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AirlinesAustrian Airlines: passengers' record in 2005
Vienna, Austria - The Austrian carrier's press release
"From January to December 2005 the Austrian Airlines Group has reached a record in the passengers’ traffic on the airliners and charter connections, with 10,119,773 transported with a raise of 7,6% compared t... more
AirlinesThe Alitalia's strike foreseen for today is cancelled
Rome, Italy - Meetings and pickets in Fiumicino's airport go on
The Alitalia’s employees protest goes on, despite of the strike programmed for today was cancelled. The Union’s managements are at the same way at war with the Italian government and they managed to hav... more
AirlinesAlitalia (5). Unions: 24 h strike next Monday
Rome, Italy - It has been fixed by Filt-Cgil, Fit-Cisl, Uiltrasporti, Ugl Trasporto aereo and Unione Piloti
Alitalia’s employees will be on strike for 24 hours next Monday, January 23. Until then the workers’ assemblies will continue no-stop, until 24am of Sunday, January 22. The strike has been announced by... more
AirlinesSouthwest Airlines: USD 86 m profits in the fourth quarter of 2005
New York, Usa - The carrier said it in a note
The first US low-cost carrier, Southwest Airlines, announced to have reported, in the fourth quarter of 2005, profits for USD 86m, with a +54%, compared to the same period 2004, that is 10 cents per share... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3). Claudiani: the Italian government can't ignore the worker's fight
Rome, Italy - Claudio Claudiani, Fit-Cisl's general executive, underlined that idea
"The fight of Alitalia’s employees is sacrosanct and the Italian Government, whom claimed a summoning to control agreements and industrial planes two months ago, can’t ignore the massive participation of... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2). 500 workers are policing the technical area of employes' passages in Fiumicino's airport
Rome, Italy - The demonstration doesn't change normal flight processes of the company
The protest did yesterday is still going on in Fiumicino’s airport. About 500 workers members of Filt-Cgil, Fit-Cisl, Uiltrasporti, Ugl trasporto aereo (air transport) and Unione Piloti (Union of Pilots) a... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines: the reorganization plan approved by bankruptcy judge
New York, Usa - The airline has avoided the failure and goes on ahead with the accounts' readjustment
"The plan presented by United Airlines comes under in average of those presented by other societies and valid reasons don’t exist to reject the readjustment’s strategy proposed by airline", so the Chi... more
AirlinesBulgaria Air: the carrier will not be quoted on the stock exchange before to be sold
Sofia, Bulgaria - The "Dnevnik", Bulgarian newspaper, reported it
The Bulgarian Transport Minister, Petar Mutafchiev, has declared to the "Dnevnik" newspaper that the flag carrier’s shares, Bulgaria Air, will not be quoted on the stock exchange. The airline is on the p... more
AirlinesAl-Sharqiya: Syria has its first own private carrier
Damascus, Syria - Other nine operators have requested to the local aeronautical authorities to fly
Its name is Al-Sharqiya, the first Syrian private carrier to fly in the Middle East’s skies. Other nine airlines have requested to the Syrian aeronautical authorities the authorization to operate from a... more
AirlinesCzech Airlines: Radomir Lasak is the new carrier's President
Prague, Czech Republic - The airline said it in a note
Czech Airlines has a new president, said it in a press release. It deals of Radomir Lasak, a former of the national electric society’s Director, CEZ. The appointment has obtained the necessary approval b... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines: losses for USD 604m in the fourth quarter of 2005
New York, Usa - The US' carrier announced it
The US carrier, American Airlines, communicated to have reported, in the fourth quarter of 2005, losses for USD 604m, USD 3,49 per share. In 2004 the deficit was USD 387m. The overall net loss has been... more
AirlinesQatar Airways expands its Eastern radius of action
Doha, Qatar - The carrier from Middle East reinforces its leadership about routes to connect Europe and Asia
Qatar Airways, the Middle Eastern carrier, inaugurates 2006 with new routes. Flights to Doha, Bombay, Delhi, Hydereabad, Cochin and Trivandrum are now 45, and it is an increasing number for 50%. Expansion... more
