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Garuda threat
The US FAA has given the Indonesian government until the end of December to correct alleged deficiencies in its safety oversight or Garuda will face suspension of its US services. Indonesia has said it will meet the deadline. Source: Airline Business
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Wide smiles at Sabena
It's happy families in Brussels, on the surface at least. Sabena's management appears to have won the support of the unions for the airline's 'Horizon '98' restructuring plan, which will lead to lower labour costs and to more flexible working hours. All four Sabena unions have signed a ...
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Flying franchises
Jersey European Airways has entered a franchise deal with Air France, while Augsburg Airways is to become a Lufthansa franchisee. JEA will operate two BAe146s in Air France Express livery from London/Heathrow to Toulouse and Lyons. Augsburg Airways will paint two Dash 8s in Team Lufthansa colours, flying from Munich ...
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Even the good times aren't good
It may appear to be a vintage year but life for some airlines continues to be troubled. A casual reader of this issue of Airline Business could be forgiven for not realising that 1996 is a vintage year for the the airline industry. Just consider some of the stories: ...
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Slots wrong for regionals
Not surprisingly Europe's regional carriers are up in arms over the European Commission's revision of its slot regulation, which is likely to come down in favour of slot trading. And alternative proposals circulating in Germany have heightened the dismay. The board of airline representatives in Germany (Barig) appears ...
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SAS Express is so simple
SAS has responded to the threat of competition on its profitable Nordic services by piloting a new simplified product, SAS Express. SAS Express is being used to brand 14 daily Stockholm-Oslo services for a three-month trial period from 22 October but could be extended throughout its Nordic and domestic network. ...
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Team works at Alitalia
Alitalia is squaring up to its impending scrutiny by the European Commission with the launch of its low-cost operation, Alitalia Team. But the carrier remains dogged by allegations of predatory pricing and collusion on slots. Brussels opened an investigation into the airline's planned 3,000 billion lire (US$2 billion) ...
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Dragon fired
Dragonair's owners have shelved the planned initial public offering until at least the end of 1997. Citic Pacific, one of the carrier's main shareholders, cited the impact of new route development which would not be fully reflected in the 1996 profits. Source: Airline Business
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Unions balk at BA plans
British Airways is facing a serious confrontation with its two main unions in the wake of plans to slash US$1.5 billion from its cost base in three years. The UK carrier has also come under fire from employees and the financial community over the apparently unfocused nature of its proposals, ...
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US startups lose value
Two low-cost US airlines launched service within a week of each other in late September, including a reborn ValuJet. But the experience of long-ailing Kiwi, which filed for Chapter 11 in early October, seems the more likely barometer for this sector. Some three months after ValuJet was shut ...
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Sudan death
Sudan Airways will be effectively grounded on 10 November following a United Nations Security Council resolution imposing sanctions, including an air embargo. The council passed the resolution on 8 October after announcing a three-month stay in August pending Sudan's response to allegations that it had aided international terrorist acts, notably ...
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Where will new instructors emerge?
Sir - You report that a private consortium has won the UK Ministry of Defence contract to run ab initio helicopter-flying training for the next 15 years (Flight International, 9-15 October, P14). In the "appointments" section (P62) there is a half-page recruitment notice placed by the same consortium ...
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Tadjik tension
Muslim insurgents in Tadjikistan, are battling cash-strapped Russian border guards. Alexander Velovich and Victor Beltsov/MOSCOW AND DUSHANBE WHILE WESTERN attention in the past weeks has once again focused on the conflict in Afghanistan, Russia has quietly been waging a "war" in one of its neighbouring states, continuing ...
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Cirrus makes revision to SR20 wing design to improve safety
Cirrus Design has made a revision to the wing design of its SR20 four-seater, to lower stall speeds and help improve lateral control up to and throughout stall conditions. President Alan Klapmeier says that the move is aimed to make "dramatic" improvements in general-aviation (GA) safety. The ...
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This year's US Aircraft Owners...
This year's US Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) meeting in San Jose, California, set a new record, with over 9,000 registered visitors and more than 650 aircraft. Guy Norris reports. Source: Flight International
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Lancair plans spin tests of four-seater
Lancair International is preparing to begin spin tests of its four-seat LC-40, which it plans to display for the first time at the Oshkosh show in 1997. The spin tests are part of the certification effort, which Oregon-based Lancair hopes to complete by the end of the first ...
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Mooney makes plans for Encore
Mooney Aircraft plans to introduce in 1997 a new, high-performance, turbo-inter-cooled four-seater, called the Encore. The company believes that the Encore will fill a void caused by the withdrawal of its 252TSE, or M20K. It is effectively the same aircraft, with a slightly more powerful engine and three-bladed McCauley propeller. ...
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Boeing's new 737 comes together
The first example of the next-generation Boeing 737 family is coming together on the assembly line at Renton. The first aircraft, a 737-700, recently received its vertical tail unit and horizontal stabilisers. The new model will be rolled out in December, and the first flight is due in February 1997. ...
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Airbus is close to concluding A3XX powerplant agreements
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Airbus Industrie is working to conclude agreements with the General Electric-Pratt & Whitney Engine Alliance and Rolls-Royce, so it can formally offer airlines a choice of power plants for its planned A3XX ultra-high-capacity airliner. The engine manufacturers are expected soon to sign memoranda of ...
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Aviastar Asia ties up deal for 20 Tu-204s
Paul Duffy/SHANNON Aviastar Asia (AAC), the new joint venture set up in Taipei to market the Tupolev Tu-204 outside Russia, has now signed a contract for 20 aircraft, which is expected to be announced officially at Airshow China '96 at Zhuhai in November. Singapore-registered AAC brings ...