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AirlinesAustralian carriers capacity exceeds demand
Sydney, Australia - Virgin Blue is studying new strategies to face up to the crisis which is suffering most of the carriers
Australian airlines capacity exceeds currently demand: to reveal it the head of Patrick Corp, a great operator which owns 46 per cent shares in budget airline Virgin Blue, being the major share holder.... more
AirlinesVietnam Airlines receives the approval of the government to purchase new planes
Saigon, Republic of Vietnam - Thanks to it, it would be delivered to the carrier four Boeing B-7E7 and ten Airbus A-321
Vietnam Government gave its approval to the state-carrier Vietnam Airlines, in order to acquire four Boeing B-7E7s and to finalize ten Airbus A-321s. The carrier has, in fact, planned the extension of... more
AirlinesIcelandair and easyJet: it may rise the collaboration between the two carriers
Reykjavik, Iceland - The Icelandic carrier is seriously considering to buy more shares in easyJet
The airline, Icelandair, announced that, linked to market talk, it is considering to buy more shares in the low-cost airline easyJet (see AVIONEWS). The President of the Reykjavik-based carrier, Sigurdur... more
AirlinesVolare Group (6): Assotravel about the carrier crisis
Milan, Italy - Italian "Air transport is more and more confused and frail"
Andrea Giannetti, who is President of Assotravel - National Tourism Association - said in a statement: "The case of Volareweb is a confirmation that there is the necessity, no more postponable, that air... more
AirlinesVolare Group (5): to interview about false accounting
Varese, Italy - As of now, no notice of judicial investigation issued
Former CEO, Andrea Molinari, could be one of the first persons to undergo interrogation due to the investigation into the carrier's accounts, but the name of whom will be called by Prosecutors in Busto... more
AirlinesVolare Group (4): Ryanair to be against state aids
London, United Kingdom - It is necessary to lower debt minimum limit in order that company goes into receivership and bankruptcy petition is blocked
Through Europe some voices against state aids to safe Volare Group begin to raise. The British carrier Ryanair, low-cost transport leader in Europe, already reported that "It is against possible state... more
AirlinesVolare Group (3): passengers grounded in Zanzibar and Mombasa come back by Lauda Air SpA
Milan, Italy - Today it is the turn of tourists stayed at Maldives
At the meantime, the first passengers who remained blocked abroad due to Volare suspended its flights, came back home, and they have been welcomed by a crow of reporters, photographers and cameras. Everyone... more
AirlinesVolare Group (2): My Way to clear oneself
Milan, Italy - Operations of new low-cost start regularly at mid of next month
The infant My Way Airlines, involved in the ruinous affairs of Volare Group (see for details AVIONEWS), issued a release by which it intends clearing that: "Following certain news aimed to discredite My... more
AirlinesVolare Group: to make workers idle
Milan, Italy - Either ground staff or flight will be involved
After the Italian low-cost airline declared insolvency this night (see for details AVIONEWS), its Board of Directors asked to make workers redundant for a month, either the ground staff or flight. The... more
AirlinesVolare Group crisis (11): Board declared insolvency
Milan, Italy - A commissioner to arrive by the week, as declared Maroni
During the Volare Board of Directors the recapitalization did not have been; Board declared insolvency: thus the administrative commissioning will be the next step from Volare which would be in estimated... more
AirlinesVolare Group crisis (10): Maroni: a commissioner to arrive by the week in case of insolvency
Milan, Italy - Minister of the Welfare would not have taken in consideration the candidacy put forward by Pecci
The extraordinary commissioner will be appointed by this week, if during Volare Group Board of Directors - begun at 6:00pm- emerges the declaration of insolvency of the Group, Minister of Welfare Roberto... more
AirlinesVolare Group crisis (9): also Meridiana plans to acquire it
Olbia, Italy - But only the domestic market sector
"Meridiana SpA reports its interest to take over Volare activity on the national market following the serious crisis has blocked Volare airline and that determines negative effects on employment, on consumers... more
AirlinesVolare Group crisis (8): Blue Panorama is interested to take over it
