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AirlinesGreen light for the merger between SN Brussels Airlines and Virgin Express
Brussels, Belgium - It was decided by SN Airholding
SN Airholding approved the merger between SN Brussels Airlines and Virgin Express, both under its management. So very soon the two carrier, the first one traditional, the second one low-cost, will be united... more
AirlinesAntitrust sanctions Wind Jet for deceptive advertisement
Catania, Italy - Telephone fares exclusive of VAT
Antitrust sentenced Wind Jet to pay a EUR 5100 sanction because of a 2005 advertising campaign where the Catania-based carrier had published telephone fares which were exclusive of VAT for its call center... more
AirlinesFinmeccanica: CSFB raises share target price
Rome, Italy - From EUR 18 to 20
The business bank, Credit Suisse First Boston, confirmed its Outperform operative assessment on Finmeccanica share but it raised target price from EUR 18 to 20 at the same time, after cash quarterly publication.... more
AirlinesAlitalia: agreement with unions for Cagliari employees
Cagliari, Italy - The flight stop at the Sardinian airport ended in the evening
Yesterday evening Alitalia flights stop at Cagliari-Elmas airport ended, after protests by the national airline employees caused cancellations and uneasiness for passengers, who were reprotected on Air... more
AirlinesKorean Air inaugurated three weekly flights to Istanbul
Rome, Italy - Served by A-330 airplanes
"Korean Air has inaugurated, from last May 21, three connections per week from Seoul to Istanbul, served by A-330 aircraft. Since last April 2005, the Korean airline offered regular charter services between... more
AirlinesSouth African Airways condamned by Johannesburg's Antitrust
Johannesburg, South Africa - The carrier will have to pay 8.4 million dollars
South Africa’s Antitrust condamned the South African Airways (SAA), to pay a USD 8.4 million sanction for abusing its dominant market position. Also last year the authority for the competition of Johannesburg c... more
AirlinesThe El Al's 2006 first quarter is good
Tel Aviv, Israel - Problems for the raising fuel cost
El Al closed the 2006 first quarter with a USD 12,4 million loss, less than the USD 18,5 million one of the same period of last year. "Were it not for the drastic increase in fuel cost, the airline would... more
AirlinesCargoItalia, Italian all cargo airline
Milan, Italy - Destinations to America and Asia
A new Italian all cargo airline was born. CargoItalia, that’s its name, was launched yesterday afternoon at Milan-Malpensa airport, where the carrier will be based, with the introduction of its first a... more
AirlinesAir One's satisfaction for the Council of State's decision about Alitalia-Volare
Rome, Italy - The carrier waits the assumption of the consequent measures
Air carrier Air One expressed its satisfaction for the Council of State’s sentence which received its appeal against the acquisition of the airline Volare by Alitalia (see for details AVIONEWS). Wishing t... more
AirlinesAlitalia: second stop by the Council of State, Air One's petition on Sardinian flights accepted
Rome, Italy - The 6th Section of the Council of State expelled Alitalia from the service obligations tender
Yesterday it was decided, but the sentence has been made known for few hours. The 6th Section of the Council of State accepted Air One petition against Lazio Regional Administrative Court’s decision t... more
AirlinesO'Leary: I will walk naked across Warsaw streets
Dublin, Ireland - If LOT removes fuel surcharge
Ryanair boss, Michael O’Leary, announced he will walk naked in Warsaw, if LOT, Polish flag airline, decides to remove fuel surcharge from its tickets within the end of this month. Another sensationalist t... more
AirlinesThe Council of State blocked the sale of Volare to Alitalia
Rome, Italy - The sentence of the TAR of Lazio capsized
The Council of State nullified the decision of the last May 11 took by the Regional Administrative court of Lazio, which refused the Air One’s appeal against the purchase of Volare by Alitalia (see for d... more
AirlinesQatar Airways: the results of the financial period 2005-2006
Milan, Italy - Six million of passengers transported
Qatar Airways has announced, at the end of the financial period 2005-2006, the economic results of its balance that has recorded an increase of 40% of turnover. In parallel, with the raise of the fleet... more
