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AirlinesQantas increases the flight to Sydney
Los Angeles, USA - It will be operative five times per week
The Qantas Airways has announced it will increase the frequency of its flights between San Francisco and Sydney, taking it from three to five times a week since March 26, 2007, as reply to the increasing... more
AirlinesChina Southern Airlines awards in London
London, United Kingdom - As the "World's fastest expanding airline"
China Southern Airlines received yesterday in London the ""First Class Award" of Ascend as the "World's fastest expanding airline" in 2006. Instead, the carrier has taken delivery of more than 50 aircraft,... more
AirlinesEmirates grows in the first six months of 2006
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Increase of 29% in the net profit of the first six months
Emirates has communicated the data about the first six financial months of 2006. From April until September the air company of the Emirates has realized a net profit equal to USD 323m, for a growth of... more
AirlinesAdria Airways cuts off the Ljubljana-Rome flights
Ljubljana, Slovenia - From January 10 to March 23 2007
The national airline of Slovenia, Adria Airways, informs the Winter period, from January 10 to March 23 2007, the Ljubljana-Rome-Ljubljana flights several times per week, activated last Spring. The connections... more
AirlinesAirplane pollution: easyJet pleads with European Parliament members for putting pressure on Commission
Milan, Italy - In order to introduce the "European Emission Trading Scheme" as soon as possible
"Today has expected the publication of a law by European Union that includes the aviation sector in the 'European Emission Trading Scheme'. Andy Harrison, easyJet's CEO, has remarked: 'I didn't think... more
AirlinesAlitalia: it is ready a maxi-network
Rome, Italy - Captained by AirOne
According to "Il Sole 24Ore" Italian journal, a maxi-network for Alitalia is ready and it should be captained by AirOne, M&C, Banca Intesa and a foreign partner. The economic newspaper said the network... more
AirlinesAir Madrid: did the planes lift without the green light by the mechanics?
Madrid, Spain - For 39 times the airplanes of the suspended airline have flew in not safe conditions
After the decision of the Spanish authorities to revoke the flight licence to the Spanish air company Air Madrid (see for details AVIONEWS), further details about the reasons of this decision are coming... more
AirlinesAer Lingus launches flight to Lithuania and Santiago de Compostela
Dublin, Ireland - The air company is planning new flights for the Spring 2007
The Aer Lingus has announced that for the first time it will launch a flight to Lithuania, which will be inaugurated in May 2007 with departures three times a week from Dublin to Vilnius. The carrier... more
AirlinesCivil aviation: the escamotage to win on the competition
Rome, Italy - Satellite channels, more comfortable seats, permit to smoke and other to conquer passenger
The tragedy of September 11 is remote, the fuel price is stopped, practically, the air transport is increasing and the airports are busy, new carriers born, the airports enlarged (also in view of the giant... more
AirlinesLauda Air launches the flight Bolzano-Vienna
Bolzano, Italy - The carrier will inaugurate the route on December 30th
In December the air company Lauda Air will start its new flight Bolzano-Vienna. This route will give a large contribution to the arrivals, both touristic and not in Alto Adige; in fact easier rates are... more
AirlinesIt is born the Gabon Airlines
Libreville, Gabon - The new African carrier will start its operation in January
In January 2007 the new Gabon air company, the Gabon Airlines, will start its operations. The private carrier will replace the defunct flag airline Air Gabon. The authorization to fly for the new airline... more
AirlinesThe United inaugurates the new first class
Atlanta, USA - A new suite on the planes with large fuselage
The United Airlines will inaugurate by the third quarter of 2007, the new first class on 97 planes of its fleet. The new suite in fact will be launched in the Boeing planes B-767, B-777 and B-747. The... more
AirlinesKenya Airways signed deal for three additional B-787s-8s
Seattle , Usa - Nine 787s to join four 777-200ERs as East African carrier expands its international fleet
"Boeing and Kenya Airways signed an order in Nairobi on Dec. 15 for three additional 787-8 Dreamliners. The airline now has nine 787s on order, and also holds four options for Boeing's fast-selling new... more
AirlinesNew Boulogne-Marrakesh flight by Atlas-Blue
Marrakech, Morocco - The connection will be operative since February 2007
In February the Atlas-Blue.com will start the new route Boulogne-Marrakesh which will be active until March 24th 2007. The route between Italy and Morocco will have a twice-week frequency, with departures... more
AirlinesIn the Summer the direct flight Venice-Dubai of the Emirates airline
Milan, Italy - It will be the third Italian destination of the Middle-East carrier
Emirates has announced the launch of a non-stop direct flight between Venice and Dubai. After Milan and Rome the city of Venice will be the third Italian destination of the Arab carrier, and will be connected... more
AirlinesNovember-record for Iberia
Madrid, Spain - Plus 1,7% on passenger traffic and good for the international flights
The Spanish airline Iberia has communicated the data about its passenger traffic in November. The passengers which have flown with the planes of the Iberian carrier have risen of 1,7%, the 8,2% of which... more
AirlinesEmirates: opening of a new route in Italy
Milan, Italy - The details tomorrow at 12:30 and the strategies for 2007
