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AirlinesAlitalia: meeting the market exigencies in order to survive
Rome, Italy - Analysts and Italian Government's members appear convinced of it, while the network carrier hypothesis is strengthening
Alitalia's future appears more and more depending on the possibility that the carrier's board and the trade unions achieve an agreement, but also on a business plan which can turn the company into an airline... more
AirlinesAlitalia (5): "Without reorganization one cannot resist in the European market"
Brussels, Belgium - It would have been stated by European Commissioner for Transport de Palacio regarding the Alitalia's crisis
European Commissioner for Transport Loyola de Palacio would have maintained, with reference to Alitalia's crisis, that a lowering of jobs appears necessary in order to save at least the large part of them,... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): "personnel cutting are unavoidable in order to save the carrier"
Brussels, Belgium - It would have been maintained by European Commissioner for Transport Loyola de Palacio who asks unions for more accountability
European Commissioner for Transport, loyola de Palacio, commented regarding Alitalia's matter, stating that only a deal between the carrier's board and the trade unions will be able to save the airline.... more
AirlinesRyanair's Sweden employees protest: we are under-payed and with illegal contracts
Stockholm, Sweden - The trade unions demonstrate in the Scandinavian country, trying to draw the attention of passengers as well
Ryanair's employees protested at Stockholm Airport yesterday. The trade unions' representatives would have delivered leaflets to passengers, in order to explain the delicate remuneration situation of personnel... more
AirlinesAir China purchases 7 new B-737
Beijing, China - Carrier plans to extend its fleet above all for the domestic routes
The Boeing has concluded an order with the People's Republic of China flag airline, Air China, for 7 new B-737/700 jetliners of new generation, that they would have to increase the fleet of 139 airplanes.... more
AirlinesAir France-KLM: turnover in increase of 12.3% in the first quarter of the group
Paris, France - First positive results from the 2 carriers synergy
Today has been communicated the data regarding the first quarter of fiscal 2004-05 for the new group Air France-KLM: the months from April to June would have made to record a profit of 106,5%. Statistics... more
AirlinesNigeria: from October it will have new airline
Abuja, Nigeria - The carrier partner, that will call Virgin Nigeria Airlines, will be just the British Virgin Group
The Nigeria Avion Minister, yesterday has communicated that it has been approved the designation of the Virgin Group as strategic investor and technical partner of the new Nigeria airline. The carrier... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): the regional fleet to be extended up to an additional 62% by 2008
Rome, Italy - It will be necessary anyway to lower costs through a more significant resort to external services, according to carrier's board
Warning signals regarding the Alitalia's matter do not stop. Lazio Region's President Francesco Storace intended to underline how "it would be good that someone decides to tell European Union that the... more
AirlinesUA: different rates for who fly on the zones interested by Hurricane Frances
Chicago, USA - Airline controls the situation constantly in order to intervene in favour of the passengers
The United Airlines yesterday has decided to modify its tariff policies for the customers who must travel from and towards destinations that potentially could be interested by Hurricane Frances. The new... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): "Let Premier comment on carrier's situation"
Venice, Italy - The appeal by Italian CGIL union's Secretary Epifani, who would have defended today unions' role and criticized management's mistakes
Italian CGIL union's leader, Guglielmo Epifani, asked this morning Italian Premier, Silvio Berlusconi, for commenting on the Alitalia's matter as soon as possible, maintaining that Italian Government's... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines: new reinforced blocks for the flight deck
Washington, USA - About 500 airplanes to be endowed of the new device aimed to increase the security degree on board
The first concrete proposal by United Airlines to warrant a higher security aboard its own commercial airplanes, regarding the flight deck, after the September 11, 2001 events, has come. About 500 aircraft... more
AirlinesIndian Airlines: 16 Airbus in leasing
Delhi, India - Airline has intention to increase its cargo capacity in sight of winter
The Indian Airlines board of directors, one of the three more important domestic carriers in India, yesterday would have approved a plan to take in leasing this year 5 Airbus A-320 and 11 A-319, in order... more
