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AirlinesKingfisher aims on Galileo
London, UK - The carrier linked with more than 50,000 travel agents across the world
Kingfisher Airlines entered in connection with electronic global distribution services provider Galileo International (see for details AVIONEWS), to have the possibility to be linked to the majority part... more
AirlinesStable market for SAS
Copenaghen, Denmark - Good increase of load factor
Scandinavian carrier SAS, half owned by the Government of Sweden, Denmark and Norway, made known that market growth is relatively stable, but some doubts remain because of the strong competition and of... more
AirlineseasyJet launches 10 new European routes for Summer
London, United Kingdom - Split, Bordeaux, Ajaccio, La Rochelle and Rimini among the new destinations
British low-cost airline easyJet announced a 9.4% passengers growth in February compared to the same month last year. So the carrier’s positive trend goes on, as its total revenue for 2005 was up 19.8% t... more
AirlinesIncrease of capital scheduled for Aeroflot
Moscow, Russia - The decision will be taken on next June 17
Russian flagship carrier Aeroflot Russian Airlines’ shareholders decided to discuss about an eventual increase of carrier’s capital in the next meeting of the company on next June 17. Russian airline had... more
AirlinesCub Trasporti: Alitalia's Informatics division in the sights of the multinational
Rome, Italy - The carrier's unbundling plan continues
"Alitalia’s unbundling plan continues, despite of the declarations by unions-society and the meeting before at Palazzo Chigi and then at the Productive Activities Ministry. It’s the time of the Alitalia’s infor... more
AirlinesSunExpress: from next March 26 eight new routes for the Turkish Airlines' low-cost carrier
Ankara, Turkey - New flights will be served in collaboration with the Thomas Cook
The low-cost airline, SunExpress, subsidiary by flag carrier Turkish Airlines, in cooperation with tour operator Thomas Cook, announced that as of next March 26 eight new links will inaugurate in its schedule.... more
AirlinesAir France-KLM February 2006' results are good
Paris, France - Big raise of the traffic toward Asia
Air France-KLM group closed positively February. Respect the same period of the previous year, traffic is increased of about 8.5%, while load factor improved by 1.1% to reach 77.7%, the group carried 5... more
AirlinesVolare: new postponement, Rome Court's decision expected these days
Rome, Italy - Roman judges have taken two-days decision time on Alitalia's claim
Rome Civil Court will make known its decisions about the petition presented by Alitalia on Volare matter in the next days. Union sources of Via della Magliana’s airline said that. Alitalia claimed to C... more
AirlinesMalev: Lufthansa and LOT interested to the acquire
Budapest, Hungary - Boris Abramovich, who also running for the purchase of the Magyar carrier, said it
The Russian undertaker, Boris Abramovich, running for the purchase of the Hungarian public carrier, Malev, through AirBridge consortium, has faced again the question about the privatization of the airline,... more
AirlinesIran Air plans American airplanes' purchase
Teheran, Iran - But it doesn't specify how it will circumvent embargo imposed since 1979
Since 1979, when diplomatic relations between USA and Iran were definitely cut after an assault to American Embassy in Teheran by Iranian militants, Washington imposed several trade sanctions over the... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines has to pay millionaire advises
Atlanta, USA - Pilots' protests
Delta Airlines asked to US bankruptcy court to approve a payment of about USD 3.9 million for its advisers’ consultancy. The appeal arrived after the carrier reported USD 300 million loss in January. T... more
AirlinesIberia launches fare from EUR 10 upwards for Italian market
Madrid, Spain - For flights linking Madrid with Rome and Milan
Spanish airline, Iberia, has just announced a new strategy to answer several competitors in Italian market, launching fares from EUR 10 upwards for Rome-Madrid and Milan-Madrid routes. The carrier releases... more
AirlinesBlue1: new connection Rome-Helsinki inaugurated last Sunday
Rome, Italy - New flight will have a bi-weekly frequency
