Airline Industry Information articles from June 2001

Airline Industry Information archives from June 2001

Nigerian found carrying ingested heroin tablets.
June 1, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A Nigerian man was found to be carrying 64 heroin-filled capsules at Islamabad Airport on 30 May. X-rays and an ultra-sound test conducted by Pakistan's Anti Narcotics...

ATA launches new services and receives new Boeing 737-800.
June 1, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD American Trans Air (ATA) will begin a nonstop service between Chicago Midway Airport and New York's Newark airport on 13 August. The service will operate three times each...

Malev charter flight forced to return to Budapest.
June 1, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A charter flight operated by the Hungarian carrier Malev was forced to return to Budapest's Ferihegy Airport on Thursday (31 May) due to a malfunction in the aircraft's...

Garuda Indonesia will not be raising domestic airfares.
June 1, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Garuda Indonesia, the Indonesian national carrier, has indicated that although other domestic carriers are increasing their airfares, its prices will not increase. A...

Gulf Air receives cash injection from owners.
June 1, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Gulf Air, a carrier owned by the governments of Oman, Bahrain, Qatar and the emirate of Abu Dhabi, has announced that it will be receiving a capital injection of USD159.2m...

Lufthansa's pilot talks temporarily suspended.
June 1, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Talks between the German carrier Lufthansa and its pilots, who are represented by Vereinigung Cockpit, were temporarily suspended on Thursday (31 May) so that the sides could...

American Airlines flight attendants' union rejects arbitration.
June 1, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Flight attendants with American Airlines, who are represented by the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), voted on Wednesday (30 May) to reject binding...

SAS cabin staff announce strike threat.
June 1, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Cabin Attendants Union (CAU), which represents cabin staff with SAS Commuter, issued a strike warning on 31 May. The warning is effective 7 June if labour contract...

Irish airports operator luring new low-cost carriers to Dublin.
June 1, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Aer Rianta, the Irish state airports operator, has announced that it is currently in talks with several low-cost carriers about services being operated from Dublin to...

New Zealand government not sympathetic to new Qantas proposal.
June 1, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Prime Minister of New Zealand, Helen Clark, has indicated that a proposed deal between Australian carrier Qantas Airways and Air New Zealand is unlikely to proceed due to...

INDUSTRY BRIEFS.
June 1, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Commencing 1 June Ontario International Airport, California will no longer accept cheque payments at all of its parking lots. The airport will accept debit and credit card...

NEW SERVICES.
June 1, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Air Canada's regional airlines will launch twice-daily nonstop jet aircraft flights between Calgary and Victoria on 4 June 2001. A third frequency will operate on Sundays...

Brazil fires back at Canada over aircraft manufacturing trade dispute.
June 1, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Brazil's chief trade negotiator Graca Lima has warned that the Canadian government will get burned in the current dispute over subsidies for aircraft manufacturers if it...

FAA to look at options for decreasing airspace congestion over Chicago.
June 1, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Jane Garvey stated on Thursday (31 May) that the agency is looking at whether it would be best to ease Chicago's...

Minnesota AG threatens to sue over United Airlines/US Airways merger.
June 1, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mike Hatch, the Attorney General of Minnesota, USA has vowed to sue United Airlines and US Airways if the two companies go ahead with a proposed merger. The USD4.3bn...

Canada and Spain reach amended air service agreement.
June 1, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Canada has reached an amended air services agreement with Spain following recent negotiations in Madrid. Canadian Transport Minister David Collenette stated on Wednesday...

Greek travel agencies claim new airport is too expensive.
June 1, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies in Greece has complained that the new Eleftherios Venizelos Airport in Athens is too expensive and could harm tourist numbers....

Belfast City Airport to open new terminal at the weekend.
June 1, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The new terminal at the City Airport in Belfast, Ireland is due to open over the weekend after the completion of a GBP21m upgrade. The airport now features a new...

Greek government launches second phase of Olympic Airways privatisation.
June 1, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Greek government has launched the next stage of the privatisation process for national carrier Olympic Airways and has asked the four short-listed bidders to submit new...

Birmingham International Airport announces additional charter services.
June 1, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Birmingham International Airport, UK has announced that four charter carriers - First Choice, Airtours, JMC and Thomson - have added extra capacity at the airport. ...

Qantas says deal with Air New Zealand is about partnership, not takeover.
June 4, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Qantas Airways has released a statement indicating that its proposal to acquire a stake in Air New Zealand was about a partnership rather than a takeover. The statement...