AirlinesAlitalia: survival is ensured till March 2005 by the bridge loan
Rome, Italy - It is impossible to get it without a deal with the unions, while the employees risk to take delivery of September salaries only
Crisis situation of Alitalia goes on showing remarkable uncertainty for the future of the national airline. According to the latest estimations, the company will be only able to pay September salaries... more
AirlinesQantas throws again its flights towards India
Sidney, Australia - The route will be operated three times to week by B-747/300s
After two years of stop, yesterday evening landed the first Sidney-Mumbai flight of the Australian airline Qantas. The route will be covered three times to week by B-747/300s. The first time that the company... more
AirlinesQatar Airways: more attention to the young travellers
Doha, Qatar - Gifts and meal adapted the children on the airline flights
Qatar Airways will still take cure of the young travellers: in fact from the next weeks it will coddle the young passengers by reserving them special meal and gifts. The company has like objective that... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines: it will cut 6.000 workplaces
Washington, Usa - Airline would have necessity to reduce expenses of USD 665m
The American edition of "Financial the Times" yesterday it has written that United Airlines, under receivership from 2002, within the end of September would have to introduce in front of the board of directors,... more
AirlinesFrontier Airlines: pilots will be paid by the hour
Denver, USA - Their salary will be estimated on hour base, after that in the last month has received a wage that did not hold account of the flight times
The pilots of the Frontier Airlines, the second largest jet carrier of Denver International Airport, they would be agreed in modifying the way in which they are paid: that is they would have decided to... more
AirlinesSwiss International Air Lines: shareholders still hold their stakes for a year
Geneva, Switzerland - In order to help the airline to emerge from the difficult financial situation
The greater shareholders of the Swiss International Air Lines have approved the extension of the agreement that concurs them to maintain the respective stikes of the flag airline for an other year. The... more
AirlinesSoon more flights between GB and India
London, United Kingdom - Demand for these routes recently has grown, therefore it's necessary direct services
Great Britain and India this month, will resume their bilateral negotiations over the air service, aiming to increase the flights between the two countries, provision that would represent for the airlines... more
AirlinesUS Airways: routes towards Cuba in order to avoid bankruptcy
Washington, USA - It would be programming to operate in the Castro playground, not hardly the 78 President leaves the power
The American airline US Airways, always engaged to resolve its problematic financial situation, the last week would have surprised many persons, but above all its 28.000 workpeople (see news AVIONEWS),... more
AirlinesTwelve Airbus A-319s for Cebu Pacific
Manila, Philippines - The second airline in the Asian country to renew its own fleet by replacing the old DC-9s and the B-757s
Philippines' Cebu Pacific has recently signed a purchase contract for some 12 Airbus A-319s, and it would be thinking to lease at least two A-320. What can be considered as the second larger airline in... more
AirlinesRyanair: from today there is the Internet site where workers can express their opinions
Dublin, Ireland - The new space of communication is by the International Federation for the Transport Workers (ITF)
As from today is active the new Internet site: "Ryan-be-fair.org". It is the new space of communication created from the International Federation for the Transport Workers (ITF) purposely for the Irish... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): the future is the Network Carrier model
Rome, Italy - A solution between the full Carrier and the low-cost airline would be a feasible one according to the carrier's board
Alitalia in a Network Carrier format: this would be the solution suggested by the carrier's board for the future of the national airline. Practically, it is a solution aimed to keep on a role similar to... more
AirlinesAlitalia: up to 7,000 redundancies for the carrier
Rome, Italy - However, the carrier would have given the lie to it, stating that no details would have been provided to the unions on such matter
Redundancies appear to be the most delicate problem on which the attention of the protagonists of Alitalia's crisis in being devoted. Rumors would talk about some 6,000-7,000 jobs at risk, with a possibility... more
AirlinesAlitalia's employees: at the top in Italy regarding retirement remuneration quality based on INPS
Rome, Italy - It appears larger not only compared with the ones of other employees' classes but also with personnel in the other carriers
