Airline Industry Information back issues from June 2002:
Malaysian Airlines' flights to India and Pakistan may be reviewed.
Jun 03, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Malaysia Airlines, Malaysia's national carrier, has said that it may make changes to its schedule if tensions between India and Pakistan escalate. Should the need arise the airline will ...
Calls to extend US explosives screening deadline rejected.
Jun 03, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The US Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta has rejected calls to extend the deadline for mandatory screening of all checked baggage at US airports. Officials of 39 airports wrote to Mineta last ...
Delta Air Lines adds more codeshare services to India.
Jun 03, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Delta Air Lines is to offer new codeshare services from the United States to India via Paris, France and Milan, Italy. In an expanded codeshare relationship with SkyTeam partners Air France and ...
New Polish airline planned.
Jun 03, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new airline is due to be established in Poland before the end of the year. Silesian Air, a company owned by the Upper-Silesian Aviation Group (GTL), the operator of Katowice airport, will fly ...
Czech airport management lease awarded.
Jun 03, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Czech Airports Authority has awarded a 35-year leasehold contract to manage the Brno-Turany airport to freight and airport services company Letiste Brno. Letiste Brno won the tender to manage the ...
KLM and Continental Airlines extend codesharing agreement.
Jun 03, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Continental Airlines have extended the terms of the codesharing agreement. The deal will now be effective until the end of May 2003, and additional services will be added ...
Aer Lingus pilots union considers compromise deal.
Jun 03, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Ireland's Labour Relations Commission has presented recommendations on resolving the dispute between pilots and management at the Irish national airline, Aer Lingus. The airline management has accepted ...
Three new members for Star Alliance.
Jun 03, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Star Alliance airline group has announced three new members - South Korean carrier Asiana Airlines, Poland's LOT Polish Airlines and Spanair of Spain. Work to integrate the three airlines into the ...
China Airlines flight recorders still not recovered.
Jun 03, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Efforts to retrieve the two flight recorders and bodies of the victims of the recent China Airlines crash stalled on Sunday due to poor weather conditions. The Boeing 747-200 broke apart in mid-air and ...
Bomb hoax closes Prague airport for two hours.
Jun 03, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Ruzyne airport in Prague, Czech Republic, was evacuated for more than two hours on Sunday (2 June) after a bomb threat was received by telephone. The Czech Airport Authority said that several flights ...
Heathrow noise protesters confident of funding next stage of legal battle.
Jun 03, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A group of residents who live near London's Heathrow Airport must raise GBP150,000 to continue their legal battle with the UK government over airport noise. The eight residents won a ruling at the ...
Aeromexico reaches agreement with flight attendants.
Jun 03, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Flight attendants at Mexican airline Aeromexico have agreed a deal with management six hours after going on strike. The strike began in the early hours of Saturday (1 June) but the wage negotiations ...
US Airways pays USD50,000 to settle discrimination suit.
Jun 03, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US Airways has settled a lawsuit brought by a Jamaican employee who alleged that the airline failed to accommodate his Rastafarian religious beliefs. The employee claimed in the suit, which was filed ...
NEW SERVICES.
Jun 03, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Delta Connection has resumed its seasonal service between West Yellowstone, Mont. and Salt Lake City. Delta Connection carrier SkyWest Airlines is operating two daily round trip flights on the route using ...
INDUSTRY BRIEFS.
Jun 03, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The government of Nepal is reportedly looking for a joint venture partner for Royal Nepal Airlines. The struggling national carrier would be run on a joint venture basis within the next three months, The Kathmandu ...
Italian air traffic controllers plan strike.
Jun 04, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Air traffic controllers in Italy are scheduled to stage a four-hour strike today. The walkout is planned to start at 1200 local time at most Italian airports, according to the ...
Fog affects flights in South Korea.
Jun 04, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Flights in South Korea were disrupted today (4 June) because of heavy fog. A total of 23 domestic flights to the airport near Busan were cancelled, just hours before South Korea's World Cup match ...
Aer Lingus pilots endorse settlement plan.
Jun 04, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Aer Lingus pilots have approved the settlement put forward by Ireland's Labour Relations Commission. The endorsement of the compromise deal means that some Aer Lingus flights will resume today (4 June) ...
Landing gear on Northwest Airlines aircraft collapses.
Jun 04, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A Northwest Airlines aircraft experienced a landing gear collapse as it landed at Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport on Monday night (3 June). The right-side main landing gear collapsed as ...
Opponents of O'Hare expansion file lawsuit.
Jun 04, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A lawsuit aiming to block the proposed expansion of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport was filed by opponents of the project on Monday (3 June). The suit claims that the proposal is illegal and ...
Fewer flight delays reported in US.
Jun 04, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Flight delays at major US airports are down significantly compared to last year, new figures reveal. In the first four months of 2002 just 5% of US commercial flights reported departure delays against ...
US Airways forms Caribbean regional network.
Jun 04, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US Airways has launched a new cooperation and marketing initiative with three regional Caribbean airlines. The GoCaribbean initiative will include affiliation through US Airways' Dividend Miles frequent ...
