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AirlinesThe A-380 to fly by Air France's livery six months later
Paris, France - Delay for the delivery of the first aircraft compared to the previous date of April 2007 has been confirmed
The first Airbus A-380 long-haul 555 seats airliner ordered by Air France will be delivered with a delay of six months compared to what previously set by contract. It had been in fact scheduled at first... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines: weekly non-stop service between LaGuardia and Aruba
Houston, Usa - Starting from next December 17 after those to Bonaire and Curacao operative in the same period
Continental Airlines announced it will begin nonstop Saturday service on Dec. 17 from LaGuardia International Airport to the Caribbean island of Aruba, pending governmental approval. Continental already... more
AirlinesAlitalia: trying to negotiate to put the flight assistants' protest to an end
Rome, Italy - A company-unions meeting likely to be held by the end of this week
While Alitalia’s flight assistants carry on their "uniform strike" denying to wear the official uniform aboard and during service and SULT union proves ready to go on a 24 h strike as scheduled on next M... more
AirlinesAirsal: Italian Vice-Minister of Transport, Tassone, attending the carrier headquarter opening
Salerno, Italy - The importance of the future Pontecagnano air station and the necessary synergies with the other airports have been underlined
Also Italian Vice-Minister of Infrastructures and Transport, Mario Tassone, attended the Airsal headquarter opening in Salerno on last July 11 (see for details AVIONEWS 1 and 2). Tassone underlined that... more
AirlinesAir One's pilots to down tools next September 19
Rome, Italy - Their strike fell on the same day as flight attendants' protest
Italian Committee for Strikes stated that agitation of Air One’s pilots will be performed next September 19. Flying personnel would have decided to down tools next Monday for 4 hours, from 10:00am to 2... more
AirlinesAirsal (2): tourism-directed growth for the carrier network
Salerno, Italy - Important relations with Alpitour with both domestic and European flights by 2008
Airsal started its operational activities under banner of strong links with tourism. Relations with Alpitour (one of the major Italian tour operators) enables in fact the Campania’s carrier to rely upon l... more
AirlinesA new carrier on the route Japan-Russia
Tokyo, Japan - To meet increasing touristic demand
The starting of a new carrier to operate air connections between Japan and Russia is expected this Summer in order to meet the increasing tourist demand on such route. Nippon’s carriers have decided t... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines recalls 600 flight attendants
Washington, USA - Other 850 will return to work by the end of the year
US airline has re-recruited 600 flight attendants and it is waiting for reintegrating other 850 people by the end of the year seeing the recent growth in demand that means more airplanes full cargo. The... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines: new weekly non-stop service from New York/Newark to Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
Houston, Usa - Starting from Dec. 17 and it will utilize a Boeing 737-700 aircraft
Continental Airlines announced it will begin nonstop Saturday service on Dec. 17 from its hub at Newark Liberty International Airport to the Caribbean island of Curacao in the Netherlands Antilles, pending... more
AirlinesSuspended from duty after raising queries on SAAB's cockpit safety
Zurich, Switzerland - It has occurred to some pilots working for Swiss International
Fifty-two pilots of SAAB airplanes operated by Swiss International Airlines wrote a letter to the carrier’s management to denounce the climate of instability that has been developed since Swiss decided t... more
AirlinesSwiss International marked +5% in load factor
Zurich, Switzerland - Data were compared with the same period in 2004
Swiss International Air Lines reached a 81.5% in load factor last June that is equal to an additional 5% respect the result got last year. The Swiss carrier, now controlled by Lufthansa (see for details... more
AirlinesAirsal: the "Campania's way" to low-cost
Salerno, Italy - The carrier's headquarter has been opened yesterday in front of both local and national institutional representatives
Airsal, the Campania’s flag airline, opened its headquarter in Salerno (Italy). The official start of activities occurred yesterday in the Campania’s city, in front of several institutional representatives bot... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): taxpayers associations against fuel surcharge rise
