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Australian reforms
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS "It is an uncertain market, because there are various people at different levels of desperation as a consequence of their position," warned Qantas managing director James Strong, explaining the impact of the Asian downturn even on carriers indirectly affected. The comment, made in August at the same conference ...
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ANA becomes the ninth Star Alliance member
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has finally thrown its hat into the Star Alliance ring to become the ninth full member, adding further pressure to flag carrier Japan Airlines (JAL) to commit to the rival oneworld partnership. Airline president Kichisaburo Nomura announced ANA's intention to join Star during a gathering ...
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China moves in on subcontracting consolation prize
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Airbus Industrie is moving ahead with plans to subcontract A320 component manufacturing to China as the first step towards transferring a full wing production capability. At the same time, Boeing has linked its offer on 717 wing work to reaching a settlement with China over the stillborn ...
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Northwest/Continental alliance showdown looms
Northwest Airlines' plans to take a controlling shareholding in Continental Airlines could be thrown into jeopardy because of concerns by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) over the proposed link-up. The two airlines confirm that they are negotiating with the DoJ to resolve unspecified differences over Northwest's plan to ...
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Century seeks $48m to fund low-cost twin jet development
Century Aerospace has transformed its Century Jet from a single-engined aircraft to a twin and has replaced the Williams/Rolls FJ44-1 powerplant with "the more advanced" Williams FJ33-1, for which the newly titled Century Jet 100 has become the launch aircraft. According to Albuquerque, New Mexico-based Century: "The Century Jet ...
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CAeE MaxVue orders come flooding in
Norwegian airline Braathens ASA has ordered a Boeing 737-800 full-flight simulator from CAE Electronics. The simulator, which is equipped with the CAE MaxVue Plus visual system, is to enter service in August 2000, in the Braathens training centre at Oslo's new Gardemoen Airport. US Airways, meanwhile, has ordered ...
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UNI expands
UNI Airways, a subsidiary of Taiwan-based EVA Airways, has acquired four more MD-90s from Boeing to expand its regional route network. The aircraft will be delivered by the end of this year, joining 10 MD-90s . At least three of the aircraft are believed originally to have been ordered by ...
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Aeroflot deal gives a boost to Boeing widebody leases
Aeroflot has concluded a deal with General Electric Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) for the lease of four more Boeing 767-300ERs, and has just received its second Boeing 777-200ER on lease from International Lease Finance. The four new 767s will be delivered next year, and replace two 767-300ERs and two Airbus ...
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Pilots' share deal paves way for the privatisation of Air France
Julian Moxon/PARIS Air France's management and pilot unions have finally struck a deal which should end years of dispute and allow the airline to proceed to partial privatisation next year. The agreement, a refined version of the one that ended the crippling pilots' strike in June, is regarded ...
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Lufthansa confirms talks with struggling Air Namibia
Hilka Birns/CAPE TOWN Lufthansa has confirmed that it is negotiating with TransNamib, the state holding company of Air Namibia, which is looking for an alliance partner in order to stem alleged serious financial loses on its intercontinental services. "Talks have taken place. They were held in a positive ...
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JARs could scupper 'virtual airlines' in Europe
British Airways' "virtual airline" arm Airline Management (AML) has been advised by the UK Civil Aviation Authority to make its management structure more accountable. If it cannot do this it will fail to meet European Joint Aviation Requirements-Operations (JARs) Rules when they take effect on 1 April, 1999. The ...
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European free flight demonstrated in Berlin
Chris Yates/BERLIN The first live trial of the prototype Airborne Separation Assurance System (ASAS), jointly developed by the Eurocontrol Experimental Centre as part of the Free Route Experimental Encounter Resolution programme, and Carmenta of Sweden, has been successfully completed. Initial results were demonstrated at the Global Navcom 98 ...
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Chinese A321 deliveries get under way with Sichuan Airlines
The first Airbus A321 has been delivered to a Chinese airline, with the aircraft's introduction by Sichuan Airlines. The International Aero Engines V2500-powered aircraft joins the Chengdu-based airline's Airbus fleet of three A320s leased from International Lease Finance, and will be joined by a second A321 and two A320s ...
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Sakha ATC update
Airsys-ATM has clinched a deal to modernise and equip the air traffic control (ATC) systems of the Sakha Republic (ex-Yakutia) in north-eastern Siberia, over which many trans-Siberian and planned cross-polar airways are routed. Under the contract, details of which have not been revealed, the joint venture between Thomson-CSF and Siemens ...
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JAL moves closer to BA via Cathay link
Cathay Pacific Airways and Japan Airlines (JAL) have signed a co-operation deal in a move that is widely seen as the latest step by the Japanese carrier to become a member of the American Airlines/British Airways-led oneworld alliance. The deal comes as Asian rival Singapore Airlines (SIA) moves closer to ...
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EC eyes tougher noise policy
Alan George/BRUSSELS A significant tightening of European emissions and noise controls is foreshadowed in a European Commission (EC) consultation paper, which is intended to help formulate a new environmental policy while incorporating the decisions of the United Nations Kyoto conference on climate change. The consultation paper, entitled Air ...
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Eurowings joins KLM and Northwest after signing alliance deal
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and German regional carrier Eurowings have signed a contract expanding their co-operation into a long-term partnership aimed at increasing the two airlines' German market share, and bringing Eurowings into the KLM/ Northwest alliance. The carriers already operate flights from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport to 15 German ...
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Government forces KAL to cut routes and start safety overhaul
Korean Air (KAL) has launched a rolling full-scale inspection of its 112-strong fleet. The action is part of a wider $114 million package of safety improvements announced in response to a punitive 15% cut in domestic services ordered by the government. The South Korean national carrier has been forced ...
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Marketplace
-British Airways low-fare division Go has taken delivery of a 737-300 on lease from Babcock & Brown Aircraft Management. The aircraft was previously operated by BA's French division, Air Liberté. -Lufthansa's recent order for 10 Airbus A340-300s includes options on an additional seven A340-300s. The airline also has 11 A340-600s ...
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US Airways renewal
US Airways has begun its short-haul fleet replacement programme with the handing over of the first of up to 400 A320 family aircraft on 16 October. The first aircraft, a CFM International CFM56-powered A319, is one of 124 firm orders placed by the airline for Airbus narrowbodies. Options are held ...