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June 2011 - Posts

Blue Panorama orders12 Sukhoi Superjet 100s

Blue Panorama has signed with SuperJet International an agreement for purchasing 12 Sukhoi Superjet 100s. The order will cost about 370 million USD and first deliveries are expected in late 2012.

Livingston is back in the skies

November 2011 is the milestone that extraordinary commissar Daniele Discepolo hopes to spread wings at new way of Livingston. 9,8 million € are now available as government loan for resuming flights. The aim is to start up with two planes on long haul especially towards Cuba and Mexicio which ENAC-Italian Civil Aviation Authority has granted traffic rights. 290 up to the 440 members of workforce can be absorbed in the first step of start up phase.

Air Transat growths on Rome-Toronto

Six weekly flights between July 17 to September 3 2011 with A310/300s on Rome FCO-Toronto. This additional rotation is on sundays.

Windjet adds an A319s

As from July 29 2011 Windjet will add another 144 seater A319s in fleet.

British Airways cuts capacity to Pisa

Once daily is the schedule planned on London LHR-Pisa as from winter timetable 2011/12. Currently the service is twice daily.

Lufthansa Italia expedite service drops

Catania-Milan Mxp ends on September 12 2011 and Bari by Oct 3rd 2011. This is the new update applied by Lufthansa Itaklya that cease this service ahead of planned schedule.

Spanair stop winter bookings on Naples-Barcelona

No more flights from coming winter season 2011/12 on Naples-Barcelona with Spanair.

Aer Lingus reduces to Italy

No winter services are scheduled in next coming timetable from Venice/Naples to Dublin.  Aer Lingus plans operations ionly from Milan Mxp, Milan Lin and Rome FCO.

Prima - Aero Trasporti Italiani close sales to Macedonia

No flights to Macedonia in future for Prima - Aero Trasporti Italiani. Bookings are now suspended.

easyJet.com open new services to Paris CDG

Bologna and Verona will see direct links to Paris CDG by winter timetable 2011/12.

Bologna will be daily except saturdays as from Dec 16 2011 (except from Jan 9 to Feb 6 when services on tuesdays and thursdays are temporary ceased)

Verona is vaialable from Jan 9 2012 on tuesdays, thursdays, saturdays.

All flights are operated with A319s.

Qatar Airways looks positive to Italy

Currently with last Venice service opening Qatar Airways is on the phase to overlook for new expansion in Italy with target to double if demand requires the services to Milan, Rome and the newbie Venice.

In future they intends to open two more gateways, of which an Italian port of call with a today shortest runway could be in the plans if a new strip would be built (Florence?). They considers also another airport in the peninsula.

Ryanair opens Bari-Thesaloniki

Three times a week is the new route Bari-Thesaloniki available as from winter timetable 2011/12 on tuesdays/thursdays/saturdays.

Adverse weather conditions in Italy

Yesterday due to strong tailwinds at Florence airport seven flights has been diverted to Bologna due to unable to perform safe landings.

LH1886 MUNICH AVRO RJ85

AF5281 LONDON CITY AVRO RJ85

IG356 LONDON GATWICK A319

LH310 FRANKFURT EMB190

SN3139 BRUSSELS AVRO RJ

LH312 FRANKFURT EMB190

OS631 VIENNA F70

Pisa airport has housed three flights from Florence (Alitalia A319s from Amsterdam, Air France Avro RJ85s from Paris, Swiss Avro RJ100s).

Two flights were diverted to Bologna also on wednesday June 8 due to heavy rainfal (Alitalia A319s from Amsterdam, Air France Avro RJ85s from Paris)

Yesterday evening several flights (both Ryanair) has been diverted to Verona and with original destination  Bergamo.

 

Kalitta Air charter again back to Bologna

Kalitta Air flight number 431 today is landed to Bologna from McGuire AFB via Gander operated by B747/246B (F) SCD N700CK. Lasrt operation was three weeks ago on May 19 2011. In the menatime National Cargo has operated a charter on last May 26 2011.

Tomorrow B747/246B (F) SCD N700CK is planned back to New York JFK with several Ferrari sports cars and mixed cargo items.

Kalitta Air has operated several freight flights from third decade of March until May, time to time also twice a week.

Belle Air increase to daily Bologna

Its now daily as from June 6 2011 the route Bologna-Tirana. Until May was 5 times a week.

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