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AirlinesAircraft and carriers. IAG asks EU more time for Iberia-Air Europa operation
Still doubts about the acquisition of the Spanish airline
International Airlines Group (IAG) has contacted the EU Commission in the last few hours to request more time regarding the acquisition of the air carrier Air Europa by another Spanish company, Iberia... more
AirlinesElectric aircraft, United Airlines acquires Heart Aerospace stake
It is expected to debut no later than 2026
Air carrier United Airlines has decided to focus its attention not only on the United States, but also on a European country. We are talking about Sweden, the Nation where a start-up with the “romantic” nam... more
Civil aviationStrong rise in stock market for Airbus after half-year deliveries
The goal to be achieved in 2021 is increasingly realistic
A respectable performance that recorded in the last few hours on the Stock Exchange by Airbus. The transalpine industry, in fact, gained 3.6 percentage points in Paris, touching the 113 Euro of quotation,... more
AirlinesAir carriers. Iberia close to 60% of pre-covid capacity
Demand and the increase in bookings are encouraging
The levels preceding the coronavirus pandemic, therefore those of 2019, are still quite far away, but the air carrier Iberia can look to the future with confidence. Its goal for the next few weeks is to... more
AirlinesEU, Vestager: "We support Italian Government on Alitalia tickets"
A solution must be found for flights of the old company
The European Commissioner for Competition and Executive Vice President of the EU Commission, Margrethe Vestager, has returned to talk in the last few hours on the issue relating to the air carrier Alitalia. According... more
AirportsPlanes. Tibet, construction of new airports continues with great rhythm
The focus is on better infrastructural connectivity
China continues to "bet" on Tibet. The autonomous region of the former celestial empire is in fact considered the ideal place to build infrastructures of all kinds (read also what published by AVIONEWS),... more
AirlinesPlanes and carriers. EC approves Italian aid measure to compensate Alitalia
For further damages suffered due to coronavirus outbreak
The European Commission (EC) has found that an Italian aid measure of €39.7 million to support Alitalia is in line with EU State aid rules. This measure aims at compensating the airline for the damages s... more
AirlinesPlanes. Saudi Arabia wants to create a new carrier
Aim is to diversify the economy beyond oil
Saudi Arabia is seriously thinking about the creation of a new airline, a flag carrier that would become an integral part of a much larger plan of the Asian Kingdom in terms of local infrastructure (not... more
AirlinesAirplanes and carriers. EU's doubts about Iberia-Air Europa deal
Brussels launched a formal investigation into the takeover
The European Commission wants to see clearly about the acquisition of the Spanish airline Air Europa by another company from the same country, Iberia. In fact, in the last few hours, the investigation... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines expands fleet with 270 new planes
Both Airbus and Boeing: it's the largest order in its history
Air carrier United Airlines has made it known in the last few hours that it has completed an order for 270 planes, to be precise both Airbus and Boeing (read also the article published by AVIONEWS). For... more
AirportsChina, Chengdu-Tianfu airport begins operations
It will handle an annual flow of 60 million passengers
Yesterday, Sunday June 27, 2021, the Chengdu-Tianfu International Airport officially began its commercial operations, a highly anticipated moment for the Chinese air transport sector (read also the article... more
AirportsUSA: 1,200 billion dollars plan for airports, railways and roads
President Biden's announcement on Twitter
The latest announcement from the White House suggests a maximum infrastructure investment plan. As US President Joe Biden explained through his Twitter account, the country is preparing to experience a... more
AirlinesDelta Air Lines looking for over a thousand new aircraft pilots
American carrier recruiting campaign
Almost two percentage points earned on the stock market and just under $ 46 of economic value for what concerns the equities. These are the financial consequences of the recruiting plan of the air carrier... more
Civil aviationNext Generation EU: EC endorsed Italy's recovery and resilience plan
For EUR 191,5 bn
The European Commission has yesterday adopted a positive assessment of Italy's recovery and resilience plan. This is an important step towards the EU to disbursing €68.9 billion in grants and €122.6 bil... more
AirportsGreece, new measures for people arriving at the airport
Quick covid test will be considered valid for disembarking
