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AirlinesEasyJet launches new route from Stansted to Amsterdam
London, England – It will commence on 26 October
EasyJet has launched its first new route from London-Stansted since its merger with Go. The new thrice-daily service will commence on Sunday 26 October. Seats are available for sale now, with fares starting... more
AirlinesSwiss needs the aid of Lufthansa (2): still speculations about
Zurich, Switzerland - No comment from the carriers
In the last weeks the voices about a possible rescue of Swiss from part of Lufthansa have become more and more insistent and precise, and once again the Zurich Stock Exchange rewards these speculations:... more
AirlinesSwiss need the aid of Lufthansa
Basel, Switzerland - The Swiss carrier has economic difficulties
"Le Matin" reported info about a Swiss internal turbulence. According to the magazine, the Swiss airline is looking for an alliance with Lufthansa to solve a critical financial situation. At this moment... more
AirlinesBritish Airways promises a refund for the strike of 10 days ago
London, Uk - The demands will be thousands
As it's known the strike of the British Airways ground staff occurred 10 days ago, and lasted for an entire weekend, has forced the cancellation of more than 500 flights leaving on the ground approximately... more
AirlinesTranscontinental Airlines will fly from Berlin to Baghdad
Berlin, Germany – A weekly flight operated by a subsidiary of Us Airways
The Swiss-American company Transcontinental Airlines, a charter airline subsidiary of Us Airways, will add a new route, beginning half of August, from Schönefeld airport of Berlin to the Iraqi capital.... more
AirlinesJas to operate all the international routes
Tokyo, Japan - Now everything relies on customer demand
From September the Japan Airlines System (Jas) will restore all the flights for the international destinations, reduced because of the epidemic of Sars that just in the Asian country has had the epicenter.... more
AirlinesFrance says no to Ryanair
Paris, France – The airline is going to have recourse
Ryanair had received financial support amounting to annual EUR 560.000 for 5 years; they should have been used to take advertising space and promote the airline' website. The funding arrived from French... more
AirlinesAmerica West Airlines strengthen
Phoenix, Usa - Second quarter profit improves
America West Airlines presented its profit of the second quarter, surprising the analysts who expected the carrier to continue losing money. For the first time since September 2000, the airlines' profit... more
AirlinesSAS: more flights to India and China
Stockholm, Sweden – In the last two months +40% in passengers carried
SAS will increase it frequencies both to Beijing and Delhi beginning this fall. On September 19 the route to Beijing will increase to 5 times per week with the last flight departing Copenhagen Friday... more
AirlinesRyanair's winter schedule
Dublin, Ireland - It will determine 125 new routes
Ryanair is going to define the new destinations (actually not available) of its winter schedule. The wide programme regards 500 flights a day on 125 routes towards 16 countries. It is running from October... more
AirlinesNew development programme for Vietnam Airlines
Hanoi - Vietnam - Four Boeing 777 in the next two years
The Hanoi-based carrier Vietnam Airlines, is planning to expand his international network to Europe and United States. As has declared the Chief Executive of the state-owned carrier, Nguyen Hien, they... more
AirlinesEasyJet takes advantage from BA strike
London, UK - But it's too early to be satisfied
The strike of a part of the British Airways staff, that in the last days has has left tens of thousands of passengers stranded at airport, would have benefited the other airlines, easyJet in particular.... more
AirlinesNew direct planes from Houston
Houston, Usa - Continental Airlines provides more services
According to what Continental Airlines reported yesterday, Houston will join New York and Cleveland in offering nonstop services to Grand Rapids (Michigan). The 50-seat Embraer ERJ-145XR regional jet will... more
AirlinesKenya Airways: a direct service Nairobi-Bangkok-Hong Kong
Nairobi, Kenya - The flight three days a week
On September 3 Kenya Airways is to inaugurate a direct service from Nairobi to Bangkok and Hong Kong. It responds to market demands for direct and reliable services between the Pacific Rim and East Africa. The... more
AirlinesThai Airways expands its fleet to be more competitive
Bangkok, Thailandia - 17 aircraft will arrive, both second-hand and new
Thai Airways has received in these hours the free way from the National Economic and Social Development Board (Nesbd) to expand the own fleet, fundamental condition because "If we want to become an aviation... more
AirlinesSouthwest flies against the mainstream, profits soar
Dallas, Usa - 42 aircraft will be delivered in 2004
There is always the exception that proves the rule, and in the field of the American civil aviation the abnormality is called Southwest Airlines, the Dallas-based low-cost air company, the 6th most important... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines lays off pilot and cabin crew
Singapore - The only way to reduce the costs
As it had been already announced last week also from AVIONEWS, Singapore Airlines has decided to reduce its staff in order to challenge a drop of the operativity that, in the months April and May, has... more
AirlinesStrike in BA, chaos at Heathrow