Milan, Italy - Blue Panorama President advances his candidacy in case of administrative commissioning
Blue Panorama carrier by a letter addressed to the Minister of Welfare Maroni, to the President of ENAC (Civil Aviation National Agency) Riggio, and to the undersecretary at Presidency of the Council Letta,... more
AirlinesSas at the service of "Save the Children"
Stockholm, Sweden - The carrier extends its support to the famous humanitarian association
The Scandinavian flag airline, Sas, has recently extended its humanitarian sponsorship agreement with "Save the Children": the deal would apply through 2008 and would concern the donation of a sum of SEK... more
AirlinesRyanair expands its network
Pisa, Italy - In Europe in general, in Italy in particular
The low-cost airline, Ryanair, announced, the launch of two new routes, which would interest as well its Italian network: Pisa-Liverpool and Pisa-Barcelona/Girona. The destinations from the Tuscan airport... more
AirlinesVolare Group crisis (7): accounting records seized
Varese, Italy - Within the inquiry due to false accounting and misappropriation
The Italian Guardia di Finanza of Varese have seized all the Volare Group accounting records, from 1997 until today. The public prosecutor’s office of Busto Arsizio (Varese) ordered the sequestration, f... more
AirlinesSas offers an on-line advent calendar
Stockholm, Sweden - The new service permits to individuate the most interesting destinations as well as the cheaper fares
The Scandinavian flag airline, Sas, would offer, starting on December, 1, and for the third year, the advent of an on-line calendar, with interesting proposes, including exciting destinations as well as... more
AirlinesLufthansa effectuated the cancellation for 44 of its flights
Berlin, Germany - Because of Italian air-traffic controllers' strike
Thomas Jachnow, spokesman of the Germany flag carrier Lufthansa, announced that because of Italian air-traffic controllers' strike, which took place on November, 19, it cancelled 44 of its 80 flights to... more
AirlinesEurofly would link Naples to New York starting from June 2005
Naples, Italy - The service consists in three flights per week
The private airline Eurofly, which services mainly touristic destinations, announced, last weekend, that starting from next June, 2005, would operate with a new service which is to link Naples to New York,... more
AirlinesVolare Group crisis (6): Italian Industry Minister is about law for reorganization of big company
Milan, Italy - But it is necessary to verify airline's dimensional requirements
Italian Industry Minister, Antonio Marzano unveiled that it is being assessing to change some parameters of the law for reorganization of big company: "We want verify if Volare has dimensional requirements... more
AirlinesUP and SULT Italian unions comments on the Volare crisis
Rome, Italy - The two unions criticised the difficulties of the entire air transport sector in the country
Italian Unione Piloti trade union expressed its solidarity addressed to Volare's employees, proved convinced about the fact that such crisis could be solved only by a general intervention in the overall... more
AirlinesSwiss International expands its service in Italy
Genoa, Italy - Three flights per week Genoa-Zurich
Swiss International announced recently that starting from next January, 17, 2005, it would expand its service in Italy, with three new flights per week (of which two on Saturday), from and to Genoa: flights... more
AirlinesVolare Group crisis (5): hundreds of workers marched in procession
Milan, Italy - Rallying cries against former CEO Soddu
About 600 workers have demonstrated before Volare Group office: ground employees, pilots, flight attendants from Gallarate, Malpensa, Venice, Bergamo marched in procession through the city. A lot of rallying... more
AirlinesVolare Group crisis (4): meeting with ENAC put off
Milan, Italy - At 6:00pm the extraordinary Board of Directors
The meeting between civil aviation body ENAC President, Vito Riggio, with Volare Group management, which was called today at 4:00pm, has been put off until tomorrow. Today in fact the carrier Board of... more
AirlinesVolare Group crisis (3): Ministry of Welfare announced decree to apply to carrier the law for company saving
Milan, Italy - They have scheduled a sit-in in Milan
Some hundreds of workers have gathered today before Volare Group office in Gallarate (Milan) in order to manifest against the stop of airline services. A sit-in will hold at 1:00pm in Milan where the company... more
AirlinesVolare Group crisis (2): crew members came back by Blu Panorama
