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AirlinesBRAZILIAN AIRLINES TO RAISE FARES
SAO PAULO, Flight ticket's price increased by 22% in Brazil lately, on the average. The raise is mainly due to the increase of fuel price. Some fares even grew by 50%. more
AirlinesUS AIRWAYS TO ADD NEW PLANES BY THE END OF SUMMERTIME
WASHINGTON, US Airways has announced it plans to add eight new planes during the summer, four in June and four in July. They will be seven Airbus Industrie A320s and one Boeing Co 737-200. US Airways said... more
AirlinesKLM TO ADD NEW FLIGHTS TO JOHANNESBURG
AMSTERDAM, KLM will be adding two new weekly flights between Amsterdam and Johannesburg to its current daily route between Amsterdam and Johannesburg. The new flights will be operated with Boeing 747-400... more
AirlinesMEXICANA AIRLINES SUSPENDS DENVER-LEON ROUTE
MEXICO, Mexicana Airlines has announced yesterday that its flight 163 from Denver to Leon with an intermediate stop in Zacatecas ceased to operate because not profitable. The plane will be used on other... more
AirlinesVIRGIN ATLANTIC COMMENCES TORONTO SERVICE
NORWALK, AUSTRALIA, "Virgin Atlantic Airways today launched daily non-stop scheduled services between Toronto and London using a Boeing 747 aircraft. Sir Richard Branson, chairman of Virgin Atlantic Airways,... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA PILOTS WILL VOTE TO APPROVE OR NOT THE PAY DEAL
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, Lufthansa pilots will begin voting next week whether to approve or not the carrier's proposal for the increase of payments. According to Vereinigung Cockpit union officials, there are... more
AirlinesMAINTENANCE CONTRACT BETWEEN CHINA SOUTHWEST AIRLINES AND HAWKER PACIFIC AEROSPACE
USA, A contract worth about 4,3 USDm and lasting eight years has been signed between carrier China Southwest Airlines and U.S. industry Hawker Pacific Aerospace. The contract contemplates the maintenance... more
AirlinesKOREAN AIR PILOTS ON STRIKE
SEOUL, Flagship Korean Air Lines was hit by a strike of pilots union which heavily disrupted air traffic today. Korean Air was forced to cancel 90% of its domestic flights and over half of the international... more
AirlinesLAUDA AIR ITALIA TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICE FROM VENICE TO TOKYO
VENICE, Lauda Air Italia has begun to operate a new weekly charter flight from Venice Marco Polo airport to Tokyo Haneda. The service is flown by 256-seat Boeing 767. The flight is offered thanks to the... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES INVESTS IN AIRPORT TECHNOLOGIES
CHICAGO, United Airlines will invest $300 million in new airport technologies aimed at speeding up check in times and providing customers new and more detailed informations. 800 EasyCheck-in kiosks will... more
AirlinesUNIONS ACCEPTS TO RESUME TALKS WITH COMAIR
USA, According to a Comair regional airlines spokesman, unions have decided to resume talks in an effort to end the nation's first airline strike in three years. The controversies are lasting from months... more
AirlinesLAUDA AIR ITALIA TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICE FROM VENICE TO TOKYO
VENICE, Lauda Air Italia has begun to operate a new weekly charter flight from Venice Marco Polo airport to Tokyo Haneda. The service is flown by 256-seat Boeing 767. The flight is offered thanks to the... more
AirlinesMIDWAY AIRLINES REPORTS MAY TRAFFIC
RALEIGH-DURHAM, USA, Midway Airlines Corporation yesterday announced that May passenger traffic increased 37 percent over May 2000, capacity increased 46 percent, and load factor declined 4.1 points to... more
AirlinesFIRE BREAKS OUT AT YEMEN AIRWAYS HEADQUARTERS
YEMEN, A fire broke out at Yemen Airways headquarters yesterday. Few people were injured, other got intoxicated and were rushed to hospital. Flames completely burned the top six floors. No deaths were... more
AirlinesVANGUARD AIRLINES REPORTS MAY TRAFFIC
KANSAS CITY, "Vanguard Airlines, Inc. reported traffic for the month of May 2001 of 93.6 million revenue passenger miles (RPMs). Capacity was 133.9 million available seat miles (ASMs). May load factor... more
AirlinesCHINA EASTERN AIRLINES TAKES OVER GREAT WALLS AIRLINES
CHINA, China Eastern Airlines has bought Great Wall Airlines carrying on the Civil Aviation Administration's project aimed at merging 10 airlines into three groups. China Airlines has already acquired... more
AirlinesALASKA AIRLINES TO INCREASE FLIGHTS BETWEEN MEXICO AND SAN FRANCISCO
MEXICO, Alaska Airlines has increased flights between Mexico and San Francisco by nearly 50% in response to the growing demand. The carrier added seven additional weekly flights including new nonstop route... more