London, UK - Hundreds of flights cancelled, thousands of people grounded without notice
British Airways is in emergency since friday at 16:00 because of a strike of its Terminal 1 ground staff at Heathrow (approximately 250 dependent) without notice and in coincidence with the biggest summer... more
AirlinesMore Singapore Airlines flights for New Zeland
Singapore - The fight for Asian routes' domination is back
Singapore Airlines, the greatest Asian carrier, will increase the number of the flights serving the city of Auckland, the New Zeland capital; they're 3 flights more a week starting from October 28 that... more
AirlinesGreece: Olympic Airways modernizing
Athens, Greece – The company tries to recover by dismissing 140 pilots
Negotiation between government and labour unions on the reorganization of the greek company had been proceeding for long, but in May they arrested. Labour unions have witnessed an agreement: according... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines to cut operativity and more staff
Washington, Usa - St Louis airport will be heavily hit by this decision
American Airlines has announced yesterday it will cut approximately 2000 workplaces starting from the next November 1, because of the decision to halve its operativity at the St Louis airport. As an... more
AirlinesAmr knocks its losses down
Rome, Italy – Cuts and funds avoid the last year deficit
Amr, at whose head is American Airlines, the world major air transport society, managed in the second quarter to reduce its losses. Job, salary and flight cuts helped to improve deficit account of the... more
AirlinesDismissal in sight for Singapore Airlines pilots
Singapore - The passenger traffic is recovering, but it's not enough
Singapore Airlines, once one of the world's most profitable airline, would be on the point to fire its staff, in an attempt to reduce the costs, increased because of the epidemic of Sars that has kept... more
AirlinesRichard Branson ready to fly Usa with a low-cost carrier
London, Uk - New Virgin first class also introduced
Sir Richard Branson, the English tycoon founder and head of the Virgin empire, has today introduced the new "Upper Class Suite" service that promises to be one of the most innovative concepts for the first... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines to use 40 aircraft to start a low-cost unit
Washington, Usa - It's the second effort after Shuttle by United
So far it's called Starfish, but it's only a working name within United rather than the real name with which it will be identified the low-cost airline that is taking shape from a United Airlines' rib.... more
AirlinesThe Royal Air Maroc fleet grows with new Boeing 737-800
Seattle, Usa– Bigger fleet and new destinations for the Royal Maroc airline
Royal Air Maroc, a Morocco-based carrier, continues its fleet development with a new medium-range airplane, the Boeing 737-800. The carrier received the first of 20 additional 737s on July 10, programming... more
AirlinesAir France towards a merger with Klm, but the Dutch carrier denies
Paris, france - Mouth shut also about a partecipation in Skyteam
According to what the German weekly magazine "Der Spiegel" has written, Air France would be estimating with the Dutch carrier Klm the possibility of a merger. Indeed the Klm's talks would be concluded... more
AirlinesLufthansa denies to take over Swiss
Frankfurt, Germany - Once again it's told about a possible offer
According to what reports this morning the daily paper "Sonntagszeitung", Lufthansa would have formalized an offer to take over the Helvetic air company Swiss, tha should give an answer by August 8. But... more
AirlinesSwiss will operate less destinations since next October
Basel, Switzerland - 25 routes will be cut
Probably it will have to wait more time in order to verify the benefits of the new Swiss' economic strategy that, the past month, had announced cuts to the staff for 3000 units, that is a third of its... more
AirlinesBA announces a contest to give free the last seats on Concorde
London, UK - They'll be 325 the lucky winners
All the fans of the supersonic flight will have an other chance to fly on the Concorde, the fastest passenger airplane ever-constructed, before its retirement set for October 24, thanks to a contest announced... more
AirlinesUs Airways change the order signed in May with Bombardier
Arlington, Usa - The cause is a dispute with the pilots
Us Airways has announced the order stipulated with the Canadian aeronautical industry Bombardier will be altered because of a dispute with its pilots; the Arlington-based carrier has decided to change... more
AirlinesSas boss asks for more deregulation
Stockholm, Sweden - Too many imbalances in the air transport field
In an article appeared some days ago on the Swedish daily paper "Svenska Dagbladet" the Sas President, Jorgen Lindegaard, has emphasized in order to save the airlines, and consequently to revitalize the... more
AirlinesDelta is one of the first Us carrier to offer once again the meals
Georgia, Usa - Also other air companies are weighing on similar initiatives
Delta Airlines will be one of the first major airlines to offer again a meal service on the own flights, deleted after September 11 in order to reduce the costs; but it will be, Delta underlines, a different... more
AirlinesAll Nippon Airways could be the launch customer of 7E7 Dreamliner
Tokyo, Japan - The Japanese carrier plans to operate only Boeing aircraft
