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More blues in St Louis
After emerging from Chapter 11 for the second time in three years, TWA's management may have left the immediate crisis behind but there are still plenty of problems that need fixing. TWA came out of bankruptcy protection in late August with a prepackaged restructuring that erased $500 million in debt. ...
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Latins can look to a brighter future
South America's airlines are entering a new phase of alliances and cooperationThe realignment of the Latin American airline business is gathering pace. Chile's antimonopolies board has finally decided to permit LanChile to acquire Ladeco. Enjoying the fruits of a remarkable financial turnaround, Vasp of Brazil is acquiring Ecuatoriana and bidding ...
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KLM builds with caution
KLM's recent agreements with Garuda Indonesia and Jet Airways in India reflect a wariness by the Dutch carrier over the future development of the industry in Asia-Pacific, but in Europe the carrier is still lacking a major partner. As parts of Asia like Thailand and Vietnam develop rapidly ...
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Dragon sale to calm fears
Senior managers at Cathay Pacific are still fighting to prevent the China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC) from invading their home turf. The latest gambit is to offer the potential rival a stake in regional carrier Dragonair, but there are doubts whether this tactic will curb the Chinese operator's ambitions. ...
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Chilean combine
A restructured and profitable LanChile has finally taken control of its smaller rival Ladeco, securing access to substantial new markets. Sara Guild reports.Timing is everything. Certainly Sebastian Pinera would say so. The Chilean businessman and senator heads the company which in June sold 16.5 per cent of LanChile to take ...
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Rushing to compete
US and Canadian airlines have been rushing to fill the many gaps in the recently liberalised markets between the two countries. But opinions vary on which side will turn out to be the overall winner. Brian Dunn reports on the various strategies that exist in the newly created open ...
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Voyage into cyberspace
Airlines are already taking their first tentative steps onto the Internet but remain uncertain over what type of product they should make available. By Carlos de Pommes, Steve Geller and Jens F Meyer.As the Internet continues its global expansion, cyberspace is becoming as big as outer space and the travel ...
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US fares plan faces doubts
The first major challenge in the US to the current system for selling and distributing airline tickets has gained antitrust clearance, but it still faces a shaky future. The US Department of Justice has given the green light to a plan by Business Travel Contractors Corporation (BTTC) to ...
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Stop downsizing
Considerable barriers to rationalising airline maintenance remain. The answer lies not in downsizing but in upgrading training and systems, discarding outdated procedures and making facilities flexible, argues Scott Brandt.Airline maintenance has historically accounted for 9 to 13 per cent of an airline's operating costs. Maintenance cost per ASM varies throughout ...
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Macau faces slow start
The long-awaited opening of Macau's airport next month may not see the carriers lining up as planners had envisaged, but they can at least take comfort from the barrier still facing their irrepressible rival and neighbouring airport at Zhuhai. When the first scheduled flights start from the Portuguese ...
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New faces sweep Lagos
Nigeria's aviation industry has undergone a massive shake-up, with the sacking of the entire management of Nigeria Airways and the merger of the Federal Civil Aviation Authority and the Nigerian Airports Authority. Group captain Peter Gana replaces managing director Andrew Agom at Nigeria Airways, after what the minister ...
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A real future
Vasp has seen a return to profits and growth despite having almost shut down three years ago. Wagner Canhedo, the president and CEO of the Brazilian carrier, talks to Mead Jennings about his plans for a new trans-border airline in South America.If anyone were to personify the character of Brazil, ...
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How much trust in US?
With all nine European countries signed up to open skies agreements with the US, Washington has completed a key part of its international aviation policy announced last November. But the fallout could have serious repercussions for the European Commission's attempts to win an external negotiating mandate with the US, in ...
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Kiwi to Oz
The New Zealand government has given Kiwi Travel International Airlines approval to operate scheduled services to Australia. The former charter carrier launched three new trans-Tasman routes with six weekly services: three between Hamilton and Brisbane, two from Hamilton to Sydney and one from Dunedin to Brisbane, using an all-economy B727-200. ...
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Kiwi sold on Murphy's law
The traditionally difficult winter season could prove especially challenging for troubled US minnow Kiwi International. In August, the Newark-based carrier installed its fourth chief executive in seven months, and its competitive position in the eastern US is under threat from Southwest's planned entry into Florida. But CEO Jerry ...
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US push for London move
The US is hoping to wrap up the next stage in aviation bilateral negotiations with the UK by October, with talks focusing on US carriers' rights to move London flights from Gatwick to Heathrow. But an initial UK proposal gave little solace to US carriers. In exchange for ...
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Third party tussle
Despite excess capacity and reduced demand major carriers are returning to the third party maintenance & overhaul business as a key part of their maintenance and engineering strategies. By Steven Casley.In recent years third party maintenance organisations have been through a turbulent period of excess repair capacity, reduced carrier demand ...
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No ticket to ride with UAL
United Airlines' decision to make electronic ticketing an option for passengers on all its domestic routes, including services to Hawaii and Puerto Rico, could save the carrier up to $5 per ticket. The carrier estimates the new technology will save it about $25 million annually, similar to savings ...
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Tu-154 fleet repainted
THE FORMER MINERALNYE VODY division of Aeroflot is having its Tupolev Tu-154 fleet repainted at the Aer Rianta paint shop at Shannon, Ireland. Mineralovodskoe Production Association, which operates regional and international services, runs some 14 Tu-154s on a weekly scheduled flight to Shannon, which links with an Aeroflot transatlantic flight. ...
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Thai plans A300 update renewal
Paul Lewis/BANGKOK THAI AIRWAYS International is negotiating to purchase five additional Airbus Industrie A300-600Rs and two Boeing 747-400s as part of a long-term plan to rationalise and modernise its fleet. The A300-600Rs are needed as replacements for Thai's elderly A300B4s, now used on domestic and ...