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Schweizer milestone
Schweizer Aircraft's piston-engined Model 300CB helicopter fleet has exceeded 100,000h flying time since entering service in late 1995. Elmira, New York-based Schweizer says the 300CB, primarily a training aircraft, has only suffered five accidents, with no fatalities. Source: Flight International
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USAF lifts age limit
The US Air Force this summer unveiled another tool in its retention toolbag by boosting the flying training age limit from 27.5 years old to 30. "We could never find out what the magic was about 27.5 ," says Col Russ Frasz, the USAF's director of rated management, of ...
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Table: Top 100 Aerospace Companies
FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL TOP 100 AEROSPACE COMPANIES No Company Division Aerospace Sales ($m) Sales Op. Result 1998 ($m) Change 1998 ($m) Change 1 Boeing 55,424 ...
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Fatal crash at Glasgow
An Edinburgh Air Charter Cessna 404 crashed close to the boundary of Glasgow airport after take off at about midday on 3 September in good weather. It had been chartered for a flight to Aberdeen. Eight of the 11 on board are believed to have died and three were injured. ...
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Airline Business 100 1999 - Traffic
Top 100 passenger airline ranking 1998 Ranking Airline Country Passenger traffic (RPK) Seat Capacity (ASK) Load factors Passenger numbers Employees Fleet size 1998 (1997) million change million change ...
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Airline Business 100 1999 - Financial
Top 100 Airline Groups by revenue 1998 Ranking Airline Group Country Revenues % change Change Op results Operating margins Net results $ million Net margins Period end 1998 1997 $ ...
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The great global Debate
Debate is heating up over whether it is time to loosen today's restrictive airline foreign ownership rules. Harsh reality if forcing some airlines and governments to question why this industry remains almost uniquely immune to the global trend of mergers and buy-outs. Perhaps only the airline industry could offer ...
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PAL on the move
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has transferred all domestic operations to its new hub at a second passenger terminal at Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport. International operations will be transferred soon. Source: Airline Business
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Aloha leases jets
Hawaii's Aloha Airlines has leased two Boeing 737-700s from Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services (AWAS) for its first direct services to the mainland USA. AWAS will deliver the 737s to Aloha in November and December, ahead of the February 2000 launch of the new services between Oakland, California and both Honolulu ...
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JAL sells US hotel
Japan Airlines has sold the Hotel Nikko in Beverly Hills, USA, as it continues its efforts to focus more on profitable operations. The carrier says it has sold the hotel to the UK's largest hotel group, Forte Hotels. Terms of the deal are not being disclosed. Source: Airline Business
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Mergers in Taiwan
Taiwanese carriers Mandarin Airlines and Formosa Airlines were merged in July as part of the country's consolidation efforts. The airlines, both closely linked to national carrier China Airlines, will operate as Mandarin on domestic and regional routes. CAL's shareholding in the larger carrier stands at 90%, but this will be ...
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EVA on song
Taiwan's EVA Airways has posted a first-half pre-tax profit of NT$277 million ($8.7 million)ahead of an October listing on Taiwan's Over the Counter stock market. The profit figure compares with a pre-tax loss for the same period last year of NT$584 million. Revenue increased by 11.5%. Source: Airline Business
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Olympic reviews fleet plan
Olympic's new management team has ordered a review of the carrier's contracts for Boeing 717s, 737s and Airbus A340s in a bid to trim costs and gain approval for a European Commission state aid grant. But Olympic Aviation pilots say they will strike if Olympic cancels orders for two leased ...
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BA revises agents deal
British Airways is proposing a short-term payment rewards scheme for travel agents in response to a fine imposed by the European for BA's "abuse of its dominant position". Despite the temporary revision, BA intends to contest the fine. Meanwhile, the airline is to start selling flights and holidays through interactive ...
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Ogden buys into Rome
New York-based Odgen's Aviation group has bought a 49% stake in Aeroporti di Roma Handling from Aeroporti di Roma. The amount has not been disclosed. Source: Airline Business
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Servisair wins business
Servisair has won contracts with Air France and Dutch regional TransTravel Airlines at Copenhagen's Karstrup Airport. The UK ground handler has also secured a six-year ramp handling deal at Cardiff International Airport. Source: Airline Business
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Turks to privatise
Turkey's minister of state-asset sales, Yuksel Yalova, may privatise Turkish Airlines as early as November, according to reports. Source: Airline Business
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Eurocontrol training goes to FANS
FANS Information Services has been contracted by Eurocontrol to develop an online training course for pilots, air traffic controllers and airline operational staff on procedures to be followed for 8.33kHz channel-spacing. Seven European countries - France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg - are due to introduce ...
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Aloha Airlines sets its sights on first services to US mainland
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Aloha Airlines plans to start services to the US West Coast next February, marking the first time in the airline's 53-year history that it has ventured away from its Hawaii-based Pacific inter-island network. The new services will include two daily round-trip flights between Hawaii and Oakland, ...
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Win some, lose some
Israel has selected the Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 to power 50 Lockheed Martin F-16Is ordered earlier this year. The contract includes industrial co-operation between P&W and Israeli defence companies and is valued at about $220 million. Deliveries begin in 2002. Egypt has meanwhile selected the rival General Electric F110-229 for ...