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Narita slot numbers rise
Japan's raising of the number of slots at congested Tokyo Narita Airport for the first time in seven years is seen as a direct result of the new Japan-US bilateral which has forced Tokyo to accommodate more US flights. Of the 202 weekly "new" slots, probably about half are ...
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Mesa Group eyes CCAir
Mesa Air Group plans to purchase CCAir, the independent carrier that provides service as US Airways Express in the south-east USA. The acquisition is being touted by Mesa management as an "excellent fit" and is seen as part of the regional carrier's struggle back to stability after a difficult year. ...
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playing the Smartcard
A revolution is underway in the world of smart card and tag technology, which airports and airlines are only just beginning to exploit. Dr Peter Harrop argues for the gains to be made As the air transport industry makes its way towards the new millenium, it continues to wrestle with ...
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flexing Muscles
When airline executives dreamed up alliances, some might have imagined that regulatorary approval would be a tough nut to crack, but did they sufficiently weigh up the labour factor? Union cooperation in the formation and development of airline alliances is proving to be crucial. Already, cross-alliance union groups are emerging ...
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SELLING the BRAND
Following the lead of supermarkets and chain stores, major airlines are contemplating the offer of financial market products such as insurance policies and loans. So British Airways is going to offer its customers financial services too . . . When the company announced its intention in March, it joined ...
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Alliances: the next $tep
Can airline alliances take the next step and act like a single commercial business? Frank Berardino and Chris Frankel chart a possible route. Last month, in a report entitled "Keeping the score", USaviation consultancy GRAlaid out the first phase in a strategy for maximising the profits and benefits from an ...
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Bottom line maintenance
The indirect costs of maintaining aircraft and engines need to be attributed in a radical new way to give airlines a clear picture of the real costs involved and support major decisions. Airline maintenance and engineering organisations have struggled, not always with success, to achieve the same kinds of ...
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Lifting the 7th veil
Could the current jitters over alliance plans persuade more airlines to explore fifth and seventh freedom opportunities? British Airways and Qantas use fifth and seventh freedom rights out of Singapore. Fashion is rarely about comfort - ask any model teetering down the catwalk. The same could be said ...
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Hub wars
The big five US interior airports are fighting it out to become the top international gateway in the heart of North America. Patterns of international air service to and from the US are changing. A cluster of airports tucked well inside the continental US are starting to win significant ...
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Cabin trainers
Thomson Training &Simulation has delivered cabin crew trainers to China Southwest Airlines in Chengdhu and THY-Turkish Airlines in Istanbul. China Southwest has four devices including an Airbus A340/Boeing 757 emergency evacuation trainer. Turkish Airlines also has four devices, including an Airbus A310/A340 Boeing 737 emergency evacuation trainer with motion system. ...
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Global approval
Bombardier has won interim Level C approval for its CAE-built Global Express full-flight simulator at its Montreal training centre. Level D certification is due in 1999. Bombardier also operates a Global Express training device. Source: Flight International
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Latest Frasca
Frasca International has begun shipments of its latest low-cost visual system, the FVS200TX, to Western Michigan University. The textured visual uses UK company Primary Image's Piranha PC-based image generator. Source: Flight International
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Training tie-up
The joint venture of Oxford Air Training School, UND Aerospace and Raytheon Systems has begun ab initio training to UK standards at the Chandler-Gilbert Community College campus at Williams Gateway Airport in Mesa, Arizona. Source: Flight International
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Orenda Factory
Magellan Aerospace subsidiary Orenda Recip has opened its engine manufacturing plant in Debert, Nova Scotia, where the new 450kW (600hp) OE-600A Vee-8 piston engine will be produced. To date Orenda has received 180 orders for the OE-600A, the first engine is due for delivery by the end of the year. ...
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Executive base
Executive Jet has begun construction of a new $25 million operational headquarters at Port Columbus International Airport in Ohio. The centre will manage the fast-growing NetJets business jet fractional ownership programme. Source: Flight International
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New terminal
Atlantic Aviation is to build a "flagship" business aviation terminal at Philadelphia International Airport in Pennsylvania. The new fixed-based operation is the first venture since Atlantic was acquired late last year by Legg Mason Merchant Banking. Source: Flight International
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Cessna Revision
Cessna has revised phased inspection procedures for the Citation II business jet to simplify maintenance, improve safety and reliability, and reduce operating costs. Similar detailed re-evaluation of inspection requirements is now planned for other members of the Citation family. Source: Flight International
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First European
Bombardier has delivered the first Learjet 45 to a European operator. The aircraft was handed over to Jersey, Channel Islands-based investor Eifel Holdings. So far, 22 Learjet 45s have been sold in Europe. Source: Flight International
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100th Astra delivered
Galaxy Aerospace has delivered the 100th Astra business jet, to US door and window manufacturer Jen-Weld. The aircraft, an SPX, is Jen-Weld's fourth Astra. The company has a Galaxy business jet on order. Source: Flight International
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Ariane boost
Arianespace flight V110/ Ariane 44LP launched the PanAmSat-7 communications satellite into geostationary transfer orbit on 16 September from Kourou, French Guiana. The PAS-7 was built by Space Systems/Loral. The successful flight is a boost for the launcher industry after a series of failures since 12 August involving Titan 4A, Delta ...