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AirlinesRYANAIR TODAY STARTS NEW ROUTE LONDON-PESCARA
PESCARA, The irish carrier today will operate the maiden flight between London and Pescara, Italy, with a Boeing 737-800. The airline's president and some british reporters will be on board for the special... more
AirlinesMIDWAY AIRLINES REPORTS FEBRUARY TRAFFIC
RALEIGH-DURHAM, USA, "Midway Airlines Corporation today announced that February passenger traffic increased 33 percent over February 2000, capacity increased 40 percent, and load factor declined 3.7 points... more
AirlinesDIDIER LUX: MAINTENANCE STRATEGIES OF AIR FRANCE.
PARIS, FRANCE, In a interview held in Paris by WAPA with Didier Lux, director of Air France maintenance declared that world maintenance market has been valued in 1999 at 34 USDbn, and is forecasted to... more
AirlinesALITALIA-AIR FRANCE TALKS: CERETI, ''THE FEELING IS GOOD''
ROME, Fausto Cereti, Alitalia's chairman, confirmed that yersterday have been talks between the italian airline and Air France's president Jean Cyril Spinetta. Cereti commented the meeting saying "the... more
AirlinesAIRLINES ADMIT LINK BETWEEN LONG HAUL TRAVEL AND DVT
USA, Representatives from 16 major airlines has accepted the existence of an association between long-haul air travel and fatal blood clots, the BBC reported. Industry representatives have agreed to carry... more
AirlinesNEW CODESHARING AGREEEMENTS BETWEEN AIR FRANCE AND IBERIA
MADRID, SPAIN, According to Spanish newspaper "La Gazeta de Negocios", French flag airline Air France could try to increase its codesharing agreement with Spanish airline Iberia, who have, however, postponed... more
AirlinesBA FORECASTS SELL OF GO FOR END OF MARCH, BUT NOT TO KLM
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, Low cost British carrier Go, controlled by British Airways, would be sold for the end of March, but not to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines: according to a British Airways spokesman, KLM... more
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