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The last challenge
It has long been accepted that certain world regions provide a disproportionate number of the global air-transport industry's serious accidents. These events influence public perception of air-transport safety and, if they are serious accidents, that perception does not take much account of where they happen. Even if they do occur ...
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Australia considers making GPWS compulsory
Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has begun industry consultation on proposed new standards for the installation of ground-proximity-warning systems (GPWS) on Australian commercial aircraft. The move to adopt the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) approved standards follows a coroner's re- commendation after the crash of a third-level ...
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Boeing boosts 737 production to match previous all-time high
Production of the Boeing 737 is set to emulate the previously highest-ever rate of 21 aircraft a month by the end of this year, with Boeing having announced a further boost in production of the twinjet. The monthly rate is set to reach the new peak during the ...
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Caravans make Costa Rican journeys
SANSA, the domestic regional-airline division of Costa Rica's LACSA Airlines, has taken delivery of its first four Cessna Grand Caravans. The four aircraft will replace some of the older turboprops in SANSA's fleet. According to the chief executive of LACSA's parent company, El Salvador-based TACA Group, Federico Bloch, the Caravans ...
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Other mid-air collisions
Sir - In the article "Collision raises doubts on ATC routeings" (Flight International, 20-26 November, P8), you say: "The last time a mid-air collision between commercial airliners occurred was 11 August, 1979." I would point out that, in April 1984, a mid-air collision occurred between two Votec Embraer ...
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ValuJet stalled
In late December the US Federal Aviation Administration denied ValuJet Airlines permission to resume service between Atlanta and Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, and West Palm Beach and Fort Meyers, Florida, and add more aircraft. Under a consent agreement, ValuJet is required to seek authority from the aviation agency to expand beyond ...
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Airline news
Austrian Airlines and Swissair have confirmed taking a 18.37 per cent stake in Ukraine International Airlines through a holding company in which Austrian Airlines holds 77.78 per cent and Swissair 22.22 per cent. KLMwill inaugurate twice weekly services to Abidjan and to Nagoya via Sapporo from April 1997 ...
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Delta dances Continental
The only certainty about suggestions of a merger between Delta Air Lines and Continental Airlines is that it would create the world's largest airline. Beyond that analysts remain split as to whether such a deal would make strategic sense. The only clear winner is David Bonderman, who leads Continental's controlling ...
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All aboard for the next recession
You've seen it all before. A recession coincides with the delivery of hundreds of new aircraft. Swamped with capacity, airlines seek to extract some revenue from their glossy new machines by placing too much capacity into the marketplace. Yields and load factors plummet, and the red ink flows. All future ...
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FedEx voices objections
I am writing to take strong objection to three points made in your November 1996 Dateline Washington column. First, you are incorrect to characterise the US/Japan aviation bilateral dispute concerning FedEx as being only a 'parochial' interest. The fact is that the government of Japan, after honouring a ...
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Financial results
Operating income rose 9% to US$151.8m, spurred on by a 38% increase in transborder traffic. There was a $42.8m one-time gain in the 1995 period. Operating profit rose 30% to $214.7m despite lower yields and higher fuel costs. In the 1995 half Air France made $59.8m before severance ...
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Bespoke fortunes
Effective, efficient hubs are vital to most US majors' profitability. But do they operate in everybody's best interests and is stronger regulation needed? Karen Walker reports. You either love hubs or hate them. A government department has accused the US majors of continuing to use their hubs to raise fares ...
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Iberia eyes Latin return
Iberia may repurchase its stake in Aerolineas Argentinas as early as June 1997 in a move that could recreate its Latin American airline stable. However, the carrier remains embroiled in a legal dispute in Chile over the future of Ladeco, in which it has a 35 ...
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JAL plans new carrier
Japan Airlines (JAL) plans to establish a new low-cost subsidiary carrier in March, in the face of growing domestic competition. The new carrier hopes to cut air fares by up to 20% on trunk services to Sapporo and Fukuoka, by using foreign crews and flight attendants and scaling back in- ...
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Marshall closes in on more TriStar cargo-conversion deals
Marshall Aerospace, which completed the last of its ten contracted Lockheed TriStar cargo conversions in December, says that it is close to a deal to modify more aircraft. According to Michael Milne, marketing and business development director, the Cambridge, UK-based maintenance specialist "-expects to announce a significant order ...
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Malaysia Airlines gears up for overhaul on 777 service-entry
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) plans to begin implementing an overhaul of its operations, to coincide with the entry into service of the Boeing 777-200IGW this year. The sweeping changes will include a rationalisation of MAS aircraft and engine types, with the phasing out of some of its Boeing 747-400/300s, ...
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Philippine cargo airline aims to start up services in April
Philippine Aeronautics Development (PADC) and a Japanese ground-handling company have reached an initial agreement to establish a new Filipino cargo airline to operate between the two countries, in competition with FedEx. State-owned PADC has signed a memorandum of understanding with International Airline System Service (IASS) to launch the ...
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SAS takes a vital step towards free-flight target
SAS has become the first airline to install a certifiable example of one of the most important items of equipment needed by the industry to achieve the goal of free flight. The MMI5000 cockpit display of traffic information (CDTI) was installed in a Fokker F28 for a certification ...
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Airbus wins A330 orders from Swissair, Austrian and Sabena
In a flurry of pre-year-end activity, Airbus Industrie announced orders from eight airlines, covering virtually its entire aircraft range, the most significant of which is the joint selection by Swissair, Sabena and Austrian Airlines of the A330-200 for their long-haul-fleet needs. The deal, which is not yet covered ...
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Blue Dart aims to create more capacity
Blue Dart Aviation is planning to increase capacity in the next few months, with the acquisition of additional aircraft and the introduction of more routes. The Indian express-package operator, the country's FedEx global service partner, is evaluating bigger aircraft for its fledgling fleet, and considering additional routes. A ...