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AirlinesTowards a joint-venture between Jetstar and AirAsia?
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - On the markets of Asia and between southeastern Asia and Australia
Malaysian low-cost airline AirAsia and Qantas' low-cost subsidiary Jetstar might soon launch operations for a new joint-venture on the markets of Asia and between southeastern Asia and Australia. Qantas... more
AirlinesTurkish Airlines celebrates 50 years of links between Italy and Turkey
Rome, Italy - With an aggressive development plan
"Turkish Airlines, a member of Star Alliance, celebrated 50 years of air links between Italy and Turkey and announced an aggressive development plan aimed at a fourfold increase in the number of flights... more
AirlinesTwo CRJ-900s for Andes Líneas Aéreas
Salta, Argentina - To enhance the carrier's regional links
Bombardier Aerospace yesterday announced that Andes Líneas Aéreas of Salta, Argentina, has selected the Bombardier CRJ-900 jetliner to suit its requirements. The airline has leased two previously owned 9... more
AirlinesRosavia postpones US$2.5 billion tender for the purchase of new aircraft
Moscow, Russia - 65 Boeing or Airbus airplanes to acquire in coming years
The new Russian state-controlled airline Rosavia announced the delay of its final decision on the US$2.5 billion for the purchase of 65 aircraft, explaining that it needs more time to analyze new offers... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines launches new service to Fiji
Houston, Usa - Twice-weekly flights offer convenient connections from U.S. mainland and Japan
Continental Airlines begins new non-stop service from Honolulu and its Guam hub to Nadi, Fiji on Friday, Dec. 18, 2009. The carrier serves more destinations in the Pacific than any other U.S. carrier.... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways increases flights on Dublin with success
Abu Dhabi, UAE - From next March 28
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is to increase its flying programme to Dublin following the success of its services to Ireland’s capital city, moving from its current d... more
AirlineseasyJet: flights cancelled due to the unfavourable weather conditions
Milan, Italy - The complete list on the carrier's website and in real time
The following easyJet's flights from/to Italy, due to adverse weather conditions, will be cancelled today: - EZY4683 Berlin/Rome-Ciampino - EZY4684 Rome-Ciampino/Berlin All connections from/to London-Gatwick... more
AirlinesCourt blocks British Airways' strike
London, UK - Christmas holidays preserved
The court approved British Airways' file stating that the announced 12-day strike of the carrier's cabin crew starting on 22 December (see AVIONEWS) would be unlawful. The judge accepted the airline's... more
AirlinesUS Airways launches new services from Charlotte to Rio de Janeiro
Charlotte, USA - Operated with Boeing 767 aircraft
Starting yesterday, US Airways has begun connecting customers from more than 80 cities in the United States with South America with a daily service from its hub at Charlotte to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.... more
AirlinesRyanair: new link Bologna (Italy)-Wroclaw (Poland)
Bologna, Italy - From March 30 with three frequencies per week
Ryanair today announced a new link from Bologna (Italy) to Wroclaw (Poland), bringing the total number of services departing from the airport to 26. Flights will be bookable from tomorrow. Giulia Gambacciani,... more
AirlinesAlitalia: new flights from Turin to Istanbul, Amsterdam, Berlin and Moscow
Rome, Italy - 10,000 reservations already recorded
"The new direct links from Turin to Istanbul are in service from yesterday, as of today to Amsterdam, from December 17 to Berlin, on December 19 to Moscow. About 10,000 the passengers that have already... more
AirlinesSixth A-380 for Emirates
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - It will serve for links to Seoul
Emirates has taken delivery of its sixth Airbus A-380 aircraft, which landed in Dubai after travelling from Hamburg, Germany. Serving six far reaching destinations including Sydney, Auckland, Bangkok,... more
AirlinesQantas statement on British Airways employees strike
