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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
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