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AirlinesIBERIA RESUMES FLIGHTS
MADRID, Spanish Iberia has resumed national and international flights after a temporary suspension was announced last night following the resignations of 99 of its pilots belonging to the Sepla, the union... more
AirlinesEXPRESS AIRLINES I RELEASES JUNE 2001 PASSENGER TRAFFIC
MEMPHIS, "Express Airlines I reported an increase in Passenger Load Factor for June 2001. The regional airline, which does business as Northwest Airlink, reported that 66.7% of its seats were filled-a... more
AirlinesISRAEL MOVES TOWARDS EL AL PRIVATIZATION
TEL AVIV, Israeli government is trying to raise the issue of El AL's privatization again, after the carrier continued to report high losses in the last months. Some local investors are reported to be interested... more
AirlinesAMERICAN EAGLE TO TAKE FIRST DELIVERY OF NEW 44-SEAT REGIONAL JET
SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, BRAZIL, "American Eagle, regional affiliate of American Airlines, and the world's largest regional airline, announced today that it is accepting delivery of its first 44-seat regional... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT BACKS IN BLACK
MOSCOW, Russian state-airline Aeroflot finally returned to the black reporting net income of $8.6m for 2000, having a breath after scoring losses for $59.6m in 1999. A rise in revenues and a sharp reduction... more
AirlinesUS AIRWAYS TO ADD ANTIGUA SERVICE FROM PHILADELPHIA
ARLINGTON, "US Airways will add its fourteenth Caribbean destination from Philadelphia with the introduction of Saturday nonstop Antigua service on Dec. 8, 2001, subject to Antigua government approval.... more
AirlinesDELTA EXPRESS INAUGURATES NEW CHICAGO-FORT LAUDERDALE NONSTOPS WITH LOW FARES AND DOUBLE FREQUENT FLYER MILES
ORLANDO, "Delta Express, Delta's low-fare airline, is celebrating its new Chicago O'Hare-Ft. Lauderdale nonstop service with a remarkably low $74 walk-up one-way fare for travel through July 31, 2001.... more
AirlinesANA RESUMES FLIGHTS TO MALAYSIA
JAPAN, All Nippon Airways is to resume flights to Malaysia from July 23, offering a three times a week service between Tokyo and Kuala Lumpur via Bangkok using Boeing 777-200 aircraft. The airline will... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR STRUGGLES TO SURVIVE
ZURICH, Swissair's chairman Mario Corti said in a statement that the airline secured a bridge loan over one billion francs from three major banks. So it will continue its activity in attempt to restore... more
AirlinesMONTENEGRO AIRLINES TO OFFER NEW ROUTE TO ROME
ROME, Montenegro Airlines is to offer a new route from Rome Fiumicino, starting next September. The carrier already operates flights from Rome Ciampino. The new route will be flown with a 102-seat Fokker... more
AirlinesNEW PRESIDENT FOR TAM
BRASIL, Daniel Mandelli Martin, 48 years old, is the new chairman for brazilian TAM. He replaces Rolim Amaro, deceased few days ago in a fatal helicopter crash in Brazil. more
AirlinesMIDWAY ANNOUNCES ITS TRAFFIC FIGURES FOR JUNE
USA, Raleigh-Durham International Airport bases carrier Midway Airlines announced that June passenger traffic increased 54 percent over June 2000, capacity increased 58 percent, and load factor reduced... more
AirlinesBRITISH EUROPEAN SIGNS CONTRACT WITH BAE
LONDON, British European, confirming an MOU signed last March, has signed a definitive contract with BAe Systems for up to 20 Avro RJX-100s. The order is valued at $600 million. The aircrafts will have... more
AirlinesIBERIA PILOTS REFUSE AIRLINE OFFER
MADRID, SPAIN, Is probably that Spanish airline Iberia pilots will enter again in strike, after their Sepla union refuses the airline 26% increase in payments, According to carrier sources, which is facing... more
AirlinesFRONTIER AIRLINES ORDERS TWO AIRBUS PLANES
DENVER, Frontier Airlines said it has converted two Airbus A319 aircraft purchase options into firm orders. Planes are to be delivered in May and June 2002. The airline expects to operate 36 to 45 Airbus... more
AirlinesSIGNED CODE-SHARE AGREEMENT BETWEEN CHINA SOUTHERN AND KLM
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS, Between China Southern Airlines and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has been signed a cooperation agreement on the joint Beijing-Amsterdam and Shanghai-Amsterdam codeshare routes.... more
AirlinesCOMAIR RECOVER MOST OF ITS FLIGHTS
USA, U.S. regional airline Comair, owned by Delta, has resumed at today service from 60 cities, after the strikes which have paralized it for near three months. Airline now operates 30 aircraft and offer... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC TRY TO RECOVER FLIGHTS AFTER PILOTS STRIKE
