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AirlinesA COBRA ON BOARD OF A PHILIPPINE AIRLINES AIRCRAFT
HAWAII, Last weekend a snake was found by local Hawaii authorities on board of a Philippine Airlines Boeing 747 coming from Manila. The snake, possibly a cobra, will be eliminated. more
AirlinesBENETTON GROUP IS CLOSE TO THE ACQUISITION OF ALPI EAGLES
VENICE, ITALY, The Benetton Group is evaluating carefully the possibility of acquiring Alpi Eagles airline; during the next meeting between the carrier's share holders, a staordinary and extraordinary... more
AirlinesSAIR GROUP - SWISSAIR GROUP (6): AERIS INTERESTED IN THE AIRLINES IN DISMISSION
PARIS, FRANCE, It seems the Toulouse-based French airline Aeris (ex Air Toulouse), is interested in recovering a part of the two airlines' Air Liberté and AOM charter field, that should be dismissed by... more
AirlinesUAL CORPORATION INTERESTED IN BUSINESS JETS
CHICAGO, USA, Ual Corporation, controlling among the other companies also United Airlines, announced today its intention to open to business jet market. According to what has been declared, business jet... more
AirlinesVIRGIN ATLANTIC PURCHASES 6 AIRBUS A380
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, Virgin Atlantic signed a contract with Airbus for the purchase of 6 A380. The aircrafts delivery, which will start in 2006, will be instrumental in the growth plan of the airline:... more
AirlinesCOMAIR AND ITS PILOTS RESUME NEGOTIATIONS
WASHINGTON, USA, The negotiations between the US Airline Comair and its pilots resumed yesterday in Washington. The meeting, that will continue through Friday, takes place in the National Mediation Board's... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST AIRLINES REFUNDS VOLUNTARILY 3700 PASSENGERS
MICHIGAN, USA, Michigan's court approved Northwest decision to effect a 7,15 USDm refund to distribute to the passengers that in the first days of January 1999 were blocked in the airline planes at Michigan... more
AirlinesNEXT SUMMER SPECIAL AIRFARES IN CONTINENTAL AIRLINES' BUSINESS CLASS
USA, Continental Airlines proposes for next summer new low fares to fly on its business class from Rome and Milan to the United States. The offer concerns the flights operated from July 16 to August 31,... more
AirlinesSAIR GROUP - SWISSAIR GROUP (5): AIR FRANCE OFFERS TO SAVE AOM AND AIR LIBERTE' DISMISSALS
LYON, FRANCE, Air France's President, Jean Cyril Spinetta, announced to be willing to hire part of the personnel that should be dismissed within two months by the French regional carriers Air Liberté... more
AirlinesSAIR GROUP: MORE THAN 5000 SHARE HOLDERS PRESENT TO THE MEETING
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, 5288 share holders were present at the meeting of SAir Group, the holding that owns Swissair and controls, with Taitbout, the three French regional carriers AOM, Air Liberté and Air... more
AirlinesSAIR GROUP - SWISSAIR GROUP (4): POSSIBLE SEPARATION FROM AOM AND AIR LIBERTE'
ZURIG, SWITZERLAND, According to what has been announced last Wednesday in the shareholders' meeting, it seems Swissair group, the new name for SAir Group, intends to effect a "planned separation" from... more
AirlinesSAIRGROUP (3): 2700 DISMISSALS EXPECTED
ZURIG, SWITZERLAND, From the share-holders meeting of SAir Group, now labelled Swissair Group, which took place last wednesday, it resulted that the French regional airlines AOM, Air Liberté and Air Littoral,... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR LOSSES UNDER INVESTIGATION: THE COMPANY WILL COOPERATE IN THE INQUIRIES
ZURIG, SWITZERLAND, Swissair leaders informed through a report that they will cooperate in the inquiries conducted into the heavy losses the Swiss carrier suffered last year. The company management is... more
AirlinesSAIR GROUP CHANGES ITS NAME AND FINDS NEW FUNDS
ZURIG, The holding SAir Group, which also owns Swissair, changed its name to Swissair Group. In order to cope with the financial problems that troubled the carrier management last year, which is now inquired... more
AirlinesCROSSAIR OPENS THE NEW FLORENCE-ZURICH ROUTE
FLORENCE, ITALY, The Swiss Crossair opened a new daily route between Florence and the Swiss city of Zurich, departuring every afternoon from Florence "Amerigo Vespucci" airport. Crossair serves Florence's... more
AirlinesTOMORROW SAIRGROUP'S SHARE HOLDER MEETING
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Over 10,000 share holders are expected tomorrow at Zurich Kloten airport in occasion of SAirGroup share holder meeting, the Swiss group that owns Swissair. The agenda has a list of... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA GROUP: PASSENGER TRAFFIC INCREASE DURING Q1
