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AirlinesAEROMEXICO EXPANDS OPERATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAM
HOUSTON, "AeroMexico, Mexico's largest airline, today announced that it is continuing to implement a strategic security program designed to protect passengers, crew members and facilities systemwide. Among... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS TRIES TO DELAY ORDERS
LONDON, A spokesman for BA said the airline has begun talks with aircraft producers Boeing and Airbus SAS to delay the delivery of several planes. The spokesman cleared that the carrier is not planning... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE MAY REDUCE SERVICE TO AMMAN AND DAMASCUS
AMMAN, Air France is considering to cut down or cease its weekly flights to Amman and Damascus later this month because of the “decline in profitability and the number of passengers [travelling] from E... more
AirlinesQANTAS TO BUY PLANES
AUSTRALIA, Australian Qantas announced today that it will purchase 17 aircrafts to revamp the domestic market. The $765 million planes will be 15 long range new generation and two Dash 8 regional aircrafts.... more
AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES SUSPENDS SOME ROUTES
SINGAPORE, Singapore Airlines said it is to suspend its twice-weekly services to Kota Kinabalu, Kuching and Macau at the end of Oct. as costs have climbed, the airline said. more
AirlinesETHIOPIAN AIRLINES REPORTS SEPTEMBER TRAFFIC'S RESULTS
ETHIOPIA, Ethiopian Airlines announced it wasn't seriously affected by the global slowdown following the attacks in Usa. The carrier's Sept. traffic increased 10,1% from a year earlier to 272 million RPKs... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC TRAFFIC DECLINES IN SEPT.
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific said today that the global economic slowdown had a sharp impact on September's results. The number of passengers fell 12.1% year-on-year to 871,126. Cargo traffic decreased 12.2%... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES COULD BE FORCED TO CLOSE DUE TO SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS
USA, U.S airline United Airlines, could be forced to close due to September 11 attacks, after the value of its shares fallen down form 110 to 16 USD. According to airline's CEO, James Goodwin, carrier... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA GROUNDS OTHER AIRCRAFTS
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa is to ground another 15 aircrafts, the Financial Times reported. The use of these aircrafts is to be discontinued. This will reduce seating capacity by 8% on intercontinental flights... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT IN TALKS WITH BOEING'S EXECUTIVE
MOSCOW, An Aeroflot deputy general director, Lev Koshlyakov, said that "at present we are in touch with Boeing, and that includes the possibility of acquiring aircraft", Interfax agency reported. Boeing... more
AirlinesSPANAIR COULD RAISE FARES
MADRID, Spanair's chairman Gonzalo Pascual, speaking during the presentation of a codesharing agreement with PGA-Portugalia of Portugal, announced that the airline is considering a rise of fares. Pascual... more
AirlinesFINNAIR CUTS COSTS
HELSINKI, Finnish Finnair announced cuts for $126 millions. It is not clear whther the plan would include job cuts too or not. The airline is reducing flights on some routes and reported a 10% traffic... more
AirlinesEU APPROVES BELGIAN GOVERNMENT'S PLAN TO SAVE SABENA
BRUSSELS, The European Union gave the approval to the Belgian government's plan to give Sabena a short-term loan of 125 million euros as it does not contravene competition rules. European commissioner... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE INCREASES CAPACITY ON SOUTH AFRICAN ROUTES
CAPE TOWN, Pierre Saliba, sales manager in South Africa for Air France, said yesterday that the airline will increase the seats on its flights between Paris and Johannesburg, by replacing the Airbus A340... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT TO RAISE FARES
MOSCOW, Aeroflot this week introduced a new $5 surcharge that will be used to beef up security measures after the terrorist attacks in Usa. In addition, the carrier would lower commissions for travel agents... more
AirlinesRYANAIR TICKETS WILL BE SOLD FOR 4 USD (BUT WITH SOME RESTRICTIONS)
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, Irish airline Ryanair decided to sell about 400.000 tickets for Italy to Great Britain routes at about 4 USD each, on a total of 1 million tickets that the carrier has decided to... more
AirlinesVIRGIN EXPRESS ANNOUNCES 3RD QUARTER 2001 RESULTS
BRUSSELS-LONDON, "We are pleased to announce EUR 3.0 million profits in 3rd Quarter 2001 versus a loss of EUR 7.3 million in 3rd Quarter last year. Nine months profits of EUR 1.3 million have been achieved... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES COULD PERISH NEXT YEAR WITHOUT REDUCING COSTS
CHICAGO, James Goodwin, United Airlines' chief executive, said the carrier would go bankrupt next year without a reduction in costs. United has announced plans to lay off 20,000 workers and reduce its... more
AirlinesAMERICAN TO BEGIN JFK-ZURICH SERVICE ON OCT. 28; ROUTE IS FIRST ANNOUNCED BY AA SINCE ITS DECISION TO ACCELERATE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW JFK TER
FORTH WORTH, American Airlines announced that "it will begin daily nonstop service between New York's Kennedy Airport and Zurich, Switzerland, on Oct. 28, using three-class, 189-seat Boeing 767-300 aircraft.... more
AirlinesALL NIPPON AIRWAYS CONTINUES SERVICE TO SIX CITIES IN U.S.
