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AirlinesITA-Lufthansa: Brussels asks for routes to be cut
Among these, 13 are decidedly profitable intercontinental ones
By 26 April 2024, the Lufthansa Group and the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) will have to provide Brussels with solutions to obtain the European green light for the privatization of the... more
AirlinesAirport fire in Kenya
Terminal 1E for international flights was destroyed by flames
The "Jomo Kenyatta" international airport in Nairobi, Kenya, is on fire. A blaze broke out this morning in one of Africa's main airports. No casualties or injuries were reported. Some international flights... more
AirlinesITA-Lufthansa: Brussels sends letter
Possible green light after renouncing 30% of slots at Fiumicino and Linate airports
The arrival of the notification regarding the critical issues that the ITA-Lufthansa marriage could generate on the national, international and intercontinental markets arrived in these hours in Rome and... more
AirlinesITA-Lufthansa: rival airlines sharpen their claws
No recourse in exchange for the transfer of 30% slots, in particular at Linate
The ITA-Lufthansa agreement is bogged down in Brussels. Meanwhile, rival airlines take advantage of this to scupper the marriage. While waiting for the technicians of the European Competition Commission,... more
AirlinesItaly. Sardinia: territorial continuity in chaos
Italian Uiltrasporti union: "The new council guarantees the right to mobility of Sardinians"
Air Territorial continuity in the chaos in Sardinia. Some passengers resident on the Italian island, workers and protected groups of travelers are not benefiting from the mandatory services imposed on... more
AirlinesProfits of European airlines are soaring
IAG Group obtained better results; flight demand increases in January 2024
The main European air carriers doubled their profits during 2023. This is what emerges from the analysis of the financial statements of four major players in the sector: the German Lufthansa Group, the... more
AirlinesItaly, expensive flights: fares at +13% at Easter
Ticket prices are increasing in the main Italian airports
Easter is approaching and with it, as per tradition, the prices of airline tickets increase. It is a well-known market mechanism: the growth in demand for travel by passengers determines a rise in the... more
AirlinesScandinavian Airlines was saved
Corporate reorganization is expected to finish in mid-2024
The US Bankruptcy Court in New York has approved the rescue plan of the carrier Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), which operates as the national airline in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Judge Michael Wiles gave... more
AirlinesUnited boosts training
Announcement comes after the airline reported six occurrences in two weeks
The top management of the US carrier United Airlines has announced that it will update training and safety procedures for the company's employees. The announcement comes after the airline recorded five... more
AirlinesItalian Poste airline renews agreement on maintenance
Entrusted to a well-known national operator monitoring five B-737 airplanes
The air carrier Poste Air Cargo, an Italian company of the Poste Italiane Group, has signed a 30-month agreement for the maintenance of its entire fleet, made up of five B-737/400 freighter version aircraft,... more
AirlinesLatam plane crash: new hypothesis
Possible problem with the pilot seat activated involuntarily
The first hypotheses have emerged on the causes of the plane crash that occurred in recent days on board a B-787 Dreamliner aircraft of the Chilean carrier Latam, which suddenly lost altitude upon landing... more
Airlines"Golden Easter" to fly to Puglia
Prices rising due to landslide that fell on the railway in Irpinia which cut Italy in half
Ticket prices charged by airlines connecting the "Leonardo da Vinci" airport of Rome-Fiumicino with the airports of Puglia have skyrocketed. The reason? It's partly the fault of the approaching Easter... more
AirlinesGenoa Airport: 15% to the Municipality
Bucci (Mayor): "It is essential to take an active part in the management of the city's airport"
The Italian Municipality of Genoa has been awarded a 15% share of the capital of the Genoa Airport company, which manages the "Cristoforo Colombo" airport in Sestri. It is a stake that was previously in... more
AirlinesTrieste Airport: photovoltaic system soon to be active
It will allow the airport's consumption to be reduced by 80%
The photovoltaic system at Trieste-Ronchi dei Legionari airport will be operational in the next few days. It is a system capable of developing 3.5 megawatts of power, the largest among those installed... more
AirlinesAircraft and strike in Germany
A 48-hour mobilization underway among airport security workers
A 48-hour strike in the air transport sector begins today in Germany. Airport security workers at the airports of Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne, Stuttgart and Karlsruhe-Baden Baden are involved (Thursday 14... more
AirlinesUSA: transport agency criticizes Boeing
NTSB letter to American senators on meeting with CEO David Calhoun
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has announced that investigators have not yet been able to understand who installed the plug door of the B-737 MAX 9 plane, operated by the US company Alaska... more
AirlinesChina Airlines sells five cargo planes
They will be sold to two foreign operators specialized in the air freighter sector
The Taiwanese national carrier China Airlines has announced the signing of an agreement for the sale of five B-747 cargo aircraft. The planes will be sold to two foreign operators: an Asian airline and... more