Alitalia's employees: at the top in the list related to the average retirement remuneration levels concerning persons depending to INPS (Italian National Institute for Social Security). According to a... more
AirlinesLufthansa renews its short distance fleet
Frankfurt, Germany - Substitution could happen in next two years
Lufthansa would plan to replace in next 2 years the aircraft for the short haul routes of its Boeing-737 fleet. The carrier has not still decided the times and the modalities with which it will happen... more
AirlinesAircalin reconsiders its tariff system
Nouméa, New Caledonia - Prices will decrease of 30% and will come eliminated the seasonality
Aircalin, the New Caledonia airline, will improve from next October 4, its tariff structure in order to cut the prices of a 30% and in order to try eliminating the seasonality. The new tickets would not... more
AirlinesTiger Airways: as from September 15 the first flight
Singapore - Ready the first 3 Thailandese destinations, operated with A-320
Tiger Airways, the new low-cost carrier of Singapore Airlines, will offer very convenient one-way rates in sight of the beginning of its activity (see news AVIONEWS), previewed for the half of September.... more
AirlinesLufthansa: already covered 50% of the oil requirement for 2005
Frankfurt, Germany - In order to try diminishing the risks that can derive from the continuous increase of the crude oil
Today Chief Executive of the third European carrier, Lufthansa has declared in Bloomberg, that the company would have covered 50% of the requirements of oil for 2005, in order to lighten the deriving risks... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): Italian union CISL is ready to accept job sacrifices
Rome, Italy - It would have been stated by the trade union's leader, Savino Pezzotta
Italian trade union CISL’s leader, Savino Pezzotta, would appear ready to accept some sacrifice about employment in order to provide the needed support to save Alitalia. His point of view would have b... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): "A cooperation by everyone is necessary in order to save the carrier"
Rome, Italy - Italian Vice-Minister Tassone proves convinced of it, as he even appears confident regarding the willingness shown by the unions
Italian Vice-Minister for Infrastructures and Transport, Mario Tassone, commented again on the Alitalia's situation, confirming what he had already stated regarding the major issues of the problem during... more
AirlinesSas: yesterday cancelled 20 departures from Copenhagen
Stockholm, Sweden - It seems because of a meeting of the worker's union
Yesterday the Scandinavian group Sas has reported that 20 flights of the morning in departure from its hub of Copenhagen, have been cancelled because of an organized meeting from the Danish pilot union.... more
AirlineseasyJet: it cuts the routes from Copenaghen and Milan, in arrival new services towards the Baltic Sea
London, UK - Too many costs set up at Danish Kastrup airport according to the carrier
Low-cost easyJet will cut the routes in departure from Copenaghen because of the high costs, and those from Milan for lack of attractive slots, but will add services for and from Estonia and Latvia, the... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines: reductions in price for who get off from Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Usa - It will be able to be saved until 60% with the new fare plan
Delta Airlines, that in this year it celebrates the 75th anniversary, is leaving its program of renewal and transformation of the airline. To such purpose it has planned a series of changes that would... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): the trade unions ask for the showing of the business plan
Rome, Italy - It is being also requested a meeting with Italian Government in order to start the improvement of the country's air transport system
The view of the trade unions regarding Alitalia's situation appears clear now: the company has to show to the union's representatives the details of the business plan aimed to the reorganization and the... more
AirlinesAlitalia: alive just for one month without an agreement with the trade unions
Rome, Italy - It is the warning signal called by the carrier's board
Alitalia's board and the trade unions analyse the situation of the company as it appears more and more a critical one, most of all after the statements by President Cimoli. Carrier's CEO in fact unveiled... more
AirlinesAer Lingus: 4 European new routes
Dublin, Ireland - The airline strategy wants directed destinations to popular rates
The Irish Aer Lingus would have programmed to expand its European network thanks to four new routes in departure from the Cork airport in the south Ireland. It has rendered known the carrier last week:... more
AirlinesScandinavian Airlines Sweden: 7 European new routes
