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AirlinesAIE DOLOMITI NEWLY AWARDED OF THE ERA PRIZE
ATHENS, GREECE, Italian regional airline Air Dolomiti has been awarded again of the “Bronze Award Airline of the Year 2001/2002" from ERA, the European Regions Airline Association, in the annual general a... more
AirlinesBRITISH LAUNCHES ITS NEW OFFER ''KIDS FLY FOR FREE''
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, British Airways has launched a new promotional campaign to increment the selling of places on its flights. Five million tickets to 80 European destinations will be offered at prices... more
AirlinesSPANAIR TO REDUCE OPERATIONS
MADRID, Spanair has started to cut less-profitable routes in attempt to reduce the effects of the falling demand after the terrorist attacks in Usa. The carrier suffered a 3% fall in demand on domestic... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR ''SALVAGE'' BY CROSSAIR WITH MANY DOUBTS
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Financial analysts expressed doubts over the banks restructuring plan of Swiss carrier Swissair, according which the regional airline Crossair would take over the ailing flag... more
AirlinesBA MIGHT ARM ITS PILOTS WITH STUN GUNS
LONDON, "Options being debated by the aviation industry worldwide are placing sky marshals in the cabin and arming pilots with Taser stun guns", British Airways said in its international magazine.... more
AirlinesIBERIA AIRLINE IN A CRISIS: 3000 JOBS AT RISK
MADRID, SPAIN, Also Spanish carrier Iberia is in a crisis: its management has released that there is a project to cut up to 3000 jobs and to reduce of 55,000 hours, 10%, its activity. more
AirlinesSOUTHWEST AIRLINES CUTS AIR SCHEDULES
USA, Southwest Airlines announced it will cut capacity in its fleet by less than 1% but will eliminate 10% or more of its flights from its hub of Dallas Love Field to airports in Houston. In addition,... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC SUSPENDS SOME WEEKLY SERVICES
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific is to suspend some weekly services to Bangkok, Manila, Kuala Lumpur, Los Angeles, Vancouver. The airline is not planning any staff reduction or pay cut though. Those measures... more
AirlinesBALTIC AIRLINES CONSIDERING PRICE HIKES
TALLINN, ESTONIA, Baltic air carriers are considering raising ticket prices 3 percent to 6 percent due to the rise of insurance costs and the new security measures. Estonian Air already increased its fares... more
AirlinesALSO JAL IN ''RED''
TOKYO, JAPAN, Japanese carrier Japan Air Lines, JAL, announced today that after the U.S attack of September 11, is expected a loss of about 85 USDm until March, 2002. JAL cancelled about 25% of its flight... more
AirlinesVIRGIN EXPRESS ANNOUNCES INTEREST IN SABENA
BRUSSELS, "Virgin Express Holdings plc (NASDAQ: VIRGY; Euronext Brussels: VIRE), the profitable low fare Belgian airline, has today formally indicated interest in assisting with the resolution of the... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES PASSENGER ARRESTED AFTER THREATENING TO COMMIT SUICIDE
NEWARK, Yassin Yaser, a 25 years old man from Chicago, was arrested after rubbing a plastic knife across his neck during a Continental Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Newark telling later it was just... more
AirlinesKOREAN AIR CUTS FLIGHTS
SEOUL, Korean Air is to reduce flights to North America to 48 from 61 and will eliminate eight unprofitable services by the end of the year. The airline will also sell ten planes and axe 5% of its 7000... more
AirlinesSKYWEST AIRLINES REPORTS TRAFFIC CARRIED IN SEPTEMBER 2001
ST. GEORGE, USA, "SkyWest Airlines, Inc. reported a 9.4 percent increase in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for September, while available seat miles (ASMs) increased 21.9 percent compared to the same period... more
AirlinesLAN CHILE S.A. MONTHLY TRAFFIC REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 2001
SANTIAGO, "Lan Chile S.A., (''LanChile'' or ''the Company'') (NYSE: LFL - news) Chile's largest domestic and international airline, reported its preliminary September monthly and accumulated traffic... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT HALTS FLIGHTS TO MOROCCO
MOSCOW, Russian Aeroflot said it is to suspend the weekly flight to Morocco from October 23 due to the international crisis in civil aviation. The last flight will take place on October 23. more
AirlinesMIDWEST EXPRESS HOLDINGS REPORTS SEPTEMBER PERFORMANCE
MILWAUKEE, "Midwest Express Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MEH - news) today reported September performance data for Midwest Express Airlines and Skyway Airlines, The Midwest Express Connection. Due to the events... more
AirlinesWESTJET REVENUE PASSENGER MILES GROW 43.8%
CALGARY, "WestJet Airlines (TSE:WJA. - news) announced its traffic statistics for September 2001 today, featuring a 43.8% increase in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) to 189,485,557, up from 131,751,148... more
AirlinesAER LINGUS CUTS 2500 JOBS
