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AirlinesAVIONEWS interviews Rocco Sabelli, Alitalia's CEO, about the collaboration agreement with ORP (video)
Rome, Italy - In this arrangement the city of Rome also brings an important contribution
From the beginning of the year, Alitalia has transported from and to Rome about 15 million passengers. With this new offer, Alitalia and ORP ("Opera Romana Pellegrini") plan to carry to Rome at least 50,000... more
AirlinesQatar Airways reaches 100 destinations
Rome, Italy - With the opening of the new airport in Aleppo (Syria) from next April
Qatar Airways announced its 100th destination, a milestone for one of the world’s fastest growing airlines. In a span of just 13 years, starting with only four aircraft to currently 91, soaring from 1... more
AirlinesCA receives approval to offer Lagos, Nigeria, service for sale
Chicago, Usa - The city is the 31st destination into the carrier's network
Continental Airlines (CA) announced yesterday that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has approved the airline's application to offer for sale its planned service between Houston and Lagos, Nigeria.... more
Airlines"IAG", the giant of the air transport
Madrid, Spain - Green light to the fusion from the shareholders of "British Airways" and "Iberia"
Green light from the shareholders of the Spanish carrier Iberia and of the English British Airways to the merger between the two airlines, which will form a new giant of the skies, namely "International... more
AirlinesHawaiian Airlines orders six more A-330/200 airplanes
Blagnac, France - It became a new operator this year
Hawaiian Airlines, which became a new Airbus operator this year, has placed a firm order for an additional six A-330/200s. These long-haul, twin-engine, widebody aircraft will join Hawaiian’s fleet of t... more
AirlinesLufthansa to test biofuel on one of its commercial airplane
Milan, Italy - In April 2011
At a joint press conference today, Lufthansa Chairman and CEO, Wolfgang Mayrhuber, with Peter Hinze, Parliamentary State Secretary and Government Aerospace Coordinator, and Professor Johann-Dietrich Wörner,... more
AirlinesAereadria: Windjet's flights from the Italian airport of Rimini
Rimini, Italy - Catania, Palermo, Prague, Kiev, Bucharest, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Cologne-Bonn, Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, Sharm el Sheikh
Following the press release sent by the Sicilian airline Windjet containing the announcement of the opening of routes from Palermo and Catania to "Federico Fellini" International Airport of Rimini, as... more
AirlinesYangon Airways to suspend all flights starting from December 3rd
Yangon, Burma - Due to a cancellation of its Aircraft Operator Certificate (AOC)
Yangon Airways, a domestic airline in military-ruled Burma, suspends all flights starting Dec.3 due to the cancellation of its Aircraft Operator Certificate (AOC) by the civil aviation authority, according... more
AirlinesEmirates foresees delay in the delivery of the A-350 airplanes ordered
Paris, France - The airline ordered 70 models, and the President expects to start receiving them within a year
Yesterday Tim Clark, president of Emirates airline, on the occasion of a press-conference held in Paris, said he thinks that A-350 airplanes will face a few delays. Airbus, Clark explains, has been having... more
AirlinesDarwin Airline buys the Flybaboo's activities
Lugano, Switzerland - And aims to strengthen itself as a regional airline
Darwin Airline SA ("Darwin") and Flybaboo SA ("Baboo"), the two Swiss regional airlines, announced they have reached an agreement under which Darwin will resume the routes currently operated by Baboo,... more
AirlineseasyJet launches Liverpool to Gibraltar route
Milan, Italy - And another one from Manchester to Palma
easyJet, the UK airline, has today launched a brand new route to Gibraltar from Liverpool "John Lennon Airport". The low-fares airline is now offering a three-times-weekly service from Liverpool to... more
AirlinesTransavia.com announces the opening of new Milan-Malpensa/Rotterdam route
Milan, Italy - And the hours for the Summer season 2011
The airline announces the opening, for next Summer, of a new route connecting Milan-Malpensa to the airport of Amsterdam-Rotterdam with a frequency of four flights per week (on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday... more
AirlinesRyanair again calls for removal of "Right to strike" for essential Atc services
