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AirlinesPakistan International Airlines prolonged the contract with Sabre
Islamabad, Pakistan - The agreement will guarantee more benefits also for the travel agencies
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) prolonged for further 5 years the distribution contract with Sabre Travel Network. In this way there will be more benefits for the agencies which will be able to consult... more
AirlinesNorthwest charges for aisle seats
Minneapolis, USA - USD 15 more also for emergency-exit rows
Rising fuel prices and pressing low-fare competition force world airlines to invent new ways to cut costs and in the meantime increase profits. To this purpose, the classic expedients involve free services... more
AirlinesJazz is thinking of alliance with USA
Ottawa, Canada - Next targets: US expansion and charter business empowerment
Jazz, Air Canada’s regional subsidiary, 79.7% owned by ACE Aviation (Airline Charter Enterprices) and 20.3% owned by Jazz Air Income Fund, is in talks with USA in order to increase and facilitate trans-border s... more
AirlinesBritish Airways aims to Internet booking
London, United Kingdom - 17 travel shops and a call center enclosures announced
Today’s news, announced by British Airways PLC’s commercial direction, of the enclosure of 17 BA travel shops across UK will likely cost 300 jobs. It’s a choice taken following the constant growth of on... more
AirlinesAeroflot: the carrier's joining SkyTeam alliance expected on April 14
Moscow, Russia - The entrance is only expected but there is nothing official
Press office of Aeroflot, Russia’s flag airline, already among the greatest world carriers for owned aircraft and carried passengers, said that it should approximately join SkyTeam skies alliance, in w... more
AirlinesVirgin Express: since next March 27 the connections with Brussels will start
Bari, Italy - The flights were presented yesterday during a press conference
Virgin Express will connect Bari to Brussels, since next March 27, three times for week, on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. The flights were presented during a press conference organized at Bari-Palese... more
AirlinesAirOne: Volare's matter is not closed
Rome, Italy - The Italian private carrier's press release
"The legal affair between Alitalia and AirOne for the purchase of Volare Group, is not closed and AirOne doesn’t intend to renounce to denounce what represented in other judicial seats. The reasons, o... more
AirlinesCimoli expressed satisfaction for Court of Rome's sentence
Rome, Italy - Italian Government's efforts for a rapid decision about Volare
Alitalia’s CEO, Giancarlo Cimoli, commenting the Court of Rome’s decision which re-admit Italian flagship carrier to the purchase tender for Volare (see for details AVIONEWS), said that "I look to thi... more
AirlinesQatar Airways presents a new livery from next Summer on the A-340/600 HGW
Rome, Italy - The carrier is a customer launch of the model
Qatar Airways’ aircraft livery changes from next Summer with the delivery of the first new airplane A-340/600 HGW (High Gross Weight), for which carrier is the customer launch. The "Restyling" presents a... more
AirlinesAlitalia call center's workers protests
Palermo, Italy - Graduate people employed for 15 cent for call
The negotiations for the renew of the contract of Alicos’ workers in Palermo, the company that manages Alitalia’s call center owned for the 40% by Italian flagship carrier, are still in high sea. The wor... more
AirlinesAir France: SkyTeam opens its web pages in German
Paris, France - The website is already available in nine languages
SkyTeam announced yesterday the launch of its website in German version (www.skyteam.com/DE). Currently it is available in nine languages, more than other alliances: English, German, Korean, Spanish, French,... more
AirlinesJet2.com announces new routes Fiumicino/Leeds-Bradford and Manchester
Rome, Italy - The press conference will take place next Wednesday at 11:30
The low-cost Jet2.com and AdR (Rome’s Airports) communicate that the press conference, for the presentation of new routes Rome-Fiumicino/Leeds-Bradford and to Manchester, will be held next Wednesday, M... more
AirlinesCathay Pacific "Airline of the year"
Hong Kong, China - "Air Transport World" magazine awarded 2006 prize to the airline
