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AirlinesUS AIRWAYS TO BEGIN PORTLAND, OREGON FLIGHTS FROM PITTSBURGH AND PHILADELPHIA
ARLINGTON, "Portland, Ore., will be added as a new destination on the US Airways route network when the company introduces daily nonstop roundtrip service from both Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, effective... more
AirlinesASIANA AIRLINES INCREASES FLIGHTS FROM FRANKFURT TO SEOUL
SEOUL, Asiana Airlines will add another 747-400 combi flight to boost the route from Franfurt to Seoul to four nonstop frequencies weekly, with connections to destinations in China and Japan as well as... more
AirlinesJETBLUE OPENS NEW WEST COAST BASE WITH NONSTOP SERVICE BETWEEN LA/LONG BEACH AND NEW YORK/JFK
NEW YORK, "JetBlue Airways today commenced twice-daily service between the airline's new west coast base at Long Beach Airport near Los Angeles, CA, and its home base at New York's John F Kennedy International... more
AirlinesCHINA EASTERN AIRLINES' PROFITS FALL IN FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR
CHINA, China Eastern Airlines announced a 65,5% fall in net profit in the first half, compared wuth the same period last year. Turnover went up 8,7%. Traffic volume increased 13,2%. The airline said the... more
AirlinesGANDALF POSTS LOSS FOR $12,6 MILLION IN 1H
MILAN, Italian airline Gandalf posted loss for $12,6 million in the first half of the year, compared with a loss of $5,4 million last year. The turnover went up 83% to $22,5 million. The airline yesterday... more
AirlinesMALAYSIAN AIRLINES POSTS LOSS IN THE 2ND QUARTER
MALAYSIA, Malaysian Airlines reported losses for $109 million in the last quarter ended on June 30, down compared to the same period last year. Revenues dumped 1,9% and also cargo and passenger traffic... more
AirlinesTRANSBRASIL RETOOLS OPERATIONS
SAO PAULO, Brazilian Transbrasil said it is to lay off about a third of its staff and sell three aircrafts in an effort to turn around its ailing business. The airline also plans to move its base of operations... more
AirlinesVIRGIN EXPRESS SUES SABENA
BRUSSSELS, Virgin Express has taken Belgian Airline Sabena to court over a seat allocation regarding an agreement to purchase 96 seats on its flights out of Brussels. The deal was signed in 1999, but lately... more
AirlinesFINNAIR POSTS 1H PROFIT
HELSINKI, Finnish Finnair reported half-year earnings of %26 million in the first half of the year. Six-month revenues climbed 5.8% while operating costs rose 5.1% and fuel costs 21.8%. Total passenger... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST AIRLINES TO REDUCE AIR FARES
USA, Northwest Airlines said it is to reduce air fares for many domestic routes and services abroad. The reductions "represent significant discounts off the carrier's leisure fare levels", the airline... more
AirlinesISRAELI TRANSPORT MINISTER PLANS TO SELL EL AL
ISRAEL, Ephraim Sneh, israeli Transport Minister, will submit a new plan for the total sale of El Al, the israeli national airline. The previous plans included the sell of a 49% stake in the carrier. Sneh... more
AirlinesANZ-ANSETT TO EYE VIRGIN BLUE
NEW ZEALAND, Air New Zealand-Ansett Australia Group intends to buy a stake in the australian carrier Virgin Blue to expand the market in that region. Sources from the group said ANZ already has started... more
AirlinesGOOD NEWS FOR AOM/AIR LIBERTE' WORKERS FIRED
PARIS, FRANCE, After that the failing French carrier Aom/Air Liberté has fired more almost 1400 workers, the French Minister Jean Claude Gayssot announced tht about 1000 of them will be "recovered"... more
AirlinesAER ARANN TO CUT PILOTS STAFF
LONDON, Irish airline Aer Arann has announced it is to lay off one third of its pilots. The airline recently secured a £32 million contract for five regional routes. Aer Arann plans to expand the fleet... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT'S PERSONNEL STRIKES HIT MOSCOW SHEREMETIEVO AIRPRT
MOSCOW, A strike called by Aeroflot's technicians and flight attendants caused an almost an hour-long halt yesterday afternoon at Moscow Sheremetievo airport. The airline's personnel is demanding salary... more
AirlinesCSA CZECH AIRLINES SUFFERS LOSSES IN 1H
PRAGUE, Csa Czech Airlines suffered losses for $,1,4 million in the first half of the year, down sharply from the profits reached in the same period last year. The airline blamed global economic malaise,... more
AirlinesBRIXIA AIRWAYS TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTES
BRESCIA, Italian carrier Brixia Airways will operate new routes from Padova and Brescia to Portorose, Slovenia, and Kik, Croatia, from September 15, the airline's chiarman Renzo Pisu announced. He added... more
