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AirlinesSAS TAKES DELIVERY OF FIRST AIRBUS A321-200 AT COPENHAGEN AIRPORT
STOCKHOLM, SAS received it first Airbus A321-200 yesterday at Copenhagen airport. As the airline said in a statement, "the aircraft is being delivered from Airbus in Hamburg. The A321-200 is SAS' new large... more
AirlinesIBERIA'S NET PROFITS DECLINE IN THIRD QUARTER
MADRID, Spanish Iberia reported a 11% net profits fall in the first three quarters of the year, to 141,4 million euros, compared with previous year. Operating profit went down by 41,9% in the third quarter,... more
AirlinesAIRBUS DELIVERS FIRST A330-200 AIRCRAFTS TO JMC AIRLINE
PARIS, FRANCE, French aeronautical industry Airbus delivered its first A330-200 aircrafts, with 350 seats, to British JMC Airlines, which already owns ten A-320. Airline will use the new aircrafts on long... more
AirlinesQANTAS MAINTENANCE WORKERS TO STRIKE NEXT WEEK
SYDNEY, Qantas maintenance workers have called a 48-hour strike for next week following their refusal to agree to an 18-month pay pause or face the prospect of job losses. The strike will begin from midnight... more
AirlinesAEROMEXICO PLANS NEW CODE-SHARE SERVICE TO PRAGUE; FLIGHTS FROM MEXICO CITY START DEC. 1 WITH SKYTEAM PARTNER CZECH AIRLINES
HOUSTON, "AeroMexico, Mexico's largest airline, today announced that it will start code-share flights between Mexico City and Prague with SkyTeam partner Czech Airlines on December 1, 2001. The new service... more
AirlinesALITALIA/AIR FRANCE CODESHARING FLIGHTS TAKE OFF
ROME, "Air France and Alitalia are starting their alliance flights between Italy and France, implementing the bilateral agreement signed July 27", Alitalia said in a statement. The two airlines are launching... more
AirlinesIBERIA TO IMPLEMENT ADJUSTMENT PLAN
MADRID, Spanish Iberia expects to save Pta100bn by implementing its adjustment plan in the next two years. The airline will reduce production by 11 per cent and is to cut 3.000 jobs. In addition, the expenditure... more
AirlinesSAS CONDUCTS EXTRA TECHNICAL CHECK ON AIRCRAFT
STOCKHOLM, SAS has decided to conduct an internal technical check of a number of aircraft in the MD80 series. During the routine check of an aircraft in this fleet, a fracture was detected in a cylinder... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA EXECUTIVE ACCEPTS PAY REDUCTION
FRANKFURT, The four members of Lufthansa's management board have accepted to reduce their basic salary by 10%. In addition, they are likely to do it without bonus. The board will try to extend this policy... more
AirlinesBRITISH MIDLAND TO TURN INTO A LOW-COST AIRLINE
LONDON, British Midland is to start a restructuring plan to turn itself into a low-cost carrier. "We are restructuring the airline into a low-cost business. We know our costs are too high and we are looking... more
AirlinesJAPAN AIRLINES TO MERGE WITH JAPAN AIR SYSTEM
TOKYO, Japan Airlines (JAL) and Japan Air System (JAS) will integrate their operations next year, probably during the fall. An official statement is expected to be released in the afternoon. The merger... more
AirlinesALL NIPPON AIRWAYS WILL SUSPEND CHICAGO SERVICE, RESUME NON-STOP WASHINGTON, D.C. FLIGHTS
NEW YORK, "All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan's largest airline, today said it would suspend its daily non-stop service between Chicago and Tokyo on November 30. The suspension of Chicago flights will be... more
AirlinesIBERIA CEO ENTERS ITALIAN ITALTEL'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MILAN, ITALY, Xabier de Irala Estevez, CEO of the Spanish airline Iberia, IATA and Fitur, is entered in the Boerd of Directors of Italian industry Italtel, taking over Lucio Stanca, who resigned after... more
AirlinesEUROPEAN UNION AUTHORISES SABENA SUCCESSOR TO USE GOVERNMENT LOAN
BRUSSELS, The European Commission has allowed the company that is to replace Sabena to use the government's one month 125 million euro bridging loan. Sources reported that he loan was authorised to finance... more
AirlinesCANADA 3000 AIRLINES CEASES OPERATION
TORONTO, "CANADA 3000 Airlines regrets to advise that it will cease flying operation effective November 09, 2001. We are therefore unable to transport passengers to their destinations, and recommend that... more
AirlinesCROSSAIR IN TALKS WITH AMERICAN AIRLINES
BERNE, Andre Dose, Crossair's ceo, said the airline held talks with American Airline to revive the partnership with the US carrier had with Swissair. Crossair will assume two-thirds of the operations of... more
AirlinesSAS STARTS DAILY NON-STOP FLIGHTS GOTHENBURG-BRUSSELS
