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AirlinesQatar Airways flies to Myanmar and South-Africa
Doha, Qatar - The carrier started reaching the two countries in these days
Qatar Airways started in these days to introduce to its international connection's net, Myanmar and South Africa. Starting from the current month the carrier effectuates a service Doha-Yangoon, capital... more
AirlinesVolare Group: also linked activities are waiting for answers
Varese, Italy - Sardinia's call-center is in state of unease
130 Volare's dependants from the call-center of Sassari (Sardinia Region) have been gathered in assembly since last Saturday at Predda Niedda office: they have no news about MST, Multiservizi Telematici,... more
AirlinesLufthansa may sell its share in Bmi
London , United Kingdom - In order to escape a clause which could force the carrier to buy a further stake which value seems to be USD431 million
German flag airline Lufthansa hopes to sell its shake in the British carrier Bmi so as to avoid a clause which could force it to buy a further stake which value seems to be USD431m: British press revealed.... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): EU Commission at work on the business plan
Brussels, Belgium - European Transport Commissioner, Barrot, confirmed he intends to complete it quickly though compatibly with the rules
Jacques Barrot, European Transport Commissioner, would have recently revealed that the detailed investigation on the Alitalia's business plan 2005-2008 is going on and he hopes to conclude it quickly.... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): a significant growth for the carrier in the Stock Exchange
Rome, Italy - The Italian unions welcomed the possible foundation of a single airline with Air France but ask for more clearness
Alitalia's share rose for a +11,69% at Piazza Affari yesterday. Such surprising result shows the positive reaction of the markets after the Italian-French joint announcement about the intention of creating... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Italy and France aim to an integration with Air France
Rome, Italy - An agreement which proves possible only after the reorganization and relaunch of the Italian carrier
Alitalia and Air France aim to "integration". This is the hope expressed by Italian Premier, Silvio Berlusconi, and French Prime Minister, Jean-Pierre Raffarin, in Rome yesterday, during the meeting on... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines announced daily non-stop connection from New York to Guayaquil, in Ecuador
Houston, Usa - From next June 9
Continental Airlines will begin daily nonstop service from Liberty International Airport in Newark to Guayaquil, Ecuador, on June 9, 2005. Continental's new direct nonstop flight between New York/Newark... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): bound for a new strategic agreement with Air France
Rome, Italy - It was confirmed by Italian Premier Berlusconi and French Prime Minister Raffarin
Italy and France are ready to encourage the achievement of a new strategic deal between Alitalia and Air France. It was unveiled today by Italian Premier, Silvio Berlusconi, and French Prime Minister,... more
AirlinesAirTran Holding reported a lower fourth quarter in 2004
New York, Usa - Due to the impact of four hurricanes, verified in October 2004, on its activity
AirTran Holding, parent of US low-cost carrier AirTran Airways, reported a lower fourth quarter in 2004 because of the impact of four hurricanes, verified in October 2004, on its activity. AirTran Airways... more
AirlinesDelta Air Lines: new flight USA-India
New York, USA - The only American carrier to connect Chennai
From May 9, customers of American airline can fly to India by the new daily service from New York "John Fitzgerald Kennedy" Airport to Madras Chennai Airport in India, via Paris-Charles de Gaulle. Flight... more
AirlinesSas presents a bill to Scandinavian countries
Stockholm, Sweden - For extra flights operated in order to re-entry cityzens caught up in the Asian tsunami disaster
Sas, Scandinavian flag carrier, presented a USD 4m bill to Danish, Sweden and Norway Governments for extra flights operated in order to effectuate the re-entry of North cityzens caught up in the Asian... more
AirlinesNew flights for Germanwings
Cologne, Germany - The carrier will offer soon a service to Birmingham and Ankara
The low-cost airline Germanwings will introduce soon new services which will be operated from the Airport of Cologne-Bonn, the main air station of the carrier. Starting from April, 14, the low-cost will... more
AirlinesVolare Group: unions want meeting Rinaldini
