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AirlinesAlpi Eagles: flight attendants strike, announced by Avia and Cgil
Marcon, Italy - For next Friday, September 17, 2004, for four hours
"The airline Alpi Eagles, communicates that its flight attendants adherent to Avia and Cgil unions have announced a strike from 12,00am to 4pm of September 17, 2004, of the flights in departure from Venice.... more
AirlinesAlitalia (7): pilots together again in order to save the carrier
Rome, Italy - Disagreement about the proposals put forward by the airline would have been eased while waiting for the meeting occurring this evening
While waiting for the new meeting with the Alitalia's board in order to encourage the achievement of a deal with reference to the company's business plan, the trade unions representing the carrier's pilots... more
AirlinesAlitalia (6): CGIL, CISL and UIL unions ready to face the crucial stages of the talks with the company
Rome, Italy - The three unions' confederations ask for making the future holding features clearer and confirm the need for an Italian Government's action
The meeting among the leaders of the three major Italian trade union confederations (CGIL, CISL and UIL) on the Alitalia's matter has ended. Epifani, Pezzotta and Angeletti would have agreed on the necessity... more
AirlinesAlitalia (5): pilots criticize the proposal for increasing flight hours
Rome, Italy - According to them, passengers safety would be remarkably jeopardized
The meeting among the representatives of Alitalia's pilots started at Rome-Fiumicino Airport this morning at 10:30 am, waiting for gathering at 06:00 pm aiming to carry on the negotiation on the carrier's... more
AirlinesIberia: flight directed to Barcelona carries out an emergency landing to Brussels
Brussels, Belgium - Fear between the passengers for the smoke presence in cabin
On Saturday afternoon a Spanish flag Iberia airplane directed to Barcelona, has carried out an emergency landing to Brussels airport. Alarm seems has been launched from the same passengers on the flight,... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): a new hypothesis of alliance with Air France-KLM
Rome, Italy - Italian Premier, Berlusconi, would be encouraging this solution in cooperation with France
Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, would have underlined the firm intention by Italian Government for favouring the lowering of the public share in Alitalia, so encouraging its own denationalization.... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): the trade unions between talks and protest
Rome, Italy - Worker's demonstrations might be promoted during this week despite talks with the company go on
The meeting among the representatives from CGIL, CISL and UIL Italian trade unions with reference to the Alitalia's matter is starting at 11:00 am this morning, while talks among the company and the unions... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Italian Government at work for the re-placement of redundancies
Rome, Italy - Italian Welfare Ministry should create a special window with reference in particular to Lazio's territory
A particularly delicate week starts today for the future of Alitalia. Last weekend ended with self-evident difficulties regarding the possibility for the company to achieve a final agreement with pilots,... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): is the lack of a relevant hub the reason for the carrier's crisis?
Rome, Italy - Some international analysts would be convinced the unproductive debate on Fiumicino and Malpensa's roles would have damaged it
Also Alitalia's pilots are ready to analyse the situation related to the carrier's crisis today, and a new meeting occasion among the representatives of the trade unions has been scheduled in the morning... more
AirlinesCharter airline Sun-Dor suspends flights towards Turkey
Tel Aviv, Israel - In the Antalia air station the Israeli armed guards are unwelcome guest
Today the Sun-Dor airline that operates charter flight, own Israeli carrier El-Al, would have decided to suspend until undetermined date the Tel Aviv-Antalia route, a Turkish destination, where it seems... more
AirlinesAlitalia (8): taxpayers associations ask for meeting the company and Italian Government about the carrier's crisis
Rome, Italy - It is important to ensure the highest flight safety degree to increase the airline's competitiveness
Also the consumers' associations ask the company and Italian Government for cooperating to solve the Alitalia's crisis. Adoc, Codacons, Federconsumatori and Adusbef in fact would consider their support... more
AirlinesAlitalia (7): experts and University's members prove sceptical about the carrier's relaunch
Rome, Italy - Button and Ponti would not think the airline is capable to solve the present crisis