Milan, Italy - The strike action more disruptive than ash crisis
Ryanair, European airline, once again called for the EU Commission to remove the ‘Right to strike’ from essential services such as ATC after it was forced to cancel another 60 flights due to a 24 hour str... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines announced schedule for service to Lagos, Nigeria
Chicago, Usa - Beginning Dec. 12, 2010
United Airlines announced the schedule for the airline's new service between Washington and Lagos, Nigeria, United's second destination on the African continent, beginning Dec. 12, 2010. At its hub... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines expands alliance with JetBlue
Dallas, USA - It includes a reciprocal frequent flier program
Fort Worth-based American Airlines (AA) said Wednesday that it had expanded its alliance with New York-based JetBlue Airways Corp. The partnership announced in March will now include a reciprocal frequent... more
AirlinesAir Berlin books solid results in 3Q
Milan, Italy - Make up for the first half-year
Air Berlin reached an operating profit (EBIT) of EUR 171.7 million for the third quarter of 2010; however, the accumulated figures for the first nine months of the year could have been better: The harsh... more
AirlinesDelta boosts international flights in 2011
Atlanta, Usa - For next Spring and Summer
Delta Air Lines will expand its international schedule with new and expanded service to cities in Asia and Europe for Spring and Summer 2011, continuing its focus on markets with high demand for business... more
AirlinesDelta Air Lines is allowed to fly from Boston and from Miami to London-Heathrow
Washington, USA - The new flights will begin March 27, 2011
The US Department of Transportation and the European Commission granted Delta Air Lines' request to operate new daily, year-round flights between London's Heathrow and Boston and Miami international airports. The... more
AirlineseasyJet: full year results for the year to 30 September 2010
Milan, Italy - Continuing strong commercial performance and cash generation
easyJet unveils full year results for the year to 30 September 2010. Financial highlights: - Continued growth in total revenue per seat, up 5.1% (3.3% at constant currency), following strong growth... more
AirlinesGermanwings: in October the number of passengers increases by 18% respect to October 2009
Milan, Italy - Nearly 120,000 more passengers carried
Germanwings has completed its 8th year of activity with a really positive result: the low-cost airline, born in October 2002, has in fact registered a +18% in the number of passengers last month. It has... more
AirlinesAir route Pescara-Tirane in service again from December
Pescara, Italy - It will be served twice a week by Bell Air airline
Following a meeting attended by Carla Mannetti, President of "Saga", management society of the Abruzzo airport, by Daniele Becci, President of the Chamber of commerce of Pescara, and Arbi Xhelo, CEO of... more
AirlinesAir Malta launches a new product: a pass for the baggage in excess
Milan, Italy - It's necessary to apply for a pre-paid block of 10, 20 or 30 coupons
Air Malta launches new product to its customers: a pass for luggage. It has been created for those passengers wishing to carry a baggage weighing more than the standard normally already offered by the... more
AirlinesAlitalia: until the end of the year 150 miles free for passengers doing the web check-in
Rome, Italy - At Terminal 1 of the airport of Rome-Fiumicino, the carrier promotes the use of self check-in
Alitalia has launched a promotion dedicated to passengers doing the web check-in. Until December 31st, Alitalia's clients Program "MilleMiglia" will have a 150-mile-bonus every time they will do on-line,... more
AirlinesAir Berlin: figures in October
Milan, Italy - more passengers and higher capacity utilization
In October 2010, Air Berlin welcomed 3,490,259 passengers on board, i.e. an increase of 7.6 percent (October 2009: 3,242,818 passengers, including those traveling on the acquired NIKI and TUIfly routes).... more
AirlinesVueling to open base in Toulouse in April 2011
Milan, Italy - First base outside Spain after the merger with Clickair
Vueling will begin operating from a brand new base in Toulouse, the capital of the French region of Midi-Pyrenees, in late April 2011, according to the announcement made at Toulouse-Blagnac airport by... more
