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AirlinesUS SENATOR URGES AMERICAN AIRLINES TO PUT PASSENGER RIGHTS ONLINE
WASHINGTON, American Senator Ron Wyden , a Democrat, sent a letter to nine major U.S airlines urging they spell out passengers' legal rights on internet, where travellers increasingly turn to get informations... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA IMPROVES PROFITS THANKS TO HEDGING ON FUEL COSTS
GERMAN, Lufthansa reported high profits in the first six months of the year thanks to having bought fuel before the recent increase in oil prices. This allowed an 18% surge in earnings for that period.... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA SEARCHING FOR SMALL AIRLINES TO BUY
BERLIN, An official of Lufthansa declared the german airline intends to buy small carriers offering very low prices. Among them there should be the low cost airlines Ryanair, irish, and the british Virgin... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR DENIES TO BE INTERESTED IN MERGER WITH BRITISH
ROMA, A spokesman of Swissair denies the swiss company to be interested in a merger with British Airways. The unconfirmed report, appeared on some newspapers, was defined by the spokesman a lie. more
AirlinesCIVIL AVIATION RECALLS AOM TO ORDER
PARIS, AOM, the french airline of Swissair group, was called to order by Civil Aviation because of many accidents which grounded several DC-10s giving a lot of problems to hundreds of passengers. AOM replied... more
AirlinesWESTJET AIRLINES ORDERS NEW GENERATION 737-700 AIRCRAFT
CALGARY, CANADA, Boards of Directors of canadian WestJet Airlines announced the purchase of six additional Next Generation 737-700 aircrafts. Moreover a flight simulator will be purchased from CAE Electronics.... more
AirlinesSABENA: HEAVY LOSSES IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR
BRUXELLES, Sabena, the belgian airline, had a debit of 83,6 millions of Euro in the first half of the year. Probably the heavy losses are mostly due to the rise of fuel's price. more
AirlinesALITALIA INCREASING FARES AND DELETING SOME ROUTES FOR OIL RISE
ROME, Alitalia decided to take measures after the new rise of oil. International tickets will be increased of 3% starting from September and routes with Sidney, Nairobi, Addis Abeba and Bangkok will be... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE BANS SMOKING ON ALL FLIGHTS FROM NOVEMBER
PARIS, Air France decided to extend no-smoking policy, already in force on North American, Caribbean and Indian Ocean long-haul routes, to its entire network from November. The french airline will be... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES TO ORDER NEW AIRBUS AIRCRAFT
FRANCE, United Airlines placed a firm order for 12 new Airbus aircraft, six A319 and six A320, exercising options from its 1998 purchase agreement. Deliveries are slated for 2002. more
AirlinesALASKA AIRLINES GROUNDS 18 BOEING MD-80
ALASKA, Alaska Airlines is grounding up to 18 Boeing MD-80 for inspecting the jackscrew implicated in last January's crash, in which 88 people have been killed. The airline reported to FAA (Federal Aviation... more
AirlinesDELIVERED TO CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES FIRST A319
FRANCE, The first A319 was delivered today to the China Eastern Airlines. Other ten units of this plane, going to replace MD82s, will be delivered over the next three years. more
AirlinesSOUTHWEST AIRLINES FIRES PILOTS OF PLANE THAT SLID OFF RUNWAY OF BURBANK AIRPORT
BURBANK, CALIFORNIA, Southwest Airlines fired the pilot and co-pilot of 737 jetliner that skidded off a runway during a landing at Burbank airport in march. Company officials declined to discuss the reason... more
AirlinesAMERICAN EAGLE ORDERS 6 REGIONAL JETS FROM EMBRAER
USA, American Eagle has exrcised options for six regional jets from Embraer. The carrier will be allowed to choose between the 37-seat and 50 seat models. more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES ORDERS 9 BOEING JETLINERS
USA, American Airlines ordered 9 Boeing jetliners, 6 of 777 family and three 737-800s. The planes willl go towards fleet replacement and supporting modest growth. more
AirlinesAIR ALGERIE WELCOMED ITS FIRST BOEING NEXT-GENERATION 737 JETLINER
SEATTLE, Air Algerie, the flag carrier of Algeria, welcomed today its first Boeing Next-Generation 737-800. Other six aircrafts of this type have been ordered with three 737-600 to renew its air fleet.... more
