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Family ties undone
Certification "grandfather rights" for derivative aircraft are about to be phased out. David Learmount/LONDON T HE ISSUE OF "grandfather rights" as they apply to aircraft certification provokes righteous indignation, anger and transatlantic disharmony. Something had to be done about them, but reaching agreement without destabilising ...
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US carriers should think again
Sir - It may well be time for US carriers to dwell upon their previous track records when it comes to defining future strategies. Delta Air Lines, for example, currently "vocal of the month", is pressuring for increased codeshare capacity into Heathrow - not to mention its desire to obtain ...
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Premier service from Manchester
SPANISH CHARTER company Centenniel Airlines, has added a scheduled Manchester-Palma service to its successful Palma link from London Gatwick. The new service, marketed under the Centenniel Premier label, began on 15 December and will initially be flown once a week, with a second flight scheduled from March. Centenniel ...
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Boeing to raise output as markets begin to stir
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON BOEING IS TO raise aircraft production rates towards the end of 1996 in a move, which the company says reflects the beginnings of an upswing in aircraft demand, as well as efforts to catch up from the ten-week strike. Production is expected to recover ...
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Extending credit
Western financiers continue to approach business deals in Eastern and Central Europe with caution Paul Duffy/PRAGUE IT IS FIVE years since the economies of Eastern Europe started shifting towards the styles, structures and modus operandi of the West, yet the problems facing Central and Eastern European airlines ...
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Las Vegas lasers shut down
Alan Staats/PHOENIX Hotel and casino operators in Las Vegas have been ordered to suspend their laser displays following an incident involving a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 first officer being temporarily blinded by a burst of laser light. The event occurred even though the hotel involved ...
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Austrian orders two A340-300s
AUSTRIAN AIRLINES has placed a Sch3.22 billion ($320 million) order for two high-capacity Airbus A340-300s, for delivery in 1997 and 1999. The new aircraft, to be configured for 297 passengers in a two-class layout, will be used to supplement or replace the existing A340-200s on routes to Johannesburg, ...
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SAA and Lufthansa to co-operate
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH LUFTHANSA AND South African Airlines (SAA) have put signatures to a co-operation agreement, now scheduled to come in to force from 1 April. The agreement, signed by Lufthansa's chairman Jurgen Weber and his SAA counterpart Mike Myburgh on 15 December, follows a memorandum of ...
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New talks for Thailand
Many Washington aviation officials believe Federico Peña's November tour of Asia was more show than substance, with Peña signing agreements already negotiated. However, one development has been a long time in coming. Thailand renounced its US bilateral in 1990, the result of what Bangkok felt was an overabundance ...
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High hopes
The latest Philippines startup was due to start operations in mid-December. Air Philippines president Ramoncito Abad says his airline will start flying leased B737-200s and YS-11s from Subic Bay on domestic routes, and already has plans to fly regional routes. Source: Airline Business
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Japan cuts to bite back?
Japan is taking a first step towards liberalising the domestic market by introducing flexibility in local fares. But the move could backfire and lead to near-monopolies on individual routes. Japan's Ministry of Transport plans to set benchmark fares for each domestic route based on cost and then allow ...
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Valu lost on key NY slots
ValuJet is pressing its antitrust case against Delta Air Lines despite failing to stop its rival from buying 10 coveted slots at New York/LaGuardia pending the outcome of its lawsuit. Atlanta-based ValuJet claims it was the sole bidder for the slots when TWA initially offered them and that ...
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Deja vu in Washington
In Washington, events don't happen; they always happen again. It's not necessarily a positive attribute. Witness the Charles Hunnicutt affair. This unsuspecting trade lawyer, without significant experience in the field of international commercial aviation diplomacy, was recently nominated to become the US Department of Transportation assistant secretary for ...
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Peace spurs twin launch
Royal Jordanian and El Al are both taking advantage of the continued stability in the Middle East to launch regional subsidiaries prompted by imminent signing of an Israel-Jordan bilateral, due by the end of December. Royal Jordanian will rename its executive jet subsidiary, currently known as Arab Wings, ...
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Alitalia faces capital test
Alitalia is treading a fine line as it finalises its new restructuring plan, trying to avoid the attentions of Brussels over its capital injection and further conflict with its unions. At presstime, the Italian flag was considering a report on Alitalia's restructuring drawn up by an independent financial ...
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Germans hit Milan plans
Lufthansa has revealed the sway it has over its partners with the closure of Lauda Air's Milan hub in mid-November after consultation with the German major. The hub was opened in April in a bid to get a head start on rivals in anticipation of a government plan ...
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Euro unions strike out
The signs in Europe for labour relations are ominous - and it's not just carriers with the more 'radical' unions facing a difficult start to the year. Strike action at Sabena started at the end of Nov-ember with one-day strikes after management cancelled all labour contracts. ...
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Mexico goes into a shell
Aeromexico and Mexicana should come under the oversight of a holding company by the end of the month. The search for potential buyers for the single entity could begin once the slow process of putting the two carriers' finances in order is complete. The holding company, called the ...
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Delta joins low-cost club
Delta Air Lines' success in getting a tentative agreement from its pilots on the establishment of a low-cost airline is seen as a direct result of Southwest Airlines' moving into Florida this month. It is also an opening move in the row over pilot concessions. Delta has studied ...
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USAir looks to life alone
After its brief fling with United Airlines, USAir is settling down, if only momentarily, to its old position: alone with its high costs amidst a bevy of low-cost players. The only new wrinkle is that the airline may soon face even tougher competition, if Delta Air Lines succeeds in creating ...