Stories Collection

  1. Air Arabia, which touts itself as the Middle East's first no-frills airline, inaugur...
  2. 7 Group was selected by the Montpellier Commercial Court to acquire Air Littoral. Th...
  3. British Airways retired its Concorde fleet Oct. 24 with a flourish as three of the a...
  4. Jeppesen announced an agreement with United Airlines under which it will convert UA'...
  5. United Airlines' new low-fare operation will be named Ted after the carrier's last t...
  6. Korean Air and IBM announced a 10-year, $120 million outsourcing contract to shift t...
  7. FAA last month released its long-awaited ETOPS NPRM creating regulations "gover...
  8. Air Midwest rapped Stephen Tillotson as VP-flight operations, Robert Ramirez as VP-m...
  9. Gulf Air reported a third-quarter loss of 20 million dinars ($5.4 million), down 50%...
  10. Aero Lloyd, the biggest independent German charter carrier with 12% of the market, s...
  11. Jet Airways contracted Lufthansa Technik to assume responsibility over seven years f...
  12. Boeing Commercial Aviation Services and Singapore Technologies Aerospace's SASCO sub...
  13. DaimlerChrysler is negotiating divestment of its profitable MTU Aero Engines subsidi...
  14. Dec. 3-4 Airport Security Expo Europe '03, Wiesbaden, Germany. Contact Gillian Patti...
  15. [GRAPHICS OMITTED] Top 20 Airlines January-October 2003 1 American ...
  16. Mesa Air Group's battle to take over Atlantic Coast Airlines continued through Novem...
  17. South African Airways restructured its upper management to add six executive VPs and...
  18. Austrian Airlines Group reported nine-month we-tax losses of 19 million [euro] ($21....
  19. Thai Airways International announced it will sell 385 million shares of its stock co...
  20. Boeing had third-quarter net income of $256 million, down 31.2% from income of $372 ...
  21. Boeing announced that production of the 757 will end in late 2004, 22 years after th...
  22. SAS Group reiterated that it expects to suffer a Sek2 billion operating loss before ...
  23. Pilots at Mesaba Airlines, a Regional affiliate of Northwest Airlines, voted to auth...
  24. Aerolineas Argentinas is to float up to 25% of its stock on the Buenos Aires stock e...
  25. EasyJet's next European base will be at outlying Berlin-Schoenefeld Airport, from wh...
  26. Virgin Blue plans to acquire further aircraft and undertake a major expansionary dri...
  27. WestJet reported net income of C$32.3 million ($24.5 million) in the third quarter, ...
  28. Air New Zealand's hopes of securing an alliance with Qantas appear to be all but dea...
  29. Five years ago in ATW: The EU filed a long-threatened suit in the European Court of ...
  30. After generally strong traffic results in 2002, rising tensions in the Middle East d...
  31. Embraer confirmed that financially beleaguered Swiss International Air Lines has ask...
  32. Varig plans to introduce three MD-11s and two new 777s as part of its ongoing restru...
  33. Thomas Cook CEO Stefan Pichler and CFO Norbert Kickum resigned Nov. 7 from the trave...
  34. Cathay Pacific commences services to Beijing from Dec. 2, operating three return ser...
  35. Midwest Express Holdings, parent of Midwest Airlines and Skyway Airlines, lost $3.6 ...
  36. Air Canada selected Trinity Time Investments, controlled by wealthy Hong Kong busine...
  37. After hemorrhaging red ink for almost three years, the 10 US Major airlines in aggre...
  38. Bombardier delivered two CRJ700s to Shandong Airlines, marking the debut of the firs...
  39. LanChile, in what it called the best third quarter in its history, reported net inco...
  40. Alitalia will be privatized under a government decree issued last month, although it...
  41. China Eastern Airlines bounced back into profit for the third quarter ended Sept. 30...
  42. Frontier Airlines earned $2 million in its fiscal second quarter ended Sept. 30, gre...
  43. Lufthansa Group unveiled major changes to its European network strategy as it report...
  44. "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can ...