Emirates, before the closure of 2006, announced an important newness tomorrow, Tuesday, December 19 at 12:30 (at "La Terrazza" in Via Palestro 2 in Milan): the opening of a new route in Italy. Massimo... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines: new non-stop service to Roatan and Bonaire
Houston, Usa - With a B-737/700
Continental Airlines last Saturday began new nonstop Saturday service from its New York hub at Newark Liberty International Airport to Roatan, Honduras, and to Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles. The carrier... more
AirlinesAir Jamaica launches the direct flight New York-Barbados
New York, USA - The route was previously granted by the Caribbean Airlines
The air company Air Jamaica has announced a new daily non-stop connections about to start between New York and the Barbados. The route will be granted by the carrier which has welcomed the requests of... more
AirlinesThe TUI Group announces the birth of a new carrier, TUIfly.com
Milan, Italy - Starting from January 2007, it will join the Hapag-Lloyd Express and Hapagfly airlines
"The TUI Group has announced that, as of January 2007, two low-cost airlines Hapag-Lloyd Express and Hapagfly (the carrier of charter flights of the TUI group) will present on market with a new brand TUIfly.com. The... more
AirlinesThe original SkyEurope's Christmas initiative
Bratislava, Slovakia - Single way free tickets for some European capitals
A new promotion by SkyEurope, which has announced an offer of free tickets for several European Capitals, among which Bratislava, Vienna, Budapest, Krakow, Prague and Bucuresti. The Eastern European... more
AirlineseasyJet inaugurates the route Malpensa-Prague today
Milan, Italy - The airline aims to Milan's airport
"easyJet, the European low-cost carrier, inaugurates today, on December 15, the new route Milan-Malpensa/Prague. The schedule foresees a daily frequency. The tariffs are as of EUR 18,99, taxes included... more
AirlinesIberia: success for the route Madrid-Istanbul
Madrid, Spain - A good result also for the frequent flyers program
The Spanish air company Iberia has increased up to nine its weekly flights between Madrid and Istanbul, adding a new flight operated on Saturday. The move comes as an answer to the big growth of the demand... more
AirlinesLufthansa: passengers traffic on the rise of 6,3% in November
Berlin, Germany - The increase has interessed all the continents, in particular Europe
The passengers transported by Lufthansa in November amount to 4,3 million. This one correspond to a growth equal to 6,3% respect to the same period of last year. In regard to a major offer of 4,3%, the... more
AirlinesQantas (2): the airline has accepted the Macquire Bank offer
Sydney, Australia - The value for the take-over bid is USD 8,7 billion
After months of negotiations now it is official: the Australian air company Qantas Airways has decided to accept the offer from the consortium led by Macquire Bank and by the private equity society Texas... more
AirlinesAir Madrid, at suspension risk the flight licence
Madrid, Spain - This the maximum sanction for the delays and the technical problem noticed from the civil aviation
Air Madrid could see suspended the certification by 24 hours. Since six months, the airline is object of a control and surveillance plan by the side of the Civil Aviation, and the situation has been accelerated... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): 10 services from/to Ronchi dei Legionari are been deleted
Gorizia, Italy - Due to the air strike of tomorrow, on December 15
Ronchi dei Legionari airport (Gorizia) informs about the deletion of the Alitalia flights in the works for tomorrow, on December 15, 2006. The following services are deleted from/to Milan: - AZ-1339... more
AirlinesEgyptair wants 21 frequencies from Italy
Cairo, Egypt - It is the goal of 2008, for next Summer they will be 17 per week
Beyond the launch of the Egyptair Express service, the Egyptian carrier plans a further growth also in Italy: "Currently the weekly frequencies between two Countries are 15 -Hussein Sherif, Chief Executive... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS interviews Giancarlo Schisano, Alitalia's production director
Rome, Italy - About the punctuality and regularity of the service and the future projects to improve it
AVIONEWS has interviews Giancarlo Schisano, Alitalia's production director. AVIONEWS: How is Alitalia ranked for punctuality and regularity of the service compared with the main European competitors? Schisano:... more
AirlinesQantas rejects an offer from USD 11 billion
Melbourne, Australia - The terms of the proposals are considered unacceptable
Qantas' board of directors has not accepted the offer of USD 11 billion launched by a Society guided by an American company of private equity and by Macquarie Bank. "There were a lot of speculations... more
AirlinesAlitalia. De Benedetti: it takes better conditions for entrepreneurs
Rome, Italy - The industrialist is considered to be interested into the Government call for bids
Carlo De Benedetti, intervening to the Confindustria summit, has talked about the Alitalia's crisis, replying to the question if he would be interested to participate to the call for bids for the carrier. "I... more
AirlinesJet2.com trusts in Ambito5
London, United States - The agency will manage the media planification and communication of the airline
The air company Jet2.com has announced it has given to Ambito5, an agency for the integrated communication, the task to plan and management the media field for the next year. The low-cost carrier in fact... more
AirlinesSAA enlarges its network
Rome, Italy - The southern African carrier is planning new routes to South American and Europe
Saa is planning to enlarge its network by adding some connections both in Europa and in Southern America. In fact next year a new flight to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, could be activated, but its is till under... more
