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AirlinesCASA REQUESTS ANSETT FOR MAINTENANCE PLAN
NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA, Ansett is to present before Friday a valid maintenance plan to Casa, Civil Aviation Safety Authority, otherwise it will receive a formal notice in which it should justify its stay... more
AirlinesKOREAN AIR AND ASIANA AIRLINES CHARGED WITH COLLUSION
SOUTH KOREA, Korean Air and Asiana Airlines are risking a collusion punishment from Ftc, South Korean Fair Trade Commission. They were accused to raise domestic airfares with a common agreement: Korean... more
AirlinesBRITISH MIDLAND ORDERS 1 ADDITIONAL ERJ 145 TO EMBRAER
SAO PAULO, Embraer said it won a firm order for an additional ERJ 145 from British Midland. The aircraft is to be delivered in June 2001. Embraer has already delivered seven aircraft to the british carrier.... more
AirlinesAIRTRAN TO BUY TWO MORE BOEING 717S
SEATTLE, AirTran Airways has bought two new Boeing 717 narrow jetliners exercising and option. The aircrafts will be delivered in the second half of the year. AirTran's 717 fleet has reached 30 aircraft.... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA ADDS FLIGHTS TO RUSSIA
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa has added four additional flights to Russia for its summer schedule. The airline carried 620.000 passengers between Germany and Russia last year and it expects a passenger increase... more
AirlinesBOEING DELIVERS NEXT-GENERATION 737-600 TO TUNISAIR
SEATTLE, Tunisair has taken delivery of a Boeing Next-Generation 737-600 airplane at Boeing Field in Seattle, Wash. With the addition of the new airplane, the carrier will operate 15 Boeing 737s in its... more
AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES ALL-CARGO NEW CARRIER READY TO GO
SINGAPORE, A new subsidiary airline, devoted to all-cargo, is ready to be lauched by Singapore Airlines. The new carrier, named Singapore Airlines Cargo Ltd, received the go-ahead yesterday from Singapore's... more
AirlinesFEDERAL EXPRESS INCREASES ITS PRESENCE IN CHINA
HANGZHOU, CHINA, Federal Express, goods transportation company, increased its service in China, opening its Shangai Express Freighter Service, with which the Chinese city will be connected to the US in... more
AirlinesECONOMIC CRISIS AT ANSETT
NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA, Air New Zealand announces that billion dollars are required to revive Ansett's economic crisis after its 767's fleet has been grounded for a week. The carrier still has a few hundred... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES DEFRAUDED OUT OF MILLION DOLLARS
USA, A former United Airlines employee has been found guilty of a million dollar fraud against the carrier by a federal grand jury. The man is charged with stealing electronic parts from San Francisco... more
AirlinesVIRGIN EXPRESS LOAD FACTOR RISES IN 1Q
BRUSSELS, Virgin Express' load factor rose to 74,4% in the first quarter, with a 8,9% increase compared to a year earlier. Passenger traffic rose by 10,8%. Internet sales grew by 5.5, representing 21,8%... more
AirlinesPAKISTANI AIR LINE'S MANAGING DIRECTOR FIRED FOR INEFFECTIVENESS
PAKISTAN, The Pakistan International Airlines, a state-owned carrier, has seen recently a new managing director nomination, Ahmed Saeed Awan, called to face airline's pilots' large scale strike. His predecessor,... more
AirlinesCOMAIR REDUCES ITS FLEET
USA, Comair's pilots' strike that is causing a traffic block which started on March 26 and expected to last until 9 am on April 24, continues. The prolonged stoppage caused the company heavy losses and... more
AirlinesPHILIPPINE AIRLINES TO LEASE THREE BOEING 737-300
MANILA, Philippine Airlines said today it is to lease three Boeing 737-300s. One aircraft will be used to increase the number of flights to Taipei, the two others will be subleased to Air Philippines. more
AirlinesAIR WISCONSIN BUYS 150 AIRCRAFTS FROM BOMBARDIER
TORONTO, CANADA, Wisconsin Airlines signed a 1.68 USDbn contract with Bombardier Aerospace for the purchase of 150 CRJ200s including 51 firm orders, 24 conditional orders and 75 options. The carrier, which... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL REPORTS FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS
USA, Continental earned $9 million in the three months ended march 31, down from $14 in the same period of 2000. Revenue reached $2,45 billion, with a 7,6% increase in the year-ago period. Pre-tax profit... more
AirlinesROYAL AIR MAROC TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTE TO CATANIA
