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AirlinesAlitalia, maybe a new buyer
Rome, Italy - An unbinding offer from Quantum Group
The Italian daily "Finanza & Mercati" wrote today about a new unbinding offer for the Italian national carrier by Quantum Group, US investment fund, in concert party with THL including Cathay Pacific,... more
AirlinesLufthansa strengthens flights from Florence
Florence, Italy - Seventh daily flight to Munich
"The German national carrier Lufthansa has decided to strengthen the flights from the airport of Florence by adding, from March 2008, a seventh daily flight to Munich. Florence will be the only Italian... more
AirlinesKorean Air: "Discriminated against low-cost carriers"
Seoul, South Korea - Air Korea will have to wait two years for international flights
As already announced, South-Korea's Ministry of Constructions and Transports halted the development of the newborn low-cost carrier Air Korea, subsidiary of national carrier Korean Airlines (see AVIONEWS).... more
AirlinesEstonian Air expands on the Italian market
Milan, Italy - New direct connection Rome-Tallinn
"Starting from the Summer of 2008 Estonian Air will inaugurate the new direct connection Rome-Tallinn. The new flight will operate twice a week, on Mondays and Fridays starting from April 4, 2008. The... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3), Passera defends airline's Italianity
Rome, Italy - And gets supports from Montezemolo
Corrado Passera, Intesa Sanpaolo's number one, draws the card of the patriotic mobilization to catch up with his main competitor, the Air France - Klm, considered the probable in the race for the acquisition... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the criticism of the Lombardia Region President about the Air France-KLM plan
Rome, Italy - Formigoni: "It would represent the death of Malpensa"
The President of Lombardia Region, Roberto Formigoni, has criticized bitterly the Air France-KLM plan for Alitalia: "It is unbelievable because this plan copies that presented by AZ on August 30th, 2007.... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): Jean-Cyrill Spinetta defends the Air France-KLM plan
Rome, Italy - "It will restore profitability to the Italian carrier"
"I believe that Air France will meet a new goal in its history with the Alitalia creativity and experience", said Jean-Cyril Spinetta, the CEO of Air France-KLM, in defence of the French-Dutch Group plan... more
AirlinesAir One: Italy cannot relinquish the Italian national airline
Rome, Italy - AP Holding offers an industrial long-term solution centred on the needs of the country and its citizens
“'I am deeply convinced that the Country has the right and the duty to protect its national airline. AP Holding is the only concrete solution to prevent yielding a strategic asset of the country to foreigners a... more
AirlinesIn-flight wi-fi connection: Jet Blue leads the dance
New York, USA - Then American Airlines, Virgin America and Alaska Airlines
In the next weeks, several US carriers will start offering their passengers the access to the Internet during the flight. To lead the dance, starting from Tuesday, the low-cost Jet Blue, that will launch... more
AirlinesAlitalia: a technicality would ward off the necessity of a take-over bid
Rome, Italy - As in the case of Eurofly-Meridiana
According to national press, the selling of Alitalia could not need a take-over bid. The CONSOB, as in the case of Eurofly-Meridiana, could allow Air France and Air One to reach a share of over 30%... more
AirlinesAqua Airlines, connections to Aeolian Islands by seaplane
Palermo, Italy - Services in force until February, but it will be certainly strengthened next Summer
Aqua Airlines, the airline company of Navigando Air, created links by seaplane from Catania and Palermo airports to Aeolian Islands. They will use Cessna Caravan 208 aircraft in amphibian configuration.... more
AirlinesRyanair against the acquisition of Alitalia on behalf of Air Fance
Dublin, Ireland - "Before both have to give back the state aid"
As if the Italian Government did not have already enough problems to organize the divestment of the national carrier, now also Ryanair, major European low-cost carrier, started boycotting the possible... more
AirlinesDelta Air Lines, negative forecasts for the fourth quarter