All Malaysia Airlines flights to switch to KLIA.
Jun 04, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD From 1 July all Malaysia Airlines flights will operate from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). The move is seen by the airline as a significant step in the integration of ground transfer links ...
Federal screeners will have whistle-blower protection.
Jun 04, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The 30,000 new federal security screeners at US airports will have "whistle-blower" protection like other federal workers, it has been announced. This means that the airport screeners cannot be ...
Landing gear fails on Atlantic Southeast Airlines aircraft.
Jun 04, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD One side of the landing gear on an Atlantic Southeast Airlines aircraft failed as the flight was landing on Sunday night (2 June). The 50-seat Bombardier CRJ200 regional jet, flight 4509, was carrying ...
INDUSTRY BRIEFS.
Jun 04, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An attempt to raise air fares in the US has failed. Continental Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Frontier Airlines all retracted their USD20 increase on advance-purchase round trip leisure fares ...
NEW SERVICES.
Jun 04, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Vanguard Airlines has introduced three new daily flights from its Kansas City hub. A daily nonstop service to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has been launched and a second daily flight to Orlando and a third ...
Five suspected drug smugglers arrested at Jamaican airports.
Jun 04, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Hours after new drug detection machines were installed at Jamaican airports, five suspected drug smugglers were arrested. On Sunday (2 June) three women were detained at Kingston's Norman Manley airport ...
Carmen Systems AB wins crew planning system order from SAS.
Jun 05, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Swedish IT company Carmen Systems AB said today (5 June) that it had received a contract for its crew planning system Carmen Crew Rostering from the Scandinavian airline SAS. Carmen Systems said ...
Competition Commission launches investigation into London's three major airports.
Jun 05, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Britain's anti-trust regulator, the Competition Commission, has reportedly launched an inquiry into the running of London's three major airports - Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted. The inquiry - launched ...
FAA continues plan to install STARS despite problems.
Jun 05, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is reportedly continuing with its plan to install a new US-wide air traffic control system, despite claims that the system has problems. The FAA is planning ...
Ryanair launches EUR9.99 fare sale.
Jun 05, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Irish airline Ryanair has announced a sale on travel from Ireland to destinations in Europe and the UK. The airline is reportedly offering 2m tickets priced at EUR9.99, for travel between 19 June and 23 ...
Atlantic Coast Airlines orders 25 Canadair regional jets.
Jun 05, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Atlantic Coast Airlines (ACA) will reportedly add 25 additional Canadair regional jet aircraft to its United Express fleet, under an agreement with aircraft manufacturer Bombardier Aerospace and United Airlines. ...
CanJet to resume services this month.
Jun 05, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD On 20 June 2002, CanJet Airlines will relaunch its operations in central and eastern Canada. The Halifax-based airline - which will resume operations as a discount carrier - is expected to begin a ...
Northwest Airlines pilots approve contract extension.
Jun 05, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Northwest Airlines pilots have approved a one-year contract extension with the airline. According to the Air Line Pilots Association - which represents the pilots - 87% of those pilots casting ballots ...
American Airlines installs self-service devices at Los Angeles airport.
Jun 05, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD American Airlines has installed 12 new ONESTOP Self-Service check-in devices at Los Angeles International Airport. The devices allow passengers travelling domestically on electronic tickets to check in ...
EgyptAir to be split into six units.
Jun 05, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Plans to split the state-owned aviation group EgyptAir into six companies have reportedly been approved by Egypt's cabinet. Under the newly approved plans, EgyptAir will be split into six units covering ...
Location of explosives detection machines at US airports debated.
Jun 05, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD John Magaw, head of the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA), has stated that new equipment to detect explosives concealed in luggage should be located in airport baggage areas. Magaw claims ...
Aeroflot aircraft makes emergency landing due to passenger illness.
Jun 05, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Russian airline Aeroflot was forced to abort a scheduled flight between Moscow, Russia and Toronto, Canada on 3 June after a four-year-old passenger suffered heart failure. The pilot of the Boeing 767 ...
Virgin Blue and United Airlines agree codeshare deal.
Jun 05, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Australian-based budget airline Virgin Blue has reportedly formed a codeshare agreement with United Airlines. The agreement with the Star Alliance member will initially cover services from Los Angeles ...
US and Canada operate hijacking drill.
Jun 05, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The North American Aerospace Defense Command operated a hijacking drill yesterday (4 June) to improve coordination among American and Canadian agencies. The drill - which used a Delta Air Lines Boeing ...
NEW SERVICES.
Jun 05, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD From 28 July 2002, Horizon Air will increase its nonstop jet service between Portland and Denver. The airline is planning to add an additional flight to the route, increasing the service from two to three flights ...
Australian air traffic control system cuts fuel usage - claim.
Jun 05, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An environmentally friendly air traffic control system introduced by Airservices Australia has reportedly cut greenhouse gas emissions by 6%. The national air traffic control agency introduced a range of ...
INDUSTRY BRIEFS.
Jun 05, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Indonesia's new regional airline Riau Airlines will lease two aircraft from the Brazilian company Embraer. The airline's management has reportedly prepared a draft letter of intent for the two 30-seat ...
