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AirlinesAIR FRANCE TERMINATES FLIGHTS TO IVORY COAST
PARIGI, Air France said it has suspended flights between Paris and Abidjan, in Ivory Coast, following Air Afrique's employees decision to boycott the french airline planes to protest over the breaking... more
AirlinesMAS TO PUT UP TWO PLANES FOR SALE
MALAYSIA, Malaysian Airline System (MAS) said it has put two Boeing 747-400 up for sale on the industry trading website. An analist said that "these aircraft are quite young, particularly the one manufactured... more
AirlinesINDIAN AIRLINES TO BOOST FLIGHTS FOR CHRISTMAS
NEW DELHI, Indian Airlines said it will operate three additional routes from Sharjah to Goa on Dec. 18, 20, 22 to cope the Christmas rush. The carrier also said it is to reinstate An Airbus A300 on the... more
AirlinesTRANSBRASIL GROUNDED FOR UNPAID FUEL BILLS
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, According to Brazilian civil aviation sources, domestic airline Transbrasil, has been grounded after failing to meet its fuel bills. Fuel suppliers refused to re-fill Transbrasil... more
AirlinesCSA CZECH AIRLINES DROPS FLEET EXPANSION PLAN
PRAGUE, Czech Airlines announced it is to put aside its plan to expand the fleet next year because of the dropping demand following Sept 11. PR Director Dan Plovajko said "we aim at maximum utilization... more
AirlinesKLM DEMANDS STATE AID
AMSTERDAM, Dutch KLM is asking for state aid to recover after the plummeting of its earnings in the last period. The dutch government replied saying it plans to to earmark about $20 million to compensate... more
AirlinesTHAI AIRWAYS TO CUT FLIGHTS TO LA
BANGKOK, Thai Airways announced in a statement it is to halve its weekly flights from Bangkok to Los Angeles. The routes to Dubai and Osaka are to be increased. From December 16, the airline is to operate... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES REPORTS PERFORMANCE FOR NOVEMBER 2001
HOUSTON, "Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL - news) today reported a 73.8 percent domestic and 66.8 percent international load factor for a systemwide load factor of 71.4 percent in November 2001. The systemwide... more
AirlinesCHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES TO CODESHARE WITH GARUDA
CHICAGO, China Southern Airlines and Garuda from Indonesia have signed a codesharing agreement on flights between Jakarta and Guangzhou effective Dec. 8. The route is to be flown four times a week. more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS NOVEMBER TRAFFIC; STATISTICS INCLUDE TWA TRAFFIC
FORTH WORTH, "American Airlines reported its November systemwide traffic, including that of TWA, decreased 25.0 percent from November 2000 on a capacity decrease of 20.2 percent. The system load factor... more
AirlinesMEXICANA AIRLINES ANNOUNCES NEW SERVICE BETWEEN MEXICO CITY AND EL SALVADOR
MEXICO CITY, "Mexicana Airlines announced today that effective December 7, 2001, it will begin non-stop service between Mexico City and San Salvador four times a week. The flight will operate on Sunday,... more
AirlinesMIDWAY AIRLINES AWARDED A OVER 10 USDM FINANCIAL HELP BY U.S. GOVERNMENT
USA, Midway Airlines carrier, which was in a heavy financial troubles, whcih could led it to bankrupcy, received over USD$10 million from the United States national airline bailout program to... more
AirlinesBANGKOK AIRWAYS TO OPEN NEW AIRPORT
BANGKOK, Bangkok Airways is to open a new airport in Trat by the end of next year, reported the Bangkok Post. The airport will create a routing network in southern Thailand and would cost 300 million baht.... more
AirlinesCIMBER AIR CUTS FLIGHTS
DENMARK, Danish Cimber Air's managing director Jorgen Nielsen announced that the carrier has reduced by 10% the services from Karup, Sonderborg to Copenhagen. Two planes will be leased to Oman Air and... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA TO ORDER 15 A380
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa's chairman Juergen Weber said the airline is preparing to order 15 A380s. The order has to be aprroved by the carrier's board of directors. The super jumbos will be delivered i... more
AirlinesSPANAIR EXPECTS SMALL YEAR-END LOSSES
SPAIN, Spanair chairman Gonzalo Pascual said the carrier expects small losses for the end of the year. The negative result wouldn't be as serious as it was for other major airlines. Pascual explained that... more
AirlinesVIRGIN ATLANTIC PLANS TO OPEN LOW COST AFRICAN CARRIER
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, Virgin Atlantic Airways, owned by Richard Branson, is reported to be planning to launch a low price pan-African airline in the first of the new year. According to Branson's declarations,... more
