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AirlinesEL AL STARTS FLIGHT WITH B777-200
NEW YORK, USA, National Israeli carrier El al started operation with its new Boeing 777-200 aircraft, the second delivered on three this year at the carrier. The first delivered in January is currently... more
AirlinesAEROMEXICO EXPANDS CODE-SHARE FLIGHTS WITH SKY TEAM PARTNER AIR FRANCE
HOUSTON, AeroMexico, Mexico's largest airline, has added three new European destinations -- London, Rome and Barcelona -- and 96 weekly code-share flights from Paris with SkyTeam partner Air France. more
AirlinesJAT RENOUNCES TO AIRBUS
BELGRADE, According official sources, the Yugoslavian national carrier Jat will be forced to renounce to the purchase of eight Airbus aircrafts, because of the accumulated debits in the last years. Ulterior... more
AirlinesNO SECOND CHANCE FOR INDIA AIRLINES DENATIONALIZATION
NEW DEHLI, INDIA, According to a Indian government spokesman, will be not a second chance to put offers in Air India and Indian Airlines carriers privatization; the deadline for offers expired last Friday.... more
AirlinesALPITOUR: WE TURNED TO OUR LAWYERS
ROME, Alpitour, one of the biggest operators, interviewed by WAPA about eng. Andrea Molinari's statements reporting that Alpitour owes Lauda Air Italia $2 million and half, as already published by... more
AirlinesALPITOUR OWES LAUDA AIR ITALIA $2 MILLION AND HALF
VIZZOLA TICINO, VARESE, Andrea Molinari, managing director of the italian carrier Lauda Air Italia, in an interview released to WAPA during Milan’s Borsa Italiana del Turismo exhibition concerned with t... more
AirlinesUS AIRWAYS EXPRESS TO BEGIN SERVICE BETWEEN MEMPHIS AND PITTSBURGH
USA, Customers traveling between Memphis, Tenn., and Pittsburgh will be able to fly nonstop on US Airways Express' popular 50-seat Embraer-145 Regional Jet aircraft beginning April 6, 2001. The new nonstop... more
AirlinesSAIRGROUP COULD LEAVE ''SABENA AFFAIR''
ZURICH, SAirGroup holdings CEO, Eric Honegger, declared that, in medium term, there are possibilities for its company to leave all of "Sabena Affair". SairGroup holds 49,5 of Belgian national airline Sabena,... more
AirlinesDELTA TO INVEST IN NEW ROUTE TO ARGENTINA
BUENOS AIRES, The U.S. carrier is to invest more than $150 million to begin daily service between Atlanta and Buenos Aires. Christophe Didier, regional manager for South America for Delta, said the airline... more
AirlinesBA REPORTED NOT TO BE INTERESTED IN A380 SUPER JUMBO
SEATTLE, BA has decided to give up ordering Airbus A380 super jumbo, the Seattle Post reported. The jet wouldn't make economic sense for the carrier's fleet. Dick Wyatt, head of fleet planning for British... more
AirlinesNIGERIA AIRWAYS TO RESUME LAGOS-NEW YORK SERVICE
LAGOS, NIGERIA, The african carrier yesterday resumed flights on that route thanks to a joint venture agreement with South African Airways. The service was suspended in 1993 after the FAA imposed a ban... more
AirlinesLARGE JOB CUTS FOR QANTAS
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, According to Geoff Dixon, CEO of austalian flag carrier Qantas, in order to follow an extensive improvement plan, airline will cut 1,470 jobs, will close several no-profit routes, and... more
AirlinesBIDDING FOR AIR INDIA TO CLOSE TOMORROW
INDIA, The bidding is selling a 40 percent stake in Air India - 26 percent to a strategic foreign partner and the other 14 percent to an Indian company. Indian government will sell also a 26% stake in... more
AirlinesEXPRESS AIRLINES I RELEASES JANUARY TRAFFIC
DETROIT, Express Airlines I, a wholly owned subsidiary of Northwest Airlines, doing business as Northwest Airlink, released traffic figures for January, 2001. The regional carrier expanded its Available... more
AirlinesUS AIRWAYS EXPRESS: NEW SERVICE CHARLESTON-BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON
ARLINGTON, US Airways Express will introduce nonstop service between Charleston, W.Va., and Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI) on April 1, 2001: three daily roundtrip flights on this route... more
AirlinesSABENA GOES TO COMPANY'S IMPROVEMENT
BRUXELLES, BELGIUM, The last February, 19th, had been held the Managing Director Board led by Valère Croes, to evaluate results of negotiations for the social measures enclosed in Blue Sky improvement... more
AirlinesKOREAN AIR LINES IN TALKS TO BUY 747X PLANES
