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AirlinesAlitalia (2): airline' share suspended pending the release of a carrier' statement
Milan, Italy - Borsa Italiana stated
"Alitalia ordinary shares, and convertible bonds has been suspended for all of today’s session, including the after-hours session, pending the release of a statement", said a statement from Borsa Italiana, t... more
AirlinesAir Canada: 777 and 787 to modernize the long range fleet
Toronto, Canada - Orders for a total amount of 96 Boeing-made aircraft
Air Canada assigned Boeing the task to ensure the modernization of its own long haul fleet, both for passenger transport and for cargo services. The Canadian airline decided in fact to purchase 36 B-777s... more
AirlinesIndependence Air filed for Chapter 11
New York, USA - The "Wall Street Journal" reported it
"The most difficult environment in airline industry history, characterized by high fuel prices and extreme revenue weakness" said Kerry Skeen, CEO of FLYi, the company owning the US low-cost carrier Independence... more
AirlinesPhilippines Airlines to buy nine A-320s
Manila, Philippines - They will be used to fly domestic and regional routes
PAL, Philippines Airlines, will acquire nine new Airbus A-320 jets over the next three years to serve its domestic and regional routes. Philippines-based airline currently uses a fleet of 31 aircraft with... more
AirlinesJapan Airlines: 12 billion yen loss in the year's second half
Tokyo, Japan - The Japanese airline decided to cut salaries
Debts of 2005 second half were 12.4 billion yen, approximately EUR 86m. Reasons are numerous and known. The rise in fuel costs and air security problems which have increased after 2001 September 11 attempts.... more
AirlinesAir France-Klm: traffic up in October
Paris, France - Thanks to continental and Us routes
Air France-KLM’s traffic rose 8.9% in October, thanks chiefly to its routes in Europe and United States. The load factor climbed 2.2% to 81.7% of capacity. The capacity edged up 0.7% on its European n... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Board of Directors' convocation has been confirmed for the day after tomorrow
Rome, Italy - On agenda also the definition of amounts and terms and conditions of the rise of the capital stock
Alitalia confirmed by a statement that its Board of Directors has been convoked for the day after tomorrow November 10. The meeting will have on agenda -among the matters already scheduled- the definition... more
AirlinesAir Dolomiti: the carrier operates again on Bari's Airport to Verona and Vienna
Ronchi dei Legionari, Italy - The link will start from next Monday
Air Dolomiti operates again in Puglia proposing Bari-Verona connection, with the starting of Winter schedule. Thanks to this reintroduction, passengers departing from Bari can not only reach Verona, but... more
AirlinesAlitalia: a strong effort from Rome to support the carrier
Rome, Italy - A meeting among local administrations, Italian Government, the airline, ADR and unions yesterday to face the employment situation and the relaunch of the carrier
A meeting gathering Rome Mayor Veltroni and representatives from Alitalia, Aeroporti di Roma, Italian Ministry of Infrastructures and Transport, Rome Province, Lazio Region and unions was accomplished... more
AirlinesEmirates enhanced Economy Class
Dubai, UAE - Ergonomically-designed seats, new trays and crockery with Dubai's icon
Dubai-based airline has introduced a new-look Economy Class starting from last November 1st. Passengers can settle down on ergonomically-designed seats sporting a new mauve and peach colour scheme. At... more
AirlinesAlitalia-Aeroflot dispute: ENAC explained reasons for tensions between the two carriers
Rome, Italy - Lack of observance of a bilateral agreement by Russia but all can be solved through meetings between the sides, according to Italian Agency's President, Riggio
