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AirlinesDELTA PLANS FULL SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 8
ATLANTA, "Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL - news) announced that it plans to operate its full schedule of more than 2,060 domestic and international flights on Monday, October 8, 2001. Delta said that customers... more
AirlinesEU WILL TAKE SOON DECISION ON SABENA
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, According to EU Transport Commission spokesman Gilles Gantelet, a decision on the Sabena government aids, as the Swiss airline Swissair, which owns 49,5% of Sabena, failed to give it... more
AirlinesAMERICAN EAGLE STARTS LIMITED SERVICE FROM WASHINGTON REAGAN WITH FLIGHTS TO BOSTON
FORTH WORTH, "American Eagle Airlines will launch service at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Tuesday, Oct. 9, with five daily round-trip flights to Boston's Logan Airport. The airline will... more
AirlinesTHAI AIRWAYS APPOINTS NEW BOARD AND CEO
BANGKOK, Thai Airways International Plc appointed a new chairman and board of directors this morning. Virabongsa Ramangkura, named new ceo for the airline, said "thai government is determined to make Thai... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS TRAFFIC DOWN IN SEPT.
LONDON, British Airways announced a 11,6% drop in September's passengers traffic due to the terrorist acts in Usa. The downturn included a 32% decline in numbers on transatlantic routes. BA also added... more
AirlinesSKYJET ANNOUNCES NEW SECURITY MEASURES FOR CHARTER FLIGHTS
WASHINGTON, USA, Skyjet, the pioneer real-time service for booking private business jets and a wholly owned subsidiary of Bombardier Aerospace, has announced new security procedures for all its charter... more
AirlinesBA TO USE SMALLER PLANES ON FLIGHTS TO TEL AVIV
LONDON, British Airways yesterday said it is to reduce capacity on the service between Tel Aviv and London from Nov. 1 as the passengers traffic is expected to drop. Boeing 767 planes, with 176 seats,... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT TO INCREASE CAPACITY ON FLIGHTS TO SWITZERLAND
MOSCOW, Russian Aeroflot said it is to use larger planes on its services to Switzerland after the financial crisis hitting Swissair. "Considering the interests of air passengers, Aeroflot, starting from... more
AirlinesMALAYSIAN AIRLINES OVERHAULS THE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK
PETALING JAYA, Malaysian Airlines has announced it is to change the flight schedule by axing 12 unprofitable destinations which will be discontinued. Among them there are the services to Auckland, Buenos... more
AirlinesEASYJET: TRAFFIC UP IN SEPT.
LONDON, EasyJet today announced it carried 27% more passengers in September. The load factor was slightly higher too, reaching 83,16%. The discount airline responded to the air transport crisis by slashing... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR TO OPERATE HALF OF THE FLIGHTS SCHEDULE TODAY
ZURICH, Swissair said it should operate half of the normal schedule today. "In all 235 flights are planned, around half the schedule" a spokesman for the carrier said. The former subsidiary Crossair would... more
AirlinesALASKA AIRLINES REPORTS SEPT. TRAFFIC
ANCHORAGE, Alaska Airlines' Sept. traffic dumped 18,7% from the same period last year to 719 million RPMs, capacity dropped 16.1% to 1.41 billion ASMs while load factor decreased 2 points to 60,7%. The... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES REPORTS SEPTEMBER TRAFFIC
CHICAGO, United Airlines (NYSE: UAL - news) today reported that the company flew 31.5 percent fewer revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in September versus the comparable month in 2000. Driven by the terrible... more
AirlinesMALAYSIA AIRLINES AXES CAPACITY
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysian Airline System (MAS) will reduce flight frequencies and capacity each by 15% by March next year. Flights to New York are to be suspended. "We're no longer in the comfort zone. The... more
AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES CARGO SUSPENDS FLIGHTS TO PENANG
SINGAPORE, SIA Cargo stated it is to suspend its freighter service to Penang from tomorrow, October 5. Singapore Airlines will continue to operate its three daily passenger flights to Penang. The company... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR RESUME FLIGHTS
ZURICH, Swissair is resuming some of its scheduled flights today after a governmental cash injection for $278,5 million, amount that the government is to lend the airline. "So there will be 160 flights... more
AirlinesRYANAIR PROTESTS ON SABENA GOV'T AIDS
