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AirlinesAir Alps: it seems the carrier overcame its recent financial problems
Bolzano, Italy - The new plan is based on an extention of the carrier in the Italian network, using above all Bolzano's air station
The carrier Air Alps, which operates with a fleet composed of eight planes, and which serves in Italy the airport of Rome, Bolzano, Parma, Brescia and Rimini, seems to have definitely overcome its financial... more
AirlinesWorld Express: a new airline
Ancona, Italy - The carrier would operate mainly at the airport "Raffaello Sanzio" of Ancona-Falconara
The new airline World Express was born in Falconara and would operate mainly at the airport "Raffaello Sanzio" of Ancona-Falconara with many flights to several different European airports. The promoter... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): flight assistants ask for more warranties about the deployment procedures
Rome, Italy - While waiting for a positive answer by the carrier, one could not exclude the hypothesis of a strike
The trade unions representatives of the Alitalia's flight assistants analyse the situation about the condition of personnel in the company. Some unions would have confirmed that the agreements on contracts... more
AirlinesAlitalia: bound for a merge with Air france and KLM?
Rome, Italy - In case it occurs, the three carriers would anyway keep their identities
Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, seized a chance recently to comment about the future of the Alitalia's alliances. According to the premier, there would be a concrete possibility that the Italian... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines to furlough employees to cut costs
Washington, USA - To counterbalance the high fuel prices
American Airlines is going to furlough 450 pilots and 650 mechanics: the carrier intends in fact to cut costs drastically in order to counterbalance the high prices of fuel. The airline CEO unveiled to... more
AirlinesSas is promoting its new route to Europe via Shangai
Stockholm, Sweden - The carrier offers a S 1899 return fare in Economy Class
Scandinavian Airlines, is promoting in these days the launch of its new route to Europe, via Shanghai: in order to do it the carrier offers some advantageous fares in economy class at the price of S 1899.... more
AirlinesAerolineas Argentinas: company initial public offering
Buenos Aires, Argentina - Then it will merge with sister company Austral
The flag airline Aerolineas Argentinas filed for bankruptcy protection in 2001, then acquired by Spanish company Marsans travel Group, should have to pay all of its outstanding creditors within the end... more
AirlinesEmirates Airlines celebrates four new destinations for 2005
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Seychelles, Hamburg, Geneva and Seoul are going to add to Emirates' international network
Emirates Airlines, based in Abu Dhabi, announced officially today the celebration of four new routes for 2005: Seychelles, Hamburg, Geneva and Seoul. The service consists of daily non-stop flights for... more
AirlinesVirgin Blue takes the live Tv on board
New York, USA - Travellers will have a choice of 24 Foxtel and Austar channels
Virgin Blue will join with Australian pay Tv Foxtel and regional satellite operator Austar and with the US company LiveTv in order to introduce aboard its aircraft. From mid 2005, carrier customers can... more
AirlinesEmirates Airlines increases e-ticketing access
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - At the moment the carrier has e-ticketing available from Australia and United States to 44 different cities
The carrier of the United Arab Emirates announced recently that it would expand the e-ticketing service: since it was activated, in May, 2004, the carrier has almost doubled the number of destinations... more
AirlinesRoyal Brunei Airlines: new service Sydney-Bandar Seri Begawan
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei - The carrier is now one of the international airline which offer the most extensive Australian network
Royal Brunei Airlines announced officially today the launch of its new service between Sydney and Bandar Seri Begawan: the Sydney's air station become this way the fourth Australian airport which serves... more
AirlinesAlso regional airlines can became Star Alliance members
Copenhagen, Denmark - It is necessary they have a sponsoring carrier
Blue1, a SAS Scandinavian Airlines subsidiary airline, has become the first regional member of Star Alliance. The Star's new two-tier structure established to give regional carriers the opportunity to... more
AirlinesMy Way Airlines adventure starts at mid December
