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AirlinesMea maintains regular air connections with Europe and Gulf
Beirut, Lebanon - This in spite of Iraq war and passengers decrease
The Libanese airline Mea is remained the only one to fly regularly in the Middle Eastern region, although the conflict in Iraq and the limits set up to the traffic for emergency reasons. The Beirut press... more
AirlinesEuropean Commission relaxes airline aid rules
Brussels, Belgium - It will turn a blind eye to all kinds of aid if situation deteriorates
The European Commission signalled that it was ready to relax state aid rules and allow the government to offer financial help British airlines struggling to cope with a war prompted downturn. Altough... more
AirlinesSigned an agreement between Swiss and Finnair
Brussels, Belgium - It will be necessary the European Commission placet
The Swiss and the Finnair (Finnish airline)signed today a cooperation agreement. Based on this understanding, the two carriers will strengthen and will diversify their collaboration in various fields. For... more
AirlinesTarom has cancelled several flights for Middle-East
Bucharest,, Rumania - Air company chief previews other cancellations
Ioan Lixandru, Tarom's general manager, has declared that Rumanian airline has cancelled some flights towards Middle-East, Dubai, Larnaca, Beirut, Amman and Cairo. The flights would have had to leave... more
AirlinesAir India raises its fares for Iraqi war
New Delhi, India - There will be a surcharge of USD 10
Air India has decided to raise its fares by as much as 5%. Along with the hike, there will also be USD 10 surcharge on every Air India ticket. This surcharge, the Civil Aviation Ministry, says will be... more
AirlinesMalaysia Airlines purchased a new intelligent crew management system
Kuala Lampur, Malaysia - Silverlake ComTech has built a system to deliver cost savings and productivity improvements
Silverlake Component Technology Solutions, the world's leading provider of enterprise-class software components, announced the deployment of the Intelligent Crew Management System (ICMS) for Malaysia Airlines,... more
AirlinesChina relaxes foreign airline restrictions
Shangai, China - Singapore Cargo Airlines will offer flights between Singapore and Chicago via Xiamen
China has for the first time agreed to allow a foreign airline to pick up passengers and cargo on the Chinese mainland en route to another destination. The China Daily newspaper reports Singapore Cargo... more
AirlinesRe-launch project for Swiss
Zurich, Switzerland - It will serve to fight commercial crisis
In the next few months, a group of specialists, in representation of all the divisions of Swiss, will examine the possibility to improve the product of the airline regional fleet. The project is called... more
AirlinesSwissair introduces a safety tax (2) : Swiss not Swissair
rectification
We make excuses with the readers for the error done in confusing Swiss with Swissair. Swiss,infact, is born from ashes of the Swissair bankruptcy. (0035) more
AirlinesAer Lingus remove Ira songs from its in-flight entertainment
Belfast, North Ireland - An Ulster Unionist Assembly member complained about it
Irish airliner Aer Lingus has pandered to the sensibilities of unionist politicians and removed rebel and republican songs from its in-flight entertainment on trans-Atlantic flight. Ulster Unionist Assembly... more
AirlinesSwissair introduces a safety tax
Zurich, Switzerland - It will be eliminated when the situation will return to normality
The Swissair has decided to introduce the tax for the air safety in order to face additional costs rising from Iraqi conflict. The tax, that will amount to CHF 12, will be indicated on tickets in the appropriate... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines announces the flights cut for Iraqi war
New York, Usa - Postponed Rome-Boston and Rome-Cincinnati flights
The Delta Airlines has announced the cut of 12% of its own intercontinental flights because of the reservation decrease for Iraqi war. The decision will be effective since April 6. The airline has moreover... more
AirlinesResumed Malev flights to Middle East
Budapest, Hungary - There would not be risks for the passengers
The Hungarian airline, Malev, has resumed the flights towards Beirut, Il Cairo, Larnaca and Tel Aviv, suspended on Thursday after the start of the military operations in Iraq. That's why there would be... more
AirlinesHungarian Minister of Finance asks for resignation of Malev board of administration
Budapest, Hungary - There's a charge with irregularity regarding a contract
The Hungarian Minister of Finance, Csaba Laszlo, has asked for the resignation of Malev board of administration because of irregularity regarding a contract. According to the charges, the President and... more
AirlinesFinnair tries to reduce the losses: 1200 jobs could be cut
Helsinki, Finland - It's tried to save EUR 160m
As it had been widely preannounced by the majority of the analysts of the aeronautical field the effects of the conflict in Iraq and the general condition of pessimism that wraps the world-wide economies... more
AirlinesIncreased the children fare on the Sultanate airlines
Muscat, Oman - The revision is from 67% to 75% of adult fare
All airlines operating from the Sultanate have decided to increase the child fare from the existing 67% to 75% of adult fare. The revised fare applicable for children aged between 2 and 12 years takes... more
AirlinesAgreement about a new pension plan between US Airways and the pilots union
Arlington, Usa - The air company can afford only USD 850m for the plan
