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AirlinesCATHAY PILOTS SEEKING TALKS WITH THE CARRIER
HONG KONG, The pilots of the airline would negotiate with the carrier in order to avoid an industrial action which could lead a disruption of flights over the Christmas and New Year holiday period. Pilots... more

AirlinesSRI LANKA TO BEGIN NEW SERVICE TO SRI LANKA
ZURICH, The airline will operate three flights per week between Colombo and Zurich with SriLankan Airlines as its code sharing service partner. The new was announced by Swissair's General Manager for India,... more

AirlinesEMIRATES SIGNS LEASING CONTRACT FOR SIX 777-300
UNITED ARAB EMITATES, United Arab Emirates airline Emirates, signed a leasing contract for six Boeing 777-300 acquisition, which deliveries are expected between 2002 and 2003. B-777-300 is the world's... more

AirlinesFOUR RUSSIAN AIRLINES ESTABLISH ALLIANCE
MOSCOW, Russian airline companies Domodedovskiye airlines, Krasnoyarskiye airlines, the Chelyabinskiye airlines and the Aviaexpresskruiz company established an alliance yesterday to protect their interests... more

AirlinesBA TO SHAKE UP OPERATIONS AT LONDON GATWICK AIRPORT: 1000 EMPLOYEES TO BE FIRED
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, The airline is to cut long haul routes from 43 to 25. The plane, which is to be phased in two years, will cancel a few loss making routes and transfer some long haul destinations... more

AirlinesDELTA'S TRAFFIC GOES UP IN NOVEMBER
ATLANTA, System traffic increased 2,4% on a 3.5 percent increase in capacity. Load factor reached 69,5%. Domestic traffic rose 1,9%, international traffic 4,2%. The airline is adjusting its flight schedule... more

AirlinesQANTAS ORDER FOR BOEING 747/400 LONG RANGE AND AIRBUS A3XX, AIRLINE'S STRATEGY
MELBOURNE, The order for six new Boeing 747-400s long range and twelve Airbus A3XXs (plus an option for other 12), seven A330/200s and six A330/300s placed by Qantas could be due to the intention of... more

AirlinesUS AIRWAYS TRAFFIC GOES UP
ARLINGTON, The revenue passenger miles for November 2000 were up 15,8% compared to November 1999. Load factor reached 70,8%, with an increase of 1,6%. The three wholly owned subsidiaries of US Airways... more

AirlinesCOMPUTER GLITCH AT DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG YESTERDAY DELAYED HUNDREDS OF LUFTHANSA FLIGHTS
GERMANY, The glitch cut off Lufthansa's computers at airports from the airline accounting centre delaying hundreds of Lufthansa flights across Germany, Austria and the United States for up to 30 minutes.... more

AirlinesAIR FRANCE RISES PROFITS
PARIS, Airline’s net profits reached USD 353m in the half ending September 30, climbing by 38%. The turnover grew to 6,13 billion euro. Traffic rose 10,3%, load factor 3,6. Jean-Cyril Spinetta, chairman o... more



AirlinesLAUDA AIR SPA TO BEGIN NEW TRANSOCEANIC ROUTES
MILAN, The airline, which will receive new aircrafts in 2001, was authorized by Enac, the italian civil aviation authority, to operate new routes to Cuba, Mexico, Falkland islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand,... more

AirlinesKLM LOSES LAWSUIT FOR ALLEGED MINOR MOLESTATION
THE NETHERLANDS, KLM dutch airline losed lawsuit filed by a minor parents, as then 15 years old girl declared to be molested by two man in a long-haul flight from Kuala Lumpur to Great Britain. Her parents... more

AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES ANNOUNCES DAILY SERVICE BETWEEN NEW YORK AND MELBOURNE, FLA
HOUSTON, USA, Continental Airlines, one of largest U.S.A. airlines , announced yesterday the new daily service between NY/Newark and Melbourne, Fla, beginning Feb. 15, 2001: the airline will operate... more

AirlinesCHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES TO START NEW SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA
SYDNEY, China Southern Arlines, one of the major chinese airlines, will begin Boeing 777 service from Guangzhou, China to Sydney and Melbourne starting tomorrow. The new service is due to the increased... more

AirlinesLAUDA AIR SPA TO REVIVE IN 2002 WITH AN IMPORTANT PARTNER
VIZZOLA TICINO, VARESE, ITALIA, Lauda Air SpA's managing director Andrea Milinari said "the airline will consolidate its position and it will increase the investments in agreement with an important... more