SEATTLE, Korean Air Lines is discussing with Boeing to buy up to 16 superjumbo 747X freighters, said the trade magazine Flight International. The airline would become the launch custumer for the cargo... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES TO RESUME TALKS WITH FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
USA, The talks have been resumed yesterday with the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA), which is seeking pay rise for their members. United had been talking with the flight attendants several times... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICE PHOENIX-FRANKFURT
FRANKFURT, The new nonstop flight connecting Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to Frankfurt will start on March 25, using a 247-seat Airbus A340 plane. The new route is expected to increase international... more
AirlinesKAISER AIR TO ADD THREE BUSINESS JETS
USA, KaiserAir, Inc. has added three new business jets to its charter fleet, bringing the total number of aircraft available to eight. Additions are two Gulfstream GIIIs and a Citation Bravo. "The Gulfstreams... more
AirlinesEMIRATES NOT TO BID FOR AIR INDIA'S STAKE
INDIA, Emirates would be likely pulling out of the bid for a stake in Air India, the Hindu Business Line reported. It seems also Qantas dropped the plans to bid for the carrier. The bidders still in race... more
AirlinesJAPANESE AIRLINES DON'T WONT AIRBUS A380
TOKYO, Leading Japanese airlines said they have no immediate plans to buy Airbus's new A380 superjumbo scotching a rumour that a Japanese airline is about to buy planes from a European maker, reliabel... more
AirlinesQANTAS CUTS JOBS AND FLIGHTS
SYDNEY, Qantas announced today further cuts to all its services in China and Canada, and it prepares to lay off hundreds of workers: the airline has had a tough six-months and does not see the airline... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE: PROFITABLE THIRD QUARTER 2000
PARIS, Air France press release: FURTHER STRONG COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY COMBINED WITH HIGHER YIELD BOOST OPERATING REVENUES 22.4%; SHARP RISE IN PRICE OF JET FUEL AND FIRST CONSOLIDATION OF REGIONAL AIRLINES... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE (2): PROFITABLE THIRD QUARTER
PARIS, 3 Results 3.1 Net income in the third quarter to 31 December 2000: 33 million euros Regional subsidiaries Brit Air, Flandre Air and Proteus were consolidated using the full consolidation... more
AirlinesSAMARA AIRLINES OFFERS NEW ROUTE TO CHINA
SAMARA, According a statement Samara Airlines will shortly add a new scheduled service to Tyantsin, China: this new service is an extension of the existing Samara-Novosibirsk-Irkutsk route, which will... more
AirlinesTHAI AIRWAYS TO CHANGE HIS MIND
THAILAND, The airline has reviewed its decision to sell a 10% stake to a strategic partner. The management board decided to sell the stake to a domestic investor. The reversion of the earlier decision... more
AirlinesROYAL AIR MAROC ORDERS 4 AIRBUS A-321
MOROCCO, Airbus Industrie announced that Royal Air Maroc (RAM), the national Moroccan airline company, has signed an order for the purchase of 4 A-321 aircraft, the largest model of the A-320, with delivery... more
AirlinesBA PLANS TO REPLACE BOEING 747 WITH 777S
UK, The airline is planning to replace 747s with Boeing 777-300s in an effort to reduce capacity. The 15 747-200s are due to be retired over the next 18 months. British Airways currently operates 40 Boeing... more
AirlinesAUSTRIAN AIRLINES TO INTRODUCE ADDITIONAL FLIGHTS TO INDIA
VIENNA, The airline said in a statement it would introduce two additional flights from Delhi to Vienna before the end of the year, taking the total number of its frequencies to seven. The service will... more
AirlinesSAIRGROUP WARNS ITS FRENCH CARRIERS
PARIS, Marc Rochet, new chief executive of the three french SAirGroup's subsidiaries, AOM, Air Liberté and Air Littoral, said in a letter to employees that "the truth forces me to tell you that I do not... more
AirlinesEL AL RISES MANAGERS PAY
ISRAEL, The carrier's board of directors has approved a 10% rise pay for managers and department heads, a total of fifty people, despite the airline is in financial straits. "The wage increases reflect... more
AirlinesAER LINGUS TO BOOST SERVICE TO ITALY BY 36%
MILAN, The irish airline, member of Oneworld Alliance, will boost the service Milan-Dublin to 11 weekly flights starting from March 25. The flight Rome-Dublin is to become a daily service. more
