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AirlinesALASKA AIRLINES COMPLETES COCKPIT-DOOR REINFORCEMENT ON MD-80 FLEET
SEATTLE, "Alaska Airlines (NYSE:ALK - news) has completed installation of crossbar locking devices on 100 percent of its MD-80 fleet. The crossbar device, designed to hinder unauthorized access to the... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR WILL BE HELPED BY SWISS GOVERNMENT
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, According to declaration of Swiss Finance Minister Kaspar Villiger, the Swiss government will provide a multi-million franc package to save Swissair. Villiger said that the situation... more
AirlinesTAP AIR PORTUGAL TO LAUNCH NEW FLIGHT TO BARCELONA
LISBON, TAP Air Portugal is operating a new daily, except Saturday, service linking Oporto and Barcelona. TAP also flies between Lisbon and Madrid. more
AirlinesAMERICAN TO RESUME REAGAN NATIONAL SERVICE ON OCT. 26 TO ST. LOUIS AND MIAMI
FORTH WORTH, American Airlines announced that it will resume daily nonstop service on Oct. 26 between Reagan National and Miami, and restore service between Reagan National and St. Louis that had been... more
AirlinesKLM TO CODE-SHARE WITH CONTINENTAL
AMSTERDAM, Klm announced this morning a code-sharing deal with Continental Airlines to operate together their routes between Usa and Europe. Klm said in a statement that the deal, which is subject to regulatory... more
AirlinesKLM CUTS EUROPEAN FARES BY 25%
AMSTERDAM, The dutch carrier Klm announced it is to cut economy class fares by 25% on all European destinations. The discount, effective immediately, will be available until March 31, but bookings have... more
AirlinesJAPAN AIR SYSTEM TO RESUME TOKYO-GUANGZHOU ROUTE
TOKYO, Japan Air System (JAS) announced it will resume flights between Tokyo's Narita airport and Guangzhou, in China, under a codesharing agreement with China Southern AIrlines. A JAS spokesman said the... more
AirlinesBA CONCORDE TAKES TEST FLIGHT
LONDON, A British Airways Concorde took off this morning for its first trans-Atlantic flight since last year. The full crossing regular flight from London Heathrow to New York took 3 hours and 20 minutes.... more
AirlinesEL AL REPORTS Q3 RESULTS
TEL AVIV, El Al said it is to finish the third quarter with profits of about $5 million. An airline senior official said the profit was made possible by "strongly adjusting" expenditures to lower revenue... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES HAS COMPLETED COCKPIT DOOR REINFORCEMENT ON ENTIRE OPERATING FLEET
CHICAGO, "United Airlines (NYSE: UAL - news) confirmed today that all of its active fleet of aircraft are now equipped with the new cockpit security bars in compliance with the Federal Aviation Administration's... more
AirlinesBA LOOKS FOR GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT
LONDON, BA said it needs support from british government to be competitive in international markets. "Specifically we are looking to the British government to support us on issues like additional costs... more
AirlinesDELTA AND AIR FRANCE TAKE ADVANTAGE FROM OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT BETWEEN USA AND FRANCE
PARIS, Delta Air Lines and Air France will take advantage from the agreement signed by Usa and France to liberalize trans-Atlantic air transport between the two countries. The two carriers will cooperate... more
AirlinesADRIA AIRWAYS LAUNCHES NEW FLIGHTS TO VIENNA
FRANKFURT, Adria Airways announced it will launch twice-daily flights between Frankfurt and Vienna from Nov. 5. Flight will be operated from Monday to Friday with 48-seat CRJs. more
AirlinesBANGKOK AIRWAYS TO EYE CHINA MARKET
BANGKOK, Bangkok Airways (BA) is to launch a new direct flight between Bangkok and Jinghong, in China. The carrier's president, Prasert Prasarthong-osoth, said the new route would be the first step in... more
AirlinesAER LINGUS CEO ANNOUNCES LAYOFFS
DUBLIN, Willie Walsh, the new ceo for Aer Lingus, announced that the company will carry on the plans aiming to eliminate more than 2000 of the 6300 employees of the airline. Walsh added that the rescue... more
AirlinesKUWAIT AIRLINES CUTS FLIGHTS
KUWAIT, Kuwait Airlines announced it has reduced weekly flights between Bombay and London, cutting the routes previously flown on the weekend. The carrier said it also reduced some other flights to Middle... more
AirlinesKLM-MAERSK AIR CODESHARE AGREEMENT
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, Between Denmark airline Maersk Air and the Dutch carrier KLM has been reached a code-share agreement, under which, starting October 28, all of Maersk's flights between Billund,... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA BEGINS LAYING OFF 1280 EMPLOYEES