AirlinesAUTHORITIES BLOCK COLOMBIAN AIRLINES MERGER
COLOMBIA, Colombian watchdog ruled out the merger between Avianca and Aces, which were looking to join forces. The Industry and Commerce Superintendency said that the merger would reduce consumer choice... more
AirlinesMINERVA AIRLINES TO OFFER NEW SERVICE TO DUBROVNIK
DUBROVNIK, Minerva Airlines will operate a charter flight from italian Ronchi dei Legionari airport to Dubrovnik from July 1. The flight will be offered every sunday and it will depart at 12 am from Ronchi... more
AirlinesMALAYSIAN AIRLINES TO JOIN WINGS ALLIANCE
MALAYSIA, Malaysian Airlines will soon join the Wings Alliance, the Business Times reported today. The alliance includes KLM, Northwest, Alitalia, norwegian Braathens. more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC SUED BY PASSENGER OVER DVT
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, An Australian passenger who flew in 1999 with Cathay Pacific Airways, sued airline behind Sydney's Court asking for a compensation, alleging he suffered blood clotting after this long-haul... more
AirlinesAIRLINES CANCEL FLIGHTS TO SKOPJE
MACEDONIA, Many airlines are reported to have cancelled flights to Skopje today after albanian rebels threatened new attacks. Among the carriers which cancelled the service to Macedonia are BA and yugoslavian... more
AirlinesAMERICAN TRANS AIR RECEIVES FIRST BOEING 737-800
USA, American Trans Air took delivery of its first 737-800 equipped with blended winglets, becoming the first airline in North America to operate this aircraft. ATA has ordered 39 737-800s with winglets,... more
AirlinesIBERIA PILOTS TO CALL OUT 10 DAYS OF STRIKE
MADRID, Iberia's 1,800 pilots union Sepla has called out 10 days of strikes in June, July and August to press demands for a 20% pay rise after fruitless negotiations. The airline said the pay increase... more
AirlinesKOREAN AIR PILOTS TO GO ON STRIKE TOMORROW
SEOUL, The majority of Korean Air's cockpit crew voted a walkout for tomorrow to support a strike called by the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions. About 85% of the airline's pilots voted to join the... more
AirlinesCROSSAIR: LOSSES FOR $14 MILLION IN 2000
SWITZERLAND, Crossair reported a loss for $14 million in the year 2000, blaming fuel costs and the high US dollar exchange rate. Officials from the carrier said they hope to return to the black by the... more
AirlinesBRITISH AND KLM COULD MERGE IN THE WORLD'S THIRD AIR CARRIER
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, According to London press, it seems that British carrier British Airways and Dutch flag airline Klm, have started "serious talks" in order to merge, creating the world's third air... more
AirlinesBRITISH MIDLAND OPENS NEW FLIGHT BETWEEN MILANO LINATE AND LONDON HEATHROW
MILAN, ITALY, British airline bmi British Midland opened a new flight between Milano Linate and London Heathrow, effective June 1st. Flight are daily, and are operated in codesharing with Lufthansa. more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA YELDSGLOBEGROUND TO PENAUILLE POLYSERVICE
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, Germany flag airline Lufthansa AG give up its consociate for ground services GlobeGround GmbH to Penauille Polyservice SA in two parts: the first has been immediately acquisited, the... more
AirlinesTWA: LOAD FACTOR DOWN IN MAY
USA, TWA last month flew 2 billion RPMs, down 6.9% from the year-ago period. Capacity dipped 3.1% to 2.9 billion ASMs and load factor declined 2.7% to 67.6%. more
AirlinesKLM AND AER LINGUS TO EXPAND CODE-SHARING AGREEMENT
AMSTERDAM, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Aer Lingus expanded their code-sharing agreement on the route between Amsterdam and Cork. The two airlines already operates a code-share for Amsterdam-Dublin... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES CONFIDENT OF NEW ALLIANCE WITH BA
USA, Donald Carty, American Airlines chief executive, said to be confident of reaching a wide alliance with BA. "I think we've created an atmosphere where there is probably a greater probability in the... more
AirlinesBMI BRITISH MIDLAND IS COMING TO CHICAGO - NEW NON-STOP SERVICE TO CHICAGO
NEW YORK, "Bmi British Midland launches its U.S. transatlantic flight from Chicago, Friday June 8 at 9:20 p.m. following a ribbon cutting ceremony and reception. The new route will provide daily nonstop... more
AirlinesMINETA-GOODWIN: PROBLEMS ON DECLARATION ON UNITED- US AIRWAYS MERGER
USA, Some controversies raisedbetween Norman Mineta, the U.S.Transportation Secretary and James Goodwin, UAL's Chief Executive referring to Mineta's declaration which see the forecasted merger between... more
