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AirlinesAIR FRANCE AND ALITALIA IN TALKS?
ROME, ITALY, Patrick Alexandre, director of Air France international business, diffused a bulletin in which is declared that French carrier is looking to commercial deal with Italian carrier Alitalia,... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL: FIRST NEW YORK-HONG KONG NO-STOP
NEW YORK, In a press release Continental Airlines announced that tomorrow will launch the first-ever no-stop air service between New York and Hong Kong, creating a direct link between two of the world's... more
AirlinesACCESSAIR CLOSES DOWN
USA, The US regional airline suspended yesterday all flights due to funding and administrative problems. It seems also the bad weather and slowing american economy influenced this decision. more
AirlinesMANDARIN AIRLINES LEASES THREE BOEING JETS
TAIWAN, The taiwanese carrier has leased three Boeing 737-800 from ILFC. The jets will be powered by CFM56-7B26 engines, manufactured by CFM International. more
AirlinesQANTAS TO CONSIDER THE LAUNCH OFA CARRIER FOR ASIA
AUSTRALIA, The australian carrier may launch a low-cost airline to provide service from Australia to South Korea, Malaysia, Japan and Tahiti. Qantas abandoned routes in Asia because of financial factors... more
AirlinesRYANAIR SELECTS CHARLEROI AS FIRST EUROPEAN BASE
DUBLIN, The low cost carrier will start operations in Charleroi airport, in Belgium, at the end of April. The first destinations will be announced tomorrow. The airline plans to open another two European... more
AirlinesNEW AIRLINE TO TAKE OFF IN HONDURAS
TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS, Lineas Aereas Nacionales de Honduras, or LAN, is to start operations in the week. The new airline, which has national and american investors, will operate routes with Central and... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES PURCHASES 15 ADDITIONAL AIRBUS A319/20 AIRCRAFT
CHICAGO, "United Airlines announced today that it is purchasing 15 new Airbus aircraft, seven A319s and eight A320s, scheduled for delivery in the first quarter of 2003. These aircraft will replace the... more
AirlinesSABENA RICAPITALIZATION UNDER UE INVESTIGATION
BRUXELLES, BELGIUM, An investigation of European Committee started to verify if the aids, worth 100 EURm, which Belgium government would give to Sabena in order to recover its disastrous financial situation,... more
AirlinesVARIG: FOOD ON BOARD ACCORDING ONE'S TASTE
BRASIL, The BSE meat problem on international Varig flights has been faced by carrier with a valid solution. Although there no alterations on standard menus, the passenger is provided with a leaflet... more
AirlinesALITALIA: ROMA/SYDNEY ROUTE RESUMED
ROME, Alitalia returns to fly on Sydney after that, three months ago, the route had been suspended because of the fuel rise. The flights, from Rome to Sydney and Melbourne, will be operated in codesharing... more
AirlinesLAUDA AIR: TAKE-OFF FOR THE FIFTH ROTATION TO AUSTRALIA
VIENNA, "Lauda Air has responded to continued rising demand for its Australia product with an increase in frequency to five flights per week: since 15th January 2001 an additional Wednesday flight has... more
AirlinesANSETT TO EXPAND INTERNATIONAL ROUTES
AUSTRALIA, Air NZ chief executive Gary Toomey told Australian television that Ansett is to boost domestic capacity to face the home competition and will expand international flights, by the end of the... more
AirlinesWESTJET PROFITS SOARED IN 2000
CANADA, Profit rose by 91% in 2000 to $30,3 million as revenue climbed 63% to $332.5 million. These high profits are basically due to the low fares offered by the Calgary-based airline. WestJet said it... more
AirlinesSIX NEW ORDERS FOR AIRBUS A380
TOULOUSE, FRANCE, Qatar Airways ordered two Airbus A380, with an option on a further two. The two aircraft will be delivered in the last quarter of 2007. The airline also ordered 5 A330 twin-engined long-range... more
AirlinesBULGARIA TO WITHDRAW AIR OPERATOR CERTIFICATE OF BALKAN AIRLINES
SOFIA, "The certificate will soon be withdrawn because Balkan Airlines has halted its air operations," Transport and Communications Minister Antoni Slavinski said during a press conference. The decision... more
AirlinesATLANTIC COAST IN TALKS TO BUY THREE REGIONAL AIRLINES
USA, Allegheny Airlines, Piedmont Airlines and PSA Airlines could be sold to Atlantic Coast if merger of US Airways, their current owner, with United Airlines will granted approval by U.S. government.... more