AirlinesKENYA AIRWAYS TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTE TO GHANA
NAIROBI, Kenya Airways will soon launch a new route between Nairobi and Accra, capital of Ghana, East African Standard reported. The new route will be effective from September 17 and the airline will use... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL EXPRESS ANNOUNCES NEW SERVICE BETWEEN DURANGO, COLO., AND HOUSTON
HOUSTON, "Continental Express, the regional air carrier to Continental Airlines, today announced new daily nonstop service between Durango, Colo., and its Houston hub, effective Dec. 13, 2001. Continental... more
AirlinesGANDALF TO SUSPEND SOME INTERNATIONAL ROUTES
BERGAMO, Italian airline Gandalf said it has suspended the flights from Bergamo-Orio al Serio airport to Cologne, Munich, Berlin. The airline will continue offering international flights to Stuttgart,... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR LOSES AGAIN
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, The Swiss carrier Swissair reported another time a "substantial" loss of several billion of Swiss francs. Before the official information release, which the carrier's number one,... more
AirlinesISRAELI GOVERNMENT WILL NOT ASK FOREIGN CARRIERS TO REDUCE FLIGHTS TO TEL AVIV
ISRAEL, Ephraim Sneh, israeli Transportation Minister, said he won't ask foreign airlines to reduce flights to Tel Aviv. Sneh added that however the changing of the number of flights would require modifications... more
AirlinesALPI EAGLES PLANS TO ACQUIRE A STAKE IN ALITALIA
VENICE, The interest of italian airline Alpi Eagles in the acquisition of a 5% stake in Alitalia is worrying the analysts, the italian newspaper "La Repubblica" reported today. According to the analysts,... more
AirlinesSIBIR AIRLINES: CARGO TRAFFIC UP IN 2001
MOSCOW, Russian Sibir Airlines recorded a 48% year-on-year increase in the first seven months of the year. Turnover went up 50%, russian agency Interfax said. Sibir is integrating with Vnukovo Airl... more
AirlinesVANGUARD AIRLINES RECEIVES FOURTH MD-80-SERIES AIRCRAFT
KANSAS CITY, "Vanguard Airlines, Inc. has taken delivery of its fourth MD-80-series aircraft. The MD-82 aircraft is configured to seat 132 passengers, including 14 SkyBox(TM) Business Class seats. Vanguard's... more
AirlinesBMI BRITISH MIDLAND RELOCATES ITS OPERATION IN NORTHERN IRELAND
BELFAST, Bmi British Midland announced it is to relocate its operations in Northern Ireland at Belfast City Airport. The change is to be effective from October 2, as soon as the airline's winter schedule... more
AirlinesSRI LANKAN AIRLINES TO RESUME FLIGHTS TO ABU DHABI
ABU DHABI, Sri Lankan Airlines said it will resume flights from Colombo to Abu Dhabi early next month. The service was stopped after the terrorist attack which damaged half of the airline's fleet on... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA REPORTS JULY TRAFFIC
MONTREAL, "Air Canada flew 1.0 per cent more revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in July 2001 than in July 2000, according to preliminary traffic figures. Capacity increased by 2.5 per cent, resulting in a... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE CARRIES OUT FIRST CONCORDE TEST FLIGHT
PARIS, Air France said it has completed the first in a series of technical test flights on Concorde planes. The flight lasted two hours and half. A second test is to be carried out in the next few days... more
AirlinesWOMAN GIVES BIRTH ON A SABENA FLIGHT
BRUSSELS, A woman gave birth during a Sabena flight from Lomé, Togo, to Brussels. The childbirth was safe thanks to the help of a paramedic and a doctor who were on board. The baby, named Emery, was born... more
AirlinesQANTAS TO RETIRE SIX BOEING 747 AIRCRAFT
AUSTRALIA, Geoff Dixon, Qantas ceo, today said the airline will retire six of its international Boeing 747s. "This decision will enable Qantas to significantly reduce the high maintenance costs associated... more
AirlinesCHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES HAS NO PLANS TO BUY AIRBUS PLANES
CHINA, "We have no plans to increase the number of our Airbus planes", vice chairman and president Wang Changshun told reporters. The carrier said this month it is to acquire 20 aircrafts from Boeing. more
AirlinesCHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES' PROFIT GO DOWN IN 1H
CHINA, China Southern Airlines recorded a 42,1% decline in profits in the first half to $24,37 million, despite a 14,3% growth in turnover. Load factor and aircraft utilization increased, but the rise... more
