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AirlinesSWISSAIR DRAGS OTHER AIRLINES
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, the probable sinking of the Swiss airline Swissair could drag together other airlies in which Swissair has participation, as the Belgian Sabena, that is facing a failing, after the... more
AirlinesKLM ANNOUNCES NEW CAPACITY CUTS
AMSTERDAM, "We will announce more capacity cuts tomorrow", said Klm chief executive Leo van Wijk this morning, adding that the airline will unveil "a complete package" of measures tomorrow. "The clear... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA ''COMPENSATES'' SWISSAIR
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, In order to compensate for the Swissair group lack of flights, German airline Lufthansa decided to boost its flights to and from Switzerland, increasing the number of flights from Zurich... more
AirlinesDESPITE SWISSAIR BLOCKING, SABENA CONTINUES ITS OPERATIONS
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, According to Fred Chaffart, Belgian airline Sabena CEO, "there are sufficient funds to continue our operations". Sabena is owned by troubled Swissair group by 49,5%, and the same Swiss... more
AirlinesCZECH AIRLINES IN DIFFICULTIES AFTER SEPTEMBER 11
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC, The national airline of Czech Republic, after the attacks of the september 11, has been forced to review its calculations. Airline CEO, Miroslav Kula said that there was a noticeable... more
AirlinesBRAZILIAN CARRIERS RAISE DOMESTIC FARES
BRAZIL, Brazilian Varig and TAM increased domestic fares due to rising fuel prices and a strong US dollar. Varig applied a 3% rise, TAM increased fares by 2,97%. Brazilian airlines yesterday began charging... more
AirlinesAIR WISCONSIN ANNOUNCES STAFF REDUCTIONS AS RESULT OF PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED FLIGHT SCHEDULE REDUCTIONS
APPLETON, "Due to the reduction in scheduled flights in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation (AWAC) announced a decision to reduce staffing levels by more... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR (2): FLIGHTS SUSPENDED
ZURICH, Swissair announced it has suspended all flights other then those in the air in attempt to start talks with banks to secure the cash the carrier would need to pay outstanding bills. Several aircrafts... more
AirlinesSUN COUNTRY AIRLINES REPORTS PLANNED REDUCTION IN FORCE
MINNEAPOLIS, "Sun Country Airlines joined the rest of the airline industry on October 1st and announced planned reductions for its employee base. Sun Country President and CEO David Banmiller said, "The... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICE BETWEEN DUBAI AND COCHIN
MOSCOW, "We have had consultations with the Indian department of civil aviation to start flights on the Dubai-Moscow-Cochin route for expatriate Indians living in Gulf countries", explained Alexander Khiltchenko,... more
AirlinesLANCHILE TO CUT OPERATIONS
SANTIAGO, LanChile S.A. announced that it will cut its operations by approximately 10% in response to the current crisis in the airline industry. The scheduled cuts mainly affect the international passenger... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES REPORTS SEPTEMBER PERFORMANCE
HOUSTON, "For the month of September, Continental reported a load factor of 61.4 percent, 11.0 points below the 72.4 percent load factor reported for September 2000. In September 2001, Continental flew... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES TRAFFIC DROPS IN SEPT.
