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AirlinesAIR FRANCE PLANS A PARIS-HO CHI MINH CITY NO-STOP SERVICE
PARIS, FRANCE, Air France is considering to operate a no-stop service between Ho Chi Minh City and Paris within 2002. According to airline's South Area manager in Vietnam, Jean Denis Bour, due to improved... more
AirlinesTOUGH TIMES FOR DELTA: 500 USDM LOSSES EXPECTED
USA, According to a Delta airline spokesman declarations, Atlanta-based carrier had a tough fourth quarter and expects to make losses for about 500 USDm, due to the dramatic downturn in air travel... more
AirlinesAER LINGUS TO REDUCE TICKETS FARES
DUBLIN, IRELAND, Ireland airline Aer Lingus decided to reduce fares on 2,5 million of tickets that will be sold in 2002 to face losses expereinced after Sept. 11 attacks. The cost of a trip for U.S. will... more
AirlinesAIR MAURETANIA STARTS CONNECTION WITH PARIS
NOUAKCHOTT, MAURETANIA, Air Mauretania airline started a new route between Nouakchott and Paris operated with a Boeing 737 aircraft. Airline has also two Fokker F-28, with which it flies to Casablanca,... more
AirlinesSTRICT TALKS BETWEEN VIRGIN EXPRESS AND DAT
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, According to a Belgium-based low cost airline Virgin Express spokesman, declarations, has been confirmed that there are talks with the backers of DAT, successor to bankrupt national... more
AirlinesNEW POLISH REGIONAL AIRLINE
WARSAW, POLAND, The Polish aeronautical group GTL announced the creation of a new regional airline, named Air Silesian, which would operate flights between Poland and most requested European cities. Flights... more
AirlinesTHAI SHAREHOLDERS RE-ELECT OLD BOARD
BANGKOK, Thai Airways shareholders yesterday reappointed members of the board who resigned on Monday. "The shareholders re-elected 14 members including the airline's chairman, Virabongsa Ramangkura. One... more
AirlinesKOREAN CARRIERS TO BOOST CHARTER FLIGHTS
SEOUL, Korean carriers said they are increasing the number of charter flights due to the rising demand. Korean Air will operate 79 flights from the end of December until the end of January. Destinations... more
AirlinesSAS TO CUT COSTS
STOCKHOLM, Scandinavian SAS announced it could not need to cut jobs if its employees would accept a collective pay reduction in order to trim and save costs next year. Talks with trade unions are tro be... more
AirlinesALASKA AIRLINES INVITES ITS PASSENGERS TO PACK PLENTY OF PATIENCE
USA, Alaska Airlines is asking passengers to pack plenty of patience during this holiday season in light of heightened airport security and to understand that heightened security measures are in... more
AirlinesKHALIFA AIRWAYS TO START NEW ROUTE
MULHOUSE, Algerian Khalifa Airways is to launch a new twice weekly service, on Thursdays and Saturdays, between Bble-Mulhouse and Constantine, in Algeria. The carrier will operate an Airbus A319 on the... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT INKS DEAL WITH SKYNET
MOSCOW, Aeroflot has signed a codesharing and inter-business agreement with irish SkyNet yesterday. SkyNet will start operations next April with a route "between Moscow and Dublin and Shannon, at first... more
AirlinesCHAUTAUQUA AIRLINES EXERCISES OPTIONS FOR EIGHT PLANES
USA, Chautauqua Airlines exercised options for eight 44-seat ERJ-140s. The aircraft are to be delivered next year and will be operated under a codeshare agreement with American Airlines. Chautauqua Airlines... more
AirlinesLANPERU INTRODUCES NON-STOP NEW YORK-LIMA SERVICE
MIAMI, "LanPeru has introduced non-stop service between New York and Lima, Peru, as part of a codeshare agreement with LanChile Airlines. LanPeru flight 5531, operated by LanChile's Boeing 767-300 aircraft... more
AirlinesIBERIA AND AMERICAN EXPAND THEIR CODE-SHARE AGREEMENT
MIAMI, "The expansion of this code-share agreement adds Washington D.C. as a new city for Iberia Airlines, bringing the total number of cities served in the United States to 24. As of the 19th of December,... more
AirlinesCROSSAIR CARES ITS WORKERS
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, To help the workers taken by Swissair to travel to go at work, Swiss airline Crossair decided to give them 500 SFR for month. more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS WILL NOT LEAVE ITS HEATHROW SLOTS
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, British flag carrier British Airways announced it will not leave the 126 slots it held on London Heathrow airport, as the U.S. Justice department has requested in order to give green... more
AirlinesMAHAN AIR STARTS AGAIN FLIGHT BETWEEN IRAN AND AFGHANISTAN
