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Airbus guns for 60% market share after business surge
Guy Norris/SANTIAGO Airbus Industrie aims to secure as much as 60% of the world's large civil airliner market in the future, and is confident that Boeing's share may drop to 40%. "We have moved to our goal of 50-55% of the market, and I really think airlines want to ...
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Crossair closes on MD-80 replacement decision
Andrew Doyle/BASLE Crossair is negotiating an order for up to 30 single-aisled aircraft with Airbus and Boeing and expects to present a recommendation to its board for approval on 23 August. In the meantime, the Swiss regional has signed a letter of intent with General Electric Capital Aviation ...
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China limits fare discounts and plans airline mergers
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE The Civil Aviation Administration of China's (CAAC's) new policy on domestic revenue sharing aims to limit fare discounting in the short term and could lead to the consolidation of the country's airline industry around four major groupings. Beijing has ordered revenue sharing on 100 mainland routes from ...
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US bill opens door to new routes
US President Bill Clinton has signed into law the US Federal Aviation Administration $40 billion reauthorisation bill (AIR-21), prompting more US carriers to submit route applications to take advantage of the relaxation in access to Washington National, New York LaGuardia and Kennedy, and Chicago O'Hare airports. AIR-21 includes a ...
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Profitable City Bird plans business class services
Herman De Wulf/BRUSSELS HAVINGMADE its first profit since it launched three years ago, City Bird has revealed a revamped cargo strategy and plans to set up an all-business class airline operation for long-range services. The Brussels-based low-cost airline operates long-haul scheduled, charter and wet-lease services with three Boeing MD-11s ...
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Poland offers Skytrucks to pay Brazilian debt
Poland is proposing to supply Brazil with around 100 PZL Mielec M-28 Skytruck transports and other defence equipment as part of efforts to pay its $3 billion debt to the South American nation. A senior Polish delegation, comprising finance and economy ministry officials, is due to travel to Brazil ...
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Freighter crash report criticises cargo safety
UK cargo operator Channel Express has been criticised for inadequate crew training and cargo loading supervision which led to a fatal crash on 12 January, 1999. The UK Air Accident Investigation Branch's (AAIB) report on the Fokker F27 freighter crash in Guernsey, Channel Islands, relates it to two similar ...