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AirlinesAlitalia-AirOne: reached agreement for the retraining and professional updating
Rome, Italy - Regarding the staff in redundancy fund
"Alitalia has reached the agreement with the unions (CGIL, CISL, UIL and UGL) to the retraining and occupational updating of workers in redundancy payment. The contract lays the basis of a three part... more
AirlinesAir Senegal at ground. Stop to flights from last Friday
Dakar, Senegal - The decision taken by the majority shareholder Royal Air Maroc
About 500 passengers have been left at Dakar Airport stranded after Air Senegal International (ASI) stopped operations and cancelled all of its flights due to an ongoing row between Senegal and the majority... more
AirlinesNew JetBlue route for Barbados
Washington, USA - The airline aims to expand towards Caribbean Countries
JetBlue Airways announced its intention to open, starting from the 1st of October, a new route from New York to Bridgetown, Barbados. The route, currently waiting for US department of transports approval,... more
AirlinesAir Nostrum, 600 workers risk lay-off
Madrid, Spain - It to cut 18% of its flights and to ground 10 airplanes
Spain's Air Nostrum, which owns the franchise to fly many of Iberia's domestic routes, will cut 18% of its flights and could lay off almost 600 workers, on 2,250, after a sharp fall in traffic in the first... more
AirlinesAlitalia: a low-cost project for Malpensa
Rome, Italy - The strategies to face the current crisis
According to the Italian daily "Il Corriere della Sera", the real problem of Alitalia is the business client's drop, the passenger target that filled out airplanes, by paying the higher fare. But the... more
AirlinesItalian CODACONS denounces Alitalia for delays of an AirOne flight in Sicily
Rome, Italy - Onboard the CODACONS national secretary and the Sicily Region President
The matter of AirOne flight AP2834 from Rome and Catania, landed yesterday with three hours of delay, has been denounced by the CODACONS general secretary, Francesco Tanasi, one of the passengers along... more
AirlinesIberia: the Board approved yesterday the emergency plan
Madrid, Spain - No dividend for 2009
The Spanish airline Iberia's Board of Directors has drawn up yesterday an emergency restructuring plan which would cut staff and capacity and cap operating losses (see AVIONEWS). The plan will be make... more
AirlinesNew Alitalia: first 100 days report
Rome, Italy - 54% average load factor
A 54% average load factor is the accounts of the first 100 days of the new life. The goal was a 62-63%. The debut recorded a 43% load factor, while 63% in April and during the Eastern week there were peaks... more
AirlinesThe Pope will fly El Al on his return trip from Israel
Rome, Italy - On May 15, after his visit in the Holy Land
President of El Al Israel Airlines, Haim Romano, CEO Amikam Cohen and Yechiel Eyni, director general for Italy, delivered in the hand of the Pope Benedictus 16th the invitation on board of the El Al flight... more
AirlinesPet Airways, the only airline in the World for four-legged passengers
New York, USA - Flights from July 14th
A new airline only for cats and dogs is born in US. Pet Airways, which begins service to select U.S. cities in July 14th, will accept only four-legged passengers. Pet owners flying out of major airports... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines renews its fleet with 76 new Boeing 737/800
Chicago, USA - All deliveries are planned within 2011
Bucking the trend of U.S. air carriers storing planes in the desert while riding out the global recession, American Airlines on Monday introduced the first of 76 new Boeing planes to fly on dozens of routes... more
AirlinesGulf Air cancels Boeing 777 lease
Manama, Bahrain - The airline confirms the news
Gulf Air confirmed the news stating it cancelled the project to dry-lease (without accessory services such as crew, insurance and maintenance) the Boeing 777/300ERs once the wet-lease contract with the... more
AirlinesBlue1 joins "Star Alliance Company Plus"
Helsinki, Finland - The fidelity program by Star Alliance
Blue1, the Finnish carrier member of SAS Scandinavian Airlines Group, joined "Star Alliance Company Plus", the fidelity program of the carrier members of Star Alliance, designed for companies which can... more
