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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

AirlinesEAST MIDLANDS AIRPORT TO BECOME GO'S THIRD OPERATING BASE IN UK
LONDON, Low cost carrier Go has chosen East Midlands Airport as its third base in UK. The carrier will start flying from that airport to several destinations in Europe next May. "This is a significant... more

AirlinesNEW INVESTORS FOR POLISH LOT
POLAND, A consortium of Polish banks is to take over a 25% stake in polish LOT next week as the Treasury Ministry will endorse the transaction. LOT may look for a global partner like BA or Lufthansa, Financial... more

AirlinesPHILIPPINE AIRLINES TO EXPAND KOREAN MARKET
CEBU, PAL, Philippine Airlines is planning an expansion in the korean market by adding more flights between Seoul and Cebu or Manila, said sources from the airline. PAL currently offers two weekly flights... more

Airlines''AIR LIB IS IN DIFFICULTIES BUT IS NOT FAILING''
PARIS, FRANCE, According to declarations of Air Lib French carrier management, the airline is in financial difficulties but is not in failing conditions, as affirmed in several press articles. The French... more

AirlinesAVOLAR AND RAYTHEON SIGN $150 MILLION BEECHJET LETTER OF INTENT
CHICAGO, "Avolar, the business aviation subsidiary of UAL Corporation, has signed a Letter of Intent with Raytheon Aircraft for 15 Beechjet 400A business jets plus an option for 10 more, the two companies... more

AirlinesTHAI AIRWAYS RESUMES SERVICES TO PAKISTAN
BANGKOK, Thai Airways announced it is to resume flights between Bangkok and Pakistan cities Karachi, Muscat and Lahore from December 16. The services were suspended early October. Thai Airways is also... more

AirlinesKLM SUSPENDS AMSTERDAM-NAGOYA SERVICE
AMSTERDAM, Dutch KLM said it is to suspend the Amsterdam-Sapporo-Nagoya service from February 1 due to the slumping demand on that route. Sapporo and Nagoya are to be served by Japan Air System, that has... more

AirlinesQATAR AIRWAYS LAUNCHES DOHA-KL FLIGHTS
DUBAI, Qatar Airways is to begin direct flights from Doha to Kuala Lumpur next Monday, December 17, an airline official said. Qatar Airways will operate three Doha-KL flights a week using Airbus 300-600... more

AirlinesAVOLAR ORDERS LEARJETS
NEW ORLEANS, Avolar, the fractional business jet subsidiary of United Airlines, has placed firm orders for 25 Learjets and options for an additional 32, Bombardier said. The deal is worth $632 million... more

AirlinesQANTAS TO REINSTATE SYDNEY-NEW YORK SERVICE
AUSTRALIA, Australian Qantas announced it is to resume its Sydney-New York route beginning from February 2002. The service was suspended due to the dropping demand following the terrorist attacks in Usa.... more

AirlinesSKYNET AIRLINE TO START UP OPERATIONS NEXT SPRING
DUBLIN, A new irish carrier, Skynet Airline, is to start flights between Shannon and Moscow next spring, in a deal with russian Aeroflot. The carrier is financed by irish and american investors. The route... more

AirlinesCROSSAIR INVESTIGATES ON A 1999 ACCIDENT
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Crossair airline started an investigation on an accident occurred in 199m when commander of a Saab 340, which has to land to Sion, headed to Aosta, Italy. commander Hans Lutz relized... more

AirlinesEMIRATES RESUMES PESHAWAR-DUBAI SERVICE
DUBAI, Emirates, the international airline for the United Arab Emirates, announced the resumption of its Peshawar-Dubai service. The route was trimmed in the wake of the war in Afghanistan. "Our decision... more

AirlinesANA FOCUSES ON ASIAN MARKET
GIAPPONE, All Nippon Airways is to focus its international network on asian routes, reported the Nihon Keizai newspaper. The number of flights between Tokyo and asian countries is to be risen to 60% of... more

AirlinesNEW BELGIAN AIRLINE TO FLY NEXT YEAR
OBERURSEL, GERMANY, Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium, a new carrier owned by the popular travel agency, will start flying next March using five 180-seat Airbus A320s. The airline will offer services to Egypt,... more

AirlinesAIR CANADA REPORTS NOVEMBER TRAFFIC
MONTREAL, "Air Canada flew 8.4 per cent less revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in November 2001 than in November 2000, according to preliminary traffic figures. Capacity declined by 16.2 per cent, resulting... more

AirlinesMALEV AIRLINES UPGRADING FLEET WITH BOEING NEXT-GENERATION 737S
SEATTLE, "Malev Hungarian Airlines has signed a contract with International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) to lease its first Boeing Next- Generation 737s. They will be the first Next-Generation 737s... more

AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS COULD DROP THE SHORT-HAUL FLIGHTS
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, According to British newspaper Financial Times, UK flag carrier British Airways could drop the short-haul flights to concentrate on more profitable medium and long-haul flights. This... more

AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES EXPERIENCED ''VERY, VERY BIG LOSSES''
USA, American Airlines, one of the world's biggest carrier, said, by a release of its president, Donald J. Carthy, that has experienced a "very, very big loss" in the last three months, following airlines... more

