AirlinesAIRBUS CONFIRMS ORDER FOR A380 FROM AUSTRALIAN QANTAS

04/06/2001 13:57

PARIS, An Airbus spokesman said Qantas has paid a deposit against the order for 12 A380 aircraft. The spokesman also added that the company received a confirmation of another order, for two A321s, from... more

AirlinesSOUTHWEST BECOMES FIRST AIRLINE TO OPERATE 100 BOEING NEXT-GENERATION 737-700S

04/06/2001 13:54

SEATTLE, The Boeing Company announced today that Next-Generation 737-700 launch customer Southwest Airlines took delivery of its 100th 737-700 on March 30. The milestone comes three years and three months... more

AirlinesAIR NEW ZEALAND FORMALIZES FLEET PURCHASE OF 16 BEECH 1900D AIRLINERS

04/06/2001 13:51

WICHITA, USA, Raytheon Aircraft and Air New Zealand have signed a definitive contract for the purchase of 16 new Beech 1900D Airliners for the carrier's 100-percent owned regional carrier, Eagle Airways.... more

AirlinesAMERICA WEST PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR RISES IN MARCH

04/05/2001 18:06

PHOENIX, USA, America West Airlines Inc reported that load factor, a measure of paying customers on flights, rose to 76.0% in March from 71.4 percent a year ago, saying improved customer service brought... more

AirlinesSABENA SUSPENDS ROUTES FROM BERGAMO ORIO AL SERIO AND VENICE

04/05/2001 17:51

BRUSSELS, Sabena, with summer timetable, suspended flights between Bergamo and Bruxelles and between Venice and Marseille served in code-share agreement with AIr Littoral. The airline will operate six... more

AirlinesCONDOR TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICES TO ITALY

04/05/2001 17:39

GERMANY, German Condor airlines, Lufthansa's subsidiary, will launch new routes to Italy in the summertime. Four italian airports, Catania, Lamezia, Naples, Rimini, will offer connections to Munich, Frankfurt,... more

AirlinesHAWAIIAN AIRLINES TO LEASE THREE JETS

04/05/2001 17:21

AUSTRALIA, Hawaiian Airlines said it will lease three 767-300ERs from Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services, a unit of Morgan Stanley. The aircrafts will be used to replace the aging DC-10's fleet. more

AirlinesCHINA AIRLINES TO UNCH NEW ROUTE TO SAN FRANCISCO

04/05/2001 16:48

TAIPEI, China Airlines will operate a twice-weekly 747-400F service between Taipei and San Francisco in early June. It also will offer an additional fifth weekly service to Chicago from Taipei and a fourth... more

AirlinesCATHAY TO SUSPEND SERVICE TO ZURICH

04/05/2001 16:42

HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific said it will suspend the route to Zurich from May 1 due to the poor performance of the route. more

AirlinesLUFTHANSA LAUNCHES NEW ROUTES

04/05/2001 16:27

FRANKFURT, Lufhtansa, adopting summer timetable, introduces two new routes. The first connects Venice to Cologne, the second, in code-sharing agreement with Eurowings, connects Venice to Berlin Tem... more

AirlinesSOUTHWEST AIRLINES REPORTS MARCH TRAFFIC

04/05/2001 16:27

DALLAS, Southwest Airlines Co. announced today that the Company flew 4.0 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in March 2001, an 11.1 percent increase from the 3.6 billion RPMs flown in March 2000. Available... more

AirlinesFRENCH AIRLINES STRUGGLES TO SURVIVE

04/05/2001 16:09

PARIS, AOM, Air Liberte e Air Littoral, the three french carriers owned by SAirGroup, said they are to announce restructuring plans to attempt avoiding bankrupt and dismissal of 7000 employees. The three... more

AirlinesKLM LOAD FACTOR DECREASES

04/05/2001 15:45

AMSTERDAM, Klm overall load factor went down to 78,1% in March from 79,4% in the same period of 2000. Traffic rose by 1% and capacity slightly increased too. Passenger traffic fell by 2% and cargo traffic... more

AirlinesUS AIRWAYS TRAFFIC UP 15.8 PERCENT FOR MARCH

04/05/2001 15:42

ARLINGTON, USA, US Airways reported today that revenue passenger miles for March 2001 were up 15.8 percent compared to March 2000, while available seat miles for the month increased 10.3 percent. The passenger... more

AirlinesRUSSIAN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS FORCE DELTA PLANE TO GO BACK

04/05/2001 15:30

ATLANTA, A Delta flight, en route from Atlanta to Narita, Japan, was forced back after Russian air traffic controllers said it didn't have permission to fly through their air space. The plane was carrrying... more

AirlinesON FRIDAY POSSIBLE SALE OF TWA TO AMERICAN AIRLINES

04/05/2001 15:30

USA, The sale of US airline Trans World Airlines (TWA) could be cocluded by Friday, after Federal Judge Peter Walsh denied the motion to stay the sale required by the creditors, the company being in... more

