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AirlinesKRASAIR INSTALLS THE MRK-18 ON ITS POLAR FLIGHTS
RUSSIA, The Russian Krasnoyarsk Airlines decided to install the new satellite navigation system MRK-18, presented in Los Angeles last month during a meeting of the Russian-American coordinating group of... more
AirlinesALITALIA: NEW VIP LOUNGE AT ATHENS AIRPORT
ATHENS, Italian carrier Alitalia yesterday inaugurated a new vip lounge at Athens Eliftherios Venizelos international airport. Passengers flying in First Class, magnifica and subscribers with Club Ulisse... more
AirlinesAVIATION REGULATORS CLEAR ANSETT'S 767
AUSTRALIA, The Civil Aviation Safety Authority has cleared the ten Ansett's 767s which were grounded few weeks ago due to repeated maintenance problems. The aircrafts represent about 25% of the airline's... more
AirlinesEASYJET: TRAFFIC UP IN APRIL
USA, American carrier Easyjet reported a 22% increase in April traffic, compared with same period a year before. Load factor went up too, reaching 84,93%, with a 2,6 rise. The carrier also grew bookings... more
AirlinesFEDEX SUFFERS OF A 9% TRAFFIC REDUCTION
USA, U.S. air cargo and transport company Fedex registered a concerning 9% fall in U.S. deliveries in April from last year. This follows to the previouys month drop figures, which have registered a... more
AirlinesUS AIRWAYS EXPRESS TO BEGIN NONSTOP REGIONAL JET SERVICE BETWEEN CHARLOTTE AND MONTREAL
ARLINGTON, USA, "US Airways Express will begin nonstop regional jet service between Montreal, Canada, and Charlotte, N.C., on July 8, 2001. Service will be on the 50-seat Canadair Regional Jet. The new... more
AirlinesAIR NEW ZEALAND COMPLETES THE ACQUISITION OF HAZELTON
NEW ZEALAND, Air New Zealand completed the acquisition of Hazelton Airlines, an Australian regional carrier. 99% of Hazelton was bought under the terms of Air New Zealand's first offer, while the remaining... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA REGIONAL AIRLINE OPENS THE NEW INDIANAPOLIS-TORONTO ROUTE
TORONTO, CANADA, Air Canada's regional airlines inaugurated today the new non-stop jet connection between Indianapolis and Toronto operated by a 63-seat F-28 jet. Vice President, Commercial and Customer... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA BEGINS NEW TALKS WITH PILOTS
FRANKFURT, The German airline today opened new talks with the pilots union, Vereinigung Cockpit, attempting to avert new strike actions. The pilots are demanding a 30% pay rise. Talks will be held until... more
AirlinesVOLGA-DNEPR RECOVERS FORM HEAVY-LIFT'S EXIT
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, The Russian Cargo Volga-Dnepr recovered from Heavy-Lift's exit, the agent that had been acting as the international marketer for Volga-Dnepr, and registered profits for 36 USDm during Q1.... more
AirlinesSOUTHWEST SUES ''ORBITZ'' WEB SITE FOR INCORRECT ADVERTISING
USA, Southwest Airlines sued "Orbitz" web site for incorrect information about the purchase of its tickets because it publicizes the lowest fares on the market. Southwest declared that its tickets... more
AirlinesAIR ZIMBABWE LAUNCHES NEW SERVICE LONDON-VICTORIA FALLS
LONDON, Air Zimbabwe has inaugurated the first direct flight from London to the Victoria Falls. The airline operates a 120-seat Boeing 767ER200 on the route. Zimbabwean Minister of Transport and Communications... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS STRENGTHENS THE ALLIANCE WITH IBERIA
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, British Airways, which holds a nine per cent equity stake in Iberia, the recently privatised Spanish national airline, communicated to the European competition authorities that it... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE LAUNCHES DALLAS/FORT WORTH SERVICE
DALLAS, "Air France announces today the launch of new daily non-stop service between Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Air France's hub at Charles de Gaulle Airport. Air France flight 043 will... more
AirlinesAIR DOLOMITI LAUNCHES NEW ROUTES
RONCHI DEI LEGIONARI, GORIZIA, ITALY, Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa's partner, will launch a new service Verona-Berlin Tegel from May 12. The airline will operate a Canadair CRJ200ER on the route. Introductory... more
AirlinesCOMAIR PILOTS SUBMIT NMB SETTLEMENT OFFER
USA, The Comair Pilots' Master Executive Council has voted to submit the settlement offer recommended by the National Mediation Board (NMB) in order to end the pilot's strike. Comair President, Randy Rademacher,... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT OFFERS FREE TICKETS TO WAR VETERANS