  45. An air of guarded economic optimism enveloped the 47th annual Assembly of Presidents...
  46. A two-year struggle by financially troubled Midway Airlines came to an end when the ...
  47. Mexicana will become the first Star member to exit the alliance voluntarily after th...
  48. European Airline Traffic October 2003 RPKs % chg. ASKs ...
  49. Valuair, Singapore's first low-cost airline, said it will lease two new A320s from S...
  50. AirTran Holdings, parent of the airline, had third-quarter net income of $19.6 milli...
  51. Here's how the story begins: Bryan Bedford becomes CEO of Chautauqua Airlines in the...
  52. China Aviation Supply Co. ordered 30 737NGs on behalf of five Chinese airlines: Air ...
  53. SAS Flight Academy next Aug. will open its third training center, a facility taking ...
  54. KLM reported a net profit or 89 million [euro] ($105 million) for its fiscal second ...
  55. Qantas in Oct. said its as-yet-unnamed low-cost domestic airline will take to the sk...
  56. JetBlue Airways' third-quarter net income more than doubled to $29 million from $12....
  57. Sabre Airline Solutions acquired the EDS axsResource Airport Resource Management Sol...
  58. CAE completed a 20-year sale-leaseback transaction for approximately C$94 million ($...
  59. Passengers who intend to board a commercial airline flight in the US endure at least...
  60. Mesa Air Group is expanding a recently signed codeshare agreement with United Airlin...
  61. FedEx will become the first US airline to operate commercial air transport aircraft ...
  62. Air New Zealand unveiled a new four-year strategic business plan that it expects to ...
  63. Rockwell Collins in partnership with Innovative Media Solutions will provide Delta A...
  64. US Airways, which threatened to shut down its Pittsburgh hub operation if its airpor...
  65. Air France Industries and Boeing formed a worldwide 777 Component Services Program t...
  66. Boeing Commercial Aviation Services and Bedek Aviation within weeks of one another a...
  67. [GRAPHICS OMITTED] AIRCRAFT VALUES Aircraft Year Built 2003 * 2008 ** ...
  68. "Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.&...
