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AirlinesAzzurra Air's failure: inquest to involve other sectors
Varese, Italy - Company's funds were misappropriated to stop other leaks
Arrests, notices of preliminary investigation and searches for former Chairman of Azzurra’s Board of Directors, Fausto Capalbio and former carrier’s CEO, Mario Palmonella: we had left Azzurra Air like so... more
AirlinesEmirates SkyCargo awarded again in Italy
Milan, Italy - For the eighth successive year
Emirates SkyCargo, the cargo division of Emirates based in Dubai, has been awarded for the eighth successive year by the Associazione Nazionale Agenti Merci Aeree (Anama) like "Best carrier for the Middle... more
AirlinesAir France and KLM to launch Paris-Eindhoven route
Paris, France - Starting on October 30, 2005
"Starting on 30 October 2005, Air France and KLM will launch a Paris-Eindhoven (Netherlands) service. To begin with this service will be operated twice daily followed by three times a day from December... more
AirlinesAir France: fares on the carrier's website from tomorrow
Rome, Italy - The offers every third Wednesday of month
"Air France will restart from tomorrow, July 20, the monthly appointment with the web fares on the Air France’s website. Every third Wednesday of month, in fact, will be offered to the internauts promotions t... more
AirlinesSpring Airlines' maiden flight
Beijing, China - Low-cost carriers have also reached China
The first Chinese low-cost airline made its first performance yesterday taking off from Shangai-Hongqiao Airport with an Airbus A-320 plane direct to Yantai. The main route of the new no-frills carrier... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines: new non-stop on Saturday service between Newark and Liberia, Costa Rica
Houston, Usa - Towards "White City" starting from Dec. 17
Continental Airlines yesterday announced it will begin new non-stop Saturday service between Newark Liberty International Airport and Liberia, Costa Rica, on Dec. 17. The new service will add to Continental’s e... more
AirlinesAlitalia: 100 flights cancelled due to SULT union's strike
Rome, Italy - About 10,000 passengers left on the ground while the company re-launched talks with other trade unions
About 100 Alitalia’s flights were cancelled yesterday as a consequence of the 24 h strike called by flight assistants joining Italian SULT union. The main routes affected by the protest were the international a... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines joined Star Alliance Company Plus
Vienna, Austria - Many advantages for companies and passengers
Star Alliance Company Plus is the programme designed to offer solutions for saving and devoted to Italian firms. This initiative, as thought by the airlines belonging to Star Alliance, has Lot Polish Arlines,... more
AirlinesPolynesian Blue, the new baby by Richard Branson
Sydney, Australia - Samoa is working for developing tourism
A new airline named Polynesian Blue will fly air connections between Samoa Isles, Australia and New Zealand starting from next October. The new carrier has emerged as a joint venture of the Virgin Blue... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): cancelled flights appear more than forecasted
Rome, Italy - SULT union stated it also criticizing the company as it would have resorted to 100 temporary trade workers to reduce the effects
SULT union would have found the cancellation of around 70 flights during the Alitalia flight assistants’ strike held today. The company would practically go on confirming 59 cancellations consisting o... more
AirlinesRyanair flight returned to Ciampino two times for technical problems
Rome, Italy - A technician would have forgotten a tool into the landing gear's compartment during repairs
Ryanair’s passengers departing at the 6:35am from Rome-Ciampino Airport bound for Paris last Saturday, took off 9 hours later because of a failure to the plane’s landing gear which forced flight FR09631 pil... more
AirlinesSwedish government chose SAS
Stockholm, Sweden - As the supplier for all 52 domestic routes for which SAS submitted a tender
Following a procurement procedure, the Swedish government has chosen Scandinavian Airlines Sweden as the supplier for all 52 domestic routes for which SAS submitted a tender. The procurement procedure... more
AirlinesAlpi Eagles: Venice will be linked directly to Greece thanks to a collaboration between the airline and Snav
Padua, Italy - For the promotion and development of services offered by the two industries on the market
