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AirlinesFalse alarm on a Ryanair flight departing from Ciampino
Rome, Italy - Six Algerian passengers have been searched
At Christmas Eve, on December 24 afternoon, six Algerian passengers with British passport passed through check gates at Ciampino Airport to board a Ryanair Boeing 737 headed to London, starting the alert... more
AirlinesAlitalia: competing to acquire Volare
Rome, Italy - Together with Air One and Radici Group's owners
The deadline of the presentation of offers to acquire Volare is set on December 29 and three subjects are competing presently: Alitalia, Air One and the Radici group’s owners. A decision could arrive b... more
AirlinesAir India and Indian Airlines: the merge has to wait
New Delhi, India - It is only a proposal at the moment
The Indian Government seems to have no intention to perform a merge between the national airlines Air India and Indian Airlines. Although this operation was considered, it remains only a proposal at the... more
AirlinesIraqi Airways to carry pilgrims to the Mecca
Basra, Iraq - The first group made up of 144 Muslims has departed
On last Thursday has been the day of the first direct flight from Basra Airport to Saudi Arabia operated by Iraqi Airways to transport Iraqi pilgrims. The first Iraqi carrier’s plane took off yesterday w... more
AirlinesAir France and Klm will file comments on Dot's proposed decision
Paris, France - About Anti Trust immunity for six airlines
"The Show Cause Order (SCO) that was issued yesterday by the DOT proposes to positively grant broad codesharing authority to the six members of the SkyTeam international aviation alliance, to enhance their... more
AirlinesFedEx: net income surged 33% in the second quarter 2005
New York, USA - The US mail delivery company announced it
"Customer demand for our broad portfolio of transportation services, a disciplined pricing approach and strong productivity gains led to a sharp improvement in our operating margins. The group is also... more
AirlinesAlitalia: 8-hour-strike to occur next January 19
Rome, Italy - It was called by unions Filt Cgil, Fit Cisl, Uiltrasporti, Ugl and Up
"The failed observance of the underwritten agreements and the interruption of negotiations aiming at reorganizing and developing Alitalia group". This is the reason that induced Filt-Cgil, Fit-Cisl, Uiltrasporti,... more
AirlinesJAT: registered 10% losses in passenger traffic over 2005
Belgrade, Serbia - Milutin Popovic, airline's commercial director reported it
"It has been a difficult year due to the increase in fuel cost, the reduction of offers and strikes that hit the airline early 2005", said Milutin Popovic, Commercial Director for Jat Yugoslavian Airlines,... more
AirlinesMalev to surrender fuel supply service to BAA
Budapest, Hungary - The privatization agency revealed it
RUK, the company managing service of aircraft fuel supply at Budapest International Airport, now controlled by BAA, has been sold by Malev, the Hungary’s flag carrier, to the British Airport Authority f... more
AirlinesLufthansa: European Commission approved the planned acquisition of control over Eurowings
Dusseldorf, Germany - The German carrier will acquire control over a low-cost airline for the first time
The European Commission has cleared Lufthansa to purchase Eurowings no-frills airline as reported by German newspaper "Handelsblatt" (see for details AVIONEWS). But the German carrier is expected to observe... more
AirlinesXiamen Airlines ordered 10 B-737/800s
Shanghai, China - The cost of transaction was not still reported
The Chinese private carrier Xiamen Airlines, owned by China Southern Airlines Group, issued an order for buying 10 B-737/800 jets. Airplanes are expected to be delivered starting from 2008 and contract’s w... more
AirlinesRyanair launched 18 routes from Dublin to Europe, 5 new aircraft based at Dublin in 2006
Rome, Italy - The airline's press release
Ryanair announced the last of its new route announcements for Summer 2006 by selecting Dublin Airport as effectively its 16th European base. The carrier from April 2006 will base 5 new Boeing 737-800 in... more
AirlinesAir Europe to fly to Mexico from January
Milan, Italy - New flight from Malpensa to Cancun
Air Europe inaugurates a new flight from Milan-Malpensa to Cancun (Mexico): the new route will start on January 14, 2006 but tickets can be acquired as from yesterday on the web site www.aireuropeagent.it.... more
AirlinesTunisair planned to purchase 30 Airbus
Tunis, Tunisia - It will open new route soon