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, According to an Ireland airline Ryanair spokesman, a formal protest has been sent to the European Commission about the Government financement gor the Belgian carrier Sabena, which has... more
AirlinesANA REDUCES FLIGHTS TO GUAM
JAPAN, All Nippon Airways is to reduce weekly flights from Kansai airport, near Osaka, to Guam to seven. Two flights will be cancelled due to the shrinking demand. The airline is to use smaller jetliners... more
AirlinesVIRGIN EXPRESS REPORTS THIRD QUARTER RESULTS
AUSTRALIA, Virgin Express reported a 11,6% increase of load factor in the third quarter of 2001 to 91,8%. Passengers traffic went down 19% and the fleet size was halved to 11 aircrafts. "Despite the crisis... more
AirlinesJAPAN AIRLINES CUTS INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS
JAPAN, Japan Airlines is to reduce the number of transoceanic flights from 142 to 108 in October and November owing to the decline of demand after the terrorist attacks in Usa. Therefore 17 of the 34 flights... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA (2): THE AIRLINE DENIES CONCERN IN VOLARE GROUP
FRANKFURT, A spokesman for Lufthansa said the airline doesn't intend to buy any stake in italian Volare Group airline, as the financial newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore reported today. Volare Group's 49,8% stake... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA EYES VOLARE GROUP
MILAN, Swissair Group has decided to sell its 49,8% stake in the italian carrier Volare group. German Lufthansa would be interested in acquiring the stake, reported italian financial newspaper Il Sole... more
AirlinesRIO-SUL AIRLINES TAKES DELIVERY OF FIRST BOEING 737-700
SEATTLE, "Rio-Sul Airlines of Brazil, a member company of the VARIG Group, took delivery last Friday of its first Boeing (NYSE: BA - news) Next-Generation 737-700 jetliner. This delivery is the first airplane... more
AirlinesAMERICA WEST REPORTS SEPTEMBER, THIRD QUARTER AND YEAR-TO-DATE TRAFFIC
PHOENIX, "America West Airlines (NYSE: AWA - news) today reported traffic statistics for the month of September, third quarter and year-to-date 2001. Revenue passenger miles (RPM) for September were 1.1... more
AirlinesBMI BRITISH MIDLAND WOULD CUT 600 JOBS
LONDON, Sources from the Transport and General Workers Union reported that BMI British Midland intends to cut 600 jobs and ground 8 large planes of its fleet. "With over 400 cabin crew members at British... more
AirlinesEVA AIR CUTS FLGHTS
TAIPEI, Eva Air said it is to suspend 17 weekly flights from Taipei to some destinations in US, Southeast Asia and Australia. The airline will also reduce services to Singapore-Penang, Bangkok, Jakarta,... more
AirlinesUNITED AND AMERICAN TO RESUME FLIGHTS AT WASHINGTON AIRPORT
USA, Delta and United said they will resume flights out of Washington rtomorrow as the airport will be reopened. United announced it will operate six roundtrip flights to Chicago's O'Hare International... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA REDUCES CAPACITY ON FLIGHTS TO ISRAEL
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa announced it is to cut flight capacity between Munich and Israel by up to 10%, due to the fall of tourism industry. Other carriers, KLM, British Airways and Alitalia, will reduce their... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA TO OFFER ADDITIONAL FLIGHTS TO ZURICH
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa said it would offer two additional return flights between Munich and Zurich and one additional return flight between Zurich and Frankfurt after Swissair grounded its planes. Capacity... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR DRAGS OTHER AIRLINES
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, the probable sinking of the Swiss airline Swissair could drag together other airlies in which Swissair has participation, as the Belgian Sabena, that is facing a failing, after the... more
AirlinesKLM ANNOUNCES NEW CAPACITY CUTS
AMSTERDAM, "We will announce more capacity cuts tomorrow", said Klm chief executive Leo van Wijk this morning, adding that the airline will unveil "a complete package" of measures tomorrow. "The clear... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA ''COMPENSATES'' SWISSAIR
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, In order to compensate for the Swissair group lack of flights, German airline Lufthansa decided to boost its flights to and from Switzerland, increasing the number of flights from Zurich... more
AirlinesDESPITE SWISSAIR BLOCKING, SABENA CONTINUES ITS OPERATIONS
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, According to Fred Chaffart, Belgian airline Sabena CEO, "there are sufficient funds to continue our operations". Sabena is owned by troubled Swissair group by 49,5%, and the same Swiss... more
