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AirlinesAlitalia (3): within mid-December the closure of the Antitrust's inquest
Rome, Italy - Reported by President Antonio Catricalà
"We are completing our inquest. We will try to finish in short time, but this does not mean to make discount", Antonio Catricalà President of the Italian Antitrust said about the go-ahead to the operation... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): Fantozzi confirms the end of the operating management on November 30th
Rome, Italy - Problems with Unions still not solved
"The Alitalia's operating management will be completed on November 30th, and starting from December 1st CAI (Compagnia Aerea Italiana) will have the task to make take off the airplanes", Augusto Fantozzi... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Labour Ministry and Unions agree on CIG indemnity
Rome, Italy - Today afternoon the Board of CAI
Signed the agreement for the redundancy payments for Alitalia 17,500 employees between CGIL, CISL, UIL-Trasporti, UGL and Italian Labour Ministry. A special procedure to assure the expenditure in short... more
AirlinesItaly, crossroads of business for Emirates Airlines
Rome, Italy - Signed an agreement to increment the airline's slots
Dubai's Emirates airline has chosen Italy as its European hub and has asked for more than 50 weekly landing slots in Milan, Rome and Venice, the Italian Government said Monday, after meeting United Arab... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2) will cut the domestic and international flights in a compact manner
Rome, Italy - During the next two weeks, starting from on Wednesday
"Alitalia communicates that: - because of persisting both anomalous behaviour in the operating procedures and illness status by flight staff, and about the redundancy payments and administrative accomplishments... more
AirlinesCAI (3): Lufthansa to try the agreement for the new Alitalia
Milan, Italy - Signed with SEA the "Piano Scala"
Lufthansa CEO, Wolfgang Mayrhuber, will go in Milan on November 26th for the launch of Lufthansa Italia and on this occasion he could try an agreement with CAI (Compagnia Aerea Italiana). According... more
AirlinesAerolineas Argentinas, go-ahead to extraordinary administration by State
Buenos Aires, Argentina - An estimated debt loan equal to 765 million dollars
An Argentina congressional committee has urged President Christina Fernandez to expropriate Aerolineas Argentinas and Austral as the government moves to bring the country’s top airlines under state control.... more
AirlinesAlitalia: today the first meeting with Welfare Ministry and Unions
Rome, Italy - To reach an agreement on mobility of 17,500 employees
Today the first meeting among Alitalia, Unions and Welfare Ministry. The parts meet to reach an agreement on the mobility of the Alitalia's 17,500 employees and then to become the selection and hiring... more
AirlinesCAI (2): expected the Antitrust's decision to complete the inquest
Rome, Italy - The notification maybe on November 27th
In short time the decision by Antitrust about the operation between CAI (Compagnia Aerea Italiana) and Alitalia will be disclosed. This decision will complete the inquest, but the exact date must be confirmed,... more
AirlinesCAI: before Christmas the take-off of the new Alitalia
Rome, Italy - Still operational troubles
Intense week for CAI (Compagnia Aerea Italiana) on the eve of the new Alitalia's takeoff, also if the December 1st date seems destined to be postponed until mid-December. According to unofficial sources,... more
AirlinesAerolineas Argentinas and Austral shortly expropriated
Buenos Aires, Argentina - In short time the vote by Parliament
The Argentinean Parliament is approving a law that will establish the expropriation of the airlines Aerolineas Argentinas and Austral, Marsans Group subsidiaries, and recently turned in the State's hands.... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): received 60 offers for the asset's
Rome, Italy - Announced by extraordinary administrator Fantozzi
Received about 60 offers for the Alitalia's assets, extraordinary administrator Augusto Fantozzi reported. As regards these offers, Fantozzi said these ones arrived in a delicate moment, in which there... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): total debts equal to 3.2 billion Euros
Rome, Italy - Confirmed the strike on November 25th
