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Airlines unite over Africa
Rising concerns over air safety in most of Africa have spurred several major European carriers to support a South Africa Airways' initiative that could see some countries boycotted if they do nothing to improve the parlous state of their air traffic control systems. In May SAA put forward ...
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BA places a no strike bet
British Airways' plan to reap £1 billion a year in efficiency savings by March 2000 could suffer a severe blow if two separate ballots of cabin crew and ground staff, the latter over the airline's plan to sell its catering operations, result in support for strike action. Both ...
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Canada set for shakeup
The two major Canadian carriers are preparing their unprofitable regional operations for a shake-up, as Canada's low-cost startup carriers threaten to expand their influence. Even before Air Canada has completed a review of the future of its five regional carriers, it has been approached by a potential purchaser ...
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Domestic dancing
The surge in new entrants to the Colombian market is over but major challenges remain. David Knibb reviews the progress of the five main players. Nowadays Colombians seem naturally optimistic. The heady days of growth are still a fresh enough memory for few to be willing to predict their airlines ...
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We win together
Profits and a healthy cash balance once seemed impossible goals for Continental Airlines. Having achieved them, chairman and chief executive officer Gordon Bethune has turned his attention to the fight for global market share. Interview by Richard Whitaker Working together worked! So says the banner headline on the front cover ...
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Friendly skies? Let's get honest
Blame it on the lettuce leaf liner. Just a few years ago, when airline CEOs across the US were nervously eyeing their costs per available seat mile, the challenge was to trim costs without upsetting the passenger. An easy throwaway was the limp piece of lettuce that lined the trays ...
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Airline News
Swissair and Delta Air Lines started codesharing on 1 June from Zürich to New Orleans, Charlotte, Fort Lauderdale, Portland, Memphis, Nashville, Phoenix and Tallahassee via Atlanta or Cincinnati. Swissair was to start three weekly Zürich-Sarajevo services on 9 June. Crossair launched twice weekly Basle-Dublin services on ...
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Financial results
The sale of Continental Airlines shares added US$126m to pre-tax income, which was lowered by $24m by a regional airlines strike. Air France made its first net profit since 1989, but Air France Europe lost $93m despite $50.5m in aircraft sales. Future results will be reported jointly after ...
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Iberia starts to fight back
Iberia is finally squaring up to its aggressive Spanish competitors by integrating the group's three main carriers. The Spanish flag carrier has seen its domestic monopoly slip over the last three years as private operators Spanair and Air Europa started expanding into scheduled services. But Iberia ...
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Euro startups go to market
European startups are wasting no time in positioning themselves for expansion as Virgin Express ponders following Ryanair with a stock listing, while Debonair looks set to tap the markets by August. The Irish low-cost carrier set the flotation ball rolling in May, offering 54.2 million shares on the ...
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Colombian mambo
ColombiaOf Colombia's newer airlines, Aces has the most ambition and potential. But to what extent the airline will be able to overcome the advantages of incumbent flag carrier Avianca remains far from clear. David Knibb reports from Bogotá. It looks like another David-Goliath contest - the innovative young challenger versus ...
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Leap of faith
Having been forced to abandon its multi-company structure, the Mesa Air Group is now concentrating on new developments, like its operation at Fort Worth.Karen Walker talks to chairman Larry Risley. Larry Risley, chairman and chief executive officer at Mesa Air Group, has become an expert hurdles jumper over the last ...
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Florida cocktail
The battle for control of the fast-growing market from the US to Latin America is being fought in Miami, but American Airlines' dominance means some US majors are shifting their sights elsewhere. Karen Walker reports. A tornado touched down in the heart of Miami earlier this year. Had the Wizard ...
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Network agility
Will the gap widen between the most sophisticated European players in network management and those that have not yet grasped the concept fully? By Luis Rivera, Lucio Pompeo and Alberto Martin. Five years ago, network management was still quite an abstract concept for most European airlines. Though many had heard ...
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BA hit by tit for tat ban
Air services between the UK and Nigeria were suspended in early June as a reciprocal ban of British and Nigerian registered aircraft assumed wider political implications. The UK Department of Transport banned Nigerian-registered aircraft from British airports in mid-May due to alleged poor safety standards. The Nigerian government ...
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Final bow for three chiefs
Three of the longest serving airline chiefs shocked the industry by resigning within weeks of each other in May, with at least two seemingly forced out. The departure of Ron Allen, Delta Air Lines' chairman, president and chief executive, appears to have surprised Allen himself. Neither Allen nor ...
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Shuttle is in Wolf's court
Few expect US Airways to give up its Shuttle, but a move by American Airlines to purchase the prestigious east coast operation, as well as possible interest from United Airlines, has introduced another twist in the carrier's continuing battle with unions. US Airways operates, but does not own ...
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A red flag to a bull?
New scheduled operators Spanair and Air Europa have shaken up Iberia's traditional monopoly in the Spanish domestic market. Lois Jones reports from Madrid and Palma de Mallorca on how competition has prompted the Spanish flag carrier to get its act together. Never be fooled into thinking the Spanish market staid, ...
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Thai is hardly Star choice
As the razzamatazz around the launch of the five-carrier Star Alliance subsides, Thai Airways International is emerging as the weak link in the chain and there is growing speculation that the carrier could be dumped for two other Asian carriers. The other members of the alliance, Air Canada, ...
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Sun blazes a trail for SAA
The experience gleaned during the sell-off of state-owned South African carrier Sun Air should help ease the partial privatisation of South African Airways. But there are strong doubts that the flag carrier will be in any fit shape to meet the government's stated end-of-year deadline. Captain Johan Borstlap, ...