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AirlinesAIR WISCONSIN'S AUGUST TRAFFIC REPORT
APPLETON, USA, Air Wisconsin reported a 23,6% increase of RPM's in August, compared with the previous year. Available Seat Miles went up 8,3% and passenger load factor grew 8,9%. Air Wisconsin Airlines... more
AirlinesAIR TRANSAT FINED FOR 165.000CDN AND SUED FOR 20 USDM DAMAGES
TORONTO, CANADA, Canadian airline Air Transat has been fined CAD$165,000 by the Canadian government after the emergency landing of an airline's A330 at Azores, some days ago, as the carrier admitted... more
AirlinesCHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES TO PURCHASE 20 BOEING 737-800 AIRCRAFTS
PEKING, China Southern Airlines said it plans to invest US$800m in the purchase of 20 B737-800 planes in the next five years. The airline should also invest US$303m in the purchase of two B747- 400F cargo-transport... more
AirlinesAUSTRALIAN MINISTER CALLS FOR QANTAS TO RESUME FLIGHTS TO CHILE
AUSTRALIA, Mark Vaile, australian Trade Minister, has explicitly called on Qantas to recommence services to Chile owing to the business boom between the two countries. "I will be suggesting to Qantas they... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST AIRLINES REPORTS AUGUST TRAFFIC
ST. PAUL, USA, Northwest Airlines announced a system-wide August load factor of 80.6 percent, 0.1 points above August 2000. Northwest flew 7.64 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) and 9.48 billion available... more
AirlinesLOT TRIPLES NET LOSS IN 1H
POLAND, Polish LOT has tripled net loss over the same period last year to $59,1 million, owing to a 22% increase of operating costs. Passenger traffic rose 19% to 1,5 million. The airline announced that... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE CONCORDE WINS APPROVAL FOR FLIGHT
PARIS, French Civil Aviation yesterday approved the Air France Fox Bravo Concorde for flight. The airline said all safety checks were met. Therefore Air France has won clearance for commercial flights.... more
AirlinesDELTA REPORTS AUGUST TRAFFIC
ATLANTA, Delta Air Lines reported traffic results for the month of August. System traffic decreased 2.3 percent with no change in capacity from August 2000. Delta's system load factor was 76.8 percent,... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES' AUGUST TRAFFIC RISES 9.1 PERCENT
CHICAGO, "United Airlines' (NYSE: UAL - news) total scheduled revenue passenger miles (RPMs) rose 9.1 percent in August vs. the comparable month in 2000. The airline's passenger load factor increased to... more
AirlinesAIRLINE TO OFFER THE ONLY NONSTOP SERVICE BETWEEN KANSAS CITY AND SOUTH
KANSAS CITY, "Vanguard Airlines, Inc. (Nasdaq: VNGD) today announced service to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., beginning December 10, 2001. Vanguard will offer one daily nonstop flight between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood... more
AirlinesAIR LITTORAL STAFF TO GO ON STRIKE TOMORROW
FRANCE, French Air Littoral's personnel will begin a 48-strike tomorrow eveninig to protest against the restructuring plan carried on by the airline's management which includes also almost 300 job cuts.... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT SHAREHOLDERS ELECT NEW BOARD
MOSCOW, Aeroflot's shareholders elected the new board of directors today during an extraordinary meeting called by Carrol Trading, which holds a 10% stake in the airline. The government, which owns 51.17%... more
AirlinesDEUTSCHE BA PILOTS MAY STRIKE SOON
FRANKFURT, Deutsche BA pilots are likely to strike soon after talks with the airline over pay proposal failed, said German union Vereinigung Cockpit. Deutsche BA is a subsidiary of British Airways Plc... more
AirlinesJAL OFFERS DISCOUNT FARES FOR BUSINESS CLASS ON INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS
TOKYO, Japan Airlines yesterday said it is to offer a maximum 34.4% discount on its business-class fares on some international routes. Among them the services from Tokyo to San Francisco, Los Angeles,... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA SIGNS $285-MILLION MAINTENANCE DEAL
CANADA, Air Canada has signed a $285-million (U.S.) contract to look after aircraft for U.S.-based Atlantic Coast Airlines. The 16-year agreement covers the U.S. carrier's fleet of Canadair Regional Jets.... more
AirlinesTHAI AIRWAYS BOARD QUITS
THAILAND, The entire board of directors of Thai Airways has resigned following demands for change in the airline's management by the government, besides the bomb threats and rows over management.... more
AirlinesSIBIR REPORTS A RISE IN PASSENGER AND CARGO TRAFFIC
RUSSIA, Russian Sibir airline reported a 2.5 times rise in passenger traffic in Augusat, compared to the same period of the previous year. Cargo traffic grew 61,7%, a spokesman for the airline said.... more
