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AirlinesEMIRATES HALTS FLIGHTS TO SRI LANKA
DUBAI, Emirates announced it is to suspend flights to Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka, from September 19, due to security reasons. Emirates holds a 40% stake in Sri Lankan Airlines. more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES TO SUSPEND FLIGHTS TO INDIA
NEW DELHI, United Airlines today announced it has suspended flights to India as a part of a plan to reduce its capacity by 20%. "Today's announcement is a direct result of the terrorist attacks in the... more
AirlinesKOREAN AIRLINES FLIGHTS TO USA BACK TO NORMAL
SEOUL, Korean Airlines said their scheduled services to Usa returned to normal today. Security has been beefed up. Korean Air, korean major airline, said it is to operate 14 routes to Usa and six cargo... more
AirlinesSRILANKAN AIRLINES SUSPENDS SERVICE TO ITALY
COLOMBO, Srilankan Airlines suspended the service between Rome and Colombo, due to a restructuring plan carried on by the airline, which cancelled also the routes to Germany. The only european services... more
AirlinesUS AIRWAYS TO CUT SCHEDULED SERVICE AND TRIM WORKFORCE
NEW YORK, US Air President and Chief Executive Rakesh Gangwal the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) that it plans to cut its scheduled service by about 20 to 25 percent and trim jobs following the attacks.... more
AirlinesMEXICANA AIRLINES REACHES AN AGREEMENT WITH FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
SAN ANTONIO, "Mexicana Airlines is pleased to announce that together with the flight attendants' association, Asociacion Sindical de Sobrecargos de Aviacion (ASSA), both parties have mutually reached an... more
AirlinesDELTA CUTS PASSENGER CAPACITY BY 20 PERCENT
ATLANTA, Delta Air Lines said it operated 82 percent of its normal daily schedule on Sunday. The airline invited passengers to minimise baggage if possible and arrive at airports at least two hours early.... more
AirlinesU.S. AIRLINES CALL ON THE GOVERNMENT TO HELP THEM
USA, U.S. airlines are pleading for government help to avoid facing bankruptcy after the terrorist attacks. Many of the major carriers could file for bankruptcy because of the high losses hitting them... more
AirlinesNEW CEO FOR AUSTRIAN AIRLINES
AUSTRIA, Austrian Airlines appointed a new management board that will take over formally from October 1, said Austrian Airlines Group's supervisory board. Vagn Sorensen, former SAS Deputy Chief Executive,... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST AIRLINES RESUMES PARIS-DETROIT SERVICE
PARIS, Dutch Klm said Northwest Airlines, its partner for U.S. transatlantic flights, is to resume the service between Paris and Detroit today. The flight will take off from Paris's Charles de Gaulle... more
AirlinesMEXICAN AIRLINES REPORT HIGH LOSSES IN 1H
MEXICO CITY, The two major mexican carriers, Aeromexico and Mexicana airlines, registered losses for million dollars in the first of half of the year due to the economic slowdown. "The net loss at Mexicana... more
AirlinesANSETT CEASES OPERATIONS
NEW ZEALAND, Ansett ceased its operations grounding all its planes and leaving about thousands of passengers stranded. Qantas and Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Blue will now pick over Ansett's assets. Ansett... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES TO RESUME FLIGHTS TO LONDON
LONDON, American Airlines resumed transatlantic flights today with a service from Chicago to London. Flight 86 arrived an hour and 13 minutes late at Heathrow. United Airlines plans to operate five flights... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES TO GIVE $25.000 TO FAMILIES OF PLANE VICTIMS
USA, American Airlines said it is to give the families of victims on its two plane crashed an initial sum of $25.000 to help them to meet the imediate needs. 110 people were on board the two crashe... more
AirlinesRYANAIR TO LAUNCH NEW LONDON-FORLI SERVICE
DUBLIN, Irish low-cost airline Ryanair is to launch a new service between London Stansted and Forli, Italy, from November 1. The airline will operate a Boeing 737-800 on the route and will offer special... more
AirlinesAUGSBURG AIRWAYS TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICE BETWEEN LONDON AND MUNICH
MUNICH, German Augsburg Airways will launch in October a new service between Munich and London City airport. The airline will operate a Dash 8-Q400 aircraft on the route. more
AirlinesKLM CANCELS FLIGHTS TO USA AND CANADA
AMSTERDAM, Klm said it has cancelled all scheduled flights to Usa and Canada for today fearing long delays during the gradual and slow opening of U.S. air space. Klm added that there are about 1100 passengers... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA TO RESUME FLIGHTS TO USA
