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AirlinesBA and Virgin to race in order to fly in Iraq
London, UK - But BA should take advantage because of former treaty
The reconstruction of Iraq passes unavoidably through the air transport's relaunch, in order to assure that normalization of the connections both for the persons and for the goods. There are still pockets... more
AirlinesAlso Bmi records a bad 2002, after 10 years
London, UK - But now there would be signs of reversal of trend
It will be a year to remember the past one for Mbi British Midland, because they were 10 years that such a disastrous result hasn't been recording; indeed from a net profit of GBP 12,4m in 2001 one it... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines: first quarter with figures worse than previewed, a red of USD 466m
Atlanta, Usa - Maybe more cuts to the operativity and the workers are on the horizon
Also the Delta Airlines, the third most important carrier in USA, has announced the figures of the first quarter, and is in line with the anticipations of other airlines, Continental Airlines and Northwest:... more
AirlinesLufthansa gets the control of Air Dolomiti (3): AVIONEWS's interview to the carrier
Milan, Italy - "We'll grow more, even under Lufthansa's control"
An announced acquisition that one from part of Lufthansa of Air Dolomiti, whose decision had been already taken, as it's known, on last March 6, and about which AVIONEWS has asked the opinion directly... more
AirlinesLufthansa gets the control of Air Dolomiti (2): the Italian carrier's press release
Milan, Italy - The German air company detains now the 51,9% of the operator's capital
We publish the integral text of the Air Dolomiti's official press release as a result of the acquisition operated by Lufthansa of the Italian carrier. "Deutsche Lufthansa AG announces today to have perfected... more
AirlinesLufthansa gets the control of Air Dolomiti
Milan, Italy - A brotherhood started 9 years ago
With the passage in bulk of 2,6 million shares, Lufthansa has yesterday finalized the acquisition for the control of Air Dolomiti, the Italian carrier that had been quoted in June 2001 with the price of... more
AirlinesNorthwest Airlines doubles the losses on 2003 first trimester
Washington, Usa - Sars emergency and war in Iraq provoke a traffic decrease of 6,4% on March
The losses of Northwest Airlines are doubled on 2003 first trimester. According to the data supplied by Us aircompany, in the first trimester of the year, Northwest Airlines have recorded losses of USD... more
AirlinesAeroflot still undecided to retire its hammer and sickle logo
Moscow, Russia - A change of immage tied to an improvement of the real service
Our age is sure characterized by the value of the company image, that is the way how an enterprise is introduced to the outside world and which values can be associated to that brand rather than to that... more
AirlinesOn the razor's edge: American Airlines avoids bankruptcy
Fort Worth, Usa - Now it's trying to find cuts with suppliers too
American Airlines was able to obtain those concessions from part of its workers that allow therefore the greatest carrier in the world to avoid bankruptcy. But it has not been a goal reached easily,... more
AirlinesIt will be delivered on Friday another A-320/200 to Qatar Airways
Doha, Qatar - The carrier points on Airbus-style
Qatar Airways will take delivery on Friday 18 of an other A-330/200, meaning the second in a month, that will go to reinforce a young fleet composed essentially with Airbus aircraft: 4 A-330/200s, 9 A-320/200s... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines increases the loss
Washington, Usa - Revenues have recorded an increment
Continental Airlines losses, recorded in the first trimester of 2003, are of USD 221m (USD 3,38 for action), against USD 166m (USD 2.61 for action) recorded in the last year same period. These data have... more
AirlinesThere're still few hours of hope for American Airlines to avoid bankruptcy
Texas, Usa - The flight attendants' vote is still missing, it's waited for this afternoon
Today afternoon at 5 pm there will be the final vote of the American Airlines' flight attendants, the greatest American carrier that in these last hours is trying those concessions from part of its workers... more
Airlines"Sars Emergency": also Aeroflot to its knees because of the crisis
Moscow, Russia - A considerable economic damage, one third of the operativity is reduced
As for the rest of the airlines in the world also for Aeroflot, the Russian national carrier, it is arrived the moment to count the losses caused by the Sars emergency (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome),... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines' workers to decide their carrier's destiny
Texas, Usa - If there'll be not concessions, it will be bankruptcy
The judgment day for the greatest airline in the world, American Airlines, has arrived at least, and in few hours we will know if the Forth Worth-based carrier was able to stipulate an agreement with its... more
AirlinesIt makes real the purchase of Buzz by Ryanair
Dublin, Ireland - Almost EUR 4m have been saved
It ended the acquisition from part of the Irish airline Ryanair of former-rival Buzz, for a figure that has been attested to EUR 20,1m, that is EUR 3,8m less than scheduled previously. About the reasons... more
Airlines"Sars Emergency": Cathay Pacific could suspend flights
Hong Kong - News communicated by the air company
"We preview that the number of passengers in a day could decrease at 6.000 in May and in this case we would have to consider the hypothesis to ground our fleet", explains Cathay Pacific on Internet. "We... more
Airlines"Sars emergency": Cathay Pacific reduces its operativity of 37%
Hong Kong, China - It issued the first profit warning in all its history