"A new collaboration is born between Alpi Eagles, the carrier of the North East area of Italy, and Snav, the Italian ferry boats’ navigation company, for the promotion and development of services offered b... more
AirlinesAlitalia: 59 flights cancelled due to SULT union flight assistants' strike
Rome, Italy - A Fiumicino-Caracas flight was cancelled on Saturday due to the lack of personnel on board
There are some 59 flights cancelled by Alitalia due to the 24 h strike called by flight assistants represented by SULT union on today. The union carries on its protest against crew members number and the... more
AirlinesRyanair "engaged" Churchill and public opinion in mourning moaned
London, UK - The great politician paraphrased in a promotion while taxpayers moaned about moral shortages following the recent attempts
That modern finance and business par excellence homeland besides, at the same time, a cornerstone for historical traditions like the UK is sees these two aspects clashing when taking into account the suffering... more
AirlinesTraffic increase in Asia: not a promise but a concrete reality
London, UK - It would be shown by some data related to growth for some European carriers in such a region such as British Airways and Lufthansa
It would appear self-evident that Asia has succeeded in often achieving the top in terms of passenger traffic rise during the first six months in the current year compared to the same period in 2004 and... more
AirlineseasyJet: new routes from Malpensa to Dortmund starting from the end of October
Milan, Italy - From Malpensa also the connection to Berlin-Schönefeld from September 21
"The low-cost carrier easyJet continues its quick expansion on the Italian market launching the new route Milan-Malpensa/Dortmund, starting from October 30. The airline has choosen Malpensa also for the... more
AirlinesEurofly to list at the stock exchange
Milan, Italy - The big operations to grow stronger on leisure sector
The definitive okay to list the Italian airline at the stock exchange is expected to arrive only from the assembly of shareholders called for September, but Eurofly’s CEO Augusto Angioletti, is sure t... more
AirlinesAir One-TAP code-sharing: Italy and Portugal never been so close
Rome, Italy - More linkages between the two countries and at a national level
Italian and Portuguese territories are virtually closer thanks to the code-sharing agreement signed between Air One and TAP. The two carriers will serve routes both in Italy and Portugal starting on next... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines planned more flights and reduced fares on routes from Newark Liberty to Florida
New York, Usa - Flights are operated with various Boeing jets
Continental Airlines last Tuesday said that it will expand service to Florida from its Newark Liberty hub and it has reduced fares from Newark to eight Florida cities. Due to an expected increase in demand... more
AirlinesEmirates will construct one of the greatest and sophisticated centre to test aircraft engines
Milan, Italy - Innovation and safety always in front line
Emirates, the carrier based in Dubai, has begun the construction of a new facility to perform test on the aircraft’s engines. The complex, projected together with General Electric International Inc, w... more
AirlinesAirsal: AVIONEWS interviewed carrier Director General, Giuseppe Giorgianni
Rome, Italy - Tradition and customer-oriented services by the Linee Aeree Campane
AVIONEWS interviewed Airsal Director General Giuseppe Giorgianni. Director underlined the importance of the forthcoming Salerno-Pontecagnano Airport where the airline is going to play a major role. The... more
AirlinesThe A-380 to fly by Air France's livery six months later
Paris, France - Delay for the delivery of the first aircraft compared to the previous date of April 2007 has been confirmed
The first Airbus A-380 long-haul 555 seats airliner ordered by Air France will be delivered with a delay of six months compared to what previously set by contract. It had been in fact scheduled at first... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines: weekly non-stop service between LaGuardia and Aruba
Houston, Usa - Starting from next December 17 after those to Bonaire and Curacao operative in the same period
Continental Airlines announced it will begin nonstop Saturday service on Dec. 17 from LaGuardia International Airport to the Caribbean island of Aruba, pending governmental approval. Continental already... more
AirlinesAlitalia: trying to negotiate to put the flight assistants' protest to an end
Rome, Italy - A company-unions meeting likely to be held by the end of this week
