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AirlinesVirgin Atlantic aims to an alliance with bmi
London, United Kingdom - Opened contacts with Lufthansa
Virgin Atlantic, which is interested in buying bmi, said it is in talks with the British airline's majority owner, Germany's Lufthansa about the future of the airline. The German airline is opened to... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2), agreement with Unions on social safety valves
Rome, Italy - A seven year guarantee for all redundancies
Last plug in the social safety valves' matter: a seven year guarantee for all redundancies with the 80% of the payment. Unions and company have reached the agreement on the three year-mobility for all... more
AirlinesJet Airways partners with Emirates
Milan, Italy - Effective December 15, 2008
"Jet Airways, India's international airline, and Emirates Airline, the award-winning international carrier with extensive services from India, have announced their partnership plans spanning a reciprocal... more
AirlinesBrussels Airlines to join Star Alliance
Chiacago, Usa - Voted by Board of Directors the carrier's join
"At their annual Board Meeting, the CEOs of the Star Alliance member airlines have voted to accept the application of Brussels Airlines to become a future member of the alliance. It is the Belgian... more
AirlinesCAI (3): tomorrow the first payment of 600 million Euro
Rome, Italy - And the plan will be presented to journalists
Crucial moment for CAI (Compagnia Aerea Italiana). The 22 shareholders will have to pay about 600 million Euros (on a total of 1,100) within tomorrow, and then the CAI's plan will be presented to the journalists... more
AirlinesCAI (2): Air France-KLM interested in 25%
Rome, Italy - Tomorrow the sign for the Alitalia Fly's sale
The final details of a partnership agreement between the CAI consortium taking control of Italy's Alitalia and Air France-KLM will be agreed on Wednesday. Under the agreement, Air France will buy a stake... more
AirlinesCAI: today the meeting Colaninno-Formigoni on Malpensa
Milan, Italy - With reference to the plan that will be presented tomorrow
Today the meeting among Roberto Colaninno, Rocco Sabelli (CAI - Compagnia Aerea italiana President and CEO respectively) and Lombardia Region President, Roberto Formigoni on the delicate matter of the... more
AirlinesRyanair thanks Rome crew for a great job-well done
Rome, Italy - The aircraft safely landed following a substantial birdstrike a month ago
"Ryanair, Europe’s low fares airline, yesterday (10th Dec) held a presentation ceremony in Frankfurt-Hahn to recognise the exceptional skill of the pilots and cabin crew who safely landed a Boeing 737 a... more
AirlinesFor Livingston airline, 125 redundancies
Varese, Italy - Unemployment procedures started
The private Italian airline "Livingston", after it tried to advertise its own business through different initiatives in order to acquire new customers, affirms to be in a "Structural and irreversible"... more
AirlinesAir France-KLM: November 2008 traffic
Paris, France - Traffic down just 0.8% despite Air France strike; load factor maintained at 78.3%
"- Passenger activity Following the Air France strike of 14 to 17 November 2008 which led to the cancellation of around a third of flights, traffic declined by 0.8% in line with capacity (-0.7%). Long-haul... more
AirlinesLufthansa acquires Austrian Airlines
Milan, Italy - Supervisory Board of ÖIAG agrees to sale in meeting last Friday
"The Supervisory Board of ÖIAG last Friday gave a green light to the sale to Lufthansa of ÖIAG’s 41.56 percent share in Austrian Airlines. The signing of the contract took place after a meeting of the... more
AirlinesContinental to be first carrier in the Americas to conduct biofuel flight
Houston, Usa - Next January 7 it will make a flight powered by sustainable biofuels
"Continental Airlines announced plans for the first biofuel-powered demonstration flight of a U.S. commercial airliner, to be conducted in Houston on Jan. 7, 2009. The demonstration flight, which will... more
AirlinesQantas, no guarantees for merger with British Airways
Sydney, Australia - Announced by Alan Joyce, CEO of Qantas
No guarantee on the hypothesis of merger between Qantas and British Airways, the Australian carrier CEO Alan Joyce said. "We are still at the early stages of this", said Joyce. "There is a reasonable chance... more
AirlinesAlitalia, departures and arrivals
