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AirlinesJAL TO PLAN NEW INVESTMENTS
TOKYO, Japan Airlines will invest 430 billion yen ($3.57 billion) in the next three years in new aircraft and information technology. Isao Kaneko, JAL president, said "our international cargo operations... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES COMMENTS DOT'S REPORT
FORT WORTH, TEXAS, U.S. airline American Airlines, after publication of U.S. Department of Transportation airline customer service report, ha s sent to WAPA its comments, in which airline, pledging to... more
AirlinesLAUDA PAYS TICKET ON LAUDA AIR FLIGHT
VIENNA, Niki Lauda, founder and ex chairman of Lauda Air, had to pay a flight to Melbourne with the austrian airline. Lauda, suffering indignation, was billed about £4200 for a first class ticket in luxury... more
AirlinesIBERIA TO OFFER DIVIDENDS TO INVESTORS
MADRID, The spanish airline Iberia is to offer $22,3 million in dividends to new investors who will buy shares in the public offer starting next week. The carrier would also pay about $17 million in dividends... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE COULD RESUME CONCORDE FLIGHTS IN SEPTEMBER
PARIS, Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, AIr France's executive managing director, said the french airline could resume Concorde flights by the end of September, adding that Concorde should recover its air safety... more
AirlinesCHINA TO RESTRUCTURE AIRLINE INDUSTRY
CHINA, A restructuring plan of the civil aviation industry has been submitted to the State Council the China Business Daily reported. General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) urged the... more
AirlinesGO REACH BREAK-EVEN AND OPENS ITS SECOND BASE AT BRISTOL
BRISTOL, Low cost carrier Go, controlled by British Airways, with 5,4 million passengers carried since its opening, confirmed that,for the end of fiscal year (march 2001) will reach break-even and probably... more
AirlinesALITALIA: MENGOZZI AND CERETI FLYING TO PARIS
ROME, Francesco Mengozzi and Fausto Cereti, managing director and president of Alitalia, today flew to Paris to meet Air France president Jean Cyril Spinetta to open talks aimed at drawing up a commercial... more
AirlinesTWA CELEBRATING COURT DECISION WITH 50% FARES OFF
USA, U.S. airline Trans World Airlines (TWA) which was in economical difficulties and has received the court approval for its acquistion by American Airlines, decided to celebrate this positive decision... more
AirlinesPASSENGER STRIPS ON OLYMPIC AIRWAYS FLIGHT
ATHENS, A 23 years old frenchman, Jeremy Benjamin Mauri, stripped naked on an Olympic Airways flight heading to Paris. The man, who pulled off his clothes shortly before takeoff from Athens airport., was... more
AirlinesSKYWEST AIRLINES REPORTS FEBRUARY TRAFFIC
ST. GEORGE, USA, SkyWest Airlines, Inc. reported a 10.3 percent increase in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for February, while available seat miles (ASMs) increased 7.2 percent compared to the same period... more
AirlinesBULGARIAN COURT DECLARES BALKAN AIRLINES BANKRUPT
SOFIA, A bulgarian court yesterday declared Balkan bankrupt, after months of protests and legal action against the carrier. The court fixed a meeting of the creditors for April 3. Among them are the insurance... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT NEGOTIATING ON PURCHASING VIRGIN EXPRESS STAKE
MOSCOW, Aeroflot is negotiating the purchase of a 49% stake in Virgin Express. Irish law doesn't allow to buy an higher stake. It seems that a disagreement on price is hampering the negotiations. Aeroflot... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST: MECHANICS FAIL TO FIND AN AGREEMENT ON NEW CONTRACT
USA, Northwest Airlines and its mechanics union failed to set an agreement on a new contract. President George W. Bush intervened Friday imposing the creation of a Presidential Emergency Board to study... more
AirlinesGREEK AIRLINES TO MERGE
ATHENS, Aegean and Cronus, two greek carriers, in a statement, said the two boards of directors approved the merger plan. Aegean shareholders will own a 77,5% stake in the new airline, Cronus shareholders... more
AirlinesAIR WISCONSIN'S FEBRUARY TRAFFIC REPORT
APPLETON, USA, Air Wisconsin's Revenue Passenger Miles decreased by 1,9%, load factor grew by 2,6%. Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation operates over 330 departures per day with 18 BAe-146 jets, 8 Canadair... more
