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AirlinesSince October 3 Alghero-Liverpool Ryanair flight
Alghero, Italy - EUR 3.99 to fly to the Beatles city
The sixth destination served by Ryanair from Alghero-Fertilia airport is the direct flight to Liverpool, presented this morning in a press conference from Alessia Viviani, promotion manager for Italy of... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines' Summer flights between Rome,New York and Chicago
Rome, Italy - The carrier will operate the route with B-767
American Airlines announced that since yesterday, as last year, the Summer transAtlantic no-stop flights between Rome, New York and Chicago re-started. The daily flights to the big apple start from Rome... more
AirlinesAn Olympic Airlines plane avoids collision by a whisker
Athens, Greece - It happened yesterday morning in Greek air space
Yesterday morning a Boeing 737/300 of Greek flag airline, Olympic Airlines, avoided a collision in the air with an unidentified aircraft. When the pilots, coming from Athens and heading to Dusseldorf (Germany),... more
AirlinesNew strike for Alitalia call center's workers
Palermo, Italy - Protest to the renovation of Assaereo job contract
The protest of the workers of the Alicos call center, the company owned for the 40% by Alitalia, which sees about passengers assistence back office activity and on-line booking, continues. By the 7:00... more
AirlinesCyprus Airways in overhaul
Nicosia, Cyprus - The plan scheduled by the Cypriot Government must be approved by the European Commission
Cyprus Airways, the flag carrier of the Mediterranean island, is undergoing an overhaul plan to recoup financial losses from the past two years. The plan scheduled by the Cypriot Government involves about... more
AirlinesCyprus Airways in overhaul
Nicosia, Cyprus - The plan scheduled by the Cypriot Government must be approved by the European Commission
Cyprus Airways, the flag carrier of the Mediterranean island, is undergoing an overhaul plan to recoup financial losses from the past two years. The plan scheduled by the Cypriot Government involves about... more
AirlinesSouthwest Airlines' passengers increased
Dallas, USA - Excellent trend in the first quarter of 2006
Southwest Airlines made known today that during March 2006 it carried 5.8 million passengers with a raise of the 11.4% respect the same period of the previous year when they were 5.2 million. Low-cost... more
AirlinesMobiles on Air France flights
Paris, France - Six-months testing on an A-318
Starting from 2007, mobile phone calls and messages during air flights will be possible, as long as the plane is an Air France Airbus. The French national carrier will test a new technology, debugged by... more
AirlinesVirgin invests in renewable bio-fuel
Washington, USA - It will be used on the Group's airplanes and trains
Billionaire Sir Richard Branson, owner of the Virgin Group, will invest USD 400m in bio-fuel production for air and train fleet. In particular, it is grain alcohol (ethyl alcohol) obtained through a fermentation... more
AirlinesTest direct flight Madrid-Managua operated by Air Madrid
Madrid, Spain - Flight to test the runway of the destination airport
Spanish carrier, Air Madrid, which is in negotiations with Nicaragua’s Government for the opening of a non-stop route Madrid-Managua, made a test flight above all to test the runway of the international a... more
AirlinesPartnership between Scandinavian Airlines and Swiss International goes on
Stockholm, Sweden - Code-share on all the routes between Scandinavia and Switzerland
After the application of code-share on Bangkok-Singapore-Bangkok route (see AVIONEWS for details), the cooperation between Scandinavian Airlines and Swiss International is been going on for April, when... more
AirlinesSwissair's management under charge
Zurich, Switzerland - The carrier went in bankruptcy on October 2001
Zurich prosecutor failed charges against the management of the Swissair, Swiss flagship carrier, which went on bankruptcy on October 2001. The entire board of management of the old airline is under charge... more
AirlinesA dog dies after an airplane travel: the owner denounces American Airlines
New York, USA - The airline would not have offered appropriate assistance
Terrence Ing, owner of a two-years-old English Bulldog, denounced American Airlines not to have offered appropriate assistance to his dog, died after a flight between New York and San Francisco last August... more
