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AirlinesAUSTRIAN AIRLINES TO BUY STAKE IN AUSTRIAN LAUDA AIR
VIENNA, Austrian Airlines acquired from Lufthansa a 8,9% stake in austrian Lauda Air. Austrian Airlines now holds 67% in the carrier founded by the ex pilot. Austrian Airlines also announced that it is... more
AirlinesSAIRGROUP INQUIRED FOR FINANCIAL LOSTS
ZURIGH, SWITZERLAND, The Swiss group SAirGroup, that owns Swissair, actually is inquired by Zurigh's public prosecutors office regarding the heavy financial losts accused recently. Among the investigated... more
AirlinesSTAR ALLIANCE COMPANIES' SCHEDULES SOON ON THE WEB
AUSTRALIA, The passengers of Ansett Australia and Air New Zeland, partners in Star Alliance, will soon have access to the companies' schedules, even during flight and through their own computers.... more
Airlines100TH BOEING 737-700 DELIVERED TO SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
SEATTLE, USA, Southwest Airlines received the 100th Boeing 737 Next Generation, exactly three years and three months after the firm first delivered a craft of this type. Southwest is an excellent... more
AirlinesPOSSIBLE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN KLM AND AIRFRANCE
AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND, There have been some talks, defined "merely informal", between the heads of Dutch Klm and French Air France that could be, according to rumours, the base of commercial agreements... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINE ''PROMOTES'' ELECTRONIC TICKETS ''FINING'' PAPER ONES
USA, American Airlines announced through its spokesman that a 10 USD increase will be added to tickets for those who will not book and buy the tickets on the web. According to the carrier, this should... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES ANNOUNCES TWA ACQUISITION
NEW YORK, USA, American Airlines announced the finalization of the acquisition of Twa, creating the biggest fleet in the world. The operation, valued 742 USDm, received the approval both from the Justice... more
AirlinesTRANSAERO AIRLINES TO SUE AEROFLOT FOR DUMPING
MOSCOW, Transaero Airlines intends to sue the Russia’s flagship airline Aeroflot over damages caused by the introduction of dumping prices by Aeroflot in Russia, Germany, England and Israel. Transaero s... more
AirlinesMALAYSIA AIRLINES LOOKS FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER
MALAYSIA, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said "we are talking to a lot of airlines at the moment. I'm quite sure we will find the strategic partners". Several airlines have stopeed to fly to... more
AirlinesSABENA AIRLINE TRYING TO SOLVE ITS CRISIS
BELGIUM, Last year Sabena Belgian Airline has had a USD 292 million deficit in spite of the healthy traffic growth. The company executives will submit a recovery plan to the Belgian Government and... more
AirlinesSAS: MARCH IN BRIEF
STOCKHOLM, Passenger traffic (RPK) was up 5,0% in March. Overall capacity (ASK) was up 5,5% and passenger load decreased slightly. Traffic in Business Class increased by 7%. Overall traffic development... more
AirlinesNEW BRITISH AIRLINE TO START FLYING ON MAY
UK, Excel Airways will start services from Manchester, Gatwick, Glasgow, Birmingham, Newcastle and Belfast to Greece and Spain, Turkey, Egypt, from May 1. Excel hopes to carry 1.2 million passengers in... more
AirlinesANSETT GROUNDS THREE BOEING 767
AUSTRALIA, Australian Ansett has grounded three of its Boeing 767-200s after cracks were found in engine supports. The cracks were detected during inspections commissioned by Boeing. Two other planes will... more
AirlinesFINNAIR MOVES TO LINATE AIRPORT
MILAN, Finnair has moved Milan-Helsinki daily flight, via Stockholm, from Malpensa to Linate airport. The airline will offer connections to Helsinki also from Verona, Rimini, Naples, until the end... more
AirlinesJAL RESUMES TALKS WITH AIRBUS FOR SUPERJUMBO
TOKYO, Airbus has begun new talks with Japan Airlines for the sale of superjumbo A380 and attempting breaking into the japanese aircraft market. Airbus already collected orders for the A380 aircraft from... more
AirlinesTEN LUGGAGE THIEVES FILMED BY CAMERAS HIDDEN INSIDE SUITCASES
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, British Airways denounced to the police 10 employees, accused of stealing: the airline, tired of passengers claims about stolen luggage or personal effects contained in them, installed... more
