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AirlinesAMERICA WEST LOSS IN THE FOUR QUARTER WORSE THAN EXPECTED
PHOENIX, USA, The airline said it lost $32.1 million in the fourth quarter before nonrecurring expenses. It is an amount more than twice what analysts had expected, due to fuel costs and bad weather. more
AirlinesNORTHWEST ORDERS PRATT&WHITNEY ENGINES
EAST HARTFORD, The airline ordered Pratt&Whitney PW2000 and PW4000 engines for 46 new aircraft, 24 Airbus Industrie A330-300s, 20 Boeing 757-200s and-300s, two Boeing 747-400s. The planes will be delivered... more
AirlinesLEGEND AIRLINES TO RESUME FLIGHTS SOON
DALLAS, The US airline, which has been grounded after filing for bankruptcy protection, will soon resume operations after it was allowed by a federal judge to tap $20 million from investors. The company... more
AirlinesKOREAN AIR AND ASIANA AIRLINES TO LAUNCH JOINT TRAVEL AGENCY ON THE WEB
SEOUL, The two korean airlines signed yesterday letters of intent to establish a joint online travel agency. The agency will provide services, travel informations, international hotel bookings. A joint... more
AirlinesCYPRUS AIRWAYS TO HEAD THE LIST OF POTENTIAL BUYERS OF OLYMPIC
CIPRO, Cyprus Airways is seen as likely buyer of the greek Olympic Airways, The Financial Times reported. The partly privatised Greek-Cypriot airline would take over management of Olympic and would invest... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST AIRLINES TO ORDER AIRBUS AND BOEING PLANES
USA, The airline is to announce a USD$5 billion order of Airbus A330 widebody twinjet and Boeing Co. two-engine 757 to replace the DC-10 fleet, the Wall Street Journal reported today. Northwest is expected... more
AirlinesBRAZILIAN TRANSPORT GROUP TO LAUNCH LOW-COST AIRLINE
BRAZIL, Gol Transportes Aereos, the new airline launched by leading passenger transport firm Aurea Group, hopes to win a market share of about 8.5 per cent in coming years by its low fares. It will connect... more
AirlinesHONEYMOON WITH KOREAN AIR
KUALA LUMPUR, Korean Air inaugurated a tour package for Langkawi to lure tourists from South Korea: this to help boost tourism in the northern island. Korean Air regional manager Choi Hang Yong said:... more
AirlinesAIR TRANSAT RECEIVES ITS FIRST AIRBUS A310-300
MONTREAL, CANADA, Two other aircraft of the same series will join the fleet in March and April respectively. Between now and July 2002, Air Transat will take delivery of six Airbus A310-300s. The airline... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST AIRLINES TO ADD A THIRD WEEKLY SHANGAI-DETROIT FLIGHT
USA, The airline announced it will add the new flight and a third cargo freighter flight beginning April 1. The service is operated using Boeing's 747-400 aircraft. more
AirlinesCIT AEROSPACE TO LEASE TWO AIRBUS A330-200S TO JMC AIRLINES
NEW YORK, CIT Aerospace announced a plan to lease two A330-200s powered by RR Trent 772B engines to the Manchester, England-based charter airline JMC Airlines. The first Airbus will be delivered in October... more
AirlinesIMPULSE AIRLINES WANTS TO MERGE WITH HAZELTON
AUSTRALIA, After Qantas and Ansett also Impulse Airlines wants to buy Hazelton Airlines Ltd. The carrier said it will make its offer afterc the decision by the country's competition regulator on rival... more
AirlinesEU OKS MERGER OF U.S. AIRLINES
BRUSSELS, The European approved the Union United Airlines' plans to acquire US Airways after United promised to surrender some takeoff and landing slots in Germany. This merger would not harm competition... more
AirlinesBA TO BAN THE STUDENT WHO ALMOST CRASHED ONE OF ITS JUMBO JETS
KENYA, Paul Kefa Mukonyi, the 27 years old kenyan student who almost crashed one of BA jumbo jets after sneaking into the cockpit and disengaing the autopilot last December 29, will be banned by the... more
AirlinesAIRTRAN AIRWAYS INCREASED FLIGHTS
ORLANDO, AirTran Airways will increase the flights in Spring between its hub at Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. These airports are very important because passengers... more
