Networks – Page 1326
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Appointments
Edward Methot is the new vice president of flight operations at America West Airlines. Swissair has appointed Klaus Knappik head of the cargo and logistics division. Crossair has appointed Josef Felder EVP of the new product management division. Juhani Suomela has become Finnair's EVP ...
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Double hubbing
Air France has modified operations at its Charles de Gaulle hub to create five waves of flights, with a maximum wait of 150 minutes for a connection. This should increase revenue by $200 million. Manchester airport has opened its 'Superhub' aimed at cutting transfer times between international and ...
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Nice and easy
UK low-fare, no-frills startup EasyJet is continuing its rapid expansion with the launch of daily flights from London/Luton to Nice and Barcelona from early June. One-way fares start at $31. Source: Airline Business
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ATC: food for thought
The diverse worlds of air traffic control and airline catering meet with the extraordinary acronym of Eatchip, which, much to the disappointment of food aficionados, stands for European Air Traffic Control Harmonisaton and Improvement Programme. All of a sudden, the usually lugubrious air traffic control sector has moved ...
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All bark and no bite?
Demands on the European Commission to protect smaller or new entrant airlines from anti-competitive behaviour could increase with the recent rise in startup activity. But is the Commission equipped for the task? By Trevor Soames.Europe has come a long way since the third package of air transport liberalisation measures swept ...
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Europe's cost crisis
What does it take to ensure the start up of a profitable low-cost carrier in Europe? Hugh Parry looks at the pitfalls and compares the cost of operating in Europe to what is on offer in the US.Imagine an airline based at London/Heathrow flying to Paris 15 times a ...
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Food for thought
Cost-cutting and branding are the mantras of today's airline managers and nowhere are the two more entwined than in the catering product - one of the main elements of inflight service that governs customer loyalty. By Mark Odell. In the dual battle for profitability and greater competitiveness the drive for ...
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Financial results
Aer Lingus' operating profit was $83.3m, partly due to increased traffic. The carrier received $80m in government aid in 1995. Aeromexico's load factor fell 4.5 points to 60%. Cost saving measures cut capacity 13% and reduced staff by 10%. Operating profit was $24m. Cathay benefited from ...
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No room at the inn?
Continued capacity constraints at London/Heathrow have long dictated the US position in liberalisation talks with the UK. Now the physical limits have reached the point where other European hubs threaten to siphon North Atlantic traffic away from Heathrow. By Mead Jennings. TWA, which sold its right to fly to ...
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Airline news
Lufthansa is launching an on-line reservation service that can be accessed through either a CD-ROM format or through the Internet or other on-line services. Distribution of the CD-ROM is in conjunction with travel agents, who will be able to customse their own versions of the disc. South African ...
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Pressing for open skies
The US Department of Transportation has in general had strong support from the halls of Congress of late - especially in the realm of international aviation issues. In a late March floor speech, Larry Pressler, South Dakota Republican and chairman of the Senate commerce committee, spoke on the ...
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PAL recovery under threat
The recovery of Philippine Airlines from disastrous financial losses over the past two years is under threat from rising competition from a growing number of startups with ambitions to launch on to key regional routes. Grand Air and Cebu Pacific Air, which have both made inroads on domestic ...
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Ansett's Kiwi jaunt drags
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp is considering a total takeover of Ansett New Zealand in a final bid to remove obstacles to the proposed merger of Air New Zealand and Australian domestic Ansett. Severing the controlling link between Ansett Australia and Ansett New Zealand appears to be the only ...
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CLK ponders runway two
Forecasters are about to release new traffic estimates that could dictate whether Hong Kong accelerates work on a second Chek Lap Kok runway, which would strengthen its claim as an international hub, as the geopolitical transition now underway in the region begins to undermine its role as the gateway to ...
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Dragon fires HK struggle
Dragonair has become the pawn in a struggle between two Chinese companies for dominance in Hong Kong after the transfer of power in July 1997. China National Aviation Corp (CNAC) has the initial advantage with plans to start its own operation in the UK colony by June. But ...
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More space for control
Airspace capacity in Europe will increase with the release of military areas for civil use, but airlines must adopt a more flexible approach to flight planning if they are to make the most of it, says Eurocontrol. On 28 March a new policy adopted by all European Civil ...
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East West in US deadlock
The vagaries of the youthful private Indian aviation sector are starting to manifest themselves in the courts, as the number of cases of litigation against the independents by foreign lessors starts to rise. The most prominent case that has come to court is between East West Airlines and ...
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Is it just pie in the sky?
When an airline can save $1.5 million a year by serving salads without a lettuce liner which nobody eats anyway, you know that cost-cutting has begun to bite. These days, catering represents quite a dilemma for airlines. The marketeers say food remains a way for airlines to differentiate ...
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Maersk jets in at double
Danish independent Maersk Air is doubling the capacity on its European network as it experiences a dramatic surge in international traffic. The carrier currently operates 19 B737s on scheduled services and is adding six B737-500s this year and 12 B737-700s from October 1997. These aircraft are coming in ...