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Soft landing
Expressions of optimism about the future prospects of high-profile industries are rarely well-received, and the aerospace sector has established itself as a market leader in delivering overly bleak assessments of its own prospects. But it is hard to maintain the frown in the face of a healthy set of balance ...
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Safety first
Korean Air is making a concentrated effort to improve safety and save itself from isolation - and possible collapse Andrzej Jeziorski/SEOUL Korean Air (KAL) executives speaking to the press these days face an unusual dilemma: how can an airline confirm, and simultaneously deny, that it has a problem with its ...
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Financial turnaround
KAL has performed better than expected this year after its worst ever result in 1997 and despite its dubious safety record Andrzej Jeziorski/SEOUL Shim Yi-taek, president of Korean Air, says the airline has outperformed financial expectations, with operating revenue hitting 2.2 trillion won ($1.9 billion). This is "112% of ...
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Chautauqua opts for props in plan to renew fleet
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC US Airways Express carrier Chautauqua Airlines is seeking manufacturer proposals to roll over its entire fleet of 32 Jetstream 31 and Saab 340 aircraft, but is bucking the industry trend and looking for turboprop rather than turbofan-powered replacements. The Indianapolis-based airline last month issued a ...
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Gloves come off in Canada
Brian Dunn/MONTREAL Air Canada has responded to attempts to merge it with Canadian Airlines by introducing a shareholder rights plan to be activated in the event of any takeover bid. It is also aiming to delay a vote on the merger plan until 7 January. Both strategies are aimed at ...
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Taiwan rejects CAL safety planning
The Taiwan Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) has ordered China Airlines (CAL) to cut frequencies and retrain its pilots in the wake of the carrier's latest crash. Its Boeing MD-11 accident at Hong Kong on 22 August brought the total of CAL's widebody hull losses since 1993 to four (Flight International, ...
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BWIA/Air Canada move towards codeshare
Trinidad's BWIA International Airways is close to sealing a commercial agreement with Air Canada, industry sources say. BWIA is initially expected to codeshare on Air Canada services between Toronto and Barbados and Antigua, as well as Trinidad, and later on flights beyond Toronto to Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver. BWIA ...
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Boeing focuses on cargo with conversion programme
Guy Norris/SEATTLE Boeing Airplane Services (BAS) plans to launch 757-200SF (special freighter) and 767-200SF passenger to freighter conversion programmes by the end of the year as part of plans to mount a broad attack on the cargo conversion market. It estimates the market could be worth up to $15 ...
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JAL/JAS link launches 'Big Three' entente
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE Andrew Mollett/TOKYO Japan Airlines (JAL) and Japan Air System (JAS) are planning to launch joint international services from late October in what is seen as a significant move towards closer co-operation among the country's three major airlines. The carriers were expected to make a formal application to ...
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Australia World bids to extend funding deadline
Australia World Airways, the proposed start-up carrier with plans to fly from Melbourne to Sri Lanka, Greece and the Netherlands, wants Australia's International Air Services Commission (IASC) to extend its funding deadline to 20 October. The airline's first application in February 1996 failed because of uncertainties over funding. The ...
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FAA selects Arinc to develop datalink
ARINC has been awarded a five-year contract by the US Federal Aviation Administration to support the development and initial operational capability of controller-pilot datalink communications (CPDLC) in the US national airspace system (NAS). The aeronautical communications specialist will develop a prototype CPDLC system in conjunction with the FAA's William ...
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Airbus flies towards FANS approval
Airbus is expecting certification of its FANS-A (future air navigation system) avionics next spring following extensive in-flight trials of the system and the first tests in an operational environment. The system, developed for the A330/A340, supports satellite communications (satcoms), datalink communications and automatic dependent surveillance (ADS). The first operational trial ...
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Namibia's QuickJet heads for South African start in BA livery
Hilka Birns/WINDHOEK New Namibian airline QuickJet Aviation has confirmed it is negotiating with South Africa's Comair to launch a joint operation between Namibian capital Windhoek and South Africa on 1 November, using a British Aerospace 146. QuickJet's chief executive Frank Aldridge, formerly the commercial manager at Air Namibia, says ...
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CityBird cargo flight forces Sabena action
Belgian carrier CityBird began wet-lease cargo operations for Lignes Aeriennes Congolaises (LAC), the national carrier of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on 30 July with the delivery of the first of two A300-600 freighters originally destined for Kuwait Airways. Belgian flag-carrier Sabena is planning to sell all shares in CityBird ...
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Airline Business 100 1999 - Traffic
Top 100 passenger airline ranking 1998 Ranking Airline Country Passenger traffic (RPK) Seat Capacity (ASK) Load factors Passenger numbers Employees Fleet size 1998 (1997) million change million change ...
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Airline Business 100 1999 - Financial
Top 100 Airline Groups by revenue 1998 Ranking Airline Group Country Revenues % change Change Op results Operating margins Net results $ million Net margins Period end 1998 1997 $ ...
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Mergers in Taiwan
Taiwanese carriers Mandarin Airlines and Formosa Airlines were merged in July as part of the country's consolidation efforts. The airlines, both closely linked to national carrier China Airlines, will operate as Mandarin on domestic and regional routes. CAL's shareholding in the larger carrier stands at 90%, but this will be ...
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Aloha leases jets
Hawaii's Aloha Airlines has leased two Boeing 737-700s from Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services (AWAS) for its first direct services to the mainland USA. AWAS will deliver the 737s to Aloha in November and December, ahead of the February 2000 launch of the new services between Oakland, California and both Honolulu ...
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BA revises agents deal
British Airways is proposing a short-term payment rewards scheme for travel agents in response to a fine imposed by the European for BA's "abuse of its dominant position". Despite the temporary revision, BA intends to contest the fine. Meanwhile, the airline is to start selling flights and holidays through interactive ...
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Stormy weather
Carole Shifrin WASHINGTON DC Air traffic delays are not unique to Europe. The USA is also being forced to look hard at upgrading services After some fierce attacks by several top airline officials on the Federal Aviation Administration's running of the US air traffic control system, airline and FAA ...