AirlinesSABENA AND SWISSAIR TO INCREASE FLIGHTS BETWEEN ZURICH AND GENEVA
SWITZERLAND, Belgian Sabena and Swissair announced that they are to expand daily connections between Zurich and Geneva to 14 daily flights from October 28. more
AirlinesAIR WALES TO SOSPEND CARDIFF-MANCHESTER ROUTE
WALES, Air Wales has announced that it will cut the route between Cardiff and Manchester due to poor take up of the service. Other main route from Cardiff to Cork has proved to be much more commercially... more
AirlinesDALAVIA AIRLINES ORDERS SIX TUPOLEV TU-214
MOSCOW, Dalavia Airlines has ordered six more Tupolev Tu-214 aircraft to Financial Lease Company /FLC/ after operating succesfully its first leased Tupolev Tu-214 for the last two months, proving its high... more
AirlinesALL NIPPON AIRWAYS' TRAFFIC UP IN SUMMERTIME
JAPAN, All Nippon Airways, for the period July 20-Aug. 19, reported a 2% increase in domestic passenger traffic over the year-ago period. International traffic declined 9,3% owing to fewer seats being... more
AirlinesDELTA AIR LINES SIGNS CODESHARE AGREEMENT WITH AEROMEXICO
USA, Delta Air Lines signed a codesharing agreement with Aeromexico. The airline will begin offering weekly nonstop service between Cincinnati and Cancun from Dec. 1. The deal has to be approved by the... more
AirlinesUS AIRLINES TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTES
USA, US Airways will operate three daily nonstop flights between Charlotte and San Antonio and Austin from Dec. 9. The airline will also begin three daily nonstop flights between Pittsburgh and Chicago... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA TO INCREASE FLIGHTS TO TOKYO
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa will increase flights from Frankfurt to Tokyo's Narita airport to 14 a week from the current 10 starting from May 2002, when a new runway will open at the japanese airport. more
AirlinesAIR BALTIC'S EARNINGS DROP IN 1H
LATVIA, Latvian Air Baltic, posted net earnings of nearly $500,000 in the first-half of the year and rechead a seat load factor of 53%. The airline operates two RJ70s and three F50s. Air Baltic suffered... more
AirlinesSABENA CANCELS FLIGHTS AFTER WORKERS' STRIKE
BRUSSELS, Belgian Sabena had to cancel 44 flights today as preventive measure after maintenance, catering and ground workers called a strike to protest against airline's refusal to discuss the company's... more
AirlinesEMIRATES BUYS TWO A330-200 AIRCRAFTS
ROME, Emirates today announced it has ordered two new Airbus A330-200s. The aircrafts are to be delivered in August 2002. Emirates has already ordered 23 A330s so far and it is the best customer for Airbus... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA TO CUT SOME ROUTES
FRANKFURT, German Lufthansa announced it is to reduce some transoceanic routes soon. Other flights will be cancelled. Two weekly flights to New York are to be suspended, while the services to Bogota, Rio... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS AND AMERICAN AIRLINES AGREEMENT SIGNED
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, An agreement for which the incomes of nine Atlantic routes will be divided has been signed between British Airways and American Airlines. The agreement will be investigated by Antitrust... more
AirlinesTYMEN AIRLINES LAUNCHES CHARTER FLIGHTS TO AZERBAJAN
MOSCOW, Tyumen Airlines is to launch a charter flights program from Tyumen to Gyanzha, Azerbajan, from August 13 to September 24, 2001, reported the airline's spokesman Vladimir Sirotkin. more
AirlinesBRITISH EUROPEAN AND SCOTAIRWAYS SIGN CODE-SHARING AGREEMENT
LONDON, British European and ScotAirways are to begin codesharing on 12 daily flights from London City to Edinburgh and Glasgow, effective Sept. 3. more
AirlinesSOUTHWEST AIRLINES REPORTS JULY TRAFFIC
DALLAS, "Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV - news) announced today that the Company flew 4.3 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in July 2001, a 10.6 percent increase from the 3.9 billion RPMs flown... more
AirlinesMIDWEST EXPRESS AIRLINES ADDS MILWAUKEE-LAS VEGAS SERVICE
MILWAUKEE, Midwest Express Airlines, Inc. announced it will offer additional service between Milwaukee and Las Vegas. Beginning November 1, the airline will add a daytime roundtrip to its schedule six... more
AirlinesAIRTRAN AIRWAYS REPORTS RECORD JULY 2001 TRAFFIC RESULTS
ORLANDO, AirTran Airways (AMEX:AAI - news) reported all-time record passenger traffic and capacity for the month of July 2001. Based on revenue passenger miles (RPMs), traffic grew by 11.5 percent, to... more