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AirlinesPRUVIAN AIRLINE SUFFER AIRCRAFTS SEIZURE FOR SUSPECT OF DRUG TRAFFIC
LIMA, PERU, A spokesman of the Peruvian airline Aero Continente declared that the seizure of six of its aircraft, operated by Chile police, is an abuse. The seizure was ordered by court which is investigating... more
AirlinesAIR AFRIQUE: NO TAKE OFF WITH THE CEO ON BOARD
ABIDJAN, The crew of and Air Afrique aircraft, ready to leave Abidjan for Paris, refused to take off, when has known that on board was the CEO of the airline. Jeffrey Erickson, with whom the unions of... more
AirlinesRUSSIAN GOVERNMENT WON'T SELL AEROFLOT'S STAKE UNTIL 2003
MOSCA, Sergey Molozhaviy, Deputy Property Minister of the Russian Federation, member of the Board of Directors of Aeroflot, said in an interview that the Property Ministry won't sell its 51% stake in Aeroflot... more
AirlinesSABENA RELEASES FIRST SIX MONTHS RESULTS
BRUSSELS, Belgian airline Sabena flew 9.4 billion RPKs from January to June 2001, down 0,3% from the previous year. ASKs decreased 3% and load factor rose by 1,9% to 68,6%. Christoph Mueller, Sabena's... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST JETLINER MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN DETROIT
DETROIT, A Northwest jetliner flying to Minneapolis was forced to make an emergency landing at Detroit Metropolitan Airport yesterday night, said Television station WJBK. the plane turned back after an... more
AirlinesFAA CHECKS TWA MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES
WASHINGTON, The Federal Aviation Administration is reviewing a string of the five emergency landings msade recently by TWA and due to engine failures. "What we are trying to find out is, is this an odd... more
AirlinesDELTA AIR LINES TO CODESHARE TO NAIROBI WITH SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS PARTNER
ATLANTA, "Delta Air Lines will codeshare with South African Airways on flights from Johannesburg, South Africa to Nairobi, Kenya, beginning Sept. 1, 2001, from Johannesburg to Nairobi on South African... more
AirlinesSOUTHWEST AIRLINES PROFITS FALL 8 PERCENT
DALLAS, "Southwest Airlines the No. 7 U.S. carrier, said on Thursday that its second-quarter profits fell about 8 percent but it remained profitable amid turbulent industry conditions. Southwest, known... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST AIR POSTS $55 MLN Q2 LOSS, SETS COST CUTS
NEW YORK, "Northwest Airlines Corp. the nation's No. 4 air carrier, on Thursday posted a second-quarter loss, blaming the slump in lucrative business travel and high fuel costs, and said it would cut costs.... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA IN THE FIRST HALF 2001 (2)
FRANKFURT, "Despite the weakening global economy and strike action by the Vereinigung Cockpit pilots' union, Lufthansa carried more passengers and maintained capacity utilisation at a high level in the... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA PASSENGER TRAFFIC UP IN THE FIRST 2Q
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa said in a statement that a total 23.139-million passengers flew in its aircraft in the period from January to June from 22.604-million in the corresponding period a year earlier, up... more
AirlinesDELTA AIR REPORTS $123 MILLION LOSS
NEW YORK, "Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL - news), the nation's third-largest carrier, on Thursday reported a second-quarter loss as the corporate travel slowdown, high fuel prices and its Comair unit strike... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES BOOSTS LOS ANGELES-HAWAII SERVICE
LOS ANGELES, American Airlines announced yesterday that it will increase its existing service this fall between Los Angeles and both Honolulu and Maui, and also begin flying Los Angeles - Kailua-Kona.... more
AirlinesVIETNAM, AMERICAN AIRLINES TO SIGN CODE-SHARE PACT
HANOI, "Communist Vietnam's national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, and AMR Corp's American Airlines were due to sign a code-sharing agreement on Thursday, Vietnam's official media reported. The Thanh... more
AirlinesCATHAY'S JUNE REPORT
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific flew 4 billion RPKs in June, up 5.5% over the year-ago period. Capacity grew 8.8% to 5.3 billion ASKs and load factor dipped 2.3 points to 75%. Cargo capacity rose 9% to 492 million... more
AirlinesAMR ANNOUNCES NOTICEABLE LOSSES IN 2Q2001
USA, According to an AMR spokesman, the U.S. company which owns American Airlines and TWA Airlines, the second quarter of 2001 carried net losses for about 105 USDm, say 0,68 USD per share, compared to... more
AirlinesUS AIRWAYS REPORTS LOSSES IN 2Q2001
USA, According to declaration of a US AirwaysGroup, Inc. spokesman, the airline reported today a net loss for the second quarter of 2001 of USD24m and an operating profit of USD20m. US Airways President... more
AirlinesAOM/AIR LIBERTÈ: TODAY CRETEIL COURT WILL ANALYZE 14 RECOVERING PROJECTS.
