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Finnair firms up new European alliances
Finnair and British Airways have firmed up their "Nordic alliance", which will take the form of codesharing on 15 flights between London and Helsinki in Finland and Stockholm in Sweden. The link will see a new service between Helsinki and London Gatwick, while Helsinki-Stockholm-Manchester flights will be included from ...
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US/Japan bilateral deal leads to 106 new flights
The US Department of Transportation (DoT) has tentatively awarded six US airlines 106 new weekly flights to Japan from 13 cities in the USA as a result of the liberalised air services agreement signed by the two countries on 14 March. The route awards are expected to become permanent ...
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Mesa holds talks in bid to keep America West codeshare
Mesa Air Group hopes to negotiate a new codeshare agreement with America West Airlines, after being informed that its arrangement to operate as America West Express will be terminated on 2 April. Mesa is already reeling from the termination of United Airlines codeshare agreements, which account for almost half of ...
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Marketplace
-British Airways subsidiary Brymon Airways is to aquire eight more de Havilland Dash 8-300s on lease from Bombardier Aerospace. The new Dash 8Q models will replace some of the airline's existing Dash 8s, and serve new routes. Deliveries will begin in April and continue through to early 1999. -Lufthansa CityLine ...
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Turkish group sets up regional carrier with Avro RJ100s
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON A new Turkish regional airline will launch services in December, backed by major Turkish conglomerate Park Holdings. The carrier has signed an agreement to purchase five new Avro RJ100s Park, which has divisions trading in energy, textiles and general services, has formed Park Express and recruited ...
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GE counts the cost of dropping growth GE90, but still profits
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON General Electric has revealed the cost of abandoning its growth plans for the GE90 turbofan, writing off $275 million. The GE aircraft engine business, buoyed by its growing services arm, still managed to outperform its main rivals in profit margins. GE revealed at the end of last year ...
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Heads roll after massive JAL write-off
Andrew Mollet/TOKYO Further senior management casualties are in prospect at Japan Airlines (JAL) after the airline's announcement that it is to draw on its reserves to the tune of about ´155 billion ($1.2 billion) to write off accumulated losses. The company's president has already agreed to go. The write-offs, which ...
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Pan Am left at altar...again
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Pan American World Airways is determining whether to drop efforts to resume scheduled airline services in favour of re-organising its operations as a scaled down charter carrier after two potential rescue bids were withdrawn. Pan Am terminated its scheduled flights when it filed for bankruptcy ...
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Pay as you go
Once again there are plans on the table to replace the US ticket tax. There are even hopes that, this time around, the US Federal Aviation Administration will actually be able to see them into law. It is not before time. The US Congress, the FAA and the airline ...
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Definitely maybe
Max Kingsley-Jones/SINGAPORE Airbus Industrie may have just allowed its A3XX high capacity airliner programme to slip by almost a year, but it remains committed to the initiative to provide a European alternative to Boeing's long term monopoly of the market. There are hurdles to cross during 1998, however, before Airbus ...
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Widening the franchise
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON When Cityflyer Express first signed up as a British Airways franchisee in the middle of 1993, it was something of an experiment for both carriers. Five years later the formula appears to be working. When BA hosts fifth anniversary celebrations in July, it will do so with nine ...
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Aerospatiale defines future common Airbus flightdeck
Ian Sheppard TOULOUSE Airbus Industrie partner Aerospatiale has launched a major product improvement programme to develop a retrofittable, "freeflight" ready common flightdeck. Also included will be a switch to flat panel liquid crystal displays. The upgraded Airbus flightdeck will be designed for the A320/ A330/A340 range and future ...
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Mercury Systems introduces real time crew scheduling
Mercury Scheduling Systems is to release the "Beta" version of its Magellan airline management system to its launch customers at the end of this month. The new software allows real-time management of crew scheduling for the first time, claims the company, giving airlines a dynamic picture of their operations. ...
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Open skies hostility
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON The tussle between the European Commission (EC) and the member states over who has the right to negotiate transatlantic air agreements has just become more interesting. In the words of one Brussels insider, it is shaping up as one of Europe's "big political games". Legal threats are ...
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Air Belgium to switch from 737s to A320s
Air Belgium is to roll over its CFM International CFM56-powered Boeing 737 fleet and replace them with Airbus Industrie A320s by 1999. The move comes as part of the take-over by Airtours of the Belgian charter airline's tour operator parent, Sunair. The UK tour operator has purchased an 80% ...
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Air Liberte incorporates TAT and relaunches
Julian Moxon/PARIS French independent carrier Air Liberté has completed the absorption of TAT and has launched a strategy aimed at consolidating its place as France's second largest domestic airline. Fifteen months after Air Liberté was rescued from bankruptcy by British Airways (which owns 70% of the airline), its ...
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Air Nostrum selects CRJ for expansion
Air Nostrum has selected the Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) for its fleet expansion and concluded a deal with Bombardier for up to ten aircraft. The Spanish regional airline, based in Valencia, has placed a firm order worth C$153.5 million ($108 million) for five CRJ-200ERs, with options on a further ...
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Pilots voice concern over BA's plans for AML 777 flights
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON British Airways' plans to use its low cost Airline Management (AML)affiliate to take over new long haul services from London Gatwick next year using Boeing 777s is raising concerns at the British Air Lines Pilots Association (BALPA). AML began flights early in 1997 using BA crews and a ...
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SIA defers Boeing orders and admits more cuts may follow
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Asia's economic crisis has finally begun to hit one of the region's sturdier blue chip carriers, Singapore Airlines (SIA), which is slipping delivery of four of its Boeing 747-400 and 777 orders. Meanwhile, Philippines Airlines (PAL) is to defer delivery of three Airbus A320 and two more ...
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TWA raises fresh cash as 747 flights end
Trans World Airlines has completed its latest $150 million private debt placement. At the same time, TWA completed another phase of its fleet renewal programme with the phasing out on 20 February of its last Boeing 747 (above), after 28 years.Source: Flight International