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Switzerland favours more F-18s
SWITZERLAND IS looking towards its next fighter-aircraft purchase, following the roll out on 25 January of the first of 34 McDonnell Douglas (MDC) F-18C/Ds for its air force. If funding becomes available, before the end of the decade, the Swiss air force will probably seek a second ...
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Spot check on Slovakia
The article 'Czech or cash' (Airline Business, November) was very interesting but some of your information about the Slovak aviation industry was not precise. At present, all air operations based in Slovakia are wholly privately-owned companies, and Tatra air, with two Saab 340Bs, is the only one operating ...
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Markets ripe for picking
In your article 'Going to the market' (Airline Business, December) you are correct to say that airport marketing is coming of age. Through computer analysis, airports can not only use the traditional methods you discussed, they are also able to evaluate: * Which flag carriers to focus upon ...
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Appointments
British Airways has announced a major management reshuffle. Alistair Cummings becomes chief operating officer and director of profit development and is replaced as managing director British Airways Engineering by Clive Mason. Charles Gurassa becomes director of passenger business, David Holmes assumes the post of director corporate resources and Roger Maynard ...
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Aircraft news
China Airlines has ordered six Boeing 737-800s, with nine options on the aircraft. United Airlines has ordered two Boeing 747-400s to be delivered in 1997. Onur Air has ordered five MD-88s with options on five more. The airline has also ordered one Airbus 321. ...
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Suppliers
The Rolls Royce Trent 700 has been granted Etops approval on the Airbus A330 by the Joint Airworthiness Authority. Aeromexico has signed a 10 year contract with EDS to manage the carrier's information technology services Galileo, Sabre and Amadeus are all establishing links with the reservation ...
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Safety first
Last year marked the first year since 1987 that Chinese airlines had no hull losses or fatalities, following the drive on safety and improved infrastructure. Management bonuses were linked to each carrier's safety record in a year when airlines logged 1.2 million flight hours. Source: Airline ...
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Thai air force?
The air force appears to have regained control at Thai Airways International, following the reconfirmation of commander-in-chief Air Chief Marshal Siripong Thongyai as chairman. The board has also appointed 10 dignitaries as honorary advisors, six of whom are also air chief marshals. Source: Airline Business
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Boeing boost
Malaysia Airlines has placed an all-Boeing order for 15 Boeing 777-200s and -300s and 10 747-400s, valued at some $4 billion. Rolls Royce will provide the engines for the 777s, while Pratt & Whitney has won the contract for the 747s. Source: Airline Business
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Airbus solution
Air China has agreed to take three of the six A340s ordered by the CAAC in 1993 for China Southern without the carrier's consent. China Eastern, which is already an Airbus operator, may take the other three A340s. Beijing has also cleared another Airbus dispute by allowing Sichuan Airlines to ...
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Kenya sale
A 48 per cent stake in Kenya Airways is to be floated on the Nairobi stock exchange by the end of March, with 14 per cent for international investors following KLM's purchase of 26 per cent. An employee stock ownership plan will take 3 per cent and the government will ...
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BAA Italia
UK airports group BAA plc wants to buy a controlling 75 per cent stake in Gesac, operator of Naples airport. Source: Airline Business
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Euro oversight
The UK is to boost surveillance of aircraft registered in countries where the US FAA is concerned about safety oversight, while both the UK and the Netherlands are seconding experts to support the new Icao safety oversight assessment programme. Source: Airline Business
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Interest, please
Following a complaint by UK regional CityFlyer Express, the European Commission has ordered Belgian carrier VLM to pay market rate interest on a BFr20 million ($670,000) unsecured loan from the Flemish government. Source: Airline Business
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Puel rules
Toulouse-based consortium Aero International (Regional) has taken over marketing, sales and support of the Avro RJ family, ATR42, ATR72 and Jetstream 41. ATR's Henri-Paul Puel is chief executive and Avro's Jeff Marsh is senior vice president sales and marketing. Source: Airline Business
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Russian growth
Moscow-based Vnukovo Airlines is starting scheduled services to Greece and will jointly operate flights to Serbia and Montenegro with Aeroflot RIA. Meanwhile, the carrier awaits the outcome of a private legal battle which claims the sale of 41.4 per cent of the company violated regulations. ...
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Dutch pride
KLM is suing its partner Northwest for adopting the so-called poison pill in the US carrier's revised shareholder rights plan. This is the Dutch carrier's second action relating to the rights plan; the first was against Northwest's major investors. Source: Airline Business
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BA agent cuts
British Airways is planning to cut commissions to individual travel agencies from the start of new contracts in April. BA is also looking at ways to cut costs such as CRS and credit card charges. Source: Airline Business
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Lloyd's win
The English High Court has rejected a claim by Kuwait Airways against Lloyd's of London for the remainder of the costs arising from its loss of $942 million in aircraft and spares to the Iraqis during the Gulf War. Local insurers paid out $300 million, but the risk was reinsured ...
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Pinto's post
Brazilian airline Varig has appointed Fernando Pinto as president following the resignation of Willy Engels for personal reasons. Source: Airline Business