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AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS FINANCIAL DATAS FOR 2000/2001
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, British flag airline British Airways released information about financial year 2000/2001: has been registered a 242 EURm profit against 5 EURm of the 1999 financial year. Also turnover... more
AirlinesJET AIRWAYS TO LEASE THREE PLANES FROM SAFAIR
USA, Jet Airways has signed a $50 million lease for three ATR 72-500s from Safair as part of its plan of modernization of the fleet. Two additional Boeing 737s will be added to its fleet by the end of... more
AirlinesKLM SELLS 30% BRAATHENS STAKE TO SAS
AMSTERDAM, Klm Royal Dutch Airlines has reported its intention of selling a 30% stake in Braathens ASA to SAS. Klm made its final decision after the disappointing results in the last few years. The sale... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA RESTART CONTACTS WITH PILOT'S UNION
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, German airline Lufthansaannounced to have restarted talks with Vereinigung Cockpit, its pilot's union, after that the strike of Thursday provoked cancellation of 75% of scheduled flight... more
AirlinesSAS ACQUIRES 68,8% STAKE IN BRAATHENS
OSLO, SAS, Scandinavian Airlines Systems, has bought a 68,8% stake in Braathens ASA, acquiring 30% from Klm and 38,8 from Braathens family. SAS will try to buy also the remaining 32,2% submitting an offer... more
AirlinesAOM AND AIR LIBERTE' TO CUT ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF WORKERS
PARIS, FRANCE, In a press release, a Aom-Air Liberté regional airlines union spokesman announced that airlines, controlled by Swissair Group, are planning to cut about 1500 jobs, thus reducing of... more
AirlinesIRAN AIR RESTART TEHERAN-MADRID VIA ATENE ROUTE
TEHERAN, IRAN, Iranian airline Iran Air will operate a route between Teheran and Madrid, via Atene, which has no longer operated since November 1997, staring June, 15. Flights will be operated using a... more
AirlinesSABENA'S FINANCIAL STRAITS COULD CAUSE THE CANCELLATION OF ORDERS TO AIRBUS
BRUSSELS, Sabena was reported asking Airbus to hold back the delivery of two A320s, scheduled by the end of the month, due to its financial problems. The airline is even considering cancelling the residual... more
AirlinesGOL AIRLINES TAKES DELIVERY OF FIRST NEW BOEING 737-700
SEATTLE, Boeing last Friday delivered the first of four brand new Boeing 737-700 airplanes to GOL Airlines (GOL Transportes Aereos) of Brazil. The airline operates an all-Boeing fleet consisting of... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA NEGOTIATES WITH AIR CHINA ON STAR ALLIANCE
SHANGAI, A German government official said that Lufthansa has begun talks with Air China about its joining Star Alliance, the group of airlines including UAL, United Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Lufthansa,... more
AirlinesVIETNAM AIRLINES DIVERSIFIES ITS SERVICES
VIETNAM, The national Vietnamese airline, Vietnam Airlines, decide to offer a major choice to its customers, diversifying its tariffs according to different times and weekly days. The carrier has also... more
AirlinesMESA AIR GROUP ANNOUNCED TO HAVE COMPLETED 100% OF SCHEDULED FLIGHTS
USA, Mesa Air Group composed by its three operating subsidiaries: Mesa Airlines, Air Midwest, and CCAIR, announced that on May 5, 2001, it completed 100% of the 604 scheduled flights. According Mesa's... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA PILOTS STRIKE CAUSES 800 FLIGHT CANCELLATION
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, German flag airline Lufthansa pilots strike, held yesterday for 24 hours, caused almost 800 flight cancellation on 1100 scheduled causing disruption for tens of thousands of passengers.... more
AirlinesJAL DOUBLED PROFIT LAST YEAR BUT EXPECTS FALL THIS YEAR
TOKYO, JAPAN, Japan Airlines, JAL, doubled its profit last year but the company expects profit to fall about 40% this year, due to a reduced passengers seat demand and reduced air cargo transport... more
Airlines16% PASSENGERS RAISE IN RYANAIR TRAFFIC
TURIN, Irish carrier Ryanair operated Turin-London route, registered in the month of March an increment of passenger traffic of 16%, with increase from 16.000 to 18.000 people traveling on this route flights.... more
AirlinesQANTAS RECEIVES THE GO-AHEAD FOR TAKING OVER IMPULSE
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, Australia's anti-monopoly watchdog has given Qantas Airways the go-ahead for its takeover of its rival Impulse. The watchdog declared that blocking the takeover would result in Impulse... more
AirlinesPOLAR AIR CARGO FEELS THE MARKET ''COOLING'' AND CUTS BY 10% ITS PERSONNELL
