All Strategy news – Page 1094
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Star Alliance triggers 'hypocrisy' charge from American Airlines
Lufthansa says that it is already in talks with further Asian potential partner carriers to extend its newly unveiled "Star Alliance" with partners Air Canada, SAS, Thai Airways International and United Airlines. Brazilian carrier Varig also joined in the signing ceremonies, held in Frankfurt on 14 May, agreeing ...
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FAA hopes new deals will boost Central American safety
Safety oversight in Central American countries is to be boosted by the US Federal Aviation Administration as part of open-skies deals signed on 9 May. Agreements were signed with Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Panama had earlier signed an open-skies agreement with the USA, and ...
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BWIA links up with Air Jamaica to cut costs
BWIA International Airways is linking with its Caribbean neighbour, Air Jamaica, to help cut costs and consolidate its position in the region. The two airlines have signed a memorandum of understanding to move forward with an "operating partnership" which could eventually lead to fleet and route integration. "The ...
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Merpati shake-up precedes privatisation
Merpati Nusantara Airlines is going through a major shake-up of its senior management, in the lead-up to final separation from its parent, flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, and eventual privatisation. Three new executive directors have been appointed to the struggling regional carrier. Desmod Ismael is appointed as new financial ...
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Outlook:bright, with some cloud
US general aviation (GA) is poised to grow, and grow steadily - at least to 2008 - in fleet size, pilot population, aircraft use and hours flown. The US Federal Aviation Administration is predicting more than a decade of steady, incremental growth for the market. This should bode well for ...
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Japanese juggling
The Japanese airline industry is facing its biggest shake-up in more than 40 years, as the result of domestic deregulation and growing international competition. In response, the country's two leading carriers, Japan Airlines (JAL) and All Nippon Airways (ANA), have unveiled new corporate five-year plans. A combination of ...
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Allen resigns from Delta job amid rumours of rift
DELTA Air Lines chairman, president and chief executive Ron Allen unexpectedly announced on 12 May that he will leave when his contract lapses on 31 July. The move comes amid speculation that his untimely departure was fuelled by a rift between Allen and other members of Delta Air ...
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ANA president forced to resign
The president of All Nippon Airways (ANA), Seiji Fukatsu, has been forced to quit after a row with two non-executive members of the airline's board over the pace and style of his reforms. In a move which has surprised many in Japan's airline industry, Fukatsu tendered his resignation, ...
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BWA is poised to place order for fleet of new ATPs
British World Airlines (BWA) is about to conclude a deal with Aero International (Regional) for a fleet of British Aerospace ATP turboprops to be introduced later this year on the passenger wet-lease market. The airline is expected to sign a deal imminently for the lease of two of ...
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EC Commissioner warns of curbs on 'exclusive' deals
Europe's competition commissioner, Karel Van Miert, has warned that curbs will have to be placed on Boeing's use of "exclusive" aircraft deals as the price of approval for the group's planned merger with McDonnell Douglas (MDC) Van Miert says that the European Commission (EC) will present Boeing and ...
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UK AAIB investigates BA services with damaged 747-400
The UK Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) has launched an investigation into an accident in which a British Airways Boeing 747-400 sustained significant damage in a "heavy landing", but continued to be flown on two revenue flights before the extent of the damage to the aircraft was realised. ...
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American restructures Boeing fleet deal after delays
American Airlines has restructured its massive fleet-replacement deal with Boeing, following the delay caused by the recent pilots' dispute and the ratification of the agreement on its regional-jet operations. The biggest impact of the nearly six-month delay has been on next-generation 737 deliveries, the first of which have ...
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P&W to decide on 445kN engine
US engine maker Pratt & Whitney expects to decide on 15 May whether to offer its PW4098, at a 445kN (100,000lb)-thrust rating, for the proposed ultra-long-range Boeing 777-200X and extended-range -300X. The future direction of the PW4000 series growth, and possibly the loyalty of some major Asian P&W-powered-777 ...
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Kenya Airways introduces its first Boeing 737-300
Kenya Airways has introduced the first of three new Boeing 737-300s on services from its Nairobi base, as the airline develops the airport into a hub operation. The aircraft - central to the hub's regional development - are replacing two 737-200s leased from GPA. Kenya has recently begun direct daily ...
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New initiative revives hopes for central European ATC unity
Hopes for the creation of a common central European upper-airspace air-traffic-management centre have been revived with a new initiative aimed at producing a signature from the eight involved nations on 27 June. The Central European Air Traffic Services (CEATS) project, which includes Austria, Bosnia, Croatia, the Czech Republic, ...
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India/China prepare to sign air agreement
India and China are set to sign a new air-services agreement (ASA), paving the way for the first direct flights by their national airlines between the two countries. The agreement is expected to be signed on 21 May during a visit to Chinese capital Beijing by an Indian ...
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Irish regional delays route expansion
Ireland Airways has delayed planned new routes as the airline has been unable to introduce new, larger aircraft in time for services to start during its 1997 summer schedule. Ireland, which planned to take over the Dublin-Sligo service from Aer Lingus in March as the first stage of ...
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ModiLuft attempts to relaunch
ModiLuft is preparing to relaunch airline operations, despite the fact that it is yet to resolve issues from its previous, abortive attempt to operate a domestic network in India. The Delhi-based carrier was set up in 1993 by Satish Kumar Modi, with assistance from Lufthansa, operating four Boeing ...
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US Airways cuts out loss-making routes
US AIRWAYS is eliminating unprofitable routes and grounding 22 aircraft in what could be the first step towards shrinking the nation's sixth-largest airline to a regional carrier. Stephen Wolf, the airline's chairman, has also warned that unless he has concessions from labour unions before 30 September, he will ...
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Lufthansa plans cargo alliance
Lufthansa Cargo is to follow its parent airline into a global alliance as part of the plan to return the now independent freight business to profit. The partnership could be set up this year, and will be similar to the forthcoming passenger alliance of Air Canada, Lufthansa, SAS, ...