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Cathay warns of a terrible year
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Leading finance houses are cutting their year-end profit forecasts for Cathay Pacific Airways by as much as 30% after a fourth month of sharply curtailed passenger traffic for the Hong Kong carrier which has coincided with its hand-over to China at the end of June. ...
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A new vision in Rome
Kevin O'Toole/ROME It was something of a homecoming for Dominico Cempella when he was asked to take up the reins at Alitalia in March 1996. Having started out as a check-in agent at Rome Airport 40 years ago, he was now returning as chief executive charged with leading ...
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Garuda Indonesia A300 crashes in hill smog
A Garuda Indonesia Airbus Industrie A300B4 carrying 222 passengers and 14 crew has crashed on its approach to Medan Airport, northern Sumatra, in bad visibility. There are no reports of any survivors. Flight 152 is reported to have crashed about 45km (25nm) south of the airport at around ...
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Boeing hints at MD-95 family commitment
Boeing has hinted strongly that it is committed to continuing with the former McDonnell Douglas MD-95 and is likely to introduce derivatives of the 100-seat aircraft. The news comes as ValuJet - the only MD-95 customer so far, with 50 on firm order - says that it expects to exercise ...
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USA and Japan miss deadline
Andrew Mollet/TOKYO US and Japanese negotiators meeting in Tokyo failed to reach a new bilateral air-services agreement by the 30 September deadline set in July. The US delegation says that sufficient progress has been made for talks to continue, however, and another round is due for the week ...
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Safer than ever?
Airlines fear the regulation of safety oversight is fragmenting while Icao seeks to stamp its authority on the process. By Doug Cameron. Outsourcing can be taken to extremes. One Asia-Pacific state contracted out its airline licensing and safety oversight functions to a neighbouring country but failed to inform international regulators ...
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Comair takes place in Sun
The sale of the South African state-owned carrier Sun Air to a consortium that includes rival Comair leaves flag carrier South African Airways facing a stronger private sector challenge, despite claims by both smaller operators that they will continue to compete with one another. Sun Air was sold ...
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The people's airline
The new climate at employee-owned United, instilled by chairman Gerald Greenwald, has not filtered through to the airline's grass roots nor brought any obvious great advantages over US rivals. But the airline's strategy looks sound and profitability is at an all-time high. By Karen Walker. Gerald Greenwald, United Airline's ...
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ANA may join club of four
Bilateral talks between the US and Japan, which were set to resume in Tokyo in late September, are likely to result in the clearance of two codeshare alliances. But All Nippon Airways could emerge as the real victor as it is finally recognised as an incumbent carrier, enjoying almost unlimited ...
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Cargo flux?
The dedicated freight operator Cargolux is banking on an all-B747-400F fleet and alliances to put it on a firmer footing in this notoriously unstable sector. MarkOdell reports from Luxembourg on the carrier's chances. Look beyond the seemingly perpetual decline in yields and the overcapacity that plagues the cargo industry and ...
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Shanghai set for overseas
Shanghai-based China Eastern Airlines is finally to face homegrown international competition from local rival Shanghai Airlines, just as the first example emerges of close cooperation among a group of provincial Chinese carriers. After years of lobbying Shanghai Airlines has won approval from Beijing to launch international flights and ...
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Continental plays its ace
Continental Airlines has inked its first alliance agreement in Latin America. But the Houston-based carrier appears to have limited its linkup with Aces Colombia to avoid invalidating its case opposing the alliance between arch rival American Airlines with Colombia's other international carrier, Avianca. Continental plans to link frequent ...
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No-frills feel summer chill
It may have been a red-hot summer season for the US major carriers, but the climate remained decidedly chilly for the low-cost startups. Air South is the latest to feel the cold draft of Chapter 11 bankruptcy and analysts believe there will be more casualties unless Washington intervenes. ...
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Delta bends to new head
'Bent, but not broken' is how Delta Air Lines' new president and chief executive, Leo Mullin, sums up the airline's current performance, identifying customer service improvements as a priority. As a newcomer to the airline industry it comes as no surprise when he puts his own spin on ...
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Weak rupiah hits Merpati
The currency crisis that has hit southeast Asia is having a marked effect on Merpati Nusantara Airlines. The state-owned carrier is suffering much more than Indonesia's other main carriers. Garuda earns more foreign currency and privately owned Sempati enjoys more flexibility, but Merpati finds its options limited by ...
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PAL calls for total US ban
Philippine Airlines has called on Manila to suspend flights by US carriers into the Philippines, as a result of US Federal Aviation Administration restrictions which are causing major losses on trans-Pacific services. The appeal came within days of PAL announcing it was abandoning some flights to the key ...
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UPS wrapped up by people power
Record profits, yes. But a record number of labour headaches also. That is how 1997 is turning out for most of the US major carriers, and some industry observers are wondering whether the tide has turned in favour of organised labour. Just ask United Parcel Service. While still licking the ...
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Fair or foul?
Recent accusations by smaller US carriers of predation by their major rivals have renewed the debate over what is legitimate under US law. By David Knibb. It's a problem as old as deregulation itself. When does the legitimate competitive response of an incumbent carrier to a new entrant cease to ...
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Airline news
Austrian Airlines and Swissair have confirmed taking a 18.37 per cent stake in Ukraine International Airlines through a holding company in which Austrian Airlines holds 77.78 per cent and Swissair 22.22 per cent. KLM will inaugurate twice weekly services to Abidjan and to Nagoya via Sapporo from April ...
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French revolution is a non-starter
Blanc's successor as head of state-owned carrier Air France will face a rough rideChristian Blanc's resignation statement from Air France begins with a stark heading: 'I take note of the government's decision.' France's change of government, and the decision of prime minister Lionel Jospin to appoint a Communist transport ...