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AirlinesPILOT PROTEST, HARD TIMES FOR IBERIA
MADRID, According to the biggest financial news-papers, Spanish state-controlled airline Iberia due to be floated on the stock market next month, said around 60 percent of its flights were delayed on Monday... more
AirlinesBAD WEATHER: AIR CANADA ADVISORY FOR FLIGHTS CANCELLED TO NORTHEASTERN U.S.
MONTREAL, Press release: "Air Canada advises that due to continuing severe winter storm conditions in the northeastern U.S., all Air Canada flights to New York (La Guardia, Kennedy and Newark), Philadelphia... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTE OTTAWA-SAN JOSE
TORONTO, The first daily non-stop service between Ottawa (Silicon Valley North) and San Jose California (Silicon Valley South) was inaugurated yesterday. Air Canada created this convenient to satisfy the... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA TO BOOST INTERNET AND MOBILE-PHONE BOOKING SERVICE
FRANKFURT, The german carrier yesterday said it will boost internet and mobile phones booking service aiming at selling a quarter of tickets that way by 2005. Lufthansa took 250.000 internet bookings last... more
AirlinesPHILIPPINE AIRLINES TO RESUME SERVICE TO CANADA
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, Philippine Airlines said today it is to resume flights to Canada on April 3 after a three-year period of financial straits. The nonstop Manila-Vancouver service will operate three... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE TO BOOST FLIGHTS BY NEXT SUMMER
PARIS, FRANCE, The french carrier will increase flights by 9,5% in the next summer. Regarding international flights, the decision was also made to take measures against the new high-speed TGV Sud-Est... more
AirlinesNEW PRIVATE AIRLINE TO START OPERATION IN BANGLADESH
BANGLADESH, The new carrier, Ayesha Airways, will start operation from next August. It has already received permission from the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) to operate in the domestic... more
AirlinesAMERICAN EAGLE LAUNCHES NEW SERVICE DETROIT-NEW YORK
FORTH WORTH, USA, The regional affiliate of American AIrlines started today a new route between Detroit Metropolitan Airport and New York's LaGuardia Airport. The service is offered with 37-seat Embraer... more
AirlinesALASKA AIR GROUP: FEBRUARY TRAFFIC
SEATTLE, Press release: "Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK - news) today reported February passenger traffic for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. Alaska Airlines' February traffic remained... more
AirlinesSOUTHWEST AIRLINE: FEBRUARY TRAFFIC
DALLAS, Press release: "Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV - news) announced today that the Company flew 3.3 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in February 2001, a 8.5 percent increase from the 3.0... more
AirlinesAMERICAN TO STOP TEL AVIV FLIGHTS IF IT TAKES OVER TWA
JERUSALEM, American Airlines said it will stop TWA's flights to Tel Aviv in case it takes over the airline, Jerusalem Post reported. The decision would seem to be some sort of boycott against the State... more
AirlinesSAS CARGO EMPLOYEES REACH AGREEMENT WITH AIRLINE'S MANAGEMENT
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, SAS Cargo employees have reached an agreement with the SAS management averting that way a potential strike in the next days. SAS Cargo employees now will be able to choose whether... more
AirlinesAIR BERLIN ADDS MORE BOEING 737-800
SEATTLE, "Air Berlin, a German airline that provides scheduled tourism service, has ordered two Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 jetliners and announced plans to order two more, The Boeing Company confirmed... more
AirlinesQANTAS STAFF IN STRIKING
SYDNAY, It is still in course the 24 hours strike of 800 employees of Qantas that are being abstained from the job to protest against the loss of job: the Australian company has recently announced the... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES TO RESUME FLIGHTS TO INDIA
NEW DELHI, United Airlines will resume its route to India after a two-year stop, the Economic Times reported. The service is to be operated from April 1. more
AirlinesFT: KLM TO BUY GO, BUT CARRIER DENIES