RUSSIA, Russian Aeroflot decided to offer, from yesterday until May 25, free tickets to II World War veterans, valid for 14 days, in order to permit them to meet their comrades-in-arms in Russia, CIS countries,... more
AirlinesYEMEN AIRWAYS TO LEASE THREE JETLINERS
SANAA, A Yemen Airways official said the airline has signed a deal with International Lease Finance Corp (ILFC) to lease three Boeing 737-800s. The eight-year agreement worth $129 million. Deliveries are... more
AirlinesEL AL TO RESTRUCTURE ITS ROUTES
TEL AVIV, El Al, in a statement, said it plans to restructure its routes, eliminating unprofitable destinations and continuing flying to Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami and Toronto. The airline also plans... more
Airlines30.000 PASSENGERS STRANDED FOR LUFTHANSA'S PILOTS STRIKE
FRANKFURT, About 30.000 passengers were stranded in geman airports, most notably in Franfurt, due to Lufthansa pilots strike, the first of the four planned. The airline deplored the strike and urged passengers... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST AIRLINES REPORTS APRIL TRAFFIC
MINNEAPOLIS, USA, "Northwest Airlines today announced its second highest system-wide April load factor of 76.0 percent, 0.7 points below last year's record April load factor. Northwest flew 6.49 billion... more
AirlinesFINNAIR TO LEASE TWO BOEING 757-200
HELSINKI, Finnish Finnair has signed a five-year agreement with International Lease Finance Corp to lease two two PW2040-powered 757-200s. Aircraft are to be delivered in March and April next year. more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE WILL BUY NEW 747-400 FREIGHTERS
PARIS, Air France Cargo is planning to buy two new long range Boeing 747-400LR freighters. The planes will be delivered in autumn 2002. One cargo plane is to be acquired by Boeing, the other will be leased... more
AirlinesIMPULSE: NO TALKS WITH ANSETT
AUSTRALIA, According to Gerry McGowan, Australian regional Impulse airline's President, there aren't any talks or agreements with Ansett Australia and they are not expected in the future. This exsplicit... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA (2): REMARKABLE LOSSES IN FIRST QUARTER
CANADA, Air Canada airlines registered in the first quarter a CDN$168 million (USD$110 million) loss for the first 2001 quarter. According to airline management, the causes of these remarkable losses... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES RESUMES GLAGOW-CHICAGO SERVICE
CHICAGO, American Airlines yesterday resumes daily nonstop Glasgow to Chicago service. "Summer begins with the arrival of our daily Glasgow/Chicago flight. Passengers can not only enjoy the Windy City... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS SEES A FALL OF PASSENGER TRAFFIC IN APRIL
LONDON, "Capacity in April, measured in Available Seat Kilometres, was 9.1 per cent below April 2000. Traffic, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres, fell 13.3 per cent. The combined impact of the computer... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA TEAMS WITH SKYSERVICE
TORONTO, CANADA, Air Canada signed an agreement, valued about 9,8 USDm (about 20 EURbn), with Skyservice, to establish low-fare, short-haul service charter and business jet operations. Under the terms... more
AirlinesUNITED LOAD FACTOR GOES DOWN IN APRIL
CHICAGO, United Airlines reported a 2,5 fall of load factor in April, from 73,% of 2000 to 71,2%. The decrease is mainly due to the US economic slowdown. Domestic traffic was down 7.1% and total scheduled... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS SUFFERS A 13,3% PASSENGERS DROP
GREAT BRITAIN, British Airways suffered a 13,3 passengers numbers fall, probably due to foot-and-mouth disease fear in the United Kingdom. This is the contrary of what affirmed by Great Britain... more
AirlinesSTRIKE OF LUFTHANSA PILOTS
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, Members of Vereinigung Cockpit, the union representing about 4,200 German carrier Lufthansa pilots, voted for 96% in favor of staging weekly strikes to have higher wages. The strike... more
AirlinesVIETNAM AIRLINES WILL INCREASE FLIGHTS BY 14% IN 2001
VIETNAM, Vietnam Airlines expects a flight increase between 12% and 14% during 2001. The carrier intends to use its fleet of 26 aircrafts, for domestic services, to open new connections to and from southern... more
AirlinesNO MORE SMOKING ON EMIRATES FLIGHTS
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, United Arab Emirates airline, Emirates, decided, starting August 1, to make no-smoking all flights. This decision has been taken from passengers surveys, which have confirmed that... more
AirlinesDELTA CONNECTION CARRIER ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES TO EXPAND REGIONAL JET FLEET
