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Thawing out?
Two new carriers, WestJet and Greyhound, are trying to home in on any market opportunities in Canada's icy war between majors Air Canada and Canadian Airlines International. Jane Levere reportsLong an inhospitable graveyard for new entrants, the Canadian marketplace is being invaded once again by two fledgling airlines, one of ...
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Baltic bandwagon
The three Baltic states have had independence for only five years but the countries' airlines are already jumping on the privatisation bandwagon. Mark Blacklock reports from Latvia and Estonia.Latvia's two main carriers may have shut down less than a year ago, but a passenger studying the departure board at Riga ...
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Northwest's eastern edge
The launch of Northwest Airlines' non-stop Detroit-Beijing service in May is a competitive response to United Airlines' dominance in the US-China market that has been a long time in coming. The carrier says the new route gives it an edge in the eastern US, which generates two-thirds of China-bound traffic ...
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ANA juggles with slots
When Japan's All Nippon Airways launched daily flights from Osaka's newly opened Kansai airport to Seoul, South Korea in September 1994, the move was far more strategic than commercial. ANA already flew to the Korean capital from Tokyo/Narita and decided to switch its services to Osaka due to ...
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Ansett's daily gripe
Daily frequency is the key issue facing Australia's Ansett International on the hotly competitive route between Sydney and Hong Kong, says the airline's general manager international, Craig Wallace. With five B747-300 flights a week, the carrier needs the flexibility of daily schedules to compete against the tough opposition - Qantas ...
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Delta does it in triplicate
Anyone who knows, from experience, that reaching an agreement with just one partner can be a difficult process should be at least a little impressed with the record of Delta Air Lines, which put its second trilateral codeshare into operation on 1 May. Having gained from its experience ...
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Aces high
In-flight gambling is about to make its long-awaited debut, as three of the world's leading carriers plan to test the software over the coming months. Mead Jennings reports on the potential of what proponents claim is the airline industry's next major revenue stream and looks at some of the possible ...
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Goodbye Uruguay, hello Singapore
It might seem like only yesterday when the eight-year marathon Uruguay trade round was completed, yet the manoeuvrings and preparations for a follow-up are already underway. The effort by the heads of government of the seven largest industrialised countries (G7) to rebuild the global economic architecture, so there is ...
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Poisoned pals?
Alliances are firmly established as components of the airline industry, but the seven-year relationship between KLM and Northwest Airlines - long considered the world's most successful airline partnership - appears to be coming apart at the seams. Mead Jennings looks at the history of the conflict and its implications ...
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Airline news
Air France Cargo was set to launch a weekly Boeing 747 cargo service from Paris/Charles de Gaulle to Helsinki at the end of May. American Airlines Cargo is to introduce a 4.3 per cent fuel surcharge on its US domestic cargo and priority parcel service charges in July. ...
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Likud victory fires doubts
The Likud election victory in Israel will have profound implications for both El Al's future and plans for Palestine's fledgling air transport sector. Somewhat surprisingly, El Al changed course in its search for capital before the general election at the end of May. The new policy aims to ...
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Alliances still not immune from risk
Immunity is in the air. First in this year's clutch came United-Lufthansa, followed by Delta-Swissair-Austrian-Sabena and American-Canadian (even without open skies between the US and Canada). Next up will be United-Air Canada. Then, probably later rather than sooner, American and British Airways will be seeking what has recently become the ...
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Ansett deal's finally done
At long last. Air New Zealand's two-year odyssey to win approval for its bid to take a 50 per cent stake in Australia's Ansett finally came to a successful end in early June, at the same time as the prospect for the rebirth of the single trans-Tasman aviation market brightened. ...
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No trust in a joint venture
Joint ventures proposed by General Electric and Pratt & Whitney to develop an engine for the stretched B747X, and a possible alliance between McDonnell Douglas and Dasa to work on the Airbus A3XX, pose questions about how antitrust laws apply when rivals retain separate identities but pool efforts. ...
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China boost for Japanese
Japan's major airlines have won clearance to use a new air corridor to Beijing which will save them millions of dollars annually in operating costs and could give them a significant competitive advantage over US rivals. Flight times from Japan to the Chinese capital will be slashed by ...
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Codes jump Tokyo hurdle
The three US carriers which lack rights beyond Japan are finding ways to bolster their Asian presence through new alliances. Scorning conventional wisdom says that it is not commercially feasible for trans-Pacific services to bypass Japan, they are relying on codeshares to boost access to Asia. Continental Airlines ...
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Alliance flop?
No alliance can hope to survive and prosper when the partners are at each others' throats. A clear message runs through this month's cover story about KLM/Northwest: what a pity if the world's most successful airline alliance were destroyed by infighting. If asked about the conditions needed for ...
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Is there any Valu left?
Besides becoming one of the most scrutinised tragedies in US aviation history, the May crash of ValuJet flight 592 has also become one of the most politicised. The low-cost carrier's survival depends on whether it can withstand an intense federal safety audit and re-launch its image while keeping its costs ...
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Row boils up over pricing
The European Commission is considering regulating air fares in Europe in a bid to cut disproportionately high prices on many routes without competition. A heated debate is certain to develop when the Commission publishes its report in July, which will analyse the progress of liberalisation. The study will also focus ...
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Barbara's off
The Venezuelan startup, Santa Barbara Airlines, is planning to start operations by the end of the year on both domestic and regional routes from its Maracaibo hub. The carrier is still evaluating three turboprops, the ATR42, Dash 8-300 and Fokker 50, before making its final selection. Source: Airline ...