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AirlinesAlitalia: the bridge loan is about to be provided
Rome, Italy - German bank Dresdner Kleinwort Wesserstein will attend to it and the loan will be available for six months
German bank Dresdner Kleinwort Wesserstein will provide Alitalia with the EUR 400m bridge loan, enabling the Italian national carrier to start its own reorganization. Starting in March 2005, an important... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines: would reach soon a new sight
New York, USA - The American carrier introduces new options in its scheduled trans-Atlantic flights
It would start next May 26, 2005, the new service recently announced by a spokesman of the American carrier. Continental Airlines, in fact, would introduce in its planned trans-Atlantic flights a new daily... more
AirlinesAir China: agreement with Airbus for six A-319
Beijing, China - It will be used for the routes that link high-altitude airports
Air China would have signed an agreement with Airbus for six A-319 suppling, powered by CFM 56-5 engines, delivery of which is scheduled in 2005. Carrier would planned to deploy the aircaft mainly on the... more
AirlinesV-Bird in trouble: suspended all flights
Berlin, Germany - SAS offers to passengers were ruined the chance to fly on board its planes
V-Bird Airlines would have suspended all its services because of financial problems, including the Arlanda-Dusseldorf route flights. This means that a lot of passengers will be unable to fly to Germany... more
AirlinesEasyJet : passenger traffic rises on board of the English carrier
London, England - Positive numbers in its budget
"September was a solid month reflected by a one percentage point increase in the load factor", claimed the Chief Executive Ray Webster on Thursday. The carrier said that its load factor was 86.9 percent... more
AirlinesOfficial maiden flight for the first A-321 of Spirit Airlines
New York, USA - The US low-cost carrier is waiting for further 35 airplanes of this type by the next five years and options for additional 50
The first Airbus A-321 of Spirit Airlines performed its official maiden flight. The low-cost carrier is making efforts to keep its own leading role in this segment concerning the national air transport... more
AirlinesMalaysia Airlines: the third suspected case of sabotage in twelve-month time
Kuala Lumpur, Malesia - The Malaysian police seems not to be concentrated on terrorism
It is the third case of suspected sabotage in one year that a Malaysia Airlines aircraft has to face up to. Malaysian police said, last Thursday, that the plane which was taking off to Bangkok, was grounded... more
AirlinesOlympic Airlines: new privatization attempt
Athens, Greece - Failed the last efforts to find buyers
The Greek Government could try again to privatize the flag carrier Olympic Airlines, after last attempts to find buyers failure. The privatization committee declared in fact void the sale tender started... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Lazio Region President, Storace, asks Italian Government for scheduling a new meeting in favour of workers
Rome, Italy - Lazio Region President underlines the relevance of the direct effort by local governments for the implementation of the social safety valves
The achievement of the recent agreements for the Alitalia's reorganization, the approval of the social safety valves for the carrier's and the air transport sector employees and the green light granted... more
AirlinesSouth African Airways and Jet Airways together for strengthening
Pretoria, South Africa - Increase of connections between South Africa and India
The political alliance already established between South Africa and India has been fortified in the last few days by the agreement signed between their two airlines, South African Airways (SAA) and Jet... more
AirlinesYes Air Airlines: new born in the Italian low-cost market
Trento, Italy - The carrier established in Trento
A new airline has born in the Italian low-cost market: the Yes Air Airlines which has its head office in Trento. The air company will be operating next Spring, with an operative plan that provides, at... more
AirlinesAir Canada: this is the way how it is possible to exit bankruptcy
Toronto, Canada - Operating cost cuts, fleet renewal and new commercial strategy are the secrets
Air Canada seems to have took away bankruptcy after 18 months: airline told that it exited it diminishing operating costs, reorganizing corporate structure, renewing fleet and the commercial strategies... more
AirlinesAer Lingus: no management buyout for the Irish carrier
Dublin, Ireland - The State airline is seeking financial backing
"There was never a question of a management buyout... it was not a term that was used by this management group", claimed the Chief Executive Willie Walsh, last Wednesday. Walsh and senior Aer Lingus management... more