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, According to U.S. financial newspaper "Financial Times, Dutch carrier Klm is looking to buy the low-cost airline Go, currently controlled by British Airways. But Klm denied the acquisition,... more
AirlinesAIR SICILIA TO BE PUT FOR SALE
CATANIA, Air Sicilia's president, Luigi Crispino, last saturday said in a press conference that the airline is to be put for sale. Crispino underlined that the carrier will be sold to the highest bidder... more
AirlinesATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES TO BUY THREE REGIONALS FROM UAL
DULLES, USA, Atlantic Coast Airlines today said it is to buy three regional carriers, actually owned by US Airways, Allegheny Airlines, Piedmont Airlines and PSA Airlines, from UAL. The deal is subject... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES REPORTS FEBRUARY LOAD FACTOR
HOUSTON, "Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) today reported a 68.5 percent systemwide load factor in February 2001, 1.1 points below last year's February load factor. In February 2001, Continental flew... more
AirlinesHAINAN AIRLINES TO TAKE OVER XINHUA AIRLINES
SHANGAI, CHINA, Hainan Airlines board agreed to buy a 51% stake in Beijing-based Xinhua Airlines, which will be restructured. Xinhua Airlines, currently operates nearly 50 flight routes and has a fleet... more
AirlinesGEEEK PARLIAMENT AGREE TO OLYMPIC PRIVATIZATION
ATHENS, GREECE, Greek parliament approved with 138 vote against 119 and after a series of meetings, the privatization of flag carrier Olympic Airways, according will of Pasok socilaist party on power.... more
AirlinesGANDALF TO LAUNCH 13 NEW ROUTES BY THE END OF MARCH
MILAN, Following the code-share agreement with Air France, Gandalf is to operate 13 new services and 28 daily flights to France, Spain, Germany, starting from March 25. New daily flights from Pisa to Paris,... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES CANCELS FLIGHTS AT JFK AIRPORTS
NEW YORK, The US carrier was forced to cancel more than 120 flights yesterday because of a work slowdown by aircraft mechanics at Kennedy Airport. Other flights were delayed. The contract between the airline... more
AirlinesQATAR AIRWAYS WILL START FLIGHTS TO IRAQ
DOHA, QATAR, Qatar Airways will start a regular service to Iraq, as soon as some insurance problems will be ironed out, despite the Un embargo, reported the Gulf Times. Airline sources told Gulf Times... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC TO LEASE AIRBUS AIRCRAFT
HONG KONG, In a statement, the asian carrier said it will lease three Airbus A340-600s from International Lease Finance Corp for an initial period of five years. Moreover, it will lease another three Airbus... more
Airlines500 USDM FROM AMERICAN AIRLINE TO RECOVER TWA
FORT WORTH, TEXAS, U.S. airline American Airlines offered 500 USDm to recover the bankrupcy TWA carrier; according to Donald Carty, of American Airlines, "this is the best offer that TWA and its employees... more
AirlinesRYANAIR TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTE GLASGOW-BRUSSELS
DUBLIN, The Dublin-based low cost airline yesterday announced it is to launch the new route from Glasgow Prestwick to Brussels starting from April 26. More destinations will follow in the next days. The... more
AirlinesMALEV TO LEASE 737 AIRCRAFT
BUDAPEST, The hungarian carrier will lease four Boeing 737 aircraft and will sell five Tu-154 over the next few months, because russian aircrafts consume a lot of fuel compared with Boeing planes. The... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST TO EXPAND DETROIT/LONDON, ONTARIO FLIGHTS
DETROIT, Press Release SOURCE: Northwest Airlines; Mesaba Airlines "Northwest Airlines (Nasdaq: NWAC - news) and its Northwest Airlink affiliate, Mesaba Airlines, announced today it will expand nonstop... more
AirlinesATLANT-SOYUZ INVEST IN IL-96-400T
MOSCOW, According to Avia.Ru, Antlant-Soyuz Airlines allegedly invested nearly 3 mln US dollars in 'fine-tuning' of Ilyushin-96-400T plane: the airline may introduce the new aircraft in active service... more
AirlinesAMERICA WEST BEGINS JET SERVICE IN STOCKTON, CALIF.
PHOENIX, "America West Airlines initiated the first daily nonstop jet service between Phoenix and Stockton, Calif., today. America West Express, operated by Mesa Air Group, will operate three daily roundtrip... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE AND ALITALIA IN TALKS?
