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AirlinesISRAELI GOVERNMENT WILL NOT ASK FOREIGN CARRIERS TO REDUCE FLIGHTS TO TEL AVIV
ISRAEL, Ephraim Sneh, israeli Transportation Minister, said he won't ask foreign airlines to reduce flights to Tel Aviv. Sneh added that however the changing of the number of flights would require modifications... more
AirlinesALPI EAGLES PLANS TO ACQUIRE A STAKE IN ALITALIA
VENICE, The interest of italian airline Alpi Eagles in the acquisition of a 5% stake in Alitalia is worrying the analysts, the italian newspaper "La Repubblica" reported today. According to the analysts,... more
AirlinesSIBIR AIRLINES: CARGO TRAFFIC UP IN 2001
MOSCOW, Russian Sibir Airlines recorded a 48% year-on-year increase in the first seven months of the year. Turnover went up 50%, russian agency Interfax said. Sibir is integrating with Vnukovo Airl... more
AirlinesVANGUARD AIRLINES RECEIVES FOURTH MD-80-SERIES AIRCRAFT
KANSAS CITY, "Vanguard Airlines, Inc. has taken delivery of its fourth MD-80-series aircraft. The MD-82 aircraft is configured to seat 132 passengers, including 14 SkyBox(TM) Business Class seats. Vanguard's... more
AirlinesBMI BRITISH MIDLAND RELOCATES ITS OPERATION IN NORTHERN IRELAND
BELFAST, Bmi British Midland announced it is to relocate its operations in Northern Ireland at Belfast City Airport. The change is to be effective from October 2, as soon as the airline's winter schedule... more
AirlinesSRI LANKAN AIRLINES TO RESUME FLIGHTS TO ABU DHABI
ABU DHABI, Sri Lankan Airlines said it will resume flights from Colombo to Abu Dhabi early next month. The service was stopped after the terrorist attack which damaged half of the airline's fleet on... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA REPORTS JULY TRAFFIC
MONTREAL, "Air Canada flew 1.0 per cent more revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in July 2001 than in July 2000, according to preliminary traffic figures. Capacity increased by 2.5 per cent, resulting in a... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE CARRIES OUT FIRST CONCORDE TEST FLIGHT
PARIS, Air France said it has completed the first in a series of technical test flights on Concorde planes. The flight lasted two hours and half. A second test is to be carried out in the next few days... more
AirlinesWOMAN GIVES BIRTH ON A SABENA FLIGHT
BRUSSELS, A woman gave birth during a Sabena flight from Lomé, Togo, to Brussels. The childbirth was safe thanks to the help of a paramedic and a doctor who were on board. The baby, named Emery, was born... more
AirlinesQANTAS TO RETIRE SIX BOEING 747 AIRCRAFT
AUSTRALIA, Geoff Dixon, Qantas ceo, today said the airline will retire six of its international Boeing 747s. "This decision will enable Qantas to significantly reduce the high maintenance costs associated... more
AirlinesCHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES HAS NO PLANS TO BUY AIRBUS PLANES
CHINA, "We have no plans to increase the number of our Airbus planes", vice chairman and president Wang Changshun told reporters. The carrier said this month it is to acquire 20 aircrafts from Boeing. more
AirlinesCHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES' PROFIT GO DOWN IN 1H
CHINA, China Southern Airlines recorded a 42,1% decline in profits in the first half to $24,37 million, despite a 14,3% growth in turnover. Load factor and aircraft utilization increased, but the rise... more
AirlinesSABENA AND SWISSAIR TO INCREASE FLIGHTS BETWEEN ZURICH AND GENEVA
SWITZERLAND, Belgian Sabena and Swissair announced that they are to expand daily connections between Zurich and Geneva to 14 daily flights from October 28. more
AirlinesAIR WALES TO SOSPEND CARDIFF-MANCHESTER ROUTE
WALES, Air Wales has announced that it will cut the route between Cardiff and Manchester due to poor take up of the service. Other main route from Cardiff to Cork has proved to be much more commercially... more
AirlinesDALAVIA AIRLINES ORDERS SIX TUPOLEV TU-214
MOSCOW, Dalavia Airlines has ordered six more Tupolev Tu-214 aircraft to Financial Lease Company /FLC/ after operating succesfully its first leased Tupolev Tu-214 for the last two months, proving its high... more
AirlinesALL NIPPON AIRWAYS' TRAFFIC UP IN SUMMERTIME
JAPAN, All Nippon Airways, for the period July 20-Aug. 19, reported a 2% increase in domestic passenger traffic over the year-ago period. International traffic declined 9,3% owing to fewer seats being... more
AirlinesDELTA AIR LINES SIGNS CODESHARE AGREEMENT WITH AEROMEXICO
USA, Delta Air Lines signed a codesharing agreement with Aeromexico. The airline will begin offering weekly nonstop service between Cincinnati and Cancun from Dec. 1. The deal has to be approved by the... more
