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AirlinesAlitalia: Barrot-Lunardi meeting on the business plan occurring in the afternoon
Brussels, Belgium - European Commissioner would have anyway stated he will not be able to decide definitively today on the carrier's restructuring plan
The meeting announced yesterday between the new European Commissioner for Transport, Jacques Barrot, and Italian Minister for Infrastructures and Transport. Pietro Lunardi. regarding the Alitalia's business... more
AirlinesWizz Air starts a lawsuit against easyJet
Budapest, Hungary - The carrier accuses the bigger low-cost, its rival, to have damaged it
The low-cost airline Wizz Air, based at Budapest, started a lawsuit against the bigger carrier, its rival, easyJet, by accusing it to have damaged its reputation. easyJet in fact seems to have critizized... more
AirlinesLoad factor rose for Air Canada
Ottawa, Canada - It fell instead the one of WestJet Airlines, Air Canada's low-cost rival
Air Canada announced its load factor rose in November; it fell instead the one of WestJet Airlines, the carrier’s low-cost rival. Air Canada’s load factor reached 74.6 per cent in November in comparison wit... more
AirlinesVirgin group looks at Air Deccan
London, United Kingdom - Richard Branson declared that wants to invest money in the Indian subcontinent
The British billionaire, Richard Branson, whose Virgin empire includes planes, trains, vodka, mobile phones and music, declared that his group planned to invest capitals in the Indian subcontinent, which... more
AirlinesVietnam Airlines signs a deal with Airbus
Hanoi, Vietnam - With which it purchased ten Airbus A-321 aircraft
The Asiatic carrier, Vietnam Airlines, signed yesterday a deal with the European industry Airbus to buy ten new A-321 aircraft worth USD 625,2m. The chief of the airline, Nguyen Xuan Hien, had announced... more
AirlinesTraffic passengers rose for Air France-Klm
Paris, France - The group registered a 4.2 per cent growth
The group Air France-Klm announced, on Tuesday, that its traffic passengers on board of its aircraft reported a 4.2 per cent growth, in comparison with the same period a year earlier, though it said as... more
AirlinesTraffic passengers rose for easyJet
London, United Kingdom - The carrier announced that the growth concerns 25 per cent
The low-cost carrier easyJet announced its traffic passengers rose up 25 per cent thanks to the introduction on its European network of nine new routes, though the airline said its load factor reported... more
AirlinesIt was positive the first half of the financing year 2004-2005 for Singapore Airlines
Republic of Singapore, Singapore - The carrier, once passed over the crisis related to Sars, registered a 25,2 per cent increase in its net profit
The Asiatic carrier, Singapore Airlines, closed positively the first half of the financing year 2004-2005 related to April-September. The net profit of the airline in relation with that period is Singapore's... more
AirlinesAir Bourbon ends in liquidity
Paris, France - The carrier had a loss of EUR 7m
The little private airline Air Bourbon which operated a service aimed to join France to the island Reunion ended in liquidity: to ground it a loss of EUR 7m. The decision was announced by the administrative... more
AirlinesVolare Group (3): Volare pilots day
Treviso, Italy - "To evaluate possible hiring in Ryanair"
Thus an advertisement on Italian "Il Gazzettino di Treviso" newspaper said in order to promote the Recruitment day which will occur today in Treviso (North-Est Italy, near Venice): the commercial reports... more
AirlinesVolare Group (2): grounded passenger refunding to thicken
Varese, Italy - Aduc, Customer Association stated it
"Now, after Busto Arsizio's Tribunal declared the insolvency state, the plot is clear more than ever: company do not have a bean". Aduc, Italian Association for clients and customers rights, affirms it... more
AirlinesVolare Group: today Ryanair recruitment day
Varese, Italy - Pilots and flight attendants stage a sit-in in Malpensa Airport
Carlo Rinaldini, new special commissioner, today will meet at 3:00pm Varese Province President, Marco Reguzzoni, to talk about company: today also Ryanair pilot recruitment day will hold in Treviso, following... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the efficiency strategy has been released
Rome, Italy - It deals both with AZ Fly and the no core activities involved by by AZ Service
Italian Ministry of Economy released to Italian Parliament the business plan regarding AZ Service, concerning all the no core activities of Alitalia, but it also described some aspects related to the cost... more