DUBLIN, Aer Lingus said it is to cut 2500 employees, over a third of its 7000 workforce. The airline was hit by bookings drop of up to 80% on some routes. In addition, the carrier reduced flights schedule... more
AirlinesAUSTRIAN AIRLINES TO AXE 800 JOBS
VIENNA, Austrian Airlines said in a statement that it will cut 800 jobs by the end of next year in attempt to cut costs and ensure the company a long-term future. In addition, the management will reduce... more
AirlinesCHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES TO BUY JETS FROM EMBRAER
SHANGAI, China Southern Airlines intends to buy 20 ERJ145 regional jets plus an option to acquire another 10, a source from the airline said. The deal has to be approved by the General Administration of... more
AirlinesCANADA 3000 AIRLINES AIRBUS A340 COMPLETES THE FIRST NON-STOP FLIGHT BETWEEN CANADA AND INDIA
DELHI, INDIA, "CANADA 3000's inaugural flight between Canada and India, the first non-stop commercial flight between North America and India, has been completed in 14 hours, 17 minutes. The journey of... more
AirlinesAIR NEW ZEALAND'S CEO RESIGNS
NEW ZEALAND, Air New Zealand President and CEO Gary Toomey yesterday resigned, the airline announced. Jim Farmer, the acting chairman for the carrier said the ceo's resignation was a sad loss even though... more
AirlinesSAS TO COMPENSATE RELATIVES OF CRASH VICTIMS
STOCKHOLM, Scandinavian Airline System president Jorgen Lindegaard announced this morning that the carrier will make an immediate payment of $25.000 to next-of-kin for each of the 104 passengers killed... more
AirlinesAIRTRAN AIRWAYS ANNOUNCES NEW SERVICE TO BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON, D.C. DAILY NONSTOP SERVICE FROM BWI TO BOSTON AND ATLANTA
ORLANDO, USA, "AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AAI - news), today announced that the low-fare airline will launch new daily nonstop service to Baltimore/Washington International... more
AirlinesNATIONAL JET ITALIA GROUNDS TWO AIRCRAFTS
ROME, National Jet Italia announced it is to temporarily ground two of its Boeing 737s. The crew will be laid off. NJ will also suspend the services between Rome and Nice and Athens. The carrier is focusing... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT TERMINATES DIRECT FLIGHT TO CHICAGO
MOSCOW, Alexander Kanishchev, the head of Aeroflot's route management department, said that the airline won't run the direct flight to Chicago "after Oct. 28, when the winter starts". "This flight is quite... more
AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES CUTS EXECUTIVE'S SALARIES
SINGAPORE, Singapore Airlines yesterday announced it is to trim managers' salaries between 7% and 15%. The airline said Cheong Choong Kong, the carrier's ceo, will lose 15% of his base salary. Cheong said... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES JET ESCORTED BY TWO FIGHTERS AFTER ATTEMPT TO ENTER COCKPIT
CHICAGO, An American Airlines jetliner en route to Chicago was escorted by two F-16 fighters after Edward A. Coburn, 31, a mentally ill passenger, tried to enter the cockpit. The man was subdued by... more
AirlinesSABENA WILL BE IN CONTROLLED ADMINISTRATION UNTIL NOVEMBER, 30
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, Brussels Commerce court president, awaeded Belgian airline Sabena to be in controlled administration until November, 30. Assisted by 3 officials, Sabena managent thus will have time... more
AirlinesAIR NEW ZEALAND CUTS SOME FLIGHTS
NEW ZEALAND, Air New Zealand announced today it is to reduce Nov. flights schedule by 10%. In addition, some redundancies will be made. The routes to be suspended are all international services. The airline... more
AirlinesSABENA AXES FLIGHTS TO BELFAST
BRUSSELS, Sabena is suspending two of the three daily flights between Brussels and Belfast. Other services are going to be cancelled, to Tokyo, Beirut and Verona, in Italy. more
AirlinesDELTA PLANS FULL SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 8
ATLANTA, "Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL - news) announced that it plans to operate its full schedule of more than 2,060 domestic and international flights on Monday, October 8, 2001. Delta said that customers... more
AirlinesEU WILL TAKE SOON DECISION ON SABENA
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, According to EU Transport Commission spokesman Gilles Gantelet, a decision on the Sabena government aids, as the Swiss airline Swissair, which owns 49,5% of Sabena, failed to give it... more
AirlinesAMERICAN EAGLE STARTS LIMITED SERVICE FROM WASHINGTON REAGAN WITH FLIGHTS TO BOSTON
FORTH WORTH, "American Eagle Airlines will launch service at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Tuesday, Oct. 9, with five daily round-trip flights to Boston's Logan Airport. The airline will... more
AirlinesTHAI AIRWAYS APPOINTS NEW BOARD AND CEO
BANGKOK, Thai Airways International Plc appointed a new chairman and board of directors this morning. Virabongsa Ramangkura, named new ceo for the airline, said "thai government is determined to make Thai... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS TRAFFIC DOWN IN SEPT.