Rome, Italy - Considered as an unjustified one, while flight assistants started the "uniform strike"
Italian taxpayers associations protested against the Alitalia ticket fuel surcharge rise with additional EUR 5 (see for details AVIONEWS). ADUSBEF and ADOC criticized the Italian national airline’s choice i... more
AirlinesAlitalia: aiming to seize the Mediterranean Sea
Rome, Italy - The carrier intends to lead the international traffic in this area
Alitalia is aiming to become the number one carrier in the Mediterranean Sea. President and CEO, Giancarlo Cimoli clearly expressed such a hope and goal when considering the relevance of such an area for... more
AirlinesEurofly carrier for relaunching Sri Lanka
Milan, Italy - Advantageous offers who departs and who lands
Eurofly planes direct to Sri Lanka take off from Varese’s Malpensa Airport on Tuesday at 10:15pm landing in Colombo at 12:30pm the day after. Italian carrier, working hard during the seaquake that destroyed S... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines announced partnership with national Association of Hispanic Journalists
Houston, Usa - From next July 15 the carrier will begin nonstop flights between Houston and Cali, Colombia
Continental Airlines and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) have announced a partnership that will give Continental "Official Airline" status for the association’s four major events f... more
AirlinesAttempt in London (6): false bomb-alert on TAP's flight
Lisbon, Portugal - Three Albanians arrested after board inspection
Passengers on flight 340 operated by Portoguese airline TAP from Lisbon to London, have been evacuated before take-off due to a false bomb-alert at 8:00pm local time last Saturday. An artificer squad boarded... more
AirlinesAlitalia: fuel surcharge more expensive to face the oil cost rise
Rome, Italy - In the meantime, the multi-bases operational system ready to start on August 1st
Alitalia decided to face the increasing fuel cost determined by the never-ending oil price rise by changing tariffs for its tickets both for domestic and international routes. The so called fuel surcharge... more
AirlinesIberia signed the purchase for 30 single-aisle Airbuses
Milan, Italy - With an option for other 49
Iberia has signed a contract with Airbus for purchasing 30 airplanes of the A-320 Family with a purchase option for further 49, confirming so the promise signed last January. The agreement expects the... more
AirlinesLufthansa is testing biometric tickets
Berlin, Germany - Speeding check-ins without decreasing security
The German airline started to test biometric air tickets last Monday: they are tickets including a code with traveler’s fingerprint. The test will last 14 days and if results will show efficacy and s... more
AirlinesAir Senegal International added third Next-Generation B-737/700
Seattle, Usa - The airline currently has two 737-700s on lease, as well as a 737-500
Boeing and Air Senegal International yesterday expanded the airline’s capabilities with the delivery of the carrier’s third Boeing Next-Generation 737-700. The new airplane is equipped with winglets, mak... more
AirlinesAir France-KLM: traffic in June 2005
Paris, France - Also strong improvement in load factor
"Passenger operations Air France-KLM continued to record a buoyant activity and a good level of unit revenue. In June, traffic grew 7.8% on 4.6% higher capacity. The load factor gained 2.4 points to reach... more
AirlineseasyJet: Pisa-Bristol route inaugurated yesterday
Milan, Italy - The flight to Paris doubles the frequency
The low-cost carrier, easyJet, inaugurated yesterday, July 7, the new route departing from Pisa towards Bristol. After the recent inaugurations of Pisa/Paris-Orly and for Berlin-Schönefeld, easyJet opens... more
AirlinesQatar Airways: Athens is the 65th network's destination
Rome, Italy - New flights to Nairobi, in Kenya, from November
"Athens, Greece’s capital, is the 65th destination of Qatar Airways’ network, which continues its expansion opening new connections among the touristic and commercial world of Middle East and the main Eur... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): unions appreciated carrier's efforts but there are still doubts
Rome, Italy - Still uncertain about employment and relaunch future and prospects
Italian unions’ attitude regarding the Alitalia’s situation analysis reported by President and CEO Cimoli appears particularly various and articulate. The good performance of the carrier during the fir... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): recapitalization and denationalization by November