MOROCCO, Royal Air Maroc is to launch a new service Catania-Casablanca starting from June 25. It will be a twice-weekly connection. Catania is the third italian destination offered by Royal Air Maroc.... more
AirlinesANSETT TO PURCHASE SIX NEW PLANES
AUSTRALIA, Australian Ansett is planning to buy six new planes, two 737-300s next month and four Boeing 767-300s by October. Gary Toomey, ceo of the carrier, said the aircrafts will be purchased to relaunch... more
AirlinesNATIONAL JET ITALIA INCREASES ITS TRAFFIC
NICE, FRANCE, From April 13, National Jet Italia, British Airways' Frinchisee, operates a new flight connecting Rome with Nice. The flights are operated twice a day by BAe 146-300s which carry 94 passengers.... more
AirlinesNEW FLIGHT FOR KHALIFA AIRWAYS
TOULOUSE, FRANCE, The Algerian airline Khalifa Airways obtained from the civil aviation general management (Dgac) an agreement to operate two regular weekly flights connecting Toulouse and Algeri, with... more
AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES LENDS BOEING 747 TO ANSETT
HONG KONG, A Singapore Airlines spokesman said the company is lending a Boeing 747-400 with technical and crew cabin to australian Ansett. Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority grounded 10 Ansett... more
AirlinesDELTA AIRLINES INCREASES ONLINE SALE
USA, In the last quarter Delta Airlines registered a 30% online sales' increase from the previous quarter and a 50% rise from the same quarter in 2000. The airline, which in the last three months has sold... more
AirlinesMALEV CUTS ITS WORKFORCE BY A QUARTER
HUNGARY, Hungarian national airline lost in 2000 35 USDm (about EUR 35m) and would like to start a denationalization process by 2003. To make itself attractive to possible investors, it will cut 1000... more
AirlinesSERVICE'S AUTOMATION FOR NORTHWEST
USA, Northwest Airlines introduced at Las Vegas airport a new electronic service centre that permits to check-in avoiding the lines or even from a regular computer. The new service allows passengers to... more
AirlinesSPIRIT AIRLINES SETS PASSENGERS CARRIED RECORD FOR MARCH 2001
FORT LAUDERDALE, CANADA, Spirit Airlines announces record-breaking traffic figures for March 2001 with 349,761 passengers carried. This is the highest number of passengers carried in a one-month period... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT LAUNCHES NEW ROUTE TO UZBEKISTAN
MOSCOW, Aeroflot will open a new service on Moscow-Tashkent route from Sunday April 15. The airline will fly a Tupolev Tu-154 in the new service. Aeroflot did not fly to Uzbekistan's capital earlier, an... more
AirlinesNEW HUNGARIAN AIRLINE TAKES OFF
BUDAPEST, Carpathian Air Transport Kft, a new hungarian private airline, is to take off by the end of the week. The carrier will serve Rimini and Verona, Italy, Ljubljana and TCrgu MuresL (Romania). Carpathian... more
AirlinesTHE AGREEMENT BETWEEN DELTA AIRLINES AND ITS PILOTS IS STILL FAR
USA, It seems hard to solve the dispute between Delta Airlines and its pilots within the 30 days deadline after which pilots intend to go on strike. Alpa, Air Line Pilots Association, is not willing to... more
AirlinesISRAELI AIRLINE EL AL FUTURE UNCERTAIN
ISRAEL, Israeli airline El Al suffers for its insecure financial conditions: public funds have been blocked and, to avoid a break, the denationalization possibility is urging. To improve the economic situation,... more
AirlinesNEW COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR AT AEROFLOT
MOSCOW, Eugene Bachurin was appointed new commercial director for Aeroflot, an airline's spokeman reported yesterday. Bachurin held various positions in commercial airlines, as KLM for example, ranging... more
AirlinesROYAL JORDANIAN TO RESUME FLIGHTS TO IRAQ
JORDAN, Abdul Ilah Khatib, jordanian Foreign Minister, said that Royal Jordanian is to resume soon commercial flights to Baghdad, Iraq. Jordan is pushing for the withdrawal of the embargo against I... more
AirlinesEXPRESS AIRLINES I RELEASES MARCH TRAFFIC
MEMPHIS, USA, Express Airlines I released passenger traffic figures for March 2001 today. During March, the regional airline carried 150,257 passengers, an increase of 52.3% over the same period last year.... more
AirlinesLAN CHILE S.A. MONTHLY TRAFFIC REPORT FOR MARCH 2001
SANTIAGO, Lan Chile S.A. Chile's largest domestic and international airline, reported its preliminary March monthly and accumulated traffic statistics and punctuality indicators. The Company reported... more
