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Kevin O'Toole/Business Editor THE WORLD AIRLINE INDUSTRY finally shook off the recession in 1995, to produce what are likely to be the highest profits on record. Barring unforeseen disasters, the industry should continue to forge ahead in 1996. The figures have yet to be collated for ...
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Air transport
Andrew Doyle/TECHNICAL REPORTER Kevin O'Toole/BUSINESS EDITOR THE GOOD NEWS, at least for manufacturers, is that aircraft deliveries reached the bottom in 1995. The less good news is that the upturn in 1996 will be moderate. The big three, airframe manufacturers (Airbus, Boeing and McDonnell Douglas), ...
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Boeing to raise output as markets begin to stir
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON BOEING IS TO raise aircraft production rates towards the end of 1996 in a move, which the company says reflects the beginnings of an upswing in aircraft demand, as well as efforts to catch up from the ten-week strike. Production is expected to recover ...
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Extending credit
Western financiers continue to approach business deals in Eastern and Central Europe with caution Paul Duffy/PRAGUE IT IS FIVE years since the economies of Eastern Europe started shifting towards the styles, structures and modus operandi of the West, yet the problems facing Central and Eastern European airlines ...
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Las Vegas lasers shut down
Alan Staats/PHOENIX Hotel and casino operators in Las Vegas have been ordered to suspend their laser displays following an incident involving a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 first officer being temporarily blinded by a burst of laser light. The event occurred even though the hotel involved ...
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Austrian orders two A340-300s
AUSTRIAN AIRLINES has placed a Sch3.22 billion ($320 million) order for two high-capacity Airbus A340-300s, for delivery in 1997 and 1999. The new aircraft, to be configured for 297 passengers in a two-class layout, will be used to supplement or replace the existing A340-200s on routes to Johannesburg, ...
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SAA and Lufthansa to co-operate
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH LUFTHANSA AND South African Airlines (SAA) have put signatures to a co-operation agreement, now scheduled to come in to force from 1 April. The agreement, signed by Lufthansa's chairman Jurgen Weber and his SAA counterpart Mike Myburgh on 15 December, follows a memorandum of ...
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Aircraft news
SAS is to buy six more B737-600s worth an estimated $210 million, adding to its existing order for 35. South African Airways is to acquire seven B777-200s and two B747-400s. Amsterdam-based carrier Transavia has ordered eight B737-800s, with options on an additional 12. Gulf ...
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SIA's B777s
Singapore Airlines has ordered 34 Boeing 777-200s with 43 options. Six of the firm orders and 10 options are for SIA's leasing company. Rolls Royce is to supply Trent engines for the 61 SIA aircraft. Source: Airline Business
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Alitalia faces capital test
Alitalia is treading a fine line as it finalises its new restructuring plan, trying to avoid the attentions of Brussels over its capital injection and further conflict with its unions. At presstime, the Italian flag was considering a report on Alitalia's restructuring drawn up by an independent financial ...
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Mexico goes into a shell
Aeromexico and Mexicana should come under the oversight of a holding company by the end of the month. The search for potential buyers for the single entity could begin once the slow process of putting the two carriers' finances in order is complete. The holding company, called the ...
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Hubs and partners
Since being spun off into the world's first separate airline cargo subsidiary last January, Lufthansa Cargo has been free to pursue its aggressive global network strategy. Jackie Gallacher reports.As the biggest non-integrated cargo carrier in the world and the second largest air freight carrier after Federal Express, Lufthansa Cargo Airlines ...
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New chapter of growth
A year after emerging from bankruptcy, America West is resuming growth, but this time the carrier plans to do things differently. By David Knibb.America West Airlines has unveiled a business plan designed to leave its checkered past behind and set a smooth course for at least the next two years. ...
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Surfers take to the air
Users of the Internet's World Wide Web spend around $40 billion a year on air travel, equivalent to the annual passenger revenues of the top three US majors combined, according to San Diego-based market research company CIC Research. Moreover, the majority are interested in using the Web to get travel ...
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ANZ waits on Oz poll
The future of Air New Zealand's bid to take a 50 per cent stake in Ansett Australia could hinge on the outcome of the finely balanced Australian federal election scheduled to be held before March. Victory for the opposition Liberal Party will see a swift resumption of policy to complete ...
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DHL delivers Asian jigsaw
DHL has successfully 'frightened' some of Asia's major airlines into a deal in which it will add capacity to handle DHL's spectacular growth in the regional freight business. Continental Micronesia, Cathay Pacific and two unnamed Asian carriers were afraid that DHL would bring in its own aircraft, losing ...
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Fair comparisons are needed on Airbus aircraft
Sir - I read the article "Battle of the big twins" (Flight International, 22-28 November, P16), which contains a number of errors and misleading comments. The airliners competing for the 300- to 350-seat market are the Airbus Industrie A330 and A340, the Boeing 777-200A, -200B and -300, ...
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Avatar eyes bigger logistics role
AIRCRAFT-PARTS reseller Avatar Alliance, formed earlier this year to acquire the Delta Air Lines surplus-parts inventory, is restructuring to offer logistics services to new low-cost airlines. Avatar says that it plans a full set of services, from parts sales through to spares provisioning and management, potentially offering start-up ...
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Lufthansa and BAe set up joint-venture company
Andrzej Jeziorski/BERLIN LUFTHANSA AND British Aerospace have established a new joint-venture company to run Avro RJ85 regional-jet simulator and classroom training at Lufthansa's Flight Training Centre at Berlin-Schonefeld Airport. The company, established on 12 December as City Line Avro Simulator and Training, will offer training for ...
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Air Macau expected to add Airbuses
Brett Hannan/MACAU START-UP CARRIER Air Macau expects to add two narrow body aircraft a year to its fleet for the next five years. The new aircraft will almost certainly be additional Airbus A320s and A321s, says airline marketing executive Dominic Ching. Air Macau, which now operates ...