Airlines"IATA World Cargo Symposium": three critical priorities
Lufthansa has renewed and expanded the scope of its agreement to utilize CargoIS
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reviewed progress in digitalization, safety and sustainability at the opening of its World Cargo Symposium (WCS), which opened in Hong Kong, today, with... more
AirlinesSalerno Airport: runway tested
Plane took off and landed for tests
The technical tests of the runway at the Italian "Costa d'Amalfi" airport in Salerno, begin today, Monday 11 March 2024. In detail, an aircraft completed all the take-off maneuvers and subsequently the... more
AirlinesWhat happened to the Alitalia managers
The company was a high training school for many ones
The former national carrier Alitalia, which from 1946 to 2021 carried a tricolor brand around the globe that quickly became synonymous with Italianness in the world, is today a shadow of itself. Today... more
AccidentsTen years since the tragedy of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370
There were 239 people on board: the victims' relatives are still calling for justice
Ten years ago the mystery of flight MH370. This is a B-777/200ER aircraft operated by Malaysia Airlines which disappeared from radar on 8 March 2014. There were 239 people on board (227 passengers and... more
AirlinesITA Airways: a consortium with Delta and MSC is better
The Air France-Lufthansa dispute that blocks privatization would end
The IAG Group (International Airlines Group) and the Spanish company Air Europa are proceeding with the merger, but according to rumors they have temporarily suspended the merger procedure, apparently... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines places order for up to 133 Embraer airplanes
Deliveries will begin in 2025
Embraer has secured a major order for 133 aircraft from American Airlines Group Inc. to meet domestic demand in the United States. American has placed a firm order with the Brazilian company for 90 E-175s,... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: carrier privatizations in the balance
In addition to the ITA-Lufthansa dossier, there is also an offer from the lAG Group to acquire Spanish Air Europa
Various privatization procedures underway in Europe hang in the balance. There is not only the ITA-Lufthansa dossier, but also the offer of the lAG Group (International Airlines Group) to acquire the Spanish... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines orders 85 additional A-321neo aircraft
The carrier took delivery of its first model five years ago -DATA SHEET
American Airlines has signed a firm order for an additional 85 A-321neo aircraft, taking its total order for this type to 219 airplanes. AA took delivery of its first A-321neo in February 2019, and 70... more
AirlinesITA Airways obtains the renewal of its IOSA registration
To assess an airline's operational management and control systems
ITA Airways announces that it has obtained the renewal of its IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) registration, a program of the International Air Transport Association, IATA, created to assess an airline's... more
AirlinesAircraft and strike in Germany
Lufthansa ground staff crosses their arms, inconvenience for 200,000 passengers
Black weekend for transport in Germany. A two-day strike has been proclaimed in the airline sector. The Verdi union has called a stoppage from work from 4:00 am on Thursday 7th to 7:10 am on Saturday 9th... more
AirlinesITA-Lufthansa: clouds on the horizon
Brussels ensures constructive dialogue; Urso: "We expect a decision in a reasonable time"
Brussels' attempt at reassurance on the ITA-Lufthansa marriage fails. The European Commissioner for Competition, Margrethe Vestager, tried yesterday. But saying that the "dialogue is proceeding" is not... more
AirlinesITA-Lufthansa: Air France is against merger
Possible appeal by French airline weighs on the EU Competition Commission decision
The Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), led by Giancarlo Giorgetti, and the German aviation group Lufthansa are concerned about the rigidity with which the European Competition Commission, led... more
AirlinesPiaggio Aerospace: summit in the Municipality
We are looking for a plan for the reintegration of workers into work in Genoa
A fruitful meeting took place yesterday between the unions and the Municipality of Genoa regarding the re-employment of workers from the Piaggio Aerospace company. Various possibilities were put on the... more
AirlinesITA Airways: Turicchi admits, financial report in the red
The president talks about "getting the company back to producing profits soon"
The flag carrier ITA Airways has added the first owned aircraft to its fleet: an A-330/900. The purchase was financed through a bond issue worth 80 million euros, brokered by the investment company Castlelake,... more
AirlinesMarco Sansavini new CEO and Chairman of Iberia
From April 2024 together with other two changes
International Airlines Group (IAG) announced yesterday changes to its senior management team effective from the beginning of April 2024, during its Full Year results and the analysts’ presentation in L... more
AirlinesLast Qatar Airways A-350 plane back in operation
Airbus has solved all aircraft fuselage painting problems
National carrier Qatar Airways has put the the last of its A-350 planes back into service. It was grounded last year due to deteriorating fuselage paint problems. It is a situation that has caused a heated... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines considers order of 100 aircraft