HONG KONG, Far East Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific airline is trying to recover itsa flights after the strike of its pilots. Airline plans to operate 114 of its original schedule of 143 flights of today... more
AirlinesUKRAINE'S AIRLINES TO MERGE
KIEV, Ukraine Transportation Minister Valery Pustoivenko said three ukrainian companies, Air Ukraine International, the privately owned Aerosweet, and the state-owned domestic carrier Ukrainian Air Lines... more
AirlinesCANADA LENDS MONEY TO NORTHWEST
MONTREAL, Canadian government is to lend Northwest Airlines 80% of the $1.68 billion cost to purchase 75 CRJ440 regional jet aircraft from Bombardier Aerospace, reported Canadian International Trade Minister... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST PLANS TO BOOST FLIGHTS AT NARITA
USA, Northwest Airlines' CEO Richard Anderson said the company is planning to increase the number of services in and out Tokyo Narita airport next year, as the new runway will be built. "We have always... more
AirlinesPILOTS STRIKE PLAGUES IBERIA
MADRID, Spanish Iberia had to cancel 230 scheduled flights today due to a new unrest of its pilots. Sepla, the pilots union, is in a dispute wqith airline's management over a salary increase and better... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES LOOKS TO RECOVER INVESTMENTS
USA, U.S. airline Continental Airlines is planning a partial recovering of a USD3bn investment in its regional jet subsidiary by selling a portion of ExpressJet Holdings Inc. in an initial public offering,... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT'S NEW BOARD TO BE ELECTED IN SEPT
MOSCOW, "The board of directors decided that there is no reason to reject the initiative to call an EGM that came from a new shareholder", Anatoly Brylov, secretary of Aeroflot's board, said this morning.... more
AirlinesWESTJET REVENUE PASSENGER MILES UP 50.1%
CALGARY, "WestJet Airlines today announced its traffic statistics for June 2001, featuring an increase in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) of 50.1% to 186,574,446, compared to 124,335,712 in June of... more
AirlinesDELTA AIR LINES INTRODUCES MD-88 SERVICE BETWEEN FORT. WALTON BEACH AND ATLANTA
ATLANTA, "Delta Air Lines will enhance the service offered to customers between the carrier's Atlanta hub and Fort Walton Beach, Fla. on Sept. 1, 2001. The three new Delta flights, featuring the 142-passenger... more
AirlinesUS AIRWAYS EXPRESS TO BEGIN OMAHA-PITTSBURGH SERVICE WITH 50-SEAT EMBRAER-145 REGIONAL JET AIRCRAFT
ARLINGTON, "US Airways Express will introduce new nonstop regional jet service between Omaha, Neb., and Pittsburgh on Sept. 9, 2001, offering three roundtrip flights each business day using 50-seat Embraer... more
AirlinesNORTWEST AIRLINES ORDERS 76 CRJ440 REGIONAL JET ENGINED BY GE
CANADA, U.S. airline Northwest Airlines ordered 75 CRJ440 regional airliners manufactured by Canadian industry Bombardier. The news has been diffused by General Electric, which has informed that the oredered... more
AirlinesCATHAY MAY RELINQUISH ITS STAKE IN DRAGONAIR
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific may sell its 35% stake in Dragonair to be allowed to fly to China, in exchange, the Sing Tao Daily reported. China National Aviation is the main shareholder in Dragonair and it... more
AirlinesANA WILL OPERATE THE TOKYO-KUALA LUMPUR ROUTE
TOKYO, JAPAN, The Japanese airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) after have stopped the flights between Osaka and Kuala Lumpur for low demand, will start a new connection between Tokyo and Kuala Lumpur in the... more
AirlinesMULLIN, DELTA: SATISFACTION EXPRESSED FOR GREEN LIGHT TO AIR FRANCE-ALITALIA AGREEMENT
ROME, ITALY, The U.S. airline Delta managing director, Leo Mullin, expressed his satisfaction for the approval for the agreeement between Air France and Alitalia; according Mullin, "Delta is happy to enjoy... more
AirlinesALITALIA-AIR FRANCE: FEW PERCENT POINT FOR AN EVENTUAL PARTICIPATIONS EXCHANGE
ROME, ITALY, According to declarations of a French airline Air France spokesman, an eventual participation exchange which will occur between Alitalia and Air France would worth only few percentual points,... more
AirlinesBOMBARDIER SIGNS WITH NORTHWEST AIRLINES FOR 75 FIRM CRJ REGIONAL JETS
TORONTO, "Bombardier Aerospace announced today that it has signed a purchase agreement with Northwest Airlines for the sale of 75 firm Bombardier CRJ440 aircraft. The Bombardier CRJ440 is a 44-passenger... more
AirlinesIBERWORLD TO LEASE A PLANE
