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AirlinesSAS TO SETTLE A NEW AGREEMENT CONTRACT WITH CABIN CREW
NORWAY, Scandinavian Airlines averted a second strike, after the unrest of Monday, called for today after it set an agreement with crew’s union. The deal will raise 4% crew’s pay But despite the agreement SAS... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST PROPOSED ANTITRUST PLAN APPROVED BY DOJ
USA, U.S. Justice Department approved the Northwest proposed plan to come out from antitrust law infringement in which St. Paul, Minnesota-based carrier has been involved after its acquisition of Continental... more
AirlinesLAUDA AIR A.G. E LAUDA AIR SPA: EXPLANATION
VARESE, About the new reported by WAPA saying that Austrian Airlines sent two expert managers to Lauda Air, it was meant the austrian carrier Lauda Air A.G. based in Vienna. Lauda Air Spa is an italian... more
AirlinesSHANGAI AIRLINES TO SELL SHARES TO FUND FLEET EXPANSION
CHINA, The airline planned to sell 200 million shares, equivalent to 40 per cent of its paid-up capital, to fund its fleet expansion and take on rivals, including China Eastern Airlines. A part of the... more
AirlinesHUNGARY: COST CUTTING PROGRAMME AT MALEV
HUNGARY, The planned cost cutting programme includes replacing soviet-built airliners, dropping loss-making routes and improving ground services. The five Tupolev 154s of Malev's fleet will be replaced... more
AirlinesQANTAS TO INCREASE TICKET PRICES
AUSTRALIA, The australian airline will be adding AUD$10 fuel surcharge from midnight on Thursday because of increases in aviation fuel costs over the year. The surcharge will be displayed on the ticket... more
AirlinesRAISING EARNINGS FOR AIR FRANCE
PARIS, FRANCE, French national carrier, Air France, will divulgate on wednesday its semestral balance, which, according with financial analysts, will demonstrate an earning between 366 and 379 million... more
AirlinesAUSTRIAN AIRLINES (2): LAUDA TO STAY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF LAUDA AIR ITALY
AUSTRIA, Niki Lauda, three times Formula One world champion racing and founder of Lauda Air, who was set apart becuase of the high financial loss of the airline, USD 34 million, said he would stay... more
AirlinesUS GOVERNMENT IMPOSES SANCTIONS ON SHEIKH FOR GIFTING A 747 TO IRAQ
USA, The sanctions were imposed on the sheikh Hamad bin Ali Al Thani, president of Air Gulf Falcon. The administration will restrict export and re-exports of a broad category of U.S. goods to the Sheik.... more
AirlinesSAS: FLIGHTS CANCELLED FOR FLIGHT ATTENDANTS STRIKE
NORWAY, Almost 160 flights of the airline today have reportedly been cancelled because of the 24-hour strike of flight attendants in a dispute over work rules. International flights are expected to depart... more
AirlinesAUSTRIAN AIRLINES EXPERTS SENT TO LAUDA AIR
AUSTRIA, Austrian Airlines have sent two expert manager to Lauda Air in order to verify present carrier situation. This occurs after removal of airline founder, F1 champion Niki Lauda, from CEO task. Austrian... more
AirlinesNO PRICE WAR FOR AFRICAN AIRLINES
ADDIS ABEBA, ETHIOPIA, Price wars would be suicidal for african airlines in the growing competition to win market share, said Bisrat Negatu, chief executive officer of Ethiopian Airlines and member... more
AirlinesBA AND AMERICAN AIRLINES TO RELAUNCH THEIR ALLIANCE
LONDON, The english newspaper "The Observer" said the two airlines intends to draw a plan to merger their transoceanic activities in the next year. BA and American Airways are also supposed to renew... more
AirlinesTAP AIR PORTUGAL FORCED TO CHANGE FLIGHTS BECAUSE OF CABIN CREW STRIKE
LISBON, A 48-hour nationwide strike of the cabin crew forced the airline to change 250 flights in the week end. The unrest was called after the talk over pay with the carrier broke down. Many passengers... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR TO DEAL WITH MALAYSIA AIRLINES
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, Swissair is negotiating with malaysian government and Malaysia Airlines to buy some shares of the asiatic airline, reported the "Business Times". Max Bickel, vice-president of Swissair,... more
AirlinesUNITED CANCELS ONLY 9 FLIGHT IN THANKSGIVING DAY
USA, United has canceled only nine flights on a total of 2300 operated in the Thanksgiving Day; the airline has strenghtened its maintenance services for these busy days. more
AirlinesDUTCH NEWSPAPER SAYS KLM WANTS TO BUY GO BUT AIRLINE DENIES
