News from FlightGlobal – Page 2556
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Swissair shows renewed grit over cost-cutting
Kevin O'Toole/GENEVA SWISSAIR PRESIDENT-elect Phillippe Bruggisser has put some steel behind a new campaign to drive down costs at the airline group, including plans to shed at least another 1,600 jobs. He also expresses determination, echoed throughout the management team, to press ahead with the ...
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Airport gateway
SOUTH AFRICAN AIRPORT operator the Airports Company says that the country's premier gateway, Johannesburg International, is managing to cope with increased demand, despite its previous owner leaving it with the legacy of a master plan which lacked any supporting data and no coherent development policy. Since the ...
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SIA to take delivery of first A340-300E
SINGAPORE AIRLINES IS SCHEDULED TO RECEIVE on 25 April the first two of 17 high-gross-weight Airbus A340-300Es it has on order. The Asian carrier has a further 20 options on the aircraft. Source: Flight International
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Ethiopian birthday
This month Ethiopian Airlines celebrates half a century in the business - and it has turned in net profits during each of the last 14 years. Alfred Price/LONDON FOR MANY WESTERNERS, the word Ethiopia conjures up haunting images of starving men, women and children. That famine ended ...
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Cargo increase
Gemini Air Cargo is to provide World Airways with a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F freighter service between New York and Seoul, South Korea, with three flights weekly. Reston, Virginia-based Gemini purchased six DC-10s from Potomac Financial in September 1995, for freighter conversion by Aeronavali. Three of the aircraft are in service ...
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Air Niugini
Air Niugini, based in Papua New Guinea, has named Moses Maladina its new general manager and chief executive, replacing Dieter Seefeld, who resigned recently. Maladina, a Papua New Guinea national, was formerly the carriers' company secretary. Source: Flight International
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Cathay orders second CAE A330
CATHAY PACIFIC Airways has ordered a second Airbus A330 full-flight simulator from CAE Electronics. The A330-300 simulator, with 150¡-wide CAE MaxVue visual-system, will be delivered to Cathay's training centre at Hong Kong's Kai Tak Airport in the third quarter of 1996, joining an A330/A340 simulator and flight-training device supplied earlier. ...
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And then there were three...
FlightSafety finally emerges as an aggressive competitor for civil-simulation market leaders CAE and Thomson. Karen Walker/ATLANTA JUST WHEN THE commercial flight-simulator industry might have paused for breath and enjoyed a period of stability after years of unprecedented turmoil, it appears that the waters have been stirred again. ...
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International rival planned for MAS
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE PLANS TO launch a second Malaysian international carrier are being revived, 15 months after flag carrier Malaysia Airlines (MAS) blocked the start of AirAsia. Heavy Industries of Malaysia (HICOM) and 15% joint-venture partner Mofaz Air are understood to be drawing up new plans ...
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JAA set to overturn night-time single-engine aircraft ban
Julian Moxon/BRUSSELS THE EUROPEAN Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) has "tentatively agreed" to overturn its previous position of banning the operation of single-engined turbine-powered aircraft commercially in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) and at night. Pilatus Aircraft and Aerospatiale's Socata subsidiary, respectively manufacturers of the PC-12 and ...
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Taiwan turns down Dornier 328 for Matsu landings
DAIMLER-BENZ has again been forced to delay delivery of the improved-performance Dornier 328-110 to Formosa Airlines, after Taiwan's civil aeronautics administration (CAA) refused to certify the turboprop for landing at the offshore island of Matsu. A revised delivery schedule had called for the first aircraft to go ...
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FANS will ease Calcutta chaos
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS DRAMATIC TRAFFIC flow improvements, for aircraft over-flying the Calcutta area of India, are expected by September of this year. A new future air navigation systems (FANS) route for Boeing 747-400s across the country and the Bay of Bengal will ease chronic peak-hour congestion. ...
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Finnair to acquire its first Boeings
Julian Moxon/Paris FINNAIR IS to buy or lease four Boeing 757s for its charter operations, marking the first acquisition of Boeings in the airline's history. The carrier says the aircraft is "exactly the right size" for its leisure flight programme, although it looked at rival ...
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Swissair expands as Crossair gets route boost
Gunter Endres/BASLE SWISSAIR IS expanding its fleet with orders for five Airbus narrow-bodies and two McDonnell Douglas MD-11s. The order comes as Crossair, the Swiss carrier's regional subsidiary, revealed a boost from taking over a part of its parent company's European and charter business. Swissair is ...
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Confusion hits UK's foreign-pilot policy as Airworld hires Canadians for A320s
UK RULES for granting work permits to non-European Economic Area pilots have been thrown into confusion by a Government decision to approve an application by UK charter airline Airworld to hire Canadian Airbus A320 pilots. The approval comes only weeks after the Government rejected a similar controversial request ...
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China deals boost European aerospace
Andrew Doyle/LONDONPaul Lewis/SINGAPORE EUROPE'S AEROSPACE industry, has received a significant boost from the visit of Chinese prime minister Li Peng to France, with Beijing agreeing a major deal with Airbus Industrie, and the surprise signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoI) with Aero International (Regional) (AI(R)) to ...
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Virgin names the day for EBA take-over
VIRGIN IS to complete its purchase of a 90% stake in EuroBelgian Airlines (EBA) on 30 April, clearing the way for Virgin European Airways to inaugurate low-cost scheduled flights between Brussels and five initial destinations (Flight International, 28 February-5 March, P15). The revised BFr1.8 billion ($59 million) deal, ...
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GEC-Marconi hit by IFE lawsuit as United sues for contract breach
Kieran Daly/LONDON GEC's in-flight entertainment (IFE) unit is paying a hefty price for system deficiencies. Launch customer United Airlines is to sue for alleged breach of contract, and it is unclear whether the system remains on Boeing's list of approved 777 equipment. GEC-Marconi InFlight Systems ...
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Korean Air orders shortened A330 for long-range routes
KOREAN AIR has signed a letter of intent for two Airbus A330-200s, the new shortened version of the aircraft aimed at developing thinner, long-range routes. The new commitment is believed to be the conversion of two options taken out with an earlier order for seven A330-300s, and may ...
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CSA buys Boeing
CSA Czech Airlines has placed a firm order for three additional Boeing 737-500s. Orders for a further seven aircraft are subject to future reconfirmation. Together, the ten aircraft are valued at around $350 million. First delivery is scheduled for early 1997. CSA has the right to substitute larger members of ...