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Testing a stretch
Guy Norris/SEATTLEPicture the scene. A Boeing 757-300 emerges from the blackness of a North Atlantic storm, fighting a vicious crosswind with gusts of 40kt (75km/h) or more. Ahead, through the gloom and screaming wind, lies the rain-slicked runway of Iceland's Keflavik Airport. Testing the automatic landing system to its limits, ...
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Bold endeavour
Tim Furniss/LONDON Russia has done its bit, now its NASA's turn. The Russian Zarya control module is in its planned orbit, ready and waiting. NASA's space shuttle Endeavour/ STS 88 is poised on launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida to embark on the first mission ...
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Top 50 Airports first half Jan-Jun 1998
Rank City Airport Country Code Pax Jan-Jun Freight Jan-Jun Mvmts Jan-Jun Full year ‘97 ‘98 ‘97 Million Change 000t Change 000 Change Pass m rank ...
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Portugalia postpones
Portuguese regional carrier Portugalia has abandoned plans for a flotation in favour of seeking a Esc5.7 billion ($33.7 million) capital injection from its shareholders. The airline cites the volatility of the financial markets as the reason for its about-turn. Source: Airline Business
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UK delays worsen
Flight delays at UK airports increased in the second quarter of 1998, compared to the corresponding quarter in 1997. According to figures released by the CAA, delays for scheduled flights at the London airports worsened by one minute to 15 minutes, with charter flights increasing to 43 minutes, from 40 ...
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Germany's Flying Dutchman
Germany's regional Eurowings and KLM have sealed their long-term alliance by signing a contract for an expansion of their current co-operation. As well as joining KLM's Flying Dutchman frequent flyer programme, the two airlines are planning to increase their share of the German market from the current 7% to 15 ...
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Airport financial results 1997/8
Airport company/authority Country Main city/airport Revenue $ Million Net result $ million Year end 1997/8 change 1997/8 1996/7 BAA UK London Heathrow/Gatwick 2818.4 22.3% 624.0 469.1 ...
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Airports Gearing up to grow
An unprecedented enthusiasm for commercialisation is sweeping the world's airports. Old public service concepts are out. The new creed is cost containment, private finance, aggressive marketing and even acquisition strategies. But before the airline customers start to celebrate, there are potential penalties as well as gains from this latest trend. ...
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Boullioun changes owners
Boullioun Aviation, which aspires to be the world's number three aircraft lessor, is about to change owners. In a $120 million deal, which the parties hope to close before year-end, Japan's Sumitomo Trust and Banking has agreed to sell Boullioun, a wholly owned subsidiary, to Germany's Deutsche Bank. Seattle-based ...
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Internet pursuit heats up
Two US airlines - Northwest Airlines and Continental Airlines - have brought fresh attention on the Internet as an inexpensive marketing tool by establishing two-tier pricing structures for their heavily discounted Internet air fares. Northwest has been giving travellers a $20 discount if they buy special fares - posted ...
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Cabotage sparks fury in Peru
In its latest effort to stabilise domestic aviation, the Peruvian Government is looking to foreign airlines. Its transport ministry has adopted a rule, now awaiting congressional approval, that would grant foreign airlines cabotage in zones Lima declares a priority for tourism or international commerce. This proposal has sparked an uproar. ...
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Aloha flights - Canadian Airlines, in partnership with Air Pacific of Fiji, will begin a three-times weekly service from 7 December between Auckland and Honolulu that will dovetail with Canadian's daily Toronto-Honolulu and Vancouver-Honolulu services. Nonstop Mardi Gras - Air Canada has begun a daily nonstop service between Toronto ...
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Greenwald launches cuts crusade
United Airlines' chairman, Gerald Greenwald, has launched a crusade to cut costs by persuading carriers and manufacturers to standardise aircraft configurations. "Standardisation is an idea that can save airlines a lot of money," he told the SAE/ATA standard aircraft symposium inWashington DC in November. "We are our own worst ...
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Star attracts a galaxy
The Star Alliance will expand to nine full members before the end of 1999, following All Nippon Airlines' (ANA) decision to join. ANA president, Kichisaburo Nomura, says his company will take up full membership at the start of October 1999, following the example of Ansett and Air New Zealand, ...
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Transbrasil reshapes
Transbrasil, which admitted earlier this year that it was the Brazilian carrier most vulnerable to the effects of the country's partial deregulation, has announced a series of changes aimed at regaining the local market share it has lost over the last three years. Founded by Omar Fontana 40 years ...
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Newsline Asia
Mandarin merger - China Airlines has set a June 1999 target date for the merger of its subsidiaries Mandarin Airlines and Formosa Airlines. The merged carrier will retain the Mandarin name, but will focus entirely on domestic services. Garuda shake-up - Debt-ridden Indonesian airline Garuda has appointed a new ...
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Indian inauguration - Air Madagascar has begun a weekly Boeing 767 service between Antananarivo and Singapore. Emirates share Emirates has increased its codeshare flights between Dubai and Melbourne to daily frequency. Emirates has also signed a codeshare deal with British Airways for flights between the UK and the UAE. ...
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Air-India to get its cash
The Indian Government will inject Rs10 billion ($236 million) of fresh equity into Air-India as part of a restructuring plan. The finance ministry will raise the proposed investment from the sale of the airline's subsidiary Hotel Corporation of India. "Bids have been invited from consultants to carry out the sale ...
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Asia in full alliance frenzy
In a clear response to adversity, Asia's weaker airlines are offering equity to stronger carriers and nearly everyone is scrambling for a position in one of the global groups. Philippine Airlines (PAL) is anxiously seeking a white knight. As the 20 November restructuring deadline drew near, Cathay Pacific appeared ...