All Safety News – Page 1403
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American Airlines pilots prepare for strike action
THE ALLIED PILOTS Association (APA), which represents 9,000 American Airlines pilots, has told flightdeck crews to prepare for a strike over wage and contract issues which could begin on 15 February and last for two months. United Airlines' pilots, meanwhile, are considering an overtime ban in a similar dispute. ...
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Compressor damage grounds two of BA's 777 fleet
Several General Electric GE90-powered Boeing 777s were temporarily withdrawn from service earlier this month after borescope inspections revealed "light airfoil damage" in the compressor sections of five engines. British Airways said last week that two of its four 777s had been grounded, and it was expecting replacement engines ...
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Slots scramble at Haneda highlights Japan's problems
A recent airline scramble for a limited number of new slots at Tokyo's Haneda Airport has served to underline Japan's growing problem of trying to liberalise its air-transport industry in the face on an already over- extended infrastructure. The proliferation in new start-up and subsidiary carriers follows moves ...
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Weather predictor
Raytheon has been selected by the US Federal Aviation Administration to install equipment enabling weather hazards in the airspace within about 97km (60m) of an airport to be predicted. The Integrated Terminal Weather System (ITWS) will generate predictions of weather phenomena, such as microbursts. It will also warn of the ...
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The sales of the century?
The sales of the century? NetsAAvers, CyberSavers, E-Savers or On-Line Travel Specials - under various names, four of the largest US carriers, plus a handful of others, are experimenting with using the Internet to promote special fare deals. They are selling what is essentially 'distressed' inventory - seats on weekend ...
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Credits roll on the Douglas era
One of the most pressing concerns for airlines should the merger between Boeing and McDonnell Douglas go ahead centres on whether the current Douglas product lines will remain intact and, by implication, what will happen to the residual values of Douglas aircraft they own. No-one knows for sure ...
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Free for all over the mega-alliance
What a mess. The lobbying machines pushing for and against the proposed American Airlines-British Airways alliance have moved from overdrive into hyperdrive. Thousands of trees have been felled to produce the paper required for submissions, opinions, complaints and press releases. Shares in Panasonic jumped through the roof as regulatory agencies ...
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Rebuild with care
New faces in Washington mean action in the most controversial area of FAA reform - funding - is on hold. But the sparks should still fly in 1997. The new US Federal Aviation Administrator may want to consider investing in a pair of velvet gloves on taking up office. ...
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Financial results
Air Macau's operating loss during its first full year was about half of the original forecast. The airline carried 665,000 passengers at an average load factor of 68%. Air Pacific increased its profits during its first full year of flying to Los Angeles and Osaka, although the French ...
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BA tightens Euro screws
British Airways will intensify its efforts to turn around its unprofitable operations in France and Germany after the acquisition of Air Liberté and the relaunch of Deutsche BA. Air Liberté's fate rests in BA's hands after the commercial tribunal in Creteil finally approved BA's recovery plan, filed in ...
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1997: very best of the decade?
There is an extraordinary degree of optimism about world economic prospects in the year ahead. Equity markets, the global barometer of business health, stand at or close to record levels on both sides of the Atlantic and have been climbing in the Pacific; oil prices have begun to flatten after ...
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Atlantic trio boost links
Swissair, Austrian Airlines and Sabena have enhanced their integration with a joint order for up to 29 Airbus A330s and the launch in February of a joint North Atlantic operation with Delta Air Lines. Officially, the A330 order follows a joint evaluation, but in practice Sabena has closed ...
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Taipei cuts as SA shifts
Taiwan is suspending air service with South Africa after the latter announced it was switching diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing. The move will have little effect on Taiwan's airlines but raises questions about the basis of Taipei's aeropolitical policy. China Airlines has operated twice-weekly flights to Johannesburg ...
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Iberia set to drop Viasa
Iberia is set to end its Latin American airline odyssey after shareholders and unions rejected the Spanish airline's plan to restructure Viasa. The tough stance adopted by Iberia's senior management suggests that new president, Xabier de Irala Estevez, will shrug off political pressure to maintain existing links with ...
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Web fever
Business gurus like to portray the Internet as the best marketing opportunity ever and most airlines and aerospace companies have jumped onto the bandwagon. Richard Whitaker goes surfing to see what is on offer, and Jane Levere discusses the trend towards airlines using the Internet for distress sales of inventory. ...
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Mutual interests
Mutual funds own substantial shares in most major US airlines. James S Altschul examines how they look at the airline business, and asks how much influence they wield. They are the behemoths of the equity investment world. Fuelled by a surging stock market, growing retail interest in equities, and a ...
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Tan tough on PAL unions
Philippine Airlines chairman Lucio Tan has displayed characteristic toughness in dealing with the carrier's three unions and has secured a four-year accord after three months of brinkmanship talks. Tan has given the unions a rude awakening after years of capitulation by the carrier's former government owners. Tan set ...
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US pilots are out for profit
Record profits and the use of regional jets are at the root of troubled pilot union negotiations at both American Airlines and United Airlines, and American could suffer a strike. The relationship between American's management and the Allied Pilots Association has changed dramatically since early January, when APA ...
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Skating on thin ice
Competition, high costs, declining yields, and powerful unions are weighing heavily on SAS, but salvation could lie in its growing alliance grouping. It must be like hoarding a treasure chest, only suddenly to find a queue of people knocking on your door demanding a share of the booty. SAS ...
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SIA still keen on Sempati
The main reasons behind Sempati Air's delayed initial public offering have now emerged as its deteriorating financial situation and the resulting top management shakeup. These events do not appear to have dampened Singapore Airlines' interest in taking a stake in the Indonesian private carrier. 'Discussions are continuing' about ...