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AirlinesSPAIN: FLIGHT DELAING? FREE TICKET
MADRID, We can define lucky people the passengers of the Spanish airline Spanair: it will be they offered a new completely free ticket for same route and of same class, if the flight will delaied at least... more

AirlinesNEW HONG KONG-BASED AIRLINE VS CATHAY PACIFIC
HONG KONG, According a statement two companies in China and Hong Kong are apparently planning to establish a new regional airline that would rival Cathay Pacific Airways and Hong Kong Dragon Airlines (Dragonair)... more

AirlinesSABENA SAVED: FOR TWO WEEKS AT LEAST
BUSSELS, According to a famous press agency, ailing Belgian airline, Sabena, has been given a two-week stay of execution. Shareholders have postponed a decision on a critical capital injection, while proposals... more

AirlinesFLIGHTS TO ISRAEL TO DROP
ISRAEL, The national carrier El Al cut more than two-thirds of its flights from Manchester due to palastinian Intifada fears. Two european airlines, Air France and British Airways, have also reported a... more

AirlinesVIETNAM AIRLINES TO SIGN CODE-SHARE AGREEMENT WITH ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS
HANOI, VIETNAM, Vietnam Airlines sgned a code-share agreement with Japan's All Nippon Airways that will see a new route between Ho Chi Minh City and Tokyo. The airline will use a Boeing 777 aircraft with... more

AirlinesAOM TO TAKE CONTROL OF AIR LIBERTE'
FRANCE, Two of the three SAirgroup's french carriers, AOM and Air Liberrté, will merge soon. The third french airline of the swiss group, Air Littoral, will maintain its own brand but SAirGroup had... more

AirlinesQANTAS TO HELP FIJIAN CARRIER
AUSTRALIA, Fiji islands' airline, Air Pacific, has been financially helped by australian Qantas to remedy its difficult situation. Fiji's interim government and Qantas will provide a $32.16 million... more

AirlinesSPANISH GOVERNMENT TO FLOAT IBERIA
MADRID, Spain intends to sell the bulk of its remaining 54% interest in Iberia to international investors. The government already sold 40% of the carrier to seven partners, which include British Airways... more

AirlinesJOGGING AGAINST
UK, According to "Daily Telegraph", British Air Partner modified the inside of some Boeings 747 to create an aisle that allows the passengers to make jogging during the flights to prevent the "economic... more

AirlinesFEDEX TO PURCHASE A FREIGHTER VERSION OF A380
USA, The new was reported today by Frederick Smith, chief executive of the company. Fedex has committed to buy a freighter version of the new Airbus plane bacause it will offer roughly 40 percent more... more

AirlinesSABENA PILOTS END STRIKE
BRUSSELS, The belgian airline's pilots ended their walk out early yesterday afternoon. The action forced Sabena to cancel two third's of the scheduled flights. Pilots said they will resume negotiations... more

AirlinesAIR CANADA: FRENCH OR ENGLISH LANGUAGE
VANCOUVER , CANADA, "Passengers are asked: Would you prefer your services in French or English?" Air Canada is conducting a survey of passengers this month to see if its regional airlines can abandon... more

AirlinesNEW MANAGING DIRECTOR AT ALITALIA
ROME, Alitalia's board of directors this morning named Francesco Mengozzi new managing director for the carrier. The appointment was roughly criticized by pilots union. Mengozzi therefore said he could... more

AirlinesAIR FRANCE RECORDS HUGE PASSENGER GROWTH WITH KOREA
SOUTH KOREA, The number of passengers flying from Korea by Air France increased 30 percent last year, compared to 1999. From April to December last year, more than 44,000 Korean passengers flew from Seoul... more

AirlinesAER LINGUS CABIN CREW ON STRIKE
DUBLIN, The one-day strike called by Aer Lingus cabin crew for today is expected to affect more than 20.000 passengers. One hundred and eighty flights from Dublin, Shannon and Cork will be cancelled. Cabin... more

AirlinesSABENA CANCELS FLIGHTS AS PILOTS STRIKE
BRUSSELS, Sabena cancelled up to 25 flights this morning because of pilots strike after talks over the airline's restructuring plan. The new was reported by a carrier's spokesman. About 140 pilots moved... more

AirlinesLUFTHANSA PILOTS TO ASK PAY RISE
DUSSELDORF, GERMANY, Lufthansa's pilots union (VC) asked for a 35% wage increase during the talks with the airline. Negotiations will be resumed on February 14. A carrier's spokesman said the claim would... more

