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Varig emerges from cutbacks
VARIG dipped into the red during 1995 after shouldering the cost of widespread redundancies, but the Brazilian carrier has outlined plans to expand again this year. After making a profit of around $209 million in 1994, the airline slipped to a deficit of just under $7 million ...
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Low-fare Europe?
Kevin O'Toole/BRUSSELS IT WAS ONLY a matter of time before the US "no-frills" experiment began to take root in Europe's rapidly deregulating market. Pioneers have already emerged, offering the kind of no-frills point-to-point services which shot Southwest Airlines, ValuJet and others to fame in the USA. ...
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Eurowings boosts charter business with A319 order
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH GERMAN REGIONAL carrier Eurowings is planning to expand its charter operation to account for around one-third of its turnover by early in the next century, based around its acquisition of Airbus Industrie A319s. With its recent order for three A319-100s and three options ...
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Air France Europe 'may disappear', says Blanc
Julian Moxon/PARIS AIR FRANCE Group president Christian Blanc has threatened the workforce of Air France Europe with the "disappearance" of the airline if Draconian measures to restore performance are not under- taken in the next two years. At a board meeting on 25 April, Blanc ...
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ANZ optimistic over Ansett buy-out
Air New Zealand (ANZ) has set a 30 June target date to complete its stalled NZ$350 million ($241 million) buy-out of TNT's 50% stake in Ansett. In April, the New Zealand Commerce Commission blocked ANZ's bid because it would have resulted in the carrier also acquiring 50% of domestic competitor ...
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Flight Dynamics plans HUDs for more 737s
FLIGHT DYNAMICS plans to increase its dominance of the market for head-up displays (HUDs) on civil transports by certificating its system for Category III operations on five Boeing 737 models by mid-1999. The schedule calls for certification of the 737-400 and -500 to Cat IIIa by the end ...
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Japan and USA agree common ground
JAPAN and the USA have reached temporary agreement on outstanding route disputes in an effort to clear the way for broader negotiations on revising their 1952 bilateral air-services treaty. Under the deal, Japan Airlines (JAL) and United Airlines will be allowed to add new passenger services and ...
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New Sabena chief warns that costs must be reduced
Herman de Wulf/BRUSSELS SABENA'S NEW president, Paul Reutlinger, has warned staff that the ailing carrier needs to shave billions of Belgian francs from its cost base. Reutlinger, who joined Sabena from Swissair after Pierre Godfroid's resignation, says that the carrier needs to make annual savings of ...
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Easy man
EasyJet, the UK low-cost startup, has appointed Ray Webster as managing director. Webster comes from Air New Zealand, and will focus on EasyJet's proposed expansion into Europe. The carrier starts a daily service from London/Luton to Amsterdam from the end of April. Source: Airline Business
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Pay out time
Continental Airlines has distributed $31 million to its 30,000 employees due to its record profit of $224 million in 1995. The carrier's profit share plan allows for a distribution of 15 per cent of its pre-tax earnings. Meanwhile, it is expanding services at its Houston, Newark, and Cleveland hubs. ...
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Double deal
The UK's Birmingham International has won approval for a £400 million expansion to double the size of its terminal. BIA has agreed to limit night flights until 1999 in exchange for the approval. Source: Airline Business
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So what's in a name?
t used to be called Air Inter. Now, its legal name is Air France Europe but it trades as Air Inter Europe. It is majority owned by the Air France Group, but is legally a separate company. In 1997, it will be merged into Air France's European route operation, which ...
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Appointments
Edward Methot is the new vice president of flight operations at America West Airlines. Swissair has appointed Klaus Knappik head of the cargo and logistics division. Crossair has appointed Josef Felder EVP of the new product management division. Juhani Suomela has become Finnair's EVP ...
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Double hubbing
Air France has modified operations at its Charles de Gaulle hub to create five waves of flights, with a maximum wait of 150 minutes for a connection. This should increase revenue by $200 million. Manchester airport has opened its 'Superhub' aimed at cutting transfer times between international and ...
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Nice and easy
UK low-fare, no-frills startup EasyJet is continuing its rapid expansion with the launch of daily flights from London/Luton to Nice and Barcelona from early June. One-way fares start at $31. Source: Airline Business
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ATC: food for thought
The diverse worlds of air traffic control and airline catering meet with the extraordinary acronym of Eatchip, which, much to the disappointment of food aficionados, stands for European Air Traffic Control Harmonisaton and Improvement Programme. All of a sudden, the usually lugubrious air traffic control sector has moved ...
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All bark and no bite?
Demands on the European Commission to protect smaller or new entrant airlines from anti-competitive behaviour could increase with the recent rise in startup activity. But is the Commission equipped for the task? By Trevor Soames.Europe has come a long way since the third package of air transport liberalisation measures swept ...
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Europe's cost crisis
What does it take to ensure the start up of a profitable low-cost carrier in Europe? Hugh Parry looks at the pitfalls and compares the cost of operating in Europe to what is on offer in the US.Imagine an airline based at London/Heathrow flying to Paris 15 times a ...
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Food for thought
Cost-cutting and branding are the mantras of today's airline managers and nowhere are the two more entwined than in the catering product - one of the main elements of inflight service that governs customer loyalty. By Mark Odell. In the dual battle for profitability and greater competitiveness the drive for ...
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Financial results
Aer Lingus' operating profit was $83.3m, partly due to increased traffic. The carrier received $80m in government aid in 1995. Aeromexico's load factor fell 4.5 points to 60%. Cost saving measures cut capacity 13% and reduced staff by 10%. Operating profit was $24m. Cathay benefited from ...