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Global travel
Sabre has extended its Travelocity Internet travel booking system to cover 70 countries. Customers can now obtain fare and tax quotes in their local currency and have tickets issued through a local travel agency. Travelocity has 1.5 million members and took $95 million in bookings last year. ...
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Basle buster
Europe Continental Airways, the Basle-Mulhouse-based start-up in which Crossair has a 35 per cent stake, will launch flights in spring 1998. The carrier is controlled by French investors and no decision has been taken on the carrier's final trading name. Initial services will start with two Saab 340s but up ...
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AVIC reacts
In response to complaints that the government is doing too little for China's interior, Aviation Industries of China has agreed to shift the planned assembly site of the AE31X from Shanghai to Xian. But there are doubts over the continued participation of Singapore Technologies, with reports suggesting it is concerned ...
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ANZ lists in Oz
Air New Zealand listed its B shares, the stock available to foreign investors, on the Australian Stock Exchange in October. The move is aimed at reflecting the carrier's growing presence in the Australian market. Source: Airline Business
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Cargolux sale
SAirLogistics, the cargo and logistics subsidiary of Swissair parent SAirGroup, has bought Lufthansa Cargo's 24.5 per cent stake in Cargolux. The latter will enter an extensive cooperation agreement with Swisscargo as a result. Source: Airline Business
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Push start on the Web
Taking Internet technology to the next level, Lufthansa recently became the first airline to use 'push' technology to send its customers fare data regularly. Individuals who surf the Web, seeking out information on their own, are said to be 'pulling' this data from the Internet. Whenever a Web ...
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Don't just look, book !
Microsoft's Expedia travel Web site is cracking down on people who look but do not book, though instances of this seem to be rare. Josh Herst, group product manager of Expedia, says the site now has over 700,000 members and is posting sales of over $2 million weekly, ...
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The tigers advance
Asian carriers have taken the biggest share of the rapid growth in the US-Pacific market. April Pearson reports. Over the past five years, transpacific traffic to and from the US has risen by 33 per cent - nearly 10 percentage points more than the transatlantic market - according to ...
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Brown is beautiful
As demand for express products continues to grow in overseas markets, United Parcel Service has carefully tailored its international operations to suit each region and is willing to take a long-term view in waiting for the rewards. Karen Walker reports. The last 12 months have been somewhat colourful for ...
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Sole survivor
Canada has rapidly lost two of its low-cost airlines, leaving WestJet as sole survivor. David Knibb looks at the lessons which should be learned and examines the prospects for any future Canadian new entrants. Like a tree shedding leaves in autumn, two of Canada's three low-cost airlines - Greyhound ...
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Flyers in the ointment
High average load factors are leading US airlines to clamp down on multiple bookings which play havoc with their yield mix. But some more advantageous solutions should be considered. By Bill McKnight, Geoff Murray and Patrick Meynial. Plan ahead. Leave yourself plenty of time. Always check in at the ...
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Alliance finalises merger plans with Uganda and Air Tanzania
Chris Yates/LONDON Uganda Airlines and Air Tanzania have finalised plans to merge during 1998 with Alliance Airlines, the multi-national carrier led by South African Airways (SAA). Alliance was formed in 1995, serving London Heathrow from the three countries with a single Boeing 747SP wet-leased from SAA. ...
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AZZURRA/Debonair want pan-European alliances
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Start-up carriers AZZURRA Air and Debonair have formed a regional alliance on services between the UK and Italy, which they hope to expand into a pan-European link-up. AZZURRA will begin a new service under a codeshare arrangement between its base in Bergamo, near Milan, ...
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Airkenya doubles Dash fleet
Airkenya is about to introduce its second de Havilland Canada Dash 7 turboprop. The aircraft are replacing Douglas DC-3s, providing much-needed extra capacity on services into remote dirt airstrips which are not suitable for use by Airkenya's other large turboprops - a Fokker F27 and a Shorts 360. Airkenya's first ...
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BMW R-R makes a start on MTU test co-operation
BMW Rolls-Royce has started conducting final tests on series-produced BR710 turbofans at MTU Ludwigsfelde, marking the start of new co-operation between Germany's two aero-engine manufacturers. The companies signed the test contract in November 1996, and have now collectively invested DM8.4 million ($5 million) in modernising and upgrading MTU's ...
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Jordanian/Israeli airport opens
The southern Jordanian airport in Aqaba will begin to serve the nearby Israeli city of Eilat under a pilot scheme, from November. If the scheme is successful, a decision is likely to be taken during 1998 to make permanent arrangements which will allow most of the international flights ...
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FedEx outlines fleet plan uncertainties
Federal Express has revealed that it could be required to take near-term delivery of 26 more McDonnell Douglas DC-10s and Boeing MD-11s than planned, under the terms of its aircraft-purchase agreements with American and United Airlines. These aircraft will be in addition to planned purchases worth $1.33 billion between now ...
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EC promises review after attack on EGNOS
Julian Moxon/PARIS The European Commission (EC)has promised a complete review of the region's plans for global-navigation-satellite systems (GNSS)by the end of the year, following complaints from airlines that the existing programme should be halted. The Association of European Airlines (AEA) raised the issue early in October ...
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Marketplace
marketplace ++ CS Aviation Services has placed an ex-Alitalia Airbus A300B4 freighter with the Dutch general sales agents Jet Link Holland. Delivery is scheduled for February following conversion by BAe Aviation Services. ++ New Argentinian airline AeroVIP has leased three Jetstream 32EPs from British Aerospace Asset Management - ...
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Tower leases
Tower Air is to wet-lease up to four of its Boeing 747s to a Middle East airline for nine months beginning in October, and a further three 747s to an Asian airline for two months a year over the next three years. Source: Flight International