Atlanta , USA - The carrier will reduce the number of the domestic routes
The recent demand decrease and continuous growth of the fuel cost are the main causes for which Delta Air Lines will close in red the last quarter of 2007 period. The operating margin will register an... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): in the Air France-KLM plan, the airport of Fiumicino will become the third intercontinental hub
Paris, France - Reorganization of Malpensa and strategy for Linate
Air France-KLM was the first to have deposited the unbinding offer for the Alitalia and to have illustrated the relaunch strategy of the carrier. The French plan seems to be in agreement with the plan... more
AirlinesTransport cargo: Chinese-South-Korean joint-venture
Tianjin , China - Five carriers signed yesterday an agreement for the constitution of a new company dedicated to goods
A company that shall deal with goods transportation, of their ground handling, of their stocking, and that may supply all necessary services for air transport: this is the aim of five new Asian airlines,... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Board of Directors meeting on December 6, 2007
Rome, Italy - The Board will meet during next week
"The Board of Directors of ALITALIA – Linee Aeree Italiane SpA, met yesterday chaired by Dr. Maurizio Prato. During the meeting, the board took note – referring to the Company’s project aimed at ra... more
Airlines3% growth of Alitalia stakes after Air France offer
Rome, Italy - Air France has 2% of Alitalia
After the offer of Air France for the acquisition of Italian flag airline Alitalia, both airlines stakes registered an increase, a 3% for Alitalia and a little more than 2% for French carrier. Today... more
AirlinesQatar Airways orders 92 new Boeing planes
Doha , Qatar - The delivery will be within 2014
Qatar Airways announced the order of 60 Boeing B-787-8 Dreamliner (30 bought and 30 optioned) and the purchase confirmation of 27 Boeing B-777 planes, besides the option of other 5 models which is already... more
AirlinesCathay Pacific buys Trent 700 for its additional A-330 airplanes
Toulouse, France - Airline will have additional 8 aircraft
Cathay Pacific has placed another order for Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines, to power an additional eight Airbus A-330 twinjets in a business worth around USD 280 million at engine list prices. These... more
AirlinesAlso for Ryanair more passengers and less load factor
Dublin, Ireland - Profits at +17,5%, analysts disappointed
As for Air Berlin (see AVIONEWS), also competing low-cost carrier Ryanair declared for November an increase in the total number of passengers transported (3,89 million people, almost +25%) but disappointing... more
AirlinesAir Berlin, in November +19,2% passengers
Berlin, Germany - "But load factor and fare yields not satisfying as yet"
German low-cost carrier, Air Berlin, let know that in the month of November its aircraft transported 2 million 38 thousand passengers, which corresponds to 19,2% more compared to last year's same period.... more
AirlinesSas Cargo looks forward to new Sas destinations
Stockholm, Sweden - The A-340 aircraft will be used
"Scandinavian Airline's decision to start up two new intercontinental destinations as of October 2008 is good news for SAS Cargo. Thereby, the air cargo company is able to offer its customers, the forwarding... more
AirlinesUSA, the airlines reduce the domestic flights
New York, USA - The choice comes after the continuous increases of the fuel cost
The US six major airlines (American, United, Delta, Continental, Northwest and Us Airways) planned a reduction of the domestic flights to meet the growth of the fuel cost. The daily "USA Today" reports... more
AirlinesAlitalia: clarification
Rome, Italy - The airline will announce the number of proposals received and the names of the subjects who have made them
"With reference to newswires published this morning by Air France-KLM and Air One, Alitalia – at the request of Stock Exchange Controller (CONSOB) – confirms that at the end of today, referring to the... more
AirlinesAlitalia, offer presented by Air France-Klm
Rome, Italy - Stock gains 5% at the exchange in Milan
The Air France-Klm group is the first among the pretenders to the acquisition of the 49,9% of Alitalia put on sale by the Treasure Ministry, to present a non-binding letter of interest. This was revealed... more
