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Not there yet
Canadian Airlines is falling behind on its recovery plan and still faces a host of serious challenges. Canadian Airlines finally made a profit last year. A tiny net result of only C$5.4 million ($3.5 million)may have looked like a molehill amid the Rocky Mountains that crowd Alberta's western sky. Yet ...
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Flourishing in Florida
As Miami's major airport struggles to keep pace with the fastest growth in the USA, its smaller rivals are making a bid for more international service. Growth in Florida is a bit like the sunshine - there's always plenty to go around. No matter which way you slice the ...
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BA/American put alliance brakes on
Faced with declining yields across the North Atlantic, British Airways and American Airlines have confirmed plans to postpone a full alliance for up to five years. But their revised plans for limited codesharing have failed to dispel US opposition. BA now plans to codeshare with American in the US ...
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Continental seeks justice
The US Department of Justice's (DOJ) decision to mount a legal challenge to the proposed purchase of a 14% stake in Continental Airlines by Northwest Airlines throws a question mark over the future shape of the alliance. Continental Airlines insists it will pursue the pact and that the two airlines ...
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Mixed fortunes in US results
Every US chief executive expects to find the next economic downturn around the corner - a fact acknowledged by United Airlines chairman Gerald Greenwald when he said: "Yes, Virginia, there's a bear market out there. How big, how bad and how long it stays remains to be seen." But when ...
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Near to the limit
Despite a recent spate of new airport openings, the capacity crunch in western Europe looks as if it is here to stay, at least for the region's major hubs. The fact is underlined by the number of smaller, secondary airports now eagerly marketing themselves as alternatives to the overcrowded majors. ...
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West African optimist
Plagued by debts, short of aircraft and without a strategic partner, the outlook remains tough for Air Afrique. But chairman Sir Harry Tirvengadum is banking on a new privatisation plan. It is difficult not to be impressed by how calm and collected Sir Harry Tirvengadum has remained since his arrival ...
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Executive decisions
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELESAlan Mulally, the newly appointed president of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, walks eagerly to the corner of his office and turns on the computer. Like an instant "state of the nation" monitor, the screen summarises the status of every single Boeing Commercial aircraft coming off the production ...
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Thomson reveals expansion plans for Orbit subsidiary
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Thomson Training & Simulation (TTS) has outlined plans to expand its Orbit Flight Training simulator operating subsidiary. TTS-built Airbus A320 and A340 full-flight simulators have entered service with Orbit at a centre near London Gatwick Airport. The company will also offer A310 training from December at its ...
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Airports
-The Dutch transport ministry has announced the government's intention to allow Amsterdam Schiphol Airport to grow beyond the present 450,000 movements and 44 million passengers a year to 600,000 movements and 80 million passengers, a strategic decision designed to safeguard Amsterdam's prominent role in intercontinental air transport. The government is ...
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Brymon places CRJ options to cover expansion
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Brymon Airways is poised to undertake a major fleet expansion programme, and the carrier has plans to acquire Bombardier Dash 8-400s and Canadair Regional Jets (CRJs). The Plymouth, UK-based carrier, a wholly owned regional division of British Airways, operates its all turboprop fleet of 16 50-seat Bombardier Dash ...
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BWIA plans cash injection to expand fleet
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON BWIA International Airways will undertake a major fleet expansion programme in 1999, funded by a soon-to-be-unveiled initial public offering (IPO). The move follows the successful implication of a restructuring plan earlier this year by chief executive Conrad Aleong, as the airline prepares for the first profit in ...
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Emery examines 767 and A300 freighters as DC-8 replacements
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Emery Worldwide Airlines is evaluating the Airbus A300 and Boeing 767-200 as potential replacements for its fleet of McDonnell Douglas DC-8 freighters. It expects to finalise its long-term fleet plan during 1999. The Dayton, Ohio-based airline division of US freight forwarder Emery Worldwide (itself a division ...
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Delays continue for Europe's air traffic
Air traffic delays in European airspace during the summer were "among the worst on record",according to the Association of European Airlines (AEA). The figures, which reveal that 25.9% of intra-European flights were delayed by more than 15min, come despite traffic growth being 2% less than the predicted 7%. ...
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Gaza Airport prepares for launch operations
The new airport belonging to the Palestinian authority in the Gaza strip is about to open, with Royal Air Maroc set to be the first international airline to operate scheduled flights. The Israeli Government was expected to give approval for flights to begin as Flight International closed for press ...
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Marketplace
-International Lease Finance (ILFC) has placed two new Boeing 777-200ERs with Varig Brazil. The two General Electric GE90-powered aircraft will be delivered in March and April 2000 on 10-year leases with extension options. -The last Fokker 70 built has been delivered to Austria's Tyrolean Airways. The aircraft was originally ordered ...
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US DoT stalls alliance frequent-flier tie-up
The US Department of Transportation has blocked Northwest Airlines and Continental Airlines from merging their frequent-flier programmes until at least early December while it continues to review all provisions of a planned wider tie-up. Meanwhile, the USA's second-largest pilots' union has asked the Clinton Administration to block Northwest from ...
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Routes
-Air Mauritius has launched a weekly flight from Mauritius to the Mozambique capital Maputo with a Boeing 767-200ER. The same-day return leg flies via Harare, replacing the airline's non-stop flights between Mauritius and the Zimbabwean capital. Lagos is added to the African network on 3 December with two weekly 767 ...
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US association predicts record profits for 1999
Major US airlines are expected to earn record profits this year and surpass them in 1999, predicts David Swierenga, chief economist for the US Air Transport Association (ATA). He says ATA's member airlines will post $5.4 billion in net profits in 1998 and record as much as $6.5 billion ...
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Continental deal revives 767-200ER
Continental Airlines has signed a deal with Boeing for 10 new 767-200ERs to boost its long-haul fleet. The order signals a revival of the smaller 767 variant which has been out of production for airline customers since 1994. Delivery of the 176-seaters will begin in 2000 with the first ...