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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
AirlinesBOMB THREAT ON A ROYAL JORDANIAN FLIGHT
AMMAN, A Royal Jordanian Airbus A320 was evacuated and searched last night, shortly after landing in Beirut, because of a bomb threat. The plane was coming from Amman. Dogs sniffed for explosives but no... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA SECURES $114 MILLION USD ENGINE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT
MONTREAL, "Air Canada announced today that its Technical Services division has secured a $114 million USD engine maintenance contract with a major European aircraft engine overhaul facility. Air Canada... more
AirlinesHAWAIIAN AIRLINES TO ADD MAUI-SEATTLE FLIGHT
HAWAII, Hawaiian Airlines yesterday said it will add a new flight between Maui and Seattle from February 2002. The new daily nonstop flight will be operated with a Boeing 767-300ER aircraft having 18 first... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST AIRLINES AND AIR CHINA IMPLEMENT CODE-SHARE SERVICE ON FLIGHTS FROM MEMPHIS, TENN.
MEMPHIS, "Northwest Airlines (Nasdaq: NWAC - news) and Air China announced today that they will implement code-share service connecting Northwest's hub in Memphis, Tenn., and 17 other U.S. cities with... more
AirlinesALASKA AIRLINES DOUBLES TUCSON/SAN JOSE SERVICE
SEATTLE, Alaska Airlines has increased service between San Jose and Tucson from one flight to two daily non-stop flights and has adjusted flight times to accommodate business travelers who prefer early... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST FORECAST FINANCIAL LOSSES IN THIS QUARTER
LE BOURGET, PARIS, A Northwest Airlines spokesman announced today that airline expects a financial losses for the current quarter of 2001, for an amount comprised between 50 and 75 USDm, due to increase... more
AirlinesTENZING INTERNET SYSTEMS ON VARIS AIRCRAFTS
LE BOURGET, PARIS, The Seattle based Tenzing industry committed by Varig for the implementation, in its new Boeing 777 aircrafts Matsushita entertaining systems, of the Internet connection for the laptops... more
AirlinesFINNAIR TO OFFER EMAIL SERVICE ON LONG-HAUL ROUTES
HELSINKI, Finnish airline Finnair will offer an email service on long-haul flight with Asia and North America from February 2002. The airline yesterday signed a preliminary deal with Tenzig Communications... more
AirlinesATLAS AIR WILL CUT 200 EMPLOYEES
MIAMI, Atlas Air said it will lay off 200 of its ground staff employees owing to cutting cost in response to reduced cargo traffic demand. Atlas spokeswoman Vicki Foster added that the airline has been... more
AirlinesANGEL AIR EXPANDS ITS FLEET
BANGKOK, Angel Air, Thailand's second national airline, has leased three Airbus A300-600s from China Northern Airline. Two of them have already been delivered, the third will be received by the airline... more