AirlinesIberia discusses an emergency cut plan
Madrid, Spain - Today the Board of the airline
Following the loss of 100 million in the first quarter 2009, today the Iberia Board of Directors will discuss the approval of a cut plan about personnel, the fleet reduction and a lower offer capability. This... more
AirlinesRyanair to close Dusseldorf-Weexe base due to an OVG Court injunction
Milan, Italy - It orders the reduction of take-offs/landings from the airport
"Ryanair, Europe’s low-fares airline, confirmed that it will close its base at Dusseldorf-Weeze with the loss of 2.5m passengers and 2,500 local jobs if the decision by the OVG Court in Munster to restrict t... more
AirlinesMeridiana: TAR rejects appeal on the routes in Sardinia
Cagliari, Italy - "Slots cannot be automatically confirmed every year to the same carrier"
The Holding Aga Khan's airline requested to use the Sardinian airports assigned last year through the tender for the routes with territorial continuity. But TAR of Lazio rejected the appeal by Meridiana... more
AirlinesAir Berlin, Christoph Debus new manager for sales, network and IT
Berlin, Germany - Starting from June 1st
Christoph Debus, 38 years old, will be joining the Board of Executive Directors of Air Berlin PLC on 1st June 2009. He will take over responsibility for sales, network and IT. "We are pleased to have gained... more
AirlinesAtitech, new meeting in Palazzo Chigi on Friday
Rome, Italy - Also Livington in competition for the take-over
A new meeting for the Atitech matter was announced by the Minister of State Gianni Letta for the next Friday at Palazzo Chigi, and the Alitalia extraordinary administrator, Augusto Fantozzi, Investimenti... more
AirlinesRyanair, in 2009 passengers will grow and average fares will drop
Rome, Italy - "Economic downturn is our ally" Michael O'Leary said
During the press-conference today in Rome, attended by AVIONEWS, Ryanair CEO, Michael O'Leary, talked about 2009 forecasts: "The economic downturn is our best ally, because passengers pay more attention... more
AirlinesAntitrust monitors the new Alitalia's commitments agreed with CAI
Rome, Italy - In collaboration with Finance Police, AdR and ENAC
"We are working and examining with the Finance Police, AdR and ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) postponements and cancellations of different Alitalia's flights and if fares were respected", Antitrust... more
AirlinesSwiss puts its first A-330/300 into service
Zurich, Switzerland - It will serve the Zurich-New York route
The first Swiss International A-330/300 took off yesterday from Zurich airport to New York with 227 passengers on board, divided in three classes: business, first and economy. All the three sectors show... more
AirlinesMyair.com abandons Bologna Airport
Brindisi, Italy - Flights will be operational until October
Italian low-cost airline Myair.com decided to abandon "Guglielmo Marconi"-Bologna Airport starting from October. Following the cancellation Bologna-Bucharest, Bologna-Paris and Bologna-Foggia flights,... more
AirlinesJapan Airlines might ask a $2 billion emergency loan
Tokyo, Japan - The governmental aid necessary due to the downturn
Japan Airlines might ask the government for a USD 2 billion emergency loan to face difficulties brought by the slump in air traffic due to the global downturn. Japanese newspapers reported the news today... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Treasure Ministry does not appear and delays the bondholders' assembly
Rome, Italy - Foà: "We will institute proceedings against the Ministry"
The assembly announced for yesterday by old Alitalia's bondholders to vote for a compensancio legal action was postponed due to the lack of the Treasure Ministry (62.54% bond equal to 443 million Euros... more
AirlinesRyanair to launch mobile telephone service on 5 more aircraft
Rome, Italy - These airplanes are based in Rome-Ciampino
Within 18 months, mobile phones won't be switched off on Ryanair airplanes and calls will be allowed even during flight. The service, already existing on 20 aircraft based in Dublin, has just been extended... more