AirlinesMERE INCREASE FOR EU AIRLINES FEB TRAFFIC

04/04/2001 16:24

BRUSSELS, European airlines February traffic went up by 0,3%, compared with the same period in 2000, AEA (Association of European Airlines) reported. Overall loaf factor increased by 1,4%. Traffic to Asia... more

AirlinesKLM: NO FORMAL TALKS WITH ALITALIA

04/04/2001 15:03

AMSTERDAM, KLM spokesman Bart Koster told Reuters that "...there are no formal talks between KLM and Alitalia". Responding to comments by Alitalia's new CEO Francesco Mengozzi, who said Alitalia would... more

AirlinesAMERICAN EAGLE REPORTS MARCH TRAFFIC RESULTS

04/04/2001 15:00

FORTH WORTH, USA, American Eagle, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, reported March traffic results that include Business Express Airlines, a regional airline it acquired last March. During... more

AirlinesAZZURRA AIR TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTES TO FRANCE

04/04/2001 15:00

PALERMO, Azzurra Air is to launch new routes from Palermo to Paris, Nantes, Lyon. The airline will operate 148-seat Boeing 737-700 for the weekly service, scheduled on friday. more

AirlinesDELTA AIR LINES LOAD FACTOR DECREASES IN MARCH

04/04/2001 14:48

ATLANTA, Delta Air Lines reported a system load factor decrease by 2,4% in March. International traffic increased 6.6% on a 13.6% rise in capacity. more

AirlinesAER LINGUS TO INCREASE FLIGHTS TO MILAN

04/04/2001 14:42

DUBLIN, Aer Lingus is to increase weekly nonstop flights between Dublin and Milan to 11, starting from early May. Aer Lingus currently operates a daily flight on the route. more

AirlinesTWA ANNOUNCES ARRANGEMENTS FOR PASSENGERS TO TEL AVIV

04/04/2001 14:42

USA, TWA announced that passengers booked on flights to Israel can travel with Air France, British Airways, Continental Airlines, Lufthansa, Olympic Airways or SAS within 24 hours of the original travel... more

AirlinesSABENA REPORTS HIGH LOSS IN 2000

04/04/2001 14:39

BRUSSELS, Sabena reported a net consolidated loss of $288 million in 2000. Loss reached about $11 million in the previous year. The loss is owing largely to airline's activities (DAT e Sobelair) and costs... more

AirlinesIBERIA ON STOCK EXCHANGE (2) SCARCE STARTING

04/03/2001 18:27

MADRID, SPAIN, The shares of Spanish flag carrier Iberia, offered for the first time on Stock Exchange, had a poor sdtarting as the value, initially established at EUR 1,19 lowered at mid day at EUR 1,12.... more

AirlinesCHINA AIRLINES TO INCREASE ROME-TAIPEI FLIGHTS

04/03/2001 17:36

TAIWAN, China Airlines increased flights Rome-Taipei, via Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia, to two. Flights take off on tuesday and saturday. more

AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS MARCH TRAFFIC

04/03/2001 17:09

FORTH WORTH, USA, American Airlines reported its systemwide traffic decreased 4.3 percent in March year over year, on a capacity decrease of 3.5 percent. The system load factor dropped 0.6 points to 72.6... more

AirlinesLUFTHANSA FEARS NEW PILOTS STRIKE

04/03/2001 15:18

FRANKFURT, Lufthansa said the fear of new pilots strike is rising after pilots refused a new pay rise between 10 and 16.7 per cent. Cockpit demands a pay rise between 38 per cent and 78 per cent. Georg... more

AirlinesMERIDIANA TO ADD NEW FLIGHT ON FLORENCE-BARCELONA ROUTE

04/03/2001 14:48

SARDINIA, Italian airline Meridiana added a second daily flight from Florence to Barcelona. The airline operates 84-seat BAe 146-200 aircrafts on this route. Meridiana, from Florence airport, also offers... more

AirlinesCONTINENTAL'S LOAD FACTOR DOWN IN MARCH

04/03/2001 13:00

NEW YORK, Continental Airlines, the fifth US largest carrier, reported in March a 1,7% decrease of load factor, to 75,3%. From a year ago, traffic rose by 0,2% and capacity increased by 2,4%. more

AirlinesHAWAIIAN AIRLINES REDUCES LOSSES

04/03/2001 13:00

HAWAII, Hawaiian Airlines reported losses for $18,6 million last year. Net loss reached $29,3 million in 1999. Revenues rose 24.2% to $607.2 million but operating expenses climbed 17.3% to $621 million.... more

AirlinesIBERIA ENTERS IN STOCK EXCHANGE WITH DISCOUNT

04/03/2001 12:57

MADRID, SPAIN, Spanish airline Iberia entered in Stock Exchange with a nourishing discout on the ininitila evaluation price: this was considered by financial analysts too high to attract small investors,... more

