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Iaca calls for even charter
European charter carriers are flexing their muscle in a bid to lower airport charges at Amsterdam/Schiphol, while the resolution of a spat between two of the largest operators could open the way for any European Union charter operator to serve third countries from anywhere in the single market. ...
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Why Concert deal should ring a bell
It may only be a matter of time before cross-border airline mergers are allowed. UK carrier in $33 billion US takeover, says the newspaper headline. Britain's leading carrier is to acquire 100 per cent ownership of its US alliance partner. The newly merged company will be domiciled in the UK ...
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Amwest slow to fix things
America West Airlines has again illustrated the cost of fast growth. While other US airlines enjoyed an average increase of 22 per cent in third quarter net profits, the Phoenix-based carrier returned a $53 million operating loss at the same time as it happens to be the only US carrier ...
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KC Aviation
Brian Hoffman has been named the new facility manager for K-C Aviation. He brings 17 years of aviation maintenance and management experience to his new position. Source: Flight International
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Vanguard eliminates
Kansas City, Missouri-based Vanguard Airlines, which began operations in December 1994, has eliminated several unprofitable routes and accelerated maintenance of its eight Boeing 737-200/ 300s in preparation for expanding services in profitable markets early in 1997. Source: Flight International
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Lockheed wraps up its plans for Loral
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON Lockheed Martin has unveiled the final phase of its plans to consolidate the Loral defence businesses, targeting savings of $300 million a year once the restructuring is complete. The consolidation will include the closure of eight plants, eliminating 230,000m2 (2.5 million ft2) of work ...
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Pilatus heads west for sales
Swiss manufacturer Pilatus Aircraft has established a permanent base at Jeffco Airport in Broomfield, Colorado, for the US sales and support of its PC-12 single turboprop. In addition to marketing and maintenance work, the company plans to begin interior-completion work at Jeffco in January 1997, and avionics fitments ...
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Japan's Skymark will be launched in 1998
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE A Japanese business consortium has formally launched Skymark Airlines as the country's next planned carrier to compete for the world's second- largest domestic air-travel market. Skymark Airlines plans to take to the air early in 1998, equipped with three leased Boeing 767s. The start-up ...
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Falcon Jet
Dassault Falcon Jet, of Paramus, New Jersey, has promoted Jon Lax to director of service and maintenance engineering. He was formerly manager of special projects and, before that, he was a computer technical-support consultant, an aircraft broker, and chief pilot and flight-department manager for a US West Coast company. ...
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Pedigree preserved
Peter Henley/LUTON By the time British Aerospace sold its corporate-jets business to Raytheon in 1993, the BAe 125 8-14 passenger twinjet had gained a formidable reputation. Since 1962, when the original de Havilland DH 125 was first flown, 850 customers from more than 40 countries had purchased various ...
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Hunting new pastures
Max Kingsley-Jones/Coventry On 17 October, Hunting Cargo Airlines retired its remaining Vickers "VC9" Merchantman (Vanguard) freighter when the last operational example was flown to the Brooklands Museum in Surrey, south-west of London, for preservation. This marked the end of a 20-year association with the four-engined turboprop for the ...
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Fokker rescue plan put on hold
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE SAMSUNG'S PROPOSED rescue of Fokker has been put on hold until the South Korean Government and other other local aerospace manufacturers decide whether or not they should back the programme. The deal ran into a last-minute delay when Samsung sought South Korean Government approval ...
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EC supports compromise over status of JAA and Eurocontrol
Kevin O'Toole/Brussels THE EUROPEAN Commission (EC) says that it is supporting a compromise deal to establish the region's Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) and Eurocontrol as official international bodies, but which stops short of creating single European authorities. Proposals for a reformed JAA are due to be ...
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ModiLuft grounded by Lufthansa action
INDIAN DOMESTIC carrier ModiLuft has been effectively grounded following court action by Lufthansa, which is trying to repossess lease-expired aircraft. The case is the latest in a series of disputes which have arisen between Western aircraft lessors and private Indian carriers which have allegedly failed to meet their financial obligations. ...
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Transport Vietnam '96 26-30 November,...
Transport Vietnam '96 26-30 November, Hanoi, Vietnam. Contact: Adsale Exhibition Services, 14/F Devon House, Taikoo Place, 979 King's Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong; tel: +852 2811 8897; fax: +852 2516 5024. Airport Regions Conference 28-29 November, Helsinki, Finland. Contact: Congress Team/Area Travel AGency, PO Box 6 (Päivärinnankatu 1), FIN-00251, Helsinki, ...
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It's now time to think of engineers
Sir - Aircraft engineers worldwide are aware that, if the airlines do not make a profit, they will go out of business. The trend is for airlines to expect the maximum from their aircraft, but they do not keep enough spares to maintain their fleets. Maintaining a large ...
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HAECO Franchise
Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering (HAECO) has signed a 20-year franchise with the Airport Authority to provide base and line maintenance at Chek Lap Kok Airport. HAECO is to invest HK$1.4 billion ($181.8 million), including a 220m (700ft)-long three-bay hangar due for completion in April 1998. Source: Flight International
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SECA
Henri-Paul Puel, chairman and chief executive of France's Sogerma Maintenance Centre, has been appointed chairman and chief executive of Sogerma subsidiary SECA. Puel is a replacement for Maurice Bloch, who has held the position since 1990, and was deputy executive officer from 1976. Source: Flight International
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Russia will privatise Domodedovo
The Russian Government has decided to privatise Domodedovo Commercial Aviation Enterprise, which runs Moscow's main domestic airport and the Domodedovo airline operation. Anew public company, Domodedovo Service, will be set up to run the airport, which handled close to 6 million passengers in 1995, although a majority 51% will stay ...
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JAL consulting
Japan Airlines and 17 associated group companies, including maintenance, cargo handling and catering, are to form a new aviation-business consulting company to advise on infrastructural development projects. JAL Aviation Consulting will be focusing primarily on airport construction projects in South-East Asia and China. Source: Flight International