AirlinesOn-line check-in for Jet2.com Italian flights
London, UK - After trying it in UK and Spain
The UK low-cost airline Jet2.com introduced on-line check-in also for its Italian flights, departing from Bergamo-Orio al Serio, Rome-Fiumicino, Pisa and Olbia. The web procedure will be available from... more
AirlinesAeroflot out of the tender for Czech Airlines
Prague, Czech Republic - Czech authorities chose Air France-KLM and Unimex Group/Travel Service
Czech Republic ruled Russian airline Aeroflot out the upcoming phases of the tender for the acquisition of national carrier Czech Airlines. Minister of Finances, Miroslav Kalousek, stated it, after recent... more
AirlinesRyanair closed the poll for the next discretionary charge
Dublin, Ireland - At 1st plane the "Excess fees for overweight passengers based on body mass index"
Ryanair continues to cause a sensation. The Irish announced last week that almost 20,000 passengers have voted in favour of charging excess fees for overweight passengers with over 45,000 votes registered... more
AirlinesFlybe takes delivery of its 50th Bombardier Q-400 airliner
Toronto, Canada - Installed the 1,000th Active Noise and Vibration Suppression (ANVS) system
Bombardier Aerospace announced today that U.K. airline Flybe has taken delivery of its 50th Q-400 airliner. The aircraft is equipped with the 1,000th installation of Ultra Electronics’ Active Noise Control (... more
AirlinesairBaltic to help passengers who lost job
Riga, Latvia - Initiative for residents of the Baltic States
Curious initiative by the Latvian airline airBaltic that has announced that it will refund the full cost of Economy class tickets to passengers who have lost their jobs between the purchase of the ticket... more
AirlinesChinese airlines in loss
Beijing, China - A negative year for China Eastern, China Southern and Air China
Negative results in 2008 (about one billion Euros) also for Air China after the announcement by China Eastern and China Southern. The international crisis and the high oil price provoked this negative... more
AirlineseasyJet announces the Malpensa-Luton route
Milan, Italy - From next July 6
"easyJet, low-cost airline in Europe, announces the new route Milan-Malpensa/London-Luton, as of next July 6, 2009 and from EUR 23,99 per route, taxes included, already purchasable on its website (www.easyJet.com). The... more
AirlinesLufthansa, -7% passengers in the Q1
Frankfurt, Germany - Transported 12.1 million in total
German flagship airline Deutsche Lufthansa said that the group's traffic data for March was again defined by persistently weak demand as a result of the global economic downturn. Group passenger traffic... more
AirlinesAir Senegal on the way out
Dakar, Senegal - The carrier charges with the Government's decisions
Air Senegal International (ASI) could be suspend activities. The alert comes from the airline's management that charged with the Government's decisions. Following to some analysis, the ASI's management... more
AirlinesMeridiana and Blu-Express sign an agreement
Rome, Italy - From May 5, they will operate code-share flights
Meridiana and Blu-Express signed a commercial agreement for the summer 2009, which includes code-share operations between Rome and Cagliari, Turin, Verona, Nice and Lamezia Terme and between Turin and... more
AirlinesIceland Express, from Stansted to Gatwick with success
London, United Kingdom - The move will bring a 10%-15% increase in passengers
As it approaches its switch of London base from Stansted to Gatwick on 1 May, Iceland Express is noticing different booking trends among its clientele. “The financial situation has led people to book c... more
AirlinesAlitalia bond: "Italian Government risks an own goal"
Rome, Italy - "It is necessary an intervention to increase the compensation at least from 30% to 50%"
"I think the sum of money budgeted for Alitalia bonds is low, there is a problem of respectability for the Italian State, and I believe the offer should be higher", Gianfranco Conte Finance Commission... more
AirlinesLuxair signs ten-year contract for Lufthansa Systems ProfitLine/Yield Rembrandt
Frankfurt, Germany - To modernize its Revenue Management