USA, Polar Air Cargo announced that it will take defensive measures answering the market slowdown. The carrier has scheduled infact a 10% personnel reduction. Besides the company provides a critical link... more
AirlinesALITALIA STRENGHTEN TRAINING ACTIVITIES WITH THREE NEW FLIGHT SIMULATORS
ROME, ITALY, Alitalia Team Managing Director, Giulio De Metrio, introduced yesterday in Fiumicino the agreement signed with Canadian Aviation Electronic, which will supply three new flight simulators for... more
AirlinesOLYMPIC AIRWAYS REDUCES FLIGHTS DUE TO THE GENERAL STRIKE IN THE COUNTRY
ATHENS, GREECE, The state-owned Olympic Airways curtailed services to just one flight per destination due to the second general strike day today in the country. The civil aviation and other officials at... more
AirlinesGREAT LAKES AVIATION ANNOUNCED 8,6 USDM LOSS IN 1Q2001
USA, Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. announced today that it had generated revenues of 27.9 USDm in the first quarter of 2001, incurring in a net loss of 8.6 USDm. In the same period of the last year there... more
AirlinesALASKA AIRLINESRECEIVES THE FIRST BOEING 737-900
SEATTLE, USA, Carrier Alaska Airlines today received its first Boeing 737-900, the first of eleven 737-900s which airline will receive between now and April 2003 and the first of three the airline... more
AirlinesCOMAIR (2): PILOTS ACCUSED AIRLINE TO TRY TO PROLONG THE STRIKE
USA, Chairman of the Comair pilots' Master Executive Council for the Alpa, Air Line Pilots Association, Capt. J.C. Lawson, responding to Comair announcement to cut some hundreds of jobs, accused the management... more
AirlinesVIRGIN BLUE LAUNCHES NEW CONNECTION BETWEEN MELBOURNE AND ADELAIDE
AUSTRALIA, The Australian low-cost airline Virgin Blue launched today the new connection between Melbourne and Adelaide, service which will have three daily flights. Brett Godfrey, the carrier's chief,... more
AirlinesNEW COURT DECISION TURN OVER THE PREVIOUS ONE ABOUT GIRL ASSAULTED ON KLM FLIGHT
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, The parents of a 15-years-old girl, Kelly Morris, who was indecently assaulted when was unaccompanied aboard on a Klm flight from Kuala Lumpur to London, requested compensation to... more
AirlinesDELTA AIR LINES TO SIGN NEW CODESHARE AGREEMENTS
USA, Delta Air Lines has recently signed a new codeshare agreement with Lapa, Lineas Aereas Privadas Argentinas, on flights between Atlanta and Argentina, operated with MD-11 aircrafts, and on routes from... more
AirlinesNEW STRIKE FOR LUFTHANSA PILOTS, CHAOS AT GERMAN AIRPORTS
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa's pilots are on strike again. The 24-hour unrest has begun at midnight. Over 400 flights were already cancelled this morning at nine, 200 of which at Frankfurt airport. It's the third... more
AirlinesEL AL PLANS TO CUT 500 JOBS
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL, }??regarding the Israeli airline El Al cutting 500 jobs caught the carrier's workers by surprise. The cuts is necessary due to the fact that the growing of violence in the region... more
AirlinesCOMAIR DECIDED TO LAYOFF HUNDREDS OF WORKERS AND PILOTS
USA, Regional airline Comair spokesman, today announced that due to the continuing strike by its pilots, it has decided to lay off an additional 400 employees and 200 pilots first and afterwards others... more
AirlinesPOLAR AIR TO LAY OFF STAFF
LONG BEACH, Polar Air Cargo will lay off 50-60 staff members, including 24 pilots, as part of cost reduction measures, like it was announced yesterday. The personnel reductions represent a 10 percent reduction... more
AirlinesSIBERIA AIRLINES INTRODUCES ''ECONOMY PREMIUM'' SERVICE
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, Russia's third carrier, Siberia Airlines, introduced a special fare for economy-class passengers travelling on the Novosibirsk-Moscow route, called Economy Premium, it costs 20% more than... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES FLIGHTS ATTENDANTS ARE NOT INTITLED TO PAY RAISE
USA, United Airlines' flight attendants, who have been threatening to strike if the airline proceeds with its acquisition of US Airways without their approval, are not entitled to a raise, an arbitration... more
AirlinesALASKA AIRLINES RECEIVES FIRST BOEING 737-900
SEATTLE, "During a festive celebration in Seattle today, The Boeing Company delivered the first 737-900 to launch customer Alaska Airlines. The new airplane is the first of 11 737-900s Alaska will receive... more
AirlinesAEBAL LEASES BOEING 717 FROM PEMBROKE GROUP
SEATTLE, The Spanish airline Aerolineas de Baleares, S. A. (AeBal) yesterday took delivery of its fourth Boeing 717-200. The airplane is the first 717-200 AeBal has leased from Pembroke Group Limited,... more
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