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AirlinesUE warns Great Britain about "open skies deals"
Brussels, Belgium - More member states to relinquish the agreements
They will have 12 months to return on their steps and to set aside the bilateral agreements stipulated with the United States. The warning is not addressed only to Great Britain but it is extended to... more
AirlinesDelta and United will reduce further costs
New York, Usa - It's tried to find a way out from the financial problems
It does not seem there's an end to the catastrophic situation in which the civil aviation concerns, especially the American one. After years that can easily be considered as "golden", the airlines must... more
AirlinesBuzz tries to avoid a mass-strike of its pilots
London, UK - The final decision to be taken today
It's lasted until night the encounter between Buzz and its pilots, in order to find an agreement to avert a strike of its pilots. The reason of the controversy would reside in the restructure plan that... more
AirlinesPakistan International Airlines buys 8 new Boeing 777
Washington, USA - The first deliveries in 2004
Signed in the last days an important contract between Pakistan International Airlines and Boeing for the selling to the Asian air company of eight Boeing 777 for a value of USD 1,5bn. In the particulars... more
AirlinesSigned a USD 650m contract between Aeroflot and Airbus
Paris, France - The Russian carrier will order 12 aircraft
Signed in Paris a USD 650m contract between the Russian carrier Aeroflot and the European maker Airbus. The contract previews the direct purchase of 8 aircraft from the air company; the other 4 will be... more
AirlinesAir Switzerland fails without flying
Zurich, Switzerland - Dismissed all employees
The Swiss air carrier Air Switzerland has failed without a single airplane has ever taken off. The last 160 employees have been dismissed last week, while the other 60 have been dismissed at the beginning... more
AirlinesUnited towards a bankruptcy?
Chicago, USA - The last solution is to cut 9 thousands jobs
It's an accepted general rule, in the United States that, in order to exit from the crisis of the civil aviation aimed cuts are needed but these are manifested in mass lay-offs. Therefore if the dismissions... more
AirlinesEmirates voted as best carrier
Dubai, United Arab Emirates -The prize is due to the quality of the services
The Middle East air carrier Emirates has been voted by the readers of the Middle East travel and business magazine as carrier with the best services on board. Moreover to the Arab carrier has been assigned... more
AirlinesHeavy difficulties for Varig that has debts for USD 900m
San Paolo, Brazil - The carrier will not be able to pay a USD 118m installment
The debit installment will expire in the end of this month, but since today the president of the Brazilian carrier, Arnim Lore, has announced this will not be honored. But he has added it is under studying... more
AirlinesAir Wales in big expansion (2): the carrier is studying new flights
Cardiff, Wales - Towards Ireland and England
The Welsh carrier is studying new flights to let grow its market quote, already big after three years by its birth, in the British islands area. The flights studied are directed to Ireland and England.... more
AirlinesAir Wales in big expansion
Cardiff, Wales - The carrier is widening its horizons
Air Wales is in big expansion. It is demonstrated by several indications, among them the acquisition of the Swansea airport, an industrial town of the State associated to the United Kingdom. Other indications... more
AirlinesKLM continues its fleet strengthening
Amsterdam, Netherlands - The total order is 24 aircraft
Great satisfaction for the president and general executive manager of Airbus Noel Forgeard who says: "An important moment for Airbus because marks an ulterior affirmation of our products in one of the... more
AirlinesContinental and Northwest will be part of SkyTeam consortium
Rome, Italy - Perhaps Klm may come into the alliance too
"SkyTeam's top management, in the meeting hold today" the executive manager of Alitalia Francesco Mengozzi has declared "has decided to welcome to Northwest and to Continental, as soon as there will be... more
AirlinesDutch group to buy Air Lib's 50%
Paris, France - The Civil Aviation Authority ready to withdraw the carrier's licence
Jean-Charles Corbet, former-pilot and owner of Air Libertè, has time until the next Friday in order to propose a plan to save his airline from a ruinous financial situation. This is the government's... more
AirlinesAna's B747 was tampered with
Tokyo, Japan - Nippon authorities ordered to recheck all airplanes
The fact goes back to the last October but only now the Japanese authorities have given the news: someone has manipulated a B747 of the "All Nippon Airways" (Ana). The aircraft in issue had been given... more
AirlinesChina Ocean Aviation Group receives Challenger 800 jet by Bombardier
Zhuhai, China - Remarkable the Canadian industry performance in the Chinese market
The Bombardier Challenger 800 is a variation of the CRJ200 that, the same Canadian industry, had sold to China Ocean Aviation Group in January of the present year. It will be this last carrier therefore,... more
AirlinesAir Lib risks the failure
Paris, France - Negative answer to the renewal of the licence
The ex AOM-Air Libertè bought in a first round by Charles Courbet, then bought by Swissair and after the failure of the carrier bought back by Courbet, risks seriously to fail because the Major Civil... more
