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AirlinesHLX.com: Christmas special offer for Munich and Stuttgart
Milan, Italy - The promotion is for group of at least of 10 people
"Hapag-Lloyd Express (HLX.COM), the German low-cost of TUI Group, has announced an offer dedicated to the groups, on the occasion of Christmas. From November 20 to December 20, the carrier allows to... more
Airlines+12.7% Swiss traffic in October
Zurich, Switzerland - 934,776 passengers
Swiss International Airlines closed October recording a 12.7% passenger increase compared to the same period last year (934,776 people). Load factor passed from 78.8% in 2005 to 81.5% in 2006. Swiss offers... more
AirlinesRoyal Jet purchases a new plane
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - The Arab carrier will dispose since next year of a new Avro RJ-85
The Royal Jet, the executive luxury airline based in Dubai, has announced yesterday it has signed a deal to buy a new plane which will join the fleet by next year. It is an Avro RJ-85 which will be... more
AirlinesCathay Pacific boosts its freighter service
Beijing, China - New flights to Shanghai and Beijing
From December 2 Cathay Pacific will add five more flights a week to Shanghai, taking the total to 17 flights each week. One further flight will be added on Fridays with effect from January 5, 2007. The... more
AirlinesRenewed airplanes for KLM
Amsterdam, Holland - EUR 100m investments
KLM announced a two-year investment plan of EUR 100m to modernize its airplanes. Among planned interventions, the improvement of Boeing B-737, B-747 and MD-11 interiors, which will be configured with the... more
AirlinesBritish Airways: more comfort on Business Class
London, United Kingdom - It is called "Club World"
British Airways has presented its new "Club World" travel class today, a long-range business class which comes from a GBP 100m investment. In 2000, BA had already launched the first business class endowed... more
AirlinesAeroflot, the delivery of the B-787 is slided
Moscow, Russia - The carrier has not respected the deadline of November 1st
Aeroflot has not respected the deadline for the purchase of new Boeing 787 for the renewal of the fleet: last useful day to take a decision between this model and one of Airbus was last November 1st, but... more
AirlinesLow-cost at 27,1% of the market in India in first nine months
New Delhi , India - Jet Airways masters the Indian market
Four Indian no frills, Air Deccan, SpiceJet, Indigo Airline and Go Air, in first three quarterlies 2006 have reached a market share of 27,1% of the civil aviation traffic in India. This one has retailed... more
AirlinesVirgin Atlantic's Premium Economy
London, United Kingdom - A GBP 2m campaign
Virgin Atlantic aims at the "Fourth Class", i.e. the Premium Economy that many airlines offer on their airplanes. The carrier owned by Sir Richard Branson proposes new in-flight leather seats and menu... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): the maintenance will be done by a German company
Rome, Italy - The Fit-Cisl points out the maintenance operations of its regional fleet will be carried out by a foreign company
The Lombardia's Fit-Cisl has announced the maintenance of he Alitalia's regional fleet will be done by the German company Nayak. It is 20 Embraers and 10 Atr-72 based in Malpensa airport, and according... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): the airlines' reply, "Our planes are among the safest in the world"
Rome , Italy - No alert about security
"The Alitalia's planes are among the safest in the world and any alert is not justified"; this is the prompt reply of the air company to the Enac's statements about the lack of maintenance on the planes.... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Enac accuses, the maintenance is on risk
Rome , Italy - The Italian agency for civil aviation has sent a letter to the Government
The Enac (Italian agency for civil aviation) has sent a letter on Saturday to the Government to signal the lack of maintenance by Alitalia on its planes. Already last month the Enac sent a letter to the... more
Airlines+49.7% passenger traffic for SkyEurope
Bratislava, Slovakian Republic - +6.4% load factor
SkyEurope's load factor earns 6.4 points in October, towards a capacity increase of 27.2%. The Slovakian low-cost carrier carried 226,714 passengers in that month, +49.7% compared to the same month last... more
AirlinesVueling launches the programme of fidelization
Madrid, Spain - An homage point every €2 on the tariff you pay
A Frequent Flyer Program on web which bases its point collection on the price of the flights or voucher with Vueling. It is ".Point", the fidelization programme of the Spanish low-cost airline, and it... more
AirlinesCode-share agreement between Korean Air and Czech Airlines
Seoul, South Korea - Easier connections with Europe
Thanks to an agreement with CSA Czech Airlines that will extend code-share operations on 17 routes, Korean Air's Prague-Seoul service will become four times weekly. Further services will allow passengers... more
AirlinesFinnair's October performances
Helsinki, Finland - Growing Asian traffic
+7.6% rising traffic for Finnair in October. The Scandinavian airline's load factor reached 69.4%, with an increase of 1.4%. The Asian traffic mostly grew up (+19.9%), towards a capacity increase of 27.2%.... more
AirlinesAirAsia: wee need more planes
New Delhi, India - The carrier has already made a firm order for 100 Airbus A-320s
The AirAsia needs more planes, besides the firm order for 100 Airbus A-320s and other 30 optioned. It has been stated by the airline's CEO, Tony Fernandes. "I have a feeling that I need more aircraft to... more
