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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
AirlinesMalaysia Airlines sells its planes
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Airline's restructuring plan pledges also fleet cuts
Malaysia Airlines, which owns Southeast Asia’s biggest fleet size, has decided to sell about 30 of its 100 airplanes. In particular the list, still in definition, should include 12 or 13 Boeing 747/400s a... more
AirlinesCathay Pacific's 2005 profits in decline
Hong Kong, China - Passenger traffic's growth does not offset costs
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways declared yesterday that its net profit in 2005 fell 25.3% from a year earlier because of surging jet fuel prices. 2005 net profit totalled USD 425m (EUR 357m), while... more
AirlinesAir Berlin will float its shares on the Stock Exchange
Berlin, Germany - Chief Executive announced that yesterday
Yesterday Joachim Hunold, Chief Executive of Air Berlin, the second German airline behind Lufthansa by passenger revenue, declared at a travel fair in Berlin that his carrier plans to float its shares... more
AirlinesCzech Airlines: the first of the 12 Airbus 320 ordered in 2004 delivered
Prague, Czech Republic - Czech newspaper "Pravo" wrote it
At the end of March, according to Czech newspaper "Pravo", Airbus will deliver the first of the 12 A-320 to Czech Airlines. This delivery is including in the deal signed by the carrier in 2004 with the... more
AirlinesSun Air: shortly the beginning of the operations with an ATR-72/210
Cairo, Egypt - ATR's press release said it
On the occasion of Sharm-El-Sheikh-based Avex 2006 airshow, 7-10 March, Egyptian airline Sun Air today announced that they will soon be commencing its operations with an ATR-72/210 on its regional network.... more
AirlinesRyanair cuts the flights on Cork airport
Dublin, Ireland - The decision after the raise of services' costs wanted by the airport authorities
Low-cost carrier Ryanair decided to decrease its flights on Cork airport, city in the South of Ireland, because of airport authorities to increase the cost of 38 services among which also the rental charge... more
AirlinesCathay Pacific Airways: earnings decreased of 38% in the second half of 2005
Hong Kong, China - Too high fuel's price
Cathay Pacific Airways declared a 38% drop in 2005’s second half earnings due to the rosen fuel’s cost that was not balanced by the growth of passengers. In the examinated period the carrier reported a p... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines increases flights to New York-JFK Airport
Atlanta, USA -The carrier aims on international routes
Delta Airlines announced the intention to increase flights to New York-JFK Airport from 17 cities of United States and Canada. The decision with 46 more flights for the "Big apple’s" airport, should a... more
AirlinesVolare: European Union gave the green light to State aid
Brussels, Belgium - The European Commission said it in a press release
"The European Commission has authorized, today, EUR 25 million of State aid for Volare. This short term aid has the aim to save the carrier by bankruptcy and allow it to make steps necessary to continue... more
AirlinesVolare: AirOne strengthened by Milan Court of Appeals' decision
Rome, Italy - The trial in Rome and Milan are not in collision
AirOne made known in a statement that Milan Court of Appeals establishes "That still now there is not the conclusive act of the closeout process of Gruppo Volare’s company corporate park". In carrier’s opi... more
AirlinesSix B-787 "Dreamliners" for Kenya Airways
Nairobi, Kenya - The airline placed a firm order
Kenya Airways today hosted representatives of The Boeing Company and the media to celebrate the airline’s decision to purchase six 787 Dreamliners. Kenya Airways plans to replace its current 767s with t... more
AirlinesQatar Airways doubles flights to Singapore and opens new routes
Rome, Italy - Newness starting from March 26
"Qatar Airways announces to the market numerous and interesting newness, beginning from next March 26 with new Summer times. Besides the link to Hong Kong, already communicated, the Qatar’s carrier reinforces i... more
AirlinesAir Europa will receive the first of four A-300-200 until March
Majorca, Spain - The carrier continues to update its fleet
Until the end of March private Spanish carrier Air Europa will receive the first of 4 aircraft A-330-200, with 299 seats 24 of which in business class, to update the carrier’s long-haul fleet. The airline a... more
AirlinesGreek Government have to raise Olympic Airlines within the end of March
Athens, Greece - It's the European Commission's ultimatum
Greece must present a plan for a relaunch of Olympic Airlines within the end of March. That is what Transport European Commissioner, Jacques Barrot, declared, peremptorily saying to expect a new version... more
AirlineseasyJet: new route Rimini/London-Luton
Milan, Italy - The English carrier expands further the Italian market with a new link from "Federico Fellini"
