Stories Collection

  1. British Airways reported a net profit to shareholders for the fiscal second quarter ...
  2. United Airlines edged closer to bankruptcy but also possibly toward meeting the cond...
  3. JetBlue Airways selected GE Capital Aviation Services to provide lease financing for...
  4. Assn. of European Airlines members reported an 8.8% decline in passenger traffic in ...
  5. Atlantic Southeast Airlines, a Delta Connection carrier, is adding two daily nonstop...
  6. Certification for the Embraer 170 was delayed for a second time and the company has ...
  7. Sabre in partnership with Air France signed a five-year contract under which Sabre w...
  8. In what had been the most closely watched sales campaign since Ryanair's mega-Boeing...
  9. American Airlines elevated Daniel P. Garton to executive VP-marketing, succeeding Mi...
  10. SkyWest Airlines will begin additional daily Delta Connection nonstop services betwe...
  11. A number of Regional airline operators in Europe are rethinking the role of the regi...
  12. Aerolineas Argentinas reached a deal with most of its creditors to restructure its d...
  13. Japan Airlines System Corp., the holding company for the new JAL Group comprising Ja...
  14. For proactive people in the business world, crisis also can mean opportunity. Down t...
  15. Delta Connection is expanding service at Reagan Washington National Airport with 20 ...
  16. Aircraft Leasing and Management arranged the lease of a 737-300 to Aviation Partners...
  17. It isn't enough that European Regional airlines have to operate in an environment wh...
  18. The downturn in commercial aviation has accelerated a restructuring that already was...
  19. Malev Hungarian Airlines took delivery of a CRJ200 from Bombardier. The carrier hold...
  20. Air Canada completed an engine sale/leaseback transaction with GE Engine Leasing and...
  21. In a period of airline history increasingly marked by the emergence of a hungry and ...
  22. Traditional thinking dictates that a government should protect its national airline,...
  23. The development of the information technology required for smoothly functioning netw...
  24. Japan Air Commuter took delivery of its first Q400, which will be based in Kagoshima...
  25. China's long-planned consolidation of its airline industry took a significant step i...
  26. Sabre Holdings selected Nejib Ben -Khedher as managing partner-Sabre Consulting, Vin...
  27. There is a saying here in Houston, home of ExpressJet and its parent Continental Air...
  28. Assn. of European Airlines members reported an 8.8% decline in passenger traffic in ...
  29. In a move intended to conserve cash as the due dates for its massive debt repayments...
  30. Atlas Air selected Stanley Wraight as senior VP-marketing & commercial strategy,...
  31. High-speed controller-pilot data link communications, launched in its first-ever dai...
  32. US Airways President and CEO David Siegel reiterated that the airline intends to go ...
  33. US Dept. of Transportation's Oct. 2 decision not to challenge the broad codesharing ...
  34. At a time when airlines are rationing plastic utensils to save money, few are in the...
  35. Mesaba Holdings, parent of Mesaba Aviation, announced an agreement to acquire Billin...
  36. It is difficult not to feel sympathy for the leaders of several US airlines who came...
  37. FACTS & FIGURES AIRCRAFT VALUES Aircraft Year Built 2002 * 2007 ** 2012...
  38. Bombardier Aerospace said it will lay off 1,980 employees, including 20% of manageme...
  39. Some years ago, easyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou argued that the new breed of lo...
  40. Saab Aircraft Leasing is introducing its newly modified 340A all-cargo version that ...
  41. TRENDS Top 25 Airlines Jan.-Sept. 2002 Airline RPKs (000) ...
  42. Japan Airlines ordered two 747-400Fs and converted orders for five 777-200s into ord...
  43. Bankrupt US Airways Group, in a surprising development, chose Retirement System of A...
  44. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and with US airlines expected to lose a...