NEW YORK, "All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. (ANA), Japan's largest airline, will continue to serve six cities in the U.S. with the preliminary winter schedule announced today. ANA currently operates daily... more
AirlinesSPECIAL INTRODUCTORY CONCORDE FARE
NEW YORK, "To mark the return of supersonic Concorde flights between New York and London, British Airways today announced a special introductory roundtrip fare of $4,999, good for travel beginning Friday,... more
AirlinesDELTA CUTS SERVICES TO JAPAN
ATLANTA, Delta Air Lines said today it is to suspend its New York-to-Tokyo service until March 15, 2002. In addition, the carrier would discontinue flights from Los Angeles to Nagoya and Tokyo, from Dec.... more
AirlinesIBERIA CUTS COSTS AND CAPACITY
MADRID, Spanish Iberia said yesterday it will carry on a plan in order to save about $150 million in the next two years by reducing capacity and cutting some jobs. Capacity is to be gradually trimmed by... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTE TO SAPPORO
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific is to launch a new service between Hong Kong and Sapporo, in Japan, from Dec. 2. It is to be a twice-weekly flight, operated on Thursdays and Sundays, Kyodo news reported. more
AirlinesCHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES AND JAPAN AIR SYSTEM ANNOUNCE NEW TOKYO SERVICE
TOKYO, "China Southern Airlines (NYSE:ZNH - news; HKSE:1055), www.cs-air.com/en, the largest airline in The People's Republic of China, and Japan Air System (JAS), announced the launch of new joint code-share,... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL'S LOAD FACTOR DOWN IN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF OCTOBER
USA, Continental Airlines reported a 5,5% decrease on system load factor for the Oct 1-14 period to 65,5%, compared with same period last year. Domestic load factor rose 1,3% but capacity dropped 18,9%.... more
AirlinesKLM SIGNS PACT WITH MALEV
BUDAPEST, Klm and hungarian Malev yesterday signed a "framework agreement on enhanced cooperation". The deal would lead the two carriers to coordinate marketing, sales activity and frequent-flyer programs,... more
AirlinesCROSSAIR TO OPERATE SWISSAIR'S FLIGHTS SOON
ZURICH, Swiss Crossair is expected to gain the permission to operate Swissair's short and medium haul flights by October 28, when the winter table is to become effective. Crossair CEO Andre Dose said that... more
AirlinesMEXICAN GOVERNMENT SAID THAT US AIRLINE PRICE CUTS ARE UNFAIR
MEXICO CITY, According to Mexican government sources, there is a request to US airlines to revert recent price cuts on tickets between the two countries to protect its own airlines against unfair competition. According... more
AirlinesCOCKTAILS CUTTED OUT BY LUFTHANSA
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, In order to reduce expenses, Lufthansa management has decided to cut out cocktail snacks on European flights for passengers travelling business class and people travelling in economy... more
AirlinesAIR INDIA CLOSES MANY OFFICES ABROAD
INDIA, Air India announced it is to close 20 of its 34 international offices and will cut 142 employees. The cuts will save the ailing airline 210 million rupees a year, said a spokesman. more
AirlinesEUROCELTIC AIRWAYS TO LAUNCH NEW LUTON-LIVERPOOL SERVICE
LIVERPOOL, Regional airline Euroceltic Airways is to launch a new route between Luton and Liverpool on Wednesday. The carrier will operate four return flights each weekday and one return flight on Saturdays... more
AirlinesAER LINGUS TO LAUNCH PROMOTIONAL FARES ON MILAN-DUBLIN SERVICE
DUBLIN, Irish Aer Lingus launched promotional fares on its route between Milan and Belfast until Nov. 30. Roundtrip tickets will cost 165 euro from Monday to Thursday and 185 euro on the weekend. Tickets... more
AirlinesBRITISH EUROPEAN TO INCREASE FLIGHTS TO BELFAST
LONDON, British European announced that it will add two daily flights on its service bewtween London City and Belfast City airports from Oct. 28. The airline will replace its BAe 146s with Dash 8-Q200s... more
AirlinesAIR MAURITIUS BUYS A PLANE FROM ATR
USA, Air Mauritius announced it has bought an ATR 72-500 aircraft which will be delivered in June 2002. The plane will be used on inter-island routes. ATR said it has sold four other planes to an undisclosed... more
AirlinesSAS PASSENGER TRAFFIC DOWN IN SEPT.