Stockholm, Sweden - Departures increase also towards Berlin, from always market of reference for the airline
The Scandinavian Airlines Sweden is launching in sight of winter 7 new European routes as from next October 31. The new services that will leave from Arlanda and Stockholm, will be directed towards Nice,... more
AirlinesNot they find place on plane and leave again after 10 hours
Istanbul, Turkey - Tickets were been acquired days before, but because of overbooking problems cannot go aboard
Six passengers who yesterday would be due to re-enter in Italy from Turkey, although had regular ticket, have not found place on the Turkish Airlines flight, in departure from Istanbul airport at the... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines purchases new B-777
Singapore - The new planes allow airline to boost its cargo ability between the 4 and 6% a year
The Singapore Airlines has intention to acquire until 31 Boeings 777-300ER of the value of beyond USD 7bn. The carrier would have introduced an order for 18 airplanes that would have to be delivered between... more
AirlinesQantas: "too many carriers in the international air transport market"
Sydney, Australia - Australian airline's Chairman would appear convinced of it
Qantas Australian carrier's Chairman, Margaret Jackson, would have recently stated that, in her opinion, the carriers which operate in the international air transport market would be too many. According... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): the role of Milan-Malpensa Airport
Rome, Italy - According to former carrier's President, Bonomi, the Milan's airport will be hardly able to become the main air station of the airline
Within the current meetings between the Alitalia's board and worker's representatives, the Malpensa matter is being analysed again, when considering the fact that the carrier would have decided to transfer... more
AirlinesAlitalia: reorganization begins by a rising efficiency
Rome, Italy - Increasing flight and operating hours for pilots and flight assistants while company's board is to analyze the financial situation today
A relevant week is going to start today for Alitalia's future as this one is ready to concretely start its own reorganization, due to the meetings with personnel aimed to change the contracts. The carrier... more
AirlinesAsiana Airlines selects Connexion by Boeing for in-flight connectivity
Seoul, South Korea - It's one of the newest members of the Star Alliance
Asiana Airlines, one of the newest members of the Star Alliance, has selected Connexion by Boeing as its provider of high-speed Internet-based communications onboard its long-haul fleet. The letter of... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): long-range tariffs are competitive compared with the other carriers
Rome, Italy - Italian carrier's board would be convinced of it
Alitalia's board would have revealed, with reference to the matter related to tariffs, that actually the prices concerning direct intercontinental flights would be competitive compared with the average... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): efficiency rise proposals by flight assistants
Rome, Italy - The trade unions' representatives would suggest measures able to warrant an efficiency recovery for a 30%
The trade unions' representatives related to Alitalia's flight assistants would have completed a report with a new proposal, aimed to make personnel's efficiency rise also reducing operating cost furtherly.... more
AirlinesThai Airways: six A-380s by 2009
Bangkok, Thailandia - The Asian country has selected the new long-range transport airplane produced by Airbus
Thai Airways has selected the new aircraft for the long-range routes towards the European destinations: the Airbus A-380 will be the new transport plane on which the Asian carrier will rely in order to... more
AirlinesKorean Air: Airbus prize for the best punctuality
Rome, Italy - For the third consecutive year
"For the third consecutive year the Airbus industries of Toulouse have assigned to Korean Air the 'Operational Excellence Award' attributed every two years to the airline that in this period has obtained... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines: a USD 51m profit in July
Washington, USA - It is the most profitable months for airline
On Thursday the United Airlines posted a USD 51m profit in July. The net profit for the month was USD 6m, inclusive of USD 14m for reorganization expenses (see news AVIONEWS). The airline executive Vice... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines: it will sell food on flights to cover the fuel cost
Washington, USA - The oil price shoves the airline expenses up more than USD 1bn
The American Airlines foresee high jet fuel prices shove its expenses up more than USD 1bn in 2004, respect the last 12 months level. As an unceasing fuel cost boost consequence, the US carrier forecasts... more