THERERAN, IRAN, With three weekly flights between Teheran and Kabul, the Iranian airline Mahan Air will recover flights between Iran and Afghanistan, ceased in 1996, after Taliban power take over. more
AirlinesAIR LIB WILL NOT DELIVERY ITS BOOKS TO COURT
PARIS, FRANCE, The management of small French airline Air Lib informed that the financial books will not be delivered to court as the airline in not in failing conditions. According to them a strict costs... more
AirlinesAIRBUS DELIVERS THE FIRST AIR FRANCE A330-200
TOULOSE, FRANCE, French airline Auir France taken possession of its first Airbus A330-200 aircraft, which is only the first of a sereis of similar aircrafts that will substitute the A310-200s and Boeing... more
AirlinesAMERICA WEST PROMISES TO REDUCE CHECK-IN TIME FOR HOLIDAYS
USA, America West Airlines says that between Saturday, December 22 and 29, it will employ all available workers to assure to its passengers the as fast as possible check-in operations in the congestionated... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES AND BRITISH AIRWAYS HOPE FOR A RAPID AGREEMENT APPROVAL
USA, American Airlines and British Airways said they were confident that the proposed alliance between them would be approved next year, despite fresh opposition from the US Department of Justice. However... more
AirlinesWHOLE THAI AIRWAYS BOARD OF MEMBERS RESIGNS
BANGKOK, THAILAND, The whole Board of Members of Thai Airways, composed by 15 people, has resigned due to opposition with the Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra about carrier management. more
AirlinesKLIA NEW HUB FOR QATAR AIRWAYS
KUALA LUMPUR, Qatar Airways announced that it will make the KL International Airport (KLIA) its Asian and Far East hub from next year. The airline is launching a new route between Doha and Kuala Lumpur,... more
AirlinesASIANA AIRLINES TO LAUNCH NEW PUSAN-GUAM SERVICE
PUSAN, Asiana Airlines is to launch a new service between Pusan and Guam from January 6. The airline will fly the route three times a week, on Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays. Asiana also links Pusan with... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC AND BA TO EXPAND CODESHARE AGREEMENT
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific and British Airways are expanding their codeshare deal to several destinations, from January 7. Cathay will place its code on BA flights from Heathrow to Newcastle, Aberdeen,... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE TAKES DELIVERY OF NEW AIRCRAFT
PARIS, Air France yesterday took delivery of the first of eight Airbus A330-200s ordered from Airbus Industrie. The plane is powered by General Electric CF6-80E1A3 engines and it will be used on Paris-Boston... more
AirlinesDELTA AIR LINES AND CHINA AIRLINES ANNOUNCE CODESHARING AGREEMENT
ATLANTA, Delta Air Lines and China Airlines "announced the signing of a Codesharing Agreement that would lead to Delta codesharing on China Airlines flights to and from Taiwan and China Airlines codesharing... more
AirlinesAIR DOLOMITI TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICE TO BRUSSELS
VERONA, Italian carrier Air Dolomiti is to launch two daily flights from Bologna to Brussels, effective from January 7. Air Dolomiti will introduce a special low fare of 181 euros for a round-trip ticket... more
AirlinesKLM TO GET STATE AID
AMSTERDAM, Tineke Netelenbos, dutch Transport Minister, gave her approval to the 26,9 euros financial aid to KLM in order to compensate the airline for the losses following September 11. Transavia will... more
AirlinesSOUTHWEST AIRLINES TO TAKE DELIVERY OF TWO PLANES
USA, Southwest Airlines announced it is to take delivery of two new Boeing 737-800 early next year. The carrier deferred the delivery of 19 aircrafts after September attacks. The two new planes are to... more
AirlinesCROSSAIR SIGNS 500 SFM CREDIT AGREEMENT WITH UBS E CSG
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Swiss airline Crossair signed an agreement with UBS and CSG banks, in order to obtain a credit line of 500 SFm that will partially guaranteed by airline's planes mortgages. Crossair... more
AirlinesSWISS DON'T WANT THAT GOVERNMENT HELP BIRTH OF A NEW FLAG AIRLINE
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, According to a recent survey of "Sonntag Blick" Swiss newspaper, the Swiss citizens changed mind about government aids to creation of a new flag airline no Swissair ashes. In a two-month... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE CONFIRMS CODESHARE AGREEMENT WITH GANDALF