Varese, Italy - "It is necessary to make haste because competitors advance"
Only unions are continuing to pinch (see for details AVIONEWS): Marco Veneziani, UIL Trasporti national secretary, said that no one talks about airline activity restoring for a long time. Yesterday unions... more
AirlinesAlitalia: SULT union criticized the employees' service time limits scheduled by ENAC
Rome, Italy - The Italian Agency is about to their release but the union goes on focusing on safety and confirms its strikes
Italian trade union SULT proves upset about ENAC's (Italian National Civil Aviation Agency) view on the flight and service time-line limits. The Agency appears to be about to release the rules on such... more
AirlinesThe owner of Virgin empire plans the foundation of a carrier in India
London, United Kingdom - Rather than purchase shares in already existing Indian airlines
The British entrepreneur Richard Branson, owner of Virgin empire, seems to be thinking to found a carrier in India rather than, as he previously planned, purchase shares in an already existing Indian airline:... more
AirlinesUS Airways machinists approve the carrier's new proposal
New York, Usa - Allowing this way the carrier to complete the airline's general plan related to save USD 1bn in annual cost saving
US Airways machinists US Airways approved the carrier’s new proposal, allowing it this way to complete the airline’s general plan related to save USD 1bn in annual cost from all its labor groups. The uni... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines gains time for its restructuring plan
New York, Usa - The bankruptcy judge extended the terms until April, 30, 2005
US carrier, United Airlines, gained the extension of the deadline terms to act its restructuring plan: sources from the carrier revealed. Eugene Wedoff, the judge of the bankruptcy court which is following... more
AirlinesSN Brussels' terms for paying back a financial loan postponed to 2017
Brussels, Belgium - The carrier received three year ago EUR 125m state loan in order to be found
Belgium carrier, SN Brussels Airlines, will only have to start paying back EUR 125m state loan in 2017: the news was on the page of the daily "Le Soir". According to old agreement SN Brussels, born out... more
AirlinesThe carrier Flybe close to a deal
London, United Kingdom - For the purchase of 20 turboprop aircraft from the Canadian industry Bombardier of the type Q-400
The British carrier, Flybe, seems to be close to a USD 400m deal to acquire 20 turboprop aircraft of the type Q-400, from the Canadian industry Bombardier: an industry source said. The announcement about... more
AirlinesFourth-quarter 2004 in loss for America West Airlines
New York, Usa - Forecast for the current quarter are as well negative
US carrier, America West Airlines, announced it ended fourth-quarter 2004 in loss due mainly to high fuel costs and over capacity, saying that it predicted losses even for the current quarter. America... more
AirlinesCathay Pacific Airways cuts fuel surcharge
Beijing, China - With effect starting from February, 1 until March, 31
Cathay Pacific Airways announced it will cut 40 percent fuel surcharge on all tickets, with effect starting from next February, 1, until March, 31, 2005. Customers will have to pay USD 5,30 instead of... more
AirlinesBlue Panorama's projects
Rome, Italy - The carrier aims to reach one million passengers transported in 2005
Blue Panorama, the private airline controlled by Pecci’s family, has great projets for the future. The Italian carrier, which has just inaugurated the route Milan-Venice-Shanghai (see AVIONEWS) and which a... more
AirlinesAlitalia: SULT union confirms the strikes scheduled in February and March
Rome, Italy - Willingness to explain the reasons for such demonstration to the Investigation Committee on Strikes but the safety matter still appears relevant
Italian trade union SULT confirmed its intention for performing the 24 h strikes scheduled in February (8 and 21) and March (4 and 16). According to the union, the Investigation Committee on Strikes' point... more
AirlinesHawaiian Air asks for changes in pilot's contracts
Honolulu, Hawaii - The measure aims to cut costs
Hawaiian Air said it required bankrupt court the approval to extend and modify the bankrupt airline's pilot contracts in an attempt to cut costs. "We think that is what Hawaiian needs to do at a time when... more
AirlinesPredictions for Lufthansa
Berlin, Germany - The carrier expects 5-6 percent growth in 2005
German flag carrier, Lufthansa, announced predictions for 2005, underlining that the carrier expects 5-6 percent growth in 2005: the airline's Chief Executive said. Wolfgang Mayrhuber, this is the name... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines: the result of the activity in 2004
