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Philippines ends Taiwan link as dispute escalates
Brent Hannon/TAIPEI A long-running aviation dispute between the Philippines and Taiwan has escalated sharply, with the Philippines terminating the air service agreement between the countries, effective from 1 October. Air links between the countries will be banned from that date, says the Philippines aviation authority. Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics ...
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Embraer steps up production of RJ-135/145 and picks partners
Paul Lewis/SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS Embraer plans to increase production of its RJ-135/145 to 16 aircraft a month to keep pace with a record order backlog and continue to compete for new business. Meanwhile, it has finalised the selection of partners and suppliers for the new ERJ-170/190 regional jet. ...
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ETOPS refusal wrecks Airtours A330 introduction
The introduction of the Airbus A330-200 by charter airline Airtours International has been severely disrupted after the UK Civil Aviation Authority unexpectedly refused to clear it to operate its new twinjets on 180min extended range twin engined operations (ETOPS) flights. UK-based Airtours introduced two 360-seat Rolls-Royce Trent 772B-powered A330-200s ...
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'Merger of equals' claim for Aerospatiale Matra and Dasa
Jens Flottau/MUNICH DaimlerChrysler Aerospace (Dasa) and Aerospatiale Matra are reportedly in the advanced stages of talks on a merger. DaimlerChrysler chairman Juergen Schrempp and Jean-Luc Lagardère, head of Aerospatiale Matra's supervisory board, have agreed on a "merger of equals", according to German weekly magazine Der Spiegel. The publication says ...
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Airbus offers synagogue in the sky
Airbus Industrie is offering a "sky synagogue" to Israeli airline El Al in a bid to win the campaign to supply the carrier with a fleet of long-haul widebodies. Airbus is offering a mix of A330/A340s and has proposed using its underfloor cargo hold unit to accommodate the synagogue, which ...
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ANA hijack triggers security crackdown in Japan
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE The death of an All Nippon Airways (ANA) Boeing 747-400 captain at the hands of a knife-wielding hijacker has caused a tightening of security at all Japanese airports. His method of beating security has become clear. According to ANA, the Japanese transport ministry has instructed all ...
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Tax break recommended for UK training
Training for pilots and maintenance engineers in the UK should be made more accessible to potential students by removing the 17.5% value added tax (VAT) from the price of training courses, the UK parliamentary transport committee has recommended in a recent report. The recommendation has been welcomed by the ...
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Giving over control
It may be time for governments to shed the burden of air traffic control Emma Kelly/LONDON David Learmount/LONDON Private provision of air traffic services (ATS) may prove to be the way of the future. Canada's ATS is already privatised - but as a trust. The UK has just launched ...
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Second-tier wheeling and dealing speeds up in USA
Chris Jasper/LONDON When the shareholders of AlliedSignal and Honeywell are balloted on the planned merger of the companies on 1 September, the expected "yes"' vote will represent a new highwater mark in the consolidation that has swept the US aerospace supply sector over the past 18 months. Although the ...
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Grimes distributor
AlliedSignal has appointed AAR to distribute its Grimes-brand lighting products, ranging from anti-collision to interior lights, to the business and general aviation markets. Source: Flight International
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Utility explorer
Explorer Aircraft is designing three utility aircraft to fill the niche below turboprop utilities. The Australian engineering company says the piston-powered eight to 16-seat Explorer 350R and 500R, and the 750T turboprop, will be characterised by wide tall doors, flat cabin floor and retractable landing gear. Certification testing of the ...
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Materiel gains
Airbus Industrie Materiel Support has overhauled its image and is embracing the Internet to boost customer service Andrew Doyle/HAMBURG Airbus Industrie Materiel Support plays a key role in European consortium Airbus' growing sales success. As vice-president Peter Kloepfer puts it, the division is "never a deal maker, but we ...
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Poor performance
As Europe tackles another summer of air traffic delays, an independent report of last year's performance points to future relief Emma Kelly/BRUSSELS With air traffic and flight delays in Europe this summer topping those of the crisis proportions reached last year, 1999 looks set to break more records. ...
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Workshop
AAR Landing Gear Services has signed a five-year agreement with Condor Cargo Technik to overhaul the landing gears of the airline's Boeing 767s. Hapag-Lloyd has placed a 12- year deal with SR Technics to overhaul CFM56-7s on its 16 Boeing 737-800s. The Swiss company has also extended its contract with ...
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A world apart
Karen Walker WASHINGTON DC Despite three years of intense talks with the UK, US open skies negotiators admit they are no further forward. The lack of progress is a major setback in the US Administration's declared goal for open skies agreements around the globe. But talks continue elsewhere, albeit with ...
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Ground handling goes acquisition crazy
Tom Gill LONDON SAirGroup's move to buy Dynair, a major US ground handler, accelerates the market's rapid consolidation. SAirGroup's Swissport International, which claims to have become the world's largest ground handler as a result of the acquisition, also absorbed Amsterdam Schiphol-based Dutchport and the operations of France's Air Littoral ...
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Agency incentives fines may go further than BA
Alan George BRUSSELS Lois Jones LONDON British Airways may not be the only European carrier to be punished over travel agent incentives by the outgoing European Commission (EC). EC competition authorities have begun an investigation into commission payments to travel agents by eight European flag carriers - Air France, ...
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New dawn for Sun Air?
Roger Makings JOHANNESBURG South African Airways (SAA) is poised to move in on its ailing domestic competitor, Sun Air, after securing an exclusive three-month agreement with shareholders to work out a commercial relationship. Sun Air, in desperate need of a cash injection following the eight-month price war on South ...
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Airlines check out from Galileo ties
Jane Levere NEW YORK Ties between Galileo and its major airline owners have unravelled further, as four carriers have reduced or entirely eliminated their ownership in the global distribution system (GDS). United Airlines, its largest shareholder, began a search for a new vendor to act as its host and potentially ...
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JetBlue takes on Big Apple
Carol Shifrin NEW YORK The largest metropolis of the USA - New York City - is about to gain its first low-fare, home-town airline in more than a dozen years. JetBlue Airways, the best-financed of any start-up since US airline deregulation, plans an early 2000 launch from New York's underused ...