All Safety News – Page 1475
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Cargo, for cargo's sake
When aviation officials from the US and Japan sit down to negotiate the air services agreement between the two countries at the end of September, it will be the first time that the US negotiates cargo service rights as a stand-alone issue. More than anything, this is the ...
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None the wiser
At a preliminary meeting to lay the groundwork for a quasi plenary session early next year, five members of the European Comité des Sages have begun a campaign to accelerate changes in European aviation policy. Mark Odell reports exclusively on the proceedings.Just when the European Commission thought it was safe, ...
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Pride of Argentina
Aerolineas Argentinas is hoping to break even this year, a sign that it could soon cease to be a financial drain on its ailing majority owner Iberia. Sara Guild reports.South America has been the bane of Iberia's expansionist existence since 1990. So it is perhaps a bit of a blow ...
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Chilean combine
A restructured and profitable LanChile has finally taken control of its smaller rival Ladeco, securing access to substantial new markets. Sara Guild reports.Timing is everything. Certainly Sebastian Pinera would say so. The Chilean businessman and senator heads the company which in June sold 16.5 per cent of LanChile to take ...
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Hunnicutt enters fray
As the third year of the Clinton administration draws to a close, one of the long-standing bits of unfinished business at the Department of Transportation is finally being addressed. In August, the White House announced that it would nominate a Washington-based attorney, Charles Hunnicutt, to the position of assistant secretary ...
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Boeing leads China battle
Senior Airbus officials have enlisted the backing of diplomats from several European nations in their efforts to stall confirmation of a $2 billion order for Boeing aircraft due to be placed by Air China. After months of negotiations with Boeing and Airbus, Air China decided in August that ...
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US problems brew in Asia
The Japan-US mini-deal may have skirted one impasse, but it is the first of several Asian bilaterals where US negotiators face renewed battles over capacity and fifth freedoms. Two rounds of China-US talks this year have made no progress on the question of allowing US carriers to fly ...
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Macau faces slow start
The long-awaited opening of Macau's airport next month may not see the carriers lining up as planners had envisaged, but they can at least take comfort from the barrier still facing their irrepressible rival and neighbouring airport at Zhuhai. When the first scheduled flights start from the Portuguese ...
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Dragon sale to calm fears
Senior managers at Cathay Pacific are still fighting to prevent the China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC) from invading their home turf. The latest gambit is to offer the potential rival a stake in regional carrier Dragonair, but there are doubts whether this tactic will curb the Chinese operator's ambitions. ...
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JAL smooths over FAA ban
Japan Airlines was understood to be close to an agreement in early September to end the US Federal Aviation Administration's suspension of its licence to repair US registered aircraft. The airline's FAA authorisation was cancelled in August after a routine annual inspection showed violations of US standards, according ...
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Global economy spreads little joy
A distinct mood of pessimism has descended upon the finance ministers and central and commercial bankers who were due to gather in Washington in October for the autumn meetings of the Group of Seven, International Monetary Fund and World Bank. With only a few exceptions, the signs of ...
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Blanc rejigs his top team
Air France chairman Christian Blanc is putting pressure on flight attendants to accept a two-tier pay structure. The latest bid to cut costs follows a management reshuffle at the end of August. Blanc has commissioned a study by Munich-based consultants Roland, Berger and Partner which shows that cabin ...
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Iberia hit by pilot threat
Hell hath no fury like a pilot scorned. And Iberia's pilots believe the European Commission is scorning them by delaying the ruling on the proposed state injection of Pts130 billion ($1.03 billion). Fed up with waiting, the pilots decided to turn up the heat by refusing to ratify ...
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New faces sweep Lagos
Nigeria's aviation industry has undergone a massive shake-up, with the sacking of the entire management of Nigeria Airways and the merger of the Federal Civil Aviation Authority and the Nigerian Airports Authority. Group captain Peter Gana replaces managing director Andrew Agom at Nigeria Airways, after what the minister ...
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How much trust in US?
With all nine European countries signed up to open skies agreements with the US, Washington has completed a key part of its international aviation policy announced last November. But the fallout could have serious repercussions for the European Commission's attempts to win an external negotiating mandate with the US, in ...
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The truth about Greek airspace
Sir - The article concerning the state of the Greek air-traffic-control system (Flight International, 13-20 September, P9) accurately sums up the frustration shared by those who use Greek airspace. You concentrate on the problems at Athens Airport, but there are problems throughout the system. For instance try obtaining ...
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Lucas studies 'more-electric' technologies
Andrew Doyle/LONDON LUCAS AEROSPACE's Power Systems division is studying the next stage in the development of so-called "more-electric" aircraft concepts, following its successful bid to introduce variable-frequency generators on Bombardier's Global Express business jet. The company is focused on developing high-power variable-frequency generators for larger ...
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Ranging wider
Canadair has gradually improved its Challenger corporate jet over the past decade. Harry Hopkins/WICHITA THE CANADAIR CHALLENGER series of corporate jets has evolved over 15 years in a series of small steps which have not detracted from the success of the original formula - to marry the ...
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BA beds in for class battle
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON BRITISH AIRWAYS SAYS that the highly publicised launch of its new long-haul first-class "cabin" concept is just part of a broader £500 million ($776 million) programme to redesign all cabin services over the next three years. The new first-class offering, which was officially ...
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Czech restructuring plans change again
Andrzej Jeziorski/PRAGUE ANOTHER PIECE of the Czech aerospace industry's restructuring appear to have unraveled, with the collapse of joint-venture discussions between Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) and Czech engine manufacturer Walter. It is believed that the deal finally fell through because P&WC was unwilling to ...