AirlinesALASKA AIR GROUP REPORTS AUGUST TRAFFIC
SEATTLE, "Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK - news) today reported August passenger traffic for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. Alaska Airlines' August traffic increased 12.7 percent... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT'S PASSENGER TRAFFIC UP IN THE FIRST EIGHT MONTHS OF THE YEAR
MOSCOW, Russian Aeroflot reported a 19,3% increase in the passenger traffic over the first eight months of 2001 compared with the same period last year. 4.58 million passengers have flown with Aeroflot... more
AirlinesVIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS CODESHARES WITH SIA
LONDON, Virgin Atlantic Airways has signed a codeshare agreement with Singapore Airlines on the flights from London to Singapore operated by SIA from Oct. 1. The deal is restricted to economic class, said... more
AirlinesSRI LANKAN AIRWAYS RESUMES FLIGHTS TO ABU DHABI
COLOMBO, Sri Lankan Airways said it has resumed flights between Colombo and Abu Dhabi, United Emirates, after a 42-day suspension due to the guerrilla attack. Sri Lankan will operate two weekly flights... more
AirlinesSABENA CANCELS FLIGHTS AS PILOTS STRIKE
BRUSSELS, Belgian Sabena said it had to cancel 46 flights within Europe early this morning due to pilots 24-hour strike to protest against the airline's management restructuring plan. "Pilots are picketing... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE RESULTS FOR FIRST QUARTER OF FISCAL YEAR 2001-02
PARIS, FRANCE, Strong operating performance despite difficult economic climate: Operating income rises to 253 million euros Net profit before sale of financial assets increases to 195 million euros... more
AirlinesAMERICAN EAGLE REPORTS AUGUST TRAFFIC RESULTS
FORTH WORTH, "American Eagle, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, reported August traffic results. During the month of August, American Eagle flew 370.9 million passenger miles, a 6.2 percent... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES EXPANDS SERVICE TO BRAZIL WITH NEW CODESHARE FLIGHTS TO MANAUS AND BRASILIA
MIAMI, American Airlines expands its service to Brazil and its marketing alliance with TAM Brazilian Airlines when it launches new codeshare flights between Miami and Manaus, with continuing service to... more
AirlinesUS AIRWAYS TRAFFIC UP 6.0 PERCENT FOR AUGUST
ARLINGTON, "US Airways reported today (yesterday) that revenue passenger miles for August 2001 were up 6.0 percent compared to August 2000, while available seat miles for the month increased 5.0 percent.... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES TO BEGIN NONSTOP SERVICE BETWEEN FORT LAUDERDALE AND CARACAS, VENEZUELA, ON DEC. 15
MIAMI, "American Airlines will begin nonstop service between Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport and Caracas, Venezuela, on Dec. 15. The airline will serve the route five times each week... more
AirlinesCONCORDE: AIR FRANCE WILL RESUME REGULAR SUPERSONIC FLIGHTS IN NOVEMBER
PARIS, FRANCE, More than a promise, Air France has forecasted that, in the next November, will resume regular intercontinental supersonic flight with its Concorde, which operation ceased soon after a tragic... more
AirlinesAMERICA WEST INITIATES NEW SERVICE BETWEEN COLUMBUS, OHIO, AND TORONTO
PHOENIX, "America West initiated service today between Columbus, Ohio, and Toronto. The service is provided by America West Express, which is operated by Mesa Air Group and Chautauqua Airlines. The popular... more
AirlinesMESA AIR GROUP ANNOUNCES MAJOR NEW CODESHARE AGREEMENT WITH FRONTIER AIRLINES
PHOENIX, "Mesa Air Group, Inc. announced today that it has signed an agreement to establish a regional jet codeshare partnership with Denver-based Frontier Airlines, Inc. Under the new partnership, Mesa... more
AirlinesCROSSAIR'S NET LOSS WIDENS IN THE FIRST HALF
SWITZERLAND, Swiss airline Crossair today said its net loss for the first half of 2001 widened to 17.8 mln sfr from 6.1 mln a year earlier as sales increased 6 pct to 640 mln sfr. Load factor rose 4% to... more
AirlinesKLM: LOAD FACTOR DIPS IN AUGUST
AMSTERDAM, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines reported a 76,8% overall load factor in August, down 3% from the same month a year earlier. Traffic was down 1% to 868.0 mln tonne-kilometers from 875.7 mln, while capacity... more
AirlinesQANTAS MAINTENANCE WORK TO STRIKE NEXT WEEK
AUSTRALIA, Maintenance workers employed by Australian Qantas said they will stop work for 24 hours next Wednesday, Sept. 12, following a breakdown in talks on a new enterprise agreement with the airline's... more
AirlinesCHINA EASTERN MAKES DEAL WITH CHINA AIR