AirlinesJapan Airlines carries the assessment in profit
Tokyo, Japan - The first half of FY2006, it posted a net profit of 1,5 billion yen
Japan Airlines Corporation the holding company of the JAL Group announced the consolidated half-year results of the JAL Group for financial year 2006, the period from April 1, 2006 to September 30, 2006.... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines recalls 1000 flight attendants
Atlanta, USA - The airline is engaged in an expansion plan oversea
The US Delta Airlines has announced is about to recall 100 flight attendants for next year, in order to increase the carrier's expansion plan. According to what stated by the Atlanta airline's spokesmen,... more
AirlinesAirtours centralizes in the TUI headquarter in Hannover
Hannover, Germany - About 100 workplaces will be moved in the headquarter
In the field of the reorganization started in last June in Germany, TUI decided to transfer the production of the brand Airtour from Frankfurt to Hannover, Therefore, about the half of 200 workplaces will... more
AirlinesAutumn towards Easter for the Redticket Austrian
Vienna, Austria - Offer for eight Italian airport
Austria, East Europe and Orient the destinations proposed with the special fare "Redticket from Austrian Airlines". The Fall offer of the carrier, reservable from Saturday night of November 30, concern... more
AirlinesProbable extension of the Ryanair's IPO on Aer Lingus
Dublin, Ireland - Until the European Antitrust's decision
Ryanair launched an IPO (Initial Public Offering) that expires next week on Irish flag airline Aer Lingus, but it is waiting for the European Antitrust's decision to eventually extend the offer terms.... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Trade Unions are meeting next Monday
Rome, Italy - They will decide upon strike
A new meeting of Italian flight attendants on Monday, November 13, to talk about their dispute with Alitalia and to decide if they are going on strike, as they menaced in the last days (see AVIONEWS for... more
AirlinesNews from the European and international airlines
Rome, Italy - Among the most interesting ones the Turkish Airlines free tickets and good performances by Lufthansa-Swiss
Good performances for the Group Lufthansa-Swiss. In October the German airline has carried almost 5 million passengers, with an increase of 6,6% compared with the same month of 2005 and Lufthansa Cargo... more
AirlinesMobiles on board Emirates airplanes
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Starting from January 2007
Emirates, the United Arab Emirates' flag airline, will provide the possibility to use mobile telephones on board its Boeing 777 airplanes. The service, in cooperation with Aeromobile, a satellite and air... more
AirlinesLibyan Arab Airlines launches Milan-Tripoli
Milan, Italy - The carrier already connects Rome to Tripoli and Benghazi
The Libyan Arab Airlines has decided to launch a new direct flight between Tripoli and Milan-Malpensa, which should begin on November 18th, and will be initially operated every Saturday, but in the future... more
Airlines"World Travel Awards 2006": 4 awards to Qatar Airways
Doha, Qatar - 8 million passengers forecast in 2006/2007
On the occasion of the "World Travel Awards 2006", which took place in Turks and Caicos in the Caribbeans, Qatar Airways obtained four prizes: the "World's Leading Business Class Airline" award, the "World's... more
AirlinesAlitalia hostesses in trousers
Rome, Italy - The "Thermic dispute" finally ended
From November 15 Alitalia hostesses will be able to choose if they want to wear trousers or skirts: that is the end of a long dispute called the "Thermic dispute". The Trade Unions' request, in fact, had... more
AirlinesNew entertainment system on SIA airplanes
Singapore, Singapore - On new B-777/300ERs and A-380s
A brand new version of "KrisWorld", the inflight entertainment system by Singapore Airlines, will be introduced along with its new airplanes by the end of the year. The first carrier in the world to launch... more
AirlinesAustrian will fly to Iraq
Vienna, Austria - On next December 11th the new route to Arbil will be operative
The Austrian Airlines has announced it will operate regular flights to Iraq, and exactly to the city of Arbil, in the northern Country. It is the first European airline to offer a route to Iraq. The connection... more
AirlinesSeven new destinations and 20 planes for Qatar Airways
Doha, Qatar - Next year the carrier will also fly to the East and North Europe
The future prospects of Qatar Airways, which has recently celebrated its 10th birthday, concerns seven new destinations which will be operated in 2007 and the purchase of 20 new Boeing 777 Next Generation... more
AirlinesEmirates confirms its A-380 order
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - 45 ordered airplanes
One defeat and one cheering signal for Airbus. Yesterday FedEx cancelled a 10-airplane order of the A-380 because of delays, choosing Boeing B-777 freighters (see AVIONEWS for details). Emirates said today... more
AirlinesAirSea Lines confirms the Brindisi-Corfù flight and launches a new promotion
Brindisi, Italy - The seaplane airline will introduce new connections in the Winter time
The AirSea Lines/Pegasus Aviation celebrates its second year of activity and communicates its Winter time, which plans the confirmation of the Brindisi-Corfù flight inaugurated on October 18th. The airline... more
AirlineseasyJet and Mondial Assistance renew the alliance
Rome, Italy - A contract for further three years of insurance services for the carrier
