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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
AirlinesAir France: the Paris-Teheran service will be daily starting from March 27
Teheran, Iran - Iranian delegation of French airline announces that
Iranian delegation of Air France makes known that the French airline will bring the frequency of its flights between Paris and Teheran from current four times weekly up to once daily starting from March... more
AirlinesAlitalia: meeting between the carrier and unions
Rome, Italy - Summit at the presence of Italian Minister for Productive Activities, Claudio Scajola
Today at the Ministry of Productive Activities, at the presence of Minister Claudio Scajola, the Alitalia’s officers and the unions will meet themselves to talk about carrier’s counts. Unions confirm tha... more
AirlinesLatest news from some British airlines
London, United Kingdom - They are about Air Scotland, Air Wales, Astraeus, Atlantic Airlines, Atlantic Express, British Airways, easyJet, Excel Airways, Flybe and Fly Globespan
Glasgow-based Air Scotland will enter Manchester market starting from May 2006 with weekly B-757/200 services to Spanish cities Alicante, Barcelona, Girona, Malaga and Palma de Mallorca. Air Wales has... more
AirlinesScandinavian Airlines is in partnership with Swiss International
Stockholm, Sweden - Code-share for Singapore connections
Starting from next March 26, Scandinavian Airlines International operations on the Bangkok-Singapore-Bangkok route will be in the form of s code-share with SWISS. The initiative is part of a streamline... more
AirlinesGood day for Alitalia at the Exchange
Milan, Italy - A raise of 2.52% in respect to Friday
This morning Alitalia’s share flew at Milan Exchange where it has had a raise of 2.52% arriving at EUR 1.222. The optimum share’s trend should be due to the Board of Directors which took place last Fri... more
AirlinesUnexpected strike of Cyprus Airways' pilots
Nicosia, Cyprus - 17 flights cancelled
About 2700 people remained grounded on last Saturday because of the unexpected strike of Cyprus Airways’ pilots against the carrier’s restructuring plan, which forecasts to save EUR 37.9 million every yea... more
AirlinesQantas won't move its maintenance offset
Sydney, Australia - Avalon's base will remain in Australia
After the last week announcement to cut 480 workplaces (see AVIONEWS for details), Qantas makes known that its technical base in Avalon, in Australia’s Victoria state, where wide-body Boeing 747 maintenance i... more
AirlinesGood results for Thai Airways at january 2006
Bangkok, Thailand - Large raise of carrier's load factor
Thai Airways announced that its load factor, the number of available seats filled on its flights, arrived, on January 2006, at 76.1% with a large raise in respect to the same month of the last year. The... more
AirlinesLufthansa decreases European flights' prices
Berlin, Germany - The decision to continue to be competitive on the market
German flagship carrier, Lufthansa, decided to expand its lower-fare strategy. Currently the airline operates with reduced fares in its domestic flights, to contain the strong competition of low-cost carriers... more