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AirlinesAlitalia (2): new Cimoli's business plan can be shown in November
Rome, Italy - Italian Welfare Minister Roberto Maroni stated
"I think it will be possible in November. Cimoli himself talked to me about it. The company is now expected by Italian Government to do what it has to". This was stated by Italian Welfare Minister, Roberto... more
AirlinesNorthwest Airlines suspended flights on the route Seattle-Amsterdam- Bangalore
Washington, USA - A compelled decision to reduce flights and jet-fuel's costs
The US carrier Northwest Airlines has indefinitely suspended the start of its Seattle-Amsterdam-Bangalore service, citing its recent decision to reduce flights and fuel high costs. The carrier was due... more
AirlinesLufthansa: new connection from Sophia to Düsseldorf
Sophia Bulgaria - Bulgarian Transport Ministry announced it
The new connection Sophia-Düsseldorf-Sophia will start on November and will be operated by Lufthansa. Bulgaria Air will strenght frequency on the route Sophia-Frankfurt. A release issued by Bulgarian... more
AirlinesFrom Dublin to Dubai with Aer Lingus
Dublin, Ireland - The flight will be operated by A-330s with fares starting from EUR 199
As from next March, Aer Lingus will serve a direct flight from Dublin to Dubai three times a week. The new connection is expected to fly 70,000 passengers at the end of the first year: it was the first... more
AirlinesSN Brussels Airlines to confirm routes for Naples and Bari
Brussels, Belgium - It is planning new connections for Genoa and Lourdes
SN Brussels Airlines was satisfied with the results on its summer destinations and has already announced it will resume seasonal service in Summer 2006 from Brussels to Bari, Naples, Cork and St Petersburg.... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines: new daily non stop service towards Cologne
New York, Usa - The flights to begin in May 2006
Continental Airlines announced it will launch daily nonstop flights between its New York hub at Newark Liberty International Airport and Cologne, Germany, starting on May 10, 2006, pending government approval.... more
AirlinesSwiss European Air Lines obtained flying authorization
Zurich, Switzerland - Starting from tomorrow
Swiss European Air Lines, Swiss International Air Lines’ subsidiary carrier (see for details AVIONEWS), meets all the requirements for obtaining the flying clearance. So, the Swiss Federal Office for C... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Italian Minister Maroni defended Government's efforts to support the carrier
Rome, Italy - Italian Welfare Minister reminded EU rules' restrictions on public aids
Italian Welfare Minister, Roberto Maroni, reacted after criticism expressed by trade unions against Italian Government about Alitalia situation. Administration did all it could to help the airline, according... more
AirlinesBoeing delivered to Air China plane with special livery dedicated to 2008 Olympics
Beijing, China - It will fly with event's logo "One World, One Dream"
Boeing has delivered to Air China the first of two special B-737/700 airplanes with livery dedicated to Beijing Olympics. Air China is in fact the official carrier of 2008 Olympic Games. "The specially-painted... more
AirlinesLufthansa purchased stakes in Fraport
Berlin, Germany - It intends to have 5 million shares in a short time
Lufthansa has purchased stakes in Fraport, Frankfurt International Airport operator: currently the carrier owns 4.5 million shares that are expected to become 5 million in the short term. "Our stake in... more
AirlinesTransavia.com: the best performance by new routes and frequencies
Rotterdam, Holland - Excellent results achieved between 2004 and 2005 by the Dutch low-cost carrier
Transavia is growing and reported a turnover increase up to a 6% in the fiscal year 2004/05 with a net income worth EUR 18.7m. It deals with the best economic performance of the group in 27 years operating... more
AirlinesBird flu: Australia addressed Qantas for possible air repatriations
Sidney, Australia - Health Minister began a series of talks with several carriers
Sydney government started a series of talks with Australian commercial airlines to return nationals in countries affected by avian flu home in case of a pandemic. The plan has been outlined at a meeting... more
AirlinesAlpi Eagles: new links departing from Treviso, Venice, Dusseldorf and Rome-Fiumicino
Padua, Italy - The connections will be operative from next Sunday