Yesterday Augusto Fantozzi reported "The total debts of Alitalia is over 3.2 billion Euros", then explaining it is possible to modify from this figure 625 million of debts that should be paid by CAI (Compagnia... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines new leader of oneworld
Milan, Italy - CEO Gerard Arpey today nominated Chairman of the Governing Board of oneworld
American Airlines Chairman and Chief Executive Gerard Arpey was today nominated Chairman of the Governing Board of oneworld, the leading quality global airline alliance, in succession to Qantas Chief Executive... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways aims at saving
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Goal: to save 20 million dollars of fuel within 2008
Etihad Airways said that it plans to save 20 million dollars from its annual aviation fuel bill following a number of measures taken by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). So far, Etihad... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): "Indemnity on Augusto Fantozzi's actions", here is the decree
Rome, Italy - It is tardy and validates some decisions already taken
"A sort of indemnity on Augusto Fantozzi's actions", this is the definition that "Il Sole 24 Ore" gives to the decree that defines the power of the extraordinary administrator Augusto Fantozzi in the procedure... more
AirlinesCAI: Scajola Minister gives the go-ahead to the improved offer by 1,052,000,000 Euro
Rome, Italy - "Fronte del no" voted the CAI operation down
Economic Development Minister Claudio Scajola gives the go-ahead to the extraordinary administrator Augusto Fantozzi to accept the improved offer by 1,052,000,000 Euro by CAI (Compagnia Aerea Italiana),... more
AirlinesMeridiana crisis, 145 employees will be laid off?
Olbia, Italy - "The reasons are inside and outside the company"
Will Meridiana laid off 145 employees? The new leaked out by Union or ministerial sources, but it is sure the company started a mobility procedure. Possible redundancies will depend on the activity reduction,... more
AirlinesDelta Air Lines announces increase of frequencies of flight Pisa-New York from June 1st, 2009
Pisa, Italy - Non-stop connections will be 6 times a week with next Summer schedule
"Delta Air Lines announces increase of frequencies starting from June 2009 for the flight Pisa–New York: the route, at present the only direct connection between Tuscany and the US, will be served in t... more
AirlinesAlitalia Series: Lufthansa calls transparency into question
Frankfurt, Germany - Reported by German carrier Financial Manager
"The series of Alitalia's take over is not transparent", Stephan Gemkow Lufthansa Financial Manager said to Reuters. "The Italian situation is very opaque", the manager said. In the meantime arrives... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): Spinetta confirms the interest in the Italian airline
Rome, Italy - "It’s up to CAI to decide"
"Air France-KLM confirms its interest in Alitalia, but it’s up to CAI to decide". In this way the French-Dutch Group President returns to speak about the Italian airline. "Lufthansa is interested i... more
AirlinesAlitalia: in stand-by the process with SEA
Milan, Italy - The management company requested 1,200,000,000 Euro of compensation
In Stand-by the process between SEA (Milan Airports Management Company) and Alitalia. Yesterday the Court has interrupted the process in which the management company requested about 1,200,000,000 Euro... more
AirlinesAlitalia: presented yesterday the "Programme for selling the complex of assets and contracts"
Rome, Italy - Fantozzi presented the report on the causes od the Companies insolvency to the Court
"The Extraordinary Administrator, Mr Augusto Fantozzi, announces that he presented to the Ministry for Economic Development yesterday the 'Programme for selling the complex of assets and contracts as per... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): protest of creditors in Rome-Fiumicno Airport
Rome, Italy - On November 21st at 2:00 pm
According to the statement of the "Comitato Imprenditori/Creditori Alitalia Aeroporto di Fiumicino", on November 21st, at 2:00 pm, at Terminal A, Alitalia's creditors will protest to the national airline. "Since... more
AirlinesCAI: postponed the decision for the foreing partner
Rome, Italy - The choice not before the end of the year