AirlinesHooters Air closes down
Myrtle Beach, USA - The small airline became famous for its sexy hostesses
Hooters Air, American airline born three years ago from an idea of the homonym restaurant chain, is closing down. The winning formula of customer care "Lifted" by hostesses not much dressed but much sexy... more
AirlinesSN Brussels-Virgin Express: by 2007 the new carrier, born by the merger of the two airlines will start to fly
Brussels, Belgium - The announcement was made during a press conference
During the press conference, Etienne Devignon, SN AIR Holding President, and Neil Burrows, SN Brussels e Virgin Express CEO, announced that in 2007 the two carriers will present their-selves to the public... more
AirlinesBMED: by April the route London-Ankara will be operative
Ankara, Turkey - It was made known by company's sources
BMED, British Mediterranean Airways Limited, Turkish carrier which operates in franchising with British Airways, should have to start to operate within the end of April a new route. It is the direct connection... more
AirlinesBMED: by April the route London-Ankara will be operative
Ankara, Turkey - It was made known by company's sources
BMED, British Mediterranean Airways Limited, Turkish carrier which operates in franchising with British Airways, should have to start to operate within the end of April a new route. It is the direct connection... more
AirlinesLOT has a new chief executive
Warsaw, Poland - His name is Krzysztof Kapis, Marek Grabarek's successor
Polish flag airline, LOT SA, announced the name of of the new chief executive, Krzysztof Kapis, already head of national Civil Aviation Office. The previous chief executive, Marek Grabarek, was dismissed... more
AirlinesVueling announces new route Barcelona-Venice
Milan, Italy - After that inaugural in Italy from Madrid to Milan just three months ago
Vueling, new-generation Spanish carrier, after three months of the inauguration of its first route in Italy, Madrid-Milan, announces new link Barcelona-Venice and on the occasion it presents itself on... more
AirlinesLloyd Aero Boliviano. Morales: I don't want to pay an hush-money businessman's debts
La Paz, Bolivia - Bolivia's President Evo Morales said it
"In this moment I cannot pay the debts of a hush-money businessman. It is a mistake that I cannot make. The Government could intervene but only to achieve an agreement between the carrier and the workers".... more
AirlinesAlitalia flight attendants' strike revoked
Rome, Italy - Trade unions' requests have been satisfied
Alitalia flight attendants’ 24 hours strike, that tomorrow April 4 should have had to hit all the flights starting from Italy, was revoked (see for details AVIONEWS). CGIL, CISL, UIL and UGL (Italian T... more
AirlinesToday the announcement of the merger between SN Brussels and Virgin Express
Brussels, Belgium - A press conference expected for today
Two airlines, both based in Belgium belong already to the same holding, the SN Air, but until today have preferred to maintain names and to offer different services. Low-cost carrier the Virgin Express,... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): shareholders' assembly approved 2005 budget
Rome, Italy - Alitalia's loss for EUR 160 million
Present the 50.13% of the corporate stock, according with Alitalia President and CEO Giancarlo Cimoli, the associates’ assembly approved in the majority the 2005 budget. the results show a negative performance a... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2). Cimoli: Italy didn't make an enlightened air transport policy
Rome, Italy - Alitalia's CEO mentioned the cases of Ryanair at Bergamo and easyJet at Malpensa
Alitalia’s President and CEO Giancarlo Cimoli, during his speech at the shareholders assembly this morning, said that "In Italy the air transport policy, whit the low-cost carriers’ arrival, was not car... more
AirlinesAlitalia's flights attendants could strike
Rome, Italia - Negotiations to solve the carriers' problems
The Union’s representatives of Alitalia’s flights attendants, confirmed that if within Monday there will be not an agreement with the carrier on April 4 there will be a strike (see for details AVIONEWS). CGI... more
AirlinesLloyd Aero Boliviano's workers in strike
a Paz, Bolivia - Country's air stations paralized
