USA charter carrier wants flight to Baghdad http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2003/07/14-bwi-baghdad.htm Now York-based charter airlines North American Airlines watns to offer flights from Baltimore's BWI Airport to Baghdad. This makes the airline the first airline to Iraq since the Operation Desert Storm in 1991.

Kenya Airways, which is going to operate 3 weekly flights to Hong Kong via Bangkok since September 2003, held a recruit day in J. W. Marroitt Hotel, Hong Kong in the morning of last Sautrday (2003-7-12), for recruitment of flight attendants. At least 10 flight attendants would be recruited, and they have to be trained in Kenya.

http://www.oaklandtribune.com/Stories/0,1413,82~1865~1511492,00.html There were no fatalities, and only nine passengers were seriously injured among all USA airlines in 2002. But 2002 was also the worst ever for the nation's major airlines financially, with losses of $11.3 billion. Hope the USA airlines industry can recover soon while ...

http://www.cp.org/english/online/full/Business/030711/b071183A.html Air Canada is reviewing the 4 kinds of 100-seat jets, CRJ900, ERJ195 (both under 100seats), B717 & A318. Montreal-based Bombardier Inc. may have an edge since it is the only Canadian companyand has already supplied Air Canada with 26 of its 50-seat regional jets. It's so ...

Japan, a nation having only 400,000 sq. km, and southwest - northeast stretch of only 1,600km for the 4 largest Japanese islands, but population of 100 million people, and GDP per capita of over US$20,000, is a very good market for domestic and international aviation. The high income of people means there is high demand for air travel, while the ...

1. Airbus delivers 500th aircraft of A330/A340 Family http://www.airbus.com/airbus4u/articles_detail.asp?ae_id=1325 Airbus' strength in the medium to ultra-long range market was confirmed today when the500th aircraft from the A330/A340 Family was delivered to ILFC in Toulouse. The aircraft, an A340-600, will be operated by Hong Kong-based Cathay

http://www.jetblue.com/learnmore/pressDetail.asp?newsId=179 2003-6-10 JetBlue announced that it has placed an order for 100 new EMBRAER 190 jet aircraft, with options for an additional 100 new aircraft. Embraer values the firm contract at $3 billion, with a potential value of $6 billion if all options are exercised. The announcement makes JetBlue

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/356184/L/ It's so hard to believe Air Tran, a USA low cost airline that uses only DC-9 / B717 before, and not even B737, uses an Airbus A320!

I think A340-600 is the most beautiful civil aircraft. It is very long (75.3m), but its fuselage is very narrow (5.64m), thus looks very slim, like a women with perfect shape. I think B747SP is the ugliest civil aircraft. It is very short, only 50m, but has very wide fuselage of B747, looks like a short and fat person. The tailfin is too large ...

http://www.gulfnews.com/Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=86884 Gulf Air launched a new all economy-class airline Gulf Traveller on 2003-5-7, serving South Asian destinaitons. This makes Gulf Travller the only low cost airline of the Middle East.