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AirlinesSRI LANKAN AIRLINES SHIFTS OPERATIONS TO SINGAPORE AND DUBAI
SRI LANKA, SriLankan Airlines yesterday announced it is moving operations to Dubai and Singapore after the Tamil rebels attack at Colombo airport. The airline's chief executive officer, Peter Hill, said... more
AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES TO INAUGURATE CHICAGO-AMSTERDAM-SINGAPORE SERVICE WITH NEWLY DELIVERED BOEING 777
SEATTLE, Singapore Airlines yesterday celebrated the delivery of its 24th Boeing 777, one of two 777-200ER (extended range) airplanes that will be used to inaugurate the carrier's new Chicago-Amsterdam-Singapore... more
AirlinesVIRGIN ATLANTIC BOOSTS FLIGHTS TO ORLANDO
USA, Virgin Atlantic is to add two further flights between London Gatwick and Orlando on Fridays and Saturdays starting from Nov. 2. The airline also will add another flight to Antigua every Friday beginning... more
AirlinesMESA AIRLINES CANCELS OXNARD-PHOENIX FLIGHTS
OXNARD, Mesa Airlines is to cancel the flight between Oxnard and Phoenix from September 4 because unprofitable. Mesa Airlines' daily flights between Oxnard and Phoenix will end Sept. 4 because the operation... more
AirlinesANA TO ACQUIRE BOEING CARGO PLANE
TOKYO, Japanese airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) announced it will acquire soon a new Boeing 767 cargo plane, pending board approval, but it's supposed to be just a formality. JAL said in March that it... more
AirlinesJETBLUE BAYOU: NEW ORLEANS WELCOMES FIRST NONSTOP LOW-FARE SERVICE FROM NEW YORK CITY
NEW YORK, "JetBlue Airways, New York's hometown, low-fare carrier, has commenced twice daily service between New Orleans and John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City's most on-time airport.... more
AirlinesTRANSBRASIL SUSPENDS FEW ROUTES
BRASIL, Brazilian airline Transbrasil will temporarily suspend, from August 6, flights to six brazilian destinations, Cuiaba, Goiania, Natal, Maceio, Foz do Iguazu, Vitoria and Sao Luiz. From August 5... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT TO LAUNCH NEW MOSCOW-ASTRAKHAN SERVICE
MOSCOW, An Aeroflot spoksman reported that the airline will soon launch a new serive between Moscow Sheremetyevo airport and Astrakhan. The route is to be operated with a 68-seat Tupolev 134 aircraft.... more
AirlinesALITALIA'S BOARD APPROVES ALLIANCE WITH AIR FRANCE AND DELTA
ROME, ALitalia's board of directors this morning approved the commercial agreement with Air France and Delta. The deal will allow Aliitalia to jon Skyteam global alliance. more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES ANNOUNCES NEW YORK/NEWARK-PORTLAND (ORE.)-ANCHORAGE SERVICE
HOUSTON, Continental Airlines yesterday announced it will offer daily one-stop service between Newark International Airport and Anchorage, Alaska via Portland, Ore. beginning Sept. 6. Continental... more
AirlinesSAT LAUNCHES NEW SAPPORO-SAKHALIN SERVICE
RUSSIA, Russian carrier SAT Airline begun to operate a new service between Sapporo, Japan, and Sakhalin Island. The route is operated every Sunday with a 36-seat Antonov 24 aircraft. more
AirlinesVARIG SEEKING FLIGHT TICKET PRICE INCREASE
BRAZIL, Brazilian Varig is considering a ticket price increase of 22% in all the airports controlled by government, that means 64% of the airports. The request would be based on fuel price 100% leap... more
AirlinesAIR LITTORAL'S PILOTS END STRIKE
FRANCE, Air Littoral pilots ended their strike after an agreement was reached between Marc Dufour, the new owner of the carrier and SNPL pilots union. They will accept the "irrevocability" of the sale... more
AirlinesSABENA: AN EC INQUIRY ON FINANCIAL AIDS POSTPONED AT SEPTEMBER
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, According a European Commission spokesman, the commission postponed the opening of a state aid inquiry into capital injected into Sabena Belgian World Airlines... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT: RECENT CRASHES DUE TO THE BREAKDOWN OF FLIGHT SAFETY SYSTEM
MOSCOW, Vladimir Potemkin, safety advisor for russian Aeroflot, today said the breakdown of the flight safety system was the main cause for the latest air crashes. Potemkin added that "in Russia, everything... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST AIRLINES NOW WILL SERVE MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA FROM ITS MEMPHIS HUB
MINNEAPOLIS, "Northwest Airlines announced it will begin daily service to Montego Bay, Jamaica from its hub in Memphis, Tenn. Effective October 28, the new year-round service from Memphis will replace... more
AirlinesCHINA EASTERN AIRLINES TRAFFIC UP IN 1H