"Air Transport World" monthly magazine awarded the "Airline of the year 2006" prize to Cathay Pacific, the Hong Kong’s carrier, adding these reasons: for its efforts in security, technical excellence a... more
AirlinesJapan Airlines will increase the flights between Tokyo and Chicago
Tokyo, Japan - The route will be operated by Boeing 747/400
Japan Airlines announced that since next March 26 it will increase the non-stop weekly flights between Chicago and Tokyo to 14 from 10. With this decision the carrier, that with its 206 destinations in... more
AirlinesSouthwest Airlines increased tickets' price
Dallas, USA - Also other carriers are ready to increase it
Last Friday Southwest Airlines increased the cost of one way tickets up to USD 10. It is probable that its decision will open the way to other raise by other carriers as yesterday Delta Airlines, Continental... more
AirlinesSwiss International changes its fare policy
Basilea, Switzerland - Airport taxes and fuel surcharge will be included in price
As it was requested by Swiss Economy State Secretariat (SECO), which decided last December to assume measures against air travel offers omitting particular costs, Swiss International airline has decided... more
AirlinesKLM will modernize its long-range fleet
Amsterdam, Netherlands - The project for 2012-2015
Starting from 2012 up to 2015, Dutch airline KLM announced to have elaborated a modernization project of its current long-range fleet. MD-11s currently in service will be replaced by A-350s or B-787s,... more
AirlinesEthiopian Airlines will open a route to Brussels
Addis Abeba, Ethiopia - Direct competition with Belgian SN Brussels Airlines
Ethiopian Airlines announced that since next June 5 it will start flights between Brussels and Addis Abeba. The timetable of the flights will allow better capability to change with other African destinations... more
AirlinesThe Court of Rome accepted the Alitalia's appeal on Volare
Rome, Italy - Italian flagship carrier is now nearer to Gallarate's airline
The Court of Rome accepted Alitalia’s appeal for the fight with AirOne concerning the race’s rules for the purchase of Volare. The appeal was presented by Giancarlo Cimoli’s group after the sentence that... more
AirlinesAlaska Air renews its fleet
Washington, USA - It chose the B-737s
The airline made known its decision to accelerate the delivery of the new B-737 to retire all its Boeing MD-80 planes by December 2008. The carrier signed last June a deal for the value of about USD 2.3... more
AirlinesVolare launches the Summer offer of Air Europe
Milan, Italy - They are scheduled flights for Cuba, Mauritius and Cancun
The carrier Volare, After that last week Bruxelles authorized the Italian government to loan EUR 25 million, which were necessary to guarantee the practicality of the flights (see for details AVIONEWS),... more
AirlinesTurkish Airlines will link Venice to Istanbul from March 31
Venice, Italy - A statement by Save, Italian air station's management company, makes it known
Save, the management company of Venice and Treviso airport, makes known that flag carrier Turkish Airlines will link Venice to Istanbul with a three times weekly 146-seated A-321 service from March 31.... more
AirlinesLatest news from some Irish and English companies
Dublin, Ireland - They concern Aer Lingus, Cityjet, BA Connect and BNed
Two Dublin-based airlines are increasing their fleet: Aer Lingus has subscribed one A-330/200 and one A-330/300 order which is being delivered within 2006; Cityjet is adding 17 ARJ-85s, previously owned... more
AirlinesAir France: the Paris-Teheran service will be daily starting from March 27
Teheran, Iran - Iranian delegation of French airline announces that
Iranian delegation of Air France makes known that the French airline will bring the frequency of its flights between Paris and Teheran from current four times weekly up to once daily starting from March... more
AirlinesAlitalia: meeting between the carrier and unions
Rome, Italy - Summit at the presence of Italian Minister for Productive Activities, Claudio Scajola
Today at the Ministry of Productive Activities, at the presence of Minister Claudio Scajola, the Alitalia’s officers and the unions will meet themselves to talk about carrier’s counts. Unions confirm tha... more
AirlinesLatest news from some British airlines