Milan, Italy - Alpi Eagles set new flights for Eastern Europe
Italian Blu Panorama carrier supplied its aircraft to make to come back Volare crews blocked at the airports, while an Alitalia special link will see that 275 tourists in the Maldives come back home: the... more
AirlinesVolare Group crisis: passengers are suffering from serious hardships
Milan, Italy - They have paid the earth to leave airport
A lot of people grounded these days because of Volare Group financial difficulties (see AVIONEWS), among which also some Italian tennis players who had been in Sardinia and were going to fly by Volare... more
AirlinesVolare airplanes on the ground: airline-Lombardia Region-unions meeting occurred last Saturday
Rome, Italy - The carrier's Board of Directors to gather today, and its result could be the administrative commissioning
Volare released information regarding the situation of the carrier on last weekend as it cannot deploy its own airplanes. Aircraft are not allowed to fly and tickets selling is suspended. The airline’s b... more
AirlinesFrance denies that it intends to reduce its shareholders in Air France-Klm
Paris, France - It was a novelty reported by the daily journal "Agefy financial"
The French Government denied to have intention to reduce its shareholders in Air France-Klm from the current 44 percent down to 20 percent. The daily journal "Agefy financial" reported, in fact, this new,... more
AirlinesAta announces record in Us airlines' traffic passengers
New York, Usa - It expects that a record 16.2 passengers, would be on board, of the Us carrier, during the traditionally busiest season, related to the end-year holiday
Ata (Air Transportation Association) announced that Us carriers are on the way to reach a record 685 million people transported in the current year: thanks to low fares which are supporting the current... more
AirlinesApv cancels the Malev's offer
Budapest, Hungary - After it received only one bid
The Hungarian agency Apv retired, yesterday, the national airline Malev, from the market, after it received only one bid: the experts claimed it would pass several time before next attempt. Apv let know... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): is there less safety due to the productivity increase?
Rome, Italy - Some Italian Lega Party's members would have underlined this aspect following a recent emergency landing for a carrier's airplane
Some Italian Lega Party's members, with reference to the recent technical problem experienced by an Alitalia's airplane while landing at Milan-Malpensa Airport on last November 17 with a failure affecting... more
AirlinesSas elected the new Director of Corporate Communication at Sas Scandinavian Airlines Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden - He was chosen, above all for his great experience in this order
Andris Zvejnieks, is the new Director of Corporate Communication at Sas Scandinavian Airlines Sweden. Zvejnieks, who was chosen above all for his great experience in this order (the recent elected director... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines announced new cut costs
New York, Usa - The carrier intends to save about USD 500m
Continental Airlines announced, on Thursday, to have planned a cut costs, which would permit the carrier to save USD 500m through a combination of measures which concern pay cut, benefit changes and other... more
AirlinesThy Turkish Airlines receives a good answer from the market
Instanbul, Turkey - The bids for its 20 percent share of the carrier are encouraging
The flag Turkey's carrier, Thy Turkish Airlines, announced yesterday, to have received some interesting offers for its planned 20 percent sell. The carrier started officially collecting bids on Wednesday:... more
AirlinesMexicana to take delivery of the first A-318
Mexico City, Mexico - It will be deployed on domestic and international routes
The airline Mexicana, of which fleet is already made by 40 Airbus aircraft, has taken delivery of the first of 10 A-318s ordered. The new airplane will be deployed on the Mexican carrier domestic routes... more
AirlinesSas cancels flights because of snowstorm
Stockholm, Sweden - The flights are related to the carrier's activity both in Sweden and in Denmark
Sas, Scandinavian airline, announced that it cancelled between Wednesday and Thursday many flights because of bad weather. In particular the snowstorm which moved on Southern and Central Sweden, on Wednesday... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the procedure for the management of the redundancies started
Rome, Italy - It is expected to be completed on next January 15 for 3679 jobs