AirlinesFlights from Brussels to Nice are back
Brussels, Belgium - At the same time there's a new route to Frankfurt
SN Brussels Airlines, the air company from the Belgian capital, announces that on next March 24 its flight to Nice are going to back. The reason is due to enlarge its own turnover around very frequented... more
AirlinesAir transport: capacity increased of 3%
Rome, Italy - According to OAG's statistics (the society that writes out the flights' timetable in world)
The air transport’s capacity last year increased of 3% in all world. OAG (the society that writes out the international timetable of air transport in world) unveiled it specifying that in 2005 more 920,000 f... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the Norge bank's share price descended
Milan, Italy - Consob's communications announced it
From yesterday CONSOB’s communications about important shareholdings said that Norges Bank, the Norwegian Central bank, has reduced the shareholding, last January 6, in Alitalia within 2% from 2,037%. T... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines: losses for USD 43m in the fourth quarter 2005
New York, Usa - The causes are in high fuel-cost and the strong competition by low-cost carriers
"The fuel’s price remains on record levels and JetBlue has begun to make us competition from Newark’s airport, in addition Delta is benetting from the protection, obtained thanks to the claim at receivership, to... more
AirlinesCathay Pacific: the new Marketing Director for Italy will arrive next February 6
Rome, Italy - It deals of Silvia Tagliaferri
Cathay Pacific informs that from next February 6, Silvia Tagliaferri will be new Marketing Director for Italy. She to rest realize and implement the commercial strategy in Italy by Hong Kong’s carrier. B... more
AirlinesAlitalia specifies about news published today on the Italian press
Rome, Italy - Regarding the budget for 2006
"Concerning news published today on press about the expected result from carrier’s budget for period 2006, Alitalia specifies that every news regarding it must be seen baseless because the budget’s doc... more
AirlinesMalev: new links with Romania and Kazakistan are arriving
Budapest, Hungary - For the magyar carrier to present a 2006 in growth
It will be a 2006 dedicated to growth and opening of new routes that to present for Malev, Hungarian flag carrier. The magyar airline unveiled to have the intention to strenghten links with Romania, opening... more
AirlinesAlitalia cancels 74 flights for the strike of Thursday
Rome, Italy - 26 domestic and 48 international
"Alitalia communicates that next Thursday January 19 will cancel 26 domestic flights and 48 international ones, because of the 24 hour strike announced by flight assistants adherent to SULT union. The... more
AirlinesMalev: EUR 8 m the losses for the financial year 2005
Budapest, Hungary - Its CEO, Janos Gonci, declared it to the newspaper "Magyar Nemzet"
The Malev CEO, Janos Gonci, has been interviewed last week from the Magyar newspaper "Magyar Nemzet". To the Hungarian daily he said that for 2005, Malev will record losses for about EUR 8 million. Greater... more
AirlinesMontenegro Airlines: imminent increases on the tariffs
Podgorica, Montenegro - The carrier's spokesperson sustains that the rise is due to the agency rights' cancellation
Montenegro Airlines, the Montenegro flag carrier, said on behalf of its Director, Zoran Djurisic, to have carried out to increase the cost of its own national and international tariffs. On domestic flights... more
AirlinesMiddle East Airlines - Air Liban - wants enter into SkyTeam alliance
Paris, France - Supported by Air France-Klm
The SkyTeam Governing Board announced yesterday that Middle East Airlines, Air Liban (MEA) is initiating the necessary steps to adhere at the alliance. Air France will support MEA during the preliminary... more
AirlinesSwissair could avoid the failure
Berne, Switzerland - The Helvetic carrier's bankruptcy trustee, Karl Wuthrich, declared it
During two interviews, released by the Swissair’s bankruptcy trustee, Karl Wuthrich, to newspapers "SonntagsZeitung" and "BernerZeitung", himself sustained that the carrier can avoid the failure. Karl W... more
AirlinesVolare: claim presented by Air One refused
Busto Arsizio, Italy - The Toto's carrier has made a mistake in judge
Air One in its claim against the Alitalia’s admission to tender for Volare Group’s adjudication. Busto Arsizio’s civil Court established it dismissing the petition of the Carlo Toto’s carrier. The rea... more