The Blue1, Finnish airline born from the ashs of Air Botnia and now belonging to SAS Group, Scandinavian Airlines System, from last Sunday links the Romanian airport of Fiumicino to the Finnish capital... more
AirlinesMalaysia Airlines reorganizes routes
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Economic difficulties for the carrier
Malaysia Airlines announced the intention to cut some stopover on several long-haul flights to Europe and Australia because of the unhappy economic situation in which it is. The carrier, which has the... more
AirlinesVirgin Express flies on South Italy
Brussels, Belgium - Naples, Bari and Palermo are the new destinations
Low-cost airline Virgin Express already connects Brussels with Catania, Rome and Milan. Starting from the end of March, new services will be operative towards other Italian cities, all of them from South... more
AirlinesVolare: Milan's Court rejected the Air One's claim against Alitalia
Busto Arsizio, Italy - Union's sources declared it
According to some union’s sources declared this morning, Milan’s Court would have rejected the claim presented by Air One against the order by Busto Arsizio’s Court with which was refused the exclusion’s request... more
AirlinesAliTrento Srl: the new aerotaxi carrier inaugurated
Trento, Italy - Officially presented at the "Caproni" Trento's Airport last Thursday
AliTrento Srl, the new aerotaxi carrier, has been presented officially at Caproni Trento’s airport last Thursday. Born from the initiative by a group of undertakers "All coming from Trento" like its P... more
AirlinesEmirates: new direct connections Milan-Dubai
Milan, Italy - The new three direct flights add to four weekly ones already operative
"Emirates, international carrier based in Dubai, present in Italy since 1992 before in Rome and then in Milan, has inaugurated last Friday, March 3 three new direct connections from Milan-Malpensa to Dubai,... more
AirlinesFinnair amplifies its links to East Europe
Milan, Italy - New connection with Kiev and more frequencies with Poland
"Finnair, Finnish flag carrier, starts, as of March 30, 2006 a new service with the Ukrainian capital, Kiev. New link is operative on Thursday and integrates the in force agreement for connections in... more
AirlinesJapan Airlines: Director General resigned
Paris, France - The event's background on "Le Figaro"
Last Thursday French newspaper "Le Figaro" told the background of Japan Airlines Director General Toshiyuki Shinmachi’s decision to resign and undertake honorary president’s charge. The first to ask for... more
AirlinesCentralwings: starting from April 29 it will link Palermo and Warsaw
Palermo, Italy - A press conference last Saturday presented the flight in Sicily capital
Last Saturday morning at 12 am, Palermo Province (Sicily) President, Francesco Musotto, Provincial Council President, Maurizio Gambino, and Giacomo Terranova, CEO of Gesap, Palermo airport management company,... more
AirlinesConsorcio Aeromexico tries privatization again
Mexico City, Mexico - The state-owned holding wants to sell out at all costs
Consorcio Aeromexico, the national consortium operating Aeromexico and Aeroliteral and that has a 35% market share of the Mexican airline industry, tries a privatization plan for the second time after... more
AirlinesAirAsia triplicates its fuel demand in 2006
Kuala Lampur, Malaysia - New airplanes and new destinations increase requirements
AirAsia, the Southeast Asia low-cost airline, plans to expand considerably in 2006: its fleet will be increased passing from 38 to nearly 50 planes and Asian destinations will become 68. Demand growth... more
AirlinesAir Dolomiti receives the "Business Diamond Award"
Ronchi dei Legionari, Italy - The appreciation for the quality of the onboard service
"Air Dolomiti has received yesterday in Munich the ’Business Diamond Award’ by Busche Verlags: a few days after of the ‘Business Traveller Award’ the airline has been decorated of an other appreciation for the... more
AirlinesAir Italy: also a third B-757/200ER among the newness of Spring
Milan, Italy - Great success for the website and call center
"From Milan-Malpensa on the occasion of the ’Naming’ of a B-757/200ER, dedicated to the city of Somma Lombardo, the carrier ’Made in Italy’, led by Com. Giuseppe Gentile, announced new destinations and new... more
