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Press releaseVARIG WINS ON ''AIR BRIDGE''
S.PAOLO DO BRASIL, Varig achieved a brilliant results of a 47,5 of market share on the "air bridge" in the first 2001 six months. This Varig connection between Rio/S.Paolo holds over 50% of all passengers... more
Press releaseSABENA ''REPROTECTED'' BY GOVERNMENT
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, The board of directors of Sabena meets in order to evaluate the financial position of the carrier after the request for Swissair financial control. According to the European laws on... more
Press releaseCONCORDE (2) : AIR FRANCE ANNOUNCES RECOVER OF THE C OF A
PARIS, FRANCE, Air France has announced with satisfaction that the Certificate of Airworthiness for its Concorde has been re-issued by French DGAC. Modification proposed by aircraft's makers have been... more
Press releaseVARIG TO PROVIDE INTERNET SERVICE ON FLIGHT BY THE END OF THE YEAR
ROME, Brazilian Varig will provide an internet connection service on six B777 of its fleet by the end of 2001, following an agreement signed with Tenzig Communications Inc. Passengers will be enabled to... more
Press releaseNEW GO FARES FOR LONDON
ROME, ITALY, Go, the low cost airline, reduced over 50% its fares, and now offer the lowest rate on every route in respect of the same period of the last year. For people who make their reservation by... more
Press releaseRESULT OF THE AUSTRIAN AIRLINES GROUP FOR THE FIRST HALF OF 2001.
WIEN, AUSTRIA, Passenger transportation increased by 5.5 % Passenger load factor rose by 2.5 percentage points to 68.1 % Adjusted profit before tax: EUR –57.7 million Full consolidation o... more
Press releaseLUFTHANSA STANDS BY PROFIT FORECAST FOR 2001
FRANKFURT, "First-half revenue up sharply by 13.7 per cent - Operating profit totals 105 million euros. In a difficult market environment, Lufthansa can look back on a successful first half in 2001. With... more
Press releaseAVIONEWS RESUMES ITS WORK
ROME, Avionews today officially resumes its work after being closed a few days due to technical problems. We apologize with our readers for the computer glitch. more
Press releaseIBEST 2001 AWARD TO VARIG
BRAZIL, Varis has been awarded for the second year and for transport category, the Ibest 2001 award, the most important in the Brazil, awarded to the best Internet site. Varig site has been rewarded for... more
Press releaseENAC: FROM JULY 14 TO 21 AIRPORTS AND BORDERS DOCUMENT CONTROL RESTORED
ROME, ITALY, Italian Ente Nazionale per l'Aviazione Civile, ENAC, according to Interior Ministry provisions, announces that starting July 14 and until July 23, occurring G( summit in Geneva, will be restored... more
Press releaseRYANAIR AWARDS ITS 320.000TH PASSENGER
TURIN, ITALY, "Ryanair, the largest European low cost airline, celebrates in the last days the second year of successes of its Turin-London Stansted service, awarding two complimentary tickets for London... more
Press releaseFAX, SMS AND EMAIL FROM YOUR SEAT ON AUSTRIAN AIRLINES FLIGHTS
ROME, ITALY, Starting July 1st, a new service will be offered to Austrian Airlines customers flying on long range Airbus A330. They could send from their seats messages, either faxes, sms or email, Payment... more
Press releaseMICHAEL SCHUMACHER TO VISIT PIAGGIO AERO FIRM WITH PIERO FERRARI
GENOA, Formula One race champion Michael Schumacher will arrive to Genoa on Monday 18 with an executive italian jet P 180 to visit Piaggio Aero site before going to Luigi Ferraris stadium to play a soccer... more
Press releaseU.S. TO DEVELOP, DEPLOY BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM
WASHINGTON, "The United States will build and deploy a ballistic missile defense system, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said June 7 to defense ministers gathered at NATO headquarters here. Rumsfeld... more
Press releaseLUFTHANSA SETTLES DISPUTE WITH ITS PILOTS (2): AGREEMENT ON NEW REMUNERATION SYSTEM FOR COCKPIT CREWS - FOR 39 MONTHS
FRANKFURT, "The arbitration negotiations chaired by former foreign minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher between Lufthansa and the Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) pilots' union for cockpit crews at the Lufthansa... more
Press releaseAGREEMENT MEMORANDUM BETWEEN ECAC AND AZERBAIJAN
BAKU, AZERBAIJAN, The visit of Alfredo Roma, President of Ecac (European Civil Aviation Conference) and Italian ENAC (Ente Nazionale per l’Aviazione Civile) at Baku, Azerbaijan, has just ended. The country h... more
Press releaseGRIPEN UNDERLINES OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES IN POLAND
POLAND, Two, single-seat SAAB-BAE SYSTEMS Gripen new-generation, swing-role fighters are demonstrating their ability to successfully interoperate with NATO and other international forces, during a dispersed... more