LONDON, British Airways announced a 11,6% drop in September's passengers traffic due to the terrorist acts in Usa. The downturn included a 32% decline in numbers on transatlantic routes. BA also added... more
AirlinesSKYJET ANNOUNCES NEW SECURITY MEASURES FOR CHARTER FLIGHTS
WASHINGTON, USA, Skyjet, the pioneer real-time service for booking private business jets and a wholly owned subsidiary of Bombardier Aerospace, has announced new security procedures for all its charter... more
AirlinesBA TO USE SMALLER PLANES ON FLIGHTS TO TEL AVIV
LONDON, British Airways yesterday said it is to reduce capacity on the service between Tel Aviv and London from Nov. 1 as the passengers traffic is expected to drop. Boeing 767 planes, with 176 seats,... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT TO INCREASE CAPACITY ON FLIGHTS TO SWITZERLAND
MOSCOW, Russian Aeroflot said it is to use larger planes on its services to Switzerland after the financial crisis hitting Swissair. "Considering the interests of air passengers, Aeroflot, starting from... more
AirlinesMALAYSIAN AIRLINES OVERHAULS THE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK
PETALING JAYA, Malaysian Airlines has announced it is to change the flight schedule by axing 12 unprofitable destinations which will be discontinued. Among them there are the services to Auckland, Buenos... more
AirlinesEASYJET: TRAFFIC UP IN SEPT.
LONDON, EasyJet today announced it carried 27% more passengers in September. The load factor was slightly higher too, reaching 83,16%. The discount airline responded to the air transport crisis by slashing... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR TO OPERATE HALF OF THE FLIGHTS SCHEDULE TODAY
ZURICH, Swissair said it should operate half of the normal schedule today. "In all 235 flights are planned, around half the schedule" a spokesman for the carrier said. The former subsidiary Crossair would... more
AirlinesALASKA AIRLINES REPORTS SEPT. TRAFFIC
ANCHORAGE, Alaska Airlines' Sept. traffic dumped 18,7% from the same period last year to 719 million RPMs, capacity dropped 16.1% to 1.41 billion ASMs while load factor decreased 2 points to 60,7%. The... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES REPORTS SEPTEMBER TRAFFIC
CHICAGO, United Airlines (NYSE: UAL - news) today reported that the company flew 31.5 percent fewer revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in September versus the comparable month in 2000. Driven by the terrible... more
AirlinesMALAYSIA AIRLINES AXES CAPACITY
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysian Airline System (MAS) will reduce flight frequencies and capacity each by 15% by March next year. Flights to New York are to be suspended. "We're no longer in the comfort zone. The... more
AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES CARGO SUSPENDS FLIGHTS TO PENANG
SINGAPORE, SIA Cargo stated it is to suspend its freighter service to Penang from tomorrow, October 5. Singapore Airlines will continue to operate its three daily passenger flights to Penang. The company... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR RESUME FLIGHTS
ZURICH, Swissair is resuming some of its scheduled flights today after a governmental cash injection for $278,5 million, amount that the government is to lend the airline. "So there will be 160 flights... more
AirlinesRYANAIR PROTESTS ON SABENA GOV'T AIDS
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, According to an Ireland airline Ryanair spokesman, a formal protest has been sent to the European Commission about the Government financement gor the Belgian carrier Sabena, which has... more
AirlinesANA REDUCES FLIGHTS TO GUAM
JAPAN, All Nippon Airways is to reduce weekly flights from Kansai airport, near Osaka, to Guam to seven. Two flights will be cancelled due to the shrinking demand. The airline is to use smaller jetliners... more