Sydney, Australia - Alternative solutions for code-sharing flights to Europe
Qantas said yesterday that industrial action by British Airways cabin crew from 22 December (see AVIONEWS) would have no impact on Qantas operations between Australia and the United Kingdom. Qantas... more
AirlinesJAL employees might accept pension cuts
Tokyo, Japan - Needed to avoid Bankruptcy
5,700 JAL-Japan Airlines retirees would agree to the pension cut suggested by the carrier to avoid the risk of bankruptcy (see AVIONEWS), the airline said yesterday, even if it is not clear whether it... more
AirlinesQatar Airways flies into Australia from last December 6
Rome, Italy - The flights to Melbourne will be daily as of next January 1
Qatar Airways has celebrated the launch of scheduled services to Australia following the airline’s inaugural flight into Melbourne last December 6 with a daily frequency from 1 January 2010. The new D... more
AirlinesBritish Airways workers vote for strike
London, UK - The protest against personnel cuts announced by the UK carrier
Employees at British Airways summoned by the Unite trade union have voted with 92.5% majority to hold protests from December 22 to January 2, including a strike. The workers are opposing the cut of about... more
AirlinesEtihad joins the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - To promote and accelerate the commercialisation of non-fossile propellants
Etihad Airways has joined the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group (SAFUG), an airline-led industry working group established in 2008 to accelerate the commercialisation and availability of sustainable... more
AirlinesMeridiana, KPMG: judgement suspended on the six-month cash analysis
Milan, Italy - The amortization policies of the airline do not comply with IAS accountant principles 10 and 16
Meridiana airline's accounts can't be judged, as stated by the audit-company KPMG concerning the compliance of the six-month cash analysis that it had performed. According to KPMG "The amortization policies... more
AirlinesAlitalia: closed investigations for share manipulation by Public Prosecutor's office of Rome
Rome, Italy - The former-president of the Council, Baldassarre, and a Milan's business consultant, under investigation
According to the Public Prosecutor's office of Rome said, the two parallel inquiries organized by added procurator, Nello Rossi, and by public prosecutors Stefano Pesci, Maria Francesca Loy and Gustavo... more
AirlinesCode-sharing between All Nippon Airways and Etihad Airways
Tokyo, Japan - From March 1, 2010
ANA-All Nippon Airways has today applied to the Japanese government for regulatory approval to enter into a new code-share agreement with Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines records -7.1% in traffic in November
Atlanta, USA - Compared to the same month last year
Delta Airlines has reported traffic results for November 2009. System traffic in the month, including both Delta and Northwest operations, decreased 7.1% compared to November 2008 on an 8.4% decrease in... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines traffic data in November
Chicago, USA - Traffic growth for the airline
United Airlines issued its preliminary consolidated traffic results for November 2009. The company reported a November consolidated passenger load factor of 80.2% (+3.5%). Total consolidated revenue passenger... more
AirlinesUS Airways, traffic data for November 2009
Tempe, USA - Results decreased compared to the same period in 2008
US Airways Group has reported that revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for November 2009 were 4.2 billion, down 1.8% versus November 2008. Capacity was 5.4 billion available seat miles (ASMs), down 1.3% versus... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines about the Australian approval of the deal with Virgin Blue Group
Atlanta, USA - Now pending US authorization
Delta Air Lines applauded a decision by the Australia Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to grant authorization to Delta and the Virgin Blue Airlines Group to enter into a joint venture on their... more
AirlinesAmerican and GOL Airlines strengthen alliance
Fort Worth, USA - Now pending government authorization for a new code-share agreement