London, United Kingdom - They are about Air Scotland, Air Wales, Astraeus, Atlantic Airlines, Atlantic Express, British Airways, easyJet, Excel Airways, Flybe and Fly Globespan
Glasgow-based Air Scotland will enter Manchester market starting from May 2006 with weekly B-757/200 services to Spanish cities Alicante, Barcelona, Girona, Malaga and Palma de Mallorca. Air Wales has... more
AirlinesScandinavian Airlines is in partnership with Swiss International
Stockholm, Sweden - Code-share for Singapore connections
Starting from next March 26, Scandinavian Airlines International operations on the Bangkok-Singapore-Bangkok route will be in the form of s code-share with SWISS. The initiative is part of a streamline... more
AirlinesGood day for Alitalia at the Exchange
Milan, Italy - A raise of 2.52% in respect to Friday
This morning Alitalia’s share flew at Milan Exchange where it has had a raise of 2.52% arriving at EUR 1.222. The optimum share’s trend should be due to the Board of Directors which took place last Fri... more
AirlinesUnexpected strike of Cyprus Airways' pilots
Nicosia, Cyprus - 17 flights cancelled
About 2700 people remained grounded on last Saturday because of the unexpected strike of Cyprus Airways’ pilots against the carrier’s restructuring plan, which forecasts to save EUR 37.9 million every yea... more
AirlinesQantas won't move its maintenance offset
Sydney, Australia - Avalon's base will remain in Australia
After the last week announcement to cut 480 workplaces (see AVIONEWS for details), Qantas makes known that its technical base in Avalon, in Australia’s Victoria state, where wide-body Boeing 747 maintenance i... more
AirlinesGood results for Thai Airways at january 2006
Bangkok, Thailand - Large raise of carrier's load factor
Thai Airways announced that its load factor, the number of available seats filled on its flights, arrived, on January 2006, at 76.1% with a large raise in respect to the same month of the last year. The... more
AirlinesLufthansa decreases European flights' prices
Berlin, Germany - The decision to continue to be competitive on the market
German flagship carrier, Lufthansa, decided to expand its lower-fare strategy. Currently the airline operates with reduced fares in its domestic flights, to contain the strong competition of low-cost carriers... more
AirlinesOzJet closes Melbourne-Sydney route
Sydney, Australia - It was impossible to withstand to competition
Australian carrier OzJet, which was recently created for business class domestic flights, announced its decision to close the Melbourne-Sydney route. The choice, Chairman Paul Stoddart explained, became... more
AirlinesAer Lingus' staff plans agitations
Dublin, Ireland - Actions against Irish airline's privatization and pensions deficit
Last year the Irish national airline Aer Lingus had announced a privatization plan, with the purpose to fund an expansion on its long-haul operations. SUTPU (Services, Industrial, Professional and Technical... more
AirlinesFLYi is the new Northwest Airlines' subsidiary
Minneapolis, USA - Possibilities of reemployment for laid-off pilots
Northwest Airlines announced it has bought the operating certificate of Bankrupt by FLYi carrier to have it as subsidiary in regional flights. The airline will pay USD 2 million for the certificate which... more
AirlinesRaise of passengers for China Southern Airlines
Guangzhou, China - Good results also for cargo service
China Southern Airlines announced today that during February it carried 3.43 million passengers, up 4.2% in respect to the same period of 2005. The carrier, one of the three most important carriers of... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines' pilots won support by other carriers' pilots
New York, USA - Protests for the reappraisals of the contracts
Delta Airlines’ pilots won officially the support of the pilots of 8 other carriers in their fight against the airline which is trying to cut their wages and to make a very onerous revision the pension s... more
AirlinesEmirates reinforces its own presence in East Africa and introduces the second daily flight to Zurich
Milan, Italy - In addition it renews the equipment of B-777/200 and the SkyCargo expands services
Emirates announces new links from Dubai to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Abeba, introducing from next March 23 three weekly flights which to become daily as of December 1st. The departure from Dubai has... more
