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Nigeria hits rock bottom
Efforts to revitalise Nigeria's national carrier, Nigeria Airways, seem to have hit the rocks, due to its heavy debt burden, government apathy in providing financial help, and a lack of serviceable aircraft. The government is saddled with fashioning a credible political transition and creating a conducive economic environment. There ...
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A Herculean task
Never trust Greeks bringing gifts, so the saying goes. It is to be hoped that doesn't apply to Greeks receiving gifts. Where is Hercules when he's needed? Unless he or the ancient gods intervene and provide a timely miracle, Greek flag carrier Olympic will require another sizeable gift from ...
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Oz raises the alliance ante
Australia's antitrust agency has approved the alliance between Ansett, Air New Zealand, and Singapore Airlines, paving the way for the three carriers to turn up the heat on the Qantas-British Airways strategic alliance. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) tentatively approved the tripartite agreement despite its concern that ...
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Pilots rage against PAL
The acrimonious pilots dispute at Philippine Airlines (PAL) is about to spill over into the Filipino Supreme Court as the legal mudslinging between sacked pilots and the airline hots up. The Airline Pilots Association of the Philippines (ALPAP) is suing PAL, accusing it of an illegal lockout. More than ...
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Asians clean up house
In hard times, heads roll. Sometimes leaders step aside voluntarily, as in the case of Japan Airlines' president Akira Kondo and chairman Susumu Yamaji. But purges at China Airlines (CAL) and Garuda Indonesia are part of major housecleaning efforts. In a dramatic move to distance China Airlines from its ...
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Losses: What losses?
The airline industry is renowned, with few exceptions, for its poor returns. Indeed, airlines as a group actually destroyed value between 1992 and 1997, achieving a feeble 6 per cent return on invested capital - at least three percentage points below the 9 to 10 per cent cost of capital ...
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SAA chief plans repairs
South African Airways' new US chief executive is promising a complete overhaul and believes alliances and privatisation will have to wait until the airline is in better shape. Coleman Andrews, former CEO of World Airways, has been given a four-year contract with a mandate to restore the South African ...
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Policy stirs Tata's hopes
With the announcement of a new aviation policy by the right-wing Indian government, the civil aviation ministry has reopened the Tata Airlines file. Tata proposes that foreign institutional investors pay Rs 2.78 billion (US$65.5 million) for a 40 per cent equity stake in the airline, leaving Tata Industries with ...
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Thai unties foreign knot
One year since the flotation of the Thai baht sparked the Asian meltdown, the Thai government has amended the country's 1954 Aviation Act to allow foreigners to control up to 49 per cent of Thai Airways. According to transport and communications minister Suthep Thuagsuban, the move is proof of ...
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Japan's economy faces overhaul
Japan is facing a crisis of historical proportions. The dramatic fall in the value of the yen and the long-term decline in the value of the companies which make up the Nikkei stock market index are simply symptoms of far-reaching changes taking place in the way in which the country ...
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Startups look to citizen McCain
Last year it was the ticket tax; this year it's the Department of Transportation. The US majors have a new enemy in their gunsights and the atmosphere on Capitol Hill is bellicose once again. In 1997 the carriers that united in a campaign to abolish the 10 per cent ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: Raytheon Aircraft
RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT Manufacturer PWR Max TD WS FL Max RF Max Kts/Mach Max OC Max Pay. C P Max WLE E Beech ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing
HARBIN AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING (HAMC) Manufacturer PWR WS FL Max RF Max Kts/Mach H Max OC Max Pay. C P Max WLE E Y-12-II Turboprop utility ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: Ilyushin
ILYUSHIN Manufacturer Max TD WS FL Max RF Max Kts/Mach Max OC Max WLE C P Il-76M Long-range transport 117.7kN 50.5 46.6 6,700 459kt ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: PZL-Warsaw
PZL-WARSAW Manufacturer PWR WS FL Max RF Max Kts/Mach H Max OC C Max WLE E CR Max PNR TC-1 PZL-130 ORLIK Trainer turboprop-powered 560kW 9.0 ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: Gulfstream Aerospace
GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE Manufacturer PWR Max TD Max TR WS FL Max RF Max Kts/Mach Max OC Max Pay. C P E Gulfstream IV/SRA-4 Special ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: Galaxy Aerospace
GALAXY AEROSPACE Galaxy Aerospace, PO Box 657, Haslet, Texas 76052, USA: Tel:+1 817 837 3700; Fax:+1 817 837 3723 ASTRA SPX Two Israel Aircraft Industries Astra SPX business jets, designated C-38As,were delivered to the US Air National Guard in 1998 to replace C-21s (Learjet 35As). The USAF has options ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: PZL-Mielec
PZL-MIELEC Manufacturer PWR Max TD Max TR WS FL Max RF Max Kts/Mach H Max OC C Max WLE E CR Max PNR I-22 Iryda M-96 ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC)
PAKISTAN AERONAUTICAL COMPLEX (PAC) Kamara, District Attock, Pakistan; tel: +92 (51) 584 212; fax: +92 (51) 583 837 PAC and China's NAMC continue to produce the K-8 Karkoram jet trainer. Deliveries of the first six aircraft to the Chinese and Pakistani air force began in 1994, with all six delivered ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: CASA
CASA Manufacturer PWR Max TD Max TR WS FL Max Pay. Max Kts/Mach H Max OC Max Pay. C P Max WLE E ...