The choice of the CAI (Compagnia Aerea Italiana)'s foreign partner, forecast for these days at first, -according to the national press- could be postponed in the end of the year. "We have no preferences,... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): postponed on November 21st meeting between Unions and Labour Ministry
Rome, Italy - Reported by Union sources
Postponed on Friday, at 10:00 am, the meeting between Alitalia Unions and Labour Ministry's technicians for the redundancy payment procedure. In the first formal meeting took place yesterday, Unions... more
AirlinesAlitalia: discomforts until December 1st
Rome, Italy - Stated by Augusto Fantozzi
About discomforts of the Alitalia flight cancellations in the last week, the extraordinary administrator Augusto Fantozzi stated the negative situation will continue until December 1st, date forecast for... more
AirlinesTurin-Rome: blu-express doubles routes
Rome, Italy - From three to six the daily frequencies
Blue-express, air company of the Bpa Group has decided to double the daily connections between the airports of Caselle and Fiumicino, bringing them from three to six beginning from November 24, with the... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): from November 10th to 20th airline lost 20 million Euros
Rome, Italy - Cancelled 100 flights a day
"In these days we have accommodated over 10,000 customers, and with some delays all have reached their destinations". This situation has a high cost. The extraordinary administration Augusto Fantozzi criticizes... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): check-in blocked in "Falcone-Borsellino" airport of Palermo
Rome, Italy - Threatened the block of the motorway
Check-in blocked in "Falcone-Borsellino"-Palermo Airport by Alitalia employees following the shipment of the redundancy payment letters, expected within November 30th, for 174 people and due to the airport's... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): over 50 flights cancelled in Rome-Fiumicino airport
Rome, Italy - Until 70 cancellations today
Starting from yesterday Alitalia is implementing a reduction flight plan to face the white strike in progress by the airline's personnel. This morning in Rome-Fiumicino airport over 50 flights have been... more
AirlinesAlitalia: today the meeting between Fantozzi and Sabelli
Rome, Italy - Here comes the first penalty by Italian ENAC
Today the meeting between Alitalia extraordinary administrator Augusto Fantozzi and CAI (Compagnia Aerea Italiana) CEO Rocco Sabelli to talk about the offer for the take over of the airline. In the... more
AirlineseasyJet response to "The Times" article
London, United Kingdom - The carrier can confirm that it is not forming a consortium
"'The Times' newspaper (UK) published an incorrect story that announced that easyJet and Virgin Atlantic are 'Teaming up' to make '£2.5bn bid to buy Gatwick Airport'. easyJet can confirm that it... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): slots-hunting!
Rome, Italy - The more desired route is Rome-Milan
Alitalia slots-hunting by Italian and international airlines. The competition for the more profitable routes of the domestic network is started for which CAI has not an interest. Particularly attention... more
AirlinesSicilian economy flies high
Catania, Italy - Air Malta and Lufthansa sign a code-share agreement for Catania and Palermo destinations
Air Malta company has put in motion a cheap movement of 50 million of euro in the Sicilian island. Twenty-three weekly flights towards the Catania and Palermo airports from Malta, London, Munich and Geneva.... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): forecast for tomorrow at least 45 cancellations
Rome, Italy - The more penalized route is that between Fiumicino and Linate
At least 45 Alitalia cancellations forecast for tomorrow. In the meantime 69 flights have been cancelled in Fiumicino airport between departures (28) and arrivals (41). The more penalized route is that... more
AirlinesAir France: normal service to resume tomorrow, Tuesday 18 November
Paris, France - 100% of long-haul flights and 95% of short and medium-haul flights
"Today, Air France intends to operate: - 76% of its long-haul flights, - approximately 50% of its short and medium-haul flights, - at least 90% of regional partner airlines’ flights. The national p... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): sent the redundancy payment letters to all 17,000 employees
