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Canadian fears
US rivals fear the antitrust application by United Airlines and Air Canada could create a competitive imbalance in the US-Canada market. Under the open skies agreement, a phase-in period that expires in 1998 limits capacity in the Toronto market, where Air Canada dominates. Source: Airline Business
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Thai tight rope
The embattled president of Thai's flag carrier is hoping that he can avoid further sniping and get on with a much-needed revamp of the airline. Imtiaz Muqbil reports from Bangkok. Thamnoon Wanglee might want to consider a career in the circus, if he wasn't already performing a high-wire act as ...
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Profits return
It's been a long haul, but at last the airline industry can rejoice. Last year, the 100 largest airlines made a collective net profit of $5.7 billion, the first positive bottom line since 1989. And the industry's operating profit reached the record level of $15.5 billion, half as much again ...
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Starting over
The second wave of US new entrant airlines is proving more resilient than the first and some venture capitalists are now looking at Europe. Russell Winter offers a formula to make sure aspiring low-cost startups, especially in Europe, find financial backers with deep pockets.Many industry specialists continue to believe that ...
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Washington now Virgin territory?
As Virgin Atlantic makes its presence felt in the US-UK open skies negotiations, Washington's commonly held wisdom that British Airways holds nearly complete sway over the UK's international aviation policy is being put to the test. BA, which wants an open skies pact so it can seek antitrust ...
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Off to a head start
After a long wait, deregulation in Europe has spawned a growing number of startup carriers which are now providing a serious challenge to the majors. Lois Jones reports Until now, startup carriers have tended to provoke no more than a bemused glance from Europe's old timers. But the ...
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SAS gold no longer safe
SAS is facing a double challenge as Norwegian carrier Braathens Safe prepares to enter one of the Scandinavian carrier's most lucrative routes and the Swedish government finalises plans to tax frequent flyer points. Braathens will enter the Oslo-Stockholm market with six daily frequencies from the winter timetable, rising ...
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United goes soft on fifths
A softening of United Airlines' opposition to limiting fifth freedom traffic beyond Japan could yet signal a breakthrough in the acrimonious dispute that has stalled passenger talks with the US. The signal came in unprepared remarks by United's chief executive Gerald Greenwald, on which the carrier has declined ...
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Fans support spreads
The benefits of the Future Air Navigation System have been slow in coming, but now they are tantalisingly close to being realised and more countries are rallying to the cause.
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Qantas faces union threat
Qantas's management is facing confrontation with unions over a new wage agreement as it launches a drive to try to control costs and improve on disappointing productivity gains. Flight attendants and ground workers have already hinted at industrial action if they fail to win agreement on across the ...
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End of World scheduled
After just five weeks of operating US-South Africa services, World Airways decided not only to drop out of the route, but to drop out of scheduled passenger services for good. The airline will return to its niche as a contract carrier for airlines and the US military. The end of ...
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No Easy ride in the World
The European Commission may need to act sharply to toughen up competition law enforcement, as newcomers EasyJet, World Airlines and VLM file complaints against incumbents' alleged anti-competitive behaviour. World Airlines says KLM affiliate Air UK is guilty of predatory behaviour on London-Amsterdam, while EasyJet accuses KLM itself of ...
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Dual policy is under fire
Less than two years after its launch, Canada's restrictive policy for dual designation of Canadian carriers on international routes is under serious attack. Air Canada and a coalition of charter carriers have intensified their campaign for a more open designation system, leading some officials to predict that the policy could ...
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More dirty tricks and legal twists
In Europe, a volley of legal attacks by airlines on their competitors has been launched. In the US, hard on the heels of KLM's spat with alliance partner Northwest, USAir has declared legal war on its partner, British Airways. If your aviation lawyer is not involved in either ...
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Delta stokes fires in east
With the launch of its low-fare Express concept, Delta Air Lines will want to avoid repeating the disastrous low-fare Continental Lite experience on the US east coast and mirror that of the Shuttle by United, whose performance has been good enough for United to give it a dedicated fleet of ...
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Financial data
Air Canada's operating profit fell from US$33m to US$27m as domestic yields fell, but the sale of Continental Airlines shares netted C$129 million. America West's record quarterly earnings came as traffic grew 13.8%, load factors rose 3.3 points, yields jumped 4.1%, and unit costs fell 7.5%. ...
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Cost-cutters save more
As Lufthansa launches an interim cost-cutting campaign to offset a weak first half performance, Swissair aims to cut salaries by 5 per cent after agreeing a pay deal with its pilots. Lufthansa is looking to save DM190 million ($130 million) in the second half of 1996, following a ...
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Deciphering codes
The burst of renewed scrutiny of codesharing practices may say more about the attitude of regulators than the concern of passengers. By Doug Cameron. Please tick as applicable. The aircraft was late. The seats were too narrow. The service was lousy. You had red wine spilled down your white ...
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China's links are at stake
The clearing of the aeropolitical clouds over Hong Kong may be having a downwind effect in Taiwan, where direct air links with China (PRC) are moving from political rhetoric to actual preparation. Wang Guixiang, chairman of China National Aviation Corporation and new chairman of Dragonair, was the first ...
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PAL phased by cargo bias
Struggling Philippine Airlines is fighting to retain its share of the cargo market as it starts to suffer under the impact of the government's liberal air services regime. Reportedly heading for a US$65 million loss in its current financial year, the carrier has appealed to the Civil Aeronautics ...