AirlinesAIR CANADA TO INCREASE FARES
TORONTO, Air Canada's president Robert Milton said the carrier will continue to increase fares to keep the pace with U.S. airline industry. He didn't say when the rise is going to be implemented though.... more

AirlinesIBERIA WILL RISE FLIGHTS SOON
SPAIN, The airline will increase some long distances flights starting from March 25, date of beginning of summer season, to Latin America and South Africa. Among the cities with extra services there are... more

AirlinesSAIRGROUP VICEPRESIDENT RESIGNATION
PARIS, FRANCE, SAirGroup vicepresident, Paul Rutlinger, resignated from his position, ten days after company's CEO Philippe Brussigger resignation. SAirGroup released no explanations about it. Rutlinger... more

AirlinesOMAN AIR TO ORDER TWO BOEING 737S
MUSCAT, OMAN, The order worth over $105 million. The airline is also to lease other three Boeing 737s from International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC). Two of the planes will enter service in December,... more

AirlinesAIR FRANCE AND GANDALF TO SIGN CODE-SHARE AGREEMENT
ORIO AL SERIO, BERGAMO, ITALY, Italian Orio al Serio-based Gandalf and Air France signed a code-sharing agreement for italian domestic services and connections to french, german and spanish cities. Gandalf... more

AirlinesBRITISH MIDLAND TO AWARD EMBRAER FOUR FIRM ORDERS
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL, The british carrier changed to firm order 2 options for the ERJ 135 aircraft and 2 options for the ERJ 145. The new was reported by the brazilian industry. The aircrafts are to be delivered... more

AirlinesRYANAIR TO RISE PROFITS
DUBLIN, The low-fare irish carrier reported a 42% increase of net income in the third quarter. Profit before one-time items rose to $20 million. The airline is also to unveil a new base in Europe and new... more

AirlinesAEROFLOT PURSUES QUALITY
ST. PETERSBURG, As part of an ongoing improvement of its image, Aeroflot announced that passengers will now get many of the same amenities offered by Western airlines. Waiting lines at the check-in counter... more

AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES TO RISE LOAD FACTOR
SINGAPORE, The load factor in December rose to 71.8% from 71.3% on-year. Passenger traffic grew by 9.7% to 6.07 billion passenger-per-kilometer in the same period and the airline carried 1.27 million passengers,... more

AirlinesCHINA EASTERN AIRLINES WAITS FOR 7 AIRBUSES
SHANGHAI, One of the three biggest airline companies in China, China Eastern Airlines (CEA) is waiting for seven Airbus aircrafts in the second half of the year. China Eastern will use internal funds to... more

AirlinesAEA TO SET UP WORKING GROUP ON DVT
BRUSSELS, The working group set up by the Association of European Airlines (AEA) to examine the issue of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), will try to develop a clearer understanding of the subject, based on... more

AirlinesBA: IMPROVEMENT IN THIRD QUARTER PROFITS
LONDON, The carrier reported Q3 pre-tax profits of £65m compared with a loss a year ago. Operating profit in the quarter rose to £80 million, despitea 46 per cent rise in fuel costs. Overall capacity r... more

AirlinesBA AND SWISSAIR IN TALKS ABOUT ONE WORLD ALLIANCE
ZURICH, Swissair started negotiations with British Airways to become a member of One World alliance. The new was reported by a swiss news agency and then confirmed by the british carrier. One World alliance... more

AirlinesBA PLANE CARRIES RELIEF SUPPLIES TO SURVIVORS OF INDIAN EARTQUAKE
BOMBAY, A British Airways plane, carrying 36 tons of relief material donated by many Indu temples in Great Britain, arrived yesterday in Bombay. Among the aids, blankets, tents, clothes, shoes, medicines.... more

AirlinesDELTA AND CONTINENTAL IN TALKS ABOUT A MERGER
NEW YORK, The US carriers have begun talks about a merger last week, The Washington Post reported. The discussions are "very informal" and '"n the very early stage". The negotiations started last week... more

AirlinesBOMBARDIER DELIVERS FIRST Q300 AIRCRAFT TO AIR NOSTRUM
VALENCIA, SPAIN, Air Nostrum of Valencia, Spain, has taken delivery of the first of 29 Q300* turboprops ordered from Bombardier Aerospace in April last year. At that time, the airline also signed for 15... more

AirlinesAIR TRAN AIRWAYS TO RISE LOAD FACTOR
ORLANDO, USA, The US carrier said load factor reached 66,4% in january, increasing by 7,7% compared with the same period in the year 2000. The number of passengers enplaned rose 44.7 percent. more