China Airlines hires Global Industries to aid recovery of wreckage.
Jun 05, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD China Airlines has reportedly hired Global Industries - which specialises in deep underwater work, mainly building oil rigs and underwater pipelines - to aid the recovery of wreckage from the Boeing 747-200 ...
Unruly passenger forces Air Europe flight to divert.
Jun 06, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An Air Europe flight travelling from Cancun, Mexico to Rome, Italy yesterday (5 June) was forced to divert to Boston's Logan International Airport after a passenger became unruly. The passenger - one of ...
Canada extends war risk insurance to new entrants.
Jun 06, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Canadian government is planning to extend its temporary aviation war risk liability insurance indemnity to new entrants. A new entrant - defined as an air service operator which has started the ...
US Airways pilots offer airline USD328m in concessions.
Jun 06, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Air Line Pilots Association - representing US Airways' pilots - has reportedly offered to cut pilot wages and benefits by a total of USD328m annually for a period of seven years. The association has ...
Malaysia to provide funds to new airlines flying to KLIA.
Jun 06, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Malaysian government is planning to provide new foreign airlines flying to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) with funds for promotional activities over a three-year period. The proposal - ...
NTSB releases update on American Airlines flight 587 investigation.
Jun 06, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released an update on its investigation into the 12 November 2001 crash of American Airlines flight 587. The Airbus A300-600 aircraft crashed into ...
PRM system allows first simultaneous parallel landing at Philadelphia airport.
Jun 06, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD On Monday (3 June) two commercial aircraft completed a simultaneous parallel landing at Philadelphia International Airport. The two aircraft - a US Airways Airbus A321 and a US Airways Express Dash-8 - ...
Transport ministry cautious over plans to fund second runway at Kansai airport.
Jun 06, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Japanese transport ministry is reportedly cautious about plans to fund the construction of a second runway at Kansai International Airport. The airport claims that a second runway is necessary as it ...
Vietnam approves upgrade at Buon Ma Thuot Airport.
Jun 06, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Vietnam General Department of Civil Aviation has approved a major upgrade plan for Buon Ma Thuot Airport in Dac Lac Province. The proposal includes the construction of a new terminal on an area of ...
British woman pays BBD7,000 after pleading guilty to drug smuggling.
Jun 06, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A British woman has been ordered to serve two and a half years imprisonment or pay a BBD7,000 fine after she was found guilty of attempting to smuggle 49 grams of marijuana from Barbados to London, UK. ...
Boeing fails to install driving rod on aircraft.
Jun 06, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co has apologised to China-based Xinjiang Airlines for failing to install a driving rod in one of the airline's Boeing aircraft. The airline discovered that a driving rod ...
Air Macao revamps aircraft for injured passenger.
Jun 06, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD On Wednesday (5 June) Air Macao revamped one of its aircraft to allow a seriously injured 83-year-old woman to travel from Yunnan to Macao. The Taiwanese woman sustained a broken thighbone and hipbone ...
NEW SERVICES.
Jun 06, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US Airways Express will begin a new nonstop round trip service between Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Toronto on 7 July 2002. The route will initially be served by four daily nonstop flights, and a ...
Signals from China Airlines flight recorder found to be weakening.
Jun 06, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Taiwan search teams began efforts again today (6 June) to retrieve the flight recorders from the China Airlines aircraft that crashed into the Taiwan Strait on 25 May 2002, killing all 225 people on board. ...
INDUSTRY BRIEFS.
Jun 06, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The US Senate has reportedly voted to preserve USD10bn in loan guarantees for struggling airlines. The Senate voted 91-4 to remove language from a homeland security spending bill that would have significantly ...
European Commission to examine French government aid to airlines.
Jun 06, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The European Commission has reportedly launched a formal examination into the legality of aid awarded to the airline sector by the French government. Following the 11 September terrorist attacks, the ...
Mid Airlines to be relaunched.
Jun 07, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Zimbabwe's newest airline, Mid Airlines, will reportedly be relaunched in December 2002 after a new majority shareholder has taken over. The airline - which failed to take off last year - is now ...
Unruly passenger charged with drug trafficking.
Jun 07, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US prosecutors have reportedly brought drug trafficking charges against the man who caused an Air Europe flight to be diverted to Boston's Logan International Airport earlier this week. The 38-year-old ...
Aviation negotiations between Taiwan and Hong Kong delayed.
Jun 07, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The meeting between Taiwan's aviation authority and Hong Kong, which was originally scheduled to take place today (7 June), has been delayed. The aviation authorities were planning to meet today to ...
Japan Airlines to cancel flight to India.
Jun 07, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Japan Airlines will cancel its round trip flight between Narita and Delhi, India on Thursday (13 June), due to the rising military tensions between India and Pakistan. The airline - which operates the ...
Frontier Airlines to offer live TV on its aircraft.
Jun 07, 2002 ... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Frontier Airlines, a US carrier, is planning to offer live satellite television to all passengers on its aircraft. The airline has signed a letter of intent with LiveTV to offer free satellite ...