STOCKHOLM, "As of Monday, November 12, there are two SAS connections between Gothenburg-Landvetter and Brussels, with departures at 8:20 a.m. and 4:05 p.m. (Return from Brussels 10:45 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.)... more
AirlinesBMI BRITISH MIDLAND TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICES TO BRUSSELS
LONDON, Bmi British Midland will start daily flights to Brussels, from Manchester and Leeds Bradford, next Monday. The carrier is to operate three daily flights with an 80-seat BAe 146 from Manchester... more
AirlinesSIA DEFERS DELIVERY OF FIVE PLANES
SINGAPORE, Singapore Airlines found an agreement with Airbus to defer the delivery of five A340-500s from January to October 2003. The remaining four planes are to be delivered by March 2004. The airline... more
AirlinesFRONTIER AIRLINES REPORTS OCTOBER 2001 TRAFFIC
DENVER, "Frontier Airlines (Nasdaq: FRNT - news) today announced traffic results for October 2001. Revenue passenger miles (RPMs) decreased to 160,317,000 for October 2001, a decrease of 31.5 percent from... more
AirlinesDE PALACIO REVEALS THAT THREE EUROPEAN AIRLINES ARE IN TROUBLE
BRUSSELS, Loyola de Palacio, the EU commissioner for Transport, has said that three airlines, Greek Olympia, Irish Aer Lingus, German LTU, might not survive because of the air transport crisis following... more
AirlinesRYANAIR REPORTS PASSENGERS RECORD ON GLASGOW-LONDON ROUTE
LONDON, Ryanair said it reported a 56.000 passengers record on its Glasgow-London route, with a 40% increase year to year. "This is a further example of low-fares airlines beginning to eat away at the... more
AirlinesNEW CEO AT CROSSAIR
SWITZERLAND, Crossair steering committee has nominated Pieter Bouw new chairman for the airline. Bouw, former Klm chief, will replace Moritz Suter. Crossair's steering committeee will also comprise five... more
AirlinesATA REPORTS OCTOBER TRAFFIC
INDIANAPOLIS, "American Trans Air, Inc. (ATA), the principal subsidiary of Amtran, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMTR - news), today reported its October 2001 traffic results. System-wide for October 2001, compared with... more
AirlinesPERHAPS SINGAPORE AIRLINES WITH FOX AND LEWIS IN ANSETT AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA, According to Ansett Australia sources, carrier Singapore Airlines could found now more interest in Australian airline share acquisition, due to its buying by Australian billionaires Lindsey... more
AirlinesBOMBARDIER DELIVERS TWO CRJ AIRCRAFTS TO EUROWINGS
CANADA, Bombardier announced it has delivered two of the 15 CRJs ordered to Eurowings. The carrier is an affiliate of Lufthansa Team. The deal also includes options for 30 CRJ200s. The two aircrafts will... more
AirlinesTAP AIR PORTUGAL: EARNINGS SOAR IN THE THIRD QUARTER
LISBON, Tap Air Portugal announced that it earned $32,8 million in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, up 410% from the previous year. In the first nine months of 2001 operating revenues rose by 8,5% and... more
AirlinesAIR WISCONSIN REPORTS OCTOBER TRAFFIC
APPLETON, Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation, operating as United Express, reports its October traffic. Passengers number, in RPM's, declined 13,6%. Capacity went down by 7% and passenger load factor decreased... more
AirlinesNEW BELGIAN AIRLINE TO REPLACE SABENA
BRUSSELS, Guy Verhofstadt, the belgian Prime Minister, said that, following the collapse of Sabena, the government has secured private investment for 200 million euro, to set up a new airline. About 155... more
AirlinesDELTA TO REINSTATE SERVICE FROM NEW YORK TO BRUSSELS
ATLANTA, "Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL - news) will reinstate nonstop service to Brussels from its New York international gateway at John F. Kennedy International Airport beginning Dec. 14, 2001. Delta had... more
AirlinesINVESTORS INTERESTED IN TAP AIR PORTUGAL
LISBON, fernando Pinto, ceo for Tap Air Portugal, said in a press conference that he held a meeting with five investor groups interested in acquiring a stake in the carrier. The ailing company is looking... more
AirlinesEASYJET PASSENGERS NUMBERS UP IN OCTOBER
LONDON, EasyJet reported a 33% increase in passenger traffic in october, compared with the previous year. The load factor was slightly down at 82,2%. The airline last week announced an 82% hike in full-year... more
AirlinesVARIG SUSPENDS SOME FLIGHTS
BRAZIL, Brazilian airline Varig announced that it is to suspend one of its eight weekly flights to Los Angeles and two of its 11 flights to Paris until 30 November 2001 because of the drop in demand. The... more
AirlinesBRITISH EUROPEAN TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTE TO BRUSSELS
