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AirlinesTWA ANNOUNCES NEW NON-STOP SERVICE BETWEEN BOSTON AND SANTO DOMINGO
ST. LOUIS, TWA said it will launch new daily non-stop service between Boston and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from July. The new flights will complement TWA's existing non-stop service between Boston... more
AirlinesQANTAS SIGNES AN AGREEMENT WITH IMPULSE BUT ANSETT AND VIRGIN BLUE OPPOSE
AUSTRALIA, Ansett together with Qantas and Virgin Blue are fighting over Impulse, in economic troubles. Qantas signed an agreement with Impulse, which must still be approved by the Australian antitrust... more
AirlinesNEW BUSINESS JET AIRLINE FINANCED BY UAL
USA, The holding UAL, United Aiirlines' "mother", decided, after a 20-month-long analisys, to open a new company destined the the business jet sector, already financed by UAL with 250 USDm. The analisys,... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES APRIL LOAD FACTOR GOES DOWN
HOUSTON, Continental Airlines reported a 1,45 load factor decrease in April. Traffic went up by 4,6% during the month, compared with the same period a year ago. Continental Express, regional subsidiary... more
AirlinesCOMAIR FORCED TO CUT 2000 JOBS
NEW YORK, USA, Comair, Delta Air Lines subsidiary, announced that it will be forced to lay-off 2000 employees and to extend until May 29 the suspension of all its flights, in the tentative of reducing... more
AirlinesAUSTRIAN AIRLINES HAS LAUNCHED NEW VIENNA-TORONTO SERVICE
VIENNA, Austrian Airlines has started to introduce a new non-stop route between vienna and Toronto, Canada. Five weekly departures are scheduled. Toronto is internationally recognized for its multiculturalism... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL EXPRESS INAUGURATES DAILY, NONSTOP SERVICE BETWEEN HOUSTON AND ZACATECAS, MEXICO
HOUSTON, Continental Express, the regional airline subsidiary of Continental Airlines, today begins daily nonstop service between Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport and the Zacatecas International... more
AirlinesOMAN AIR TO ASK A 80 USDM LOAN TO MODERNIZE ITS FLEET
OMAN, Oman sultanate flag carrier, Oan Air decided to ask a 80 USDm load to finance its fleet modernization plan. It have signed a contract with US ILFC leasing company to buy five new jetliners, last... more
AirlinesDELTA INTRODUCES BOEING 767-400ER SERVICE AT NEW YORK LAGUARDIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
ATLANTA, Delta Air Lines yesterday launched "service of one of the world's most environmentally friendly airplanes at New York LaGuardia International Airport. Delta's Boeing 767-400ER will fly daily... more
AirlinesQANTAS TAKES OVER IMPULSE DOMESTIC ROUTES
AUSTRALIA, Australian Qantas Airways has signed a long term commercial agreement with Impulse Airlines. Under the terms of the deal, Qantas will take over the domestic routes of Impulse, with its fleet... more
AirlinesMEXICAN COMPANIES' SALE POSTPONED
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO, The Mexican government postoponed the sale of the two country's airlines, Aeromexico and Mexicana, owned by Cintra, which went bankrupted since 1990. According to the Central American... more
AirlinesAZZURRA AIR LAUNCHES NEW ROUTES TO FRANCE
BERGAMO, Azzurra Air, italian carrier, has started to operate new routes to France, Paris, Lyon, Nantes, from Bergamo airport. The services, scheduled every friday until October, are offered by using Boeing... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC TO LEASE FIVE AIRCRAFTS TO PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific said it is to lease five Boeing 747-300s to Pakistan International Airlines. The financial terms of the agreement were not released, but a Cathay's spokeswoman said that the deal... more
AirlinesVIRGIN BLUE TOOK DELIVERY OF ITS FIRST 737-700
AUSTRALIA, Australia's low cost carrier, Virgin Blue Airlines, took delivery of its first Boeing Next-Generation 737 jetliner, the first of 14 similar aircraft ordered. These jetliners will be used... more
AirlinesWEBER, LUFTHANSA: WE ARE NOT INTERESTED IN ALITALIA
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, Besides a press conference, Lufthansa's managing director, Jurgen Weber, declared that his airline has no specific interest in agreements with Alitalia or in capital acquisitions on... more
AirlinesAOM-AIR LIBERTE' RESTRUCTURATION: PROBABLE JOB CUTS
PARIS, FRANCE, Following Swissair Group's decision, ex SAir Group, to dismiss its French air transport pole, which it controls with Taitbout, and is composed of Air Littoral-AOM-Air Liberté, the latter... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA GOES DOWN BY 3% ON THE STOCK MARKET AND LOOKS TO OTHER CARRIERS
