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AirlinesKLM will modernize its long-range fleet
Amsterdam, Netherlands - The project for 2012-2015
Starting from 2012 up to 2015, Dutch airline KLM announced to have elaborated a modernization project of its current long-range fleet. MD-11s currently in service will be replaced by A-350s or B-787s,... more
AirlinesEthiopian Airlines will open a route to Brussels
Addis Abeba, Ethiopia - Direct competition with Belgian SN Brussels Airlines
Ethiopian Airlines announced that since next June 5 it will start flights between Brussels and Addis Abeba. The timetable of the flights will allow better capability to change with other African destinations... more
AirlinesThe Court of Rome accepted the Alitalia's appeal on Volare
Rome, Italy - Italian flagship carrier is now nearer to Gallarate's airline
The Court of Rome accepted Alitalia’s appeal for the fight with AirOne concerning the race’s rules for the purchase of Volare. The appeal was presented by Giancarlo Cimoli’s group after the sentence that... more
AirlinesAlaska Air renews its fleet
Washington, USA - It chose the B-737s
The airline made known its decision to accelerate the delivery of the new B-737 to retire all its Boeing MD-80 planes by December 2008. The carrier signed last June a deal for the value of about USD 2.3... more
AirlinesVolare launches the Summer offer of Air Europe
Milan, Italy - They are scheduled flights for Cuba, Mauritius and Cancun
The carrier Volare, After that last week Bruxelles authorized the Italian government to loan EUR 25 million, which were necessary to guarantee the practicality of the flights (see for details AVIONEWS),... more
AirlinesTurkish Airlines will link Venice to Istanbul from March 31
Venice, Italy - A statement by Save, Italian air station's management company, makes it known
Save, the management company of Venice and Treviso airport, makes known that flag carrier Turkish Airlines will link Venice to Istanbul with a three times weekly 146-seated A-321 service from March 31.... more
AirlinesLatest news from some Irish and English companies
Dublin, Ireland - They concern Aer Lingus, Cityjet, BA Connect and BNed
Two Dublin-based airlines are increasing their fleet: Aer Lingus has subscribed one A-330/200 and one A-330/300 order which is being delivered within 2006; Cityjet is adding 17 ARJ-85s, previously owned... more
AirlinesAir France: the Paris-Teheran service will be daily starting from March 27
Teheran, Iran - Iranian delegation of French airline announces that
Iranian delegation of Air France makes known that the French airline will bring the frequency of its flights between Paris and Teheran from current four times weekly up to once daily starting from March... more
AirlinesAlitalia: meeting between the carrier and unions
Rome, Italy - Summit at the presence of Italian Minister for Productive Activities, Claudio Scajola
Today at the Ministry of Productive Activities, at the presence of Minister Claudio Scajola, the Alitalia’s officers and the unions will meet themselves to talk about carrier’s counts. Unions confirm tha... more
AirlinesLatest news from some British airlines
London, United Kingdom - They are about Air Scotland, Air Wales, Astraeus, Atlantic Airlines, Atlantic Express, British Airways, easyJet, Excel Airways, Flybe and Fly Globespan
Glasgow-based Air Scotland will enter Manchester market starting from May 2006 with weekly B-757/200 services to Spanish cities Alicante, Barcelona, Girona, Malaga and Palma de Mallorca. Air Wales has... more
AirlinesScandinavian Airlines is in partnership with Swiss International
Stockholm, Sweden - Code-share for Singapore connections
Starting from next March 26, Scandinavian Airlines International operations on the Bangkok-Singapore-Bangkok route will be in the form of s code-share with SWISS. The initiative is part of a streamline... more
AirlinesGood day for Alitalia at the Exchange
Milan, Italy - A raise of 2.52% in respect to Friday
This morning Alitalia’s share flew at Milan Exchange where it has had a raise of 2.52% arriving at EUR 1.222. The optimum share’s trend should be due to the Board of Directors which took place last Fri... more
AirlinesUnexpected strike of Cyprus Airways' pilots
Nicosia, Cyprus - 17 flights cancelled