PARIS, FRANCE, Air France, according to press news, has confirmed its codesharing agreement with Italian carrier Gandalf, based at Orio al Serio airport. As published by Avionews on last Friday, Italian... more
AirlinesBRAATHENS SHAREHOLDERS APPROVE TAKE OVER
NORWAY, Braathens announced that 98% of its shareholders agreed to accept SAS takeover. The deal was previously approved by competition authorities too. SAS said it is now expecting the remainder of its... more
AirlinesBUSH INTERVENES TO DELAY THE 13.000 UNITED MECHANICS STRIKE
USA, President Bush has declared he is thought likely to use emergency powers which can delay 60 days the announced 13,000 mechanics strike at United Airlines. This strike could push the struggling US... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS TO CUT CONCORDE FARES
LONDON, British Airways announced it is to cut round trip fares on Concorde flights from London to New York in occasion of the New Year's day celebration. Tickets are to be put on sale on December 19.... more
AirlinesDANISH AIRLINES TO ASK FOR GOVERNMENT HELP
DENMARK, Danish carriers, headed by scandinavian airline SAS, have asked the government for a financial support to face with the ongoing crisis. In detail, the airlines asked the danish government and... more
AirlinesMEXICAN AIRLINES TO GET GOVERNMENT AID
MEXICO CITY, The airlines of Mexico will get a $180 million government package, already approved by Senate, to help them to cope with higher insurance costs after September 11. Mexican airlines pilots... more
AirlinesSTAR AIRLINES ANNOUNCES THE RESULTS FOR 2000/2001 FINANCIAL YEAR
PARIS, FRANCE, French charter airline Star Airlines has announced the results of the 2000/2001, closed in October. The carrier registered an increment of 5% in incomes, in comparison with the last exercise,... more
AirlinesBRITISH WORLD AIRLINES CEASES OPERATIONS
LONDON, British World Airlines closed down on Friday after failing to solve financial problems. British World Airlines operated as a supplier of back-up planes to other carriers, like Go and EasyJet. "He... more
AirlinesFRONTIER AIRLINES REPORTS NOVEMBER 2001 TRAFFIC
DENVER, Frontier Airlines "announced preliminary traffic results for November 2001. Revenue passenger miles (RPMs) decreased to 170,937,000, a decrease of 23.4 percent from the same period last year. On... more
AirlinesKOREAN AIR RESUMES FLIGHTS TO GUAM
SEOUL, Korean Air announced it is to resume its service to Guam starting on December 26. Flights to Saipan are to be resumed on January 11, as the Construction and Transportation Ministry has already issued... more
AirlinesCROSSAIR PLANE RETURNS HOME
SWITZERLAND, A Crossair plane which was confiscated by a french court at the request of Air Lib, returned to Switzerland. The court had confiscated all flight documents too. Air Lib is seeking for compensation... more
AirlinesSPIRIT AIRLINES RELEASES NOVEMBER 2001 TRAFFIC RESULTS
FORT LAUDERDALE, "Spirit Airlines today reported November 2001 traffic figures. With a better than expected Thanksgiving, the airline saw a load factor of 64.7 percent for the month of November. The November... more
AirlinesQANTAS INCREMENTS ITS INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS
AUSTRALIA, After having increased its fleet with 15 new and unveiled plans this week to launch a low-cost regional airline by September 2002, Qantas Airways is to reinstate flights to New York... more
AirlinesBA AND LUFTHANSA INTERESTED IN ACQUIRING SWISSAIR'S STAKE IN POLISH LOT
WARSAW, Polish Deputy Infrastructure Minister Andrzej Pilat announced that British Airways and Lufthansa are interested in taking over Swissair's 25,1% stake in polish LOT. "Swissair informed the Polish... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA-AUSTRIAN AIRLINES PARTNERSHIP TO BE GRANTED BY EU COMMISSION
BRUSSELS, European Union's Commission is to clear the partnership between Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines by granting the two carriers a six year exemption from EU competition rules, the Financial Times... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA TO LAUNCH DAILY NON-STOP SERVICE TO MADRID AND AMSTERDAM
MONTREAL, "Air Canada will commence daily non-stop service between Toronto-Madrid and Toronto-Amsterdam in time to meet summer travel demand in 2002. Air Canada will offer the only year-round non-stop... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES TO CODESHARE WITH ANA
CHICAGO, United Airlines is to start codeshare flights between Tokyo Narita and Saigon/Ho Chi Min City tomorrow, December 15, in codeshare with All Nippon Airways. United will place its code on ANA's flights... more