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AirlinesRyanair: Italy is the second market of the Irish carrier
Milan, Italy - Bridget Dowling, Marketing Director for Italy, announced it in a release
One Italian out of four selected Ryanair: it could be the new Winter slogan of the Irish airline, but it seems instead to be reality except for avoiding of believing in Bridget Dowling, Marketing Director... more
AirlinesEmirates looks for flight assistants
Milan, Italy - The selection next October 8 in Rome
Emirates, the international carrier based in Dubai, looks for board staff. The selection will happen in Rome next October 8 at 9:00am (Holiday Inn Roma Ovest, SS 1 – Via Aurelia km 8400). The work place i... more
AirlinesQatar Airways announces an increase of the "Fuel surcharge"
Rome, Italy - Starting from October 1st from 38 to 55 USD
Qatar Airways announces that, starting October 1st, it will increase the extra regarding to "Fuel surcharge", as consequence of the insistent increment of the fuel cost. The carrier remembers to the travel... more
AirlinesAir France employees to join general strike on October 4 too
Paris, France - French workers to protest against economic policy of De Villepen's Government
Air France-KLM’s employees will participate in the October 4 general strike organized by all French unions to protest against Government’s economic policy and results over purchasing power. French car... more
AirlinesPassengers on CSA Czech carrier's flights increased
Prague, Czech Republic - Many people choose charter flights
The Czech state-run airline, saw to increase its own passengers by 22 over the first eight months in 2005 (January-August) when compared to the same period of the previous year. Czech Airlines (CSA) has... more
AirlinesPassengers on CSA Czech carrier's flights increased
Prague, Czech Republic - Many people choose charter flights
The Czech state-run airline, saw to increase its own passengers by 22 over the first eight months in 2005 (January-August) when compared to the same period of the previous year. Czech Airlines (CSA) has... more
AirlinesDarwin Airline: doubled links to London-Lugano-Berne from October 31
Lugano, Switzerland - London's air station served is the London City Airport
The service is destined mainly to the two countries’ businessmen. Starting from October 31, Darwin Airline doubles the frequency Lugano-Berne-London. The flight departs from Lugano at 7:25am, while the r... more
AirlinesAeroflot proves closer to purchase the RRJ
Moscow, Russia - Sukhoi appears confident about the possibility of orders for 30 airplanes by the end of the year
An agreement between Sukhoi and Aeroflot for the purchase by the Russian airline of the RRJ (Russian Regional Jet) aircraft proves more and more a probable one and close to happen. Despite representatives... more
AirlinesAir Gabon resumed flights towards Europe after they were suspended last June
Libreville, Gabon - Connections to be operated with an A-330
Air Gabon airline, in financial difficulty, resumed flights towards European flights yesterday, after three months of forced halt. Carrier was left without any airplanes able to fly long-haul routes, responsible... more
AirlinesAir France: French carrier's tariffs to increase from October 4
Paris, France - Oil high cost led the airline to such decision
French carrier announced today an EUR 6 increase on long-haul flights and an EUR 1 on medium and short range flights. Air France took this step as result of the rise in fuel’s price. Air France’s increase wil... more
AirlinesAir France purchased three additional A-318s
Paris, France - This order joined the French carrier's 170 Airbus aircraft fleet
"We have been successfully operating the A-318s for several years now. These single-aisle airliners have fully demonstrated their commercial and operational capability both within the A-320 family and... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): system requirements decree has been postponed
Rome, Italy - "Talking about safety is useless if ENAC has not means to enforce it", Italian Vice-Minister Tassone stated
Italian Vice-Minister of Transport, Tassone, commented about system requirements for which Italian Government has scheduled to resort to a decree. One cannot talk about white or black lists if ENAC (Italian... more
AirlinesRyanair to negotiate with some airports in Hungary
Budapest, Hungary - Meanwhile it will link Bratislava with London, Milan and Frankfurt
Flights from Bratislava to Milan, Frankfurt and London, should be operative within 2 weeks. The initiative has been welcome with favour. "The answer to the new initiative has been extraordinary. We have... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): Avia union threatened a 48 h strike in October