  45. Bombardier's new CRJ900 derivative was awarded a type certificate by Transport Canad...
  46. DHL Worldwide Express acquired a 30% stake in Cathay Pacific Airways' wholly owned c...
  47. The Americas * Abaris Training Resources 5401 Longley Line, Suite 49, Ren...
  48. Delta Air Lines chose John Selvaggio to head its new low-cost strategy, Richard W. C...
  49. El Al trimmed its second-quarter net loss 54% from $32.5 million to $14.9 million de...
  50. Air New Zealand underlined its support in principle for a regional alliance deal wit...
  51. European Airline Traffic August 2002 ...
  52. Austrian Airlines Group reported a pre-tax profit of [euro]4.3 million ($4.2 million...
  53. US Airways intends to eliminate some 200 flights, or 12.9% of its current schedule o...
  54. JetBlue Airways, the only airline currently offering live satellite television progr...
  55. Full-service maintenance, repair and overhaul has become the marketing mantra for Bo...
  56. Mesaba Airlines is furloughing 50 pilots and eliminating two flight crew bases in an...
  57. LanChile was granted the traffic rights it requested for its proposed Ecuador-based ...
  58. Qantas set the stage for its ambitious expansion program and the potential acquisiti...
  59. Alitalia Group reported a net loss of [euro]49 million ($48 million) for the first h...
  60. US Majors Traffic August 2002 ...
  61. US Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta promised months ago that by year end his a...
  62. Former Ansett subsidiaries Kendell Airlines and Hazelton Airlines were relaunched un...
  63. TAM, Brazil's second-largest carrier, reported a net loss of 223.1 million reais ($6...
  64. Lufthansa Technik Budapest, a joint venture of Lufthansa Technik AG (85%) and Malev ...
  65. Air France was forced to cancel most of its flights Sept. 6-9 owing to a four-day st...
  66. US Major network airlines moved broadly in Aug.-Sept. to restrict the reuse of unuse...
  67. Singapore Airlines, like its home country, has spun an economic miracle over the 30 ...
  68. The feud between the Air Line Pilots Assn. and Mesa Air Group ratcheted up a notch w...
  69. Ozires Silva stepped down from the helm of Varig Aug. 19 amid the worst financial cr...
  70. Sabena Technics won a contract with Virgin Express for C checks on four of its 737-3...
  71. Lufthansa Group reported a net loss of [euro]27 million ($26.5 million) for the firs...
  72. National Airlines reached an agreement for a financing package valued at approximate...
  73. United Airlines' new Chairman, President and CEO Glenn Tilton was facing a decision ...
  74. Amid the current quiet that has becalmed the industry's equipment manufacturers, Int...
  75. US Airways backed out of a tentative agreement that was reached Aug. 11 with the pil...
  76. China Eastern Airlines and Rolls-Royce and announced the signing of a $100 million, ...
  77. Virgin Atlantic will retrofit its 747-400s with Rockwell Collins' new active matrix ...
  78. TAMPA of Colombia agreed to lease four 767 freighters from GE Capital Aviation Servi...
  79. Midwest Express will reduce its workforce by 200-250 by year end, move up the sale o...
  80. European Commissioner for Competition Policy Mario Monti said the EC soon will close...
  81. Not all of the news coming out of the airline industry these days is bad. At Korean ...
  82. What do you get when you combine What operations of six geographically distinct Euro...
  83. The long and torturous relationship between CCAir and the Air Line Pilots Assn. is i...
  84. Virgin Blue is planning to break our of the Australian domestic market and operate t...
  85. An A318 powered by CFM65-5 engines flew for the first rime on Aug. 29. The CFM-power...
  86. Boeing avoided a potential shutdown of its commercial aircraft production lines afte...
  87. Air Canada, which returned to profit in the second quarter and anticipates a profita...
  88. KLM raised the possibility of eventually joining the SkyTeam alliance, a step chat s...
  89. Former Cathay Pacific Airways and Ansett Australia CEO Rod Eddington took the pilot'...
  90. A report by the US General Accounting Office offers Congress a blueprint for revisin...