SPAIN, Spanish Iberworld is leasing an Airbus A330-200 from CIT Group. The aircraft will be powered with Trent 700 engines and it will be delivered in Spring 2002. more
AirlinesTOLMOUNT PLC TO TAKE OVER NATIONAL JET ITALIA
USA, Tolmount Plc announced on Friday it is to buy National Jet Italia for £35 million. The airline will change its name to Aviation Partners Worldwide Plc. National Jet Italia currently operates five... more
AirlinesINDIA GOVERNMENT BLOCKS HINDUJA BROTHERS IN AIR INDIA STAKE ACQUISITION
NEW DELHI, INDIA, The Indian government blocked a bid to buy a 40 percent stake in Air India by the controversial Hinduja brothers, the UK-based billionaires, on grounds of national security. The... more
AirlinesCATHAY FIRES 49 PILOTS
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific has sacked 49 pilots, 23 captains and 26 officers, following the new deadlock in the negotiations with the pilots union over a pay rise and improvement of working conditions.... more
AirlinesALITALIA: BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH AIR FRANCE
ROME, Alitalia's board this morning approved a "memorandum of Understanding" to get exclusive negotiations with Air France started about a commercial agreement to be signed by the end of July. Terms of... more
AirlinesTECHNICAL STAFF ON STRIKE AT OLYMPIC AIRWAYS
ATHENS, Olympic Airways' technical staff will stage a 24-hour strike on July 11 to protest against the sale of the airline's majority stake. Three bidders are running to take over Olympic, l'Axon Airlines,... more
AirlinesIBERIA FORCED TO CANCEL SOME FLIGHTS TOMORROW
MADRID, A new pilots strike will force Iberia to cancel 126 domestic connections and 102 European routes tomorrow, after a new round of negotiations between the pilots union sepla and the airline failed... more
AirlinesAIRTRAN AIRWAYS LAUNCHES NEW NONSTOP PHILADELPHIA-PITTSBURGH SERVICE
ORLANDO, AirTran Airways yesterday began aq new nonstop service between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh International Airports. The airline will initially operate four daily nonstop flights. Systemwide, AirTran... more
AirlinesFIUMICINO AIRPORT: FOREIGN AIRLINES CANCEL 11 FLIGHTS
ROME, A strike by Italian air traffic controllers at Rome Fiumicino airport forced several airlines to cancel a total of 11 flights. AMong the airlines hit by the protest are Lufthansa, Air France, British... more
AirlinesAMERICA WEST EXPECTS Q2 LOSSES BUT REPORTS RECORD LOAD FACTOR
USA, A spokesman of U.S. America West Airlines, yesterday announced that is expected for the second quarter a net loss of USD$20 to USD$30 million, due, according to the spokesman, particularly... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTE GENEVA-PARIS
ZURICH, Swissair will begin operating flights from Geneva to Paris, using its aircrafts, from next week. Flights will also be operated by Swissair's regional airline Crossair and will replace the scheduled... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT WOULD STOP BUYING RUSSIAN-MADE AIRCRAFTS
MOSCOW, Aeroflot general director Valery Okulov today announced at a press conference that the airline may soon refuse to acquire russian-made planes as its passengers want to fly on foreign aircrafts.... more
AirlinesMEXICANA EXPANDS ROUTE NETWORK BETWEEN WESTERN CANADA AND MEXICO; ** GREATER ACCESSIBILITY OFFERED VIA CODE-SHARE FLIGHTS **
SAN ANTONIO, Mexicana Airlines announced yesterday that effective immediately, it will offer daily flight service from Western Canada to Mexico. Service will be offered between the cities of Edmonton,... more
AirlinesCATHAY HAD TO CHARTER PLANES TO FACE DISRUPTIONS
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific Airways was forced to charter ten aircrafts and crew yesterday in attempt to reduce disruptions due to the labour dispute with pilots, who are protesting to reach better working... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC SACKS THREE PILOTS
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific yesterday fired three pilots, just two days after the cockpit crew work to rule action which caused more than 100 delays. The sacking, obviously, intensified the row between the... more
AirlinesVIRGIN ATLANTIC BREAKS BA MONOPOLY OPENING ITS LONDON-LAGOS ROUTE
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, London-based Virgin Atlantic Airways,yesterday made its maiden flight on its new London-Lagos route, breaking the British Airways monopoly of this route. In the maiden flight,... more
AirlinesDELTA LOAD FACTOR DOWN IN JUNE
ATLANTA, Delta's system load factor dropped 4,7% in June, compared with a year earlier, reaching 77,4%. System traffic decreased 8.2%, mainly due to the economy slowdown and the suspension of operations... more