AirlinesJapan Airlines: the group's reorganization starts
Tokyo, Japan - The medium-term plan until 2009 presented
Japan Airlines (JAL), the first Japanese carrier, that is now in troubles, decided to change its leader and announced the reorganization plan until 2009, year that will have to see a twisting of the air... more
AirlineseasyJet: on next June 29 London-Istanbul flight will be-operative
Rome, Italy - "Turkish Daily News" wrote it
Turkish daily newspaper "Turkish Daily News" wrote an article in which it is announced that English low-cost carrier easyJet would put in service the new route from London-Luton to Istanbul. The flight... more
AirlinesSN Brussels resumes its service to Rwanda
Brussels, Belgium - Twice weekly flights suspended because of a dispute between Governments
Last week Rwandan Civil Aviation Authority’s officers stopped a Belgian SN Brussels Airbus A-330/300 from taking off at Kigali airport, because of some safety problems found in the aircraft after an i... more
AirlinesLatest news from some East-European airlines
Rome, Italy - They are about Belavia, Amber Air, Blue Air, Bulgaria Air, B&H Airlines and Belle Air
Minsk-based Belavia is planning to lease a B-737/700 and three CRJ-200s and probably also several Tu-204/300s; in addition to its three weekly flights from Minsk to Frankfurt International Airport, the... more
AirlinesAgreement between Northwest Airlines and its flight attendants
Minneapolis, USA - Avoided the strike of these workers
Northwest Airlines reached yesterday a tentative agreement with its flights attendants that will allow to the carrier to save USD 195 million annually. Neither the airline nor the Trade union wanted to... more
AirlinesNew Virgin Atlantic Airways's route to Middle East
Brussels, Belgium - From March flights from London to Dubai
Virgin Atlantic Airways decided to start flights from London to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from next March 28. The carrier made known it yesterday explaining that it aims to conquer a 10-12% of the route’s m... more
AirlinesQatar Airways increases frequencies to Shanghai
Rome, Italy - After the fourth flight to Beijing
"Qatar Airways, from last November, has increased from three to four the weekly flights between Doha and Beijing, after the strong traffic raise recorded from Europe and Italy towards China. In the wave... more
AirlinesKorean flight attendants for China Southern Airlines
Beijing, China - 30 interns to remove language and cultural barriers
Guangzhou-based China Southern Airlines recruited 30 Korean interns as flight attendants. For about one month and a half, the young recruits, who are aged between 20 and 27, will work on routes to Seoul,... more
AirlinesAlitalia: flight attendants' strike referred
Rome, Italy - Negotiations re-start after months of stalemate
It is truce between Italian flagship carrier Alitalia and its flight attendants. In fact the strike that these lasts had decided on March 4 has been referred. The decision arrived after the end of the... more
AirlinesWizz Air takes delivery of the eighth A-320
Budapest, Hungary - The carrier makes it known through a release
Through a press release, mid-European low-cost Wizz Air announced it took delivery of its eighth A-320. The aircraft, 180 seats configured, is equipped with two Aero V-2500 engines and it will be bound... more
AirlinesLast news by some Eastern Europe air carrier
Rome, Italy - Concerning Adria Airways, Aegean Airways, Air Cruise and Air Baltic
Adria Airlines will launch since next June 5 a route Lubiana-Tiran operated by Bombardier CRJ-200 planes that will fly 6 times for week; Slovenian carrier had just put in service two weekly flights with... more
AirlinesAeroporti Sistema del Garda: new low-cost link to Albanian capital
Verona, Italy - Starting from today served by Belle Air
"The first low-cost link from Tiran to Verona is operative from today. The connection will be made by the new low-cost Belle Air with a MD-82 from 164 seats. The carrier offers tariffs from EUR 19 (taxes... more
AirlinesATA Airlines out from Chapter 11
Indianapolis, USA - Company's financial and business' position improved
