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AirlinesDELTA REPORTS NOVEMBER TRAFFIC
ATLANTA, Delta Air Lines "reported traffic results for the month of November 2001. System traffic decreased 20.1 percent on a capacity decrease of 13.6 percent from November 2000. Delta's system load factor... more
AirlinesDELTA OFFERS $314 INTRODUCTORY FARE FROM NEW YORK-JFK TO BRUSSELS
ATLANTA, "Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL - news) announces a special $314 round-trip introductory fare from New York to Brussels to celebrate new nonstop service between Brussels and its New York international... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST AIRLINES REPORTS NOVEMBER TRAFFIC
ST. PAUL, Northwest Airlines "announced a system-wide November load factor of 69.9 percent, 4.6 points below November 2000. Northwest flew 4.72 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) on 6.75 billion available... more
AirlinesKLM: LOAD FACTOR DOWN IN NOVEMBER
AMSTERDAM, Dutch airline KLM said its overall load factor reached 77% in November, down 1,8% year to year. Overall traffic dropped nearly 10% in the same period. more
AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES REDUCES FLIGHTS FOR THIRD TIME AFTER U.S. ATTACKS
SINGAPORE, According to declarations of a Singapore Airlines spokesman, carrier further reduced its flight for the third time after Sept. 11 attacks. Singapore-Taipei routes are particularly involved... more
AirlinesCROSSAIR: THERE ARE NO ASSUMPTIONS FOR HOLCO AND AOM/AIR LIBERTé LEGAL ACTION
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, According to Crossair Swiss airline sources, there are no assumption for the legal action promoted by French regional carriers Holco and Aom/Air Liberté, which are claiming about... more
AirlinesTAP AIR PORTUGAL TO CLAIM FOR DAMAGES FROM SWISSAIR
LISBON, Tap Air Portugal and portuguese government will ask for eur270 million compensation from Swissair today. TAP claims the collapsing swiss airline didn't respect a partnership agreement, said portuguese... more
AirlinesEUROPEAN AVIATION AIR CHARTER ACQUIRES AIRCRAFTS FROM BA
LONDON, European Aviation Air Charter purchased five 747-200s from British Airways. The purchase price was not disclosed. Boeing 747-200's fleet was grounded by British Airways last October to redu... more
AirlinesFRENCH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS STRIKE(3): AIRLINES CANCEL FLIGHTS
PARIS, Several airlines are cancelling many flights due to the french air controllers' strike. Air France and spanish Iberia are to cancel routes from Paris to Nice, Marseille, Toulouse, Lyon. British... more
AirlinesFRENCH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS STRIKE(2): AIR FRANCE TO FLY ONLY SOME ROUTES
PARIS, Air France announced that it will able to fly only 15% of the european and domestic routes due to the strike of air traffic controllers starting this evening at 19 pm and ending on Friday at 7 am.... more
AirlinesAIR TAHITI NUI TO ACQUIRE TWO PLANES
TAHITI, Air Tahiti Nui is to buy two A340-300s. The jets are to be delivered early next year. One of them will be purchased from Airbus, the other from International Lease Finance Corp. more
AirlinesAMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES REPORTS NOVEMBER TRAFFIC
FORTH WORTH, "American Eagle, regional affiliate of American Airlines, reported its November systemwide traffic decreased 5 percent from November 2000 on a capacity decrease of 4.4 percent. The system... more
AirlinesAMERICA WEST REPORTS PERFORMANCE FOR NOVEMBER 2001
PHOENIX, "America West Airlines (NYSE: AWA - news) today reported a passenger load factor in November of 70 percent, up from the 69.5 percent reported in November 2000, amid dramatic year-over-year improvements... more
AirlinesROCKET HITS EL AL OFFICE IN BANGKOK
BANGKOK, An unidentified assailant fired an M72 anti-tank rocket, which hit and damaged the Tesco Lotus supermarket before blasting in a nearby building housing an El Al's ticketing office. The israeli... more
AirlinesEU EXTENDS AID DEADLINE FOR AIRLINES
BRUSSELS, EU Finance ministers agreed yesterday to extend governmental aids to airlines until March 31 for the insurance cover. The deadline was previously fixed on Dec 31. US and Japanese government had... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC TO GROUND SOME PLANES
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific is planning to ground six Boeing 747-400. Director- Corporate Development Tony Tyler announced that the first quarter of next year "will be very worrying". The carrier reported... more
AirlinesAEROMEXICO SET TO START FIRST SCHEDULED NONSTOP SERVICE FROM SALT LAKE CITY TO MEXICO DECEMBER 10
