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AirlinesBritish Airways will sell its Qantas stake
London, United Kingdom - The Europe's second-largest airline has need liquidity in order to reduce its debt
Today the British Airways would have announced that, after to have already cut the airline operating costs of 23% in order to reorganize its enormous debt of approximately GBP 5,6m it will sell in the... more
AirlinesGulf Air: 15 new airplanes by 2010
Dubai, UAE - Airbus and Boeing would have already been requested to suggest solutions able to satisfy long-range transport exigencies
Arab carrier Gulf Air, after starting its reorganization in 2002 (see for details AVIONEWS), would be willing to aim to a concrete relaunch by purchasing 15 new commercial airplanes, whose operative activity... more
AirlinesUSA: the greatest airlines are in difficulty
Washington, USA - Delta Airlines, United Airlines and US Airways are grappling with serious financial problems
Three of the largest American carriers would be annoying in bad waters: Delta Airlines, United Airlines and US Airways. Just this seems near to a new bankruptcy hypothesis, the second one in the last 2... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines announced new daily non stop connection between New York and Bristol
New York, Usa - From May 19, 2005
Continental Airlines, the world's sixth largest airline and OAG Airline of the Year 2004, yesterday announced it will launch daily nonstop flights between New York and Bristol, England, beginning May 19,... more
AirlineseasyJet: imminent the cut of the routes towards the air stations more expensive
London, United Kingdom - The Monday "Financial Times" asserts it
The "Financial Times" would have written that the low-cost airline easyJet would be reconsider some its routes towards the more expensive airports (see news AVIONEWS), like Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Zurich:... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): Italian Minister, Lunardi, suggests talks promoted by Government
Rome, Italy - Nevertheless, Minister would have underlined, the company and the unions will have to autonomously achieve a deal
The trade unions' representatives, even if going on proving willing to carry on talks occasions with Alitalia's board, have asked for a direct intervention by Italian Government about such matter, when... more
AirlinesAlitalia: meetings among the company and the unions go on
Rome, Italy - The various working trades to gather together with the carrier's representatives at 10:00 am and 03:00 pm today
Talks among Alitalia's board and the trade unions started again yesterday in the evening under banner of talk willingness by workers' representatives, but also by the persuasion that the redundancies indicated... more
AirlinesAlitalia (9): the meeting among the carrier's board and the unions to start again at 05:00 pm
Rome, Italy - Italian union UIL Piloti would have ensured it does not intend to promote strikes currently
The meeting among the trade unions and Alitalia's board scheduled for 03:00 pm today would have been postponed till 05:00 pm due to the extension of the meeting among the unions, aimed to analyse the situation... more
AirlinesSN Brussels Airlines: flights from Berlin will take off at "Tegel"
Berlin, Germany - In sight of the next closure of "Tempelhof" the Belgian carrier has dislocated in an other air station the German route towards Brussels
As from the next October 31, SN Brussels Airlines will operate the own flights to Brussels from the Berlin "Tegel" airport, because of the next closing of the "Tempelhof" air station. The timetables of... more
AirlinesAlitalia (8): unions still willing to talk on condition that the business plan is changed
Rome, Italy - European Commissioner for Transport de Palacio confirms the need for job cutting
While waiting for the next step of negotiation among the Alitalia's board and the trade unions' representatives, unions' doubts about the feasibility of the company's business plan appear increasing. Italian... more
AirlinesEasyJet: the passenger traffic increases in August
London, United Kingdom - Over 2 million travellers who have flown by the low-cost carrier
August on the up for easiJet, although its fears had to the high-crude oil and to the war expressed the last June: the British company low-cost today in fact has announced that in the month of August 2,46... more
AirlinesUSA: Appeal Court acquits Air NZ for a case of DVT
San Francisco, Usa - Protagonist a man who collapsed after a flight of 12 hours from Los Angeles to Auckland
The San Francisco Federal Appeals Court has established that the airline Air New Zealand is not guilty for the deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of which a its passenger was victim, Adriene Rodriguez, in 2000,... more
AirlinesBritish Airways: August positive for the British airline
London, United Kingdom - Passenger and goods traffic increase respect a year ago
The carrier British Airways have reported the data relative August as soon as passed, for that it regards the passenger capacity in increase of 2% regarding the same month of 2003; the traffic capacity,... more