The low-cost carrier, easyJet, announced today the opening of an other route in Italy: Rimini/London-Luton. With this new link, the English airline arrives to operate in Italy 40 routes departing from... more
AirlinesAeroflot: incorporation of five Russian carriers planned
Moscow, Russia - So the old air giant would be reborn
Russian press reports that Aeroflot’s leadership would be considering the possibility to incorporate five of the main Russian airlines. Among the possible candidates Pulkovo, Rossia, Dalavia, KrasAir a... more
AirlinesAloha Airlines new route on "John Wayne" Airport
Los Angeles, USA - Carrier's presence in the air station powered
Aloha Airlines announced that since next May first the flights of the route Kahului, Maui island Hawaii, Sacramento, California, will make a stop at "John Wayne" Airport of Orange County. The airline specified... more
AirlinesKingfisher aims on Galileo
London, UK - The carrier linked with more than 50,000 travel agents across the world
Kingfisher Airlines entered in connection with electronic global distribution services provider Galileo International (see for details AVIONEWS), to have the possibility to be linked to the majority part... more
AirlinesStable market for SAS
Copenaghen, Denmark - Good increase of load factor
Scandinavian carrier SAS, half owned by the Government of Sweden, Denmark and Norway, made known that market growth is relatively stable, but some doubts remain because of the strong competition and of... more
AirlineseasyJet launches 10 new European routes for Summer
London, United Kingdom - Split, Bordeaux, Ajaccio, La Rochelle and Rimini among the new destinations
British low-cost airline easyJet announced a 9.4% passengers growth in February compared to the same month last year. So the carrier’s positive trend goes on, as its total revenue for 2005 was up 19.8% t... more
AirlinesIncrease of capital scheduled for Aeroflot
Moscow, Russia - The decision will be taken on next June 17
Russian flagship carrier Aeroflot Russian Airlines’ shareholders decided to discuss about an eventual increase of carrier’s capital in the next meeting of the company on next June 17. Russian airline had... more
AirlinesCub Trasporti: Alitalia's Informatics division in the sights of the multinational
Rome, Italy - The carrier's unbundling plan continues
"Alitalia’s unbundling plan continues, despite of the declarations by unions-society and the meeting before at Palazzo Chigi and then at the Productive Activities Ministry. It’s the time of the Alitalia’s infor... more
AirlinesSunExpress: from next March 26 eight new routes for the Turkish Airlines' low-cost carrier
Ankara, Turkey - New flights will be served in collaboration with the Thomas Cook
The low-cost airline, SunExpress, subsidiary by flag carrier Turkish Airlines, in cooperation with tour operator Thomas Cook, announced that as of next March 26 eight new links will inaugurate in its schedule.... more
AirlinesAir France-KLM February 2006' results are good
Paris, France - Big raise of the traffic toward Asia
Air France-KLM group closed positively February. Respect the same period of the previous year, traffic is increased of about 8.5%, while load factor improved by 1.1% to reach 77.7%, the group carried 5... more
AirlinesVolare: new postponement, Rome Court's decision expected these days
Rome, Italy - Roman judges have taken two-days decision time on Alitalia's claim
Rome Civil Court will make known its decisions about the petition presented by Alitalia on Volare matter in the next days. Union sources of Via della Magliana’s airline said that. Alitalia claimed to C... more
AirlinesMalev: Lufthansa and LOT interested to the acquire
Budapest, Hungary - Boris Abramovich, who also running for the purchase of the Magyar carrier, said it
The Russian undertaker, Boris Abramovich, running for the purchase of the Hungarian public carrier, Malev, through AirBridge consortium, has faced again the question about the privatization of the airline,... more
AirlinesIran Air plans American airplanes' purchase
Teheran, Iran - But it doesn't specify how it will circumvent embargo imposed since 1979
Since 1979, when diplomatic relations between USA and Iran were definitely cut after an assault to American Embassy in Teheran by Iranian militants, Washington imposed several trade sanctions over the... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines has to pay millionaire advises
Atlanta, USA - Pilots' protests
Delta Airlines asked to US bankruptcy court to approve a payment of about USD 3.9 million for its advisers’ consultancy. The appeal arrived after the carrier reported USD 300 million loss in January. T... more
AirlinesIberia launches fare from EUR 10 upwards for Italian market
Madrid, Spain - For flights linking Madrid with Rome and Milan
Spanish airline, Iberia, has just announced a new strategy to answer several competitors in Italian market, launching fares from EUR 10 upwards for Rome-Madrid and Milan-Madrid routes. The carrier releases... more