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AirlinesNEW SERVICES FOR EMIRATES
ROME, Emirates, the international airline of United Arab Emirates, launched two new services, Priority and Priority Plus, to satisfy urgency and safety in goods forwarding. The fleet of the airline is... more
AirlinesSIX AIRLINES JOIN TOGETHER FOR INTERNET CHALLENGE
NEW YORK, United Airlines, Us Airways, Northwest Airlines, Continental Airlines, America West e American Airlines joined together in order to declare the war to travel agencies which offer trips for very... more
AirlinesNEW CFM56-7 ENGINES FOR SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
DALLAS, Southwest Airlines announced an order for CFM56-7 engines to power up to 290 Boeing Next Generation 737-700. The order value is of 1 billion USD. It includes 94 units. Engines are manufactured... more
AirlinesKLM AND BRITISH INTRODUCED ALLIANCE PROJECT TO EUROPEAN COMMISSIONER MONTI
BRUXELLES, Leo Van Wijk and Rod Eddington, presidents of Klm and British Airways, discussed the project of alliance between the two airlines with european commissioner for Competition Monti. They even... more
AirlinesEVA AIRWAYS ACQUIRES BOEING PLANES
SEATTLE, Taiwanese airline EVA Airways acquired 7 new 777 Boeing aircrafts: four 777-300 and three 777-200. The announcement was given by the company which confirmed also that aircrafts will be equipped... more
AirlinesUS ARWAYS ROME-PHILADELPHIA ROUTE INAUGURATION THE 10TH JULY
ROME, Next monday, 10th of July, will take place the inauguration of Rome-Philadelphia route by Us Airways at Rome Fimucino Airport. Will be used an Airbus A330-300. more
AirlinesGLOBAL AIRLINES OFFERS TO ACQUIRE TWA
USA, Global Airlines offered to acquire TWA for 54 per share, ($381m). TWA is currently dealing with Air Tran for a possible cooperation or to be purchased. more
AirlinesEGYPTAIR FLYING AGAIN TO TRIPOLI AND BENGASI
EL CAIRO, National egyptian airline, Egyptair, decided to start flying to Libya again, after eight years of breaking, with three weekly flights, two to Tripoli, one to Bengasi. The suspension of flights... more
AirlinesNINE AIRLINES UNDER FAA STRICT CONTROL
NEW YORK, In the next four months nine important airlines will be held tight by FAA (Federal Aviation Authority) to verify if manteinance operations followed the rules. This resolution of american authority... more
AirlinesMEXICANA AIRLINES JOINS OFFICIALLY STAR ALLIANCE
SAN ANTONIO, USA, Mexicana Airlines announced to be official member airline of Star Alliance since the 1st of July. Fernando Flores, CEO and Chairman for Mexicana Airlines declared that the company "is... more
AirlinesAIR TRAN DEALING TO ACQUIRE TWA
ORLANDO, USA, Air Tran Holdings has ended preliminary talks about acquiring Trans World Airlines. The new was confirmed by an Air Tran spokesman. That carrier is considering a buyout of TWA as a way of... more
AirlinesQUANTAS AIMING AT BECOMING A3XX LAUNCH CUSTOMER
FRANCE, Australian airline Quantas expressed its interest to Airbus Industrie in becoming a launch customer for the A3XX, with an initial requirement for 10 aircrafts for deliveries from 2006 onwards.... more
AirlinesKOREAN AIR ORDERS NEW A330 FROM AIRBUS
FRANCE, Korean Air placed an order with Airbus Industrie for the purchase of three new A330-300s which will be delivered in 2001 and 2002. This new contract increases to 19 the number of aircrafts korean... more
AirlinesSKY TEAM CHOOSES WORLD SPAN'S ALLIANCE DISPLAY SOLUTION
ATLANTA, Worldspan, company providing global electronic distribution of travel information, announced today that Sky Team, the new global alliance formed by Air France, Aeromexico, Delta Air Lines and... more
AirlinesPILOTS OF AEROLINAS ARGENTINAS HAD TO RAISE MONEY FOR FUEL
BUENOS AIRES, According to what reported argentinian newspaper "Clarin", a jumbo of Aerolineas Argentinas, coming from Miami, could take off from Punta Cana's airport only after the crew raised money for... more
AirlinesAIR NEW ZEALAND TAKES OVER ANSETT AUSTRALIA