AirlinesLAN CHILE S.A. MONTHLY TRAFFIC REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 2001
SANTIAGO, "Lan Chile S.A., (NYSE: LFL - news) Chile's largest domestic and international airline, reported its preliminary November monthly and accumulated traffic statistics and punctuality indicators.... more

AirlinesCOMAIR TAKES DELIVERY OF TWO CRJ AIRCRAFTS
USA, Comair took delivery of two CRJs last week. The jest will enter service in January. The two aircrafts brought Comair's CRJ's fleet to 94 planes. more

AirlinesSAS COULD CUT CAPACITY
STOCKHOLM, Scandinavian airline SAS announced it might be forced to apply further capacity cuts if conditions will not improve quickly. The carrier reported a 8,4% decrease in traffic in November and passenger... more

AirlinesBA TO SELL ITS 767 FLEET
LONDON, British Airways started talks with a consortium led by Boeing and BAE System to sell its fleet of Boeing 767s. A spokesman for the airline confirmed that BA is negotiating with the consortium,... more

AirlinesCANADA IMPOSES A TAX ON AIR TICKETS
OTTAWA. CANADA, The Canadian government, in the diffusion of the natonal balance, said by Finance Minister Paul Martin, that will be imposed a tax of 7,7 USD on every air ticket, to improve safety and... more

AirlinesAUSTRALIAN AIRLINES TO FLY NEXT YEAR
AUSTRALIA, Qantas Airways is to launch an international carrier, named Australian Airlines, that will operate flights from Cairns to six Asian cities: Hong Kong, Taipei, Singapore, Osaka, Nagoya and Fukoka,... more

AirlinesGERMANY POSTPONES FINANCIAL AIDS TO LUFTHANSA
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, In a visit in the Frankfurt base of German flag airline Lufthansa, chancellor Schroeder disappointed airline workers expectations, saying that German government will postpone the requested... more

AirlinesNORTHWEST AIRLINES ANNOUNCES NEW SERVICE BETWEEN ITS TOKYO, JAPAN HUB AND PUSAN, SOUTH KOREA AND KAOHSIUNG, TAIWAN
MINNEAPOLIS, Northwest Airlines announced "that it will begin daily service between its Tokyo, Japan hub and Pusan, South Korea and Kaohsiung, Taiwan effective April 18, 2002. Northwest will operate Airbus... more

AirlinesAFGHAN AIRLINE TO RESUME FLIGHTS SOON
KABUL, Afghan airline Ariana could resume commercial flights in the week. The carrier currently owns a Boeing 727 plane and an Antonov 24. Ariana has already demanded indian authorities for the landing... more

AirlinesLANCHILE NOMINATED SAFEST IN SOUTH AMERICA
SANTIAGO, According to a study conducted by Dow Jones' America Economia magazine, LanChile Airlines has been named the safest commercial airline in South America. The study has been conducted during... more

AirlinesSIT IN AT ABIDJAN AIRPORT FOR AIR AFRIQUE WORKERS
ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST, At Abidjan airport, in Ivory Coast, about 200 workers of Air Afrique started a sit-in to portest for the lack of wages payments, that they are waiting for since several months. more

AirlinesINTERBREW DECLINES INVITATION TO FINANCE BORN OF A NEW BELGIAN AIRLINE
BRUXELLES, BELGIUM, In a press release of Interbrew group, company said it has refused to finance the birth of a new Belgian airline from ashes of Sabena, the former Belgian flag airline. Until now,... more

AirlinesVIETNAM AIRLINES WILL SING IN THIS WEEK A CONTRACT FOR ACQUISITION OF 4 BOEING 777
HANOI, VIETNAM, Vietnam airlines announced that it will expect to sign in this week a contract to buy four Boeing 777 aicrafts. After this acquisition, airline fleet will be composed of 9 Boeing 767 and... more

AirlinesSYRIAN ARAB AIRLINES WILL ACQUIRE FURTHER AICRAFTS IN 2002
DAMASCUS, SYRIA, According to declarations of Syrian Arab Airlines spokesman, the government carrier would acquire further aircrafts in 2002, to increase its fleet, currently composed of six Boeing 727... more

AirlinesFRENCH GOVERNMENT GRANT AIR LIB TO FLY TO ALGERI
PARIS, FRANCE, According to French DGAC sources, the transport minister Jean Claude Gayssot authorized Air Lib airline to fly between Paris, Merseille and Algeri. Now airline would have authorization... more

AirlinesCEBU PACIFIC TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTES TO SINGAPORE AND SEOUL
MANILA, Cebu Pacific is to fly to Singapore and Seoul next month, said the carrier's President Lance Gokongwei. "This is proof that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's government is committed to a market... more

AirlinesTURKMENISTAN AIRLINES LAUNCHES NEW SERVICE TO MANCHESTER
ASGABAT, Turkmenistan Airlines started scheduled flights between Asgabat and Manchester. The carrier operates one weekly flight, on Fridays, with a Boeing plane. Turkmenistan Airlines also flies to London... more