AirlinesWorkers' associations condemn the Pakistan International Airlines
London, UK - The carrier makes a discriminatory and oppressive anti-unions policy
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) asked to the Pakistani community in UK to boycott Pakistan International Airlines. According to ITF, an association which club several unions of t... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines to inaugurate today daily service to Copenhagen, in Denmark
New York, Usa - The carrier now offers transatlantic service to 28 cities in 15 countries
Continental Airlines today will inaugurate daily nonstop flights between its New York hub at Newark Liberty International Airport and Copenhagen, Denmark. With Copenhagen, Continental now offers transatlantic... more
AirlinesHLX.com: 96 flights per week between Italy and Germany
Milan, Italy - For Winter 2006-2007
Hapag-Lloyd Express (HLX) presents the new winter times 2006-2007. The flights will be reserved starting from today, May 23 at 6pm on the website www.hlx.com. HLX, the main low-cost carrier between Italy... more
AirlinesSecond B-747/400 converted freighter redelivered to JAL
Seattle, Usa - The first one was re-delivered to Cathay Pacific in December 2005
Boeing and JAL International celebrated completion and certification of the second 747-400 Boeing Converted Freighter at a redelivery ceremony held in Xiamen, People’s Republic of China, last May 21. J... more
AirlinesAgreement between Alitalia Cargo and Traxon
Rome, Italy - For Information Technology supply in air mail logistic management
Traxon Europe is a company born from a joint-venture between Air France and Lufthansa supplying data electronic management services for airlines, customs, handling and transport companies. In 2003 Alitalia... more
AirlinesMyAir.com informs that the link to Istanbul will be activated from next July 7
Bergamo, Italy - A frequency three times per week from September 20
"MyAir.com, carrier appointed by ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) some days ago to operate in Turkey, will make flights from Bergamo-Orio al Serio’s airport on Monday and Friday. A third connection, o... more
AirlinesAlitalia. Bianchi: we'll change the management of our carrier
Rome, Italy - It was announced by the new Minister of the Transport, Alessandro Bianchi, in Prodi Government for the Italian Communists
During a talk with some journalists the new Minister of the Transport of the second Prodi’s Government said that "The change of Alitalia’s management is necessarily one of the issue under examination dur... more
AirlinesCathay pacific: almost 1 million and 400 thousand passengers carried in April
Hong Kong, China - A statement od the Chinese airline makes it known
Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong’s private airline, makes known through a statement that it carried 1 million and 394 thousand and 688 passengers in April, 14.6% more compared to the same month in 2005. Load f... more
AirlinesAlitalia: displacement of check-in for Schengen flights in Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - From next Tuesday, May 23
"Alitalia informs its customers that starting from next Tuesday, May 23, the check-in of flights departing from Fiumicino for the following Schengen destinations (Athens, Barcelona, Brussels, Copenaghen,... more
AirlinesBritish Airways goes over expectations
London, United Kingdom - Net profit +19.1%
British Airways ends its fourth fiscal quarter with a 467 million pounds net profit (+19.1%), a 705 million pounds operating profit (+26.8%) and 8.515 billion turnover, widely going over expectations.... more
AirlinesWizz Air: in two years it has carried more than 3 million passengers
Budapest, Hungary - The low-cost carrier makes it known in a press release
A press release by Wizz Air, the main low-cost airline in Central Europe, makes known that the carrier has been celebrating the second anniversary of it foundation these days and communicates that it has... more
AirlinesHLX assigned to "Ambito5" the role for management of marketing and advertising's activities in Italy
Milan, Italy - The German low-cost carrier has decided to concentrate its own activity in an unique agency
Hapag-Lloyd Express (HLX), the German low-cost carrier, has assigned to the communications agency "Ambito 5", the role to manage and coordinate the marketing, public relations and advertising’s activities f... more