AirlinesQantas is the first carrier in the world to fly with the new Boeing 747-400ER
Sydney, Australia - The new aircraft is provided with the most modern equipments
Flight QF 11, that has connected Sydney to Los Angeles the last afternoon, has been the first one in the world to be operated with the new 747-400ER Boeing. The aircraft is part of an order of 6 planes... more
AirlinesAsian carriers will suffer the European Court's decision about "open sky"
Sydney, Australia - The conclusion emerges by an Australian industry analyst centre
The decision of the European Court of Justice, taken the last week about some countries to fly in "open sky" regimen, will have strong repercussions on the small Asian airlines. This, in synthesis, what... more
AirlinesNational Airlines is failed
Las Vegas, USA - 18 airplanes and 1500 employees are grounded
Even the travellers, who had a ticket of the National Airlines, have not been able to embark, remaining literally astonished at the airport. A carrier's spokesman has surprised not only the 1500 employees,... more
AirlinesAir France remains under French control
Paris, France - "Strangers will not have carrier's control"
French Transportation Minister, Gilles de Robien, has announced that Air France, also after the second round of privatization will remain under French control. In fact, according to official sources, it's... more
AirlinesRosen by 19,4% the passengers for Air France in October
Paris, France - All figures are positive for the French carrier
Air France registers an augmentation of 19,4% in the passengers' number only in the month of October. The increment is above all due to the renewal of the request of the flights to North America grown... more
AirlinesVirgin Air can face a new Gulf war
Sydney, Australia - The ownership is certain of this
The owners of Virgin Air (Richard Branson's Virgin Group by 51% and Singapore Airlines by 49%) are certain their air company is strong enough to bear the new crisis in the Gulf and also a possible war. "We... more
AirlinesVirgin Blue: the deal with Sydney Airport is set
Sydney, Australia - The two contenders were involved in a legal action
The announcement, circulated this morning from the two parts, is also the end of the legal battle between Richard Branson, Virgin's Blue president, and the society that manages the airports of Sydney (Southern... more
AirlinesThird quarter very positive for Lufthansa
Frankfurt, Germany - Bigger than expected the operating profit
If the figures circulated by Lufthansa are taken in consideration, the German air company turns out to be the best one, in Europe, in terms of profit. Therefore, after the optimal performances of Ryanair... more
AirlinesSas dismisses one thousand of employees?
Rome, Italy - The announce has been given by Scandinavian press
The Scandinavian air company Sas announced to dismiss one thousand of its employees in the administrative department. This manoeuvre will allow an earning of 1,3bn Swedish crowns following carrier's opinion,... more
AirlinesRecord of profit for British Airways in the last three months
London, UK - The politic of cutting is bringing the wished benefits
After the great performance achieved by Ryanair few days ago, it is now the moment of BA to astonish: +244% the profit of English air company in the last three months for a value, therefore, of EUR 392m.... more
AirlinesVietnam Airlines buys 5 new Airbus
Paris, France - The Asian company signs EUR 250m contract
Vietnam Airlines this evening will sign in the French capital town a contract in order to buy 5 new Airbus for a total value of EUR250m. Probably the contract will be signed during a meeting between the... more
AirlinesNorthwest fined USD 40.250 to have denied a job to diabetic man
Memphis, USA - It was a discriminatory attitude according the court
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has carried ahead the suit of Kevin Armstrong, who applied for a job given by the airline Northwest. This last one would have refused to assume the... more
AirlinesRyanair: the magic moment still continues
Dublin, Irland - Positive results for the first semester
Ryanair, the Irish low-cost airline, flies also in the stock-market. And it could not be any different after the semester data: revenues in increase of 35% for EUR 465m, an increase of the passenger traffic... more
AirlinesStar Alliance knocks off the fares around Pacific
Tokio, Japan - The offer will start tomorrow
The crisis of the air market, especially in the field of the civil aviation, passes also through the "war of the prices". Therefore Star Alliance, that groups 14 carriers, has launched an offer that... more
AirlinesAir New Zealand bought an ATR 72-500
Paris, France - It will be delivered in January
Thanks to this purchase, New Zealand air carrier will increase the number of its fleet with a 10th ATR. It will a 72-500 with 66 seats, built by ATR, the European consortium that is hold by Alenia and... more
AirlinesAir China supposes to buy 15 aircraft in 2003
Peking, China - In major part B-737 and A-319
Air China is going to start an expansion plan that will begin in January with the purchase of 15 new aircraft. The final aim of this project is to arrive at 200 aircraft by 2010 and the quotation at stock... more
AirlinesHard disciplinary provisions against Japanese commercial pilots
Tokyo, Japan - Heavy crackdown by the minister of the Transport
The Japanese transport minister has suspended, revoking their flying licences, two pilots of the ANA airline because they have delayed the scheduled departure of a flight directed to Tokyo from the airport... more
