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AirlinesAlitalia: on February 1st the next meeting between Government, society and Unions
Rome, Italy - The meeting with Unions and Government about Alitalia is over
The meeting with Unions is just over and Union’s executives claimed that on February 1st there is a second meeting where also Alitalia is going to be present. Alemanno, the Italian Minister for Agriculture P... more
AirlinesRyanair: flights' inauguration from Sarmellek's airport postponed
Budapest, Hungary - It has caused by the delay in the delivery of new aircraft by Boeing
The Boeing’s employees strike has had negative consequences also in Europe. Ryanair, which is pending of the new B-737’s delivery, version 800 (see AVIONEWS), by Seattle’s giant, has been forced to de... more
AirlinesAlitalia, poisons and debates
Rome, Italy - Vitriol meeting' eve
So expected meeting between Italian Government and Alitalia trade unions is in progress. The tension of this last days continues also during the hours before the appointment: Reuters’ sources said that P... more
AirlinesNorthwest Airlines still in crisis
Washington, USA – The Carrier in bankruptcy court
Northwest Airlines is in a very difficult moment. A strong trade dispute is in progress. Cost-cutting proposal that the carrier and its pilot’s union have given each other ongoing talks differ by about U... more
AirlinesVolare: we received a letter from an Italian airline
Brussels, Belgium - The claiming of Stefaan de Rynck, UE Transports Commissioner Jacques Barrot's spokesman
"European Commission received a letter from an airline about the Volare’s selling. A dialogue with Italy started to talk about measures that the country wants to resort. [...] About Alitalia, the Commission g... more
AirlinesRyanair extends its Finnish links
Dublin, Ireland - The Irish air company wants to compete with other carriers for low-cost flights
Ryanair, the carrier currently present in 21 European countries, is going to extend its connections with Finland; the airline, in fact, is already present in the Scandinavian country, exactly in Tampere,... more
AirlinesOutstanding year for ATR
Paris, France - Chief Executive Officer' relation
On the occasion of Italian-French company ATR annual press conference Filippo Bagnato, Chief Executive Officer, announced the extraordinary results for 2005. A turnover increase of 15%, the company has... more
AirlinesAlitalia: inquiry release maybe within 6:00 pm of today the claim
Rome, Italy - The indiscretion comes from Italian Parliament
According to a not official stop-press item coming from Italian Parliament, within 6:00 pm of today a meeting of the Council of Ministers is going to be organized to decide about Alitalia’s future. According t... more
AirlinesVolare goes to Alitalia: a surprise announcement of the vigilance commission of the carrier under commissioner
Rome, Italy - Now Scajola have to decide
There is a unexpected event in this terrible hours for Italian national carrier. Press agency Reuters said that Volare’ vigilance commission has given victory to Alitalia in the competition to buy the a... more
AirlinesStrong strike for SAS
Copenhagen, Denmark – Weather and Strike release passengers at home
In this last days Scandinavia airline SAS has been hit by two times. First by polar cold weather, and then by the pilots’ strike in Denmark and Norway. Pilots are furious because SAS unilaterally decided t... more
AirlineseasyJet announces a new link: Rome-Ciampino/Paris-Orly
Milan, Italy - It will be possible to fly towards French capital from April 3
"easyJet announced today the opening of a new route Rome-Ciampino/Paris-Orly, that will have a daily frequency and tariffs starting from EUR 30,99 for a single flight, taxes inclosed. Thanks to easyJet... more
AirlinesBerlusconi about Alitalia: "Strikes aggravate a difficult situation"
Rome, Italy - The Italian Prime Minister denounces strikes and claims to be against its bankruptcy
"I don’t think that privatization could resolve the situation about strikes: striking workers aren’t interested about passengers problems". That is the Berlusconi’s opinion about Alitalia’s matter. The Ita... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS' exclusive. Cimoli named nine new executives in Alitalia
Rome, Italy - Unions' sources sustain that this decision will cause other debates