AirlinesThere will be soon the Antitrust decision about the purchase of Volare by Alitalia
Treviso, Italy - Antitrust President Antonio Catricalà announced it
The President of Italian Antitrust Authority, Antonio Catricalà, speaking yesterday in Treviso about the acquisition of the air carrier Volare by Alitalia, said that his agency is verifying the possibility... more
AirlinesAer Lingus on the stock exchange in September
Dublin, Ireland - Its debut expected in June has been delayed
Ireland’s Transport Ministry made known that flag airline Aer Lingus is not going to debut on the stock exchange before September, October. The carrier is known to be willing to list on the stock market a... more
AirlinesUPS reinforces its hub in Louisville
Louisville, USA - It will boost sorting capacity to 487,000 packages an hour
After the announcement by FedEx Express package delivery company to enlarge its hub at Indianapolis Airport (see AVIONEWS for details), its rival UPS (United Parcel Service) does the same. The cargo carrier... more
AirlineseasyJet: up to 35% discounts for who does not bear football
London, United Kingdom - Discounted flights until July 9
easyJet had a promotional idea aimed at a customer sector which is maybe not as much meagre as you could think: for all those who are not football supporters and want to literally "Escape" world championship... more
AirlinesEmirates SkyCargo expands in South America
Milan, Italy - The carrier reaches the record of a million of tons transported
In order to expand in South America and to maximize the capacity for cargo transport within the region, Emirates SkyCargo has named the Scand Air Cargo as sale agent in the cargo section at San Paulo in... more
AirlinesAlitalia. Spinetta (2): "They must let Cimoli work"
Paris, France - "Duration, constance and persistence in efforts leads to better results"
Air France President, Jean Cyril Spinetta, said "It took 4 years for Christian Blanc to take Air France back to red. [...] It is impossible to judge management operations in short times. [...] We must... more
AirlinesAlitalia. Cimoli: "We did not touch a cent from the capital increase"
Rome, Italy - "The bridge-loan was rendered without nocking one billion Euros obtained by the market"
At the end of the understanding protocol, which was signed yesterday in Rome among Alitalia, Rome Municipality, Aeroporti di Roma SpA, ENAC (National Civil Aviation Authority), Rome Chamber of Commerce... more
AirlineseasyJet will inaugurate next Saturday the flight Malpensa-Ibiza and increases the frequencies
Milan, Italy - Other three ones with weekly cadence
easyJet, the low-cost carrier in Europe, to inaugurate next Saturday the new link from Milan-Malpensa towards Ibiza. After the enormous success of the connection, the airline has decided to increase further... more
AirlinesAir France-KLM's fiscal year closed positively
Paris, France - It was declared by the President of the group Jean-Cyrill Spinetta to the board of directors
Yesterday Jean-Cyrill Spinetta, President of the Air France-KLM group, showed to the board of directors the results of the 2005-06 fiscal year, which ended on March 31. In the examinated period two principal... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines has to cut costs for USD 1 billion
Fort Worth, USA - Carrier's President Gerard Arpey told it
During the annual meeting of American Airlines’ shareholders at Fort Worth, Texas, carrier’s President, Gerard Arpey, showed to the reporters the principal goals of the airlines, which closed 2006 fir... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines increased its fares on domestic routes
New York, USA - The decision to face the raise of the fuel cost
Continental Airlines decided yesterday to increase of USD 2 its fares on domestic flights and on the route to and from Canada. The decision has been taken to face the constant raise of the fuel cost. From... more
AirlinesStrong growth of bangkok Airways
Singapore, Republic of Singapore - The carrier won the first "Changi Airline Awards 2006"
It continues the growth of Bangkok Airways, the Thailandese carrier which is conquering a more and more strong role among the South-Eastern Asian airlines. To confirm the good results obtained in the last... more
AirlinesJetAlliance is a new client of the Airbus A-318 Elite
Vienna, Austria - The aircraft will be equipped with CFM International’s CFM56-5 engines
