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AirlinesRYANAIR INTENDS TO BUILD ITS OWN TERMINAL AT DUBLIN AIRPORT
DUBLIN, Ryanair Chief Executive, Michael O’Leary, confirmed they have resubmitted their plan to build their own private airport terminal in Dublin to Minister Mary O'Rourke. The airline would plan to e... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES JUMPS TO NO. 18 IN FORTUNE'S '100 BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR' LIST
HOUSTON, For the third year in a row, Continental Airlines today was named one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" by FORTUNE magazine in a study conducted in conjunction with the Great Place... more
AirlinesSAS TO REDUCE PRICES IN SWEDEN
STOCKHOLM, Scandinavian Airlines will reduce its prices for flights within Sweden by 6 percent from January 1 2001 as consequence of the sweidish parliament's decision to reduce the rate of VAT on collective... more
AirlinesALITALIA (2): ''NO ALLIANCE WITH EUROPEAN AIRLINES''
ROME, The new business plan, yesterday approved by board of directors, doesn't include any alliance with european partners, it would rather plan to strenghten a U.S. partnership. The plan describes... more
AirlinesKLM TO BOOST SEATS TO SA
HOLLAND, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines plans to increase the capacity of its South African service by 9% from April next year: KLM says it will provide an extra 246 seats per week without adding extra flights.... more
AirlinesSRI LANKAN AIRLINES RESUMES FLIGHTS
JAKARTA, Sri Lankan Airlines resumed flights to Jakarta on Monday after being suspended for about seven years: the Sri Lankan flag carrier, previously known as Air Lanka, opened service to Jakarta in 1992... more
AirlinesAIR ALGERIE TO BE SOON PRIVATISED
ALGERIA, Algerian government announced its intention to privatise the national carrier Air Algerie. The airline has a fleet of 47 aircrafts and is still waiting to take delivery of 2 Boeing 737-800s and... more
AirlinesA COMPARISON BETWEEN ALITALIA, AIR FRANCE AND SWISSAIR
ROME, ITALY, These are main figures about Alitalia, Air France and Swissair airlines business, according Italian newspaper "La Repubblica": Alitalia Air France Swissair Aircraft... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT TO BUY 30 AIRBUS
PARIS, The new was reported by a source close to french prime minister Jospin. French and russian governments recently signed an agreement in the aerospace area and on protection of secret informations.... more
AirlinesLANCHILE ADDS THREE BOEING 767-300 FREIGHTERS TO ITS FLEET
SEATTLE, USA, LanChile Airlines has ordered two Boeing 767-300 Freighters and is leasing an additional 767-300 Freighter through GE Capital Aviation Services. The new airplanes will help LanChile expand... more
AirlinesZAMBIAN CARRIER JOINS BRITISH AIRWAYS AS FRANCHISE PARTNER
ZAMBIA, African carrier Zambian Air Services (ZAS) has joined British Airways as a franchise partner and expects to start services on behalf of the UK airline next month. ZAS will fly two routes from... more
AirlinesNORWAY: AIRLINE STAFF UNIONS' STRIKE TODAY
NORWAY, The unions have called its members out on a one-hour political strike this morning to protest against government proposal of increasing passenger tax on inland traffic. The strike caused minimal... more
AirlinesSAIRGROUP WILL FACE FY 300 MILLION NET LOSS IN 2001
SWITZERLAND, According to the swiss sunday paper Sonntagszeitung SAirGroup, owning Swissair, could face a full-year net loss of 300 million sfr in 2001. The group is carrying on a strategy of acquiring... more
AirlinesKLM DENIES FINANCIAL TIMES REPORT
AMSTERDAM, Yussef Eddini, spokesman of the airline, denied that KLM placed a bid for a 10% stake in Thai Airways. The comment came in response to a report in the Financial Times that included KLM in the... more
AirlinesAMERICAN EAGLE LAUNCHES REGIONAL JET SERVICE BETWEEN GREENSBORO, N.C., AND CHICAGO O'HARE
GREENSBORO, USA, American Eagle, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, today launches regional jet service between Greensboro, N.C., and Chicago O'Hare International Airport. The airline now offers... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA LAUNCHES DAILY SERVICE TO SHANGHAI
SHANGHAI, Air Canada has launched daily non-stop service between Vancouver and Shanghai's Pudong International Airport. With the introduction of the new service, Air Canada now provides 14 non-stop flights... more
AirlinesDELTA AIR LINES INCREASES NEW YORK/VENEZIA FLIGHTS
NEW YORK, DELTA AIR LINES increases the Venezia/New York flight frequency. Positive results and passengers' urgent requests to have, before May 2001, a daily frequency, pushed to its change. Since March... more