AirlinesCargo air transport. Also Air France-KLM appeals against CE's super-fine
Paris, France - The announcement made by SAS inaugurates a series of recourses
Following the heavy fine imposed by EU to 11 air carriers accused of having made an agreement regarding safety and above all on the fuel surcharges applied on the cargo flights (see AVIONEWS), have been... more
AirlinesSIA maintains its order for 8 A-380 airplanes, in spite of Qantas' occurrence
Singapore, Republic of Singapore - The carrier confirms its confidence in the aircraft's capacities and in the European maker
Singapore Airlines (SIA), the launch customer of the giant of the skies, the Airbus A-380 airplane, announced on Wednesday that it will maintain firm its order concerning the further eight airplanes of... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines: 633 millions of profit in the half year
Milan, Italy - And turnover increasing
The Group earned a net profit of $633 millions of Singapore for the first half of the 2010-11 financial year, a turnaround from the $466 million loss in the same period a year ago. Group revenue improved... more
AirlineseasyJet celebrates today its 15th birthday into the air transport
Milan, Italy - The airline has coloured Europe with orange
Today, easyJet celebrates 15 years of making air travel affordable for all. On this day in 1995 its inaugural flight departed from London-Luton for Glasgow Airport with the strap line ‘making flying a... more
AirlinesCargo airplanes: for Sas appeal to the maxi-fine by EC in carriers cartel
Stockholm, Sweden - And surely the other ten airlines involved don't take the sanction lying down
Yesterday, the European Commission reached a historical decision in the air-cargo investigation that began in December 2005. According to its press release, a significant number of airlines have been fined... more
AirlinesThe recruitment campaign by Emirates continues
Milan, Italy - Scheduled on November 27th the Italian appointment for the "Cabin Crew Open Day"
It's continuing the Emirates' big recruiting campaign for flight assistants, started last June with the aim to support the constant growth of the Dubai-based airline and which provides for the hiring of... more
AirlinesRecord quarter for Finnair, driven by Asian traffic
Milan, Italy - Its operational profit for the third quarter was EUR 42 million
Finnair's operational profit for the third quarter was 42 million euros. The corresponding figure for the previous year was a loss of 33 million euros. Turnover grew by 26% to 551 million euros. Unit... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines: 107 weekly connections from 7 Italian airports
Vienna, Austria - New flight to Mumbai
With the entering of the new Winter hours, in force since October 31, 2010, Austrian Airlines (AA) has streamlined its flights network. Moreover, from the same day is operational the new Vienna/Mumbai... more
AirlinesAir Malta intensifies its operations in the north of Italy
La Valletta, Malta - From next December 1st
Air Malta increases its operations in the north of Italy. From 1 December 2010, the Maltese airline will inaugurate new flights departing from Milan-Linate, in the city center. The carrier will fly... more
AirlinesQatar Airways: new flight to Hanoi from last November 1st
Rome, Italy - The airline expands into the South-east of Asia
Qatar Airways has launched scheduled flights to Hanoi and added frequencies to its Ho Chi Minh City route, nearly tripling the airline’s number of services in and out of Vietnam. The airline’s Vietnamese exp... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways celebrates today its seventh anniversary
Abu Dhabi, UAE - Positive results of rapid growth
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, celebrates its seventh anniversary today, November 5, 2010. In seven years of rapid growth, Etihad has flown over 26 million passengers... more
AirlineseasyJet celebrates its 15th anniversary
Milan, Italy - From today to Wednesday on the web-site it will be possible to buy flights for January/March connections
The European airline easyJet wants to celebrate with its passengers its 15 years of success and announces discounts for flights between January 1st to March 26th 2011. Reductions will be made all days,... more
AirlinesAir Berlin's inaugural flight from Berlin to Dubai
Berlin, Germany - Three times a week
On Wednesday evening Joachim Hunold, CEO Air Berlin, together with Prof. Dr. Rainer Schwarz, Chief Executive Officer of Berlin Airports, and Mohammed Ahmed Al Mahmood, United Arab Emirates Ambassador in... more
