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AirlinesJapanese carriers against rise in oil prices
Tokyo, Japan - JAL and ANA boost the rates
To cover the rise in oil prices, Japan Airlines (JAL) and main domestic rival All Nippon Airways (ANA), are planning to boost by 5 per cent rates on Japan-Europe routes and to impose a fuel surcharge on... more

AirlinesAir Alps: the partnership of A22 has been cut out
Trento, Italy - The Board of Directors of the company said it would not partecipate in both national and international airlines
"Autobrennero" company decided not to partecipate in Air Alps reorganization: it was communicated, last Saturday, by the Administration Council of the company, which joined at Nogarole Rocca (see AVIONEWS).... more

AirlinesEasyJet expanding in Europe
Rome, Italy - Italian market, one of the main protagonist
"We are really cheerful to assert that this expansion sees Italian market such as one of the main actor" claimed some spokesmen of the low-cost airline, related to the new routes which started on October,... more

AirlinesAeroflot: the new President appointed
Moscow, Russia - A Putin trustworthy person to weather the crisis
Viktor Ivanov is the new President of the Russian airline Aeroflot: he has been appointed last Thursday during the special meeting of the Board of Directors. Ivanov is a trustworthy person of the President... more

AirlinesAlitalia: CONSOB's doubts on the recapitalization and the role of Fintecna
Rome, Italy - Italian authority for the market securities asks the carrier for making such matters clearer
CONSOB had already announced it last week: it is necessary that Alitalia makes the situation of its account clearer in order to ensure higher tranquillity for the market (see or details AVIONEWS). The... more

AirlinesContinental Airlines: new interesting fares for some flights of the carrier
New York, Usa - The discounts regard the flights leaving from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and some cities located in the North-Eastern of Boston and New York
Continental Airlines announced new interesting low-cost fares for the routes regarding Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and some cities located in the North-Eastern of Boston and New York. The cost... more

AirlinesSingapore Airlines flights booked on-line
Singapore - By the Internet site it is possible to choose the seat from an interactive map
The Singapore Airlines customers can also confirm their reservations and choosing seats on-line, two days before leaving. The new Internet check-in system allows passengers to select their preferred seat... more

AirlinesVirgin Blue continues talks about new Macau-based low-cost airline
Macau Special Administrative Region, (The People's Republic of China) - But the deal is not yet achieved
The Virgin Blue’s design to arrange an airline in Macau, did not die out: just yesterday, the Virgin Group carrier unveiled talks with Air Macau and local magnate Stanley Ho continued (see AVIONEWS). S... more

AirlinesEasyJet: its traffic up 25 percent in October
London, United Kingdom - The half-terms school break favoured it, according to the carrier
EasyJet announced today that its passenger traffic rose 25 percent in October in comparison with the same period last year. The carrier which mixed with Ryanair is one of the biggest European low-cost... more

AirlinesAlitalia (3): CONSOB asks for more transparency about the carrier's account
Rome, Italy - The Italian national airline share fell at Piazza Affari with a -1%
Despite the report on the Alitalia’s financial condition recently released by the competent company Deloitte & Touche appeared a quite positive one (see for details AVIONEWS), even if the need for a q... more

AirlinesMalaysia Airlines pins all its hopes on the Chinese and Indian market
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Carrier forecasts over eight million passengers on its international routes
Malaysia Airlines expects a big contribution from its Chinese and Indian market, results of which it hopes help it achieve a 25 per cent increase in international passenger numbers within March 2005, the... more

AirlinesIberia: government ready to sell its stake
Madrid, Spain - The BA could grab a chance to increase its shareholding
The Spanish government plans to sell its remaining stake in Iberia: so British Airways could increase its shareholding in the Spanish airline. The government holds currently a 5,25 per cent stake in Iberia... more

AirlinesUnited Airlines is presumably to ask new concessions
New York, Usa - The current bankruptcy protection of the carrier is in since 2002
"Wall Street Journal", citing unnamed sources, reported that United Airlines is to ask to a bankruptcy judge some new concessions, about USD725 milion a year, which the carrier expects to gain from an... more

