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Airlines''ECONOMIC CLASS SYNDROME'': INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES SUMMONSED
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, The australian law firm Slater&Gordon is preparing a class action suit against international airlines for allegedly failing to worn passengers abuot the dangers of developing... more
Airlines''ECONOMIC CLASS SYNDROME'' (2): THE SUED AIRLINES
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, Qantas, British Airways, Air France, Emirates Airlines and Air New Zealand are the five carriers summonsed by the australian low firm Slater&Gordon for allegedly failing to warn... more
AirlinesFRENCH GOVERNMENT MAY GIVE UP MAJORITY CONTROL OF AIR FRANCE
PARIS, According to an unofficial source the french government could cut Air France stake in order to forge a partnership of the carrier with Alitalia, which resisted alliances with state-controlled companies.... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS IS NEGOTIATING TO TAKEOVER BRITISH REGIONAL AIR LINES
UK, According to the Financial Times the takeover would be a part of a developed strategy to rationalise the airline's shorthaul operations in Europe, which suffered big operating loss in the last financial... more
AirlinesBA AND QANTAS DENY TAKEOVER POSSIBILITY
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, Either Qantas and British Airways officials declared that BA has no interest in takeover on Australian carrier, but only to obtain from Australian government the raise of foreign... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA AWAITS EUROPEAN APPROVAL FOR JOINT VENTURE WITH SAS AND BRITISH MIDLAND
GERMANY, The joint venture would enable the three carriers to harmonise pricing and share revenues on key routes in Europe. All three carriers are members of the Star global airline alliance. Lufthansa... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR AIRLINES RESUMED DIRECT FLIGHTS TO SRI LANKA
ZURICH, Swissair, one of the premier airlines in the world, resumed with SriLankan Airlines as its code sharing service partner direct flights to Sri Lanka after an absence of 14 years. Swissair... more
AirlinesFAA GIVES AMERICA WEST A DEADLINE
WASHINGTON, The Federal Aviation Administration said the U.S. carrier has until early next year to implement an upgrading plan of maintenance and safety programs. The authority wants to be sure the carrier... more
Airlines''ONLY COMMERCIAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN ALITALIA AND AIR FRANCE''
PARIS, FRANCE, "Talks between Alitalia and Air France currently concerns an important commercial agreement, like the former between Alitalia and Continental. Seems there is no interest about share exchange":... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST ANTICIPATES FLIGHTS CANCELLATION
USA, Accordingly with its aircraft availability figures, U.S. airline Northwest Airlines started, with a week of advance as declared by airline's spokesman, Jon Austin, to cancel flights in Christmas period.... more
AirlinesKLM,SWISSAIR AND QANTAS DENY MALAYSIAN TALKS
AUSTRALIA, "KLM, Swissair and Qantas are interested to buy a Malaysian Airline (MAS) 29,1% quote": this was declared by oriental airline CEO in the last days. But the prompt three airlines involved... more
AirlinesMALAYSIAN GROUNDS AIRBUS A330S FOR INSPECTION
MALAYSIA, Following Swissair and Sabena, also Malaysian Airline has grounded its five Airbus A330s after french aviation authorities told airlines to check possible faults with Pratt&Whitney engines. The... more
AirlinesIRAQ AIRLINE PLANS REGULAR FLIGHTS TO JORDAN
BAGHDAD, Iraqi Airways is waiting for approval from Jordan's aviation authorities to resume regular flights to Amman for the first time in 10 years. The flights into and out of Iraq have been curbed since... more
AirlinesGREECE TO PRIVATISE OLYMPIC
ATHENS, The greek government decided to put on sale at least 51% of the airline's shares in order to bail it out. The new was reported by an official source of the greek Transport ministry. Investors will... more
AirlinesAERO SERVICES EXECUTIVE TO ORDER ACJ
FRANCE, Aero Services Executive will be therefore the first french company to use the Airbus Corporate Jetliner. The plane will be delivered in summer 2001, it will be used for charter flights and it will... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR'S A-330 DECLARED SAFE
SWITZERLAND, A SAirGroup holding (controlling national Swiss carrier Swissair) spokesman declared Swissair returned nine of its 15 Airbus A330 planes back into service after checks ordered by French civil... more
AirlinesBA INTERESTED TO INCREASE CONTROL ON QANTAS