Rome, Italy - Within December 12th the concert-party must pay the first 600 million Euros
Departures and arrivals for Alitalia. The 1,000 letters for the redundancy payment have been sent, 45 managers have been laid off and this week the hiring letters by CAI (Compagnia Aerea Italiana) would... more
AirlinesCAI: tomorrow the meeting with Air France-KLM President Spinetta
Milan, Italy - Within the year the choice of the international partner
CAI (Compagnia Aerea Italiana) management, Roberto Colaninno and Rocco Sabelli, will meet tomorrow in Milan Jean Cyril Spinetta and Pierre Henri Gougeon, Air France-KLM heads. According to some indiscretions,... more
AirlinesAeroflot cuts 500 jobs
Moscow, Russia - Announced by the anti-crisis plan
According to the anti-crisis plan, Aeroflot will reduce 500 jobs. The announcement was given by CEO Valery Okulov, whom remembered there will not be any payment's reductions and any cuts that could mine... more
AirlinesAlitalia: cancelled the convocation of Unions
Rome, Italy - Unkonwn the reasons of this decision at the moment
The meeting announced for today by extraordinary administrator Augusto Fantozzi, to discuss on the new collective contracts to apply until the new management by CAI (Compagnia Aerea Italiana), has been... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): called Unions for a meeting on contracts
Rome, Italy - This morning at the via della Magliana Headquarters
Alitalia called this morning Unions, at the via della Magliana Headquarters, for the notice of agreements and collective contracts that from December 1st has not more value. The focus of the meeting... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the deed of sale will be stipulated between CAI and the extraordinary administrator on December 12, 2008
Rome, Italy - He was required to dismiss 45 managerial personnel
"The extraordinary administrator, Mr Augusto Fantozzi, announced that yesterday CAI SpA considers fulfilled the conditions established by the agreement of November 30, 2008, for the completion of the operations... more
AirlineseasyJet: CAI pro-trust decision bad news for consumers
Milan, Italy - Comment by François Bacchetta, carrier’s General Manager for Southern Europe
"Commenting on the decision of the Italian Competition Authority on CAI, François Bacchetta, easyJet’s General Manager for Southern Europe says: 'This decision isn’t anti-trust, it is pro-trust and... more
AirlinesAlitalia-CAI: positive assessment by Monitoring trustee
Brussels, Belgium - Reported by European Transport Commissioner, Antonio Tajani
Monitoring trustee announces its decision about the sale of Alitalia's flight operations to the private Italian investor Group CAI (Compagnia Aerea Italiana) cleared its last hurdle on Thursday, when the... more
AirlinesAerolineas Argentinas, reached a draft agreement for the nationalization
Buenos Aires, Argentina - The go-ahead in the last November
Reached an agreement on the draft law for the nationalization of Aerolineas Argentinas and Austral, both subsidiaries of the Spanish Group Marsans. In November the Argentinean Authorities gave the go-ahead... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines resumes tomorrow flights from Bangkok
Milan, Italy - The first connection will depart at 13:05 local hour
"Singapore Airlines plans the resumption of flights to and from Bangkok’s 'Suvarnabhumi' Airport from tomorrow [Friday 5 December 2008]. The first flight from 'Suvarnabhumi' will depart for Singapore a... more
AirlinesMeridiana (2): renewal of the fleet and investment for one billion Euros
Milan, Italy - Requested of equitable distribution for the slot
Renewal of the fleet for Meridiana. Gianni Rossi, the airline's CEO, announced it before the deputies if the Transport Commission in the hearing of the management and the Unions that protest against the... more
AirlinesCAI: Clessidra private equity fund out of the concert-party
Rome, Italy - "Too doubts in the new Alitalia's operations"
Clessidra will not sign its share in the CAI (Compagnia Aerea Italiana) capital increase. This decision has been taken because there are "Too doubts in the new Alitalia's operations". So, the private equity... more
AirlinesSAS resumes air traffic to Bangkok today
Stockholm, Sweden - The airline expects to bring home the last stranded passegers in Thailandia during the week-end