AirlinesNEW EMAIL SERVICE IN FLIGHT FOR CATHAY PACIFIC AND TENZIG
ROME, Cathay Pacific Airways and Tenzig Communications, global internet provider, will launch soon a new email service and intranet aboard the airline's entire fleet. The service will start in 2001. more
AirlinesEMIRATES FIRST CUSTOMER OF AIRBUS
ROME, Emirates has been the first carrier to buy the super jumbo A3XX, the largest plane in the world. The contract was signed during Farnborough Air Show. The plane will be used by the airline to... more
AirlinesFRENCH CONCORDES TO STAY GROUNDED
PARIS, French civil aviation authorities decided the ban on Air France Concorde flights will remain. Experts also said will put in place extra safety measures, according to the General Direction for Civil... more
AirlinesMONARCH AIRLINES TO BUY 5 NEW AIRBUS A321
ENGLAND, Monarch Airlines announced to have signed a contract for the purchase of 5 new Airbus A321. The aircrafts will be delivered in 2002 and will expand the fleet of the airline, currently composed... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC BEST MANAGED ASIAN AIRLINE
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific Airways is the best managed airline of Asia and the second in the world, this is shown in the ranking of the weekly magazine Aviation Week & Space Technology, based on criteria... more
Airlines52 A3XX RECEIVING OPTION FOR AIRBUS
FARNBOROUGH, Following the "good example" of Emirates, six airlines of the nine already interested with the new plane took up options for 52 units of the sky giant. Emirates today signed a contract for... more
AirlinesBEREZOVSKY IMPLICATED IN AEROFLOT AFFAIR
GENEVA, According to russian authorities, which asked a judicial help to the swiss ones, the famous tycoon Boris Berezovsky would be clearly implicated in Aeroflot scandal, having used his power and men... more
AirlinesCITYFLYER EXPRESS ORDERS SIX AVRO RJ AIRLINER TO BAE
LONDON, British Airways' subsidiary CityFlyer Express has ordered six Avro RJ airliners to Bae Systems' regional aircraft division. Contract is valued £120 million. The aircrafts will be delivered between... more
AirlinesUS GOVERNMENT THREATENS MERGER BETWEEN BA AND KLM
LONDON, The U.S. government said it may block British Airways' pending merger with dutch Klm because it believes the merger to be an attempt of British to circumnavigate treaties to increase its access... more
AirlinesEMIRATES SIGNS DEAL FOR 3 NEW AIRBUS
DUBAI, EMIRATES, Emirates airline announced that it signed a contract with Airbus Industries for three new planes A 330-200. All the aircrafts will be delivered within March 2002. more
AirlinesWESTJET AIRLINES CONFIRMS AQUISITION OF FIVE 737-200
CALGARY, CANADA, Westjet Airlines confirmed its fleet expansion plans with the acquisition of five Boeing 737-200 for the coming months. WestJet currently operates with a fleet of 17 737-200, serving all... more
AirlinesCROSSAIR: 4 CRASHES IN A WEEK
SWITZERLAND, The swiss airline Crossair went through 4 crashes in the last week. Moreover, six planes couldn't take off and a dozen of flights have been cancelled. The airline denounced the shortage of... more
AirlinesEMBRAER OPENS MILITARY JET PLANS
BRAZIL, Embraer revealed plans to construct a military jet plant. The project will cost $150m. The plant will be used also to test aircrafts. For that purpose will be constructed a 5.kilometre-long... more
AirlinesVAN WIJK-KLM: NO CUTBACKS FOR MERGER WITH BRITISH
AMSTERDAM, According to KLM Chief Executive Van Wijk the dutch national airline,which recently divorced from Alitalia, is not planning cutbacks, as unions were fearing, in case of merger with British Airways.... more
AirlinesAIR NEZ ZEALAND INCREASING FLIGHTS TO COOK ISLES
NEW ZEALAND, Air New Zealand decided to increase, starting from August, flights between Cook Isles and Los Angeles. Those, having connections from Europe (London and Franfurt), will shift from three into... more
AirlinesANSETT AUSTRALIA LAUNCHES INTERNET SITE FOR OLIMPIC GAMES
AUSTRALIA, Ansett Australia launched an internet site dedicated to Olimpic Games, which are going to start in two months, and at disposal of world press. The airline is one of the major sponsor of the... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA DENIES GOSSIPS ABOUT ITS INTEREST IN QUANTAS
