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AirlinesIncrease in oil price don't stop the French air transport growth
Paris, France - Air traffic rises 7,9% in the first half 2004
According to DGAC statistics, the civil aviation management, in the fist half of 2004 in France the air traffic rises 7,9 percentage points. It seems that either the oil high price obstructs the French... more
AirlinesAlitalia (5): Lufthansa supports Italian point of view
Frankfurt, Germany - According to the German carrier, Italy would be simply asking for honouring common uses in several European countries
Lufthansa's position regarding the Italian requirement for an increase of tariffs appears always more willing to support Italy when compared with British Airways. According to the Germnan carrier's representatives,... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): British Airways' appeal to EU Commission against tariff restrictions requested by Italy
Brussels, Belgium - The English carrier would consider the Italian behaviour an incoherent one compared with common uses
European Commission would have taken delivery of the official protest put forward by British Airways against the Italian requirement for increasing tariffs in favour of Alitalia. According to EU Government's... more
AirlinesRyanair and Virgin Express: passengers will not suffer for the expensive oil cost
Dublin, Ireland - The representatives of the two carriers are sure of it as they do not forecast ticket price rise
Ryanair and Virgin Express appear convinced they can avoid policies based on rising air tickets' prices despite the current situation regarding the expensive oil cost, and the consequent fuel price rise.... more
AirlinesBritish Airways grows in the second quarter of 2004
London, UK - But the carrier is scheduling to increase ticket cost for the long range routes
British Airways analyses the situation regarding the results concerning the second quarter of 2004, and it finds a remarkable improvement when compared with the same period during the last year. The airline... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): Italian point of view on British Airways' competition
London, UK - Bilateral agreements would favour the Italian carrier but British Government do not appear willing to give in
Financial Times released yesterday the news related to the requirement, put forward by Italian Government according to such source, for a lowering of the tariffs set by those carriers (among which one... more
AirlinesSAS: passenger traffic raises in July
Stockholm, Sweden - Despite the increasing of 9,2 percentage points, the Scandinavian airline remains cautious
On Friday, Scandinavian airline SAS reported a 9,2 percentage points rise in July passenger traffic respect the last year, but carrier said its outlook remained cautious. This result follows a 11,2% rise... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the carrier asks competitors for being "less competitive"
London, UK - It would have been unveiled by British press, defining it as the latest step to favour the reorganization and the relaunch of the Italian carrier
According to British economy press, Alitalia would have recently kept on touch with British Airways and Lufthansa in order to convince them to make their own services' prices rise, so that it can be possible... more
AirlinesHACTL increases its freight volume of 15,5%
Hong Kong, China - The trade growth fuels the Hong Kong's main air cargo handler
Today Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals, the Hong Kong's main air cargo handler, said that its freight volume rose 15,5 percent in July from a year ago, also fuelled by growing trade. Hong Kong is the world's... more
AirlineseasyJet: new routes by the end of the year
London, UK - The low-cost carrier would have revealed it following the release of the results related to July
easyJet analyses present situation with reference to the results achieved in July. Despite the competition by other low-cost carriers, first of all by Ryanair, and the rising operating costs, the airline... more
AirlinesOil price (2): Air France-KLM's reactions
Paris, France - The two carriers announce that have sufficient reserve to contain the negative effects of the situation at least until the end of 2004
The Air France-KLM alliance has released that the rising fuel cost should not negatively affect the situation of the two carriers, at least till the end of the current year. Fuel reserve would be sufficiently... more