GERMANY, Lufthansa Group, which includes Lufthansa German Airlines and Lufthansa CityLine, registered a 5,8% increase on passenger traffic, respect to the same period in the last year, carrying 10,9 million... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR IS WORRIED FOR KLOTEN'S RESTRICTIONS
ZURIGH, SWITZERLAND, New disposals and restrictions have been applied to Zurigh's Kloten airport, ordering a reduction of flights from and to the airport. Swissair, owned by SAir Group, announced, trought... more
AirlinesLARGE INCREASES IN RIO SUL TRAFFIC
BRAZIL, Varig Group subsidiary airline, Rio Sul, registered a large increase in its business in the last year. The airline operates flight between Rio de Janeiro and South States of Brazil, with a specific... more
AirlinesCHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES AND CHINA NORTHERN AIRLINES JOIN FORCES IN A CODE-SHARE
CHINA, China Southern Airlines and China Northern Airlines, which represent two main carriers among the Chinese ones, have joined for a code-share service connecting Guangzhou and Shenyang. The new service,... more
AirlinesINDIAN AIRLINES TO INCREAE ITS AIRFARES
INDIA, According to what the economic newspaper "The Economic Times" outlines, it seems the state-owned Indian Airlines means to increase its airfares due to the fuel prices boost. The increases will considerate... more
AirlinesVARIG'S CARGO ARE INCREASING
BRAZIL, The Brazilian Varig announced a notable increase in the cargo section following the declaration of its President, Ozires Silva, who expects that cargos will represent 30% of the total activity... more
AirlinesAIR TAHITI NUI INCREASES ITS FLIGHTS TO AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
FRENCH POLYNESIA, Air Tahiti Nui, French Polynesia international airline, increased its flights to Australia and New Zealand from April 11, operating two new weekly flights from Papeete to Sydney and Auckland... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS JOINS FORCES WITH AIR PARTNER FOR BUSINESS JET SERVICE
USA, Air Partner offers to British Airways a new business jet service, the "Business Jets", which will complete British Airways' flight network. The service, independently managed by Air Partner, will... more
AirlinesTHREE-DAY FARE DISCOUNTS FOR AIRTRAN AIRWAYS
USA, AirTran is promoting for three days its domestic flights, offering faires discounted up to 35%. The prices range from 39 USD to 129 USD and apply to one way tickets that must be bought by April... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES ACQUISITION OF US AIRWAYS IN DANGER
USA, United Airlines acquisition deal of US Airways at the moment seems under threat. Both carriers, as a matter of fact, expect to end the year with a loss if present trends continue. Moreover, as... more
AirlinesAEROMEXICO INAUGURATES ONLY SCHEDULED NONSTOP SERVICE BETWEEN LOS ANGELES AND ACAPULCO THIS SUMMER
HOUSTON, AeroMexico, Mexico's largest airline, today announced plans to start the only scheduled nonstop service between Los Angeles and Acapulco on July 9, pending DOT approval. Operating from Thursday... more
AirlinesCITYJET BUYS NEW PLANES
FRANCE, Air France's subsidiary CityJet is leasing three additional BAe 146-200 aircrafts from BAE Systems. The three planes were formerly operated by Malmo Aviation. more
AirlinesGB AIRWAYS ADDS THE FIFTH WEEKLY FLIGHT TO LONDON-TUNIS SERVICE
TUNIS, TUNISIA, GB Airways, owned by British Airways' group, will add the fifth weekly flight to the service connecting Tunis and London, due to the increase of the two cities' traffic. The carrier's General... more
AirlinesOLYMPIC AIRWAYS INCREASES TARIFFS BY 9% WAITING FOR PRIVATIZATION
ATHENS, GREECE, The Greek Olympic Airways, which lost 55 USDm last year, announced that from April 21 it has increased its tariffs by 9%. The Greek Government is planning the privatization of the company... more
AirlinesAIRLINE TO BUY 5 BOEING 747-400 AIRCRAFTS
USA, An airline agreed to purchase five Boeing 747-400s, Boeing said. The deal worth about $1 billion. Boeing spokeswoman Cris McHugh said the carrier is planning to make its own announcement by the end... more
AirlinesROYAL JORDANIAN TO BE PRIVATIZED
JORDAN, Royal Jordanian will be privatized in a "bid to attract a new strategic partner". Jordan government said the air transport market in Jordan "will be fully opened for competition with available... more
AirlinesNEW INFLIGHT EMAIL SERVICE FOR SINGAPORE AIRLINES
SINGAPORE, Singapore Airlines has launched yesterday a new email service on inflight. Passengers will be enabled to send and receive emails by a satellite system which is the world's first global airborne... more