AirlinesPassengers rise on board of Air Canada and WestJet Airlines
Toronto, Canada - Both carriers increased their load factors in September
The spokesmen of the carriers declared that there has been a greater percentage of passengers on board of both Air Canada and WestJet Airlines last month. WestJet's load factor rose to 71.3 percent from... more
AirlinesAer Lingus and Austrian Airways business offers
Dublin, Ireland - Fare reductions for the intercontinental flights leaving from Italy
Almost at the same time Aer Lingus and Austrian Airways would have announced an important reduction in the business rates. The Irish airline readjusts the fare plan about its transatlantic routes: Premier... more
AirlinesOil crude to zoom: Air France-Klm readjust their rates
Paris, France - As from October 11, the long-haul travels will cost EUR 11 more
While the black gold reaches the new USD 53 a barrel record, airlines run for cover: Air France-Klm would have already announced that they will charge an increase over long-haul flight rates as from next... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Italian Government approves the social safety valves
Rome, Italy - The scheduled solutions deal with the entire air transport sector and, in particular, the national carrier
Italian Government, during a formal meeting, would have approved today the social safety valves to be destined to the air transport sector and, in particular, devoted to Alitalia. The related decree would... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines: fleet cuts and international market the crisis remedies
Washington, Usa - The American carrier planes will turn from 523 to 455
The newspaper "Wall Street Journal" reported that United Airlines plans to lighten the current fleet operating in USA - based by 523 planes - to pass it to 455. The American carrier, in order to solve... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): Italian Minister Lunardi to meet EU Commissioner De Palacio today on the carrier's business plan
Luxembourg - During an informal meeting, European Commissioner for Transport will take delivery of the details of the plan before the official release
Italian Minister for Infrastructures and Transport Pietro Lunardi should meet European Commissioner for Transport Loyola De Palacio by this afternoon, in order to show the main data related to the Alitalia's... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): Italian political majority and opposition positively consider the agreement for the company reorganization
Rome, Italy - The liability shown by both the company and the trade unions has in particular been appreciated
Italian political majority and opposition would appear to appreciate the same major issues regarding the recent agreement among Italian Government, the Alitalia's board and the unions concerning the carrier's... more
AirlinesSas: prevents industrial action
Stockholm, Sweden - The carrier reaches agreement with the Swedish Transport Workers Union
It is very recent the new according to which Sas group management reached a deal with the Swedish Transport Workers Union, avoiding so union's industrial action which it announced on October 11. The deal... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Italian State ready to lower its share in the company
Rome, Italy - It would have recently been underlined by Italian Minister of Economy, Domenico Siniscalco
Italian Minister of Economy, Domenico Siniscalco, recently commented about the current Alitalia's situation, after the achievement of the agreement with the trade unions and Italian Government by the carrier's... more
AirlinesBritish Airways sees passenger traffic diminishing in business class
London, England - Investors alarm because of the slip in premium traffic during the month of September
The English carrier reported a slip of 0.2 percent in premium traffic. George Stinnes, head of investor relations of the British Airways declared, as a spokesman reported, that he is expecting a return... more
AirlinesAlitalia (6): the mobility procedure is scheduled for employees about to retire
Rome, Italy - The agreement on the carrier's reorganization schedules anyway such measure also for those who do not formally disagree with it
The aspects regarding the income support and the mobility scheduled by the agreement achieved last night among Italian Government, the Alitalia's board and the trade unions' representatives deal exclusively... more
AirlinesRyanair: a new record for the Ireland carrier
Dublin, Ireland - The largest Europe low-cost airline carried 2.37 million passengers in September
"This is another record month for Ryanair", claimed Paul Fitzsimmons, Ryanair's spokesman. The Irish carrier, like other European carriers has to face pressure from soaring oil prices as well as a slip... more
AirlinesLibyan Arab Airlines planned to invest USD 1,5bn to renew its fleet