African carrier Tunisair has already set a plan to renew its aircraft fleet which include the acquire of some 30 Airbus planes to accomplish between 2007 and 2006. The Tunisian airline has also intention... more
AirlinesTAM ordered 10 Airbus jets
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - The Brazilian carrier is the main customer of Airbus in Latin America
Tam Linhas Aereas has placed an order to acquire 10 Airbus A-350/900. The airline will be the first to buy the new French airliner in Latin America. The agreement also includes an option for additional... more
AirlineseasyJet: twenty A-319s scheduled in 2003 are arriving
London, UK - They will contribute to increase fleet efficiency to face the rising fuel cost and meet demand
English low-cost airline easyJet is proving capable of good performance in terms of growth, despite the negative effects generated by the high aeronautical fuels costs on the carrier’s activities. The l... more
AirlinesRyanair to launch 2 new routes from Bergamo to Ciampino and Dublin, one from Venice to Dublin and an additional frequency from Bergamo to Stansted
Rome, Italy - Irish carrier's press release
Ryanair announced two new routes from Milan-Orio al Serio: one to Rome-Ciampino and one to Dublin. The other route will connect Treviso with Dublin. The airline has also announced the increase of flights... more
AirlinesAir France: punctuality and luggages performance in November
Rome, Italy - 80,5% of departures and arrivals in time; 13,0 lacking luggages for 1000 boarded passengers
"1. Punctuality and regularity of Air France’s flights The results are in regress in November compared to those in the previous month. For the month of November, on the whole Air France’s flights: -... more
AirlinesAir Italy: also the flight to Cuba inaugurated with success
Rome, Italy - Weekly connections from Verona and Malpensa
"Air Italy’s first flight to Havana has landed yesterday in the afternoon with on board of B-767, Captain Giuseppe Gentile, who has attended the welcome cerimony organized with local authorities. The w... more
AirlinesJAL B-747 in flight for seven months with engines on the wrong sides
Tokyo, Japan - One of the engines completed about 850 flights without being controlled
A Boeing 747 jet by Japan Airlines appeared to have been flying for seven months without none of the carrier’s experts realized the aircraft’s left and right engines had been placed on the wrong sides dur... more
AirlinesLufthansa: German carrier about to purchase Eurowings
Dusseldorf, Germany - German on-line "Handelsblatt" newspaper
Lufthansa, trying to better face the low-cost carriers penetration in Germany, would intend to purchase Eurowings no-frills airline. German newspaper "Handelsblatt" would have reported it but the supposed... more
AirlinesBoeing delayed delivery forcing Ryanair to reduce its flights
Dublin, Ireland - The low-cost airline predicted to lost at least 100,000 passengers per month
Ryanair said it should trim its flight schedule concerning the period between January and Febraury 2006 because of the delayed delivery of new Boeing 737s. The Seattle-based firm has in fact had to do... more
AirlinesLufthansa and Air Berlin to conquest Deutsche Flugsicherung (DSF)
Frankfurt, Germany - The German air traffic control company will by privatized on the next year
According to some German newspapers the two German carriers Lufthansa and Air Berlin would intend to buy the German air traffic control company DSF, Deutsche Flugsicherung. Lufthansa’s CEO Wolfgang Mayrhuner h... more
AirlinesChina Eastern Airlines ordered 4 B-737NG jets
Shanghai, China - They will be delivered in August 2007 and October 2008
Private carrier China Eastern Airlines communicated to have issued an order to acquire 4 B-737NG jets for a price of USD 227m. Aircraft will be delivered in two tranches, the first one in August 2007 and... more
AirlinesLOT dismissed the executive director and two Board's members
Warsaw, Poland - Their successors will be unveiled on next December 29
LOT Polish Airlines has dismissed its Executive Director, Marek Grabarek. The measure was taken by carrier’s Board of Directors which additionally removed two Board’s members, Piotr Dubno and Wladyslaw Met... more
AirlinesEurofly: new flight Rome-New York
Rome, Italy - It will be a seasonal connection at first
A new non-stop link from Rome’s "Leonardo Da Vinci" Airport to New York’s "JFK" (see for details AVIONEWS). It has been presented during a press conference held yesterday among other new long-haul rou... more
