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Low cost boom
Passenger numbers on low-cost airlines Debonair and easyJet soared at their London Luton Airport base in the year to 31 March, pushing the airport's scheduled service figures up by 129%. Luton's overall passenger-growth was 40%, says airport chief executive Frank Pullman. "We have been successful in attracting airlines like easyJet ...
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Dragonair starts to assert its independence
Dragonair of Hong Kong has begun to signal its growing independence from former sister carrier Cathay Pacific Airways, by assuming control of more of its own operations and opening new routes into China. Mainland Chinese interests, led by China National Aviation (CNAC), assumed full majority control of Dragonair ...
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BMW R-R studies BR700-powered 727
BMW Rolls-Royce (BMW R-R) is studying the possibility of launching a re-engineing programme for the Boeing 727-200, with BR700-series powerplants. According to BMW R-R, it has begun a study, together with US maintenance and modification centre Dee Howard, which has already re-engined 727-100 freighters with R-R Tay 650s ...
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Boeing irks Lufthansa with maintenence plans
Lufthansa is threatening to cut back its future orders for Boeing airliners if the US manufacturer goes ahead with plans to enter the third-party airliner maintenance market, in competition with the German flag carrier's Lufthansa Technik subsidiary. Juergen Weber, Lufthansa's chairman, says that any such plans by Boeing ...
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BMW R-R studies BR700-powered 727
BMW Rolls-Royce (BMW R-R) is studying the possibility of launching a re-engineing programme for the Boeing 727-200, with BR700-series powerplants. According to BMW R-R, it has begun a study, together with US maintenance and modification centre Dee Howard, which has already re-engined 727-100 freighters with R-R Tay 650s ...
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Boeing irks Lufthansa with maintenance plans
Lufthansa is threatening to cut back its future orders for Boeing airliners if the US manufacturer goes ahead with plans to enter the third-party airliner maintenance market, in competition with the German flag carrier's Lufthansa Technik subsidiary. Juergen Weber, Lufthansa's chairman, says that any such plans by Boeing ...
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Europe's JAA is just a club
Sir - I refer to your Comment "Fools' language" (Flight International, 2-8 April). The European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) is only a "club" of civil-aviation authorities, without legal basis, and its activity is linked to technical matters only. Moreover, it refuses to examine the social aspects of Joint ...
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GE move for Greenwich puts plans for China site in doubt
Proposals under consideration by Greenwich Air Services to establish an engine-overhaul-and-repair capability in China have been thrown into doubt by General Electric's planned takeover of the company. Greenwich Air confirms that it has been looking at the possibility of investing in a joint venture in Asia. It adds, ...
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European lead
Europe's flag carriers may be leading the charge into the brave new world of liberalisation, but there are signs that the region's airports, too, are beginning to wake up to some of the new commercial realities of running as efficient businesses rather than as government arms. Airports have ...
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Swissair strategy advances
A year ago, when Swissair first presented Philippe Bruggisser as the incoming chief executive, he promised to take a firm hand with the group's costs and inject a touch more pragmatism to its alliance strategy. Twelve months later, Bruggisser appears to be making headway on both fronts. His ...
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Airports in growth again
A burst of growth towards the end of 1996 kept traffic increasing for the year at the world's airports, and the signs are that the good news could continue. Preliminary returns from the Airport Council International (ACI)which represents close to 500 airports around the world, suggest that growth ...
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Moroccan Beech
Casablanca-based Regional Air Lines, the first Moroccan commuter operator, is scheduled to take delivery of the last of four Raytheon Aircraft Beech 1900Ds by the end of this month. The first aircraft was delivered in March, with the balance expected to be handed over from Raytheon's Kansas production line soon. ...
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Training together
OPINION DIFFERS on how good, or bad, a year 1996 was for the commercial ßight-simulator industry, but manufacturers agree that sales will increase over the next two years before the boom cycle ends in 1999 and business returns to what passes for normal in this dynamic industry sector. ...
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AirAsia calls in assistance on strategy plans
Malaysian start-up carrier AirAsia has called in a US consultancy to help draw up a strategic plan to develop it further as the country's second scheduled international airline. The five-month-old carrier has hired Gellman Research Associates (GRA) to prepare the report, due to be submitted by the end ...
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American Eagle returns to AI(R) with order for 12 ATR 72-210s
European regional airline consortium Aero International (Regional) (AI(R)) has signed with AMR subsidiary American Eagle for the purchase of 12 ATR 72-210A turboprops. The deal is seen as being of significance since it represents the return to favour of the type in North America following a slump in ...
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American loses Boeing delivery positions
AMERICANAIRLINES expects to have to retain and fit hushkits to additional Boeing 727s because of the delay in delivery of new Boeing aircraft resulting from the airline's failure to agree a new contract with its pilots. The 20-year, 630-aircraft purchase agreement with Boeing, announced in November 1996, was ...
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US Airways deal under threat
THE DEAL between US Airways and Airbus Industrie for up to 400 new aircraft will expire on 30 September, unless the US carrier is able to win major contract concessions with its workers. The deadline was disclosed for the first time by senior US Airways management during a ...
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Iberia closes in on major order to replace ageing Boeing 727s
Iberia is evaluating Boeing and Airbus narrowbody types as it moves towards placing an order later this year for at least 28 aircraft, to replace its fleet of ageing 155-seat Boeing 727-200s. The Spanish flag carrier says that the order will be divided between aircraft in the 200-seat ...
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BA boss backs TAT director despite strikes
The chairman of British Airways, Robert Ayling, has entered the fray over the strike action of BA's French subsidiaries TAT European Airlines and Air Liberté, now entering its second week without resolution. Speaking during a visit to Paris on 17 April, Ayling said that the two debt-plagued airlines, ...
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Austrian Airlines looks at Tyrolean take-over
Austrian Airlines may double its stake in Innsbruck-based regional carrier Tyrolean Airways to 85.7%. The flag carrier says, however, that it has had no confirmation of local press reports suggesting that businessman Gernot Langes-Swarovski, who holds 42.85%of Tyrolean, plans to sell his shares. Austrian holds a ...