While Alitalia’s flight assistants carry on their "uniform strike" denying to wear the official uniform aboard and during service and SULT union proves ready to go on a 24 h strike as scheduled on next M... more
AirlinesAirsal: Italian Vice-Minister of Transport, Tassone, attending the carrier headquarter opening
Salerno, Italy - The importance of the future Pontecagnano air station and the necessary synergies with the other airports have been underlined
Also Italian Vice-Minister of Infrastructures and Transport, Mario Tassone, attended the Airsal headquarter opening in Salerno on last July 11 (see for details AVIONEWS 1 and 2). Tassone underlined that... more
AirlinesAir One's pilots to down tools next September 19
Rome, Italy - Their strike fell on the same day as flight attendants' protest
Italian Committee for Strikes stated that agitation of Air One’s pilots will be performed next September 19. Flying personnel would have decided to down tools next Monday for 4 hours, from 10:00am to 2... more
AirlinesAirsal (2): tourism-directed growth for the carrier network
Salerno, Italy - Important relations with Alpitour with both domestic and European flights by 2008
Airsal started its operational activities under banner of strong links with tourism. Relations with Alpitour (one of the major Italian tour operators) enables in fact the Campania’s carrier to rely upon l... more
AirlinesA new carrier on the route Japan-Russia
Tokyo, Japan - To meet increasing touristic demand
The starting of a new carrier to operate air connections between Japan and Russia is expected this Summer in order to meet the increasing tourist demand on such route. Nippon’s carriers have decided t... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines recalls 600 flight attendants
Washington, USA - Other 850 will return to work by the end of the year
US airline has re-recruited 600 flight attendants and it is waiting for reintegrating other 850 people by the end of the year seeing the recent growth in demand that means more airplanes full cargo. The... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines: new weekly non-stop service from New York/Newark to Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
Houston, Usa - Starting from Dec. 17 and it will utilize a Boeing 737-700 aircraft
Continental Airlines announced it will begin nonstop Saturday service on Dec. 17 from its hub at Newark Liberty International Airport to the Caribbean island of Curacao in the Netherlands Antilles, pending... more
AirlinesSuspended from duty after raising queries on SAAB's cockpit safety
Zurich, Switzerland - It has occurred to some pilots working for Swiss International
Fifty-two pilots of SAAB airplanes operated by Swiss International Airlines wrote a letter to the carrier’s management to denounce the climate of instability that has been developed since Swiss decided t... more
AirlinesSwiss International marked +5% in load factor
Zurich, Switzerland - Data were compared with the same period in 2004
Swiss International Air Lines reached a 81.5% in load factor last June that is equal to an additional 5% respect the result got last year. The Swiss carrier, now controlled by Lufthansa (see for details... more
AirlinesAirsal: the "Campania's way" to low-cost
Salerno, Italy - The carrier's headquarter has been opened yesterday in front of both local and national institutional representatives
Airsal, the Campania’s flag airline, opened its headquarter in Salerno (Italy). The official start of activities occurred yesterday in the Campania’s city, in front of several institutional representatives bot... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): taxpayers associations against fuel surcharge rise
Rome, Italy - Considered as an unjustified one, while flight assistants started the "uniform strike"
Italian taxpayers associations protested against the Alitalia ticket fuel surcharge rise with additional EUR 5 (see for details AVIONEWS). ADUSBEF and ADOC criticized the Italian national airline’s choice i... more
AirlinesAlitalia: aiming to seize the Mediterranean Sea
Rome, Italy - The carrier intends to lead the international traffic in this area
Alitalia is aiming to become the number one carrier in the Mediterranean Sea. President and CEO, Giancarlo Cimoli clearly expressed such a hope and goal when considering the relevance of such an area for... more
AirlinesEurofly carrier for relaunching Sri Lanka
Milan, Italy - Advantageous offers who departs and who lands
Eurofly planes direct to Sri Lanka take off from Varese’s Malpensa Airport on Tuesday at 10:15pm landing in Colombo at 12:30pm the day after. Italian carrier, working hard during the seaquake that destroyed S... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines announced partnership with national Association of Hispanic Journalists