AirlinesAIR ALLIANCE INAUGURATES NEW ROUTE MANCHESTER-MONTREAL
TORONTO, Air Canada partner, Air Alliance today begins daily non-stop service between Manchester Airport and Montreal's Dorval Airport. To promote the new service, an introductory fare of $199 USD/$289... more
AirlinesATA ANNOUNCES NEW SERVICE BETWEEN BOSTON AND ARUBA WITH ONE-WAY INTRODUCTORY FARES AS LOW AS $234*
INDIANAPOLIS, ATA is pleased to announce new non-stop service between Boston and Aruba beginning on May 5, 2001. Initially, ATA will offer weekly round-trip flights each Saturday on Boeing 757-200... more
AirlinesDELTA TO DEAL FOR STAKE IN AEROMEXICO
MEXICO CITY, Delta's chief executive officer Leo Mullin said the airline would be interested in acquiring a stake in Aeromexico. "We would anticipate an investment on Delta's part in Aeromexico's shares",... more
AirlinesCYPRUS AIRWAYS SIGNS DEAL WITH FLS AEROSPACE
CYPRUS, Cyprus Airways signed a three-year agreement with FLS Aerospace, which will provide component management support for two new A320s of the carrier. more
AirlinesAIR INDIA PLANS TO AUGMENT CAPACITY
NEW DELHI, Air-India is planning to dry lease three more aircrafts in a bid to increase capacity. The carrier will go for an Airbus A310 and two Boeing 747-300s. These two airliners would be useful when... more
AirlinesAIRBUS CONFIRMS ORDER FOR A380 FROM AUSTRALIAN QANTAS
PARIS, An Airbus spokesman said Qantas has paid a deposit against the order for 12 A380 aircraft. The spokesman also added that the company received a confirmation of another order, for two A321s, from... more
AirlinesSOUTHWEST BECOMES FIRST AIRLINE TO OPERATE 100 BOEING NEXT-GENERATION 737-700S
SEATTLE, The Boeing Company announced today that Next-Generation 737-700 launch customer Southwest Airlines took delivery of its 100th 737-700 on March 30. The milestone comes three years and three months... more
AirlinesAIR NEW ZEALAND FORMALIZES FLEET PURCHASE OF 16 BEECH 1900D AIRLINERS
WICHITA, USA, Raytheon Aircraft and Air New Zealand have signed a definitive contract for the purchase of 16 new Beech 1900D Airliners for the carrier's 100-percent owned regional carrier, Eagle Airways.... more
AirlinesAMERICA WEST PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR RISES IN MARCH
PHOENIX, USA, America West Airlines Inc reported that load factor, a measure of paying customers on flights, rose to 76.0% in March from 71.4 percent a year ago, saying improved customer service brought... more
AirlinesSABENA SUSPENDS ROUTES FROM BERGAMO ORIO AL SERIO AND VENICE
BRUSSELS, Sabena, with summer timetable, suspended flights between Bergamo and Bruxelles and between Venice and Marseille served in code-share agreement with AIr Littoral. The airline will operate six... more
AirlinesCONDOR TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICES TO ITALY
GERMANY, German Condor airlines, Lufthansa's subsidiary, will launch new routes to Italy in the summertime. Four italian airports, Catania, Lamezia, Naples, Rimini, will offer connections to Munich, Frankfurt,... more
AirlinesHAWAIIAN AIRLINES TO LEASE THREE JETS
AUSTRALIA, Hawaiian Airlines said it will lease three 767-300ERs from Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services, a unit of Morgan Stanley. The aircrafts will be used to replace the aging DC-10's fleet. more
AirlinesCHINA AIRLINES TO UNCH NEW ROUTE TO SAN FRANCISCO
TAIPEI, China Airlines will operate a twice-weekly 747-400F service between Taipei and San Francisco in early June. It also will offer an additional fifth weekly service to Chicago from Taipei and a fourth... more
AirlinesCATHAY TO SUSPEND SERVICE TO ZURICH
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific said it will suspend the route to Zurich from May 1 due to the poor performance of the route. more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA LAUNCHES NEW ROUTES
FRANKFURT, Lufhtansa, adopting summer timetable, introduces two new routes. The first connects Venice to Cologne, the second, in code-sharing agreement with Eurowings, connects Venice to Berlin Tem... more
AirlinesSOUTHWEST AIRLINES REPORTS MARCH TRAFFIC
DALLAS, Southwest Airlines Co. announced today that the Company flew 4.0 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in March 2001, an 11.1 percent increase from the 3.6 billion RPMs flown in March 2000. Available... more
AirlinesFRENCH AIRLINES STRUGGLES TO SURVIVE
PARIS, AOM, Air Liberte e Air Littoral, the three french carriers owned by SAirGroup, said they are to announce restructuring plans to attempt avoiding bankrupt and dismissal of 7000 employees. The three... more
