All air transport news – Page 2553
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Appointments
Abacus Distribution Systems has appointed Seiji Fukatsu as its new chairman. He is also president and chief executive officer of All Nippon Airways. John Watson has been appointed city manager, Philadelphia, for United Airlines. He was previously general manager sales, UK and Europe. European ground handling ...
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Double maiden
The smallest and last of Airbus' current narrowbody family, the A319, made its maiden flight in August. Embraer flew and rolled out its first civil jet aircraft, the EMB.145, for the first time. Source: Airline Business
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Third party tussle
Despite excess capacity and reduced demand major carriers are returning to the third party maintenance & overhaul business as a key part of their maintenance and engineering strategies. By Steven Casley.In recent years third party maintenance organisations have been through a turbulent period of excess repair capacity, reduced carrier demand ...
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Pride of Argentina
Aerolineas Argentinas is hoping to break even this year, a sign that it could soon cease to be a financial drain on its ailing majority owner Iberia. Sara Guild reports.South America has been the bane of Iberia's expansionist existence since 1990. So it is perhaps a bit of a blow ...
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Chilean combine
A restructured and profitable LanChile has finally taken control of its smaller rival Ladeco, securing access to substantial new markets. Sara Guild reports.Timing is everything. Certainly Sebastian Pinera would say so. The Chilean businessman and senator heads the company which in June sold 16.5 per cent of LanChile to take ...
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A real future
Vasp has seen a return to profits and growth despite having almost shut down three years ago. Wagner Canhedo, the president and CEO of the Brazilian carrier, talks to Mead Jennings about his plans for a new trans-border airline in South America.If anyone were to personify the character of Brazil, ...
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Financial results
Air Canada's growth, opening 10 new routes and introducing seven new jets, caused the net loss. Passenger traffic and capacity rose 14%. Yields decreased 8.1% at Alaska Airlines and 8.3% at Horizon Air. Load factors fell 1.1 points at Alaska and 4.2 points at Horizon. A ...
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Boeing leads China battle
Senior Airbus officials have enlisted the backing of diplomats from several European nations in their efforts to stall confirmation of a $2 billion order for Boeing aircraft due to be placed by Air China. After months of negotiations with Boeing and Airbus, Air China decided in August that ...
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Southern set for IPO first
China Southern Airlines is set to become the first Chinese airline to obtain a foreign stock exchange listing, although its initial public offering seems to be designed more to test the market than to raise capital. China Southern has taken the big step of filing its draft registration ...
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Dragon sale to calm fears
Senior managers at Cathay Pacific are still fighting to prevent the China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC) from invading their home turf. The latest gambit is to offer the potential rival a stake in regional carrier Dragonair, but there are doubts whether this tactic will curb the Chinese operator's ambitions. ...
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JAL smooths over FAA ban
Japan Airlines was understood to be close to an agreement in early September to end the US Federal Aviation Administration's suspension of its licence to repair US registered aircraft. The airline's FAA authorisation was cancelled in August after a routine annual inspection showed violations of US standards, according ...
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Kiwi sold on Murphy's law
The traditionally difficult winter season could prove especially challenging for troubled US minnow Kiwi International. In August, the Newark-based carrier installed its fourth chief executive in seven months, and its competitive position in the eastern US is under threat from Southwest's planned entry into Florida. But CEO Jerry ...
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Asia holds Europe's key
The overcrowded European regional jet market has moved closer to further consolidation, spurred on by continued problems at Fokker and Daimler Benz Aerospace (Dasa), the imminent approval of the joint venture Aero International Regional, and a joint European bid to partner China and Korea in building a new regional jet. ...
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KLM builds with caution
KLM's recent agreements with Garuda Indonesia and Jet Airways in India reflect a wariness by the Dutch carrier over the future development of the industry in Asia-Pacific, but in Europe the carrier is still lacking a major partner. As parts of Asia like Thailand and Vietnam develop rapidly ...
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New faces sweep Lagos
Nigeria's aviation industry has undergone a massive shake-up, with the sacking of the entire management of Nigeria Airways and the merger of the Federal Civil Aviation Authority and the Nigerian Airports Authority. Group captain Peter Gana replaces managing director Andrew Agom at Nigeria Airways, after what the minister ...
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Airline news
All Nippon Airways is to launch a twice weekly service between Osaka and London/Heathrow - ANA's first European service from Osaka. The British government has rejected complaints from the Civil Aviation Authority that British Airways overcharged business class passengers on its flights from London/ Heathrow to Madrid, Milan ...
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Team tactics
International joint ventures pave the way for an expansion of the maintenance market in China. Paul Lewis/BEIJING/GUANGZHOU/XIAMEN A WORLDWIDE OVERCAPACITY in aircraft maintenance and overhaul has left many companies struggling under the weight of intense competition and uneconomical work rates. This gloomy global picture, however, has not ...
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ANA signs up for 777
All Nippon Airways (ANA), has formally signed a contract for its previously announced purchase, of ten stretch Boeing 777-300s, following final approval from the carrier's board. ANA 777-300s are planned to carry 480 passengers in a two-class configuration. The aircraft will be a replacement for the airline's Boeing 747SR on ...
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Two-man 727 flightdeck offer
AEROWORKS AND Gull Electronic Systems have teamed to offer a two-man Boeing 727 cockpit, eliminating the flight-engineer's position. The "DuoDeck" conversion is "largely based on the proven design reliability of the two-position Boeing 737-200 cockpit", says Incline Village, Nevada-based AeroWorks. Gull, a division of Parker Bertea Aerospace, based ...
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FSI/Embry co-operate on training centre
FLIGHTSAFETY International (FSI) and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University are to establish an airline flight-training centre at the university's Daytona Beach, Florida, campus, to be operational by the end on 1996. FSI has agreed to equip the centre, which is to be built by Embry-Riddle, with two Level D full-flight ...