and Stockholm
Sterling, Danish airline, announced its opening of 5 new routes between North Europe and Rome-Ciampino: flights from and to Billund, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Oslo and Stockholm will land and take off from... more
AirlinesGood results for easyJet in March 2006
London, United Kingdom - Passenger traffic at +7.1%
English low-cost airline easyJet carried 2.75 million passengers in March 2006, with a 7.1% increase compared to last year. The load factor reached 86.3% in the same month, less than 9.1% totalled a year... more
AirlinesCheck-in on internet about the Air France and KLM's overall network
Rome, Italy - Already from last Tuesday is possible to make it
"From last April 4, 2006, Air France and KLM’s customers can, if they desire it, to sign up via internet, on the almost totality of the two carriers’ network (from Italy: Boulogne, Milan-Malpensa and Lin... more
AirlinesSwiss International and SAA join Star Alliance
Zurich, Switzerland - Today and Monday the official ceremonies
Today in Zurich there will be the official ceremony of Swiss International Air Lines entreat into Star Alliance, while next Monday in Johannesburg the entreat official ceremony will take place for South... more
AirlinesAir France-KLM traffic performance in March 2006
Paris, France - Good results apart from Indian Ocean area
In March 2006 the Air France KLM group increased its total traffic by 6.6%, while the load factor lost 0.7 points standing at 79.4%. The number of passengers carried is 5.8 million (+4.7%). On the Americas,... more