Rome, Italy - In case of new job cuts by changes in the airline's business plan
Avia union could resort to a 48 hours strike on October 9 and 10 to protest against possible new job cuts within the changes of the Alitalia’s business plan 2005-2008. It would have been revealed by t... more
AirlinesMouse on board: Qatar Airways plane left after 13 hours
Doha, Qatar - Despite the thorough inspection of the aircraft, mouse have not been flushed out
A mouse managed to delay of 13 hours the takeoff of an Airbus A-330/200 by Qatar Airways departing from the Manila’s "Ninoy Aquino" International Airport. All the 243 passengers on flight QR-645 bound f... more
AirlinesEmirates offers tickets for the World Football Championships Fifa 2006 in Germany
Milan, Italy - For the First and Business Class' passengers
Emirates, international carrier based in Dubai and official sponsor of the Fifa World Cup 2006, offers to the First and Business Class’ passengers who make reservations on line by website (www.emirates.com), t... more
AirlinesVolare: dependent's income support has been extended
Milan, Italy - Till December 31, 2005
Italian Minister of Labour, Roberto Maroni, signed yesterday the order of extension of income support for Volare Group’s dependents until December 31, 2005. Meanwhile union trades, after the meeting w... more
AirlinesAlitalia: pilots and technicians to go on strike on November 7
Rome, Italy - Unione Tecnici di Linea asked for being allowed as a proper representative by the firm as a large part of the related trade joined it
Alitalia’s technical personnel joining Unione Tecnici di Linea proves ready to go on strike for 24 h on November 7 in case the company goes on ignoring the union’s representativeness. Workers from suc... more
AirlinesSky Europe: a good debut at Warsaw's Exchange
Warsaw, Poland - 32 B-737 planes are expected to arrive in 2006
"After the IPO, airline will have EUR 60m worth new capitals and can continue the rapid development of its Central-Eastern Europe’s network. Our recent order for 32 new Boeing 737-700 planes, available s... more
AirlinesUs Airways-America West: merge accomplished
New York, USA - The new airline will be called US Airways
The new airline which will enter the stock exchange, see for details AVIONEWS, even starting on today will be called US Airways. The merge between the two carriers was the condition in order to lead competent... more
AirlinesQatar Airways: excellent traffic's results for the Summer season
Rome, Italy - A reinforcement of load factor on all the eight direct weekly flights from Rome and Milan to Doha
Qatar Airways’ General Director for Italy, Manielo Mastrantonio, has commented on the positive trend of the carrier in Summer season, marking a strong reinforcement of load factor on all the eight direct w... more
AirlinesBiman Bangladesh (2): strike has been called off
Dhaka, Bangladesh - It has been achieved an agreement over a 50% pay increase
Pilot and other employees of the Bangladesh airline have stopped the strike after Government announced to have reached the agreement over a 50% pay rise (see for details AVIONEWS). The walkout has paralyzed... more
AirlinesSwissair: Swiss flag carrier's relics have been auctioned
Zurich, Switzerland - 400,000 Swiss franc the auction's proceeds
It has been held this week end, on the Internet, the auction of relics, photos, objects and other, which have belonged to the bankrupt Swiss flag airline Swissair. The auction’s proceeds was around the 4... more
AirlinesSwiss International: 60 pilots "transferred" to China Airlines
Basilea, Switzerland - Deal is the result of the Swiss program of fleet reduction
The news was reported by the German Friburgo’s newspaper, "La Liberté". The agreement signed between Swiss International and China Airlines, provides for transferring 60 Swiss pilots, or better, of th... more
AirlinesHapag-Lloyd Express: first flights from Cagliari to Cologne, Munich and Stuttgart from the next year
Cagliari, Italy - The German low-cost carrier land in Sardinia thanks to a deal with the Region and airport's operator company
Flights should leave about next March to link Cagliari with Stuttgart, Munich and Cologne. Services will be operated by B-737 planes three times a week. The arrival of the German low-cost carrier, Hapag-Lloyd... more
AirlinesBritish Airways: a chink of light in the Gate Gourmet affair
London, United Kingdom - The union would have reached a deal with the catering firm
