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AirlinesMIDWAY AIRLINES INAUGURATES NONSTOP SERVICE TO DENVER AND MIAMI
USA, Midway Airlines Corporation today inaugurated its new nonstop service between Raleigh-Durham International Airport and two new destinations: Denver International Airport (DEN) and Miami International... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR TO POSTPONE ANNUAL RESULTS
SVIZZERA, The swiss carrier said it will postpone the release blaming on troubles caused by the leaving of chief executive Philip Bruggisser, which affected strategic review. SAirGroup hopes to replace... more
AirlinesBALKAN AIRLINES SUSPENDS SOME FLIGHTS
BULGARIA, Bulgaria's national carrier, Balkan Airlines, uesterday suspended 14 flights on the orders of majority shareholder, Zeevi Holdings Group. According to the major shareholder, which owns a 75%... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES: NEW NO-STOP FLIGHT T HEATHROW/SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, United Airlines announced in a statement, the introduction of a third daily no-stop flight from San Francisco to London Heathrow as part of its new summer timetable. The additional... more
AirlinesVANGUARD AIRLINES REPORTS JANUARY TRAFFIC
USA, Traffic decreased eight percent for the month from approximately 65.2 million RPMs in January 2000. Capacity increased 31 percent from 108.4 million ASMs in January 2000. Load factor decreased approximately... more
AirlinesALITALIA TO SIGN CODE-SHARE AGREEMENT WITH QANTAS
ROME, Alitalia signed a code-share agreement with Qantas to resume flights from Rome Fiumicino to Sydney and Melbourne starting from March 2001. Four weekly flights are scheduled, on monday, wednesday,... more
AirlinesUS AIRWAYS WILL LAUNCH NEW SERVICE TO AMSTERDAM AND BRUSSELS
ARLINGTON, USA, The american carrier is offering discount fares, specially reduced for the introduction of service to Amsterdam on April 11, and Brussels on May 9. Introductoru fares will be low and promotional.... more
AirlinesTHAI AIRWAYS CONSIDERS SUPERJUMBO A380
BANGKOK, THAILAND, THAI Airways International Plc (THAI) will consider investing in the A380 for its planned fleet expansion from 2002 to 2006. Meanwhile the shareholders' meeting yesterday approved a... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICE TO MEXICO
FORTH WORTH, USA, American Airlines will begin daily nonstop service between Los Angeles International Airport and Los Cabos, Mexico on April 2. The airline will serve the route with 129-seat MD-Super... more
AirlinesU.S. SENATORS ASK AIRLINES MERGER BLOCKING
USA, The U.S. committee responsible for antitrust policy, composed by Democrat and Republican senators, asked Department of Transportation (DOT) to block the latest proposed airline mergers until... more
AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES SELECTS TRENT 800 ENGINES FOR 20 BOEING
SINGAPORE, Singapore Airlines (SIA) has selected Rolls-Royce Trent 800 engines to power up to 20 additional Boeing 777 airliners. The value of the order to Rolls-Royce is around US$560 million. more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA LEASES OUT PLANES BECAUSE OF PILOTS SHORTAGE
GERMANIA, The german airline has rented out five Airbus A319 to other carriers due to the shortage of pilots. The decision was confirmed by the airline's executive adding that no destination routes... more
AirlinesSCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES SYSTEMS: JEN. 2001 OK
COPENHAGEN, According to a statement, Scandinavian Airlines Systems rose its January 2001 passenger traffic 9.3 per cent. SAS said the January passenger load factor was 57.8 pct compared with 55.7 pct... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES: NEW CHICAGO-AMSTERDAM SERVICE
CHICAGO, Tomorrow United Airlines will launch its first scheduled service between Chicago's O'Hare International Airport and Amsterdam:t he new daily nonstop flight, operated by a 440-seat Boeing 777,... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA, ECO-AIRLINE
ROME, Lufthansa confirmed its engagement for the environment's respect with a remarkable reduction of noise and toxic emissions: the fuel consumptions have been reduced of 0.1 liter/year for passenger,... more
AirlinesSHANDONG AIRLINES ORDERS 4 CHALLENGER 604 FROM BOMBARDIER
CANADA, These four Challengers will be used for the chinese airlines' new global charter business operations. This agreement, would have a value of $100 million US. The first aircraft will be delivered... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT: NET PROFIT 2000