ATLANTA, Atlantic Southeast Airlines, a Delta Connection carrier and wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, today announced plans to take delivery of three Canadair regional jets that have been re-marketed... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT SUSPENDS FLIGHTS TO KUALA LUMPUR
MOSCOW, Aeroflot pulled its services out of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. citing non profitability in the last three years. The russian airline has become the fifth foreign carrier to suspend... more
AirlinesSOUTHWEST AIRLINES REPORTS APRIL TRAFFIC
DALLAS, "Southwest Airlines Co. announced today that the Company flew 3.9 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in April 2001, a 9.8 percent increase from the 3.5 billion RPMs flown in April 2000. Available... more
AirlinesMIDDLE EAST AIRLINES CANCELS FLIGHTS
BEIRUT, Lebanese carrier Middle East Airlines had to cancel 11 outgoing flights from Beirut airport due to airline's pilots strike to protest against the plan to privatize the carrier. The plan would include... more
AirlinesNEW CEO AT STAR ALLIANCE
STOCKHOLM, Jan Albrecht was appointed new ceo at Star Alliance, which has Lufthansa, Mexicana Airlines and Air Dolomiti among its members. Albrecht, ex ceo of Aeromexpress, is to replace William L Meany,... more
AirlinesKLM RAISES FREQUENCY TO BRUSSELS
AMSTERDAM, Klm will add a new frequency service between Amsterdam and Brussels offering six roundtrip flights daily. The airline, in a statement, said that the new flight is to be added "in response to... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES OFFERS 10 AND 15 PERCENT DISCOUNTS ON SALE FARES THROUGH WEBSITE
HOUSTON, Continental Airlines announced it is to offer 10 and 15 percent discounts off its global sale fares on tickets purchased on http://www.continental.com. Passengers can save 15 percent on sale fares... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA PILOTS MAY GO STRIKING SOON
FRANKFURT, The majority of Lufthansa's pilots are expected to vote in favour of a new full-scale strike in the nex few days, due to the ongoing wage dispute between the pilots' union Vereiningung Cockpit... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL PRESIDENT RESIGNS
HOUSTON, Continental's president and ceo Greg Brenneman yesterday resigned, probably owing to disagreement with the airline's management. Continental didn't say why he was resigning though. The next board... more
AirlinesSAFAIR TO BUY THREE ATR 72-500 PLANES
PARIS, South African leasing group SAFAIR has ordered 3 of its ATR 72-500 to ATR, a consortium jointly held by the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co (EADS) and Alenia. The 70 seat plane has a catalogue... more
AirlinesEMIRATES NET PROFITS SOAR
DUBAI, Emirates reported a 40,2% increase of net profits for the fiscal year ended March 31. Earnings soared by 24,1%, passengers grew by 19,8% and cargo went up by 12,8%. "Jet fuel prices continued to... more
AirlinesTWA ANNOUNCES NEW NON-STOP SERVICE BETWEEN BOSTON AND SANTO DOMINGO
ST. LOUIS, TWA said it will launch new daily non-stop service between Boston and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from July. The new flights will complement TWA's existing non-stop service between Boston... more
AirlinesQANTAS SIGNES AN AGREEMENT WITH IMPULSE BUT ANSETT AND VIRGIN BLUE OPPOSE
AUSTRALIA, Ansett together with Qantas and Virgin Blue are fighting over Impulse, in economic troubles. Qantas signed an agreement with Impulse, which must still be approved by the Australian antitrust... more
AirlinesNEW BUSINESS JET AIRLINE FINANCED BY UAL
USA, The holding UAL, United Aiirlines' "mother", decided, after a 20-month-long analisys, to open a new company destined the the business jet sector, already financed by UAL with 250 USDm. The analisys,... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES APRIL LOAD FACTOR GOES DOWN
HOUSTON, Continental Airlines reported a 1,45 load factor decrease in April. Traffic went up by 4,6% during the month, compared with the same period a year ago. Continental Express, regional subsidiary... more
AirlinesCOMAIR FORCED TO CUT 2000 JOBS
NEW YORK, USA, Comair, Delta Air Lines subsidiary, announced that it will be forced to lay-off 2000 employees and to extend until May 29 the suspension of all its flights, in the tentative of reducing... more
AirlinesAUSTRIAN AIRLINES HAS LAUNCHED NEW VIENNA-TORONTO SERVICE
VIENNA, Austrian Airlines has started to introduce a new non-stop route between vienna and Toronto, Canada. Five weekly departures are scheduled. Toronto is internationally recognized for its multiculturalism... more