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AirlinesAIR 2000 TO ACQUIRE MORE BOEING 757
BERLIN, "Boeing today confirmed European leisure airline Air 2000 intends to acquire up to eight Boeing 757-200 jetliners. Delivery of the airplanes is to begin in spring 2003 and continue through 2005.... more

AirlinesVANGUARD AIRLINES: FEBRUARY 2001 TRAFFIC
KANSAS CITY, Press Release: "Vanguard Airlines, Inc. (Nasdaq: VNGD - news) reported traffic for the month of February 2001 of 81.6 million revenue passenger miles (RPMs). Capacity was 125.6 million available... more

AirlinesNEW CHATTANOOGA NONSTOP SERVICE TO PITTSBURGH BY US AIRWAYS EXPRESS
CHATTANOOGA, USA, "Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport officials today announced that starting, May 6, 2001, USAIRWAYS/USAIRWAYS EXPRESS will begin twice daily nonstop service between Chattanooga Metropolitan... more

AirlinesNORTHWEST AIRLINK TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICE TO MONTERREY, MEXICO
MINNEAPOLIS, USA, "Northwest Airlines (Nasdaq: NWAC) announced today that they will celebrate being the only carrier to offer non-stop service from Memphis, Tenn. to Monterrey, Mexico, by offering low... more

AirlinesAIR FRANCE AND GANDALF TOGETHER TO RAISE FLIGHT NUMBERS IN ITALY
PARIS, FRANCE, Sharing for the first time some domestic flight with Italian carrier Gandalf,Air France proceed in its development, placing its services also on Parma, Trapani and Pantelleria, raising the... more

AirlinesBULGARIAN GOVERNMENT STRIPS BALKAN AIRLINES OF ITS AVIATION LICENSE
SOFIA, Bulgarian government yesterday revoked Balkan Airlines aviation license, three weeks after the carrier grounded all its aircraft due to the dispute between the Zeevi Holdings Group, the Israeli... more

AirlinesPILOT PROTEST, HARD TIMES FOR IBERIA
MADRID, According to the biggest financial news-papers, Spanish state-controlled airline Iberia due to be floated on the stock market next month, said around 60 percent of its flights were delayed on Monday... more

AirlinesBAD WEATHER: AIR CANADA ADVISORY FOR FLIGHTS CANCELLED TO NORTHEASTERN U.S.
MONTREAL, Press release: "Air Canada advises that due to continuing severe winter storm conditions in the northeastern U.S., all Air Canada flights to New York (La Guardia, Kennedy and Newark), Philadelphia... more

AirlinesAIR CANADA TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTE OTTAWA-SAN JOSE
TORONTO, The first daily non-stop service between Ottawa (Silicon Valley North) and San Jose California (Silicon Valley South) was inaugurated yesterday. Air Canada created this convenient to satisfy the... more

AirlinesLUFTHANSA TO BOOST INTERNET AND MOBILE-PHONE BOOKING SERVICE
FRANKFURT, The german carrier yesterday said it will boost internet and mobile phones booking service aiming at selling a quarter of tickets that way by 2005. Lufthansa took 250.000 internet bookings last... more



AirlinesPHILIPPINE AIRLINES TO RESUME SERVICE TO CANADA
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, Philippine Airlines said today it is to resume flights to Canada on April 3 after a three-year period of financial straits. The nonstop Manila-Vancouver service will operate three... more

AirlinesAIR FRANCE TO BOOST FLIGHTS BY NEXT SUMMER
PARIS, FRANCE, The french carrier will increase flights by 9,5% in the next summer. Regarding international flights, the decision was also made to take measures against the new high-speed TGV Sud-Est... more

AirlinesNEW PRIVATE AIRLINE TO START OPERATION IN BANGLADESH
BANGLADESH, The new carrier, Ayesha Airways, will start operation from next August. It has already received permission from the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) to operate in the domestic... more

AirlinesAMERICAN EAGLE LAUNCHES NEW SERVICE DETROIT-NEW YORK
FORTH WORTH, USA, The regional affiliate of American AIrlines started today a new route between Detroit Metropolitan Airport and New York's LaGuardia Airport. The service is offered with 37-seat Embraer... more

