All air transport news – Page 2523
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Appointments
British Airways has announced a major management reshuffle. Alistair Cummings becomes chief operating officer and director of profit development and is replaced as managing director British Airways Engineering by Clive Mason. Charles Gurassa becomes director of passenger business, David Holmes assumes the post of director corporate resources and Roger Maynard ...
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Aircraft news
China Airlines has ordered six Boeing 737-800s, with nine options on the aircraft. United Airlines has ordered two Boeing 747-400s to be delivered in 1997. Onur Air has ordered five MD-88s with options on five more. The airline has also ordered one Airbus 321. ...
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Suppliers
The Rolls Royce Trent 700 has been granted Etops approval on the Airbus A330 by the Joint Airworthiness Authority. Aeromexico has signed a 10 year contract with EDS to manage the carrier's information technology services Galileo, Sabre and Amadeus are all establishing links with the reservation ...
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Boeing boost
Malaysia Airlines has placed an all-Boeing order for 15 Boeing 777-200s and -300s and 10 747-400s, valued at some $4 billion. Rolls Royce will provide the engines for the 777s, while Pratt & Whitney has won the contract for the 747s. Source: Airline Business
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95 at a glance
Mark Odell recaps on the highlights of 1995, from the usual share of startups, failures and major equity transactions to commission caps and open skies. January The French government partially opens Paris/Orly to intra-European traffic after complaints to the European Commission from Lufthansa, KLM, SAS and Lauda Air. The new ...
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One law for all
Manufacturers and financiers are drafting proposed uniform rules on aircraft security interests and leases that could lead to lower capital costs for airlines worldwide. But will they be adopted soon enough to be of help? David Knibb reports.Lower credit costs for airlines are the aim of an international effort now ...
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Europe
During the past year the fortunes of Europe's flag carriers have, at best, been variable. And as 1996 gets underway there is a pervasive sense of unsettled agendas and greater events to come. The European majors have reaped the benefits of fragile economic recovery and stronger demand to ...
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Zero sum game
North America-Asia routes may be projected as some of the world's fastest growing, yet capacity growth is at a standstill. David Knibb examines the reasons. One would expect the skies to be full between North America and Asia, given the growth in the Asian economies and the shift in US ...
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Horror movie
Problems with airline inflight entertainment and communications systems have turned into a nightmare for many senior executives and there is not much prospect of an early solution. Kieran Daly looks at the problems.Rarely before has a technical concept promised such commercial advantage and delivered such misery. In fact the story ...
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Financial results
Air-India's revenue jumped 15.8% in rupees but operating expenses increased by 18.7%, halving the operating profit to $22m. The net profit was after $4m compensation for premature surrender of lease rights. Air Malta's long-term debt rose 43% as it added four new RJ70s and launched five new scheduled ...
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Tan on top in PAL
The three year feud over control of Philippine Airlines appears to have ended in a deal that should leave the current chairman and chief executive, Lucio Tan, firmly in charge. At a special board meeting in late December, the warring parties agreed that Tan could take up an ...
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Five crowd over Tasman
The skies between Australia and New Zealand are becoming crowded as two new startups vie for discount traffic on secondary routes across the Tasman Sea. At the same time Ansett Australia has launched its first flights to New Zealand, joining national flags Qantas and Air New Zealand on the primary ...
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Pakistan to boost SIA?
Singapore Airlines could boost its bottom line by an estimated US$500 million in its current financial year through a major sale of aircraft. Discussions are underway with Pakistan International Airlines over eight Boeing 747-300s, which SIA wants to retire from its fleet of 69 aircraft. It is the ...
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NEPC chases Modi stake
Indian independent NEPC Airways is moving aggressively to consolidate its position as a major domestic player with a hostile takeover bid for rival Modiluft. NEPC's chairman Ravi Prakash Khemka's goal is to become the largest independent in the Indian domestic sector. 'We want to be number one in ...
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Indian lease plans stall
Bilateral limitations with Israel and Russia have partially scuppered Air-India's plans to boost capacity by bringing in wet-leased aircraft. The Indian flag carrier had brought in wet-leased aircraft as a stopgap measure to overcome capacity limitations, which have contributed to the steady decline in its market share to ...
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Job cuts could hit companies hard
America West Airlines laid off 500 machinists in December following a 736-person cutback last March. As part of its dramatic cost-cutting campaign began, Delta Air Lines let go of more than 3,000 workers. In 1995 alone, Continental Airlines dropped 5,000 jobs from its roster. What is happening? Long attributed ...
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Delta: what value pilots?
Delta Air Lines is struggling to reach a deal with its pilots over the launch of a low-cost B737 operation to go head to head with ValuJet, as the no-frills Atlanta-based carrier turns up the heat by launching into USAir's heartland. Delta management, which is seeking $340 million ...
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MDC
McDonnell Douglas (MDC) has made two senior appointments at its Washington DC operation. Robert Andrews has joined the company as vice-president, programme co-ordination. Andrews comes from Rockwell International, where he was director of strategic analysis. He will be responsible for managing the company's Washington activities for defence, space and technology ...
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Thai/US stalemate ends with new bilateral accord
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE A SIX-YEAR stand-off between Thailand and the USA has ended with agreement on a new bilateral air-services treaty which lifts capacity restrictions and increases fifth-freedom flights. The new agreement, which has still to be ratified by the Thai Government, will allow US carriers ...