CRETEIL, FRANCE, Creteil Civil Court started today at 8:00 a.m. the examination of 14 different recovering project in order to improve the financial position of the two regional French Airlines Aom/Air... more
AirlinesALITALIA: ''UNEXPECTED'' THE EC DECISION ON CARRIER RICAPITALIZATION
ROME, ITALY, According reliable fonts, interviewed by WAPA, yeterday's European Commission to block the finacement of the last about 1,3 USDbn for Italian carrier Alitalia ricapitalization, arrived "unexpected".... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC PILOTS MEET THE AIRLINE MANAGEMENT
HONG KONG, Pilots of Cathay Pacific held a long meeting today with the airline's management. After several walk-outs disrupting services, the carrier today operated 96% of scheduled flights. "They are... more
AirlinesSAS WILL APPEAL AGAINST EU FINES
STOCKOLM, SWEDEN, According to declaration of Scandinavian airline Sas, it will appeal against the fine of about 40 USDm from the European Union, for have signed a secret agreement with Danish transport... more
AirlinesSABENA RECEIVES FUNDS, BUT LINKED TO COST REDUCTIONS
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, The Belgian flag carrier Sabena, which have experienced several financial problems since Swissair Group, at which belongs for 49,5%, refused to further finance its activities, now has... more
AirlinesRYANAIR FIRES TWO PILOTS
DUBLIN, Ryanair chief Michael O'Leary sacked two of the airline pilots. One of them, Martin Duffy, was dismissed because he refused to sit in a cockpit "jump seat" for a flight on which he was off duty.... more
AirlinesDELTA, BRITISH EUROPEAN SIGN AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE CODESHARE SERVICE FROM LONDON TO JERSEY, GUERNSEY AND NORTHERN IRELAND
ATLANTA, "Delta Air Lines and British European today announced they have signed a marketing agreement to pursue joint cooperation in marketing and other services. The agreement includes providing codeshare... more
Airlines1,2% REDUCTION IN AIRLINE REVENUES FOR JUNE
USA, According to ATA report, the airlines of the United States have suffered a 1,2 % reduction in revenues in the month 2001. Passengers number is reduced by 2,4%; load factor for this month has registered... more
AirlinesAOM/AIR LIBERTE': ACCORDING TO THE PRESIDENT THERE ARE NO FEASIBLE RECOVER PROJECTS
PARIS, FRANCE, According to Marc Rochet, French regional airlines Aom/Air Liberté president, there are currently no feasible projects to recover the two debt-burdened carriers. This pessimistic declaration... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT DENIES INTEREST IN AER LINGUS
MOSCOW, Russian Aeroflot denied the rumours reporting it was interested in taking over irish low-cost carrier Aer Lingus. On the other hand, the carrier confirmed thatit is in talks with other irish carriers.... more
AirlinesSABENA AND BELGIAN GOVERNMENT REACH ACCORD
BRUSSELS, The financially troubled Swissair yesterday found an agreement with Sabena and belgian government to give the airline funds assuring a financiali life in return for releasing the commitment to... more
AirlinesBOEING DELIVERS 100TH NEXT-GENERATION 737 TO CONTINENTAL AIRLINES
SEATTLE, The Boeing Company yesterday delivered the 100th Next-Generation 737 airplane to Continental Airlines. Gordon Bethune, Continental Airlines chairman and CEO, was present to receive the airline's... more
AirlinesAUSTRALIAN LAW FIRM SUES THREE AIRLINES
AUSTRALIA, Australian law firm Slater & Gordon has started a legal action against three airlines, Qantas, British Airways and Klm over blod clots suffered by some passengers on long-haul flights. Also... more
AirlinesSKYWEST REPORTS JUNE TRAFFIC
USA, SkyWest Airlines flew 153 million RPMs in June, up 33% over the year-ago period. Capacity increased 22.5% to 233 million ASMs and load factor climbed 5.2 points to 65.5%. more
AirlinesFOR AOM/AIR LIBERTE' ''ALL IS OPENED''
PARIS, FRANCE, According to a Aom/Air Libertè French regional airlines, which have given their financial balances to Creteil court, there are yet some possibilities to recover the activity of the two... more
AirlinesDELTA EXPRESS TO BEGIN NONSTOP SERVICE BETWEEN NEW YORK'S JFK AND WEST PALM BEACH; FARES AS LOW AS $84 EACH WAY
ATLANTA, "Delta Express, Delta's low- fare airline, will begin offering customers nonstop jet service between New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and West Palm Beach on November 1, 2001. Delta... more
