AirlinesAustrian Airlines Group 2001 good performance

8,5m passengers in 2001

With just a 0,1% fall in the general number of passengers, Austrian Airlines Group is probably one of the few air companies not to be smashed down from September 11th terrorist attacks. Even though the... more

AirlinesUnited Airlines number of flights to be increased

127 more flights in April

Recent raising in the passengers demand will allow United Airlines to add 127 new flights in April. The main positive consequence will be the reduction in the air carrier employees cuts. (m/cesn) more

AirlinesBritish Airways' crisis

GBPm 187 net losses in 3rd quarter of 2001

World wide air traffic crisis affected British Airways as well. Despite a GBPm 80 net income registered the same period of 2000, the British flag airline has reported a GBPm 187 loss in the 3rd quarter... more

AirlinesUnited Airlines pays the expensive Bin Laden bill

USDm 308 net losses in fourth quarter of 2001

As its air carrier fellows, United Airlines closed 2001 with heavy losses. USDm 308 is the price the airline will pay for last September terrorist Attacks, with a 24% turnover-per-passenger fall.... more

AirlinesAnsett airline to be revived

More than 1500 creditors approved rescue plan

Once the Australian second air carrier, loss-making Ansett will be saved by Tesna, a consortium headed by Solomon Lew and Lindsay Fox. This is what the 1500 something creditors gathering decided last... more

AirlinesEasy Jet increases flights from Gatwick

The airline already flies to Amesterdam, Geneva and Nice from Gatwick

UK budget airline, easyJet, today launched the first of five new routes from Gatwick for European destinations that will arrive to be eight. Following today's inaugural flight to Barcelona, Spain,... more

AirlinesKLM will not marry anyone

"We can walk alone for 20-30 years "

Rob Rujiter,KLM financial manager, confirmed Dutch airline needs no strategic alliance as it could go on all by itself for at least "two or three decades". During the same conference call, Mr Rujiter... more

AirlinesVirgin Express, & DAT , discussions continued

Possible merging of the two carriers

Five working groups are analyzing in depth the possible merger between the two carriers from a commercial, operational, financial and marketing point of view, without omitting support services. Virgin... more

AirlinesDelta Airlines sees red

USDm 734 net losses in the fourth quarter of 2001

Third american airline, Delta, announced net losses for USDm 734 in the fourth quarter of last year, against a USDm 79 net income in the same period of 2000. General turnover saw 28,6% fall, decreasing... more

AirlinesSwiss (2): red and white will be the colors of the new Helvetic airline

Tyler Brule is the image creator of the airline

Swiss, the new swiss air carrier, has been dressed in red and white by the canadian stylist Tyler Brule . From April 1st 2002, all Swiss aircraft will have a huge white cross on a red background. "No... more

AirlinesKLM to pay September 11th terrorism

EURm 94 net losses for the Dutch airline

KLM closed the third quarter with losses for EURm 94, despite the EURm 4 of net income registered in the same period of 2000. Even the Dutch air carrier seems to pay for the September 11th terrorist attacks... more

AirlinesAA dismisses its A300

Airbus aircraft will not cross the atlantic anymore

American Airways A300 will not be employed on transatlantic routes anymore. According to the company, decision is part of a general dismissing strategy already projected last may 2001, and should not,... more

AirlinesBA-Heathrow: a strange relationship

Should BA renounce to his almost monopolistic postion in world'busiest airport?

Perhaps British Airways has an Hamletic dilemma: to remain or not to remain the most influential airline in the first London airport? After the pre-marriage divorce with American Airlines, this enigmatic... more

AirlinesFrench airlines, state help authorized by European Commission

EURm 54 funding for air transport crisis

European Commission authorized a 54,9 EURm public help that french government had settled in favour of the local airlines. Of course the biggest share of that amount will go to Air France. Fundings... more

AirlinesThe new helvetic carrier named Swiss

The secret unveiled by daily newspaper Blick

A journalist on duty in the swiss daily newspaper (german speaking) Blick, scored a goal photographing in a Zurich hangar an aircraft of the bankrupted carrier Swissair; according to the newspaper information. The... more

AirlinesBoeing flies to Japan

American Japanese partnership for the Sonic Cruiser

Boeing will be supported by a group of Japanese industries for what concern research and materials development in the construction of its new aircraft, the Sonic Cruiser. "For the first time" stated Lori... more

AirlinesCrisis at Lot (Swissair group)

EURm 180,64 net losses

Lot, the polish air carrier, closed 2001 with EURm 180,64 net losses. Despite the positive closure in 2000, with a EURm 7,97 net profit, last year polish airline saw a 0,4% fall in the global turnover... more

AirlinesAir France resumes flights to Madagascar

Operation had been suspended due to local strikes

Air France, always ready to intervene in the french-speaking African market, has already resumed flights for the malagasy capital. All the carriers serving Tananarive have been compelled to stop operations... more

AirlinesThai will decide on A380 within this year

The aircraft is the only existing alternative to Boeing 747

Thai Airways must decide if to purchase or not the wide bodied aircraft A380 and the decision will be taken within year 2002. It has been said yesterday by the Airbus director general for France, specifying... more

AirlinesJAL-JAS merger

3000 job cuts

The merger beetween the Japan Airlines, the biggest japanese airline, and the Japan Air System, third carrier in Japan, will produce a strong personnel reduction, as confirmed by the companies spokesmen... more

AirlinesBritsh airways shares fall

-3,3 at the London Stock Exchange

After the decision to quit the alliance with American Airlines, last friday British Airways shares lost 4,5% of their former value, and this morning another 3,3%. Due to the situation, analysts foresee... more