HOUSTON, "AeroMexico, Mexico's largest airline, will become the first airline to provide scheduled nonstop service between Salt Lake City and Mexico when it inaugurates flights from Salt Lake City International... more
AirlinesUS AIRWAYS' LOAD FACTOR DROPS IN NOVEMBER
ARLINGTON, US Airways announced that its passenger load factor declined 7,1% in November, to 63,7%, compared with a year earlier. Revenue passenger miles fell 24,6% and available seat miles went do... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES' NOVEMBER TRAFFIC DECLINES 23.5 PERCENT
CHICAGO, "United Airlines' (NYSE: UAL - news) total scheduled revenue passenger miles (RPMs) declined 23.5 percent in November vs. the comparable month in 2000. The airline's passenger load factor fell... more
AirlinesAXON AIRLINES SUSPENDS FLIGHTS
GREECE, The greek airline Axon Airlines announced it has suspended operations due to the effects of the terrorist attacks. The carrier flies to Brussels, Milan, Paris and several greek destinations, with... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE RESUMES FLIGHTS TO ABIDJAN
PARIS, A spokeswoman for Air France announced that the airline has resumed flights from Paris to Abidjan, in Ivory Coast, today. The route was suspended due to a dispute between the french airline and... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE TERMINATES FLIGHTS TO IVORY COAST
PARIGI, Air France said it has suspended flights between Paris and Abidjan, in Ivory Coast, following Air Afrique's employees decision to boycott the french airline planes to protest over the breaking... more
AirlinesMAS TO PUT UP TWO PLANES FOR SALE
MALAYSIA, Malaysian Airline System (MAS) said it has put two Boeing 747-400 up for sale on the industry trading website. An analist said that "these aircraft are quite young, particularly the one manufactured... more
AirlinesINDIAN AIRLINES TO BOOST FLIGHTS FOR CHRISTMAS
NEW DELHI, Indian Airlines said it will operate three additional routes from Sharjah to Goa on Dec. 18, 20, 22 to cope the Christmas rush. The carrier also said it is to reinstate An Airbus A300 on the... more
AirlinesTRANSBRASIL GROUNDED FOR UNPAID FUEL BILLS
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, According to Brazilian civil aviation sources, domestic airline Transbrasil, has been grounded after failing to meet its fuel bills. Fuel suppliers refused to re-fill Transbrasil... more
AirlinesCSA CZECH AIRLINES DROPS FLEET EXPANSION PLAN
PRAGUE, Czech Airlines announced it is to put aside its plan to expand the fleet next year because of the dropping demand following Sept 11. PR Director Dan Plovajko said "we aim at maximum utilization... more
AirlinesKLM DEMANDS STATE AID
AMSTERDAM, Dutch KLM is asking for state aid to recover after the plummeting of its earnings in the last period. The dutch government replied saying it plans to to earmark about $20 million to compensate... more
AirlinesTHAI AIRWAYS TO CUT FLIGHTS TO LA
BANGKOK, Thai Airways announced in a statement it is to halve its weekly flights from Bangkok to Los Angeles. The routes to Dubai and Osaka are to be increased. From December 16, the airline is to operate... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES REPORTS PERFORMANCE FOR NOVEMBER 2001
HOUSTON, "Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL - news) today reported a 73.8 percent domestic and 66.8 percent international load factor for a systemwide load factor of 71.4 percent in November 2001. The systemwide... more
AirlinesCHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES TO CODESHARE WITH GARUDA
CHICAGO, China Southern Airlines and Garuda from Indonesia have signed a codesharing agreement on flights between Jakarta and Guangzhou effective Dec. 8. The route is to be flown four times a week. more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS NOVEMBER TRAFFIC; STATISTICS INCLUDE TWA TRAFFIC
FORTH WORTH, "American Airlines reported its November systemwide traffic, including that of TWA, decreased 25.0 percent from November 2000 on a capacity decrease of 20.2 percent. The system load factor... more
AirlinesMEXICANA AIRLINES ANNOUNCES NEW SERVICE BETWEEN MEXICO CITY AND EL SALVADOR
MEXICO CITY, "Mexicana Airlines announced today that effective December 7, 2001, it will begin non-stop service between Mexico City and San Salvador four times a week. The flight will operate on Sunday,... more
AirlinesMIDWAY AIRLINES AWARDED A OVER 10 USDM FINANCIAL HELP BY U.S. GOVERNMENT
USA, Midway Airlines carrier, which was in a heavy financial troubles, whcih could led it to bankrupcy, received over USD$10 million from the United States national airline bailout program to... more
AirlinesBANGKOK AIRWAYS TO OPEN NEW AIRPORT