FORTH WORTH, Officials for the American Airlines said the carrier's traffic went down by a third in September, from the same period in 2000. Load factor dropped by almost 10%, to 59,6%. International traffic... more
AirlinesICELANDAIR TO AXE JOBS
REYKJAVIK, Icelandair announced it intends to lay off 11% of its workforce and reduce capacity by 18% in winter. Capacity on routes to Usa will decline by 32%. The carrier will also reduce its fleet from... more
AirlinesHAWAIIAN AIRLINES TO AXE JOBS
USA, Hawaiian Airlines said it laid off 430 employees or 12% of its workforce. In addition, the carrier had previously announced a 20% reduction of operations. Aloha Airlines reduced its flight schedule... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR CANNOT GUARANTEE FLIGHTS IN THE NEXT DAYS
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, A Swiss airline Swissair spokesman, said that carrier cannot guarantee flights for the rest of the week and the passengers can't place seats reservations. Shares in Swissair... more
AirlinesVIETNAM AIRLINES RECEIVES NEW ATR 72 AIRCRAFT
VIETNAM, Vietnam Airlines took delivery of the first of three Atr 72 aircrafts. The airline will receive the other two planes by June 2002. The jet delivered will be used on the regional network and international... more
AirlinesQANTAS TO USE AIR CANADA'S PLANES
SYDNEY, Australian Qantas is to use three Air Canada's Boeing 767, complete with pilots and crew. The jets have already arrived in Sydney. The planes will be used on the trans-Tasman routes out of Sydney... more
AirlinesSPINETTA TO LEAD AIR FRANCE FOR OTHER FIVE YEARS
PARIS, The french council of ministers has appointed Jean-Cyril Spinetta as chairman and CEO for Air France for other five years. Spinetta is leading the airline since September 1997. more
AirlinesEL AL TO AXE 240 EMPLOYEES
ISRAEL, El Al, the israeli airline, said it will lay off some 240 people by the end of the year. About 100 workers will be dismissed in October. The redundancies are due to the slowdown in global a... more
AirlinesPILOTS STRIKE FORCES SABENA TO CANCEL FLIGHTS
BRUSSELS, Belgian Sabena had to cancel several flights to european destinations yesterday due to its pilots third day of strike. Pilots protested against the airline's over 1400 possible job strikes and... more
AirlinesSABENA'S PILOTS STRIKE GOES ON
BRUSSELS, Sabena had to cancel about 25% of scheduled flights today following the decision of its pilots to carry on the protest started last Thursday. The pilots are complaining over the emergency plan... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR MIGHT FILE FOR BANKRUPTCY
ZURICH, "Swiss national airline Swissair may file for bankruptcy on Monday, as part of strategy to keep flying", reported the Cnn today. In case of bankruptcy Crossair would take over Swissair's profitable... more
AirlinesBAHRAIN AIRLINES RAISE FARES
BAHRAIN, All the airlines in Bahrain will impose a 5$ dollar surcharge from today to cover the increased insurance premiums. The decision was made on Saturday at a meeting attended by representatives of... more
AirlinesAIR MACAU TO LEASE FIVE A319 AIRCRAFTS
USA, Air Macau is to lease five A319s from International Lease Finance Corp. Deliveries of the planes, leased for ten years, are expected between 2002 and 2003. more
AirlinesGULF AIR RESUMES FLIGHTS TO SRI LANKA
SRI LANKA, Gulf Air has resumed the service to Sri Lanka last Saturday after obtaining the insurance coverage. Gulf Air operates four weekly flights to Sri Lanka. more
AirlinesVIETNAM AIRLINES TO CODESHARE WITH AMERICAN
HANOI, Vietnam Airlines announced today it should start codeshare flights with American Airlines next June. Vietnam Airlines General Director Nguyen Xuan Hien said "the start of code-share flights is subject... more
AirlinesGULF AIR TO REDUCE OF 15% ITS ACTIVITIES
BAHREIN, Airline Gulf Air, owned by states of Bahrein, Qatar, Oman and government of Abu Dhabi, will reduce its activities of 15%,as announced by a carrier's spokesman, who have pointed out that these... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC SUSPENDS FLIGHTS TO PAKISTAN
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific today announced the decision of suspending all flights to Pakistan, due to the escalating tensions in the region. The last schedule flight from Hong Kong to Karachi will depart... more
AirlinesBA CUTS FLIGHTS
LONDON, British Airways announced it is to cut 190 weekly flights due to the downturn of air transport business. The airline specified that cuts will involve about 10% of flights weekly schedule. Among... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA TO RAISE FARES
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa announced it will have to raise ticket prices by 10% due to the increase of safety costs and insurance premiums. In addition, Lufthansa will cut passenger seat capacities on long haul... more