New York, Usa - The carrier reported USD 363m net loss for the whole year
US carrier, Continental Airlines, reported a USD 363m net loss for the whole 2004 in comparison with a net income of USD 38m in 2003. The negative walk of the carrier during last year was mainly due to... more
AirlinesBritish Airways: new routes from Bristol to Milan and Zurich
London, United Kingdom - Also a new connection to Frankfurt Airport
The British airline opens from April two new routes from the Bristol International Airport where flight bound for Milan and Zurich will leave and also an additional flight to Frankfurt. To celebrate the... more
AirlinesA-380 (4): British Airways looks at the plane
London ,United Kingdom - Carrier's long term plan may include the new A-380
British flag carrier, British Airways, said it did not need at the moment to modernize its long-haul fleet, as this last is one of the world’s new fleet with its 110 Boeing, including in particular 57 B... more
AirlineseasyJet to strengthen its presence at Basilea
Basilea, Switzerland - 1,5 million passengers to be carried from and to Basilea in 2005 by the British low-cost
easyJet will park three Airbus A-319 aircraft from June (in a short time aircraft could turn into six) at Basilea-Mulhouse Airport, the third one in Swiss Confederation: aircraft will be delivered between... more
AirlinesA-380 (2): Malaysia Airlines purchases six planes
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - The carrier announced during the ceremony to present the new Airbus' aircraft
The flag carrier Malaysia Airlines announced during the ceremony to present the new Airbus' aircraft, which took place recently in Toulouse (France), that it will supply its fleet with six A-380s, for... more
AirlinesSN Brussels Airlines launches new frequencies
Brussels, Belgium - To Prague and Budapest
The Belgium airline, SN Brussels Airlines, announced it would soon launch new weekly frequencies in favour of Prague and Budapest, the capitals of the two countries later entered the Europe Union, Czech... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines major shareholder in Slovak Airlines
Vienna, Austria - The purchase is part of the group's program Focus East
Aua Group, parent of Austrian Airlines, announced recently that it became the major shareholders in the flag Slovak carrier Slovak Airlines, based at Bratislava. The new purchase of the group, which is... more
AirlinesThe results of the fourth quarter 2004 for Delta Airlines
New York, Usa - The carrier reported heavy losses: USD 2,2bn
The US carrier, Delta Airlines, reported heavy losses in the fourth quarter of last year related to USD 2,2bn in comparison with USD 327m loss in the same period of the previous year. Delta, which represent... more
AirlinesAlitalia: strikes to warrant flights safety
Rome, Italy - SULT intends to resort to it in February and March but Committee of Inspection on Strikes asks for cancelling the protest
Italian trade union, SULT, confirms the 24 h strikes in favour of Alitalia's flying personnel and called for February 8 and 21 and March 4 and 16. According to the union, the flight and service time-line... more
AirlinesIt ended in loss the fourth quarter 2004 for American Airlines
New York, Usa - The carrier reported a USD 387m loss
It was really negative the result of the US carrier American Airlines's activity at the end of last year. American reported USD 387m loss in the fourth quarter of 2004 in comparison with USD 111m loss... more
AirlinesTerritorial continuity: Air One aims to changes in the decree in order to prevent it from favouring one carrier only
Rome, Italy - The carrier , interviewed by AVIONEWS, explained the reason for the appeal to Administrative Court
Air One made the appeal to TAR (Italian Administrative Court) on the territorial continuity clearer (see for details AVIONEWS). The carrier, interviewed by AVIONEWs, underlined how it absolutely agrees... more
AirlinesThe carrier AWAir cancels all of a sudden its maiden flight to Singapore
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - The authorities of the destination rejected a flight plan of the airline
The airline from Malesia AWAir, a unit of the most famous Malaysia AirAsia, cancelled on Wednesday all of a sudden its maiden flight to Singapore, after the authorities of the destination rejected the... more
Airlines2004 was a positive year for the airline Lot
Warsaw, Poland - The carrier ended last year with a net profit of USD 960,000
The flag Polish carrier, Lot, ended 2004 with a net profit of 3 million zlotys (USD 960,000), in comparison with a loss of 109 million zlotys last year. "We managed to achieve a profit, thanks to a sensible... more