MOSCOW, Aeroflot closed 2000 with a net profit of $15 million according to international accounting standards. The government holds a stake of 51.17%. The firm Foster holds a major stake in the company.... more
AirlinesALITALIA APPROACHES KLM BUT THE DUTCH COMPANY REFUSES TO RESTART TALKS
AMSTERDAM, A KLM Royal Dutch Airlines spokesman Bart Koster told Reuters "There was an informal signal from the Italian government towards KLM if there would be any possibility to restart discussions... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC RISES FLIGHTS TO INDONESIA
JAKARTA, Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific has rised, since the end of December, its flight frequency to Indonesia from 12 to 21 times a week: the number of passengers in the route grew fast, up by 30 per... more
AirlinesAIR NEW ZEALAND PLANS RELAUNCH
NEW ZEALAND, Air New Zealand is planning to carry out a relanch project, in order to make the airline more attractive to customers, complete a new fleet plan, having negotiations with alternative suppliers... more
AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES EYES UP ANSETT
SINGAPORE, According to some rumours Singapore Airlines (SIA) is considering the possibility of investing in Australia's Ansett in order to expand its presence in the continent. SIA could buy a stake of... more
AirlinesPURCHASE TWA: OFFERED $1 BILLION
NEW YORK, Multiple investors joined in the Jet Acquisition group, offered this sum for the purchase of TWA, guaranteeing to the carrier of being able to continue to operate using his brand. Attractive... more
AirlinesSPAIN: FLIGHT DELAING? FREE TICKET
MADRID, We can define lucky people the passengers of the Spanish airline Spanair: it will be they offered a new completely free ticket for same route and of same class, if the flight will delaied at least... more
AirlinesNEW HONG KONG-BASED AIRLINE VS CATHAY PACIFIC
HONG KONG, According a statement two companies in China and Hong Kong are apparently planning to establish a new regional airline that would rival Cathay Pacific Airways and Hong Kong Dragon Airlines (Dragonair)... more
AirlinesSABENA SAVED: FOR TWO WEEKS AT LEAST
BUSSELS, According to a famous press agency, ailing Belgian airline, Sabena, has been given a two-week stay of execution. Shareholders have postponed a decision on a critical capital injection, while proposals... more
AirlinesFLIGHTS TO ISRAEL TO DROP
ISRAEL, The national carrier El Al cut more than two-thirds of its flights from Manchester due to palastinian Intifada fears. Two european airlines, Air France and British Airways, have also reported a... more
AirlinesVIETNAM AIRLINES TO SIGN CODE-SHARE AGREEMENT WITH ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS
HANOI, VIETNAM, Vietnam Airlines sgned a code-share agreement with Japan's All Nippon Airways that will see a new route between Ho Chi Minh City and Tokyo. The airline will use a Boeing 777 aircraft with... more
AirlinesAOM TO TAKE CONTROL OF AIR LIBERTE'
FRANCE, Two of the three SAirgroup's french carriers, AOM and Air Liberrté, will merge soon. The third french airline of the swiss group, Air Littoral, will maintain its own brand but SAirGroup had... more
AirlinesQANTAS TO HELP FIJIAN CARRIER
AUSTRALIA, Fiji islands' airline, Air Pacific, has been financially helped by australian Qantas to remedy its difficult situation. Fiji's interim government and Qantas will provide a $32.16 million... more
AirlinesSPANISH GOVERNMENT TO FLOAT IBERIA
MADRID, Spain intends to sell the bulk of its remaining 54% interest in Iberia to international investors. The government already sold 40% of the carrier to seven partners, which include British Airways... more
AirlinesJOGGING AGAINST
UK, According to "Daily Telegraph", British Air Partner modified the inside of some Boeings 747 to create an aisle that allows the passengers to make jogging during the flights to prevent the "economic... more
AirlinesFEDEX TO PURCHASE A FREIGHTER VERSION OF A380
USA, The new was reported today by Frederick Smith, chief executive of the company. Fedex has committed to buy a freighter version of the new Airbus plane bacause it will offer roughly 40 percent more... more
AirlinesSABENA PILOTS END STRIKE
BRUSSELS, The belgian airline's pilots ended their walk out early yesterday afternoon. The action forced Sabena to cancel two third's of the scheduled flights. Pilots said they will resume negotiations... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA: FRENCH OR ENGLISH LANGUAGE