AirlinesAOM/AIR LIBERTE' COULD DECLARE BANKRUPCY
ZURICH,SWITZERLAND, According to declaration of French newspaper "Le Tribune", Aom-Air Libertè carrier could declare bankrupcy in the next week, even before end of current month. Seem that the carrier... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA SETTLES DISPUTE WITH ITS PILOTS
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa this morning settled the pay dispute with its pilots, said a union source. An official statement is exoected to be released during a press conference later today. "It was Hercules... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE: MAYBE AIR INDIA STAKE ACQUISITION
PARIS, FRANCE, According to an Indian airline Air India spokesman, French flag airline Air France could be interested in acquisition of the 40 per cent stake offered by Indian government to a strategic... more
AirlinesAEROLINEAS ARGENTINAS CUTS FLIGHTS
ARGENTINA, Financially struggling Aerolineas Argentinas said it was cutting back on services to the US, Australia and Brazil from yesterday because of growing financial problems. The cut includes key destinations... more
AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES LOAD FACTOR DOWN IN APRIL
HONG KONG, Singapore Airlines reported in April a significant decline in load factor, of 3,8%, to 67.9%. Cargo traffic was the big loser dropping 4.8%. Passenger load factor declined 3,1%. more
AirlinesATA REPORTS 10.9% INCREASE IN MAY SCHEDULED SERVICE TRAFFIC
INDIANAPOLIS, "American Trans Air, Inc. (ATA), the principal subsidiary of Amtran, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMTR), today reported its May 2001 traffic results. System-wide for May 2001, compared with a year ago:... more
AirlinesGREAT LAKES AVIATION REPORTS MAY TRAFFIC RESULTS WITH HIGHEST EVER LOAD FACTOR FOR THE MONTH
CHEYENNE, USA, "Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. today announced preliminary passenger traffic results for the month of May. Scheduled service generated 19,820,947 revenue passenger miles (RPM's), an 8.3 percent... more
AirlinesWESTJET REVENUE PASSENGER MILES INCREASE 50.9%
CALGARY, CANADA, "WestJet Airlines Ltd today announced its traffic statistics for May 2001, featuring an increase in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) of 50.9% to 175,824,000, compared to 116,542,756 this... more
AirlinesUNAUDITED INCREASED NET INCOME FOR PHILIPPINE AIRLINES IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR
MANILA, Philippine Airlines has reported a net income of $8.63 million in the fiscal year ended on March 31, with an 850% increase over its profits a year earlier. Philippine Airlines flew nearly 5,75... more
AirlinesROYAL JORDANIAN RESUMING FLIGHTS TO IRAQ
AMMAN, Royal Jordanian, Jordan's state-owned airline, has resumed scheduled flights to Baghdad after a decade. An airbus plane landed in the iraqi capital city on Tuesday. Commercial flights were halted... more
AirlinesGARUDA IN TALKS WITH BOEING
INDONESIA, Garuda Indonesia President and CEO Abdulgani confirmed that the airline is in talks with Boeing over the acquisition of 18 737-800s. The jetliners should be used on regional asian routes. more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL TRIMS FLIGHTS TO SAVE MONEY
USA, Continental Airlines is to cut back some flights to save money during the US economic downturn. Some off-peak weekend services will be cancelled and smaller jets for several transcontinental flights... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA AND ITS PILOTS CLOSE TO REACH A DEAL
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa and its digruntled pilots would be close to unveil a deal in the pay dispute, an anonymous source familiar to the negotiations said. The mediator's office just said talks were progressing... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC TO ADD NEW FLIGHTS TO TAIPEI
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific is to add five new weekly flights from Hong Kong to Taipei starting July 1, increasing to 100 a week its total number of flights between the two cities. more
AirlinesPHILIPPINE AIRLINES TO RESUME FLIGHTS TO VIETNAM
MANILA, Philippine Airlines will resume flights to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, starting from July 3, after an absence of three years, in codeshare with Vietnam Airlines. The airline will use A330-300s on... more
AirlinesVIRGIN ATLANTIC TO FLY NEW ROUTE TO NIGERIA
LONDON, Virgin Atlantic will operate a new route between London Heathrow and Lagos Murtala Muhammed Airport starting from July 16. It will be a four-times weekly service, operated with Boeing 747-2... more