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Eurowings says Lufthansa loyalty scheme is counter to German law
Eurowings has registered a complaint with the German Federal Monopolies Commission about Lufthansa's Miles and More frequent-flyer scheme. The German regional airline claims that the scheme violates German competition laws covering extras and discounts - although Eurowings admits that it believes these laws to be "outdated". ...
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Brunei open skies
Singapore and Brunei have signed an open-skies air-services agreement, lifting restrictions on frequency, routeings and capacity between the two countries. It replaces a 1985 agreement. Singapore Airlines operates to Brunei daily, while Royal Brunei Airlines operates to Singapore 17 times a week. Source: Flight International
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Palestine Airways prepares for 1 June start from Egypt
Palestine Airways, the new airline of the Palestinian authority, is due to start services on 1 June, although initially it will operate from an Egyptian airport. It will use two Fokker 50s donated by the Dutch Government - a further two have yet to be delivered. A new ...
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Air France leaps into profit
Air France has posted its first profits since 1989, although the upbeat results from the mainline airline were tainted by deepening losses at its strike-hit sister company, domestic carrier Air France Europe. The profits at Air France mark a successful end to the three-year restructuring programme which was ...
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Deutsche BA losses leaked in report
A secret auditors' report detailing Deutsche BA's debts and losses has revealed that the company would have gone bankrupt last year, but for a cash bail-out from British Airways. The report, compiled by Ernst & Young, was leaked to the German press. It states that the five-year-old company's ...
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End of an era
The demise of the BAe/AI(R) Jetstream 41 commuter airliner represents another step in the (often involuntary) rationalisation of the regional-turboprop market. It also, however, raises serious questions about the future of the lower end of regional-airline operations. There can be little surprise in British Aerospace's decision to cease ...
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Bearing failures blamed on poor lubrication
The spate of Trent 700 engine shutdowns has been traced to insufficient lubrication of the driving-shaft locator ball-bearing in the Hispano Suiza-manufactured step-aside gearbox. This has resulted in premature fatigue and failure of the bearing, because of overheating. According to R-R, the problem resulted from a weakness in ...
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Cathay prepares to modify gearboxes on Trent 700s
Cathay Pacific and Dragonair are hoping that fitting modified engine-gearboxes to their Rolls-Royce Trent 700-powered Airbus Industrie A330-300s will clear the way for the grounded aircraft to return to service by early this week. Both carriers voluntarily grounded their 15 A330s on 24 May, following an inflight engine ...
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Lauda link
Austrian Airlines has taken a 36 per cent stake in its local rival Lauda Air. This includes the 19.7 per cent stake sold to Austrian by Lufthansa in early March. The move will see Lauda continue to focus on leisure routes. Source: Airline Business
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Room for three?
Aloha and Hawaiian Airlines have seen inter-island challengers come and go. Will Mahalo Air be any different? David Knibb reports. Any high frequency, short haul market of 9.2 million passengers a year is bound to attract attention, especially when only two airlines consistently serve it. But in the Hawaiian inter-island ...
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New Labour, new taxes?
New Labour, new taxes? If the opinion polls are correct the United Kingdom could have its first Labour government in 18 years by early May. The new administration, led by Prime Minister Tony Blair with Gordon Brown as Finance Minister, would be very different from its predecessors. ...
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Appointments
Thai Airways has appointed several new executive vice presidents, including Bhisit Kuslasayanon for commercial service, Payoon Puakpong for customer service, Saad Sobsatrasorn for operations, and Amnuay Chanya for finance and information. Meanwhile Sittipong Thanitayawong is the new senior vice president responsible for corporate planning and government relations. Frederick ...
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Sen's double
Indian Airlines' managing director, Shri P C Sen, is the new joint chairman of Indian Airlines and Air India. Source: Airline Business
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Russain codes
Russia's aviation code has been approved by both houses of parliament. Russia has also signed a bilateral with Taiwan, giving both China Airlines and Transaero two weekly return flights between Moscow and Taipei. Source: Airline Business
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Brit franchise
French regional Brit Air has signed a global franchise agreement with Air France, ramping up its current deal on two routes to cover all Brit Air's regional and intra-European services and 10 routes currently operated by Air France Group carriers. The deal starts at the end of October for five ...
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Midland shares
Lufthansa and British Midland have confirmed their long-awaited codeshare agreement. The deal will see the UK carrier launch a twice daily service between London/Heathrow and Cologne-Bonn and a single daily fifth freedom service onwards from Germany to Rome/Fiumicino. Source: Airline Business
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Oslo calling
This year's ASM/Airline Business route planning forum, Routes Oslo 97, will be held on 15-16 September in Oslo. It will incorporate the first Routes Airport Marketing Awards. Details from ASM on +44 161 832 2120, or by fax on +44 161 839 4252. Source: Airline Business
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Bidders line up for Iberia
European and US airlines are lining up to take a stake in Iberia as only two carriers remain in the fray for part of the Spanish flag carrier's former holding in Aerolineas Argentinas. A senior source at Iberia has disclosed that Air France, American Airlines, British Airways, Continental ...