  91. EVA Airways posted a net profit of NT$760 million ($22.4 million) in the six months ...
  92. Assn. of European Airlines appointed Lufthansa Corporate VP-International Relations ...
  93. Air Berlin, which has been operating to 35 tourist destinations mainly around the Me...
  94. James Loy, Acting Transportation Security Administration head, announced that airlin...
  95. American Airlines will consolidate an estimated 5,000 management and support staff f...
  96. UK-US open skies talks are at a standstill again after the US rejected a so-called m...
  97. You're in the cockpit of a Boeing 747, your eyes lead from a cluster of controls, mo...
  98. Copa placed firm orders for four 737-700s and two 737-800s. It also announced option...
  99. China Southern Airlines earned 123.2 million yuan ($14.9 million) in the first half ...
  100. TAP Air Portugal reduced its net loss in the first half of 2002 to [epsilon]65 milli...
  101. EasyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou is to step down from his post as chairman when ...
  102. FAA announced Sept. its intent to develop and implement within the next year a plan ...
  103. Southwest Airlines' pilots approved an interim labor agreement with the carrier that...
  104. US airline pilots will be permitted to carry guns in the cockpit under a bill passed...
  105. The last Frenchman to lead Europe really didn't have to worry too much about profits...
  106. Ethiopian Airlines will acquire six 737-700s and six 767-300ERs through a combinatio...
  107. Thai Airways reported net income of 9.23 billion baht ($82.1 million) fur the third ...
  108. Bmibaby is "actively looking" to open a third UK base next year to support...
  109. Finnair Group reported net income of [euro]15.4 million ($14.9 million) for the firs...
  110. Delta Air Lines will cancel its daily nonstop services from Atlanta to Buenos Aires ...
  111. Answering a question that was not being asked, five US Majors have entered into broa...
  112. FACTS&FIGURES AIRCRAFT VALUES Aircraft Year Built 2002 * 2007 ** 20...
  113. Gulf Air tapped Rashid Khan as regional customer service mgr.-Asia & Pacific, Lo...
  114. UPS and its 1,140 aircraft mechanics, flight simulator technicians, utility workers ...
  115. All Nippon Airways and Hokkaido International Airlines will begin joint operations, ...
  116. Virgin Express reported a pre-tax profit of [epsilon]2.9 million ($2.8 million) in t...
  117. Swiss reported a net loss of Sfr447 million ($295 million) for the first half of 200...
  118. Continental Airlines intends to remove 11 MD-80s from service by the end of 2003, br...
  119. TRENDS Top 25 Airlines Jan.-June 2002 Airline RPKs (000) 1 A...
  120. Sept. 10-12 Supply Chain & Logistics, Georgia International Convention Center, A...
  121. Around the world, low cost airlines are booming. Everywhere, that is, but in Asia, w...
  122. Delta Air Lines will provide shop visit maintenance for the CF34 engines on CRJ airc...
  123. LanChile's second-quarter net loss widened to $9.3 million from $2.58 million last y...
  124. SAS Group earned Sek968 million ($101 million) in the second quarter ended June 30, ...
  125. Vanguard Airlines at the end of July suspended all operations indefinitely and filed...
  126. Malaysia Airlines unveiled the details of restructuring plans that it believes will ...
  127. FACTS & FIGURES AIRCRAFT VALUES Year Aircraft Built 2002 * ...
  128. After 31 years and several economic downturns, Southwest Airlines continues to valid...
  129. More than 250 Comair pilots have asked to sign on to a lawsuit filed against the Air...
  130. A Pulkovo Airlines Il-86 crashed July 28 shortly after takeoff from Moscow Sheremety...
  131. KLM Group reported net income of [euro] million ($11 million) for the fiscal first q...
  132. Midwest Express and its flight attendants were released from mediation by the Nation...
  133. Fatigue cracks up to 9 in. long in the rear fuselage where a repair was done in 1980...
  134. JetBlue Airways reported net income of $14.6 million for the second quarter to June ...
  135. With more flights to North America than any other African or Middle Eastern airline ...
  136. `Those who do not learn from history are forced to repeat it."-George Santayana...
