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AirlinesSas lowers cost tickets to regain market share
Stockholm, Sweden - The business of the carrier is paticularly hit by low-cost competition
Scandinavian airline, Sas, announced that starting from the end of March it would cut costs on board of domestic flights in order to regain market share as its domestic business is particularly hit by... more
AirlinesTwo potential buyers for Aerolineas Argentinas
Buenos Aires, Argentina - Following the decision of the group Marsans to partly or completely sell the carrier
The Spanish group Marsans, which controls 98 percent share of the airline Aerolineas Argentinas, privatized in 1991, decided to partly or completely sell the carrier. The news has been confirmed by a spokesman... more
AirlinesAlitalia flight AZ-331 because of a technical problem asks to land at Malpensa Airport
Milan, Italy - The Airbus was coming from Paris and was directed to Rome
An Alitalia flight, coming from Paris to Rome, because of a technical problem asked yesterday late in the evening to land at Malpensa Airport. The carrier diffused the following statement about the episode:... more
AirlinesRepublic Air injects capital in Us Airways
New York, Usa - The regional airline of Indianapolis offered USD 125m for a significant share participation
US Airways received USD 125m by Indianapolis-based regional airline Republic Air, which would have in return a significant share participation, for its project related to its emersion from bankrupt. US... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Investigation Committee on Strikes opposes the flight assistants' protest
Rome, Italy - As it would not be in line with the current implemented ruling
Investigation Committee on Strikes will take steps against the Alitalia flight assistants’ protest occurring today and called by Italian SULT trade union. Committee will have to decide about which kind o... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines foresees losses
New York, Usa - If high fuel cost does not ease, the carrier said it would not be able to complete financing deals
US carrier Continental Airlines said it foresees significant losses in 2005 if high fuel price and competition which follows due to it do not ease. Continental declared that there are many factors outside... more
AirlinesLan February passenger traffic jump
Santiago del Chile, Chile - The passenger number on board of the carrier's aircraft rose on average 14,3 percent last month compared to February 2004
Passengers who chose flights operated by the Chile’s airline Lan rose on average 14,3 percent in February 2005 compared to February 2004. The significant growth was mainly due to international destinations, t... more
AirlinesNew "doubling" of Qatar Airways
Rome, Italy - By two daily connections from Doha to Bangkok
"After the doubling of scheduled flights from Italy for Doha - that become four per week from Rome to Milan - Qatar Airways increases also the connections to Bangkok. From March 27, with the beginning... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS interviewed Paolo Maras, SULT union National Secretary, regarding the Alitalia flight assistants' strike to occur on March 16
Rome, Italy - "It is necessary the company understands that personnel needs the right psycho-physical relax to warrant the highest safety"
AVIONEWS interviewed Paolo Maras, SULT union National Secretary, regarding the Alitalia flight assistants’ strike to occur on March 16 (see for details AVIONEWS). Maras underlined that the trade union i... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines group passenger traffic down
Sydney, Australia - Passenger number fell 8,5 per cent during last month
Austrian Airlines group, which includes flagship carrier Austrian, charter airline Lauda Air Ferienflüge and regional carrier Austrian Arrows, announced that its passenger traffic fell 8,5 per cent during... more
AirlinesRtl 102.5 partner of Emirates
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - In order to promote the route Dubai-Melbourne
International carrier of Dubai, Emirates, and Rtl 102.5, the Italian national radio which counts on 4 million daily listeners, joined their force in order to promote the new route Dubai-Melbourne. Rtl... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines February Load Factor down
Singapore, Republic of Singapore - The carrier filled 66,1 percent of its capacity
Singapore Airlines announced it filled 66,1 percent capacity in February, compared to 69,4 percent a year ago. The carrier overall load factor in February was unchanged from the previous month. Singapore... more