Reasons which led to tensions between Alitalia and Aeroflot have been recently explained by ENAC (Italian National Civil Aviation Agency) Vito Riggio (see for details AVIONEWS). The Italian carrier, on... more
AirlinesCzech Airlines may launch Prague-Tokyo flights in 2007
Prague, Czech Republic - Czech Local Development Minister Radko Martinek reported
During a meeting between the Japanese major travel agency JATA and Czech Local Development Minister Radko Martinek, the Minister said that the Czech flag carrier is considering the launch of flights from... more
AirlinesFlash Airlines accident was not pilot’s fault
Cairo, Egypt - Chaker Qelada, who holds the Egyptian investigation, stated it at France Presse
The investigation into the cause of the air accident which involved a Flash Airlines airplane (see for details AVIONEWS) is approaching its end. Chaker Qelada, who holds the Egyptian investigation, has... more
AirlinesAlitalia (5): "If the business plan does not succeed in saving it, the airline will go on facing its own destiny"
Rome, Italy - That is what Italian Welfare Minister Roberto Maroni said
Italian Welfare Minister, Roberto Maroni, said that Government is considering the current situation of Alitalia. If the carrier succeeds in re-launch itself it will be a welcomed result. In a different... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): strike called by UGL union on today has been cancelled
Rome, Italy - Leaflet text spread among passengers today
UGL spread a leaflet to passengers today after cancelling the strike previously scheduled. Its text indicates that the union intends to describe the situation concerning air transport in Italy and Alitalia.... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): "Banks to join the capital increase consortium on November 12"
Verona, Italy - Italian Minister of Transport Pietro Lunardi said
"Foundation of the Alitalia capital increase consortium is likely to happen on November 12. After banks decide to sign it, the Denationalization Committee will express its view and notify it to Italian... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): emergency landing in Malpensa
Milan, Italy - It happened yesterday due to a problem for one of the two engines of a Boeing 767 bound for Boston
An emergency landing for an Alitalia’s Boeing 767-300 at Malpensa Airport yesterday morning. The AZ-618 flight bound for Boston (USA) and whose takeoff had been scheduled at 10:30am, left partially delayed a... more
AirlinesAlitalia: a crucial week for recapitalization
Rome, Italy - Also Banca Intesa to participate by a direct effort worth EUR 100m
This week could prove a major one for Alitalia recapitalization. Italian Minister for Infrastructures and Transport, Pietro Lunardi, forecasted in fact the sign of the related agreement on November 11,... more
AirlinesRoyal Air Maroc purchased five B-787 Dreamliner jets
Casablanca, Morocco - They will be used to fly medium and long haul routes
The Moroccan airline Royal Air Maroc (RAM) accomplished the purchase of five Boeing 787 Dreamliner airliners equipped with General Electrics GEnx engines to fly medium and long haul routes. Contract signed... more
AirlinesBritish Airways: profits decreasing in 2005 third quarter
London, Great Britain - Union's protests and higher oil costs caused the drop
British Airways posted a light drop of 24% in its second-quarter net profit. Operational income is on the up grade but costs are in a perpetual increase due to higher oil costs which forced the British... more
AirlinesEurofly to perform scheduled flights bound for Dominican Republic
Rome, Italy - The evolution from the previous charter services for such a destination
Eurofly will perform scheduled flights for the routes between Italy and the Dominican Republic. It deals with an important transformation in managing this service as one evolves from the previous charter... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): Banca Intesa to be one of the party...
