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AirlinesAlitalia grounded passengers at Rome and Munich
Rome, Italy - A technical malfunction forced airline to cancel two services
An Alitalia’s flight departing yesterday from Munich Airport, failed the take-off because of a technical malfunction of an indicator of emergency. So the Italian airline has been forced to cancel also t... more
AirlinesKenya Airways to enter into SkyTeam
Nairobi, Kenya - It is started the Alliance's joining process
The airlines’ alliance has chosen the African carrier as new member. Kenya Airlines may gain the status of full-member already the next year, so becoming the only African airline to be a SkyTeam associated. A... more
AirlinesBolivian protest set on fire forcing airlines to stop flights to the Capital
La Paz, Bolivia - Lan Airlines suspended its five weekly links to La Paz
Chile’s LAN Airlines cancelled last Friday its flights to La Paz for the 3rd successive day because of the violent protests going on from several weeks. Bolivia is in fact affected these day by demonstrations o... more
AirlinesMeridiana (2): the new CEO has been chosen
Rome, Italy - A man of considerable experience will relaunch the airline
After worker’s dispute conclusion, Meridiana has announced the new CEO, Gianni Rossi, former Financial Executive for Meridiana between 1998 and 2001 and advisor for Eurofly. The official appointment i... more
AirlinesMeridiana averted danger of redundancies
Rome, Italy - Unions approved the plan for warding off over 190 discharges
Italian Welfare Minister has closed the dispute regarding 192 redundancies for Meridiana airline involving 30 pilots, 80 flight attendants and 102 ground workers. Jobs will be safe but Meridiana dependents... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Deloitte & Touche verified the preconditions for economic continuity
Rome, Italy - With reference to financial year 2004
Audit company Deloitte & Touche ensured its go-ahead for Alitalia’s financial year 2004, finding the preconditions for economic continuity. An important step forward for the Italian national airline, w... more
AirlinesSwiss International: May load factor took off
Basel, Switzerland - 77.6 per cent against 72.5 in the past year
The Lufthansa newly acquired airline boost transported passengers last month, increased by 6.4 percentage points compared with May 2004. Improvements on European connections have surely aid the Swiss airline... more
AirlinesQatar Airways flies also in Oman, Iran, Egypt and Greece
Rome, Italy - Diversification is the winning card for economy and tourism of Qatar
"Qatar points for its development on the economy diversification, according to Akbar Al Baker, Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Airways and QTA (Qatar Tourist Authority) President, declared during the... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines inaugurated daily non-stop service from Bangor (Maine) to New York
New York, Usa - The flights will be operated by an ERJ-145 from 50 seats
Continental Airlines yesterday inaugurated daily, non-stop service between Bangor, Maine (BGR) and its New York-area hub at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR). This new service complements existing... more
AirlinesFlying from Sicily to Romania and Belgium
Perugia, Italy - Club Air to offer promotional fares for launching new services from Palermo
The new connections operated by Club Air airline will start next June 23-24 from the city of Palermo towards Bucharest, Timisoara and Brussels. Romania’s routes will take off on June 23, the day after f... more
AirlinesRyanair's Alghero-Rome service delayed three hours
Alghero, Italy - Take-off has been postponed for safety reasons
It seems it was a fault of Brussels that ordered a change in take-off schedule on the strength of the international safety rules: the fact remains that 115 passengers of Ryanair waited from 6:20pm, the... more
AirlinesAlpi Eagles inaugurates a new link Nice-Olbia
Padua, Italy - From July 14 to September 25
"Alpi Eagles inaugurates with the Summer season, the new link Nice-Olbia, starting from next July 14. The connection will be served on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from July 14 to September 25,... more
AirlinesAlitalia: competitors prove disappointed due to the EU's approval of the business plan
