All Networks articles – Page 1099
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All Nippon Airways plans to reduce capacity on unprofitable routes, or suspend them, this year and introduce a Tokyo-Osaka shuttle service. The airline is to introduce an Osaka-Honolulu service from 26 March and will increase capacity on routes from Tokyo to Bangkok, Frankfurt and Washington DC. Frequencies will be cut ...
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A tale of two countries
Deregulation has had differing results for Chile's and Argentina's airlines Paul Lewis/SANTIAGO Guy Norris/BUENOS AIRES Chile and Argentina offer contrasting pictures of the state of civil air transport in South America. The former is held up as a textbook example of successful deregulation, having embraced open skies and ...
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Cathay Pacific order plans take shape
More details about Cathay Pacific Airways' impeding widebody orders have emerged. The airline has a immediate need for more Asia-Pacific capacity, as well as longer term ultra-long haul requirement (Flight International, 14-20 March). According to Cathay corporate development director Antony Tyler, an order will be concluded by mid-May covering ...
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Struggling LTU to replace Boeing fleet with Airbuses
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH LTU is to undergo a radical fleet restructuring which will see the loss-making German charter-carrier operating an all-Airbus fleet by the end of 2002. SAirGroup leasing company Flightlease has taken responsibility for fleet management at LTU and expects to finalise plans within the next two weeks ...
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Air France makes bid for Air Liberté
Air France has made a firm offer for British Airways' loss- making subsidiary Air Liberté in a move which, if successful, would consolidate its hold on the French domestic market and bring with it an extensive route network to overseas French territories. A takeover would increase Air France's slot ...
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Philippines suspends Taiwan flights again
The Philippines has again suspended all flights to Taiwan, saying that an interim accord reached in January was not agreeable to both sides. China Airlines (CAL) and EVA Air halted all Philippines flights from 15 March, re-routing passengers through Hong Kong, or issuing refunds. Flights between the two countries ...
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Argentina suspends law to block LanChile advance
Guy Norris/LONDON The Argentinian Government has suspended for six months a 1994 law allowing foreign ownership and control of Argentinian carriers. The move is apparently aimed at blocking a takeover of ailing Aerolineas Argentinas by LanChile, which had expressed an interest in taking a share in the Buenos Aires-based ...
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Nav Canada aims for North Atlantic ADS datalink trials
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Nav Canada hopes to begin full operational trials with automatic dependence surveillance (ADS) over the North Atlantic in early May, followed by controller-pilot datalink communications (CPDLC), with the upgrade of its Gander Automated Air Traffic Control System. "We are targeting being operational on 7 May. ...
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BA and Qantas plan joint 747 operation
British Airways and Qantas are putting together a plan to jointly operate a handful of long haul services to improve the utilisation of their Boeing 747-400 fleets and reduce aircraft downtime at overseas airports. The two airlines are both partners in the oneworld alliance, and Qantas is also 25% ...
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777-200ER takes polar route to Asia
American Airlines has flown a Boeing 777-200ER twinjet over the North Pole from North America to Asia for the first time, demonstrating wider applications for the new route and strengthening its bid for services to China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The American flight from Chicago to Hong Kong was ...
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Asiana returns to profit after disastrous 1998
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE South Korea's number two carrier, Asiana Airlines, has staged a spectacular turnaround in its 1999 financial performance, after a disastrous 1998 during which some observers doubted the airline's ability to survive. The carrier reports a 109.68 billion won ($9.7 million) net profit for the year, compared with ...
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Workshop
Lufthansa Technik is carrying out post-delivery modifications to 14 Germania Boeing 737-700s to bring them up to the latest production standard. The work, which takes five days for each aircraft, is covered by the manufacturer's warranty and involves the replacement of wiring bundles inside the leading edge of the wing ...
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Routes
United Airlines has applied to the US Department of Transportation (DoT) for two additional weekly frequencies between the USA and China. The airline proposes three daily non-stop links between San Francisco/Chicago and China's key cities. United is also launching a twice-daily non-stop service between Toronto and Denver on 4 May, ...
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Marketplace
Shanghai Airlines has concluded a 10-year lease deal with International Lease Finance (ILFC) for four Boeing 737-800s. The aircraft will be delivered between September 2001 and September 2002. Southern Air is expanding its Boeing 747-200 freighter fleet with the acquisition of two more ex-Lufthansa, General Electric CF6-powered examples in mid-2000. ...
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Rockwell venture makes News
Emma Kelly/LONDON Rockwell Collins has formed a joint venture with media giant News Corporation in the latest stage of the avionics manufacturer's continuing move towards providing equipment and services for the passenger cabin. The partners' In Flight Network (IFN) joint venture is designed to provide airline passengers with the latest ...
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Low-key liberalisation
Japan has finally deregulated its domestic market. But the airlines are not convinced it will have a major effect on competition Andrzej Jeziorski/TOKYO When deregulation took hold in the USA in 1978, it changed the face of domestic airline travel. It led to an explosion of new airlines - ...
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Frequency protection
An industry-wide group comprising airlines, airports, pilots, air traffic controllers and regulatory bodies has formed a coalition and finalised an industry position designed to protect aviation's essential radio frequencies, in preparation for the International Telecommunication Union World Radiocommunication Conference in May. Meeting in London on 9-10 March, industry associations, including ...
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Swissair in the hunt for Thai following codeshare move
Chris Jasper/ZURICH Swissair is launching a codeshare deal with Thai Airways International in a move that casts doubt over Thai's long-term future within the Star Alliance. The Asian carrier is due to be partially privatised through the sale of a 23% stake - with 14% going to a ...
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FAA buoyant on industry future
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC The US Federal Aviation Administration predicts a rosy future for US airlines and commercial airframers, reporting that carriers will ride out the crisis of spiralling fuel prices and generate sustained growth. The latest FAA forecast says a strong world economy will produce an environment conducive to ...
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Bluetooth potential
Bluetooth wireless technology has been identified as having potential applications for in-flight entertainment. Bluetooth comprises a small transceiver allowing two-way communications between similarly equipped devices within a 10m (33ft) range. IFE applications could include wireless headsets, handsets and telephone devices, with possibilities including linking a passenger's notebook computer to a ...