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, According to London Sunday Times newspaper, national airline British Airways is in talks with the Australian government in order to increase BA control on Australian carrier Qantas... more
AirlinesVIRGIN ATLANTIC WILL BE RECRUIT MORE THAN 1,700 STAFF WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR
U.K., The Virgin Atlantic's chairman Richard Branson, announced today the recruit more than 1,700 staff over the course of next year:1,000 new cabin crew, 250 pilots and 450 airport staff. This... more
AirlinesCHINA AIRLINES: NEW ROUTE BETWEEN AMSTERDAM AND BANGKOK/TAIPEI
AMSTERDAM, China Airlines started yesterday its new weekly connection between Amsterdam-Bangkok-Taipei. The connection is operated by the Chinese airline using a Boeing 747-400. China Airlines plans... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST AIRLINES, TRAFFIC'S RECORD IN NOVEMBER
MINNEAPOLIS, USA, Northwest Airlines, one of largest carriers of America, announced that it flew 6.02 billion revenue passenger miles (RPM) in November, an increase of 4.5 percent from the 5.76 billion... more
AirlinesBA REDUCES FLIGHTS TO ZIMBABWE
LONDON, Ba took that decision "because of the decrease in the number of tourists travelling to Zimbabwe, we have found it necessary to discontinue the Sunday flight from the beginning of November" BA general... more
AirlinesLAN CHILE: DAILY ROUTE ROMA/MILANO-SANTIAGO
ITALY, Lan Chile Airlines, inaugurated a daily route between Rome/Milan and Santiago via Madrid. Initially the Italy-Spain's route will be make in code sharing with Iberia with an only one boarding pass,... more
AirlinesEMIRATES BOOSTS FLIGHTS
UNITED ARAB EMITATES, Emirates, the UAE airline, will increase, starting april 2001, flight between Dubai and Italy, with four flights from Rome/Milan and three direct from Rome. Starting 18th of December,... more
AirlinesAMERICAL AIRLINES OFFERS AN 8% PAYMENT INCREASE
USA, In order to avoid to be heavily penalized by a threatened strike in Christma period, U.S. American Airlines assent to pay an immediate 8% rising in its flight attendant payments. This waiting the... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES' TRAFFIC RISES
USA, Traffic rose 1,6% in November vs. the comparable month in 1999 and the passenger load factor increased to 71.0 percent from 70.3 percent a year ago. United Airlines President Rono Dutta added that... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES ORDERS EIGHT JETS FROM BOEING
FORT WORTH, TEXAS, American Airlines ordered eight new Boeing aircrafts -- two 757-200s for delivery in the first half of 2002, four 737-800s to come into the fleet during 2002 and two 777-200ERs to be... more
AirlinesBA TO SHAKE UP OPERATIONS AT LONDON GATWICK AIRPORT
LONDON, The airline is to cut long haul routes from 43 to 25. The plane, which is to be phased in two years, will cancel a few loss making routes and transfer some long haul destinations to Heathrow... more
AirlinesDELTA WILL BEGIN CODESHARE WITH AIR FRANCE TO EGYPT
ATLANTA, The codeshare service will operate on flights from the United States via Paris to Cairo, Egypt. The Paris to Cairo service begins Dec. 15, 2000 from Charles de Gaulle airport. Air France and Delta... more
AirlinesMEMBERS OF ASSOCIATION OF ASIA PACIFIC AIRLINES RECORD A NET PROFIT OF $1,88 BILLION
ASIA, The association includes 18 companies. Among them Qantas, Singapore Airlines, Ansett, Air New Zealand e Cathay Pacific. The profits, compared with last year, rose 398%. Traffic grew and also load... more
AirlinesRIMINI-TIRANA ADA AIR FLIGHT STARTS ON NOVEMBER 15TH
RIMINI, ITALY, A new flight operated with a 31-seats Yak 40 aircraft by Ada Air will be started from november 15th on Rimini-Tirana route. Accordingly with Miramare airport availabilities and with... more
AirlinesWESTJET INCREASED TRAFFIC IN NOVEMBER
CALGARY, CANADA, The airline announced that traffic increased 56,6% in November 2000 compared to the same period of last year. Load factor for November 2000 increased to 69.3%, up 1.4 points from 67.9%... more
AirlinesNATIONAL JET TO EXPAND THE FLEET
LONDON, National Jet Italia, the airline operating in franchising with BA, has expanded an expansion of the fleet. A new twice-weekly service from Rome to Athens will begin from January 1 2001. BAe 146... more
AirlinesMALEV WILL REDUCE ITS ROUTES
HUNGARY, To rebalance its budget Malev Airlines will be reduce some routes because of escaleting fuel price: to cut the costs the carrier will be replace its five Tupolev 145s by Boeing 737s, more modern,... more
AirlinesCATHAY PILOTS SEEKING TALKS WITH THE CARRIER