Bergamo, Italy - The new Italian airline's operating bases will be Venice and Bergamo
The new low-cost Myair, My Way Airlines brand (see AVIONEWS), will set from December 17 flight to Naples, Catania, Brindisi and Madrid: its operating bases will be Venice-Tessera and Bergamo-Orio al Serio... more
AirlinesVolare Group dependants ask for government and Lombardia Region intervention
Varese, Italy - A fifty workers demonstrated yesterday at Varese before Prefectural and Province offices
A deputation composed from about 50 workers of Italian Volare airline have demonstrated at Varese before Prefectural and Province offices to ask for a meeting with the Welfare Minister, Roberto Maroni,... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Cimoli attended the SkyTeam meeting in the USA
Tucson, USA - Talks aimed to analyse the situation of the competitiveness of the partnership joined by the Italian carrier as well
Alitalia President and CEO, Giancarlo Cimoli, went to Tucson (Arizona) in the United States yesterday, in order to attend the meeting of the representatives from the various carriers which joined the great... more
AirlinesThai Airways increases surcharge
Bangkok, Thailand - The measure should not affect demand of tourists plan reaching Thailand during the Winter
Thai Airways decided to boost surcharge on transoceanic flights as from next December 1st, in response to soaring fuel prices. The rate surcharge on inter-continental routes will raise to USD 20 from USD... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines: load factor record for October
Houston, Usa - The Usa-based airline consolidated about 5 points more in its load factor percentage related to October
Continental Airlines, gave recently the numbers for its load factor related to October but not only: the load factor of the carrier related to October's month is 78.9 per cent which means 4.7 points above... more
AirlinesRyanair is not interesting in Volare Group
Milan, Italy - The low-cost airline will add two new air terminals in Italy
Although Ryanair shows interest in the Italian market regularly - by design to add two new air terminals to those already served in Europe, which will be chosen among the Italian ones likely, the Irish... more
AirlinesQantas Airways: new deal between the Australian carrier and its unions
Sydney, Australia - Flight assistants threatened to go on strike during the Christmas holiday season
Qantas Airways, Australia's flagship carrier, announced on Tuesday that it had signed a new deal with the union representing long-haul flight attendants: the agreement is based on the erection of a crew... more
AirlinesSas: fuel cost and slowing traffic passenger put down the carrier's positive numbers
Stockholm, Sweden - In the third quarter the carrier had a pre-tax profit of USD 8 million against USD 79,2 million a year ago
Scandinavian Airlines, state-owned carrier of Sweden, Norway and Denmark announced lately that its pre-tax profit diminished in the third quarter because of fuel cost as well as a weak traffic passenger... more
AirlinesHainan Airlines becomes customer of Airbus
Zhuhai, China - It has ordered eight A-319 to increase its competitiveness in the medium and short haul market
The Chinese regional carrier, Hainan Airlines, managed by the financier George Soros, has ordered eight Airbus A-319s Toulouse to optimize its fleet. The carrier reported it during the Zhuhai aviation... more
AirlinesQantas Airways receives the first of its 14 Airbus A-330/300 aircraft requested
Toulouse, France - The A-330/300 seems to be the peak aircraft of the European industry
The first of its 14 A-330/300 aircraft ordered from Qantas to the European industry seems to be arrived at the carrier recently: the Australian flag airline acquired from Airbus 11 A-330/300 aircraft,... more
AirlinesAir France recalls B-737/500
Paris, France - To verify evacuation slides
The Air France airline reported it has carried out a recall of all 19 Boeing 737-500 for safety controls. Because of such checks, which lated for 24 hours, about 12 short and medium-haul flights have... more
AirlinesRyanair plans casinos on board airplanes
Dublin, Ireland - The European government's restrictions are the only impediment
Michael O'Leary, the low-cost Ryanair's CEO, reported he plans to turn his airplanes into flying casinos, so passengers will be able to gamble in order to kill time and the airline's profits could multiply.... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Alenia's effort for the transformation of the MD-11s into cargo planes
Turin, Italy - The aerospace group proves willing to perform the related works by renting the Capodichino's Atitech facility for three years