"In the year 2005, 2006, our 767s will begin to retire. We have to think about a successor. In that time frame, 2006 to 2008, there will be a need for a new type of aircraft. We certainly believe that... more
AirlinesAir France: the shareholders give the free light for the privatization plan
Paris, France - Now the government can sell its 54,4% part
As it's known AVIONEWS had faced in the past weeks the issue of the Air France's privatization, of which the French State still owns the majority (approximately 54.4%); although interested to the selling... more
AirlinesA drop of passengers for the Japanese carriers in May and June
Tokyo, Japan - The most hit are the international routes
As it was easy to preview the figures disclosed from the greatest Japanese carriers are not comforting, hit hardly from the epidemic of Sars. The Jal (Japan Airlines System) passenger traffic has decreased... more
AirlinesCyprus Airways started the first service Dubai-Beirut
Cyprus - An A-320 aircraft will assure an excellent service also for the most demanding customers
The first Dubai-Beirut flight has been operated from the Cyprian national airline cipriota, Cyprus Airways, whose management assures that route has "boundless potential". For this reason until September... more
AirlinesAir France improves tha passenger traffic figures
Paris, France - A good recovery has been made on the Asian routes
The passenger traffic would be slowly returning to levels of a year ago, according to the figures disclosed from Air France; the French airline, indeed, has communicated there has been a decrease of 0.1%... more
AirlinesCathay Pacific offers 10,000 to boost the HK tourism
Hong Kong, China - It's trying to re-establish the Canadian profitable routes
Cathay Pacific has announced yesterday it will offer approximately 10,000 tickets in the attempt to increase the tourism in Hong Kong, hardly hit from the epidemic of Sars. As it's known the WHO (World... more
AirlinesEasyJet growth in line with expectations
London, UK - But it's to take in consideration also the Go's takeover
The easyJet's passenger increase has been of 82.7% on last month, while in May a 95,9% had been recorded. But they are figures that need to be contextualized in order to understand better, also because... more
AirlinesEmirates Airlines to fly directly for the Russian capital
Moscow, Russia - A-330/200 aircraft to be used
The Russian Transportation Minister has declared today the Emirates Airlines air company has succesfully performed a non-stop flight from Dubai International Airport to Moscow Domodedovo. Now the Arabia... more
AirlinesAlso British Airways to fight Lufthansa in the business sector
London, UK - Few weeks Air France had begun
It seems that all greatest European operators are determined to carry ahead a pitiless competition to Lufthansa, especially in the "business" field; indeed some weeks ago Air France had inaugurated a series... more
AirlinesFirst new Airbus received from Swiss
Zurich, Switzerland - In the next days 6 months A-340/300 to be delivered
It landed yesterday at the general head-quarter of the Swiss International Air Lines in Zurich, the first one of the 7 A-340/300s that will be delivered during this year from Airbus. As it's known this... more
AirlinesBA offers more flights for Genoa during the summer period
Genoa, Italy - All operated by B-737s
As it was easy to expect the airlines, during the summer and holiday period, re-schedule some routes, considered as strategic and over-crowded; that's why British Airways has decided to increase its operativity... more
AirlinesVirgin Express celebrates its 2,7 milion of passengers carried in 2002
Brussels, Belgium - It's the first carrier, for customer numbers, in the Belgium hub
The Virgin Express President, Richard Branson, inaugurated at the Bruxelles Airport a giant advertising poster to celebrate the good performance of the low-cost carrier last year: "Welcome in Virgin territory".... more
AirlinesBA changes Moscow airport
Moscow, Russia - Domodevo hub is most modern in Russia
Since July 1, British Airways will not operate anymore from the Sheremetyevo airport, having transferred itself in the more modern Domodedovo hub, in order to assure a better customer-care to the own passengers.... more
AirlinesA doubled deficit in 3 years for the American carriers
New York, Usa - Eminent victims in a crisis sector
According to what the authoritative American daily paper "Wall street Journal" writes, the total debit of the first 10 American airlines is more than doubled in the last 3 years. Indeed in 1999 the deficit... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines lays off 3123 flight assistants
Dallas, Usa - A federal court didn't accept the union's bid
American Airlines, the greatest airline in the world, continues with its plan of cost reduction, for USD 1,8bn a year, beginning to fire more than 3000 flight attendants; the cut had been decided with... more
AirlinesBA is ready to fly to Iraq since next July 15
London, UK - But every security aspect needs to be verified
As it has been more times announced also from AVIONEWS, the most important European airlines are willing to operate in Iraq, considered now a very profitable route, especially when thousands of persons... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines pilots agree wage reductions
Singapore - A measure that will end on March 2004
The 1600 pilots of the Singapore Airlines have signed an agreement care the salary cut, decided from the air company in order to face the crisis started in September, 2001 and rendered heavier because... more