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AirlinesNORTHWEST TO SELL BACK ITS CONTROLLING STAKE IN CONTINENTAL
USA, Northwest agreed to sell its quote in Continental to settle an antitrust suit pending against the carriers. Northwest bought 14% of Continental two years ago but the stake also carried super-voting... more
AirlinesRISE KLM CARGO TRAFFIC, FLAT PASSENGERS
THE NETHERLANDS, The national dutch carrier Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM), Europe's fourth-largest airline has announced that a little increment, valued at 5%, has been recorded in cargo traffic, and that... more
AirlinesAEROMEXICO FLIES IN ONTARIO
MEXICO, AeroMexico, Mexico's largest airline will begin to operate flights between Mexico and Canada, starting December 15, linking three times a week Ontario International Airport with Guadalajara and... more
AirlinesNEW IMPASSE FOR UNITED'S TANGLED CONTRACT
USA, Talks between United Airlines and its flight attendants, who requested a pay raise, have been called off after the two sides disagreed over issues related to United parent UAL Group USD$4.3 billion... more
AirlinesKUWAIT AIRWAYS ON BLACK
KUWAIT, Kuwaiti airline Kuwait Airways has announced that, for the first time after Gulf War, is gone to black, with a profit of USD 77.2 million in the fiscal year which ended on June 30.Revenues for... more
AirlinesSAS ANNOUNCED NEW SERVICE COPENHAGEN-WASHINGTON
SCANDINAVIA, In May 2001, SAS will introduce its Copenhagen-Washington D.C. service as the first step in the expansion of SAS' intercontinental operations. The route is particularly important because the... more
Airlines5 AIRLINES TO JOIN NIGERIA AIRWAYS PRIVATIZATION PLAN
LAGOS, Five airlines are supposed to join Nigeria Airways privatization plan, officials of the african carrier said. They are: KLM, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Singapore Airways e South African Airways.... more
AirlinesRYANAIR: 33% PASSENGER INCREASE
IRELAND, Low-cost airline Ryanair registered a passenger numbers inncrease of 33% over the last six months. Also profits and revenues grew. Key to the growth was the opening up of 10 new routes and the... more
AirlinesOVER 40 AIRLINES WILL ATTEND UATP ANNUAL CONFERENCE & INFOSEARCH
WASHINGTON, Universal Air Travel Plan, Inc. (UATP) announced today that over 40 international airlines are confirmed to attend the company's Annual Conference and InfoSearch Forum which will take place... more
AirlinesBOMBARDIER TO SELL SECOND Q200 TO NAGASAKI AIRWAYS
JAPAN, Bombardier Aerospace has sold a second 39-seat Q200 turboprop airliner to Nagasaki Airways of Japan. Delivery of the first aircraft is scheduled for the first quarter of 2001; delivery of the second... more
AirlinesALITALIA SAID IT DIDN'T LEARN ABOUT EXCHANGE RATE PROPOSAL OF SWISSAIR
ROME, Alitalia said in a press release it didn't learn about Swissair's proposal of rate exchange. That proposal would allow SairGroup, of which Swissair is part, to buy some Alitalia's shares. more
AirlinesMAERSK AIR TO INAUGURATE FLIGHT MILAN-BILLUND
MILAN, Maersk Air inaugurated a new connection between Milan Malpensa and Billund and return. Another flight to Denmark, from Venice, is operative since March of last year. The aircraft used for the new... more
AirlinesDRAGONAIR TO BUY 2 BOEING 747-300 AND TO BOLSTER ITS PRESENCE IN CARGO MARKET
HONG KONG, Chinese airline Dragonair, based in Hong Kong, signed a contract with Singapore Airlines to purchase two 747-300 Combi airplanes. Both aircrafts will be converted to full freighters. Therefore... more
AirlinesBA CONFIRMED TO PUT GO ON SALE
LONDON, BA confirmed this morning it will put low cost airline Go on sale. The decision was announced in an official statement. more
AirlinesBA TO RISE PROFITS
LONDON, Ba announced today its profits climbed well ahead of expectations. Costs were held despite a 57 per cent rise in fuel prices. Profits rised to GBP£200m. Operating results advanced 125 per cent... more
AirlinesPOSSIBLE RATE EXCHANGE BETWEEN ALITALIA AND SWISSAIR
