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AirlinesSingapore Airlines: 20 B-787 ordered in response to the delays of the A-380's delivery
Seattle, Usa - The American industry has expressed its own satisfaction
The first negative effects are arriving about the announcement by Airbus on the delays in the delivery of the A-380 (see for details AVIONEWS). Singapore Airlines, the second world carrier for the capitalization... more
AirlinesCzech Airlines: the sale of the cargo and catering sectors within the end of this year
Rome, Italy - The Czech newspaper CTK reported it
The Czech Airlines, Czech Republic flag carrier, according to the local newspaper CTK reported in the edition of yesterday, would have the intention to point in the next future exclusively to the passengers’ t... more
AirlinesNorthwest Airlines: the new job contract approved by bankruptcy judge
New York, Usa - The carrier will make savings for USD 1,4 bn
The new job contract that interests pilots, flight assistants and ground staff of the US carrier, Northwest Airlines, has been approved by the bankruptcy judge who has the safeguard of the airline, currently... more
AirlinesSkyEurope: Winter flights from Italy
Rome, Italy - From five main national airports
SkyEurope Airlines, the low-cost carrier of Central Europe, has just launched the sales for the Winter season 2006-2007 on its routes from Italy, and in particular, from well five among the Italian main... more
AirlinesBritish Airways: new rules for luggage on flights
London, United Kingdom - A statement by the airline makes it known
British Airways announced today it intends to establish new rules for luggage transport on its flights. This way the airline wants to fasten luggage embarkment procedures, according to BAA (British Airport... more
AirlinesBulgaria Air: Russian Ilyushin Finance is interested in the purchase
Sofia, Bulgaria - The Russian newspaper, Kommersant, reports that
According to Russian economic newspaper, Kommersant, Ilyushin Finance is really interested to invest in the purchase of Bulgaria Air public airline, which is going to be privatized by the Government. The... more
AirlinesMilan-Ibiza with Vueling
Milan, Italy - Starting from June 29
Spanish Vueling will launch Milan-Ibiza flight next June 29, making the first carrier’s international destination from the Balearic island of the North Italian city. Vueling planes already leave from M... more
AirlinesVarig suspends some flights
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - A reply by judges is expected on TGV's purchase bid
Brazilian flag airline, Varig, is in trouble. Yesterday it suspended seven flights, one international and six domestic. Last week-end four flights had already been annulled. They do not have money for... more
AirlinesUS carriers increased the tickets' fares
New York, USA - The decision to face the rise of the fuel cost
Northwest Airlines, Delta Airlines and American Airlines announced a new rise of the tickets’ fares to face the increase of the fuel cost. The rise is of 10 dollars on the trans-Atlantic routes. United A... more
AirlinesLufthansa May passengers traffic at +7.7%
Frankfurt, Germany - Cargo at +4.2%
The first German airline, Lufthansa, reported a passenger traffic growth of 7.7% in May, reaching 4.8 million people carried. Productive capacity registered 1.4% increase and sales proceeds got 2.2% increase.... more
AirlinesBianchi: crisis unit for Alitalia
Cagliari, Italy - Italian Transports Minister confirmed the Government's attention for the flagship carrier
Alitalia’s situation is always at the center of the Italian Government’s attention. It was confirmed by Italian Transports Minister Alessandro Bianchi, who was in Cagliari to meet Alitalia’s workers in Sa... more
AirlinesAir France will appeal against low-cost terminal at Marseille
Marseille, France - Plans for lower airport fares
Air France-KLM Group will present a petition to the French Council of State against Marseille airport’s decision to assign lower fares for discounted airlines: EUR 1.3 per passenger compared to normal E... more
AirlinesHemus Air: the Bulgarian carrier decided to participate to the race for the privatization of Bulgaria Air
Sophia, Bulgaria - It was written ny Bulgarian newspaper "Dnevnik"
Bulgarian newspaper "Dnevnik" wrote today that private Bulgarian carrier Hemus Air wants to partecipate to the race for the privatization of Bulgaria Air. The partecipation of Hemus will have as strategic... more
AirlinesAgreement among the main Chinese airlines
Beijing, China - It will born one of the most important aeronautical group in the world
Chinese air sector continues to be at the center of the world’s attention. Today the board of directors of China National Aviation Company, Air China and Cathay Pacific Airways, announced the achievement o... more
AirlinesBulgaria Air: the Government decided to privatize it, the tender contract has been announced
Sofia, Bulgaria - Criterions to join the tender have been stated
The Bulgarian Government decided to officially start the privatization of flag airline, Bulgaria Air. The Privatization Agency announced the tender contract yesterday. 99.9% of corporation stock, which... more
AirlinesOnly a bid for Varig purchase
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Only the airline employees joined the call for bids
The sale auction for Varig, Brazilian flag airline, took place yesterday. Only TGV (Trabalhadores do Grupo Varig), the group composed by the carrier employees, joined the call for bids, offering the equivalent... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines restores service between the US and Cancun to pre-hurricane-Wilma levels
Houston, Usa - The airline was one of the last to stop flying to the city and one of the first carriers to resume service after it