Bulgarian study finds pilots more likely to suffer obesity-related illnesses.
June 4, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A study conducted at the Department of Nutrition of the Medical Institute in Bulgaria has found that pilots are amongst those transport workers that are likely to suffer from...

Rickenbacker airport gets grant for construction project.
June 4, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded grants totalling more than USD6.5m to the Rickenbacker Port Authority for improvements at Rickenbacker International...

Qantas confirms training of staff members for potential industrial action.
June 4, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Qantas Airways, an Australian carrier, has confirmed that it has been training 75 staff members in the Philippines to deal with union industrial action. Unions have...

AeroMexico strike ends after two days.
June 4, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Flight attendants with AeroMexico, a Mexican carrier, staged strike action on Friday (1 June), leaving hundreds of passengers stranded in Mexico City. The strike began at...

Icelandair and Amtrak offer first train/flight travel package.
June 4, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Icelandair has formed a new partnership with the US rail company Amtrak and is offering a unique US train and flight code-share deal. From 31 May onwards travellers can...

AOM/Air Liberte sceptical about new offer from AITI.
June 4, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD AITI, a consulting company based in the UK, has apparently offered USD430m to purchase the ailing French airline group AOM/Air Liberte. AITI announced on 31 May that it...

PIA tests fleet after pressurisation incident.
June 4, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The depressurisation of a Pakistan International Airlines Airbus 300 aircraft last week has forced the state-run carrier to test its entire fleet of Airbus Industrie A300 and...

GE Aircraft Engine Service to cut jobs at Welsh plant.
June 4, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD GE Aircraft Engine Services, a US-owned aircraft engine manufacturer, has announced that it may be cutting some 250 jobs from its operations in Nantgarw, south Wales. ...

Limitations on Heathrow flights may stop fifth terminal.
June 4, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Reports have started circulating in the British media that although a public inquiry has given the proposed fifth terminal at London-Heathrow airport the go-ahead, the...

Aer Lingus IPO on backburner, BA may be interested in takeover.
June 4, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Irish government is considering selling Aer Lingus, the national carrier, to another airline. A spokesperson for the Department of Public Enterprise stated on 1 June...

INDUSTRY BRIEFS.
June 4, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Air Gabon has announced that it will be renewing its entire fleet with Boeing Co Next-Generation 737-700, 747-400 Combi and 767-300ER aircraft. The carrier has already leased...

US DOT proposes fine against Air New Zealand over misleading flight information.
June 4, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has proposed a fine against Air New Zealand for failure to disclose code-sharing arrangements in its advertisements and during...

Illinois alters incentive package for Boeing Co HQ.
June 4, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An incentive package offered by the state of Illinois to entice Boeing Co, the US aircraft manufacturer, to base its corporate headquarters in the state has passed lawmakers...

NEW SERVICES.
June 4, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Commencing 4 June, Air Ontario of Canada will add peak-time flights between Toronto's City Centre Airport, Ottawa and Montreal. Schedule details can be found at...

FAA proposes airworthiness directive for Boeing 737 aircraft.
June 4, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Boeing 737-100, -200, -200C, -300,...

Orbitz launch poses challenge to other online low-fare ticket finders.
June 4, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Chicago-based online airfare portal Orbitz launched on Monday (4 June). The much-publicised site, which is backed by five major US airlines, is not according to industry...

Israel to investigate flight cancellations by Air France and Delta Air Lines.
June 4, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Air France and Delta Air Lines have come under fire from Israel after the carriers cancelled flights to Tel Aviv over the weekend. The carriers have stated that the...

Gulf Air to assess pilots following Bahrain crash.
June 4, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Gulf Air announced on 3 June that some 180 of its pilots will be assessed as part of a new programme designed to improve proficiency and safety. The introduction of the...

FAA says near-collision over Eagan caused by air traffic control errors.
June 4, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released a report into a near-collision between two Northwest Airlines aircraft in March that says the incident was caused...

Air France chooses US aero-engine manufacturers for A380 aircraft.
June 4, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Air France has chosen a joint venture between US aero-engine manufacturers General Electric and Pratt & Whitney to provide engines for its Airbus A380 superjumbo aircraft...

National Airlines may form new deal with Carl Icahn.
June 4, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD National Airlines, a US carrier based in Las Vegas, is reportedly in talks with financier Carl Icahn regarding a deal that could bring the airline out of bankruptcy. On...