AirlinesMeridiana: workers ready to go on strike
Cagliari, Italy - "Sardinia Region must take the problem on itself" according to Cisl union
Carrier’s dependents gathered at Olbia Airport and decided to carry out a package of 72 hours strike if management pursues its plan of reorganization. Workers, supported by union trades, Anpac and Anpav, c... more
AirlinesAlitalia: 88 flights cancelled due to the March 16 strike
Rome, Italy - The first effects of the SULT union flight assistants' demonstration
Alitalia’s flight assistants are will go on strike tomorrow (March 16) for a 24 h protest, from next midnight and until the midnight of Wednesday (despite the 07:00-10:00 am and the 06:00-09:00 pm time-course w... more
AirlinesBrazilian court dismisses Vasp management
Brasilia, Brazil - By appointing the Government to administer the carrier for the next 12 months
The judge Lucio Pereira de Souza of the Court of S. Paulo (Brazil) dismissed Vasp management; the carrier represented until late the fourth largest airline. Vasp has been under financial pressure since... more
AirlinesLufthansa confirms its interest in Swiss International Air Lines
Berlin, Germany - The German carrier may purchase Swiss soon
Lufthansa and Swiss International Air Lines both confirmed the news according to which German flag carrier Lufthansa may buy soon the smaller Swiss, ending this way months of increasingly speculations... more
AirlinesKorean Air receives Iosa certification
Seoul, South Korea - By reaching this way the only 18 airlines all over the world which own such a certification
After many scrupulous controls Iata (International Air Transport Association) gave Korean Air the prestigious Iosa certification (International Operational Safety Audit), which until now was given only... more
AirlinesUS agency takes over United Airlines pension plan
New York, Usa - In order to guarantee benefits to the airline's ground employees
US agency Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation announced it is moving to assume United Airlines’ pension plan for ground employees in order to guarantee benefits to the ground workers following triggered s... more
AirlinesAir Dolomiti and Trentino perfomed on-line collaboration
Gorizia, Italy - Airlines promotes receptivity and services for the Region
Going to www.trentino.to and www.airdolomiti.it. it is possible to receive information on services, destinations and flights timetables of Air Dolomiti and information regarding territorial marketing for... more
AirlinesLan to purchase Argentina's Lafsa
Santiago del Chile, Chile - It signed a cooperation deal with Southern Winds and it is in talks with a third carrier
The expansion plan to Argentina by Chile’s Lan is proceeding right well as according to last news related to the purchase by the airline of the Argentina’s state-carrier Lafsa, if considering the recently sig... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): Barrot-Lunardi meeting on the business plan to occur in April
Brussels, Belgium - EU Commissioner and Italian Minister of Transport to analyse the situation on the in-depth investigation
European Commissioner for Transport, Jacques Barrot, would have recently underlined that the in-depth investigation started by EU Commissioner with reference to the Alitalia’s business plan 2005-2008 i... more
AirlinesAlitalia: flight assistants striking on March 16
Rome, Italy - In the meantime, the competent Investigation Committee postponed the ground personnel's protest till April 15
Italian SULT trade union confirmed the strike called for Alitalia’s flight assistants and scheduled on Wednesday March 16. The protest will last for 24 hours but the warranty time-courses (07:00 am to 1... more
AirlinesCyprus Airways names Government official as chairman
Cyprus, Republic of Cipro - In the hope the man would save the carrier
Cyprus Airways named a Government official, Lazaros Savvides, as the carrier’s chairman and in substitution of the out going Constantinos Loizides, by hoping the man would be able to save the airline, w... more
AirlinesJetsgo decides to ground all its planes
Ottawa, Canada - The Canadian low-cost airline recurred to court protection
Canadian low-cost airline, Jetsgo, decided to ground all its planes by stopping operations, effectuated by means of 14 Boeing MD-83, and recurring to court protection. The carrier said that difficult market... more
AirlinesA new Chinese airline takes off for the first time: Ao Kai
Beijing, China - It was founded and financed by a private Chinese firm
