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TAM's distant Lapsa link
Call it ownership once removed. The Brazilian domestic carrier TAM has signed a $40 million management contract to run the Paraguayan flag carrier, Lapsa. But while the deal gives TAM access to international routes it will not co-brand the operation in order to protect its own image. TAM ...
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Land of the giants
Airlines appear unworried by the domination of Gecas and ILFC but manufacturers certainly are. Doug Cameron assesses current developments in the rapidly maturing operating lease sector. You don't need brains in a bull market. Developments in the operating lease sector over the last year bring, for some, uncomfortable echoes of ...
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Led to extinction?
Rigas Doganis, Olympic Airways' former chairman, draws on his own experiences to give a unique insight into the problems faced by Europe's state-controlled flag carriers. Unless politicians grasp the nettle and stop interfering in the management of those struggling airlines, their days are numbered . Within three few weeks in ...
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Keeping up appearances
British Airways is using the power of its brand to spread its name and services around the world via franchise agreements. As other European carriers tentatively follow suit, Lois Jones explores the benefits and pitfalls involved. As equity investments begin to lose their shine, franchising is gaining appeal as ...
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Shifting spanners
Airlines are rushing to spin off maintenance functions to subsidiaries which can also compete for third-party business. Costs may fall, but there can be some disadvantages. Wake Smith examines the nuts and bolts of the decision. The traditional airline organisational structure is rapidly changing under competitive and cost pressures. The ...
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Desert bloomer
Reno's economy may depend on gambling, but the relatively new hometown airline needs to rely on more than luck as it matures. David Knibb reviews the challenges which face Reno Air. Four years after its launch, Reno Air's future looks considerably brighter after surviving a shaky start. As the carrier ...
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Data
Jet fuel spot prices continued to rise during August, spurred on by concerns over developments in Iraq. The US majors' July growth in revenue passenger km was held back by lacklustre international growth. Domestic traffic rose by 8.6% with a 3.5 point improvement in load factors, which ...
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They are United, but for how long?
Two years have gone by since United Airlines launched its employee stock ownership plan, which gave the carrier's pilots, machinists and non-contract workers a 55 per cent ownership stake in exchange for $4.9 billion in concessions. Since then the airline has seen unit costs drop by close to 7 per ...
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Afcac calls for ATC unity
A series of near misses over central African airspace has prompted the African Civil Aviation Commission (Afcac) to renew its drive for a single agency to coordinate air traffic control operations in all 53 African states. The move follows a warning from the South African pilots' organisation that ...
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Navigator approval
The Honeywell/Trimble HT9100 GNSS navigation management system has received Technical Standard Order approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration. The unit has also received supplemental type certification on an American Airlines Boeing 727-200. The global-positioning-system-based navigation device has been ordered by American Airlines and American Trans Air. ...
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WestJet suspends
WestJet Airlines, the Calgary-based airline which launched discount services in February, has had to suspend operations because of alleged violations of federal safety regulations. The Canadian Transport Department issued a notice of suspension after finding serious deficiencies in the airline's maintenance procedures and record keeping. WestJet has 15 days to ...
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More missions
France will pay Russia to fly two more missions aboard the Mir 1 space station, including a four-month visit in 1999 to gain operational experience for its participation in the European Space Agency's share of the International Space Station. Source: Flight International
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P&W
Jean-Louis Berrendonner has been appointed senior vice-president for Europe, Africa and the Middle East at the Large Commercial Engine unit of East Hartford, Connecticut-based United Technologies engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney. Berrendonner was most recently vice-president of strategic development for Intertechnique of France, an equipment manufacturer associated with Dassault, and ...
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Flying Colours
Following the appointment of Terry Soult as managing director and Carolyn Quintaba as commercial-services director, newly launched Flying Colours Airline, of Manchester, UK, has announced four more appointments. Terry Michaels becomes flight-operations director. He joins from Air 2000, where he was fleet captain for the Airbus Industrie A320 fleet, as ...
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FAA moves to tighten rules for new carriers
THE US FEDERAL Aviation Administration's to intensify its oversight of new air carriers following the ValuJet McDonnell Douglas DC-9 crash in May in Florida and a subsequent review of the carrier's operations. This will include regulating the use of outside aircraft maintenance firms and limiting their growth rates. ...
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BA aims to slash costs by £1 billion over three years
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON BRITISH AIRWAYS is to concentrate on reducing costs at the airline's main hubs at Heathrow and Gatwick, doubling its franchising business and restructuring operating divisions such as its European partners as part of a company-wide £1 billion ($1.5 billion), three-year efficiency drive. The move, ...
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Earning its upkeep
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON THE BOEING 777 WAS launched into revenue operations on 7 June, 1995, with United Airlines, when the US airline began to operate its first Pratt & Whitney PW4000-powered aircraft between London Heathrow and Washington DC. For several months United was the sole 777 ...
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Second decade
Eumetsat has ordered a fleet of spacecraft for polar orbits. Tim Furniss/LONDON EUMETSAT, EUROPE'S weather-satellite organisation, has marked its tenth year of operations by authorising the development of a new $2.3 billion satellite system to send into polar orbits. The satellites will be used to improve weather ...
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GEC-Marconi leaves IFE market
GEC-MARCONI InFlight Systems (GMIS) is to leave the in-flight entertainment (IFE) market when its existing contractual commitments have been fulfilled. The company has also experienced problems attempting to get equipment into service. Potential purchasers for the proprietary technology are being sought, but despite industry rumours, GMIS says ...
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Crandall forecasts UK-US fares battle
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON AMERICAN AIRLINES chairman Bob Crandall expects all five major rival US carriers to compete with the British Airways/ American alliance at Heathrow if the deal goes ahead. The American boss is forecasting a fares war across the Atlantic as capacity outstrips demand in the wake ...