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Wide smiles at Sabena
It's happy families in Brussels, on the surface at least. Sabena's management appears to have won the support of the unions for the airline's 'Horizon '98' restructuring plan, which will lead to lower labour costs and to more flexible working hours. All four Sabena unions have signed a ...
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Flying franchises
Jersey European Airways has entered a franchise deal with Air France, while Augsburg Airways is to become a Lufthansa franchisee. JEA will operate two BAe146s in Air France Express livery from London/Heathrow to Toulouse and Lyons. Augsburg Airways will paint two Dash 8s in Team Lufthansa colours, flying from Munich ...
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Even the good times aren't good
It may appear to be a vintage year but life for some airlines continues to be troubled. A casual reader of this issue of Airline Business could be forgiven for not realising that 1996 is a vintage year for the the airline industry. Just consider some of the stories: ...
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Slots wrong for regionals
Not surprisingly Europe's regional carriers are up in arms over the European Commission's revision of its slot regulation, which is likely to come down in favour of slot trading. And alternative proposals circulating in Germany have heightened the dismay. The board of airline representatives in Germany (Barig) appears ...
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SAS Express is so simple
SAS has responded to the threat of competition on its profitable Nordic services by piloting a new simplified product, SAS Express. SAS Express is being used to brand 14 daily Stockholm-Oslo services for a three-month trial period from 22 October but could be extended throughout its Nordic and domestic network. ...
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Team works at Alitalia
Alitalia is squaring up to its impending scrutiny by the European Commission with the launch of its low-cost operation, Alitalia Team. But the carrier remains dogged by allegations of predatory pricing and collusion on slots. Brussels opened an investigation into the airline's planned 3,000 billion lire (US$2 billion) ...
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Dragon fired
Dragonair's owners have shelved the planned initial public offering until at least the end of 1997. Citic Pacific, one of the carrier's main shareholders, cited the impact of new route development which would not be fully reflected in the 1996 profits. Source: Airline Business
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Unions balk at BA plans
British Airways is facing a serious confrontation with its two main unions in the wake of plans to slash US$1.5 billion from its cost base in three years. The UK carrier has also come under fire from employees and the financial community over the apparently unfocused nature of its proposals, ...
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US startups lose value
Two low-cost US airlines launched service within a week of each other in late September, including a reborn ValuJet. But the experience of long-ailing Kiwi, which filed for Chapter 11 in early October, seems the more likely barometer for this sector. Some three months after ValuJet was shut ...
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Sudan death
Sudan Airways will be effectively grounded on 10 November following a United Nations Security Council resolution imposing sanctions, including an air embargo. The council passed the resolution on 8 October after announcing a three-month stay in August pending Sudan's response to allegations that it had aided international terrorist acts, notably ...
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Facing up to the consequences
Sir - I would never wish to set back the cause of aviation safety, but I find it amusing that my colleagues are reluctant to report when things don't go according to plan, unless all is "de-identified" and they are granted freedom from disciplinary action. These chaps are ...
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Who'd set foot on a pilotless aircraft?
Sir - It is common knowledge that the technology for pilotless passenger-aircraft has been in existence since the mid-1940s, but has anyone asked the flying public whether they would fly on such a vehicle? Everyone I have asked has answered "No", including my 12-year-old son, who is heavily into electronic ...
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PRM commissioned
Precision runway-monitoring (PRM) systems are in the running to be commissioned at Minneapolis Airport and Sydney's Kingsford-Smith Airport before the end of the year. The first production version of PRM was installed and certificated at Minneapolis Airport early this year, and is expected to be commissioned before the end of ...
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Satena Dorniers
Colombian airline Satena has ordered three Fairchild Dornier 328-120s to replace its British Aerospace 748s. Source: Flight International
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ERA renames
The 200-strong members of the European Regional Airlines Association (ERA) have agreed to change the word "Regional" to "Regions", effective from 1 December. Source: Flight International
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Air France switch
Air France has switched partners for its Express services between Paris and London City. The route is now being flown under franchise to Cityjet, with BAe 146s replacing Air Littoral Fokker 70s previously operated. Source: Flight International
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Cathay retires L-1011
Cathay Pacific has retired the Lockheed TriStar from its fleet after some 21 years of operations. The last revenue service was flown on 15 October between Nagoya and Taipei. The airline has operated 19 TriStars since 1975, and is replacing them with Airbus A330/A340s and Boeing 777s. ...
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Maldives dash
Air Maldives has placed an order for one Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8 Series 200, for delivery in November. The carrier has taken an option on an extra Dash 8-200 for delivery in mid-1998. Air Maldives now operates an Airbus A300 and two Fair-child Dornier 228s. ...
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Sextant supplies MMRs
Sextant Avionique is to supply multi-mode receivers (MMRs) for United Airlines' Airbus A319 fleet. The French firm, a co-supplier of MMRs for Airbus with Collins Avionics, is the first MMR supplier for Airbus narrowbodies. Source: Flight International
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Continental Heathrow
Continental Airlines has confirmed that it is seeking to serve London Heathrow from Newark, Houston and Cleveland. It would maintain existing flights between London Gatwick and Newark and Houston. Source: Flight International