Today a new Chinese airline, Ao Kai, took off for the first by means of a maiden flight left from Tianjin (situated in the centre of China) to Changsha, in the South of the country. On board of the plane... more
AirlinesHawaiian Airlines emerges from bankrupt
Honolulu, Hawaii - The court approved its restructuring plan
Hawaiian Airlines should emerge from bankruptcy protection, which it recurred to in March 2003 because of heavy losses, early next month as the court which is following its case approved its restructuring... more
AirlinesVolare: creditor passengers can claim compensation
Varese, Italy - Owners of no-used tickets can demand gaining entrance to deficit
Within April 5, people who brought tickets - and not used them to fly - for Air Europe, Volareweb and Volare Airline, can claim compensation. They’re enable to download the relative form from the Internet s... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines to start new Summer service from its New York and Cleveland hubs
Houston, Usa - From next June 9
Continental Airlines yesterday announced that it will launch twice-daily, nonstop summer service to both Albuquerque, N.M. and Calgary, Alberta, Canada, from its New York hub at Newark Liberty International... more
AirlinesSwiss International and Lufthansa close to a possible melting
Zurich, Switzerland - The news has been reported by a newspaper, partly confirmed by Swiss’ shareholders
It has been since time that circulate voices citing a possible fusion between Swiss International and Lufthansa (see AVIONEWS). Now some news about the matter comes once more by an article appeared on... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines inquired for the Concorde's incident
Paris, France - The announcement came from a French judge
US carrier Continental Airlines was placed by a French judge under judicial investigation for "Involuntary murder and injures" in the Concorde incident which caused the death of 113 person. The lawyer... more
AirlinesAlitalia: SULT ready for talks, or else a strike is unavoidable
Rome, Italy - The Italian union confirmed it and stated that the deal between the carrier and the other unions is insufficient for employees
Italian SULT trade union confirmed again its intention to resort to a strike by Alitalia’s flight assistants and scheduled on next March 16. According to the union’s representatives, the Italian national air... more
AirlinesA bad year for Delta Air Lines
New York, Usa - The carrier said that according to its predictions the company would suffer from heavy losses this year
US carrier Delta Air Lines announced that its financial future is really black as the carrier predicts that it would report heavy losses in 2005. The airline succeeded to avoid bankrupt last year and posted... more
AirlinesSwiss International Air Lines February load factor up
Geneva, Switzerland - In the last month load factor percentage for Swiss rose 1.6 points
Swiss International Air Lines announced that its February load factor rose 1,6 points up to 71.2 per cent capacity. On European market the load factor rose 1 percentage point to 55.6 percent, while on... more
AirlinesDouble-daily non-stop service for Continental Airlines
New York, Usa - The launch of the flights would start on June, 9
Us carrier Continental Airlines announced that starting from next June, 9, it would operate a double-daily non-stop service between its hub Newark Liberty International Airport and Bangor, Maine. Flights... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Palermo's call center stopped working for four hours
Rome, Italy - A strike occurred yesterday in order to get more warranties regarding remuneration, while journalists would not have appreciated the new procedures for service facilitations
The Alicos-managed call center’s employees of Alitalia located in Palermo (Italy) stopped working for four hours yesterday. Only some 15 workers carried on their activity during the strike called by I... more
AirlinesAir Canada returns to profit
Ottawa, Canada - The parent company reported a USD 12,4m profit against a previous USD 634m loss
Ace Aviation, parent of Air Canada, reported a USD 12,4m profit in the fourth quarter of the last year coming back to profit after the firm reported previous USD 634m losses in the past. Ace said the result... more
AirlinesMalev seeks for partner to expand
Budapest, Hungary - The carrier needs capital in order to enlarge its fleet
Hungary’s flag carrier, Malev, which privatization process attracted last month three potential investors, is seeking for a strategic partner to inject capital in order to expand its fleet. Malev hopes a... more
AirlinesLufthansa February traffic passenger down