Since yesterday Lloyd Aero Boliviano’s workers are in strike, to protest against the scarce interest that La Paz Government shows for the problems of their carrier. The workers paralized the activities o... more
AirlinesTurkish Airlines: since today Ankara-Venice flight will start officially
Rome, Italy - It was made known "Cihan" press agency
Turkish press agency "Cihan News Agency-Business" made known that today March 31 will be inaugurated the Turkish Airlines Ankara-Venice flight. The flight will be operated with a B-737 version 800 or with... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines: thousand directors on the point of to be fired
New York, Usa - The carrier expects to save so USD 200 million
Delta Airlines, US carrier’s internal sources, unveiled that the air company would have the intention, already starting from next week, to begin a procedure for the overall discharge of about thousand d... more
AirlinesAeroflot: from 2008 A-320 will enter in the fleet
Moscow, Russia - It was made known by Lev Koshlyakov, General vice-Director of the carrier
The Vice-Director of Russian airline Aeroflot announced yesterday that Russian carrier will buy about 35 A-320 which will enter in the fleet between the 2008 and the 2015. Airbus’ models will replace t... more
AirlinesFinnair signed with Airbus for new long range's fleet
Milan, Italy - And it opts for the A-350/800, A-350/900 and A-340/300E's versions
Finnair confirmed its decision to acquire the Airbus A-350 signing the contract for purchase nine aircraft of this type, in the A-350/900 variant, with an option for other four. The carrier had announced... more
AirlinesTransavia.com expects new routes for next Summer
Milan, Italy - The Dutch low-cost to operate four new links from Amsterdam and Rotterdam's airports
"Transavia.com, the Dutch low-cost carrier, for the Summer 2006, launches new destinations in Great Britain, France and Spain from Amsterdam and Rotterdam’s airports. With new Summer times, valid from t... more
AirlinesMalaysia Airlines in crisis
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – The State will not help more the carrier
Malaysia Airlines (MAS), because of the difficult economic situation in which it is, will be obliged to lay off 6,500 workers and surrender 96 of its domestic routes to Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia,... more
AirlinesAgreement between two Chinese private carriers
Beijing, China – A deal to compete with determination on the market
Two of China’s newest private airlines, Okay Airways and Junyao Group, decided to sign an agreement to share routes, personnel and management and marketing expertise to be able to compete with determination o... more
AirlinesLufthansa: new call center for Central Europe at Brno
Brno, Czech Republic - It was made known by a German airline's statement
Czech town of Brno will host the new Lufthansa’s call center that the carrier opened to manage the reservations arriving from the Central Europe countries as Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, C... more
AirlinesVirgin Express: three new flights from Palermo to Brussels
Palermo, Italy - The operative of the carrier, which has operative headquarter in Belgium yesterday in Sicily's capital
Yesterday, at the presence of Sicily’s Regional Councillor to the Presidence, Michele Cimino, of the general Director of the local authority for Tourism, Agostino Porretto, and of the Virgin Express’ Com... more
AirlinesRyanair's aircraft landed in error in a military airport
Belfast, UK - The pilot has been interrogated by airport authority
Yesterday a low-cost carrier Ryanair’s Airbus 320 aircraft, which is one of the most important European no-frill airline, in flight from Liverpool to Derry, Ulster, landed at Ballykelly military airport, a... more
AirlinesAir France condemned to re-fund four Italians for wrong service communications
Boulogne, Italy - The sentence has been emitted by Boulogne Court
French flagship carrier, Air France, has been condemned by Judge Franca Ugolini to re-fund two married couple for the wrong communication of the boarding gate for the connection of a flight to Madagascar.... more
AirlinesCathay Pacific: increased the frequency of the connection flights between Hong Kong and Rome-Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - It was made known by a carrier's statement