AirlinesAirBaltic to start new connections for Ukraine, Germany and Sweden as from March 2006
Riga, Latvia - Latvian carrier said in a press release
As from next March, the Latvian carrier AirBaltic will inaugurate new connections for Germany, Sweden and Ukraine. From March 1st 2006 four weekly flights between Riga and Dusseldorf will be in operation:... more
AirlinesCR Airways ordered 10 B-787s and 30 B-737/800s
Hong Kong, China - The China's private carrier reported it by a press release
The "South China Morning Post" was in the right, CR Airways wil buy 30 B-737/800s and 10 B-787s over next five years (see for details AVIONEWS). "This move will surely enable CR Airways to develop its... more
AirlinesBellview forced to ground its planes by Government
Abuja, Nigeria - Three airlines banned from flying by Government's order
After Sosoliso and Chanchangi Airlines, Nigeria’s Governement has decided to stop all flights of Bellview. The news was reported by the African carrier itself. "Bellview Airlines will cooperate in full w... more
AirlinesAlitalia paid off its bridge-loan yesterday
Rome, Italy - It was worth EUR 400m
"Alitalia announced yesterday to have made provision to paid off, in its entirety and in obedience to the predicted maturity, the so-called bridge-loan of EUR 400m made by the institute Dresdner Kleinwort... more
AirlinesJAT signed with IFC an agreement for airline's restructuring
Belgrade, Serbia - A Serbian carrier's press release revealed it
The International Financial Corporation, IFC, and JAT, Serbia’s flag airline, have signed an agreement establishing that the financial institute will be the carrier’s consultant for Serbian airline’s reorg... more
AirlinesAir India's Boeing made an emergency landing at Los Angeles
Los Angeles, USA - Passengers safe and accommodated by other airlines
A Boeing 747-400 jet by Air India bound for New Delhi at about 10:00pm yesterday carried out an emergency landing at LOs Angeles International Airport due to the blow of a tire during take off from California’s a... more
AirlinesAir Italy to East Africa
Rome, Italy - New links to Nairobi and Malindi from Milan have been inaugurated last Sunday
Air Italy flies in East Africa with weekly connections. A B-757 takes off from Malpensa on Sunday and lands in Nairobi the day after and continues to Zanzibar or Malindi with a new Fokker 28 (72 seats),... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS at Meridiana's press conference: agreement with Eurofly
Olbia, Italy - A commercial and working cooperation signed yesterday
Meridiana and Eurofly have signed yesterday a commercial collaboration’s agreement, which according to what declared Gianni Rossi, CEO’s of the Sardinian carrier, has a strategic value. In particular, the... more
AirlinesIs Lufthansa interested in air traffic control in Germany?
Berlin, Germany - Some analysts and TUI group would think it possible trying to get an important stake
Lufthansa could try to get an important share in the air traffic control company (DFS), according to some analysts and TUI firm (which owns some seven charter enterprises in Germany). German Government... more
AirlinesQantas: "That is why we preferred the 787 rather than the A-350"
Sydney, Australia - Some experts analysed reasons which led the Australian carrier to select Boeing and reject Airbus
some air transport experts tried to understand what can have favoured the 787 Dreamliner in being granted with orders by Qantas compared to its rival, the A-350 (see for details AVIONEWS). When taking... more
AirlinesEmergency landing for a Bellview Airlines plane
Accra, Ghana - The same airline affected by the last October's crash
A Nigerian airliner made an emergency landing at Accra Airport (Ghana) yesterday because of a problem with its hydraulic system. The pilot had sent a distress communication to the control tower declaring... more
AirlinesCzech Airlines: paying by Euro is cheaper
Prague, Czech Republic - Ticket more costly if paid by koruny
One intending flying from Prague to Dublin by Czech Airlines will pay less using Euro than using koruny. Prague-Dublin flight costs EUR 122 or 4551 koruny, which is EUR 156. It is the same on the return... more
AirlinesCR Airways: Hong Kong-based carrier purchased 10 B-787s
Hong Kong, China - It would have also acquired some B-737s
Between today and tomorrow it is expected to arrive the sign on the order of 10 B-787s by Hong Kong-based private carrier CR Airways. The "South China Morning Post" said that the real order consists of... more
AirlinesAir India's flight attendants to diet...