Frankfurt, Germany - Due to bad weather conditions and to the visit of Bush in Germany
German flag carrier, Lufthansa, announced that because of bad weather conditions and the visit of US President George W. Bush in Germany its traffic passenger fell 1,1 percent in February compared to February... more
AirlinesVolare: Linate domestic services to be restored
Rome, Italy - Vito Riggio was informed by airline's General Manager
President of Enac (Italian Civil Aviation Authority), Professor Vito Riggio, today at the end of the presentation conference for the agreement between Alitalia and Italian Journalist Board, said that Volare... more
AirlinesCathay Pacific earnings up in the second part of the financial year
Beijing, China - The carrier reported a 4,3 percent rise
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways announced that earnings increased 4,3 percent in the second part of the financial year 2004-2005 mainly due to a growth in demand which allowed the carrier to offset... more
AirlinesBlue Panorama: 787 Dreamliner, "leisure" spirit
Rome, Italy - AVIONEWS interviewed the airline which revealed that this aircraft is the ideal for the transport services offered by the carrier
AVIONEWS interviewed Blue Panorama regarding the selection of the Boeing 787. There are various reasons which led the carrier to choose such aircraft. First and foremost, it was considered necessary to... more
AirlinesNigerian institutional investors own 51 percent of the new national carrier
Abuja, Nigeria - Virgin Nigeria Airlines should start operations by the end of the current year in place of Nigeria Airways
Nigerian institutional investors purchased 51 percent of the new national carrier Virgin Nigeria Airlines, 49-percent owned by British’s Virgin Group, and which operations due to start by the end of t... more
AirlinesThe problem of Aer Lingus' future returns to be actual
Dublin, Ireland - After the name of its ex-Ceo Willie Walsh as new British Airways Ceo
After the name of Willie Walsh, ex-Ceo at Aer Lingus, as the new British Airways Ceo (see AVIONEWS), the problem of Aer Lingus’ future returned to be actual. Walsh in fact mixed with two other managers o... more
AirlinesStrike postponed at the carriers Finnair and Blue 1
Helsinki, Finland - In order to permit a possible deal between the workers and the companies
Unions representing staff crew which works for the carriers Finnair and Blue 1, this last a Sas’ unit, announced that the planned abstention from work on board of national flights, already announced a... more
AirlinesSAS Group signed new catering contract with LSG Sky Chefs
Stockholm, Sweden - It was signed yesterday
The SAS Group yesterday signed a new catering contract in Scandinavia with LSG Lufthansa Service Holding AG, Parent Company of LSG Sky Chefs. The contract applies to catering supplies for the subsidiaries... more
AirlineseasyJet offers further discounted fares in Spring
London, United Kingdom - Flight starting from EUR 11.99
Low-cost airline easyJet is offering further discounted tariffs as Spring is coming, with flights starting from EUR 11.99. The new promotion involves many among the 25 routes of the overall Italian network... more
AirlinesAerocaribe becomes a low-cost
Mexico City, Mexico - State-holding Cintra would effectuate the operation by May
Mexico’s state-owned holding Cintra will re-launch Aerocaribe as a low-cost carrier in May amid a project which aims to sell separately off the carriers Aeromexico and Mexicana de Aviacion; Cintra said t... more
AirlinesMeridiana: Sardinia fears the downsizing of the company
Cagliari, Italy - "It would carry towards a slow agony"
The regional councillor from Udeur party, Carmelo Cachia put forwards a question time which forecasts Meridiana can leave Sardinia in order to dedicate itself to "More profitable" markets. To such purpose... more
AirlinesThe new Chief Executive of British Airways: Willie Walsh
London, United Kingdom - The former pilot will start his wok in May
British Airways named Willie Walsh as its new Chief Executive: the announcement came two days after the "Sunday Times" reported the news according to which current British Ceo said he would leave the company... more
AirlinesCopa Airlines purchases major stake in AeroRepublica
Panama, Republic of Panama - The carrier aims by means of the purchase to increase its presence in South America and Caribbean
Copa Airlines, Panama-based carrier of which Us carrier Continental Airlines owns 49 percent, announced that it purchased major stake in Columbia’s AeroRepublica, the second largest airline in the country. C... more