"SAS Scandinavian Airlines will today resumes its operations to Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport, which has been closed since Tuesday last week. The airline now expects to bring home the last stranded passengers... more
AirlinesTransavia.com announces the new connection Rome- Copenhagen
Rome, Italy - Four flights per week that will become five next April
"The bankruptcy of Sterling occurred last October gave the opportunity to Transavia.com to enter a market, the Danish one, which has great potentials, filling the gap created by Sterling which transported... more
AirlinesAir transport: in Canada if you are oversize you do not pay the double-ticket
Milan, Italy - Canadian air companies will have to complying with the rules: one person, one ticket
Long since the associations of oversizes are fighting against the companies which charge two tickets to the obese who occupies a dual space on airplanes. The Canadian Supreme Court established that... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines resumes flights to Bangkok
Milan, Italy - Tonight last flight from alternate airport Utapao
"Austrian Airlines resume the daily scheduled flights from and to Thailand at Bangkok International airport. Passenger care and flight operations can be guaranteed due to the end of the blockade of the... more
Airlinesbmibaby suspends temporarily routes on Milan, Rome, Bordeaux and Madrid
London, United Kingdom - From March 29th to October 24th, 2009
bmibaby, British low-cost airline, announced the suspension of the routes on Milan, Rome, Bordeaux and Madrid from March 29th to October 24th, 2009. This decision, that will cause the dismissal of about... more
AirlinesBritish Airways and Qantas: a possible merger?
London, United Kingdom - The requirements in detail
As an answer to the recent media speculation, British Airways Plc confirms it is considering a potential merger with Qantas Airways Limited through a double structure. In the meantime it continues the... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the last news about the situation
Rome, Italy - Following to Prime Minister's decree dated 1 December 2008 establishes
"The Extraordinary Administrator, Mr Augusto Fantozzi, announces that the Prime Minister's decree dated 1 December 2008 establishes that: - in agreement with C.A.I. S.p.A., the Administrator must take... more
AirlinesAer Lingus rejects Ryanair
Dublin, Ireland - "The offer undervalues its real value"
Aer Lingus Group rejected a 524 million Euros hostile bid from Ryanair to buy the stock in the airline it doesn’t already own, saying the low-cost carrier’s second offer in two years is too low. Ryanair, whi... more
AirlinesAir France and KLM: additional flights in Thailand
Paris, France - On Wednesday 3 and Thursday 4 from Phuket airport
"Due to the closure of Bangkok International Airport, Air France and KLM will be operating additional flights on Wednesday 3 December and Thursday 4 December 2008 from Phuket airport. • Departure o... more
AirlinesCAI: after January 7th the management of Alitalia
Rome, Italy - Italian ENAC requests confirmations for the Christmas-time
CAI (Compagnia Aerea Italiana) will not assume the management of Alitalia before January 7th, 2009, with a furhter probability of postponement. According to the Italian daily "Il Sole 24 Ore", ENAC... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): Fantozzi has concluded with CAI SpA a Recognition and Integration Agreement
Rome, Italy - For the acquisition of assets and contracts relating to the flight activities
"The Extraordinary Administrator, Mr Augusto Fantozzi, announces that on 30 November 2008 he concluded with CAI SpA a Recognition and Integration Agreement for the CAI Offer made on 19 November 2008 – a... more
AirlinesEmirates brings the A-380 airplane in Europe
Milan, Italy - From today it will serve the London-Dubai route
Emirates brings its very own brand of double-decker to London with the arrival of its industry leading A-380. From today, EK-001, which departs Dubai daily at 07:45hrs and arrives in London-Heathrow at... more
AirlinesRyanair, 748 million Euros for Aer Lingus
Dublin, Ireland - For a unique strong Irish Group
Irish low-fare airline Ryanair said Monday it has launched a 748 million Euro offer for Ireland's flag carrier Aer Lingus, in which it already has a near 30% stake through Coincide, a Ryanair subsidiary.... more
AirlinesTAM receives second B-777; its fleet now is composed of 123 aircraft