AUCKLAND, Air New Zealand took over australian company Ansett at 100% after buying also the remaining 50% of shares on the 23rd of June. First slice of Ansett was purchased by the carrier about four years... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE-BRITISH AIRWAYS MERGER SHOULD PROVOKE 16.500 DISMISSALS
PARIS, According to a research of Commerzbank the planned merger between British Airways and Air France could provoke the dismissal of 16.550 employees of the two companies, because the reduction of staff... more
AirlinesSKY TEAM, NEW JOINT VENTURE
NEW YORK, Four airlines, Air France, Delta Air Lines and Korean Air, formed an alliance which will be named Sky Team. It should have a turn over of 600 billions USD, with nearby one thousand aircrafts.... more
AirlinesALPINE TROOPS LAND IN ANOTHER COUNTRY
ROME, Senator Dolazza of Lega Nord, recently asked a parliamentary question about the regrettable fact which regards the Airbus A-321, of an italian private company, (the name was not spoken) which landed... more
AirlinesAER LINGUS GETS THE FIRST A-320
DUBLIN, Irish airline Aer Lingus recently got an Airbus A-320, the first of six units ordered, with high level dressing for 159 passengers in single class. The carrier already uses six A-321 and seven... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE READY TO DEAL WITH ALITALIA
NEW YORK, President of Air France, Jean Cyrill Spinetta, claimed french airline is ready to deal with ALitalia in order to find an agreement. That statement was issued during the presentation of Sky Team,... more
AirlinesSIGNED ALLIANCE BETWEEN AIR FRANCE AND DELTA AIRLINES
PARIS, The french Air France and the american Delta Airlines signed today an agreement of trade alliance. Ski team, this is the name of the project, will join Atlanta airport, the most crowded of the world,... more
AirlinesDOCUMENTS FROM SWITZERLAND SOON TO AEROFLOT
RUSSIA, Documents about supposed Aeroflot's funds siphoned off will be soon delivered to the airline. According to suspects of russian justice, financial services of two companies having seat in Switzerland,... more
AirlinesINTERNET FLYING WITH LUFTHANSA TOO
FRANKFURT, German national company laid the foundations for internet connection from passengers' cabin during flights. The new is absolutely innovative in air transport sector: based on an internal network... more
AirlinesAN PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION REGARDING ALITALIA CONDITIONS
ROME, An Senator Renato Mercuri asked a parliamentary question to Premier and ministers of Treasure, Finance, Economy, Transports, about the current economical and managerial conditions in which Alitalia... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE TAKES OVER BRIT AIR
PARIS, National french airline took over the majority of Brit Air, airline owing 38 aircrafts. No comments about the exact share the french company bought of the british airline. This operations follows... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT AMONG THE MOST SECURE AIRLINES
MOSCOW, Russian airline Aeroflot, after some years of troubles, mainly due to the dissolution of Sovietic Union as political entity, raised up again and now declares to be one of the most secure and reliable... more
AirlinesNO MORE SHARK FINS IN MENU
BANGKOK, Thailand airlines decided, after complaints of passengers and ambientalists, to eliminate from their first class menu a special dish, shark fins soup. According to ambientalists thousands of "poor"... more
AirlinesALITALIA 13TH IN RANKING
ROME, According to Iata, the association gathering airlines of all the world, 1999 balance, first airline in the world for number of passengers transported is the american Delta, while Alitalia, in Europe... more
AirlinesTWA IS NEGOTIATING FOR MERGER
NEW YORK, Twa, eighth american airline, recently started to negotiate with Air Tran Holdings, an airline replacing Volujet which was involved in a terrible accident in 1996 with 110 people killed. After... more