Alitalia’s CEO, Giancarlo Cimoli, today, with order number 05/2006, has named the carrier’s executives the following people: Gino Angiolillo, Gpt Fco, Theirry Aucoc, Vendite Europa, Stefano Carlini, Cqp... more
AirlinesVolare's employees are ready to go on strike
Varese, Italy - Unions ask for a concrete future for the company
Volare Group’s worker Union and Fit-Cisl Unions are going to take a strike action to complain against Carlo Rinaldini and Claudio Scajola, the Minister of industrial activity to guarantee a future for 7... more
AirlinesMalaysia Airlines increases fuel surcharge
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Asian carrier in difficulties
Malaysia Airlines reported a net loss of USD 98,3 million for the quarter ending September 30, 2005, and it continued loosing money in the end of the year. To surpass this difficult moment, the carrier... more
AirlinesJet Airways: the rival carrier Sahara Airlines acquired
Mumbai, India - The Indian airline controls nearly 50% of the domestic market after this operation
The private airline, Jet Airways, specialized in domestic flights of Indian sub-continent, is on the point of to acquire, for USD 500m, Sahara Airlines, other Indian private air company. Once obtained... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4). Maybe 250 flights were cancelled only today
Rome, Italy - Customers are waiting for an official release
According a not official release, 250 Alitalia’s flights could be cancelled only today (adding 121 official ones made 24 hours ago) due to its own employees’ strike. In Fiumicino, in the middle of the... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3). Alemanno: it's time to be responsible
Rome, Italy - Gianni Alemanno, Minister for Agriculture policies, claimed that
"We must be careful to don’t more exacerbate the difficult situation about Alitalia. We comprehend the apprehension that workers are feeling and their desire to impinge about the Alitalia’s destiny, but... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2). Maroni: a bankruptcy is possible
Busto Arsizio, Italy - Roberto Maroni, Labour Minister, claimed that
"If Alitalia can’t compete, staying on market, and safeguarding jobs, maybe we should think about a normal solution that’s normal in these cases, with no tragedies and no ideologies. It’s incomprehensible that... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Government has convoked unions for next Wednesday
Rome, Italy - The union officials present at the meeting in Fiumicino said it
Government has convoked for next Wednesday, at 1:00pm, the Alitalia’s unions delegates. The same union officials have confirmed their availability to go to the meeting. more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines (2): we are specializing in links with East Europe
Vienna, Austria - The declarations by carrier's CEO, Vagn Soerensen
"With this significative growth in passengers’ traffic and in load factor we have contributed strongly to the Vienna’s hub growth in 2005. Our specialization strategy, Focus East, is a propulsive for all... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines: passengers' record in 2005
Vienna, Austria - The Austrian carrier's press release
"From January to December 2005 the Austrian Airlines Group has reached a record in the passengers’ traffic on the airliners and charter connections, with 10,119,773 transported with a raise of 7,6% compared t... more
AirlinesThe Alitalia's strike foreseen for today is cancelled
Rome, Italy - Meetings and pickets in Fiumicino's airport go on
The Alitalia’s employees protest goes on, despite of the strike programmed for today was cancelled. The Union’s managements are at the same way at war with the Italian government and they managed to hav... more
AirlinesAlitalia (5). Unions: 24 h strike next Monday
Rome, Italy - It has been fixed by Filt-Cgil, Fit-Cisl, Uiltrasporti, Ugl Trasporto aereo and Unione Piloti
Alitalia’s employees will be on strike for 24 hours next Monday, January 23. Until then the workers’ assemblies will continue no-stop, until 24am of Sunday, January 22. The strike has been announced by... more
AirlinesSouthwest Airlines: USD 86 m profits in the fourth quarter of 2005
New York, Usa - The carrier said it in a note
The first US low-cost carrier, Southwest Airlines, announced to have reported, in the fourth quarter of 2005, profits for USD 86m, with a +54%, compared to the same period 2004, that is 10 cents per share... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3). Claudiani: the Italian government can't ignore the worker's fight