ZURICH, A Swissair spokesman said the proposal of a rate exchange between Alitalia and the swiss airline will be put to the vote in the next board of directors' meeting scheduled for November 22. more
AirlinesBA TO SELL GO
LONDON, BA could sell low cost airline Go because of its seesawing profits. The carrier registered a decrease of profits in the first half of the year and a following rise during summer. more
AirlinesSPAIN: IBERIA TO CANCEL FLIGHTS FOR BAD WEATHER
SPAIN, Spanish national airline Iberia cancelled all flights to Galicia, Cantabria and south France because of the bad weather striking Spain. Civil Defense declared a state of emergency in several areas... more
Airlines6 AMERICAN EMPLOYEES ARRESTED ON MARIJUANA SMUGGLING CHARGES
USA, Federal investigators arrested yesterday 20 people, including six employees of American Airlines, on marijuana smuggling charges. A U.S. attorney said the suspects had smuggled 10 tons of drug in... more
AirlinesLAN CHILE AND ECUATORIANA AIRLINES TO SIGN NEW COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT
SANTIAGO, CHILE, Lan Chile announced that it has signed a new two year commercial agreement with Ecuatoriana Airlines. It allows Lan Chile to operate its aircraft on Ecuatoriana's international routes... more
AirlinesUNITED MECHANICS SUSPENDED CONTRACT TALKS WITH THE AIRLINE
USA, United Airlines mechanics decided to suspend contract talks with the airline saying they want the company to get serious and place officials at bargaining table who are able to complete the negotiations.... more
AirlinesQANTAS TO BUY 18 AIRBUS
AUSTRALIA, Qantas Airways will buy 12 A3XX superjumbos and six A330-200 wide-body airliners from Airbus Industrie. The order is valued almost USD$4 billion. The australian airline would take options on... more
AirlinesIBERIA AND AIR EUROPA SIGNED AGREEMENT TO NEGOTIATE POSSIBLE MERGER
MADRID, General managers of Iberia and Air Europa signed today an agreement in Madrid to start talks for "possible merger". The two airlines set a term of 45 days to pull off the merger deal which would... more
AirlinesBA TO ALLOW ITS WOMEN TO WEAR THE TROUSERS
LONDON, British Airways is to allow its air-hostesses to wear the trousers after a survey reported that seven out of ten of them siad to prefer trousers to skirts. Five designers will frame the new uniform... more
AirlinesANSETT TO TAKE CARE OF SICHUAN AIRLINES MAINTENANCE
AUSTRALIA, Ansett Australia signed a $1,3 million contract with Air New Zealand Engineering Service, unite in joint venture in ANNZES, and chinese Sichuan Airlines to take care of its planes maintenance:... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR TO USE HANDCUFFS ON ROWDY PASSENGERS
ZURICH, Swissair is planning to introduce handcuffs on board against rowdy passengers. The carrier has already started training staff to use them. An airline's spokesman said "We are authorized to order... more
AirlinesVARIG TO INAUGURATE SEVENTH DAILY FLIGHT TO BUENOS AIRES
BRAZIL, National airline Varig scheduled a seventh midweek daily flight between Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires. The new service will respond to demand of connections between those important cities of South... more
AirlinesAIR NEW ZEALAND'S EXHAUSTING DAY
SYDNEY, NEW ZEALAND, Last October 2 was the most traffic-congested day for Air New Zealand over 60 years. It was shortly after the end of Sydney Olympics. The city airport reported a passenger traffic... more
AirlinesVARIG TO OPEN NEW CHECK-IN SAO PAULO
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL, Varig inaugurated a new check-in desk at Guarulhos airport of Sao Paulo. It works from five am to 1 am and it provides new services as the sale of domestic flight tickets. The desk is... more
AirlinesJAL PLACED ORDER TO BOMBARDIER FOR TWO MORE CRJ200
CANADA, Japan Airlines has placed a firm order to Bombardier for two more 50-seat CRJ200* Series regional jets. The order is valued at U.S.$44 million. Deliveries of the firm-ordered aircraft are scheduled... more