AirlinesAir Canada grew in July thanks to Pacific routes
Montreal, Canada - Some difficulties still affect it anyway regarding domestic and Atlantic flights
Air Canada is progressively trying to improve its own financial condition and it analyses the first concrete results regarding such effort, on the basis of the recent details unveiled with reference to... more
AirlinesMalev will sell off by end October
Budapest, Hungary - Buyers are urgently required for repayment debts and to increase airline's capital
Yesterday, agency for Hungary’s state privatization said that a tender for the sell off of the state’s stake in the Malev, the ailing national airline, would plan in late October. Hungarian Government in... more
AirlinesSN Brussels Airlines: as from October flights to Moscow will increase
Brussels, Belgium - The route inaugurated last Spring was a success: as from the next Autumn the Belgian airline will offer extra frequencies
In the last March the SN Brussels Airlines inaugurated Moscow-Brussels route, which met with great success as travellers number: for this, as from the next Autumn the present 5 weekly flights will become... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): meetings with the trade unions during August
Rome, Italy - The last one before the Assumption to occur on August 9, then everything will fully start again from August 23
Alitalia's board and the trade unions' representatives are going to gather on next August 9 for the last time before the Assumption's pause. On such occasion, matters regarding the commercial sector will... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the long-range fleet to be strengthened
Rome, Italy - The carrier schedules to extend it by 2007
Alitalia intends to extend its own fleet starting from 2007, on the basis of the new business plan under approval and that will be implemented till 2008. It would be unveiled by carrier's and trade unions'... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): "The carrier cannot be considered in the same way of Fiorentina Soccer Team"
Rome, Italy - Italian Vice-Minister of Economy, Mario Baldassarri, would not agree with the hypothesis for creating a new company to favour the relaunch
Italian Vice-Minister of Economy, Mario Baldassarri, recently commented about Alitalia's situation. According to Baldassarri, "One cannot consider carrier's condition in the same way of the one which affected... more
AirlinesCash inflow for the Swiss International Airlines
Berna, Switzerland - CHF 70m in order to relieve airline finances
The Swiss International Airlines will get almost CHF 70m in blocked funds settling a dispute out of court money owed predecessor Swissair. The loss-making Swiss airline said that CHF 68,7m tied up in France... more
AirlinesVirgin Atlantic Airways selects the Airbus A-340/600
London, UK - This purchase belongs to the fleet strengthening programme
Virgin Atlantic Airways selects the Airbus A-340 in order to reinforce its own fleet. The carrier of the multimillionaire Richard Branson intends to double the amount of its fleet within some five years,... more
AirlinesFinnair: handling strike is over
Helsinki, Finland - Today staff come to work, but talks will continue
On Wednesday evening, the brief strike called by Finnair handling staff is over: the abstention from work left the airline unable to load and unload travellers luggage. Finnair estimated less than 100... more
AirlinesAir Dolomiti: win the new Škoda Octavia Ambiente 1.9 TDI with the competition Winner Class of the air company and Miles&More
Ronchi dei Legionari, Italy - To participate to it, that will last until November, is easy: enough to click on the website and according to instructions
"Air Dolomiti in collaboration with Miles&More and Skoda Business, launches the fantastic Winner Class competition: parts with the Miles & More program, win and share with the new Skoda Octavia Ambiente... more
AirlinesBritish Airways: an indipendent arbitration to avert strike
London, United Kingdom - Unions disagree, it will go ballot
Yesterday the British Airways said that it offered unions the option of appointing an indipendent arbitrator to resolve a stalemate over pay talks and to avert the danger strikes at Britain’s air stations t... more
AirlinesAre the low-cost carriers dying out?