AirlinesAIRBUS A310-300 DELIVERED TO TRANSAERO
RUSSIA, It is the first-ever Airbus in the airline service. It has 185 seats in a two-class layout and PW4000 power plants. The aircraft will be used on on both scheduled and charter flights, including... more

AirlinesBRITISH MEDITERRANEAN AIRWAYS TO ORDER TWO AIRBUS A321-200
PARIS, The new was announced by Airbus in a press release. The contract worhts about $60 million. The delivery of the two aircrafts is scheduled in February and March 2001. The planes will be used to expand... more

AirlinesDELTA INAUGURATES DAILY SERVICE BETWEEN ATLANTA AND BOGOTA
USA- ATLANTA, Delta Inaugurates yesterday daily service between Atlanta and Bogota, Coulombia: the flights will operate by international Boeing 757 aircraft, configured in two classes, business and... more

AirlinesBA LOSES IN COURT AGAINST RYANAIR
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, In a lawsuit following a Ryanair controversial advertisement, British Airways failed action against low cost carrier, as the judge has not valued the advertisement "offensive... more

AirlinesMALAYSIA GETS TOURIST BOOST FROM RUSSIAN AIRLINE
KUALA LUMPUR, Krasnoyarsk Airlines of Russia will begine a new route from Moscow to the island of Langkawi, Malaysia because of the growth of tourism in that area: in the first 11 months of this year,... more



AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC TO TAKE DELIVERY OF 11 NEW PLANES BY THE END OF 2001
HONG KONG, The new planes will be eight would be from Airbus and three from Boeing said a spokeswoman of the airline. She declined to say what kinds of planes would be ordered. more

AirlinesDOT ALLOWED AMERICAN AND DELTA TO EXPAND THEIR AIR SERVICES TO BRAZIL
USA, American received approval to operate seven weekly flights between New York's JFK Airport and Rio de Janeiro, and Delta was granted approval to operate three weekly flights between Atlanta and Rio... more

AirlinesKLM AND SABENA TO NEGOTIATE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
AMSTERDAM, The new of the negotiations was reported by a spokesman of the dutch airline. The talks are being hold to sign a partnership agreement to share the two airlines' flight services between Amsterdam... more

AirlinesALITALIA COULD DROP ALLIANCE WITH CONTINENTAL AND NORTHWEST?
ROME, The italian financial newspaper "Italia Oggi" published an interview with Alitalia's Chief passenger executive Mario Pascucci, who said that the alliance with Continental and Northwest is exclusively... more

AirlinesDELTA PILOTS' REFUSE TO FLY OVERTIME HOURS CAUSES 300 FLIGHT CANCELLATION
USA, Due to airline's pilots refuse to fly overtime hours, Delta Airline forced to cancel more than 300 flights in this weekeng, in respect to the two normally daily canceled for personnel shortage on... more

AirlinesLEGEND AIRLINES TO GO BANKRUPT
USA, U.S. Legend Airlines, which launched its maiden flight last April, has filed for bankruptcy protection from creditors. T. Allan McArtor, Legend's president and chief executive officer, said in a statement... more

AirlinesAIR INDIA TO LEASE FOUR AIRBUS
BOMBAY, The new was reported by Jitendra Bhargava, airline's spokesman. Air India leased two Airbus A310s from Singapore Airlines and two from General Electric Capital and Aviation Services. The first... more

AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC CHANGES ROUT AND EARNS 3 HOURS
HONG KONG, The Hong Kong's airline realized an experimental no-stop flight Toronto-Hong Kong passing by North Pole: 13.373 km with an A340-300 in 14 hours and 59 minuts. In total 3 hours earns on the usual... more

AirlinesLAUDA AIR SPA BUYS TRADE'S RIGHTS ON INTERNATIONAL ROUTES
ITALIA - VARESE, Lauda Air S.p.A., the Milan-Malpensa based charter airline owned by Nikki Lauda, today received final approuval from the Italian aeronautic authority (ENAC - Ente Nazionale per l'Aviazione... more

AirlinesOPEN SKIES AGREEMENT BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, An historical agreement has been signed between Australia and New Zealand concerning liberalization of flights in Australian Ocean zones and beyond. Consequently, international airlines... more