Milan, Italy - New plane is operating on the route between Sao Paulo and Frankfurt, Germany
"TAM received a Boeing 777 300ER, second of eight total aircraft of this model acquired by the company. Captain David Barioni Neto, President of the carrier, and Commander Fernando Sporleder Junior, the... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): maybe a new decree by Government
Rome, Italy - For today was forecast the hand-over to CAI
New decree for Alitalia, according to some press indiscretions of the last hours. This would be the result of the mediation of Gianni Letta, Italian Minister of State, can solve the matter of the hand-over... more
AirlinesSAS continues to bring customers back from Thailand
Stockholm, Sweden - The airline will operate three flights in order to bring the remaining passengers back to Europe
"SAS Scandinavian Airlines will operate three flights from Phuket to Scandinavia in order to bring the remaining stranded passengers back to Europe. Scandinavian Airlines' Stockholm-Bangkok flight... more
AirlinesCAI, on the horizon the agreement with AirOne
Rome, Italy - Meridiana requests to study the Alitalia-CAI dossier
While the CAI (Compagnia Aerea Italiana)'s takeoff has been postponed to a date still unknown, the agreement with AirOne is closer and closer. According to some press indiscretions by "Italia Oggi" Roberto... more
AirlinesAirOne has not increased its domestic tariffs in the last months
Rome, Italy - From October 1st, over 65% of passengers has flown using cheaper five tariff stripes
"AirOne specifies that in the last months has not changed the levels of its domestic tariffs, according to news appeared on press in these days. From October 1st over the 65% of AirOne's passengers... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines to fly to Thailandia
Milan, Italy - Flights diverted to U-Taphao Airport instead of Bangkok
"By implementing a wide range of successful measures, Austrian Airlines has become one of the few airlines currently in a position to operate an evening service to Thailand today. With the international... more
AirlinesLufthansa Italia, started the campaign "Miracle in Milan. Direct connections for Europe"
Milan, Italy - Indiscretions on the German strategy
Started the Lufthansa Italia's advertising campaign: "Miracle in Milan. Direct connections for Europe". The new airline will begin its operations starting from February 2009 and will connect Malpensa... more
AirlinesCAI: Antitrust postpones the decision on Alitalia dossier to the next week
Rome, Italy - To reduce the impact of the Alitalia-AirOne monopoly and the proposal to free 50 slots on the route between Rome and Milan
Postponed to the next week the decision by Antitrust on the Alitalia-CAI (Compagnia Aerea Italiana) dossier. This news is reported by the Italian daily "Il Sole 24 Ore". The reasons concern particularly... more
AirlinesThai Airways cancels all flights from/to International Suvarnabhumi Bangkok Airport
Bangkok, Thailand - Following the closure by the Thai Authority
Following the closure of the International Suvarnabhumi Bangkok, decided by Thai Airport Authority due to the protests that have blocked the airport, Thai Airways informs that all its flights from/to the... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines suspends Bangkok services until further notice
Milan, Italy - Due to the security situation, and a lack of operational service staff, at Suvarnabhumi Airport
"Singapore Airlines will suspend all its flights to and from Bangkok until further notice due to the security situation, and a lack of operational service staff, at Suvarnabhumi Airport. The suspension... more
AirlinesMilan-Malpensa Airport, Lufthansa Italia takes off
Milan, Italy - Satisfaction by Giuseppe Bonomi
Germany's biggest airline, Deutsche Lufthansa AG, today announced the launch a new Italian carrier early next year that will offer flights to European destinations from Milan. The company said its Lufthansa... more
AirlinesNew Air France Hangar at "Charles De Gaulle" welcomes the airline’s first Airbus A-380 airplane
Paris, France - 90 metres long, 110 metres wide and 40 metres high; the hangar took 24 months to build and involved 455,000 hours of work
"On Saturday 22 November 2008, the new H6 hangar at Paris-'Charles de Gaulle' welcomed the first Airbus A-380 from Toulouse. This new hangar has been specifically designed for maintenance of Airbus A-380... more