"Alpi Eagles increases the links towards Italian and European destinations, for Winter season 2005-2006. Two direct connections from Treviso to Alghero and Rome-Fiumicino, a new link from Venice to Tirana,... more
AirlinesChina Eastern Airlines: a record carrier for Airbus in the People Republic
Shanghai, China - Several commercial records for the European maker have been ensured by airline's orders during the last 20 years
China Eastern Airlines is the Airbus’ record carrier in the Chinese market. First airline to take delivery of a European maker’s aircraft in the Asian country (an A-310 in 1985), first A-319 and A-340/600 ope... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines is continuing to evacuate tourists from Yucatan Peninsula
Houston, Usa - Three flights from Cancun and two from Cozumel yesterday
Continental Airlines is continuing to evacuate stranded tourists from Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. Continental had three flights depart Cancun and two flights depart Cozumel yesterday. All flights are a... more
AirlineseasyJet: 20 hours delay for Venice-Bristol flight two days ago
Venice, Italy - A technical failure as the reason of takeoff cancellation and delay
Some 129 passengers of Venice-Bristol flight scheduled to go back home two days ago waited for 20 hours before flying to Bristol. This route is operated by easyJet low-cost (no-frills as Great Britain’s p... more
AirlinesCzech Airlines to increase flights to destinations in Eastern Europe
Prague, Czech Republic - The Central Europe carrier stated
Czech Airlines flights towards Eastern Europe’s destinations will be increased as from next October 30. Winter timetable includes additional flights for Sarajevo, Minsk, Skopje, Bucharest, Moscow, Kiev a... more
AirlinesCentralwings: our fleet to be composed of at least 10 aircraft by the end of 2006
Warsaw, Poland - Piotr Kociolek, airline's Chairman said
"We have already carried 590,000 people since the beginning of the year and we have planned to exceed by 20,000 the expected 700,000 passengers this year. We believe that the low-cost market in Poland... more
AirlinesEmirates celebrates its twentieth anniversary
Milan, Italy - The carrier for two decades has contributed with USD 25bn at the UAE's economy and it expects a continuing increase in the future
Emirates airline, UAE’s international carrier, celebrates its twentieth anniversary with success. The carrier last year has transported 12,5 million of passengers and 840,000 tons of goods. Established i... more
AirlinesAlitalia: airline getting closer to recapitalization and denationalization
Rome, Italy - Banca Intesa proves ready to be in play again though with two conditions
Italian trade unions are still waiting for meeting Alitalia Board and Italian Government ’s representatives in order to analyse the situation concerning the carrier’s workers. In the meantime, the rec... more
AirlinesQatar Airways: new Winter times from next Monday
Rome, Italy - The current eight weekly direct connections to Doha have confirmed, half from Malpensa and the other one from Fiumicino
"The new Qatar Airways’ Winter times to begin next Monday, October 31, and it is valid until March 31, 2006. The current eight weekly flights direct from Italy to Doha have confirmed (four from Milan-Malpensa a... more
AirlinesAeroflot Cargo: the new Aeroflot carrier to be in operation next year
Moscow, Russia - Aeroflot's deputy general director Igor Desyatnichenko announced it
A new airline will be in operation as from 2006. It will be Aeroflot-Cargo, subsidiary company of Aeroflot. Aeroflot’s deputy general director Igor Desyatnichenko announced it. Its fleet will composed o... more
AirlinesSweden to put a spoke in Ryanair’s wheel
Stockholm, Sweden - A tax on air ticket to promote more carefulness to environment
Ryanair’s number one, Michael O’Leary, does not accept the decision of Sweden to impose an environmental tax on flights: the measure would discourage the Irish carrier from adding new routes to the Nor... more
AirlinesAir New Zealand: two additional 787 Dreamliner are arriving
Wellington, New Zealand - The purpose is the one of modernizing the long haul fleet to increase efficiency and competitiveness
Air New Zealand is trying to increase its efficiency and transport services quality by facing the rising fuel cost and competition. In order to do so, airline Board opted for modernization of its long... more
AirlinesAeroflot: additional five Airbus airplanes have been requested
Moscow, Russia - New A-320s have been ordered and added to seven A-321s recently purchased
Aeroflot believes in the extra value that Airbus’ aircraft can ensure to its fleet modernization process. After ordering seven A-321s for the short-medium haul services (see for details AVIONEWS), the R... more