Tripoli, Libya - The flag Libyan Arab Airlines wants planes from Airbus and Boeing
A spokesman of the carrier declared that the airline has an ambitious project to renew and upgrade its fleet as the country opens up to the West after the USA lifted most of its sanctions against the North... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines meets a new goal
Houston, USA - The American airline would be the only airline with daily service between Laredo and Mexico City
The carrier has recently announced that starting from the middle of December 2004 it would presumably (depending on Government approval) begin a daily service between Laredo and Mexico City. The new daily... more
AirlinesSN Brussels and Virgin Express under the SN Airholding common shareholding
Brussels, Belgium - The agreement that will link two airlines has been signed
Today SN Airholding communicates by a release, the sign of the agreement that will link SN Brussels Airlines and Virgin Express Holding Plc under the SN Airholding control (see for details AVIONEWS). Virgin... more
AirlinesAlitalia (5): an analysis of the major reasons of its crisis
Rome, Italy - International economic trend, terrorism and company management are usually indicated as the causes of such difficulties
There are several reasons which determined the progressive worsening of the company's condition of Alitalia and they could be considered ion the basis of the general international economic trend, the economic... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the agreement on the company reorganization has been signed
Rome, Italy - Redundancies would be 3390, destined to two years income support and three years mobility
The agreement on the redundancies and the social safety valves among Italian Government, the trade unions and Alitalia's board was achieved last night. At first, some 3679 redundancies had been indicated,... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): the carrier is ready to resort to the bridge loan
Rome, Italy - The Board of Directors of the airline is going to be held today at 03:00 pm
The agreement on the Alitalia's reorganization achieved last night enabled the carrier's share to rise for a +5,83% at Piazza Affari this morning. Thanks to such deal, the airline will be able to resort... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): Cimoli underlines the success of the agreement with Italian Government and the unions
Rome, Italy - The carrier's President rejects the competitors' criticism about the risk of State aids and points out the unions' effort
Alitalia's President, Cimoli, positively commented about the achievement of the agreement on the carrier's reorganization, underlining the trade union's effort. The airline's CEO would have pointed out... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): no State-provided hiring for the carrier's employees
Rome, Italy - It would have been underlined by Italian Welfare Minister, Roberto Maroni
Italian Welfare Minister, Roberto Maroni, would have clarified with reference to the agreement on Alitalia's reorganization achieved with the company and the trade unions last night. According to Maroni,... more
AirlinesHard time for non-US based travel agency which issue paper tickets for the Continental Airlines
Houston, USA - It aims to reduce paper tickets purchased through travel agencies in favour of electronic tickets
Mark Bergsrud, Vice-President of the marketing programs and distribution of the Continental Airlines claimed that "Customers overwhelmingly prefer the convenience of electronic tickets over paper tickets,... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines: there is a new starting from next year
Rome, Italy - The Austrian carrier comes into line with the others airlines
It seems official the new according to which, starting from the month of January 2005, the Austrian Airlines would recognize to the Italian travel agency a payment, for the tickets issued which correspond... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): "In case a deal with the unions on the social safety valves is not achieved everything would come to nothing"
Rome, Italy - It would have been maintained by Italian Welfare Minister Roberto Maroni
Italian Welfare Minister Roberto Maroni would have underlined the necessity for achieving an agreement with the trade unions' representatives on the social safety valves by today. In a different case,... more
AirlinesSIA: new link Singapore-India
Singapore - Airline will serve three times a week the route towards the town of Amritsar
Singapore Airlines is expanding its flights towards India, by a route to Amritsar, in the North Punjab at gateway to Kashmir. The new destination would have be served three times a week: the first plane... more
AirlinesUs Airways: Ceo gives a good example and matches his wage
Washington, USA - Previewed new cuts to management and non-union jobs
