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AirlinesIberia: in 2005 losses of about 7%
Madrid, Spain - The airline under pression by low-cost carrier and by Air France-KLM
Iberia registered a loss of the 7% in the earnings of 2005 from EUR 749 million to EUR 699.7 million. Spanish flagship carrier is fighting with the no-frills carrier in Europe, that is the market from... more
AirlinesAgreement between Ryanair and IAMSA to create a Mexican low-cost carrier
Dublin, Ireland - It is scheduled a first investment of USD 50 million
Ryan family, founders of among the biggest European low-cost carriers Ryanair, announced to have achieved an agreement with one of the most important Mexican bus companies, IAMSA, to create of a no-frills... more
AirlinesDelta: the new flight Venice-Atlanta operative from June 7
Venice, Italy - The link will be served four times per week
Delta Airlines has announced that as of next June 7 will link four times per week (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday) Venice to Atlanta with a B-767 from 209 seats: 35 in business class and 174 in... more
AirlinesEmirates reinforces Milan-Dubai route
Milan, Italy - With more two flights per week
The UAE’s official carrier, Emirates, strengthens its service on the Milan-Dubai route increasing the number of weekly connections from current four to seven. The service will be made by a new Airbus A... more
AirlinesLaunched the first 100% business low-cost airline
Paris, France - Elysair will activate transatlantic flights for businessmen
Elysair Services, a French airline that proposes itself as "Specialistic and not generalistic", has thought to start a unique project in Europe: the creation of the first high-range long-distance low-cost... more
AirlinesAlitalia. Pezzotta: "I wish that Government confirms the society singularity"
Milan, Italy - CISL General Secretary, Savino Pezzotta, said it
The CISL (Italian union) General Secretary, Savino Pezzotta, intervening yesterday at a conference in Milan has made some declarations about the meeting of today at the Productive Activities’ Ministry a... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines helps New Orleans with air service restoration after "Katrina" hurricane
Houston, USA - By next May, sooner than any other carrier
Continental Airlines will return to its pre-Katrina departure frequency of 111 flights per week at "Louis Armstrong" New Orleans International Airport by May 2006 -- sooner than any other carrier. Although... more
AirlinesJetBlue will fly to Portland
Portland, USA - Eight daily flights will link the city to New York's JFK
Starting from May 23 JetBlue Airways, the American low-cost with 34 national destinations, will land to Portland, Oregon, too. Eight daily flights will link the city to JFK Airport in New York, where the... more
AirlinesVarig Airlines green-gold painted jet
Brasilia, Brazil - The Brazilian company is the official airline of national football team at 2006 World Championship
At all costs Brazilian Varig Airlines wants to link its name to Carioca national football team, beloved symbol and current world champion, title conquered in 2002 at Japan and Korea Fifa World Cup. In... more
AirlineseasyJet sees next months in the hole
London, UK - At the end of the first half of the year the carrier forecasts raising costs and lower earnings
easyJet has just prepared the investors for the pre-tax losses of GBP 45 million in the six months until March 31, respect the the deficit of about GBP 22 million of the same period of the previous year.... more
AirlineseasyJet announces online check-in
London, Great Britain - After Ryanair, the British low-cost airline reduces boarding time
EasyJet PLC, coming from bad half-year accounts forecast last week, launched online check-in for its passengers, like rival Ryanair did last month. Starting from mid-March, Ryanair clients with hand baggage... more
AirlinesDelta and Continwntal Airlines' flights frequency reduced on Venezuela
Caracas, Venezuela - The measure in progress since nest March first
Venezuela decided to reduce since next March first the frequency of Delta and Continental Airlines’ flights. The decision was took because US Federal Aviation administration had established a similar b... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines will increase its capacity