Rome, Italy - No newness instead concerning alliances
Alitalia President and CEO Giancarlo Cimoli analysed a series of issues concerning the airline’s reorganization during the meeting with the trade unions occurred yesterday. Recapitalization and denationalization a... more
AirlinesAlitalia: first half 2005 carrier's performance improved
Rome, Italy - Increasing revenues and lower loss compared to 2004 despite the aviation fuels price rise
A meeting between Alitalia Board and Italian union’s representatives for all the employment trades in the Italian national airline was held yesterday. Carrier President and CEO, Giancarlo Cimoli, explained d... more
AirlinesSwiss International Airlines: Swiss core, German ownership
Berne, Switzerland - The Swiss carrier to go on operating autonomously but ownership will be a fully Lufthansa one
After Brussels’ green light on the acquisition of Swiss International Airlines by Lufthansa, the main aspects of such an economic effort of European and worldwide relevance for air transport are getting c... more
AirlinesAlitalia: company-unions meeting to face domestic air transport problems
Rome, Italy - Flight assistants to constantly demonstrate starting on next July 11 concerning contract
Alitalia Board is meeting the Italian union’s representatives for all the Italian airlines employment trades today to analyse the situation related to the implementation of the business plan, the recapitalization p... more
AirlinesMaxjet flies from States to London
Washington, USA - The airline promises discount 15 to 70 percent
US airline Maxjet Airways intends to start the first low-cost air link between NY "John F. Kennedy"/Baltimore-Washington airports and London-Stansted from next Autumn. No clear details on tariffs exist,... more
AirlinesEU: green light for Lufthansa to acquire Swiss International Airlines
Brussels, Belgium - Provided that both carriers renounce to several slots at various European airports
European Union provided its go-ahead for the acquisition of Swiss International Airlines by Lufthansa. European Commission ensured its authorisation thought under protest, as a clear condition has been... more
AirlinesYes Air Airlines: new route Cagliari-Palermo to start tomorrow
Trento, Italy - The link will be operated five times a week
Yes Air Airlines, Italian low-cost carrier from Trentino Region started last Autumn (see for details AVIONEWS), will operate a new connection from Cagliari to Palermo starting from tomorrow July 6 up to... more
AirlinesAir-conditioned failure grounded Livingston's passengers
Boulogne, Italy - 300 persons have spent the night in a hotel
300 passengers expected to board a charter flight operated by Livingston airline departing at 7:15pm yesterday from Boulogne "Guglielmo Marconi" Airport, bound for Crete island, have been forced to back... more
AirlinesAir France and Lufthansa to increase tariffs
Paris, France - European travelers will pay more expensive tickets
The German airline will raise surcharge from EUR 27 up to EUR 37 per leg on long-haul routes from July 8. European connections will suffer for an EUR 2 increase, from EUR 7 to 9. Lufthansa is not the only... more
AirlinesAlitalia: multi-base operational system starting in August
Milan, Italy - Some 1300 employees being transferred to Malpensa and Linate airports to favour carrier's de-localization
Alitalia is going to formally open the so called multi-base operational system starting on next August 1st, that is to say the increase of the Italian national airlines personnel’s presence at Malpensa a... more
AirlinesAlitalia: EU thinks to an investigation on competition in air transport
Brussels, Belgium - No decision has been considered regarding it yet but an analysis could deal with code-sharing agreements
European Commission commented again on the matter related to code-sharing agreements among the European airlines, a problem recently taken into consideration but presently seen as irrelevant concerning... more
AirlinesAir France: the Paris-Detroit flight inaugurated
Rome, Italy - Opened last June 13, served by an A-330/200
Patrick Alexandre, Air France’s Commercial International General Director, has officially inaugurated last Thursday, the new route Paris-Detroit on board of an AF-374 flight towards Michigan’s ecomic cap... more
AirlinesAn exhausting wait for 170 Ryanair's passengers
Alghero, Italy - Bird-strike blocked plane and they have to wait the failure repair for leaving
