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AIR TRANSPORT Eurowings ends Lufthansa talks end Eurowings: Lufthansa talks have come to a standstill BY ANDRZEJ JEZIORSK1 IN MUNICH Nuremberg-based regional carrier Eurowings has abandoned partnership talks with Lufthansa, stepping up discussions with British Airways, American Airlines and Delta Air Lines instead. Long-running discussions with Germany's flag carrier have failed, because of what Eurowings calls "internal resis tance within Lufthansa". The regional carrier, which made a DM6.8 million ($4 million) loss in 1993, says that it would also consider selling a minority stake to a suitable "major air line" partner. The company has intensi fied its talks with Delta, which it says is "a perfect fit" for Eurowings' Frankfurt market, where Delta has its German base. Furthermore, British Airways is interested in linking Eurowings' services with the Deutsche BA network, although the regional carrier says that this would not lead to a merger. Eurowings says that it needs new aircraft to compete with Lufthansa, which is threaten ing the regional carrier's Paris market, where it operates a block-seating and code-sharing agreement with Air France, as well as a joint venture on the Paris to Nuremberg route. It claims that the German flag carrier has been trying to persuade Air France to switch Cockpit smoke AUS Senate committee is to make the US Federal Aviation Administration en force a regulation which requires that airliner pilots be able to see their instruments in the presence of dense, continu ous, smoke in the cockpit. The move is a boost for Hawaii-based Vision Safe, which argues that the FAA has never enforced the rule. The company manufactures an inflatable smoke-shield which enables pilots to see the instruments, but has failed to interest airlines, blaming the FAA's failure to enforce its own regulation. Hawaiian senator Daniel Inouye has campaigned for two years to have the pro posed legislation passed, but partnerships from Eurowings to Lufthansa. Lufthansa declines to comment. Eurowings expects to decide by mid-August on whether to lease used British Aerospace 146 airliners or to go ahead with buying four new Fokker 70s, to be delivered in mid-1995. Eurowings has experienced 146 crews and access to spares from its operation of two 146 freighters for TNT. Eurowings is now engaged in what it describes as a "price war", triggered by the an nouncement of new Lufthansa Express fares on German inter nal flights, to be introduced on 1 September. • the rule is deeply opposed by the FAA, which believes that it is unnecessary. The measure approved by the Senate commerce commit tee is attached to the fiscal year 1995 airport-improvement Bill. The issue will have to be resolved in conference with the House of Representatives before it can become law. Similar measures have been passed previously, but they required only that the FAA study the issue of dense contin uous cockpit smoke. The 1995 Bill is the first to require the FAA to act, Vision Safe says. The Senate Bill requires the FAA Administrator to report to Congress within a year on efforts to ensure compliance with the regulation. • Indian team looks at new aircraft Anew study by a panel of India's leading aviation experts says that the country will need to invest $18.3 billion purchasing new aircraft over the next ten to 12 years. The group, which includes Hindustan Aeronautics chair man R N Sharma, Air India man aging director Capt D S Mathur and Indian Airlines director of planning Dr G K Agarwal, says that by 2006 India will need 175 aircraft for domestic operations and 49 for international routes. Aircraft selected include the Airbus Industrie A340-300, Boeing 777-200 and McDonnell Douglas MD-11, for long range, and the Airbus A330 and A319, Boeing 737-500 and Fokker 100 for medium-range. • Agreement close on Chek Lap Kok Following months of heated negotiations, agreement on how to finance Hong Kong's Chek Lap Kok Airport appears to be close. The Chinese and UK Governments have agreed that legislators should draft an agreement, which both sides will sign, enabling the airport to be completed by the time China takes over Hong Kong on 1 July, 1997. Hong Kong's New Airport Projects Co-ordination Office says: "There are still some points to be ironed out, but we hope to resolve them as soon as possible. We are hoping for good news soon." China has accepted the UK's proposal to raise the Hong Kong Government's equity contribution from HKS20.3 bil lion ($2.62 billion) to HK$60.3 billion and to cut borrowings from HK$73 billion to HKS23 billion. The total estimated cost of the airport project, including a new town, highway and rail way, is estimated at HK$158.2 billion. With HK$83.3 billion financing in place, the balance will be covered by Government public-works spending and franchise holders. • WORKSHOP PAX TO FREIGHT Pemco Aeroplex is converting two Boeing 727-200s to cargo configuration for Omni Air Express of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The installation of a 12-pallet cargo-handling system is being undertaken at Pemco's site in Dothan, Alabama. COOL LORI Lori, a Tulsa, Oklahoma- based specialist repair affiliate of Nordam, has received a US Federal Aviation Admini stration supplemental type certificate for the repair of pre-coolers on General Electric CF6-80As used on the Boeing 767. The unit can suffer cracks which cause core damage and air leaks. AEROCORP Maintenance, overhaul and modification specialist Aero- Corp has completed belly-skin replacement, interior modifi cation and re-painting of a Boeing 727-200 belonging to Pacific Aviation Holding. The work took 21 days. 12 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 6 - 12 My, 1994
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