Continental Airlines has restored nearly all of its flights between the United States and Cancun International Airport since Hurricane Wilma hit the region last fall. Currently, the airline is operating... more
AirlinesSkyEurope inaugurates the flight Naples-Krakow
Rome, Italy - Twice per week, by a B-737
SkyEurope, low-cost carrier of the East Europe, continues to expand its network in Italy and opens a new bi-weekly connection (Thursday and Sunday) from Naples-Capodichino to Krakow in Poland, by a B-737... more
AirlinesKorean Air: excellent financial performance in the first quarter 2006
Rome, Italy - The Summer forecast are equally good
Korean Air has doubled its quarterly profit thanks to a strong growth of the passengers’ traffic and that cargo. In the first quarter 2006, the Korean carrier has in fact obtained a EUR 134,9 million o... more
AirlinesNew routes: Boulogne-Casablanca by Royal Air Maroc becomes daily
Boulogne, Italy - Seven weekly links as of June 28
Royal Air Maroc has offered a cocktail today at the Marconi Business Lounge (MBL) Room at the "Marconi" Boulogne’s airport, to announce the passage to a daily frequency of the flight to Casablanca starting f... more
AirlinesNorthwest Airlines: the new contract rejected by flight attendants
New York, USA - The decision passes to bankruptcy judge now
Northwest Airlines’s flight attendants rejected the company proposal of further reducing their wage by 21%. Now the bankruptcy judge must decide: the airline is under protection of Chapter 11, which c... more
AirlinesHLX: the fast and economic way to reach all German cities for the World Football Cup
Milan, Italy - The great sport event will take place as of tomorrow and to last a month
By Hapag-Lloyd Express (HLX), the German low-cost carrier of the TUI Group, you can reach in economic and quick manner all the Germany’s cities in which the matches for the World Football Cup 2006 will b... more
AirlinesRyanair: the millionth passenger reached in Poland
Warsaw, Poland - Caroline Baldwin, Sales and Marketing Director of the low-cost carrier, unveiled it
"Until a short time ago, we operated only on few routes in Poland, now we have already 25 ones. Within few years we will be the only low-cost carrier serving the country": so Caroline Baldwin, Sales and... more
AirlinesIn August there will be the first flight of Jade Cargo International
Shezen, China - The carrier is a joint-venture between China's Shenzhen Airlines and Lufthansa
Jade Cargo International, joint-venture between China’s Shenzhen Airlines and Lufthansa to operate in the cargo sector, will start its activities next August, after the delivery of the first Boeing B-747/400ERF. J... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines will renew the business class
Vienna, Austria - The carrier will invest EUR 4 million
Austrian Airlines decided to renew its business class on the long-haul flights. The carrier will invest EUR 4 million, forecasting to have a passengers’ increase of 30,000 people every year and a profit o... more
AirlinesGood results in May for Air France-Klm
Paris, France - Strong increase of the passengers' number
Air France-KLM’s results in last May have been very good. Respect the same period of the 2005 the group saw its activities increased of the 6.2%, carrying the load factor to 79.1%. There was also a strong i... more
AirlinesHLE: a pink flamingo dominates on the fuselage of a low-cost's B-737/800
Cagliari, Italy - On the aircraft also the writing "South Sardinia"
Low-cost carrier, Hapag Lloyd Express, which operates connections from Germany to Sardinia, decided to personalize one of its aircraft with a pink flamingo with the writing "South Sardinia". The reason... more
AirlinesMergers between Chinese carriers
Beijing, China - Air China Cargo and China Cargo Airlines towards the creation of an aircargo giant
Merger atmosphere in prolific Chinese air transport. Transport Intelligence, a global transport analysis company, reports that Air China Cargo and China Cargo Airlines are about to merge. The former was... more
AirlinesVenice-Atlanta with Delta Airlines
Venice, Italy - New service launched today
Delta Airlines launches the new direct flight Venice-Atlanta today, taking its non-stop connections from three Italian airports (Milan, Rome, Venice) to United States to nine. The service is operated with... more
AirlinesCathay Pacific: two new B-777s version 300-ER have been ordered
Hong Kong, China - A statement by the carrier makes it known
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways makes known it has ordered two more new B-777s Extended Range. Cathay had previously ordered 16 B-777ERs, the biggest order in the history of the Chinese carrier.... more
AirlinesVolare. "The airline risks to remain with no planes for Summer season"
Milan, Italy - The statement of Unions Regional Secretary, Dario Balotta
"Iberia refused to place two leased airplanes and chose Alitalia, which rejected the proposal. Rinaldini then will have to give up two aircraft which would have warrant tranquillity in Summer operativity.... more
AirlinesCathay Pacific will purchase Dragonair
Hong Kong, China - The operation will have a value of 1.3 billion dollars
Hong Kong Cathay Pacific Airways announced to have the intention to buy Chinese carrier Dragonair. This airline operates principally on domestic routes in the Asian giant. The cost of the operation should... more
AirlinesHuge success for SAS in government procurement
Stockholm, Sweden - The carrier as supplier on all 105 destinations
SAS received the maximum allotment in the Swedish government’s procurement process for foreign air travel that was recently completed. The government selected SAS as its supplier on all 105 destinations i... more