AirlinesVolare. Air One: the Court has neither accepted nor refuse the claim regarding; "We are hopeful"
Rome, Italy - The press release of Carlo Toto's carrier
"Regarding the disposition by Busto Arsizio’s Court issued last Friday, Air One wants to specify that the Court has not accepted the Air One’s claim because thinks that the infringement on appellant’s subje... more
AirlinesTarom purchases four A-318
Bucharest, Romania - On the wave of starting an expansion process
Expansion projects for the Romanian carrier, Tarom, which currently has in fleet four B-737/700, seven ATR-42 and five B-737 in the configuration 300. "Change of route" for the airline, that now has addressed... more
AirlinesMyair: the pilot project started in the low-cost transport
Milan, Italy - In the supermarkets the coupon to fly with airline
"From January 16 to March 4, in 35 supermarkets GS in the Milan, Bergamo and Brescia’s Provinces will be available the coupons to fly with MyAir.com at EUR 49,99, all inclosed, for single route, both f... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines: surpassed a part of the objections by creditors to the reorganization plan
New York, Usa - A carrier's spokesperson said it
The US carrier, United Airlines, currently in receivership, had presented in last days, the reorganization plan with which hopes to be authorized by Chicago’s bankruptcy court to emerge from Chapter 1... more
AirlinesVueling: new route from Barcelona to Malpensa as of next February
Milan, Italy - The Catalan carrier said it in a press release
In a press release the carrier Vueling, based in Barcelona, Spain, said that starting from February will begin to link regularly the Barcelona’s airport with Malpensa’s one. Until the new connection’s inaug... more
AirlinesAdria Airways: flights and passengers increased last year
Lubiana, Slovenia - In 2005, however, losses for EUR 7m
After the news about the resignation by Branko Lucovnik, Slovenia flag carrier’s President, Adria Airways, the operative results of the airline in 2005 have been unveiled. The Slovenian carrier has seen i... more
AirlinesRyanair: one of its aims will be the Polish market in 2006
Warsaw, Poland - Tomasz Kulakowski, Marketing responsible for the middle Europe of carrier, said it
"The Polish market currently seems to be the most vivacious in the world and is increasing very quickly: in 2006 Ryanair to reach a dominant position in Poland". Tomasz Kulakowski, Marketing responsible... more
AirlinesBashkir Airlines: the Russian air company suspends connections with Turkey
Ufa, Bashkortostan Republic- The small State is afraid of terrible virus H5N1
Bashkir Airlines, the air company from Bashkortostan Republic, decided to suspend any connection with Turkey. An executive of group said "We don’t want to discriminate against the Turkish state, but a... more
AirlinesVolaris: 16 A-319 ordered and options for other 40 A-320
Mexico City, Mexico - The new Mexican carrier will start flights in March
An Airbus’ press release unveiled that new Mexican carrier, Volaris, has signed a firm order for 16 A-319 and options for other 40 A-320. The aircraft will be utilized for domestic links in Mexico, mainly f... more
AirlinesAlitalia: unions constitute a permanent task force
Rome, Italy - They also interrupt relationships with the industrial class
Filt-Cgil, Fit-Cisl, Uiltrasporti, Ugl air transport and the Unione Piloti are really determined to make a permanent task force. The trade unions decided to make it to better direct workers of Alitalia... more
AirlinesBonomi: "Alitalia just wants to acquire Volare's slots"
Varese, Italy - The former president of Lega Nord Italian party is afraid of a decrease of job
Waiting for next Monday, when the Busto Arsizio’s Court decides about the claim that AirOne presented against the take-over bid by Alitalia to buy Volare, Giuseppe Bonomi (militant of Lega Nord Italian p... more
AirlinesA Cyprus Airways' Airbus made an emergency landing at Athens' Airport
Athens, Greece - The flight took off from Larnaca was direct to Moscow
A Cyprus Airways A-320 was taken off yesterday morning from Larnaca, in the Cyprus’ isle, with 147 passengers and 7 crewmembers onboard. The emergency landing’s reason at "Elefteros Venizelos" Athens’ airpo... more
AirlinesCzech Airlines: the Golden Card offered also to politicians
Prague, Czech Republic - The card ensures discounts and facilitations
