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AirlinesSOUTHWEST AIRLINES REPORTS MARCH TRAFFIC
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
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
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
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
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
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
AirlinesSUBSTANTIAL INCREASE FOR US AIRWAYS
USA, In a press conference, the US Airways airline announced that in March 2001 the takings, calculated by passenger/mile, increased of a 15,8 % in comparison with the same period of last year. At the... more
AirlinesMERE INCREASE FOR EU AIRLINES FEB TRAFFIC
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
LONDON. GREAT BRITAIN, British airline Virgin Express announced results for year 2000, which could be sumerized as follows: The airline decided to close its Shannon, Gatwick and Berlin stations on a EUR... more
AirlinesEMIRATES TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTES
DUBAI, Emirates has begun to fly two new routes. The first from Dubai to Tripoli, by Airbus A300-600R, on monday, thursday and sunday. The second, daily, from Dubai to Dusseldorf. more
AirlinesBRITISH MIDLAND TO BOOST FLIGHTS TO MILAN
LONDON, British Midland has increased daily flights between Milan and London Heatrow to four from March 25. Two services operates from Linate airport and two from Malpensa hub. British Midland uses 117-seat... more
AirlinesFIRST SIMULATOR TO ANSETT FOR CRJ200
AUSTRALIA, The first CRJ200 Regional Jet simulator of the Southern Emisphere, and one of the total twelve worldwide, is now operative in Ansett Australia's Melbourne Flight Simulation Center. The new simulator,... more
AirlinesAER LINGUS STAFF TO GO ON STRIKE TOMORROW
DUBLIN, Aer Lingus's SIPTU union has called three work stoppages by baggage handlers and airport check-in staff over pay dispute. The first strike is plannes for tomorrow March 30, the other two stoppages... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS ENDS JOINT VENTURE WITH NIGERIA AIRWAYS
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, British Airways, that since 1998 was operating in code-share with Nigeria Airways a flight between Lagos and London, decided to suspend the agreement with the African carrier. The... more
AirlinesALITALIA GENERAL DIRECTOR RESIGNS
ROME, ITALY, Alitalia's General Director Giovanni Sebastiani resigned after having difference of opinion with the new Manager Director, Francesco Mengozzi. Divergences are regarding, as to be known, Alitalia's... more
AirlinesTHAI AIRWAYS BOARD OF DIRECTORS RESIGNS
THAILAND, All 15 members of the Thai Airways Board of Directors will officially resign on April 1. Among them also the carrier's President, Srisook Chandrangsu. The official announcement was given by... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA TO TAKE OVER ONEX FOOD SERVICES
FRANKFURT, The german airline will buy the american company Onex Food Services. The deal worth $1 million. The carrier's board of directors yesterday gave its approval. more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES AIRCRAFT MAKES AN EMERGENCY LANDING
WASHINGTON, USA, An Airbus A-320 en route from Los Angeles to Orlando, was forced to return to the Californian airport because of cabin pressurization trouble, as airport authorities said. Six people,... more
AirlinesCOMAIR PILOT STRIKE GOES ON
CINCINNATI, USA, Comair, the second American regional airline, had to cancel all its 815 today's programmed flights because of the persistant strike of its 1350 pilots. Alpa, Air Line Pilots Association,... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA'S REGIONAL AIRLINES INTRODUCE DAILY JET SERVICE BETWEEN INDIANAPOLIS AND TORONTO
HALIFAX, CANADA, Air Canada's regional airlines are pleased to announce the introduction of daily non-stop F-28 jet service between Indianapolis and Toronto commencing Monday May 7, 2001. In celebration... more