Airlines2000 OK FOR AIR FRANCE
PARIGI, Air France announced an 17,7 per cent passenger traffic's increase compared to last year, in spite of the discomforts provoked in December from the bad weather and the stikes. In the same period... more
AirlinesVARIG TO MERGE WITH TAM
BRASILE, According to brazilian business daily Gazeta Mercantil Brazil’s flagship airline Varig and the country’s second carrier TAM are considering the possibility to merge. The newspaper reported tha... more
AirlinesVANGUARD AIRLINES TO ANNOUNCE NEW SERVICES
KANSAS CITY, The airline announced new service to Las Vegas and San Francisco beginning April 1, 2001. The new route continues carrier's expansion. Fares from Las Vegas and San Francisco will start as... more
AirlinesLANCHILE TO LAUNCH SERVICE FROM THREE NEW US CITIES
MIAMI, Effective January 24, LanChile Airlines is introducing service from three new U.S. cities, New Orleans, Philadelphia and Baltimore, as part of its codeshare alliance with American Airlines. Passengers... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL: UNITED TEMPLATES VIOLATE ANTITRUST LAWS
HOUSTON, USA, U.S. carrier Continental Airlines obtained from a federal judge a ruling agaist its rival United Airlines' use of templates to determine what size baggage could be carried onto planes. According... more
AirlinesMIDWAY AIRLINES: DECEMBER TRAFFIC GOES UP
RALEIGH-DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA, December passenger traffic rose 58 percent over December 1999 on top of a 50 percent increase in capacity. Load factor increased 3.4 points. Midway Airlines and its... more
AirlinesFRENCH CONCORDE TO TAKE FIRST STEP TOWARDS RESUMING FLIGHTS
FRANCE, A French Concorde may take to the skies as soon as next week in what would be an important step towards resuming commercial flights after the remaining supersonic airliners were grounded following... more
AirlinesBRITISH MIDLAND TO CHANGE NAME
UK, British Midland, second largest arline in UK, will change name and unveil a new livery next month. The plan is a part of a project to entering U.S. market by launching new long haul flights. The airline... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT ANNOUNCES 5 MILLION PASSENGERS
RUSSIA, Russia's flagship airline Aeroflot will carry 5.1 million passengers this year compared to 4.6 million passengers in 1999, thanks to new itineraries from South Eastern Asia to Europe, from... more
AirlinesSAA: PILOTS DEMORALISED
SOUTH ASRICA, SA Airways Pilots' Association (Saapa) said that deteriorating relations with the company's flight operations management has caused a crisis of morale among airline's pilots. He added that... more
AirlinesAUSTRALIAN AIRLINES TO PRINT HEALTH WARNINGS ON TICKETS
MELBOURNE, The two biggest australian airlines, Qantas and Ansett, announced yesterday they will print health warnings onto their tickets about the danger of econic class syndrome on long haul flights.... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST TO RESUME TALKS WITH MECHANICS
WASHINGTON, Northwest Airlines resumed contract negotiations with its union mechanics, ending a two-month recess that included a clash over an alleged work slowdown. Negotiations are scheduled to last... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES ACCUSED FOR RACIAL DISCRIMINATIONS
USA, Continental Airways sold tickets to the Arab population of East Jerusalem at a discount of hundreds of dollars per customer compared to the price paid by Jewish passengers, it emerged in a report... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES TO INCREASE LEGROOM
USA, United Airlines announced that business-class customers on both domestic and international flights will get seven additional inches between their seat and the back of the seat in front of them. United... more
AirlinesWORCESTER, MA AS ITS 6TH DESTINATION FROM ORLANDO SANFORD
SANFORD, FLORIDA, Orlando Sanford International Airport welcomes new service on Pan American Airways (Pan Am) between Orlando Sanford and Worcester, MA. Pan Am will offer daily non-stop service to... more