Chicago, USA - The American airline's President wants to return to good profitability
Increase route capacity in both the domestic and international markets. This is what Continental Airline’s president, Jeff Smisek, expects. Yesterday he declared his will to reach 8% of overall increase a... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines will not open routes to Iraq
Vienna, Austria - Opening of the route to the Arab country delayed
Austrian Airlines has postponed indefinitely the opening of the route Vienna-Arbil that would made it the first European airline with a regular service to Iraq. The carrier made known that the delay was... more
AirlinesSwiss International: new flight from Zurich to New York starting from May 1st
Zurich, Switzerland - In addition a code-share agreement with United Airlines signed
Swiss International Air Lines, Swiss carrier controlled by German Lufthansa, communicated that from next May 1st will double the daily frequency of the link Zurich-New York bringing it from one to two... more
AirlinesAir Malta and Lufthansa in bilateral cooperation
Cologne, Germany - Today the two carriers have signed a memorandum
Air Malta, Mediterranean island’s flag company, has cooperated with Lufthansa Technik, German airline’s maintenance and engineering components sector, for several years; today Air Malta CEO, Ernst Fun... more
AirlinesRyanair founder lands at Mexico and plans to set a new low-cost up (2)
Dublin, Ireland - Ryanair dismisses reports about its involvement in a new no-frills
The reports about Tony Ryan’s interest to buy a stake in a start-up Mexican low-cost airline has been officially dismissed by the no-frill Dublin-based carrier. Latin-American communication company "Del C... more
AirlinesRyanair founder lands at Mexico and plans to set a new low-cost up
Mexico City, Mexico - Magnates alliance for a new no-frill airline
Mexican civil aviation market is the second largest one in Latin America and it is consequently attractive for investors. Tony Ryan, Ryanair Holdings Plc founder, thinks so too, in fact he is planning... more
AirlinesGrounded SN Brussels airplane in Rwanda
Kigali, Rwanda - SN Brussels Airbus did not pass local aviation authority's examination
Rwandan Civil Aviation Authority’s officers forbade a Belgian SN Brussels Airlines airplane to take off at Kigali Airport, capital of the African Country, though more than 200 passengers were ready for b... more
AirlinesAdria Airways: since next May three new routes
Lubiana, Slovenia - To Barcelona, Rome and Tiran
Since next May, the flights’ operative of Slovenian flagship carrier, Adria Airlines, will have three new routes from Lubiana’s airport. The connection will link Slovenia’s capital city with Barcelona, Rome... more
AirlinesMalev: code-sharing agreement with American Airlines
Budapest, Hungary - The agreement will be in progress since next March
Malev and American Airlines, respectively the Hungarian flagship carrier and one of the most important private air carrier of Usa, signed a code-sharing agreement for the routes that link Hungary, Europe... more
AirlineseasyJet flies to Germany for the next World Football Championships
Milan, Italy - Berlin, Dortmund and Basel the destinations
"For Summer 2006 the low-cost carrier easyJet has increased the flights’ offer to Germany to allow all Italians to fly for the World Football Championships with cheap tariffs. The carrier links Italy w... more
AirlinesWind Jet: agreement with the Domodedovo Russian airport
Milan, Italy - In addition the airline chooses the Lufthansa Technik for supply of components and assistance services
"Wind Jet and Domodedovo, Moscow’s International airport, have signed a commercial agreement. From March the carrier will start two weekly scheduled flights that link Forlì to Moscow, using the modern Do... more
AirlinesSummer 2006 Air France's schedule
Paris, France - The air carrier boosts long and middle range
Air France Group’s productive growth strategy goes on in Summer 2006. Seating capacity gets a +5.6% increase: +6% on long range network, +6.3% on international middle range and +1.1% on domestic routes. On l... more
AirlinesWind Jet: from March the Italian low-cost carrier flies to Europe
Milan, Italy - The communication campaign with Environment Ministry and airline for the protected marine areas