LONDON, British European airline is to launch three daily services to Brussels each from Newcastle, Birmingham and Edinburgh from today, following the collapse of belgian airline Sabena, that was widely... more
AirlinesCONCORDE (2): AIR FRANCE TO OPERATE FIVE WEEKLY FLIGHTS
PARIS, Air France announced in a statement that it will fly from Paris to New York five times a week, on mondays, wednesdays, thursdays, fridays, sundays, taking off at 10:30 am local time. Flights from... more
AirlinesSABENA TO FILE FOR BANKRUPTCY
BRUSSELS, Belgian Sabena is to file for bankruptcy today. No flights will be operated in the day."This is terrible but as the government, we have to deal with this as well as we possibly can", said Belgian... more
AirlinesJAS COMPUTER GLITCH CAUSES FLIGHT DELAYS
TOKYO, A computer glitch at Japan Air System host computers handling bookings and releasing tickets caused delays in flights taking off from Haneda, Kitakyushu and Kagoshima airports. JAS employees had... more
AirlinesBA AND AIR FRANCE TO RESUME CONCORDE FLIGHTS
PARIS, British Airways and Air France resume Concorde passenger flights today. French Transport Minister Jean-Claude Gayssot and Air France chairman Jean-Cyril Spinetta will be aboard the passenger flight... more
AirlinesLITHUANIAN AIRLINES ANNOUNCES CUTBACKS
LITHUANIA, "Lithuanian Airlines will cut afternoon flights to and from Amsterdam as of Jan. 14, 2002", said Indre Paliuliene, spokeswoman for the airline. Lithuanian Airlines also announced that it might... more
AirlinesSPIRIT AIRLINES NOW CONNECTS ATLANTIC CITY TO SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO
FORT LAUDERDALE, "Spirit Airlines, Atlantic City's largest carrier says "Hola to the Caribbean" with new daily, low-fare connecting service to San Juan, Puerto Rico, starting November 15, 2001. Spirit... more
AirlinesNEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR SAS AB
STOCKHOLM, "At an Extra Shareholders' Meeting on November 6, 2001, it was resolved, in accordance with the principal owners' earlier proposal, to approve the appointment of the following Board members... more
AirlinesSAS TO CUT MORE JOBS
SCANDINAVIA, Scandinavian Airlines System announced it will cut further 2500 jobs to restore profits. The carrier had previously announced a plan to cut about 1000 employees. The airline reported a 9,3%... more
AirlinesAIRTRAN AIRWAYS LAUNCHES SERVICE TO/FROM PENSACOLA, FLORIDA
ORLANDO, "AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings Inc., (NYSE:AAI - news) began new daily nonstop service between its hub at Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport and Pensacola, Fla., today.... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS (2): ''WE WILL SURVIVE AT AVIATION CRISIS''
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, The general manger of British Airways, in a press conference dclared that "airline will survive to aviation crisis, as we have carefully planned costs containment and money saving".... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS FORECASTED HEAVY LOSSES FOR THIS YEAR
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, It could be of several GPBm the losses of the UK airline British Airways, due to reduction of seat request after U.S. attacks. Airline registered also an increase of 15% in fuel... more
AirlinesATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES REPORTS 36.1% INCREASE IN OCTOBER 2001 TRAFFIC
DULLES, USA, "Atlantic Coast Airlines (ACA) (Nasdaq: ACAI - news) today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for October 2001. Systemwide, the company generated 175.2 million revenue passenger... more
AirlinesSABENA (2): A SPOKESMAN REPORT
BRUSSELS, "We have cancelled all flights until 3.00 pm when we will reevaluate the situation. I'm afraid the flights will not resume", said Wilfried Remans, a spokesman for belgian Sabena. He added that... more
AirlinesSABENA MIGHT SUSPEND ALL FLIGHTS TONIGHT
BRUSSELS, Belgian Sabena might be forced to suspend all flight tonight ahead of the possible liquidation of the ailing airline that can't pay the debt laden. "Union leaders are due to meet prime minister... more
AirlinesSABENA (3): VIRGIN EXPRESS PULLS OUT OF TALKS
BRUSSELS, "In the absence of an agreement with Sabena we now believe that it will be in the best interest of the travelling public for Virgin Express to pursue (an) independent plan. The plan presented... more
AirlinesSIA SUSPENDS SOME US ROUTES
SINGAPORE, Singapore Airlines announced today in a statement that the three-times-weekly Singapore-Chicago service will be suspended from January 13 until the end of April 2002. The daily flights to New... more