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    No room at the inn?

    1996-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Continued capacity constraints at London/Heathrow have long dictated the US position in liberalisation talks with the UK. Now the physical limits have reached the point where other European hubs threaten to siphon North Atlantic traffic away from Heathrow. By Mead Jennings. TWA, which sold its right to fly to ...

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    Airline news

    1996-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Lufthansa is launching an on-line reservation service that can be accessed through either a CD-ROM format or through the Internet or other on-line services. Distribution of the CD-ROM is in conjunction with travel agents, who will be able to customse their own versions of the disc. South African ...

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    Pressing for open skies

    1996-05-01T00:00:00Z

    The US Department of Transportation has in general had strong support from the halls of Congress of late - especially in the realm of international aviation issues. In a late March floor speech, Larry Pressler, South Dakota Republican and chairman of the Senate commerce committee, spoke on the ...

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    PAL recovery under threat

    1996-05-01T00:00:00Z

    The recovery of Philippine Airlines from disastrous financial losses over the past two years is under threat from rising competition from a growing number of startups with ambitions to launch on to key regional routes. Grand Air and Cebu Pacific Air, which have both made inroads on domestic ...

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    Ansett's Kiwi jaunt drags

    1996-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Rupert Murdoch's News Corp is considering a total takeover of Ansett New Zealand in a final bid to remove obstacles to the proposed merger of Air New Zealand and Australian domestic Ansett. Severing the controlling link between Ansett Australia and Ansett New Zealand appears to be the only ...

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    CLK ponders runway two

    1996-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Forecasters are about to release new traffic estimates that could dictate whether Hong Kong accelerates work on a second Chek Lap Kok runway, which would strengthen its claim as an international hub, as the geopolitical transition now underway in the region begins to undermine its role as the gateway to ...

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    Newsline

    1996-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Now that the war games and elections are over, officials on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are waving olive branches, and ironically the chances look better than ever that the 'two Chinas' could agree on direct flights. The pressure on Taiwan for direct flights is growing. Newly ...

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    Dragon fires HK struggle

    1996-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Dragonair has become the pawn in a struggle between two Chinese companies for dominance in Hong Kong after the transfer of power in July 1997. China National Aviation Corp (CNAC) has the initial advantage with plans to start its own operation in the UK colony by June. But ...

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    More space for control

    1996-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Airspace capacity in Europe will increase with the release of military areas for civil use, but airlines must adopt a more flexible approach to flight planning if they are to make the most of it, says Eurocontrol. On 28 March a new policy adopted by all European Civil ...

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    East West in US deadlock

    1996-05-01T00:00:00Z

    The vagaries of the youthful private Indian aviation sector are starting to manifest themselves in the courts, as the number of cases of litigation against the independents by foreign lessors starts to rise. The most prominent case that has come to court is between East West Airlines and ...

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    Is it just pie in the sky?

    1996-05-01T00:00:00Z

    When an airline can save $1.5 million a year by serving salads without a lettuce liner which nobody eats anyway, you know that cost-cutting has begun to bite. These days, catering represents quite a dilemma for airlines. The marketeers say food remains a way for airlines to differentiate ...

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    Maersk jets in at double

    1996-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Danish independent Maersk Air is doubling the capacity on its European network as it experiences a dramatic surge in international traffic. The carrier currently operates 19 B737s on scheduled services and is adding six B737-500s this year and 12 B737-700s from October 1997. These aircraft are coming in ...

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    Startup hits Denver hub

    1996-05-01T00:00:00Z

    After an astounding growth spurt, US startup Western Pacific Airlines is slowing down to consolidate its network spanning 19 cities centred on Colorado Springs, up from five cities when service began a year ago. Though not yet profitable, the airline has boarded 1 million passengers since its first flight, and ...

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    UAL told to leave JAL be

    1996-05-01T00:00:00Z

    No sooner did Tokyo and Washington settle cargo differences than another dispute flared up that could escalate unless the US accepts Northwest's arguments in defence of Japan Airlines. In a key move, Northwest has criticised United Airlines for provoking an unnecessary dispute with its hardball stance on rights beyond Japan. ...

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    Big four split over labour

    1996-05-01T00:00:00Z

    In their talks with labour unions, four US majors are achieving widely divergent results. FedEx and Delta have resolved protracted negotiations with their pilots. However, American Airlines is still deadlocked with its pilots after almost two years of talks. United Airlines' flight attendants have narrowly defeated a new contract with ...

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    Sale to new World order

    1996-05-01T00:00:00Z

    In a bid to get out of the airline business, WorldCorp is hoping to sell its 59 per cent stake in World Airways and concentrate on its computer business. 'Our parent company has basically taken the lead of its main shareholder group [which wants] to position WorldCorp as ...

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    Chill winds hit Geneva

    1996-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Political niceties have given way to economic realities as Swissair concentrates its longhaul activities in Zürich, moving several international destinations from Geneva. 'There is a change in the economic environment in this business and we are no longer in a position to pay attention to political considerations,' says Martin Bisang, ...

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    US smarts at Euro success

    1996-05-01T00:00:00Z

    The European aerospace industry is flexing its muscles in the wake of the Fokker collapse with an apparent double success in China and the emergence of a real challenge to the monopoly of the B747. Equally significant, the Dutch manufacturer may yet see in 1997, as it continues the search ...

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    UK minnows challenge BA

    1996-05-01T00:00:00Z

    British Airways is facing a double dose of action under European legislation from two of its UK rivals. In a case due before the UK High Court in mid-April, Air UK is suing BA for planning four daily services between London/Gatwick and Edinburgh. Air UK refuses to comment ...

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    Tokyo codeshare

    1996-05-01T00:00:00Z

    All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Delta Air Lines plan a Los Angeles-Tokyo code-sharing/blocked-seat deal, beginning on 1 September, under which Delta will purchase seats on ANA's daily Boeing 747-400 flights and ANA will purchase seats on Delta's six weekly McDonnell Douglas MD-11 flights.   Source: Flight International