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AirlinesAEROFLOT WORKERS UNIONS DECLARE ''PASSENGERS SAFETY JEOPARDIZED''
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, According to declarations of the three unions representing 4500 workers of the Russian airline Aeroflot, "passenger safety is jeopardized", by excessive workload imposed to the personnel.... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES RAISES MORE THAN 1 USDM FOR UNICEF CHILDREN
NEW YORK, USA, The American Fund for UNICEF announced that American Airlines has raised more than 1 USDm within the Change for Good program, which is designed to convert travelers' unused foreign currency... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA SHARES LOSE 2,9%
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, A 2,9% loss has been registered at Stock Exchange by Lufthansa shares, following the breaking of talnk with its pilot's union. If there will be not found an appreciable solution, the... more
AirlinesBRITISH MIDLAND TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTE MANCHESTER-WASHINGTON
MANCHESTER, British Midland has begun to operate last saturday a new daily service, except tuesday, between Manchester and Washington Dulles airport. The airline flies an Airbus A330 on the route. British... more
AirlinesAIR SAHARA PLANS TO DRY LEASE FOUR AIRCRAFTS
NEW DELHI, Indian Air Sahara is planning to expand its fleet by dry leasing four planes, two Boeing 737-800 and two Boeing 737-400. The carrier has already begun talks with leasing companies and it is... more
AirlinesALL NIPPON AIRWAYS SELECTS BOEING AIRPLANE SERVICES TO RECONFIGURE TWO 747-400 AIRPLANES
SEATTLE, All Nippon Airways announced today that it has selected the Boeing Company to convert two ANA 747-400 airplanes from its international configuration to its domestic configuration. Boeing Airplane... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES ANNOUNCES THE ELECTION OF LARRY KELLNER AS PRESIDENT
HOUSTON, Continental Airlines announced that Larry Kellner was named president of the company by its board of directors today. Kellner, formerly executive vice president and chief financial officer of... more
AirlinesINSECTICIDE ON FLIGHTS TO AND FROM NEW ZEALAND: UNITED AIRLINES AND CREW MEMBERS LEGAL ACTION
NEW ZEALAND, The American United Airlines, the only US airline regularly serving New Zealand, and its crew members strated a legal action against the New Zealand's practice of spraying airplane cabins... more
AirlinesPOSSIBLE AUSTRIAN-GERMAN AIR MONOPOLY UNDER EC ANALISYS
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, European Commissino invited Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines carriers to explain satisfactorily about concerns raised following the announcement of an agreement between the two airlines.... more
AirlinesTAM TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICE SAO PAULO-FRANKFURT
SAO PAULO, Brazilian TAM will launch a new service between Sao Paulo and Frankfurt from June 18. The airline will operate an Airbus A330-200 on the route. TAM already offers a european connection t... more
AirlinesEASYJET WINS MISLEADING ADVERTISING BATTLE AGAINST GO
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, The low-cost airline Easyjet has won the battle against its British rival Go relatively to misleading advertising. Go had claimed that its fares to Nice were 40% lower than its rival... more
AirlinesVARIG NOVELTIES FOR PASSENGERS
BRAZIL, An exclusive service, called Arrival Lounge, in order to relax after a flight from Europe arriving in Brazil at Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, for first class, business class or Smiles card owners... more
AirlinesA NEW ANSETT INITIATIVE FOR BETTER PASSENGERS COMFORT
AUSTRALIA, A series of new initiatives for a better passenger comfort and satisfaction have been started by Air New Zealand for domestic routes. A new direct flight between Auckland and Dunedin, installation... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR TO SIGN MARKETING AGREEMENT
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND, Swissair Group has signed a deal turning it into the official airline of the International Olympic Committee. Mario Corti, Swissair chairman, said that an Airbus bearing the IOC's... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE CONDAMNED FOR OVERBOOKING
PARIS, FRANCE, French flag airline Air France has been sentenced for overbooking by the appeal court of Douai, and condemned to pay to the appellant, Marianne Defenin, the sum of 2000 francs for compensation,... more
AirlinesGERMAN BA DIVISION ATTENDANTS STRIKE IN GERMANY
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, A strike by cabin crew at British Airways' German subsidiary Deutsche BA, the closest rival to Lufthansa, caused cancellation of several flights and provoked other delays. About half... more