AirlinesALASKA AIR GROUP: FEBRUARY TRAFFIC
SEATTLE, Press release: "Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK - news) today reported February passenger traffic for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. Alaska Airlines' February traffic remained... more

AirlinesSOUTHWEST AIRLINE: FEBRUARY TRAFFIC
DALLAS, Press release: "Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV - news) announced today that the Company flew 3.3 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in February 2001, a 8.5 percent increase from the 3.0... more

AirlinesAMERICAN TO STOP TEL AVIV FLIGHTS IF IT TAKES OVER TWA
JERUSALEM, American Airlines said it will stop TWA's flights to Tel Aviv in case it takes over the airline, Jerusalem Post reported. The decision would seem to be some sort of boycott against the State... more

AirlinesSAS CARGO EMPLOYEES REACH AGREEMENT WITH AIRLINE'S MANAGEMENT
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, SAS Cargo employees have reached an agreement with the SAS management averting that way a potential strike in the next days. SAS Cargo employees now will be able to choose whether... more

AirlinesAIR BERLIN ADDS MORE BOEING 737-800
SEATTLE, "Air Berlin, a German airline that provides scheduled tourism service, has ordered two Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 jetliners and announced plans to order two more, The Boeing Company confirmed... more

AirlinesQANTAS STAFF IN STRIKING
SYDNAY, It is still in course the 24 hours strike of 800 employees of Qantas that are being abstained from the job to protest against the loss of job: the Australian company has recently announced the... more



AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES TO RESUME FLIGHTS TO INDIA
NEW DELHI, United Airlines will resume its route to India after a two-year stop, the Economic Times reported. The service is to be operated from April 1. more

AirlinesFT: KLM TO BUY GO, BUT CARRIER DENIES
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, According to U.S. financial newspaper "Financial Times, Dutch carrier Klm is looking to buy the low-cost airline Go, currently controlled by British Airways. But Klm denied the acquisition,... more

AirlinesAIR SICILIA TO BE PUT FOR SALE
CATANIA, Air Sicilia's president, Luigi Crispino, last saturday said in a press conference that the airline is to be put for sale. Crispino underlined that the carrier will be sold to the highest bidder... more

AirlinesATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES TO BUY THREE REGIONALS FROM UAL
DULLES, USA, Atlantic Coast Airlines today said it is to buy three regional carriers, actually owned by US Airways, Allegheny Airlines, Piedmont Airlines and PSA Airlines, from UAL. The deal is subject... more

AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES REPORTS FEBRUARY LOAD FACTOR
HOUSTON, "Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) today reported a 68.5 percent systemwide load factor in February 2001, 1.1 points below last year's February load factor. In February 2001, Continental flew... more

AirlinesHAINAN AIRLINES TO TAKE OVER XINHUA AIRLINES
SHANGAI, CHINA, Hainan Airlines board agreed to buy a 51% stake in Beijing-based Xinhua Airlines, which will be restructured. Xinhua Airlines, currently operates nearly 50 flight routes and has a fleet... more

AirlinesGEEEK PARLIAMENT AGREE TO OLYMPIC PRIVATIZATION
ATHENS, GREECE, Greek parliament approved with 138 vote against 119 and after a series of meetings, the privatization of flag carrier Olympic Airways, according will of Pasok socilaist party on power.... more

AirlinesGANDALF TO LAUNCH 13 NEW ROUTES BY THE END OF MARCH
MILAN, Following the code-share agreement with Air France, Gandalf is to operate 13 new services and 28 daily flights to France, Spain, Germany, starting from March 25. New daily flights from Pisa to Paris,... more

AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES CANCELS FLIGHTS AT JFK AIRPORTS
NEW YORK, The US carrier was forced to cancel more than 120 flights yesterday because of a work slowdown by aircraft mechanics at Kennedy Airport. Other flights were delayed. The contract between the airline... more

AirlinesQATAR AIRWAYS WILL START FLIGHTS TO IRAQ
DOHA, QATAR, Qatar Airways will start a regular service to Iraq, as soon as some insurance problems will be ironed out, despite the Un embargo, reported the Gulf Times. Airline sources told Gulf Times... more