AirlinesAlitalia (7): the job cutting policy of the traditional carriers
Rome, Italy - A common phenomenon in Europe that affected the company's situation for important airlines
Alitalia is not the only traditional carrier forced to resort to remarkable cost cutting, in order to face a crisis which most of all was due to the difficulties caused by events such as the September... more
AirlinesAlitalia (6): insufficient measures in order to save the carrier
London, UK - Financial Times' analysts would be convinced of it as they would consider the 5000 job cuts and the bridge loan as insufficient
Financial Times proves very sceptical with reference to the solutions suggested by Alitalia's board in order to prevent the Italian national carrier's bankruptcy. According to FT, 5000 redundancies will... more
AirlinesAlitalia (5): workers on a war footing
Rome, Italy - Italian unions SULT and CISL would have criticized the carrier's insufficient statements regarding the real relaunch perspectives
Also the Italian unions SULT and CISL prove very worried about the employment solution suggested by Alitalia's board yesterday in the evening. SULT would have already met workers today as they have decided... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): local Governments mobilize in favour of workers
Rome, Italy - Lazio Region President, Storace would have appealed to Italian Government following the CUB union's letter to support employees
Among the institutional protagonists which followed the Alitalia's matter and that considered the serious effects related to the employment issue, one must surely bear in mind the local governments, in... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): Italian union CUB Trasporti's plan in order to save the carrier and the employment"
Rome, Italy - No denationalization and splitting but aids through public investments thanks to a profitable plan
Italian trade union CUB Trasporti not only threatened serious effects for the air transport in Italy by protests, but it would have also put forward an operative proposal in order to save Alitalia, by... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): "The job cutting indicated by the carrier is a massacre beyond any expectation"
Rome, Italy - The representatives of the Italian union CUB Trasporti prove convinced of it and the employees would have started a hunger strike
A heard reaction by the trade unions after the showing of the Alitalia's business plan, with reference to the matter related to 5.000 redundancies indicated. Most of all, Italian union named CUB Trasporti... more
AirlinesAlitalia: here is the business plan
Rome, Italy - The carrier's board indicates the existance of 5000 redundancies and schedules to split the company into two different operative activities
Alitalia's board finally officially showed yesterday the new business plan aimed to the reorganization and the relaunch of the airline. The plan, as based on a denationalization process and on a splitting... more
AirlinesBritish Airways Italy: on Friday, September 10, a dependent 4 hour strike
Rome, Italy - The British airline Italian branch workers protest for the contract renew
On Friday, September 10, the British Airways Italian branch staff will abstain themselves from the job from 2:00pm to 6:00pm, in order to strike in favor of the business integrating contract renew, that... more
AirlinesAlitalia (7): "Government, carrier's CEO and ENAV have so far supported the airline"
Rome, Italy - ENAV's President, Bruno Nieddu, proves confident when considering the contribution provided for the carrier by such three protagonists
Also ENAV's (Italian National Flight Assistance Agency) President, Bruno Nieddu, commented regarding the delicate Alitalia's matter. Nieddu would have maintained that the situation is not necessarily destinated... more
AirlinesAlitalia (6): no comment by competitors on possible investments
Rome, Italy - British Airways, Lufthansa and Air France avoid of suggesting hypotheses of participation before the results of the meeting with the unions
The delicate situation of Alitalia is being constantly followed also from abroad and in particular by competitors, considered as possibly interested in appraising the hypothesis of investments in the future... more
AirlinesAlitalia (5): the unions between talk willingness and inalienable conditions
Rome, Italy - Angeletti would think no alternative solution to talk exists, while Solari focuses on social safety valves and the carrier's future role
Wait for the meeting among Alitalia's board and the trade unions' representatives on the occasion of the official release of the business plan is increasing. FILT-CGIL union's leader Fabrizio Solari and... more
AirlinesTen new Airbuses for Royal Jordan Airlines
Amman, Jordan - The choice would have been made due to the failure of negotiation with Boeing
After the failure of negotiation with Boeing, Jordan carrier called Royal Jordan Airlines has decided to ask Airbus for new airplanes again in order to satisfy the exigencies of fleet innovation. Carrier's... more