American Airlines and Brazil's GOL Airlines are enhancing their alliance by finalizing a code-share agreement to place American's AA code on GOL's growing network of flights within Brazil. American and... more
AirlineseasyJet: 14 new international routes from June 2010
Milan, Italy - From Milan, Rome, Venice, Naples, Palermo and Olbia
easyJet, European low-cost airline, announced the deployment of 14 new international medium-haul routes that, beginning in June 2010, will link Milan-Malpensa to Bordeaux, Corfu, Thessaloniki and Santorini;... more
AirlinesTAM Airlines inaugurates a new route to La Paz
Sao Paulo, Brazil - The link will be served by A-320 airplanes
TAM Airlines communicated today to have inaugurated the new international route to La Paz, in Bolivia, last December 1st. The carrier, with four weekly connections, serves the only link between Bolivian... more
AirlinesEmirates gets funds to finance 6 Airbus A-380s
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - More than US$1.13 billion needed
Emirates announced today that it has received the funds to finance 6 Airbus A-380s. The airline will receive the first of these aircraft early next week, with a second arriving in late December and the... more
AirlinesNew Blu-express.com Rome-Istanbul flight presented today: € 49 including taxes
Rome, Italy - Active from December 17 and operated daily, Saturday excluded
The Italian low-cost airline Blu-express.com today presented in Rome its new service from Rome to Istanbul. Blu-express.com is the low-cost branch of Blue Panorama Airlines. The link will be active from... more
AirlinesLufthansa Italia revolutionises Malpensa’s connectivity to the region
Milan, Italy - Starting in early 2010
Lufthansa Italia today announced the launch of two new services connecting Milan-Malpensa Airport to the neighboring regions of Lombardy, Piedmont and Tessin starting in early 2010. Customers travelling... more
AirlinesBritish Airways' November traffic data
London, UK - Traffic down, load factor up
British Airways has issued the traffic data for the month of November 2009. Passenger capacity, measured in Available Seat Kilometres, was 6.2% below November 2008. Traffic, measured in Revenue Passenger... more
AirlinesEtihad to operate daily flights to Kathmandu
Abu Dhabi, EAU - From January 2010
Etihad Airways will increase its Abu Dhabi-Kathmandu services from four to seven flights per week from January 2010. Etihad’s flights to Kathmandu, which were launched in December 2008, have proved e... more
AirlinesAlitalia: new links from Crotone to Fiumicino and Linate
Rome, Italy - The flights will be served by Bombardier CRJ-900 airplanes with 90 seats
"Alitalia has inaugurated last Monday new direct connections from 'Sant'Anna' Airport in Crotone towards Fiumicino and Linate. The flights will be served by Bombardier CRJ-900 aircraft with 90 seats. The... more
AirlinesAir Malta flies to Genoa in spring
Genoa, Italy - Two-times-per-week for business, tourist and study flights
In May a new link between Genoa and Malta will be activated by Air Malta. The flight will be operated twice weekly and is already bookable on the carrier's website. "The new link -Genoa airport stated... more
AirlinesMidwest Airlines flies from yesterday to Terminal B of Logan Airport
Boston, Usa - It has begun service at this airport in 1984
Midwest Airlines moved from Terminal C to Terminal B, starting Dec. 8, 2009. It has began service at Logan Airport in 1984, and currently offers six daily departures to two destinations. The airline... more
AirlinesAir France, November traffic data
Paris, France - Traffic down, load factor stable
Air France has issued its November traffic results, reporting a 3.2% decline in traffic, in line with the reduction in capacity of 2.9%. The load factor was almost stable at 78.0% (-0.2 points). The group... more
AirlinesRyanair announced six new routes from Brussels airport
Dublin, Ireland - 12 aircraft and 4,000 jobs at Charleroi
Ryanair, the Irish low-cost airline yesterday announced that it will add four new Boeing 737-800 aircraft (12 in total) and open 6 new routes (57 in total) from its Brussels-Charleroi base to Ibiza, Kaunas,... more
AirlinesThe new Copenhagen/Lithuania connection by SAS from January
Milan, Italy - It will be served by CRJ-900NG aircraft