SHANGAI, China Eastern Airlines signed a deal with Taiwan's China Airlines this morning. The agreement gives China Air 25% of the enlarged share capital of Shanghai-based China Cargo, whcich currently... more
AirlinesSOUTHWEST AIRLINES REPORTS AUGUST TRAFFIC
DALLAS, "Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV - news) announced today that the Company flew 4.4 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in August 2001, a 15.7 percent increase from the 3.8 billion RPMs flown... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE OPERATIVE PROFITS RISES
PARIS, FRANCE, Despite the general crisis which hit the air transport market, the French carrier Air France registered in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, ended at June, a operative profit... more
AirlinesRYANAIR CARRIES 1 MILLION PASSENGERS IN AUGUST
DUBLIN, "Ryanair, Europe's largest low fares airline this morning announced that it had carried over one million passengers in a month for the first time in its 16 year history. Traffic during August... more
AirlinesAIRTRAN AIRWAYS REPORTS RECORD AUGUST 2001 TRAFFIC RESULTS
ORLANDO, USA, "AirTran Airways, a unit of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AAI - news), today reported double-digit increases in passenger traffic, capacity and passenger boardings for the month of August... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS TO ELIMINATE 1800 JOBS
LONDON, British AIrways will cut 1800 jobs, 35 of it's workforce, by April 2002, in attempt to reduce costs, the airline said in a meeting with labour unions yesterday. "We need to address our costs",... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES TO CONTINUE SEASONAL SUMMER SERVICE BETWEEN CHICAGO O'HARE AND ROME'S FIUMICINO AIRPORT
CHICAGO, American Airlines announced it will reinstate daily non-stop service between Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Rome for the 2002 summer travel season. The airline will fly to and from... more
AirlinesCATHAY TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICE TO SAUDI ARABIA
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific Airways is to launch a new twice-weekly service between Hong Kong and Ryhad, Saudi Arabia's capital, from October 28. The service will be operated with a Boeing 777-200 ai... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS AUGUST TRAFFIC RESULTS
FORTH WORTH, "American Airlines reported its August systemwide traffic decreased 0.6 percent from August 2000, on a capacity increase of 1.6 percent. The system load factor was 76.6 percent, down 1.7 points... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES REPORTS AUGUST PERFORMANCE
HOUSTON, "Continental Airlines reported an August load factor of 78.1 percent, 1.3 points below last year's August load factor. Continental's on-time arrival rate was 77.7 percent and its completion factor... more
AirlinesNEW CHAIRMAN AT HINDISTAN AERONAUTICS
INDIA, N.R. Mohanty was appointed new chairman for Hindistan Aeronautics. Mohanty, who is working for the indian manufacturer since 1971, replaces C.G. Krishnadas Nair, who resigned Aug. 31. more
AirlinesROYAL JORDANIAN AIRLINES TAKES CARE OF PASSENGERS WHO HAD TO WAIT THREE DAYS TO RETURN HOME
ROME, Royal Jordanian Airlines provided a good assistance to a group of italian passengers who, because of an overbooking on a flight Bangkok-Amman-Rome on Aug. 27, had to wait three days to be enabled... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL EXPRESS ANNOUNCES NEW SERVICE BETWEEN KNOXVILLE, TENN., AND NEW YORK
HOUSTON, "Continental Express, the regional air carrier to Continental Airlines, today announced new nonstop service, twice daily between Knoxville, Tenn., and New York's LaGuardia Airport, effective Nov.... more
AirlinesSIA LOAD FACTOR SLIDES IN JULY
SINGAPORE, Singapore Airlines saw a 3,8% decline to 70,5% in overall load factor in July, due to the lowering of cargo loads, which fell 6.5% to 62.8%, the paper Business Time reported. more
AirlinesHOTEL AND CAR RENTAL BOOKING FACILITIES AVAILABLE AT VIRGIN EXPRESS
BRUSSELS-AMSTERDAM, "From today, internauts visiting the Virgin Express website are able to book a hotel room in real-time as a result of a partnership deal between the Belgian low-fare airline Virgin... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT BOARD COULD BE REPLACED
MOSCOW, An extraordinary EGM will be held on September 6 from Aeroflot's shareholders to consider the replacement of board of directors. The state owns a 51% stake in Aeroflot, the paper Izvestia r... more
AirlinesADVISORY/ALASKA AIRLINES INAUGURATES SERVICE FROM ANCHORAGE TO WASHINGTON, D.C.
USA, "Alaska Airlines (NYSE:ALK - news) celebrates the launch of the first-ever, same-plane service to Reagan Washington National Airport with early morning festivities. (BUSINESS WIRE)-- -- WHO: Alaska... more