AirlinesSas registered a growth in its passenger traffic
Stockholm, Sweden - The carrier expects that the last two month of the year would be better
The Scandinavian flag carrier Sas announced that its passenger traffic rose 2.9 percent last month from a year earlier though its passenger load factor fell 1.0 percentage point in comparison with a year... more
AirlinesVirgin blue owner to celebrate new services by bungee jumping
Sydney, Australia - He will arrive by helicopter over Bondi Beach
It's a big week for Virgin Blue which is approaching to launch its new venture. According to the "Daily Telegraph" newspaper, British billionaire sir Richard Branson will be bungee jumping to celebrate... more
AirlinesAir Paradise: new Brisbane-Denpasar flight
Bali, Indonesia - Cheap packages to launch the initiative
Indonesian carrier, Air Paradise International, started to serve the new route from Brisbane (Australia) to Denpasar (Bali) by Airbus A-310/300. The direct link is operated twice a week by flights leaving... more
AirlinesUS Airways seems to risk to end in liquidity
New York, Usa - If the carrier fails to receive the approval of the court about its requests
The carrier US Airways seems to risk to end in liquidity, at the beginning of next year, unless it receives the approval of the court about its requests related to strong cut cost which would interest... more
AirlinesSAS Braathens to cut ten routes and introduce new link for Nice
Oslo, Norway - London-Gatwick and Geneva services eliminated
One of Scandinavian Airlines Norwegian units, SAS Braathens, planned to cut 10 routes: among which, there are also London-Gatwick and Geneva links. January 6, 2005 will be the day to close service operated... more
AirlinesA new non-stop flight for Singapore Airlines
Republic of Singapore, Singapore - It is one of the three weekly flights Singapore-CapeTown (South Africa) which the carrier operated via Johannesburg
The Asiatic carrier, Singapore Airlines, recently started a new non stop flight between Singapore and Cape Town (South Africa): it is one of the three weekly flights which the carrier already operated... more
AirlinesHapag Lloyd Express to introduce new German destination from Olbia
Olbia, Italy - By taxi-yellow B-737 of German low-cost to reach Berlin in two hours
From Olbia Airport (Sardinia, Italy), on December 5, a new service operated by low-cost Hapag Lloyd Express, started: link with Berlin-Tegel is the fourth destination served by HLX towards Sardinia's air... more
AirlinesVirgin Express doubles its net profit
Brussels, Belgium - In the third quarter of the current year
The airline Virgin Express, based in Belgium, announced that its net profit doubled in the third quarter of the current year, thanks to cost saving and improved productivity. Virgin Express, owned by the... more
AirlinesLufthansa seems to be seriously interested in acquiring a stake in Dfs
Frankfurt, Germany - The German Government planned to sell a Dfs 74,9 per cent share next year
The German flag carrier, Lufthansa, seems to be seriously interested in purchasing a stake in air traffic control company, Deutsche Flugsicherung (Dfs). The German Government planned to sell a Dfs 74,9... more
AirlinesAir China signs a deal to purchase 23 new Airbus aircraft
Beijing, China - The agreement was reached on Monday during the visit to Beijing of German Chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder
Air China signed a deal to purchase 23 new Airbus planes that the airline would add to its fleet: the agreement was reached on Monday during the visit to Beijing of German Chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder.... more
AirlinesLufthansa signs a deal with its pilots
Frankfurt, Germany - The agreement would give the carrier the possibility to save EUR 55m
The German flag airline, Lufthansa, announced it reached a deal with its pilots which would permit it to save EUR 55m as well as to continue to grow in the order of civil aviation in a market which is... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines offers attractive fares
Republic of Singapore, Singapore - The cost of the ticket to reach enchanting exotic destinations, included in its network, starts from EUR 530
The Asiatic carrier, Singapore Airlines, started from November, 1, 2004 to offer interesting fares to reach enchanting exotic destinations included in its network such as Thailand, Vietnam, China, Australia,... more
AirlinesSkyEurope and Wizz Air at the service of Air Polonia's 53.000 would-be passengers
Warsaw, Poland - The carriers warm about the fact that many of them may not find the same flights because of the busy holiday season
