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A fine balance
IT IS A BELIEF UNIVERSALLY held among airline managers that, in an upturn, their own particular airline will perform better than its competitors, and that in a downturn it will suffer less. In general, this is bunkum, but it is an unfortunate truth that it is on the basis of ...
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Qantas disposes of Air New Zealand stake
Qantas has severed its last links with Air New Zealand, selling its 19.4% stake in the carrier. Under the terms of the long-delayed trans-Tasman single- aviation market, the move now clears the way for unrestricted Qantas entry into New Zealand domestic operations and for increased competition on international routes. ...
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Eurocontrol solves B-RNAV problem for ageing aircraft
Ageing aircraft not equipped with modern navigation equipment are likely to be allowed to use satellite navigation for basic area navigation (B-RNAV) after the January 1998 deadline for the introduction of B-RNAV in Europe. A programme of work being carried out by Eurocontrol, and now almost complete, appears ...
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Jeanniot warns against over-expansion
Pierre Jeanniot, director general of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has issued a stern warning to airlines to think twice before expanding their fleets. The warning follows evidence from IATA that international airlines last year failed to repeat their record profits performance of 1995. The net result ...
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'Heavy-weight' MD-90 delivered to Great China
Great China Airlines has taken delivery of its first McDonnell Douglas (MDC) MD-90-30, which is also the first longer-range version certificated at the new optional higher maximum take-off weight (MTOW). The aircraft has strengthened wing structure, landing gear and flap mechanisms, enabling the MTOW to be increased by ...
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Chinese close in on Boeing 777 contract
There are growing indications that China might finally sign a $1 billion deal with Boeing for ten 777-200/300s during US Vice-President Al Gore's trip to the country in the last week of March. Airbus Industrie is also pushing to conclude a deal for up to 75 A320 family aircraft during ...
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737-700 reaches new heights
The Next-generation Boeing 737-700 has reached an altitude of 41,000ft (12,500m) during flight testing, beating previous 737 altitudes by 4,000ft and attaining the target height which was planned for type certification. The record height was achieved by the crew of the second 737-700 flight-test aircraft on a test ...
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European prepares to prove One-Eleven Stage 3 hushkit
European Aviation is planning to begin flight-tests of a BAC One-Eleven 500 equipped with a proof-of-concept (PoC) Stage 3/Chapter 3 hushkit installed on one of its two Rolls-Royce Speys. It is targeting certification in late 1998 should it decide to go ahead with the programme. The company, based ...
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SIA ponders A340-500 and 777-200X
Singapore Airlines (SIA) says that it will need at least ten new ultra-long-range aircraft to open fresh routes and frequencies to the USA, after the recent signing of an open-skies bilateral air agreement between the two countries. The airline is looking at the proposed Boeing 777-200X and rival ...
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GE is first to agree MoU for 777-200X/300X powerplant
General Electric has become the first engine company to sign a formal agreement with Boeing to offer a high-thrust engine for the airframe company's heavyweight long-range 777-200X and -300X twins. The move comes as Boeing applies continuing pressure on the big-three engine makers to commit to develop the 445kN (100,000lb)-thrust ...
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Grandair to Singapore
The Philippine Civil Aeronautics Board has given GrandAir permission to launch a thrice-weekly passenger service to Singapore from June, using a leased Airbus Industrie A300B4, says the airline. Singapore represents the airline's third international destination after Hong Kong and Taipei. Source: Flight International
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Express President
Meridiana Express, the low cost subsidiary of Meridiana established in 1996, is preparing to start operations, with Giuseppe Napoli, former managing director of Meridiana, having been appointed president. An application for the operator's licence has been filed, and is expected to be awarded soon. The new carrier says that it ...
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Struggle for success
There have been recent airline casualties in the South American commercial air-transport industry's struggle to find its feet - a scrap which continues today. Although traffic is growing fast in this market, there is a clear need for restructuring what has traditionally been a fragmented and unprofitable airline sector. According ...
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Sabena is rocked by record losses
Sabena president Paul Reutlinger has revealed the heaviest losses in the Belgian airline's history and admits that its performance remains under review by main shareholder Swissair. The group's total net loss climbed to BFr8.8 billion ($248 million) in 1996, although close to half of the figure came from ...
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Rochet initiates TAT/Air Liberte merger
Marc Rochet, the joint president of the two British Airways subsidiaries in France, TAT European Airlines and Air Liberté, has made a start on moves to merge the two carriers to "-take advantage of the synergies" and create the country's second-biggest airline. Under a French legal process, which ...
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JAL spins off new domestic subsidiary
Japan Airlines (JAL) has announced that its planned new domestic subsidiary carrier, JALEXPRESS, will be formally incorporated from 1 April and begin operations in 1998. The new 100% JAL-owned airline is being established to compete with Japan's proliferating number of planned low-cost start-up carriers, following partial liberalisation of ...
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Imperative for India to decide on policy
Sir - I feel that further explanation is required on the article "Mystery in the East", in which I have been quoted (Flight International, 26 February-4 March, P42). I accused the Indian Government not of "moving too fast", but of moving without having any policy. All it has ...
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Cathay maintains steady course
Cathay Pacific Airways has turned in a steady set of 1996 financial results, despite struggling with a falling Japanese yen and soaring fuel costs, while the airline's net profits also received a hefty boost from the sale of part of its share in sister carrier Dragonair. Overall, the ...
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Canadian charter carriers expand their long-haul fleets
Canadian charter airlines are boosting their long-haul fleets for their 1997 summer season as the Canada-Europe holiday market continues to grow. SkyService, which began holiday-charter flights in 1994 with leased Airbus Industrie A320s, will become the first North American operator of the Airbus A330 when it receives a ...
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Sabreliner moves cargo conversions to boost capacity
Dimension Aviation, the new modification centre set up recently by Sabreliner, has taken over all McDonnell Douglas (MDC) US widebody cargo-conversion work from sister company SabreTech, and could eventually have the capability to convert up to 12 aircraft simultaneously. Sabreliner established Dimension in February as part of a ...