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Alliance: is it a beauty or beast?
The proposed American/BA alliance poses the latest big challenge for the regulators.Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, says the old saying. In other words, it all depends on your perspective. Take the proposed American Airlines- British Airways link, where the truth is obscured by a maelstrom of claims ...
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Twin win for Euro makers
Airbus will become a public limited company, but it could take up to six months of complex negotiations to thrash out the details. Europe's aerospace industry received a further boost when China confirmed Aero International Asia as its western partner in the consortium to build the proposed AE-100 regional jet, ...
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'Old alliance' stands firm
With new major alliance competition threatening, Northwest Airlines and KLM are moving towards reconciliation after a prolonged period of board-level friction that threatened the viability of the seven-year-old partnership. However, before implementing new steps such as cargo integration, both sides are waiting for the resolution of KLM's opposition to a ...
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Italy startups outstrip UK
The freeing up of Italy's skies to local operators in January is already having a visible effect, as the rate of startups even outstrips the more dynamic UK market. After the emergence of two direct challengers to Alitalia - Air One and Noman - in the last 10 ...
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ValuJet aims to limp back
ValuJet, which was grounded by the US Federal Aviation Administration in mid-June, is attempting an August comeback with a significantly smaller fleet and in the face of a highly circumspect public. ValuJet filed a plan of operational and management reorganisation to the FAA in mid-July, hoping to convince ...
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Can Blanc do it BA's way?
Christian Blanc must have cast an envious glance across the water to his counterpart at British Airways after the UK carrier stopped a strike by its pilots at the eleventh hour. Still the Air France chairman may yet have divided the disgruntled pilots at Air France enough to push through ...
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Fresh threat to Air France
The creation of a powerful private French competitor to threaten Air France's domestic dominance is closer to reality, following the signing of a cooperation agreement between Air Liberté and AOM. Although the two medium-sized French airlines are limiting themselves to a codesharing agreement, Air Liberté admits that the ...
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Nice way to launch a hub
In a classic case of back scratching, Air Littoral plans to develop Nice airport as a hub from October as a part of its strategy to establish itself as a major regional player in southern Europe. The Montpellier-based carrier signed an agreement with the airport's operator, Nice chamber ...
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Russian Fokker?
Yakovlev says it is preparing a US$215 million bid for bankrupt Fokker, but the receivers were awaiting a final proposal at presstime. Meanwhile, Dutch industrial firm Stork is performing a due diligence study with a view to bidding for Fokker Aviation, the product support and engineering unit which remains solvent. ...
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Latin tie-ups for American
American Airlines is heating up the Latin American market, forcing its agenda in Colombia while signing up the El Salvador-based Taca consortium of airlines to an extensive codesharing pact that the new partners hope will end with antitrust immunity and US-Central America open skies. This may be the first of ...
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Tracor
John Johnson has been promoted to vice-president of engineering at aerial-target company Tracor Flight Systems, of Austin, Texas. Johnson, formerly director of engineering, was previously engineering project manager for Honeywell's Defense Avionics Systems division. Source: Flight International
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Cirrus
James Griswold has become vice-president of engineering at Cirrus Design, of Duluth, Minnesota, with responsibility for US Federal Aviation Administration certification, and delivery of, the SR20 four-seat business aircraft. Griswold, who has helped develop regulatory policy for the FAA, was founder and president of Questair and has held positions with ...
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Litton
Timothy Westover has been appointed president of the Litton Systems Canada subsidiary of Litton Industries of Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada. He succeeds Thomas McGuigan, who has resigned. Westover was formerly vice-president of business management at Litton Laser Systems division, of Apopka, Florida. Source: Flight International
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Avatar
James Niece has been appointed vice-president of marketing and sales at Avatar Alliance, of Fairburn, Georgia. He was formerly head of consultancy James Niece and Associates of Umatilla, Florida, and, before that, he was group director for sales and marketing at Aviall Aviation Sales, based in Miami, Florida. ...
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Hughes Avicom
Airline cabin-management and entertainment-systems company Hughes Avicom International, of Pomona, California, has appointed Ronald Kiripolsky senior vice-president for operations. He has previously held positions with American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Pacific Southwest Airlines and was president of overhauler Dalfort Aviation. Source: Flight International
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K-C Aviation
Service company K-C Aviation, of Dallas, Texas, has named Charles Emering regional sales manager for the north-eastern region. He was previously director of maintenance for Atlantic Aviation Flight Services of Teterboro, New Jersey. Charles Emering is named regional sales manager for the north-eastern region at maintainer and overhauler ...