"The new link between Copenhagen and Vilnius by SAS Scandinavian Airlines will be inaugurated next January 12, 2010, with two daily frequencies, both return. The new flight has a hour and 35 minutes... more
AirlinesBlu-express.com: first low-cost flight to Istanbul
Rome, Italy - The presentation will take place tomorrow morning at Fiumicino's airport
AdR (Aeroporti di Roma, management society for Rome's airports) and Blu-express.com, the Blue Panorama Airlines' low-cost carrier, announce that press meeting for presentation of the first low-cost flight... more
AirlinesUnited invests on new aircraft, Boeing and Airbus
Chicago, USA - 25 B-787 Dreamliners and 25 A-350 XWBs
United Airlines announced a significant investment in the company’s future with a widebody aircraft order that will enable the carrier to reduce operating costs and better match aircraft to key markets i... more
AirlinesAlitalia, Sabelli: I wish to buy Sukhoi's jet for our regional fleet
Rome, Italy - "The final decision will be made building on reliability, quality, technology and comfort"
On the sidelines of the opening of the two new Alitalia'a VIP lounges at Rome-Fiumicino airport (see AVIONEWS), the CEO of Alitalia, Rocco Sabelli, spoke of new and future investments that the airline... more
AirlinesUS Airways launches new non-stop service to Rome
Rome, Italy - From May 13, 2010
US Airways today announced the launch of a new non-stop service to Rome from Charlotte, North Carolina, on May 13. Customers may book their flight beginning December 12. The new flight will complement... more
AirlinesANA to code-share with Continental and United Airlines
Rome, Italy - As reported by the "Nikkei" web-site
According to the web-site "Nikkei", the Japanese carrier ANA-All Nippon Airways, is about to sign a code-share agreement with Continental and United Airlines to operate the Japan-USA routes. The deal... more
AirlinesRyanair: first anniversary of the Ciampino-Trapani flight
Milan, Italy - Tomorrow is the seventh birthday of the Rome-Frankfurt link
The Irish airline Ryanair today celebrates the 1st anniversary of the Ciampino-Trapani flight, while tomorrow will be the seventh birthday of the flight that links Rome with Franfkurt-Hahn. The carrier... more
AirlinesCathay Pacific launches direct flights to Malpensa
Milan, Italy - The Hong Kong's carrier announces today the opening of the new flight from Milan
Cathay Pacific Airways today announced that it will launch a scheduled passenger service between Hong Kong and Milan, Italy’s principal business and finance centre and a world-renowned capital for design a... more
AirlinesCA: Winter weather expected in South-east Texas to affect flights today and tomorrow
Houston, Usa - Customers travelling may reschedule departure without to pay penalty
Continental Airlines announced travel options for customers whose flight plans may be affected by winter weather forecast for Southeast Texas on Friday and Saturday. Weather conditions are expected to... more
AirlinesAmerican Eagle to purchase 22 Bombardier CRJ-700s
Toronto, Canada - Deal worth about US$779 million
Bombardier Aerospace announced today that AMR Eagle Holding Corporation, the parent company of American Eagle Airlines, will acquire 22 CRJ-700 regional jetliners. The transaction represents the conversion... more
AirlinesAir India points on technology
New Delhi, India - The airline aims to join Star Alliance in 2010
Air India is still completing the upgrade of its technology services, in particular of its computer systems, in sight of its upcoming entrance in Star Alliance from June 2010. The airline had already been... more
AirlinesSabelli: "I would execute the same industrial plan"
Rome, Italy - The words of Alitalia's CEO at a conference on air transport today in Rome
Alitalia's CEO, Rocco Sabelli, confirmed the value of the industrial plan stating that he would execute it in the same way. "The results for 2009 are acceptable -Sabelli said on the sidelines of a conference... more
AirlinesNew A-330/200 for Qantas
Sydney, Australia - The first of two that will be used on the carrier's domestic network
Qantas introduced its brand new A-330/200 aircraft to the domestic network today, offering passengers new seating and personal on-demand inflight entertainment in all cabins. The A-330 aircraft is configured... more