The procedure related to the management of the redundancies indicated within the new business plan 2005-2008 still under appraisal by European Commission was set during the meeting occurred yesterday in... more
AirlinesGulf Air: to break even
Abu Dhabi, UAE - Debts at its lowest level since 1989
The Gulf Air carrier will register a break even account this year despite increasing fuel costs. The Bahrain carrier is succeed to suffer loss thanks to a strong growth in traffic and revenue. Gulf Air... more
AirlinesAer Lingus needs funds
Dublin, Ireland - The country would presumably turn on the market to find it; after three senior executives resigned from the state carrier
Irland would presumably turn on the market: it is official since yesterday when the Ireland Transport Minister, Martin Cullin, announced that the country is looking for funds in order to furnish it to... more
AirlinesThe government of Zimbabwe would presumably set up a new cargo carrier
Harare, Republic of Zimbabwe - After the collapse of Affretair, the country has been counting on privately owned planes
Herbert Murerwa, Zimbabwe's Minister of Finance, announced that the government planned to set up a cargo airline for next year, in order to increase its horticultural exports. Murerwa, claimed as well... more
AirlinesDragonair register a substantial growth in October's month
Hong Kong, China - Thanks to a strong business
The Hong Kong second's airline, Dragonair, announced on Tuesday, that its traffic passenger rose, during October to 8.7 per cent compared to the previous month. The carrier transported 451,644 passengers... more
AirlinesFlybe is in talks both with Airbus and Boeing
London, United Kingdom - It wants to buy among nine and twelve aircraft from 150 seats
The British low-cost airline Flybe, announced on Tuesday, it wants to expand its fleet, claiming it is in talks both with Airbus and Boeing to purchase among nine and twelve aircraft from 150 seats: it... more
AirlinesNew carrier in Chile: Aerolineas del Sur has emerged
Santiago, Chile - Soon the direct competitors entered into debate with it
Yesterday, Chilean airline, Aerolineas del Sur, in part owned by Spanish travel company Marsans, was allowed by the government to operate as a new local carrier, operating both domestic flights and the... more
AirlinesLufthansa coddles its first-class customers
Frankfurt, Germany - It inaugurated yesterday at Frankfurt's airport a new super-luxurious terminal
The Germany state airline, Lufthansa, decided to coddle its first-class customers more, by thinking that, in a time when airline industry suffer by crisis, just they, have to receive special attentions.... more
AirlinesBrazilian airlines to fight by fares
Brazilia, Brazil - Local Air market is fast-growing
The Brazilian carrier TAM can fight off low-cost airline Gol in the domestic market by holding its fares within 10 per cent of its rival's. Yesterday, its President Marco Antonio Bologna reported it, who... more
AirlinesSwiss International: its first profit since it was created
Zurich, Switzerland - Swiss International was created two years ago by the fusion of the regional carrier Crossair and by what remained of Swissair
Swiss International earns its first profit of CHF 20m (USD 16.99m) compared to the CHF 62m loss of the same period last year: the first profit of the carrier which was created two years ago by the fusion... more
AirlinesAdria Airways to join Star Alliance
Lubiana, Sloveny - Passengers could take advantage of better and more cheap links
The Slovenian flag carrier, Adria Airways, took part in Star Alliance, operation which should allow the carrier to offer its customers better and more cheap travels. Adria joined Star Alliance in the early... more
AirlinesVolare Group about to lease an enterprise section
Varese, Italy - Some managers and banking companies are ready to put forward a proposal
A chink of light emerged from Italian Volare Group crisis: it seems that a group of managers with the banking companies support, plans to lease an enterprise section. In short time, they should put forward... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): a new meeting among the company, the unions and Italian Government to be held today
Rome, Italy - For the purpose of analysing the carrier's condition and set the management of the 3700 redundancies
A new meeting among the Alitalia board, Italian Government and the trade unions' representatives concerning the company's situation, the agreement among the sides and the management of the 3700 redundancies... more