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AirlinesVIRGIN EXPRESS SET TO BREAK EVEN BY THE END OF THE YEAR
BRUSSELS, Low-cost airline Virgin Express said in a statement that it's set to break even in 2001 thanx to the return to profitability in the second quarter of the year. In that period, the airline reached... more
AirlinesLOCKHEED L-1011 RETIRES FROM DELTA FLEET AFTER 28 YEARS OF SERVICE; DELTA DONATES LAST AIRCRAFT TO THE FLYING HOSPITAL
ATLANTA, "The 28-year success story of the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar at Delta Air Lines comes to an end today with its final flight into Atlanta. Delta Captain Randall Schmoyer will routinely shut down the... more
AirlinesBOEING TO MODIFY 747-200 FOR ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS
SEATTLE, "Boeing Airplane Services has contracted with All Nippon Airways for the modification of a 747-200 airplane from passenger-to-freighter configuration. The modification will be completed at the... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT'S BOARD TAKES NEW MEASURES
MOSCOW, Russian Aeroflot board was held yesterday. A spokesmann for the airline said the meeting reviewed updates on the aircraft maintenance center to take several measures to raise efficiency and productivity... more
AirlinesLAN CHILE S.A. REPORTS SECOND QUARTER AND ACCUMULATED FIRST SEMESTER 2001 RESULTS
SANTIAGO, "Lan Chile S.A., Chile's largest domestic and international passenger and air cargo carrier, announced today its audited, consolidated financial results for the second quarter and first semester... more
AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES: ''WE'LL NOT SLOWED DOWN BY ECONOMIC DOWNTURN''
SINGAPORE, According to declarations of Singapore Airlines (SIA) executive vice-president (technical) Bey Soo Khiang, carrier strategies will not affected by the current economic slowdown. According... more
AirlinesIBERWORLD AIRLINES LEASES AIRBUS A330-200
SPAIN, Spanish Iberworld Airlines is to lease a Trent 772B-powered Airbus A330-200 aircraft. The airline is to become the first spanish operator of that type of plane. more
AirlinesGULF AIR'S CARGO TRAFFIC UP IN 1H
USA, Gulf Air recorded a 9,2 increase in cargo traffic in the first six months, compared to the same period last year. "All carriers are feeling the effects of the economic slowdown. Gulf Air operates... more
AirlinesAIR CALEDONIE INTERNATIONAL TO PURCHASE TWO AIRBUS A330
USA, Air Caledonie International (ACI) is to buy two A330s from Airbus Industrie. The planes are to be delivered within 18 months. ACI's fleet actually includes a Boeing 737 and a leased A310. more
AirlinesAEROFLOT TO EYE AER RIANTA
MOSCOW, Aeroflot is to propose irish Aer Rianta to create a new Ireland-based airline which would operate at Shannon airport. Aeroflot's board would examine plans for the new carrier in the next two months.... more
AirlinesVLM AIRLINES TO ABANDON FEW ROUTES
LONDON, VLM Airlines is reported to be considering abandoning the London City Airport-Monchengladbach (Dusseldorf) service as part of a cost-cutting program due to the high fuel price and the high dollar... more
AirlinesAOM-AIR LIBERTE: COMMERCIAL COURT OF CRETEIL RULES IN FAVOR OF HOLCO BID
FRANCE, The Commercial Court of Creteil in France ruled in favor of the Holco bid, led by Air France pilot Jean-Charles Corbet and backed by Canadian bank CIBC, for AOM Air Liberte. Up to 3600 of the airline's... more
AirlinesAIR NEW ZEALAND WON'T SELL ITS STAKE IN AIR NEW ZEALAND
SINGAPORE, Singapore Airlines' chief executive Cheong Choong Kong has said the airline will not sell its stake in Air New Zealand. Australian Qantas was hoping to buy that stake and then sell the New Zealand... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR AND LUFTHANSA IN TALKS FOR CODE-SHARING AGREEMENT
ZURICH, Swissair and Deutsche Lufthansa have begun talks about selling seats on each other's flights, swiss newspaper Sonntagszeitung reported. Swissair Chief Executive Mario Corti and Lufthansa Chief... more
AirlinesNO FURTHER MOVES ON UNITED-US AIRWAYS MERGER
USA, Probably due to the strong opposition of the U.S. Justice Department for antitrust involvements, United Airlines and US Airways Group yesterday called off their USD$4.3 billion deal, defined one... more
AirlinesSATISFACTION EXPRESSED BY FRENCH AND ITALIAN GOVERNMENTS FOR ALITALIA-AIR FRANCE AGREEMENT.
