Networks – Page 1106

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    US Eximbank drops its opposition to PAL plan

    1999-11-17T00:00:00Z

    The US Export-Import Bank (Exim-bank) has abandoned its opposition to the rehabilitation plan for debt-ridden Philippine Airlines (PAL). The move effectively clears the last significant hurdle on PAL's route to recovery from near-bankruptcy this year. Eximbank had been petitioning the US bankruptcy court to withdraw protection from the carrier, ...

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    Belgian Government to decide on future of its stake in Sabena

    1999-11-17T00:00:00Z

    Herman De Wulf/BRUSSELS Belgian transport Minister Isabelle Durant is pushing the government for a policy statement on whether it plans to sell its stake in national flag carrier Sabena. The new Belgian Government came to power in June but has yet to reach a conclusion about whether to hold ...

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    Emirates turns class into marketable commodity

    1999-11-17T00:00:00Z

    Mike Martin/DUBAI Emirates will consider taking a stake in other airlines - as it has with SriLankan - but will not rush into new ventures, Emirates chief director Group Services Gary Chapman said at the show. "We will consider opportunities with our feet firmly on the ground," says ...

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    US-Italy air accord expected at conference: ATI

    1999-11-17T00:00:00Z

    Italy and the USA are expected to sign their pending open skies bilateral air agreement during a major conference on 6 and 7 December in Chicago on the future of international aviation. Hosted by the US Department of Transportation, the conference is expected to bring together the transport ministers ...

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    American, BA seek sweeping code-share approval: ATI

    1999-11-17T00:00:00Z

    American Airlines and British Airways (BA) say they have "resumed their efforts to develop a global marketing alliance" by seeking US Department of Transportation (DOT) approval to share codes on dozens of routes. The carriers say in a statement issued by American that they have applied for approval for ...

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    Air Canada submits offer: ATI

    1999-11-17T00:00:00Z

    Air Canada is giving Canadian Airlines' shareholders until 7 December to accept its C$2-per-share bid for its major rival, after mailing the formal offer to the shareholders. The Montreal-based carrier has set up a new company to make the offer. Although the offer is to be funded by Air ...

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    Marconi HUD system cleared for B737

    1999-11-17T00:00:00Z

    Tim Ripley/DUBAI Marconi Avionics executives are celebrating being awarded Supplemental Type Certification (STC) by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for full operational use of the HUD 2020 Visual Guidance System (VGS) on Boeing 737-800 aircraft. "The award of STC to Marconi is a major milestone in promoting ...

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    Costs, not technology, stall in-flight access to internet

    1999-11-17T00:00:00Z

    Steve Nichols/DUBAI The Internet is the hot business tool of the 1990s and usage is predicted to continue increasing exponentially in the next millennium. So it is not surprising that passengers are starting to demand Internet access on board aircraft too. Honeywell (E712) is demonstrating its In Flight Email ...

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    Avatar Alliance uses Qatar deal as entrée to Middle East

    1999-11-17T00:00:00Z

    The region's fastest-growing airline, Qatar Airways, says it will see a significant increase in passenger traffic and cycle counts - good news for suppliers seeking to broaden their customer base in the Middle East. One such who is benefiting from a deal signed here at the show is Avatar ...

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    JV opens Japan market for GE Engine services

    1999-11-17T00:00:00Z

    GE Engine Services is moving into the Japanese market, having signed a Memorandum of Intent (MoI) to acquire a controlling interest in an aircraft maintenance partnership between All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries (IHI). The resulting joint venture - in which ANA and IHI will maintain a ...

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    Boeing scorns arguments for super-large aircraft

    1999-11-17T00:00:00Z

    Geoff Thomas/DUBAI Boeing is back... at least according to executive vice-president sales and marketing Seddick Belyamani. Speaking at the show yesterday he said that the Seattle-based company was back on course toward convincing its shareholders that the ills of the past decade are behind them. "Our goal is ...

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    Political thaw brings hint of new Middle East markets

    1999-11-17T00:00:00Z

    The sun will set on the final day of Dubai 2000 with memories of a world-class show site and intriguing possibilities on the horizon in the Middle East. Like some mirage of the desert, the possibilities of new markets are glimpsed and become clearer. Likely civil aircraft deals in ...

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    CAE double deal

    1999-11-17T00:00:00Z

    Canada's CAE Electronics has done a double deal at the airshow on two full flight simulators (FFS) worth $35 million. Emirates signed up for the world's first Airbus Industrie A330-200 FFS which will be delivered in November 2000. And Jet Airways, a private domestic airline in India, bought a ...

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    Sheikh Ahmed looks to buy narrow bodies for Emirates

    1999-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Alan Peaford/DUBAI Emirates Airline is to broaden its fleet with the acquisition of narrow-bodied aircraft to meet a growing demand for regional transport. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman of Emirates and president of the Department of Civil Aviation, says he will be talking to both Boeing and ...

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    Service and solutions from FedEx

    1999-11-16T00:00:00Z

    For the third consecutive Dubai airshow, Federal Express (FedEx) is official courier and is offering show visitors a 40% discount on services. Visitors can drop off packages when they drop in to the FedEx cyber café (W635) and receive the discount on UAE list rates for full services including ...

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    UAE/SA deal

    1999-11-16T00:00:00Z

    The UAE is likely to announce today that it is to sign an agreement with South Africa covering a range of military activities. South African defence minister Mosiua Lekota is expected to be at Dubai 2000 today. The agreement will probably be signed this week with the head of ...

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    Authorities taking no chances with Y2K compliance

    1999-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Steve Nichols/DUBAI With the Year 2000 less than 50 days away the airline industry is feverishly putting the finishing touches to its Y2K 'millennium bug' programmes. Analysts point to Turkey, Egypt, India and South Africa as being the worst-prepared regions, although IATA Director General Pierre Jeanniot reports that: "Excellent ...

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    MiG-29 hitch

    1999-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Airshow fans at Dubai 2000 were denied the pleasure of watching the MiG-29 fighter show off its impressive capabilities in the flying display after the aircraft suffered unspecified "technical problems" in Tehran, en route to the United Arab Emirates from Moscow. At the time of going to press it was ...

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    PAL comes back from the brink: ATI

    1999-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Ben McMillan/SINGAPORE Philippine Airlines (PAL) is claiming a major turnaround from near-bankruptcy with a first-half net profit of a 32.7 million pesos ($800,000). In a report to the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission, PAL - which went into receivership in mid-1998 under a massive debt - says the ...

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    Fujairah flies the flag with a pioneer promotion

    1999-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Hugh McAtear/DUBAI Fujairah International Airport, the only airport on the east coast of the UAE, is here to highlight its unique position as a potential alternative to established airports in the region. The pioneer appearance at the show kicks off an international marketing push to promote both passenger ...