About 2700 people remained grounded on last Saturday because of the unexpected strike of Cyprus Airways’ pilots against the carrier’s restructuring plan, which forecasts to save EUR 37.9 million every yea... more
AirlinesQantas won't move its maintenance offset
Sydney, Australia - Avalon's base will remain in Australia
After the last week announcement to cut 480 workplaces (see AVIONEWS for details), Qantas makes known that its technical base in Avalon, in Australia’s Victoria state, where wide-body Boeing 747 maintenance i... more
AirlinesGood results for Thai Airways at january 2006
Bangkok, Thailand - Large raise of carrier's load factor
Thai Airways announced that its load factor, the number of available seats filled on its flights, arrived, on January 2006, at 76.1% with a large raise in respect to the same month of the last year. The... more
AirlinesLufthansa decreases European flights' prices
Berlin, Germany - The decision to continue to be competitive on the market
German flagship carrier, Lufthansa, decided to expand its lower-fare strategy. Currently the airline operates with reduced fares in its domestic flights, to contain the strong competition of low-cost carriers... more
AirlinesOzJet closes Melbourne-Sydney route
Sydney, Australia - It was impossible to withstand to competition
Australian carrier OzJet, which was recently created for business class domestic flights, announced its decision to close the Melbourne-Sydney route. The choice, Chairman Paul Stoddart explained, became... more
AirlinesAer Lingus' staff plans agitations
Dublin, Ireland - Actions against Irish airline's privatization and pensions deficit
Last year the Irish national airline Aer Lingus had announced a privatization plan, with the purpose to fund an expansion on its long-haul operations. SUTPU (Services, Industrial, Professional and Technical... more
AirlinesFLYi is the new Northwest Airlines' subsidiary
Minneapolis, USA - Possibilities of reemployment for laid-off pilots
Northwest Airlines announced it has bought the operating certificate of Bankrupt by FLYi carrier to have it as subsidiary in regional flights. The airline will pay USD 2 million for the certificate which... more
AirlinesRaise of passengers for China Southern Airlines
Guangzhou, China - Good results also for cargo service
China Southern Airlines announced today that during February it carried 3.43 million passengers, up 4.2% in respect to the same period of 2005. The carrier, one of the three most important carriers of... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines' pilots won support by other carriers' pilots
New York, USA - Protests for the reappraisals of the contracts
Delta Airlines’ pilots won officially the support of the pilots of 8 other carriers in their fight against the airline which is trying to cut their wages and to make a very onerous revision the pension s... more
AirlinesEmirates reinforces its own presence in East Africa and introduces the second daily flight to Zurich
Milan, Italy - In addition it renews the equipment of B-777/200 and the SkyCargo expands services
Emirates announces new links from Dubai to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Abeba, introducing from next March 23 three weekly flights which to become daily as of December 1st. The departure from Dubai has... more
AirlinesQantas: on one hand it fires employees and on the other it offers million dollar wages to its managers
Sydney, Australia - 480 discharges announced in airplane maintenance sector
Geoff Dixon, Director General of Qantas, Australian flag airline, announced 480 work units cut yesterday evening. It concerns its Sydney airplane maintenance technical base’s workers. The operations o... more
AirlinesAerolineas Argentinas (2): Codacons asked in addition to the ticket payback also the damage compensation
Rome, Italy - The frustration of the passengers grounded
Codacons (Italian association to tutelage customers) made known, through its spokesman Carlo Rienzi, that to cover the damages created this morning to 102 passengers, who had to go from Rome to Buenos... more
AirlinesMalev: the frequency of flights Bucharest-Budapest doubled from next March 25
Budapest, Hungary - The "Bucharest Daily News" reported it
According to the "Bucharest Daily News" website reported, Malev, the Hungarian public carrier, as of next March 25 will double the frequency of the flights linking the Hungarian capital to that Romanian... more
