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Plans to prolong F28's life gather momentum
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE A group of US engineering consultants is discussing the possibility of re-engineing the Fokker F28, to extend the twinjet's operational life with a quieter and more fuel-efficient turbofan. The modification is being offered as an interim solution to meeting stricter airport noise regulations, until new 70-seat ...
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Airline news
British Airways is adding Barcelona, Helsinki, Lisbon and Glasgow to its London/ Gatwick network. GB Airways will operate on behalf of BA from Gatwick to Faro, Malaga and Oporto. BA is also extending its non-smoking trials from January 1997 to cover 90 per cent of its system-wide seats, ...
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Appointments
Singapore Airlines has appointed managing director Dr Cheong Choong Kong as deputy chairman and chief executive officer. Edmund Cheng, Lim Chee Onn and Tjong Yik Min are to join SIA's board, while Lim Chin Beng and Ngiam Tong Dow are to retire from the board. Air France's director ...
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Suppliers
Dallas Airmotive is expanding in Europe with the acquisition of the engine services division of Anglo American Airmotive. The newly formed alliance between GE Aircraft Engines and Pratt & Whitney is to develop the first member of its GP7000 family of engines, the GP7176, for the proposed B747-500X/-600X ...
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Brussels liable
Iata has filed its intercarrier liability agreement with the European Commission. By mid-August 58 airlines had signed up to the accord, but Iata aims to have 100 airlines by the November target date for the accord to go into effect. Source: Airline Business
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Swiss chefs
Swissair has taken a 51 per cent stake in a new catering logistics company, Airlogo, and plans to coordinate activities with those of its catering subsidiary Gate Gourmet. The other shareholders are Swiss forwarders Kühne & Nagel and the German on-board service products supplier Günter. Source: ...
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Canada rejig
Air Canada is restructuring its maintenance division by focussing on B767 and A319/320 maintenance, which will include tendering for third-party work. The move should provide a boost of US$20 million. The carrier will contract out its heavy checks on its nine B747s to Air France, and will overhaul the French ...
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Qantas-JAL
Japan Airlines and Qantas have applied to codeshare on Tokyo services to Brisbane and Cairns from April 1997. JAL plans to operate daily on the Brisbane route; Qantas will match the frequency from Cairns to Tokyo. Source: Airline Business
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Estonian Finnish
Finnair and Estonian Air will codeshare on each other's services between Helsinki and Tallinn from the end of October and will handle each other's flights at their respective home bases. Source: Airline Business
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Virgin's sun
Virgin Atlantic has signed a marketing pact with South African regional Sun Air in preparation for the UK carrier's inaugural service to Johannesburg in early October. The codeshare agreement will see Sun Air's Durban and Cape Town flights connecting with Virgin's initial three weekly frequencies. Source: ...
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Embraer boost
Continental Express has placed 25 firm orders for the EMB-145 regional jet to launch the aircraft in North America. It also placed options on 175 more of the 50-seat aircraft. It will receive four aircraft in December, 16 next year and six more in 1998. With the options the total ...
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Bonderman back
After stepping away from Virgin Express, David Bonderman has returned to Europe by taking a 20 per cent stake in Ryanair. Bonderman bought the stake from Tony Ryan through a holding company, Irish Air LP, for a reported US$90 million. Source: Airline Business
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Class dismissed
Four US carriers have settled a class action suit from 33,000 travel agents alleging the carriers' decision to cap agency commissions. American, Delta, Northwest and United agreed to pay $72 million to settle the action. Source: Airline Business
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Condor moment
Lufthansa's Condor charter arm has become the launch customer of the B757-300 stretch with an agreement to take up to 24 of the 252-seat aircraft. The first of 12 firm deliveries start in 1999 and it also holds 12 options. Source: Airline Business
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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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Shannon shakeup
Aeroflot's innovative mini-hub at Shannon has yet to achieve glory and looks set for a revamp. Mark Odell reports. Sam Quayle's jaw is in danger of joining the undercarriage of the US charter flight he boarded just over five hours ago in New York, as the aircraft touches down on ...
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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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Dig a little bit deeper
Revenue managementAirline revenue managers still face problems in turning their black art into an exact science. The next leap forward in boosting yields will be to predict the behaviour of each individual passenger. By Alexander Rittweger and John Larew. Revenue management? Nothing new to learn about that - it has ...