Ohio governor asks transportation secretary to help with Comair dispute.
June 4, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bob Taft, the governor of Ohio, USA has asked US Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta to help end the ongoing strike by Comair pilots. In a statement released on...

Northwest Airlines sued by equal opportunity agency.
June 4, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The US Equal Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit against Northwest Airlines, accusing the carrier of bias because it did not hire a qualified disabled applicant for an...

Argentine government agrees to pay airline workers' salaries for April.
June 4, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Protests by workers with Aerolineas Argentinas turned into celebration on 1 June after the Argentinean government agreed to provide USD16m to fund payment of their unpaid...

INDUSTRY BRIEFS.
June 4, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Gandalf Airlines, a carrier based in Milan, Italy has joined the EuropebyAir FlightPass programme. The airline offers scheduled services from Milan to Germany, Spain and other...

Flight attendants' union continues to demand better wages for Impulse Airlines employees.
June 5, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Australian Flight Attendants Association has postponed talks with Qantas Airways and has asked that the carrier guarantee that staff from Impulse Airlines will be...

BA's pregnant cabin crew to receive pay compensation.
June 5, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Transport and General Workers' Union, which represents cabin crew with British Airways (BA), has announced that it is close to finalising a settlement with the airline...

FAA orders inspection of 737 tail mechanism.
June 5, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered that more than 1,000 older Boeing 737 aircraft be inspected for potential damage to the backup tail control...

BA says tourist traffic to Israel is down but business travel is up.
June 5, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD British Airways (BA) stated on 4 June that passenger travel from London to Tel Aviv in Israel has declined slightly during 2001. The UK airline said that while tourist...

Steel magnate joins bid for Indian Airlines.
June 5, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD L N Mittal, a London-based steel magnate, has reportedly joined a consortium bidding for 26% stake in Indian Airlines, India's domestic carrier. An unnamed spokesperson...

BAA says Heathrow Terminal 5 is about quality not quantity.
June 5, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The CEO of British airports operator BAA stated on 4 June that the proposed Terminal 5 (T5) project could increase airfares for flights to/from London-Heathrow airport. ...

FAA due to release air traffic modernisation plan.
June 5, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is expected to release details of a new plan for modernising the country's air traffic system today (5 June). Sources have...

Only five Norwegian airports not in the red.
June 5, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The main problem of the Norwegian civil aviation authority in balancing its finances is the regional airports, as 40 out of 45 airports in Norway are not profitable. ...

Norwegian civil aviation authority to lose money from merger - claim.
June 5, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Norwegian civil aviation authority could reportedly lose up to NOK100m next year if SAS and Braathens merge, according to the administrative director of the aviation...

INDUSTRY BRIEFS.
June 5, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD South African Airways (SAA) has reportedly cancelled all of its contracts with several consultancies that were employed while Coleman Andrews was CEO. Current CEO Andre...

NEW SERVICES.
June 5, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Air Alliance, an Air Canada partner, launched a new daily nonstop service between Kalamazoo/Battle Creek and Toronto on 4 June. The airline is offering double Aeroplan...

Lima Airport Partners pays for airport concession.
June 5, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Lima Airport Partners has reportedly paid the Peruvian government USD7.4m for a concession to operate Jorge Chavez International Airport. The company has been in charge of...

Northwest Airlines flight returns to Japan due to engine trouble.
June 5, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A Northwest Airlines Boeing 747-200 aircraft made an emergency landing at Narita International Airport in Tokyo, Japan on Monday (4 June), due to possible engine trouble....

Delta Air Lines hopes for Tel Aviv route profitability within one year.
June 6, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Delta Air Lines, a US carrier, stated on Tuesday (5 June) that it hopes its services between New York and Tel Aviv, Israel will attain profitability within one year. The...

Iraq accuses US fighters of harassing an internal passenger flight.
June 6, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Deputy Premier of Iraq, Tareq Aziz, has accused US fighter aircraft of harassing an Iraqi Airways Boeing 707 passenger flight on 18 May. Aziz has apparently written...

Embraer eyes Mexican aircraft market.
June 6, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer has started promoting its aircraft in the Mexican private sector after recently winning a defence contract with the Mexican government....

TransAsia says Taiwan needs direct services to China.
June 6, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD TransAsia Airways, a Taiwanese carrier, has stated that the opening of direct air links between China and Taiwan would help local carriers survive. Currently, Taiwan has...