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa said it is to resume flights to Usa today. Five planes will take off from Frankfurt to reach Denver, Washington, Newark, Philadelphia, Detroit. more
AirlinesEMIRATES OFFERS EXTRA FLIGHTS ON PARIS-DUBAI ROUTE
DUBAI, Emirates, in a press release, announced it will introduce more services on the Paris/Dubai route. Five weekly service will be offered from October 28, on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and... more
AirlinesAIRLINE, PILOTS RATIFY CONTRACT
APPLETON, USA, "Air Wisconsin pilots ratified an agreement between the airline and the Air Line Pilots Association, the two sides announced Monday. More than 700 pilots voted 91.4 percent in favor of the... more
AirlinesCHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES AND EVA EXPRESS IN TALKS TO FORM ALLIANCE
CHINA, China Southern Airlines and EVA Air have begun talks to form an alliance, Taiwan Economic Daily said quoting China's chairman Yen Zhihqing. EVA Air would seek to invest in China Southern Airlines,... more
AirlinesFRONTIER AIRLINES NAMES SAM ADDOMS AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
DENVER, Frontier Airlines (Nasdaq: FRNT - news) announced the election of Sam Addoms as chairman of the airline's board of directors. With the appointment of Addoms, 61, as chairman, LaRae Orullian, who... more
AirlinesCHINA TO BUY TU-204 JETS FROM RUSSIA
RUSSIA, China has ordered 15 TU 204-120 jumbo jets to Russia on a US$500 million contract signed yesterday in Moscow, reported the State Civil Aviation Service under Russia's Transport Ministry. The first... more
AirlinesEMIRATES TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA
DUBAI, Emirates will initiate a new non-stop service between Dubai and Perth, Australia, operating a Boeing 777-200 on the route. The airline will offer four weekly flights with connections onto the United... more
AirlinesFIRST 737-700 WITH WINGLETS GOES TO KENYA AIRWAYS
SEATTLE, "The first Boeing 737-700 arrived in Kenya Monday, making Kenya Airways the first airline anywhere in the world to operate a 737-700 with blended winglets. Kenya Airways is expected to put the... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA TO BUY NEW PLANES FROM BOEING
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa said yesterday it plans to purchase four additional Boeing 747-400s. The airline will also take eight 747-200 out of service to adjust its fleet capacity with current travel demands.... more
AirlinesALITALIA PILOTS JOIN SKYTEAM PILOTS ALLIANCE
ACAPULCO, "At a meeting concluded this weekend, the Alitalia pilots, represented by the Associazione Nazionale Piloti Aviazione Commerciale (ANPAC), joined the SkyTeam Pilots Alliance (SPA). The SPA is... more
AirlinesVANGUARD AIRLINES REPORTS AUGUST TRAFFIC
KANSAS CITY, "Vanguard Airlines, Inc. (Nasdaq: VNGD - news) reported traffic for the month of August 2001 of 109.2 million revenue passenger miles (RPMs). Capacity was 153.2 million available seat miles... more
AirlinesAMR WARNS OF HIGHER LOSS IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF THE YEAR
USA, AMR, the parent company of American Airlines, warned that it was likely to suffer a "considerably larger" loss in the third quarter of the year than in the second quarter. The company blamed the slowdown... more
AirlinesHORIZON AIR'S PILOTS REACH AGREEMENT WITH THE AIRLINE
USA, Horizon Air pilots reached a deal with the airline's management. The new five year contract includes improved wages and work rules. Horizon Air is a subsidiary of Alaska AIr Group. more
AirlinesMALAYSIA AIRLINES TO ADD FLIGHTS ON KUALA LUMPUR-LONDON ROUTE
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia Airlines said in a statement it is to add two flights a week to its Kuala Lumpur-London route tomorrow. The airline currently operates 16 weekly flights on the route, 14 of which... more
AirlinesU.S. NORTHWEST ACCUSED AND FINED BY DOT FOR MISTREATMENT DISABLES PASSENGERS
USA, U.S. carrier Northwest Airlines has been accused by Department of Transportation (DOT)of mistreating passengers with disabilities and asked to pay USD$3 million in fines. Airline would have charged... more
AirlinesATA REPORTS 24.3% INCREASE IN AUGUST SCHEDULED SERVICE TRAFFIC
INDIANAPOLIS, American Trans Air reported reported its August 2001 traffic results. System-wide for August 2001, compared with a year ago: revenue passenger miles (RPMs) increased 6.4% to 1.27 billion;... more
AirlinesSAS: PASSENGER TRAFFIC UP IN AUGUST
SCANDINAVIA, Scandinavian Airlines System's passenger traffic (RPK) showed an overall increase of 7,6% in August 2001 vs. August 2000. The number of passengers increased by 4,2%. Overall capacity (ASK)... more
AirlinesAUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT DENY FINANCIAL AIDS TO ANSETT, WHICH RISKS TO FAIL
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, According to declaration of the Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, his government will not support finaciarily the airline Ansett, in heavy economic difficulties. Air New Zealand,... more
AirlinesLUFTAHNSA ORDERS A380 AIRCRAFTS
FRANKFURT, German Lufthansa confirmed it is to order 15 A380s to Airbus Industries. The purchase recommendation will be approved in the next meeting of the supervisory board, scheduled for Sept. 19. The... more
AirlinesALITALIA (3): CICIA WILL SUBSTITUTE ANGIOLETTI IN THE BOARD OF MEMBERS
ROME, ITALY, According sure sources, WAPA could release that Michele Cicia, former president of the cooperative between employees shareholders of Alitalia, will take the charge until now occupied by Augusto... more
AirlinesQANTAS RISKS TO FACE STRIKES IN THE NEXT WEEK
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, The maintenance crews of Australian carrier Qantas Airways could enter in strike next Wednesday, thus grounding part of the airline's fleet to press demands for more pay and... more
AirlinesAIR TRANSAT (2): A WRONG SPARE PART CAUSED THE EMERGENCY LANDING
TORONTO, CANADA, The Canadian Transportation Safety Board (TSB) investigation on the Airbus A330 emergency landing at Azores islands, revealed that a hydraulic pump of a wrong type was installed on a Rolls... more
AirlinesAIR WISCONSIN'S AUGUST TRAFFIC REPORT
APPLETON, USA, Air Wisconsin reported a 23,6% increase of RPM's in August, compared with the previous year. Available Seat Miles went up 8,3% and passenger load factor grew 8,9%. Air Wisconsin Airlines... more
AirlinesAIR TRANSAT FINED FOR 165.000CDN AND SUED FOR 20 USDM DAMAGES
TORONTO, CANADA, Canadian airline Air Transat has been fined CAD$165,000 by the Canadian government after the emergency landing of an airline's A330 at Azores, some days ago, as the carrier admitted... more
AirlinesCHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES TO PURCHASE 20 BOEING 737-800 AIRCRAFTS
PEKING, China Southern Airlines said it plans to invest US$800m in the purchase of 20 B737-800 planes in the next five years. The airline should also invest US$303m in the purchase of two B747- 400F cargo-transport... more
AirlinesAUSTRALIAN MINISTER CALLS FOR QANTAS TO RESUME FLIGHTS TO CHILE
AUSTRALIA, Mark Vaile, australian Trade Minister, has explicitly called on Qantas to recommence services to Chile owing to the business boom between the two countries. "I will be suggesting to Qantas they... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST AIRLINES REPORTS AUGUST TRAFFIC
ST. PAUL, USA, Northwest Airlines announced a system-wide August load factor of 80.6 percent, 0.1 points above August 2000. Northwest flew 7.64 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) and 9.48 billion available... more
AirlinesLOT TRIPLES NET LOSS IN 1H
POLAND, Polish LOT has tripled net loss over the same period last year to $59,1 million, owing to a 22% increase of operating costs. Passenger traffic rose 19% to 1,5 million. The airline announced that... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE CONCORDE WINS APPROVAL FOR FLIGHT
PARIS, French Civil Aviation yesterday approved the Air France Fox Bravo Concorde for flight. The airline said all safety checks were met. Therefore Air France has won clearance for commercial flights.... more
AirlinesDELTA REPORTS AUGUST TRAFFIC
ATLANTA, Delta Air Lines reported traffic results for the month of August. System traffic decreased 2.3 percent with no change in capacity from August 2000. Delta's system load factor was 76.8 percent,... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES' AUGUST TRAFFIC RISES 9.1 PERCENT
CHICAGO, "United Airlines' (NYSE: UAL - news) total scheduled revenue passenger miles (RPMs) rose 9.1 percent in August vs. the comparable month in 2000. The airline's passenger load factor increased to... more
AirlinesAIRLINE TO OFFER THE ONLY NONSTOP SERVICE BETWEEN KANSAS CITY AND SOUTH
KANSAS CITY, "Vanguard Airlines, Inc. (Nasdaq: VNGD) today announced service to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., beginning December 10, 2001. Vanguard will offer one daily nonstop flight between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood... more
AirlinesAIR LITTORAL STAFF TO GO ON STRIKE TOMORROW
FRANCE, French Air Littoral's personnel will begin a 48-strike tomorrow eveninig to protest against the restructuring plan carried on by the airline's management which includes also almost 300 job cuts.... more