TORONTO, The layoff of 1280 Air Canada employees began early today after the Canada Industrial Relations Board rejected union requests to block the layoffs. The redundancies will include 1000 baggage handlers... more
AirlinesUS AIRWAYS TO EXPAND SERVICE AT REAGAN NATIONAL
ARLINGTON, "US Airways said that it will resume service between Washington's Ronald Reagan National Airport and six new destinations under authority granted today by U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA PILOTS ASSOCIATION WANTS AIR-MARSHALS ON FLIGHTS
TORONTO, The Air Canada Pilots Association urged Transport Ministry to set up a unit of armed guards on flights to watch over crew members and passengers. ir Canada got authorization to resume flights... more
AirlinesEXPRESS AIRLINES I REPORTS SEPTEMBER TRAFFIC, OPERATIONAL RELIABILITY
MEMPHIS, Express Airlines I, a regional airline doing business as Northwest Airlink, released traffic reports for August and September 2001 today. In addition, the carrier has also reported operational... more
AirlinesIIRAN AIR SUSPENDS FLIGHTS TO BERLIN
TEHERAN, Iran Air decided to cancel flights to Berlin from Ocotber 30 due to the fall in passenger traffic, said IRNA news agency. The carrier had started flying the route on June 2000. more
AirlinesLARGE JOB CUTS AT LUFHTANSA
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, According to a German flag airline Lufthansa, carrier could cut up to 7500 jobs, if an agreement with the unions to reduce workers wages will be not reached. The job cuts expected would... more
AirlinesTHAI AIRWAYS INCREASES FLIGHTS TO EUROPE
BANGKOK, Thai Airways International announced it will opearate more flights to Paris, Rome, Zurich, Munich and Copenhagen between October 28 and March 31 to replace rivals who cut services after terrorist... more
AirlinesCHECHNYA TO CREATE ITS OWN AIRLINE
MOSCOW, Chechen authorities announced a plan to set up an airline in the republic. The carrier, named "Vainakh-Avia”, will be based in the Severny airport in Khankala. The Federal Budget has already a... more
AirlinesBALKAN AIRLINES MIGHT RESUME OPERATIONS
SOFIA, Bulgarian government said it has opened talks to settle the dispute with Israel's Zeevi group, the majority owner of Balkan Airlines, to resume the carrier's operations. "The Israeli side sought... more
AirlinesDELTA AIR LINES INTRODUCES NONSTOP SERVICE BETWEEN TUCSON AND ATLANTA
ATLANTA, "Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL - news) will offer Tucson customers the convenience of new nonstop service to its Atlanta hub with the introduction of two daily flights on Jan. 1, 2002. "Nonstop service... more
AirlinesTRANSAERO CUTS SOME ROUTES
MOSCOW, Transaero said it has temporarily suspended some West European flights to Frankfurt, Strasbourg and London until December. "After the situation on the air travel market of Western Europe underwent... more
AirlinesMAS TO BOOST FLIGHTS TO JAKARTA E MEDAN
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysian Airlines will increase daily flight to Medan and Jakarta to three starting from March or April next year, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ling Liong Sik. “Asia will be the f... more
AirlinesAEROMEXICO EXPANDS OPERATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAM
HOUSTON, "AeroMexico, Mexico's largest airline, today announced that it is continuing to implement a strategic security program designed to protect passengers, crew members and facilities systemwide. Among... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS TRIES TO DELAY ORDERS
LONDON, A spokesman for BA said the airline has begun talks with aircraft producers Boeing and Airbus SAS to delay the delivery of several planes. The spokesman cleared that the carrier is not planning... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE MAY REDUCE SERVICE TO AMMAN AND DAMASCUS
AMMAN, Air France is considering to cut down or cease its weekly flights to Amman and Damascus later this month because of the “decline in profitability and the number of passengers [travelling] from E... more
AirlinesQANTAS TO BUY PLANES
AUSTRALIA, Australian Qantas announced today that it will purchase 17 aircrafts to revamp the domestic market. The $765 million planes will be 15 long range new generation and two Dash 8 regional aircrafts.... more
AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES SUSPENDS SOME ROUTES
SINGAPORE, Singapore Airlines said it is to suspend its twice-weekly services to Kota Kinabalu, Kuching and Macau at the end of Oct. as costs have climbed, the airline said. more
AirlinesETHIOPIAN AIRLINES REPORTS SEPTEMBER TRAFFIC'S RESULTS
ETHIOPIA, Ethiopian Airlines announced it wasn't seriously affected by the global slowdown following the attacks in Usa. The carrier's Sept. traffic increased 10,1% from a year earlier to 272 million RPKs... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC TRAFFIC DECLINES IN SEPT.