AirlinesPHILIPPINE AIRLINES RAISES FARES
MANILA, Philippine Airlines is to raise fares by five to six dollars to cover the higher insurance costs. PAL president Avelino Zapanta said the surcharge is to apply on international fares from ne... more
AirlinesGE SIGNS CONTRACT WITH USA 3000 AIRLINES
USA, GE Engine Services was awarded a $22 million, 10-year contract from USA 3000 Airlines to maintain CFM56 engines powering the airline's five leased A320s. more
AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES TO CUT FLIGHTS
SINGAPORE, Singapore Airlines announced it intends to reduce some flights from the end of October. The service Singapore-Amsterdam-Newark will be cut from three to one weekly route, Singapore-Surabaya... more
AirlinesSAS TO LAY OFF WORKERS
SCANDINAVIA, SAS yesterday said it will reduce capacity by 12% and cut flights schedule by 7%. Some services will be terminated, Kaliningrad, Tel Aviv, Barcelona, Delhi and London-Stansted. Other frequencies... more
AirlinesDELTA TO CUT 13.000 JOBS
ATLANTA, Delta Air Lines said today it is to to cut 13.000 workers and reduce operations by 15% after the drop in demand caused by the terrorist acts in Usa. more
AirlinesUS AIRWAYS TO REDUCE FLIGHTS TO ITALY
PHILADELPHIA, US Airways said it will reduce its flights to Italy to five a week from seven starting from December 2. The flights which will be cancelled on the route between Rome and Philadelphia will... more
AirlinesDELTA AIR LINES TO ANNOUNCE CUTS TODAY
USA, Leo Mullin, Delta Air Lines Chairman and CEO, is reported to announce the job and schedule reductions today in a press conference. more
AirlinesPAN AMERICAN RESTRICTS RULES ON BAGGAGE
USA, U.S. carrier Pan American Airways announced today that have been appled new restrictions on passeger's baggage to enhance their security. Passengers will be required to check all bags, and cabin... more
AirlinesEASYJET BOOKINGS BACK TO NORMAL
LONDON, EasyJet's full-year profit will be in line with expectations, the carrier said in a statement. Ray Webster, EasyJet's CEO, said that bookings have recovered to normal levels and the airline is... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR CUTS 3000 JOBS
SWITZERLAND, According the carrier Swissair spokesman, the airline has cut about 3000 jobs and other measure to reduce costs will be implemented. A ricapitalization plan will be also implemented by Swiss... more
AirlinesUS AIRWAYS TO DECIDE ON CUTS ON THE WEEKEND
USA, US Airways said it is to postpone to the end of the week any decision regarding job cuts and flights reduction. According to unofficial sources, the airline intends to lay off 11.000 employees and... more
AirlinesMALEV INCREASES FARES
BUDAPEST, Hungarian airline Malev announced it is to raise tickets price by four dollars from October 1 to cover the costs of stepped-up security measures. It is to be an extra insurance tax. Klm announced... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES SUSPENDS ALL FLIGHTS TO ITALY
USA, American Airlines announced that it will suspend all routes between North America and Italy, including a daily flight from Chicago to Malpensa and the routes to Rome Fiumicino airport. About 50 employees... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA TO ELIMINATE 6000 WORKERS
MONTREAL, Air Canada would announce today the dismissal of as many as 6,000 more employees, said the Financial Post. The airline is also expected to ground up to 60 of its 243 aircrafts. Air Canada is... more
AirlinesCHINESE AIRLINES TO SUSPEND SERVICE TO UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
HONG KONG, Chinese airlines are to suspend flights to United Arab Emirates due to security concerns, radio TV Hong Kong said today. China Southern Airlines is to suspend the route between Beijing and Sharjah... more
AirlinesALL NIPPON AIRWAYS SEES REVENUES DROP
TOKYO, All Nippon Airways today said it might see a $85 million fall in revenues from international flights over the next 12 months, owing to the weakening demand on routes to United States. All the major... more
AirlinesIBERIA REPORTS AUGUST TRAFFIC
MADRID, Iberia reported a 6,7% increase in the number of passengers in August, compared to the year ago period, load factor was stable at 76,4%. Cargo traffic went down 2,25. Iberia flew 27.9 billion RPKs,... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT'S BOARD RE-ELECTS FRANK AS CHAIRMAN
MOSCOW, Transportation Minister Sergei Frank was yesterday re-elected Aeroflot chairman by the new board of directors elected on September 6 suring an extraordinary meeting called by a shareholder. more
AirlinesKLM TO RAISE TICKET FARES
AMSTERDAM, Klm today said it is to introduce a $5 flight surcharge to fares to cover the costs of safety measures adopted after the terrorist acts in Usa. In addition, the airline will raise fares to United... more