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Ex-SAA boss launches charter airline from Johannesburg
Hilka Birns/JOHANNESBURG Former South African Airways boss Mike Myburgh has launched a South African charter airline that plans to fly to Israel, Mecca and the Bahamas. SA Non-Scheduled Airlines, which has a South African charter licence, will operate from Johannesburg International Airport with a Boeing 707 and 737, ...
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Falling star
Belgian start-up charter Continental International Airlines has ceased operations. The collapse was caused by the dollar exchange rate, increased fuel prices and unscheduled engine repairs, it says. Source: Flight International
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Codeshare safety
US airlines will be required to audit the safety and security of their foreign codeshare partners, says a policy published by the US Department of Transportation. It says the audit reports will also have to be cleared by the Federal Aviation Administration. Source: Flight International
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Sabena/Airbus deal
Belgian carrier Sabena has signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus Industrie for four A340-300s, with two each due for delivery in early 2001 and mid-2002. They will replace four older A340-200s and -300s. Source: Flight International
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New PETAL partners will join in 2001
Swissair, Northwest Airlines and Honeywell (formerly AlliedSignal) are to join Europe's Preliminary Eurocontrol Test of Air/Ground Data Link (PETAL II) programme in 2001. PETAL II is Europe's groundbreaking validation of air-ground data links in operational air traffic control. The three-phase programme involves air traffic controllers and aircraft crew communicating ...
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Dash 8 Q400 ready to deliver to SAS after three month delay
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Bombardier plans to deliver the first Dash 8 Q400 turboprop by the end of the month - up to three months late - following European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) certification. SAS Commuter will be the first carrier to receive the stretched 66-78-seat version of the ...
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Routes
Ansett International will suspend its thrice-weekly services between Sydney and Taipei from 12 February because of declining yields. The Boeing 767-300ER used on the service will be re-deployed to domestic services. EVA Air will reinstate services between Taipei and Sydney in its own right. Ansett will increase Sydney-Hong Kong services ...
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IFALPA urges curbs on high-risk aircraft from CIS
Aviation authorities should be wary of allowing into their airspace aircraft manufactured in the CIS countries but not registered in them, warns the International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations (IFALPA). The Federation has written to the directors-general of all civil aviation authorities to alert them to what it sees ...
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Finnair focuses on cost reduction target
Finnair is continuing its aggressive programme to reduce costs with a deal to sell a 60% stake in Finnair Gateway Restaurants to Gourmet Nova. The deal follows hard on the heels of the sale of tour operator Fintours, to the Thomson Travel Group, as it offloads non-core activities. Chief ...
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ICO rescue funding makes progress
The US Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Delaware has granted approval for ICO Global Communication's $500 million rescue package by a group led by telecommunications pioneer Craig McCaw. The amount comprises $225 million from McCaw's companies, Teledesic and Eagle River Investments, and ICO investors, with another $275 million to follow in ...
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Mergers
BFGoodrich has strengthened its position in the US ejector seat market by acquiring the IBP Aerospace Group, which has been marketing the Russian Zvezda K-36 ejection seat in the USA. BFGoodrich Aerospace expects to be able to offer the seat for US-built aircraft within three years. Opportunities include the Joint ...
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Nigeria continues rebuilding as privatisation looms
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Nigeria Airways has begun the next phase of rebuilding its network as it gears up for partial privatisation in early 2001. The airline has expanded its joint weekly services with British Airways between Lagos and London Heathrow from three to six frequencies, and introduced a dedicated Boeing ...
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Athens hub draws BA interest
Julian Moxon/PARIS British Airways is targeting Olympic Airways as a possible oneworld partner as part of a strategy aimed at developing the new Athens Spata airport as a major regional hub. The UK airline, which, through its consultancy arm Speedwing, has a contract to restructure Olympic in preparation ...
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US industry ends the millennium on a high
US industry has posted record sales of $155 billion this year, but forecasts a $6 billion decline next year, largely because of a drop in commercial aircraft shipments, says the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA). The AIA end-of-year performance analysis predicts that civil transport exports should start rising again in ...
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Eco wake-up
It is amazing that such a high profile industry as air transport has been able to expand at such a dramatic rate without its effect on the environment being equally high profile among politicians and the media. The European Commission (EC), however, has just made clear that this is going ...
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Rocket science
NASA must be eagerly awaiting the New Year following its string of disasters in 1999. The US space administration, which has done so much for space exploration this century, is hardly ending it on a high note. The latest setback - the further delay of the crucial Hubble Space ...
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R-R prepares to test upgraded Adour
Rolls-Royce is preparing to test its upgraded Adour engine for the first time next year. The UK company expects to sign a contract with the first customer, South Africa, in the next few months to provide the powerplant for its BAE Systems Hawk trainer purchase. The Adour, originally developed ...
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US forces consider Python 4 as stopgap
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Arie Egozi/TEL AVIV The US Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard (ANG) have begun to investigate the possible purchase of the Israeli-built Rafael Python 4 air-to-air missile as a stopgap to arm the Lockheed Martin F-16 until the Raytheon AIM-9X can be fielded. Rafael's international ...
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Bombardier eyes Continental shift for regional challenge
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Bombardier has held tentative discussions with airlines on the potential for developing a small regional jet version of its recently launched Continental mid-size business aircraft to counter the Embraer ERJ-135/140 and Fairchild 328/428JET. The Canadian manufacturer is understood to have made presentations to ...
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Airbus closes on Hong Kong sales
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE Hong Kong's two passenger airlines are on the verge of placing new aircraft orders as business picks up in the Asian market. Industry sources say Cathay Pacific Airways is close to placing a new order for at least three Rolls-Royce Trent-powered Airbus A330-300s and is looking ...