AirlinesAIR NEW ZEALAND TO OFFER NEW ADDITIONAL SERVICE TAHITI-LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES, Air New Zealand will offer an additonal flight from Tahiti to Los Angeles starting from June 7. The four weekly flight will operate with Boeing 767 aircraft. "Tahiti is becoming an increasingly... more
AirlinesSABENA SUSPENDS SOME FLIGHTS
BRUSSELS, The belgian carrier announced it will suspend flights to Jersey, Ajaccio and Palma de Mallorca as part of its Blue Sky restructuring plan. Sabena already suspended the service to Bremen on... more
AirlinesSAS FEB TRAFFIC PASSENGER GOES UP
STOCKHOLM, SAS, Scandinavian Airlines, reported a total traffic passsenger (RPK) increase in February by 3,6%, compared with the same period in the previous year. Traffic growth was strongest on intercontinental... more
AirlinesMIDWEST EXPRESS: FABRUARY 2001 RESULTS
MILWAUKEE, Press Release: "Midwest Express Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MEH - news) today reported February performance data for Midwest Express Airlines and Skyway Airlines, The Midwest Express Connection. For... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS ANNOUNCES DOUBLE DAILY TO LONDON HEATHROW
MIAMI, "Effective March 25, British Airways will offer two daily nonstop flights from Miami International to London's Heathrow airport. The airline had previously offered one flight per day to Heathrow... more
AirlinesMALAYSIA WILL TRY TO ATTRACT MORE FOREIGN AIRLINES
MALAYSIA, Malaysian government is to study ways to attract new foreign airlines after four carriers cancelled flights to the country. They were All Nippon Airways, British Airways, Qantas e Lufthansa.... more
AirlinesSAIRGROUP: HALF OF THE BOARD TO RESIGN
SWITZERLAND, Half of the 10-member board will resign at its annual shareholders meeting April 25. The departures follow the resignation Wednesday of airlines unit Chief Executive Moritz Suter. SAirGroup... more
AirlinesALITALIA: CERETI, ''AIR FRANCE WOULD BE A GOOD PARTNER''
ROME, Fausto Cereti, Alitalia's president, said during a meeting held in London that Air France would be a good and valid partner for the italian carrier, adding that a partnership would join two important... more
AirlinesSTERLING TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTES ROME-COPENHAGEN AND ROME-STOCKHOLM
ROME, The danish carrier Sterling is to launch four new weekly flights connecting Ciampino Rome airport, handled by Adr, with Copenhagen and Stockholm, starting from March 15. The services will be operated... more
AirlinesALITALIA SUEING EU FOR DAMAGES PROBABLY DECIDED IN NEXT BOARD MEETING
ROME, ITALY, The decision to sue European Union for the freezing of Alitalia ricapitalization of 1997, has not been taken in the member of board meeting hel on last Friday. Is possible, however, that this... more
AirlinesFINAL STAGES FOR ALITALIA - AIR FRANCE AGREEMENT
ROME, ITALY, Agreement between Italian airline Alitalia and French airline Air France seems to be arrived to a final stage: in the next week will be held a meeting between Alitalia's managing director... more
AirlinesALITALIA TO BE INCLINED TO AGIOTAGE
ROME, According to the first leaks, Alitalia's board of directors, under the presidency of the new managing director Francesco Mengozzi, this morning approved the decision of opening, by the end of... more
AirlinesSUTER RESIGNATION PUSH DOWN SAIRGROUP SHARES VALUE
ZURICH, Resignation of yesterday of director of airline division of SAirGroup, Moritz Suter, pushed down the value of the holding shares, which lose today 4,3%. Suter resignation comes a few weeks after... more
AirlinesVIRGIN PROTESTS SABENA PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN
BRUSSELS, A report in newspaper De Financieel Economische Tijd said Virgin Express had complained to the European Commission about Sabena's new promotional campaign because lower fares came after Sabena... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA: NEW SERVICE BETWEEN HONG KONG AND MUNICH
HONG KONG, Lufthansa is to become the first airline to offer direct flights from Hong Kong to Munich, the biggest city in southern Germany. The Hong Kong to Munich service will be launched on March 25... more
AirlinesSKYWEST AIRLINES SELECTS GOODRICH FOR WHEELS AND BRAKES
CHARLOTTE, USA, SkyWest Airlines has extended an agreement with the BFGoodrich Company to use Goodrich wheels and brakes exclusively for its fleet of Embraer 120 aircraft. SkyWest is the largest Embraer... more
AirlinesMESABA HOLDINGS: FEB.2001 TRAFFIC
MINNEAPOLIS, "Mesaba Holdings, Inc., (Nasdaq: MAIR - news), parent company of Mesaba Aviation, Inc., the largest Northwest Airlink carrier in the Northwest Airlines system, today announced that capacity... more