AirlinesARKHANGELSK AIRLINES TRAFFIC UP
MOSCOW, Arkhangelsk Airlines has reported an 11,6% growth of traffic passenger in the first half of the year, compared with 2000. cargo trsaffic rose by 44,7%, said Arina Krivitskaya of Arkhangels... more
AirlinesLAN CHILE S.A. MONTHLY TRAFFIC REPORT FOR JUNE 2001
SANTIAGO, "Lan Chile S.A., Chile's largest domestic and international airline, reported its preliminary June monthly and accumulated traffic statistics and punctuality indicators. The Company reported... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH TRAVELCITY
USA, According to German newspaper Handelsblatt, Lufthansa have signed in USA an agreement with on-line travel agency Travelcity, in order to enlarge it presence on Internet. more
AirlinesAIR CANADA LAUNCHES NEW ROUTE TORONTO-JACKSONVILLE
TORONTO, Air Canada ha begun to operate a new route between Toronto and Jacksonville, Fla, using 50-seat CRJs. It is a daily nonstop service. more
AirlinesALBANIAN AIRLINES TAKES DELIVERY OF THE FIRST BAE 146
ALBANIA, Albanian Airlines yesterday began to operate the first BAe 146, delivered to the carrier last July 12. The airline will use the aircraft on flights from Tirana to Frankfurt, Bologna and Rome. more
AirlinesCATHAY POSTPONES NEW ROUTE TO NY
HONG KONG, Tony Tyler, corporate development director for Cathay Pacific, said the airline will delay the launch of its nonstop flights between New York and Hong Kong, originally scheduled to begin Sept... more
AirlinesTRANSPORT RECORD FOR VARIGLOG
BRAZIL, The last July 6th, a MD-11 aircraft operated by Variglog has transported, for the first time for this kind of aircraft and on this route, 132 passengers and about 24 tons of merchandises on Tokyo... more
AirlinesHAWAIIAN AIRLINES LEASES 9 BOEING JETS
SEATTLE, Hawaiian Airlines Inc. today said it is to lease nine wide-body Boeing Co. 767-300ER jets from Boeing Capital Corp. and Ansett Worldwide Aviation Inc. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in early... more
AirlinesQANTAS LOAD FACTOR DECREASE
AUSTRALIA, A spokesman of the Australian airline Qantas h declared that in May 2001, the carrier load factor fell 2.1 percent to 69 percent, respect to the same period of year 2000. At the same time global... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA REPORTS JUNE TRAFFIC
MONTREAL, "Air Canada flew 1.4 per cent fewer revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in June 2001 than flown by Air Canada and Canadian Airlines together in the same month of 2000, according to preliminary traffic... more
AirlinesFINNAIR'S TRAFFIC UP IN JUNE
HELSINKI, Finnair flew 1.1 billion RPKs in June, up 8.1% over the year-ago period. Capacity rose too, by 5.6% to 1.4 billion ASKs. Load factor went up 1.8 points to 76.3%. more
AirlinesAEROFLOT EYES AER LINGUS
MOSCOW, Russian Aeroflot is considering a 300 million bid for the irish low-cost carrier Aer Lingus. Valery Okulov, Aeroflot's ceo, recently indicated that he was in takeover negotiations with an unnamed... more
AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES CONFIRMS A380 ORDER
FRANCE, Singapore Airlines has signed a firm contract for 10 A380-800s, confirming its earlier announced commitment for the purchase of the 21st century jetliner. Singapore Airlines will also be the first... more
AirlinesVANGUARD AIRLINES REPORTS JUNE TRAFFIC
KANSAS CITY, "Vanguard Airlines, Inc. reported traffic for the month of June 2001 of 97.5 million revenue passenger miles (RPMs). Capacity was 130.1 million available seat miles (ASMs). June load factor... more
AirlinesAIR INDIA TO LAUNCH NEW CHENNAI-HONG KONG SERVICE
NEW DELHI, Air India is to begin a new route from Chennai to Hong on July 26. The direct service is to start with induction of fourth dry-leased A-310 from Gecas. The airline is also studying for kickstarting... more
AirlinesCATHAY RESUMES SOME FLIGHTS
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific said it will operate 130 of its 144 scheduled services today. Cathay's Director of Corporate Development Tony Tyler said in the statement that "the situation seems to be improving... more
AirlinesRYANAIR TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICE DUBLIN-EDINBURGH
DUBLINO, Irish Ryanair said it will start a new service from Dublin to Edinburgh on August 30. The route will raise a new copetition with british no frills rival's Go, which last week announced it was... more