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Lufthansa was the first European Union airline to re-introduce flights to Belgrade, on 26 March. It serves the city daily from Munich, and has been followed by Alitalia (from Milan and Rome), Olympic Airways (from Athens), and Austrian Airlines (from Vienna). Swissair returned four days earlier, on 22 March, with ...
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Eurocontrol presents Link plan
Emma Kelly/LONDON Eurocontrol will present its council with the master plan and business case for Europe's Link 2000+ programme next month. This is the first stage of an approval process which could pave the way for deployment of operational mobile datalink services for air traffic control (ATC) and airline ...
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Star move may spell the end of LIAT
Caribbean Star Airlines is to launch an extensive West Indies network with five Bombardier Dash 8 turboprops. Many predict the move could spell the end of its rival, LIAT. The privately owned airline is backed by Texan businessman Allen Stanford and headed by Gilles Filiatreault, previously chief executive of ...
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Honeywell software tackles knock-on effects of delays
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Honeywell is showing airlines a software suite that promises to reduce substantially the knock-on effects of delays caused by air traffic control (ATC) or weather. The company is conducting simulations with major North American carriers and hopes to launch formally the "airline resynchronisation system" later ...
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US-UK reach transatlantic deal
Chris Jasper/LONDON Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC The USA and UK have agreed a "mini-deal" allowing US Airways to begin London-Pittsburgh services and Virgin Atlantic Airways to retain flights to Chicago. Under the accord, the UK may also select a new US gateway to serve from London Gatwick, or a ...
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Software fault caused Sea Launch failure
Sea Launch believes there is "strong evidence" suggesting that the failure of its third launch vehicle, resulting in the loss of the first ICO Global Communications satellite on 12 March, was due to a ground software logic error. The error seems to have resulted in the failure to command ...
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Sibir takes over Siberian carriers
Paul Duffy/MOSCOWSibir, Russia's fastest-growing airline, is expanding again through the effective takeover of more Siberian carriers. It aims to formalise an alliance with a major European airline by the middle of this year. Vladislav Filiov, Sibir's general director, is continuing his strategy of linking airlines into a partnership under the ...
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Profitable City Bird plans business class services
Herman De Wulf/BRUSSELS HAVINGMADE its first profit since it launched three years ago, City Bird has revealed a revamped cargo strategy and plans to set up an all-business class airline operation for long-range services. The Brussels-based low-cost airline operates long-haul scheduled, charter and wet-lease services with three Boeing MD-11s ...
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US bill opens door to new routes
US President Bill Clinton has signed into law the US Federal Aviation Administration $40 billion reauthorisation bill (AIR-21), prompting more US carriers to submit route applications to take advantage of the relaxation in access to Washington National, New York LaGuardia and Kennedy, and Chicago O'Hare airports. AIR-21 includes a ...
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Thai attempts bridge-building with new Star partner SIA
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE The Star Alliance's latest member, Singapore Airlines (SIA), has sent a senior management delegation to Bangkok to try to iron out much-publicised differences with neighbour and new ally Thai Airways International. The meeting, set for 10 April, is also being attended by supervisory board members of ...
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Two begin battle to direct Latin American navigation
Guy Norris/SANTIAGO Raytheon and Lockheed Martin's new Synchronetics company have begun what promises to be a fiercely competitive battle to provide Latin America with satellite-based en route navigation and precision approach capabilities (Flight International, 28 March-3 April). Both companies stress the low-cost appeal of the solution to the airlines, ...
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Transnet leaves SA Alliance in crisis
Michael Wakabi/KAMPALA South African Airways' (SAA) parent, Transnet, has ceased funding SA Alliance, leading to a scramble to raise cash by the East African regional's other shareholders. Existing reserves were due to run out as Flight International went to press. Transnet's move is aimed at forcing Uganda and Tanzania ...
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Alitalia considers KLM merger
Andy Nativi/GENOA Alitalia is to carry out a study into a possible merger with KLM in a move apparently aimed at assuaging Dutch concerns over delays to the privatisation of the Italian flag carrier. KLM is also angry about the curtailed expansion of the new Milan Malpensa Airport, which it ...