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Codes jump Tokyo hurdle
The three US carriers which lack rights beyond Japan are finding ways to bolster their Asian presence through new alliances. Scorning conventional wisdom says that it is not commercially feasible for trans-Pacific services to bypass Japan, they are relying on codeshares to boost access to Asia. Continental Airlines ...
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Delta does it in triplicate
Anyone who knows, from experience, that reaching an agreement with just one partner can be a difficult process should be at least a little impressed with the record of Delta Air Lines, which put its second trilateral codeshare into operation on 1 May. Having gained from its experience ...
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Likud victory fires doubts
The Likud election victory in Israel will have profound implications for both El Al's future and plans for Palestine's fledgling air transport sector. Somewhat surprisingly, El Al changed course in its search for capital before the general election at the end of May. The new policy aims to ...
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The Tan dynasty
Lucio Tan has begun sweeping change in his first year as chairman of Philippine Airlines. He hopes a more stable future will enable him to complete the carrier's turnaround. Tom Ballantyne reports from Manila.When Philippine Airlines' chief financial officer Jamie Bautista set out in early June to raise money in ...
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Northwest's eastern edge
The launch of Northwest Airlines' non-stop Detroit-Beijing service in May is a competitive response to United Airlines' dominance in the US-China market that has been a long time in coming. The carrier says the new route gives it an edge in the eastern US, which generates two-thirds of China-bound traffic ...
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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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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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Goodbye Uruguay, hello Singapore
It might seem like only yesterday when the eight-year marathon Uruguay trade round was completed, yet the manoeuvrings and preparations for a follow-up are already underway. The effort by the heads of government of the seven largest industrialised countries (G7) to rebuild the global economic architecture, so there is ...
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No trust in a joint venture
Joint ventures proposed by General Electric and Pratt & Whitney to develop an engine for the stretched B747X, and a possible alliance between McDonnell Douglas and Dasa to work on the Airbus A3XX, pose questions about how antitrust laws apply when rivals retain separate identities but pool efforts. ...
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Thawing out?
Two new carriers, WestJet and Greyhound, are trying to home in on any market opportunities in Canada's icy war between majors Air Canada and Canadian Airlines International. Jane Levere reportsLong an inhospitable graveyard for new entrants, the Canadian marketplace is being invaded once again by two fledgling airlines, one of ...
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Poisoned pals?
Alliances are firmly established as components of the airline industry, but the seven-year relationship between KLM and Northwest Airlines - long considered the world's most successful airline partnership - appears to be coming apart at the seams. Mead Jennings looks at the history of the conflict and its implications ...
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Spoils of war
PAL's convoluted ownership structure has been at the heart of its continuing problems. At present the controlling stake of 67 per cent is owned by PR Holdings, while the remaining 33 per cent is in the hands of two government bodies, the Government Service Insurance System and Land Bank of ...
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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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Far-seeing Far Eastern view
Sir - An article entitled "McDonnell Douglas's Venture Falters" (Wall Street Journal, 22 May, 1996) states that "-the company envisioned taking an equity stake in the venture, becoming China's full risk-sharing partner". Your prophetic comment "Oriental headache" (Flight International, 13-19 September, 1995) pointed out the longstanding, obvious and ...
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Falkland first
Scheduled flights between the UK and the Falkland Islands are available for the first time, following a marketing agreement between British Airways and Chilean carrier Aerovias DAP. The deal links one of BA's three weekly London-Santiago services with Aerovias flights operating from Santiago to the Falkland Islands, via Punta Arenas. ...
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Aer Lingus evaluates 180-seaters
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON AER LINGUS IS evaluating the various 180-seat (two-class seating) aircraft types, with a view to introducing a new aircraft in 1997, but more likely in 1998. The airline says that it is in "-the early days of looking at the options available". The ...
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BAC Express takes Fokker F27
BAC EXPRESS AIRLINES HAS introduced a Fokker F27 into its fleet, because of its need for larger freight capacity following the winning of a new Royal Mail contract in Edinburgh. The Gatwick, UK-based airline received its Fokker F27 Mk500 in May 1996, and will start freight services this month, from ...
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Boeing prepares to offer 747-500/600MD
Guy Norris/SEATTLE BOEING IS to seek board authority to offer the "Major Derivative" (MD) 747-500/600 in July, but may be forced to extend the development timescale by more than a year to incorporate more advanced technology, at the insistence of its airline advisory group. Boeing ...
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Boeing reveals massive 737 production boost
Guy Norris/SEATTLE BOEING IS TO boost production of its 737 to 17a month by January 1998, and is studying more increases that could see production exceeding the record-breaking rates of the early 1990s, when 21 aircraft a month were being built at Renton in Washington. ...
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DoT grants Europeans anti-trust immunity
THE US DEPARTMENT of Transportation (DoT) has finalised its decision to grant Austrian Airlines, Delta Airlines, Sabena and Swissair immunity from US anti-trust laws over the co-ordination of their air services. The Clinton Administration, however, has placed restrictions on the immunity, which remains in effect for five years. ...