Rome, Italy - Claudio Claudiani, Fit-Cisl's general executive, underlined that idea
"The fight of Alitalia’s employees is sacrosanct and the Italian Government, whom claimed a summoning to control agreements and industrial planes two months ago, can’t ignore the massive participation of... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2). 500 workers are policing the technical area of employes' passages in Fiumicino's airport
Rome, Italy - The demonstration doesn't change normal flight processes of the company
The protest did yesterday is still going on in Fiumicino’s airport. About 500 workers members of Filt-Cgil, Fit-Cisl, Uiltrasporti, Ugl trasporto aereo (air transport) and Unione Piloti (Union of Pilots) a... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines: the reorganization plan approved by bankruptcy judge
New York, Usa - The airline has avoided the failure and goes on ahead with the accounts' readjustment
"The plan presented by United Airlines comes under in average of those presented by other societies and valid reasons don’t exist to reject the readjustment’s strategy proposed by airline", so the Chi... more
AirlinesBulgaria Air: the carrier will not be quoted on the stock exchange before to be sold
Sofia, Bulgaria - The "Dnevnik", Bulgarian newspaper, reported it
The Bulgarian Transport Minister, Petar Mutafchiev, has declared to the "Dnevnik" newspaper that the flag carrier’s shares, Bulgaria Air, will not be quoted on the stock exchange. The airline is on the p... more
AirlinesAl-Sharqiya: Syria has its first own private carrier
Damascus, Syria - Other nine operators have requested to the local aeronautical authorities to fly
Its name is Al-Sharqiya, the first Syrian private carrier to fly in the Middle East’s skies. Other nine airlines have requested to the Syrian aeronautical authorities the authorization to operate from a... more
AirlinesCzech Airlines: Radomir Lasak is the new carrier's President
Prague, Czech Republic - The airline said it in a note
Czech Airlines has a new president, said it in a press release. It deals of Radomir Lasak, a former of the national electric society’s Director, CEZ. The appointment has obtained the necessary approval b... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines: losses for USD 604m in the fourth quarter of 2005
New York, Usa - The US' carrier announced it
The US carrier, American Airlines, communicated to have reported, in the fourth quarter of 2005, losses for USD 604m, USD 3,49 per share. In 2004 the deficit was USD 387m. The overall net loss has been... more
AirlinesQatar Airways expands its Eastern radius of action
Doha, Qatar - The carrier from Middle East reinforces its leadership about routes to connect Europe and Asia
Qatar Airways, the Middle Eastern carrier, inaugurates 2006 with new routes. Flights to Doha, Bombay, Delhi, Hydereabad, Cochin and Trivandrum are now 45, and it is an increasing number for 50%. Expansion... more
AirlinesFlights from Brussels to Nice are back
Brussels, Belgium - At the same time there's a new route to Frankfurt
SN Brussels Airlines, the air company from the Belgian capital, announces that on next March 24 its flight to Nice are going to back. The reason is due to enlarge its own turnover around very frequented... more
AirlinesAir transport: capacity increased of 3%
Rome, Italy - According to OAG's statistics (the society that writes out the flights' timetable in world)
The air transport’s capacity last year increased of 3% in all world. OAG (the society that writes out the international timetable of air transport in world) unveiled it specifying that in 2005 more 920,000 f... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the Norge bank's share price descended
Milan, Italy - Consob's communications announced it
From yesterday CONSOB’s communications about important shareholdings said that Norges Bank, the Norwegian Central bank, has reduced the shareholding, last January 6, in Alitalia within 2% from 2,037%. T... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines: losses for USD 43m in the fourth quarter 2005
New York, Usa - The causes are in high fuel-cost and the strong competition by low-cost carriers
"The fuel’s price remains on record levels and JetBlue has begun to make us competition from Newark’s airport, in addition Delta is benetting from the protection, obtained thanks to the claim at receivership, to... more
