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AirlinesSABENA'S PILOTS STRIKE GOES ON
BRUSSELS, Sabena had to cancel about 25% of scheduled flights today following the decision of its pilots to carry on the protest started last Thursday. The pilots are complaining over the emergency plan... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR MIGHT FILE FOR BANKRUPTCY
ZURICH, "Swiss national airline Swissair may file for bankruptcy on Monday, as part of strategy to keep flying", reported the Cnn today. In case of bankruptcy Crossair would take over Swissair's profitable... more
AirlinesBAHRAIN AIRLINES RAISE FARES
BAHRAIN, All the airlines in Bahrain will impose a 5$ dollar surcharge from today to cover the increased insurance premiums. The decision was made on Saturday at a meeting attended by representatives of... more
AirlinesAIR MACAU TO LEASE FIVE A319 AIRCRAFTS
USA, Air Macau is to lease five A319s from International Lease Finance Corp. Deliveries of the planes, leased for ten years, are expected between 2002 and 2003. more
AirlinesGULF AIR RESUMES FLIGHTS TO SRI LANKA
SRI LANKA, Gulf Air has resumed the service to Sri Lanka last Saturday after obtaining the insurance coverage. Gulf Air operates four weekly flights to Sri Lanka. more
AirlinesVIETNAM AIRLINES TO CODESHARE WITH AMERICAN
HANOI, Vietnam Airlines announced today it should start codeshare flights with American Airlines next June. Vietnam Airlines General Director Nguyen Xuan Hien said "the start of code-share flights is subject... more
AirlinesGULF AIR TO REDUCE OF 15% ITS ACTIVITIES
BAHREIN, Airline Gulf Air, owned by states of Bahrein, Qatar, Oman and government of Abu Dhabi, will reduce its activities of 15%,as announced by a carrier's spokesman, who have pointed out that these... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC SUSPENDS FLIGHTS TO PAKISTAN
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific today announced the decision of suspending all flights to Pakistan, due to the escalating tensions in the region. The last schedule flight from Hong Kong to Karachi will depart... more
AirlinesBA CUTS FLIGHTS
LONDON, British Airways announced it is to cut 190 weekly flights due to the downturn of air transport business. The airline specified that cuts will involve about 10% of flights weekly schedule. Among... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA TO RAISE FARES
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa announced it will have to raise ticket prices by 10% due to the increase of safety costs and insurance premiums. In addition, Lufthansa will cut passenger seat capacities on long haul... more
AirlinesPHILIPPINE AIRLINES RAISES FARES
MANILA, Philippine Airlines is to raise fares by five to six dollars to cover the higher insurance costs. PAL president Avelino Zapanta said the surcharge is to apply on international fares from ne... more
AirlinesGE SIGNS CONTRACT WITH USA 3000 AIRLINES
USA, GE Engine Services was awarded a $22 million, 10-year contract from USA 3000 Airlines to maintain CFM56 engines powering the airline's five leased A320s. more
AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES TO CUT FLIGHTS
SINGAPORE, Singapore Airlines announced it intends to reduce some flights from the end of October. The service Singapore-Amsterdam-Newark will be cut from three to one weekly route, Singapore-Surabaya... more
AirlinesSAS TO LAY OFF WORKERS
SCANDINAVIA, SAS yesterday said it will reduce capacity by 12% and cut flights schedule by 7%. Some services will be terminated, Kaliningrad, Tel Aviv, Barcelona, Delhi and London-Stansted. Other frequencies... more
AirlinesDELTA TO CUT 13.000 JOBS
ATLANTA, Delta Air Lines said today it is to to cut 13.000 workers and reduce operations by 15% after the drop in demand caused by the terrorist acts in Usa. more
AirlinesUS AIRWAYS TO REDUCE FLIGHTS TO ITALY
PHILADELPHIA, US Airways said it will reduce its flights to Italy to five a week from seven starting from December 2. The flights which will be cancelled on the route between Rome and Philadelphia will... more
AirlinesDELTA AIR LINES TO ANNOUNCE CUTS TODAY
USA, Leo Mullin, Delta Air Lines Chairman and CEO, is reported to announce the job and schedule reductions today in a press conference. more
AirlinesPAN AMERICAN RESTRICTS RULES ON BAGGAGE
USA, U.S. carrier Pan American Airways announced today that have been appled new restrictions on passeger's baggage to enhance their security. Passengers will be required to check all bags, and cabin... more
