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Press releaseRolls-Royce wins USD 178m AE 3007 engine business with Chautauqua
London, Uk - To power Us carrier 22 Embraer ERJ
"Rolls-Royce announced today that it has received US$127 million dollars worth of firm AE 3007 engine business for Embraer regional jets to be operated by Indianapolis based Chautauqua Airlines under contract... more
Press releaseContinental Airlines announces service between Richmond and Houston
Richmond, Usa - As of November 1
"Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) today announced that it would inaugurate twice daily, nonstop service from Richmond, Va., to Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport beginning November 1. The service... more
Press releaseExpressJet names four outside directors
Houston, Usa - Janet M. Clarke, Kim A. Fadel, Thomas E. Schick e L.E. Simmons
"ExpressJet Holdings (NYSE: XJT) today announced the appointments of four new outside members to its board of directors. ExpressJet Holdings is the parent of ExpressJet Airlines, which operates as Continental... more
Press releaseContinental Airlines and eBay create co-branded site
San Jose, Usa - First site that allows frequent fliers to bid on events and vacation packages
"Continental Airlines (Nasdaq: CAL)and eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY), the world's online marketplace(TM), today announced a new, co-branded site(http://www.continental.ebaytravel.com) that allows Continental OnePass... more
Press releaseContinental Airlines reports May 2002 performance
Washington, Usa - Yesterday's press release
"Continental Airlines today reported a May 2002 systemwide jet load factor of 73.5 percent, 1.3 points above last year's load factor. For May 2002, Continental reported a domestic load factor of 75.2... more
Press releaseQantas to expand gold coast terminal
Brisbane, Australia - 'Qantas will soon be operating more than 150 return services into the Gold Coast each week'
"Qantas today announced a major redevelopment of its Gold Coast airport terminal, featuring larger arrival and departure areas, additional baggage and check-in facilities and a substantial expansion... more
Press releaseAfghanistan Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism visits Icao and signs agreement
Montreal, Canada - For rebuilding of Kabul airport
"On Thursday, 30 May, the Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism for the Interim Administration of Afghanistan, Dr. Zalmai Rassoul, will be visiting the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)... more
Press releaseAEA: european airlines' April 2002 traffic results
Brussels, Belgium - April 2002 passenger traffic was 11.5% lower than April 2001
AEA - European Airlines Association - has today released records about passenger traffic. Altogether, In April was 11.5% lower than in April 2001. This was actually the steepest monthly decrease so far... more
Press releaseEvents of 11 September had strong negative impact
Montreal, Canada - On airline financial results for 2001
"In 2001 the world's scheduled airlines as a whole experienced an operating loss of 3.6 per cent of operating revenues, compared with an operating profit of 3.3 per cent achieved in 2000, according to... more
Press releaseThales welcomes the MoD’s decision on the NLAW
Paris, France - It predicts additional jobs in northern Ireland
"The Minister for Defence Procurement, Lord Bach, announced this week Mbt Law team has been chosen as the preferred supplier for the £400 million Next Generation Light Anti-Armour Weapon Programme (Uk... more
Press releaseBombardier customer Delta Connection signs for three more Bombardier CRJ200 regional jets
Toronto, Canada - An order worth USD 68,7m
"Bombardier Aerospace today announced that Delta Connection carrier Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) has placed a firm order for three Bombardier CRJ200* regional jets. The jets will be delivered to ASA... more
Press releaseBrazilian law enforcement agencies now operating Schweizer helicopters
Elmira, New York, USA
"Schweizer Aircraft Corp. announces that two police departments in Brazil are now using Model 300C helicopters. According to Rodrigo Scoda, President of Edra Aeronautica, Schweizer’s Brazilian distributor, t... more
Press releaseFirst Schweizer 300CBi goes to U.K..