AirlinesANSETT: SECOND 767 CLEARED
AUSTRALIA, The Civil Aviation Authority cleared the second of Ansett's grounded fleet of Boeing 767s after a two-day inspection. It is expected to be another month before the remaining planes are inspected... more
AirlinesYEMEN AIRWAYS WILL BUY TWO PLANES
DUBAI, Yemen Airways is dealing with Boeing and Airbus to buy two new planes which will replace Boeing 727 aircrafts. "We finished discussions on the Airbus 320 and started our talks with Boeing on the... more
AirlinesDELTA PILOTS REACH A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE AIRLINE
ATLANTA, USA, Delta Air Lines' pilots reached a tentative contract agreement "making Delta pilots the best paid in the industry" said company chairman and CEO, Leo Mullin. The agreement arrived on Sunday... more
AirlinesALITALIA PASSENGER TRAFFIC DECREASES IN Q1
ROME, Alitalia reported a passenger traffic decrease by 0,2% in the first quarter of the year, compared with the same period a year before. Capacity fell by 33% and load factor went up by 2,1%, reaching... more
AirlinesPAKISTAN'S PILOTS CLOSE TO AGREEMENT WITH THE AIRLINE'S MANAGEMENT
PAKISTAN, The dispute between Pakistan Airlines' pilots and the management is close to end, said a spokesman for the Pakistan Air Line Pilots Association PALPA. An agreement should be reached today or... more
AirlinesANSETT RECEIVES FLIGHT AUTHORIZATION FOR THE FIRST 767-200
AUSTRALIA, Casa, Civil Aviation Safety Authority, gave permission to Ansett Australia to put back into service one 767-200. All the aircrafts of this type in Ansett's fleet, 10 in total, had been grounded... more
AirlinesAIRBOURNE EXPRESS ANNOUNCES LEAN TRAFFIC
PORTLAND, OREGON, Cargo airline Airborne Express, according to what Reuters press agency declared, has problems filling up its aircrafts. According to a spokesman's declarations, the firm hopes to gain... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES USES SOLAR ENERGY GROUND VEHICLES
FORT WORTH, TEXAS, American Airlines introduced in Fort Worth airport, Texas, new solar energy vehicles for aircrafts refuelling. The operation is part of a program that sees American Airlines the first... more
AirlinesDELIVERED THE FIRST 737-700 TO LAUDA AIR AG
WIEN, AUSTRIA, The first Boeing 737.700 ordered by Austrian airline Lauda Air AG, on a total of eight ordered of the 737 Next Generation series, has been delivered to Vienna-based carrier. Lauda Air AG... more
AirlinesAIR KORYO BEGINS FLIGHTS TO BERLIN
PYONGYANG, Air Koryo, the North Korean state airline, has aunched a new route from Pyongyang to Berlin, via Moscow. The weekly flight, scheduled every Thursday, operates an Ilyushin Il-62 plane capable... more
AirlinesSKYWAY ORDERS 20 ERJ 140 FROM EMBRAER
SãO JOSÉ DOS CAMPOS, BRAZIL, Milwaukee-based Skyway Airlines has signed a contract with brazilian aeronautical industries Embraer to buy 20 44-seat ERJ 140 ERs regional aircraft in order to cope w... more
AirlinesHEAVY LOSSES FOR AMERICAN AIRLINES IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF 2001
USA, Six of the most important American airlines declared to have suffered heavy losses during the first three months of this year, because of traffic reduction, fuel and work price increase. The carriers... more
AirlinesNEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN PILOTS ASSOCIATION AND DELTA HAVE BEEN RESUMED
WASHINGTON, USA, Leo F. Mullin, Delta Airlines President and CEO, during a press conference, declared that among the airline, the Federal mediators and the pilot associations, negotiations, to find... more
AirlinesMAYBE FOUND A BILATERAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN COMAIR AND PILOTS
HEBRON, KENTUCKY, An agreement seems acheived between the 1350 Comair pilots and the carrier's management, who declared to have signed a bilateral agreement. According to the airline's management and... more
AirlinesJAL OPTIMIST ABOUT AIR TRAFFIC
JAPAN, The management of Jal, Japanese Airlines, is optimist about air transportation in Japan. Although economic crisis in America diminished business travel amount, in the first quarter of the year the... more
AirlinesVIRGIN BLUE ADDS NEW PLANES
AUSTRALIA, Australian Virgin Blue is to boost its fleet by adding 14 new Boeing 737s. The planes will be delivered by the end of 2002. "What we're doing is bringing in the latest model, it's brand new,... more
AirlinesWOMEN-ONLY SEATS ON JAPANESE CARRIER
JAPAN, Skylark Airlines is introducing women-only sections on its flights, for female passengers who prefer flying next to someone of their own sex. It is already possible for women aged twelve and over,... more