AirlinesEASYJET BOOKINGS BACK TO NORMAL
LONDON, EasyJet's full-year profit will be in line with expectations, the carrier said in a statement. Ray Webster, EasyJet's CEO, said that bookings have recovered to normal levels and the airline is... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR CUTS 3000 JOBS
SWITZERLAND, According the carrier Swissair spokesman, the airline has cut about 3000 jobs and other measure to reduce costs will be implemented. A ricapitalization plan will be also implemented by Swiss... more
AirlinesUS AIRWAYS TO DECIDE ON CUTS ON THE WEEKEND
USA, US Airways said it is to postpone to the end of the week any decision regarding job cuts and flights reduction. According to unofficial sources, the airline intends to lay off 11.000 employees and... more
AirlinesMALEV INCREASES FARES
BUDAPEST, Hungarian airline Malev announced it is to raise tickets price by four dollars from October 1 to cover the costs of stepped-up security measures. It is to be an extra insurance tax. Klm announced... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES SUSPENDS ALL FLIGHTS TO ITALY
USA, American Airlines announced that it will suspend all routes between North America and Italy, including a daily flight from Chicago to Malpensa and the routes to Rome Fiumicino airport. About 50 employees... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA TO ELIMINATE 6000 WORKERS
MONTREAL, Air Canada would announce today the dismissal of as many as 6,000 more employees, said the Financial Post. The airline is also expected to ground up to 60 of its 243 aircrafts. Air Canada is... more
AirlinesCHINESE AIRLINES TO SUSPEND SERVICE TO UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
HONG KONG, Chinese airlines are to suspend flights to United Arab Emirates due to security concerns, radio TV Hong Kong said today. China Southern Airlines is to suspend the route between Beijing and Sharjah... more
AirlinesALL NIPPON AIRWAYS SEES REVENUES DROP
TOKYO, All Nippon Airways today said it might see a $85 million fall in revenues from international flights over the next 12 months, owing to the weakening demand on routes to United States. All the major... more
AirlinesIBERIA REPORTS AUGUST TRAFFIC
MADRID, Iberia reported a 6,7% increase in the number of passengers in August, compared to the year ago period, load factor was stable at 76,4%. Cargo traffic went down 2,25. Iberia flew 27.9 billion RPKs,... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT'S BOARD RE-ELECTS FRANK AS CHAIRMAN
MOSCOW, Transportation Minister Sergei Frank was yesterday re-elected Aeroflot chairman by the new board of directors elected on September 6 suring an extraordinary meeting called by a shareholder. more
AirlinesKLM TO RAISE TICKET FARES
AMSTERDAM, Klm today said it is to introduce a $5 flight surcharge to fares to cover the costs of safety measures adopted after the terrorist acts in Usa. In addition, the airline will raise fares to United... more
AirlinesVIRGIN BLUE TO TRIPLE ITS FLEET WITHIN TWO YEARS
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA, Brett Godfrey, Virgin Blue's ceo, said the airline aims at tripling its fleet by the next two years. "There's a lot of orders being cancelled and there's a lot of airplanes that... more
AirlinesIRAN AIR CLOSE TO BUY SEVEN PLANES FROM AIRBUS
IRAN, Iran Air's managing director today said that the airline hopes to make a deal with Airbus to buy seven planes by march 2002. The aircraft would be used to commence a new route to Canada. more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL REDUCES FLIGHTS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND NEW YORK
HONG KONG, Continental said today it will cut the seven weekly flights from Hong Kong to New York operating the route only every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, starting from October 2. more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL AND DELTA DENIES THEY WILL SUSPEND FLIGHTS TO ISRAEL
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL, Continental Airlines and Delta Air Lines denied they will suspend permanently the flights to Israel, as the Globes financial daily's web site reported. Avi Friedman, Continental's senior... more
AirlinesVARIG ELIMINATES POSITIONS
BRAZIL, Brazilian Varig said it will cut approximately 1700 jobs, representing 10% of the airline's workforce. In addition, the airline will immediately ground several of its planes, 13 narrowbodies and... more