Experts of the international air transport sector such as American-native Kenneth Button and the Milan University "Politecnico"'s Professor of Economy of Transport Marco Ponti, would prove quite doubtful... more
AirlinesBritish Airways: meal with bacterium
London, United Kingdom - Alimentary hygiene test identifies in the low-cost flight lunches of the carrier a dangerous bacillus
In five meals served aboard the British Airways low-cost flights would have been found by the alimentary hygiene tests a bacillus, that usually proliferates only in the drains. The bacterium would provoke... more
AirlinesAlitalia (6): relations among the company and pilots are improving
Rome, Italy - The various trade unions could show a common final proposal regarding salaries on next Monday
It seems that the situation related to talks among Alitalia's pilots and the company is improving. The various trade unions would be scheduling a meeting to be held on next monday, September 13, in order... more
AirlinesAlitalia (5): "it’s still going to be uphill all the way to solve the crisis"
Rome, Italy - Italian union CISL's leader Pezzotta would be convinced of it, and he asks for a clearer alliance policy by the carrier
Italian trade union CISL's General Secretary Savino Pezzotta commented the Alitalia's matter again, proving quite worried about the current situation of the airline, workers' doubts and the uncertain future... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): ENAC comments on the debates regarding supposed discriminations against the carrier
Rome, Italy - "Defaulting airlines are prevented from performing their activities, while an instalment credit could be requested"
Alitalia's President Giancarlo Cimoli had yesterday an opportunity for meeting Italian Minister for Infrastructures Lunardi and phone ENAC's (Italian National Civil Aviation Agency) President Riggio, with... more
AirlinesLufthansa: in August traffic on the up respect a year ago
Berlin, Germany - Also the German carrier goods transport grows 15%
Lufthansa in August would have caught up 13.9% more in the traffic respect a year ago, thanks to the greater number of long-haul flights towards Americas and Asian countries. Yesterday the German airline... more
AirlinesSwiss International Air Lines increases load factor
Geneva, Switzerland - Merit of the intercontinental routes that have made to record a +0,7% in August
The August Helvetic Swiss International Air Lines data about load factor improve: it seems in fact that have caught up a coefficient equal to 79,4%, 0,9 percentage points more regarding the same month... more
AirlinesAeroflot: debates within the Russian Government on the denationalization
Moscow, Russia - Minister of Economy would agree, while Minister of Transport intends first of all improve Sheremetyevo air station
Remarkable uncertainty would exist within Russian Government with reference to the denationalization of the Aeroflot national carrier. Some Government's members, such as for example Minister of Economy,... more
AirlinesAeromexico orders ten Boeing 737-700
Mexico City, Mexico - Fuel saving and environmental rules honouring as the two major goals to achieve for the carrier
The airline Aeromexico needs to encourage a significant adaptation to the new exigencies regarding saving related to the high aviation fuels price, and to the recent rules concerning noise pollution. For... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): local governments act in order to defend the carrier's employees
Rome, Italy - A meeting to occur at Campidoglio on Monday 13 among Veltroni, Storace, Gasbarra and Canapini
The initiative promoted by the Lazio's local governments in order to defend the employment with reference to the delicate situation of Alitalia does not stop. Italian Government will have to set the social... more
AirlinesQantas increases the passenger capacity for who must leave Jakarta
Jakarta, Indonesia - After yesterday attacks, airline meets the requirements of who must take off from the Indonesian capital city
Whether Qantas or Australian Airlines will regularly continue to operate their flights towards Indonesia: in particular, Qantas said to have predisposed a passenger capacity increase for the Indonesian... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): Pisa's and Venice's air stations defend against the carrier's criticism
Venice, Italy - Treatment for all the airlines is the same on the basis of the existing ruling
Alitalia's President, Cimoli, would have already ease the debates occurred regarding supposed discriminations which would affect the carrier due to the behaviour by Italian Ministry for Transport and by... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the company and the unions talk about AZ Fly and AZ Service
Rome, Italy - President Cimoli proves confident regarding the future of the airline