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, After the announcement of 2001 Q1's losses, the German carrier's shares went down, arriving to 20,52 EUR, loosing 3%; the minimum point reached was equal to 5%. According to the carrier's... more
AirlinesWEBER, LUFTHANSA: SOON ABOUT 35% OF AIR DOLOMITI WILL BE PUT ON THE STOCK MARKET
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, According to the President of the German carrier, Lufthansa, that owns a 26% stake of the Italian Air Dolomiti, a 35% stake of this company will be put soon on the stock market. more
AirlinesWEBER, LUFTHANSA: WE ARE NOT INTERESTED IN THE DIMISSED SWISSAIR GROUP'S CARRIERS
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, Juergen Weber, Lufthansa's President, declared to the press that the national German airline is not interested in the acquisition of the Aom-Air Libertè-Air Littoral carriers, which... more
AirlinesBIG PROFIT LOST FOR LUFTHANSA DURING Q1
FRANFURT, GERMANY, The German Lufhtansa suffered in the first quarter of 2001 an enourmous lost relatively to its operative profits, that stabilized themselves around 4,5 USDm (5 EURm) against the almost... more
AirlinesNEW PRESIDENT FOR SABENA
BRUSSELLS, BELGIUM, Fred Chaffart is the Board of Directors new president of the Belgium Sabena carrier and takest the place of Christoph Mueller, assuming the amministrator task. Sabena is owned by the... more
AirlinesA COBRA ON BOARD OF A PHILIPPINE AIRLINES AIRCRAFT
HAWAII, Last weekend a snake was found by local Hawaii authorities on board of a Philippine Airlines Boeing 747 coming from Manila. The snake, possibly a cobra, will be eliminated. more
AirlinesBENETTON GROUP IS CLOSE TO THE ACQUISITION OF ALPI EAGLES
VENICE, ITALY, The Benetton Group is evaluating carefully the possibility of acquiring Alpi Eagles airline; during the next meeting between the carrier's share holders, a staordinary and extraordinary... more
AirlinesSAIR GROUP - SWISSAIR GROUP (6): AERIS INTERESTED IN THE AIRLINES IN DISMISSION
PARIS, FRANCE, It seems the Toulouse-based French airline Aeris (ex Air Toulouse), is interested in recovering a part of the two airlines' Air Liberté and AOM charter field, that should be dismissed by... more
AirlinesUAL CORPORATION INTERESTED IN BUSINESS JETS
CHICAGO, USA, Ual Corporation, controlling among the other companies also United Airlines, announced today its intention to open to business jet market. According to what has been declared, business jet... more
AirlinesVIRGIN ATLANTIC PURCHASES 6 AIRBUS A380
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, Virgin Atlantic signed a contract with Airbus for the purchase of 6 A380. The aircrafts delivery, which will start in 2006, will be instrumental in the growth plan of the airline:... more
AirlinesCOMAIR AND ITS PILOTS RESUME NEGOTIATIONS
WASHINGTON, USA, The negotiations between the US Airline Comair and its pilots resumed yesterday in Washington. The meeting, that will continue through Friday, takes place in the National Mediation Board's... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST AIRLINES REFUNDS VOLUNTARILY 3700 PASSENGERS
MICHIGAN, USA, Michigan's court approved Northwest decision to effect a 7,15 USDm refund to distribute to the passengers that in the first days of January 1999 were blocked in the airline planes at Michigan... more
AirlinesNEXT SUMMER SPECIAL AIRFARES IN CONTINENTAL AIRLINES' BUSINESS CLASS
USA, Continental Airlines proposes for next summer new low fares to fly on its business class from Rome and Milan to the United States. The offer concerns the flights operated from July 16 to August 31,... more
AirlinesSAIR GROUP - SWISSAIR GROUP (5): AIR FRANCE OFFERS TO SAVE AOM AND AIR LIBERTE' DISMISSALS
LYON, FRANCE, Air France's President, Jean Cyril Spinetta, announced to be willing to hire part of the personnel that should be dismissed within two months by the French regional carriers Air Liberté... more
AirlinesSAIR GROUP: MORE THAN 5000 SHARE HOLDERS PRESENT TO THE MEETING
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, 5288 share holders were present at the meeting of SAir Group, the holding that owns Swissair and controls, with Taitbout, the three French regional carriers AOM, Air Liberté and Air... more
AirlinesSAIR GROUP - SWISSAIR GROUP (4): POSSIBLE SEPARATION FROM AOM AND AIR LIBERTE'
ZURIG, SWITZERLAND, According to what has been announced last Wednesday in the shareholders' meeting, it seems Swissair group, the new name for SAir Group, intends to effect a "planned separation" from... more
AirlinesSAIRGROUP (3): 2700 DISMISSALS EXPECTED
ZURIG, SWITZERLAND, From the share-holders meeting of SAir Group, now labelled Swissair Group, which took place last wednesday, it resulted that the French regional airlines AOM, Air Liberté and Air Littoral,... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR LOSSES UNDER INVESTIGATION: THE COMPANY WILL COOPERATE IN THE INQUIRIES