AirlinesWESTJET TO ADD NEW DESTINATIONS TO CANADA
CALGARY, "We fly to Moncton, we fly to Ottawa, we fly to Hamilton. We're not in Toronto, we're not in Montreal, we're not in St. John's and we're not in Halifax, those are about the only cities we're not... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE WILL USE SKYTEAM TO COMBAT CRISIS
PARIS, FRANCE, According to Air France sources, the airline considers SkyTeam alliance as an important point to combat crisis in air transport sector. These are the most important points: the strenghtening... more
AirlinesAIR LIB TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTE PARIS-ALGIERS
PARIS, The French private airline Air Lib announced it would launch a new service between Paris and Algiers from December 22. The carrier, which is waiting for the approval of the Algerian and French governments,... more
AirlinesBA RESUMES CONCORDE FLIGHTS TO BARBADOS
BARBADOS, British Airways resumed Concorde flights to Barbados on Saturday. Barbados is the only country besides the United States to which the supersonic jet flies from Europe. "After the unfortunate... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA LAUNCHES NONSTOP SERVICE BETWEEN HONOLULU AND MELBOURNE
HONOLULU, "Air Canada launched nonstop service today between Honolulu and Melbourne, Australia. Air Canada will operate three times weekly service to Melbourne from Honolulu using 212-seat Boeing 767-300... more
AirlinesTWA CHANGES ITS NAME
NEW YORK, TWA disappeared yesterday as the airline's flights are to be operated by American Airlines from today. TWA's final scheduled flight, 2, arrived in St. Louis from Honolulu about 6:30 a.m. Sunday.... more
AirlinesQANTAS MAINTENANCE WORKERS WALK OFF
AUSTRALIA, After two days of unfruictful talks between Australian Workers Union (AWU) and Qantas, over 600 maintenance workers for the airline walked off the job yesterday over a proposed wage freeze.... more
AirlinesDELTA TO EXPAND CODESHARE SERVICE IN EUROPE WITH BRITISH EUROPEAN
ATLANTA, "Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL - news) and British European today announced they would expand the present codeshare to five new destinations in Europe beginning Nov. 30, 2001. Delta said it would... more
AirlinesEMIRATES TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTES
DUBAI, Emirates announced it is to launch five new routes next year. The new destinations include Osaka, in Japan, Khartoum, in Sudan, Mauritius, casablanca, in Morocco, Perth. The airline will fly a Boeing... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA SIGNS DEAL WITH CABIN PERSONNEL
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa reached a deal with the union representing cabin personnel to cut flight attendant work hours. Lufthansa spokesman Thomas Ellerbeck announced "we've agreed on shorter working hours... more
AirlinesBMI BRITISH MIDLAND SUSPENDS FLIGHTS TO ROME
LONDON, British Midland is to suspend flights to Rome from tomorrow Dec 1. The carrier will operate three daily flights between London Heathrow and Milan Linate using a Boeing 737-500. more
AirlinesAIR CANADA TAKES DELIVERY OF THE FIRST AIRBUS A321
TORONTO, Air Canada took delivery of the first of 12 A321s ordered. The aircrafts will replace the aging DC-9s and 737s. Further four A321s will be delivered to the carrier by the end of the year, the... more
AirlinesFINNAIR POSTS LOSSES IN THE THE THIRD QUARTER
HELSINKI, Finnair reported losses for eur16,6 million in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, versus eur39 million profit in the previous year. CEO Keijo Suila said "we face a tough winter ahead and our earnings... more
AirlinesPOLISH TREASURY MINISTER WARNS OF RISK OF INSOLVENCY FOR LOT
POLAND, Treasury Minister Wieslaw Kaczmarek said that LOT "must launch a deep restructuring, including significant cost cuts, otherwise, the company will go to the brink of insolvency and won't be able... more
AirlinesDELTA AIR LINES TO EXPAND CODESHARE SERVICE IN EUROPE, AFRICA, ASIA WITH SKYTEAM PARTNER AIR FRANCE
ATLANTA, "SkyTeam partners Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL - news) and Air France today announced they would expand their present codeshare to include eight new destinations in Europe, Africa and Asia as well... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE (2): ACTIVITIES OF THE LAST SIX MONTHS
PARIS, FRANCE, According to financial data diffused by Air France during the press conference held Tuesday in Paris, the consolidated turnover about passenger activity increased of 9,7% to 5,53 EURbn,... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST TO LAY OFF MORE PILOTS