Rome, Italy - Ryanair, British Airways and Lufthansa criticized it while Air France did non comment on such matter
Several both traditional and low-cost European airlines do not like the European Commission’s approval of Alitalia’s business plan 2005-2008. Ryanair has already put into evidence to EU Government tha... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines will inaugurate tomorrow non-stop service to Hamburg, in Germany
New York, Usa - It's the fourth of six trans-Atlantic routes being added this year
Continental Airlines will inaugurate daily non-stop service starting tomorrow from its New York hub at Newark Liberty International Airport to Hamburg, Germany. The flight times are 7 hours and 45 minutes... more
AirlinesRoyal Air Maroc presented the flight from Catania's Airport to Casablanca yesterday evening
Catania, Italy - From next July 3 until September 11 and it will be served by a B-737
Royal Air Maroc presented the new flight between Sicily’s capital and the Moroccan city of Casablanca, yesterday evening in Catania. The link will be operative from next July 3 until September 11. According t... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): dominating the domestic market again and promoting the "Made in Italy" abroad
Rome, Italy - Two key priorities according to the company and Government for the relaunch of the airline
Alitalia is ready to talk about possible alliances with all the subjects in this sector but it is still too soon to set a programme in this sense, also in the case of air France-KLM. Italian airline President... more
AirlinesAlitalia: satisfaction for the EU approval of the business plan
Rome, Italy - Italian airline to start recapitalization next Autumn and it intends to achieve the break even by 2006
Alitalia President and CEO, Giancarlo Cimoli, and Italian Minister of Infrastructures and Transport, Pietro Lunardi, welcomed the approval of the business plan 2005-2008 by European Commission, thanking... more
AirlinesAir Canada's load factor was 79.9% in May
Ottawa, Canada - It was 78.5% in the same month in 2004
Canadian airline’s load factor was near 80%, the highest it has ever recorded in that month. This data results from the increasing in capacity by 4.7%. In the domestic market, capacity has grown by 1.7 p... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): EU approved the business plan
Brussels, Belgium - Italy will have to observe the European four conditions anyway
As already announced, European Union officially approved the Alitalia’s business plan today expressing a positive opinion regarding the seriousness of the reorganization and relaunch programme for the I... more
AirlinesAir France: faster cross the frontier at the Charles De Gaulle Airport
Rome, Italy - The biometrics to enter
"From today and for six months, a pilot biometric system will be tested at the Border Police of the Terminal F2 of the Paris-CdG Airport, for ensuring a speedy border passage. Imagined by Air France, the... more
AirlinesAirsal took flight
Salerno, Italy - Commercial agreement with Alpitour for 500 services up to September
A thousand of people flew aboard Airsal SpA last week-end: it is an Italian airline based in Salerno (Campania Region) which started domestic and international services last Saturday, June 4. Italian carrier... more
AirlinesUS homonymous airline blamed Jet Airways for having links with al-Qaeda
Washington, USA - Indian carrier forced to delay departure of new route Mumbai-Newark
Jet Airways, the India’s main national airline, will sue a little known Maryland-based airline with the same name (Jet Airways Inc.), which would have alleged the Indian carrier for having links with t... more
AirlinesNaples: Eurofly to take off towards New York
Naples, Italy - Campania Region and City of Naples celebrated the most important initiative
The inaugural flight of Eurofly’s Airbus A-330/200 from Naples-Capodichino to New York "JFK" will start next Tuesday, June 14, for the first intercontinental link at Naples Airport. Flights will be available o... more
AirlinesAlitalia: EU's green light for the business plan being awaited for today
Brussels, Belgium - The four conditions set by EU authorities remain
European Commission is likely to ensure its green light for the Alitalia’s business plan 2005-2008 today. EU would actually think that the AZ Fly recapitalization process and the Fintecna’s participation in... more
AirlinesFinnair break into turfdom