Rome, Italy - It will take part in the syndicate with EUR 100m
It is time for the good news: Banca Intesa made up his mind and it will participate in the bank consortium for Alitalia’s capital increase. Source close to the deal and present at the meeting started t... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines to be out of the red in 2007
New York, USA - US carrier's Chief Financial Officer Edward H. Bastian proclaimed
Edward H. Bastian Chief Financial Officer for Delta Airlines, which went into receivership (see for details AVIONEWS), has proclaimed it to the bankruptcy court that control the Atlanta-base airline. Delta... more
AirlinesBlu-express.com (2): to connect Malpensa with Fiumicino as from next November 21
Milan, Italy - The low cost carrier's network also includes Bari
"It is a new product of Blue Panorama Airlines which has its long-haul fleet’s base at Milan-Malpensa. Blu-express.com is a low-cost carrier that offers a new link for domestic flights like Milan-Malpensa a... more
AirlinesWind Jet designated as Italian carrier to operate scheduled flights Forlì-Moscow
Palermo, Italy - The connections will depart next Spring and two weekly frequencies
"Wind Jet has been assigned officially by ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) as Italian carrier for the route Forlì-Moscow. The connection will be inaugurated in February 2006, will have a bi-weekly... more
AirlinesAeroflot: Italy-Russia dispute goes on about the Milan-Moscow slots
Moscow, Russia - Italian Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, Roberto Antonione, visiting Moscow, talked about it
The situation is still currently. Russian airline does not intend to change its decision to avoid to use Moscow-Milan slots while, at the same time, Alitalia asked Moscow’s authorities for rising the s... more
AirlinesBlue-express.com to connect Malpensa and Fiumicino as from next November 21
Milan, Italy - Three daily flights operated by the first Italian low-cost on the most profitable route in Italy
Blue-express.com, low-cost carrier affiliate of Blue Panorama, will connect 3 times a day Fiumicino and Malpensa as from next November 21. The initiative has been presented yesterday during a press conference... more
AirlinesAlitalia: analysts prove confident about the recapitalization programme destiny
Rome, Italy - A failure would be a damage for Italian Government while waiting for election, according to experts
International financial press proves confident about the Alitalia recapitalization programme destiny, thinking that a failure would damage the current Italian Government while waiting for the forthcoming... more
AirlinesAlitalia strike scheduled on November 7 has been cancelled
Rome, Italy - UGL union had set it
Alitalia pilots’ strike previously called on November 7 from 10:00 am to 06:00 pm and set by UGL union has been cancelled and replaced by a day devoted to describe and show problems concerning air transport s... more
AirlinesAir France: Jean Cyril Spinetta to resign before the expiration of mandate
Paris, France - The French 'Challenges' weekly revealed it
The French ’Challenges’ weekly reported that Air France Chairman, Jean-Cyril Spinetta, would be about to resign, for personal reasons. Consequences of such decision for Alitalia carrier are easily pre... more
AirlinesCathay Pacific: flight attendants against new rules on sick leaves
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region - Unions claim they violate privacy
Cathay Pacific flight attendants are accusing the airline of infringing on their privacy with new rules that in case of sick require the flying personnel to give the company their medical records. The... more
AirlinesFrom Munich to Tel Aviv with Hapagfly
Munich, Germany - The German carrier will operate a weekly flight for Israel
The German Hapagfly, airline owned by TUI Group, starts today to operate a weekly flight connecting Munich with Tel Aviv. This new route makes Hapagfly the second airline after Lufthansa to serve non-stop... more
AirlinesRyanair "Gambles" to let passengers do not pay ticket
Dublin, Ireland - "Entertainment will be where the money is"
The new idea of Michael O’Leary aims to eliminate air ticket cost. Ryanair believes in fact that revenue from inflight gaming and gambling can replace the need to pay air ticket. "Ultimately, entertainment w... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): no confirmation from Banca Intesa about recapitalization
Rome, Italy - Bank could decide to join the consortium but a final decision has not been considered yet
Few essential comments have been expressed recently by representatives from Banca Intesa regarding the recapitalization project up to EUR 1.2bn to save and re-launch Alitalia. The bank could actually finally... more
AirlinesAEA: September passenger traffic on the increase
London, United Kingdom - But result benefits were eclipsed by fuel high cost
The Association of European Airlines (AEA) has released traffic data for its members in September. Well, after a slight slowdown in August, passenger traffic regained momentum with a +7%. Regional results... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines has USD 1,77bn loss in 2005 third quarter
New York, USA - US carrier previews to emerge from Chapter 11 by February