AirlinesAIR DOLOMITI OFFERS THE FOURTH FREQUENCE TO MUNICH FROM BOLOGNA, ITALY
BOLOGNA, ITALY, The dynamic Italian regional airline, Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa's partner since 1994, offers the fourth frequence to Munich from Italian's Bologna Guglielmo Marconi airport, in addition... more
AirlinesWESTJET GOES WORLDWIDE WITH SABRE
CALGARY, CANADA, The Canadian low-cost airline WestJet will expand its sales channel, thanks to an agreement signed with Sabre, the leader airline ticket distributor. The agreement will allow the carrier... more
AirlinesAIR PAKISTAN RAISES TICKET COSTS UP TO 20%
PAKISTAN, Debt-burdened Pakistan flag airline, PIA, decided, with government approval, to increase ticket fares up to 20%. This to try to recover some financial losses, which have caused the carrier 3,6... more
AirlinesGUYANA AIR 2000 SUSPENDS FLIGHTS
GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, Guyana Air 2000 has suspended flights over finanxial problems. The airline, which offered flights to New York and Toronto, is negotiating with an unidentified american investor who... more
AirlinesVANGUARD AIRLINES REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2001 RESULTS
KANSAS CITY, Vanguard Airlines, Inc. announced first quarter results today. The Company's net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2001, was $11.5 million or basic loss per share of $0.56, compared... more
AirlinesSPIRIT AIRLINES HITS LOAD FACTOR OF 80.6 PERCENT FOR APRIL 2001
FORT LAUDERDALE, Spirit Airlines announces its April 2001 traffic figures with the load factor reaching 80.6 percent system wide, among the highest in the industry and more than a four percent gain from... more
AirlinesPAKISTAN AIRLINES INCREASES FARES ON DOMESTIC ROUTES
PAKISTAN, Pakistan International Airlines will increase domestic routes fares by 15%, starting from tomorrow. The rise has to be approved by the government though. The fare rates of club class on domestic... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH MICROSOFT MSN
REDMOND, USA, United Airlines signed an agreement with Microsoft "MSN" which will allow the two companies to promote their products online and offline. MSN, separately, agreed a strategic alliance with... more
AirlinesLANCHILE: TRAFFIC UP IN APRIL
SANTIAGO, LanChile flew 846 million RPKs in April, with a 18.9% rise over the year-ago period. Capacity went up by 22.2% to 1.3 billion ASKs while load factor dipped by 1.8% to 64.1%. The airline flew... more
AirlinesMIDDLE EAST AIRLINES CUTS 1200 JOBS
LEBANON, Lebanese Middle East Airlines will cut a fourth of its payroll, approximately 1200 employees, to comply with a stringent restructuring plan, said the carrier's Chairman Mohammed al-Hout. The time... more
AirlinesDEUTSCHE BA CANCELS FLIGHTS DUE TO CABIN CREW STRIKE
BERLIN, Deutsche BA, german subsidiary of British Airways, was forced to cancel seven flights this morning owing to a cabin crew strike. Other services were delayed. The airline was "totally surprised,... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA PILOTS PLAN ANOTHER THURSDAY STRIKE
FRANKFURT, Pilots of german Lufthansa will go on another 24-hour strike on thursday, after the resumed talks didn't show signs of agreement, said Georg Fongerns, spokesman for the pilots union, Cockpit.... more
AirlinesAIR VALLEE TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICE BETWEEN OLBIA AND LUGANO
AOSTA, The italian carrier Air Vallèee, from the italian region Valle d'Aosta, is to launch a new service between Olbia, Sardinia, and Lugano, Switzerland, from June 2 to September 15. It will be a weekly... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES' VIRTUAL FAM TRIP NEXT MAY 22 AND 24
TURIN, ITALY, Next important appointment with the suggestive Continental Airlines' virtual Fam Trip relative to Latin America's destinations: Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica and Peru. Two meetings are reserved... more
AirlinesSKYWEST AIRLINES REPORTS APRIL TRAFFIC
ST. GEORGE, USA, "SkyWest Airlines, Inc. reported a 21.3 percent increase in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for April, while available seat miles (ASMs) increased 10.3 percent compared to the same period... more
AirlinesLION AIRLINES PLANNING REGIONAL ROUTES EXPANSION
JAKARTA, INDONESIA, PT Lion Mentari Airlines, private indonesian air carrier, will open several new routes by the end of the year, to East Timor, Taiwan, South Korea and India. Rusdi Kirana, the airline's... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA RESUMES TALKS WITH PILOTS UNION
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa has resumed yesterday the wage negotiations with the pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit. It seems the talks didn't bring any progress though. Michael Tarps, union's member, said the... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT MAY GO ON STRIKE INDEFINITELY ON MAY 25
