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Lessons from the jump seat
Sir - It may be true that there is no place for the flight engineer on the flightdeck of modern aircraft, but recent history suggests that another pair of eyes and ears in the jump seat might make a contribution to safety. It is interesting to note the ...
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Lauda link
Austrian Airlines has taken a 36 per cent stake in its local rival Lauda Air. This includes the 19.7 per cent stake sold to Austrian by Lufthansa in early March. The move will see Lauda continue to focus on leisure routes. Source: Airline Business
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Southern share
Delta Air Lines has signed a preliminary codeshare agreement with China Southern Airlines. The deal would see the US carrier purchase seats on China Southern's Guangzhou-Los Angeles service. In return the Chinese carrier would take seats on Delta's US domestic services to 13 cities beyond Los Angeles. Source: Airline ...
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MAS launch?
Malaysia Airlines has become the first carrier to announce its intention to order the B777-200X. Although this does not constitute the launch of the aircraft, the Malaysian carrier has signed an MoU for 15 of the ultra long-range derivatives. Source: Airline Business
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Taiwan's fare
Consolidation among Taiwan's airlines has prompted the authorities to propose abolishing domestic fare controls as early as mid-May. Source: Airline Business
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Room for three?
Aloha and Hawaiian Airlines have seen inter-island challengers come and go. Will Mahalo Air be any different? David Knibb reports. Any high frequency, short haul market of 9.2 million passengers a year is bound to attract attention, especially when only two airlines consistently serve it. But in the Hawaiian inter-island ...
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French Maroc
Air France and Royal Air Maroc are awaiting government approval for them to codeshare from Casablanca to Lyon and Strasbourg from October. The carriers will also look at schedule co-ordination and co-operation in maintenance, cargo, IT and customer programmes. They may also move Paris-Morocco flights from Orly to Charles de ...
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Swiss Finnish
Swissair and Finnair have signed a marketing deal that covers codesharing on Helsinki-Zürich and links the Finnish carrier's frequent flyer programme with the Swissair-Austrian- Sabena Qualiflyer scheme. Source: Airline Business
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Varig unites
United Airlines and Varig have signed a marketing alliance, including codesharing, schedule coordination and FFP links. The linkup was long expected after Varig broke off its codeshare deal with Delta Air Lines earlier this year. The Brazilian carrier has had a long-standing pact with United's main partner Lufthansa. Source: ...
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Buy / sell Kiwi
Qantas has sold its 19.4 per cent stake in Air New Zealand to ANZ Securities for US$294 million. Meanwhile, US fund managers Franklin Resources have taken a 10.59 per cent stake in Air New Zealand for US$157 million. Source: Airline Business
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IATA profits fall
Net profits from Iata members' international scheduled services fell to US$4 billion in 1996 from US$5.2 billion in 1995. Average yields fell by 2.5 per cent last year while unit costs dropped by 1 per cent despite the fuel-price rises. Source: Airline Business
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Fokker dead?
The last hopes to revive bankrupt Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker appear to have disappeared. The receivers have indicated they will start selling off the company's assets in December. The decision follows the collapse of a last-minute rescue package. Source: Airline Business
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Saab gets big
Saab Aircraft and Finavitec have each signed an MOU with Airbus for the study phase of the A3XXproject with a view to becoming risk-sharing partners in the programme. Source: Airline Business
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New Labour, new taxes?
New Labour, new taxes? If the opinion polls are correct the United Kingdom could have its first Labour government in 18 years by early May. The new administration, led by Prime Minister Tony Blair with Gordon Brown as Finance Minister, would be very different from its predecessors. ...
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Aircraft news
Cathay Pacific Airways has placed orders for two Airbus A340-300s and one A330-300, due to be delivered in late 1998. Monarch Airlines has ordered two Airbus A321-200s and two A330-200s, with options on two more, for delivery in April 1999. Korean Air has ordered four more A330s, which ...
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Suppliers
Perot Systems Corporation has purchased a majority stake in Icarus Consulting, with fixed options to buy the remaining 30 per cent from the SAirGroup over the next three years. BAEngineering is to supply aircraft maintenance services at FLS Aerospace's Gatwick, Stansted and Manchester facilities from March 1997 to ...
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Appointments
Thai Airways has appointed several new executive vice presidents, including Bhisit Kuslasayanon for commercial service, Payoon Puakpong for customer service, Saad Sobsatrasorn for operations, and Amnuay Chanya for finance and information. Meanwhile Sittipong Thanitayawong is the new senior vice president responsible for corporate planning and government relations. Frederick ...
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Sounding off
Sir - Taking K J Abnett's point on aircraft noise (Flight International, 23-29 April, P64) to its logical conclusion: No payload = no profit = no jobs. Darren Jones Wilmslow, Cheshire, UK Source: Airline Business
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Lessons have yet to be absorbed
Sir - Capt Raby complains about the JAA's demand for higher academic standards to improve airmanship. You cannot produce airmanship with theoretical knowledge. It has to do with a insight gained from situations previously experienced. While theoretical knowledge is good for analysing a problem, you cannot fly an ...