AirlinesBRITISH MIDLAND: NEW CHOICES FOR PASSENGER'S COMFORT
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, British Midland, the second British airline, announced its new strategies it believes to be at the base of custromer's satisfaction. The airline decided to change its name in bmi... more
AirlinesLANCHILE EXPANDS ITS ROUTES
MIAMI, LanChile Airlines is expanding its route network from Miami to Ecuador by adding new daily service to Quito, beginning March 5, 2001. The route will include daily service from Miami to Quito and... more
AirlinesONEWORLD ALLIANCE FACILITIES FOR PASSENGERS
ROME, Oneworld, the alliance including British Airways, Iberia, Finnair, American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Qantas, LanChile and Aer Lingus, passengers may purchase just one ticket and pass only one check-in... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC TO RISE PASSENGERS
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific's passengers rose by 10% in January, the Chinese New Year Holiday contributed to the rise. Cargo activities fell 6% and load factor dropped 0,8%. more
AirlinesCSA TO START NEW SERVICES
ROME, CSA Czech Airlines will increase weekly routes to Italy, in code sharing with Alitalia, from April 1 and will offer new services to Birmingham, Vilnius, Braunschweig. Passengers will be able to reach... more
AirlinesFINNAIR TO START NEW ROUTE TO NORWAY
LAKSELV, NORWAY, The new flight Helsinki-Rovaniemi will offer an easy way to reach Lksev, close to North Cape, a place to visit touring in northern Europe and Finland. more
AirlinesSECOND INTERNATIONAL ROUTE FOR NATIONAL JET
ROME, The new service Rome-Nice will be inaugurated on April 10. The flight is to be operated with a 94 seat BAe 146-300. The airline, which operates in franchising with BA, is trying to boost its presence... more
AirlinesGO ''GOES'' IN THE NEW INTERNET SITE
GREAT BRITAIN, The low cost carrier Go, always interested to use internet to better reach its customer, jumped in its new internet site (www.go-fly.com). Currently over 65% of its customers uses internet... more
AirlinesFINNAIR MOVES FROM MALPENSA TO LINATE
MILAN, Finnair will move its daily services Milan-Stockolm and Milan-Helsinki from Maplensa airport to Linate hub, if the airline will be assigned the slots. Five daily nonstop flights have been scheduled... more
AirlinesRYANAIR IN TALKS TO CHOOSE NEW EUROPEAN HUB
DUBLIN, "No decision has been made yet. The company is still in negotiation with four airports," a spokeswoman for Ryanair said. The four airports concerned are Stockholm, Pisa in Italy, Frankfurt... more
AirlinesCSA CONTINUES FLEET EXPANSION
PRAGUE, Czech Airlines yesterday said it has planned to lease two used Boeing 737-400 next month. The airline will also join Sky Team Alliance in spring and it has said it needs to purchase at least other... more
AirlinesAIR AFRIQUE CUTS HALF OF ITS JOBS
ABIDJAN, Air Afrique airline, which is owned by 11 Afrian states, (Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and Togo), Air France, the French... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST NAMES NEW CEO AND PRESIDENT
MINNEAPOLIS, USA, Media representatives are invited to participate on a ''listen only'' basis in a briefing from Northwest Airlines executives to analysts regarding today's announcement naming Richard... more
AirlinesTACA IS BOOSTING SERVICE FROM CENTRAL AMERICA TO U.S.
U.S., Taca, a Latin American carrier, announced a significant increase in non-stop airline service between several cities in Central America and the United States by rising demand. The expanded service... more
AirlinesAIR SOMALIA NEW AFRICAN CARRIER
SOMALIA, The new somali airline is the first carrier entirely owned by a group of businessmen. The airline has a fleet including a Tupolev 154, to be used for international flights and two Antonovs. Domestic... more
AirlinesAIR NEW ZEALAND PROFITS COLLAPSE
NEW ZEALAND, The airline's profits nose-dived from $127 million to only $3.8 million in the first half of the financial year. Air New Zealand, which announced an overhaul of its management, attributed... more
AirlinesAIR JAMAICA: NEW SERVICE TO USA
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, Air Jamaica is scheduled to commence non-stop daily service from Houston to Montego Bay, Jamaica, on June 7, 2001. The airline will operate the route with its state-of-the-art A320 aircraft,... more