AirlinesAmerican Airlines and British Airways to divorce

Us Dot asked for a 16 slots renounciation at London Heathrow

North atlantic alliance beetween American Airlines and British Airways will not take place. Before the very start, the companies quit foreseen agreements because of the too constraining antitrust conditions.... more

AirlinesRyanair, ambitious goals

The carrier promises to overcome Lufthansa in six years

The irish low-cost carrier Ryanair declare that within six years the competitor Lufthansa will be surpassed. This is the statement of the owner Michael O'Leary to german daily newspaper Handelsblatt,... more

Airlinesiberia announces over 2500 jobs cut

Losses of 75% in 2001

According to an Iberia Spanish airline spokesman, net incomes in 2001 fallen of 75% respect year 2000, to near 50 EURm, against financial analysts expectations of at least 70 EURm. This led airline to... more

AirlinesEuropean airlines lose five million passengers following Sept. 11 attacks

European airlines lost 5 million passengers last year as a result of the US terror attacks, according to the Association of European Airlines. The association says traffic was down 2% early in... more

AirlinesLimited losses for AEA carriers

In year 2001 passenger traffic decreased by 5%

AEA, the association of european airlines, declared that passenger traffic decreased by 5% if compared to year 2000. The intraeuropean traffic decreased by 0,4%, while before the well known September... more

AirlinesIberia fined by spanish government

The carrier had cancelled flights without previous advice

Spanish government levied a EUR 137.030,72 fine to Iberia for a lock-out without previous notice. On date July 12th 2001 there was a heavy pilots strike and the management decided to stop all Iberia flights,... more

AirlinesDELTA PRESIDENT APOLOGIZES WITH A YOUNG MUSLIM WOMAN

WASHINGTON, USA, The Delta Airlines president Frederick Reid has apologized with a young muslim woman, because a security guard at Baltimora airport ordered her to enlever the foulard that is imposed by... more

AirlinesDELTA POSTPONES THE WITHDRAWAL OF 39 NEW AIRCRAFTS

USA, According to a Delta Airlines spokesman declarations, the carrier renounced to withdraw 39 new aircrafts ordered on a total of 52, and there is no indications of when such withdrawal will be p... more

AirlinesCOMPETITION BETWEEN GO AND BMI

EAST MIDLANDS, UK, The comments of Barbara Cassiani, chief executive of the no-frills carrier Go, on the creation of BMIbaby low cost carrier, have been immediately commented by the competitor airline. Ms.... more

AirlinesLUFTHANSA PASSENGERS DECREASED IN YEAR 2001

FRANKFURT, A Lufthansa press release informs that the carrier transported a total of 45,7 million passengers, losing 2,7%; in the past year the load factor has been 71,5%, with a loss of 2,9%. more

AirlinesDAT (2): PERSPECTIVES IMPROVE

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, Prospects for the Belgian airline DAT emerging as a successor to failed national carrier, Sabena, have improved after it reived interest by financial institutions. DAT was ultimately... more

AirlinesNEW EMERGENCY LANDING FOR A PIA FLIGHT

KARACHI, PAKISTAN, A company spokesman informed that another aircraft belonging to PIA was forced to an emergency landing. This time the plane, bound to Frankfurt, was an Airbus 310 with 170 passengers... more

AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES LOCATION SEARCHED

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA, Federal police of Argentina today searched the local representative office of the carrier American Airlines and of some firms involved in the business of currency transfer, such... more

AirlinesBMIBABY: THE NAME OF THE NEW BRITISH MIDLAND'S LOW-COST AIRLINE

LONDON. GREAT BRITAIN, United Kingdom carrier bmi british midland has named its infant 'no frills' airline to be based at East Midlands Airport - 'bmibaby'.Its managing director will be Tony Davis, and... more

AirlinesVIRGIN, A PERSONALIZED CREDIT CARD

ROME, Richard Branson, the famous owner of the Virgin group involved in videogames, drinks and airlines, has announced the creation of the Virgin Card, allowing the choice of payment system, interest rate... more

AirlinesDAT EXPOSES ITS GUIDELINES

BRUXELLES, BELGIUM, The Belgian airline DAT, which has taken,as occurred with other carriers, the place of the failed flag carrier Sabena, has diffused, in a press conference its guidelines. DAT was a... more

AirlinesNORTHWEST AIRLINES ANNOUNCES LOSSES FOR 216 USDM IN 4T01

USA, The U.S. carrier Northwest Airlines diffused today its financial data for 4T01, where is claimed to have suffered a loss of 216 USDm. This is concerning considering that in the same period of 2000,... more

AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC HOPES A TRAFFIC RESUMPTION IN YEAR 2002

ROME, In a press conference held in Rome the Cathay Pacific general manager expressed the hope in a far east traffic resumption. After September 11th Cathay has suffered a traffic loss, even if the Rome... more

AirlinesCROSSAIR INSTEAD OF SWISSAIR

ZURICH, The regional airline Crossair is taking over the commercial responsibility of the european flights once operated by Swissair, according to a press release. Crossair will rent to Swissair aircraft... more

AirlinesTWO IMPORTANT AMERICAN AWARDS TO ITALIAN CARRIER AIR DOLOMITI

ORLANDO, FLORIDA, The italian airline Air Dolomiti has obtained two Diamond Awards, the most important prizes granted by the monthly Onboard Services Magazine. The carrier has already received various... more

AirlinesBIG LOSSES FOR AMR- AMERICAN AIRLòINES

FORT WORTH, AMR Corp., the holding of American Airlines carrier, has announced a net loss of 734 USDm in the last quarter of the year 2001, while in the year 2000 there had been a surplus of 56 USDm. The... more