AirlinesIBERIA GOES TO STOCK EXCHANGE
MADRID, National Spanish airline Iberia will be quoted in stock exchange starting april, 3 with a selling public offer which will reduce the state participation in Iberia at 53,9%. According to Spanish... more
AirlinesLANCHILE BEST AIRLINE BASED IN CENTRAL/SOUTH AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
MIAMI, According a Press Release: LanChile has once again received the OAG Airline of the Year Award as the Best Airline Based in Central/South America and the Caribbean. OAG, the world leader in business... more
AirlinesEL AL STARTS FLIGHT WITH B777-200
NEW YORK, USA, National Israeli carrier El al started operation with its new Boeing 777-200 aircraft, the second delivered on three this year at the carrier. The first delivered in January is currently... more
AirlinesAEROMEXICO EXPANDS CODE-SHARE FLIGHTS WITH SKY TEAM PARTNER AIR FRANCE
HOUSTON, AeroMexico, Mexico's largest airline, has added three new European destinations -- London, Rome and Barcelona -- and 96 weekly code-share flights from Paris with SkyTeam partner Air France. more
AirlinesJAT RENOUNCES TO AIRBUS
BELGRADE, According official sources, the Yugoslavian national carrier Jat will be forced to renounce to the purchase of eight Airbus aircrafts, because of the accumulated debits in the last years. Ulterior... more
AirlinesNO SECOND CHANCE FOR INDIA AIRLINES DENATIONALIZATION
NEW DEHLI, INDIA, According to a Indian government spokesman, will be not a second chance to put offers in Air India and Indian Airlines carriers privatization; the deadline for offers expired last Friday.... more
AirlinesALPITOUR: WE TURNED TO OUR LAWYERS
ROME, Alpitour, one of the biggest operators, interviewed by WAPA about eng. Andrea Molinari's statements reporting that Alpitour owes Lauda Air Italia $2 million and half, as already published by... more
AirlinesALPITOUR OWES LAUDA AIR ITALIA $2 MILLION AND HALF
VIZZOLA TICINO, VARESE, Andrea Molinari, managing director of the italian carrier Lauda Air Italia, in an interview released to WAPA during Milan’s Borsa Italiana del Turismo exhibition concerned with t... more
AirlinesUS AIRWAYS EXPRESS TO BEGIN SERVICE BETWEEN MEMPHIS AND PITTSBURGH
USA, Customers traveling between Memphis, Tenn., and Pittsburgh will be able to fly nonstop on US Airways Express' popular 50-seat Embraer-145 Regional Jet aircraft beginning April 6, 2001. The new nonstop... more
AirlinesSAIRGROUP COULD LEAVE ''SABENA AFFAIR''
ZURICH, SAirGroup holdings CEO, Eric Honegger, declared that, in medium term, there are possibilities for its company to leave all of "Sabena Affair". SairGroup holds 49,5 of Belgian national airline Sabena,... more
AirlinesDELTA TO INVEST IN NEW ROUTE TO ARGENTINA
BUENOS AIRES, The U.S. carrier is to invest more than $150 million to begin daily service between Atlanta and Buenos Aires. Christophe Didier, regional manager for South America for Delta, said the airline... more
AirlinesBA REPORTED NOT TO BE INTERESTED IN A380 SUPER JUMBO
SEATTLE, BA has decided to give up ordering Airbus A380 super jumbo, the Seattle Post reported. The jet wouldn't make economic sense for the carrier's fleet. Dick Wyatt, head of fleet planning for British... more
AirlinesNIGERIA AIRWAYS TO RESUME LAGOS-NEW YORK SERVICE
LAGOS, NIGERIA, The african carrier yesterday resumed flights on that route thanks to a joint venture agreement with South African Airways. The service was suspended in 1993 after the FAA imposed a ban... more
AirlinesLARGE JOB CUTS FOR QANTAS
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, According to Geoff Dixon, CEO of austalian flag carrier Qantas, in order to follow an extensive improvement plan, airline will cut 1,470 jobs, will close several no-profit routes, and... more
AirlinesBIDDING FOR AIR INDIA TO CLOSE TOMORROW
INDIA, The bidding is selling a 40 percent stake in Air India - 26 percent to a strategic foreign partner and the other 14 percent to an Indian company. Indian government will sell also a 26% stake in... more
AirlinesEXPRESS AIRLINES I RELEASES JANUARY TRAFFIC
DETROIT, Express Airlines I, a wholly owned subsidiary of Northwest Airlines, doing business as Northwest Airlink, released traffic figures for January, 2001. The regional carrier expanded its Available... more
AirlinesUS AIRWAYS EXPRESS: NEW SERVICE CHARLESTON-BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON
ARLINGTON, US Airways Express will introduce nonstop service between Charleston, W.Va., and Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI) on April 1, 2001: three daily roundtrip flights on this route... more
AirlinesSABENA GOES TO COMPANY'S IMPROVEMENT
BRUXELLES, BELGIUM, The last February, 19th, had been held the Managing Director Board led by Valère Croes, to evaluate results of negotiations for the social measures enclosed in Blue Sky improvement... more
AirlinesKOREAN AIR LINES IN TALKS TO BUY 747X PLANES
SEATTLE, Korean Air Lines is discussing with Boeing to buy up to 16 superjumbo 747X freighters, said the trade magazine Flight International. The airline would become the launch custumer for the cargo... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES TO RESUME TALKS WITH FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
USA, The talks have been resumed yesterday with the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA), which is seeking pay rise for their members. United had been talking with the flight attendants several times... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICE PHOENIX-FRANKFURT
FRANKFURT, The new nonstop flight connecting Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to Frankfurt will start on March 25, using a 247-seat Airbus A340 plane. The new route is expected to increase international... more
AirlinesKAISER AIR TO ADD THREE BUSINESS JETS
USA, KaiserAir, Inc. has added three new business jets to its charter fleet, bringing the total number of aircraft available to eight. Additions are two Gulfstream GIIIs and a Citation Bravo. "The Gulfstreams... more
AirlinesEMIRATES NOT TO BID FOR AIR INDIA'S STAKE
INDIA, Emirates would be likely pulling out of the bid for a stake in Air India, the Hindu Business Line reported. It seems also Qantas dropped the plans to bid for the carrier. The bidders still in race... more
AirlinesJAPANESE AIRLINES DON'T WONT AIRBUS A380
TOKYO, Leading Japanese airlines said they have no immediate plans to buy Airbus's new A380 superjumbo scotching a rumour that a Japanese airline is about to buy planes from a European maker, reliabel... more
AirlinesQANTAS CUTS JOBS AND FLIGHTS
SYDNEY, Qantas announced today further cuts to all its services in China and Canada, and it prepares to lay off hundreds of workers: the airline has had a tough six-months and does not see the airline... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE: PROFITABLE THIRD QUARTER 2000
PARIS, Air France press release: FURTHER STRONG COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY COMBINED WITH HIGHER YIELD BOOST OPERATING REVENUES 22.4%; SHARP RISE IN PRICE OF JET FUEL AND FIRST CONSOLIDATION OF REGIONAL AIRLINES... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE (2): PROFITABLE THIRD QUARTER
PARIS, 3 Results 3.1 Net income in the third quarter to 31 December 2000: 33 million euros Regional subsidiaries Brit Air, Flandre Air and Proteus were consolidated using the full consolidation... more
AirlinesSAMARA AIRLINES OFFERS NEW ROUTE TO CHINA
SAMARA, According a statement Samara Airlines will shortly add a new scheduled service to Tyantsin, China: this new service is an extension of the existing Samara-Novosibirsk-Irkutsk route, which will... more
AirlinesTHAI AIRWAYS TO CHANGE HIS MIND
THAILAND, The airline has reviewed its decision to sell a 10% stake to a strategic partner. The management board decided to sell the stake to a domestic investor. The reversion of the earlier decision... more
AirlinesROYAL AIR MAROC ORDERS 4 AIRBUS A-321
MOROCCO, Airbus Industrie announced that Royal Air Maroc (RAM), the national Moroccan airline company, has signed an order for the purchase of 4 A-321 aircraft, the largest model of the A-320, with delivery... more
AirlinesBA PLANS TO REPLACE BOEING 747 WITH 777S
UK, The airline is planning to replace 747s with Boeing 777-300s in an effort to reduce capacity. The 15 747-200s are due to be retired over the next 18 months. British Airways currently operates 40 Boeing... more
AirlinesAUSTRIAN AIRLINES TO INTRODUCE ADDITIONAL FLIGHTS TO INDIA
VIENNA, The airline said in a statement it would introduce two additional flights from Delhi to Vienna before the end of the year, taking the total number of its frequencies to seven. The service will... more
AirlinesSAIRGROUP WARNS ITS FRENCH CARRIERS
PARIS, Marc Rochet, new chief executive of the three french SAirGroup's subsidiaries, AOM, Air Liberté and Air Littoral, said in a letter to employees that "the truth forces me to tell you that I do not... more