AirlinesTWA CANCELS FLIGHTS DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER
ST. LOUIS, TWA had to cancel 34 flights departing from St- Louis hub due to hail damage. Twenty-two aircrafts were damaged. They will be examined by ultrasound and hi tech equipments. Customers were urged... more
AirlinesUS AIRWAYS SET TO LAUNCH PHILADELPHIA-AMSTERDAM SERVICE
ARLINGTON, USA, US Airways will launch daily nonstop widebody service to the Netherlands this evening with the departure of Flight 42 from Philadelphia to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Amsterdam becomes... more
AirlinesCIT AEROSPACE ADDS FIRST NEW BOEING NEXT-GENERATION 737 TO FLEET
SEATTLE, Boeing today delivered a Milestone Next-Generation 737 jetliner to CIT Aerospace and Hamburg International. The airplane, a Next-Generation 737-700, is the first of 30 737-700s ordered by CIT,... more
AirlinesANSETT GROUNDS ITS B767-200 FLEET
AUSTRALIA, The Australian airline, Ansett, had to ground its Boeing 767-200 fleet because of problems relative to engine supports, which, according to a Airworthiness Directive issued by FAA, could have... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE'S CUSTOMER SERVICE AUTOMATES
PARIS, Air France has inserted in the three markets of Italy, United Kingdom and Switzerland an automatic system provided by the American firm Equant. The system will allow the passengers who have... more
AirlinesNEW SERVICE TO MILAN FROM AIR MAURITIUS
MILAN, Air Mauritius will launch a new weekly service to Milan Malpensa from July 18. An Airbus A340-300 will fly the route. The airline already offers a flight to Rome. more
AirlinesFLIGHT SIMULATOR FOR BRITISH AIRWAYS/COMAIR
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, British Airways/Comair spent R 20m (about 2 million euro) for the purchase of a flight simulator that would train pilots for Boeing 737 flight. The simulator could operate for... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES CANCELS ORDER FOR AIRBUS PLANES
FRANKFURT, American Airlines, which recently completed its acquisition of TWA, is to cancel a TWA order for 45 Airbus A318 and A319 aircraft after having named Boeing as its exclusive supplier. An Airbus... more
AirlinesBRITISH REGIONAL AIR LINES RAISES PROFITS
UK, British Regional Air Lines reported a pre-tax profit of GBP£10.2 million for the year 2000, with a 30% increase compared with an year earlier. Turnover grew by 15.4%. The airline is being taken over... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT HITS TURBOLENCE
PHOENIX, An American Airlines jet, en route from Chicago to Phoenix hit a severe turbolence. An airport spokeswoman said 12 people were injured. Five were treated at hospital. The plane was carrying 107... more
AirlinesAER LINGUS WORKERS CANCEL STRIKE
DUBLIN, The workers trade union decided to cancel the strike called for tomorrow after a meeting with airline's board in which the union accepted proposals that emerged from protracted negotiations involving... more
AirlinesPEGASUS AVIATION LEASES 767-300ER TO AIR EUROPE
SAN FRANCISCO, Pegasus Aviation, the world's largest privately owned commercial aircraft leasing company, today announced the lease of a Boeing 767-300ER to Italy's Air Europe. The airline is a member... more
AirlinesMIDWEST EXPRESS EXPANDS ITS FLEET
USA, Midwest Express Holdings, parent of the airline, place a firm order for 20 Boeing 717, with options on further 30. The deal worth about $750 million. Midwest Express also ordered 20 ERJs from Embraer,... more
AirlinesAUSTRIAN AIRLINES TO BUY STAKE IN AUSTRIAN LAUDA AIR
VIENNA, Austrian Airlines acquired from Lufthansa a 8,9% stake in austrian Lauda Air. Austrian Airlines now holds 67% in the carrier founded by the ex pilot. Austrian Airlines also announced that it is... more
AirlinesSAIRGROUP INQUIRED FOR FINANCIAL LOSTS
ZURIGH, SWITZERLAND, The Swiss group SAirGroup, that owns Swissair, actually is inquired by Zurigh's public prosecutors office regarding the heavy financial losts accused recently. Among the investigated... more
AirlinesSTAR ALLIANCE COMPANIES' SCHEDULES SOON ON THE WEB
AUSTRALIA, The passengers of Ansett Australia and Air New Zeland, partners in Star Alliance, will soon have access to the companies' schedules, even during flight and through their own computers.... more
Airlines100TH BOEING 737-700 DELIVERED TO SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
SEATTLE, USA, Southwest Airlines received the 100th Boeing 737 Next Generation, exactly three years and three months after the firm first delivered a craft of this type. Southwest is an excellent... more