Press releaseNTSB ADOPTS REVISED FINAL REPORT ON 1991 CRASH OF UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 585 IN COLORADO SPRINGS
WASHINGTON, The National Transportation Safety Board has adopted a revised final report on the 1991 crash of a Boeing 737 near Colorado Springs, Colorado that killed all 25 persons aboard. The Board said... more
Press releaseLUFTHANSA APPOINTS ULRICH WACHTER VICE PRESIDENT FOR SALES & SERVICES
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa has announced that Ulrich Wachter, 49 years old, was appointed Vice President for Sales & Services in Europe. He will operate at Heathrow airport. Gabriel Leupold was named Managing... more
Press releasePIERO FERRARI TESTIMONIAL OF ITALIAN QUALITY AND LIFESTYLE IN HONG KONG
GENOA, Piero Ferrari, president of Piaggio Aero, the company producing the P180 Avanti aircraft, will attend Italy 2001 Quality and Lifestyle, the exhibition organized by italian Chamber of Commerce that... more
Press releasePAOLO FERRARI TESTIMONIAL OF ITALIAN QUALITY AND LIFESTYLE IN HONG KONG
GENOA, Piero Ferrari, president of Piaggio Aero, the company producing the P180 Avanti aircraft, will attend Italy 2001 Quality and Lifestyle, the exhibition organized by italian Chamber of Commerce that... more
Press releaseONEWORLD EXTENDS ITS ''VISIT PASS'' TO AFRICA, AUSTRALIA, AMERICA AND ASIA
BOLOGNA, ITALY, Oneworld alliance announced that form today, it cover all the world with its "Visit Pass" which allow passengers interested to visit Africa, Australia, New Zealand, North America, South... more
Press releaseLUFTHANSA SELLS 51% OF GROUND HANDLING SUBSIDIARY GLOBEGROUND
FRANKFURT, "Deutsche Lufthansa AG has signed an agreement with Penauille Polyservices S.A. regarding the sale of Lufthansa's ground handling subsidiary GlobeGround GmbH. According to the agreement, Penauille... more
Press release58TH DESTINATION IN EMIRATES AIRLINE NETWORK
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, Starting next July, 1st, emirates will begin to operate its new route Dubai-Hyderabad (India) with eight non-stop weekly flights. Hyderabad is thge fourth destination in India for... more
Press releaseEMIRATES RECEIVE ''CARGO AIRLINE OF THE YEAR'' AWARD FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, Emirates SkyCargo, which received recently the ''cargo airline of the year'' award for the third consecutive year, ended financial year 2000 with a record growth in revenues a(+28%)... more
Press releaseBRITISH AIRWAYS REPORTS FULL YEAR PROFIT OF £150 MILLION
LONDON, "British Airways today posted a pre-tax profit of £150 million for the 12 months ended March 31, 2001 (2000: £5 million). Operating profit more than quadrupled to £380 million (£84 million). Gro... more
Press releaseLAUDA AIR ITALIA: NEW CONNECTIONS WITH SRI LANKA AND MALDIVE
MILAN, ITALY, The Italian airline Lauda Air Italia, owned by the three times world Formula 1 champion, Niki Lauda, inaugurated, last May 13, two new weekly connections between Italy, Maldive and Sri Lanka... more
Press releaseANSETT AUSTRALIA CONTESTS CASA AND ITS 767S FLY AGAIN
AUSTRALIA, The Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority, CASA, suspended Ansett Australia's 10 Boeing 767s service, last April 12, which respected the decision and disposed immediately other flights... more
Press releaseAMERICAN AIRLINES SUSPENDS FROM NOVEMBER 1 THE ROME-CHICAGO FLIGHT
ROME, ITALY, "American Airlines, adapting itself to economical condition changes, decided to suspend, from November 1, the daily connection between Rome and Chicago, and therefore will shut Rome Fiumicino... more
Press releaseEMIRATES ADDS NEW NO-SMOKING ROUTES
SAUDI ARABIA, Emirates routes to London/Heathrow, Manchester, flights between Melbourne and Sydney, have become no-smoking flights. Passengers will fly smoke-free from Ausstralia to London. Emirates was... more
Press releaseAIR NEW ZEALAND GETS STRONGER IN JAPAN
NEW ZEALAND, Japan is becoming a more and more interesting market for Air New Zealand, at present the only company to connect with two direct flights New Zealand and Tokyo. According to an agreement... more
Press releaseNICE: NATIONAL JET ITALIA OFFERS SECOND INTERNATIONAL DESTINATION
NICE, FRANCE, National Jet Italia, franchisee of British Airways, announced the opening of the fifth international route between Rome and Nice today, with a press conference in Nice. The service, operative... more
Press releaseALL CARGO ''ROUND-THE-WORLD'' AIR NEW ZEALAND SERVICE
AUSTRALIA, Air New Zealand inaugurates a new all cargo service "Round-the-World" operated in collaboration with Lufthansa Cargo with a MD11 Freighter aircraft. "Our collaboration with Lufthansa" underlined... more
Press releaseSWISSAIR NOVELTIES FOR SUMMER 2001
