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Hi to all,
further news from Italy

BLUE PANORAMA AIRLINES will commence new regular flights from Bologna with=
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effect July 8th. 2004. Its a two times a week flight from Bologna to=20
Bangkok operated on thursdays and saturdays with Boeing B767/300ER. Another=
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flight is operated on charter basis from Bologna to HAVANA-CANCUN every=20
fridays with effect July 9th. 2004 again with B767/300ER.
Franco Pecci, the president and owner of Blue Panorama has reported also=20
the starts of talks with Boeing for a possible 767's phase out starting=20
2008 with 7E7's Dreamliner.

EUROFLY confirms the intention to operate in new sectors of the aviation=20
business enclosed the corporate long haul flights granted from the next=20
spring season with a daily flight to the U.S.A. operated with a 48 seater=20
Airbus 319's. First Class, services, dedicated and fast priority boarding=20
in respect of the security rules are the must that Eurofly wants to offer=20
to the business customers.
Another new way of business is the intention to allow the customers to=20
purchase the one way or round trip tickets to the charter destinations=20
operated with its planes. For example the experiment will start with long=20
haul destinations such as Kenya and Maldives from the current season or to=
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Rhodes, Ibiza. Customers can purchase the travel documents via internet in=
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a new dedicated web site soon to be available or in the travel agency.

OCEAN AIRLINES, confirms the start-up in the last third of this year with a=
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B747/200F acquired from Lufthansa. Another similar Jumbo all-freighter is=20
expected at the end of the year. Third ship in 2005. Fourth and fifth on=20
2006. Operations in the first year are to the Far East Asia and Africa.=20
Successfully to North America, further destinations in Asia and to=20
Australia. 150 million =80 is the investment, 100 million =80 is the=
 expected=20
first year turn around. The break even is planned to be after 18 months=20
from the start-up. Michael Meagher is the CEO, with rpevious important=20
managing positions coped in Futura as CEO and Aer Lingus.

That's all for today,
Best Regards,
Marco

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