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AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES AND ITS FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REACH AN AGREEMENT
USA, Between U.S. carrier American Airlines and Apfa, Association of Professional Flight Attendants, which group over 23,000 flight attendants, has been reached an agreement for the new work contract.... more

AirlinesAIR CANADA TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTE TORONTO-NORFOLK
TORONTO, Air Canada has launched a daily nonstop service between Norfolk and Toronto using 50-seat CRJs. more

AirlinesDELTA TO GROUND TEN JETLINERS
USA, Delta Air Lines will put ten 727s out of service by the end of the year, six in September, two in Novemeber and December, owing to a 1,4% decrease of capacity in the year due to higher fuel prices... more

AirlinesAER LINGUS POSTS £20 MILLION LOSSES IN 2001
DUBLIN, Aer Lingus expects a net loss for £20 million (euro 25.39 million) this year. The airline's finance have worsened from the beginning of the year due to the foot-and-mouth crisis, the slowdown... more

AirlinesQATAR AIRWAYS TO SIGN CODE-SHARING AGREEMENT WITH MAS
QATAR, Qatar Airways is to sign a code-sharing agreement with Malaysian Airlines (MAS), effective December 17. The airline, in talks with other carriers too, is to fly from Doha to Kuala Lumpur and Male... more

AirlinesNO MORE US ARWAYS FOR UNITED
USA, According to US airline United Airlines spokesman, the expected acquisition of US Airways carrier will be not performed, due, according the same spokesman, to financial and regulatorily problems.... more

AirlinesMONEY FOR SWISSAIR NOT YET ARRIVED
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, According to Swiss-German Sonntag Zeitung newspaper, the four banks which have promised to give about 666 EURm to Swissair Group, do not have still honoured their engagement. Seems... more

AirlinesNO SMOKING ALSO ON MANY AEROFLOT FLIGHTS
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, According to a Duma Russian parliament, also on Aeroflot flights will be forbidden to smoke, for the flights lasting less than four hours. This is a first step to conform at international... more

AirlinesIBERIA NEGOTIATES WITH PILOTS UNION
MADRID, Iberia's management is going to meet today the pilots union Sepla in order to make a deal that would call off the strikes planned for the next weeks, spanish newspaper El Mundo reported today. more

AirlinesDELTA CONNECTION CARRIER ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES INAUGURATES REGIONAL JET SERVICE BETWEEN ATLANTA AND LEWISBURG, W. VA.
ATLANTA, Delta Connection carrier Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) Sunday will begin non-stop regional jet service between Atlanta and Lewisburg, W. Va. with one daily round-trip flight. ASA service between... more

AirlinesCOMAIR STARTS ITS REBIRTH
USA, With the help of the parent carrier Delta, U.S. regional airlines Comair started its rebirth, after a three month strike of its pilots. According to Delta president, Frederick W. Reid the recover... more

AirlinesAEROMEXICO OFFERS SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY FARE FOR NEW LOS ANGELES-ACAPULCO NONSTOP FLIGHTS
HOUSTON, "AeroMexico, Mexico's largest airline, has announced that it will offer a special $375 introductory fare on its new nonstop flights from Los Angeles to Acapulco beginning July 12, 2001. Operating... more

AirlinesNORTHWEST OFFERS NEW TICKETS DISCOUNTS AS DELTA
USA, U.S. airline Northwest Airlines, following Delta Airlines, presented a series of fares discount on the domestic most used flights. Starting July 8, who will buy tickets using the carrier internet... more

AirlinesUS AIRWAYS TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICE TO MEXICO
USA, US Airways will launch a new service from Charlotte, N.C., to Cozumel, Mexico, from January 2002. The twice weekly route will be flown Saturdays and Sundays with a 126-seat Boeing 737. more

AirlinesDELTA TO END SERVICE LYONS-NEW YORK JFK
USA, Delta Air Lines is to end its Lyons-New York JFK service at the end of Aug. The route, flown with a Boeing 767, was introduced in April 2000 and operated in codeshare with Air France. more

AirlinesVIETNAM AIRLINES IN TALKS WITH DELTA AND AMERICAN
USA, Vietnam Airlines is negotiating with Delta and American about a codesharing between the two countries. The agreement would be reached in three months, Vietnam Airlines officials said. The deal should... more

AirlinesTRANSAVIA RECEIVED ITS FIRST B737-700
THE NETHERLANDS, Dutch charter airline Transavia reveived its first Boeing 737-700 jetliner, leased by Tombo Aviation of Long Beach, California. Transavia uses a all-Boeing fleet and has 30 737 air... more