FAA unveils plan for improving national air traffic.
June 6, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A proposal for improving the USA's air traffic system was unveiled by the Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday (5 June). The proposal calls for the use of a...

India will cede control of Air India after privatisation.
June 6, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The civil aviation minister of India, Sharad Yadav, has indicated that the Indian government will relinquish management control of Air India after it sells a 40% stake to a...

Northwest Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Japan.
June 6, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A Northwest Airlines passenger flight made an emergency landing at Narita International Airport in Tokyo, Japan on Tuesday (5 June) after one set of landing wheels descended...

Swissair Group introduces 'Change 2001' plan.
June 6, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Swissair Group has unveiled a new plan to reduce its losses, called 'Change 2001', that will involve simplifying the company's management structure and possibly some job...

DOT releases quarterly airfare report for 4Q'2000.
June 6, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has released its quarterly consumer report for domestic airfares in 4Q'2000. The report covers the same top 1,000 city-pair...

Kenya Airways to invest in fleet renewal and customer service.
June 6, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Kenya Airways, the Kenyan national carrier, has announced that it will invest about USD1.04bn in fleet improvement and customer service. Of the funds earmarked for the...

Norwegian airports show growth despite overall decline.
June 6, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Norway's Evenes, Tromso and Bodo airports reportedly saw an increase in air traffic in April this year despite an overall decline in Norwegian air traffic during the month....

INDUSTRY BRIEFS.
June 6, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mediated labour negotiations between German carrier Lufthansa and Vereinigung Cockpit, the union representing its pilots, recommenced on 5 June. A spokesperson for the carrier...

UK to allow Canada to lay new charges against convicted bomb maker over Air India bombing.
June 6, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The British Home Secretary Jack Straw has agreed to grant the Canadian government permission to bring new charges against convicted bomb maker Inderjit Singh Reyat before his...

Twin sisters return to Michigan under strict bail conditions.
June 6, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Two aspiring US models who were jailed in April after fighting on board a United Airlines flight bound for China have been allowed to fly back home. Twin sisters...

Tarmac on Gardermoen runways in bad condition.
June 6, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Nic Nilsen, the director of Oslo's Gardermoen airport, has confirmed that bad quality of stone from the Garderfjell mountain may be the reason for holes and gaps in the...

NEW SERVICES.
June 6, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD America West Airlines will begin services between Columbus, Ohio and Toronto on 5 September, as well as between Columbus and Dallas on 24 September 2001. Both services will...

DOT survey in Detroit to check if minorities are targeted in baggage checks.
June 6, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The US Transportation Department (DOT) is to conduct a survey at Detroit Metro Airport to investigate whether minority groups are unfairly targeted for baggage checks. ...

British embassy staff rescue tourists from Kathmandu airport.
June 6, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD British embassy staff in Kathmandu, Nepal were forced to rescue 26 tourists at the city's airport after they became stranded there due to curfews prompted after the death of...

China may be seeking to buy Russian aircraft - report.
June 6, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Following recent tensions between the USA and China, the China Aviation Supplies Import and Export Corp is apparently negotiating with Russia to purchase ten aircraft. ...

SAA considering alliance with Air Zimbabwe.
June 6, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD South African Airways (SAA) is reportedly considering a new alliance with Air Zimbabwe for flights on some international and regional routes. SAA's executive vice...

Fuel deliveries at Gardermoen decrease.
June 6, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The amount of aircraft fuel delivered from OLT, the fuelling station at Oslo's Gardermoen airport, has declined by 30m litres in just over a year. The reason for the...

Researcher criticises Norwegian aviation policy.
June 6, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Norwegian state has been criticised for the fees taken out from the civil aviation industry. According to researcher Paul Olav Berg at Nordlandsforskning, the people...

Strike warning issued for SAS Commuter.
June 6, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A strike warning has been issued for 250 employees of SAS Commuter, a subsidiary of the Scandinavian carrier SAS, and the strike will be launched unless an agreement is...

British Airways CEO to meet with US Transportation Secretary.
June 7, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD British Airways has said that its CEO Rod Eddington will hold talks next week with US government officials, including Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta, to discuss the...

US Transportation Secretary says US Airways/United Airlines deal won't go through.
June 7, 2001... AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta has told the New York Times that the proposed USD4.3bn merger between United Airlines and US Airways will probably not be...