AirlinesRUSSIAN AIRLINE BEGINS REGULAR CARGO FLIGHTS TO INDIA
MOSCOW, The IL-76 transport planes of the Aeroflot- Russian Airlines Company will begin cargo carriages to India, one of the most promising world markets, as of January 2001. The flight will connect Moscow... more
AirlinesEU DELAYS DECISION ON AIRLINES' MERGER
BRUSSELS, BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Commission has extended by three weeks, Jan 12, the deadline for its decision on United Airlines' bid for US Airways, indicating possible antitrust problems with... more
AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES FAVORE IN AIR INDIAN SALE
INDIA, The Indian government is expected to announce Friday the shortlist of bidders for international flag carrier Air India - with Singapore Airlines Ltd., backed by the 13-member Star Alliance of... more
AirlinesSOUTH AFRICAN AIR LINK TO BUY EMBRAER JETS
BRAZIL, The contract, worth $900 million, was signed in Brazil during a visit to the Embraer plant by the South African president, Thabo Mbeki. Deliveries to the airline will begin next April. more
AirlinesIBERIA AND AIR EUROPA TO CARRY ON TALKS
MADRID, The two airlines, in a joint statement, announced they decided to carry on talks about a possible merger. the statements reports the negotiation have made good progress. more
AirlinesVIRGIN EXPRESS TO LAUNCH GALILEO INTERNATIONAL'S NEW BASIC BOOKING PRODUCT
BRUSSELS, Galileo international Inc., a leading global travel distribution services company, annonced today that it has signed a distribution agreement with Europe's leading low-fare airline Virgin Express,... more
AirlinesVIRGIN ATLANTIC BECOMES A3XX LAUNCH CUSTOMER
FRANCE, The airline became an A3XX launch customer ordering six A3XX aircraft, plus six options. It brings total orders for the superjumbo to 50. Virgin Atlantic will take delivery of its first A3XX in... more
AirlinesBRIT AIR: NET PROFIT EQUAL TO LAST YEAR
PARIS, Brit Air, French regional airline, Air France's subsidiary, annonced yesterday a consolidated net profit of 4,73EUR million in the firsth 2000/01 six months, almost firm compared to the same last... more
AirlinesEBRD TO INVEST IN UKRAINIAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES
KIEV, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will invest $5,4 billion in Ukrainian International Airlines. The new was reported by the Bank in a statement. The EBRD's decision is due to the... more
AirlinesIBERIA OREDERS 3 A340-300S
FRANCE, Iberia is to further expand its Airbus long-range fleet with an order for three more A340-300s: this takes total orders for Airbus aircraft by the Spanish flag-carrier to almost 100. The aircrafts... more
AirlinesRIVALS TRY TO BLOCK UAL-US AIRWAYS MERGER
USA, The four airlines, America West Airlines Inc., Continental Airlines Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc. and AMR Corp., the parent of American Airlines are asking the government to block the deal on the... more
AirlinesCROSSAIR ORDERS EIGHT AIRBUS A320S
SWITZERLAND, The planes will replace the eight old Boeing MD-80 from 2002. The airline also holds an option to buy further four A320s. Crossair also said it expects a negative full-year result due to additional... more
AirlinesVARIG OUTLINES THE TARGETS FOR 2001
BRAZIL, Varig's president, Osires Silva, said the main targets of the airline for the next year are basically two: to consolidate the good results achieved in the year and to adjust the development projects... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL TO INCREASE FLIGHTS ON HOUSTON-SAO PAULO ROUTE
HOUSTON, Continental is switching to new Boeing 767-200 aircraft for all flights on the Houston-Sao Paulo route. The route has been flown with a DC-10 previously, and the change is part of Continental's... more
AirlinesAEROMEXICO (2): NEW ROUTE BETWEEN ONTARIO (CA) AND GUADALAJARA/MEXICO CITY
ONTARIO (CA), AeroMexico is to launch service betwen Ontario International Airport (ONT) and Guadalajara and Mexico City on Friday December 15. ONT is located approximately 35 miles east of Los Angeles... more
AirlinesVIRGIN EXPRESS IRELAND TO SUSPEND FLIGHTS FRIDAY
IRELAND, The airline, subsidiary of Virgin Express, will cease operations on all five routes operated, including routes to Brussels and Berlin. The carrier is in talk with an airline and a group of investors... more
AirlinesAEROMEXICO: NEW ROUTE BETWEEN LOS ANGELES AND TOKYO
HOUSTON, U.S.A ., AeroMexico, Mexico's largest airline, today announced that it will start code sharing on Delta Airlines daily flight between Los Angeles and Tokyo's Narita Airport, effective December... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA TOOK DELIVERY OF THE 375TH BOEING