Rome, Italy - The airline signed a deal with FISE's members
The General Manager of Finland flag carrier Finnair, Arto Sutinen, has signed a collaboration agreement with Italian Federation of Equestrian Sports (FISE). Its members will be enable to fly on Finnair... more
AirlinesBritish Airways, a strenuous success
London, United Kingdom - Positive results in spite of many difficulties
There is a cut-throat competition from the low-cost carriers Ryanair and easyJet to the national British Airways; and the situation worsens considering the high fuel costs. Nevertheless British carrier... more
AirlinesThe strange case of America West shares
Phoenix, Usa - The leap of the Airlines shares
Talks that Alaska Air could take over America West made the shares gain more than 5 percent and at the same time the latter is carrying out negotiations for merger with US Airways. A categorical denial,... more
AirlinesIraqi Airways reopens route to Bassora
Baghdad, Iraq - New flights to the city in the south
Last Saturday June 4, a Boeing 727 of Iraqi Airways covered, after a period of interruption, the 550 kilometres that separate the main Iraqi cities of Baghdad and Bassora. Four weekly flights will be carried... more
AirlinesVirgin Atlantic, false hijacking alarm on London-New York flight
Brussels, Belgium - A technical fault the cause of the episode
On the flight 45 of the Virgin Atlantic Airbus A-340/600 travelling London-New York on Friday June 3, a small technical problem produced great agitation for possible hijacking. Denial of the news was promptly... more
AirlinesToo many debts for Varig Airlines
Brasilia, Brazil - The Government studies possible solutions
Debts for the Brasilian carrier Varig get up to USD 700m. On June 2, the news spread about the Brazilian Government that conceded the purchase of 20% of the national carrier capital to the Portuguese Tap.... more
AirlinesTransavia.com hits the mark with the new flight to Genoa
Amsterdam, Holland - The low-cost airline gets great success on the Italian trip
After only a month from the opening of the new flight Amsterdam-Genoa on April 27, the low-cost Dutch carrier Transavia.com draws up a positive account of the first thirty operating days. On Saturday,... more
AirlinesMobiles on flying aboard Qantas tomorrow
Sydney, Australia - It is the first airline disproving cellular phone taboo
Qantas is going to give the green light, tomorrow June 7, for using mobiles after take-off; the measure is valid aboard all Australian domestic services. Carrier’s General Manager, John Borghetti, explained t... more
AirlinesVolare (2): business plan is on the launching pad
Varese, Italy - Airline hopes to reintegrate redundant workers
The business plan will be put forward to the Italian Ministry for Productive Activities within the end of Summer: its guide-lines provide for equipping Volare fleet with 20 airplanes by 2007. Fifteen aircraft... more
AirlinesVolare is thinking on Paris
Varese, Italy - The fourth A-320 is about to arrive
Volare Group’s General Manager, Giulio De Metrio, has announced following flight’s restarting (see for details AVIONEWS), that its fleet will be enriched with the 4th Airbus 320 by the end of the Summer. Over 170... more
AirlinesMalaysia Airlines, negative annual closing and bad previsions
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - The company blames fuel costs and stiff competition
For the next months, the Asian carrier is going to invest huge sums on engineering equipment, simulators and IT systems. Nevertheless, on May, Malaysia Airlines Chief Financial Officer, Mr Low Chee Teng,... more
AirlinesTurnaround for South African Airways
Cape City, South Africa - New organizational top structure and new company strategies
The recent top structure reorganization of South African Airways was carried out on Saturday May 28 with the appointment of new executives. The President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr Khaya Ngqula, declared... more
AirlinesUS Airways and America West: final verdict by the end of June
Washington, Usa - Set final term for financing
Yesterday the assignee in bankruptcy Mr Stephen Mitchell set the final term - 30 June - to collect financing for the two American carriers. It’s been some weeks since the two companies started merger n... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines inaugurated yesterday daily non-stop service to Stockholm, in Sweden
