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AirlinesEU DELAYS DECISION ON AIRLINES' MERGER
BRUSSELS, BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Commission has extended by three weeks, Jan 12, the deadline for its decision on United Airlines' bid for US Airways, indicating possible antitrust problems with... more
AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES FAVORE IN AIR INDIAN SALE
INDIA, The Indian government is expected to announce Friday the shortlist of bidders for international flag carrier Air India - with Singapore Airlines Ltd., backed by the 13-member Star Alliance of... more
AirlinesSOUTH AFRICAN AIR LINK TO BUY EMBRAER JETS
BRAZIL, The contract, worth $900 million, was signed in Brazil during a visit to the Embraer plant by the South African president, Thabo Mbeki. Deliveries to the airline will begin next April. more
AirlinesIBERIA AND AIR EUROPA TO CARRY ON TALKS
MADRID, The two airlines, in a joint statement, announced they decided to carry on talks about a possible merger. the statements reports the negotiation have made good progress. more
AirlinesVIRGIN EXPRESS TO LAUNCH GALILEO INTERNATIONAL'S NEW BASIC BOOKING PRODUCT
BRUSSELS, Galileo international Inc., a leading global travel distribution services company, annonced today that it has signed a distribution agreement with Europe's leading low-fare airline Virgin Express,... more
AirlinesVIRGIN ATLANTIC BECOMES A3XX LAUNCH CUSTOMER
FRANCE, The airline became an A3XX launch customer ordering six A3XX aircraft, plus six options. It brings total orders for the superjumbo to 50. Virgin Atlantic will take delivery of its first A3XX in... more
AirlinesBRIT AIR: NET PROFIT EQUAL TO LAST YEAR
PARIS, Brit Air, French regional airline, Air France's subsidiary, annonced yesterday a consolidated net profit of 4,73EUR million in the firsth 2000/01 six months, almost firm compared to the same last... more
AirlinesEBRD TO INVEST IN UKRAINIAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES
KIEV, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will invest $5,4 billion in Ukrainian International Airlines. The new was reported by the Bank in a statement. The EBRD's decision is due to the... more
AirlinesIBERIA OREDERS 3 A340-300S
FRANCE, Iberia is to further expand its Airbus long-range fleet with an order for three more A340-300s: this takes total orders for Airbus aircraft by the Spanish flag-carrier to almost 100. The aircrafts... more
AirlinesRIVALS TRY TO BLOCK UAL-US AIRWAYS MERGER
USA, The four airlines, America West Airlines Inc., Continental Airlines Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc. and AMR Corp., the parent of American Airlines are asking the government to block the deal on the... more
AirlinesCROSSAIR ORDERS EIGHT AIRBUS A320S
SWITZERLAND, The planes will replace the eight old Boeing MD-80 from 2002. The airline also holds an option to buy further four A320s. Crossair also said it expects a negative full-year result due to additional... more
AirlinesVARIG OUTLINES THE TARGETS FOR 2001
BRAZIL, Varig's president, Osires Silva, said the main targets of the airline for the next year are basically two: to consolidate the good results achieved in the year and to adjust the development projects... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL TO INCREASE FLIGHTS ON HOUSTON-SAO PAULO ROUTE
HOUSTON, Continental is switching to new Boeing 767-200 aircraft for all flights on the Houston-Sao Paulo route. The route has been flown with a DC-10 previously, and the change is part of Continental's... more
AirlinesAEROMEXICO (2): NEW ROUTE BETWEEN ONTARIO (CA) AND GUADALAJARA/MEXICO CITY
ONTARIO (CA), AeroMexico is to launch service betwen Ontario International Airport (ONT) and Guadalajara and Mexico City on Friday December 15. ONT is located approximately 35 miles east of Los Angeles... more
AirlinesVIRGIN EXPRESS IRELAND TO SUSPEND FLIGHTS FRIDAY
IRELAND, The airline, subsidiary of Virgin Express, will cease operations on all five routes operated, including routes to Brussels and Berlin. The carrier is in talk with an airline and a group of investors... more
AirlinesAEROMEXICO: NEW ROUTE BETWEEN LOS ANGELES AND TOKYO
HOUSTON, U.S.A ., AeroMexico, Mexico's largest airline, today announced that it will start code sharing on Delta Airlines daily flight between Los Angeles and Tokyo's Narita Airport, effective December... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA TOOK DELIVERY OF THE 375TH BOEING
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa is the airline which has taken delivery of more Boeing jetliners than any other airline outside the U.S. The new 747-400 plane will be used on intercontinental routes from Fran... more
AirlinesLANPERU DOMESTIC OPERATIONS SUSPENDED