STOCKHOLM, SAS passenger traffic declined 4,2% in Sept. compared to the previous year. Capacity rose 6,8% while load factor dropped 7,3% to 63,7%. Traffic declined in all segments except Europe, which... more
AirlinesSPANAIR TO SUSPEND MADRID-WASHINGTON SERVICE
MADRID, Spanair announced it is to suspend its Madrid-Washington Dulles service from Nov. 1. "In light of the recent tragic event and its impact on airline traffic, it has become difficult for Spanair... more
AirlinesVIRGIN TO REINFORCE COCKPIT DOORS
LONDON, Virgin Atlantic announced a plan to increase cockpit security by reinforcing flight-deck doors and fitting additional bullet-proof doors with video cameras and digital locks to give access only... more
AirlinesAIR AFRIQUE TO HALVE ITS FLEET
ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST, Air Afrique said it has to return half its fleet to leasing company International Lease Finance Corporation because of debts for $247 million. Three planes were grounded by ILFC last... more
AirlinesAIE DOLOMITI NEWLY AWARDED OF THE ERA PRIZE
ATHENS, GREECE, Italian regional airline Air Dolomiti has been awarded again of the “Bronze Award Airline of the Year 2001/2002" from ERA, the European Regions Airline Association, in the annual general a... more
AirlinesBRITISH LAUNCHES ITS NEW OFFER ''KIDS FLY FOR FREE''
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, British Airways has launched a new promotional campaign to increment the selling of places on its flights. Five million tickets to 80 European destinations will be offered at prices... more
AirlinesSPANAIR TO REDUCE OPERATIONS
MADRID, Spanair has started to cut less-profitable routes in attempt to reduce the effects of the falling demand after the terrorist attacks in Usa. The carrier suffered a 3% fall in demand on domestic... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR ''SALVAGE'' BY CROSSAIR WITH MANY DOUBTS
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Financial analysts expressed doubts over the banks restructuring plan of Swiss carrier Swissair, according which the regional airline Crossair would take over the ailing flag... more
AirlinesBA MIGHT ARM ITS PILOTS WITH STUN GUNS
LONDON, "Options being debated by the aviation industry worldwide are placing sky marshals in the cabin and arming pilots with Taser stun guns", British Airways said in its international magazine.... more
AirlinesIBERIA AIRLINE IN A CRISIS: 3000 JOBS AT RISK
MADRID, SPAIN, Also Spanish carrier Iberia is in a crisis: its management has released that there is a project to cut up to 3000 jobs and to reduce of 55,000 hours, 10%, its activity. more
AirlinesSOUTHWEST AIRLINES CUTS AIR SCHEDULES
USA, Southwest Airlines announced it will cut capacity in its fleet by less than 1% but will eliminate 10% or more of its flights from its hub of Dallas Love Field to airports in Houston. In addition,... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC SUSPENDS SOME WEEKLY SERVICES
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific is to suspend some weekly services to Bangkok, Manila, Kuala Lumpur, Los Angeles, Vancouver. The airline is not planning any staff reduction or pay cut though. Those measures... more
AirlinesBALTIC AIRLINES CONSIDERING PRICE HIKES
TALLINN, ESTONIA, Baltic air carriers are considering raising ticket prices 3 percent to 6 percent due to the rise of insurance costs and the new security measures. Estonian Air already increased its fares... more
AirlinesALSO JAL IN ''RED''
TOKYO, JAPAN, Japanese carrier Japan Air Lines, JAL, announced today that after the U.S attack of September 11, is expected a loss of about 85 USDm until March, 2002. JAL cancelled about 25% of its flight... more
AirlinesVIRGIN EXPRESS ANNOUNCES INTEREST IN SABENA
BRUSSELS, "Virgin Express Holdings plc (NASDAQ: VIRGY; Euronext Brussels: VIRE), the profitable low fare Belgian airline, has today formally indicated interest in assisting with the resolution of the... more