Rome, Italy - Taxpayers risk to pay the Alitalia's debts
Decisive week for Alitalia. Within few days the extraordinary commissioner Augusto Fantozzi will reply to the CAI (Compagnia Aerea Italiana) offer, he said during a TV interview, adding that the redundancy... more
AirlinesAlitalia: new flight cancellations in Fiumicino and Linate airports
Rome, Italy - Regular situation in Malpensa
Alitalia personnel mobilization to the last. Discomforts continue particularly in Fiumicino and Linate airports. Recorded this morning 21 flights cancelled in departure and 19 in arrivals in Linate,... more
AirlinesItalian ANPAC denies the hiring negotiations with CAI
Rome, Italy - The news appeared on the Italian press
ANPAC (Italian Commercial Aviation Pilots Association) and CAI (Compagnia Aerea Italiana) have not in progress any negotiations on the hiring of pilots in the "New Alitalia". A spokesman of the Association... more
AirlinesCAI: agreement with Unions on hiring
Rome, Italy - Announced in the afternoon by the four Unions
CAI (Compagnia Aerea Italiana) signed with FILT-CGIL, FIT-CISL, UIL-Trasporti and UGL-Trasporti an agreement on the rules to carry on the hiring of old Alitalia's employees. The agreement has been announced... more
AirlinesGreece hopes of ending the call for bids for Olympic Airlines within the end of January
Athens, Greece - Till now 13 investors have shown their interest
Greek Transports Minister, Kostis Hatzidakis, forecasts to receive not binding offers in the call for bids for the takeover of the national carrier Olympic Airlines at the beginning of the next month,... more
AirlinesMeridiana announces mobility for 150 passengers
Olbia, Italy - "In view of reducing flight activity during next months"
Starting up mobility procedure for 150 employees, "In view of reducing flight activity over the next month": these are the decisions taken yesterday by Meridiana SpA board of directors. Such choices... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): cancelled 60 flights in Fiumicino airport
Rome, Italy - Several delays
About 60 Alitalia flights at ground in the airport of Rome-Fiumicino, between departures (30) and arrivals (29). Until half-morning, other flights in departure recorded delays between 30 and 60 minutes;... more
AirlinesAir-France (3): discomforts for passengers
Paris, France - Grounded the half of the airplanes
Difficult days for passengers flying Air-France. The French carrier has declared that 40% of pilots took part in the strike but, according to unions, 80% of employees went on strike. The protest action,... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): Fabio Frati of CUB Trasporti under indictment for Strike Guarantee Commission
Rome, Italy - Within 60 days the verdict
Taken a measure by Strike Guarantee Commissioner, Antonio Martone, against Fabio Frati, CUB Trasporti National Secretary, representative of "Strike and Fight Movement", for the stop to flights on November... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines: "Will be sold to Lufthansa"
Vienna, Austria - A stronger position on the European market
Austrian Airlines will be sold to Lufthansa: such news was announced yesterday by the Austrian carrier, after a meeting of the committee in charge of the privatization process. The state holding Oeiag,... more
AirlinesRyanair: "Corrupt application of the state aid rules by the Commission", to apply against Alitalia
Brussels, Belgium - Following the go-ahead to the asset's takeover by CAI
Ryanair announces to apply to the European Commission after the go-ahead to CAI (Compagnia Aerea Italiana)'s plan for the Alitalia asset's take-over. "Ryanair will be appealing this latest blatantly... more
AirlinesAir France (2): toll-free number now available in France and from abroad
Rome, Italy - The website can be visited for major details
"Due to the call for strike action by French pilots’ unions, from Friday 14 November at one minute past midnight to Monday 17 November at midnight, Air France is expecting severe disruption to its operations.... more
AirlinesAir France: national pilots' strike from 14 to 17 November 2008
Rome, Italy - Very severe disruptions expected for the carrier
"French airline pilots’ unions have unanimously called a four-day strike from Friday 14 November at one minute past midnight to Monday 17 November at midnight, to protest against changes to the retirement a... more