The East Europe’s carriers the day after Air Polonia’s failure (see AVIONEWS) reassured its 53.000 disappointed would-be passengers, that they had enough cash to survive to hard competitions in the mar... more
AirlinesVolare Group: judicial inquiry to stay in Busto Arsizio
Varese, Italy - Minority stockholder objections rejected
Jurisdiction appeal has been turned down: the state of insolvency will be declared in Busto Arsizio (Varese), not in Vicenza, as lawyers for minority stockholders Gino Zoccai and Marcello Crestani and... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): changes in the decree on the social safety valves
Rome, Italy - Restrictions for gaining the support measures for those who deny training courses or a new job with clear remuneration conditions
Italian Government changed the decree on the social safety valves for the air transport sector and it has an immediate effect in particular on Alitalia's employees. It deals with a clause destined to affect... more
AirlinesAlitalia: EU Commission to decide on the business plan early in 2005
Brussels, Belgium - In the meantime, it asked Italy for further details on the carrier's restructuring plan
European Commission could not succeed in deciding definitively on the Alitalia's business plan 2005-2008 by the end of the current year. It is what would have been unveiled by EU Government's spokesmen,... more
AirlinesAir Polonia has been constrained to ground because of financial problems
Warsaw, Poland - 53,000 interested passengers
The Polish airline, Air Polonia, has been constrained to cancel all its flights because of financial problems, leaving 53,000 passengers grounded: the Chairman of the carrier announced on Sunday. Jan Litwinski,... more
AirlinesVirgin Atlantic Airways would compete with British Airways on the Indian market
London, United Kingdom - The carrier received the largest share of the request related to new rights to fly from Great Britain to India
Virgin Atlantic Airways, owned by the business man Richard Branson received from Caa (Civil Aviation Authority) the largest share of the request related to new rights to fly from Great Britain to India,... more
AirlinesThe first annual profit over the last four years for Indian Airlines
Bombay, India - USD 10m in comparison with USD 44.7m loss last year
Indian Airlines, one of the three main domestic carriers, made its first profit over the last four years, thanks to cost cut and increased productivity: the President announced recently. The state-owned... more
AirlinesBad weather conditions constrain Schroeder's plane to leave with a two hour delay
Berlin, Germany - The German Chancellor leaved yesterday for his three day visit in China
Bad weather conditions constrained Schroeder’s plane yesterday to leave with a two hour delay. The aircraft, because of the unpredictable accident, took off from Berlin, yesterday in the evening, to C... more
AirlinesAir France: some planes of the carrier which arrived in Usa were strictly controlled
New York, Usa - French authorities could not find some explosive material utilised during a dogs' training
Some planes of the national French carrier, Air France, which arrived last Saturday in Usa, were subjected to strict controls after the US authorities heard the new, according to which, the French Police... more
AirlinesBritish Airways: drop in passengers
London, United Kingdom - Good data for Asia, Africa and Middle East markets
British Airways transported fewer passengers last month than in November 2003, following a reduction number of services operated: carrier reported it has carried 2,685,000 travellers in November, a drop... more
AirlinesTokyo: gale paralyzed air traffic
Tokyo, Japan - More than 300 flights cancelled
Wind reached 172 Km/h on Japanese archipelago between Saturday and Sunday paralyzing air traffic. More than 300 flights have been cancelled, including many at Tokyo's Haneda Airport, affecting about 45,000... more
AirlinesVueling Airlines launches new interconnections in Italy
Barcelona, Spain - It would operate at Fiumicino's Airport
The Spanish low-cost airline, Vueling Airlines, would launch soon new interconnections Rome-Barcelona which the carrier would operate at Fiumicino's Airport. The airline, which has as major shareholders... more
AirlinesVolare Group (3): Rinaldini appointed new General Manager
Varese, Italy - He is Domenico Dal Bò, former Pagnossin's CEO
The recently appointed special commissioner Carlo Rinaldini, would have confirmed there was a EUR 700m fund of UE to save airline's workers: "I want to save company and jobs, but there is no money, so... more
AirlinesMyAir: Assotravel asked to ENAC and competition Authority a control about carrier
