News from FlightGlobal – Page 2465
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Crossair tries back door
Swiss regional carrier Crossair has taken a 35 per cent stake in a proposed French startup carrier, in an attempt to improve its access to the European Union market. Initially, Euro Continental Airways would operate two Crossair Saab 2000s from major French cities to the French sector of ...
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Delta deal fires debate
Delta Air Lines' decision to sign up with Boeing for 20 years prompted analysts to coo their approvals. But one former Capitol Hill veteran worries that this deal will only stoke the antitrust debate over the proposed Boeing- McDonnell Douglas merger. Mike Korens, managing director at consultants GKMG ...
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Digest
Delta Air Lines has extended its SkyMiles FFP to Air France and Korean Air, while British Airways and American Airlines have extended their FFP links. British Airways introduced two daily flights from Manchester to Warsaw and two weekly flights from London/Gatwick to Krakow. In return LOT Polish Airlines ...
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American Eagle joins the jet set
Phew. It was a tough negotiation, as all union talks are. A strike was avoided only after presidential intervention. Nobody is entirely happy with the outcome. But there is a palpable sense of relief throughout the industry that American Airlines and its pilots have, at last, reached an accommodation. ...
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US user fees rock Canada
Canadian government has requested an urgent meeting with the US Federal Aviation Administration over proposed new overflight fees that Ottawa sees as 'highly discriminatory'. From 19 May, the FAA will begin charging fees for aircraft which fly through US airspace, but do not take off or land in ...
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Slater slams Miami ruling
In his first major decision as US secretary of transportation, Rodney Slater has overturned a controversial ruling on the financing of a new terminal at Miami, which would have set a precedent on the raising and use of airport funds. Slater's action reverses a March decision by a ...
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Oz's World
The Australian government has granted international route rights to a proposed new startup, Australia World Airways, to operate flights to Greece, the Netherlands and Cyprus. The draft decision is subject to the carrier securing funding within six months. Source: Airline Business
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Law of the jungle?
The airline industry has yet to see a predation suit settled in the plaintiff's favour. Yet the extent to which predation can be prevented could determine the overall success of deregulation in Europe. In this business it can be safely assumed that where there is a small new entrant ...
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No predators in Europe?
It's the classic chicken and egg situation. The European Commission says the lack of formal complaints proves that predatory pricing is not a burning issue in Europe. But carriers are discouraged by the length of the investigation and the high legal costs. Last year four allegations of predatory ...
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The new jet set
Long acknowledged as a quiet revolution, the issue of regional jet aircraft service was catapulted into the public domain when the potential American Airlines pilots strike became a staple feature of the evening news. Yet the operation of moderate-sized jets seating between 50 and 90 passengers, including the Canadair Regional ...
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A picture of health
The results of the 1996 survey of the world's 100 largest regional airlines suggest a continued improvement in the health of this sector, with passenger numbers and revenues both recording double-digit growth. This bodes well for a sector which had to contend with unprecedented criticism in 1996, particularly from the ...
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Can Sabena bite the bullet?
When the going gets tough, the tough get going, or so the saying goes. If the maxim runs true then Sabena will need to toughen up its act. The Belgian flag carrier may be regaining ground. Thanks to the quality Swissair management at its helm, it has identified ...
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Suitors fly close to Sun
Privatisation has become a bit of a buzz word among Africa's airlines recently and, while some plans should be treated with healthy scepticism, the search for foreign and local investors for South African domestic operator Sun-Air should prove less difficult. The first stage of the full privatisation of ...
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Beijing mixes Taipei deals
Taiwan's aeropolitical relations with third countries are experiencing mixed fortunes at the hands of Beijing after China spoiled plans by EVA Air to fly to the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, while being less vociferious in its opposition to China Airlines serving Russia for the first time. After ...
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Euro access tempts Turks
THY Turkish Airlines is set to split its $4 billion fleet renewal between Boeing and Airbus equipment in a political move designed to aid Turkey's entry to the European Union. The airline announced plans to replace its short and medium-haul fleet in January and competition between the manufacturers ...
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Online review
This is a full list of additions and updates to the Airline Business list of airline and aviation sites on the World Wide Web, published in February. E-mail further changes to: richard.whitaker@rbi.co.uk ABTA (Association of British Travel Agents): www.abtanet.com Aerolineas Argentinas: www.aerolineas.com.ar ...
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'Prudent' Canadian Airlines defers ten A320 deliveries
CANADIAN AIRLINES International is delaying the delivery of ten new aircraft which it had planned to acquire from Airbus Industrie by 1999. The Calgary-based airline is negotiating with Airbus to reschedule delivery of the A320s, which would have required $394 million in cash or new financing over the ...
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TAM seeks widebodies for new Miami route
BRAZIL'S TAM Group is negotiating to acquire between two and four widebodied aircraft for a Sao Paulo-Miami, Florida, route which it hopes to begin operating by early 1998. Talks are under way with Airbus and Boeing. TAM says that 1997 will be a "year of consolidation". In 1996, ...
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IAE aims to reduce costs of maintaining V2500-A1
International Aero Engines (IAE) aims to reduce maintenance costs for the out-of-production V2500-A1 turbofan by up to 25% by the end of 1998 through initiatives ranging from improved repair techniques and use of advanced materials to new part-exchange schemes and shorter turn-around times. "We've identified a broad range ...
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Low cost boom
Passenger numbers on low-cost airlines Debonair and easyJet soared at their London Luton Airport base in the year to 31 March, pushing the airport's scheduled service figures up by 129%. Luton's overall passenger-growth was 40%, says airport chief executive Frank Pullman. "We have been successful in attracting airlines like easyJet ...