HONG KONG, The pilots of the airline would negotiate with the carrier in order to avoid an industrial action which could lead a disruption of flights over the Christmas and New Year holiday period. Pilots... more
AirlinesSRI LANKA TO BEGIN NEW SERVICE TO SRI LANKA
ZURICH, The airline will operate three flights per week between Colombo and Zurich with SriLankan Airlines as its code sharing service partner. The new was announced by Swissair's General Manager for India,... more
AirlinesEMIRATES SIGNS LEASING CONTRACT FOR SIX 777-300
UNITED ARAB EMITATES, United Arab Emirates airline Emirates, signed a leasing contract for six Boeing 777-300 acquisition, which deliveries are expected between 2002 and 2003. B-777-300 is the world's... more
AirlinesFOUR RUSSIAN AIRLINES ESTABLISH ALLIANCE
MOSCOW, Russian airline companies Domodedovskiye airlines, Krasnoyarskiye airlines, the Chelyabinskiye airlines and the Aviaexpresskruiz company established an alliance yesterday to protect their interests... more
AirlinesBA TO SHAKE UP OPERATIONS AT LONDON GATWICK AIRPORT: 1000 EMPLOYEES TO BE FIRED
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, The airline is to cut long haul routes from 43 to 25. The plane, which is to be phased in two years, will cancel a few loss making routes and transfer some long haul destinations... more
AirlinesDELTA'S TRAFFIC GOES UP IN NOVEMBER
ATLANTA, System traffic increased 2,4% on a 3.5 percent increase in capacity. Load factor reached 69,5%. Domestic traffic rose 1,9%, international traffic 4,2%. The airline is adjusting its flight schedule... more
AirlinesQANTAS ORDER FOR BOEING 747/400 LONG RANGE AND AIRBUS A3XX, AIRLINE'S STRATEGY
MELBOURNE, The order for six new Boeing 747-400s long range and twelve Airbus A3XXs (plus an option for other 12), seven A330/200s and six A330/300s placed by Qantas could be due to the intention of... more
AirlinesUS AIRWAYS TRAFFIC GOES UP
ARLINGTON, The revenue passenger miles for November 2000 were up 15,8% compared to November 1999. Load factor reached 70,8%, with an increase of 1,6%. The three wholly owned subsidiaries of US Airways... more
AirlinesCOMPUTER GLITCH AT DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG YESTERDAY DELAYED HUNDREDS OF LUFTHANSA FLIGHTS
GERMANY, The glitch cut off Lufthansa's computers at airports from the airline accounting centre delaying hundreds of Lufthansa flights across Germany, Austria and the United States for up to 30 minutes.... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE RISES PROFITS
PARIS, Airline’s net profits reached USD 353m in the half ending September 30, climbing by 38%. The turnover grew to 6,13 billion euro. Traffic rose 10,3%, load factor 3,6. Jean-Cyril Spinetta, chairman o... more
AirlinesLAUDA AIR SPA TO BEGIN NEW TRANSOCEANIC ROUTES
MILAN, The airline, which will receive new aircrafts in 2001, was authorized by Enac, the italian civil aviation authority, to operate new routes to Cuba, Mexico, Falkland islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand,... more
AirlinesKLM LOSES LAWSUIT FOR ALLEGED MINOR MOLESTATION
THE NETHERLANDS, KLM dutch airline losed lawsuit filed by a minor parents, as then 15 years old girl declared to be molested by two man in a long-haul flight from Kuala Lumpur to Great Britain. Her parents... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES ANNOUNCES DAILY SERVICE BETWEEN NEW YORK AND MELBOURNE, FLA
HOUSTON, USA, Continental Airlines, one of largest U.S.A. airlines , announced yesterday the new daily service between NY/Newark and Melbourne, Fla, beginning Feb. 15, 2001: the airline will operate... more
AirlinesCHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES TO START NEW SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA
SYDNEY, China Southern Arlines, one of the major chinese airlines, will begin Boeing 777 service from Guangzhou, China to Sydney and Melbourne starting tomorrow. The new service is due to the increased... more
AirlinesLAUDA AIR SPA TO REVIVE IN 2002 WITH AN IMPORTANT PARTNER
VIZZOLA TICINO, VARESE, ITALIA, Lauda Air SpA's managing director Andrea Milinari said "the airline will consolidate its position and it will increase the investments in agreement with an important... more
AirlinesAIRBUS A310-300 DELIVERED TO TRANSAERO
RUSSIA, It is the first-ever Airbus in the airline service. It has 185 seats in a two-class layout and PW4000 power plants. The aircraft will be used on on both scheduled and charter flights, including... more
AirlinesBRITISH MEDITERRANEAN AIRWAYS TO ORDER TWO AIRBUS A321-200
PARIS, The new was announced by Airbus in a press release. The contract worhts about $60 million. The delivery of the two aircrafts is scheduled in February and March 2001. The planes will be used to expand... more