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Growing power
Paul Seidenman/SAN FRANCISCO Through a series of agreements with authorised service centres, AlliedSignal Engines has been expanding its TPE331-10 turboprop upgrade programme to encompass more general aviation (GA) aircraft. These centres, in conjunction with the Phoenix, Arizona-based manufacturer, have developed supplemental type certificates (STCs) for specific aircraft. These involve modification ...
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Top of the props
Guy Norris/MONTREAL Later this month Pratt & Whitney Canada will receive Transport Canada certification for its PW150A turboprop. Flat-rated at 3,780kW (5,070shp) for take-off on Bombardier's de Havilland Dash 8Q Series 400, the engine has virtually double the power of any other member of the PW100 family from which it ...
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Routes
-Kenya Airways has signed a code-sharing deal with Alitalia on its twice-weekly Rome-Nairobi route, strengthening its ties with the KLM/Northwest alliance which now includes the Italian flag carrier. -The US Transportation Department has approved a codeshare alliance between American Airlines and the TACA Group of six Central American airlines, which ...
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As easy as AB
AB Airlines raised $14.7 million in the flotation of 35.6 per cent of its shares on the London Stock Exchange at the end of April. Cash will be used to fund aircraft orders, including six Boeing 737-700s, plus four on option, and for route development. Source: Airline Business
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SAS Baltic tie
SAS and Lithuanian Air have announced that they aim to establish a 'strategic partnership' by 1 September 1998 to include network and frequent flyer programme cooperation. Source: Airline Business
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Indian policy starts afresh
Ravi Prasad The appointment of a new Indian civil aviation minister, Ananth Kumar, is translating into a fresh outlook for Indian aviation policy. The minister is scrutinising recommendations made by an expert group, headed by a senior civil aviation ministry official, to reassess India's aviation sector. Kumar promises ...
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Korean sees hope ahead
David Mann Despite gloomy economic conditions in Korea, Korean Air remains bullish about its prospects. The airline aims to increase its operating revenue to US$3.5 billion this year, up from US$3 billion in 1997. And its optimism does not appear entirely misplaced. Salomon Smith Barney's Peter Negline agrees that ...
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Oz to rescue Air Niugini?
David Knibb While Papua New Guinea's government ponders whether to accept Qantas Airways' offer to take over management of Air Niugini, the ailing PNGcarrier is slashing international services in an effort to stem its losses. PNG's prime minister Bill Skate has asked Qantas to manage government-owned Air Niugini and ...
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How does your airline grow?
Tom Barkin and Todd Morgan With most airlines failing to deliver satisfactory shareholder returns over the full business cycle, it is essential to look beyond the core business for profitable growth. But seeking out and exploiting the best opportunities is not easy. Airlines need to combine their unique capabilities or ...
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Airline News
EVA Air is due to launch three times weekly flights from Kaohsiung to Ho Chi Minh City and Los Angeles from 11 June. In addition, the Taiwanese carrier is due to start three times weekly flights between Paris and Taipei via Dubai and three times weekly flights between Vienna and ...
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United trusts US alliances
Karen Walker It was almost a throwaway comment, but it was deliberately aimed. Gerald Greenwald, United Airlines' chairman, says that for two airlines to approach corporations jointly about discount deals, they would need antitrust immunity. The statement, made during a question and answer period after the announcement of the ...
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American to bed US rival
Karen Walker Caution is the key word in the American Airlines and US Airways alliance proposal, but some wonder whether early tiptoeing might lead to a full merger further down the road. The two airlines describe their marketing alliance as 'broad and innovative', but provide few other details. By ...
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Bob bows out to Carty
Karen Walker For a leader originally set against airline deregulation and then dismissive of strategic alliances, Robert Crandall's frequent description as industry innovator has been earned in a peculiar way. But Crandall's handing over the helm of American Airlines to Donald Carty should ensure that the Crandall legacy continues, ...
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China seeks foreign cash
David Knibb Zhu Rongji may be starting cautiously as China's new premier, but his pro-market plans are clearly visible in recent aviation initiatives. Beijing is cutting its own spending as the Civil Aviation Administration of China considers whether to allow more foreign capital in airlines and how to attract ...
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Caught in the loop
Lois Jones There's no denying it - from movies to massacres, from hamburgers to heart disease cures, from diets to democracy, the United States leads the way while the rest of the world is inclined to follow. So what happens now that this 'Land of the free' has suddenly ...
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Time to climb?
Karen Walker From the bottom of the pile, life offers a different perspective. While most US airlines have returned to profitability in the 1990s, the financial haemorrhage at Trans World Airlines has continued. So management was encouraged to note, after announcing 1998's first quarter results, that the words 'beleaguered' ...
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Who's ready for a cosy threesome?
And then there were three. If things work out as planned - and that's a big 'if' - over 80 per cent of the US airline industry will be in the hands of three alliance groups. Globally, the situation is less clear-cut, but the industry is moving in the same ...
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Taca lays into US open skies deals
Karen Walker Pop! That's the sound of Central American carriers reacting to the open skies agreements they were applauding just a few months ago, but which they now regard as black clouds that have opened the floodgates to US competition and left local airlines with little shelter. The bubble ...
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Delta ties knot at last
Karen Walker To the relief of its new chief executive officer, Delta Air Lines has joined the US matchmaking game. But the planned strategic alliance with United Airlines has union and governmental hurdles ahead. The two airlines confirmed their alliance plans on 30 April. The pair say they will ...
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Lufthansa to fight EC plan
Tom Gill Lufthansa is threatening legal action against the European Commission if it proceeds with plans to force it to relinquish slots at Frankfurt. Lufthansa is prepared to proceed to legal action in the EuropeanUnion Court of Justice if necessary, it declares. The German flag carrier's comments came ...