AirlinesUS AIRLINES TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTES
USA, US Airways will operate three daily nonstop flights between Charlotte and San Antonio and Austin from Dec. 9. The airline will also begin three daily nonstop flights between Pittsburgh and Chicago... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA TO INCREASE FLIGHTS TO TOKYO
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa will increase flights from Frankfurt to Tokyo's Narita airport to 14 a week from the current 10 starting from May 2002, when a new runway will open at the japanese airport. more
AirlinesAIR BALTIC'S EARNINGS DROP IN 1H
LATVIA, Latvian Air Baltic, posted net earnings of nearly $500,000 in the first-half of the year and rechead a seat load factor of 53%. The airline operates two RJ70s and three F50s. Air Baltic suffered... more
AirlinesSABENA CANCELS FLIGHTS AFTER WORKERS' STRIKE
BRUSSELS, Belgian Sabena had to cancel 44 flights today as preventive measure after maintenance, catering and ground workers called a strike to protest against airline's refusal to discuss the company's... more
AirlinesEMIRATES BUYS TWO A330-200 AIRCRAFTS
ROME, Emirates today announced it has ordered two new Airbus A330-200s. The aircrafts are to be delivered in August 2002. Emirates has already ordered 23 A330s so far and it is the best customer for Airbus... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA TO CUT SOME ROUTES
FRANKFURT, German Lufthansa announced it is to reduce some transoceanic routes soon. Other flights will be cancelled. Two weekly flights to New York are to be suspended, while the services to Bogota, Rio... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS AND AMERICAN AIRLINES AGREEMENT SIGNED
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, An agreement for which the incomes of nine Atlantic routes will be divided has been signed between British Airways and American Airlines. The agreement will be investigated by Antitrust... more
AirlinesTYMEN AIRLINES LAUNCHES CHARTER FLIGHTS TO AZERBAJAN
MOSCOW, Tyumen Airlines is to launch a charter flights program from Tyumen to Gyanzha, Azerbajan, from August 13 to September 24, 2001, reported the airline's spokesman Vladimir Sirotkin. more
AirlinesBRITISH EUROPEAN AND SCOTAIRWAYS SIGN CODE-SHARING AGREEMENT
LONDON, British European and ScotAirways are to begin codesharing on 12 daily flights from London City to Edinburgh and Glasgow, effective Sept. 3. more
AirlinesSOUTHWEST AIRLINES REPORTS JULY TRAFFIC
DALLAS, "Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV - news) announced today that the Company flew 4.3 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in July 2001, a 10.6 percent increase from the 3.9 billion RPMs flown... more
AirlinesMIDWEST EXPRESS AIRLINES ADDS MILWAUKEE-LAS VEGAS SERVICE
MILWAUKEE, Midwest Express Airlines, Inc. announced it will offer additional service between Milwaukee and Las Vegas. Beginning November 1, the airline will add a daytime roundtrip to its schedule six... more
AirlinesAIRTRAN AIRWAYS REPORTS RECORD JULY 2001 TRAFFIC RESULTS
ORLANDO, AirTran Airways (AMEX:AAI - news) reported all-time record passenger traffic and capacity for the month of July 2001. Based on revenue passenger miles (RPMs), traffic grew by 11.5 percent, to... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST TAKES DELIVERY OF 100TH AIRBUS AIRCRAFT; CARRIER AMONG THE LARGEST NORTH AMERICAN OPERATORS OF AIRCRAFT
ST. PAUL, "Northwest Airlines (Nasdaq: NWAC - news) announced that it accepted delivery of the 100th Airbus aircraft into its fleet. The July 27 arrival of Northwest's 30th new A319 at Minneapolis/St.... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES TO RETIRE FIVE ADDITIONAL BOEING 727S
FORTH WORTH, American Airlines today announced that it would advance the retirement of five additional Boeing 727s from its fleet. The five aircraft, originally scheduled to leave the fleet in 2003, will... more
AirlinesCOMAIR MAKES DEAL WITH CSA
HEBRON, American carrier Comair yesterday announced an agreement with CSA Czech Airlines to codeshare on transatlantic routes. The deal includes Comair's flights from New York's John F. Kennedy International... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE: SUSPENSION OF BEZIERS SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENT OF OTHER ROUTES
MARSEILLE, FRANCE, An Air France spokesman announced that airline intend to suspend its service from Beziers airport, starting October, and, at the same time, improve the routes between Charles de Gaulle... more
AirlinesCHINA AIRLINES INCREASES FLIGHTS TO FRANKFURT
CHINA, China Airlines will boost the service between Taipei and Frankfurt, beginning Sept. 16, from two to three times weekly departing from Taipei Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. more
