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Cargo on-line
PETER CONWAY LONDON A new system aims to bring air cargo into the Internet age. But is the model right for the market? For the past year, former McKinsey consultant Todd Morgan, together with his colleague Doug Ash, ex-managing director of global freight forwarder MSAS, have been touring airline and ...
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Airbus finally takes a lead
Airbus has taken the lead in its long-running annual order battle with Boeing and is drawing level on backlog, but there is still all to play for as the two manufacturers head into 2000. The battle has been fought out for the best part of three decades, but as ...
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Iberian carriers strike alliance deals
BARRY CROSS LONDON Portugal's TAP and Portugália have signed a memorandum of understanding to re-establish co-operation, while Spain's Air Europa is linking with "Wings" . The TAP-Portugália deal, announced in December, revives commercial relations which had been broken off by Portuguese flag carrier TAP 12 months previously. During the summer, ...
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In Brief - Americas
Hawaii gains bilateral rights Washington is inviting foreign airlines to serve Hawaii outside existing bilaterals. Airlines from any country except the UK may now fly to Honolulu and Kona, and from there to the US mainland. Washington hopes these new rights will help boost Hawaii's economy. United e-commerce ...
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Sun Air recovery hopes hit by SAA deal with Safair
ROGER MAKINGS JOHANNESBURG The saga over the liquidation of South African domestic carrier Sun Air has taken a further twist. Liquidators claim to have unearthed a deal between South African Airways (SAA) and leasing company Safair which effectively kills any chance of revival for the defunct carrier. SAA's bid ...
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Finding a new deal
Airline Business looks at the state of finance markets as carriers continue to find innovative ways to keep aircraft liabilities off the balance sheet. A new survey also covers the world's major operating lease companies, including a ranking of the Top 40 groups by fleet value. JACK SELLSBY ...
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Aeroflot eyes new Tu-214 for fleet renewal plans
Aeroflot Russian International Airlines is studying a scheme to lease nine Tupolev Tu-214 twinjets from 2003 to help with its fleet renewal programme. The Tu-214, built by KAPO- Kazan Aircraft Production Factory in Tatarstan, is an increased weight version of the Aviadvigatel PS-90-powered Tu-204-100 produced by Aviastar in Ulyanovsk. ...
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British Midland Commuter starts CityLine services
Andrew Doyle/COLOGNE British Midland Commuter was due to start flying services for Lufthansa CityLine on 1 February as part of a deal that will see the UK carrier take over the bulk of the routes from Munich operated by bankrupt Debonair. The wet-lease deal, which was close to ...
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Bombardier makes key engine choices for new regional jets
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Bombardier has selected General Electric and Pratt & Whitney respectively to power its proposed new-generation regional jets, the CRJ-900 and the BRJ-X-110. The engine selections form a critical milestone and, for the BRJ-X-110 in particular, the decision is a vital step towards potential launch later this ...
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Mesa picks ERJ-145 for feeders
The Mesa Air Group plans to standardise its US Airways Express feeder operations around the Embraer RJ-145 following finalisation of a long-awaited deal for up to 100 of the Brazilian-built regional jets. The Phoenix-based carrier has ordered 36 of the 50-seat ERJ-145s with options on 64 more, which can ...
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US Airways A330s get their P@ssports
Airbus Industrie has started to install Sony Trans Com's P@ssport interactive in-flight entertainment (IFE) system on the first of US Airways' A330-300s. Installation of the fully interactive IFE system on the A330 - the first aircraft to feature P@ssport throughout the cabin - follows the approval of the system's software ...
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Boeing aims for February launch of 777 derivatives
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing is working towards a launch decision on the ultra-long-range 777X programme at a board meeting set for 28 February. The long-delayed launch is needed by the end of March if Boeing is to keep the 777X effort on track for service entry in September ...
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Dash 8Q-400 deliveries hit by manufacturing delays
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Bombardier has informed a key Dash 8Q-400 customer that production problems delaying deliveries of the 70-seater by up to four months will take longer to rectify than expected. Augsburg Airways expected to receive its first aircraft in June, but was told last week by Bombardier ...
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Dragonair plans massive order
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE Hong Kong airline Dragonair is to add 26 aircraft to its fleet by 2005 in an expansion connected to air services negotiations between Hong Kong and Beijing. The first step will be an order for one Airbus A330-300 widebody, with two options, and five Airbus A320 ...
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BA stake gains seats on Comair's board
British Airways has taken a minority stake in South African regional carrier Comair in a move that cements the latter's status as a franchisee of the UK flag carrier, which will get two seats on its board. The 18.3% holding cost BA R168 million ($28 million) and was bought from ...
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Garuda joins Asian recovery
Garuda Indonesia claims to have broken-even last year, reversing seven years of losses. The carrier's president, Abdulgani, says preliminary, unaudited, figures for 1999 show a 600 million rupiah ($83,000) net profit, after 1998's two trillion rupiah ($275 million) net loss. He says recent restructuring efforts are paying off. Abdulgani ...
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Legend battles for February launch
Embattled Legend Airlines plans to initiate services from Dallas Love Field, Texas, late this month if it overcomes legal challenges from American Airlines, the city of Fort Worth and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Legend, which planned to begin interstate business-class operations last September, using six 56-seat McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30s, ...
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Marketplace
British World Airlines has begun replacing its ageing BAC One-Elevens, with the delivery of its first Boeing 737-300, an ex-Garuda aircraft on lease from Babcock and Brown. A second aircraft is due for delivery in April, with four more to arrive in 2001-2. Turkish charter airline Pegasus Airlines will take ...
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Austria's Rheintalflug gears up to take extra ERJ-170s
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Rheintalflug is preparing to confirm options on six more Embraer regional jets in a move likely to see it join the list of customers for the 70-seat ERJ-170. "We are quite sure that we are going to convert all these options into firm orders," says Rheintalflug marketing manager ...
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Transmile Air revamps fleet to focus on cargo
Malaysian carrier Transmile Air is restructuring its fleet to concentrate on cargo operations in the Asia-Pacific region. The airline, which until now has operated seven Boeing 737-200s, took delivery of its first Boeing 727-200 Adv, an ex-THY Turkish Airlines aircraft, on 22 January. Aircraft project and planning controller ...