ZURIG, SWITZERLAND, Swissair leaders informed through a report that they will cooperate in the inquiries conducted into the heavy losses the Swiss carrier suffered last year. The company management is... more
AirlinesSAIR GROUP CHANGES ITS NAME AND FINDS NEW FUNDS
ZURIG, The holding SAir Group, which also owns Swissair, changed its name to Swissair Group. In order to cope with the financial problems that troubled the carrier management last year, which is now inquired... more
AirlinesCROSSAIR OPENS THE NEW FLORENCE-ZURICH ROUTE
FLORENCE, ITALY, The Swiss Crossair opened a new daily route between Florence and the Swiss city of Zurich, departuring every afternoon from Florence "Amerigo Vespucci" airport. Crossair serves Florence's... more
AirlinesTOMORROW SAIRGROUP'S SHARE HOLDER MEETING
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Over 10,000 share holders are expected tomorrow at Zurich Kloten airport in occasion of SAirGroup share holder meeting, the Swiss group that owns Swissair. The agenda has a list of... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA GROUP: PASSENGER TRAFFIC INCREASE DURING Q1
GERMANY, Lufthansa Group, which includes Lufthansa German Airlines and Lufthansa CityLine, registered a 5,8% increase on passenger traffic, respect to the same period in the last year, carrying 10,9 million... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR IS WORRIED FOR KLOTEN'S RESTRICTIONS
ZURIGH, SWITZERLAND, New disposals and restrictions have been applied to Zurigh's Kloten airport, ordering a reduction of flights from and to the airport. Swissair, owned by SAir Group, announced, trought... more
AirlinesLARGE INCREASES IN RIO SUL TRAFFIC
BRAZIL, Varig Group subsidiary airline, Rio Sul, registered a large increase in its business in the last year. The airline operates flight between Rio de Janeiro and South States of Brazil, with a specific... more
AirlinesCHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES AND CHINA NORTHERN AIRLINES JOIN FORCES IN A CODE-SHARE
CHINA, China Southern Airlines and China Northern Airlines, which represent two main carriers among the Chinese ones, have joined for a code-share service connecting Guangzhou and Shenyang. The new service,... more
AirlinesINDIAN AIRLINES TO INCREAE ITS AIRFARES
INDIA, According to what the economic newspaper "The Economic Times" outlines, it seems the state-owned Indian Airlines means to increase its airfares due to the fuel prices boost. The increases will considerate... more
AirlinesVARIG'S CARGO ARE INCREASING
BRAZIL, The Brazilian Varig announced a notable increase in the cargo section following the declaration of its President, Ozires Silva, who expects that cargos will represent 30% of the total activity... more
AirlinesAIR TAHITI NUI INCREASES ITS FLIGHTS TO AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
FRENCH POLYNESIA, Air Tahiti Nui, French Polynesia international airline, increased its flights to Australia and New Zealand from April 11, operating two new weekly flights from Papeete to Sydney and Auckland... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS JOINS FORCES WITH AIR PARTNER FOR BUSINESS JET SERVICE
USA, Air Partner offers to British Airways a new business jet service, the "Business Jets", which will complete British Airways' flight network. The service, independently managed by Air Partner, will... more
AirlinesTHREE-DAY FARE DISCOUNTS FOR AIRTRAN AIRWAYS
USA, AirTran is promoting for three days its domestic flights, offering faires discounted up to 35%. The prices range from 39 USD to 129 USD and apply to one way tickets that must be bought by April... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES ACQUISITION OF US AIRWAYS IN DANGER
USA, United Airlines acquisition deal of US Airways at the moment seems under threat. Both carriers, as a matter of fact, expect to end the year with a loss if present trends continue. Moreover, as... more
AirlinesAEROMEXICO INAUGURATES ONLY SCHEDULED NONSTOP SERVICE BETWEEN LOS ANGELES AND ACAPULCO THIS SUMMER
HOUSTON, AeroMexico, Mexico's largest airline, today announced plans to start the only scheduled nonstop service between Los Angeles and Acapulco on July 9, pending DOT approval. Operating from Thursday... more
AirlinesCITYJET BUYS NEW PLANES
FRANCE, Air France's subsidiary CityJet is leasing three additional BAe 146-200 aircrafts from BAE Systems. The three planes were formerly operated by Malmo Aviation. more
AirlinesGB AIRWAYS ADDS THE FIFTH WEEKLY FLIGHT TO LONDON-TUNIS SERVICE
TUNIS, TUNISIA, GB Airways, owned by British Airways' group, will add the fifth weekly flight to the service connecting Tunis and London, due to the increase of the two cities' traffic. The carrier's General... more