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ANA hijack triggers security crackdown in Japan
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE The death of an All Nippon Airways (ANA) Boeing 747-400 captain at the hands of a knife-wielding hijacker has caused a tightening of security at all Japanese airports. His method of beating security has become clear. According to ANA, the Japanese transport ministry has instructed all ...
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Tax break recommended for UK training
Training for pilots and maintenance engineers in the UK should be made more accessible to potential students by removing the 17.5% value added tax (VAT) from the price of training courses, the UK parliamentary transport committee has recommended in a recent report. The recommendation has been welcomed by the ...
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Poor performance
As Europe tackles another summer of air traffic delays, an independent report of last year's performance points to future relief Emma Kelly/BRUSSELS With air traffic and flight delays in Europe this summer topping those of the crisis proportions reached last year, 1999 looks set to break more records. ...
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Giving over control
It may be time for governments to shed the burden of air traffic control Emma Kelly/LONDON David Learmount/LONDON Private provision of air traffic services (ATS) may prove to be the way of the future. Canada's ATS is already privatised - but as a trust. The UK has just launched ...
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Utility explorer
Explorer Aircraft is designing three utility aircraft to fill the niche below turboprop utilities. The Australian engineering company says the piston-powered eight to 16-seat Explorer 350R and 500R, and the 750T turboprop, will be characterised by wide tall doors, flat cabin floor and retractable landing gear. Certification testing of the ...
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Grimes distributor
AlliedSignal has appointed AAR to distribute its Grimes-brand lighting products, ranging from anti-collision to interior lights, to the business and general aviation markets. Source: Flight International
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Materiel gains
Airbus Industrie Materiel Support has overhauled its image and is embracing the Internet to boost customer service Andrew Doyle/HAMBURG Airbus Industrie Materiel Support plays a key role in European consortium Airbus' growing sales success. As vice-president Peter Kloepfer puts it, the division is "never a deal maker, but we ...
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A world apart
Karen Walker WASHINGTON DC Despite three years of intense talks with the UK, US open skies negotiators admit they are no further forward. The lack of progress is a major setback in the US Administration's declared goal for open skies agreements around the globe. But talks continue elsewhere, albeit with ...
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Delaying the inevitable
Europe's latest crisis in air traffic control looks unlikely to be its last unless the region faces up to the need for long-term solutions. Air traffic control (ATC) authorities have been forced to resort to crisis management. At the route of the problem is the patchwork nature of the ...
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Ground handling goes acquisition crazy
Tom Gill LONDON SAirGroup's move to buy Dynair, a major US ground handler, accelerates the market's rapid consolidation. SAirGroup's Swissport International, which claims to have become the world's largest ground handler as a result of the acquisition, also absorbed Amsterdam Schiphol-based Dutchport and the operations of France's Air Littoral ...
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JetBlue takes on Big Apple
Carol Shifrin NEW YORK The largest metropolis of the USA - New York City - is about to gain its first low-fare, home-town airline in more than a dozen years. JetBlue Airways, the best-financed of any start-up since US airline deregulation, plans an early 2000 launch from New York's underused ...
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Copa reveals new image
Brian Homewood RIO DE JANEIRO Copa Airlines of Panama has unveiled a new company image, the result of an alliance with Continental Airlines. The new look is shown on a Boeing 737-700, one of 12 scheduled for delivery over the next few years to replace existing aircraft. Copa Airlines ...
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Airlines check out from Galileo ties
Jane Levere NEW YORK Ties between Galileo and its major airline owners have unravelled further, as four carriers have reduced or entirely eliminated their ownership in the global distribution system (GDS). United Airlines, its largest shareholder, began a search for a new vendor to act as its host and potentially ...
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Agency incentives fines may go further than BA
Alan George BRUSSELS Lois Jones LONDON British Airways may not be the only European carrier to be punished over travel agent incentives by the outgoing European Commission (EC). EC competition authorities have begun an investigation into commission payments to travel agents by eight European flag carriers - Air France, ...
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Australian ownership rules criticised
Australia's new limits on airline foreign ownership have come under fire due to the special treatment of Qantas. British Airways chairman Lord Marshall claims the new limits discriminate against the foreign owners of Qantas, particularly BA. In June, Australia's government announced, as part of a package of ...
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Cool head in a hot seat
The glass must always look half full to Fernando Pinto. The first thing that Varig's president and chief executive officer wants to point out is that his airline is in a better position today than it was three years ago. It would be easy to overlook this piece of ...
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Virgin truce puts Irish operation on hold
Simon Montlake ATI LONDON Virgin boss Richard Branson has brokered a truce between disgruntled pilots and managers at Virgin Express, the Brussels-based low-cost carrier. But the agreement, signed by Branson and staff representatives, has only put off the day of reckoning for Virgin Express Ireland, the new subsidiary at ...
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Speedwing tackles Olympic problems
Tom Gill/Lois Jones LONDON Next month Speedwing will reveal a rescue plan for Olympic Airways, as the initial phase of the 30-month management contract it won in June. Olympic remains tightlipped about its future and Speedwing says it is too early to say what changes will have to be ...
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New dawn for Sun Air?
Roger Makings JOHANNESBURG South African Airways (SAA) is poised to move in on its ailing domestic competitor, Sun Air, after securing an exclusive three-month agreement with shareholders to work out a commercial relationship. Sun Air, in desperate need of a cash injection following the eight-month price war on South ...
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Indian fare war erupts
India's airlines have slashed their fares by 20-25%, taking them to their lowest level in four years and setting the scene for a long and bitter war. Besides discounts, a wide range of gifts are on offer, from free holidays to complimentary stays in hotels and free travel for spouses. ...