London, UK - It would have been underlined by British press due to the rising costs and fierce competition
British press warns about the low cost carriers' situation. It seems in fact that the fierce competition among the about 50 carriers of this segment in Europe is not only determining a constant dramatic... more
AirlinesGermanwings: since October 30 it will link Stuttgart with 13 European destinations
Stuttgart, Germany - Frequencies of the Stuttgart/Berlin-Shoenefeld route have been intensified
The Germanwings, low-cost airline of Berlin airport of Shoenefeld, decided to increase the European routes, introducing 7 new destinations: so Stuttgart will be linked to 15 Union cities. The new services... more
AirlineseasyJet announces its first flight from Turin-Caselle to London-Luton
Turin, Italy - The Turinese airport will become the sixth Italian one served by easyJet. Other routes will arrive in the next months
"easyJet, the low-cost airline leader in Europe, announces its first route in departure from Turin-Caselle for London-Luton. With the launch of this new flight, the collaboration between the Turinese airport... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): Board of Directors' member Serafino Gatti resigns
Rome, Italy - Carrier's board to co-opt for its successor on next August 30
One of the members of Alitalia's Board of Directors created last June, Serafino Gatti, resigned yesterday. Carrier's board has made know that the new member will be co-opted on the basis of advice by the... more
AirlinesAlitalia: additional saving for some EUR 250m by 2006
Rome, Italy - It has been unveiled by the carrier which intends even to strengthen its presence at Fiumicino and Malpensa for the international routes
The latest meeting between Alitalia's board and the trade unions' representatives occurred yesterday, has shown that the carrier is going on describing some details related to the new business plan of... more
AirlinesTerrorism and fuel cost: the two major hurdles for Swiss International Air Lines' relaunch
Zurich, Switzerland - The carrier will have to perform remarkable cost cutting in order to face the crisis
Swiss International Air Lines appears more and more in difficulty. Carrier’s board would be already forecasting to be unable to gain profit by the end of this year, and it has asked for a deep survey i... more
AirlinesThe European airlines review their policies hedging fuel
London, United Kingdom - The oil price is still increasing
The European airlines are reviewing their fuel hedging in consequence of the rise in oil prices that forces carriers to stipulate contracts at record highs or gamble on crude retreating. Last year already... more
AirlinesRyanair: proceeds on the up 23%
Dublin, Ireland - Trimester closed in June records to carrier a profit 30%
Financial analysts, for April-May-June trimester, anticipated a Ryanair profits growth EUR 47m, equal to 16%: instead the Irish low-cost airline marked an increase 30%. The trimester is closed with profits... more
AirlinesAmerica West Airlines-Virgin Atlantic Airways' agreement for the booking code-sharing
Washington, USA - Virgin to be able to increase its own presence in North America
America West Airlines and Virgin Atlantic Airways reinforce their commercial partnership by a new important agreement. These two carriers have in fact decided to favour the booking code sharing regarding... more
AirlinesSAS Braathens: ticket price increase for a +35% in order to fight against the crisis
Oslo, Norway - Such step will be implemented starting from next August 17
SAS Braathens, part and parcel of the Scandinavian carrier SAS and mainly operating in the Norwegian territory, would have decided to resort to an increase of tariffs for some routes. The rise of ticket... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines: the report about July 2004 performance
Houston, USA - The American airline reaches by its mainline systemwide a load factor equal to 86.1 per cent
Yesterday the Continental Airlines, the world's sixth-largest airline, reported the statistics concerning the achievement of the objectives regarding the mainline systemwide, in regard to load factors... more
AirlinesSN Brussels Airlines: new services to Liberia and to Ivory Coast
Brussels, Belgium - A second flight to Monrovia e 4 connections to Abidjan
The SN Brussels Airlines, full service Belgian airline based in Brussels, from the next Autumn will offer to its customers a second weekly flight to Monrovia in Liberia, and the services to Abidjan in... more
AirlinesAlitalia: cost cutting without exaggerating for the carrier
Rome, Italy - Steps forecasted by the carrier would appear less drastic then the past
International press, and the British one in particular, appear to positively comment the meeting between Alitalia's board and the trade unions' representatives. Carrier's President and CEO, Giancarlo Cimoli,... more
AirlinesAlitalia to consider employment contracts' renewal on next August 4-5
Rome, Italy - It has decided to achieve some EUR 200m saving on purchase projects
The carrier would have a draft ready on employment contracts which should be delivered during the next hours to the trade unions, so that these ones are ready for the meeting with Alitalia’s board to o... more
AirlinesAir One: 117 passengers on Turin-Rome flight appeared really angry
Turin, Italy - A delay for hours because its crew was relaxing
