All air transport news – Page 2582
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How to get there
Traditionally, access to the show by road, particularly if trying to arrive before 08.00, has always been hampered by heavy traffic. This has improved in recent years, but it is still advisable to allow plenty of time if travelling from central Paris. Motorists from the centre should take ...
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Pratt & Whitney PW4084
THE BOEING 777 Pratt & Whitney PW4084 was granted US Federal Aviation Administration approval on 30 May to fly 180min extended-range twin-engine operations (ETOPS) at service entry. The "ETOPS-out-of-the-box" initiative was a key target for Boeing from the start, and was achieved just a week before the start ...
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US/EU tensions build up over open skies
Julian Moxon/PARIS TENSIONS BETWEEN the European Union and the USA are expected to be further inflamed as the US Government attempts to conclude simultaneous open-skies agreements with several European countries, while Brussels threatens legal proceedings against the countries involved. European Commission (EC) transport minister Neil ...
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A320: training is crucial factor
Sir - I agree wholeheartedly with Capt. Sorensen's comments (Flight International, Letters, 26 April-2 May, P42). Having flown both conventional aircraft and the Airbus Industrie A320, I would like to add my opinion of the operation of the A320. It is no secret that, with the exception of ...
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Pratt & Whitney
Jon Wohler is to be executive vice-president of the technical organisation of engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney, of Hartford, Connecticut. Wohler, who has been president of Norden Systems, succeeds Karl Thomas, who is to retire. Source: Flight International
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Financial results
An exceptional charge of £139.2m ($226.8m) for restructuring contributed to the loss. Team Aer Lingus, the maintenance unit, lost £27.9m. Air France expects losses of FFr3.5b ($713m) for its 15 month 'year'. Debt fell from FFr33.6b to FFr27b due to the state capital injection. Lower ticket prices and ...
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Suppliers
Amadeus has signed new partners, the Colombian flag carrier Avianca, and ANATO, the country's travel agency association, to operate the CRS in Colombia. GE Aircraft Engines has signed an MoU with IHI for the Japanese company to develop and manufacture 25 to 30 per cent of the CF34-8C ...
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Orders
Aero Lloyd has ordered four A321s and two A320s direct from Airbus Industrie, worth $306 million. In addition the German charter will lease four A320s and six A321s from Los Angeles-based lessor ILFC. Delivery of the V2500 powered aircraft will begin in early 1996. United Airlines has ordered ...
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Appointments
Capt ST Deo, Capt JRD Rao and PJ Crasta have been appointed deputy managing directors at Indian Airlines. NC Ghosh has replaced RN Saxena as director of finance. Bob Taylor has been named managing director European services for American Airlines. John Garel has been appointed senior ...
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Dutch charges
Amsterdam/Schiphol airport is to introduce charges for narrow-bodied Stage 2 aircraft from the end of October. The airport wishes to cut the 18 per cent share of Stage 2 aircraft in its traffic mix to 8 per cent by 1997. Levies will range from $130-195 per landing during the day ...
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A mighty match
Can the Boeing 747-400 freighter be more profitable than an older conversion? Mark W Lyon reports.A new freighter aircraft can be a financial conundrum. How can one be confident of financing a $150 million investment over 20 years when cargo yields fluctuate wildly and show a disturbing long-term decline? Between ...
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Pushing the limits
Failure to agree a new international system quickly could mean that all airlines will face unlimited financial liability for the injury or death of their passengers. David Knibb reports.It may already be too late, but even those who still champion the Montreal Protocols now acknowledge that time is running out ...
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Suppliers in demand
What enlarged role could suppliers and manufacturers play as airlines look to outsourcing as a cost control mechanism? Kevin P Michaels and William D Angeloni of the Canaan Group explore the possibilities.Airline suppliers have already endured a tumultuous decade - order boom followed by order bust, complicated by the constant ...
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A question of give and take
Many airlines have become more demanding of marketing alliances and are now prepared to abandon bad agreements or switch partners to get the right benefits.To the untrained eye the level of alliance activity over the past year could seem rather subdued compared to the frenetic activity of previous years. Some ...
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A fighting chance
Aer Lingus managers have yet to solve the airline's problems on UK regional routes and must complete the restructuring of the rest of the group in order to secure the final payment of state aid. Mark Odell reports from Dublin.When the European Commission gave a derogation to the Irish government ...
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Chinese drop guarantees
Air China has made history as the first Chinese airline to finance most of a new aircraft purchase without a bank guarantee. But the chances that others will soon follow suit have diminished with a recent rating downgrade for non-sovereign Chinese debt. Pressure has been mounting on China's ...
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China cramps Taipei links
Taiwan is struggling to retain or expand regional air links in the face of Beijing's campaign to isolate the island state and force it into direct ties with mainland China. The commercial agreement that serves as a bilateral between Taiwan and Hong Kong was extended for an interim ...
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What's in a code?
After a year of research, two US government-sponsored studies on codesharing alliances are complete. Mead Jennings says the findings confirm what most airlines have already known for some time: codesharing pays. In the early part of 1994, US transportation officials began to question the precepts of the 'glue' that ...
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Air NZ to take Ansett
News Corporation's Rupert Murdoch has agreed to sell his 50 per cent share in Ansett Australia to Air New Zealand for around A$500 million (US$365 million). But an announcement was delayed as Air NZ and its controlling shareholder Brierley Investments continued tough negotiations with the other Ansett shareholder, TNT, over ...
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Western help Uzbek style
Forget airline consultants. Uzbekistan Airways has come up with a novel way of obtaining western expertise: invest in a UK airline. European Airways, which operates a single domestic route, is 40 per cent owned by the CIS carrier. In exchange, managing director David Allen and board members are ...