AirlinesAirOne (2): this agreement draws up Switzerland and Ticino canton with Southern Italy
Rome, Italy - Giorgio De Roni, the Italian carrier's Planning manager stated
"Darwin Airline is a young and dynamic carrier that offers high quality services in line with AirOne’s strategy: to take care of passenger. The yesterday’s agreement draws up Ticino canton with Central Ita... more
AirlinesAir Dolomiti obtained the IOSA's certification
Ronchi dei Legionari, Italy - The inspection occurred last June
"Air Dolomiti is proud to announce the positive result of IOSA (International Operational Safety Audit) inspection happened last June. The carrier has demonstrated to the auditor team to respect the standard... more
AirlinesWizz Air: second carrier in Poland about to set a base in Warsaw as well
Warsaw, Poland - Carrier President Jozsef Varadi said
After Katowice, see for details AVIONEWS, also Warsaw could be a new destination of Hungarian airline Wizz Air. Wizz is the main low-cost carrier in Polish market - a 40% stake in the no-frills market... more
AirlinesAll Nippon Airways: it ordered 5 A-320s while waiting for taking delivery of the new B-737 800 Next Generations
Tokyo, Japan - This project is still related to an all-Boeing fleet
The 45 B-737/800 Next Generations and the 50 B-787 Dreamliners previously ordered will be delivered by 2012, and while waiting for taking their delivery All Nippon Airways ordered five A-320s. The airline... more
AirlinesTransavia.com: Rome-Amsterdam flight to start as from October 31
Rome, Italy - An airline statement communicated it
Dutch carrier Transavia.com will operate non-stop flights from Fiumicino to Amsterdam as from next October 31. The Dutch carrier is already present in Italy. It operates in fact at Naples, Verona, Treviso,... more
AirlinesAirOne: Lugano connected with Rome as from next October 30
Rome, Italy - A code sharing flight with Darwin Airline
A codeshare agreement between AirOne and Swiss carrier Darwin Airline has been presented by the Swiss Embassy in Italy. Darwin Airline will connect two times per day Lugano with Rome-Fiumicino with a SAAB-2000... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the so called "Ethno-linguistic resources" are not flight attendants
Rome, Italy - ENAC made it clear regarding the airline' s deployment of Chinese, Indian and Japanese personnel on board for specific routes
Italian unions appear worried about the destiny of Alitalia’s flight attendants with reference to both the removal of small beds on board the Boeing 767s, and the resort to the so called "Ethno-linguistic r... more
AirlinesCzech Airlines carried over 4m passengers from January to September 2005
Prague, Czech Republic - 546,000 passengers were taken in September alone
Good news from Czech Republic. Czech Airlines carried 4.05 million passengers from January to September 2005, 22 more than in the same period last year, carrier’s spokeswoman Jitka Novotna unveiled. A... more
AirlinesAn Iraqi plane flew Lebanese skies after 24 years
Beirut, Lebanon - It carried an official delegation led by Iraq's Minister of Transport
An Iraqi Airways airplane after 24 years landed at Beirut. The Boeing B-737/200 jet arrived at "Rafik Hariri" International Airport carrying an official delegation led by Iraqi Minister of Transport, Salam... more
AirlinesCameroon Airlines towards privatization
Yaoundé, Republic of Cameroon - In order to develop the country's economic reform programme
Cameroon Government is planning to privatize its flag airline, Cameroon Airlines, as well as telecommunications and water companies, as part of the economic reform programme aimed at obtaining debt relief... more
AirlinesAir France inaugurates a new daily frequency from Verona to Paris-Charles de Gaulle
Rome, Italy - Starting from the end of October
"Air France will increase the daily frequencies between Verona and Paris, starting from next October 31, with the beginning of Winter times. The carrier so to bring to four the flights per day from Monday... more
AirlinesJet Airways to buy 10 Airbus A-330/200
Paris, France - The agreement provides option for additional ten planes
Indian carrier Jet Airways has signed a contract to buy 10 Airbus A-330/200 jets estimated around USD 1.6bn. Deliveries are expected to start in the first half of 2007, but financial details were not reported... more
AirlinesBomb-alert on Turkish Airline A-321 was fake
Budapest, Hungary - No bomb was found on board