The Austrian luxurious charter operator, JetAlliance, will buy an Airbus A-318 Elite, becoming so a new client for the smallest member of Airbus Corporate Jetliner family. The new purchase is added to... more
AirlinesItalian Honourable Pedrini (Italia dei valori party): one of the first commitments by Government is the problem Alitalia
Rome, Italy - "The strikes then are the consequence of the management and not the cause"
"One of the first engagements that the Government have to face urgently, according the Honourable Egidio Pedrini, probably future member of the Transport Commission in the Chamber of Deputies and already... more
AirlinesVietnam Airlines continues to expand its activities
Hanoi, Vietnam - New domestic and international routes will be launched very soon
Also if with some difficulties, linked in particular to the high price of the aircraft’s leasing, Vietnam Airlines continues to grow. The carrier launched several new domestic routes which will make e... more
AirlinesThe agreement between City Airlines and Welcome on Board renewed
Stockholm, Sweden - Increased the fares' distribution net
Swedish carrier, City Airlines, renewed the fare coding agreement with Welcome on Board. The fare coding schedules the codification and the distribution of the fares of the carrier to the sale systems... more
AirlinesSardinia: new territory continuity from July 1
Cagliari, Italy - More flights and fixed fares
Starting from July first there will be a new territory continuity for Sardinia island, Italy. While only one airline now operates each route, since that date Alitalia, Meridiana and Air One will travel... more
AirlinesEmirates increases the frequency of links to New York with a new flight via Hamburg
Milan, Italy - From the end of October by B-777/300ER aircraft configured in three classes
Emirates announces the introduction, from next October 29, of a new connection between Dubai and New York (via Hamburg). With this service the carrier increases the links to NY until three ones per day,... more
AirlinesTravellers more and more unsatisfied by US carriers
Washington, USA - It was detected by a research of Michigan University
It seems that US carriers, completely busy to solve their financial problems, to cut cost and services judged futile, and to fight every day against the increase of fuel price, had forgotten to give satisfactory... more
AirlinesNew route for Continental Airlines
New York, USA - Daily connections between the Big Apple and Barcelona
Continental Airlines will launch tomorrow its new daily no-stop flight between New Yorker airport of Newark and Barcelona. The new route is part of the expansion plan of Continental’s transatlantic routes, t... more
AirlinesFinnair launched the route Pisa-Helsinki
Pisa, Italy - The direct flight will have a twice-weekly frequency
It was announced by Arto Sutinen, Director for Italy of the Finnish carrier, during a press conference: every Tuesday and Friday direct Pisa-Helsinki flights will be operated with A-320 aircraft (with... more
AirlinesAlitalia closed positively the day at Milan Stock Exchange
Rome, Italy - The share increased of the 1.48%
Today’s session of Milan Stock Exchange ended positively for Alitalia’s share. The day began in a not good way for the Italian national carrier that was loosing about the 8% because of the approval yes... more
AirlinesAgreement achieved between Alaska Airlines and its workers
Seattle, USA - It is nearer the signature of the new contract for 3,600 employers
Alaska Airlines made know to have achieved an agreement in principle with about 3,600 of its clerical workers, passenger service and ramp crews. "There are still some details to define" said a carrier’s s... more
AirlinesLufthansa loses dozen million Euros
Berlin, Germany - However revenues exceed forecast
Lufthansa, the greatest German airline, lost EUR 98m in the first quarter of 2006, compared to EUR 116m lost in the same period last year. Its operating loss instead widened from 26m to 75m. Losses are... more
AirlinesEurofly closes in the red but launches a contest for "Germany 2006"
Milan, Italy - Negative net profit of EUR 4.4m in the first quarter of this year
The first quarter of 2006 closes in the red for Italian leisure airline, Eurofly: despite +2.2% revenue, equivalent to EUR 62.5m, the carrier registers a EUR 4.4m negative net profit. According to the... more