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Will Gangwal get BA back?
US Airways' president and chief executive officer, Rakesh Gangwal, is hinting strongly of renewed interest in British Airways as an attractive prospective alliance partner. The US airline has been free to pursue its expansion plans since signing an agreement with its pilots' union last year. According to Gangwal, efforts ...
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US alliances meet silence
A Wall Street analyst is predicting that none of the proposed US domestic airline alliances will be approved by the Department of Transportation because of the unfavourable environment in Washington DC and concerns about competition. Candace Browning, an analyst at Merrill Lynch in New York, points out that the ...
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Winds rise in the east
Following the entry of MetroJet, US Airways' long awaited low cost spinoff, the rapidly growing US east coast market is becoming crowded with competitors. From Florida to Maine the story is the same - the US east coast is booming. Airports are growing capacity; airlines are adding frequencies; new ...
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Deregulation dogfight
The US majors are responding to the Department of Transportation's proposed policy against predatory behaviour by arguing that it will deter them from offering cheaper fares. The irony is obvious. This year is the 20th anniversary of deregulation in the US and the industry should be celebrating two decades ...
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North America: communication lines are open
If the millennium bug decides to take a bite out of the US airline industry, it will not be through lack of dialogue on the subject. Perhaps characteristically, Americans see communication as the primary frontline weapon in the war against potential computer chaos at the birth of the new century. ...
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Africa, Middle East: money matters
Iata's millennium programme will tackle Africa and the Middle East last, but in many ways this region is in the greatest in need of help. As with most aspects of aviation safety, Africa and the Middle East present the most challenging problems for Year 2000 project managers. 'The region is ...
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Asia-Pacific
As Asia rocks from the effects of the year-old financial crisis, a new demon is lurking on the horizon in the shape of the year 2000 date change. The big question is whether Asian airlines will fix the millennium bug in time. Estimates of the global cost to make ...
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Europe: few direct answers
Will Europe's aviation industry be ready for the year 2000? The honest answer is that nobody yet knows. To date, companies have largely been preoccupied with their own internal compliance issues, but the wider debate over how the issue will affect the industry as a whole has only just begun. ...
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a nasty bug
The actions being taken to make all systems year 2000 compliant in time for the deadline vary greatly between regions. And while some carriers are busy putting their own house in order, they must ensure that their suppliers follow suit. The millennium bug is already causing some unpleasant stomach ...
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Latin America: slow start
Latin America earns high marks for recognising the year 2000 problem, but how fast that will turn into results remains uncertain. 'I see no reason why Latin America cannot address the Y2K issue as fast as any other part of the world,' says Thomas Windmuller, who heads the world-wide ...
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Brussels has the last word
Europe's privately owned and publicly quoted airlines must be wondering what they have to do to make a dent in the European Commission's stance on state aid. Their jubilation at the European Court of Justice's annulment of the FFr20 billion (US$3.3 billion) aid package to Air France on 25 June ...
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Leaning forwards
Flight International reviews industry progress towards lean manufacturing Lockheed Martin aeronautics sector chief Micky Blackwell recently declared 1998 to be the "year of lean" - and not because of a dearth in orders. Five years after the USA launched its Lean Aircraft Initiative, Blackwell believes that the industry is beginning ...
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Lean on the line
Industry may never see World War II production rates again - but the lessons live onGuy Norris/Seattle Ian Sheppard/London Graham Warwick/Fort WorthFor Boeing, it was back to the future when it began implementing lean manufacturing in 1993, as many of the real lessons were taught back in the Second World ...
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Virtual fighters
Lockheed Martin is redefining what it costs to develop and produce a new combat aircraftGraham Warwick/Fort WorthTwo imperatives drive almost every operation at Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems: keeping the F-16 in production, and winning the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) competition. Both goals share one prerequisite - affordability. Of all ...
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Lucas in Belfast
The UK's Lucas Aerospace plans to open a new engineering centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in November. The plant will develop and maintain advanced safety-critical control software for civil and military aircraft, initially focusing on engine control for Allison Engine. Source: Flight International
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F414 boost
General Electric is working towards increasing by 25% the thrust of the 22,0000lb (98kN) F414-400 turbofan, which is installed on the Boeing F/A-18E/F, to power future versions of the fighter. The first two production engines were delivered in early August. Source: Flight International
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Alenia contracts
Alenia has won contracts from Airbus, potentially worth $110 million, to provide 1,000 shipsets of machined wing parts for the A320 family and 350 sets for the A330/340 family, including the A340-500/600. Source: Flight International
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Bombardier Enovia
Enovia and Dassault Systémes are to update Bombardier Aerospace's aircraft development, manufacturing and configuration processes to avoid the need for physical prototypes. The Canadian company has already used Dassault's CATIA-based digital mockup for the Global Express business jet, but this will be supplemented for future aircraft with the Enovia virtual ...
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Squirrel Lease
The UK's Kent Air Ambulance is due to resume operations on 2 September, flying a Eurocopter AS355F1 Twin Squirrel helicopter, leased by Medical Aviation Services, to replace a similar model to the one that crashed in late July, killing the pilot and crew. The decision follows a recent incident in ...
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Koor disposal
Koor Industries is to sell its Soltam weapon systems and metalworking business to Israeli defence contractor Michael for $35 million. Source: Flight International