ROME, ITALY, According to press release from French and Italian Transport and Financial Ministry, satisfaction has been expressed for the agreement signed between Alitalia and Air France carriers, which... more
AirlinesCROSSAIR: ALMOST 3 MILLION PASSENGERS IN 1H
SWITZERLAND, Crossair carried 2.9 million passengers in the 2001 first half with an average passenger load factor of 51.6%. more
AirlinesDELTA SEES $150 MLN A YEAR FROM ALITALIA ENTRY INTO SKYTEAM
ROME, Delta CEO Leo Mullin said this morning at a press conference that the airline expects receipts of $150 million a year from Italian carrier Alitalia's entry into the SkyTeam global alliance, which... more
AirlinesALITALIA JOINS SKYTEAM
ROME, Alitalia has officially joined Skyteam global alliance this morning during a ceremony attended by CEOs of founding alliance members. Alitalia's board gave the green light to SkyTeam membership Wednesday... more
AirlinesKRASAIR LAUNCHES NEW KRASNOYARSK-ALMATHY SERVICE
KRASNOYARSK, Russian regional carrier KrasAir has inaugurated a new service between Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk and Almathy, Kazakhstan. The new flight will be operated with a Tupolev Tu-134 plane on Mondays... more
AirlinesCHINA SOUTHWEST AIRLINES RECEIVES FIRST BOEING 737-600
CHINA, The Boeing Company recently delivered China Southwest Airlines' first 737-600 airplane. Two others are planned to be delivered by the end of the year. "We are pleased that China Southwest Airlines... more
AirlinesSRI LANKAN AIRLINES SHIFTS OPERATIONS TO SINGAPORE AND DUBAI
SRI LANKA, SriLankan Airlines yesterday announced it is moving operations to Dubai and Singapore after the Tamil rebels attack at Colombo airport. The airline's chief executive officer, Peter Hill, said... more
AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES TO INAUGURATE CHICAGO-AMSTERDAM-SINGAPORE SERVICE WITH NEWLY DELIVERED BOEING 777
SEATTLE, Singapore Airlines yesterday celebrated the delivery of its 24th Boeing 777, one of two 777-200ER (extended range) airplanes that will be used to inaugurate the carrier's new Chicago-Amsterdam-Singapore... more
AirlinesVIRGIN ATLANTIC BOOSTS FLIGHTS TO ORLANDO
USA, Virgin Atlantic is to add two further flights between London Gatwick and Orlando on Fridays and Saturdays starting from Nov. 2. The airline also will add another flight to Antigua every Friday beginning... more
AirlinesMESA AIRLINES CANCELS OXNARD-PHOENIX FLIGHTS
OXNARD, Mesa Airlines is to cancel the flight between Oxnard and Phoenix from September 4 because unprofitable. Mesa Airlines' daily flights between Oxnard and Phoenix will end Sept. 4 because the operation... more
AirlinesANA TO ACQUIRE BOEING CARGO PLANE
TOKYO, Japanese airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) announced it will acquire soon a new Boeing 767 cargo plane, pending board approval, but it's supposed to be just a formality. JAL said in March that it... more
AirlinesJETBLUE BAYOU: NEW ORLEANS WELCOMES FIRST NONSTOP LOW-FARE SERVICE FROM NEW YORK CITY
NEW YORK, "JetBlue Airways, New York's hometown, low-fare carrier, has commenced twice daily service between New Orleans and John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City's most on-time airport.... more
AirlinesTRANSBRASIL SUSPENDS FEW ROUTES
BRASIL, Brazilian airline Transbrasil will temporarily suspend, from August 6, flights to six brazilian destinations, Cuiaba, Goiania, Natal, Maceio, Foz do Iguazu, Vitoria and Sao Luiz. From August 5... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT TO LAUNCH NEW MOSCOW-ASTRAKHAN SERVICE
MOSCOW, An Aeroflot spoksman reported that the airline will soon launch a new serive between Moscow Sheremetyevo airport and Astrakhan. The route is to be operated with a 68-seat Tupolev 134 aircraft.... more
AirlinesALITALIA'S BOARD APPROVES ALLIANCE WITH AIR FRANCE AND DELTA
ROME, ALitalia's board of directors this morning approved the commercial agreement with Air France and Delta. The deal will allow Aliitalia to jon Skyteam global alliance. more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES ANNOUNCES NEW YORK/NEWARK-PORTLAND (ORE.)-ANCHORAGE SERVICE
HOUSTON, Continental Airlines yesterday announced it will offer daily one-stop service between Newark International Airport and Anchorage, Alaska via Portland, Ore. beginning Sept. 6. Continental... more
AirlinesSAT LAUNCHES NEW SAPPORO-SAKHALIN SERVICE
RUSSIA, Russian carrier SAT Airline begun to operate a new service between Sapporo, Japan, and Sakhalin Island. The route is operated every Sunday with a 36-seat Antonov 24 aircraft. more
AirlinesVARIG SEEKING FLIGHT TICKET PRICE INCREASE
BRAZIL, Brazilian Varig is considering a ticket price increase of 22% in all the airports controlled by government, that means 64% of the airports. The request would be based on fuel price 100% leap... more