AirlinesSPIRIT AIRLINES LAUNCHES NONSTOP SERVICE BETWEEN DETROIT AND OAKLAND
FORT LAUDERDALE, USA, Travel between Detroit and the Oakland/San Francisco Bay Area will be less expensive and more convenient beginning May 16 when Spirit Airlines launches the industry's only non-stop... more
AirlinesSAS TO EYE SPANAIR
FRANKFURT, SAS, Scandinavian Airlines, proposed Lufthansa a plan to take over Spanair, "Financial Times Deutschland" reported. SAS already owns a 49% stake in Spanair and Lufthansa. The acquisition should... more
AirlinesSECOND UK BASE FOR GO
BRISTOL, Low-cost airline Go will be basing three aircraft at Bristol International Airport by the next months. The first two planes will be in service by the end of May, the third by the end of September.... more
AirlinesATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ADDS CHICAGO-LOS ANGELES SERVICE
CHICAGO, The Atlantic City International Airport announced today new Jet air service to two popular cities, Chicago and Los Angeles. Spirit Airlines, responding to the growing demand for Coast-to-Coast... more
AirlinesFRONTIER AIRLINES REPORTS FEBRUARY TRAFFIC
DENVER, Frontier Airlines yesterday announced traffic results for February 2001. Revenue passenger miles (RPMs) increased to 201,109,000 for February 2001, an increase of 15.3 percent from the same period... more
AirlinesAIR DOLOMITI TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTE BARI-MUNICH
GORIZIA, ITALY, The new route, in code share with Lufthansa, will be launched on March 25. The airline is to offer special low fares. more
AirlinesIBERIA PILOTS END ACTION
MADRID, Iberia set the dispute with its pilots and will go ahead with its full privatisation next month. The IPO is scheduled to begin on March 19 and the listing of the 53,9% stake will be completed on... more
AirlinesVARIG BOOSTS SERVICE TO ARGENTINA
NEW YORK, "VARIG Brazilian Airlines, Latin America's largest airline, and the anchor for Star Alliance in South America, announced today that it has increased its flight schedules to Argentina in response... more
AirlinesWESTJET: FEBRUARY 2001 RESULTS
CALGARY, ALBERTA, Press Release: "WestJet Airlines (TSE:WJA. - news) announced today that its Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) grew 53.1% to 125,714,411 in February 2001 from 82,089,927 in February 2000.... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS TAKES OVER BRITISH REGIONAL AIR LINES AND MANX AIRLINES
LONDON, The GPB78 million deal will boost regional flying. "The purchase is a further step in British Airways' previously announced plans to co-ordinate better its various short-haul businesses and reduce... more
AirlinesSAS EXPANSION COMMENCES WITH NEW SUMMER TRAFFIC PROGRAM
STOCHKOLM, The major expansion of the SAS aircraft fleet and traffic program commences with the launch of the summer 2001 traffic program and the opening of a new transatlantic route, Copenhagen-Washington... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC DOUBLES PROFITS
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific Airways' net profit more than doubled last year, rising to $641. The record result was scored by cost-cutting measures, the strengthening economies across the region, the resulting... more
AirlinesALSO SUTER RESIGNS FROM SAIRGROUP
SWITZERLAND, Moritz Suter resigned his charge, taken in January, of general manager of air sector of SAirGroup, keeping the task of director of Crossair regional airline. Before Suter, also the president... more
AirlinesDE PALACIO: NO COMMENT ON ALITALIA RICAPITALIZATION
BRUXELLES, BELGIUM, European member of Transport board Loyola De Palacio denied to answer about ricapitalization of Alitalia of 1997, worth 1300 USDm, which was blocked by European Commission; the EC... more
AirlinesNEW PARTNERSHIP KENYA AIRWAYS-AIR TANZANIA FORM
NEW YORK, According to an international agency a new memorandum of understanding has been signed between Kenya Airways and Air Tanzania that will enable the carriers to offer double daily passenger flights... more
AirlinesAIR ALLIANCE: 2 NEW SERVICES
TORONTO, Air Alliance announced that its subsidiary Air Georgian Limited will launch 2 daily non-stop air services between Manchester and Montreal, and Albany and Montreal commencing Monday, April 9, 2001.... more
AirlinesFT: KLM MAKE A NEW CONDITIONED OFFER FOR GO
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS, U.S. financial newspaper Finacial Times launched again the news according which Dutch carrier KLM submitted a conditional offer to take over Go, British Airways' low cost subsidiary,... more