AirlinesTAM changes its CEO and other top-class officers
São Paulo, Brazil - Marco Antonio Bologna quits its CEo position
Marco Antonio Bologna left its CEO task in Tam Brazilian airlines, to enter as special advisor in Tam Empreendimentos e Participações S/A (Tep) holdings. Former Vice-President of Operations, captain D... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines: John Slater elected managing director for Latin America
Houston, USA - Effective from January 1st, 2008
Yesterday, Continental Airlines announced the election of John Slater as managing director for Latin America. The office will be effective starting from next January 1st, 2008. Slater, formerly Continental's... more
AirlinesAirOne in search of new flight attendants
Rome, Italy - Essential requirement the excellence in languages
AirOne is looking for 300 flight attendants, and candidates must meet the following requirements: - Age between 20 and 32; - Diploma or degree; - Excellent knowledge of English and preferably of a... more
AirlinesArik Air is the new national carrier of Niger
Niamey, Niger - Flights as of December 25th
The Republic of Niger (Western Africa) has as from today a national carrier: it is Arik Air, the private airline which de facto took the place of Nigeria Airways as main carrier of Nigeria in 2006. The... more
AirlinesMalaysia Airlines: delivery of the A-380 with a two year delay
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Now they talk about the compensantion
Airbus will be ready to deliver the Airbus A-380 superjumbo aircraft by 2009 to Malaysian Airline System Bhd (MAS), a two-year delay from the original delivery date.. "We are discussing with MAS on... more
AirlinesAga Khan, 12 million Euro for the recapitalization of Eurofly
Milan, Italy - The outlay is necessary to meet the losses, the first step towards a reorganization of the airline
Aga Khan will invest more than estimated in Eurofly. The board of directors of Meridiana airline, in fact, approved a subscription of 12 million Euro to meet the losses of Eurofly (the carrier of Meridiana... more
AirlinesEurofly: Lorenzo Caprio new President of the Board
Milan, Italy - Giusti and Romani reconfirmed as directors
The assembly of shareholders has appointed last Friday Lorenzo Caprio as new President of the Eurofly Board of Directors, while Alessandro Giusti and Antonio Romani have been reconfirmed as directors. The... more
AirlinesAlitalia: starts the countdown and everything is still very behind
Rome, Italy - No guarantees by Air France-KLM and Lufthansa
The countdown for the introduction of mandatory bids for the Alitalia privatization is started. The deadline is two days away and Air France-KLM and Lufthansa, two European giants indicated as possible... more
AirlinesThe dim future of Olympic Airlines
Athens, Greece - The Ryanair complaint makes worse the situation
Greece's Transport Minister Costis Hadzidakis has warned that the national carrier Olympic Airlines faces a dim future amid mounting speculation that it will have to cease necessarily in a short time. In... more
AirlinesAir Jamaica will be private by 2009
Kingston, Jamaica - Government is recruiting an investment banker for the sell
The plans of the new liberal-oriented Jamaican government to privatize state-owned carrier Air Jamaica are becoming more concrete. Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and Public Services,... more
AirlinesRyanair asks for European Commission impeachment for its no-intervention against Alitalia's state aid
Rome, Italy - A large workload for its legal office
If the Irish Ryanair airline would have a global efficiency like its legal office, it would be the world's most appreciated airline. This consideration emerges from the Ryanair's lodging of fifth case... more
AirlinesAir India's European hub will be either Munich or Vienna
New Delhi , India - The decision in the next months
Air India, one of the major carriers of the Indian subcontinent, has shortlisted the airport sites suited for becoming its new European hub: they are Munich, in Germany, and Vienna in Austria. The final... more
AirlinesAir Berlin flies from Duesseldorf towards Beijing and Shanghai
Berlin, Germany - 5 weekly links
German low-cost carrier, Air Berlin, announced as from May next year two new links from Duesseldorf towards the Chinese metropols Beijing and Shanghai. Five weekly links are foreseen; the flight to Beijing... more