170 passengers of a Ryanair flight took off well into the night instead of leaving bound for Rome yesterday from Alghero "Riviera del Corallo" Airport. A bird would have hit a turbine of one of Irish plane’s e... more
AirlinesQatar Airways flies also to Delhi
Rome, Italy - From July 15 seven weekly connections via Doha
"Qatar Airways opens a new link to India and flies to Delhi five times per week, starting from July 15. With this new link the destinations served by the carrier in India will be five (Mumbai-Bombay, Cochin,... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines announced weekly nonstop service between Houston and Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles
Houston, Usa - From December 16
Continental Airlines announced it will begin new weekly nonstop service between Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport and the Caribbean island of Bonaire in the Netherlands Antilles, on Dec. 1... more
AirlinesClub Air flies to Pristina departing from Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - Two flights a week to reach Kosovo
The new Italian Club Air airline has been operating direct flights between Rome-Fiumicino and Pristina since June 18. After Verona, the only link between Italy and Kosovo to date, Club Air lands and takes... more
AirlinesAlitalia: EU considers the codesharing with SN Brussels as legal
Brussels, Belgium - No protest by competitors against the agreement between the Italian carrier and the Belgian one
European Commission commented recently about the possibility that some carriers can moan on the presence of illegal practices concerning the codesharing agreements signed by Alitalia together with other... more
AirlinesAzzurra Air's failure: arrests, notices of preliminary investigation and searches
Varese, Italy - For charge of false accounting and bankruptcy
Financial Police of Varese remanded two persons in custody early today and gave in 23 notices of preliminary investigation against names known inside the management of Airfin Srl as well Azzurra Air, and... more
AirlineseasyJet: the first direct flight between Italy and Northern Ireland inaugurated today
Rome, Italy - From Ciampino's Airport the low-cost carrier from June 2004 has recorded a capacity increase on this Airport of about 493%
"The low-cost carrier easyJet inaugurated today the new route Rome-Ciampino/Belfast, becoming the first airline to link Italy and Northern Ireland. The flights can be acquired on the website www.easyjet.com,... more
AirlinesVirgin Atlantic flies to Cuba
Havana, Cuba - The inauguration of London-Havana line
The first plane to Cuba by British Virgin Atlantic, landed at Havana’s "Josè Martì" Airport on Monday afternoon: aboard the B-747/400 there were the carrier’s owner Richard Branson, 150 special guests, touri... more
AirlinesAir France: significant improvement in on-time performance flights for fiscal 2004-2005
Rome, Italy - In overall performance 83.1% for departing flights and 82.2% for arriving flights
"Despite the adverse impact of a number of incidents, particularly the disruption to long-haul flights caused by the collapse of part of the roof of Terminal 2E, the on-time performance of Air France flights... more
AirlinesSas Group: market adaptation of operations in SAS Technical Services
Stockholm, Sweden - Yesterday the board meeting
At the Board meeting of SAS Technical Services AB on June 29, 2005, the Board announced that it had assigned the management of SAS Technical Services AB to continue the market-adaptation of the company.... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines inaugurated daily nonstop service between New York and Berlin, Germany
New York, Usa - Now serves more cities across the Atlantic than any other U.S. airline
Continental Airlines yesterday inaugurated nonstop flights from its New York hub at Newark Liberty International Airport to Berlin/Tegel, Germany. This latest route makes Continental the leading U.S. carrier... more
AirlinesAir France: in 2004-2005 the "Baggage performance" shows a marked improvement
Rome, Italy - Over the past three years and despite a considerable increase in traffic
"Over the past three years, and despite a considerable increase in traffic, Air France has significantly improved its ’baggage performance’ throughout its network, placing the airline top of all major Eur... more
AirlinesVirgin Atlantic Airways to call down for 1500 new workers
London, United Kingdom - They are expected to lead Branson's carrier expansion
Richard Branson will recruit 1500 new persons to constitute Virgin Atlantic Airways staff in the ambit of airline’s expansion plan: 1100 units will cover cabin crew positions, 150 will be expected for w... more