AirlinesTALKS BETWEEN CATHAY AND PILOTS TO THE BREAKING POINT
HONG KONG, If a satisfactorily agreement between Hong Kong based airline Cathay Pacific and its pilot will be not reached soon, the pilots could enter on strike starting July 1st. The notice has been... more

AirlinesAEROFLOT BANS SMOKING ON TOURIST FLIGHTS
MOSCOW, Russian Aeroflot today said it is to ban smoking on tourist flights, less than four hours long, effective July 1. Valery Okulov, Aeroflot's Genral Director, said that the company will apply... more

AirlinesITALIAN MINISTER MARZANO SAYS THE ALLIANCE WITH AIR FRANCE REPRESENTS AN OBLIGED CHOICE FOR THE ITALIAN AIRLINE
ROMA, Italian Minister for Productive Activities Antonio Marzano yesterday said the likely alliance between Alitalia and Air France represents an "obliged choice" for the italian carrier. Marzano, after... more

AirlinesUNITED TO END HK-NEW YORK SERVICE
HONG KONG, "United Airlines Corp said on Wednesday it is ending its Hong Kong-New York service from August 30, blaming weak demand and regulatory issues. "The non-stop HKG-JFK flight has been discontinued... more

AirlinesAMERICAN TRANS AIR TO LEASE BOEING 737-800
USA, American Trans Air has leased a Boeing 737-800 from International Lease Finance Corp. The aircraft, powered with CFM56-7B27 engines, will be delivered in 2004. Term of the lease is 15 years. more

AirlinesITALY: BOARD OF MINISTERS FOR PRIVATIZATIONS GIVES THE GO AHEAD TO PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN ALITALIA, DELTA AND AIR FRANCE
ROME, The italian Department of the Treasury, in a statement, siad that the Board of Ministers for privatizations has approved the upcoming commercial agreement between delta, Alitalia and Air France.... more

AirlinesAVIANCA: SHAREHOLDERS MEETING POSTPONED TO FRIDAY
BOGOTA, Colombia's Avianca extraordinary shareholders meeting, scheduled for yesterday, was postponed to friday. The dire financial situation of the airline is to be discussed in the meeting. Colombian... more

AirlinesAIR CANADA LAUNCHES DAILY NONSTOP SERVICE BETWEEN CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND TORONTO
CHARLESTON, Air Canada yesterday inaugurated daily nonstop service between Charleston International Airport and Toronto. With the introduction of the new service, Air Canada becomes the only carrier offering... more

AirlinesICELANDAIR TO ADJUST INTERNATIONAL SCHEDULES
REYKJAVIK, Icelandair's Board of Directors met in Reykjavik today and announced a 5% reduction in scheduled international services by 2002, including termination of flights between Iceland and Halifax,... more

AirlinesDELTA AIR LINES NAMES JACKI BROWN REGIONAL DIRECTOR SALES - LATIN AMERICA
ATLANTA, "Delta Air Lines has named Jacki Brown regional director Sales - Latin America. Brown will be based at Delta's headquarters in Atlanta. In her new position, Brown's primary responsibility will... more

AirlinesPRESIDENT BUSH INTERVENE ON AA'S FLIGHTS ATTENDANT QUESTION
USA, U.S. President George W. Bush intervened in the American Airlines' flight attendant question, appointing a Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) to solve the situation between the airline and its flight... more

AirlinesDELTA REDUCE FARES ON MANY ROUTES
USA, U.S. airline Delta Airlines decided to reduce of about 25% the fares on several routes, domestic, South America and Far East. Other airlines like United Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Continental Airlines... more

AirlinesBA INAUGURATES NEW FLIGHTS TO TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
UK, British Airways has inaugurated a new route to Turks and Caicos islands, in Central America, via Nassau. The service is operated with a Boeing 767. more

AirlinesMENGOZZI, ALITALIA (3): AGREEMENT WITH AIR FRANCE AND DELTA IN FEW WEEKS
ROME, ITALY, According to managing director of Alitalia group, Francesco Mengozzi, the agreement with French airlines Air France and U.S. airline Delta would be defined in a few weeks. This declaration... more

AirlinesEUROPEAN AIRLINES TRAFFIC DOWN IN APRIL
BRUSSELS, The Association of European Airlines said its members traffic went down 2% in May. European traffic rose of 0,6%, while it fell of 5,6% on the North Atlantic routes and of 8,3% on Asia routes.... more

AirlinesSIBIR ADDS NEW FLIGHTS TO MOSCOW
MOSCA, Sibir, third russian airline, yesterday started to operate a new route from Novosibirsk to Moscow with a 148 seat Tu-154. "Intoduction of the new flight to Sheremetyevo was triggered by the growing... more