AirlinesSAS and Icelandair enter code-share agreement
Stockholm, Sweden - Into effect next Monday, on November 8
SAS and Icelandair have entered into a partnership agreement that includes code-share on a number of routes, providing better connections to and from Iceland, and reciprocal frequent flyer benefits. The... more
AirlinesChina Southern: order for 36 Airbus airplanes
Hong Kong, China - Worth 3.78 billion dollars
The carrier China Southern Airlines announced today an order for 36 Airbus aircraft, worth 3.78 billion US dollars. With the new fleet, the Chinese airline is going to contribute to the growth of air transport... more
AirlinesAlitalia-Air France merger: Berlusconi replies to Sabelli recommending it remains Italian
Rome, Italy - The controversy was born on Tuesday afternoon after the first anticipations of the book-interview of Bruno Vespa
Last Tuesday, some anticipations were unveiled about the book-interview by Bruno Vespa, the well-know Italian television journalist, "The heart and the sword. 1861-2011", that will be released on 5 November.... more
AirlinesAlitalia: more capacities, air routes and destinations
Rome, Italy - With the new Winter hour in effect from last Sunday
On Sunday October 31st, the new time of Alitalia Group for the winter season 2010-2011, has come into effect. It will be valid until March 26, 2011. The hours provides for 4500 weekly flights on 137... more
AirlinesEmirates, profits of the first half of the financial year more than quadruple respect to last year
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - They're about 925 million dollars
The state carrier Emirates Airlines, United Arab Emirates, in recent days has announced it has closed the first six months of the present fiscal year with profits of 3.4 billion dirhams, that are approximately... more
AirlinesLufthansa aims to increase its flights to Beijing by the new Airbus A-380 aircraft
Beijing, China - From November 19, weekly frequencies will grow from one to three
Chinese authorities have authorized Lufthansa to operate 3 times a week on the Frankfurt-Beijing route, on the new Airbus A-380 tripling the number of flights by this aircraft, which started to cover this... more
AirlinesAir transport: British Airways, 107 million pounds net profits
London, England - That's twice what foreseen by analysts. After 2 years, the airline has returned being in the black
British Airways announced that, in the six month ending September 30 of the current financial year, it had net profits of 107 millions pounds, returning being in the black after two years in the red. The... more
AirlinesAir Berlin continues to grow in Italy
Milan, Italy - Enlarging its offer
Air Berlin expands its presence on the Italian market through two new direct flights to Muenster/Osnabrueck airport, available from next Summer. The airport located in the Nordreno-Vestfalia district will... more
AirlinesAlitalia: 3Q10 results
Rome, Italy - Passengers, revenues and market share on the increase
"At yesterday’s meeting, the Board of Directors of Alitalia-Compagnia Aerea Italiana SpA, chaired by Roberto Colaninno, examined the consolidated Group operating performance as at 30 September 2010, i... more
AirlinesRyanair cuts 30% of flights at Frankfurt-Hahn from Summer 2011
Dublin, Ireland - But also 1 million pax and 1,000 jobs due to Germany's tourist tax
Ryanair, the Irish airline, yesterday announced 30% flight cuts and the loss of 1m passengers at its Frankfurt-Hahn base from Summer 2011 following the introduction of the German Govt’s €8 tourist tax... more
AirlinesDelays in the delivery of B-787 and Superjet 100 airplanes: Aeroflot asks compensations to Boeing and SCAC
Moscow, Russia - For the Seattle company it exceeds 100 million dollars; still unspecified the penal sum that will be required to the Russian one
Chamil Kourmachov, deputy Director-General of one of the major Russian airlines, Aeroflot, yesterday told the press that the carrier, because of a lack of deliveries of the B-787 aircraft, plans to ask... more
AirlinesLufthansa Group flies through financial and economic crisis
Frankfurt, Germany - An operating profit of 612 million Euros after nine months
Lufthansa has posted an operating profit of 783 million Euros in the third quarter of the current business year, 565 million Euros more than in the same quarter of the previous year. The good result is... more