AirlinesWings and Star Alliance are now a reality
Brussels, Belgium - EU regulators don't have any more oppositions
Since yesterday the agreements between Klm and Northwest, and between Lufthansa, Sas and United Airlines became effective, under every point of view: the first alliance takes the name of Wings, the second... more
AirlinesAirlib and Germanwings inaugurated on Sunday the links with Italy
Rome, Italy - The two carriers operate in the low-cost market
It's arrived yesterday at 14.00 to the airport "Leonardo da Vinci" in Rome the first flight of the airline AirLib Express that, with three connections per the day, using Md83 aircrafts, will connect the... more
AirlinesHorizon Air is going to be ready for in-flight heart attack emergencies
Seattle, Usa - The carrier buys defibrillators and medical kits by MedAire
America's Horizon Air, part of the Alaska Air Group, is starting to equip its entire fleet - 60 regional aircraft - with medical kits and defibrillators by MedAire to deal with in-flight heart attack emergencies. Horizon... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines: a golden year
Singapore - But it has been waiting for an aggravation in the second semester
It was a golden year for Singapore Airlines that, in terms of capitalization, is the greatest airline of whole Asia. The results are better than expected: in the first six months there has been an increment... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Cereti declares to be ready the share-exchange with Air France
Milan, Italy - It's going to wait no more than two months
They are final moments of an event that lasts since too much time that one of the share exchange between Air France and Alitalia for an amount of 2%. The last stop had arrived from Mario Monti, president... more
AirlinesChina Airlines will pay a refund for the victims of 1994 incident
Nagoya, Japan - Reached the agreement between the kin of the victims and the carrier
After 8 years an agreement is finally set about the crash of China Airlines plane at Nagoya airport that caused 34 victims, in 1994. The airline will give a refund of CNY 16,4m per each involved family.... more
AirlinesEuroparliament: refunds to the passengers left at airports
Strasburgo, France - Agreement about the new UE overbooking directive
They will be compensated up to EUR 600 travellers who will not be able to fly because of the airlines. The norm will be now analyzed by the Council of Ministers of the 15 members. Compensations, according... more
AirlinesKLM: good performance in the second quarter
Amsterdam, Holland - It's still pointing on the cost level
Very delighted Leo Van Wijk, Klm's president, about the results achieved by his air company: "our second quarter results again demonstrate our ability to deliver a good set of results under difficult market... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines presents its reorganization plan
Washington, Usa - It's the only way to guarantee the federal loan
The very bad United Airlines' financial situation institution does not leave other ways than rearrangement. This must, by the way, pass through ulterior cuts and reductions. But it is also the only way... more
AirlinesVirgin Atlantic will not change its policy
London, UK - The decision deals with oversize travellers
The incident that has cost EUR 20 thousand of reimbursement to Virgin Atlantic does not constitute a valid cause in order to change the strategy of customer policy. Indeed the carrier has been denounced... more
AirlinesSouthwest: a winning carrier
Washington, Usa - Totally different the situation of the air company
If the most of the airlines is, in the USA, on the hem of bankruptcy, there is who has never been touched by the crisis. Southwest is the only one, of the great carriers, to have positive budgets: the... more
AirlinesKhalifa Airways is a new Boeing client
Seattle, USA - The Algerian air company buys two B-777s
The two new Boeing 777-200s will be delivered in two months to the Algerian airline Khalifa Airways. The partnership, that will last at least 5 years, has marked an historical date for Algeria that is... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines: new promotions for relaunching
Washington, Usa - The new initiative could be the winner strategy
It's surely one of the worst moment for the civil aviation, especially the American one that, from the beginning of the year, has suffered a diminishing of the air traffic of 10%. For this reason it must... more
AirlinesGermanwings will be the first German low-cost air company in Italy
Rome, Italy - Introduced today the new carrier
Germanwings will be the new German airline that will operate in the "low-cost" market in Italy. The carrier will connect the hub of Milan and Rome to that one of Colony with fares starting from EUR 29... more
AirlinesFalse alarm bomb for Air France
Toronto, Canada - Emergency landing for a Boeing 777
An Air France Boeing 777, left from Paris to Mexico City, has been obliged to an emergency landing after that a call threat arrived to the Mexican offices of the French air company. Fortunately it was... more
AirlinesRolls Royce announced a maintenance deal with Virgin Atlantic
London, Uk - The agreement for 14 years costs GBP 325m
Rolls Royce, the second world's biggest engine maker, announced that has signed a maintenance deal with Virgin Atlantic for GBP 325m. "The announcement highilights the countinuing trend towards after market... more