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<t>Swiss said it plans to reduce its fleet and cut routes due to weak demand. No details were given but it is expected that the measures will be announced in <br/> two to three weeks. It is expected that the airline will reduce its fleet by at least 10 to 20 airplanes which could result in 2,000 job...

<t>Peter Davies said this afternoon at Trends Inside Lunch that SNBA made an operational loss of 100 million EUR. The business plan expected a loss of 130 million EUR. Although the result is better than the business plan expected, it is worse than what Rob Kuippers said last September. Kuippers expe...

Dutch daily business newspaper De Financieel-Economische Tijd will publish on Saturday Feb 8 an article about SN Brussels Airlines after CEO Peter Davies spoke at Trends Inside Lunch.

On February 7, at 11h30
Peter Davies, Chief Executive of SN Brussels Airlines, speaks at luncheon organised by Trends magazine.

<r>Israel plans to float shares in state-owned carrier El Al on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange in May. <br/> <br/> And what about the Saturday flight ban ?<br/> <br/> Source: BBC World<br/> <URL url="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2724639.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2724639.stm</URL><...

<t>Unbelievable as it seems, the 10 largest US airlines combined to lose more money in 2002 than they did in 2001. <br/> <br/> The deficit for the Major airline segment totaled $11.39 billion last year, up from $7.53 billion the year before. Although it is correct that 2001 losses were reduced at th...

<r>SEATTLE, Feb. 6 The Boeing Company and Cargolux Airlines International announced today that they have completed an order for one new Boeing 747-400 Freighter to help accommodate increased freight traffic in several international markets.<br/> <br/> The new cargo airplane, which will join 12 other...

Boeing 737-200 (EI-CKS) en route from Dublin to Bristol, was forced to make an emergency landing at Dublin on Monday around 1300 after the cabin crew reported the smell of smoke in the cabin. Emergency chutes were deployed after landing and passengers evacuated the Boeing.

<t>Finnair will book a gain of 13 million EUR this quarter from selling an MD-11 aircraft to Babcock & Brown Aircraft Management of the U.S. for an undisclosed sum. The company will lease back the plane. In December, Finnair already sold and leased back an aircraft of the same type and booked a ...

Alitalia will take delivery of 22 new aircraft in 2003, both owned and leased. This will include five 777s, one 767, five A319s, three EMB 145s, six EMB 170s and two ATR 72s.

ILFC, through a court order in Paris, has seized a Varig Airlines B777-2Q8ER, MSN 28692, at Charles de Gaulle Airport due to nonpayment of rentals.

FORTUNE reported that General Electric ($26.9b through General Electric Capital Aviation Sefvices (GECAS)); AIG ($24b through ILFC); BOEING ($11.5b); MORGAN STANLEY ($4.8b through Ansett Worldwide); CIT ($3.9b); and JOHN HANCOCK ($1.6b) all have more than $1b in aircraft leasing exposure.

<r>You can download a study of McKinsey about low-cost airlines and also some information about Ryanair and Charleroi Airport<br/> <br/> <URL url="http://www.trends.be/CMArticles/ShowArticleExtra.asp?articleID=34420&SectionID=1093"><LINK_TEXT text="http://www.trends.be/CMArticles/ShowArt ... ion...

Virgin Express expects a plan to scrap free snacks aboard its flights to save the company
7 million euros, De Morgen reported, citing the
airline.

SN Brussels Airlines will give a bottle of champagne to each passenger on every flight all day on 14 February 2003 to celebrate its 1st birthday.

<r>NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA (January 17, 2003). TransCaribbean Airways, NV (TCA) announced plans to begin new, nonstop service linking the State of Louisiana (U.S.A.), the Dutch/French Caribbean and Europe in April. The Dutch-Caribbean registered airline, TCA, will begin its initial round of flights p...

<t>Aer Lingus will decide by April whether to restrict its<br/> European fleet to Boeing or Airbus jetliners. <br/> Aer Lingus uses 27 planes for domestic and European flights and has a total fleet of 34 planes, equally divided between Airbus and Boeing. Aer<br/> Lingus has forecast a 45 million EUR...

VLM will discontinue Monchengladbach to London City service on 28Feb03. Service was operated twice a day with a Fokker 50.

SABENA TECHNICS has 2-year Virgin Express contract to perform "C" Checks for 14 737-300s/400s.

<t>Lufthansa decided this week decided to reduce the capacity in continental traffic by a further nine aircraft (three 737-500s, three CRJs and three Fokker 50s) and thus adjust the route offer in line with the persisting weakness in demand. This reduction in the offer will mean that as of April 1, ...