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Finnair will cease its Saab 340 services from October, with the cancellation of wet-lease operations, as it concentrates on services with its fleet of nine ATR 72s. China Airlines has grounded its four remaining Airbus A300B4s and is offering them for sale. The airline is still searching for buyers for ...
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AeroPeru goes into liquidation after final rescue efforts fail
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Final hopes of finding a new financial backer for AeroPeru have been extinguished as creditors rejected four last-ditch rescue proposals and initiated moves to liquidate the grounded national carrier. "The creditors met to consider four proposals, none of which were acceptable-The creditors were obliged to ...
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KLM-Continental row hits Wings alliance
Chris Jasper/LONDON The planned launch of the so-called Wings alliance is in doubt after a disagreement between Dutch flag carrier KLM and Continental Airlines of the USA - two of the four major airlines that had been expected to launch the grouping this year. Sources close to the pair ...
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Strategic stretch
More than a long-range niche filler, Boeing's 767-400ER promises to bring new life to the entire big twin family Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing's big twinjet strategy takes another important step forward on 26 August when the 767-400ER is officially rolled out of the company's Everett assembly site in ...
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Sun sets on Sun Air
South African domestic carrier Sun Air has become a casualty of the country's air fares price war and weak currency (Flight International, 11-17 August). The top-end carrier ceased operations on 13 August and is to be put into liquidation by shareholders Comair and South African Airways. SAA agreed to ...
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Association broadcasts live TV plan
The World Airline Entertainment Association's (WAEA) technical committee will turn its attentions to live broadcast satellite service once it completes the specification for the in-flight use of digital versatile disk (DVD) next month. With several airlines interested in offering passengers live television services, the WAEA is keen to resolve ...
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KLM uk restructures as low-cost plans emerge
KLM uk is reorganising its network and fleet deployment as it prepares to take on European rivals with a low-cost division. The London Stansted-based subsidiary of Dutch carrier KLM says it will begin dropping six domestic and international routes from September, to enable it to boost capacity on services ...
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Oneworld proposes one frequent flier plan
Chris Jasper/LONDON The American Airlines/British Airways-led oneworld airline alliance has developed a plan that could see the merger of member carriers' frequent flier programmes (FFPs) under a standalone company. Oneworld airlines have set up a project group to explore FFP options under the codename "Monaco". BA director of alliances ...
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American top
Flight International's Top 50 Airlines survey has revealed that American Airlines parent AMR remains the world's biggest airline group, with a turnover of more than $19 billion in 1998. Delta Airlines flew the most passengers - 105 million - and United Airlines is number one in terms of traffic, with ...
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Colour change for Caledonian
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Flying Colours will begin absorbing its sister charter carrier Caledonian Airways in November, with the two airlines to officially become one next summer. A rebranding of the entire Thomas Cook travel group, which owns Flying Colours, is expected to be revealed early next month. The merger ...
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Smart card paves way for trouble-free travel
Passengers holding a multifunction smart card which operates as a passport, visa, and biometric identity tag "could enjoy a truly hassle-free experience from check-in to final clearance at destination", predicts International Air Transport Association (IATA) director general Pierre Jeanniot, speaking at the Aerovision 2000 Symposium in Vancouver, Canada. Effective ...
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Fairchild Aerospace has delivered the first two 328JETs to launch customer Skyway Airlines. Skyway has five aircraft on firm order with 10 options. It will put the 32-seat regional jet into revenue service following completion of pilot training in San Antonio, Texas. Continental Airlines has revised its fleet retirement plan, ...
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FAA revises pilot rest rules after MD-80 incident
Revised rules on rest periods for commercial pilots should be ready for review by the end of this year or early next, with the US Federal Aviation Administration drafting new regulations. The latest attempt to update rest requirements for commercial transport pilots follows years of unsuccessful attempts to reach ...
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Routes
Delta Connection carrier Trans States Airlines will introduce regional jet services between Boston and Philadelphia on 15 September with four daily Embraer RJ-145 flights, increasing to eight on 15 November. Jersey European Airways (JEA) will begin codesharing with Irish carrier CityJet on services between Dublin and London City from 1 ...
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EC gives conditional approval to KLM/Alitalia deal
The European Commission (EC) has approved the alliance between KLM and Alitalia, but has made the near-merger subject to several conditions designed to ensure that third carriers have access to the two carriers' main hubs. The approval offers no objections to the total financial, organisational and legal integration of ...
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Boeing wins bulk of CAL order but Airbus takes widebody deal
Boeing has taken the bulk of China Airlines' (CAL) $5.6 billion buying spree, but lost out to rival Airbus on the much prized deal to supply new medium capacity widebodies. CAL has placed firm orders for up to 19 Boeing 747-400s and five 737-800s worth $3.8 billion, while Airbus' slice ...
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Mandarin seeks 737s after merger
Mandarin Airlines, which merged with Formosa Airlines on 8 August, is looking at acquiring six Boeing 737-800s by the end of next year. "We are going to lease three 737-800s from China Airlines [CAL] in November, and we may dry lease two to three more from the market next ...
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Anti-trust rejected
The US Department of Transportation has, as expected, rejected an anti-trust immunity request from British Airways and American Airlines which was linked to their planned alliance. Its decision was coloured by BA's reluctance to surrender slots at London Heathrow as a basis for a new US/UK open skies pact. ...
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SAir Group secures French beachhead
The European Commission (EC) has approved the joint acquisition of French carrier AOM by SAirGroup and French holding company Marine-Wendel (which will have a 51% stake). The EC says the activities of AOM and other SAir carriers are "largely complementary", with most of the former's business limited to France, where ...
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Domestic strife
Despite strong load factors and an expected 20% growth in local air travel, Taiwan's domestic carriers are losing money Brent Hannon/TAIPEI Taiwan's air transport industry lost $246 million last year, according to the Taipei Airlines Association. A survey of the airlines, however, showed a smaller total loss, of ...