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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
AirlinesJAPAN AIRLINES TO BUY 10 BOEING AIRCRAFT
JAPAN, Japan Airlines today said it will buy two 767-300ERs and eight 777-200ER planes between 2002 and 2004. The aircrafts will replace ten older MD-11 models and will be bought between 2002 and 2004.... more
AirlinesDELTA TO START FLIGHTS TO ISRAEL
TEL AVIV, Delta Air Lines has scheduled to start non-stop service from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport to Israel. The airline is going to offer one daily non-stop flight between New York... more
AirlinesQANTAS COULD GO TO AIRBUS AFTER FORTY YEARS OF BOEING ''TRADITION'
AUSTRALIA, Australian national airline Qantas could break a tradition last 40 years, in which U.S. Boeing industries have been the airline's only aircraft supplier. Qantas is interested with Airbus giant... more
AirlinesQANTAS AIRLINES TO BUY TWO BOMBARDIER Q300
TORONTO, Qantas Airlines has acquired two 50-seat Q300 turboprop airliners from Bombardier. Value of the contract is approximately $29 million U.S. The two planes will be used by Qantas regional subsidiary... more
AirlinesSAIRGROUP SHARES RISE, BUT SWISSAIR YIELD IS DENIED
ZURICH, SAirGroup Holdings spokeswoman Beatrice Tschanz, has declared that the possibilities about Swissair yield have no ground. Following the selling news, SAairGroup shares have raised about 6 per cent... more
AirlinesSAIRGROUP COULD SELL SWISSAIR
ZURICH, SAirGroup Holding Chairman, Lukas Muelemann, didn't confirm the gossip saying that the holding intends to sell Swissair. According to the source, Lufthansa and British Airways would be among the... more
AirlinesAIR INDIA AND INDIAN AIRLINES PRIVATIZATIONS COMPLETED FOR MARCH
INDIA, A spokesman of the government said that the privatizations of national flag carrier Air India and domestic carrier Indian Airlines is scheduled to be completed by the end of March. The government... more
AirlinesPRO AIR COULD SOON FLY AGAIN
USA, Pro Air and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have agreed on a process to restore the company's right to fly in less than three months. Pro Air will have to prove it has overcome financial... more
AirlinesIBERIA TO BUY 27 PLANES FROM AIR EUROPA
MADRID, Iberia will purchase 27 planes from Air Europa and take on most of its staff, said the spanish newspaper Cinco Dias. The two airlines didn't comment the new. more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA TO CHOOSE BETWEEN A3XX AND 747 WITHIN THE END OF THE YEAR
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa will decide within the end of 2000, or early 2001, wheter ordering A3XX planes or Boeing 747. The new was reported by Michael Lamberty, airline's spokesman. Jurgen Weber, Lefthansa's... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA NOT TO EXCHANGE PARTNERSHIP SHARES WITH AIR ONE
FRANKFURT, There will be no exchange of partnership shares between Lufthansa and Air One, said Jurgen Weber, Chairman of the german airline. Weber, on the other hand, confirmed the two carriers intend... more