AirlinesJapan Airlines' plane obliged to change course
Tokyo, Japan - No injured on board
Today a Japan Airlines’ plane, which was carrying 447 people from tokyo to Guam island, was obliged to come back in japan a few after the take off because of the break of one of the windows in the cockpit. T... more
AirlinesNorthwest Airlines resumes Minneapolis-London route
Minneapolis, USA - Flights will be guaranteed for all the Summer
Northwest Airlines announced that since today it will resume the non-stop flights between Minneapolis and London, suspended on last October 30. The decision to stop the service on this route was due to... more
AirlinesAir Madrid: Barcelona-Bucharest flight operative starting from March 27
Bucharest, Romania - British Airways announces Romania news too
Spanish private airline, Air Madrid, said that a new Barcelona-Bucharest flight will be operative from March 27. The weekly routes will take off on Monday and Saturday. Air Madrid has a 7 Airbus’ family a... more
AirlinesCathay Pacific: Alberto Brandi new Cargo Director for Italy
Milan, Italy - Brandi is in Cathay Pacific from 2002
New Cathay Pacific’s Cargo Director for Italy is Italian Alberto Brandi. He entered in Hong Kong carrier in 2002 and by the beginning of his job experience he performed an important role in the beginning p... more
AirlinesSwiss: 670,000 passengers transported in February 2006
Basel, Switzerland - The Swiss carrier, controlled by Lufthansa, unveiled it in a press release
Swiss International, Swiss carrier born by the Swissair’s failure and controlled by German Lufthansa, unveiled that to have transported last February, 670,236 people, +4,9% compared to the same month o... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Alicos' call center workers in strike
Palermo, Italy - The protest against uneasy job
Today Alicos’ call center workers struck for 4 hours at Palermo, the company is owned for the 40% by Alitalia, to protest, as in the last weeks (see for details AVIONEWS), against the uneasy situation o... more
AirlineseasyJet: the 16th base by the English low-cost carrier has been inaugurated today in Malpensa
Milan, Italy - The expectations by airline are those to transport over 1,2 million of passengers from Milan in the next 12 months
Andy Harrison, easyJet’s CEO, has inaugurated today the 16th base of the carrier at Milan-Malpensa. The airline hopes to transport more over 1,2 million of passengers from Malpensa in the next 12 months o... more
AirlinesBritish Airways announces a plan to cut costs
London, UK - Job losses likely
British Airways announced a new plan to cut costs. The carrier wants save GBP 450 million in the next two years. As for many other airlines, also for British Airways the raise of fuel’s cost engraved v... more
AirlinesAirUnion: Russian charter to Hungary from next Summer
Budapest, Hungary - The interest by Russian carrier arrives after that the intention to acquire Malev was exposed
Hungarian Government’s sources unveiled that the AirUnion, Russian consortium of the private carriers, controlled by the undertaker Boris Abramovich, would have the intention to link Russia to Hungary t... more
AirlinesMalaysia Airlines sells its planes
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Airline's restructuring plan pledges also fleet cuts
Malaysia Airlines, which owns Southeast Asia’s biggest fleet size, has decided to sell about 30 of its 100 airplanes. In particular the list, still in definition, should include 12 or 13 Boeing 747/400s a... more
AirlinesCathay Pacific's 2005 profits in decline
Hong Kong, China - Passenger traffic's growth does not offset costs
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways declared yesterday that its net profit in 2005 fell 25.3% from a year earlier because of surging jet fuel prices. 2005 net profit totalled USD 425m (EUR 357m), while... more
AirlinesAir Berlin will float its shares on the Stock Exchange
Berlin, Germany - Chief Executive announced that yesterday
Yesterday Joachim Hunold, Chief Executive of Air Berlin, the second German airline behind Lufthansa by passenger revenue, declared at a travel fair in Berlin that his carrier plans to float its shares... more
AirlinesCzech Airlines: the first of the 12 Airbus 320 ordered in 2004 delivered