Hong Kong’s carrier, Cathay Pacific, made known to have increased the frequency of the flights that connect the Asian city with the airport of Rome-Fiumicino. The airline defined the airport of Fiumicino "... more
AirlinesInterest reduction on Delta Airlines' debt
Atlanta, USA - It was made known by the carrier
Carrier Delta Airlines, the third biggest airline in USA, made known on Monday to have achieved a lower interest on the about USD 2 billion financial debt, which will allow it to save about USD 30 million... more
AirlinesHapag-Lloyd Express: flights from Cagliari to Stuttgart, Cologne and Munich inaugurated
Cagliari, Italy - The German carrier expects to transport 240,000 passengers in Sardinia
The new Summer schedule by German low-cost airline, Hapag-Lloyd Express, has been inaugurated yesterday morning in front of Regional Tourism and Transport Councillors, Luisanna Depau and Sandro Broccia.... more
AirlinesVirgin Atlantic: the first flight for a Middle East's airport took off yesterday
Dubai, UAE - From London, it will connect four times per week the UAE's capital
A Virgin Atlantic’s airplane took off yesterday, for the first time from Londonian’s airport of Heathrow towards Dubai, in the UAE. The flight’s frequency will be four links per week until April 30, f... more
AirlinesEurofly: Viaggi del Ventaglio's Board could accept the purchase's offer of Lauda Air-Livingston
Milan, Italy - "Il Sole 24 Ore", the Italian financial newspaper wrote it yesterday
In an article by Simone Filippetti, in the "Finanza&Mercati" section of the "Il Sole 24 Ore" edition published yesterday, has announced that the Viaggi del Ventaglio’s Board, society controlling the c... more
AirlinesLloyd Aero Boliviano could be soon in bankruptcy
La Paz, Bolivia - Workers' protests and Government's roasts
Ernesto Absun, President of the carrier Lloyd Aero Boliviano (LAB), announced yesterday that the airline which he presides, is on the verge of bankruptcy. Probably, continued Absun, we will obliged to... more
AirlinesRyanair launches 6 new routes from Pisa (Italy)
Pisa, Italy - Bookable on-line since today but operating since September 14
With a press conference today, Ryanair has announced the launch of 6 new routes from Pisa International Airport starting from September 14. Oslo, Doncaster, Valencia, Karlsbruhe-Baden Baden, Friederichshafen... more
AirlinesQatar Airways: the Arab carrier could purchase A-340s instead of B-777s
New York, USA - The "Wall Street Journal" wrote that
Yesterday’s edition of the "Wall Street Journal" wrote Qatar Airways is about to purchase 20 A-340s instead of 20 B-777s previously optioned. According to the American newspaper the Arab carrier’s dec... more
AirlinesMalev and Jat announce newness in Summer operative sector
Rome, Italy - Malev increases its London service and Jat launches flights to Toronto and New York
Important newness in Middle-European air transport. Malev and Jat, Hungary’s and Serbia’s flag airlines, have announced important newness in their Summer operative sectors. Malev will link Budapest wit... more
AirlinesEmirates makes a second flight Dubai-Paris and puts the 90th aircraft in its fleet
Milan, Italy - Pending to reach thousand airplanes within the end of 2006
Emirates amplified the links between Dubai and the French capital, from March 26, inaugurating the double daily flight and increasing the cargo capacity on the same route. The second connection to Paris... more
AirlinesIn the future high speed trains with Air France colours
Paris, France - Flag carrier's Chief of Staff declared that
Air France’s Chief of Staff, Jean-Cyril Spinetta, has declared to the French economic newspaper "La Tribune" today that his Group looks kindly upon a future expansion in high speed train sector. Thanks t... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines is the most admired airline in America
Washington, Usa - A list drafted by "Fortune" says that
The financial magazine "Fortune" has drafted a list of the most admired companies in America and, in the air division section, Continental Airlines matched the top. In the eight analysis areas considered,... more
AirlinesBrussels Airlines flies to Liguria, Italy
Brussels, Belgium - Two weekly Brussels-Genoa flights for Summer time
SN Brussels Airlines, the Belgian flag carrier born in 2002 offering 54 destinations in Europe and 14 in Africa, plus New York and Chicago in America, is activating a twice weekly service from Genoa to... more