US Airways and its pilots union have reached an agreement on an underfunded pension plan, clearing a critical hurdle to the air carrier's emergence from bankruptcy to free more than USD 1bn in financing. The... more
AirlinesWar clouds delay Virgin Blue's plans
Canberra, Australia - Its listing on the Stock Exchange is in doubt
The catastrophic effect of the war in Iraq on the airline industry has raised fears that sir Richard Branson may be forced to delay plans to float his Australian discount airline Virgin Blue. Branson... more
AirlinesIRS owes United USD 360m
Chicago, Usa - The tax money was delayed because of Government concerns about a maintenance work on military planes
Troubled United Airlines is close to getting a much-needed USD 360m tax refund from the IRS, but a federal investigation that has delayed the money is continuing. United Airlines sued US Government this... more
AirlinesHawaiian Airlines beset by financial turbulence
Honolulu, Usa - It's the second time in less than a decade
For the second time in less than a decade Hawaiian Airlines has filed for bankruptcy, saying it took the action largely to negotiate better deals on its aircraft leases. The airline will continue normal... more
AirlinesDeutsche Post buys US Airborne
New York, Usa - The deal is worth USD 1bn
US Airborne, third US express shipper, said it plans to announce a deal in which Germany's Deutsche Post, Dhl Express subsidiary, will buy its US ground delivery network. Media reports said Dhl was set... more
AirlinesNew Airbuses for Saa
Johannesburg, South Africa - An USD 3,5bn order
The fleet of the South Africa Airlines (Saa) can use since the past month other two A-340/600 airplanes for its long range routes, and in fact they already operate in the connections with Frankfurt and... more
AirlinesFailed the merger between Klm and Ba
London, Great Britain - Now they're talking about alliance
Klm Royal Dutch Airlines said that it didn't plan to merge with British Airways, Europe's biggest airline, but that it was in talks with British Airways and Air France to join one of their alliances. "We're... more
AirlinesThere were multiple causes for the incident of Swissair flight 111
Halifax, Canada - The main cause was tha entertainment system
Investigators who have pored over th wreckage of Swissair flight 111 for more than 4 years aren't expected to produce a definitive cause of the crash, but will likely zero in on critical flaws that set... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines cuts 65 flights
Singapore, Singapore - Alternative corridors to guarantee air safety
Because of the war in Iraq, Singapore Airlines has decided to reduce some air services for a total of 65 flights weekly on several destinations. In order to guarantee the security of the flights, moreover,... more
AirlinesNorthwest announces the cut of 4900 employees
New York, Usa - 20 airplanes are on the ground
The crisis of the biggest American carriers continues. After the news regarding American Airlines, United Airlines, Continental and US Airways (published by AVIONEWS), Northwest Airlines has announced... more
AirlinesRestored Lufthansa connections to Tel Aviv and Beirut
Frankfurt, Germany - Suspended Frankfurt-Amman and Frankfurt-Damman flights
The Lufthansa has announced that from tomorrow until Monday the flights Frankfurt-Tel Aviv and Frankfurt-Beirut will be restored. A spokesman of the airline has declared that eventual suspensions, limitations... more
AirlinesEmirates confirms the regularity of its flights
Dubai, United Emirates - Suspended flights for and from Kuwait only
Emirates, the airline Dubai-based, has decided to continue regularly its flights, suspending only those from and for Kuwait. The carrier asks the passengers to control for precaution the timetables of... more
AirlinesWorld's airlines feel strain of war
Washington, Usa - They will cut flights and jobs
The full impact of war in Iraq is being felt by airlines as a steep fall in passenger numbers forces them to cut flights and threaten jobs. All these news were published by AVIONEWS the previous days. The... more
AirlinesComputer glitch delays All Nippon Airways flights
Tokyo, Japan - It affected only domestic flights
Flights on all Nippon Airways were delayed across Japan on Friday after the carrier's computer reservation system broke down. The early morning glitch in Ana's computer system at Tokyo's main domestic... more
AirlinesThe trial against the terrorists involved in the Air India explosion is to begin
Vancouver, Canada - Canadian Court is to release pre-trial transcripts
Despite numerous delays, the long-awaited trial of the two men accused in Canada's biggest mass murder will start April 28 as scheduled. Ripudamin Malik and Ajaib Bagri are charged with first degree murder... more
AirlinesAer Lingus reports EUR 64m of profits
Belfast, Ireland - It was helped by a substained cost cutting
Aer Lingus has turned a EUR 52m loss in 2001 to a profit of almost EUR 64m in 2002. However the airline has warned that the conflict in Iraq will have a significant effect on travel, it said it's in... more
AirlinesSaudi Arabian Airlines purchases and implements new life saving equipment
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - It will be installed on all its aircraft
Saudi Arabian Airlines has purchased cardiac science powerheart Aeds which will be incorporated in their safety program. In addition the air company, in coordination with the Saudi Heart Association sanctioned... more
AirlinesAir Canada to cut 3600 jobs
Montreal, Canada - Also the operativity will be reduced in order to save USD 650m