AirlinesJob cut foreseen at Cyprus Airways
Nicosia. Cyprus - The carrier planned to eliminate 120 employees
Cyprus Airways announced it would cut 120 jobs into its current force work in a plan to save the troubled airline. The carrier said its biggest union Cynika, which represents 1300 of its current 1700 employees,... more
AirlinesThe walk of Northwest Airlines' operations
New York, Usa - The carrier reported a wider loss in the the fourth quarter 2004
US carrier, Northwest Airlines, reported a wider loss in the the fourth quarter of the last year due to high fuel cost and low revenue: Doug Steenland, Northwest's Chief Executive, said. Northwest one... more
AirlinesThe result of the Southwest Airlines' operations
New York, Usa - The carrier reported 15 per cent fall in its profit in the fourth quarter of last year
US carrier, Southwest Airlines, announced that revenues related to fourth quarter of last year showed a 15 per cent fall in its net profit, by underlining that the result came up by means of a proportion... more
AirlinesRyanair confirms forecasts for the current financial year
Dublin, Ireland - The carrier expects the number of passengers to rise 20 per cent to the end of March
The Irish low-cost carrier, Ryanair, announced it expects to carry on with the good walk of its operations even in the second part of the current financial year: Michael O'Leary, Ryanair's Chief Executive,... more
AirlinesThe walk of ExpressJet's activities
New York, Usa - The airline ended 2004 with a net profit of USD 122,8m
The US airline ExpressJet, affiliate of the most famous Continental Airlines, announced that its fourth quarter profit of last year was USD 33,6m, 13 percent more in comparison with the same period a year... more
AirlinesA-380 (2): Etihad Airways in talks for a deal to power four planes
Abu Dhabi, Arab Emirates - The carrier seems to be close to a final decision for an engine deal which value could be USD 600m
The airline Etihad Airways based at Abu Dhabi seems to be set to announce an engine deal including power for the four double-decker Airbus A-380 ordered to the Toulouse's consortium: Chairman of the carrier's... more
AirlinesA-380: Lufthansa will order further planes of the new aircraft generation
Berlin, Germany - According to what revealed the chairman of the carrier during the event for the launch of the aircraft
Wolfgang Mayrhuber, CEO of German flag carrier Lufthansa, seems to have revealed, during the event for the launch of the A-380 plane, which took place recently in Toulouse (France), that he expects the... more
AirlinesVolare Group: unions pending news
Varese, Italy - Dependants have been stayed put since November 19 when airline's activity was suspended
FIT-CISL union asked to special commissioner, Carlo Rinaldini, for a meeting to talk about future of the Group which have been left in stand-by for about two months. Workers received no signal about it:... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): an independent expert to analyse the Fintecna's role in AZ Service
Brussels, Belgium - To be appointed by EU and the detailed investigation on the business plan could prove not so quick as hoped
European Commissioner for Transport, Jacques Barrot, would have recently commented on the Alitalia's business plan considering it as a "Very serious" one, confirming he intends to conclude the in depth... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): easyJet asks for more clearness on the Italian carrier's business plan
London, UK - According to the English low-cost airline, it is strange that Alitalia aims to an alliance with Air France if it cannot gain profits at a national level
English low-cost carrier, easyJet, is asking European Commission for carefully analysing the Alitalia's business plan 2005-2008 by the in depth investigation started yesterday. The English airline welcomed... more
AirlinesAlitalia: pilots to go on strike on February 10
Rome, Italy - It is being confirmed the need for changing the plan related to personnel's flight and service time-line
Italian trade unions appear convinced of the need to resort to protests by suspending their services through a strike which is going to involve Italian air transport on next February 10. FIT-CISL, UIL... more
AirlinesAir France-Klm: next month employees would buy out 8% shares
Paris, France - The operation will take place between February 1 and February 21
The French daily "Les Echos" reported today the news according to which the employees of the group Air France-Klm would buy out 8 per cent shares of the carrier next month. The sale to staff, which follow... more