AirlinesCZECH AIRLINES IN DIFFICULTIES AFTER SEPTEMBER 11
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC, The national airline of Czech Republic, after the attacks of the september 11, has been forced to review its calculations. Airline CEO, Miroslav Kula said that there was a noticeable... more
AirlinesBRAZILIAN CARRIERS RAISE DOMESTIC FARES
BRAZIL, Brazilian Varig and TAM increased domestic fares due to rising fuel prices and a strong US dollar. Varig applied a 3% rise, TAM increased fares by 2,97%. Brazilian airlines yesterday began charging... more
AirlinesAIR WISCONSIN ANNOUNCES STAFF REDUCTIONS AS RESULT OF PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED FLIGHT SCHEDULE REDUCTIONS
APPLETON, "Due to the reduction in scheduled flights in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation (AWAC) announced a decision to reduce staffing levels by more... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR (2): FLIGHTS SUSPENDED
ZURICH, Swissair announced it has suspended all flights other then those in the air in attempt to start talks with banks to secure the cash the carrier would need to pay outstanding bills. Several aircrafts... more
AirlinesSUN COUNTRY AIRLINES REPORTS PLANNED REDUCTION IN FORCE
MINNEAPOLIS, "Sun Country Airlines joined the rest of the airline industry on October 1st and announced planned reductions for its employee base. Sun Country President and CEO David Banmiller said, "The... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICE BETWEEN DUBAI AND COCHIN
MOSCOW, "We have had consultations with the Indian department of civil aviation to start flights on the Dubai-Moscow-Cochin route for expatriate Indians living in Gulf countries", explained Alexander Khiltchenko,... more
AirlinesLANCHILE TO CUT OPERATIONS
SANTIAGO, LanChile S.A. announced that it will cut its operations by approximately 10% in response to the current crisis in the airline industry. The scheduled cuts mainly affect the international passenger... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES REPORTS SEPTEMBER PERFORMANCE
HOUSTON, "For the month of September, Continental reported a load factor of 61.4 percent, 11.0 points below the 72.4 percent load factor reported for September 2000. In September 2001, Continental flew... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES TRAFFIC DROPS IN SEPT.
FORTH WORTH, Officials for the American Airlines said the carrier's traffic went down by a third in September, from the same period in 2000. Load factor dropped by almost 10%, to 59,6%. International traffic... more
AirlinesICELANDAIR TO AXE JOBS
REYKJAVIK, Icelandair announced it intends to lay off 11% of its workforce and reduce capacity by 18% in winter. Capacity on routes to Usa will decline by 32%. The carrier will also reduce its fleet from... more
AirlinesHAWAIIAN AIRLINES TO AXE JOBS
USA, Hawaiian Airlines said it laid off 430 employees or 12% of its workforce. In addition, the carrier had previously announced a 20% reduction of operations. Aloha Airlines reduced its flight schedule... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR CANNOT GUARANTEE FLIGHTS IN THE NEXT DAYS
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, A Swiss airline Swissair spokesman, said that carrier cannot guarantee flights for the rest of the week and the passengers can't place seats reservations. Shares in Swissair... more
AirlinesVIETNAM AIRLINES RECEIVES NEW ATR 72 AIRCRAFT
VIETNAM, Vietnam Airlines took delivery of the first of three Atr 72 aircrafts. The airline will receive the other two planes by June 2002. The jet delivered will be used on the regional network and international... more
AirlinesQANTAS TO USE AIR CANADA'S PLANES
SYDNEY, Australian Qantas is to use three Air Canada's Boeing 767, complete with pilots and crew. The jets have already arrived in Sydney. The planes will be used on the trans-Tasman routes out of Sydney... more
AirlinesSPINETTA TO LEAD AIR FRANCE FOR OTHER FIVE YEARS
PARIS, The french council of ministers has appointed Jean-Cyril Spinetta as chairman and CEO for Air France for other five years. Spinetta is leading the airline since September 1997. more
AirlinesEL AL TO AXE 240 EMPLOYEES
ISRAEL, El Al, the israeli airline, said it will lay off some 240 people by the end of the year. About 100 workers will be dismissed in October. The redundancies are due to the slowdown in global a... more
AirlinesPILOTS STRIKE FORCES SABENA TO CANCEL FLIGHTS
BRUSSELS, Belgian Sabena had to cancel several flights to european destinations yesterday due to its pilots third day of strike. Pilots protested against the airline's over 1400 possible job strikes and... more