During the official showing of the Eurofighter Typhoon (see for details AVIONEWS) in Caselle (Turin) yesterday, Alenia Aeronautica President and Finmeccanica Director General, Giorgio Zappa, underlined... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines: obtained a USD 500 m of financing from GE Commercial Finance
Washington, Usa - Few possibilities to avoid the Chapter 11 are coming up
Delta Airlines announced yesterday that GE Commercial Finance has agreed to provide it USD 500 m of financing made in the form of a senior secured revolving credit facility of USD 300 m and USD 200 m in... more
AirlinesRyanair: first-half year results
Dublin, Ireland - The profit amounted to EUR 200,1 m
The Irish carrier Ryanair has communicated today that the company reported a good first-half net income, about 18% more in respect of last year, satisfying the forecast (see AVIONEWS). The profit reported... more
AirlinesSN Brussels Airlines offers 7 new destinations
Brussels, Belgium - The routes operated since October 31
SN Brussels Airlines has increased from on Sunday October 31 its network with the opening of 7 new destinations: Sophia, Malta, Oviedo, New York, Istanbul, Riga, Tallin, Vilnius and Moscow, of which the... more
AirlinesAir One has lately celebrated the new service Nice-Rome
Nice, France - The new service of the carrier meets the desire of the local authorities to renovate the French region
The new Air One's flight started about two weeks ago and, according to which some carrier's sources claimed, it revealed to be a good project because it is useful for tourists as well as for business men.... more
AirlinesSwiss International says bye forever at the last of its plane MD-11 of Boeing
Basilea, Switzerland - The same kind of vehicle crashed into the ocean in 1998, in Canada because of an accident
The National carrier of Swiss International announced today that its last plane Boeing MD-11 made its last flight Chicago-Zurich-Kloten, letting forever the Swiss's fleet. Swiss International used for... more
AirlinesChina Airlines: the government would sell down its stake in the carrier to under 50%
Taiwan, Republic of China - But it would remain the largest shareholder
The Minister of Transportation of Taiwan, Lin Lin-san, said lately that the local government decided to sell a great part of its stake in China Airlines: though it would retain management control in the... more
AirlinesSouthwest Airlines is considering the eventuality to personalize seats on board of its aircraft
Dallas, Usa - If it would have been decided to be acted, the new measure would start early new year
Southwest Airlines President, Colleen Barrett, claimed, during the Dallas carrier's annual media day yesterday, that she is considering the eventuality to personalize seats on board of Southwest Airlines'... more
AirlinesSas Cargo signs a deal with Emirates SkyCargo
Gothenburg, Sweden - A Boeing 747-400F entirely destinated to cargo activity twice a week
It has been declared, during the last few days by press release from Sas Cargo the signature of a contract with Emirates SkyCargo for the weekly Cargo activity Gothenburg-Hong Kong, that will replace the... more
AirlinesCanada: government plans to liberalize air transport
Ottawa, Canada - It will be reviewed government restrictions on domestic and foreign airlines
On Friday, Ottawa government would have established it is time to stop protecting Air Canada. Federal Transport Minister, Jean Lapierre, communicated the many government restrictions on domestic and foreign... more
AirlinesThai Airways September is negative
Bangkok, Thailandia - The airline passenger's load factor diminishes with reference to August
Yesterday, Thai Airways has reported it filled 72,8 per cent of seats in September, lower percentage in regard to August and September 2003, when it covered 76,1 and 75,8 per cent of its seats. In September,... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): the comment by Deloitte & Touche on the financial situation
Rome, Italy - The recapitalization procedure must be performed as soon as possible to favour the reorganization and the relaunch of the company
The audit company Deloitte & Touche commented recently regarding the Alitalia's financial situation, considering the data released by the Italian airlines as "in accordance with the rules devoted to its... more
AirlinesAir France demands the airline's charges suspending
Paris, France - In three years time, tax and fee would be gone up by thirty-eight per cent
The charges applied to airlines operating in France must be suspended: this is the demand by Air France President, Jean-Cyril Spinetta, against tax and fee applied in France, which are increased by 38... more
AirlinesAlitalia: opportunities and challenges for the future
