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AirlinesTACA IS BOOSTING SERVICE FROM CENTRAL AMERICA TO U.S.
U.S., Taca, a Latin American carrier, announced a significant increase in non-stop airline service between several cities in Central America and the United States by rising demand. The expanded service... more

AirlinesAIR SOMALIA NEW AFRICAN CARRIER
SOMALIA, The new somali airline is the first carrier entirely owned by a group of businessmen. The airline has a fleet including a Tupolev 154, to be used for international flights and two Antonovs. Domestic... more

AirlinesAIR NEW ZEALAND PROFITS COLLAPSE
NEW ZEALAND, The airline's profits nose-dived from $127 million to only $3.8 million in the first half of the financial year. Air New Zealand, which announced an overhaul of its management, attributed... more

AirlinesAIR JAMAICA: NEW SERVICE TO USA
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, Air Jamaica is scheduled to commence non-stop daily service from Houston to Montego Bay, Jamaica, on June 7, 2001. The airline will operate the route with its state-of-the-art A320 aircraft,... more

AirlinesEASYJET PASSENGERS DELAYED ALMOST 30 HOURS
BELFAST, About 20 passengers of an EasyJet flight from London Luton airport to Belfast reached the destination after almost 30 hours. The flight was forced to turn back after a technical problem and passengers... more

AirlinesTWA POSTPONES INAUGURATION OF NEW ST.LOUIS-FRANKFURT ROUTE
USA, The U.S. airline, as it reported in a press release, had to postpone the launch of the new service, scheduled for May 1, because of the impending auction on its assets. more

AirlinesVIETNAM AIRLINES PLANS FLEET AND SERVICE EXPANSION
VIETNAM, The airline is drawing an aggressive investment plan for regional and international expansion. Last year it signed a letter of intent to buy three Boeing 777-200s for $US480 million. Then last... more

AirlinesAIR AFRIQUE TO LAY OFF 2000 EMPLOYEES
ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST, During a press conference in Abidjan Jeffrey Ericsson, company's chief administrator, has announced plans to lay off some 2,000 employees - half its staff - as part of a last ditch... more

AirlinesDOUBLE GOLD AWARDS FOR CATHAY COLOMBO
HONG KONG, According to a company press release, Cathay Pacific Airways Colombo won two Gold Awards at the recently concluded Cathay Pacific Cargo Conference in Hong Kong. One was for best performance... more

AirlinesYUNNAN AIRLINES ORDERS SIX BOMBARDIER CRJ200
CANADA, Yunnan Airlines has ordered six 50-seat CRJ200 regional jets worth $138 million. Meanwhile Chinese government has decided to invest about $780 million to build six airports in the country's northwestern... more

AirlinesPHILIPPINE: NEW CHARTER SERVICES
PHILIPPINE, International Pacific Airlines [IPA], the first commercial Philippine air carrier based at the Clark International Airport, will shortly start chartered flights to Hongkong, Taipei, Singapore,... more

AirlinesAIR INDIA ADDS TWO NEW 737-200S
INDIA, The airline has received two of the five 737-200 aircrafts being dry-leased, while two A-320 planes will join the fleet of the country's domestic airline Indian Airlines very soon. Air India recorded... more

AirlinesNEW MARKETING STRATEGY FOR THAI AIRWAYS
BANGKOK, Thai Airways will set up a working group to study the airline's marketing strategy and development. The plan will include a flight increase on a few routes and new destinations. The number of... more

AirlinesPROFITS UP, TRAFFIC DOWN FOR TRANSAERO
MOSCOW, Transaero said that the Russian company flew 21.8 percent fewer passengers in 2000 than it did in 1999 but doubled its overall profit. The private domestic and international carrier increased profits... more

AirlinesFOUR SOCIETIES FOR STAKE IN OLYMPIC
ATHENS, According to Credit Suisse First Boston (Csfb), consultant for Olympic Airways privatisation, four bidders (Cyprus Airways, the partly privatized Greek-Cypriot carrier; Axon Airlines, a small private... more

AirlinesDELTA AIR LINES: NEW ROUTE BOSTON-LONDON
ATLANTA, Delta Air Lines will inaugurate new daily nonstop flights from Boston Logan Airport to London (Gatwick) on June 1, 2001. Delta will operate its Boeing 767-300ER aircraft on this flight, featuring... more

AirlinesJAT WOULD STOP NEGOTIATIONS WITH AIRBUS
BELGRADE, Yugoslavia's flagship carrier Jugoslovenski Aerotransport (JAT) today said it would be forced to reconsider its deal with Airbus Industrie on a purchase of eight aircraft due to financial reasons.... more