New Delhi, India - "If they don't lose the extra pounds, they may be grounded"
It was the aut-aut called by Air India for its male and female crew members most of whom would be overweight. The Indian carrier was clear: if they don’t lose the extra pounds they’ll lose their jobs. The... more
AirlinesAir France's plane had a breakdown
Moscow, Russia - Emergency landing in Eastern Siberia
It happened at Irkutsk Airport last Saturday: a Boeing 777 by France’s national carrier departed from Seoul and headed to Paris, was carrying 220 people and 17 crew members. One of engines stalled forcing t... more
AirlinesLightning hit an All Nippon Airways plane
Tokyo, Japan - Passengers resulted all safe
A plane for All Nippon Airways Japanese carrier en route from Tokyo to Shonai Airport, last Saturday at 8:30am has been hit by a lightning shortly before landing. No one among the 97 passengers and six... more
AirlinesAlitalia: unions asked for a new meeting with Italian Government
Rome, Italy - A request suggested by UGL, FIT CISL, FILT CGIL, and UIL Trasporti
Alitalia Express pilots’ strike held on last December 17 (from 12:00 to 04:00 pm) did not particularly affected Rome-Fiumicino "Leonardo da Vinci" Airport, but representatives from UGL trade union appear c... more
AirlinesThird German destination for Qatar Airways
Berlin, Germany - It started the new route Doha-Berlin
The Qatar-based airline added a third destination in Germany launching the non-stop connection from Doha to Berlin-Tegel International Airport. The new flight will be operated four times per week and is... more
AirlinesHemus Air: web site to be able for online reservation from January 16
Sophia, Bulgaria - The Bulgarian carrier is continuing its modernization operation
Services of Bulgarian carrier Hemus Air can be reserved online starting from next January 16. The web site will be in operation on January 16, 2006 as a part of the large process of modernization and costs... more
AirlinesChina Eastern Airlines had excellent results over the first 11 months in 2005
Shanghai, China - Both passenger and cargo traffic have grown
China Eastern Airlines had good performance over the first 11 months in 2005. From January 1st to November 30 it carried more than 22 million passengers, 2.49 million only in September to +76% on annual... more
AirlinesGovernment authorized Air India to buy 50 Boeing aircraft
New Delhi, India - Additional 18 aircraft will be assigned to affiliate airlines
Air India received the Government’s clearance for acquiring new aircraft to continue its expansion policy. Through its Economy Affairs Committee, Indian Government authorized the purchase of 50 Boeing p... more
AirlinesVolare may be sold within the end of the year
Milan, Italy - More than 700 workers could know their new employers already on December 31
They were only rumors, but December 31 term within which more than 700 dependents of Volare may know their new employers appears probable. Take-over bids arrived at the Italian airline for acquiring the... more
AirlinesWind Jet offers 60,000 seats at EUR 1
Rome, Italy - Italian carrier will start new non-stop connections from Catania and Palermo to Paris as from MArch 27 2006
Italian low-cost carrier Wind Jet offered 60,000 seats at EUR 1 price to fly throughout Italy from January to March. Connecting the web site www.volawindjet.it or calling the call center number 899 809060... more
AirlinesAlitalia: a green light for the mortgage on 28 fleet airplanes
Rome, Italy - So, some EUR 371m have been recovered and they will prove useful with reference to the EUR 400m bridge-loan return
Alitalia recovered some EUR 371m to be used regarding the EUR 400m bridge-loan return and it was possible by a mortgage involving 28 airplanes from its fleet (consisting of a total amount of more than... more