VANCOUVER , CANADA, "Passengers are asked: Would you prefer your services in French or English?" Air Canada is conducting a survey of passengers this month to see if its regional airlines can abandon... more
AirlinesNEW MANAGING DIRECTOR AT ALITALIA
ROME, Alitalia's board of directors this morning named Francesco Mengozzi new managing director for the carrier. The appointment was roughly criticized by pilots union. Mengozzi therefore said he could... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE RECORDS HUGE PASSENGER GROWTH WITH KOREA
SOUTH KOREA, The number of passengers flying from Korea by Air France increased 30 percent last year, compared to 1999. From April to December last year, more than 44,000 Korean passengers flew from Seoul... more
AirlinesAER LINGUS CABIN CREW ON STRIKE
DUBLIN, The one-day strike called by Aer Lingus cabin crew for today is expected to affect more than 20.000 passengers. One hundred and eighty flights from Dublin, Shannon and Cork will be cancelled. Cabin... more
AirlinesSABENA CANCELS FLIGHTS AS PILOTS STRIKE
BRUSSELS, Sabena cancelled up to 25 flights this morning because of pilots strike after talks over the airline's restructuring plan. The new was reported by a carrier's spokesman. About 140 pilots moved... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA PILOTS TO ASK PAY RISE
DUSSELDORF, GERMANY, Lufthansa's pilots union (VC) asked for a 35% wage increase during the talks with the airline. Negotiations will be resumed on February 14. A carrier's spokesman said the claim would... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA TO INCREASE FARES
TORONTO, Air Canada's president Robert Milton said the carrier will continue to increase fares to keep the pace with U.S. airline industry. He didn't say when the rise is going to be implemented though.... more
AirlinesIBERIA WILL RISE FLIGHTS SOON
SPAIN, The airline will increase some long distances flights starting from March 25, date of beginning of summer season, to Latin America and South Africa. Among the cities with extra services there are... more
AirlinesSAIRGROUP VICEPRESIDENT RESIGNATION
PARIS, FRANCE, SAirGroup vicepresident, Paul Rutlinger, resignated from his position, ten days after company's CEO Philippe Brussigger resignation. SAirGroup released no explanations about it. Rutlinger... more
AirlinesOMAN AIR TO ORDER TWO BOEING 737S
MUSCAT, OMAN, The order worth over $105 million. The airline is also to lease other three Boeing 737s from International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC). Two of the planes will enter service in December,... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE AND GANDALF TO SIGN CODE-SHARE AGREEMENT
ORIO AL SERIO, BERGAMO, ITALY, Italian Orio al Serio-based Gandalf and Air France signed a code-sharing agreement for italian domestic services and connections to french, german and spanish cities. Gandalf... more
AirlinesBRITISH MIDLAND TO AWARD EMBRAER FOUR FIRM ORDERS
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL, The british carrier changed to firm order 2 options for the ERJ 135 aircraft and 2 options for the ERJ 145. The new was reported by the brazilian industry. The aircrafts are to be delivered... more
AirlinesRYANAIR TO RISE PROFITS
DUBLIN, The low-fare irish carrier reported a 42% increase of net income in the third quarter. Profit before one-time items rose to $20 million. The airline is also to unveil a new base in Europe and new... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT PURSUES QUALITY
ST. PETERSBURG, As part of an ongoing improvement of its image, Aeroflot announced that passengers will now get many of the same amenities offered by Western airlines. Waiting lines at the check-in counter... more
AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES TO RISE LOAD FACTOR
SINGAPORE, The load factor in December rose to 71.8% from 71.3% on-year. Passenger traffic grew by 9.7% to 6.07 billion passenger-per-kilometer in the same period and the airline carried 1.27 million passengers,... more
AirlinesCHINA EASTERN AIRLINES WAITS FOR 7 AIRBUSES
SHANGHAI, One of the three biggest airline companies in China, China Eastern Airlines (CEA) is waiting for seven Airbus aircrafts in the second half of the year. China Eastern will use internal funds to... more
AirlinesAEA TO SET UP WORKING GROUP ON DVT
BRUSSELS, The working group set up by the Association of European Airlines (AEA) to examine the issue of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), will try to develop a clearer understanding of the subject, based on... more