AirlinesAIR CANADA REPORTS JANUARY TRAFFIC
MONTREAL, Air Canada and Canadian Airlines flew 15.2 per cent more revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in January 2001 than flown by the two carriers in the same month of 2000, according to preliminary traffic... more

AirlinesTWA PILOTS TO SUPPORT AMERICAN AIRLINES ACQUISITION PLAN
ST. LOUIS, Trans World Airlines pilots this morning said they will support American Airlines plan to takeover their carrier. The acquisition, according to them, would secure the long-term stability of... more

AirlinesLANCHILE EXPANDS ECUADOR ROUTE NEWTWORK
MIAMI, Beginning March 5, LanChile Airlines is expanding its route network from Miami to Ecuador by adding new daily service to Quito. The route will now include daily service from Miami to Quito and Guayaquil.... more

AirlinesALITALIA'S RECAPITALIZATION: DE PALACIO, EUROPE WILL CONSIDER THE EVENTS OF THE LAST 2-3 YEARS
ROME, European Transport commissioner De Palacio, regarding Alitalia's recapitalization, said that the commission will consider all the facts the airline has been through in the last two or three years.... more

AirlinesQANTAS ORDERS GE ENGINES
SYDNEY, Qantas announced it has selected General Electric to supply engines for seven Airbus A330-200, six A330-300 and six Boeing 747-400 longer-range aircraft. The airlines will be purchasing the aircrafts... more

AirlinesASIANA TAKES DELIVERY OF ITS FIRST BOEING 777
SEATTLE, Responding to customer demand for enhanced network schedules and more frequency to travel destinations, Asiana Airlines recently added a new intermediate-size airplane to its fleet with its first... more

AirlinesAIR NEW ZEALAND WILL EXPAND CODE-SHARING AGREEMENT WITH SINGAPORE AIRLINES
NEW ZEALAND, The expanded code share agreement will see Air New Zealand to introduce three new weekly flights between Singapore and Zurich. Sales of the new flights will start in the month, the airline... more

AirlinesAVIANCA TO START RESTRUCTURING PLAN
COLOMBIA, Aerovias Nacionales de Colombia (Avianca), the country's largest airline, is planning to restructure its costs and to prepare to possible merger, particularly with Aces, a regional airline which... more

AirlinesQANTAS CHOOSES ROLLS-ROYCE ENGINES FOR A380
AUSTRALIA, Qantas has chosen Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines to power its new fleet of 12 Airbus Industrie A380 airliners. Qantas has placed firm orders for 12 A380s with deliveries to begin in 2006 as part... more

AirlinesCARGO SLUMP, PASSENGERS RISE FOR EAST LINE
MOSCOW, According to a statement, Russia's No. 2 cargo carrier, East Line Airlines, reported a dramatic decline in its cargo turnover last year, however, at the same time, its passenger operations... more

AirlinesVALENTINE DAY FOR CONTINENTAL AIRLINES TOO
HOUSTON, Continental Airlines distributed Feb. 14 profit sharing to employees from a pool of $98 million, the sixth consecutive year the airline has rewarded employees with profit sharing checks. These... more

AirlinesMIDWAY AIRLINES INAUGURATES NONSTOP SERVICE TO DENVER AND MIAMI
USA, Midway Airlines Corporation today inaugurated its new nonstop service between Raleigh-Durham International Airport and two new destinations: Denver International Airport (DEN) and Miami International... more

AirlinesSWISSAIR TO POSTPONE ANNUAL RESULTS
SVIZZERA, The swiss carrier said it will postpone the release blaming on troubles caused by the leaving of chief executive Philip Bruggisser, which affected strategic review. SAirGroup hopes to replace... more

AirlinesBALKAN AIRLINES SUSPENDS SOME FLIGHTS
BULGARIA, Bulgaria's national carrier, Balkan Airlines, uesterday suspended 14 flights on the orders of majority shareholder, Zeevi Holdings Group. According to the major shareholder, which owns a 75%... more

AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES: NEW NO-STOP FLIGHT T HEATHROW/SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, United Airlines announced in a statement, the introduction of a third daily no-stop flight from San Francisco to London Heathrow as part of its new summer timetable. The additional... more

AirlinesVANGUARD AIRLINES REPORTS JANUARY TRAFFIC
USA, Traffic decreased eight percent for the month from approximately 65.2 million RPMs in January 2000. Capacity increased 31 percent from 108.4 million ASMs in January 2000. Load factor decreased approximately... more

