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Continental drift in Brazil
Delta Air Lines is boosting its Latin American presence with a deal to buy 35 per cent of AeroPeru, frustrating rival Continental, which seemed ahead in the race for a stake. Delta's current ties with Aeromexico, and its plans to expand those ties into a broader alliance, probably tipped ...
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Fight in the wild AmWest
America West's flight attendants have rejected an initial pay offer and are back at the negotiating table in a fighting mood. An overwhelming 90 per cent of the America West chapter of the Association of Flight Attendants have rejected a tentative agreement. The main sticking point is pay, says ...
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Asia's fireless dragons
Traditionally cosy and secure, nestling in the world's highest growth region, can Asian airlines find the panic button now that the bad times are here? For some the bottle is always half empty, to others it's half full. But to proclaim the virtues of a bottle with just the ...
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Focus on Phoenix
America West's ups and downs have made Wall Street nervous, but new revenue management skills, a concentration on Phoenix, and codeshares with Continental and Northwest should allow its healthier performance to continue. Karen Walker reports from Phoenix You can only envy the residents of Phoenix, Arizona. Not only do they ...
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Virgin flirts with US rules
Richard Branson, chairman of Virgin Atlantic, is calling for the US to open itself up to cabotage, saying he would open an airline there 'tomorrow.' Branson has briefed US congressmen on his wish to see the rules changed so foreign carriers can operate domestic services in the US. 'We ...
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First EMU wave gains momentum
The march towards European Monetary Union now looks unstoppable. By early May the eleven countries which will join the first wave of monetary union on 1 January 1999 will have locked exchange rates and most of Europe will effectively be part of what will become a Deutsche mark bloc. ...
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Iberia pilots in civil war
Iberia pilots are up in arms over plans to wetlease aircraft and hire pilots from domestic rival Air Europa and intend to carry out eleven hour strikes every Monday and Friday between 27 March and 31 July. The pilots are protesting at plans for a one year contract to wetlease ...
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Latin to lose key player
LanChile's defection from LatinPass is the latest in a series of withdrawals from the regional frequent flyer programme, leaving just 10 Latin airline members. Enrique Cueto, LanChile's chief executive, claims that LanChile's withdrawal from LatinPass does not relate to its plan to start frequent flyer reciprocity with American Airlines ...
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Germans see Lite ahead
Lufthansa looks set to follow the example of British Airways with Go, and launch a low cost subsidiary this year. The German carrier's executive board is currently discussing a feasibility study for a new airline to operate primarily on domestic routes. The carrier would use between six and 14 ...
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Is life left in Pan Am?
An eleventh hour bid to rescue Pan American Airways was being shaped at presstime, but the chances of success seemed remote. The airline looked set to become just another US startup destined for the history books. In a flurry of last minute activity in a Miami bankruptcy court, two ...
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UK low costs counter Go
While Ryanair signals it will not concede any ground to British Airways' planned low-cost operation, Go, at London/Stansted, EasyJet is firing the first shots in a legal battle to prevent BA from cross-subsidising Go. With Go yet to reveal details of its routes, in late February Ryanair announced plans ...
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Second Asia tier tumbles
Doomsday gloom as heavy as last summer's smoke hangs over southeast Asia's second tier airlines. Rising currency costs and plunging traffic are hammering carriers in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines. 'We will not be able to make it until April,' warns Benny Rungkat, secretary general of the ...
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Southwest to rule roost
Southwest Airlines denies that expansion plans at Baltimore-Washington are in response to US Airways' new low-cost airline. But Southwest is certainly making it difficult for a competitor to get a toe-in. Southwest currently has six gates at Baltimore airport, and Maryland authorities have granted tentative authority to lease ten ...
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Asians have private ideas
Despite the tough times hitting Asia, Thai Airways and China Airlines are both talking privatisation. Recognising the attraction of currency spreads for foreign investors, Thailand and South Korea are also pondering whether to relax foreign investment limits for airlines. The pressure to privatise Thai Airways comes from the International ...
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GE widens 'boltless turbine' work
General Electric is studying the application of its recently developed "boltless turbine" to the entire range of CF6-80C2 and -80E1 turbofans as it perfects the technology for the newest -B7F1 and -B8F versions. The boltless turbine improves performance, reduces parts count, weight and cost, and is being introduced for ...
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Condor Berlin boosts Airbus A320 orders as operations begin
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH Condor Berlin, the new subsidiary of Lufthansa charter arm Condor Flugdienst, has increased its Airbus Industrie A320 order from six to eight aircraft. The new airline, based at Berlin/ Schönefeld Airport, was founded at the beginning of this year and began operations in early March. Its ...
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New European safety authority gathers support from industry
Alan George/BRUSSELS Strong support for the establishment of the proposed European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA) has been expressed by European aviation industry organisations participating in a consultation process organised by the European Commission (EC). The process also revealed a wide measure of agreement on the form and mission ...
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Mesa holds talks in bid to keep America West codeshare
Mesa Air Group hopes to negotiate a new codeshare agreement with America West Airlines, after being informed that its arrangement to operate as America West Express will be terminated on 2 April. Mesa is already reeling from the termination of United Airlines codeshare agreements, which account for almost half of ...
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Marketplace
-British Airways subsidiary Brymon Airways is to aquire eight more de Havilland Dash 8-300s on lease from Bombardier Aerospace. The new Dash 8Q models will replace some of the airline's existing Dash 8s, and serve new routes. Deliveries will begin in April and continue through to early 1999. -Lufthansa CityLine ...
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Turkish group sets up regional carrier with Avro RJ100s
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON A new Turkish regional airline will launch services in December, backed by major Turkish conglomerate Park Holdings. The carrier has signed an agreement to purchase five new Avro RJ100s Park, which has divisions trading in energy, textiles and general services, has formed Park Express and recruited ...