AirlinesIBERIA RISES OPERATING PROFITS IN THE SECOND QUARTER
MADRID, Iberia recorded a 41% rise in operating profit for the second quarter, ended June 30, to eur 73.6 million. Net earnings went up 23% while revenues rose 12%. Sales increased to eur 2,5 billion. more
AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES OPENS NEW ROUTE SINGAPORE-CHICAGO
SINGAPORE, A new route, operated with a just delivered, Boeing 777-200ER has been started by Singapore Airlines (SIA) between Singapore and Chicago with a thrice-weekly service. The aircraft has a seating... more
AirlinesSRI LANKAN AIRLINES WILL CUT 1000 JOBS AFTER TAMIL ATTACK
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, According to a Sri Lankan Airlines spokesman, the carrier expects to cut about 1000 jobs, after the Tamil terrorist attack at Colombo airport, during which a quarter of this aircraft... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES REPORTS JULY PERFORMANCE
HOUSTON, Continental Airlines reported a July load factor of 78.2 percent, 2.2 points below last year's July load factor. Continental's on-time arrival rate was 82.8 percent and its completion factor... more
AirlinesFAR TO REACH THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN AIR NEW ZEALAND AND SINGAPORE AIRLINES
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND, According to New Zealand finance minister, Michael Cullen, the Singapore Airlines proposal to increase from 25 to 49% its participation in Air New Zealand is not appreciated by... more
AirlinesSIA LAUNCHES NEW SINGAPORE-CHICAGO SERVICE
SINGAPORE, Singapore Airlines (SIA) yesterday inaugurated the new thrice-weekly service between Singapore and Chicago, via Amsterdam. The airline operates a Boeing 777-200ER. more
AirlinesNEAR ONE HOUR DELAY FOR A PILOT-TAXI DRIVER ROW
BERLIN, GERMANY, A pilot of the German airline Lufthansa caused a 48 minutes retardation on his aircraft take-off due to a row with a taxi driver over a disputed bill. The passengers of the flight LH... more
AirlinesETHIOPIAN AILINES: PROFITS UP IN THE LAST YEAR
ETHIOPIA, Ethiopian Airlines posted an estimated net profit of $3,6 million and an operating profit of about 70 million birr over the year ended June 30. Total revenues grew 16% and passenger revenues... more
AirlinesWESTJET'S SECOND QUARTER RESULTS: EIGHTEENTH CONSECUTIVE QUARTER OF PROFITABILITY
CALGARY, "WestJet Airlines (TSE:WJA. - news) today announced that its net earnings for the second quarter of 2001 rose 11.3% to $8.2 million over the $7.4 million achieved in the same period of 2000. In... more
AirlinesMESA AIR GROUP, INC. REPORTS ADJUSTED NET INCOME PER SHARE OF 23 CENTS, UP 28% FROM 3RD QTR 2000
PHOENIX, "Mesa Air Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: MESA - news) reported third quarter net income of $7.5 million, or 23 cents per share. This compares to adjusted net income of $9.4 million, or 29 cents per share... more
AirlinesSAS SAFETY IS GOOD ACCORDING TO AVIATION BOARD
OSLO, The Nordic Civil Aeronautics Administration said that SAS safety measures are good. Eight SAS flights had to abort in the past weeks due to irregularities. The Aviation Board explained that it is... more
AirlinesCATHAY PILOTS REJECT AIRLINE'S PACKAGE
HONG KONG, Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific'S yesterday rejected a pay package offered by the airline. This raised concern over new industrial actions by the pilots. The package was opposed by about 85%... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2001 RESULTS; ANNOUNCES JOB AND FLEET REDUCTIONS
MONTREAL, "Air Canada today reported a net loss of $108 million or $0.90 per share (basic) and an operating loss of $71 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2001. In a separate release issued today the... more
AirlinesMEXICANA AIRLINES POSTPONES SERVICE BETWEEN ORLANDO AND MEXICO
ORLANDO, "Mexicana Airlines announced today that it will postpone the operation of its flights between Orlando and Mexico until further notice. Mexicana operates this route as flight number 314, departing... more
AirlinesBOEING 717 TO ENTER SERVICE WITH TURKMENISTAN AIRLINES
LONG BEACH, Turkmenistan Airlines received its first Boeing 717-200 making the airline the eighth operator of the popular short-range, twin-engine jetliner. Turkmenistan Airlines, based in the country's... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST AIRLINES AND TRANSAVIA BEGIN CODE-SHARE SERVICE; PARTNERSHIP ALSO INCLUDES FREQUENT FLYER PLAN BENEFITS
MINNEAPOLIS, "Northwest Airlines (Nasdaq: NWAC - news) and Transavia Airlines will begin code-share service between North America and popular destinations in southern Europe effective Aug. 1, 2001. The... more