US low-cost air carrier ATA Airlines made known today that it had officially emerged from Chapter 11, the law that in USA protects the companies in bankruptcy. The airline fell under Chapter 11 protection... more
AirlinesNorthwest Airlines' pilots voted for the strike
Minneapolis, USA - Also flight attendants on a war footing
Northwest Airlines’ pilots decided to strike if the carrier will confirm its decision to impose pay-cut and work-rule changes. "More than the 92% of the pilots declared to be favorable to strike" Wade B... more
AirlineseasyJet opens towards other markets
Milan, Italy - The English low-cost launches links outside the EU
The no-frills carrier launches new routes to European Union’s borders pointing from London to Marrakech, Istanbul and Rijeka (third greatest city in Croatia) and from Basel to Istanbul as of next Summer. I... more
AirlinesSkyEurope presents new direct links from Naples to East Europe
Naples, Italy - During a press conference fixed for next Friday
Next Friday, March 3 will take place a press conference fixed by low-cost carrier SkyEurope - that serves flights in Middle and East Europe - to present new direct connections Naples-East Europe. The conference... more
AirlinesAlitalia: relaxed climate between Government and Trade unions
Rome, Italy - Decisions postponed to the meeting on March 14
More relaxed climate between Government and trade unions about Alitalia. Yesterday Italian Productive Activities Minister Claudio Scajola talked about a "Cooperation climate" postponing the problem to... more
AirlinesAlitalia. Piu: we appreciate and share Productive Activities Ministry's initiative
Rome, Italy - Italian United Pilots' statement issued at the end of the meeting with Minister Scajola
"Italian United Pilots express appreciation and share the initiative hoping that Productive Activities Ministry’s mediation allows supersession of no-go and suffers that have undermined industrial relationships f... more
AirlinesAir France's performance in January 2006
Paris, France - More on-time flights but more luggages didn't reach its destination
In January 2006 80,6% of Air France flights left at prearranged time or within 15 minutes, while 80,8% of flights reached their destination on time (i.e. with 15 minutes maximum delay). Punctuality performance... more
AirlinesWestJet launches holiday packages
Calgary, Canada - Flight ticket and complete package to be booked on-line
Canadian Calgary-based WestJet Airlines Ltd. is offering, starting from next month, the chance to book on-line complete holidays packages, included car rentals, hotel rooms and entreat at tourist attractions... more
AirlinesScajola: about Volare I wait the decision of the Court of Rome
Rome, Italy - He declared so at the end of the meeting about Alitalia
Italian Productive Activities Minister, Claudio Scajola, made known, at the end of the meeting about Alitalia, that, concerning air carrier Volare, he will wait the sentence of the Court of Rome, that... more
AirlinesSAS Cargo reaches profitability record
Stockholm, Sweden - 2005 was the Scandinavian cargo airline's best year
Scandinavian SAS Cargo airline got its best profitability result in 2005, with revenue of EUR 356m and a profit (EBT) of EUR 7,3m. Though the fierce market, characterized by huge overcapacity and imbalance... more
AirlinesSAVE: Deutsche Bank owns the 2,054% of the capital stock
Milan, Italy - The periodical updating by Consob said it
The Deutsche Bank, according what the periodical updating by Consob reported, has gone over the 2% in the capital stock of SAVE, the Venice and Treviso’s airports management society. Its participation, i... more
AirlinesFlight cuts for Japan Airlines
Tokyo, Japan - Leaving down some Airbus and YS-11s, JAL looks at Boeing and replaces them with less consuming models
Japanese carrier JAL (Japan Airlines) decided to downsize its fleet grounding in 2006 fiscal year four Nihon YS-11s and three Airbus A-300s, used for internal routes, and six Boeing B-747s which served... more
AirlinesMalaysia Airlines: a rescue plan presented
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - The airline expects to make its profits in 2007
After Malaysia Airlines said its management results for the fourth quarter of 2005 with ringitt 616.14m (EUR 138.4m), carrier’s director general, Idris Jala, announced a rescue industrial plan which s... more