AirlinesLufthansa seems to be close to an agreement with the union representing its pilots
Frankfurt, Germany - It would end this way a dialogue started at the beginning of the current year
Lufthansa and the union representing its pilots want to lead to the end some talks, concerning pay deal, which started almost a year ago: it is what reported some sources of both parts on Wednesday. The... more

AirlinesAir Comores: new route to link Milan to Comoro Islands
Moroni, Comoro Islands - The Moroni Airport will become the arrival hub for the long-haul flights from Europe
Air Comores International - Moroni-based airline born from the partnership with the local Air Bourbon, Comoro Government and Phoenix Group - has announced as from next March 29 2005, the new Malpensa-Moroni... more

AirlinesMeridiana: possible changes in its flight's plan because of unions threatened probable strike
Cagliari, Italy - The carrier underlined that it would apply in order not to cause troubles to its customers
The airline Meridiana announced possible changes in its flight's plan related to November, 8, 2004: the cause seems to be a possible strike threatened by the Unions of its employees. The carrier stressed... more

AirlinesAir Berlin ordered seventy Airbus aircraft
Berlin, Germany - The German carrier fleet is almost entirely made up of B-737s
The Germany's second-biggest carrier, Air Berlin, has ordered 70 Airbus A-320 worth EUR 4bn, with options for more 40: the planes will be delivered from Autumn 2005 to 2011. Ten of the 70 aircraft, will... more

AirlinesVolare Group: productivity bonus for stake in the company
Milan, Italy - It is the solution suggested by trade union
The Italian Volare Group workers would be inclined to share in the airline capital directly, freeing some items of their pay envelope - as productivity bonus - to carrier for recapitalization (see for... more

AirlinesAustrian Airlines had an incredible and unexpected profit
Vienna, Austria - Thanks to growing traffic and in spite of rising fuel costs
Austrian Airlines announced, last Tuesday, that its profit before interest and tax, related to the first nine months on the current year till the end of September, was larger than any expectations: EUR... more

AirlinesAir Alps: it seems the carrier overcame its recent financial problems
Bolzano, Italy - The new plan is based on an extention of the carrier in the Italian network, using above all Bolzano's air station
The carrier Air Alps, which operates with a fleet composed of eight planes, and which serves in Italy the airport of Rome, Bolzano, Parma, Brescia and Rimini, seems to have definitely overcome its financial... more

AirlinesWorld Express: a new airline
Ancona, Italy - The carrier would operate mainly at the airport "Raffaello Sanzio" of Ancona-Falconara
The new airline World Express was born in Falconara and would operate mainly at the airport "Raffaello Sanzio" of Ancona-Falconara with many flights to several different European airports. The promoter... more

AirlinesAlitalia (2): flight assistants ask for more warranties about the deployment procedures
Rome, Italy - While waiting for a positive answer by the carrier, one could not exclude the hypothesis of a strike
The trade unions representatives of the Alitalia's flight assistants analyse the situation about the condition of personnel in the company. Some unions would have confirmed that the agreements on contracts... more

AirlinesAlitalia: bound for a merge with Air france and KLM?
Rome, Italy - In case it occurs, the three carriers would anyway keep their identities
Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, seized a chance recently to comment about the future of the Alitalia's alliances. According to the premier, there would be a concrete possibility that the Italian... more

AirlinesAmerican Airlines to furlough employees to cut costs
Washington, USA - To counterbalance the high fuel prices
American Airlines is going to furlough 450 pilots and 650 mechanics: the carrier intends in fact to cut costs drastically in order to counterbalance the high prices of fuel. The airline CEO unveiled to... more

AirlinesSas is promoting its new route to Europe via Shangai
Stockholm, Sweden - The carrier offers a S 1899 return fare in Economy Class
Scandinavian Airlines, is promoting in these days the launch of its new route to Europe, via Shanghai: in order to do it the carrier offers some advantageous fares in economy class at the price of S 1899.... more

AirlinesAerolineas Argentinas: company initial public offering
Buenos Aires, Argentina - Then it will merge with sister company Austral
The flag airline Aerolineas Argentinas filed for bankruptcy protection in 2001, then acquired by Spanish company Marsans travel Group, should have to pay all of its outstanding creditors within the end... more