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, A discrete frequence increase on European routes and the season increase of intercontinental connections represent the major novelties on Swissair's summer time-table for 2001, starting... more
Press release30 YEAR CELEBRATION OF TURIN-FRANKFURT FLIGHT
TURIN, ITALY, The 30 year anniversary of Lufthansa's Turin-Frankfurt direct flight is to be celebrated on April 1. For the occasion, Lufthansa offerspassengers departing on Monday April 2 2001 from Turin's... more
Press releaseCODESHARING BETWEEN AIR NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE AIRLINES AND ROYAL TONGAN RAISE
AUSTRALIA, Starting next April 2, Air New Zealand will double its flight between Auckland, New Zealand, and Tonga Islands, which will be operated with B737 and B767 aircrafts. Air New Zealand currently... more
Press releaseGLEN BAKER TO SERVE AS VICE PRESIDENT OF INFORMATION
INDIANAPOLIS, "ATA (American Trans Air, Inc.) announced today the appointment of Glen Baker as Vice President of Information Services. Mr. Baker will assume this responsibility at the 11th largest U.S.... more
Press releaseTELECOM ITALIA NETWORK INTERNET CONNECTION TROUBLES
ROME, ITALY, For technical problems to be ascribed to Telecom Italia Network, an Italia Internet provider, some news of WAPA agency, in the afternoon of March 8, 2001 were not broadcasted. WAPA staff,... more
Press releaseTROUBLES ON TELECOM ITALIA NETWORK INTERNET CONNECTIONS
ROME, ITALY, Due to technical problems to be ascribed to Telecom Italia Network, an Italian Internet provider, some news of WAPA agency, in the afternoon of March 8, 2001 were not broadcasted. WAPA... more
Press releaseRUSSIAN FEDERATION AND EUROPE OPEN TALKS ON CIVIL AVIATION
MOSCOW, "A meeting between ECAC (European Civil Aviation Conference)/EC (European Commission), led by Alfredo Roma, president of ECAC and Italian ENAC (Ente Nazionale per l’Aviazione Civile) and... more
Press releaseTRANSPORT MINISTRY RELEASES A STATEMENT ABOUT AIR SICILIA'S GROUNDING
ROME, "The Transport Ministry reports that, regarding Air Sicilia's grounding ordered by Enac, the italian Civil Aviation National Authority, is trying to solve the problems related to the grounding as... more
Press release2ND HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR AIR NEW ZEALAND
AUSTRALIA, Air New Zealand Group released the 2nd half-year financial results for the 2000 year. It has been very demanding for the company and is the first in which Air New Zealand and Ansett Australia... more
Press releaseFLIGHTSAFETYBOEING RECEIVES CERTIFICATION ON TWO BOEING 737 SIMULATORS
SEATTLE, According a press release FlightSafety Boeing Training International (FSB) received certification on two of its Boeing 737 full-flight simulators. The eighth Boeing 737-700/-800 full-flight... more
Press releaseAIR FRANCE-GANDALF COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT TO BE UNVEILED NEXT WEEK
MILAN, The commercial agreement between Air France and Gandalf Airlines will be unveiled in a press conference at Milan's Hotel Duca di Milano next February 28. Gandalf's chairman, Luciano Di Fazio,... more
Press releaseFIRST OF TWO CRJ AIRCRAFT SOLD IN CENTRAL AFRICA
TORONTO, Bombardier Aerospace has sold the first two CRJ regional jet aircraft into West Africa. The aircraft, a 50-seat CRJ200 and 68-passenger CRJ700, are scheduled for delivery to Cameroon Airlines... more
Press releaseRUSSIA, UKRAINE PLEDGE TO COOPERATE IN SPACE-MISSILE AND AEROSPACE
MOSCOW, According to a statement Russia, Ukraine will coordinate their activities for broadening commercial use of Zenith, Cyclone and Dnepr boosters: the two sides intend to coordinate their activities... more
Press releaseAB139 HELICOPTER TAKES FLIGHT
CASCINA COSTA, VARESE, The Bell/Agusta Aerospace Company AB139 made its successful first flight on February 3, 2001, at Agusta’s Cascina Costa plant in Italy thus marking the entry into the development f... more
Press releasePRATT & WHITNEY CANADA LAUNCHES A NEW PT& ENGINE
CANADA, La Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. is pleased to announce that is launching the development and installation of a new PT6C-67D engine on the UH-1 Huey Helicopter. The new engine will significantly... more
Press releaseCATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS WILL FLY TO NEW DELHI
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific Airways announced that it will operate a new non-stop service between Hong Kong and the Indian capital of New Delhi next month. The carrier will use Airbus A330-300 aircraft... more
Press releaseTURBOMECA LAUNCHES THE NEW ARRIEL 2B1 ENGINE
ANAHEIM, USA, Turbomeca is pleased to announce the launch of the most advanced version of the Arriel turboshaft engine family, the Arriel 2B1, which powers Eurocopter's newest light, single engine helicopter,... more