PERU, Lan Chile, Chile's largest domestic and international passenger and air cargo carrier, announced today that the domestic operations of LanPeru S.A. ("LanPeru"), which serviced the markets of... more
AirlinesSOUTHWEST AIRLINES NEW DAILY ROUNDTRIP NONSTOP SERVICE
DALLAS, U.S.A., Southwest Airlines today announced the addition of new daily roundtrip nonstop service between Baltimore/Washington and Columbus, and Phoenix and Columbus in April of next year. The carrier... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA TO LAUNCH NONSTOP SAN JOSE-OTTAWA SERVICE
CANADA, Flights will be operated with 112-seat Airbus A319 aircraft. It will be a daily service beginning on March 3 and to promote the new service, Air Canada will be offering a special introductory round... more
AirlinesNEW INTERNATIONAL SERVICE BETWEEN GRAND BAHAMAS AND ATLANTA
ATLANTA, U.S.A., AirTran Airways today begins new low-fare service with one daily non-stop flight between Grand Bahama Island International Airport and Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport. This makes... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS TAKES ITS 40TH BOEING 777
U.K., British Airways last week took delivery of its 39th and 40th Boeing 777 airplanes, which follow five delivered earlier in the year and 10 in 1999. British Airways is scheduled to receive five... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST AIRLINES: THREE CODE-SHARE FLIGHT IN A WEEK BETWEEN DETROIT AND SHANGHAI
DETROIT, USA, Yesterday Northwest Airlines announced that it will strengthen passenger and cargo service to China. A third weekly flight will fly between Detroit and Shanghai in code-share with Air China. "Shanghai... more
AirlinesSAIRGROUP TO EYE MAS
SWITZERLAND, After KLM, Qantas and Air France denied to their interest in acquiring a stake of Malaysian Airline System (MAS), as reported by its president Taijun Ramil, SAirGroup, the holding owning Swissair,... more
AirlinesSAFAIR SIGNED AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE TWO BOEING 737-700S NEXT GENERATION
SEATTLE, Safair, based in Johannesburg, South Africa and specialized in the leasing and chartering of passenger and cargo aircraft to domestic and international operators, also signed a cooperative agreement... more
AirlinesALITALIA (4): EUROPEAN COURT UPHELD THE AIRLINE'S APPEAL
LUXEMBOURG, The European Union's Court of Justice revoked the provisions of the European Union against the re-capitalization of Alitalia. Those provisions bound the financial program, including the re-capitalization... more
AirlinesALITALIA'S PILOTS WORRIED ABOUT A POSSIBLE ALLIANCE WITH AIR FRANCE
ROME, Most of Alitalia's pilots confirmed that, despite they would welcome a commercial agreement with a foreign airline in order to reinforce the national flag, they are worried for the alliance with... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA TO BID FOR THAI STAKE
FRANKFURT, The thai government, owning 93% of Thai Airways, want to reduce its stake by selling 23%. Lufthansa will bid for a minority stake hoping this way to keep Thai in the Star Alliance after it threatened... more
AirlinesVIRGIN EXPRESS: SALE OF VIRGIN IRELAND TO DEVELOP THE BRUSSELS HUB
LONDON, Since 10 december Virgin Express operated 3 weekly services between Brussels and Malaga with a Boeing 737-300 offering the first low-fare flight between Belgium and Costa del Sol. To fallow a... more
AirlinesFINAL APPROACH FOR THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ALITALIA AND AIR FRANCE
ROME, It seems that the agreement between the national flag Alitalia and its french corresponding Air France is coming to the final approach before fixing the roles and the tasks in the partnership. Alitalia,... more
AirlinesALITALIA: ALLIANCE WITH AIR FRANCE REPRESENTS A VERY INTERESTING POSSIBILITY
ROME, A spokesman of the italian carrier said that the the possibility of a strategic alliance with Air France is very interesting. Air France's president, Spinetta, recently said there are talks about... more
Airlines''ECONOMIC CLASS SYNDROME'': INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES SUMMONSED
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, The australian law firm Slater&Gordon is preparing a class action suit against international airlines for allegedly failing to worn passengers abuot the dangers of developing... more
Airlines''ECONOMIC CLASS SYNDROME'' (2): THE SUED AIRLINES
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, Qantas, British Airways, Air France, Emirates Airlines and Air New Zealand are the five carriers summonsed by the australian low firm Slater&Gordon for allegedly failing to warn... more
AirlinesFRENCH GOVERNMENT MAY GIVE UP MAJORITY CONTROL OF AIR FRANCE