Houston, Usa - From next July 15 the carrier will begin nonstop flights between Houston and Cali, Colombia
Continental Airlines and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) have announced a partnership that will give Continental "Official Airline" status for the association’s four major events f... more
AirlinesAttempt in London (6): false bomb-alert on TAP's flight
Lisbon, Portugal - Three Albanians arrested after board inspection
Passengers on flight 340 operated by Portoguese airline TAP from Lisbon to London, have been evacuated before take-off due to a false bomb-alert at 8:00pm local time last Saturday. An artificer squad boarded... more
AirlinesAlitalia: fuel surcharge more expensive to face the oil cost rise
Rome, Italy - In the meantime, the multi-bases operational system ready to start on August 1st
Alitalia decided to face the increasing fuel cost determined by the never-ending oil price rise by changing tariffs for its tickets both for domestic and international routes. The so called fuel surcharge... more
AirlinesIberia signed the purchase for 30 single-aisle Airbuses
Milan, Italy - With an option for other 49
Iberia has signed a contract with Airbus for purchasing 30 airplanes of the A-320 Family with a purchase option for further 49, confirming so the promise signed last January. The agreement expects the... more
AirlinesLufthansa is testing biometric tickets
Berlin, Germany - Speeding check-ins without decreasing security
The German airline started to test biometric air tickets last Monday: they are tickets including a code with traveler’s fingerprint. The test will last 14 days and if results will show efficacy and s... more
AirlinesAir Senegal International added third Next-Generation B-737/700
Seattle, Usa - The airline currently has two 737-700s on lease, as well as a 737-500
Boeing and Air Senegal International yesterday expanded the airline’s capabilities with the delivery of the carrier’s third Boeing Next-Generation 737-700. The new airplane is equipped with winglets, mak... more
AirlinesAir France-KLM: traffic in June 2005
Paris, France - Also strong improvement in load factor
"Passenger operations Air France-KLM continued to record a buoyant activity and a good level of unit revenue. In June, traffic grew 7.8% on 4.6% higher capacity. The load factor gained 2.4 points to reach... more
AirlineseasyJet: Pisa-Bristol route inaugurated yesterday
Milan, Italy - The flight to Paris doubles the frequency
The low-cost carrier, easyJet, inaugurated yesterday, July 7, the new route departing from Pisa towards Bristol. After the recent inaugurations of Pisa/Paris-Orly and for Berlin-Schönefeld, easyJet opens... more
AirlinesQatar Airways: Athens is the 65th network's destination
Rome, Italy - New flights to Nairobi, in Kenya, from November
"Athens, Greece’s capital, is the 65th destination of Qatar Airways’ network, which continues its expansion opening new connections among the touristic and commercial world of Middle East and the main Eur... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): unions appreciated carrier's efforts but there are still doubts
Rome, Italy - Still uncertain about employment and relaunch future and prospects
Italian unions’ attitude regarding the Alitalia’s situation analysis reported by President and CEO Cimoli appears particularly various and articulate. The good performance of the carrier during the fir... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): recapitalization and denationalization by November
Rome, Italy - No newness instead concerning alliances
Alitalia President and CEO Giancarlo Cimoli analysed a series of issues concerning the airline’s reorganization during the meeting with the trade unions occurred yesterday. Recapitalization and denationalization a... more
AirlinesAlitalia: first half 2005 carrier's performance improved
Rome, Italy - Increasing revenues and lower loss compared to 2004 despite the aviation fuels price rise
A meeting between Alitalia Board and Italian union’s representatives for all the employment trades in the Italian national airline was held yesterday. Carrier President and CEO, Giancarlo Cimoli, explained d... more
AirlinesSwiss International Airlines: Swiss core, German ownership
Berne, Switzerland - The Swiss carrier to go on operating autonomously but ownership will be a fully Lufthansa one
After Brussels’ green light on the acquisition of Swiss International Airlines by Lufthansa, the main aspects of such an economic effort of European and worldwide relevance for air transport are getting c... more