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Tailored training
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS Ansett Australia, the country's principal domestic carrier, believes it has broken new ground in enhancing quality and standardisation in its flight operations. The source of those gains is in aircrew training: under Ansett's system, it more closely matches individuals' needs. The airline's training department assembles a database of ...
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Routes
- All Nippon Airways (ANA)has applied for a Government go-ahead for its planned codeshare partnership with Varig, in the run-up to joining the Star Alliance by October. The two airlines plan to begin codesharing on two Varig-operated services from Rio de Janeiro to Nagoya and Tokyo, starting on 28 March. ...
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Mergers
-National Jet Systems (NJS), the Australian regional carrier, has purchased a large minority stake in Ireland's CityJet for a sum estimated at between Ir£4 million ($5.8 million) and Ir£6 million. The holding is understood to be in excess of 40%. CityJet will still look to expand its relationship with Air ...
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Marketplace
-Ansett Australia has confirmed it will lease two Boeing 747-400s from Singapore Airlines, to replace the two 747-300s it leases from the same carrier. The two aircraft will be operated on Ansett's daily services between Sydney and Osaka, returning via Brisbane, and on its five-times weekly Sydney-Hong Kong services. -American ...
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Japan to revise slots policy
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE The Japanese transport ministry plans to revise its policy on domestic airport slot allocation, taking into consideration applicants' load factors and fares. The move could cause concern among the big three Japanese carriers - Japan Airlines (JAL), All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Air System (JAS) ...
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FlightSafety drops European training
David Learmount/LONDON A major US flight training organisation has dropped courses that offer training for pilots who want the new European commercial pilot's licence. The move comes in the face of continuing European regulatory confusion. Since December, FlightSafety International has been advising applicants for its European pilot licence ...
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Cypriot charter set to take off
A new, independent, Cyprus-based charter operator, Capital L Airlines, is to begin operations from the island after the Cypriot civil aviation authority's approval of a one-year operating license. The airline, a subsidiary of tour operator Louis Tours, will launch charter flights from European points to Larnaca and Paphos on ...
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US majors caution despite strong performances
Chris Jasper/LONDON Most of the USA's top 10 airlines showed strong profits in 1998, but there were enough negative indications by the end of the year among the ranks of the major carriers to cause even the best performers to sound a note of caution for 1999. Of ...
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KLM suffers EC Martinair blow as slump bites into profits
Chris Jasper/LONDON European Union competition chiefs have blocked KLM's planned take-over of charter carrier Martinair Holland pending an investigation into the proposed deal. The European Commission (EC) announced the probe on the day that the Dutch flag carrier revealed that it had lost NLG29 million ($15 million) during the last ...
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Austria to host ATC centre
Julian Moxon/PARIS Eurocontrol has confirmed that Austria will host the Central European Air Traffic Control Centre (Ceats). The decision ends years of controversy over which of several countries would be chosen (Flight International, 16-22 December, 1998) . The directors general of the countries involved - Austria, Italy, Hungary, ...
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Airports
-Asia's economic slowdown has caused a one-year delay in the opening of a third passenger terminal at Singapore's Changi Airport. According to Singapore communications minister Mah Bow Tan, the terminal is expected to open in 2006, because the urgency of the project has been reduced as a result of a ...
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Airlines taste chips in bid to solve lost baggage problem
British Airways is trying to overcome the problems of lost bags by using radio frequency identity (RFID) baggage labels. Several US airlines may commit themselves to trials with the new system, says the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The "smart" labels have embedded semiconductors (silicon chips) that emit identity ...
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Japan Air System in global alliance talks
Japan Air System (JAS) is in codeshare talks with Northwest Airlines, and its ally KLM, which could lead to the formation of a new alliance competing with Star and oneworld. In a separate move, Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has agreed a tie-up with Northwest, prompting speculation that it could become ...
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South Africa and China sign
South Africa and China have signed a bilateral air service agreement to promote tourism and strengthen trade relations between the two countries. Several South African companies, including state-owned defence group Denel, have growing business interests in China, while South African banks have established offices there. Designated airlines of ...
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SAir adds loss-making AOM to its portfolio
Julian Moxon/PARIS France's second largest airline, AOM, has become the latest independent carrier to fall to a foreign carrier's expansion plan, with the SAir Group purchasing a 49% stake from Credit Lyonnaise. As Switzerland is not a member of the European Union, a majority holding must remain in France, and ...
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CFMI changes software to tackle Next Generation 737 engine snag
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES CFM International hopes to receive approval next month for changes to the CFM56-7 engine that will provide a long term solution to problems experienced in the first full year of service on Boeing's Next Generation 737. The issues were related to the engine's hydro-mechanical unit ...
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Air-India funds A310 with 747 leases
Air-India has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a UK aircraft broker to lease out two of its Boeing 747 classics. Funds from the deal will help boost its Airbus A310 fleet. The agreement covers the short term lease of two 747-200s to London Gatwick Air Charters. The airline ...
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Airlink BN-2 Islander 'breaks up in flight'
All 11 occupants were killed when a Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander operated by Papua New Guinea domestic carrier Airlink crashed on 3 February after apparently breaking up in flight. The aircraft was en route from Hoskins to Kandrian, when it crashed into a plantation some 32km (20 miles) south-west of ...
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Workshop
-Sabreliner's Dimension Aviation division at Phoenix Goodyear has begun heavy maintenance checks on the first of up to four FedEx McDonnell Douglas DC-10s. Maintenance and modifications will be carried out before the aircraft are converted to freighters. -Air India is reportedly opening up its recently completed R216 million ($5 million) ...
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Separate values
Pressured by figures showing that air traffic delays in Europe are increasing, Eurocontrol is getting tough on the implementation of its latest measure to increase airspace capacity. The Brussels-based air navigation agency is demanding that all parties commit to the required vertical separation minima (RVSM) programme if it is to ...