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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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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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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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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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'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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Transbrasil aims to profit from radical restructure
BRAZILIAN CARRIER Transbrasil, which lost 7% of its domestic market in 1996, is planning a major shake-up to increase revenues and cut expenses. The airline, which is owned by its president and founder Omar Fontana, says that it is looking for partners to inject cash. The carrier plans ...
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Dragonair starts to assert its independence
Dragonair of Hong Kong has begun to signal its growing independence from former sister carrier Cathay Pacific Airways, by assuming control of more of its own operations and opening new routes into China. Mainland Chinese interests, led by China National Aviation (CNAC), assumed full majority control of Dragonair ...
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Volga-Dnepr considers propfan for An-124
Volga-Dnepr is considering re-engineing its seven Antonov An-124-100 Ruslan heavy freighters with Kuznetsov NK-93 ducted-propfan engines. Volga-Dnepr president Alexei Isaikin says that company technical specialists have visited engine- maker Dvigateli NK of Samara to evaluate the status of NK-93 development and the feasibility of the re-engineing programme. ...
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El Al fights plans for new regional airline
EL AL Israel Airlines is attempting to foil an Israeli Government decision to create a new regional airline which will operate scheduled flights to destinations in the Middle East. The decision to create the carrier, made more than two years ago, but not implemented, was revitalised recently by ...
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Merpati Nusantara ATP crash kills 15 people
A British Aerospace ATP turboprop operated by Merpati Nusantara Airlines crashed on 17 April on the Indonesian island of Belitung, killing 15 of the 53 passengers and crew. It is the first major accident to the aircraft type in ten years of service. The aircraft (PK-MTX) was on ...
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Raytheon shelves plans for 1900D successor
RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT has shelved plans to develop a new regional airliner to supersede or supplement its Beech 1900D 19-seat turboprop. Chairman Art Wegner reveals that the company has studied a 30-seat regional jet, but decided "about a year ago" not to proceed with the project. He dismisses rumours ...
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Air China wins London approval
In a move considered by many as a sign of Beijing's growing hold on aviation in Hong Kong, a mainland Chinese airline has been allowed for the first time to launch a direct service between the UK colony and London. The inauguration of Air China's new Beijing-Hong Kong-London ...
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KLM switches to Boeing for 747 SUD freighter-conversion work
KLM has signed a contract with Boeing for the freighter conversion of two 747-200 stretched-upper-deck (SUD) combi aircraft, having previously signed a commitment for Israel Aircraft Industries' (IAI) Bedek division to conduct the modification. KLM values the contract at DFl80 million ($42 million). The two 747-200 SUDs, which ...
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Brit Air agrees 100% franchise arrangement with Air France
French regional airline Brit Air has entered into a 100% franchise deal with Air France which effectively ends the carrier's commercial independence. President Xavier Leclerc stresses, however, that "-we will retain our financial and economic independence". Brit Air saw turnover increase from Fr650 million ($139 million) to Fr760 ...
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Qatar introduces Airbuses and new logo
Qatar Airways is operating its two recently delivered 231-seat Airbus A300-600Rs on its daily service between Doha, Qatar, and London Heathrow, replacing two Boeing 747-100SRs. The airline, which unveiled its new corporate identity with the introduction of the A300s, is operating the ex-Garuda Indonesia Airbuses on five-year leases from Ansett ...