The Czech Airlines’ decision is raising many discussions about to offer free to Czech politicians the Golden Card. The protest is in the fact that last year the airline has recorded losses for EUR 11m a... more
AirlinesVolare. Air One: "The lombard court has taken few days to decide the claim against Alitalia"
Busto Arsizio, Italy - Carlo Toto's carrier considers that Alitalia has damaged its own subjective rights
The Busto Arsizio’s Civil Court, yesterday, after a discussion of over three hours, intended to decide about claim presented by Air One against Volare’s extraordinary administration. Carlo Toto’s carri... more
AirlinesAlitalia. Berlusconi: "We have inherited a situation already difficult, also by the Authority for the competition"
Rome, Italy - The Italian Prime Minister, during the TV programme "Porta a porta", said it
The Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, yesterday evening taking part to the TV programme "Porta a porta", has expressed his short opinion about the current Alitalia’s situation. According to B... more
AirlinesAlitalia. Spinetta: "We don't talk about merger with Air France"
Paris, France - That's the declaration of Air France's president about a merger between two carriers
"There are no discussions about a merger of Air France and Alitalia". That’s the declaration of Jean-Cyril Spinetta, president of Air France-Klm group, after a meeting with aeronautical journalists. T... more
AirlinesIberia: 500 employees will be fired in the commercial sector
Madrid, Spain - A restructuring plan under way, which expects 2164 redundancies overall
Iberia decided to increase the tickets sold by Internet and this rise will cause the redundancy of about 500 employees in the carrier’s commercial field. Currently, Iberia sells the 96% and 77% of its t... more
AirlinesTurkish Airlines: in October the Turkish Express's debut
Ankara, Turkey - Turkish magazine "Zaman Online" reported it
The low-cost carriers’ competition is very strong and concerns the Turkish air space too. The magazine "Zaman Online" reported, in the last days, the news that the flag carrier Turkish Airlines is debuting, m... more
AirlinesA year with good perspectives for the center-eastern air transport
Budapest, Hungary - Wizz Air and SkyEurope foresee an excellent 2006
Wizz Air and SkyEurope, low-cost airlines, commenting the last year good results, they refer to wait for 2006 a passengers and rate replenishment increase. Wizz Air has an objective: to transport 3 milion... more
AirlinesRyanair: BA Connect – just another British Airways rip-off
Dublin, Ireland - The irish air company press release
"Ryanair welcomed BA Connect as just the latest British Airways rip-off. Ryanair has checked BA Connect/CitiExpress’ fares and found: BA Connect’s fares range from £25 to £110 which make them 5 times highe... more
AirlinesPhilippines Airlines closes flights to Saudi Arabia
Manila, Philippines - It's too expansive fuel's cost
Philippines Airlines decided to suspend its flights to Saudi Arabia after 27 years. The everlasting increasing price of fuel is the first reason that the carrier from Manila lost competitiveness against... more
AirlinesSAS foresees an increasing 2005
Stockholm, Sweden - But the annual accounts isn't still ready
SAS said to close latest December with a 7,8% increasing number of passengers compared to the past year. The percentual is calculated doing a parallel with November 2004, when the company lost 4,9 percentual... more
AirlinesJean-Cyril Spinetta will continue to lead Air France-Klm Group
Paris, France - The French carrier's unions unveiled it
In a meeting between Jean-Cyril Spinetta, Air France-Klm Group’s President, and unions’ delegates of the transalpine carrier, Spinetta himself would say to them to have intention to continue to lead the... more
AirlinesSmart Wings: Czech capital will be connect to Venice and Barcelona
Prague, Czech Republic - The new schedule will start in June
The airline Smart Wings, a Travel Service SpA’s commercial trademark for regular low-cost flights, communicated that in the next months it will connect Prague to Venice and Barcelona. There will be a f... more
AirlinesNiki: Austrian carrier's tickets on sale in the supermarket
Vienna, Austria - Niki Lauda's carrier communicated it in a note
It seems a style to sale air tickets in the supermarket, for detail see AVIONEWS 1 AND 2. The ex-Formula 1 pilot new airline, Niki Lauda, it refers with a press realese about the agreement with austrian... more