After the agreement with pilots about the work contract (see for details AVIONEWS), US Airways would eliminate hundreds of management and non-union jobs, and impose further wage cuts in order to save more... more
AirlinesAlitalia: a meeting at Palazzo Chigi to be held on the social safety valves at 05:00 pm today
Rome, Italy - Italian Government, the airline and the unions prove firm to solve the problem definitively
Italian trade unions' sources would have revealed that the meeting with Italian Government and the Alitalia's board regarding the redundancies and the social safety valves is going to occur at Palazzo... more
AirlinesAs Ryanair company's spokesman asserted the airline has some difficulties because of the fuel rises
Dublin, Ireland - The latest surge in oil prices put Ryanair in a painful situation
Joe Gill, head of institutional equity research at Goodbody Stockbrokers in Dublin, personally claimed "It is a painful situation for Ryanair but it’s not a business buster", emphasizing that although s... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): talks on the social safety valves have been postponed till tomorrow
Rome, Italy - State could be forced to afford costs for some EUR 326m for the national carrier's redundancies
The meeting occurred today at the Italian Welfare Ministry among Italian Government, the trade unions and the Alitalia's board and ended early in the afternoon would not have produced no relevant results,... more
AirlinesUS Airways: reached the agreement with pilots
Washington, USA - The wage reduction will bring USD 300m for the carrier
The US Airways would have reached the agreement with pilots for the new labor contract which includes wage cuts and benefit reduction (see news AVIONEWS): thanks to the ok from unions, airline can save... more
AirlinesAir France: the winter good intentions
Paris, France - The French carrier offer wil increase by 3 per cent
Air France has communicated the airline winter schedule, from which it can be inferred that the new integration with KLM allow two brands to offer a global network of 225 destinations in 130 countries.... more
AirlinesAlpi Eagles: the flight attendants strike
Marcon, Italy - They will cross their arms for 12 hours on October 6
Hardships forecast for who must travel by Alpi Eagles this week: the Italian airline flight attendants of the Avia and Filt-Cgil unions, would have in fact claimed a new 12 hour strike for Wednesday, October... more
AirlinesSAS Group mechanics and baggage handlers strike
Stockholm, Sweden - Against the 13 hour work time extension a month without any extra compensation
Swedish unions representing baggage handlers and mechanics would have announced a strike for the next October 11, a move that will hit the Scandinavian carriers group Sas and other airline. The abstention... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Italian Government-unions-company meeting on the social safety valves to be held today
Rome, Italy - Doubts still exist on such matter while the carrier thinks about the need of increasing its competitiveness on the market
Italian Government, Alitalia's board and the trade unions' representatives are going to meet again today in order to analyse the situation concerning the social safety valves matter. No agreement has been... more
AirlinesCis airlines risk of stop flying
Moscow, Russia - Several Cis countries airlines have debts for navigational service during flights through the Russian Federation's territory
The main center for planning and regulating air traffic recently gave a sort of ultimatum to the Cis countries' air authorities, by officially notifying that unless they pay off their debts, on October... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): a new meeting called by Italian Welfare Minister, Maroni, on the social safety valves on next October 4
Rome, Italy - In the meantime, UIL unions' secretary underlines that the unions and workers provided their contribution
UIL unions' General Secretary, Luigi Angeletti, commented the current situation of the Alitalia's matter, with reference most of all to the necessity for achieving a final deal with the company and Italian... more
AirlinesTurkish Airlines finalized contract with Boeing for 15 B-737NG
Seattle, Usa - For a value of USD 982.5m
Boeing and Turkish Airlines last Wednesday said they’ve finalized a previously-announced order for 15 Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 passenger airplanes, an agreement worth USD 982.5m at current list p... more
AirlinesEurofly: Italian leader in the "executive flight" field
Milan, Italy - It registered a 38 percent traffic increase compared with the previous year at Linate airport
Eurofly Service is the major Italian company in the "Executive flight" field: it was born over 25 years ago, and can boast over 120.000 flying hour, by a Falcon fleet able to transport until 12 passengers.... more