"We have largely completed United’s restructuring work and we are on schedule to emerge from Chapter 11 in early February as we have announced", United Airlines CEO Glenn Tilton (see for details AVIONEWS). "... more
AirlinesVarig: TAP to save the Brazilian airline from bankruptcy
Saint Paul, Brazil - Portoguese carrier will take a 20% stake in Varig
At the beginning TAP should give Varig USD 62m to pay the most urgent debts and then it should pay USD 500m to purchase a 20% stake in the Brazilian airline. A foreign company can own up to a maximum of... more
AirlinesCathay Pacific carried more than 1,2 million passengers in September
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region - A carrier's press release said
"Cargo traffic keeps up a rapid rate of growth but the strong offer’s growth from a lot of airlines on intercontinental routes caused a yield reduction on some markets", said Cathay Pacific Cargo Manager f... more
AirlinesAeroflot purchased 30 Russian Regional Jets
Moscow, Russia - Aircraft are the RRJs built by Sukhoi in cooperation with Boeing
The Russian airline Aeroflot will be the first buyer of the Russian regional aircraft built by Sukhoi. The aircraft named RRJ will be developed in cooperation with Russian manufactures Ilyushin and Yakovlev... more
AirlinesSwiss EAL: the new Helvetic regional airline has started
Geneva, Switzerland - It will operate 8 Embraer 145 and 18 Avro RJ-86/100 jets
The new Swiss regional carrier officially started on November 1st (see for details AVIONEWS). Swiss European Air Lines was established last September and it obtained flying authorization last week. Its... more
AirlinesAlitalia: more partners in the recapitalization consortium
Rome, Italy - MPS, San Paolo and Banca Intesa are interested in it while doubts remain about Capitalia and Unicredit
The foundation of a banks consortium for Alitalia EUR 1.2bn recapitalization could occur by the end of this week, when considering the impossibility of further delaying the resort to such a major measure... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines launched first non-stop flight between New York and Delhi
New York, Usa - The connections are operated by a B-777 from 283 seats
Continental Airlines last Tuesday has become the first carrier to inaugurate scheduled non-stop service between the United States and India, with the launch of daily flights between its New York hub at... more
AirlinesAlitalia (5): Aeroflot dislikes Italian airline's Christmas offer
Moscow, Russia - Milan-Russian capital links increase provided by Alitalia led the Russian carrier to protest by cancelling 11 weekly flights between the two cities
Milan would like to exploit the rising interest expressed by Russian people for the city and it would intend to do it during the forthcoming Christmas period. The new links between Malpensa and Moscow... more
AirlinesEmergency landing in Sweden for Ryanair
Stockholm, Sweden - The airplane was bound for London
A Ryanair airliner carrying 111 passengers and crew has been forced last evening to an emergency landing by the Sturup Airport, in the South of Sweden. The Boeing 737 was en route from Tampere (Finland)... more
AirlinesRyanair offers 2,000,000 flights free of charge
Dublin, Ireland - Meanwhile it intends to cancel connections with Pescara from London and Frankfurt
Ryanair welcomes the award as most punctual airline in Europe, between January and June 2005, assigned it by the Civil Aviation Authority, by offering 2 million flights free of charge in Europe, including... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): to expand national and international network with Winter timetable
Rome, Italy - 5 additional destinations in Italy and 2 more in Europe as from November 1st
Alitalia will fly towards 5 new destinations in Italy and two new destinations in Europe with the Winter timetable that started yesterday. The domestic routes for Alghero, Bolzano, Parma, Rimini and Treviso... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Deloitte & Touche proves doubtful about carrier condition
Rome, Italy - Deutsche Bank could notify the foundation of recapitalization consortium on November 14
Deloitte & Touche auditor proves doubtful about Alitalia budget with reference to first half 2005. The related certification has not been ensured to carrier consequently when considering some aspects on... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines to close Song low-cost carrier after three years
Washington, USA - As part of airline's restructuring plan
As contemplated in its restructuring plan, Delta has decided to close the low-cost airline which helped it to face the low-cost competition in the East Coast over last three years. As from May 2006, the... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS Specials: Capt. Renzo Dentesano to the memory of Eng. Velani
Rome, Italy - Street sign dedicated to Alitalia founder is on the ground nearby the Italian national airline headquarter
Capt. Renzo Dentesano intended to write a short work to the memory of Eng. Bruno Velani, Alitalia founder. It appears necessary when considering the the street sign nearby Alitalia headquarter in Rome... more
AirlinesJazeera Airways: first flight to Dubai
Kuwait City, Kuwait - The first airline in Kuwait
Jazeera Airways, the first private airline in Kuwait and the Middle East, carried out its first flight bound for Dubai (United Arab Emirates) yesterday. The carrier, set in 2004, took delivery an Airbus... more