Prague, Czech Republic - Czech newspaper "Pravo" wrote it
At the end of March, according to Czech newspaper "Pravo", Airbus will deliver the first of the 12 A-320 to Czech Airlines. This delivery is including in the deal signed by the carrier in 2004 with the... more
AirlinesSun Air: shortly the beginning of the operations with an ATR-72/210
Cairo, Egypt - ATR's press release said it
On the occasion of Sharm-El-Sheikh-based Avex 2006 airshow, 7-10 March, Egyptian airline Sun Air today announced that they will soon be commencing its operations with an ATR-72/210 on its regional network.... more
AirlinesRyanair cuts the flights on Cork airport
Dublin, Ireland - The decision after the raise of services' costs wanted by the airport authorities
Low-cost carrier Ryanair decided to decrease its flights on Cork airport, city in the South of Ireland, because of airport authorities to increase the cost of 38 services among which also the rental charge... more
AirlinesCathay Pacific Airways: earnings decreased of 38% in the second half of 2005
Hong Kong, China - Too high fuel's price
Cathay Pacific Airways declared a 38% drop in 2005’s second half earnings due to the rosen fuel’s cost that was not balanced by the growth of passengers. In the examinated period the carrier reported a p... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines increases flights to New York-JFK Airport
Atlanta, USA -The carrier aims on international routes
Delta Airlines announced the intention to increase flights to New York-JFK Airport from 17 cities of United States and Canada. The decision with 46 more flights for the "Big apple’s" airport, should a... more
AirlinesVolare: European Union gave the green light to State aid
Brussels, Belgium - The European Commission said it in a press release
"The European Commission has authorized, today, EUR 25 million of State aid for Volare. This short term aid has the aim to save the carrier by bankruptcy and allow it to make steps necessary to continue... more
AirlinesVolare: AirOne strengthened by Milan Court of Appeals' decision
Rome, Italy - The trial in Rome and Milan are not in collision
AirOne made known in a statement that Milan Court of Appeals establishes "That still now there is not the conclusive act of the closeout process of Gruppo Volare’s company corporate park". In carrier’s opi... more
AirlinesSix B-787 "Dreamliners" for Kenya Airways
Nairobi, Kenya - The airline placed a firm order
Kenya Airways today hosted representatives of The Boeing Company and the media to celebrate the airline’s decision to purchase six 787 Dreamliners. Kenya Airways plans to replace its current 767s with t... more
AirlinesQatar Airways doubles flights to Singapore and opens new routes
Rome, Italy - Newness starting from March 26
"Qatar Airways announces to the market numerous and interesting newness, beginning from next March 26 with new Summer times. Besides the link to Hong Kong, already communicated, the Qatar’s carrier reinforces i... more
AirlinesAir Europa will receive the first of four A-300-200 until March
Majorca, Spain - The carrier continues to update its fleet
Until the end of March private Spanish carrier Air Europa will receive the first of 4 aircraft A-330-200, with 299 seats 24 of which in business class, to update the carrier’s long-haul fleet. The airline a... more
AirlinesGreek Government have to raise Olympic Airlines within the end of March
Athens, Greece - It's the European Commission's ultimatum
Greece must present a plan for a relaunch of Olympic Airlines within the end of March. That is what Transport European Commissioner, Jacques Barrot, declared, peremptorily saying to expect a new version... more
AirlineseasyJet: new route Rimini/London-Luton
Milan, Italy - The English carrier expands further the Italian market with a new link from "Federico Fellini"
The low-cost carrier, easyJet, announced today the opening of an other route in Italy: Rimini/London-Luton. With this new link, the English airline arrives to operate in Italy 40 routes departing from... more
AirlinesAeroflot: incorporation of five Russian carriers planned
Moscow, Russia - So the old air giant would be reborn
Russian press reports that Aeroflot’s leadership would be considering the possibility to incorporate five of the main Russian airlines. Among the possible candidates Pulkovo, Rossia, Dalavia, KrasAir a... more