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Lufthansa revamps its management
Lufthansa is restructuring its passenger operations from 1 April, in a move to cut management costs. Subject to supervisory board approval, the company is to incorporate marketing, network management, operations, cockpit and, cabin crew and ground stations into an independent passenger division, effectively separating the running of the ...
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Strong market
From November 1996, any airline with over 50% Australian and/or New Zealand ownership has been allowed to fly freely between the two countries or within them, subject only to border restrictions. That this new freedom has not precipitated a rash of low-cost start-up carriers and a scramble for new routes ...
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Bombardier's Challenger 604 is first to be given RVSM approval
BOMBARDIER ISTHE first business-jet manufacturer to gain regulatory approval for a service bulletin enabling operators to comply with reduced vertical-separation minima (RVSM) to be introduced on North Atlantic routes on 27 March. Initial approval from Transport Canada is for the latest Challenger 604. Bombardier expects Canadian certification of service bulletins ...
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European enquiry
The European Commission (EC) has opened an inquiry into the acquisition of bankrupt French independent Air Liberté by British Airways. It has given potential objectors to the deal ten days to present arguments against it to the competition directorate and is expected to rule within four weeks. The take-over, giving ...
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Breaking through
Breaking the monopolistic stranglehold of national carriers in Asia has never been easy and, for Asiana Airlines, playing second fiddle to Korean Air (KAL) for the past eight years has proved to be particularly hard going. This situation may be about to change though, as Asiana embarks on an ambitious ...
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Start-up AirAsia muscles into Malaysia market
Start-up carrier AirAsia has taken advantage of a growing barrage of criticism against Malaysia Airlines (MAS) to announce that it intends to expand its embryonic aircraft fleet and route network. Three months after first taking to the air as Malaysia's second scheduled international carrier, AirAsia is looking to ...
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Alitalia pulls plug on Fokker 70s
Alitalia is attempting to return its five leased Fokker 70s to the bankrupt Fokker operation, after failing in a bid to re-lease them to low-cost Italian regional carrier Alpi Eagles. The two airlines concluded a codeshare deal late in 1996 which included the transfer of the Fokker 70s. ...
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Croatia starts fleet renewal with Airbus order
Croatia Airlines has placed an order to buy six Airbus A319s in a move towards a complete renewal and expansion of its fleet. The airline has also placed options on six aircraft, which can be taken up as any type in the A320 family. No engine choice has yet been ...
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Northwest
Simon Parr has become marketing manager for the UK and Ireland and Nina Gopal is the new manager for leisure markets at Northwest Airlines' Crawley, Sussex, UK, office. Parr was formerly pricing manager for the airline's Germany/France transatlantic routes, and Gopal was previously UK sales co-ordinator. Chris Edwards becomes co-ordinator, ...
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TATRA orders Saab 2000
Slovakian airline Tatra Air has placed an order for two 50-seat Saab 2000 turboprops to operate on routes including Bratislava to London Gatwick, as well as on other routes. The first aircraft will be delivered in October, with the second to follow in March 1998. Tatra Air operates two Saab ...
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Yak-40 crash-lands
The pilot of a Krasnoyarsk Airlines Yakovlev Yak-40 successfully force-landed his aircraft in a Siberian field 28km (15nm) from his destination on 29 January. There was no injury to the four crew and 20 passengers on board as the aircraft landed in white-out conditions with 400m (1,300ft) visibility in snow. ...
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P&WC acquisition
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) is to acquire part of Portsmouth, UK-based H+S Aviation's small-engine overhaul activities, as part of its "ongoing strategy to create a strong and efficient global service centre network". The sale involves P&WC PW100, PW901A and PT6T overhaul lines. Meanwhile, H+S has formed H+S Proptech, which ...
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US airline safety ratings to hit Internet
Safety data on US air carriers are to be put on the Internet by the Federal Aviation Administration, in a bid to make them more accessible to the travelling public. The agency says it will not, however, rank airlines according to their accident records, although information on accidents and some ...
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British Midland lobbies EC for European slots at Heathrow
British Midland (BM) has entered the fray over the British Airways/American Airlines alliance, arguing that slots should be made available for its European feeder services rather than exclusively for new transatlantic operations. Chairman Sir Michael Bishop says that the move follows the recent intervention of European competition commissioner ...
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CityJet re-emerges
Independent Irish airline CityJet has emerged from bankruptcy protection, clearing the way for a financial restructuring which includes the injection of ú4 million ($6.5 million) of fresh capital. Malmö Aviation of Sweden is to take a 42% stake in the carrier. Both airlines operate flights from London City Airport using ...
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Three BA directors leave USAir board
USAir says that the resignation of three British Airways directors from the USAir board "-clears another obstacle in USAir's path toward becoming an effective competitor in the US/UK market". The BA officials left the board in preparation for USAir ending its codeshare arrangement with the UK carrier in March. ...
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Air China eyes 777 purchase
Air China is again beginning to show active interest in the Boeing 777, raising the US manufacturer's hopes of finally being able to conclude a long-awaited deal with the carrier for up to 15 of the twinjets. The Chinese flag carrier is understood to be discussing buyer-furnished items ...
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ACA awaits United approval to operate new Regional Jets
ATLANTIC COAST Airlines (ACA) plans to operate Bombardier Canadair Regional Jets on United Express routes. Nevertheless, ACA is prepared to fly its new 50-seaters as an independent carrier if United Airlines is unable to reach an agreement with its pilots which enables its regional affiliates to fly jet-powered aircraft. ...
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British Airways revives regional-jet evaluation
British Airways is to re-open discussions with manufacturers over its proposed acquisition of a fleet of regional jets, after most unions representing staff at its regional operation backed plans aimed at cutting annual costs by £27 million ($44 million). Aircraft to be evaluated are thought to include the ...
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SAS Commuter takes first Saab 2000
The first of four Saab 2000s ordered in 1996 by SAS Commuter, was delivered during a ceremony at Saab's Linköping, Sweden, factory, on 24 January. Based at Stockholm's Arlanda Airport, the Saab 2000s will be used on Swedish and Finnish routes. SAS Commuter, the aircraft's fourth European customer, holds two ...