AirlinesLufthansa gives a flight as a Christmas present to children
Berlin, Germany - A promotion on all the routes operated by the German carrier
A new Lufthansa promotion aimed to the children. The German carrier will in fact allow to the children minor of 12 to fly free with their parents on the Lufthansa planes in all the European routes. The... more
AirlinesTAM returns to fly on Italy
Sao Paulo, Brazil - From Malpensa on March 30, 2007
TAM returns to fly on Italy. From March 30, 2007 it will operate the third international flight on Europe, with departure from Sao Paulo towards Milan-Malpensa. The Brazilian airline has reached this... more
AirlinesRussia: incentives for the tourism in new destinations
Moscow, Russia - An investment equal to USD 40 million
The Russian government has announced the new 7 destinations that will benefit of a future statute of "Special Economic Areas for the tourism" as part of a federal development's plan. To use these incentives... more
AirlinesMalaysia Airlines (2): return to the black for the counts
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Net profit equal to EUR 51 million
It continues in the third quarterly the positive trend of Malaysia Airlines, which closes on September 30 with a net profit of more than EUR 51 million, against a loss equal to EUR 77,8 million in the... more
AirlinesNew Centralwings flight Rome-Danzica
Rome, Italy - Since next March the new routes will start
Centralwings launches the new flight which will link Rome to Danzica. The routes departing from Ciampino airport will be active since next March with a twice-a-week-frequency. The Polish low-cost carrier... more
AirlinesAlitalia: in January the call for bids
Rome, Italy - These the times announced by the Minister Bianchi
According to the Italian Transport Minister Alessandro Bianchi, within this week it will happen the advisor's choice, while the call for bids' formulation will request a couple of weeks, so it should be... more
AirlinesTAM operates the second flight on New York
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - From December 15. Three connections on Miami
TAM continues to extend the international network, starting the second daily flight on New York from next December 15, and operating three daily flights on Miami, of which one with departure from Fortaleza... more
AirlinesMalaysia Airlines introduces the fourth flight on Italy
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - It will start on March 31, 2007
It is available on all the GDS (Global Distribution System) the forth flight by Malaysia Airlines between Rome and Kuala Lumpur. The new frequency, more than on Tuesday, on Friday and on Sunday, will be... more
AirlinesJet Airways flies to Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand - New route to Bangkok since January
Jet Airways, the biggest Indian private airline, has announced on Monday in January will start the new direct flights operated from New Delhi and Kolkata toward Bangkok. Bangkok will be the “Fiftieth d... more
AirlinesSAS Scandinavian Airlines Danmark A/S and partners to be the preferred airline of the Danish state and local governments
Stockholm, Sweden - The agreement has an annual value of EUR 25 million
"National Procurement Ltd. - Denmark (SKI) selected SAS Scandinavian Airlines Danmark A/S and our partners, Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Austrian Airlines and Swiss International Air Lines Ltd., as the preferred... more
AirlinesTam flies between Milan and Sao Paulo
Milan, Italy - Since next March 30th the Brazilian carrier will activate a daily connection
The Tam, Brazilian airline, has announced since next March a direct flight between Sao Paulo and Milan will be activated, and this will represent the third European destination of the airline, which currently... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): today the first act of the privatization
Rome, Italy - The advisor's choice
The competition for the sale by the side of the State of the 30% Alitalia’s package is started. The first act of the privatization is fixed for today morning, and at the same time the letters with the i... more
AirlinesAlitalia: possible break of the agreement with Air France-Klm
Rome, Italy - It should pay a penalty equal to EUR 200 million
Alitalia could issue from SkyTeam and break the commercial alliance with Air France. Bianchi, the Italian Transport Minister, affirmed it during an exclusive interview published yesterday by the “La T... more
AirlinesFour Airbus for Wizz Air
Budapest, Hungary - The delivery by 2008
An agreement with the Gecas Society will allow to low-cost carrier to increase its fleet with further new four aircraft Airbus A-320, which deliveries will start in 2008. The operation was signed in... more
AirlinesAerolineas Argentinas opens to the Stock Exchange
Buenos Aires , Argentina - And it follows a three year development’s plan
Newness in Aerolineas Argentinas: within the end of 2009 the Argentinian carrier counts to redouble its fleet, focusing its attention on long range aircraft. But it is not the only newness: the airline... more
AirlinesThe gift idea by Swiss International
Berne, Switzerland - A flight ticket instead of the common greeting card
For the next feast days, Swiss proposes a gift idea, a flight towards the more beautiful European Capitals, by EUR 134, included taxes and fuel surcharge. A flight ticket, instead of the common greeting... more
AirlinesFrom Jet2.com an offer to fly in Yorkshire
London, United Kingdom - Only the taxes are paid
Jet2.com, the British low-cost airline, launches an interesting offers for the Bergamo-Orio al Serio/Leeds-Bradford and Bergamo-Orio al Serio/Manchester routes. Booking the tickets on the web site www.jet2.com... more