EAGAN, USA, Northwest Airlines announced it is to furlough other 47 pilots on January 2. The carrier already laid off 45 pilots in September and October. Northwest spokesman Kurt Ebenhoch said passenger... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE EVALUATE TO SAVE 400 EURM WITH ACQUISITION IN LEASING OF EIGHT AIRCRAFTS RATHER THAN BUYING IT
PARIS, FRANCE, In the press conference held by Air France chairman Jean-Cyril Spinetta on Tuesday at Meridien Hotel in Paris, to unveil the financial data of the airline, chief financial officer Philippe... more
AirlinesFEDERAL EXPRESS AWARDED BY U.S. GOVERNMENT OF A OVER 13 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Federal Express, El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded a $13,044,134 contract to provide for transportation of perishables to various locations in Korea and Japan. This work will be complete September... more
AirlinesAIRTRAN AIRWAYS TO CUT FARES
ORLANDO, AirTran Airways today announced it is to cut many fares by up to 35%. The reductions will be offered from December 12 to March 20. AirTran's chief executive, Joe Leonard, said that the troubles... more
AirlinesUNITED ADDS DENVER-HONOLULU FLIGHTS ON WEEKENDS BEGINNING IN FEBRUARY
CHICAGO, United Airlines announced "it will strengthen its leading position in the Mainland-Hawaii air travel market, introducing new scheduled weekend flights between Denver and Honolulu and reinstating... more
AirlinesLANCHILE SIGNS LONG-TERM AGREEMENT WITH THE LANCHILE PILOT UNION
SANTIAGO, LanChile S.A. announced that "it has signed a new four-year contract with the 111 pilots who form the LanChile Pilot Union. This new contract, scheduled to expire on November 30, 2005, comprises... more
AirlinesUE EXTENDS AIRLINE AIDS TO PORTUGAL AND LUXEMBOURG
BRUSSELS, The European Commission has given th governments of Portugal and Luxembourg the go ahead for a financial aid to their airlines in order to cover insurance expenses. "There are clearly difficulties... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES ANNOUNCES PUBLIC OFFERING
HOUSTON, "Continental Airlines, Inc. today announced the pricing of a public offering of 6.74 million shares of its Class B Common Stock at a price to the public of $22.50 per share. Continental expects... more
AirlinesAMERICAN BEGINS SERVICE BETWEEN ANTIGUA AND SAN JUAN WITH NEW 737 AIRCRAFT
ANTIGUA, "American Airlines announced today that it will begin daily service between Antigua and San Juan using Boeing 737-800 aircraft, effective Dec. 2. American will discontinue its daily flight... more
AirlinesSPINETTA, AIR FRANCE CHAIRMAN, ANSWERS TO AVIONEWS IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
PARIS, FRANCE, Air France Chairman, Jean-Cyril Spinetta has been inteviewed by Avionews during the press conference for the unveiling of the financial data for the last fiscal six months period 2001/2002.... more
AirlinesEASYJET COULD OPEN NEW EUROPEAN HUB
ZURICH, Ray Webster, Easyjet Ltd CEO, announced in an interview with Finanz und Wirtschaft that the carrier aims to open a new european hub by next summer. Webster specified that the hub could be in... more
AirlinesSAS INTERESTED IN FINNAIR AND LOT
STOCKHOLM, SAS, Scandinavian Airlines System, would be interested in acquiring finnish Finnair and polish Lot to gain the supremacy in Northern Europe market and in order to play a a more incisive role... more
AirlinesAIR NEW ZEALAND TO GET GOVERNMENT BAILOUT
NEW ZEALAND, The government of New Zealand is to provide an additional $62 million into Air New Zealand Ltd. The government will increase its stake to at least 82%. Brierley Investments Ltd. and Singapore... more
AirlinesMALEV TO LEASE PLANES
HUNGARY, Hungarian airline Malev leased 10 new 737NGs, six 737-700s, two 737-800s and two 737-600s, from International Lease Finance Corp. Deliveries will begin in Feb. 2003 to be completed by late... more
AirlinesUS AIRWAYS CEO RESIGNS
ARLINGTON, US Airways ceo, Rakesh Gangwal, resigned yesterday to pursue work in private equity and venture capital, said a press release. Chairman Stephen Wolf said he is to take back the reins temporarily.... more
AirlinesSPINETTA, AIR FRANCE: HIS WORDS AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE OF YESTERDAY
PARIS, FRANCE, Air France president, Jean-Cyril Spinetta, during the press conference held yesterday in Paris to unveal the financial data of the last six fiscal months 2001/2002, said "The air trasport... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE RELEASES RESULTS (2). SPINETTA: '' A SOLID FINANCIAL STRUCTURE''
PARIS, FRANCE, According to Air France President, Jean-Cyril Spinetta declarations, reported by our Paris correspondant, the airline number one, said that Air France has a "solid financial structure",... more