"Over two millions of passengers transported, 10,300 flight hours and 15,000 on charter. Wind Jet, first Italian low-cost carrier, ended 2005 with good results and an increase on the flight number of 394%... more
AirlinesLufthansa looks eastward
Cologne, Germany - Middle East, East Europe and India are the new profitable markets
Lufthansa is empowering its routes and seating capacity (+4.6%), mostly eastward. If Air France-KLM has increased flight frequency Paris-Tehran and will increase the one to United Arab Emirates, Equatorial... more
AirlinesWind Jet renounces to Volare
Milan, Italy - Stefano Rantuccio, Wind Jet's Chief Operative, declared it
Sicilian air carrier Wind Jet’ Chief Operative, Stefano Rantuccio, declared that his airline isn’t still interested in the buyout of the air carrier Volare, that since some days is the object of a fig... more
AirlinesAgreement between Windjet and Maggiore signed
Milan, Italy - The understanding achieved in a moment of big expansion for the two companies
An agreement between the air carrier Windjet and the Maggiore Group, Italian company for rent-car, was signed this morning in Milan, at the International Tourism Fair. Both the companies are in a period... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Italian Government convoked workers' representatives
Rome, Italy - Trade unions polemical wit the Executive's delay
The meeting between Italian Government and the Alitalia workers’ representatives was set on next February 28. The day before workers will hold a presidium in front of the company for the board of directors. F... more
AirlinesAir France-KLM: capacity increased of the 5.6%
Paris, France - French-Dutch group announced it in a statement
Air France-KLM group makes known in a statement that it will increase of about 5.6% its seats capacity in the period from June to August 2006 respect the same period of 2005. This raise will be concentrated... more
AirlinesIt is probable a merger between Air India and Indian Airline
Singapore, Singapore - The announcement of the Indian Minister for Civil Aviation, Praful Patel
The Indian Minister for Civil Aviation, Praful Patel, announced today at Singapore during the aviation conference that probably the two Indian carriers Air India and Indian Airlines, both state-owned,... more
AirlinesTurkish Airlines fined for the cancellation of a flight
Grosseto, Italy - Peace Officer's decision after the claim of a passenger
The air carrier Turkish Airlines will have to refund the price of the ticket, EUR 500, to a passengers who, on January 2005, had to go from Rome to Almaty (Kazakhstan), by Istanbul, and who saw his flight... more
AirlinesJet2.com finally in Italy
London, United Kingdom - The English airline will be at Milan BIT 2006
Jet2.com, one of the greatest British low-cost airlines, will be present at BIT 2006 in Milan (International Tourism Fair, Fiera Milano City, 18-21 February). "BIT is absolutely an important visibility... more
AirlinesAir France at BIT
Paris, France - The French airline will be present at Milan Fair with two stands
Air France will be at 2006 edition Milan BIT (International Tourism Fair), in the works from tomorrow until February 21, in double shape: one stand for Air France-KLM Group and one stand at France area,... more
AirlinesAeroflot between Airbus and Boeing
Moscow, Russia - Russian carrier still doesn't decide with whom to sign the deal for the fleet's update
Aeroflot, Russian flagship carrier, is updating its fleet and so is the protagonist of the fight between the two most important aircraft makers in the world: Airbus and Boeing. Recently the carrier approved... more
AirlinesNorthwest Airlines has more time to find a deal with trade unions
Chicago, USA - The carrier needs USD 1.4 billion to survive
Federal judge Gropper, who is working on the Northwest Airlines’ bankrupt procedure, gave other seven days to the carrier to find a consensual deal with unions representing its pilot and ground staff. T... more
AirlinesSkyEurope: from June 13 the route Budapest-London will be cancelled
Budapest, Hungary - Gorgy Boros, Carrier's Chief Operative, declared it
Competition in the skies is so hard that an important low-cost carrier as SkyEurope has been obliged to announce, by its Chief Operative Gorgy Boros, to have the intention to cancel, starting from next... more