AirlinesAIR LITTORAL'S PILOTS END STRIKE
FRANCE, Air Littoral pilots ended their strike after an agreement was reached between Marc Dufour, the new owner of the carrier and SNPL pilots union. They will accept the "irrevocability" of the sale... more
AirlinesSABENA: AN EC INQUIRY ON FINANCIAL AIDS POSTPONED AT SEPTEMBER
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, According a European Commission spokesman, the commission postponed the opening of a state aid inquiry into capital injected into Sabena Belgian World Airlines... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT: RECENT CRASHES DUE TO THE BREAKDOWN OF FLIGHT SAFETY SYSTEM
MOSCOW, Vladimir Potemkin, safety advisor for russian Aeroflot, today said the breakdown of the flight safety system was the main cause for the latest air crashes. Potemkin added that "in Russia, everything... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST AIRLINES NOW WILL SERVE MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA FROM ITS MEMPHIS HUB
MINNEAPOLIS, "Northwest Airlines announced it will begin daily service to Montego Bay, Jamaica from its hub in Memphis, Tenn. Effective October 28, the new year-round service from Memphis will replace... more
AirlinesCHINA EASTERN AIRLINES TRAFFIC UP IN 1H
SHANGAI, China Eastern Airlines said traffic volume went up a year-on year 13,2% in the first half of 2001. Passenger traffic grew 10,4% and the average load factor passenger was 62%. Operating revenues... more
AirlinesEVA AIR CARGO TAKES DELIVERY OF THE SECOND BOEING 747-400F
USA, EVA Air Cargo took delivery of its second of three 747-400Fs few days ago. The carrier plans to put the new freighter into service tomorrow on flights between Asia and North America. The jetliner... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR AND SABENA TO CHANGE HUB IN MOSCOW
MOSCOW, Sabena and Swissair will transfer their flights to Moscow from Sheremetyevo airport to Domodedovo, the newly refurbished hub, from October 25. Swissair hopes to save 25% airport costs that way.... more
AirlinesUS AIRLINE MERGER NOW MORE POSSIBLE
USA, The biggest airline merger proposal in US aviation history between United Airlines and US Airways could be decided by US Justice Department whicxh have to decide if the proposed merger has a chance... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL TO RESUME FLIGHTS TO ISRAEL
JERUSALEM, Continental Airlines today said it will resume daily nonstop flights from New York to Tel Aviv startin on May 2002. The service was suspended a year ansìd half ago after palestinian revolt.... more
AirlinesAIR LITTORAL'S PILOTS THREATEN NEW STRIKES
FRANCE, French Air Littoral's pilots warned they could start a three-day strike from friday to protest against the airline's future. Swissair, the airline owning Air Littoral, siad it is to sell the carrier... more
AirlinesVARIG TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICES TO VENEZUELA
BRAZIL, Varig has begun to operate new flights from Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo to Caracas, Venezuela. The airline operates Boeing 767 and 737-700s on the routes. Connections to Portamar are offered from... more
AirlinesSPIRIT AIRLINES JET MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING
DETROIT, A Spirit Airlines jet had to make an emergency landing at Detroit Metro airport on friday after an engine problem. Debris form one engine were recovered about six miles away from the airport.... more
AirlinesKENYA AIRWAYS' PROFITS UP IN 1Q
KENYA, Kenya AIrways reported a first quarter profit of around USD$1.6 million. The airline lost USD$3 million in the same period last year. According to the airline's management the revenue growth was... more
AirlinesNEAR 1USDBN AGREEMENT BETWEEN AIR CANADA AND IBM
USA, Between Canadiar airline Air Canada and U.S. technology giant IBM has been announced a USD908m deal, with which, according to an airline spokesman, Air Canada plans to to save around USD130m in Information... more
AirlinesBRITISH MEDITERRANEAN TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTE TO ETHIOPIA
LONDON, British Mediterranean Airways, the BA franchising operator, will launch a new route to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from October 4, pending CAA approval. The airline will operate a twice-weekly serivce.... more
AirlinesSEVEN GROUPS INTERESTED TO AEROLINEAS ARGENTINAS
MADRID, SPAIN, Aerolineas Argentinas, the airline which is on sale for bankrupcy, could have found, according to Sepi, Spanish Industrial Participation Company, which owns the 91,2 of hte Argentinian airline,... more
AirlinesAOM/AIR LIBERTE': TWO RECOVER POSSIBILITIES
CRETEIL, FRANCE, According to the transport minister Jean-Claude Gayssot, could be two possibilities for the recover of the two regional airlines Aom/Air Libertè now currently on settlement. Between the... more