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Korean settles for reshuffle instead of resignations
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE Korean Air (KAL) is not accepting any of the 29 resignations submitted by senior executives in the wake of its latest fatal accident. This fits the pattern of previous KAL accidents, where contrite senior executives offered their resignations en masse, but few were accepted. KAL's new ...
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Marketplace
Oman Air has taken delivery of its first of two ex-Swissair Airbus A310-300s, leased from International Lease Finance (ILFC). The Pratt & Whitney JT9D-powered aircraft are scheduled to be replaced by two younger, PW4000-powered A310-300s leased from ILFC later this year. China Northwest Airlines has leased two CFM International CFM56-5-powered ...
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Safety audit seals China Eastern/Qantas deal
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS Qantas and China Eastern Airlines have finalised their partnership deal which will see the two airlines launching codeshare operations from mid-year. The conclusion of the deal, which had been planned to take effect at the end of March, is understood to have come after the Chinese ...
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Routes
Delta Air Lines has terminated its codeshare with Aer Lingus across the Atlantic following a decision by the Irish carrier to recommend to the Dublin government that it approve an alliance with American Airlines and British Airways. Air Canada and Mexicana have formed a code-share and marketing partnership between Canada ...
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Europe's RVSM plan gets the go-ahead
Emma Kelly/LONDON Eurocontrol's Provisional Council has approved the master plan for the introduction of reduced vertical separation minima (RVSM) in Europe, paving the way for capacity improvements in the continent's airspace in 2002. The RVSM plan calls for the introduction of six more levels between flight level 290 ...
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SkyWest orders more CRJs to boost Delta Connection flights
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DCSkyWest Airlines has ordered additional 50-seat Bombardier Canadair Regional Jets (CRJs) for Delta Connection services. Chautauqua Airlines, meanwhile, will begin US Airways Express service with Embraer RJ-145 regional jets in July. St George, Utah-based Sky-West has ordered 10 CRJ-200LRs for delivery between May 2002 and January 2003. SkyWest ...
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Swissair pilots to mix A320/A330 flying
Swissair says it will take advantage of its plans to operate a fleet made up of fly-by-wire Airbus Industrie types, to train its pilots for mixed fleet flying (MFF). The move could see the carrier becoming the first major airline with all of its pilot group able to fly every ...
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TNT restructuring signals an end to contract with Air Foyle
TNT's decision to restructure its air cargo operations under a single grouping based at its hub in Liège, Belgium, will see Air Foyle cease flying for the express package company when its contract expires in May 2000. TNT's director of airline operations, Niky Terzakis, says it aims to have an ...
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Three sign deal to develop commercial turbulence sensor
United Airlines, Allied-Signal Aerospace and Coherent Technologies (CTI) have signed agreements to develop a turbulence sensor for use in commercial aircraft. Turbulence is the leading cause of injury in non-fatal airline accidents. AlliedSignal has agreed to explore combining an enhanced version of its weather radar with CTI's infrared radar. ...
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Workshop
Pegasus Aviation has ordered 23 additional FedEx Aviation Services (FEASI)Boeing 727 Stage 3 hushkits, bringing its total order to 44 kits. United Airlines recently exercised options for 16 kits, bringing its orders to 75. Santa Barbara Aerospace (SBA) is to re-engine all four of its Boeing 727-200Adv freighters to BFGoodrich's ...
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Aerolineas to recapitalise
Paul Lewis/MIAMI Aerolineas Argentinas expects to complete a $200 million recapitalisation by the end of May, in readiness for the planned sell-off the following month of its parent company, Interinvest, and merger with sister carrier Austral Lineas Aereas. According to Aerolineas chief operating officer David Cush, the airline's balance ...
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Airlines oppose restrictions on ownership
Jens Flottau/PHOENIX The aviation industry should behave just like any other industry and abolish current ownership restrictions. That is the view emerging from international airlines at the eighth Annual Phoenix Aviation Symposium, held in Arizona in early May. Ulrich Schulte-Strathaus, vice-president of international relations at Lufthansa, says the ...
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ANZ may block Ansett plan
Chris Jasper/AUCKLANDAir New Zealand (ANZ) has indicated that it is giving serious consideration to a possible move to block Singapore Airline's (SIA) plan to take a 50% stake in Ansett Australia. The company has rejected suggestions that it has insufficient funds to mount the operation. Ansett is jointly owned by ...
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Hurel-Dubois records strongest performance
French thrust reverser and nacelle manufacturer Hurel-Dubois has posted its strongest performance since the company was formed in 1947. A 34% increase in sales, to Fr1.34 billion ($.21 billion) and a 61% jump in net profits, to Fr 52.6 million ($8.4million), came after a restructuring effort in 1998. ...
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Interactive makes connection in latest IFE industry shake-up
In-flight entertainment (IFE) system supplier Interactive Flight Technologies (IFT) is aiming to complete its purchase of fellow IFE hardware manufacturer, the Network Connection (TNCi) on 15 May. The move is the latest stage in the shake-up of the IFE hardware supplier industry, which has seen the departure of some players ...
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Lynton Group restructures US/European operations
Lynton Group, the fast growing corporate aviation company, has restructured its US and European operation, following its switch to private ownership last month, after relinquishing its place on the US stock market. The company, now called Lynton Aviation, has divided its businesses into four core divisions: Fixed Based Operator ...
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Thai prepares for sale of stake
Chris Jasper/SYDNEY The sale of a stake in Thai Airways International to an airline investor is to take place next April, with a holding of around 15% to be sold off, the carrier's president, Thamnoon Wanglee, has revealed. Thai's planned privatisation has suffered a series of delays and the April ...
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Uganda discusses airline sale with SAA
Michael Wakabi/KAMPALA Unresolved issues over routes left Uganda's government with only one bidder in the sale of 49% of Uganda Airlines on 30 April. A decision to enter direct negotiations with South African Airways (SAA) was taken after British Airways and Sabena declined to submit bids by the 23 April ...
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Whistleblowing
When an airline makes a mistake affecting safety, there are normally others in the industry who know it has taken place, but they say nothing. If the error was unintentional and appears to be a one-off, the reaction of industry peers is usually: "There but for the grace of God ...
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UK TLAM deal
The UK has ordered 15 Raytheon Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) Block IIICs, and taken options on 15 more, in a deal valued at $100 million by the USA. The UK Ministry of Defence says the order is to maintain stocks and ensure the system's operational effectiveness with the Royal ...