Luxair has selected Lufthansa Systems’ ProfitLine/Yield Rembrandt to modernize its revenue management. The solution will enable the Luxembourg airline to optimize their saleable capacities and, thus, i... more
AirlinesJoint-venture between Meridiana-Eurofly and Iberia
Milan, Italy - It will operate maintenance, repair&overhaul services
Meridiana-Eurofly and Iberia signed yesterday a Memorandum of Understanding to create a new joint-venture for maintenance services. The operation will be realized with the ordinance in a newco, by Eurofly-Meridiana,... more
AirlinesMalaysia Airlines aims to acquire another carrier
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - The airline has a cash surplus and wants to invest it in an acquisition
Malaysia Airlines is looking around to get the chance to acquire another airline, finding itself with a huge cash surplus of almost $1 billion due to last year's good operational results. The carrier's... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines, 1Q data
Vienna, Austria - Traffic -15.5% and capacity -11.7%
Austrian Airlines Group has reported its traffic results for the first quarter of 2009, ended 31 March, and the month of March 2009. For the first quarter of 2009 Austrian Airlines Group reported a... more
AirlinesSAS launches new "Mobile Check-in" service in seven European airports
Stockholm, Sweden - Starting from yesterday to July 1st, 2009
Passengers on Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) can now travel using only their mobile phone. During a trial period which began yesterday till July 1st, 2009, passengers can travel with the airline between... more
AirlinesVietnam Airlines to buy 10 A-321/200s
Hanoi , Vietnam - Deliveries should start in 2011
Vietnamese prime minister, Nguyen Tan Dung, granted authorization to national carrier Vietnam Airlines to purchase 10 new aircraft for its fleet. The airline will start talks in early May with Airbus about... more
AirlinesCathay Pacific asks Boeing and Airbus to delay deliveries
Hong Kong, China - The carrier also announced capacity reductions from May
The economic downturn goes on hitting airlines worldwide. Cathay Pacific is into talks with Boeing and Airbus to ask them to delay deliveries of the already ordered A-330s, B-777/300ERs, B-747/8 freighters... more
AirlinesSummer 2009: Wind Jet flights from Forlì to Zante and Olbia
Catania, Italy - From June and July
"Wind Jet announces the launch of new links for Summer 2009: from June 19 the weekly connections Forlì-Olbia (every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday) and on July 16 the weekly service Forlì-Zante (... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the third new Airbus airplane delivered in Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - The fleet's renewal continues
"The new Airbus A-320 'Dante Alighieri' has been delivered in Rome-Fiumicino and tomorrow will be used on Fiumicino-Linate route. Now the new airplanes delivered in 2009 are three, an other step towards... more
AirlinesVietnam Airlines to join SkyTeam
Hanoi, Vietnam - Talks started for the carrier's entrance in the alliance in 2010
Vietnam Airlines made a step forward in its aim to enter SkyTeam alliance, thanks to the preliminary agreement signed yesterday in Hanoi in presence of Vietnamese minister of transports Ho Nghia Dung.... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines loses 375 million dollars
Atlanta, USA - Data relating to the 1Q 2009
American Airlines announced that it lost 375 million dollars in the first quarter 2009. A negative result that is better than analysts previsions. Net drop in revenues by 4.8 billion dollars against... more
AirlinesRyanair aims to 67 million passengers in 2009-2010
Milan, Italy - The statements by Michael Cawley
After the yesterday news about the opening of three new routes from Bergamo-Orio al Serio Airport and the displacement of another B-737 airplane (see AVIONEWS), Ryanair announces future goals for the FY... more
AirlinesAir Dolomiti comes back to Rimini
Ronchi dei Legionari, Italy - New agreement with "Federico Fellini" to fly to Vienna and Munich
"Air Dolomiti, Italian regional airline of Lufthansa Group, and 'Federico Fellini', Rimini's International airport, announce new flights for Summer offered from the Romagna's air station. The airline,... more