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, Aeroflot workers announced today that they could go on strike indefinitely on May 25 in order to obtain improvements of working conditions, in particular, wage increases. Aeroflot workers... more
AirlinesBA-MALEV DISPUTE OVER SLOTS TEMPORARY SOLVED
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, Malev Hungarian Airlines announced on Saturday to have reached a last-minute agreement with British Airways regarding the dispute over landing slots and that flights between London... more
AirlinesAIR INDIA TO LEASE TWO PLANES FROM SINGAPORE AIRLINES
INDIA, Air India will lease two A310-300s from Singapore Airlines. Two more, ordered from GE Capital Aviation Services, are expected to be delivered in the next few days. The planes will be used to add... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA NEEDS MORE FREQUENCIES TO THAILAND
FRANKFURT., Lufthansa said it has to add new flights to Thailand due to the increase of german tourists in the asiatic country. The airline already added three new flights between Frankfurt and Bangkok... more
AirlinesVIETNAM AIRLINES TO EXPAND ITS FLEET
HANOI, Vietnamese government has approved a Vietnam Airlines' plan to enlarge its fleet in the next five years. The $1,3 billion plan would increase the number of short-haul planes from 6 to 18 by 2005.... more
AirlinesNEW FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR BA
LONDON, John Rishton was named new Chief financial officer for British Airways Plc. He would replace Derek Stevens and he will take up his new role on September 1. more
AirlinesGATX CAPITAL LEASES TWO NEW BOEING 737-800 AIRCRAFT TO VARIG
SAN FRANCISCO, GATX Capital Corporation announced today that it has leased two new Boeing 737-800 aircraft to VARIG of Brazil, the largest carrier in Latin America. The aircraft will be delivered in September... more
AirlinesSAS TO EYE BALTIC AIRLINES
STOCKHOLM, Jorgen Lindegaard, SAS, Scandinavian Airlines Systems, new Danish chief executive, in an interview with Financial Times, said "i see SAS as a standalone company, acquiring smaller companies... more
AirlinesAIR MAURITIUS TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICE TO MILAN
MILAN, Air Mauritius is to launch a new weekly service to Milan Malpensa from July 18. The flight will be operated on wednesday and on saturday in winter time. Air Mauritius already offers flights to Rome... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA CONTINUES NEGOTIATIONS WITH PILOTS
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, Lufthansa's pilots rejected a 26% pay raise offered by the carrier for 2001 and will continue the 24-hour strikes every Thursday until an agreement is reached. The Vereinigung Cockpit,... more
AirlinesCOMAIR PILOTS REJECT DELTA'S CONTRACT
CINCINNATI, USA, Comair pilots, the regional carrier of Delta Air Lines, rejected the contract proposal offered by Delta trough the National Mediation Board. The new fracture is relative to flight security,... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE BUYS NEW BOEING LONGER-RANGE 747-400 FREIGHTER
SEATTLE, Air France has signed a definitive agreement for two new Boeing Longer-Range 747-400 Freighters. "We plan to use the advantages of the Longer-Range 747-400F on destinations such as Mexico City,... more
AirlinesBABENA CANCELS FLIGHTS AFTER TECHNICAL MAINTENANCE WORKERS STRIKE
BRUSSELS, Belgian Sabena had to cancel seven european flights at Brussels airport this morning after a wildcat strike broke out amongst technical maintenance workers who demanded a pay rise. Unions held... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT BEGINS CONSTRUCTION OF NEW AIR TERMINAL
MOSCOW, Russian Aeroflot has begun the construction of the Sheremetevo-3 air terminal in Moscow. The terminal should cost between 250 million 300 million dollars. The project is planned to be completed... more
AirlinesAIRBUS SAYS SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES WILL NEED MORE THAN 400 PLANES OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS
PARIS, Scandinavian airlines will need 426 new planes over the next 20 years, Airbus Industrie said. Scandinavian Airlines passenger traffic goes up by an average annual rate of 5,2%, while the annual... more
AirlinesVIRGIN ATLANTIC IN TALKS FOR BOEING SONIC CRUISER
LONDON, Virgin's Chairman Richard Branson yesterday met with Boeing officials to begin talks with the aerospace industry for an order of at least three Sonic Cruiser jets. The aircraft, currently developed... more
AirlinesIBERIA: TODAY THE MEETING WITH THE TRAVEL AGENCIES ASSOCIATION REGARDING COMMISSION FEES
MADRID, SPAIN, The Spanish association of travel agencies' chairman, Jesus Martinez Millan, is to meet today with the Spanish airline Iberia chief executive, Angel Mullor, to discuss commission fees... more