All news – Page 7759
-
News
Unions face Wolf's bite
USAir's surprise appointment of former UAL chief Stephen Wolf to its helm could further exacerbate an already fragile situation with its unions. The new USAir chairman and chief executive, renowned for his hard-line stance towards unions, now faces labour groups deeply mistrustful of management. One labour leader at ...
-
News
EU liable to impose will
The European Commission has hijacked the global debate on airline liability with proposals that would force all European Union carriers to conform to a Japanese-style unlimited liability system. The move towards a legally enforceable liability regime not only appears to have taken the European carriers by surprise but ...
-
News
Talks closed.
Boeing and McDonnell Douglas have ended talks on a potential merger reportedly because of a disagreement over the valuation of McDonnell's business. Source: Airline Business
-
News
SAS link hits UK minnow
The clearance for Lufthansa's alliance with SAS in mid-January gives the German carrier a near-global coverage of partners but for one UK minnow it spells a period of uncertainty. As expected the European Commission cleared the alliance eight months after the initial accord, but imposed what Lufthansa chairman ...
-
News
MDC
McDonnell Douglas (MDC) has made two senior appointments at its Washington DC operation. Robert Andrews has joined the company as vice-president, programme co-ordination. Andrews comes from Rockwell International, where he was director of strategic analysis. He will be responsible for managing the company's Washington activities for defence, space and technology ...
-
News
Appeal rejected
The UK Department for Employment and Education has rejected British Airways' appeal against its decision not to grant work permits for 30 USAir pilots. It had wanted to employ the pilots to cover a temporary shortage at its Gatwick hub (Flight International, 17-23 January). Source: Flight ...
-
News
Robot-arm contract
Canada's Spar Space Systems has been awarded a $4.2 million contract from NASA to produce three remote manipulators to assist in the assembly of the US-led Alpha international space station. The Power Data Grapple Fixtures are the mechanical and electrical attachments, or "shoulders", of Spar's remote-manipulator system robot arm. ...
-
News
Thai/US stalemate ends with new bilateral accord
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE A SIX-YEAR stand-off between Thailand and the USA has ended with agreement on a new bilateral air-services treaty which lifts capacity restrictions and increases fifth-freedom flights. The new agreement, which has still to be ratified by the Thai Government, will allow US carriers ...
-
News
Eurocopter and Snecma cut costs
Gilbert Sedbon/PARIS EUROCOPTER IS launching a fresh drive to improve productivity and cut costs as the Franco-German helicopter group prepares for the effects of pending French defence cuts and the continuing weak dollar. French engine manufacturer Snecma has already declared plans to accelerate rationalisation in the face ...
-
News
British Airways will switch 757s to Gatwick services
BRITISH AIRWAYS has earmarked Baku, Moscow and Tel Aviv as the first destinations from London Gatwick to be served with 173-seat Boeing 757s. The aircraft are scheduled to replace the smaller, 106-seat 737-200s and 130-seat -400s from October. Expanding traffic on several routes from Gatwick is accelerating the ...
-
News
Airbus and Boeing fight for key Asiana contract
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE ASIANA AIRLINES of South Korea is near to selecting a new 150- to 180-seat passenger jet-airliner, as the first step in a wider fleet-modernisation programme. The airline has narrowed its choice to the Airbus Industrie A321 and rival Boeing 737-800. The two manufacturers ...
-
News
Lockheed Martin delivers profits
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON LOCKHEED MARTIN has ended its first year with profits of more than $1 billion, confirming Wall Street optimism that consolidation within the defence giant is already producing the promised post-merger benefits. "We are meeting, and in some cases exceeding, the consolidation schedule we ...
-
News
Augsburg finds early success at City
THE EARLY success of its new service from London City Airport to Cologne/Bonn and Augsburg (Flight International, 15-21 November, 1995, P8), has prompted Augsburg Airways (formerly Interot Airways) to increase frequencies. From 31 March, Cologne/Bonn will be served three times a day, with two flights carrying on to Augsburg. The ...
-
News
Northwing codeshare
Northwest and Eurowings have signed a marketing pact covering code-share service between Amsterdam and six German cities, including Nuremburg, Stuttgart and Dresden. Eurowings, based in Dortmund, Germany, serves 16 cities in Germany and 40 destinations in Europe. It operates a fleet of 32 mid-sized aircraft in an all-coach configuration. ...
-
News
Business Express yields to bankruptcy protection
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC BUSINESS EXPRESS, the US regional carrier based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, has been forced into the federal bankruptcy court by Saab Aircraft. The airline owes Saab more than $20 million - much of it in unpaid lease payments. A major creditor, Saab ...
-
News
GECAS may order up to 100 A320s
Julian Moxon/PARIS AIRBUS INDUSTRIE is set to secure between 60 and 100 orders and options for new narrow-body aircraft from GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), according to sources close to the negotiations (Flight International, 17-23 January). The order would follow on the heels of the huge ...
-
News
Fokker's dream
REPORTS OF Fokker's death may be somewhat exaggerated, but the company's descent into administrative protection does spell the end of two dreams: that the Netherlands Government could somehow sustain a full-competence national aircraft maker, and that Daimler-Benz could be the nucleus of a powerful third Euro-pean aerospace force. ...
-
News
Canada pays price for cancellation of EH101 order
THE CANADIAN Government has agreed to pay EH Industries (EHI) C$158 million ($115 million) in compensation for the controversial cancellation of its order for 50 EH101 helicopters. The amount covers cancellation costs and work already carried out before the contract was awarded. The Government has incurred some $200 ...
-
News
Alitalia seeks ban on strikes to help recapitalisation
ALITALIA IS AWAITING responses from its main unions over plans for an 18-month ban on industrial action, which has become essential if the cash-strapped carrier is to go ahead with its badly needed recapitalisation. The Italian flag carrier requires a cash injection of L1.5 billion ($950 million) to ...
-
News
Pentagon blow to Sikorsky
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC SIKORSKY'S AMBITIONS of selling UH-60 Black Hawks to the US Marine Corps, in a deal worth as much as $1.5 billion, have been dealt a serious blow by a recommendation from a senior Department of Defense official that the USMC modernise its existing helicopter ...