AirlinesEmirates Airlines celebrates four new destinations for 2005
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Seychelles, Hamburg, Geneva and Seoul are going to add to Emirates' international network
Emirates Airlines, based in Abu Dhabi, announced officially today the celebration of four new routes for 2005: Seychelles, Hamburg, Geneva and Seoul. The service consists of daily non-stop flights for... more

AirlinesVirgin Blue takes the live Tv on board
New York, USA - Travellers will have a choice of 24 Foxtel and Austar channels
Virgin Blue will join with Australian pay Tv Foxtel and regional satellite operator Austar and with the US company LiveTv in order to introduce aboard its aircraft. From mid 2005, carrier customers can... more

AirlinesEmirates Airlines increases e-ticketing access
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - At the moment the carrier has e-ticketing available from Australia and United States to 44 different cities
The carrier of the United Arab Emirates announced recently that it would expand the e-ticketing service: since it was activated, in May, 2004, the carrier has almost doubled the number of destinations... more

AirlinesRoyal Brunei Airlines: new service Sydney-Bandar Seri Begawan
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei - The carrier is now one of the international airline which offer the most extensive Australian network
Royal Brunei Airlines announced officially today the launch of its new service between Sydney and Bandar Seri Begawan: the Sydney's air station become this way the fourth Australian airport which serves... more

AirlinesAlso regional airlines can became Star Alliance members
Copenhagen, Denmark - It is necessary they have a sponsoring carrier
Blue1, a SAS Scandinavian Airlines subsidiary airline, has become the first regional member of Star Alliance. The Star's new two-tier structure established to give regional carriers the opportunity to... more

AirlinesMy Way Airlines adventure starts at mid December
Bergamo, Italy - The new Italian airline's operating bases will be Venice and Bergamo
The new low-cost Myair, My Way Airlines brand (see AVIONEWS), will set from December 17 flight to Naples, Catania, Brindisi and Madrid: its operating bases will be Venice-Tessera and Bergamo-Orio al Serio... more

AirlinesVolare Group dependants ask for government and Lombardia Region intervention
Varese, Italy - A fifty workers demonstrated yesterday at Varese before Prefectural and Province offices
A deputation composed from about 50 workers of Italian Volare airline have demonstrated at Varese before Prefectural and Province offices to ask for a meeting with the Welfare Minister, Roberto Maroni,... more

AirlinesAlitalia: Cimoli attended the SkyTeam meeting in the USA
Tucson, USA - Talks aimed to analyse the situation of the competitiveness of the partnership joined by the Italian carrier as well
Alitalia President and CEO, Giancarlo Cimoli, went to Tucson (Arizona) in the United States yesterday, in order to attend the meeting of the representatives from the various carriers which joined the great... more

AirlinesThai Airways increases surcharge
Bangkok, Thailand - The measure should not affect demand of tourists plan reaching Thailand during the Winter
Thai Airways decided to boost surcharge on transoceanic flights as from next December 1st, in response to soaring fuel prices. The rate surcharge on inter-continental routes will raise to USD 20 from USD... more

AirlinesContinental Airlines: load factor record for October
Houston, Usa - The Usa-based airline consolidated about 5 points more in its load factor percentage related to October
Continental Airlines, gave recently the numbers for its load factor related to October but not only: the load factor of the carrier related to October's month is 78.9 per cent which means 4.7 points above... more

AirlinesRyanair is not interesting in Volare Group
Milan, Italy - The low-cost airline will add two new air terminals in Italy
Although Ryanair shows interest in the Italian market regularly - by design to add two new air terminals to those already served in Europe, which will be chosen among the Italian ones likely, the Irish... more

AirlinesQantas Airways: new deal between the Australian carrier and its unions
Sydney, Australia - Flight assistants threatened to go on strike during the Christmas holiday season
Qantas Airways, Australia's flagship carrier, announced on Tuesday that it had signed a new deal with the union representing long-haul flight attendants: the agreement is based on the erection of a crew... more

