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Is there any Valu left?
Besides becoming one of the most scrutinised tragedies in US aviation history, the May crash of ValuJet flight 592 has also become one of the most politicised. The low-cost carrier's survival depends on whether it can withstand an intense federal safety audit and re-launch its image while keeping its costs ...
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Row boils up over pricing
The European Commission is considering regulating air fares in Europe in a bid to cut disproportionately high prices on many routes without competition. A heated debate is certain to develop when the Commission publishes its report in July, which will analyse the progress of liberalisation. The study will also focus ...
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Barbara's off
The Venezuelan startup, Santa Barbara Airlines, is planning to start operations by the end of the year on both domestic and regional routes from its Maracaibo hub. The carrier is still evaluating three turboprops, the ATR42, Dash 8-300 and Fokker 50, before making its final selection. Source: Airline ...
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US ticket tax battle peaks
Several US airlines have been in the odd position of lobbying for the reimposition of a 10 per cent ticket tax, which has not been in effect since the beginning of the year and whose absence was credited for helping spur record carrier profits during the traditionally slow winter period. ...
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Modi loses German link
The termination of Lufthansa's technical agreement with ModiLuft is a severe body blow to the cash-strapped Indian independent but does not spell the end of the German carrier's involvement in the subcontinent. The decision in late May to terminate the relationship with ModiLuft is a result of the ...
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Cash stymies Euro startups
In his article 'Europe's Cost Crisis' (Airline Business, May), Hugh Parry failed to emphasise the biggest barrier to entry in launching a Southwest style startup in Europe - namely, money. Obtaining adequate seed financing is traditionally much harder in Europe than in the US, particularly for high risk ...
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Who? What?
I liked your editorial 'So what's in a name' (Airline Business, April). Your point that 'employees need to feel a sense of identity, of belonging to an organisation which they understand and relate to' is right on the mark. Our research shows that many service companies have reputations ...
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Financial results
Air-India moved to a loss despite sales growth of almost 10%. The carrier blamed competition and interest charges and depreciation on its B747-400s. British Midland's pretax profit fell 7% to £4.1m (US$6.4m) but the Manx and Loganair regional airlines moved from a £5.1m loss to a £1.3m profit. ...
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Boeing order
Boeing has placed an order with Canadair for a nine-seat Challenger 601-3R business jet. The aircraft, is being outfitted by Texas completion specialist, KC Aviation. Source: Flight International
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Safe bet
Jet Aviation is to operate the Las Vegas Executive Air Terminal, a new fixed-based operation (FBO) at McCarran International Airport, Nevada,on behalf of the FBO's owner, the Eagle Group. Jet Aviation already operates FBOs in Europe, the Middle and Far East and the USA. The Eagle Group also owns Eagle ...
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Stork eyes Fokker
Dutch industrial group Stork says that, by mid-July, it could have completed a take-over of Fokker Aviation, the continuing aircraft-services and components-manufacturing operation of the bankrupt aircraft-manufacturer. Stork is carrying out due diligence on the aviation company, and says that it is not expecting any surprises. Fokker Aviation includes the ...
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Helitech '97
Tony Stephenson has been named associate project director of the UK's biennial international helicopter-technology and operations exhibition Helitech 97. He was formerly with Shephard Conferences and Exhibitions. Source: Flight International
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Smiths
Keith Butler-Wheelhouse, has been named chief executive of aerospace technology company Smiths Industries, of London, UK, from November. He succeeds Sir Roger Hurn, who will continue as chairman. Butler-Wheelhouse has been chief executive of Saab Automobile in Sweden for the past four years, and will become an executive director of ...
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RAeS/Roll-Royce
Professor Bob Stone, of VR Solutions, and James Angus, of Rolls-Royce, have been awarded the UK Royal Aeronautical Society's (RAeS) Sir Vernon Brown prize for their paper "Virtual maintenance". Stone (left) is seen receiving the Award from the immediate past president of the Society, Sir Donald Spiers. The VR Solutions/R-R ...
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West Star
Fixed-base operator West Star Aviation, of Grand Junction, Colorado, has appointed Larry Graham president. Graham, a former US Navy Lockheed Martin C-130 engineer, was previously with Duncan Aviation as Lear Jet programme manager, director of customer service and director of engine and airframe shops. ...
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Shorts
Bombardier's UK subsidiary, Shorts, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, has appointed Roy McNulty chairman. McNulty has been president since the Bombardier acquisition in 1989. He succeeds Laurent Beaudoin, chairman and chief executive, who will continue as a member of the Shorts board. Ken Brundle has been appointed vice-president and general manager, ...
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Dunlop
Aircraft-component company Dunlop Equipment, of Coventry, UK, has appointed Dennis Scott business-development manager. He was formerly consultant technologist to UK power plant manufacturer Rolls-Royce Aero Engines. Before that, he worked with British Aerospace, Israel Aircraft Industries and Atlas Aircraft of South Africa, before returning to BAe to work on the ...