AirlinesALITALIA: MENGOZZI, NEW PARTNERSHIP WITHIN JULY 15
ROME, Alitalia's ceo Francesco Mengozzi yesterday said in a meeting with Trade Unions that the new business plan will be introduced by September, while the alliance with a foreign airline is to be concluded... more

AirlinesAIRTRAN WILL RETIRE FOUR BOEING 737-200
NEW YORK, AirTran yesterday said it will retire its last four Boeing 737-200 jets in the third quarter in attempt to lower costs. The airline is currently receiving few Boeing 717-200, one per month. So... more

AirlinesVANGUARD AIRLINES RECEIVES THIRD MD-80-SERIES AIRCRAFT
KANSAS CITY, "Vanguard Airlines, Inc. has taken delivery of its first Boeing MD-87 aircraft. The aircraft is the third MD-80-series aircraft to join the Company's fleet. The aircraft will initially operate... more

AirlinesRYANAIR PLANS NEW ROUTES TO GERMANY
FRANKFURT, Ryanair is conducting negotiations with seven german airports to increase its presence in that country, said Caroline Baldwin, Ryanair sales director for Germany. The airline hopes to open a... more

AirlinesIBERIA AIRLINES OF SPAIN LAUNCHES NEW U.S. TRAVEL SITE
USA, "Iberia Airlines of Spain is launching its new U.S. travel site, www.iberia-usa.com. The site allows visitors to purchase all fares and access information. Iberia's developments in b2b platforms and... more

AirlinesAIR ALGERIE TO BEGIN NEW ROUTE BETWEEN ORAN AND MONTPELLIER
FRANCE, Air Algerie today inaugurated a new route between Montpellier and Oran. The service, scheduled for every monday until September 24, is operated with a Boeing 737-400. more

AirlinesAERIS TO MAKE OFFER TO TAKE OVER AOM/AIR LIBERTE'
FRANCE, French charter airline Aeris said it will make an offer to buy Aom/AIr Liberté. In a statement, it underlined that the offer is to be made before June 29 and the continuity of operations would... more

AirlinesEL AL TO FIRE PILOTS
TEL AVIV, Israeli El Al is planning to fire 100 of its 400 pilots, the Israel Pilots Union said. Its leader, Mark Roma, said he will ask for international support in the raising struggle. An El Al's spokesman... more

AirlinesIBERIA'S TRAFFIC GOES UP IN MAY
MADRID, Iberia flew 3.5 billion RPKs in May, up 2.5% from the prior-year period. Load factor reached 69%. The rise in passenger traffic was 6.5% in first five months of 2001. more

AirlinesCHINA EASTERN AIRLINES TAKES OVER GREAT WALL AIRLINE
PEKING, China Eastern Airlines has taken over Great Wall Airline and riorganized it into a branch based into Ningbo. The merger was approved by the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China. Great... more

AirlinesSABENA WILL NOT RECEIVE GOVERNMENT AIDS
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, According to declaration of Loyola De Palacio, European Transport Commissioner, the Belgian airline Sabena will not be awarded of the Belgian government financial aids, which have been... more

AirlinesVIETNAM AIRLINES PLANS TO BUY AIRBUS PLANES
HANOI, Vietnam Airlines today said it intends to buy five narrowbody Airbus airliners as a part of a five-year fleet expansion plan. "The purchase has been approved by the government in the plan to develop... more

AirlinesRYANAIR UNVEILS RECORD PROFITS
DUBLIN, Ryanair reported post-tax profit of 104.5m euros for the fiscal year ended March 31. Passenger numbers increased 35% to 7.4 million. "We're very confident that we can continue this", said Chief... more

AirlinesAIR NEW ZEALAND COULD SEEL ANSETT
NEW ZEALAND, According to Air New Zealand director of board, Gary Toomey, the airline Ansett could be sold if the government don't accept an increment in Singapore Airlines acquisition of the Air New Zealand... more

AirlinesHAIL DAMAGES UNITED AIRLINES PLANES
USA, Large hail last night damaged 31 planes of United Airlines at Denver airport. About 1500 travellers were stranded and the airline had to cancel 125 flights owing to the golf-ball sized hail. Also... more

AirlinesAIR MOLDOVA TO LAUNCH NEW ROME-CHISINAU ROUTE
ROME, Air Moldova will operate a new nonstop twice weekly flight nbetween Chisinau and Rome Fiumicino from July 8. The airline will operate an Embraer 145 jet with business and economy class configuration... more

AirlinesIBERIA SELLS BINTER MEDITERRANEO
MADRID, Iberia sold its Binter Mediterraneo subsidiary to Iberia Regional/Air Nostrum. Binter Mediterraneo operates a fleet of five CN-235s and has 75 employees. Air Nostrum is the largest spanish regional... more