AirlinesContinental and its pilots sign a partnership agreement
Houston, USA - To improve their relationships by a pact founded on the confidence and respect
The last week, the sixth-greatest airline in the world, Continental Airlines, signed a partnership agreement with the pilot union, to the aim to codify those that are the key aspects of their new approach... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): the unions threaten demonstrations in case a deal is not achieved
Rome, Italy - Redundancies the carrier's board is likely to unveil today would consist of about 5000-5300 jobs
The trade unions' views while waiting for the meeting with Alitalia's board on the occasion of the new business plan's showing today, appear particularly firm. The unions' representatives prove to threaten... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the ultimate meeting among the board and the unions to occur today
Rome, Italy - Italian Minister Maroni would have confirmed that the bridge loan will not be provided if an agreement is not achieved
The meeting regarding the showing of the business plan of Alitalia is being waited at 07:00 pm today, among the board and the trade unions' representatives. A delicate meeting, most of all following the... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): passed for luggage delivery time
Rome, Italy - According to an AEA's recent survey, the carrier would prove particularly efficient regarding such operative aspect
AEA (Association of European Airlines) has recently revealed a survey's details, with reference to flight and luggage delivery punctuality for the major European carriers during the January-July 2004 period.... more
AirlinesTurkish Airlines will buy new engines to power its fleet
Ankara, Turkey - In arrival motors IAE and General Electric in order to increase turnover and passengers
The Turkish Airlines, yesterday has communicated that, in order to power its fleet, would be buying 69 engines from the IAE, (International Engines Air) owned by Pratt&Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Japanese Engines... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): a new meeting among pilots and the carrier's board
Rome, Italy - In order to realize about the productivity increase and on the cost cutting suggested by President Cimoli
This afternoon, Alitalia's pilots and the carrier's board should meet again in order to analyse the situation, with reference to the proposals put forward for this class by the airline. In particular,... more
AirlinesBoeing 737's success in Europe thanks to Ryanair
Dublin, Ireland - The 800th aircraft has been delivered to the carrier while it would have ordered further 98 airplanes by 2008
Ryanair is the airline that took delivery of the 800th Boeing 737-800 produced by the leading American producer of commercial aircraft. So, the most important low-cost carrier in Europe achieves a number... more
AirlinesAeroflot: attempts risk could damage the carrier
Moscow, Russia - A falling passenger traffic has been forecasted despite the impressive profits rise found in the first half of 2004
The significant growth of the Russian carrier, Aeroflot, during the first half of the current year, by doubling profits compared with the same period in 2003, could suffer for a drastic stop due to recent... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines will reduce the workplaces
Houston, USA - Airline heads to save approximately USD 125m only in the 2005
Continental Airlines yesterday has announced to have identified approximately a USD 200m saving of pre-tax costs in order to reduce ulteriorly gap existing between entrances and expenses. This initiative... more
AirlinesAlitalia: meeting the market exigencies in order to survive
Rome, Italy - Analysts and Italian Government's members appear convinced of it, while the network carrier hypothesis is strengthening
Alitalia's future appears more and more depending on the possibility that the carrier's board and the trade unions achieve an agreement, but also on a business plan which can turn the company into an airline... more
AirlinesAlitalia (5): "Without reorganization one cannot resist in the European market"
Brussels, Belgium - It would have been stated by European Commissioner for Transport de Palacio regarding the Alitalia's crisis
European Commissioner for Transport Loyola de Palacio would have maintained, with reference to Alitalia's crisis, that a lowering of jobs appears necessary in order to save at least the large part of them,... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): "personnel cutting are unavoidable in order to save the carrier"
Brussels, Belgium - It would have been maintained by European Commissioner for Transport Loyola de Palacio who asks unions for more accountability
European Commissioner for Transport, loyola de Palacio, commented regarding Alitalia's matter, stating that only a deal between the carrier's board and the trade unions will be able to save the airline.... more
