All Strategy news – Page 1183

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    Qantas floats on and on

    1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Qantas' drawn out privatisation process has been hit by further setbacks which threaten both the potential value and the timing of the public share issue. The main blow comes in a ruling which bars the Australian flag from pooling resources and setting prices with alliance partner British Airways ...

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    Europe ready to travel Lite

    1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

    While SAS and Lufthansa test the concept of ticketless travel, upstart Euro Belgian Airlines Express is doing it for real and Swissair is working on a paperless 'Lite' carrier. Offering one-class service, low fares, and a simplified booking/check-in, EBA Express began scheduled services in November from Brussels to ...

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    Africa target for Emirates

    1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Dubai-based Emirates is looking to open up markets in Africa and develop a customer loyalty programme before entering a major expansion phase with the arrival of the first of seven B777 aircraft. The ambitious Middle Eastern carrier is currently looking at a number of African destinations, including South ...

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    Room to boom

    1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Airports Asia-Pacific governments have clearly signalled their intention to take coordinated action to solve the region's serious infrastructure problems. John Meredith of ATAG reports. It's a known fact: demand for air transport is growing faster in Asia-Pacific than in any other world region. And until recently it was assumed by ...

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    If you can't beat 'em ...

    1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

    AMR Corp American has abandoned its longstanding opposition to codesharing alliances and is joining the movement by seeking to attract the large partners it needs to extend its global network. Mead Jennings reports.To hear AMR Corp executives talk, you would think the industry was following American Airlines' lead in pursuing ...

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    Airline news

    1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

    KLM and US partner Northwest will start a joint venture service between Amsterdam and Memphis from the end of June 1995. The four times weekly service to Northwest's third major US hub will be operated by a KLM MD-11 and is the US city's first intercontinental link. United ...

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    New balance of power in Europe

    1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

    The reshaped European Union due to come into being on 1 January 1995 will be very different from its predecessor. Even without Norway and Switzerland, the addition of Sweden, Finland, Austria and Liechtenstein will change the balance of economic, fiscal and political power in the Union. From now on, ...

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    A fly in the ointment?

    1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

    The Spanish government appears to be pursuing brinkmanship tactics with the unions in an attempt to settle the chaos surrounding troubled flag carrier Iberia. As pilots walked away from the negotiating table at presstime, industry minister Juan Manuel Eguiagaray threatened to go ahead with 5,200 layoffs and plans ...

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    Plugging the Zambian gap

    1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Though its employees may disagree, the demise of Zambia Airways has provided an ideal opportunity to test the latest move towards a more liberalised regime in African aviation. But Lusaka is not alone in facing a major challenge: Ghana Airways is experiencing problems at every turn as it aims for ...