AirlinesKLM LOAD FACTOR DECREASES
AMSTERDAM, Klm overall load factor went down to 78,1% in March from 79,4% in the same period of 2000. Traffic rose by 1% and capacity slightly increased too. Passenger traffic fell by 2% and cargo traffic... more
AirlinesUS AIRWAYS TRAFFIC UP 15.8 PERCENT FOR MARCH
ARLINGTON, USA, US Airways reported today that revenue passenger miles for March 2001 were up 15.8 percent compared to March 2000, while available seat miles for the month increased 10.3 percent. The passenger... more
AirlinesRUSSIAN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS FORCE DELTA PLANE TO GO BACK
ATLANTA, A Delta flight, en route from Atlanta to Narita, Japan, was forced back after Russian air traffic controllers said it didn't have permission to fly through their air space. The plane was carrrying... more
AirlinesON FRIDAY POSSIBLE SALE OF TWA TO AMERICAN AIRLINES
USA, The sale of US airline Trans World Airlines (TWA) could be cocluded by Friday, after Federal Judge Peter Walsh denied the motion to stay the sale required by the creditors, the company being in... more
AirlinesSUBSTANTIAL INCREASE FOR US AIRWAYS
USA, In a press conference, the US Airways airline announced that in March 2001 the takings, calculated by passenger/mile, increased of a 15,8 % in comparison with the same period of last year. At the... more
AirlinesMERE INCREASE FOR EU AIRLINES FEB TRAFFIC
BRUSSELS, European airlines February traffic went up by 0,3%, compared with the same period in 2000, AEA (Association of European Airlines) reported. Overall loaf factor increased by 1,4%. Traffic to Asia... more
AirlinesKLM: NO FORMAL TALKS WITH ALITALIA
AMSTERDAM, KLM spokesman Bart Koster told Reuters that "...there are no formal talks between KLM and Alitalia". Responding to comments by Alitalia's new CEO Francesco Mengozzi, who said Alitalia would... more
AirlinesAMERICAN EAGLE REPORTS MARCH TRAFFIC RESULTS
FORTH WORTH, USA, American Eagle, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, reported March traffic results that include Business Express Airlines, a regional airline it acquired last March. During... more
AirlinesAZZURRA AIR TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTES TO FRANCE
PALERMO, Azzurra Air is to launch new routes from Palermo to Paris, Nantes, Lyon. The airline will operate 148-seat Boeing 737-700 for the weekly service, scheduled on friday. more
AirlinesDELTA AIR LINES LOAD FACTOR DECREASES IN MARCH
ATLANTA, Delta Air Lines reported a system load factor decrease by 2,4% in March. International traffic increased 6.6% on a 13.6% rise in capacity. more
AirlinesAER LINGUS TO INCREASE FLIGHTS TO MILAN
DUBLIN, Aer Lingus is to increase weekly nonstop flights between Dublin and Milan to 11, starting from early May. Aer Lingus currently operates a daily flight on the route. more
AirlinesTWA ANNOUNCES ARRANGEMENTS FOR PASSENGERS TO TEL AVIV
USA, TWA announced that passengers booked on flights to Israel can travel with Air France, British Airways, Continental Airlines, Lufthansa, Olympic Airways or SAS within 24 hours of the original travel... more
AirlinesSABENA REPORTS HIGH LOSS IN 2000
BRUSSELS, Sabena reported a net consolidated loss of $288 million in 2000. Loss reached about $11 million in the previous year. The loss is owing largely to airline's activities (DAT e Sobelair) and costs... more
AirlinesIBERIA ON STOCK EXCHANGE (2) SCARCE STARTING
MADRID, SPAIN, The shares of Spanish flag carrier Iberia, offered for the first time on Stock Exchange, had a poor sdtarting as the value, initially established at EUR 1,19 lowered at mid day at EUR 1,12.... more
AirlinesCHINA AIRLINES TO INCREASE ROME-TAIPEI FLIGHTS
TAIWAN, China Airlines increased flights Rome-Taipei, via Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia, to two. Flights take off on tuesday and saturday. more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS MARCH TRAFFIC
FORTH WORTH, USA, American Airlines reported its systemwide traffic decreased 4.3 percent in March year over year, on a capacity decrease of 3.5 percent. The system load factor dropped 0.6 points to 72.6... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA FEARS NEW PILOTS STRIKE
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa said the fear of new pilots strike is rising after pilots refused a new pay rise between 10 and 16.7 per cent. Cockpit demands a pay rise between 38 per cent and 78 per cent. Georg... more