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific said today that the global economic slowdown had a sharp impact on September's results. The number of passengers fell 12.1% year-on-year to 871,126. Cargo traffic decreased 12.2%... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES COULD BE FORCED TO CLOSE DUE TO SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS
USA, U.S airline United Airlines, could be forced to close due to September 11 attacks, after the value of its shares fallen down form 110 to 16 USD. According to airline's CEO, James Goodwin, carrier... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA GROUNDS OTHER AIRCRAFTS
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa is to ground another 15 aircrafts, the Financial Times reported. The use of these aircrafts is to be discontinued. This will reduce seating capacity by 8% on intercontinental flights... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT IN TALKS WITH BOEING'S EXECUTIVE
MOSCOW, An Aeroflot deputy general director, Lev Koshlyakov, said that "at present we are in touch with Boeing, and that includes the possibility of acquiring aircraft", Interfax agency reported. Boeing... more
AirlinesSPANAIR COULD RAISE FARES
MADRID, Spanair's chairman Gonzalo Pascual, speaking during the presentation of a codesharing agreement with PGA-Portugalia of Portugal, announced that the airline is considering a rise of fares. Pascual... more
AirlinesFINNAIR CUTS COSTS
HELSINKI, Finnish Finnair announced cuts for $126 millions. It is not clear whther the plan would include job cuts too or not. The airline is reducing flights on some routes and reported a 10% traffic... more
AirlinesEU APPROVES BELGIAN GOVERNMENT'S PLAN TO SAVE SABENA
BRUSSELS, The European Union gave the approval to the Belgian government's plan to give Sabena a short-term loan of 125 million euros as it does not contravene competition rules. European commissioner... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE INCREASES CAPACITY ON SOUTH AFRICAN ROUTES
CAPE TOWN, Pierre Saliba, sales manager in South Africa for Air France, said yesterday that the airline will increase the seats on its flights between Paris and Johannesburg, by replacing the Airbus A340... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT TO RAISE FARES
MOSCOW, Aeroflot this week introduced a new $5 surcharge that will be used to beef up security measures after the terrorist attacks in Usa. In addition, the carrier would lower commissions for travel agents... more
AirlinesRYANAIR TICKETS WILL BE SOLD FOR 4 USD (BUT WITH SOME RESTRICTIONS)
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, Irish airline Ryanair decided to sell about 400.000 tickets for Italy to Great Britain routes at about 4 USD each, on a total of 1 million tickets that the carrier has decided to... more
AirlinesVIRGIN EXPRESS ANNOUNCES 3RD QUARTER 2001 RESULTS
BRUSSELS-LONDON, "We are pleased to announce EUR 3.0 million profits in 3rd Quarter 2001 versus a loss of EUR 7.3 million in 3rd Quarter last year. Nine months profits of EUR 1.3 million have been achieved... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES COULD PERISH NEXT YEAR WITHOUT REDUCING COSTS
CHICAGO, James Goodwin, United Airlines' chief executive, said the carrier would go bankrupt next year without a reduction in costs. United has announced plans to lay off 20,000 workers and reduce its... more
AirlinesAMERICAN TO BEGIN JFK-ZURICH SERVICE ON OCT. 28; ROUTE IS FIRST ANNOUNCED BY AA SINCE ITS DECISION TO ACCELERATE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW JFK TER
FORTH WORTH, American Airlines announced that "it will begin daily nonstop service between New York's Kennedy Airport and Zurich, Switzerland, on Oct. 28, using three-class, 189-seat Boeing 767-300 aircraft.... more
AirlinesALL NIPPON AIRWAYS CONTINUES SERVICE TO SIX CITIES IN U.S.
NEW YORK, "All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. (ANA), Japan's largest airline, will continue to serve six cities in the U.S. with the preliminary winter schedule announced today. ANA currently operates daily... more
AirlinesSPECIAL INTRODUCTORY CONCORDE FARE
NEW YORK, "To mark the return of supersonic Concorde flights between New York and London, British Airways today announced a special introductory roundtrip fare of $4,999, good for travel beginning Friday,... more