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AirlinesJAL TO CUT 5000 JOBS
TOKYO, JAPAN, According to a Japan Air Lines spokesman, the carrier will cut about 10% of its workforce, say 5000 workers; also Japan Air System according Japanese newspaper Asahi, will prepare to cut... more
AirlinesALL A-300 AIRBUS AIRCRAFT OF AMERICAN AIRLINES WILL BE CHECKED
NEW YORK, USA, According to a American Airlines spokesman, the airline which operated the Airbus A300-600 aircraft crashed on Queens district of New York causing 262 victims, the carrier will autonomously... more
AirlinesSAS MAY SELL ITS STAKE IN BRITISH MIDLAND
STOCKHOLM, SAS may sell its 20% stake in British Midland, announced the scandinavian airline's chief executive. Lufthansa, which already owns a 20% stake in the british carrier is reported to be interested... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA DENIES TO BE ''IN RED''
ROME, ITALY, The German flag airline Lufthansa spokesman, interviewed by Avionews, denied the news, published on some press magazines, about the financial situation of the carrier. "Our accounts are in... more
AirlinesPAL SIGNS CODESHARE AGREEMENT WITH CATHAY PACIFIC
HONG KONG, Philippine Airlines and Cathay Pacific have signed a codeshare agreement on flights between Hong Kong and Cebu. The agreement is effective from November 5. Cathay Pacific operates seven weekly... more
AirlinesUNIVERSAL AIRLINES TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTES
NEW YORK, Universal Airlines will begin flights from New York JFK to Georgetown, Guyana, and Port of Spain, Trinidad, Dec. 13 using Boeing 767-300s. The carrier will operate five weekly flights to Georgetown... more
AirlinesCROSSAIR RELEASES SEPTEMBER RESULTS
SWITZERLAND, Crossair announced it achieved a net profit of $2.7 million in September. Revenues rose 9% and expenses grew by 5%. more
AirlinesDELTA OFFERS SPECIAL FARES TO SABENA CUSTOMERS
ATLANTA, "Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) will offer special fares to Sabena customers to make it easier for them to make trips they had planned. Customers who had purchased tickets on Sabena, which declared... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA RETURNS NINE-MONTH OPERATING RESULT OF 290 MILLION EUROS
FRANKFURT, "Business at the Lufthansa Group up to September 11 was fully in line with our expectations. Our original forecast projecting an operating result of between 700 and 750 million euros in the... more
AirlinesSKYWEST AIRLINES REPORTS TRAFFIC CARRIED IN OCTOBER 2001
ST. GEORGE, "SkyWest Airlines, Inc. reported a 43.5 percent increase in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for October, while available seat miles (ASMs) increased 46.6 percent compared to the same period... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA RESUMES SERVICE TO WASHINGTON AIRPORT
MONTREAL, Air Canada has resumed flights to Washington Reagan airport. Sky marshals will escort the company's planes. Air Canada is the only foreign airline permitted to land at Reagan National air... more
AirlinesTHAI AIRWAYS DROPS FLIGHTS TO USA
BANGKOK, Thai Airways said today it is reducing its Bangkok-Los Angeles flights to six a week from seven, effective November 21. Chairman President Virabongsa Ramangkura said the company is considering... more
AirlinesVANGUARD AIRLINES REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2001 RESULTS; COMMENTS ON FINANCIAL PLAN, NASDAQ LISTING STATUS
KANSAS CITY, "Vanguard Airlines, Inc. (Nasdaq: VNGD - news) today announced third quarter results. The Company's net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2001, was $3.6 million or a basic loss... more
Airlines25 ''ELECTRICAL'' EURM FOR SABENA RESUSCITATION
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, It could be defined as "energical" the financial intervention of the Belgian energy industry Tractebel, which, with its associate Electrabel will give 25 EURm to open the new airline... more
AirlinesVIRGIN EXPRESS TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTES FROM BRUSSELS
BRUSSELS, Virgin Express will launch four new destinations from Brussels airport. New routes to Zurich, Geneva, Gothenburg are to be operated this week. A fourth flight to Stockholm will be inaugurated... more
AirlinesRYANAIR AT FIRST PLACE AMONG EUROPEAN AIRLINES
DUBLIN, IRELAND, With a capitalization value of 4,54 USDbn, low cost Irish airline Ryanair is at the first place in the European airlines, overcoming the German giant Lufthansa (4,51 USDbn). More distant... more
AirlinesQANTAS PLANE ABORTS TAKEOFF