PARIS, According to an unofficial source the french government could cut Air France stake in order to forge a partnership of the carrier with Alitalia, which resisted alliances with state-controlled companies.... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS IS NEGOTIATING TO TAKEOVER BRITISH REGIONAL AIR LINES
UK, According to the Financial Times the takeover would be a part of a developed strategy to rationalise the airline's shorthaul operations in Europe, which suffered big operating loss in the last financial... more
AirlinesBA AND QANTAS DENY TAKEOVER POSSIBILITY
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, Either Qantas and British Airways officials declared that BA has no interest in takeover on Australian carrier, but only to obtain from Australian government the raise of foreign... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA AWAITS EUROPEAN APPROVAL FOR JOINT VENTURE WITH SAS AND BRITISH MIDLAND
GERMANY, The joint venture would enable the three carriers to harmonise pricing and share revenues on key routes in Europe. All three carriers are members of the Star global airline alliance. Lufthansa... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR AIRLINES RESUMED DIRECT FLIGHTS TO SRI LANKA
ZURICH, Swissair, one of the premier airlines in the world, resumed with SriLankan Airlines as its code sharing service partner direct flights to Sri Lanka after an absence of 14 years. Swissair... more
AirlinesFAA GIVES AMERICA WEST A DEADLINE
WASHINGTON, The Federal Aviation Administration said the U.S. carrier has until early next year to implement an upgrading plan of maintenance and safety programs. The authority wants to be sure the carrier... more
Airlines''ONLY COMMERCIAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN ALITALIA AND AIR FRANCE''
PARIS, FRANCE, "Talks between Alitalia and Air France currently concerns an important commercial agreement, like the former between Alitalia and Continental. Seems there is no interest about share exchange":... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST ANTICIPATES FLIGHTS CANCELLATION
USA, Accordingly with its aircraft availability figures, U.S. airline Northwest Airlines started, with a week of advance as declared by airline's spokesman, Jon Austin, to cancel flights in Christmas period.... more
AirlinesKLM,SWISSAIR AND QANTAS DENY MALAYSIAN TALKS
AUSTRALIA, "KLM, Swissair and Qantas are interested to buy a Malaysian Airline (MAS) 29,1% quote": this was declared by oriental airline CEO in the last days. But the prompt three airlines involved... more
AirlinesMALAYSIAN GROUNDS AIRBUS A330S FOR INSPECTION
MALAYSIA, Following Swissair and Sabena, also Malaysian Airline has grounded its five Airbus A330s after french aviation authorities told airlines to check possible faults with Pratt&Whitney engines. The... more
AirlinesIRAQ AIRLINE PLANS REGULAR FLIGHTS TO JORDAN
BAGHDAD, Iraqi Airways is waiting for approval from Jordan's aviation authorities to resume regular flights to Amman for the first time in 10 years. The flights into and out of Iraq have been curbed since... more
AirlinesGREECE TO PRIVATISE OLYMPIC
ATHENS, The greek government decided to put on sale at least 51% of the airline's shares in order to bail it out. The new was reported by an official source of the greek Transport ministry. Investors will... more
AirlinesAERO SERVICES EXECUTIVE TO ORDER ACJ
FRANCE, Aero Services Executive will be therefore the first french company to use the Airbus Corporate Jetliner. The plane will be delivered in summer 2001, it will be used for charter flights and it will... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR'S A-330 DECLARED SAFE
SWITZERLAND, A SAirGroup holding (controlling national Swiss carrier Swissair) spokesman declared Swissair returned nine of its 15 Airbus A330 planes back into service after checks ordered by French civil... more
AirlinesBA INTERESTED TO INCREASE CONTROL ON QANTAS
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, According to London Sunday Times newspaper, national airline British Airways is in talks with the Australian government in order to increase BA control on Australian carrier Qantas... more
AirlinesVIRGIN ATLANTIC WILL BE RECRUIT MORE THAN 1,700 STAFF WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR
U.K., The Virgin Atlantic's chairman Richard Branson, announced today the recruit more than 1,700 staff over the course of next year:1,000 new cabin crew, 250 pilots and 450 airport staff. This... more
AirlinesCHINA AIRLINES: NEW ROUTE BETWEEN AMSTERDAM AND BANGKOK/TAIPEI
AMSTERDAM, China Airlines started yesterday its new weekly connection between Amsterdam-Bangkok-Taipei. The connection is operated by the Chinese airline using a Boeing 747-400. China Airlines plans... more