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa denied yesterday the market rumour it was interested in Quantas. A spokesman of the german airline said the carrier is already well represented in the region through its partners in... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES MAKES OFFER TO BUY NORTHWEST AIRLINES
USA, American Airlines has offered $3.7 billion to purchase Northwest Airlines, but this refused because the price was too low. According to analysts American Airlines wants to buy Northwest at all costs... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST PURCHASES 2 747-200 FROM UNITED
USA, Northwest purchased 2 747-200 from United. The aircrafts will be converted to freighter by Boeing. more
AirlinesVIRGIN BLUE HOPES TO BEGIN SERVICE ON 3RD AUGUST
AUSTRALIA, Virgin Blue, the new airline of the the english tycoon Richard Branson, after the inaugural flight of the other day, hopes to begin service on 3rd of August. The new was spread during a press... more
AirlinesVIRGIN BLUE NUOVA COMPAGNIA AEREA AUSTRALIANA
SIDNEY, British tycoon Sir Richard Branson launched his new australian airline Virgin Blue yesterday with an inaugural flight. It was captained by a pilot blacklisted by australian major airlines for ten... more
AirlinesBRITISH MIDLAND JOINS OFFICIALLY IN STAR ALLIANCE
WIEN, British Midland is the second english airline and it joined in Star Alliance partnership since the 1st of July. The carrier ows 6000 employees and 60 aircrafts with which serves 32 destinations in... more
AirlinesRECEIVE CALLS WHILE FLYING WITH VIRGIN
NORWALK, CUNNECTICUT, Virgin Atlantic Airways developed and installed for the first time on some of its aircrafts on internationals routes a system allowing passengers to receive calls while flying using... more
AirlinesTELEMEDICINE ON VARIG'S FLIGHTS
RIO DE JANEIRO, Using the most upgraded technologies of telemedicine, Varig recently introduced on its international flights the opportunity of making a clinical picture of passengers with delicate health... more
AirlinesKLM-BRITISH: NO REQUEST OF EU FOR MERGER
BRUXELLES, The spokesman of european commissioner to Competition, Mario Monti, underlined that is definitely too early to report of a request from Eu to British and Klm to give the green light to the merger... more
AirlinesALITALIA ORDERS GE ENGINES FOR 200M USD
ROME, Italian national airline placed an order to General Electric, valued over 200m USD, for boosting five Boeing 747 already ordered. Other three units received an option. The engines are CF6-80C2s,... more
AirlinesFAA APPROVES ALASKA AIRLINE'S PLAN
WASHINGTON, After the serious problems which FAA found about Alaska Airlines, regarding its aircraft crashed down last 31st of January, killing all passengers, the carrier introduced a plan of recovery... more
AirlinesNEW SERVICES FOR EMIRATES
ROME, Emirates, the international airline of United Arab Emirates, launched two new services, Priority and Priority Plus, to satisfy urgency and safety in goods forwarding. The fleet of the airline is... more
AirlinesSIX AIRLINES JOIN TOGETHER FOR INTERNET CHALLENGE
NEW YORK, United Airlines, Us Airways, Northwest Airlines, Continental Airlines, America West e American Airlines joined together in order to declare the war to travel agencies which offer trips for very... more
AirlinesNEW CFM56-7 ENGINES FOR SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
DALLAS, Southwest Airlines announced an order for CFM56-7 engines to power up to 290 Boeing Next Generation 737-700. The order value is of 1 billion USD. It includes 94 units. Engines are manufactured... more
AirlinesKLM AND BRITISH INTRODUCED ALLIANCE PROJECT TO EUROPEAN COMMISSIONER MONTI
BRUXELLES, Leo Van Wijk and Rod Eddington, presidents of Klm and British Airways, discussed the project of alliance between the two airlines with european commissioner for Competition Monti. They even... more
AirlinesEVA AIRWAYS ACQUIRES BOEING PLANES
SEATTLE, Taiwanese airline EVA Airways acquired 7 new 777 Boeing aircrafts: four 777-300 and three 777-200. The announcement was given by the company which confirmed also that aircrafts will be equipped... more
AirlinesUS ARWAYS ROME-PHILADELPHIA ROUTE INAUGURATION THE 10TH JULY
ROME, Next monday, 10th of July, will take place the inauguration of Rome-Philadelphia route by Us Airways at Rome Fimucino Airport. Will be used an Airbus A330-300. more
AirlinesGLOBAL AIRLINES OFFERS TO ACQUIRE TWA
USA, Global Airlines offered to acquire TWA for 54 per share, ($381m). TWA is currently dealing with Air Tran for a possible cooperation or to be purchased. more