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Blue sky thinking
Colin Baker LONDON The aims of Europe's environmental policy have been There is little argument that last November's policy paper on transport and the environment from the European Commission was a comprehensive piece of work. Yet, while the air transport industry may agree on the broad aim of a ...
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Argentina wary of US open skies agreement
DAVID KNIBB SEATTLE August is the earliest Buenos Aires will reconsider its decision to suspend Argentina's open skies bilateral with the USA. But if the present mood prevails, the bilateral faces a tough future. At least four US officials have met with their Argentinian counterparts since the new government in ...
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Scramble for AeroPeru routes starts
Almost a year after AeroPeru stopped flying, Lima has revoked the airline's operating permit and confirmed that its international routes are available for re-allocation. For TACA Peru and LanPeru, the move comes none too soon. The director general for air transport (DGTA) delayed cancelling AeroPeru's permit because a group ...
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Show time
Jane Levere NEW YORK Providing passengers with the latest advances in on-board entertainment is a definite marketing plus, but reliability and maintenance are real issues. The in-flight entertainment (IFE) industry is gearing up to enter the high-tech world of e-mail and Internet access and carriers are clearly keen to let ...
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Changing channels
Tom Gill LONDON Global distribution systems face unprecedented challenges to their traditional businesses as the Internet gathers pace "They have had a very easy life for a very long time. But distribution is no longer secure. Supply is no longer secure. Other people have replicated the technology functionality at a ...
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Play by the rules
David Knibb WASHINGTON DC As momentum grows to liberalise the skies, the rules for fair and open competition become more important. But few agree on what they should be. When Grupo TACA accused Continental Airlines last November of predatory pricing and capacity dumping, a charge the latter denied, it ...
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Aboard the management express
Regional carriers provide a broad management training ground for senior executive roles in the mainline carrier argues Michael Bell, who leads the global aviation practice at executive search consultancy Spencer Stuart. What's the best way to groom an up-and-coming airline executive for general management? Put him or her into ...
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WestJet eyes move to number one
Calgary's second airline is on its way to becoming first. WestJet, which only started flying four years ago, is seizing the opportunity it senses following Air Canada's takeover of Canadian Airlines. WestJet plans to take nationwide the formula that has been the basis of its success in western Canada ...
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Plan set to solve dispute over Italian flight transfer
BARRY CROSS LONDON A new plan may have solved the long-running saga over the transfer of flights from Milan's Linate Airport to the new hub at Malpensa. The so-called Plan B is to be implemented on 20 April, even though the airlines involved are still far from happy. The ...
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British Midland steps up bid for transatlantic rights
COLIN BAKER LONDON British Midland (BM) has raised the stakes in its quest for transatlantic services from London Heathrow with a $1.2 billion order for four long-haul Airbus A330s. The order is despite the failure of the US and UK governments to reach an open skies "mini-deal" earlier this year, ...
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Air Liberté takeover bid
Air France has received board approval to bid for 86% British Airways-owned Participations Aéronautiques, parent company of Air Liberté. If the sale goes through, it will strengthen Air France's grip on its regional network, which has seen heavy investment recently. SAir-owned AOM is also reported to have shown interest in ...
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Tokyo's runway slots awarded
Japan's transport ministry has allocated 48 of the 57 valuable new slots to be made available over the next two years at Tokyo's congested domestic hub Haneda Airport ahead of the opening of a third runway in July. As expected, new carriers Skymark Airlines and Hokkaido International Airlines - ...
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Air Maldives hit by cash shortage
Air Maldives is in serious financial trouble, having been forced late in February to suspend all international services as a result of a cash shortage. The airline grounded its international operation on 28 February, although as Airline Business closed for press it hoped to have resumed flights before the ...
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Biman sell-off
RAVI PARSAD NEW DELHI A Citibank-led consortium is preparing a restructuring plan with the aim of attracting a strategic partner for Biman Bangladesh Airlines. British Airways and Singapore International Airlines are among those reported to be interested. The consortium consists of consultancy SH&E, legal firm Clifford Chance Wirot and ...
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When size matters
The debate over the size of market for a new very large aircraft has become similar to a poker game; until the first cards are on the table, no-one knows which way the deck will fall. During a recent briefing in Washington, Airbus Industrie's senior vice- president, commercial, John Leahy ...
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Hungary for a change?
Tom Gill BUDAPEST With a new chief executive and new investors on the horizon, things might be looking up for Malév Ferenc Kovacs is cautiously confident. Appointed Malév's chief executive in October after 23 years with the company, he is well aware of the many false starts that the Hungarian ...
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Back to Business: Alan Mulally, president of Boeing Commercial Airplanes
For Alan Mulally, president of Boeing Commercial Airplanes Group, this is the year the company can finally put its troubles behind it with new launches, a growing services business and, above all, a renewed focus on the customer
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Spain set for regional battle
Andrew Doyle/GERONA Boeing is close to securing a second European airline customer for its 717 following Spanish regional start-up AB Bluestar's announcement that it intends to order six of the twinjets and take nine options. Spanish rival Air Nostrum, meanwhile, has concluded a major deal with Canada's Bombardier ...
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Carriers queue for La Guardia
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Continental Airlines and Delta Air Lines are moving quickly to claim additional slots promised for regional services at New York's La Guardia Airport as the result of newly approved Congressional legislation. Contained in the US Federal Aviation Administration reauthorisation Bill is a provision to grant ...
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BAE approves regional launch
Emma Kelly/LONDON BAE Systems hopes to announce the launch airline for its RJX regional jet family in the next three weeks following the formal launch of the Avro RJ derivative on 21 March. Peter Connolly, BAE Systems senior vice-president for sales and marketing, says an order for the ...