Elmira, New York, USA
"Schweizer Aircraft Corp. announces that its first Model 300CBi helicopter will go to CSE Aviation Limited in Oxford, England. The Model 300CBi is an enhanced version of the Model 300CB. It features a... more
Press releaseStar Alliance celebrates fifth anniversary
Rome, Italy - Still the world's leading airline grouping
"The Star Alliance is celebrating its fifth anniversary on May 14 2002. Over the past five years, this first really global airline grouping has become the leading alliance in the international airline... more
Press releaseRolls Royce donates engine to the helicopter museum
Somerset, England -
"Rolls Royce has donated a helicopter turbine engine to The Helicopter Museum (THM) at Weston-Super-Mare in Somerset. The engine, a Rolls Royce Allison Model 250 turboshaft, was originally developed in... more
Press releaseAn Italian F-104 crashed in The Netherlands (4): Italian Air Force press release
Rome, Italy - Incident to an Aeronautica Militare F-104 in The Netherlands, pilot survived
"An incident occurred to a F-104 fighter of the Grazzanise 9th Squadron as it was landing at the military airport of Leewarden, The Netherlands, at about 1pm (local time). The Italian aircraft was taking... more
Press releaseLufthansa posts operating profit of Euro 28 million in 2001
Frankfurt, Germany
In what was the most difficult year to date for the air traffic industry, the Lufthansa Group held up well, posting an operating profit of €28 million. Even so, this result is significantly lower than t... more
Press releaseBombardier CRJ enters Narita market with J-AIR
Toronto, Canada - Since last April 18th
Bombardier Aerospace announced today that the 50-passenger Bombardier CRJ200* has become the first regional jet to serve Tokyo's Narita International Airport. J-AIR, a wholly owned subsidiary of Japan... more
Press releaseStatement Regarding AB139 accident on April 22, 2001
Vergiate, Varese
"Agusta is deeply saddened to learn of the accident occurred around 10:45 a.m. on Monday April 22, 2001, involving the first pre-production AB139. One of the two crewmembers is confirmed dead. The Italian... more
Press releaseEurope-China co-operation on management and monitoring of natural disasters
Rome, Italy - Vitrociset group will attend Eurochina 2002
"Vitrociset Group, in answer to a Eu invitation, will attend Eurochina 2002 - Co-operation Forum on Information Society - which is going to start today in Beijing to show new technologies on environmental... more
Press releaseWestland secures innovative UK MoD strategic partnering contract
London, Great Britain
"Westland Helicopters Ltd, an AgustaWestland company, has secured an innovative Strategic Partnering Contract (SPC) with the UK MoD valued at between £40 and £50 million per year to provide an improved R... more
Press releaseWestland secures innovative Uk mod strategic partnering contract
Rome, Italy -
"Westland Helicopters Ltd, an AgustaWestland company, has secured an innovative Strategic Partnering Contract (SPC) with the UK MoD valued at between £40 and £50 million per year to provide an improved R... more
Press releaseFaa and Enac confronted on unapproved aeronautical parts
Rome, Italy - Enac press release
"Enac (the Italian Civil Aviation Administration) and Faa (the Us Federal Aviation Administration) organized a meeting on unapproved parts employment, the so called 'bogus parts', in both domestic and... more
Press releaseU.S. Coast Guard MH-68/A109 fleet yelds fast pay-off
USA
"The U.S. Coast Guard's first patrols using tough new tactics employing armed MH-68s, a dedicated version of the twin-engine Agusta A109 Power helicopter, scored a perfect three busts in three attempts... more
Press releaseBombardier Aerospace: Jim Ziegler new vice president of BBAS
Montreal, Canada
JIM ZIEGLER TO LEAD BOMBARDIER BUSINESS AVIATION SERVICES TEAM Montréal, March 18, 2002 - Bombardier Aerospace announced today that Jim Ziegler has been named vice-president & general manager, Bombardier... more
Press releaseKey milestones built on Rolls-Royce helicopters engines success
Rolls-Royce achieved a range of key business and product milestones in the last year that have further strengthened the company's position as supplier of the broadest range of turboshaft engines for helicopters,... more
Press releaseUs reservists boom last week
New York, Usa - National Guard and reserve mobilized as of Feb. 27
This week the Army and the Air Force announce increases of 1,571 and 1,482 reservists respectively on active duty in support of the partial mobilization. The net collective result is 2,995 more reservists... more
Press releaseItalian civil aviation authority to open an inquiry on Italian canadair manager
Rome, Italy - Flight operation manager suspended
In relation to last January 1st inconvenience occurred to a Canadair, Enac, the Italian civil aviation authority, decided to open an inquiry and to suspend flight operation manager, because of supposed... more
Press releaseLUFTHANSA: TRAFFIC DATA FOR 2001
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, In the year 2001, 45,7 million of passengers decided to fly with Group airlines, with a loss of 2,7% in respect to 2000. Among them 19,7 millions passengers flown with Lufthansa with... more
Press releaseLAUDA AIR AG INCREASES FLIGHTS TO AUSTRALIA
WIEN AUSTRIA, To answer to a growing demand of flights to Australia, Lauda Air Ag has increased its weekly frequencies from five to six, thus there will be a daily departure except on Monday. Two flights... more
Press releaseBOMBARDIER AEROSPACE EXPANDS BUSINESS AIRCRAFT INTERIOR REFURBISHMENT CAPABILITIES