New York, Usa - The flights will be operated with a 172 seat B-757 aircraft
Continental Airlines, the world’s sixth largest airline and OAG "Airline of the Year 2005", began daily non-stop flights from its New York-area hub at Newark Liberty International Airport to Stockholm, S... more
AirlinesRyanair challenged British Airways
London, United Kingdom - "We'll carry more passengers than you"
The Irish low-cost airline will take soon more passengers than titled British Airways. Its CEO, Michael O’Leary, takes that for granted and forecast that Ryanair will grow by 27 per cent managing to f... more
AirlinesAlitalia: EU's go-ahead for the business plan if four conditions are honoured
Brussels, Belgium - The formalization of the green light is awaited on June 7
A conditioned green light comes from Brussels regarding Alitalia’s dossier. European Commission would actually intend to approve the business plan 2005-2008 of the Italian airline positively accomplishing t... more
AirlinesIn one year Kenya Airways triples profit
Nairobi, Kenya - The highest revenues in 28 year history
In the last commercial year ended next 31 March, Kenya Airways obtained the highest profit in its 28-year history amounting to USD 51 million. This sum is triple compared to the previous year result. The... more
AirlinesUS Airways and America West: more funds availability
Washington, Usa - New investors support the merger
The merger plans between the carriers continue undisturbed thanks to funds put to their disposal by many companies. The last pledge has been received from the Boston-based Wellington Management for USD... more
AirlinesVirgin Atlantic great expansion
London, United Kingdom - The high fuel cost does not arrest profit: new projects for the carrier
Increasing services, cost controls and new routes. These are the projects Virgin Atlantic airline is achieving and will keep on increasing for the next months. The huge expansion is demonstrated by the... more
AirlinesAeromexico and Mexicana on sale
Mexico City, Mexico - Unveiled terms for companies acquisition
In June Mexico is going to sell controlling stakes in its two main airlines at the same time. Terms for acquisition have been unveiled on Friday 27 May by Cintra (state-owned holding company) that wants... more
AirlinesHeavy condemns for Zimbabwe Airline
Harare, Zimbabwe - A single-passenger flight caused the reaction
The comments of Transport and Communications Secretary Karikoga Kaseke quoted by the official "Herald" newspaper are grave. Secretary Kaseke referred to "inept management" and "little knowledge of aviation"... more
AirlinesMalev carrier reckons with the loss in 2005
Budapest, Hungary - National airline struggling for financing
After the operating loss in 2005 the national Hungarian carrier Malev, undergoing privatization, by 2006 foresees an operating profit. The airline is trying to join Oneworld airline alliance in order to... more
AirlinesEgypt, concluded the massive go-slow of the air traffic controllers
Cairo, Egypt - The Aviation Minister will consider abstentionists' demands
The intervention of the Egyptian Aviation Minister managed to bring to the end the go-slow called by the air traffic controllers at the beginning of May. Nevertheless it lasted 4 weeks and delayed many... more
AirlinesSkyEurope announces new routes in East Europe
Ljubljana, Slovakia - Also Ryanair aims at this interesting market
Slovakian airline SkyEurope has announced the launch of new services from Dublin towards Bratislava and Krakovia to meet the increasing demand of Eastern Europe and Ireland. Fares start from EUR 25 one-way,... more
AirlinesEurofly-Club Air agreement for the link of Crotone to New York via Boulogne
Crotone, Italy - For transport of passengers towards "Big Apple" departing from "Sant'Anna" Airport of Crotone
"From yesterday Calabria and New York are closer to reach thanks to an agreement signed by Eurofly and Club Air for the transport of passengers towards ’Big Apple’ departing from ’Sant’Anna’ Airport o... more
AirlinesSimplified corporate administration in the SAS Group
Stockholm, Sweden - The Board of SAS AB will not be affected by these changes
In order to simplify the corporate administration within the SAS Group, the Board of Directors of SAS AB has decided that the boards of the subsidiaries the SAS Consortium and its three holding companies... more