TOKYO, Qantas Boeing 767 had to abort takeoff from Tokyo International Airport this morning after a mechanical problem was reported by the pilot. The plane was moving down the runway when the pilot noticed... more
AirlinesAIR NEW ZEALAND TO INCREASE FLIGHTS
NEW ZEALAND, Air New Zealand announced yesterday that it has increased weekly flights between Auckland and Taipei, Hong Kong, Osaka. The airline will also operate an extra flight to Los Angeles, bringing... more
AirlinesAUSTRIAN AIRLINES CUTS 930 JOBS
VIENNA, AUSTRIA, The Austrian group Austrian Airlines spokesman said that until end of 2002, is planned the cut of 930 jobs, 12% of the overall workers. This is part of a reorganization plan to reduce... more
AirlinesDAT DELAYS PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN AFTER NEW YORK'S PLANE CRASH
BRUSSELS, Delta Air Transport (DAT), belgian Sabena's successor, has announced that it will delay the launch of its publicity campaign in sympathy with American Airlines. The belgian newspaper Le Soir... more
AirlinesJMC TAKES DELIVERY OF THE FIRST AIRBUS PLANE
USA, JMC Airlines yesterday took delivery of its first Airbus A330-200. The plane, leased from Tyco Capital, is powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines. more
AirlinesSAS TAKES DELIVERY OF FIRST AIRBUS A321-200 AT COPENHAGEN AIRPORT
STOCKHOLM, SAS received it first Airbus A321-200 yesterday at Copenhagen airport. As the airline said in a statement, "the aircraft is being delivered from Airbus in Hamburg. The A321-200 is SAS' new large... more
AirlinesIBERIA'S NET PROFITS DECLINE IN THIRD QUARTER
MADRID, Spanish Iberia reported a 11% net profits fall in the first three quarters of the year, to 141,4 million euros, compared with previous year. Operating profit went down by 41,9% in the third quarter,... more
AirlinesAIRBUS DELIVERS FIRST A330-200 AIRCRAFTS TO JMC AIRLINE
PARIS, FRANCE, French aeronautical industry Airbus delivered its first A330-200 aircrafts, with 350 seats, to British JMC Airlines, which already owns ten A-320. Airline will use the new aircrafts on long... more
AirlinesQANTAS MAINTENANCE WORKERS TO STRIKE NEXT WEEK
SYDNEY, Qantas maintenance workers have called a 48-hour strike for next week following their refusal to agree to an 18-month pay pause or face the prospect of job losses. The strike will begin from midnight... more
AirlinesAEROMEXICO PLANS NEW CODE-SHARE SERVICE TO PRAGUE; FLIGHTS FROM MEXICO CITY START DEC. 1 WITH SKYTEAM PARTNER CZECH AIRLINES
HOUSTON, "AeroMexico, Mexico's largest airline, today announced that it will start code-share flights between Mexico City and Prague with SkyTeam partner Czech Airlines on December 1, 2001. The new service... more
AirlinesALITALIA/AIR FRANCE CODESHARING FLIGHTS TAKE OFF
ROME, "Air France and Alitalia are starting their alliance flights between Italy and France, implementing the bilateral agreement signed July 27", Alitalia said in a statement. The two airlines are launching... more
AirlinesIBERIA TO IMPLEMENT ADJUSTMENT PLAN
MADRID, Spanish Iberia expects to save Pta100bn by implementing its adjustment plan in the next two years. The airline will reduce production by 11 per cent and is to cut 3.000 jobs. In addition, the expenditure... more
AirlinesSAS CONDUCTS EXTRA TECHNICAL CHECK ON AIRCRAFT
STOCKHOLM, SAS has decided to conduct an internal technical check of a number of aircraft in the MD80 series. During the routine check of an aircraft in this fleet, a fracture was detected in a cylinder... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA EXECUTIVE ACCEPTS PAY REDUCTION
FRANKFURT, The four members of Lufthansa's management board have accepted to reduce their basic salary by 10%. In addition, they are likely to do it without bonus. The board will try to extend this policy... more
AirlinesBRITISH MIDLAND TO TURN INTO A LOW-COST AIRLINE
LONDON, British Midland is to start a restructuring plan to turn itself into a low-cost carrier. "We are restructuring the airline into a low-cost business. We know our costs are too high and we are looking... more
AirlinesJAPAN AIRLINES TO MERGE WITH JAPAN AIR SYSTEM
TOKYO, Japan Airlines (JAL) and Japan Air System (JAS) will integrate their operations next year, probably during the fall. An official statement is expected to be released in the afternoon. The merger... more
AirlinesALL NIPPON AIRWAYS WILL SUSPEND CHICAGO SERVICE, RESUME NON-STOP WASHINGTON, D.C. FLIGHTS
NEW YORK, "All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan's largest airline, today said it would suspend its daily non-stop service between Chicago and Tokyo on November 30. The suspension of Chicago flights will be... more