ROME, ITALY, Patrick Alexandre, director of Air France international business, diffused a bulletin in which is declared that French carrier is looking to commercial deal with Italian carrier Alitalia,... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL: FIRST NEW YORK-HONG KONG NO-STOP
NEW YORK, In a press release Continental Airlines announced that tomorrow will launch the first-ever no-stop air service between New York and Hong Kong, creating a direct link between two of the world's... more
AirlinesACCESSAIR CLOSES DOWN
USA, The US regional airline suspended yesterday all flights due to funding and administrative problems. It seems also the bad weather and slowing american economy influenced this decision. more
AirlinesMANDARIN AIRLINES LEASES THREE BOEING JETS
TAIWAN, The taiwanese carrier has leased three Boeing 737-800 from ILFC. The jets will be powered by CFM56-7B26 engines, manufactured by CFM International. more
AirlinesQANTAS TO CONSIDER THE LAUNCH OFA CARRIER FOR ASIA
AUSTRALIA, The australian carrier may launch a low-cost airline to provide service from Australia to South Korea, Malaysia, Japan and Tahiti. Qantas abandoned routes in Asia because of financial factors... more
AirlinesRYANAIR SELECTS CHARLEROI AS FIRST EUROPEAN BASE
DUBLIN, The low cost carrier will start operations in Charleroi airport, in Belgium, at the end of April. The first destinations will be announced tomorrow. The airline plans to open another two European... more
AirlinesNEW AIRLINE TO TAKE OFF IN HONDURAS
TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS, Lineas Aereas Nacionales de Honduras, or LAN, is to start operations in the week. The new airline, which has national and american investors, will operate routes with Central and... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES PURCHASES 15 ADDITIONAL AIRBUS A319/20 AIRCRAFT
CHICAGO, "United Airlines announced today that it is purchasing 15 new Airbus aircraft, seven A319s and eight A320s, scheduled for delivery in the first quarter of 2003. These aircraft will replace the... more
AirlinesSABENA RICAPITALIZATION UNDER UE INVESTIGATION
BRUXELLES, BELGIUM, An investigation of European Committee started to verify if the aids, worth 100 EURm, which Belgium government would give to Sabena in order to recover its disastrous financial situation,... more
AirlinesVARIG: FOOD ON BOARD ACCORDING ONE'S TASTE
BRASIL, The BSE meat problem on international Varig flights has been faced by carrier with a valid solution. Although there no alterations on standard menus, the passenger is provided with a leaflet... more
AirlinesALITALIA: ROMA/SYDNEY ROUTE RESUMED
ROME, Alitalia returns to fly on Sydney after that, three months ago, the route had been suspended because of the fuel rise. The flights, from Rome to Sydney and Melbourne, will be operated in codesharing... more
AirlinesLAUDA AIR: TAKE-OFF FOR THE FIFTH ROTATION TO AUSTRALIA
VIENNA, "Lauda Air has responded to continued rising demand for its Australia product with an increase in frequency to five flights per week: since 15th January 2001 an additional Wednesday flight has... more
AirlinesANSETT TO EXPAND INTERNATIONAL ROUTES
AUSTRALIA, Air NZ chief executive Gary Toomey told Australian television that Ansett is to boost domestic capacity to face the home competition and will expand international flights, by the end of the... more
AirlinesWESTJET PROFITS SOARED IN 2000
CANADA, Profit rose by 91% in 2000 to $30,3 million as revenue climbed 63% to $332.5 million. These high profits are basically due to the low fares offered by the Calgary-based airline. WestJet said it... more
AirlinesSIX NEW ORDERS FOR AIRBUS A380
TOULOUSE, FRANCE, Qatar Airways ordered two Airbus A380, with an option on a further two. The two aircraft will be delivered in the last quarter of 2007. The airline also ordered 5 A330 twin-engined long-range... more
AirlinesBULGARIA TO WITHDRAW AIR OPERATOR CERTIFICATE OF BALKAN AIRLINES
SOFIA, "The certificate will soon be withdrawn because Balkan Airlines has halted its air operations," Transport and Communications Minister Antoni Slavinski said during a press conference. The decision... more
AirlinesATLANTIC COAST IN TALKS TO BUY THREE REGIONAL AIRLINES
USA, Allegheny Airlines, Piedmont Airlines and PSA Airlines could be sold to Atlantic Coast if merger of US Airways, their current owner, with United Airlines will granted approval by U.S. government.... more
AirlinesIBERIA GOES TO STOCK EXCHANGE
MADRID, National Spanish airline Iberia will be quoted in stock exchange starting april, 3 with a selling public offer which will reduce the state participation in Iberia at 53,9%. According to Spanish... more
AirlinesLANCHILE BEST AIRLINE BASED IN CENTRAL/SOUTH AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
MIAMI, According a Press Release: LanChile has once again received the OAG Airline of the Year Award as the Best Airline Based in Central/South America and the Caribbean. OAG, the world leader in business... more