Rome, Italy - To verify that airline conduct fits market rules
My Way Airlines, operating by MyAir.com brand, according to Assotravel (Italian travel agencies association), would have started to "Merchandise services for a new airline still not supplied with regular... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Formigoni welcomed the new Malpensa-Shanghai flight
Milan, Italy - President of Lombardia Region reminded his own effort to enhance the air station at the most even by the Italian national airline's growth
Following the opening of the new Alitalia’s flight for Shanghai at Milan-Malpensa Airport on last December 2 (see for details AVIONEWS), President of Lombardia Region, Roberto Formigoni, commented on t... more
AirlinesVolare Group (2): management crisis in Assotravel view
Rome, Italy - Giannetti wishes an Authority to regulate air transport sector
"Volare situation compels all tourism operators to reflect on air transport sector. A serious management crisis, as that hit the airline, causes negative consequences not only to workers and customers,... more
AirlinesVolare Group: Astoi satisfied with Christmas agreement
Rome, Italy - Italian Tour Operator Association was positive on solution for grant flights during next holidays
On Friday, a meeting with Volare management, ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Board), Assaereo, Fiavet and Assoviaggi occurred, and Astoi (Italian Tour Operator Association) was satisfied with solutions adopted... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines closed the ticket desks in New Zealand and Australia
Sydney, Australia - Employees to be redeployed in other locations
United Airlines will close all its ticket desks in New Zealand and Australia as from January 31, 2005: the airline will manage all the services related to ticketing from its office locate in Sydney but... more
AirlinesDelta Air Lines completed the deal related to its request of finance's availability
New York, Usa - It concerns a USD 1,1bn of disposable financing, of which the carrier has already borrowed USD 830m
The US’ carrier, Delta Air Lines, signed, on Wednesday, the deal with Ge Commerce Finance and American Express Travel Related Services aimed to obtain USD 1,1bn of disposable financing of which the carrier h... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines signed agreement with Connexion By Boeing: internet and live TV in-flight
Singapore - Lufthansa was the first airline to offer wireless internet services
Singapore Airlines passengers will enjoy live television and high-speed Internet access next year under an agreement with Connexion by Boeing. The Internet service will initially be available on selected... more
AirlinesUS Airways' plan receives approval by its major creditors
New York, Usa - It implies the cancellation of many employee labor contracts if the court of bankruptcy fails to obtain voluntary concessions from the units
US Airways plan receives approval by its major creditors, which hold billions in claims and are worry for their unsecured finances, to cancel labor contracts, covering thousands of the carrier's employees,... more
AirlinesSome of Delta Air Lines' pilots early retired
New York, Usa - Thanks to the positive effect which airline's concession package have had on the category allowing the carrier to save USD 1bn a year
About 200 Delta Air Lines’ pilots took early retirement, starting from last Wednesday, thanks to the positive effect which airline’s concession package have had on the category allowing this way the car... more
AirlinesOrient Thai Airlines proposes itself on the market
Bangkok, Thailandia - The low-cost airline planned a public offer of its 20 per cent
Orient Thai Airlines, a low-cost airline based at Bangkok, announced it planned to sell its 20 per cent by means of a public offer which would be effectuated by middle 2005: Udom Tantiprasongchai (Chief... more
AirlinesVolare Group: long-haul route operating plan by December 10
Varese, Italy - Otherwise they will be assign to others carriers
At end of a meeting with Volare Group technicians and the Deputy General Director of ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Board) engineer Salvatore Sciacchitano, it has been announced that carrier should deliver... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines: flight assistants threaten strikes
New York, Usa - If the court of bankruptcy refuses to reach a pay deal with the respective unions
United Airlines' flight assistants seem to be effectuating strike ballots in order to be ready to start the strong measure if the court of bankruptcy refuses to reach a pay deal. Strike ballots are also... more