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Airports
The privatisation of the UK Civil Aviation Authority's National Air Traffic Services has been postponed indefinitely. Lockheed Air Terminal is currently completing a feasibility study for the conversion of Zolotaya Dolina Air Base to a commercial passenger and cargo airport. The former air base is in Nakhodka on ...
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Orders
Aero Lloyd has ordered four A321s and two A320s direct from Airbus Industrie, worth $306 million. In addition the German charter will lease four A320s and six A321s from Los Angeles-based lessor ILFC. Delivery of the V2500 powered aircraft will begin in early 1996. United Airlines has ordered ...
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Appointments
Capt ST Deo, Capt JRD Rao and PJ Crasta have been appointed deputy managing directors at Indian Airlines. NC Ghosh has replaced RN Saxena as director of finance. Bob Taylor has been named managing director European services for American Airlines. John Garel has been appointed senior ...
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Dutch charges
Amsterdam/Schiphol airport is to introduce charges for narrow-bodied Stage 2 aircraft from the end of October. The airport wishes to cut the 18 per cent share of Stage 2 aircraft in its traffic mix to 8 per cent by 1997. Levies will range from $130-195 per landing during the day ...
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JAL's new head
Japan Airlines has appointed Akira Kondo as its next president and Akio Kohno as executive vice president. Kondo is presently the senior managing director, corporate planning and will succeed Matsuo Toshimitsu, who will remain on the board. Source: Airline Business
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Schengen snag
Austria has joined the Schengen group and Italy and Greece have signed but not implemented the agreement. Denmark, Finland and Sweden may be joining soon. But Amsterdam/Schiphol has abandoned the use of a magnetic card turnstile for passengers travelling within Schengen countries. Fraud and passenger confusion were cited as the ...
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Abacus spreads
Garuda has set up a joint venture national marketing company in Indonesia with Abacus. More than 200 Indonesian travel agents will soon be linked to the CRS. Elsewhere, Emirates has upgraded its functionality in Abacus to direct access. Source: Airline Business
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Sempati float
Indonesia's second carrier, Sempati Air, has delayed its IPO until next year due to poor markets. Sempati's president Hasan Soedjono plans to use the capital for expansion, including longhaul scheduled flights from Bali. Last year the carrier made $5 million on revenues of $300 million. Source: ...
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Name change
PWA Corporation, parent company of Canadian Airlines International, has changed its name to Canadian Airlines Corporation. Meanwhile, American Airlines is to phase in codesharing on all transborder routes with Canadian from mid-June, with full implementation by the end of the year. Source: Airline Business
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SNCF on track
Air France has teamed up with SNCF to offer an air/rail ticket, which combines flights to or from Paris/CDG with a TGV high speed train journey. Currently Lille is the only TGV destination available and tickets can be booked through Amadeus. Source: Airline Business
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USAir closer
USAir reached agreement with its machinists in talks that are aimed at giving employees 20 per cent of the airline for $2 billion in concessions. Subject to membership approval, machinists agreed to a 12.9 per cent wage reduction package. Source: Airline Business
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US-UK close
The US and UK were close to coming to terms on the bilateral 'mini-deal' that will give United Airlines Chicago-Heathrow authority for a 767 service. Points of contention are the number of frequencies United would be allowed, whether US unlimited codeshare rights beyond London would just be for Europe or ...
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Spanish aid
In requesting further evidence to support Iberia's request for Pta130 billion ($1 billion) in state aid, the European Commission says it has 'serious doubts' about the carrier's claims of exceptional and unforeseen circumstances, and about the proposed restructuring plan. Source: Airline Business
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Even bidding
Nine consortia including Air France, Continental, Vasp, Taca, Aces, and Carnival Airlines are bidding for a 50.1 per cent stake in Ecuatoriana. Business plans plus a minimum working capital sum of $10 million must be submitted by mid-June. Source: Airline Business
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US antipathy gives focus
Nations in Asia-Pacific ponder the benefits of a single market. Aeropolitics in the Asia-Pacific region are at something of a crossroads. The US has always been a single market, and the European Union created a single market in 1993. But the Pacific Rim nations remain aeropolitically fragmented, and this could ...
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A mighty match
Can the Boeing 747-400 freighter be more profitable than an older conversion? Mark W Lyon reports.A new freighter aircraft can be a financial conundrum. How can one be confident of financing a $150 million investment over 20 years when cargo yields fluctuate wildly and show a disturbing long-term decline? Between ...
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Pushing the limits
Failure to agree a new international system quickly could mean that all airlines will face unlimited financial liability for the injury or death of their passengers. David Knibb reports.It may already be too late, but even those who still champion the Montreal Protocols now acknowledge that time is running out ...
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Suppliers in demand
What enlarged role could suppliers and manufacturers play as airlines look to outsourcing as a cost control mechanism? Kevin P Michaels and William D Angeloni of the Canaan Group explore the possibilities.Airline suppliers have already endured a tumultuous decade - order boom followed by order bust, complicated by the constant ...
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A question of give and take
Many airlines have become more demanding of marketing alliances and are now prepared to abandon bad agreements or switch partners to get the right benefits.To the untrained eye the level of alliance activity over the past year could seem rather subdued compared to the frenetic activity of previous years. Some ...