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Crystal joins list of US hopefuls
KAREN WALKER WASHINGTON DC Following a dearth of activity in the late 1990s, the US start-up scene is off to a flying start in the new millennium. The latest entrant is Tampa, Florida-based Crystal Airways, which intends to launch a low-fare, all-business-class service in the first quarter of this ...
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Virgin deal raises doubts over SIA's role within Star
DAVID KNIBB SEATTLE Sir Richard Branson, newly knighted in the UK's millennial honours list, calls the deal between his Virgin Atlantic group and Singapore Airlines (SIA) a "marriage made in heaven", but Star alliance members in Australasia are having heartburn over its implications. The codeshare access that SIA gains ...
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Finding a new deal
Airline Business looks at the state of finance markets as carriers continue to find innovative ways to keep aircraft liabilities off the balance sheet. A new survey also covers the world's major operating lease companies, including a ranking of the Top 40 groups by fleet value. JACK SELLSBY ...
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In the right direction
The virtuous trend towards capacity constraint with which the industry ended last year appear to be holding steady. Kevin O'Toole and Chris Tarry of Commerzbank look for early signs. A couple of months into the new decade and it seems that the industry's resolve is holding. Towards the end ...
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KLM uk sets off for low-cost growth
COLIN BAKER LONDON KLM uk has joined the low-fare club as its new buzz brand took to the air in January. It backs predictions that low-cost traffic will triple in the next four years. Floris van Pallandt, KLM uk's chief executive, dismisses suggestions that the London Stansted-based carrier has been ...
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Meridiana sell-off may spark scramble
Andy Nativi/GENOA Italian regional Meridiana, the country's second largest carrier, is up for sale following a decision by the Aga Khan to dispose of his 79% holding. A sale had been under consideration for several years, although initially only a small stake was to be offered. Several European ...
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Reform minded
NICHOLAS IONIDES TOKYO Kichisaburo Nomura's appointment as ANA president surprised many observers two years ago and the shocks have continued as he has reshaped Asia's largest passenger carrier. It is probably an understatement to say that Kichisaburo Nomura has surprised observers since his appointment over two years ago as president ...
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people ++ Evergreen International Aviation has named Joseph O'Gorman president and chief executive (CEO). He joins after retiring as CEO of Reno Air upon its sale to American Airlines. Timothy Wahlberg becomes chairman of Evergreen, the activities of which include helicopter charters, a cargo airline and aircraft leases. He succeeds ...
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Regional rumba
BRIAN HOMEWOOD RIO DE JANERIO South America's regional scene is shifting rapidly; regional jets, economic upheavals, loosening of government restrictions and the scramble to secure partnerships with major carriers are all having an impact. The idea of travelling on a regional airline in South America usually evokes thoughts of ...
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Boeing targets 'out of box' 207min ETOPS for 777X
Guy Norris/SEATTLE Boeing is to certificate its proposed ultra-long range 777X variants for 207min extended-range twin-engine operations (ETOPS) for "out of the box" entry into service in September 2003. The radical move comes as the US Federal Aviation Administration gives its long-delayed green light to 207min ETOPS for current ...
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First of Turkey's SunExpress -800s joins the fleet
SunExpress has taken delivery of the first of four Boeing 737-800s on lease from GE Capital Aviation Services. The rest will be delivered this year, and the 737-800s will be operated alongside the Turkish charter's three 737-300s and two 737-400s on European flights. The airline began operations in 1990 and ...
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Continental aims to take up reins from Northwest
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Continental Airlines has revealed that it wants to buy back control from Northwest Airlines, while continuing to jointly develop the pair's planned global alliance with KLM and Alitalia. Northwest has a 14% equity stake in Continental, acquired in 1998 via a $519 million cash and stock ...
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Air Canada begins restructure
Air Canada is to merge three regional subsidiaries, Air Nova, Air Ontario and AirBC, as one of the first moves in the restructuring of domestic operations after the Canadian Airlines takeover. Joseph Randell, president and chief executive of AirNova and interim president of Air Ontario and AirBC, is to be ...
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Air France strengthens its grip with Regional stake
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH François Legros/PARIS Air France has acquired a controlling stake in franchise partner Regional Airlines, strengthening the French flag carrier's grip on feeder traffic into its Paris Charles de Gaulle hub. The deal will see Air France Finance, a wholly owned subsidiary of the airline, buy the Dubreuil ...
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Cathay seeks more aircraft as it revives growth plan
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE Cathay Pacific Airways is to buy and lease more aircraft this year as it revives plans to double its passenger traffic as the economic situation improves in Asia. The airline confirms statements made to the Hong Kong press by Cathay chairman James Hughes-Hallett, and to an aerospace industry ...
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IATA proposes airline membership safety audits scheme
David Learmount/LONDON The "IATA" logo used in airline marketing may become a sign of quality and, particularly, safety - if an audit scheme proposed by the International Air Transport Association for applicant airlines goes ahead. At present, although IATA has a standards scheme for approved travel agents, it does ...
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LanChile ponders Argentina launch
LanChile may set up a subsidiary carrier in Argentina after failing to make headway with plans to invest in flag carrier Aerolineas Argentinas, Flight International's sister on-line service, Air Transport Intelligence, reports. Spanish holding company SEPI, the majority shareholder in Aerolineas, is trying to agree terms on its operation ...
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CityFlyer in jet deal talks
CityFlyer Express is negotiating with BAE Systems to more than double its Avro RJ fleet, as it prepares for the possible transfer of routes from British Airways at London Gatwick. CityFlyer, a regional subsidiary of BA, is at the centre of a plan by its parent to restructure its ...
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Promising future
The 1990s were years of unprecedentedly intense activity aimed at improving airline safety. So what happened? There were more fatal accidents and more human casualties in that decade than in the 1980s. Despite active flight safety campaigns by major international agencies, more modern aircraft and air traffic control systems, ...
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R-R looks to Spain for low-pressure work
Chris Jasper/LONDON Rolls-Royce and its part-owned Spanish subsidiary Industria de Turbo Propulsores (ITP) are discussing the transfer of low-pressure turbine manufacturing and assembly for the Trent 500 programme to Spain. ITP could take over design and manufacture of all R-R low pressure blades. R-R confirms that ITP and South ...