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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
AirlinesUS AIRWAYS TRAFFIC UP 9.1 PERCENT FOR JUNE
ARLINGTON, US Airways yesterday said that revenue passenger miles for June 2001 went up 9.1% compared to June 2000, while available seat miles increased 9,8%. The passenger load factor was 76,8%, a decrease... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA INAUGURATES DAILY NON-STOP SERVICE BETWEEN VANCOUVER AND MIAMI
VANCOUVER, Air Canada yesterday inaugurated daily non-stop service between Vancouver and Miam. Air Canada became the only carrier offering daily non-stop service between the two cities, cutting existing... more
AirlinesATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES HOLDINGS, INC. REPORTS 52.4% INCREASE IN JUNE 2001 TRAFFIC
DULLES, Atlantic Coast Airlines Holdings, Inc. (Atlantic Coast) today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for June 2001. Systemwide, the company generated 167.4 million revenue passenger miles... more
AirlinesEUROWINGS LOOK FOR COOPERATION WITH LUFTHANSA APPROVAL
DUSSELDORF, GERMANY, According to declarations of Eurowings airline president,Friedrich-Wilhelm Weitholz, carrier plans to reduce its flights offer in Germany in order to speed up competition commission... more
AirlinesATA REPORTS 16.8% INCREASE IN JUNE SCHEDULED SERVICE TRAFFIC
INDIANAPOLIS, "American Trans Air, Inc., the principal subsidiary of Amtran, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMTR - news), today reported its June 2001 traffic results. System-wide for June 2001, compared with a year ago:... more
AirlinesPROBABLY ON MONDAY THE QANTAS CATERING DIVISION DISMOSSION ANNOUNCEMENT
AUSTRALIA, According to a Australian airline Qantas spokesman, on next monday will probebly announced the airline intention to selle its catering division, worth about 550 USDm, at which could be interested... more
AirlinesAUSTRIAN AIRLINES GROUP: TRAFFIC UP IN THE THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF THE YEAR
VIENNA, Austrian Airlines Group, the company owing Lauda Air Ag, Tyrolean Airways and Austrian Airlines, has carried 3,176 million passengers from January to May, with a 8,1 increase year to year. Seat... more
AirlinesALSO SABENA ASK COMPENSATION FROM SWISSAIR GROUP
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, After the Belgian government request for a compensation from Swissair group, as reported yesterday by WAPA, also Belgian carrier Sabena management decided to summon Swissair group for... more
AirlinesGO ENTERS IRISH MARKET
DUBLIN, Low-cost carrier Go is to enter irish market in September by offering cheap flights to Edinburgh and Glasgow. Go reached profits for £4 million sterling for the year ended March 2001 and actually... more
AirlinesBA TRAFFIC FALLS IN JUNE
LONDON, British Airways reported a 8,9% fall of traffic in June on a year ago. Capacity went down too, by 8,8%, due to trading conditions still difficult. Demand decreased and fuel price rose in the last... more
AirlinesJAPAN AIRLINES WILL INCREASE INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS
TOKYO, Japan Airlines will likely boost international flights by 20-30% as soon as the second runway at Narita airport will be opened next May. The new destinations will include flights to China, South... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC'S PILOTS STRIKE CAUSES DELAYS
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific pilots' work-to-rule is heavily dirupting the airline's flights today. 15 flights were delayed by at least 15 minutes and a connection between Tokyo and Hong Kong, CX501, took... more
AirlinesAIR WISCONSIN'S JUNE TRAFFIC REPORT
APPLETON, USA, Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation, operating as United Express, reports its June traffic. Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation operates over 350 departures per day with 18 BAe-146 jets, 9... more
AirlinesVIRGIN EXPRESS SHOWS PROFIT FOR MONTH OF APRIL
LONDON, "1. Managing Director's Statement Although it is not, and will not become, standard practice, Virgin Express deems it necessary to publish its monthly April 2001 result for the reassurance of... more
AirlinesBRITISH MIDLAND SIGNS CODE-SHARING AGREEMENT WITH AIR CANADA
LONDON, British Midland and Air Canada signed a code-sharing agreement on flights from London Heathrow to Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, from Manchester and Toronto and from Glagow and Tornto. The deal... more
AirlinesANSETT AUSTALIA WILL OPERATE FLIGHT WEST ROUTES
AUSTRALIA, Following Flight West Airlines closure, the flight operated by this airline, now in liquidation, Ansett Australia informed that has been reached an agreement to recover the regional air services... more
AirlinesAIR JAMAICA EXPANDS CODE-SHARE AGREEMENT WITH DELTA
KINGSTON, AIR JAMAICA, Air Jamaica and Delta Air Lines said they will expand their code-sharing egreement to the route between Boston and Montego Bay. The flight is operated six times weekly utilizing... more
AirlinesAIR LITTORAL'S NICE-OLBIA FLIGHT TO BECOME DAILY
NICE, The Nice-Olbia flight operated by french Air Littoral has become daily from July first and will have that schedulation until September 6. Air Littoral, from Nice hub, also offers connections to other... more
AirlinesTWA JUNE LOAD FACTOR GOES DOWN
ST. LOUIS, Trans World Airlines load factor fell 6,7% in June compared to a year earlier. Load factor slipped 73,8% compared with 80,5% a year earlier. more
AirlinesKLM ANNOUNCES Q1 OP PROFITS SUBSTANTIALLY DOWN
AMSTERDAM, Dutch Klm today said it expects the operating profits for the quarter ending June 30 to be "substantially" down, below the 100 million euros recorded in the same period a year ago. The drop... more
