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1999
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AIR m-wjsfofjff ROUTES ++ Yugoslavia's JAT resumed some international flights from Belgrade on 25 June. All flights had been suspended since 24 March, when NATO bombingof the country started. By 9 July, JAT expects to be flying to Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Tunisia and China, the airline says. Most of Europe may remain closed to JAT underthe con tinuing economic sanctions. ++ The US Department of Trans portation has tentatively awarded 17 more weekly round-tripflights to the three carriers designated to serve the US-China market. FedEx and Northwest Airlines each get four flights immediately and two more next April, while United Airlines will get five weekly fre quencies next April. The alloca tions will enable FedEx to double its cargo service to China immedi ately, and allow Northwest to expand passenger services from Detroit to Beijing and Shanghai and offer new passenger services from Honolulu and cargo services from Anchorage. United plans to offer a non-stop service to Shang hai from San Francisco. The new flights are a result of a US-China air services agreement signed in April. Under the agreement, the USA can award 10 additional fre quencies, as well as a new carrier designation, effective from 1 April, 2001. ++ Qantas is to boost ser vices between Australia and Euro pe from October, when the carrier takes two more Boeing 747-400s. Three additional flights will be oper ated from Sydney via Melbourne and Singapore to London. ++ Spanair has begun a four-times- weekly service to Lisbon from Washington Dulles. ++ Reno Air will be integrated into American Airlines on 31 August, adding more than 150 daily non-stop flights to the carrier's US West Coast operation. American acquir ed Reno for $124 million late last year. ++ From 13 July, Shuttle America will operate to New York's under-used Islip/MacArthur Airport and Norfolk, Virginia. The airline is to begin services in Septemberto Boston via Hanscom Field in Bedford, Massachusetts. Eurowings aims to finance new regional aircraft with flotation ANDREW DOYLE/NUREMBERG EUROWINGS IS reining in capacity to bolster its bottom line ahead of an initial public offer ing (IPO), aimed at helping finance a $1 billion fleet renewal. The carrier could order up to 40 new regional jets before the end of die year. Dortmund-based Eurowings is to replace most of its 27 ATR 42 and 72 turboprops and its 10 British Aerospace 146s. Itwants to take delivery of up to 40 new 50/100-seat regional jets from 2002 and is evaluating Fairchild Aerospace's 728JET family, Em- braer'sRJ-145andRJ-170/190and BAe's proposed RJ-X range. The Bombardier Canadair Re gional Jet is also a candidate for the 50-seat segment of the order, expected to be decided first and to involve around 15 aircraft. The 70- and 90/100-seat requirements are for IS and 10 aircraft, respectively. The airline could finalise a deal this year, but says it needs a partial flotation by 2002 to finance the acquisition because it will not be able to raise enough cash privately. The carrier is one of seven BAe An IPO will fund Eurowings'fleet roll-over order for up to 40'jets 146/Avro RJ operators to have been offered the re-engined RJ-X, as BAe aims to secure commit ments for a September launch. Eurowings will retain 10 of the latest ATR 42-500 variant, of which five have been delivered. Its four Airbus A319s - which will grow to seven by 2 002 - will be kept for charters. The German regional's net profits fell by more than 40% to DM5 million ($2.66 million) last year because of soft demand for its 24% extra capacity, coupled with a DM3.5 million exceptional charge relating to the installation of satel lite navigation systems in its BAe 146s. It forecasts a net profit of over DM13 million for this year. "We are going to stop the strong growth to improve the results and get die right balance for an IPO," says Eurowings chief executive Richard Santner. Chairman Al- brecht Knauf owns 94% of the Eurowings Group and is likely to retain a majority stake. The airline is a member of the Wings Alliance, but it remains unclear whether partners KLM and Alitalia would buy shares. • Start-ups look to profit from AeroPeru gap TWO FOREIGN-backed Peruvian start-up airlines are preparing to fill the domestic and international void left by Aero- Peru, as time runs out to rescue the bankrupt national carrier. Chilean-backed LanPeru aimed to start scheduled services on 5 July and will be joined shortly by Cen tral American-supported Trans- Am. The carriers have promised to commit an initial seven narrow- body jets to the market, to serve at least five Peruvian cities. LanPeru has been granted an operating permit and will launch services with a single Boeing 737- 200 operating from Lima to Cuzco and Arequipa. LanChile, which holds a 49% stake in the new carri er, plans to provide a second 737 from 19 July. TransAm is on the "verge of get ting a permit and expects to operate domestically and internationally", says president Daniel Ratti. The carrier is to start with three 737- 200Advs and two Airbus A3 20s on a five-year operating lease from Grupo TACA. "Grupo TACA is our partner and has the option to buy up to a 49% stake," adds Ratti. Dry-leased 737s will be used domestically from Lima to Cuzco, Piura and Trujillo and on interna tional services to Bogota, in Colombia; Caracas, in Venezuela; La Paz, in Bolivia; Quito, in Ecuador; and Santiago, in Chile. The A3 20s, initially to be wet- leased, are for use on routes to Buenos Aires, in Argentina, Mexico City and Sao Paulo, in Brazil, as well as to Miami, Florida. The government's decision to permit the entry of LanPeru and TransAm has been cited as the main reason for Continental pulling out of a 49% investment in AeroPeru. Creditors have given the airline until 12 July to find a new backer, or face liquidation. Meanwhile, Continental is rumoured to have turned its atten tion to neighbouring Colombia, where Avianca is looking for a strategic partner. The Bogota- based carrier is understood to be looking to sell up to 30% to an international investor. 3 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 7 - 13 July 1999
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