SHANGAI, China Eastern Airlines said traffic volume went up a year-on year 13,2% in the first half of 2001. Passenger traffic grew 10,4% and the average load factor passenger was 62%. Operating revenues... more
AirlinesEVA AIR CARGO TAKES DELIVERY OF THE SECOND BOEING 747-400F
USA, EVA Air Cargo took delivery of its second of three 747-400Fs few days ago. The carrier plans to put the new freighter into service tomorrow on flights between Asia and North America. The jetliner... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR AND SABENA TO CHANGE HUB IN MOSCOW
MOSCOW, Sabena and Swissair will transfer their flights to Moscow from Sheremetyevo airport to Domodedovo, the newly refurbished hub, from October 25. Swissair hopes to save 25% airport costs that way.... more
AirlinesUS AIRLINE MERGER NOW MORE POSSIBLE
USA, The biggest airline merger proposal in US aviation history between United Airlines and US Airways could be decided by US Justice Department whicxh have to decide if the proposed merger has a chance... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL TO RESUME FLIGHTS TO ISRAEL
JERUSALEM, Continental Airlines today said it will resume daily nonstop flights from New York to Tel Aviv startin on May 2002. The service was suspended a year ansìd half ago after palestinian revolt.... more
AirlinesAIR LITTORAL'S PILOTS THREATEN NEW STRIKES
FRANCE, French Air Littoral's pilots warned they could start a three-day strike from friday to protest against the airline's future. Swissair, the airline owning Air Littoral, siad it is to sell the carrier... more
AirlinesVARIG TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICES TO VENEZUELA
BRAZIL, Varig has begun to operate new flights from Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo to Caracas, Venezuela. The airline operates Boeing 767 and 737-700s on the routes. Connections to Portamar are offered from... more
AirlinesSPIRIT AIRLINES JET MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING
DETROIT, A Spirit Airlines jet had to make an emergency landing at Detroit Metro airport on friday after an engine problem. Debris form one engine were recovered about six miles away from the airport.... more
AirlinesKENYA AIRWAYS' PROFITS UP IN 1Q
KENYA, Kenya AIrways reported a first quarter profit of around USD$1.6 million. The airline lost USD$3 million in the same period last year. According to the airline's management the revenue growth was... more
AirlinesNEAR 1USDBN AGREEMENT BETWEEN AIR CANADA AND IBM
USA, Between Canadiar airline Air Canada and U.S. technology giant IBM has been announced a USD908m deal, with which, according to an airline spokesman, Air Canada plans to to save around USD130m in Information... more
AirlinesBRITISH MEDITERRANEAN TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTE TO ETHIOPIA
LONDON, British Mediterranean Airways, the BA franchising operator, will launch a new route to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from October 4, pending CAA approval. The airline will operate a twice-weekly serivce.... more
AirlinesSEVEN GROUPS INTERESTED TO AEROLINEAS ARGENTINAS
MADRID, SPAIN, Aerolineas Argentinas, the airline which is on sale for bankrupcy, could have found, according to Sepi, Spanish Industrial Participation Company, which owns the 91,2 of hte Argentinian airline,... more
AirlinesAOM/AIR LIBERTE': TWO RECOVER POSSIBILITIES
CRETEIL, FRANCE, According to the transport minister Jean-Claude Gayssot, could be two possibilities for the recover of the two regional airlines Aom/Air Libertè now currently on settlement. Between the... more
AirlinesPRUVIAN AIRLINE SUFFER AIRCRAFTS SEIZURE FOR SUSPECT OF DRUG TRAFFIC
LIMA, PERU, A spokesman of the Peruvian airline Aero Continente declared that the seizure of six of its aircraft, operated by Chile police, is an abuse. The seizure was ordered by court which is investigating... more
AirlinesAIR AFRIQUE: NO TAKE OFF WITH THE CEO ON BOARD
ABIDJAN, The crew of and Air Afrique aircraft, ready to leave Abidjan for Paris, refused to take off, when has known that on board was the CEO of the airline. Jeffrey Erickson, with whom the unions of... more
AirlinesRUSSIAN GOVERNMENT WON'T SELL AEROFLOT'S STAKE UNTIL 2003
MOSCA, Sergey Molozhaviy, Deputy Property Minister of the Russian Federation, member of the Board of Directors of Aeroflot, said in an interview that the Property Ministry won't sell its 51% stake in Aeroflot... more
AirlinesSABENA RELEASES FIRST SIX MONTHS RESULTS
BRUSSELS, Belgian airline Sabena flew 9.4 billion RPKs from January to June 2001, down 0,3% from the previous year. ASKs decreased 3% and load factor rose by 1,9% to 68,6%. Christoph Mueller, Sabena's... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST JETLINER MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN DETROIT