AirlinesBELGIAN GOVERNMENT SUES SWISSAIR
BRUSSELS, Belgian government announced the decision of taking Swissair to Court to force it to put up 529 million euros in loans to rescue ailing belgian Sabena. SAirGroup, which controls Swissair, owns... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC MINIMIZES SECOND STRIKE DAY CONSEQUENCES
HONG KONG, According to a Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific spokesman, the airline has experienced minor problems due to the strike, prolonged for the second day, with a few delays in some flights.... more
AirlinesAIR NEW ZEALAND INCREASES ITS REGIONAL FLIGHTS FOR AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA, Air New Zealand is to increasing the regional flights in Australia, thanks to Hazelton Airlines and Kendell Airlines which will operate respectively a 36-seat Saab on Sydney/ Lismore to Port... more
AirlinesMESA AIR GROUP REPORTS JUNE 2001 TRAFFIC UP 21.2% YEAR OVER YEAR
PHOENIX, "Mesa Air Group reported its preliminary traffic figures, on-time performance, and completion rate figures for June 2001. Year-over-year revenue passenger miles increased 21.2% in June 2001 to... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS INAUGURATES ITS NEW ''PET TRAVEL SCHEME''
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, British Airways introduced its new "Pet Travel Scheme", which will allow the animals to travel by plane. Active until December 31, the service will be available on British Airways... more
AirlinesALPI EAGLES TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTE TO SPAIN
VENICE, Alpi Eagles will launch new flights to Madrid next autumn, from Naples, a daily route, Venice and Verona, twice daily services. The airline is also in talks with Iberia for a codeshare agre... more
AirlinesSOUTHWEST AIRLINES REPORTS JUNE TRAFFIC
DALLAS, "Southwest Airlines Co. announced today that the Company flew 4.0 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in June 2001, a 7.0 percent increase from the 3.8 billion RPMs flown in June 2000. Available... more
AirlinesAIRTRAN AIRWAYS REPORTS RECORD JUNE, SECOND QUARTER 2001 TRAFFIC
ORLANDO, AirTran Airways yesterday reported record passenger traffic for the month of June and the second quarter of 2001. Based on revenue passenger miles (RPMs), traffic grew by 9.4 percent, to 415.8... more
AirlinesTHAI AIRWAYS WILL RAISE INTERNATIONAL AIRFARES
BANGKOK, Thai Airways announced today that it will increase international fares on routes to Europe and Usa from October, owing to oil price hikes. The Public Aviation Commission approved the rise on international... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT'S TECHNICIANS STRIKE CALLED OFF
MOSCOW, Russian Aeroflot's technicians have called off a strike beginning on Saturday after finding an agreement a deal with the airline's management. The deal includes the improvement of working conditions,... more
AirlinesIBERIA'S PILOTS STRIKE DISRUPTS FLIGHTS IN SPAIN
MADRID, An Iberia's pilots strike called for today is disrupting air traffic in Spain. The airline had to cancel 238 of the 1019 scheduled flights, a spokesman for Iberia said. Many passengers have... more
AirlinesKLM RECEIVES FIRST BOEING 737-900
AMSTERDAM, KLM has received its first 737-900. The plane is powered by CFM56-7 engines as European launch airline for the new type, the largest version of the 737 Next Generation. more
AirlinesSWISSAIR TALKS WITH SABENA BREAK DOWN
ZURICH, The talks between Swissair and Sabena have broken down. Swissair had promised to buy a stake in the toubled belgian airline, but talks reached a deadlock. Swissair yesterday said it is too sell... more
AirlinesPAN AM OVER MIAMI STARTING IN AUGUST
MIAMI, Pan American Airways will begin service between San Juan, Puerto Rico and Miami, Florida in mid-August. In addition, the airline will begin a daily round trip from the Orlando Sanford International... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES REPORTS JUNE PERFORMANCE
HOUSTON, "Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL - news) today reported its second highest systemwide June load factor of 78.0 percent, 2.0 points below last year's record June load factor. Continental's on-time... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES JUNE LOAD FACTOR DIPS
FORTH WORTH, American Airlines load factor in June fel 4,1% from a year earlier. The airline, a unit of AMR Corp., said systemwide reached 75,5%. Shares lost 13 cents. Load factor is a widely watched measure... more
AirlinesQANTAS WILL BOOST CAPACITY ON FLIGHTS TO TOKYO
AUSTRALIA, Qantas is to boost capacity between Australia and Tokyo by replacing the 767S currently used on the route with larger 747s from October 28. The increase is subject to government approval. The... more
AirlinesAZTECA TAKES DELIVERY OF MEXICO'S FIRST BOEING NEXT-GENERATION 737
SEATTLE, "The Boeing Company last week delivered Azteca Airlines' (Lineas Aereas Azteca) first Next-Generation 737-700, making it the first airline in Mexico to operate the advanced-technology airplane.... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT TO LEASE FOUR DC-10 FREIGHTERS
MOSCOW, Russian Aeroflot recently made a deal with an unnamed leasing company to acquire at least 4 DC-10 freighters, said Eugene Bachurin, Aeroflot's Commercial Director. Aeroflot will use the freighters... more
AirlinesBOMBARDIERS DELIVERS FIRST CRJ700 TO LUFTHANSA CITYLINE
GERMANY, Lufthansa CityLine received its first CRJ700 from Bombardier Aerospace. The 70-seat aircraft is the first of 20 scheduled for delivery over 2003. CityLine's fleet currently includes 43 CRJ100s/200s... more