Airlines"Briefing - Asia Aviation" (2): Air China invests 75 million dollars on the ground services
Beijing, China - For the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
National flag carrier Air China has spent 560 million yuan (USD 75 million) in buying special equipment to offer safer and more efficient ground services, getting ready for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.... more
Airlines"Briefing - Asia Aviation": Airblue orders 14 Airbus A-320/200s
Islamabad, Pakistan - For a value of 910 million dollars
Airblue, Pakistan's fastest growing airline, has placed orders worth 910 million dollars with Airbus for the purchase of 14 new Airbus A-320/200 aircraft. This is the largest order for outright purchase... more
AirlinesAlitalia: net debt as of 31 October 2007
Rome, Italy - Equal to EUR 1,182 million
"- The Group’s net debt as of 31 October 2007 amounted to 1,182 million euros, with a slight increase in net indebtedness of 11 million euros (+0.9%) compared to the situation on 30 September 2007 which w... more
AirlinesAlpi Eagles, the Region will host a new meeting on December 5th
Venice, Italy - If the airline will square accounts with 4 creditors, it could obtain the licence extension
After the meeting of yesterday the representatives of Regione Veneto, city council of Venice, SAVE, ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) and Alpi Eagles have decided that a new conference will be fixed... more
AirlinesAlitalia: statement in regard to news reported yesterday by the press
Rome, Italy - As to Ryanair's appeal to the European Court for alleged illicit favours for Volare
"With reference to what reported yesterday by the news agencies in regard to the appeal presented by Ryanair to the European Court, for alleged illicit state-help in favour of Volare, Alitalia clarifies... more
AirlinesHawaiian Airlines firma un accordo con Airbus per sei A-350XWB/800 e sei A-330/200
Hawaii, Stati Uniti - Tutti gli aerei saranno equipaggiati con i motori Rolls-Royce Trent
La maggiore compagnia aerea delle isole Hawaii, Hawaiian Airlines, ha firmato un accordo con il costruttore Airbus per la fornitura di sei aerei A-350XWB/800 e sei A-330/200, che saranno consegnati a partire... more
AirlinesThe Finnish government buys Finnair shares
Helsinki, Finland - About 22 million of shares for a value of 130 million Euro
"The Finnish government gives a mandate to the Prime Minister to subscribe shares of about 22 million Euro of the national-flag airline, Finnair, for a value not in excess of 130 million Euro. With... more
AirlinesQatar Airways celebrated B-777/300ER delivery
Doha, Qatar - It has ordered a total of 27 B-777 airplanes and options
"Boeing and Qatar Airways yesterday celebrated the arrival of the first Boeing airplane to join the airline's fleet. Qatar Airways' new flagship 777-300ER arrived after a nearly 15-hour direct flight from... more
AirlinesAeroflot case: Berezovsky sentenced in absentia by the Moscow Savyolovsky Court
Moscow, Russia - For embezzlement of 215 million rubles
The Moscow Savyolovsky Court has found tycoon Boris Berezovsky guilty of embezzling over 215 million rubles from flagship air carrier Aeroflot and sentenced him to six years' imprisonment in absentia. The... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): the new version of the "MilleMiglia Program" will begin in January 2008
Rome, Italy - The most important novelties of the new edition
"On January 1st, 2008, a new version of the "MilleMiglia Program" will begin, offering many new features and advantages for its members. In fact, the current version of the "MilleMiglia Program", launched... more
AirlinesAir One on tomorrow's national strike in Italian air transport
Rome, Italy - Only nine flights guaranteed
"Air One informs that, due to the four-hour national strike in the Italian air transport, between 11:00am and 3:00pm of tomorrow, Friday November 30 only the following flights are granted: AP-2968 13:10-14:40... more
AirlinesQatar Airways: daily connection from Milan starting from March
Milan, Italy - 11 flights from Italy
"Qatar Airways, in the last seven months, recorded an increase of traffic equal to 34% compared to the same period of 2006. From next March, with the beginning of the new Summer times, the direct flight... more