Fleets – Page 1031
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Aiming high
Asiana's president has ambitious plans for the young carrier, which is now among the world's 50 most profitable. Richard Whitaker reports. Sam Koo Park, president of Asiana Airlines, does not pull his punches. 'Will you take an old airplane?' asked a recent round of advertisements. 'Do you want to receive ...
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Common factors
Should airlines standardise their fleets or not? In today's economic climate, the answer is often based on how long a carrier is willing to wait in order to reap significant financial gains. By Sean Broderick.By New Year's Day 2000, Delta Air Lines will be in a position it has not ...
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Restoring orders
Last year finally saw that long-awaited recovery in aircraft orders, but few expect the boom years of 1990-1 to return on quite the same scale. Jacqueline Gallacher reports. Phew! After hitting an all-time low in 1994, aircraft order books are filling up again - but more for some than for ...
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PAL peace is within sight
The end of the turmoil that has plagued Philippine Airlines is in sight following the appointment of advisers for its fleet renewal programme, unprecedented shareholder unity, and equal treatment for the leading private rival on unprofitable domestic sectors. Credit Lyonnais and Chase Manhattan Bank have been chosen by ...
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India seeks foreign cash
Four of India's private operators are looking abroad to finance their government-approved fleet expansion programmes, driven chiefly by the better terms on offer compared to those in the depressed domestic capital markets. Most significantly, East West Airlines is hoping to become the first Indian private airline to secure ...
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Farewell Fokker
The search is on to find industrial partners to take over the viable remains of Fokker, which declared bankruptcy on 15 March. An independent foundation now owns Fokker Aviation, which includes the Fokker Aircraft Services maintenance firm, the aerostructures and electronics companies, and product support operations for the ...
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New deal for airline reps
I read with interest the remarks of Doug Rhymes in 'The Market Makers' in the February issue of Airline Business. While I share most of Mr Rhymes' opinions, I am under the impression that 'outsourcing' is a new, better word for the old concept of 'airline representation'. We ...
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EVA quiet on home front
EVA Air is remaining silent on why it decided to buy 30 per cent of Taiwan Airlines, but its investment in a third domestic carrier in less than a year has raised many eyebrows. The Taipei-based carrier will only say the purchase is 'positive' for both Taiwan Airlines ...
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Oz taxman to take his toll
Australia's big operators Qantas and Ansett could be in for a rude shock when the taxation time rolls around later this year. Canberra's tax overlords have ruled that manufacturer credits do not qualify as a discount on the price of new aircraft but as assessable income and should be treated ...
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Cargo talks stumble on
After a period of fractious relations, the US and Japan may still be able to agree to a limited liberalisation of the air cargo market between the two countries. But events of the past month have dashed US officials' hopes that renegotiating the cargo bilateral would be a relatively easy ...
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FAA hurts its neighbours
The US Federal Aviation Administration's controversial rating of the oversight practices of foreign civil aviation authorities is threatening the existence of Venezuelan carrier Avensa and starting to harm the international expansion plans of Air Jamaica. After an FAA safety audit, Venezuela was categorised as a Category II country ...
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Mesaba setback hits Dornier workforce
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH DORNIER HAS PUT half of its production workforce on short time after losing to Saab Aircraft on the order for 72 turboprop aircraft from US regional carrier Mesaba Airlines. The short working begins on 1 April, and will continue for six months. What ...
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Lining up
BOEING ANNOUNCES a production rate increase and the world is convinced, that the airline recession is over. Why is that so? Because Boeing, is both a bastion and a bellwether of the industry. Boeing has been particularly successful recently with customers seeking a family of aircraft, whether ...
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Boeing plans to step up production during 1997
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES BOEING PLANS to increase production of all models in 1997 in response to the recent surge in orders and strong indications of a continuing recovery in the industry. The increase will take monthly output of all types to 27 aircraft by the ...
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Vietnam to receive delayed A320s
VIETNAM AIRLINES WILL now take delivery of its first new Airbus A320 in early July, after finally reaching agreement with Region Air and leasing underwriters to register the aircraft locally. Region Air of Singapore and Airbus, have been waiting to close the deal, to lease ten A320s since ...
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Catering for tropical needs
Sir - In your editorial "Filling the gap" (Flight International, 10-16 January) you place great emphasis on the ability of Airbus Industrie to "...create a world-bearing product-line, with world-beating technology". While it may be able to create advanced airliners, Airbus appears to have little or no consideration for ...
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Saab scoops large Mesaba order
SAAB AIRCRAFT HAS beaten Daimler-Benz Aerospace to a major order from US regional Mesaba Airlines. The Northwest Airlink carrier is acquiring up to 72 34-seat Saab 340s, in preference to the Dornier 328, to replace its existing fleet of 26 Fairchild Metro IIIs and 25 de Havilland Canada Dash 8-100s. ...
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MDC outlines five-year plan
Guy Norris/LOS ANGFELES McDONNELL DOUGLAS is studying the launch of three new products over the next 18 months, including a stretched MD-95 and two re-winged variants of the MD-11. Douglas Aircraft vice-president and general manager John Feren says that future milestones already include delivery of ...
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Fokker bankrupt
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON ON 15 MARCH Fokker finally admitted defeat in its attempts to stave off bankruptcy, ending 77 years of aircraft manufacturing in the Netherlands when bids from AVIC of China and Samsung of South Korea failed to materialise. The collapse leaves question marks hanging ...
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Russia refuses to back down on 757
RUSSIA HAS REFUSED to back down on its claim for $25 million in excise duty, which, it says, is owed on a Baikalavia-operated Boeing 757, despite intense pressure from the US Government to remove the levy. The 757-200, leased from International Lease Finance, has been impounded by police, ...