Talks among Alitalia's board and the trade unions' representatives go on. An aspect of concern for workers is the one related to the splitting of the carrier into two separated units: AZ Fly and AZ Service.... more
AirlinesBritish Airways has yielded the Qantas stake
London, United Kingdom - They have been sold to Australian and international investors for USD 770m
British Airways has yesterday sold its Qantas stake (see news AVIONEWS), gaining USD 770m that will come use in order to diminish society debt and to invest for one future industrial consolidation in Europe.... more
AirlinesUS Airways: the no pilots to umpteenth airline offer
New York, USA - The carrier proposal would have cut salary and pension contributions
US Airways pilot union yesterday would have said "no" to the last demands for pays wage concessions introduced them from the airline, refusing to put to the ballots the proposal (see news AVIONEWS). The... more
AirlinesSN Brussels Airlines: profits nearly EUR 2m in the first half-year
Brussels, Belgium - The first part of the year is positive for the Belgian carrier that in 2003 closed instead in deficit
SN Brussels Airlines has reported on Thursday in Brussels outcomes regarding the first half-2004: the Belgian air company would have closed the first six months of the year with a EUR 1,93m net profit... more
AirlinesAirbus A-320s for China Northern Airlines
Beijing, China - 23 airplanes have been leased to modernize the fleet while the union with China Southern Airlines is about to occur
While waiting for the union with China Southern Airlines, the carrier China Northern Airlines would have decided to favour the modernization of its own fleet through the leasing of 23 Airbus A-320 transport... more
AirlinesAir disaster in Russia: Aeroflot already finds a passenger traffic fall
Moscow, Russia - It fell for a 3% most of all for the international routes towards Europe and the USA
The carrier’s representatives had already forecasted it and the first negative effects on the Aeroflot’s passenger traffic can be already found (se for details AVIONEWS). The fall found starting from las... more
AirlinesAlitalia (5): searching for a major role in SkyTeam
Rome, Italy - President Cimoli would prove willing to modify the agreement with its partners and most if all with Air France
Alitalia's President Giancarlo Cimoli would be appraising the hypothesis for encouraging new alliances for the relaunch of the Italian carrier, as they could be aimed to increase the airline's competitiveness.... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): "Cimoli's accuses on airport royalties are pure fantasy"
Rome, Italy - It is maintained by Assaeroporti's President Giovanni Maniscalco who put into evidence the results of checks performed by ENAC
Giovanni Maniscalco, Assaeroporti’s President, commented regarding the accuses addressed by Alitalia’s President Cimoli to some Italian air stations, on the basis of supposed discriminations damaging the... more
AirlinesJet Blue: the third quarter forecasts are negative
New York, USA - Airline would have suffered much for the fuel costs and the hurricanes in the past weeks
Revenue alarm for the Jet Blue low-cost: it seems in fact that airline management waits for the 3rd quarter 2004 a profit decrease, because of the high costs supported for the high-fuel, that would be... more
AirlinesRyanair challenges Alitalia: "We count to transport 28 million passengers against the 20 of the Italian airline"
Rome, Italy - Thanks Ciampino investment, the low-cost will cover 5 new routes whose cost will not exceed EUR 16
Great celebrations to introduce the new USD 120m investment made from Ryanair over the Roman Ciampino air station: the Irish company Chief Executive in fact would have been dressed up as an ancient Roman... more
AirlinesSas Group: increased costs because of the high aviation fuel
Stockholm, Sweden - By EUR 2 on their domestic and European routes
On May 14, the SAS Group announced that ticket prices would be raised by EUR 4-6 as a result of increases in aviation fuel costs. There have subsequently been further increases in the cost of aviation... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): the difficult talks among the company and the unions
Rome, Italy - Constant delays for the meetings among worker's representatives and the company, while the deadline of September 15 is getting closer
Talks among Alitalia's board and the trade unions' representatives is more and more difficult, especially concerning flight assistants and ground personnel. No agreement would have been achieved yesterday,... more
AirlinesAlitalia: no direct criticism against Italian Ministry of Transport
Rome, Italy - Airline's board would have made the matter concerning discrimination suffered due to some air stations clearer
Alitalia’s President and CEO, Giancarlo Cimoli, intended, through his company’s spokesmen, to make the statements occurred yesterday regarding the discrimination suffered by the carrier clearer (see for... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): Ryanair opens its doors wide to the Italian carrier's pilots
