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Alitalia to finalize loans of $270 million with the banks in order to keep flying

Alitalia (2nd) (Rome) is about to finalize loans of around $270 million with banks that were pledged last year as part of a plan to keep the Italian flag carrier according to Reuters. However the carrier is coming under increasing pressure on its Italian turf from lost cost carriers (especially easyJet and Ryanair) now adding flights in Italy.

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Copyright Photo: Rolf Wallner/AirlinersGallery.com. Embraer ERJ 170-200LR (ERJ 175) EI-RDF (msn 17000337) taxies at Zurich (ZRH).

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Air Lituanica to add both Prague and Munich in September

Air Lituanica (Vilnius) will add two new routes next month. The new carrier will add a new route to Prague, Czech Republic on September 20 and another to Munich, Germany on the following day. Both new routes will be served with the second Air Lituanica Embraer 175. The 86-seater is being leased from the manufacturer’s subsidiary ECC Leasing. Also from September 15, the company‘s aircraft will fly to Amsterdam not once but twice a day.

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Delta agrees to sell Compass Airlines to Trans States Airlines

Delta Connection-Compass Airlines Embraer ERJ 170-200LR (ERJ 175) N608CZ (msn 17000195) BWI (Brian McDonough), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) today (July 1) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell is wholly owned regional airline subsidiary Compass Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul) to Trans States Holdings, Inc. (Trans States Airlines) (St. Louis) for $20.5 million.

Compass will continue to serve Delta as a Delta Connection carrier with a long-term, extendable agreement, ranging from seven to 12 years depending on aircraft type. Compass will continue to be headquartered in Minneapolis/St. Paul.

Copyright Photo: Brian McDonough. Compass Airlines’ Embraer ERJ 170-200LR (ERJ 175) N608CZ (msn 17000195) prepares to land at Baltimore/Washington.

Frontier Airlines to start Kansas City-Austin service on November 18

Frontier Airlines (2nd)-Republic Airlines (2nd) Embraer ERJ 170-100SE N872RW (msn 17000143) SFO (Mark Durbin), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Frontier Airlines (2nd) (Denver) announced it will launch nonstop service from Kansas City International Airport (MCI) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) beginning on November 18, 2010.

This new route will be flown by 76-seat Republic Airlines’ (2nd) Embraer ERJ 170 aircraft.