The airplane of Turkish Airline continued its flight to Istanbul yesterday after a bomb-alert forced it to land in Budapest (see for details AVIONEWS). The Hungarian airport spokeperson has confirmed that... more
AirlinesSwiss International: the Winter schedule to go into effect from October 30
Basel, Switzerland - 69 destinations served directly and 15 ones by code-share agreements
The new Winter schedule of Swiss International Airlines, society of Lufthansa Group, to go into operation next October 30. The Swiss airline will link directly 69 world cities, 42 European and 27 intercontinental... more
AirlinesAlitalia (6): October 27 meeting has been put off until a later date
Rome, Italy - A meeting between company and flight attendants has been held today
The meeting between the Italian company and unions expected to be held on October 27, has been put off until a later date according to union sources. A reunion between company and flight attendants has... more
AirlinesFleet reduction and staff cuts for Helvetic Airways
Zurich, Switzerland - The Swiss low-cost not considers profitable some routes
The airline has explained the reduction citing the fact that some links, in particular those with Prague, Rome and Madrid aren’t profitable, deciding for the suppression of the routes in coincidence w... more
AirlinesJapan Airlines to join OneWorld Alliance
Tokyo, Japan - The newness will carry 68 additional destinations for the Japanese carrier
It seems now all ready in order that Japan Airlines joins OneWorld, the airlines alliance that includes British Airways and American Airlines. It will allow JAL, the biggest carrier in Asia, to expand... more
AirlinesQatar Airways: great interest of the market for carrier's suggestions
Rome, Italy - During the TTG Incontri in Rimini
"The meetings with the operators during TTG Incontri in Rimini have confirmed the great interest of the Italian touristic market for the Qatar Airways’ suggestions. The carrier, with the opening of new r... more
AirlinesAlitalia (5): Palestinian Airlines is arriving
Milan, Italy - "Milano Finanza" financial newspaper wrote it
"Milano Finanza" financial newspaper stated that Palestinian National Authority’s carrier Palestinian Airlines would like to purchase a 10% stake in Alitalia. This carrier aims to Alitalia together with a... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): we did not talk about redundancies and externalization with financial analysts
Rome, Italy - Alitalia's press release
"Alitalia confirms that, during the meeting with financial analysts last week, issues concerning additional redundancies, changes in the group structure and externalization processes have not been considered".... more
AirlinesVolare: the professions of interest within November 20
Milan, Italy - Meanwhile the candidates reduce to three
Subjects interested in Volare’s selling, can put forward the professions of interest within November 20, and it is not excluded that the term of presentation of the offers may be postponed at the half o... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): an urgent meeting on the business plan must be summoned at Palazzo Chigi
Rome, Italy - National Boards of CGIL, CISL and UIL unions stated
Italian CGIL, CISL and UIL unions Boards met yesterday with national representatives from air transport in order to set the paths and initiatives to perform concerning the financial Act and, in particular,... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines: 3rdQ 2005 income decreased compared to same period in 2004
Vienna, Austria - CEO Vagn Sorensen to retire due to personal reasons in September next year
Income reported during the 3rdQ 2005 by Austrian Airlines consisted of EUR 7.8m. In the same period last year, Austrian reported some 47.7m income, with a decrease so of a 84%. Among the main reasons one... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): reasons to be interested in Volare
Gallarate, Italy - Northern Italy's market growth, fleet expansion, experience in the low-cost sector as underlined by analysts
Alitalia could have several reasons to be interested in Volare and purchase it. Analysts, together with those who could hope for such a step in Northern Italy (such as for example representatives from... more
AirlinesAlitalia: a company-unions meeting on the business plan on October 27
Rome, Italy - Board of Directors will then analyse the possible role of Deutsche Bank for recapitalization on November 7
Alitalia Board of Directors will analyse the first agreement with Deutsche Bank with reference to recapitalization up to EUR 1.2bn on next November 7. A committment by an Italian bank as Banca Intesa could... more