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Japanese react to recession
Japan Airlines (JAL) and All Nippon Airways are both accelerating plans to restructure in response to falling yields. As the two carriers prepared to announce first-half results at the end of October, neither was expecting to hit previous forecasts. "Japan's recession is JAL's fundamental problem," says Isao Kaneko, the ...
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Mesa unveils new look
As part of its uphill battle to regain its reputation and its financial feet, US regional Mesa Airlines unveiled a new livery in mid October, as well as a new corporate logo for the carrier's parent company, the Mesa Air Group. Jonathan Ornstein, who took over as president and ...
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What's in a name?
British Airways and American have finally launched their response to the Star Alliance. But does oneworld go far enough? It has been a long time coming, but two years after British Airways signed its pact with American Airlines, the carriers have finally given their global alliance a name. As ...
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Boston direct United Airlines is to open a direct service between Boston and London Heathrow from April 1999. Boston-London is the third-largest route to Europe. European expansion American Airlines is strengthening its European operation with the launch of services to Amsterdam and Frankfurt from Chicago ...
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Stormy weather?
This year's hurricane season has been unkind to the Caribbean, with Georges cutting a particularly devastating swathe through many of the region's islands. But for the local airlines, hurricanes are the least of their worries. Just ask Conrad Aleong, who stepped in this year to take the helm of ...
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Fokker 100s enable Gill Airways to expand Air France franchise
Gill Airways has agreed with Air France to a major expansion of its franchise programme next year, following its deal to acquire its first jet fleet with the lease of three Fokker 100s. The independent UK regional airline, based in Newcastle, has signed a deal with debis AirFinance, arranged ...
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Swissair introduces its first A330-200
Swissair has introduced the first of 15 Airbus A330-200s on its medium and long-haul network. The 224-seat Pratt & Whitney PW4000-powered A330s will initially replace smaller A310-300s. The fifteenth, and last, aircraft is due to be delivered in July 2000. SAir group partners Sabena and Austrian Airlines have also ordered ...
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Asian woes force Cathay to withdraw 747 Classic fleet
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Cathay Pacific Airways is to begin phasing out of service all six of its Boeing 747-300s within 12 months and is close to finalising a deal to dispose of a further two 747-200s, as the Hong Kong carrier continues to cut capacity in the face of a ...
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Big Sky moves in on Aspen Mountain Air routes from Dallas
US regional Big Sky Airlines is to take over bankrupt Aspen Mountain Air's (AMA) Essential Air Service (EAS) routes from Dallas/Fort Worth, beginning in the middle of November. In an emergency action, the US Department of Transportation selected the Billings, Montana-based regional in preference to three other applicants. The ...
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AIRPortland chief
Portland, Oregon-based start-up AIRPortland has appointed former Pan Am president and chief executive, David Banmiller, as head. The airline plans to operate transcontinental services early next year from Portland to New York and later to Boston and Washington DC. Source: Flight International
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Airports
-Vienna International Airport has recorded an 8.4% rise in passenger traffic in the first six months to June 1998. Passenger numbers for the period totalled 4.9 million. Cargo saw an 8.8% increase to 73,688t. -BAA is seeking approval for a £200 million ($120 million) two-phase expansion of London Stansted Airport ...
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ANA becomes the ninth Star Alliance member
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has finally thrown its hat into the Star Alliance ring to become the ninth full member, adding further pressure to flag carrier Japan Airlines (JAL) to commit to the rival oneworld partnership. Airline president Kichisaburo Nomura announced ANA's intention to join Star during a gathering ...
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Kendell picks Canadair Regional Jet to take over Ansett routes
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS Australian regional airline Kendell has selected the Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) over Embraer's RJ-145 and placed an order for up to 24 aircraft. Meanwhile, Adelaide-based National Jet Systems (NJS) is about to introduce the first of up to four ERJ-145s. The Ansett-owned regional has placed firm orders ...
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Australian reforms
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS "It is an uncertain market, because there are various people at different levels of desperation as a consequence of their position," warned Qantas managing director James Strong, explaining the impact of the Asian downturn even on carriers indirectly affected. The comment, made in August at the same conference ...
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EVA considers Myanma buy-out
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE EVA Airways of Taiwan is in discussions to invest in and take over the operations of Myanmar Airways International (MAI) from the carrier's Brunei-backed Singapore joint venture partner Highsonic Enterprises. Senior sources within the Taiwanese airline confirm that a team has been dispatched to MAI to ...
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Domestics ignore international opening
The Philippines' three domestic airlines do not plan to fly overseas despite the vacuum left by Philippine Airlines (PAL), which discontinued its international routes at the end of September. All three have permits to fly internationally, but are deterred by poor business prospects. "The Asian economic crunch and the ...
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Troubled Fairlines has to stop scheduled services
French business class airline Fairlines has run into fresh financial problems after being forced to stop payments on its leased aircraft. The carrier has terminated its scheduled routes from Paris. The airline, which started operations at the beginning of the year, has been trying to replace its scheduled services ...
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PAL lays out revamp plans
Brent Hannon/MANILA Philippine Airlines (PAL) will reduce its fleet to 13 aircraft and become a strictly domestic airline unless it can find an investor willing to take a 40% stake. If it finds an backer, it would keep 22 aircraft and fly overseas routes, says PAL senior vice-president of ...