Summer officially began today, Monday June 21st, 2021, and there are not a few nations that are looking with extreme interest to the hottest season of the year to revive the domestic economy. A clear example... more
AirlinesAssoutenti: "Air carriers have monetized covid fears"
Association survey on recent tariff policies
Assoutenti, association for the protection of consumers, information activities, social solidarity and protection of civil rights, consumer education, conducted a survey on the rates charged by the main... more
AirlinesAir carriers. Lufthansa will return state aid by September
The promise of CEO Carsten Spohr
Air carriers all over the world are not equipped with lungs, but everyone is confident in this period in a breath of fresh air. Lufthansa is a clear example of this. Carsten Spohr, managing director of... more
AirportsAci Europe. Airport financial stress and investment crunch call for regulatory revamp
The analysis during Airport Economics Symposium of today
Systemic financial weakness across Europe’s airport industry will result in an investment crunch with far reaching consequences for decarbonisation, consumers, businesses and regional communities across t... more
Civil aviationPlanes. Airbus and Boeing withdraw their mutual cross complaints
Dispute concerns US and EU customs duties
In the last few hours, the European Union and the United States have announced a five-year truce to resolve once and for all a long-running conflict that has to do with the aeronautical industry, the one... more
AerospaceBlue Origin mission, $ 28 million after first flight auction
An unknown person won last seat
A passenger seat that could not fail to cost a significant amount. The mission that will have as main protagonist Jeff Bezos, founder and number one of the e-commerce portal Amazon, one of the richest... more
AirlinesLufthansa's proposal for an alliance with ITA
Three main requests from the German carrier
There are basically three pivots in the proposal of the air carrier Lufthansa for a successful partnership with Ita (Italy air transport). The two companies have often been associated in the same news... more
AirportsParis airports employees ready to strike in July
Unions ask for five days of demonstration
French trade unions are very angry in relation to air transport: the request of the local unions is that of a five-day strike in the course of next July, as part of the negotiations concerning the country's... more
AirportsAutogrill Group: results for the four months 2021
New openings at airports in North America
The Board of Directors of Autogrill SpA, which convened today, reviewed and approved the consolidated revenue performance for the four months ended 30 April 2021.30 April 2021 results YTDRevenue: €530.7m (... more
AirlinesAircraft. Walsh (Iata): "Carriers will become smaller"
President believes in the competitiveness of the sector
Willie Walsh, number one of Iata (International Air Transport Association), released today, Monday May 24, 2021, a television interview in which he spoke, as was inevitable, of the air transport of the... more
AirlinesITA, agreement between Rome and Brussels is closer
Aircraft fleet and personnel are the two crucial points
The actual agreement does not exist yet, but a minimum of optimism is filtering out on the ITA (Italy air transport) carrier, which is still struggling to take off. The agreement with Brussels has not... more
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. The debut of Play, new Icelandic carrier, is approaching
It will take over from Wow Air
More than two years have passed since the carrier Wow Air decided to cease its operations (read also the article published by AVIONEWS). Iceland wanted to focus on a top-level low-cost company, it is a... more
Finance and economyLeonardo: how will the Italian Government take sides in the assembly against Profumo?
The domain of appointments starts from the company
Tomorrow, on Wednesday May 19 could become a historic date for Leonardo. The shareholders' meeting gathers and there are already those who speak of "high noon". Guns aimed at Alessandro Profumo: by... more
AirlinesRyanair reports full year loss of EUR 815 million
As traffic falls 81% due to Covid-19 travel restrictions
Ryanair Holdings plc today (17 May) reported a full year loss of €815m (excl. hedge ineffectiveness), compared to a PY profit of €1,002m. Features of FY21 included:FY21 traffic fell 81% from 149m to 27.... more
Finance and economyFincantieri: BoD approves 1Q2021 results
Total backlog at Euro 34.4 billion -ATTACHMENT
The Board of Directors of Fincantieri SpA, chaired by Giampiero Massolo, has examined and approved the interim financial information at March 31, 2021.Consolidated Q1 2021 results2021 guidance confirmed:... more
AirlinesIta, negotiations with EU are still stalled
Two weeks from Vestager appeal
When it's necessary thinking of a recurring word that accompanies the updates relating to the air carrier Ita (Italy air transport), “stall” immediately comes to mind. In fact, negotiations with the... more