The union representing catering personnel at Heathrow Airport said to have reached, after intensive talks, an agreement to end the dispute that grounded hundreds of flights of British Airways last month:... more
AirlinesBiman Bangladesh workers on strike
Dhaka, Bangladesh - Hundreds of passengers stranded at the airports
Hundreds of officers and dependents of the state-run Biman Bangladesh airline went on strike today paralyzing flight operations in 3 international airports in the country. Carrier’s personnel asks for a... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Italian politicians moaned about carrier's promotion of French cheese
Roma, Italy - Minister Alemanno proved negatively struck about the lack of made in Italy defence
Ermete Realacci, Margherita Party’s Deputy and President of Legambiente, is going to resort to a question time in the Italian Parliament in order to ask Italian Minister for Agriculture and Forestry P... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): its stakes have been appreciated again up to EUR 7.1m
Rome, Italy - Last year depreciation was worth EUR 1.200m
It deals with stakes in Atitech, Alitalia Express and AZ Airport firms. Alitalia performed an appreciation of its stakes ownerships up to EUR 7.1m while depreciated its ownership in Italiatour company,... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines: new flight Barcelona-New York
Barcelona, Spain - Flight is expected to land at Newark Airport
Pending both Spanish and US Government’s authorization, Continental has already announced the inaugural flight on the route Barcelona-New York on next May 18. It will be the only direct flight between U... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): stake purchase in Air Alps is ready
Bolzano, Italy - Bolzano Province President Luis Durnwalder stated it
Air Alps is an Italian carrier, headquartered in Bolzano, and operates from that airport with routes bound for Rome and some destinations in Austria, Germany and Holland. Alitalia is now about to purchase... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Banca Intesa proves willing to play an active role in the airline's crisis
Milan, Italy - It has been stated by Banca Intesa CEO, Corrado Passera
As interviewed by French economic and financial newspaper "La Tribune", Medio Banca CEO proved willing to participate for the Alitalia’s capital increase consisting of EUR 1.2bn. "Banca Intesa is ready t... more
AirlinesTAP to ensure maintenance for French Defence Ministry's airplanes
Paris, France - A general agreement for services related to two A-340 aircraft has been signed
Portuguese airline TAP has been granted by French Ministry of Defence with the sign of a maintenance and logistic support contract fort two Airbus A-340/200 airplanes, deployed in France for institutional... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): ANPAC union firmly disagrees with further sacrifices for employees
Rome, Italy - Union's admonishment against the hypothesis of prospective new job cuts within the change of the business plan
ANPAC union commented recently about the hypothesis of changes in the Alitalia business plan 2005-2008, underlining that the Italian national airline’s flying personnel cannot afford further sacrifices. P... more
AirlinesSky Europe's title had a good debut at Vienna's Exchange; to debut at Warsaw's stock exchange too
Vienna, Austria - Slovak carrier has already sold almost 13 million shares
Debut at Vienna’s Exchange has been positive: Sky Europe’s share’s sell brought to Slovakian carrier EUR 78 m, additional 30m respect the estimated. The company is as much confident to next September 27 de... more
AirlinesAir France to raise Winter flights offer
Paris, France - Carrier unveiled it in an official statement
After the increase of traffic experienced in the last months, the new Winter 2005-2006 program from Air France shows a strong growth. The offer, in terms of ASK (available seat-kilometres ), raises by... more
AirlinesPilots and technical personnel from Aerolineas Argentinas on strike
Buenos Aires, Argentina - Numerous flights have been cancelled: some 9000 passengers affected
Aerolineas Argentinas flights have been stopped today due to a unexpected strike called yesterday by pilots and technical personnel in order to obtain better conditions of work. Connections cancelled have... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines to cut 9000 jobs
Washington, USA - Personnel reduction to occur within 2007
The US carrier that has officially filed bankruptcy protection last week, plans to cut up to 9000 dependents, the 17 percent of its work force. Personnel reduction is a part of the plan aimed to save USD... more