OTTAWA, CANADA, "Bombardier Aerospace is pleased to announce a new venture with DeCrane Aircraft to provide interior refurbishment services for the Bombardier family of business jet aircraft. Under... more
Press releaseON-TIME PERFORMANCE OF AIR FRANCE FLIGHTS FOR NOVEMBER 2001
PARIS, "Since 1st November 2000, Air France has regularly published its on-time performance data. The figures are published monthly at the same time as the airline's traffic results. The chosen criterion... more
Press releaseAIR FRANCE: NOVEMBER 2001 TRAFFIC LEVELS
PARIS, "November figures seem to confirm the improvement in traffic levels that began in October. After a 9.8% drop in the last week of October, traffic was down by 5.5% during the last week in November.... more
Press releaseBUZZ TO STOP FLIGHTS TO MILAN AND HELSINKI
LONDON, Low-cost british airline Buzz is to stop flights to Milan and Helsinki from March 30. The airline is adjusting its schedule to fly more short-haul routes, which are less expensive. Buzz will also... more
Press releaseLUFTHANSA SUPERVISORY BOARD ENDORSES ORDERS FOR 15 AIRBUS A 380-800S
FRANKFURT, "At its meeting in Frankfurt, the Lufthansa Supervisory Board has approved an Executive Board proposal that orders be placed for fifteen Airbus A 380-800 superjumbos. "With this decision, we... more
Press releaseECAC PRESIDENT KEEPS A PUBLIC HEARING AT EUROPEAN COUNCIL
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, Alfredo Roma, European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) president, presented to European Council a report on air transport entitled "air transport and terrorism, how to improve security".... more
Press releaseSINGAPORE AIRLINES ADOPTS SECURITY MEASURES ON ITS FLIGHTS
SINGAPORE, Since September Singapore Airlines has incremented its controls on passengers either on ground and aboard its aircrafts, adopting further measures other than these imposed by authorities. New... more
Press releaseSINGAPORE AIRLINES: THE NEW B777-200ER IN ROME-SINGAPORE FLIGHTS
ROME, ITALY, Since Oct. 29, 2001, Singapore Airlines will operate three weekly flights between Rome and Singapore with the new B777-200ER (Extended Range), named Jubilee 777ER, an aircraft realized by... more
Press releaseALITALIA PRELIMINARY PASSENGER AND CARGO RESULTS OCTOBER 2001
ROME, "In October 2001 passenger traffic, expressed in RPK, for the whole network of the Alitalia Group showed a decrease of 31.5% compared with the same month in the year 2000, on a 16.9% reduction in... more
Press releaseDELTA, ALITALIA BEGIN CODESHARING ON FLIGHTS BETWEEN THE U.S., ITALY; CARRIERS WILL PLACE CODES ON 500 FLIGHTS BY DEC. 1
ATLANTA, "SkyTeam carriers Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL - news) and Alitalia announced today that they will begin codesharing on 11 nonstop transatlantic flights beginning today. By Dec. 1 they will offer... more
Press releaseALITALIA AND AIR FRANCE ANNOUNCE THEIR ALLIANCE
ROME, ITALY, "On Monday 12 November 2001, Alitalia and Air France inaugurate their alliance on flights between France and Italy, thereby implementing the bilateral agreement signed on 27 July 2001, after... more
Press releaseBUZZ SLASHES FARES BY UP TO 45%
LONDON, "Buzz, the low cost airline that gives you more, announced today that it is changing its fare structure to offer the lowest everyday fares to Europe. The restructure will see fares on routes fall... more
Press releaseAIR NEW ZEALAND THE PREFERRED AIRLINE FOR TELECOM
NEW ZEALAND, "Air New Zealand becomes the preferred airline for Telecom New Zealand following an agreement between the two companies to enter into a preferred supplier arrangement. Telecom representatives... more
Press releaseLUFTHANSA SIGNS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP DEAL WITH LASTMINUTE.COM
FRANKFURT, "Deutsche Lufthansa AG and lastminute.com, the global online provider of last minute travel and leisure solutions signed a global partnership agreement in Paris which will take effect immediately.... more
Press releaseSINGAPORE AIRLINES (3): TIME PERIOD CORRECTION
SINGAPORE, Regarding the news about Singapore Airlines losses, please note that the indicated period of time is referred to the first six months of the financial year 2001/2002 and not to the first six... more
Press releasePASSENGER NUMBERS ON LAST YEAR'S LEVEL - UTILISATION DOWN
FRANKFURT, "The Lufthansa Group's traffic figures in the first nine months of the year were essentially influenced by the effects of the terrorist attacks in the USA, global economic weakness and the pilots'... more
Press releaseBUZZ GETS ONLINE BOOKINGS RECORD
LONDON, Low-cost british carrier Buzz, which operates 18 services from London to european destinations, scored a high percentage of online bookings in Europe. The airline said 63% of the reservations were... more
Press releaseGO FLIGHTS TO SMAU
MILAN, ITALY, Go, the low cost airline, will be present at Milan Smau for the fourth next year and as the last edition, it will be together Opening English School in the famous Double Decker Bus. Go is... more
Press releaseAIR NEW ZEALAND TO MODIFY ITS FLIGHTS
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, Following the reduction of the passenger traffic between USA and Australia, Air New Zealand decided to cancel, in October, seven flights on Sydney-Los Angeles-Sydney route and... more
Press releaseGO, EXPANSION CONTINUES
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, With yhe launch of the new route London-Newcastle, Go is the sole carrier to announce real and effective expansion plans. Go, the British low-cost airline will increase in future... more