AirlinesCathay Pacific: the new Marketing Director for Italy will arrive next February 6
Rome, Italy - It deals of Silvia Tagliaferri
Cathay Pacific informs that from next February 6, Silvia Tagliaferri will be new Marketing Director for Italy. She to rest realize and implement the commercial strategy in Italy by Hong Kong’s carrier. B... more
AirlinesAlitalia specifies about news published today on the Italian press
Rome, Italy - Regarding the budget for 2006
"Concerning news published today on press about the expected result from carrier’s budget for period 2006, Alitalia specifies that every news regarding it must be seen baseless because the budget’s doc... more
AirlinesMalev: new links with Romania and Kazakistan are arriving
Budapest, Hungary - For the magyar carrier to present a 2006 in growth
It will be a 2006 dedicated to growth and opening of new routes that to present for Malev, Hungarian flag carrier. The magyar airline unveiled to have the intention to strenghten links with Romania, opening... more
AirlinesAlitalia cancels 74 flights for the strike of Thursday
Rome, Italy - 26 domestic and 48 international
"Alitalia communicates that next Thursday January 19 will cancel 26 domestic flights and 48 international ones, because of the 24 hour strike announced by flight assistants adherent to SULT union. The... more
AirlinesMalev: EUR 8 m the losses for the financial year 2005
Budapest, Hungary - Its CEO, Janos Gonci, declared it to the newspaper "Magyar Nemzet"
The Malev CEO, Janos Gonci, has been interviewed last week from the Magyar newspaper "Magyar Nemzet". To the Hungarian daily he said that for 2005, Malev will record losses for about EUR 8 million. Greater... more
AirlinesMontenegro Airlines: imminent increases on the tariffs
Podgorica, Montenegro - The carrier's spokesperson sustains that the rise is due to the agency rights' cancellation
Montenegro Airlines, the Montenegro flag carrier, said on behalf of its Director, Zoran Djurisic, to have carried out to increase the cost of its own national and international tariffs. On domestic flights... more
AirlinesMiddle East Airlines - Air Liban - wants enter into SkyTeam alliance
Paris, France - Supported by Air France-Klm
The SkyTeam Governing Board announced yesterday that Middle East Airlines, Air Liban (MEA) is initiating the necessary steps to adhere at the alliance. Air France will support MEA during the preliminary... more
AirlinesSwissair could avoid the failure
Berne, Switzerland - The Helvetic carrier's bankruptcy trustee, Karl Wuthrich, declared it
During two interviews, released by the Swissair’s bankruptcy trustee, Karl Wuthrich, to newspapers "SonntagsZeitung" and "BernerZeitung", himself sustained that the carrier can avoid the failure. Karl W... more
AirlinesVolare: claim presented by Air One refused
Busto Arsizio, Italy - The Toto's carrier has made a mistake in judge
Air One in its claim against the Alitalia’s admission to tender for Volare Group’s adjudication. Busto Arsizio’s civil Court established it dismissing the petition of the Carlo Toto’s carrier. The rea... more
AirlinesVolare. Air One: the Court has neither accepted nor refuse the claim regarding; "We are hopeful"
Rome, Italy - The press release of Carlo Toto's carrier
"Regarding the disposition by Busto Arsizio’s Court issued last Friday, Air One wants to specify that the Court has not accepted the Air One’s claim because thinks that the infringement on appellant’s subje... more
AirlinesTarom purchases four A-318
Bucharest, Romania - On the wave of starting an expansion process
Expansion projects for the Romanian carrier, Tarom, which currently has in fleet four B-737/700, seven ATR-42 and five B-737 in the configuration 300. "Change of route" for the airline, that now has addressed... more
AirlinesMyair: the pilot project started in the low-cost transport
Milan, Italy - In the supermarkets the coupon to fly with airline
"From January 16 to March 4, in 35 supermarkets GS in the Milan, Bergamo and Brescia’s Provinces will be available the coupons to fly with MyAir.com at EUR 49,99, all inclosed, for single route, both f... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines: surpassed a part of the objections by creditors to the reorganization plan
New York, Usa - A carrier's spokesperson said it
The US carrier, United Airlines, currently in receivership, had presented in last days, the reorganization plan with which hopes to be authorized by Chicago’s bankruptcy court to emerge from Chapter 1... more