AirlinesEGYPTAIR SUSPENDS ROUTES TO PAKISTAN AND YEMEN
EGYPT, EgyptAir yesterday announced it has suspended flights to Karachi, Pakistan, and Des and San'a, Yemen, due to the high international tensions. The services will be resumed as soon as the international... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES OFFERS SALE TICKETS TO VICTIMS FAMILIES
USA, In a press conference, U.S. carrier American Airlines said it will offer special discounted fares to families of victims of the New York terroristic attacks as well as to employees of the American... more
AirlinesALASKA AIR GROUP'S CARRIERS REDUCE OPERATIONS
ANCHORAGE, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, the two airlines owned by Alaska Air Group, said they are to reduce operations. Alaska Airlines will cut 85% of scheduled flights, Horizon Air will reduce 75%... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA: TRAFFIC UP IN AUGUST
MONTREAL, Air Canada reported a 2,1% rise in passenger traffic in August, compared with the previous year. Capacity grew 3,1% and load factor dipped 0,8% to 80,4%. International and charter traffic rose... more
AirlinesPILOT UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR HAVE SAID PASSENGERS TO ATTACK HI-JACKERS
USA, Sources of U.S. United Airlines revealed that carrier is reported to be investigating a pilot who allegedly called on his passengers to attack anyone who hijacked their flight. According to these... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC: TRAFFIC DOWN IN AUGUST
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific reported a 5,6% decrease in passenger traffic in August year to year. Traffic went down 9,6% to Europe and fell 4,9% to Southeast Asia. Capacity dipped 0,5% and load factor dropped... more
AirlinesA MILLION SEATS WILL BE SOLD BY RYANAIR UNDER 16 USD
DUBLIN, IRELAND, Irish airline Ryanair announced that it will sell a million of seats on its aircrafts at a price of 9,99 GPB (about 16 USD) to fight the effects of the terrorist attacks in the US. The... more
AirlinesEMIRATES RESUMES FLIGHTS TO SRI LANKA
DUBAI, Emirates yesterday announced it wil resume flights to Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka, from September 27 after the lowering of insurance premiums at Colombo's Bandaranaike International... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST ANNOUNCES STAFF REDUCTIONS AS RESULT OF PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED FLIGHT CUTS; AIRLINE OPERATIONS RETURN TO NORMAL
MINNEAPOLIS, "Northwest Airlines said today that as a result of its September 15 announcement, reducing its scheduled service by approximately 20%, it will immediately reduce staffing levels by approximately... more
AirlinesDELTA ANNOUNCES JOB CUTS
ATLANTA, Frederick W. Reid, Delta's president and chief operating officer, said in a recorded telephone message to employees that the carrier is faced with "asolutely no alternative" to cutting workers.... more
AirlinesUS AIRWAYS TO FURLOUGH 1100 PILOTS
USA, La US Airways is planning to lay off about 1100 pilots. The airline also said it will eliminate a quarter of its fleet, 11 planes. The layoff of pilots is not expected to occur until December and... more
AirlinesMIDWEST AIRLINES CUTS CAPACITY
USA, Midwest Express said it would reduce capacity by "at least 15%" from Oct. 1 and furlough at least 450 of its 3750 workers "until business conditions improve". more
AirlinesUS AIRLINES GET BAILOUT
WASHINGTON, US Congress and administration today agreed to provide $15 billion to help the US airlines to survive, preventing a few of them from collapsing. The aid package exceeds the White House offer... more
AirlinesHAWAIIAN AIRLINES TO CUT FLIGHTS
HONOLULU, Hawaiian Airlines said yesterday it is to cut its flight schedule by at least 20% from October 1. Flights to the Usa will be reduced to 98 from 120. The airline added it would lay off an undetermined... more
AirlinesATA TAKES DELIVERY OF NEW BOEING AIRCRAFT
INDIANAPOLIS, Since May, ATA (American Trans Air, Inc.)(Nasdaq:AMTR - news) has taken delivery of ten new aircraft from Boeing. Later today (thursday), the carrier anticipates the delivery of yet another... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST AIRLINES COULD ANNOUNCE LAYOFFS TODAY
CHICAGO, Northwest Airlines would announce the number of job lay-offs today, an unofficial source reported. In addition, the carrier is expected to reduce flight operations by 20% from October 1. The Detroit... more