AirlinesIBERIA CEO ENTERS ITALIAN ITALTEL'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MILAN, ITALY, Xabier de Irala Estevez, CEO of the Spanish airline Iberia, IATA and Fitur, is entered in the Boerd of Directors of Italian industry Italtel, taking over Lucio Stanca, who resigned after... more
AirlinesEUROPEAN UNION AUTHORISES SABENA SUCCESSOR TO USE GOVERNMENT LOAN
BRUSSELS, The European Commission has allowed the company that is to replace Sabena to use the government's one month 125 million euro bridging loan. Sources reported that he loan was authorised to finance... more
AirlinesCANADA 3000 AIRLINES CEASES OPERATION
TORONTO, "CANADA 3000 Airlines regrets to advise that it will cease flying operation effective November 09, 2001. We are therefore unable to transport passengers to their destinations, and recommend that... more
AirlinesCROSSAIR IN TALKS WITH AMERICAN AIRLINES
BERNE, Andre Dose, Crossair's ceo, said the airline held talks with American Airline to revive the partnership with the US carrier had with Swissair. Crossair will assume two-thirds of the operations of... more
AirlinesSAS STARTS DAILY NON-STOP FLIGHTS GOTHENBURG-BRUSSELS
STOCKHOLM, "As of Monday, November 12, there are two SAS connections between Gothenburg-Landvetter and Brussels, with departures at 8:20 a.m. and 4:05 p.m. (Return from Brussels 10:45 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.)... more
AirlinesBMI BRITISH MIDLAND TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICES TO BRUSSELS
LONDON, Bmi British Midland will start daily flights to Brussels, from Manchester and Leeds Bradford, next Monday. The carrier is to operate three daily flights with an 80-seat BAe 146 from Manchester... more
AirlinesSIA DEFERS DELIVERY OF FIVE PLANES
SINGAPORE, Singapore Airlines found an agreement with Airbus to defer the delivery of five A340-500s from January to October 2003. The remaining four planes are to be delivered by March 2004. The airline... more
AirlinesFRONTIER AIRLINES REPORTS OCTOBER 2001 TRAFFIC
DENVER, "Frontier Airlines (Nasdaq: FRNT - news) today announced traffic results for October 2001. Revenue passenger miles (RPMs) decreased to 160,317,000 for October 2001, a decrease of 31.5 percent from... more
AirlinesDE PALACIO REVEALS THAT THREE EUROPEAN AIRLINES ARE IN TROUBLE
BRUSSELS, Loyola de Palacio, the EU commissioner for Transport, has said that three airlines, Greek Olympia, Irish Aer Lingus, German LTU, might not survive because of the air transport crisis following... more
AirlinesRYANAIR REPORTS PASSENGERS RECORD ON GLASGOW-LONDON ROUTE
LONDON, Ryanair said it reported a 56.000 passengers record on its Glasgow-London route, with a 40% increase year to year. "This is a further example of low-fares airlines beginning to eat away at the... more
AirlinesNEW CEO AT CROSSAIR
SWITZERLAND, Crossair steering committee has nominated Pieter Bouw new chairman for the airline. Bouw, former Klm chief, will replace Moritz Suter. Crossair's steering committeee will also comprise five... more
AirlinesATA REPORTS OCTOBER TRAFFIC
INDIANAPOLIS, "American Trans Air, Inc. (ATA), the principal subsidiary of Amtran, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMTR - news), today reported its October 2001 traffic results. System-wide for October 2001, compared with... more
AirlinesPERHAPS SINGAPORE AIRLINES WITH FOX AND LEWIS IN ANSETT AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA, According to Ansett Australia sources, carrier Singapore Airlines could found now more interest in Australian airline share acquisition, due to its buying by Australian billionaires Lindsey... more
AirlinesBOMBARDIER DELIVERS TWO CRJ AIRCRAFTS TO EUROWINGS
CANADA, Bombardier announced it has delivered two of the 15 CRJs ordered to Eurowings. The carrier is an affiliate of Lufthansa Team. The deal also includes options for 30 CRJ200s. The two aircrafts will... more
AirlinesTAP AIR PORTUGAL: EARNINGS SOAR IN THE THIRD QUARTER
LISBON, Tap Air Portugal announced that it earned $32,8 million in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, up 410% from the previous year. In the first nine months of 2001 operating revenues rose by 8,5% and... more
AirlinesAIR WISCONSIN REPORTS OCTOBER TRAFFIC
APPLETON, Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation, operating as United Express, reports its October traffic. Passengers number, in RPM's, declined 13,6%. Capacity went down by 7% and passenger load factor decreased... more
AirlinesNEW BELGIAN AIRLINE TO REPLACE SABENA
BRUSSELS, Guy Verhofstadt, the belgian Prime Minister, said that, following the collapse of Sabena, the government has secured private investment for 200 million euro, to set up a new airline. About 155... more