  69. BAE Systems Regional Aircraft signed an agreement with West Air Sweden for the long-...
  70. Lufthansa Cargo, in a major fleet overhaul, intends to dispose of its entire 747-200...
  71. Debis AirFinance completed its second Japanese Operating Lease transaction with Cred...
  72. ARINC was selected by easyJet to be the airline's air/ground communications service ...
  73. Five years ago in ATW: The latest round of bilateral negotiations between the US and...
  74. European Airline Traffic September 2003 ...
  75. IAC/InterActiveCorp. entered into an agreement to acquire US discount travel website...
  76. Tracer: Unlike other Internet exchanges that broker parts, Tracer brokers and sells ...
  77. Fueled by continued weak demand and excess capacity in the air transport sector, pro...
  78. Saab Aircraft AB will become an authorized service center for Embraer regional jets ...
  79. Copa Airlines, newest 737,700 is also the first 737 in the Americas to be equipped w...
  80. Focus Aviation was appointed to manage and remarket an MD-82 and an MO-83 on behalf ...
  81. United Services and Hawker Pacific Aerospace signed an agreement for "a strateg...
  82. United Airlines will seek waivers from the US Internal Revenue Service to permit it ...
  83. UK's National Air Traffic Services will resume work on the new Prestwick Center in S...
  84. In a response largely to unhappiness over the level of government aid given to US ai...
  85. PartsBase.com: The now-downsized neutral Internet exchange, which boasts of 40 milli...
  86. In the late 1990s, Malaysia Airlines was ravaged by a conflict between privatization...
  87. The Swiss Federal Office for Civil Aviation's decision in change landing requirement...
  88. Middle East Airlines selected MCC to implement Revenue Integrity automated agents to...
  89. Midwest Express Holdings, parent of Midwest Airlines, said it reached a tentative ag...
  90. US Majors Traffic September 2003 RPMs % chg. ...
  91. Delta Air Lines will sell 11 737-800s scheduled for delivery in 2005 to an unnamed t...
  92. Greece and Turkey set aside their centuries-old enmity in order to permit a redesign...
  93. Swiss International Air Lines rebuffed a Lufthansa offer for a merger and entrance i...
  94. Inventory Locator Service: This standalone division of Aviall lists 10,000 customers...
  95. After the Wrights rebuilt and enlarged their camp at Kill Devil Hill, they assembled...
  96. Horizon Air, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, signed a 12-year agreement with Front...
  97. Qatar Airways became the first airline to commit to a safety audit under a new progr...
  98. Frontier Airlines netted approximately $81.1 million from a public offering of 4.7 m...
  99. Boeing is proposing a 24-seat stretch of the 717 in a typical two-class configuratio...
  100. Air Canada was expected to name an equity investor for its financial reorganization ...
  101. Aeris, France's third-largest airline, filed for bankruptcy protection at the Commer...
  102. Air France and KLM expected to take their proposed consolidation agreement to the Eu...
  103. China Southern Airlines signed a purchase agreement for four new Trent 700 powered, ...
  104. Aeroxchange: In April, this Dallas-based online marketplace completed the integratio...
  105. FAA Management Advisory Council welcomed as new members Angela Gittens, director, Mi...
  106. London City Airport was recognized as Airport of the Year by ERAA. The Docklands air...
  107. ARINC commissioned a new HF voice station at Viru Viru International Airport in Sant...
  108. Emirates will lease eight ex-Singapore Airlines A340-300s on nine-year leases to mee...
  109. US Transportation Security Administration in late Sept. awarded reimbursement grants...
  110. Nordam Europe will expand its European manufacturing facility in Wales and double it...
  111. Bankrupt Air Littoral attracted nine takeover bids but the majority of suitors are i...
  112. After many false starts, it looks as if the long-anticipated consolidation among Eur...
  113. Remember way back in the late 1990s when aviation e-marketplaces were going to revol...
  114. Continental Airlines promoted Rebecca Cox to senior VP-government affairs, Mark Mora...
  115. For the third year in a row, ERAA honored Iberia partner Air Nostrum as the European...
  116. Brazil's domestic airline industry posted an 11.6% decrease in ASKs for the first ni...
  117. Qantas and Air New Zealand, as expected, lodged an appeal with the Australian Compet...
  118. Air Transport Assn. asked the US Dept. of Homeland Security to reinstate two program...
  119. LSR Sky Chefs will acquire the assets of airline catering operator Abela at London G...
  120. British Airways' 12,000 administrative workers accepted a 3% pay increase and the us...
  121. Top 20 Airlines January-September 2003 Airline RPKs (000) 1 ...
  122. As they confront continued erosion of business-fare travel, along with growing compe...
  123. American Airlines selected Mark L. Hettermann as VP-flight, Susan Garcia as VP. real...
  124. The European Regions Airline Assn. unveiled a special report charging the EU with di...
  125. Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. announced Oct. 7 that its aerospace unit, Si...