AirlinesAMERICAN EAGLE ORDERS SIX EMBRAER PLANES
SAO PAULO, The planes, six ERJ 140, are to be delivered starting from August 2001. The basis price of each ERJ 140 is 15.6 mln usd. American Eagle also put options on further 25 aircrafts. more

AirlinesALITALIA: CERETI, BOARD OF DIRECTORS CALLED FOR NEXT WEEK, SAME AGENDA
ROME, Alitalia's president Fausto Cereti said the airline's board of directors is to be called for next week, with the same agenda. About the question of the possible partnership, Cereti confirmed there... more

AirlinesLUFTHANSA: NEW LONDON-BERLIN ROUTE
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa will launch from March 25th a new service between London City airport and the German capital, Berlin: Frankfurt, Munster and Nuremburg are already served by Lufthansa. The route... more

AirlinesBALKAN AIRLINE SEEKS PARTNER
SOFIA, Zvi Frank, president and chief executive of Bulgaria's Balkan Airline, said in a news conference that the airline is seeking a strategic partner. Balkan owns a fleet of 15 planes, including Boeing,... more

AirlinesKOREAN AIR CARRIERS SUSPEND UNPROFITABLE AIR ROUTES
SOUTH KOREA, South Korean air carriers are increasingly being forced to suspend flights on unprofitable air routes due to the depreciation of the won and high fuel costs. Korean Air and Asiana Airlines... more

AirlinesEL AL RECEIVES THE FIRST BOEING 777-200ER
TEL AVIV, The first of three Boeing 777-200ERs airplanes to enter the fleet of El Al Israel Airlines was unveiled yesterday in a ceremony at the Museum of Flight. The airline plans to fly the new twinjets... more

AirlinesAMATO: ''I HAVE NEVER RELEASED ANY STATEMENT ABOUT ALITALIA''
ROME, Italian premier Amato yesterday evening denied that he has ever released any statement about Alitalia's future partnerships. WAPA yesterday published several news about that issue, including Klm's... more

AirlinesTWO MORE BOEING 717-200S TO PEMBROKE
SEATTLE, Boeing announced that Pembroke Group Limited, an Irish airplane services group, has ordered two additional Boeing 717-200s: the two airplanes are scheduled for delivery in 2002. The Dublin-based... more

AirlinesKLM (2): NO PRESENT OR FUTURE RELATIONSHIP WITH ALITALIA
AMSTERDAM, OLANDA, A spokesman of Dutch flag airline Klm, in a telephonic interview with WAPA, commenting rumours about talks between italian flag carrier Alitalia and Klm, said "there are no talks... more

AirlinesKLM IS CONSIDERING AIRBUS JUMBO
AMSTERDAM, Dutch airline KLM said that Airbus A380 "Super Jumbo" is a possible replacement for its 13 ageing Boeing 747-300's: this plane, which has yet to be built, will be able to seat more than... more

AirlinesALITALIA MANAGEMENT MEETING POSTPONED, INTENSIFIED SEARCHES FOR A PARTNER. KLM DENIED AGREEMENT
ROME, ITALY, After postoponing of managing directors board meeting of italian flag carrier Alitalia, has been intensified the search for an alliance with a foreign airline. Either Klm and Dutch governent... more

AirlinesAIR CANADA: LOSSES IN THE FOURTH QUARTER
CANADA, The carrier reported a net loss of $274-million in the last quarter of year 2000. Last month it announced it was going to increase fares by 6% and cut 3500 jobs due to rise of fuel price and bad... more

AirlinesCONTINENTAL OPENS TO OTHER CARRIERS
HOUSTON. USA, U.S. airline Continental Airlines, according to civil aviation sources, is talking with other carriers, particularly Delta and Northwest, to consolidate its position in worldwide air transport... more

AirlinesKLM GOES WELL: DOUBLING OF OPERATIONAL PROFITS FORECASTED
AMSTERDAM. THE NETHERLANDS, National Dutch airline Klm registered, for the third quarter of 2000-2001 management, a positive 4 Eur million profits increment, a very good results, if compared with figures... more

AirlinesASIATIC AIRLINES TO COMEPTE FOR AIR NIUGINI
PORT MORESBY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, Three asiatic airlines, Singapore Airlines, Air New Zealand and Qantas, are front runners to acquire a 49% share of Papua New Guinea Air Niugini. The sale is to be announced... more

AirlinesBRIT AIR RECEIVES FIRST CRJ 700
MONTREAL, Bombardier Aerospace today (January 31, editor's note) delivered the first of 12 new CRJ700* regional jet airliners to launch customer Brit Air of Morlaix, France. This represents the first commercial... more