As a partial consequence of the conflict in Iraq, that has carried undoubtedly to a contraction of the market of the civil aviation, Air Canada has decided to put in action some drastic measures in order... more
AirlinesChina Southern Airlines gets its seventh B-737/800
Beijing, China - 13 more to be delivered in the next months
The work of modernization of the fleet of the China Southern Airlines, the greatest airline of the People's Republic of China that connects all over the world beyond 80 destinations, continues. Indeed... more
AirlinesQantas is a positive exception in the air market
Melbourne, Australia - It has a strong cashflow and its balance sheet is in good order
Qantas is considered well placed to ride out an Iraq war driven downturn and in the longer term could pick up passengers from international competitors put under financial pressure. Analysts said Qantas... more
AirlinesAir France has cancelled only a flight
Paris, France - Program of the flights will be regular
"Only the flight Paris-Amman AF-672 has been preventively cancelled. Program of the Air France flights is carried out normally". This the short official notice with which the French airline has confirmed... more
AirlinesLufthansa has cancelled the flights for Damascus and Tel Aviv
Frankfurt, Germany - Already yesterday cancelled flight the Frankfurt-Tel Aviv
Guenther Schepky, responsible of Lufthansa air traffic, today has announced that airline has decided to cancel the flights from and for Tel Aviv and Damascus, for the beginning of the military operations... more
AirlinesMexican Airlines expands its route network to Portland
San Antonio, Usa - It will begin on May 1
Mexican Airlines today announced that it's focused on taking all measures necessary for mainteining and continuing its service operations and as much is moving forward with the initiative to commence service... more
AirlinesEuropean Commission gives EUR 100m to Ltu
Brussels, Belgium - It heads to bring it back in profit within 2004
The European Commission has given a public aid of EUR 100m to Ltu, the greatest German charter company, sweeped away from the failure of its shareholder Swissair. The loan, guaranteed to 80% by the Nordreno-Westfalia... more
AirlinesBad expectations for Lufthansa budget in 2003
Frankfurt, Germany - 2002 budget was better than 2001
Lufthansa expects to close 2003 with an outcome inferior than the previous year, even if they're still not secure expectations. In 2002, instead, there has been a remarkable improvement regarding 2001,... more
AirlinesScandinavian Airlines launches a new price structure
Stockolm, Sweden - It increases the amount of choice and offers savings to customers
Scandinavian Airlines launches business tickets in economy class effective March 24. It's a new simple price structure, with 4 business prices from Scandinavia to the continent - two day-return prices... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines says a shutdown is possible
Chicago, Usa - The domestic and international bookings dropped 40%
United Airlines forecast a first quarter operating loss of USD 877m and said for the first time that going out of business is a distinct possibility. United said domestic bookings were down and international... more
AirlinesUS Airways emerges from Chapter 11
Washington, Usa - A US Bankruptcy Court judge ruled it on Tuesday
Bankrupt US Airways Group, on March 18, received final confirmation for reorganization plan, keeping the airline on track to emerge from Chapter 11 protection by March 31. US Bankruptcy Court judge Stephen... more
AirlinesSuspended Egyptair flights to Kuwait City
Il Cairo, Egypt - Confirmed Kuwait Airlines flights
Beginning from today, the Egyptair has suspended its daily flight for Kuwait City, in departure from Il Cairo at 10:00 am. Instead the Kuwait Airlines flights previewed today at 4:00 and 5:00 pm have been... more
AirlinesNew Air France campaign against the sexual tourism that involves children
Paris, France - From April 1Ecpat documentaries will be shown aboard
Air France has announced its adhesion to the campaign against the sexual tourism that involves the minors, launched by Ecpat, the organism that defends children from sexual exploitation. From April 1,... more
AirlinesFacilities for customers by American air companies
Washington, Usa - The purpose is to mantain their business in a difficult moment
American air companies, in a difficult situation, have decided to adopt new methods for the conquest of the customers. Some days ago, infact, they have begun to offer some facilities, like the possibility... more
AirlinesA new sms service at Scandinavian Airlines
Stockolm, Sweden - It will inform customers if baggage has been delayed and when it's expected to arrive
Five thousand regular Scandinavian Airlines customers are being invited to test a new information service: receiving an sms text message on arrival if baggage has been delayed for some reason. The sms... more
AirlinesRyanair axes 13 Buzz routes and 10% of its staff
London, Great Britain - The 90% of Buzz pilots signed up the new deal
The Ryanair has confirmed that it will axe 13 Buzz routes and 10% of its staff as it looks to takeover its smaller rival next month. Loss-making Buzz, which Ryanair agreed to buy from its Dutch parent... more
AirlinesThe airlines put into effect security plans (2): BA suspends the flights with Kuwait and Israel
London, United Kingdom - Provision will start tomorrow night
"It will be full. There is not an empty seat", has announced the British Airways spokesman, referring to the flight that will take off this night from Kuwait and will land tomorrow at 7.40(Gmt) to Heathrow... more