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Mergers in Taiwan
Taiwanese carriers Mandarin Airlines and Formosa Airlines were merged in July as part of the country's consolidation efforts. The airlines, both closely linked to national carrier China Airlines, will operate as Mandarin on domestic and regional routes. CAL's shareholding in the larger carrier stands at 90%, but this will be ...
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EVA on song
Taiwan's EVA Airways has posted a first-half pre-tax profit of NT$277 million ($8.7 million)ahead of an October listing on Taiwan's Over the Counter stock market. The profit figure compares with a pre-tax loss for the same period last year of NT$584 million. Revenue increased by 11.5%. Source: Airline Business
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Olympic reviews fleet plan
Olympic's new management team has ordered a review of the carrier's contracts for Boeing 717s, 737s and Airbus A340s in a bid to trim costs and gain approval for a European Commission state aid grant. But Olympic Aviation pilots say they will strike if Olympic cancels orders for two leased ...
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BA revises agents deal
British Airways is proposing a short-term payment rewards scheme for travel agents in response to a fine imposed by the European for BA's "abuse of its dominant position". Despite the temporary revision, BA intends to contest the fine. Meanwhile, the airline is to start selling flights and holidays through interactive ...
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Ogden buys into Rome
New York-based Odgen's Aviation group has bought a 49% stake in Aeroporti di Roma Handling from Aeroporti di Roma. The amount has not been disclosed. Source: Airline Business
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Servisair wins business
Servisair has won contracts with Air France and Dutch regional TransTravel Airlines at Copenhagen's Karstrup Airport. The UK ground handler has also secured a six-year ramp handling deal at Cardiff International Airport. Source: Airline Business
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Turks to privatise
Turkey's minister of state-asset sales, Yuksel Yalova, may privatise Turkish Airlines as early as November, according to reports. Source: Airline Business
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Eurocontrol training goes to FANS
FANS Information Services has been contracted by Eurocontrol to develop an online training course for pilots, air traffic controllers and airline operational staff on procedures to be followed for 8.33kHz channel-spacing. Seven European countries - France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg - are due to introduce ...
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Aloha Airlines sets its sights on first services to US mainland
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Aloha Airlines plans to start services to the US West Coast next February, marking the first time in the airline's 53-year history that it has ventured away from its Hawaii-based Pacific inter-island network. The new services will include two daily round-trip flights between Hawaii and Oakland, ...
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Win some, lose some
Israel has selected the Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 to power 50 Lockheed Martin F-16Is ordered earlier this year. The contract includes industrial co-operation between P&W and Israeli defence companies and is valued at about $220 million. Deliveries begin in 2002. Egypt has meanwhile selected the rival General Electric F110-229 for ...
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Boeing prepares 767-400ER for ambitious flight test effort
Guy Norris/SEATTLE Boeing is preparing for a hectic, seven-month test effort for the stretched 767-400ER, which was rolled out from the company's Everett site in Washington on 26 August. The first aircraft, due to make its maiden flight in early October, will fly most of the 850h flight ...
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Boeing jumps ahead in JSF demonstrator race
Boeing has completed structural assembly of the first X-32 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) concept demonstrator aircraft (CDA), stealing a lead on the competing Lockheed Martin X-35. Boeing now hopes to accelerate the start of flight testing. Pratt & Whitney has been asked to bring forward delivery of the first F119-614 ...
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Future unclear as MD-90 TrunkLiner is almost ready to fly
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE The first of only two Boeing MD-90-30Ts that will be built under licence in China is nearing completion, but doubts hang over the future of the aircraft and its factory. According to Boeing, flight testing of the first aircraft will start soon, with delivery to Shenzhen ...
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Mind games
Twenty months into one of the most controversial accident investigations of the decade, SilkAir has told the world that a pilot who apparently intended to kill himself and 103 others was "by the best standards of the industry-fit to fly". To put it charitably, this demonstrates a disturbing readiness ...
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Pentagon to draw up export rules for AEW&C technology
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC The US Department of Defense (DoD) has launched a review of airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) technology with the aim of establishing export guidelines. The move follows Flight International's report that the DoD is reviewing whether the information provided by Boeing to Australia as ...
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Pembroke plans to increase 717 orderbook
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Irish lessor Pembroke Capital is negotiating a large follow-on order for Boeing 717s and hopes to conclude a deal by the end of next month. Boeing has failed to secure an order for the regional twinjet this year. Pembroke chief executive Shane Cooke says his company ...
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Amphibious aircraft companies to merge
Kate Sarsfield/LONDON Two US amphibious aircraft companies, Lake Aircraft and Archedyne Aerospace, have agreed to merge to secure financial investment and manufacturing expertise for their existing and planned product lines. The new company will be called Lake Aerospace. Amphibious aircraft manufacturing stalwart Lake, which builds the Seawolf, Renegade and Seafury ...
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USA reports mixed fortunes for ballistic defence contractors
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Raytheon is to continue protesting over Lockheed Martin's choice as US partner in the international Medium Extended Air Defence System (MEADS), despite lacking the support of its German and Italian industrial partners. In the meantime, a test firing of the MEADS' hit-to-kill interceptor, the Lockheed ...
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Star partners unite to repel oneworld bid for Air Canada
Brian Dunn/MONTREAL Chris Jasper/LONDON Air Canada and its Star Alliance partners are gathering their forces in a bid to fight off an attempted takeover of the flag-carrier masterminded by rival oneworld leader American Airlines, acting in tandem with the Toronto-based Onex conglomerate, owner of caterer Sky Chefs. The Onex/American ...
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Mergers
Turnkey Boeing 737 operator Eastwind Airlines of New Jersey has been put up for sale by owner UM Holdings, with an asking price of $10 million, including its operating certificate. TRW Aeronautical Systems' Lucas Aerospace division has finalised its purchase of German engine systems company Pierburg Luftfahrtgerate Union from Kolbenschmidt ...