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    Why the customer must still be king

    1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Survival is key for airlines but their main focus should be on the passenger. British Airways' chief executive Bob Ayling was recently asked what he would do to change the aeronautical world were he given the power to do so. His answer went along these lines: 'It's flattering to be ...

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    Surviving the customer

    1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Innovation has always been difficult in the airline business. The basic airline product is uniform throughout the industry, and any incremental change by one carrier is usually taken up by its competitors quickly - if it is successful. To survive and stay ahead of their competitors, airlines are constantly looking ...

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    US cracks softest nuts

    1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Hard on the heels of a landmark open skies pact between the US and Singapore, neighbouring Malaysia is poised to sign a similar deal - giving Washington a significant boost in cracking the tough nut of protectionism that exists in Asia-Pacific. The US hopes the breakthroughs will have ...

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    Competition rules, ok?

    1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

    The buy/sell slot rules in the US are premised on the simple proposition that the market is better at determining the efficient use of a scarce resource than is an administrative or bureaucratic entity. Competition rules, however, are a different matter and properly the province of governments. To ...

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    Viasa future looks bleak

    1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Iberia and the Venezuelan government were playing a game of brinksmanship at presstime after flag carrier Viasa ran out of cash and ceased operations on 23 January. Both sides are believed to be willing to let the airline fold but, according to one source close to the negotiations, ...

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    BA-AA rivals round on DOT

    1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

    The posturing surrounding the proposed American Airlines-British Airways alliance has moved across the Atlantic with the US Department of Transportation coming under growing pressure from rivals to act. In the most extreme case, the outspoken chairman and chief executive of Continental Airlines, Gordon Bethune, is threatening to ask ...

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    It's all in the name

    1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Martin Shugrue is being self-effacing these days. 'Hey, if it was just me calling up people and telling them about Air Marty Start-up Airlines, that would not get us anywhere,' he admits. What is attracting attention within the industry, he maintains, is the fact that his new airline is called ...

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    Alitalia in for a rough ride

    1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

    The European Commission has asked Alitalia to reassess its proposed restructuring plan and even then looks set to rule that the carrier's planned injection is state aid. It will also be looking at Alitalia's linkup with Air France, while both carriers suffer further industrial unrest. The revelation that ...

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    El Al tackles weekend trip

    1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

    The Israeli government is coming under fierce pressure to lift the ban on flag carrier El Al's operations on the Sabbath. The limitation of a six-day operation is blamed for $50 million of the airline's $120 million loss in 1996 and contributed to last year's shelving of its planned privatisation. ...

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    Airline News

    1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

    British Airways will transfer flights to St Petersburg and Pisa from London/Heathrow to Gatwick in March and introduce a four weekly Gatwick to Riga service, subject to government approval. The UK carrier is withdrawing its twice daily Heathrow-Turin service. Japan Airlines will codeshare with Air France on the ...

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    Much ado about nothing?

    1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

    The countdown to full European deregulation has begun, so where's the rush to the starting post? When the final hurdle to full deregulation is swept away on 1 April all airlines in the European Economic Area gain access to cabotage rights, enabling them to fly between any two domestic points ...

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    AA's China tie

    1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

    American Airlines has signed an MoU with China Eastern Airlines envisaging codesharing on the Chinese carrier's services from Beijing and Shanghai to Los Angeles and its planned flights to San Francisco. China Eastern will also put its code on American domestic flights from the west coast.   ...

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    Dress rehearsal

    1997-02-26T15:10:00Z

      The critical "free-flight" evaluation in Hawaii and Alaska, planned for 1999-2000, will serve as the precursor for implementation of the USA's future air-traffic-management (ATM) system. The brain-child of George Donohue, the US Federal Aviation Administration's associate administrator for research and acquisition, the so-called Ha-laska Project was given ...

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    Noman take-over

    1997-02-26T15:07:00Z

    Air One has received approval from the Italian transport ministry to take over the routes and aircraft of defunct Italian airline Noman (Flight International, 22-28 January). The agreement will not involve the outright purchase of Noman, but rather the acquisition, through a three-year lease, of the airline's scheduled arm. ...

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    Air New Zealand in regional revamp

    1997-02-26T15:06:00Z

    As part of a major cost-cutting exercise dubbed "Project Save", Air New Zealand is believed to be considering consolidating its two wholly owned regional subsidiaries and transferring some of their central management functions to the parent company. Attention is focusing on "Air NZ Link"-branded subsidiaries Air Nelson and Eagle ...

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    Alitalia and Honeywell/Racal to run Aero-1 satcoms trial

    1997-02-26T15:04:00Z

    Alitalia is to run a single-aircraft trial of new-generation satellite-communication (satcom) avionics intended to reduce call charges drastically. The Italian flag carrier has agreed with the Honeywell/Racal Avionics satcom team to put the Aero-I equipment on a McDonnell Douglas MD-80 once the new service is implemented by Inmarsat - ...

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    Lufthansa and SAS extend partnership to cargo flights

    1997-02-26T15:03:00Z

    Lufthansa Cargo and SAS Cargo have prepared a plan to extend the Lufthansa/SAS strategic partnership - which has to date concentrated on passenger operations - into the cargo field. From the end of March, the airlines' cargo sales teams will offer both companies' products and services. Integration of ...

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    Sabena discusses Nationwide alliance

    1997-02-26T15:01:00Z

    Sabena is in talks with South African domestic airline Nationwide Air Charter over a possible strategic alliance. An agreement is expected soon. It is understood that the two carriers are looking at codesharing on several domestic routes in South Africa which would connect with Sabena's long-haul flights to ...

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    AEA up 10 million

    1997-02-26T14:51:00Z

    The Association of European Airlines (AEA) carried some 148 million passengers during 1996, up almost ten million people on the 1995 total. A record load factor of over 70.4% was recorded, bettering 1995's 70.1%. Load factors on intra-European routes were down to 61%. Source: Flight International

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    Miss Sarajevo

    1997-02-26T14:50:00Z

    Crossair is to revamp its flight schedules for its summer 1997 timetable which takes effect on 30 March, because of "changing market conditions". Plans to operate services between Zurich and Sarejevo have been dropped.   Source: Flight International