BANGKOK, Bangkok Airways is to open a new airport in Trat by the end of next year, reported the Bangkok Post. The airport will create a routing network in southern Thailand and would cost 300 million baht.... more
AirlinesCIMBER AIR CUTS FLIGHTS
DENMARK, Danish Cimber Air's managing director Jorgen Nielsen announced that the carrier has reduced by 10% the services from Karup, Sonderborg to Copenhagen. Two planes will be leased to Oman Air and... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA TO ORDER 15 A380
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa's chairman Juergen Weber said the airline is preparing to order 15 A380s. The order has to be aprroved by the carrier's board of directors. The super jumbos will be delivered i... more
AirlinesSPANAIR EXPECTS SMALL YEAR-END LOSSES
SPAIN, Spanair chairman Gonzalo Pascual said the carrier expects small losses for the end of the year. The negative result wouldn't be as serious as it was for other major airlines. Pascual explained that... more
AirlinesVIRGIN ATLANTIC PLANS TO OPEN LOW COST AFRICAN CARRIER
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, Virgin Atlantic Airways, owned by Richard Branson, is reported to be planning to launch a low price pan-African airline in the first of the new year. According to Branson's declarations,... more
AirlinesWESTJET TO ADD NEW DESTINATIONS TO CANADA
CALGARY, "We fly to Moncton, we fly to Ottawa, we fly to Hamilton. We're not in Toronto, we're not in Montreal, we're not in St. John's and we're not in Halifax, those are about the only cities we're not... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE WILL USE SKYTEAM TO COMBAT CRISIS
PARIS, FRANCE, According to Air France sources, the airline considers SkyTeam alliance as an important point to combat crisis in air transport sector. These are the most important points: the strenghtening... more
AirlinesAIR LIB TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTE PARIS-ALGIERS
PARIS, The French private airline Air Lib announced it would launch a new service between Paris and Algiers from December 22. The carrier, which is waiting for the approval of the Algerian and French governments,... more
AirlinesBA RESUMES CONCORDE FLIGHTS TO BARBADOS
BARBADOS, British Airways resumed Concorde flights to Barbados on Saturday. Barbados is the only country besides the United States to which the supersonic jet flies from Europe. "After the unfortunate... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA LAUNCHES NONSTOP SERVICE BETWEEN HONOLULU AND MELBOURNE
HONOLULU, "Air Canada launched nonstop service today between Honolulu and Melbourne, Australia. Air Canada will operate three times weekly service to Melbourne from Honolulu using 212-seat Boeing 767-300... more
AirlinesTWA CHANGES ITS NAME
NEW YORK, TWA disappeared yesterday as the airline's flights are to be operated by American Airlines from today. TWA's final scheduled flight, 2, arrived in St. Louis from Honolulu about 6:30 a.m. Sunday.... more
AirlinesQANTAS MAINTENANCE WORKERS WALK OFF
AUSTRALIA, After two days of unfruictful talks between Australian Workers Union (AWU) and Qantas, over 600 maintenance workers for the airline walked off the job yesterday over a proposed wage freeze.... more
AirlinesDELTA TO EXPAND CODESHARE SERVICE IN EUROPE WITH BRITISH EUROPEAN
ATLANTA, "Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL - news) and British European today announced they would expand the present codeshare to five new destinations in Europe beginning Nov. 30, 2001. Delta said it would... more
AirlinesEMIRATES TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTES
DUBAI, Emirates announced it is to launch five new routes next year. The new destinations include Osaka, in Japan, Khartoum, in Sudan, Mauritius, casablanca, in Morocco, Perth. The airline will fly a Boeing... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA SIGNS DEAL WITH CABIN PERSONNEL
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa reached a deal with the union representing cabin personnel to cut flight attendant work hours. Lufthansa spokesman Thomas Ellerbeck announced "we've agreed on shorter working hours... more
AirlinesBMI BRITISH MIDLAND SUSPENDS FLIGHTS TO ROME
LONDON, British Midland is to suspend flights to Rome from tomorrow Dec 1. The carrier will operate three daily flights between London Heathrow and Milan Linate using a Boeing 737-500. more
AirlinesAIR CANADA TAKES DELIVERY OF THE FIRST AIRBUS A321
TORONTO, Air Canada took delivery of the first of 12 A321s ordered. The aircrafts will replace the aging DC-9s and 737s. Further four A321s will be delivered to the carrier by the end of the year, the... more