  126. Qantas unveiled its A$385 million ($261.2 million) International Business Class that...
  127. Hawaiian Airlines said it is the subject of a formal investigation by the US SEC rel...
  128. Amadeus and IBM formed a strategic relationship under which they will offer a packag...
  129. Ryanair halted service on its Strasbourg-London Stansted route after the Nancy Court...
  130. Exostar: The OEM-driven, Herndon, Va.-based online consortium is still in business a...
  131. In Tokyo * How has the JAL/JAS merger changed ANA's competitive environment? ...
  132. Editor: While Geoffrey Thomas's article ("When Low Fares are Not Enough," ...
  133. Aer Lingus will acquire 17 CFM56-powered A320s with options for a further 10. Of the...
  134. Japan Air System awarded a three-year contract to Japan Turbine Technologies for mai...
  135. Australian and Singapore transport ministers signed an MOU in late Sept. that provid...
  136. JetBlue will take its low-fare operation into Boston early next year with the launch...
  137. Sky West Airlines has finalized an 11-year, fixed-rate-adjustment contract with Unit...
  138. US Dept. of Transportation finalized its tentative selection of six airlines to oper...
  139. EADS Aeroframe Services named Francois Amat president and CEO of the Lake Charles, l...
  140. Rolls-Royce Sept. 9 said it signed an MOU with Boeing to cooperate on "further ...
  141. TAP Air Portugal said it generated operating profits of 15.1 million [euro] ($16.4 m...
  142. China Eastern Airlines reported a 1.25 billion yuan ($151.4 million) net loss for th...
  143. Qantas and Air New Zealand said they intend to appeal last month's decision by the A...
  144. While it suffered from more than its share of organizational and logistical hiccups,...
  145. The Great Falls, Mont., Development Authority is touting its airport's intercontinen...
  146. AIRCRAFT VALUES Aircraft Year Built 2003 * 2008 ** 2013 ** 2018 ** 7...
  147. Atlantic Coast Airlines, which recently announced plans to become an independent low...
  148. Six airlines have been allocated landing slots by the US-led Coalition Provisional A...
  149. Lockheed Martin said it achieved US government acceptance of Build 1 of the Advanced...
  150. CFM56-5C/P for the A340 was certified by US FAA and the French DGAC, paving the way ...
  151. Alitalia reported a net loss of 315 million [euro] ($353 million) for the first half...
  152. United Airlines and Air China announced a marketing alliance that includes codeshari...
  153. When rulemakers change the rules, they should take special pains to make themselves ...
  154. At first glance, Hollis Harris and World Airways make an unlikely match. The courtly...
  155. The Americas * Abaris Training Resources, Inc. 5401 Longley Lane, Suite 4...
  156. Honeywell has been selected by AVIC I Commercial Aircraft Co. of China to develop, p...
  157. South African Airways, coping with "an environment of rapidly falling demand as...
  158. Orbitz filed an amended registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange C...
  159. CSA Czech Airlines' supervisory board dismissed President and CEO Miroslav Kula and ...
  160. Swiss International Air Lines narrowed its fiscal first-half net loss to Sfr333 mill...
  161. Singapore Airlines, citing the "rapidly changing aviation environment," la...
  162. Top 20 Airlines Jan.-Aug. 2003 Airline RPKs (000) 1 Ame...
  163. Stronger-than-anticipated revenue growth this past July and August--unit revenues ro...
  164. Olympic Airways will be restructured and reborn as streamlined, debt-free Olympic Ai...
  165. After a year marked by dreary financial results and disappointing certification dela...
  166. Qatar Airways signed on agreement with Standard Chartered Bank in Doha for a $736 mi...
  167. US Majors Traffic August 2003 RPMs % chg. ASM...
  168. Alaska Airlines said it will become the first carrier to offer passengers the APS di...
  169. Condor Flugdienst, battling a sharp downturn in the package-tour business, is reduci...
  170. Air France squeaked by with a net profit of 4 million [euro] ($4.3 million) in the f...
  171. "While it may be true that terrorists had not before deliberately flown airplan...
  172. Unpretentious, personable Pete Franke may speak softly, but the CEO of Lufthansa Sys...
  173. Korean Air will take over Daewoo Industries' stake in Korea Aerospace Industries. As...
  174. 'We had already before leaving Kitty Hawk about decided on many of the points of con...
  175. CAE finalized a letter of intent with JerBlue Airways for four A320 and two Embraer ...
  176. Israel Aircraft Industries received $1.4 million in government funding to test and c...
  177. Southwest Airlines requested federal mediators to help it negotiate a new contract w...
  178. SAS Group signed an agreement with Maersk Air A/S to acquire Maersk's 49% stake in T...
  179. The European Union and the US remain far apart on the issue of passenger data sharin...
  180. Boeing's historic Dash 80 left its home in Seattle at the end of Aug. to become a pe...
  181. Simplicity is not the word usually associated with information technology systems, b...
  182. Gulf Air chose Lesley Britton as marketing communications mgr., Mark Senior as desti...
  183. ILFC selected GE-Pratt & Whitney Engine Alliance GP7270s for up to 14 new A380s....
  184. El At, reporting its first financial results since becoming a publicly traded compan...
  185. ATA Holdings Corp. said it reached a tentative agreement with Boeing to defer delive...
  186. Five years ago in ATW: Cathay Pacific Airways and Japan Airlines reportedly are mull...
  187. Cathay Pacific Airways implemented Ultramain on its A340-600 fleet in the second pha...
  188. Air New Zealand broke a four-year cycle of losses with a NZ$165.7 million ($94.4 mil...
  189. For a single airline with a lot of legacy software and IT systems, getting all the s...
  190. CAE signed a contract valued at C$4 million ($2.9 million) with Southwest Airlines f...
  191. Sept. 28-0ct. 1 Worldwide Airlines Customer Relations Conference, Swissotel, Atlanta...
  192. Shanghai Airlines ordered five PW2037-powered 757-200s valued at $410 million at lis...
  193. Cerial Sur, a consortium established by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000, Milan Malpensa m...
  194. America West Airlines, which returned to profit in the second quarter, said it inten...
  195. European Airline Traffic August 2003 RPKs % chg. ASKs ...
  196. All Nippon Airways signed a letter of intent with Boeing to install the Connexion by...
  197. Qantas reported a net profit of A$343.5 million ($224.7 million) for the fiscal year...
  198. Arming US commercial airline pilots with lethal weapons may be legal now, but answer...
  199. Fraport AG last month submitted to local authorities the required zoning-procedure d...