Several connections were badly affected for some 117 passengers of the Air One Turin-Rome flight as they should have been exploited by them yesterday at capital international airport. These ones, most... more
AirlinesWind Jet: flight cancelled, travellers leave again after 12 hours
Fiumicino, Italy - Passengers enraged: protests in the Roman air station
On Friday July 31, because of a broken happened during the overhaul operations, the Wind Jet Airline flight IV-563 of 8:25am destined to Catania has been cancelled. The customers engaged were from the... more
AirlinesSwiss International Air Lines: flights at Geneva and Basilea airports could be cancelled
Zurich, Switzerland - The carrier's board would be thinking about the opportunity for concentrating all its own activities exclusively in Zurich
Swiss International Air Lines' situation appears more and more a delicate one and the carrier's board would be thinking to resort to new operating costs cutting in order to limit damages. Among the solutions... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines balance strengthens
New York, USA - After the bankruptcy of 2002, the American carrier accounts are good
The second airline in the world (United Airlines) second fiscal quarter is positive; the balance is strengthened, and cut one’s losses the proceeds improved of 30 per cent compared with the previous y... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): verbal and physical attacks in the Chamber of Deputies due to the bridge loan
Rome, Italy - Lega Party heavily accuses opposition and the new PSI Party
The approval of the decree related to the bridge loan devoted to Alitalia unveiled not difficulty regarding the extension of consent, but proved a hard one with reference to order management by its Speaker... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Italian Chamber of Deputies approves the bridge loan
Rome, Italy - EUR 400m to be returned in 12 months on the basis of funds achieved by tender
Italian Chamber of Deputies approved on last Saturday the decree which warrants State's support for funding the bridge loan devoted to Alitalia. This occurs right when carrier's board unveils loss, at... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines and the dramatic situation produced by fuel cost
Singapore - Event such important Asian carrier is facing a phenomenon which goes on weakening carriers all over the world
Even Singapore Airlines cannot avoid the bad consequences produced by the rising fuel cost. Despite the remarkable success of such carrier at an international level and its constant profit, also this company... more
AirlinesMalev will be privatized
Budapest, Hungary - The Hungarian carrier existence depends on prospective buyers
Yesterday in Budapest the Hungarian Government announced its decision to privatize the Malev, the national airline. By the end of the year the name of the buyers will become revealed: the Chinese Hainan... more
AirlinesJapan air transport is still in difficulty
Tokyo, Japan - JAL goes on experiencing loss while ANA appears highly able to face the present delicate condition of the sector
Air transport in Japan is still facing the consequences of some problems occurred starting from last year, some of which have directly affected just East Asia, so worsening further the bad international... more
AirlinesAeroflot: denationalization without losing control on air transport sector
Moscow, Russia - Russian Government appears convinced of it but it does not want to delay such measure
Russian Government has recently pointed out the need for encouraging the denationalization of national carrier Aeroflot as soon as possible. According to Moscow's Government, only this measure will enable... more
AirlinesBlue Panorama: the 767 under investigation does not take off towards Bangkok
Milan, Italy - Some 212 passengers were forced to renounce to their travel due to the lack of a replacement for the aircraft devoted to such route
Problems caused by the accident occurred on last July 16 involving a Blue Panorama’s 767 do not appear disappeared (see for details AVIONEWS). Yesterday, the carrier was not able to provide for some 2... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Lega Party criticizes the hypothesis for an increase of the bridge loan
Rome, Italy - According to majority Party, a typical First Italian Republic-style solution has been adopted
Lega Party carries on its hard criticism against the bridge loan devoted to Alitalia (see for details AVIONEWS). Criticism by such majority Party regards both Government coalition parties and opposition,... more
AirlinesIberia appears more and more competitive
Madrid, Spain - It is increasing despite low-cost carriers' competitiveness and March terroristic attempts
Iberia analyses the situation regarding the first half of 2004, pointing out a clear improvement compared with last year. Net profit would have even doubled and the major reasons for such growth should... more
AirlinesAlitalia: "The bridge loan will prove worthless to save the carrier"
Rome, Italy - Lega's deputies go on denying their own support for such measure designed by Government
Italian Lega Party commented again about current Alitalia's situation by the opinion of its representatives operating in Italian Parliament Chamber. According to such majority party, despite the official... more