AirlinesBritish Airways: hard criticism against public support for US carriers in the United States
London, UK - English airline's board attacked ruling and economic advantages ensured to USA's carriers and damaging competition
A hard attack was addressed by British Aiways against the US air transport situation. Board of the major British airline moaned about a discriminatory treatment against competitors facing the American... more
AirlinesVolare to be sold by auction
Varese, Italy - "It’s the only solution open to us to grant both business continuity and occupational level"
Special Commissioner Carlo Rinaldini presented the airline’s business plan to union trades: it provides for a first profit in 2006 and a more than satisfactory profit in 2007 as well as a reinforcement o... more
AirlinesAlitalia: decree on system requirements to be shown in Italian Government's meeting on September 30
Rome, Italy - The last technical aspects are being set by Italian Ministries of Infrastructures/Transport and Economy
Decree on system requirements related to the air transport sector should be shown within Italian Government’s meeting scheduled to occur on next Friday, September 30. It would have been unveiled by Italian V... more
AirlinesEuropean airlines aim to Bulgarian market
Sofia, Bulgaria - Central-European nations to attract more and more air operators
Starting from October 30, Lufthansa will increase flights to Bulgaria: new connections between Sofia and Belgrade will be operated. Simultaneously Bulgarian Air carrier will add a flight to the six currently... more
AirlinesNorthwest: 1400 flight attendants at risk lay off
Washington, USA - It will be accorded temporarily permits starting from October 31
Northwest Airlines has announced that within January, if bankruptcy hypothesis becomes concrete, 1400 flight attendants will be temporarily suspended from the work, and just months after some of them will... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): Lufthansa not to purchase Italian airline's stakes
Frankfurt, Germany - It would have been stated by German carrier's representatives
Lufthansa would not intend to purchase Alitalia’s stakes to reinforce its presence in the Italian market. It would have been recently stated by representatives from the German airline who would have i... more
AirlinesCyprus Airways to increase flights from Malpensa
Varese, Italy - Three weekly connections for Larnaca in Winter
Weekly flights operated by Cypriot Cyprus Airways from Milan-Malpensa International Airport become three. The air connections will depart on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday at 01:35pm. But also Rome-Fiumicino... more
Airlines"American carriers can recover only if US regulation changes"
Washington, USA - Free rein of United Airlines CEO
United Airlines CEO, Glenn Tilton, has stated that unfair government regulations have hampered American airlines to remain competitive despite of the effects of the September 11 attempts and high fuel-price.... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Investigation Committee on Strikes evaluating the possibility of sanctions against Avia
Rome, Italy - The union has 30 days to provide reasons about the flight assistants' protest held on last September 20
Investigation Committee on Strikes decided to start evaluating requirements for the implementation of sanctions to be inflicted against Alitalia flight assistants joining Avia union, as they went on strike... more
AirlinesEl Al: will Airbus succeed in breaking with the carrier's traditional dependence on Boeing?
Tel Aviv, Israel - The Israeli carrier to choose between two 777s or two A-340s in three months
Israeli airline El Al could decide to confirm Boeing as the privileged supplier of airplanes for its fleet, or break with tradition and start a new commercial relation with its European rival, Airbus,... more
AirlineseasyJet: new flights from Rome-Ciampino and Milan-Malpensa for Berlin
Rome, Italy - The Britsh carrier's marketing management announced it
The invasion of low-cost carriers in Italy does not stop. Also Berlin will be connected with Italy by easyJet that forecasts to transport more than 265,000 passengers on such routes, including a lot of... more
AirlinesRyanair: "collateral effects" due to Boeing employees strikes
Dublin, Ireland - Delays for one-two months in taking delivery of new aircraft forced the carrier to keep two 737-200s in service
Bad relations between Boeing Board and the trade unions during the last months (see for details AVIONEWS) is generating negative effects on operational activities for some customers of the well known US... more