DETROIT, A Northwest jetliner flying to Minneapolis was forced to make an emergency landing at Detroit Metropolitan Airport yesterday night, said Television station WJBK. the plane turned back after an... more
AirlinesFAA CHECKS TWA MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES
WASHINGTON, The Federal Aviation Administration is reviewing a string of the five emergency landings msade recently by TWA and due to engine failures. "What we are trying to find out is, is this an odd... more
AirlinesDELTA AIR LINES TO CODESHARE TO NAIROBI WITH SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS PARTNER
ATLANTA, "Delta Air Lines will codeshare with South African Airways on flights from Johannesburg, South Africa to Nairobi, Kenya, beginning Sept. 1, 2001, from Johannesburg to Nairobi on South African... more
AirlinesSOUTHWEST AIRLINES PROFITS FALL 8 PERCENT
DALLAS, "Southwest Airlines the No. 7 U.S. carrier, said on Thursday that its second-quarter profits fell about 8 percent but it remained profitable amid turbulent industry conditions. Southwest, known... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST AIR POSTS $55 MLN Q2 LOSS, SETS COST CUTS
NEW YORK, "Northwest Airlines Corp. the nation's No. 4 air carrier, on Thursday posted a second-quarter loss, blaming the slump in lucrative business travel and high fuel costs, and said it would cut costs.... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA IN THE FIRST HALF 2001 (2)
FRANKFURT, "Despite the weakening global economy and strike action by the Vereinigung Cockpit pilots' union, Lufthansa carried more passengers and maintained capacity utilisation at a high level in the... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA PASSENGER TRAFFIC UP IN THE FIRST 2Q
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa said in a statement that a total 23.139-million passengers flew in its aircraft in the period from January to June from 22.604-million in the corresponding period a year earlier, up... more
AirlinesDELTA AIR REPORTS $123 MILLION LOSS
NEW YORK, "Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL - news), the nation's third-largest carrier, on Thursday reported a second-quarter loss as the corporate travel slowdown, high fuel prices and its Comair unit strike... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES BOOSTS LOS ANGELES-HAWAII SERVICE
LOS ANGELES, American Airlines announced yesterday that it will increase its existing service this fall between Los Angeles and both Honolulu and Maui, and also begin flying Los Angeles - Kailua-Kona.... more
AirlinesVIETNAM, AMERICAN AIRLINES TO SIGN CODE-SHARE PACT
HANOI, "Communist Vietnam's national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, and AMR Corp's American Airlines were due to sign a code-sharing agreement on Thursday, Vietnam's official media reported. The Thanh... more
AirlinesCATHAY'S JUNE REPORT
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific flew 4 billion RPKs in June, up 5.5% over the year-ago period. Capacity grew 8.8% to 5.3 billion ASKs and load factor dipped 2.3 points to 75%. Cargo capacity rose 9% to 492 million... more
AirlinesAMR ANNOUNCES NOTICEABLE LOSSES IN 2Q2001
USA, According to an AMR spokesman, the U.S. company which owns American Airlines and TWA Airlines, the second quarter of 2001 carried net losses for about 105 USDm, say 0,68 USD per share, compared to... more
AirlinesUS AIRWAYS REPORTS LOSSES IN 2Q2001
USA, According to declaration of a US AirwaysGroup, Inc. spokesman, the airline reported today a net loss for the second quarter of 2001 of USD24m and an operating profit of USD20m. US Airways President... more
AirlinesAOM/AIR LIBERTÈ: TODAY CRETEIL COURT WILL ANALYZE 14 RECOVERING PROJECTS.
CRETEIL, FRANCE, Creteil Civil Court started today at 8:00 a.m. the examination of 14 different recovering project in order to improve the financial position of the two regional French Airlines Aom/Air... more
AirlinesALITALIA: ''UNEXPECTED'' THE EC DECISION ON CARRIER RICAPITALIZATION
ROME, ITALY, According reliable fonts, interviewed by WAPA, yeterday's European Commission to block the finacement of the last about 1,3 USDbn for Italian carrier Alitalia ricapitalization, arrived "unexpected".... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC PILOTS MEET THE AIRLINE MANAGEMENT
HONG KONG, Pilots of Cathay Pacific held a long meeting today with the airline's management. After several walk-outs disrupting services, the carrier today operated 96% of scheduled flights. "They are... more
AirlinesSAS WILL APPEAL AGAINST EU FINES
STOCKOLM, SWEDEN, According to declaration of Scandinavian airline Sas, it will appeal against the fine of about 40 USDm from the European Union, for have signed a secret agreement with Danish transport... more