AMSTERDAM, A Klm spokesman denied the new published by the dutch newspaper "De Telegraaf" saying the airline wanted to take over GO low cost carrier. There are no talks about the take over, said th... more
AirlinesVARIG BEST BOEING CUSTOMER IN BRAZIL
BRAZIL, A spokesman of the brazilian airline said Varig came out to be best Boeing customer in Brazil. Varig is upgrading its fleet reducing the use of 737-200s and replacing them with 737-700, 737-800,... more
AirlinesMONARCH TO BUY AIRBUS
GREAT BRITAIN, UK-based carrier Monarch Airlines has signed a firm order for five Airbus Industries A321 jetliner, with 220 seat capacity that will be delivered starting 2002. Monarch already operates... more
AirlinesEMIRATES FLIGHT TO BAGHDAD CANCELLED
DUBAI, The first Emirates flight to Iraq was grounded by Dubai's air traffic controllers because not authorized by United Nations. The plane, headed to Bagdad, was carrying 40 people, including the sheik... more
AirlinesNEW CEO AT EMIRATES
DUBAI, Dubai's Emirates named Dermot Mannion new CEO. He will also run Dnata travel agency's business. Tim Clark, general manager, and Gary Chapman, assistance and development manager are the other members... more
AirlinesMERIDIANA: NEW ROUTE CATANIA-LONDON
CATANIA, The italian airline Meridiana will soon operate a new route between Catania, Sicily, and London and vice versa. The new flight is aimed at promoting the italian region in the british market. The... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA HAS NO INTERESTS IN SWISSAIR
DUSSELDORF, GERMANY, German national airline Lufthansa CEO, Juergen Weber, has declared at weekly magazine "Wirtschaftswoche" that "there is no interest in Lufthansa to enter in Swissair business". The... more
AirlinesALITALIA AND KOREAN AIR TO SIGN COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT
ROME, Alitalia signed a code-share agreement with Korean Air for the flights between Italy and the asiatic country. The agreement, operative from tomorrow, includes an Alitalia block space for Korean Air... more
AirlinesEMIRATES TO INCREASE CARGO SERVICE
DUBAI, Emirates will reinforce its cargo service increasing the capacity of 110 tons and operating four weekly flights to Hong Kong and Amsterdam with Boeing 747-200F. The dutch capital is an important... more
AirlinesUS AIRWAYS OFFERS SHARES FOR TICKETS
NEW YORK, USA, U.S. airline US Airways announced that will offer a share for every ticket buyed through its internet commercial network. This is not a new way to promote business, but is considered always... more
AirlinesSAIRGROUP: NO STRATEGY CHANGE FOR SWISSAIR
ZURICH, Swissair parent SAirGroup said yesterday after board meeting that the airline strategy will remain unchanged. The management said it had made no decision to change the airline's future strategy... more
AirlinesEDELWEISS AIR TAKES DELIVERY OF ITS FIRST AIRBUS A330-200
NEW YORK, Edelweiss Air, swiss leading european charter airline, took delivery of its first Airbus A330-300. The plane is powered by Rolls Royce Trent 772B engines and it was leased by CIT Aerospace to... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST AND KLM TO FLY HUMANITARIAN MISSION TO NIGERIA
SAGINAW, USA, Northwest Airlines and its global partner KLM will fly medical supllies to Nigeria so that a medical clinic can be opened in Mbaukwu. Covenant HealthCare in Saginaw, Michigan, donated the... more
AirlinesUPS WIN CONTRACT FOR CHINA AIR TRANSPORTS
NEW YORK, The contract for air transport in China has been won by United Parcel Service (UPS) that is now authorized to operate six routes on ten available. Therefore, some other airline involved and interested... more
AirlinesTODAY SAIR GROUP'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
SWITZERLAND, Sair Group's board of directors meeting will take place today. Among the issues is supposed to be the decision regarding the possible alliance with Alitalia. Other point could be about the... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC TO EXPAND THE FLEET
HONG KONG, Expecting a huge traffic growth for the next year, Cathay Pacific is expanding its fleet with two jumbo all cargo planes and other ten aircrafts, seven Airbus 330-300s, two cargo Boeing 747s,... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC TO EXPAND TRAFFIC NEXT YEAR
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific will close the balance of the year 2000 with very good results and a high traffic growth is expected for the next year, said Antony Tyler, development manager of the airline.... more
