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BA and American move closer to unveiling alliance
Andrew Doyle/LONDON BRITISH AIRWAYS and American Airlines are close to unveiling an alliance, initially expected to include joint marketing and codesharing of flights, but which could pave the way for a long-awaited US-UK open-skies agreement. The tie-up, which is expected to be announced shortly, will give ...
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Thailand lays out plans for second national airline
THE THAI Government, after considerable internal debate, has finally laid out a series of corporate guidelines for the establishment of second national airline. A proposed start-up second carrier has faced extensive delays, as the result of domestic political debate over the extent of foreign investment. It will for the first ...
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Sochata wins its spurs for quick changes
SOCHATA, THE maintenance arm of French aero-engine manufacturer Snecma, has qualified as an approved quick-engine-change (QEC) repair station for the Allison T56-501Ds which power the Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules. It becomes one of only three such engine-repair centres. Lockheed Martin has provided Sochata with technical training, especially on the Hercules' ...
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Transaero seeks new aircraft
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DCAlexander Velovich/MOSCOW RUSSIAN CARRIER Transaero is seeking bids for a potential $1.26 billion-worth of orders for new narrowbody and widebody aircraft, some of which will be used on routes linking Moscow with US cities, says the airline's deputy chairman Grigory Gurtovoy. Speaking in ...
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Air India slides into heavier losses in 1995
AIR INDIA SLUMPED to heavier-than-expected losses in its financial year to March 1996, with the flag carrier blaming rising interest charges, along with the burden of depreciating its new Boeing 747-400s. The Indian airline had forecast a loss of around Rs1.2 billion ($35 million) after three straight years ...
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Four put in bids to power AI(R) regional jet
ALLISON SAYS that its planned growth AE3012 turbofan is one of four engines being offered for the 70- to 84-seat regional jet under study by Aero International (Regional) (AI(R)). The BMW Rolls-Royce BR710, General Electric CF34-8C and a new turbofan jointly proposed by Pratt & Whitney Canada and ...
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New Alitalia chief reveals rescue proposals
ALITALIA'S NEW CHIEF executive, Domenico Cempella, has unveiled his long-awaited rescue plan for the ailing airline, including a major package of job losses, a L3 trillion ($1.9 billion) cash injection and an attempt to revamp the group's long-haul services in a separate company. The five-year plan calls for the shedding ...
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Unions up in arms over Air France Europe cuts
WAGE AND JOB CUTS designed to turn round Air France's heavily loss-making domestic operations have been roundly condemned by unions, which are due to meet the management on 22 May to discuss the latest survival plan. Air France chairman Christian Blanc, presenting details of the plan, played ...
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Planetary passport
Will there ever be a universal pilot's licence? David Learmount/LONDON LIKE THE "UNIVERSAL" language Esperanto, a world-standard for pilots' licences seems like a good idea, but no-one puts it into practice. Unemployed pilots dream of being able to follow work wherever in the world the ...
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MDC
Kenneth Reed will become president of St Louis, Missouri-based McDonnell Douglas (MDC) Canada from 3 June. He was most recently vice-president/general manager of quality systems-integration at the company's headquarters. Andrew Quinn has been named regional vice-president for product at MDC China, based in the country's capital, Beijing. He will be ...
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Training must be a viable industry
Sir - I refer to your leader "Unique Internationalism" and story "AST becomes first victim of UK training policy" (Flight International, 8-14 May, P3, P6). Rumours of the demise of Air Services Training (AST) predate either National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) or foreign training. In fact, the school is ...
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Lithuanian/Finnair agree codeshare
FINNAIR AND Lithuanian Airlines have agreed to co-operate in the joint development of passenger services between Helsinki and Vilnius, as well as beyond their respective home bases. Marketing and ground-handling activities will be covered, but there are denials that equity stakes will be taken by either airline. ...
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GB Airways
Peter Kenworthy has been appointed commercial director of GB Airways, of Gatwick Airport, Sussex, UK. With GB Airways (a franchise partner with British Airways) since 1993, Kenworthy has held managerial positions with British Airways and Birmingham European Airways. Source: Flight International
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BA's franchising goes offshore
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON BRITISH AIRWAYS has announced its first offshore franchise deal, with Sun-Air of Scandinavia. The UK carrier expects the deal to be the first of similar international agreements. The link with Sun-Air is effective from 1 August, and will provide the carrier with a ...
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IFE delivery delays hit BEA profits
THE IMPACT OF DELAYS to deliveries of its interactive in-flight entertainment (IFE) systems caught up with BE Aerospace (BEA) in 1995, leaving the group showing a net loss of $83 million. BEA, which has been waiting to cash in on its growing backlog of IFE orders, announced in ...
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ANZ plans twice-weekly Australia-Shanghai flights
AIR NEW ZEALAND (ANZ), plans to use up its remaining Australian fifth-freedom rights, by flying twice weekly between Australia and Shanghai. The carrier says that it will "probably" operate the services from Sydney, but has not ruled out using its Brisbane hub. General manager sales and marketing international ...
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Leaving on a high
Allan Winn/LONDON SIR CHRISTOPHER Chataway retires from the chairmanship of the UK Civil Aviation Authority at the end of this month. In his five years as chairman, he has overseen a dramatic improvement in efficiency and productivity in an organisation, which, he acknowledges, may in the past have ...
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GE and P&W join forces on 747X
Paul Lewis and Guy Norris/SEATTLE GENERAL ELECTRIC and Pratt & Whitney have agreed to joint development of an engine to power Boeing's new-generation 747 models, the 747-500/600X. Meanwhile, Boeing is expecting to be complete definition of the new models by mid-year. The surprise teaming of ...