Mondial Assistance and easyJet has renewed the alliance to allow the insurance group to keep supplying insurance assistance to the low-cost carrier. The partnership between the two companies were formerly... more
AirlinesAir Berlin: one million and an half passengers in October
Berlin, Germany - The German carrier has increased of 13,84% its passenger traffic
In the month of October 1.558.885 people have chosen Air Berlin to fly; the carrier has transported 13,84% more passengers compared with the same month of last year. The larger number of movements has... more
AirlinesLufthansa: investment for USD 300m in China
Rome, Italy - The German airline will celebrate this year the 80th anniversary of its presence in China
Some sources of the Italian Foreign Ministry have said the German airline Lufthansa wants to invest about USD 300m in China for the logistic activities, the aeronautic overhaul and the engines repair.... more
AirlinesSabreSonic for Ethiopian Airlines
Addis Abeba, Ethiopia - For on-line booking
Ethiopian Airlines has just passed to SabreSonic Passenger Solutions for the management system of its passengers. The African carrier will use the SabreSonic platform to coordinate and optimize on-ine... more
AirlinesKiev-Djerba flight by Nouvelair
Tunis, Tunisia - A weekly service
A direct line between the Ukraine Capital, Kiev, and the Tunisian island of Djerba has been launched. The new route will help opening the Tunisian tourist market to the Eastern Europe. The first flight... more
AirlinesLondon City Airport: flights to Genoa and Turin too
London, United Kingdom - Operated by AirOne
After Milan (from November 20) and Rome (from January 8), Genoa and Turin airports will be connected to the London City Airports too, thanks to a new flight by AirOne starting from January 29. The link... more
AirlinesEmirates will not entry in the low-cost sector
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - The future will be Africa
Talking about the future of the Company, Emirates' president, Tim Clark, has remarked the carrier will not entry in the low-cost sector: "Too distant from our model of business. It is curious that the... more
AirlinesKLM increases the frequencies towards China
Amsterdam, Holland - The new A-330 will be used in the flights between Amsterdam and Mumbai
In the Winter timetable, KLM will raise the frequencies towards two destination in China. The number of the weekly flights towards Shanghai are increased from seven to nine as from November 1st 2006 and... more
AirlinesTwo Economy classes in the European network of Brussels Airlines
Brussels, Belgium - Brand and carrier's product are been made official
"We have created a carrier of new generation which corresponded to the customers's needs". In this way, Philippe Van Der Putten, CEO of the new airline has presented the company born from the fusion between... more
AirlinesThird quarter of growth for SAS
Stockholm, Sweden - Plus 8,9% of turnover and plus 4,4% of passenger traffic
The SAS has communicated the data of earning realized in the third quarter of 2006, which has been equal to USD 84m, with an increase of 8,9% in the turnover compared with the same period of last year.... more
AirlinesItaly first for number of destinations of the new Brussels Airlines
Brussels, Belgium - The flight will take to the skies on the 25 March 2007
"Always Italy has been important for us". Geert Sciot, chief of the SN Brussels' communication, speaks, and remarks Italy will purchase more importance thanks to the fusion with Virgin Express. "With Brussels... more
AirlinesTAM elected as the best Brazilian airline
Sao Paulo, Brazil - The carrier has been voted by several companies' directors
The TAM has been elected as the best airline in Brazil in 2006, according to the rank made by two Brazilian magazines "Carta Capitalmagazine" and "Aero Magazine". The award has been given last night during... more
AirlinesThe privatization of Saudi Arabian Airlines is started
Riyadh, Saudi Arab - Within the end of 2009
Saudi Arabian Airlines has announced to have completed all the preliminary phases to start its privatization within the end of 2009. According to the statements of the Ice headquarter in Riyadh, the Saudi... more
AirlinesOptimistic prevision for the third quarter of easyJet
London, United Kingdom - The low-cost carrier has carried 3 million passengers in October
easyJet has made good prevision for the third quarter of 2006. Only in October the airline has carried about 3 million people, with an increase of 7,3% compared with the same month of last year. The low-fare... more
AirlinesEmirates Airlines: it is necessary open new routes
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - The statements of the president Tim Clark
A panoramic of air transport with no holds barred. The president of Emirates, Tim Clark, in an interview, talked about the present and the future of the company, but also on the necessities of the sector.... more
AirlinesBrussels Airlines: a new generation airline is born
Brussels, Belgium - The maiden flight will take off next March 25
The marriage between SN Brussels Airlines and Virgin Express has resulted in the birth of Brussels Airlines, a new generation of airline. According to Brussels Airlines, the merger meets the real needs... more
AirlinesTAM purchases 4 B-777/300ERs
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil - And 3 MD-11s in leasing
TAM Brazilian Air Lines announced the signature of a purchase contract for four Boeing 777/300ER with the option for four more airplanes, becoming the first Latin American airline to integrate these models... more