For the first time in its history Cathay Pacific, the Hong Kong-based airline, has emitted a "profit warning" after having taken the decision to reduce its operativity of 37%, in order to face the catastrophe... more
AirlinesSome problems related to Concorde's ground
London, UK - It will cost GBP 83m for its retirement
It has not been grounded yet but Concorde lets to speak a lot about itself the next day of the decision from part of Air France and British Airways to withdraw the mythical supersonic airplane after nearly... more
AirlinesSas to axe 4,000 workers to face the crisis
Stockholm, Sweden - All sectors will experience drastic cuts
It will be equal to 13% of the total job force the cuts to the staff announced today from Sas (Scandinavian Air System), the joint airline of Sweden, Denmark and Norway that employs beyond 30,000 persons... more
Airlines2,7 million passengers have been transported by Swiss on the first trimester of the year
Basel, Switzerland - Load factor is of 67,9%
2,7 million passengers transported and a load factor of 67.9%, are the data obtained by Swiss International Air Lines, on the first trimester of the year and communicated by the same company. "For the... more
AirlinesPassenger traffic in decrease for Air France in March
Paris, France - But goods traffic has increased
"War in Iraq accelerated in the second half of the month the deterioration on March beginning", it is Air France's comment about last month's data. During March, French air company has recorded a decrease... more
AirlinesFirst ok for the code-sharing pact between American Airlines and British Airways
Washington, Usa - In one week the decision could be officialized
Free way from part of the American Department of Transport to the agreement of code-sharing between American Airlines and British Airways, that is the greatest American airline (and world-wide) and the... more
AirlinesThai Airways acquires 8 A-340s, favourite to B-777s
Bangkok, Thailandia - The planes to be delivered by 2006, almost USD 1bn the order value
Thai Airways has confirmed the purchase of 8 new airplanes from Airbus that will make part of the long term plan of the airline's development, which would carry the number of aircraft in its fleet to 92... more
AirlinesUs Airways gives the use of its aircraft for troop transport
Pittsburgh, Usa - Some flights to be cancelled
Still cuts to the flights for Us Airways, but this time the reduction is not tied to a decline in the bookings or a desertion in because of Sars or the war in Iraq. Indeed the Arlington-based airline... more
AirlinesQantas to axe 1400 jobs by the end of June 2003
Sydney, Australia - Sars and war the real troubles for any carrier
The hemorrhage of workplaces in the air transport field continues and according to some esteem more than 400,000 workplaces have been lost since September 11, 2001 just before the beginning of the war:... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines to re-thinks about future orders
Singapore - The period is still too uncertain
It continues the dominoes effect (intercrossed) of the Sars and the war in Iraq, that have placed serious doubts on economic recovery in short terms and launch shadows of recession. Therefore Singapore... more
AirlinesRyanair will close the Buzz vicissitude within April
Milan, Italy - The declaration is of aircompany's sales executive
"We are continuing to deal, but it is not still all ok, also the permissions and operativity will begin on May 1". This is the situation of the negotiation between Ryanair and Dutch low cost Buzz, according... more
AirlinesWar in Iraq does not produce repercussions for Ryanair
Milan, Italy - It is the declaration of air company 's Sales Executive
"Still we have not perceived any decrease of passengers, but if we know that there is the risk", has declared today Sinead Finn, Ryanair sales executive. "In April - Finn said - it is already all reserved,... more
AirlinesAir Canada in bankruptcy: seeking USD 5,7bn
Toronto, Canada - But it's just the beginning, also in Europe thousands of lay-offs announced
For every airline that exits or escapes from the bankruptcy it's recorded as many that are sucked from the whirl of the failure; indeed while yesterday it was delighted in the escape from bankruptcy from... more
AirlinesEgyptair purchases 7 A-330/200s
Cairo, Egypt - Confirmed the predilection for the European consortium
Egyptair, the Egyptian national airline, continues to trust in the European consortium Airbus, and the announcement of the purchase of 7 A-330/200 airplanes confirms the style of the carrier, that is to... more
AirlinesKlm announces thousands of job cuts
Amsterdam, Holland - Also the investment will be reduced
Klm has announced drastic measures in order to face the crisis of the air transport field that, as the worst of the cancers, is eating also the little hopes of recovery that the irreducible optimists still... more
AirlinesBoeing accuses Hawaiian Airlines Ceo for dirty business
Seattle, Usa - The industry tries to recover its USD 546m credits
According to Boeing the General Executive Manager of the Hawaiian Airlines, John Adams, can be identified like one of the greatest responsible of the carrier's situation, in regimen of bankruptcy since... more
AirlinesAea has recorded strong decreases of the air traffic in the first week of war
Brussels, Belgium - The flights for the Middle East have a decrease of 42.2%
The first week of war in Iraq has carried to the European air companies a decrease of the domestic flights of 12.3% and of 42.2% for the Middle East routes. The datas are supplied by the Association of... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines avoids the bankruptcy
Washington, Usa - In two weeks a final vote from the employees