AirlinesALITALIA TO SIGN CODE-SHARE AGREEMENT WITH QANTAS
ROME, Alitalia signed a code-share agreement with Qantas to resume flights from Rome Fiumicino to Sydney and Melbourne starting from March 2001. Four weekly flights are scheduled, on monday, wednesday,... more

AirlinesUS AIRWAYS WILL LAUNCH NEW SERVICE TO AMSTERDAM AND BRUSSELS
ARLINGTON, USA, The american carrier is offering discount fares, specially reduced for the introduction of service to Amsterdam on April 11, and Brussels on May 9. Introductoru fares will be low and promotional.... more

AirlinesTHAI AIRWAYS CONSIDERS SUPERJUMBO A380
BANGKOK, THAILAND, THAI Airways International Plc (THAI) will consider investing in the A380 for its planned fleet expansion from 2002 to 2006. Meanwhile the shareholders' meeting yesterday approved a... more

AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICE TO MEXICO
FORTH WORTH, USA, American Airlines will begin daily nonstop service between Los Angeles International Airport and Los Cabos, Mexico on April 2. The airline will serve the route with 129-seat MD-Super... more

AirlinesU.S. SENATORS ASK AIRLINES MERGER BLOCKING
USA, The U.S. committee responsible for antitrust policy, composed by Democrat and Republican senators, asked Department of Transportation (DOT) to block the latest proposed airline mergers until... more

AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES SELECTS TRENT 800 ENGINES FOR 20 BOEING
SINGAPORE, Singapore Airlines (SIA) has selected Rolls-Royce Trent 800 engines to power up to 20 additional Boeing 777 airliners. The value of the order to Rolls-Royce is around US$560 million. more

AirlinesLUFTHANSA LEASES OUT PLANES BECAUSE OF PILOTS SHORTAGE
GERMANIA, The german airline has rented out five Airbus A319 to other carriers due to the shortage of pilots. The decision was confirmed by the airline's executive adding that no destination routes... more

AirlinesSCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES SYSTEMS: JEN. 2001 OK
COPENHAGEN, According to a statement, Scandinavian Airlines Systems rose its January 2001 passenger traffic 9.3 per cent. SAS said the January passenger load factor was 57.8 pct compared with 55.7 pct... more

AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES: NEW CHICAGO-AMSTERDAM SERVICE
CHICAGO, Tomorrow United Airlines will launch its first scheduled service between Chicago's O'Hare International Airport and Amsterdam:t he new daily nonstop flight, operated by a 440-seat Boeing 777,... more

AirlinesLUFTHANSA, ECO-AIRLINE
ROME, Lufthansa confirmed its engagement for the environment's respect with a remarkable reduction of noise and toxic emissions: the fuel consumptions have been reduced of 0.1 liter/year for passenger,... more

AirlinesSHANDONG AIRLINES ORDERS 4 CHALLENGER 604 FROM BOMBARDIER
CANADA, These four Challengers will be used for the chinese airlines' new global charter business operations. This agreement, would have a value of $100 million US. The first aircraft will be delivered... more

AirlinesAEROFLOT: NET PROFIT 2000
MOSCOW, Aeroflot closed 2000 with a net profit of $15 million according to international accounting standards. The government holds a stake of 51.17%. The firm Foster holds a major stake in the company.... more

AirlinesALITALIA APPROACHES KLM BUT THE DUTCH COMPANY REFUSES TO RESTART TALKS
AMSTERDAM, A KLM Royal Dutch Airlines spokesman Bart Koster told Reuters "There was an informal signal from the Italian government towards KLM if there would be any possibility to restart discussions... more

AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC RISES FLIGHTS TO INDONESIA
JAKARTA, Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific has rised, since the end of December, its flight frequency to Indonesia from 12 to 21 times a week: the number of passengers in the route grew fast, up by 30 per... more

AirlinesAIR NEW ZEALAND PLANS RELAUNCH
NEW ZEALAND, Air New Zealand is planning to carry out a relanch project, in order to make the airline more attractive to customers, complete a new fleet plan, having negotiations with alternative suppliers... more

AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES EYES UP ANSETT
SINGAPORE, According to some rumours Singapore Airlines (SIA) is considering the possibility of investing in Australia's Ansett in order to expand its presence in the continent. SIA could buy a stake of... more

AirlinesPURCHASE TWA: OFFERED $1 BILLION
NEW YORK, Multiple investors joined in the Jet Acquisition group, offered this sum for the purchase of TWA, guaranteeing to the carrier of being able to continue to operate using his brand. Attractive... more