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On-time software keeps FAA datalink on track
Key software for the US Federal Aviation Administration's controller-pilot datalink communications (CPDLC) programme has been delivered to prime contractor Computer Sciences (CSC). The on-time delivery of router software for the aeronautical telecommunications network (ATN) keeps the CPDLC programme on track as the FAA struggles with budget and schedule problems ...
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More EchoStars on the way
DISH EchoStar communications has ordered three new satellites for its US DISH Network direct-broadcast system. Two craft will be built by Space Systems/Loral and one by Lockheed Martin. EchoStar operates five satellites, with a sixth to be launched in the second quarter. Of the new satellites, the Lockheed Martin-built ...
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Russian ATM update is key to polar flights
The preliminary results of a joint Canadian-Russian feasibility study into the use of the new transpolar routes has identified potential traffic of up to 5,000 flights a year between North America and Asia. Their future depends, however, on funds to modernise Russia's air traffic management (ATM) system being secured. ...
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Swissair to hand over most Geneva flights to Crossair
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Swissair is transferring the bulk of its Geneva-based services to regional subsidiary Crossair in a bid to cut costs and allow frequencies to be boosted on a large number of routes through the use of smaller aircraft. From the start of this year's summer timetable, Crossair ...
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Taiwan-Philippines dispute re-erupts
The air dispute between Taiwan and the Philippines has flared again. The Philippines has forced China Airlines (CAL) to withdraw from the Kaohsiung-Manila route, and Taiwan has retaliated by reducing Philippine Airlines Manila-Taipei flights from seven a week to four. Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) and CAL have accused ...
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Tupolev revives Tu-234 work and aims for mid-year flight
Paul Duffy/MOSCOW Development of Tupolev's short-fuselage version of the Tu-204 has been resurrected, with the much-delayed first flight expected to take place by the middle of this year. The 160-seat twinjet - designated the Tu-234 (or Tu-204-300) - has been under development since the early 1990s and is ...
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What's so special?
Passenger service levels are back on the agenda, with major airlines on both sides of the Atlantic under customer pressure to raise their game. But that may be only a symptom of a deeper need for airlines to look again at what differentiates their product. What is the difference ...
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China eases limits on Hong Kong carriers
Hong Kong and its rulers in Beijing have negotiated an air services "arrangement" that allows for a major increase in flights to and from the former UK colony and the Chinese mainland. The accord was signed in Beijing on 2 February and took immediate effect. Hong Kong's secretary for ...
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Threat to single cargo platform
A three-year initiative aimed at developing a seamless, door-to-door system for conventional air cargo could be in jeopardy if a meeting in Los Angeles on 24 February votes as expected. At stake are plans by the International Air Transport Association's special interest group, Cargo 2000, to create a ...
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Continental doubles order for regionals
US regional Continental Express opened Asian Aerospace 2000 with a new order for 100 Embraer regional jets, doubling the number of small jets it has on firm order. The $1.8 billion deal takes Continental Express' total confirmed orders for ERJ-145s and 135s to 200. It will continue to take ...
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Air Canada tightens grip on Canadian
David Knibb Seattle Canadian Airlines is disappearing as an independent company as Air Canada proceeds to convert it into a wholly owned subsidiary under a new management team and brand. Air Canada has appointed Paul Farrar, a restructuring specialist, as Canadian's new chairman. Paul Brotto becomes chief operating officer. ...
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Avensa flights suspended
Avensa's financial condition has forced it to suspend all flights to Europe. The Venezuelan airline returned its two McDonnell Douglas DC-10s to their lessor in early February. By some accounts the lessor seized them, but Avensa insists it returned the jets as their leases expired. Either way, this is ...
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Domestic fares fall as Japan deregulates
NICHOLAS IONIDES ATI SINGAPORE Japan's major carriers are to introduce new discount fares for domestic travel from April following a revision to Japanese aviation laws. The changes to aviation laws were made official on 1 February, when the current approval system for domestic fares was replaced with a filing ...
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Indian Airlines stake attracts interest
RAVI PRASAD NEW DELHI The Indian Government's latest plans to sell an equity stake in Indian Airlines this year has drawn interest from major Indian corporations. These include Sahara Group of Industries, parent company of Sahara Airlines; the Tata Group, which had planned to launch an airline in a joint ...
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BA underscores its African presence
ROGER MAKINGS JOHANNESBURG British Airways and its oneworld alliance could be about to strengthen its challenge in sub-Saharan African, following the UK carrier's decision to buy into regional partner Comair. BA plans to take an 18% stake, worth around R168 million ($28 million) in Johannesburg-based Comair, which signed as a ...
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Taiwan/Philippines heal rift with new air agreement
NICHOLAS IONIDES ATI SINGAPORE Scheduled flights between Taiwan and the Philippines were restored last month after the two sides forged a tentative agreement on new air services. It ends a dispute lasting more than four months. The agreement was signed on 28 January in Manila, allowing for flights to ...
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Routes, Asia/Africa
Oneworld links American Airlines and Cathay Pacific Airways have applied for US Department of Transportation approval for a wide-ranging codesharing agreement. The air services arrangement between the USA and Hong Kong does not allow codesharing but the oneworld alliance partners say they expect a new accord finalised in April ...
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The new European
Europe's new transport commissioner has set out her agenda on air transport and appears determined to see it through. Loyola de Palacio arrived in Brussels with a formidable reputation as an effective and determined politician. After less than six months as Europe's new Transport Commissioner she has yet to disappoint. ...
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Raising the meal ticket
DENNIS BLANK ORLANDO After a lean few years in which US majors slashed catering costs, feeding passengers is back on the menu in the hope that a decent meal will win back customers Spending on onboard food service by the major US carriers is up and the trend is expected ...
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Out of the blue
CAROLE SHIFRIN NEW YORK New York's new start-up carrier gets off the ground, boasting an impressive management team, some attention-grabbing innovations and a sizeable sum of money. Does it also have staying power? David Neeleman, the 40-year-old founder and chief executive of JetBlue Airways, exudes confidence that the newest low-fare ...