Rome, Italy - The Italian carrier will have to be able to face the low-cost carrier's competition and the high fuel cost
The Morgan Stanley bank analysed recently the Alitalia's situation, indicating improvement opportunities but also difficulties for the Italian carrier. According to the financial group, the airline has... more
AirlinesRyanair will repay subsidies for Charleroi's hub
Dublin, Ireland - Money will go into a blocked account to which carrier will have access if it wins lawsuit
Yesterday, the Irish airline Ryanair reported it could repay EUR 4m subsidies it received to operate at Belgian Airport Charleroi, (see for details AVIONEWS), pending an appeal to the European Court of... more
AirlinesIberia: third quarter net profit amounted to EUR 167 m
Madrid, Spain - It's estimated to end the year at EUR 200 m
Spain’s dominant airline, Iberia, communicated that the third quarter net profit amounted to EUR 167 m respectively 52% more then an year earlier, that sow the company at December 31 reach a profit of E... more
AirlinesTunisair: "The year might be closed at break-even"
Tunis, Tunisia - The half-year net loss has been halved with reference to last year
Tunisia national carrier, Tunisair, has communicated that the half-year net loss January-June has been reduced for the 59% compared with the same period a year ago, as a result of the financial review... more
AirlinesAlbatros Airways is to have the airport of Rimini in its Italian network
Rimini, Italy - The carrier is the only one which is composed of 100% Albanian capital
Aeradria, that is the firm which gestures the airport of Rimini, declared that starting from next November, 13, the Albanian airline Albatros Airways would use as well the airport "Federico Fellini" for... more
AirlinesIndian Airlines: the fleet enlargement's plan ready presumably by November
New Delhi, India - The carrier could start negotiation with manufacture aircraft industry early new year
Some officials sources claimed, last Tuesday, that the plan for the enlargement of the Indian carrier's fleet should be ready by November: it seems that negotiations with manufacture aircraft industry... more
AirlinesChina Airlines would start a new cargo service to Prague
Taipei, China - The carrier to start the new project by middle November
China Airlines, based in Taipei, announced that it is to be start, by middle November, a new cargo service. The carrier would extend this way its existence on the European market, by covering as well the... more
AirlinesVirgin Blue: the new Chief operations officer
New York, USA - He will oversee the flight's operations, ground services and safety systems
The low-cost Virgin Blue has appointed the new operations Chief: he is Andrew David, who has to oversee the carrier's flight operations, ground services, safety systems and guest services. David will allow... more
AirlinesEasyJet: new service starting from October, 31
Rome, Italy - The low-cost carrier reinforces its routes on the Italian market
They are to be start from the airport of Rome-Ciampino on October, 31, easyJet's new flights to the destinations of London-Gatwick, Geneva, Bristol and Newcastle. It seems that there are already 75.000... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines offers new payment options for online tickets
Houston, Usa - The service is already operating
Continental Airlines announced, yesterday the introduction of new payment options for online reservations. In addition to credit and debit cards is now available cash and check payments. Customers paying... more
AirlinesAir Southwest celebrates its first birthday
London, United Kingdom - The low-cost airline's profit was designated exceptional
The carrier, which took over routes from Newquay and Plymouth to Gatwick (when British Airways interrupted its service on Plymouth), celebrates its first birthday: the spokesmen of the low-cost claim that... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines: tentative agreement with its pilots
Washington, Usa - Union will have to approve it within November 11
Delta Airlines reported details of tentative agreement reached with pilots (see AVIONEWS) for contractual changes to save USD 1bn a year thanks to wages, pension and other benefits changes. Pilot union... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Prodi-led EU Commission to go on analysing the business plan
Brussels, Belgium - The plan could be approved by the contribution of Commissioner for Transport Loyola de Palacio
A spokesman of European Union Commissioner for Transport Loyola de Palacio, would have recently underlined how the analyses by EU Commission on the Alitalia’s business plan will go on under the lead o... more