AirlinesSas: fuel cost and slowing traffic passenger put down the carrier's positive numbers
Stockholm, Sweden - In the third quarter the carrier had a pre-tax profit of USD 8 million against USD 79,2 million a year ago
Scandinavian Airlines, state-owned carrier of Sweden, Norway and Denmark announced lately that its pre-tax profit diminished in the third quarter because of fuel cost as well as a weak traffic passenger... more

AirlinesHainan Airlines becomes customer of Airbus
Zhuhai, China - It has ordered eight A-319 to increase its competitiveness in the medium and short haul market
The Chinese regional carrier, Hainan Airlines, managed by the financier George Soros, has ordered eight Airbus A-319s Toulouse to optimize its fleet. The carrier reported it during the Zhuhai aviation... more

AirlinesQantas Airways receives the first of its 14 Airbus A-330/300 aircraft requested
Toulouse, France - The A-330/300 seems to be the peak aircraft of the European industry
The first of its 14 A-330/300 aircraft ordered from Qantas to the European industry seems to be arrived at the carrier recently: the Australian flag airline acquired from Airbus 11 A-330/300 aircraft,... more

AirlinesAir France recalls B-737/500
Paris, France - To verify evacuation slides
The Air France airline reported it has carried out a recall of all 19 Boeing 737-500 for safety controls. Because of such checks, which lated for 24 hours, about 12 short and medium-haul flights have... more

AirlinesRyanair plans casinos on board airplanes
Dublin, Ireland - The European government's restrictions are the only impediment
Michael O'Leary, the low-cost Ryanair's CEO, reported he plans to turn his airplanes into flying casinos, so passengers will be able to gamble in order to kill time and the airline's profits could multiply.... more

AirlinesAlitalia: Alenia's effort for the transformation of the MD-11s into cargo planes
Turin, Italy - The aerospace group proves willing to perform the related works by renting the Capodichino's Atitech facility for three years
During the official showing of the Eurofighter Typhoon (see for details AVIONEWS) in Caselle (Turin) yesterday, Alenia Aeronautica President and Finmeccanica Director General, Giorgio Zappa, underlined... more

AirlinesDelta Airlines: obtained a USD 500 m of financing from GE Commercial Finance
Washington, Usa - Few possibilities to avoid the Chapter 11 are coming up
Delta Airlines announced yesterday that GE Commercial Finance has agreed to provide it USD 500 m of financing made in the form of a senior secured revolving credit facility of USD 300 m and USD 200 m in... more

AirlinesRyanair: first-half year results
Dublin, Ireland - The profit amounted to EUR 200,1 m
The Irish carrier Ryanair has communicated today that the company reported a good first-half net income, about 18% more in respect of last year, satisfying the forecast (see AVIONEWS). The profit reported... more

AirlinesSN Brussels Airlines offers 7 new destinations
Brussels, Belgium - The routes operated since October 31
SN Brussels Airlines has increased from on Sunday October 31 its network with the opening of 7 new destinations: Sophia, Malta, Oviedo, New York, Istanbul, Riga, Tallin, Vilnius and Moscow, of which the... more

AirlinesAir One has lately celebrated the new service Nice-Rome
Nice, France - The new service of the carrier meets the desire of the local authorities to renovate the French region
The new Air One's flight started about two weeks ago and, according to which some carrier's sources claimed, it revealed to be a good project because it is useful for tourists as well as for business men.... more

AirlinesSwiss International says bye forever at the last of its plane MD-11 of Boeing
Basilea, Switzerland - The same kind of vehicle crashed into the ocean in 1998, in Canada because of an accident
The National carrier of Swiss International announced today that its last plane Boeing MD-11 made its last flight Chicago-Zurich-Kloten, letting forever the Swiss's fleet. Swiss International used for... more

AirlinesChina Airlines: the government would sell down its stake in the carrier to under 50%
Taiwan, Republic of China - But it would remain the largest shareholder
The Minister of Transportation of Taiwan, Lin Lin-san, said lately that the local government decided to sell a great part of its stake in China Airlines: though it would retain management control in the... more