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Ansett reverses fortunes
NICK IONIDES ATI SINGAPORE Australia's once-troubled second carrier Ansett has reported strong year end earnings, but observers say that its turnaround has raised the stakes in a battle surrounding its ownership. Early in September Ansett reported a fourfold increase in both net and operating profit for its 1998/9 ...
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Egypt turnsback El Al
BARRY CHAMISH TEL AVIV A row has erupted after three Israeli commercial aircraft - two charter jets en route to Kenya and an El Al flight to Bangkok, were refused entry into Egyptian air space in late August. Israeli foreign ministry spokesman Akiva Tor has reacted angrily and says that ...
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Low-cost survivors
CAROLE SHIFRIN WASHINGTON DC After years of uncertain and even disastrous performances by new entrant carriers in the USA, some seem to be thriving and even beginning to report profits. Why did these start-ups survive where so many failed? Accepted wisdom in the USA is that the fate ...
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European carriers to get no relief
European carriers are still suffering from declining yields and it could be some time before there is any good news. The damage of the weak market conditions is finally showing through in Europe. Results for the last quarter and half year ending June put them hard and cold ...
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Bright quarter for US low-costs
Second quarter results for both US regionals and independents paint a generally bright picture with demand high for low-cost flights and regional jet service. Some regional carriers warn that their business is seasonal and second half results may not be as bright. But most airlines seem to be maintaining a ...
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Airport Marketing Awards
CATEGORY: Regional GOLD AWARD: Southampton International ,UK ACHIEVEMENT: Building and sustaining business traffic through developing links with key customers, media and staff. Southampton Airport, in common with many of Europe's regional airports, is focused on building business traffic and has already established itself in that role ...
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Breaking up
Breaking up is never easy - just ask Swissair and Austrian Airlines. The pair had been locked into a close relationship since 1990, but, last week, their love affair ended when Austrian packed its bags and walked out on the Qualiflyer group, having been won over by the rival charms ...
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Fairchild in hunt for investors after bond offer is scrapped
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DCFairchild Aerospace's owners have embarked on an urgent search for new equity investors to underwrite continued development of the 728JET series and 428JET regional aircraft programmes after having to abandon a planned bond offer. Chairman Carl Albert is believed to be negotiating with banks and financiers seeking to ...
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UK airline group to bid for NATS
David Learmount/LONDON A group of nine UK airlines is preparing to bid for 49% of the country's National Air Traffic Services (NATS) when it is sold by the government in the next two years. The nine, collectively known as Airline Group, say that, as NATS' major users, it is in ...
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NATO makes a noise over Sentry re-engining deliveries
The NATO airborne early warning force (NAEWF) is expected finally to release a request for proposals (RFP) in October to re-engine its Boeing E-3A Sentrys ahead of the introduction of Stage 3 noise restrictions in Europe. The NAEWF operates 18 E-3As powered by Pratt & Whitney TF33-100 turbofans. The RFP ...
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Key 717 deals close as Hawaiian takes 20
Guy Norris/LONG BEACH Boeing is closing on potential major 717 deals with British Airways and US low fare airline Vanguard, following the conclusion of a key deal from Hawaiian Airlines for up to 20 aircraft. "Three or four" orders for up to 50 aircraft are being finalised, says ...
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Clinton pushed to take tough line on EC hushkit plan
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Julian Moxon/PARIS The US House of Representatives is expected to vote to join the US Senate in adopting a resolution pressuring the Clinton Administration to complain to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) about European Commission policy on hushkits. ICAO would then rule on whether that policy ...
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Sea Launch date
Boeing-led Sea Launch has scheduled its first commercial flight for 10 October, carrying the Hughes-built DirecTV 1-R direct broadcast satellite. The command ship and launch platform are due to leave Long Beach for the equatorial ocean launch-site before the end of September. Sea Launch successfully conducted a demonstration launch in ...
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Air China close to placing A340s on lease with Cathay Pacific
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE Air China is on the verge of closing an agreement to lease its three Airbus A340-300s to Cathay Pacific as part of a fleet restructuring move that will also see its Boeing 777-200s removed. Sources in China told Flight International's sister on-line service, Air Transport Intelligence, that ...
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UK blocks delivery of last six Hawks to Indonesian air force
The UK Government has suspended arms export licences to Indonesia, blocking the delivery of the last six British Aerospace Hawk Mk209s to the Indonesian air force, because of the crisis in East Timor. "All deliveries from 11 September have been suspended, and [the aircraft] will not be released until further ...
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Marketplace
Lufthansa has ordered eight more Airbus A340-300s and three CFM International CFM56-powered A320s for delivery between 2001 and 2004. Options have been taken on a further six A340-300s. Swiss cargo carrier Farnair Europe has acquired three Fokker F27 Mk 500s from TAM Brazil. TACA has taken delivery of the first ...
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Boeing and BA launch spares network
British Airways has become launch customer for Boeing's Global Airline Inventory Network, a new service in which Boeing will manage the supply of expendable spare parts for the Boeing-built aircraft in the fleet. The scheme is expected to be a "win-win" situation for the airline, airframer and most spares ...
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Qualiflyer to standardise fleet with Flightlease Airbus deal
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH The Qualiflyer Group of airlines is stepping up its fleet standardisation efforts following an order by GATX Flightlease for 38 Airbus aircraft for delivery between next year and 2006. The SFr2.5 billion ($1.6 billion) deal covers 32 A320 family aircraft - 12 A318s, 10 A320s and ...
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ATAG attacks Europe's $10 billion ATC delays
The Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) has slammed Europe's lack of progress in rationalising its fragmented air traffic control (ATC) system, which it says has resulted in flight delays reaching "overwhelming proportions". The group says the delays will cost the industry at least $10 billion this year. The industry ...