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JAL orders stretched 777-300
JAPAN AIRLINES HAS ordered five stretched Boeing 777-300s in a deal worth $800 million. It already has ten 777-200s on order, with options for a further ten. The first -200 Model will enter service in the second quarter of 1996, with service entry for the stretched -300 planned for 1998. ...
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Aircraft news
EVA Air, Taiwan's major independent airline, has signed a letter of intent to buy six new MD-90s, with an option for a further six. Tyrolean Airways of Austria has ordered four Canadair Regional Jets with an option on four more. British Airways Express operator CityFlyer Express ...
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Appointments
Mauricio Botelho has been appointed president and chief executive officer of Embraer. At KLM Cargo, Jan Meurer has been appointed vice president, operations, Enno Osinga is named vice president customer service, and Michael Kimman becomes business systems manager. Sjaak Hofstra becomes operations and marketing director, cargo service centre ...
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Profit share: a stroke of genius
Singapore Airlines' chairman J Y Pillay has absolutely no doubt that in an unforgiving airline industry, survival rests on the continuing struggle to improve productivity and keep ahead of costs. And there can be little doubt that Pillay's message is getting through at an airline which consistently turns in some ...
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EVA enjoys the fruits of youth
If spectacular improvements in efficiency and productivity are a measure of success, then on the surface at least Taiwan's international newcomer EVA Airways appears to be setting new standards. Productivity, measured in terms of revenue per employee, soared 62 per cent last year. Unit costs plunged 21 per cent and ...
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Growth spurs on drive for cuts
Air Canada, in the midst of a significant growth phase, is attempting to counteract the costs of expansion with employee productivity gains and new technology. Air Canada expects to double its transborder service to the US within the next three years and in recent months has added new flights ...
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Phalcon may fly over China
CHINA AND ISRAEL are understood to be in the final stages of negotiating a $200 million deal covering the purchase of up to four Israel Aircraft Industries Phalcon airborne early-warning (AEW) aircraft - although China is already pursuing an AEW project with GEC-Marconi of the UK. IAI's original ...
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Fruits of change
South African Airways has had a year of radical change. Profitable at last, bolstered by high load factors and a new partnership with Lufthansa, the carrier is optimistic about the future. Sara Guild reports from Johannesburg. The days of the orange and blue aircraft are numbered. By the turn of ...
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Garuda puts on brave face
Indonesian flag carrier Garuda is seeking more codeshare partners after trimming dozens of flights and dropping several destinations from its global network amid speculation of mounting financial problems. The carrier has cut four European cities - Berlin, Munich, Vienna and Madrid - from its winter schedule and cut ...
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Two birds, one stone
In a major strategy shift, Indian Airlines will transfer its unprofitable routes into a stand-alone subsidiary, operating a mix of turboprops and jets. But the main aim is to counter its parent's shortage of senior pilots. Airlines Allied Services will operate Indian Airlines' short haul flights, and take ...
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Asiana close to the grade
Asiana Airlines has moved a step closer to parity with its bigger rival, Korean Airlines, after receiving its first routes to Europe and Australia, two key parts of the globe that were previously off limits to South Korea's second carrier. Asiana plans to launch service to Brussels via ...
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Airline news
Singapore Airlines has started twice-weekly services to both Cairns and Macau using A310 aircraft. SilkAir has launched a twice-weekly service between Singapore and Vientiane in Laos with Fokker 70s. ANA is seeking regulatory approval to start services between Osaka/Kansai and Rome. The carrier has also completed ...
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Boeing acts on data dispute
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA BOEING HAS MOVED to resolve a growing dispute, between avionics suppliers and simulator manufacturers, over the data required, to simulate aircraft systems. The manufacturer says that it was forced to intervene by the volume of complaints received from suppliers and airlines. Tom Goldade, ...
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Saudis finally sign for 61 airliners
SAUDI ARABIA has signed a $6 billion deal to buy 61 US-built airliners on 26 October, but details of financing have yet to be revealed. The order, to re-equip state-owned Saudi Arabian Airlines, consists of 23 Boeing 777-200s and five 747-400s, worth around $4 billion, plus 29 McDonnell Douglas (MDC) ...
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SAS ups 737 buy to 41
Scandinavian Airlines System has increased its Boeing 737-600 launch order to 41 firm orders and 35 on option, an increase in six firm orders over the initial announcement. The first 737-600s will be delivered to SAS in August 1998. Source: Flight International
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SIA warms to 777-100X
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE SINGAPORE AIRLINES is showing increasing interest in the extra-long-range Boeing 777-100X, and was given detailed briefings with 12 other major carriers on the aircraft during a "brain-storming" session in Seattle at the start of October. Other airlines attending the 777-100X briefing included Cathay Pacific, ...
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International tactics
Taiwan's international carriers are engaged in a bitter battle for market share. Paul Lewis/TAIPEI COMPETITION IS heating up between Taiwan's two established international players, flag carrier China Airlines (CAL) and four-year-old Eva Airways. Ambitious fleet-expansion plans, the opening up of profitable trunk routes to Hong Kong and ...
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SIA shifts 'Y-aircraft' goalposts
SINGAPORE AIRLINES (SIA) has changed the requirements for its "Y-aircraft" competition and increased the number of aircraft required, to cover a wider range of weight and size options. Rival airframe and engine manufacturers have all resubmitted their tenders to meet SIA's new requirement for a larger family of ...
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A dying breed
VALUJET EFFECTIVELY (and finally) launched the McDonnell Douglas (MDC) MD-95 on 19 October, with an order for 50. The deal will be seen by some as the launch of the last of the old-style regional jets, but its pricing appears to be all too modern. Either way, ValuJet's order will ...
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China Hainan plans big boost to Metro fleet
CHINA HAINAN AIRLINES is to buy an additional 19 Fairchild Metro 23 19-seat regional aircraft to meet increased demand for feeder services in China. The carrier has signed a memorandum of understanding with Fairchild Aircraft. The San Antonio, US-based manufacturer's financial division will help to finance the deal. ...