AirlinesQantas: on one hand it fires employees and on the other it offers million dollar wages to its managers
Sydney, Australia - 480 discharges announced in airplane maintenance sector
Geoff Dixon, Director General of Qantas, Australian flag airline, announced 480 work units cut yesterday evening. It concerns its Sydney airplane maintenance technical base’s workers. The operations o... more
AirlinesAerolineas Argentinas (2): Codacons asked in addition to the ticket payback also the damage compensation
Rome, Italy - The frustration of the passengers grounded
Codacons (Italian association to tutelage customers) made known, through its spokesman Carlo Rienzi, that to cover the damages created this morning to 102 passengers, who had to go from Rome to Buenos... more
AirlinesMalev: the frequency of flights Bucharest-Budapest doubled from next March 25
Budapest, Hungary - The "Bucharest Daily News" reported it
According to the "Bucharest Daily News" website reported, Malev, the Hungarian public carrier, as of next March 25 will double the frequency of the flights linking the Hungarian capital to that Romanian... more
AirlinesJapan Airlines' plane obliged to change course
Tokyo, Japan - No injured on board
Today a Japan Airlines’ plane, which was carrying 447 people from tokyo to Guam island, was obliged to come back in japan a few after the take off because of the break of one of the windows in the cockpit. T... more
AirlinesNorthwest Airlines resumes Minneapolis-London route
Minneapolis, USA - Flights will be guaranteed for all the Summer
Northwest Airlines announced that since today it will resume the non-stop flights between Minneapolis and London, suspended on last October 30. The decision to stop the service on this route was due to... more
AirlinesAir Madrid: Barcelona-Bucharest flight operative starting from March 27
Bucharest, Romania - British Airways announces Romania news too
Spanish private airline, Air Madrid, said that a new Barcelona-Bucharest flight will be operative from March 27. The weekly routes will take off on Monday and Saturday. Air Madrid has a 7 Airbus’ family a... more
AirlinesCathay Pacific: Alberto Brandi new Cargo Director for Italy
Milan, Italy - Brandi is in Cathay Pacific from 2002
New Cathay Pacific’s Cargo Director for Italy is Italian Alberto Brandi. He entered in Hong Kong carrier in 2002 and by the beginning of his job experience he performed an important role in the beginning p... more
AirlinesSwiss: 670,000 passengers transported in February 2006
Basel, Switzerland - The Swiss carrier, controlled by Lufthansa, unveiled it in a press release
Swiss International, Swiss carrier born by the Swissair’s failure and controlled by German Lufthansa, unveiled that to have transported last February, 670,236 people, +4,9% compared to the same month o... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Alicos' call center workers in strike
Palermo, Italy - The protest against uneasy job
Today Alicos’ call center workers struck for 4 hours at Palermo, the company is owned for the 40% by Alitalia, to protest, as in the last weeks (see for details AVIONEWS), against the uneasy situation o... more
AirlineseasyJet: the 16th base by the English low-cost carrier has been inaugurated today in Malpensa
Milan, Italy - The expectations by airline are those to transport over 1,2 million of passengers from Milan in the next 12 months
Andy Harrison, easyJet’s CEO, has inaugurated today the 16th base of the carrier at Milan-Malpensa. The airline hopes to transport more over 1,2 million of passengers from Malpensa in the next 12 months o... more
AirlinesBritish Airways announces a plan to cut costs
London, UK - Job losses likely
British Airways announced a new plan to cut costs. The carrier wants save GBP 450 million in the next two years. As for many other airlines, also for British Airways the raise of fuel’s cost engraved v... more
AirlinesAirUnion: Russian charter to Hungary from next Summer
Budapest, Hungary - The interest by Russian carrier arrives after that the intention to acquire Malev was exposed
Hungarian Government’s sources unveiled that the AirUnion, Russian consortium of the private carriers, controlled by the undertaker Boris Abramovich, would have the intention to link Russia to Hungary t... more