A first important step in order to avoid bankruptcy has been made, reaching a preliminary understanding between the mayoralties and the American Airlines, the greatest world-wide carrier. The agreements... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines on the edge of bankruptcy
Washington, Usa - A decision likely to be taken today
It is tried the impossible in order to avoid the regimen of bankruptcy in which the greatest carrier in the world could be found, the American Airlines, that already on Friday had reached an important... more
AirlinesBA CityExpress has inaugurated two routes among London-City Airport and Paris and Frankfurt
London, United Kingdom - On next May will be inaugurated the route City Airport-Glasgow
Yesterday, British Airways CityExpress has inaugurated two new routes from London-City Airport, to Paris and Frankfurt. It is an expansion demanded by the financial community. The air company will carry... more
AirlinesUS Airways comes out today from bankruptcy
Arlington, Usa - It will able to ask for an USA 900m loan, but maybe it's a bad moment
After nearly 8 months in which the Us Airways has operated in regimen of bankruptcy, the Arlington-based carrier is since today in a situation of "financial normality" that has surprised the analysts.... more
AirlinesAlso Air France plans to delay the purchase of 7 Airbuses
Paris, France - Tolouse-based industry wants to reach the targets for 2003
After the announced cut of Swiss International Airlines of the purchase of 5 A-340 airplanes, because of budget problems, it's now the turn of Air France to announce that, perhaps, it will have at least... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines: pilots to cut their wages to save the carrier
Washington, Usa - Last year losses for USD 3,5bn
It would have to cut the costs at least of USD 4bn a year in order to save the American Airlines, the Us air company that counts 100,000 persons in its organigram, and that in 2002 it has recorded losses... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines gets an important agreement with its employees for a pay deal
Washington, Usa - But the discontent for the carrier's strategy is raising
Sure it will not be a measure enough to bring back the United Airlines' financial situation before the September 11 attacks, but perhaps could help the second most important airline of the Usa to exit... more
AirlinesDuring the first days of war, Lufthansa has recorded a decrease of the reservations of 10%
Frankfurt, Germany - The routes with Usa operate by Lufthansa are lowering
Stephan Laur, Lufthansa's Personnel Manager, declared that, after having recorded in January and February an increment of the reservations, in the last 10 days the German air company has had a decrease... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines shows huge losses in February
Washington, Usa - It's waiting for the figures of the other carriers, but the confidence is fading
The worst has always to come is not only a popular saying but the situation of which American airlines are making experience, which hoped that September 11 crisis could be exceeded. But the budgets of... more
AirlinesVirgin Express posted EUR 0,4m 2002 net profit
Brussels, Belgium - They expect a loss for the first quarter of 2003
Virgin Express announced on Wednesday a EUR 0,4m 2002 net profit adding that it expected a seasonal loss in the first quarter turn into a profit in the second. In this way, total revenues rose to EUR... more
AirlinesMidwest Airlines launches a new service buy-onboard meal
Milwaukee, Usa - It's part of its cost reduction efforts
Midwest Airlines said it's partnering with LSG Sky Chefs to offer passengers the option of purchasing deli-style breakfast, lunch and dinner selections on its flights. The new In-Flight Cafe service takes... more
AirlinesThe Swiss reduces the purchase of Embraer planes
Sao Paulo, Brazil - Embraer will render back money to Swiss already anticipated for the supply
Because of the crisis that for a long time hits the field (aggravated also by Iraqi war), the Swiss has reduced of the half, from 60 to 30, the purchase of Embraer 170 models and Embraer 195 ordered by... more
AirlinesSpanair and Sas improved flight connections to Spain from Scandinavian countries
Madrid, Spain - There will be flight every day of the week
This summer, improved flight connections will be offered to Spain from Sweden, Norway and Denmark. The airline Spanair, in cooperation with Sas, is establishing a number of new routes that will facilitate... more
AirlinesBA boosts job and flies cuts
London, UK - The carrier would reduce the costs of GBP 650m
The war in Iraq is pushing the British Airways to speed up its plan of recovery for the next years and to anticipate therefore some measures such as the cuts to the staff and the operativity of its fleet... more
AirlinesClose to conclusion the negotiation for the acquisition of Air Lib by Virgin Express
Paris, France - Misses an agreement on personnel
The Virgin Express Holdings, whose main branch is the airline low-cost Virgin Express, has confirmed the interest to the purchase of the French Air Lib. The owner of the British carrier said that the... more
AirlinesBritish Airways cancels 8 Concorde flights for New York since April 13
London, Great Britain - This decision re-launches the voices of BA crisis
The British Airways has announced that between 31 March and 13 April eight Concorde flights, that connect London to New York, will be cancelled. This decision re-launches the voices of British crisis... more
AirlinesDeutsche Post acquires Airborne
Frankfurt, Germany - The operation will be concluded within the summer
Deutsche Post will acquire the American operator Airborne, except its air transport activities, for USD 1,05bn. The German group said that, explaining that the operation will be carried out through the... more