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Counting the costs of war
Peter Bennett VIENNA NATO's Yugoslav bombing campaign is taking its toll on central European air services Europe's airlines are counting the costs of the Kosovo conflict as the effects of cancelled routes, extra flying time and a drop in transit passenger numbers kick in. Austrian Airlines says in ...
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Skymark retreats on price
David Knibb BRISBANE Japan's newest airline has upset its bigger rivals with its policy of fare discounts, but after eight months has bowed to pressure and is to raise ticket prices For eight months Skymark Airlines, Japan's first new airline in 35 years, kept the domestic market in turmoil ...
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Opening Arab skies
Tom Gill JEDDAH Unity among Arab airlines is being tested over proposals for a single aviation market in the region as they struggle against a weak economic background. With the Middle East peace dividend yet to materialise, weak oil prices , a continuing UN economic embargo on Iraq and ...
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Towards unsettled skies
The economic crisis in Latin America is making the region's carriers focus on capitalisation and potential consolidation. Report from the annual meeting of airline chief executives in Miami. Latin American carriers, shaken by liberalisation, open skies agreements and the continuing encroachment of US airlines into their territories, must come to ...
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VisionAire redesign could give advantage to single-engined jet
Dave Higdon/WICHITA VisionAire's single engined Vantage will be heavier, longer and costlier, following an extensive six-month design review. The move compounds the Ames, Iowa-based firm's charge that the Vantage is a new jet for the 21st century, as certification and first deliveries have been pushed back by about 18 ...
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SEAsian carriers recovering
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE Chris Jasper/LONDON South East Asia's major carriers appear to be easing out of the slump which so depressed traffic last year, with Cathay Pacific - the region's most notable victim last year - reporting a 5% increase in passengers during the first quarter of 1998. Thai Airways ...
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Airbus deliveries rocket with 2,000th shipment
David Learmount/TOULOUSE Having just delivered its 2,000th aircraft, Airbus Industrie predicts that it will achieve the 3,000 target within three years. Germany's Lufthansa, Airbus' largest single airline customer, took delivery last week of the 2,000th, an A340-300. Deliveries of the whole Airbus range are rolling off the assembly lines ...
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Palestinian expands network and signs deal for two CRJ-200s
Palestinian Airlines is to expand its regional network with new destinations, and plans to introduce 50-seat Canadair Regional Jets (CRJs). According to chairman Fayez Haidan, the Government-owned airline hopes to launch new services this month to Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Palestinian has just been ...
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Routes
Air Canada launched daily non-stop Airbus A319 services between Chicago and Calgary on 17 May, with plans for twice-daily flights. United Airlines will codeshare on the route. Lufthansa Cargo will reintroduce and increase freighter service to Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, on 31 May, having previously announced that it would suspend flights ...
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Datalink team aims at year-end
Emma Kelly/LONDON A business case for the implementation of datalink communications in Europe will be completed by an industry team involving airlines, air navigation service providers, airframe manufacturers and associations by the end of this year. The European working group - the CAFT/Euro Datalink Focused Group - has been ...
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Virgin Sun launches European charter services
Virgin Sun, the new charter airline division of Virgin Holidays, has launched operations with two leased Airbus A320s on services to European tourist destinations. The carrier's initial fleet, which flies from London Gatwick and Manchester, is being leased from GE Capital Aviation Services. Additional A320s are expected to join the ...
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Marketplace
American Airlines has placed orders for three additional Boeing 737-800s for delivery in 2000. The 146-seaters will replace three aircraft operated by Reno Air that will not be integrated into American's fleet when the airlines are merged. Beirut-based Trans-Mediterranean Airways (TMA) is seeking finance to fund the acquisition of ...
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Airlink Swaziland prepares for take-off
Hilka Birns/CAPE TOWN A new southern African airline, Airlink Swaziland, will take to the skies on 13 June as a joint venture between South African regional carrier, SA Airlink, and the government of Swaziland. The new carrier takes over from Royal Swazi National Airways which will close after ...
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Air Scandic adds TriStar
European supplemental charter carrier Air Scandic has added a 26-year-old ex-Cathay Pacific Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 1 to its fleet of two Airbus A300s. The TriStar, which is based at Manchester to provide additional capacity on its European subcharter flights this summer, is operated by Irish charter carrier Aer Turas. The ...
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Workshop
British Airways has selected its subsidiary BAAE to undertake avionics maintenance of its Airbus fleet. The airline has orders and options on 188 single-aisle A320 family aircraft. Subject to raising the required investment funding, BAAE will undertake the maintenance at its South Wales facility for the next 10 years. Sextant ...
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Korean Air incurs fresh penalties
Korean Air (KAL) has suffered a new round of government sanctions on its domestic operations following the release of findings from the investigation into the recent runway overrun of a KAL Boeing MD-83. The South Korean Government has forced KAL to cut frequencies on its Seoul-Pohang route from 35 ...
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UK will seek phased US open skies deal
The UK government has admitted it will seek a phased open skies agreement on services between the UK and USA when formal negotiations on a new bilateral treaty resume in mid-June. Following two days of informal talks in the UK, which ended on 20 May, the two sides say that ...
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US Q400 order on horizon as targets are bettered
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Bombardier and US regional carrier Horizon Air are negotiating a deal for at least 20 Dash 8 Q400 turboprops. An order from Horizon would represent a critical breakthrough in the North American market for the Canadian manufacturer. Although not confirmed by either party, ...
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Aeroflot bucks trend as Russian airlines suffer declining market
Paul Duffy/MOSCOW Jens Flottau/MOSCOW Passenger traffic figures for Russia's many airlines reveal that most suffered a significant decline last year, with Aeroflot Russian International Airlines one of the few to have bucked the trend. The flag carrier reported an increase in emplanements and claims to have returned a profit, albeit ...
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A charged affair
Sky-high landing and navigation charges are driving airlines from key Japanese airports Andrejz Jeziorski/SINGAPORE Japanese "capsule" hotels which offer their guests space not much bigger than a mortuary drawer are symbolic of the overcrowding and overpricing of Tokyo and other Japanese population centres. The lack of available space ...