AirlinesTurkish Airlines: Turkish Government is due to privatize it
Ankara, Turkey - "Turkish Daily News" newspaper writes it
According with the Turkish newspaper, written in English, "Turkish Daily News", Ankara’s Government has the intention to launch a new season of privatizations. Between the State-owned companies that h... more
AirlinesSwinging Finnair
Helsinki, Finland - Fourth-quarter loss despite strong growth in sales
Finnair PLC swung to a EUR 2,9m net loss in the fourth quarter last year, caused partly by a near tripling of fuel costs, despite a strong growth in sales. In the same period a year earlier, the air company... more
AirlinesQantas in difficulties
Sydney, Australia - Australian airline announces likely cuts
Today Australian Qantas Airways Ltd. reported a 9,6% drop in half-year earnings and warned that it may have to cut jobs as it battles soaring fuel prices. The national carrier said net profit fell to 352,5m... more
AirlinesCSA's plane heading for London obliged to come back to Prague
Prague, Czech Republic - The reverse due to a damaged tire
Yesterday an aircraft of the Czech flagship carrier CSA taken off from Prague to London was obliged to come back after about one hour of flight because of a damaged tire. The CSA’s spokesman Jitka Novotna s... more
AirlinesEl Al (2): new anti-missile system has been created by ELTA
Tel Aviv, Israel - The announcement has been given yesterday by Israeli radio and by "Haaretz" newspaper
The new anti-missile system that will be fitted up on the aircraft of El Al’s fleet, Israeli flagship carrier, was developed by Israeli National Aeronautic Industry’s company ELTA and was named "Flight gua... more
AirlinesAir India is getting ready to buy new 68 Boeing
New Delhi, India - Loans from domestic and foreign banks for the biggest order in Indian history
Air India is to raise between USD 7-8 billion that are necessary for the buyout of new 68 Boeing for its fleet (the biggest order in Indian Aviation history). Domestic and foreign banks will make available... more
AirlinesPartnership on Web
Cagliari, Italy - Meridiana and HLX join their sites
For the first time in European market a business and marketing collaboration is born between two medium-size carriers, in order to offer their clients the connections activated by both companies within... more
AirlinesEurofly (2): the schedule of flight on the airport Naples-Capodichino will be powered
Naples, Italy - It's arriving the new flight Naples-Moscow and the new connection with UK
During a press release that took place last Tuesday with the President of Campania Region, Antonio Bassolino, and of the regional concillors, Ennio Cascetta and Marco Di Lello, there was the announce that... more
AirlinesEurofly: Banca Profilo has the 2.818% of the Italian air carrier
Milan, Italy - Consob's periodic communications unveiled it
The communications, about Consob’s considerable partnership, makes known that Banca Profilo has, since last December 21, 2,818% of Eurofly in the field of the management of save. December 21 is the day i... more
AirlinesOptimistic Qatar Airways
Rome, Italy – Italian Director General looks at the future
Qatar Airways Director General for Italy, Maniero Mastrantonio, stated that in 2006 the air company aims to consolidate its strong market position. In the last months carrier’s supply multiplied its r... more
AirlinesJapan Airlines in difficulties
Tokyo, Japan - Board members ask for President's resignation
The President of Japan Airlines, Toshiyuki Shinmachi, rejected demands by several board members that he resign, and he did not accept their accusation that he’s the most responsable for the airline’s rec... more
AirlinesAlitalia call center’s workers in strike
Palermo, Italy – Demonstrations for the renew of the contract
Hundreds of workers of Alicos, the Alitalia’s company that is placed in Palermo and manage the carrier’s call center, are protesting to ask the renew of the contract of job and the supplementary benefit, run... more
AirlinesAlitalia: trade unions boycott the interview with President Cimoli
Rome, Italy – Workers’ representatives wait the convocation of the Government
Alitalia’s workers’ Trade unions decided don’t go to the meeting with the carrier’s management scheduled for tomorrow. Workers’ representatives made known that there is not the possibility of an interv... more