  137. American Eagle, the Regional affiliate of American Airlines, announced an "agre...
  138. Bmi british midland, British Airways, KLM, Lufthansa and SAS sent a joint letter to ...
  139. British Airways posted earnings of [pounds sterling]40 million ($62.7 million) for t...
  140. Frontier Airlines lost $2.9 million in its fiscal first quarter ended June 30 compar...
  141. Cathay Pacific Airways reported net income of HK$1.41 billion ($179.5 million) for t...
  142. While the airline industry continues to focus on managing through the present crisis...
  143. Geoff Dixon has hardly put a foot wrong in his 18 months at the helm of Qantas. Thro...
  144. Atlas Worldwide Holdings, parent of Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo, lost $34.2 millio...
  145. SN Brussels Airlines and American Airlines signed an agreement allowing the carriers...
  146. European Commission will approve two already operating transatlantic alliances--that...
  147. Calgary-based WestJet reported net earnings of C$12.3 million ($7.8 million) for the...
  148. Australian and New Zealand governments ratified an open skies pact that enables Qant...
  149. US Major airlines slowed the hemorrhage of red ink in the second quarter compared to...
  150. United Airlines elevated Jake Brace to executive VP & CEO, Bob Meiz to VP-financ...
  151. Airborne reported net profits of $457,000 in the second quarter ended June 30 compar...
  152. European Airline Traffic July 2002 ...
  153. US Majors Traffic July 2002 ...
  154. America West and Hawaiian Airlines signed an agreement calling for reciprocity of fr...
  155. The French government at the end of July said it intends to reduce its 54.4% stake i...
  156. Security processing at US airports one year after the Sept. 11 attacks has the sophi...
  157. Southwest Airlines selected Ron Faulkner as station mgr.-Las Vegas, Diane Fatten as ...
  158. Joe O'Gorman, Chairman, CEO and President of DHL Airways died on Aug. 10, of a massi...
  159. MyTravel Group's no-frills carrier will be called MyTravelLite and will operate out ...
  160. A Eurowings offshoot to be branded German Wings will enter the low-fare market from ...
  161. ATA Holdings, parent of American Trans Air, announced a major reorganization under w...
  162. Within days of US Airways' bankruptcy filing, United and American Airlines each anno...
  163. Korean Air reported net income of 195.4 billion won ($161.9 million) for the first h...
  164. Last year certainly wasn't the most propitious year in which to open a new airport. ...
  165. Saab Aircraft Leasing has placed two Saab 340s with Scotland's Loganair and two with...
  166. Lufthansa Consulting was selected by the government of Madagascar to revamp national...
  167. Bmibaby, launched just five months ago, announced a "massive increase in flight...
  168. Triumph Group for $10 million acquired from Timco Aviation Services the assets of Ae...
  169. Air Canada returned to profit in the June quarter, reporting net income of C$30 mill...
  170. US Airways has set an aggressive schedule to emerge from bankruptcy in the first qua...
  171. As the first airline mechanic to be appointed to the National Transportation Safety ...
  172. Bombardier Aerospace named Adria Airways of Slovenia as Europe's first Bombardier-re...
  173. Mexico canceled the planned construction of a $2.3 billion international airport in ...
  174. Aer Lingus, reporting delayed financial results for the year ended Dec. 31, said it ...
  175. ARINC introduced a new check-in and boarding system for midsize airports called MUSE...
  176. Caption: ATW Editor-in-Chief Perry Flint (left) and Senior Editor Geoffrey Thomas we...
  177. Perhaps it was Winston Churchill who remarked that "America always does the rig...
  178. Great Plains Airlines signed an agreement with bankrupt Fairchild Dornier to acquire...
  179. There was no lack of things to talk about at this year's Farnborough Air Show, despi...
  180. Mesa Airlines pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Assn., filed suit against M...
  181. Cintra reported a 710 million peso ($71.5 million) net loss for the April-June perio...
  182. Ryanair's net income surged 67.8% in the fiscal first quarter ended June 30 to [euro...
  183. John Magaw, head of the Transportation Security Administration, resigned July 18, re...
  184. SriLankan Airlines posted a profit of 1.4 billion rupees ($14.5 million) for the fin...
  185. Jet Fuel Prices Spot cash markets (average) July 19, 2002 New York 72....
  186. Two conditions must exist in order to create an active market for passenger-to-freig...
  187. Delta Connection Comair's flight attendants ratified a new five-year contract. The 6...
  188. Varig said it will fold its two subsidiaries, Nordeste and RioSul, into its main ope...
  189. Iberia Group's second-quarter income rose 7.8% to [euro]75.9 million ($74.2 million)...
  190. Midway Airlines signed a letter of intent with US Airways under which Midway will op...
  191. Thai International Airways is to sell 400 million shares, of which 300 million will ...
  192. The Ameiricas * AAR Aircraft Services-Oklahoma Parent: AAR Corp. 66...
  193. Vietnam Airlines will take delivery of a PW4060-powered 767-300ER leased from Aasett...
  194. Alianza Summa, the strategic and commercial alliance of Avianca, Aces and SAM, said ...
  195. US Majors Traffic June 2002 ...
  196. Air Canada is spinning off its MRO operation into a standalone subsidiary with its o...
  197. Irish startup SkyNet launched six-times-weekly service June 25 on the Shannon-Amster...
  198. The July 1 midair collision between a Bashkirian Airlines Tu-154 and a DHL Worldwide...
  199. For the past decade, Western aircraft manufacturers have been looking at Russia and ...