Dublin, Ireland - The low-cost airline even decides to provide Alitalia with useful advices in order to solve its crisis
The crisis situation affecting Alitalia is being carefully followed also by Ryanair, proving particularly ironic and paternalist at the same time towards the Italian carrier. The low-cost airline would... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines: 6-7000 staff cuts are likely
New York, USA - It's necessary a restructure plan that make to save airline till USD 5bn
In one year and an half, 6-7000 persons employed at the Delta Airlines could lose their workplace. Gerald Grinstein, Chief Executive manager of the company has communicated that in virtue of the difficult... more
AirlinesAlitalia (8): President Cimoli to be in New York on next Monday for the SkyTeam meeting
Rome, Italy - The strategic alliance analyses the situation and schedules steps for growing further by the joining of Continental and Northwest
Alitalia's President and CEO, Cimoli, will attend on next Monday an important meeting among the chiefs of the carriers members of the SkyTem strategic alliance. This meeting will occur in New York and... more
AirlinesTransavia is an independent part of the Air France-KLM Group
Amsterdam, Holland - The company leases aircraft to other airlines
From the home bases Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Rotterdam Airport and from regional airports, Transavia provides competitively-priced air travel on a broad network of European routes. This is done in... more
AirlinesAlitalia (7): "The carrier discriminated by Italian Ministry of Transport"
Rome, Italy - The heavy criticism by President Cimoli, who would have pointed out how the proofs of what stated exist
While Alitalia's President, Cimoli, confirms the need for an agreement with the unions which can enable the carrier to start the implementation of a business plan able, according to CEO, to "Increase of... more
AirlinesAll Nippon Airways launches a new low-cost carrier
Tokyo, Japan - Air Next will begin to operate in March 2005 with two B-737
All Nippon Airways (ANA) programmed launching in March 2005 a Japanese low-cost carrier for the domestic routes, whose name will be Air Next: the service will be served by two Boeing 737-500s, that can... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines: a fee for who does not acquire the ticket on line
Houston, Italy - Who reserves the travel ticket traditionally will pay between USD 5 and 10 more
Continental Airlines will soon impose a fee (comprised between USD 5 and 10) on tickets for the services reserve at the reservation centers or at the ticket offices in the USA airports. While instead... more
AirlinesAlitalia (6): "it appears difficult to achieve a deal among the company and the unions"
Rome, Italy - It would have recently been maintained by Italian union CGIL's leader Guglielmo Epifani
Despite many trade unions would not be willing to resort to strikes presently with reference to the situation described by Alitalia's board, and despite constant talks were accepted in order to warrant... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines: more expensive the ticket surcharge
Singapore - From September it will endure an increase comprised between the USD 4 and 12
From September 1st, Singapore Airlines increases surcharge applied on the tickets, in order to face the fuel price constant increase and to damp the costs that such continuous situation having on the market:... more
AirlinesAlitalia (5): "Government will be able to act only after an agreement among the company and the unions"
Rome, Italy - It would have been stated by Italian Minister Lunardi, defining such deal as "the last chance" to save the carrier
The Italian trade unions' representatives in talk with Alitalia's board would have accepted to keep September 15 as the major point of reference and the final deadline for the achievement of an agreement... more
AirlinesAlitalia (4): "Without reorganization a relaunch is unlikely to occur"
Rome, Italy - President Cimoli would be convinced of it, as he would think the agreement with the unions as an essential precondition to save the carrier
Alitalia's President and CEO, Giancarlo Cimoli, commented about the current airline's situation and the talks with the trade unions. According to Cimoli, one cannot think to a relaunch of the carrier if... more
AirlinesAir Namibia restructures its fleet
Windhoek, Namibia - As from 2005 intercontinental flights will be served by two A-340/400
The South African company, Air Namibia, would be carrying out a fleet renew: from the last August 31, in fact the intercontinental flights before operate by B-747/400, come now served by MD-11. The aircraft... more
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