AirlinesDCAIR CHAIRMAN CONSIDERS STAKES SELLING
USA, Media tycoon and DCAir chairman Robert Johnson, announced he have considered a new airline minority stake sale. DC Air is a new carrier to be formed out of United's proposed takeover of US Airways.... more
AirlinesLAUDA AIR: NIKI LAUDA RESIGNED
VIENNA, Niki Lauda, president and founder of Lauda Air, resigned today. The ex pilot of formula one race decided to quit after Austrian Airlines, which owns 36% of Lauda Air, considered him responsible... more
AirlinesSAIRGROUP ANALYZES SWISSAIR'S STRATEGIES
ZURICH, SAirGroup Holding appears to be unsatisfied by owned Swiss airline Swissair strategies: according to a company's spokesman, "will be hard to follow the proposed strategies". From a survey held... more
AirlinesSKY AIRLINES NEW BOEING OPERATOR
SEATTLE, Sky Airlines, an international charter carrier based in Cyprus, became Boeing operator after leasing two 737-800s planes from GE Capital Aviation Services. The jets will be used from the spring... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES' MECHANICS READY TO STRIKE
CHICAGO, United mechanics yesterday told federal mediators in Washington they want a break in talks with the company and a 30-day cooling off period after which they could legally go on strike. So... more
AirlinesU.S. AIRLINES TO FIGHT FLIGHT DELAYS
CHICAGO, United and Northwest are attempting to head off flights delays after blaming on disgruntled mechanics. A few days ago a federal judge barred United mechanics from disrupting flights scheduled.... more
AirlinesDISCOUNT AIRLINES BOOST AUSTRALIAN DOMESTIC TRAFFIC
AUSTRALIA, Australian Transport Department said the new low-cost carriers prompted a 26.5 per cent increase in the number of passengers in domestic traffic. Impulse Airlines and Virgin Blue's fares are... more
AirlinesJETBLUE AIWAYS STARTS SALT LAKE CITY SERVICE
USA, JetBlue Airways inaugurated a new service between JFK airport and Salt Lake City, with range from $99 each way. It is a daily non-stop flight with Airbus A320 aircraft. more
AirlinesAUSTRIAN AIRLINES TO DISPUTE WITH LAUDA AIR
VIENNA, The executive of Austrian Airlines, which holds 36% of Lauda Air, is aming at dismissing the pilot because he was considered responsible of the airline's financial crisis. Lauda called a shareholders'... more
AirlinesIBERIA TO EYE GO
MADRID, Spanish flag Iberia is interested to take over Go, the low cost airline recently put up for sale by BA, a spokesman of the airline said. According to the spanish newspaper Expansion, Iberia is... more
AirlinesADA AIR TO USE THE SAME CRS OF AIR SICILIA
SICILY, Albanian airline Ada Air will adopt the same CRS (computerized reservation system) used by Air Sicilia and provided by Sky Network Technologies. Ada Air connects Tirana and Pristina to Bari, Athens,... more
AirlinesBA: QANTAS STAKES SELL IS ''POSSIBLE''
AUSTRALIA, According Qantas's spokesman, is not "reasonable" that British Airways could sell the 25% stake it owns in Qantas. The British flagcarrier, from its side, has declared it was keeping its options... more
Airlines''SWISSAIR WILL REMAINS SWISS''
SWISS, Following controversies risen in the last days, concerning Swissair airline dismission, SAirGroup Holding CEO, Philippe Bruggisser, has declared that the news spreaded by swiss newspaper Blick... more
AirlinesJAL WILL REPLACE SOME MD-11S
TOKYO, JAPAN, According to a Japan Airlines (JAL) spokesman, airline will replace some of its older MD-11s with new aircraft from Boeing. The spokesman said JAL will buy eight 777-200ER and two 767-300ERs... more
AirlinesVIETNAM AIRLINES SIGNED AGREEMENT WITH BOEING
SEATTLE, Vietnam Airlines signed a Letter of Intent to purchase up to three long-range Boeing 777-200ER (extended range) jetliners. The agreement was signed during a ceremony held in Hanoi as part of President... more
AirlinesQANTAS WILL ANNOUNCE ITS PLANS BY YEAR-END
AUSTRALIA, According to an Qantas Airways spokesman, airline expects to announce its expansion plans, including flight route increment by the end of the year. Besides, the operating profits for second... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA NOT TO CONFIRM SWISSAIR ACQUISITION
FRANKFURT, National flag Lufthansa, which, together with BA, was mentioned by the swiss newspaper Blick as a possible buyer of Swissair, didn't comment the gossip. The article of the newspaper rose 7%... more