AirlinesALL NIPPON AIRWAYS PLACES ORDER FOR BOEING 767-300ERS

04/03/2001 12:42

SEATTLE, All Nippon Airways (ANA), one of Japan's largest airlines, today announced an order for nine Boeing 767-300ER (extended range) jetliners. The order is valued at more than $1 billion at list... more

AirlinesBA IN TALKS WITH FINNAIR AND IBERIA

04/02/2001 16:27

LONDON, British Airways "applied for EU Commission antitrust immunity for a planned joint venture with Finnair", Financial Times reported. BA is also negotiationg to deepen the alliance with Iberia. The... more

AirlinesUNITED OPERATES THE LONGEST NON-STOP FLIGHT

04/02/2001 16:24

USA, United Airlines started yesterday to operate the world's longest non-stop scheduled passenger flight, linking New York and Hong Kong via a polar route. Flight 821 last just under 16 hours, covering... more

AirlinesSTAR ALLIANCE COULD INVEST IN HEATHROW

04/02/2001 15:09

LONDON, Star Alliance's airlines announced last week that they could invest USD$70m at London's Heathrow Airport to improve the efficiency of their operations. Star Alliance airline partnership includes... more

AirlinesAIR KORYO JOINS IATA

04/02/2001 15:06

NORTH KOREA, North Korea state airline Air Koryo has joined IATA, International Air Transport Association. The carrier, which currently operates international routes to Berlin, Moscow, Sofia and Beijing,... more

AirlinesDELTA LAUNCHES NEW ROUTES TO JAPAN

04/02/2001 14:03

USA, American Delta Air Lines yesterday began to fly from Los Angeles to Nagoya and from New York to Tokyo with Md-11 aircrafts. Delta has also begun operating a daily 757 nonstop between Portland and... more

AirlinesLUFTHANSA TO BOOST MUNICH OPERATIONS

04/02/2001 12:45

MUNICH, German Lufthansa is to offer 133 additional flights from Munich airport to domestic, european, intecontinental destinations, to Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Sao Paulo and Singapore from March next year.... more

AirlinesKOREAN AIR SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH US AIR FORCE TO MANTAIN F-15 FIGHTERS

04/02/2001 12:42

SEOUL, The 10-year contract, signed yesterday at an U.S. Air Force base in Georgia, includes the complete disassembly of the aircraft, conducting repairs and testing to ensure optimum performance. It will... more

AirlinesSWISSAIR CHANGES STRATEGY AFTER HIGH LOSSES IN 2000

04/02/2001 12:42

ZURICH, SAirGroup announced a change in strategy for Swissair after the airline reported losses for $1.66bn. The first step will be selling of the stakes acquired in several european carriers. Moreover,... more

AirlinesOLYMPIC AIRWAYS CANCELS FLIGHT AT NEW ATHENS AIRPORT

04/02/2001 12:33

ATHENS, The new . Eleftherios Venizelosairport in Athens went through serious problems during the weekend. Check-in service suffered a malfunction, a glitch affected flight information board and thousands... more

AirlinesVIRGIN EXPRESS REPORTS HIGH LOSSES IN 2000

03/30/2001 17:48

DUBLIN, Virgin Express reported a pre-tax loss of €65.3 million for 2000. Pre-tax loss reached €5.5 million in 1999. Such a negative result is due to high fuel prices, US dollar strength and the closing dow... more

AirlinesAIR CANADA CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF FLYING BETWEEN MONTREAL AND PARIS, ADDS SECOND DAILY NON-STOP FLIGHT

03/30/2001 16:36

MONTREAL, Two beavers marked the official inauguration of Air Canada's passenger air service between Montréal and Paris as the airline, then known as Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA), touched down in Paris... more

AirlinesAEROFLOT AND SIMIR MOVING TOWARD MERGER

03/30/2001 14:42

MOSCOW, The two russian airlines have signed yesterday a deal that envisions the combination of jets and flights. No financial details were released. Russian government pledged to support the troubled... more

AirlinesAER LINGUS CANCELS MOST OF ITS FLIGHTS FOR GROUND STAFF STRIKE

03/30/2001 13:36

DUBLIN, Around 20.000 passengers of the airline are being affected by the ground staff one day strike over pay. All flights Around 20,000 passengers are set to be affected as all flights, apart from incoming... more

AirlinesTWA SUSPENDS NEW YORK-TEL AVIV ROUTE

03/29/2001 16:36

NEW YORK, The american carrier indefinitely suspended service between New York's JFK Airport and Tel Aviv because it's not a part of American Airlines acquisition plan. American Airlines will acquire Twa... more

AirlinesVIRGIN EXPRESS ANNOUNCES YEAR 2000 RESULTS