Company confirms dialogue with manufacturers Boeing and Airbus
The US carrier American Airlines is said to be close to signing an agreement for the purchase of around 100 narrow-body aircraft, supplied partly by the European manufacturer Airbus and partly by the American... more
AirlinesThe international tour of the Chinese C-919 aircraft
First demonstration flights abroad in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia and Indonesia
The Chinese State company Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) announced that its C-919 and ARJ-21 aircraft will carry out flight demonstrations for the first time in five new Southeast Asian... more
AirlinesIndiGo airline will lease 20 aircraft
Indian company tries to cope with shortage of Pratt & Whitney engines
Indian IndiGo Airlines is looking to lease around 12 aircraft from the secondary market and to lease up to eight airframes (including fuselage, undercarriage, wings) to accommodate the grounding of several... more
AirlinesIndiGo expands its international flight network
The airline will offer a non-stop connection between Hyderabad Airport and Bangkok
The Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo will begin offering daily flights from today, February 26, to connect the two international airports "Rajiv Gandhi" in Hyderabad, southern India, and "Suvarnabhumi" in... more
AirlinesBoeing delays plane deliveries, Ryanair plans to cut flights
Orders push company to reduce Summer program in the busiest period of the year
The low-cost airline Ryanair may be forced to cut some scheduled flight during the Summer 2024 season due to the shortage of aircraft supplied by the US Boeing Group. A hard blow for the airline, which... more
AirlinesUSA-Israel: first flight restored
Lufthansa, Swiss Air, Austrian, Aegean, Air France, United are reactivating air connections
The US United Airlines has declared in recent days that it plans to restore direct flight to Israel. The first air connection should be operated at the beginning of March 2024. This is the first American... more
AirlinesBoeing fires manager Ed Clark
737 Max program manager, new one appointed
The US Boeing Group, specialized in the aerospace and defense sector, has fired the executive Ed Clark, responsible for the program for the 737 Max passenger plane. The announcement, currently unofficial,... more
AirlinesITA Airways: two managers reinstated
Head of Legal Affairs and External Relations suspended in October 2022
Two top managers of the national carrier ITA Airways have been reinstated. They were fired in 2022 when the management was in the hands of the executive president Alfredo Altavilla and the CEO Fabio Lazzerini.... more
AirlinesSingapore. Vietjet to order 20 A-330neo airplanes
They will replace the current fleet of A-330/300 in leasing -DATA SHEET
Vietjet Air has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus for the purchase of 20 A-330/900 widebodies. When finalised, this will be Vietjet’s first-ever widebody order. The aircraft will... more
AirlinesITA-Lufthansa: marriage increasingly distant
Who will put an end to the disastrous economic situation of our national airline?
By 6 June 2024, the European Competition Commission will have to rule on the agreement, signed between the German aviation group Lufthansa and the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), which provides... more
AirlinesUSA: attempt to exit the plane in flight
Annoying traveller blocked by other passengers - VIDEO
The commander of a B-737/800 aircraft operated by American Airlines had to reverse course and make an emergency landing at the departure airport after a passenger attempted to open the door of an emergency... more
AirlinesSingapore. Starlux orders A-350F and more A-330neo aircraft
The agreement signed at the Airshow ongoing until Sunday
STARLUX Airlines of Taiwan has placed a firm order for five all-new A350F freighters and three more A-330neo widebody aircraft. The agreement was signed at the "Singapore Airshow" (February 20-25) by KW... more
AirlinesDengue alarm: "Italy is a good habitat"
Warning from a professor of Hygiene at the "San Raffaele" University of Milan
Italy risks becoming a good habitat for Dengue and other neglected diseases. These are around twenty pathologies, until now considered a distant enemy. Numerous experts in the healthcare sector explain... more
AirlinesBreeze Airways discloses order for 10 additional A-220 aircraft
The airline’s total order for the type to 90 units
Breeze Airways has disclosed an order for 10 additional A-220/300 aircraft, bringing the airline’s total firm order for the aircraft type to 90, making Breeze the third largest customer worldwide for t... more
AirlinesGermany: air strikes impact GDP
Monitoring Bundesbank expects negativity in the 1Q2024
Germany could suffer negative financial and industrial repercussions due to the various strikes planned in the air transport sector. This is what we read in the Bundesbank's monthly monitoring published... more
AirlinesITA-Lufthansa: time passes, opportunity or risk?
The European elections could cause a further postponement beyond June 6th
There is time until 6 June 2024. By that date the offices of the European Competition Commission, led by Margaret Vestager, will decide the fate of the marriage between the German aviation group Lufthansa... more
AirlinesEmbraer manages shortage of PW engines
Spare parts inventory program activated with Scoot airline
The management of Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer has announced that aircraft production is not immune to engine supply problems from US-based Pratt & Whitney, although the Latin American company... more