AirlinesNew Alitalia's offer for a three days pilgrimage in Rome
Rome, Italy - Flights from all the Italian cities
Alitalia signed an agreement with Opera Romana Pellegrinaggi (Roman Pilgrimage Agency), for a new travel package to Rome from all the Italian airports. The duration of the pilgrimage is of three days,... more
AirlinesRyanair closed positively its financial year
Dublin, Ireland - The carrier next year will purchase 30 new aircraft
It closed very positively Ryanair’s financial year, which ended on last March 31. The low-cost carrier registered an increase of the revenue of the 28%, about EUR 1,7 billion, with a consequent increase o... more
AirlinesAir France performances in April 2006
Paris, France – Decreasing data if compared to March
Usual monthly publication of data about Air France flight punctuality and luggage performance. In April flights which took off in time represent 74.9% and those which landed in time are 74.2%, while regularity,... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Morgan Stanley reviewed its "Target price" in fall
Milan, Italy - At the meantime however the business bank confirmed the rating at "Overweight"
US business bank Morgan Stanley reviewed today its target price of Alitalia at EUR 1.3 respect the previous at 1.6. The fall review is due, according to Morgan Stanley’s analysts to the increase of fuel p... more
AirlinesItalian Government's effort to reorganize Alitalia
Rome, Italy - It continues the cooperation between the Italian carrier and Air France
The contacts between the new Italian Government, led by Romano Prodi, and Alitalia’s management, to follow the trend of the reorganization process of the carrier, continue. On last Thursday Alitalia P... more
AirlinesJapan Airlines: in 2007 it will join "Oneworld" skies alliance
Tokyo, Japan - Alliances movements of Japanese carriers have been completed
Japan Airlines signed an agreement to join Oneworld, the skies alliance involving American Airlines and British Airways, in Paris. The other main Japanese carrier, All Nippon Airways, is already part of... more
AirlinesQatar Airways flies also in the USA from last June 1st
Milan, Italy - In code-sharing with Lufthansa
Qatar Airways flies also in the USA from last June 1st. With a code-sharing with Lufthansa, the Qatar’s airline has started a link from Germany with four stops in the USA: New York-JFK, Washington, Newark a... more
AirlinesVarig public sale in 3 days
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Delayed at the istance of investors
The first public sale of Varig, Brazilian flag airline, will take place June 8 (see AVIONEWS for details). Potential investors asked for a 3-day delay on the previously scheduled day, in order to study... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines: agreement with pilots, USD 280m savings
New York, USA - Pilots approved the agreement through a referendum
Good news for Delta Airlines definitive relaunch, which is currently under Chapter 11 (controlled administration status). A referendum among pilots approved the agreement draft planning wage reduction... more
AirlinesEurofly and Livingston signed a commercial agreement
Milan, Italy - It will be in force starting from the next Winter season IATA
"Eurofly SpA and Livingston SpA, the carrier owned of Ventaglio Group, have signed a commercial agreement for the next Winter season, pending of the completion of the negotiation for the purchase of Livingston... more
AirlinesSwiss International will balance budget in 2007
Bern, Switzerland - The airline CEO said that
The CEO of Swiss International Airlines, Christoph Franz, declared to the Italian economic newspaper, "Il Sole 24 Ore", that the balance of budget could be reached in 2007, when the conclusion of the fusion... more
AirlinesAlitalia about the information diffused on the press yesterday
Rome, Italy - The airline wants to specify some things
"According to some news diffused yesterday on the press Alitalia specifies the following things: about the gap of the proceeds compared with the budget in the month of April 2006 is referred to the provisional... more
AirlinesAlitalia's strong raise at the Stock Exchange
Milan, Italy - It is the effect of the data concerning carrier's activities in April
Alitalia’s share started positively this morning at Milan Stock Exchange where, currently, it marks a +4.09%, EUR 0,832. The good morning on the financial markets is the consequence of the publications o... more
AirlinesAgreement between Continental Airlines and Sabre
New York, USA - Sabre's network in USA strenghtened
Continental Airlines signed a five year agreement with Sabre Travel Network and Travelocity which will allow to all Sabre’s client to accede to the carrier’s fares, included those ones sold by other ope... more
AirlinesSkyEurope's new promotional offer
Bratislava, Slovakia - There will be available 100,000 tickets at EUR 9
Low-cost carrier SkyEurope launched today an offer at EUR 9 for 100,000 tickets on the routes which start from Budapest, Krakow, Innsbruck, Prague and Bratislava. The promotion will end on June 4 and the... more
AirlinesAlitalia: net financial position on April 30, 2006
Rome, Italy - It's equal to EUR 944 million
"- Net financial position of the Group on April 30, 2006 equal to EUR 944, with a light increase of the net indebtedness of EUR 5 million (+ 0,5%) compared to the similar situation on March 31, 2006 equal... more
AirlinesIberia will remove many national flights from Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain - Leaving them to its low-cost subsidiary, Catair
Spanish flag airline, Iberia, announced it will suspend most of national flights from Barcelona in its reorganization programme aiming at removing non-profitable routes. The Catalan airport, "El Prat",... more