AirlinesRyanair's Sweden employees protest: we are under-payed and with illegal contracts
Stockholm, Sweden - The trade unions demonstrate in the Scandinavian country, trying to draw the attention of passengers as well
Ryanair's employees protested at Stockholm Airport yesterday. The trade unions' representatives would have delivered leaflets to passengers, in order to explain the delicate remuneration situation of personnel... more
AirlinesAir China purchases 7 new B-737
Beijing, China - Carrier plans to extend its fleet above all for the domestic routes
The Boeing has concluded an order with the People's Republic of China flag airline, Air China, for 7 new B-737/700 jetliners of new generation, that they would have to increase the fleet of 139 airplanes.... more
AirlinesAir France-KLM: turnover in increase of 12.3% in the first quarter of the group
Paris, France - First positive results from the 2 carriers synergy
Today has been communicated the data regarding the first quarter of fiscal 2004-05 for the new group Air France-KLM: the months from April to June would have made to record a profit of 106,5%. Statistics... more
AirlinesNigeria: from October it will have new airline
Abuja, Nigeria - The carrier partner, that will call Virgin Nigeria Airlines, will be just the British Virgin Group
The Nigeria Avion Minister, yesterday has communicated that it has been approved the designation of the Virgin Group as strategic investor and technical partner of the new Nigeria airline. The carrier... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): the regional fleet to be extended up to an additional 62% by 2008
Rome, Italy - It will be necessary anyway to lower costs through a more significant resort to external services, according to carrier's board
Warning signals regarding the Alitalia's matter do not stop. Lazio Region's President Francesco Storace intended to underline how "it would be good that someone decides to tell European Union that the... more
AirlinesUA: different rates for who fly on the zones interested by Hurricane Frances
Chicago, USA - Airline controls the situation constantly in order to intervene in favour of the passengers
The United Airlines yesterday has decided to modify its tariff policies for the customers who must travel from and towards destinations that potentially could be interested by Hurricane Frances. The new... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): "Let Premier comment on carrier's situation"
Venice, Italy - The appeal by Italian CGIL union's Secretary Epifani, who would have defended today unions' role and criticized management's mistakes
Italian CGIL union's leader, Guglielmo Epifani, asked this morning Italian Premier, Silvio Berlusconi, for commenting on the Alitalia's matter as soon as possible, maintaining that Italian Government's... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines: new reinforced blocks for the flight deck
Washington, USA - About 500 airplanes to be endowed of the new device aimed to increase the security degree on board
The first concrete proposal by United Airlines to warrant a higher security aboard its own commercial airplanes, regarding the flight deck, after the September 11, 2001 events, has come. About 500 aircraft... more
AirlinesIndian Airlines: 16 Airbus in leasing
Delhi, India - Airline has intention to increase its cargo capacity in sight of winter
The Indian Airlines board of directors, one of the three more important domestic carriers in India, yesterday would have approved a plan to take in leasing this year 5 Airbus A-320 and 11 A-319, in order... more
AirlinesAlitalia: survival is ensured till March 2005 by the bridge loan
Rome, Italy - It is impossible to get it without a deal with the unions, while the employees risk to take delivery of September salaries only
Crisis situation of Alitalia goes on showing remarkable uncertainty for the future of the national airline. According to the latest estimations, the company will be only able to pay September salaries... more
AirlinesQantas throws again its flights towards India
Sidney, Australia - The route will be operated three times to week by B-747/300s
After two years of stop, yesterday evening landed the first Sidney-Mumbai flight of the Australian airline Qantas. The route will be covered three times to week by B-747/300s. The first time that the company... more
AirlinesQatar Airways: more attention to the young travellers
Doha, Qatar - Gifts and meal adapted the children on the airline flights
Qatar Airways will still take cure of the young travellers: in fact from the next weeks it will coddle the young passengers by reserving them special meal and gifts. The company has like objective that... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines: it will cut 6.000 workplaces
Washington, Usa - Airline would have necessity to reduce expenses of USD 665m
The American edition of "Financial the Times" yesterday it has written that United Airlines, under receivership from 2002, within the end of September would have to introduce in front of the board of directors,... more