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa is the airline which has taken delivery of more Boeing jetliners than any other airline outside the U.S. The new 747-400 plane will be used on intercontinental routes from Fran... more
AirlinesLANPERU DOMESTIC OPERATIONS SUSPENDED
PERU, Lan Chile, Chile's largest domestic and international passenger and air cargo carrier, announced today that the domestic operations of LanPeru S.A. ("LanPeru"), which serviced the markets of... more
AirlinesSOUTHWEST AIRLINES NEW DAILY ROUNDTRIP NONSTOP SERVICE
DALLAS, U.S.A., Southwest Airlines today announced the addition of new daily roundtrip nonstop service between Baltimore/Washington and Columbus, and Phoenix and Columbus in April of next year. The carrier... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA TO LAUNCH NONSTOP SAN JOSE-OTTAWA SERVICE
CANADA, Flights will be operated with 112-seat Airbus A319 aircraft. It will be a daily service beginning on March 3 and to promote the new service, Air Canada will be offering a special introductory round... more
AirlinesNEW INTERNATIONAL SERVICE BETWEEN GRAND BAHAMAS AND ATLANTA
ATLANTA, U.S.A., AirTran Airways today begins new low-fare service with one daily non-stop flight between Grand Bahama Island International Airport and Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport. This makes... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS TAKES ITS 40TH BOEING 777
U.K., British Airways last week took delivery of its 39th and 40th Boeing 777 airplanes, which follow five delivered earlier in the year and 10 in 1999. British Airways is scheduled to receive five... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST AIRLINES: THREE CODE-SHARE FLIGHT IN A WEEK BETWEEN DETROIT AND SHANGHAI
DETROIT, USA, Yesterday Northwest Airlines announced that it will strengthen passenger and cargo service to China. A third weekly flight will fly between Detroit and Shanghai in code-share with Air China. "Shanghai... more
AirlinesSAIRGROUP TO EYE MAS
SWITZERLAND, After KLM, Qantas and Air France denied to their interest in acquiring a stake of Malaysian Airline System (MAS), as reported by its president Taijun Ramil, SAirGroup, the holding owning Swissair,... more
AirlinesSAFAIR SIGNED AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE TWO BOEING 737-700S NEXT GENERATION
SEATTLE, Safair, based in Johannesburg, South Africa and specialized in the leasing and chartering of passenger and cargo aircraft to domestic and international operators, also signed a cooperative agreement... more
AirlinesALITALIA (4): EUROPEAN COURT UPHELD THE AIRLINE'S APPEAL
LUXEMBOURG, The European Union's Court of Justice revoked the provisions of the European Union against the re-capitalization of Alitalia. Those provisions bound the financial program, including the re-capitalization... more
AirlinesALITALIA'S PILOTS WORRIED ABOUT A POSSIBLE ALLIANCE WITH AIR FRANCE
ROME, Most of Alitalia's pilots confirmed that, despite they would welcome a commercial agreement with a foreign airline in order to reinforce the national flag, they are worried for the alliance with... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA TO BID FOR THAI STAKE
FRANKFURT, The thai government, owning 93% of Thai Airways, want to reduce its stake by selling 23%. Lufthansa will bid for a minority stake hoping this way to keep Thai in the Star Alliance after it threatened... more
AirlinesVIRGIN EXPRESS: SALE OF VIRGIN IRELAND TO DEVELOP THE BRUSSELS HUB
LONDON, Since 10 december Virgin Express operated 3 weekly services between Brussels and Malaga with a Boeing 737-300 offering the first low-fare flight between Belgium and Costa del Sol. To fallow a... more
AirlinesFINAL APPROACH FOR THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ALITALIA AND AIR FRANCE
ROME, It seems that the agreement between the national flag Alitalia and its french corresponding Air France is coming to the final approach before fixing the roles and the tasks in the partnership. Alitalia,... more
AirlinesALITALIA: ALLIANCE WITH AIR FRANCE REPRESENTS A VERY INTERESTING POSSIBILITY
ROME, A spokesman of the italian carrier said that the the possibility of a strategic alliance with Air France is very interesting. Air France's president, Spinetta, recently said there are talks about... more
Airlines''ECONOMIC CLASS SYNDROME'': INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES SUMMONSED
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, The australian law firm Slater&Gordon is preparing a class action suit against international airlines for allegedly failing to worn passengers abuot the dangers of developing... more