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KAREN WALKER WASHINGTON DC US plans for a modernised air traffic control system have undergone a sharp change in direction, making them evolutionary rather than revolutionary and putting the emphasis on government-industry collaboration. Such a programme is more likely to win Congressional support and become a reality. "Ask 10 controllers ...
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Mind the capacity gap
Chris Tarry of Commerzbank unveils a new model to measure the true gap between capacity growth and underlying traffic demand. A constant theme of our analysis over the last few months has been the relationship between capacity - or more precisely excess capacity - and yields. A recent surge ...
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MAS boosts partnerships Malaysia Airlines has firmed up plans with Northwest Airlines for a long-awaited codesharing agreement that will take MAS closer to the Northwest/KLM alliance. The two signed a memorandum of understanding for the tie-up last February and seek governmental approval for the strategic partnership to take effect ...
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British Airways franchise operator British Regional Airlines has been cleared to take over services from Jersey in the Channel Islands to Southampton from KLM uk. Jersey European Airways and Aurigny had also been vying for the route. American Airlines and French rail company SNCF are to market jointly air-to-rail ...
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Destination unknown
Replacing its current fleet could be the least complicated issue facing Canadian Regional Airlines as an airline takeover battle looms Paul Seidenman/CALGARY As Air Canada and Canadian Airlines (CAI) face up to each other in what is becoming one of the hardest-fought airline takeover battles in recent years, shock waves ...
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Schreiner Group snaps up Air Holland
Dutch aviation company Schreiner Group has agreed to buy Amsterdam-based charter carrier Air Holland. The airline operates two Boeing 737-300s and four 757-200s. It is attractive because of its slot holdings at crowded Schiphol Airport, although the Schreiner deal should allow it to continue operations. Meanwhile, French regional ...
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Alliance blames Congo problems for loss
Rwandan carrier Alliance Express has posted a $4 million operating loss for its first trading year, ended 31 March, with the result blamed on its failure to open routes to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) because of the conflict there. The airline, formed in February last year, is ...
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Kenya Airways weighs options for long-haul aircraft renewal
Jens Flottau/NAIROBI Kenya Airways is preparing to undertake a long-haul fleet-renewal programme. The carrier has issued requests for proposals to Airbus and Boeing and to leasing companies. A decision on the new long-haul fleet could be made as early as January. Although the airline's new chairman Richard Nyaga ...
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Workshop
Australian regional Kendell Airlines has selected GE Engine Services to maintain and service the General Electric CF34-3Bs which power its new Canadair Regional Jet fleet. The deal is valued at around $40 million. KLM and its subsidiary, Martinair, have signed a contract with Boeing covering the exchange, overhaul and repair ...
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Helios charters rise in Cyprus
Backed by Cypriot and Swiss investors, a new privately owned charter carrier serving the leisure market will start operations from Larnaca, southern Cyprus, next June. Already licensed by Cyprus, the carrier, Helios Airways, will launch services with a single 170-seat Boeing 737-400 leased from GE Capital Aviation Services. By ...
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Airbus sales irk US Congressman
America West Airlines has confirmed a deal for up to 77 Airbus Industrie A320 series aircraft. The move follows a Frontier Airlines letter of intent (LoI) for another 20 jets, rekindling US political criticism of the European manufacturer's growing success in the US market at Boeing's expense. Phoenix-based America ...
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Continental boss hits out at Airbus A340/ETOPS campaign
Continental Airlines chief executive Gordon Bethune has hit out at Airbus Industrie over its advertising campaign promoting the safety of four-engined aircraft versus twins on Pacific routes. In a letter to Airbus managing director Noel Forgeard, Bethune accuses Airbus of exploiting "the unfounded fears of the travelling public on ...
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British Midland gets ready for Star sign
British Midland (BM) is poised to sign to with Star Alliance after agreeing to a two-week period of exclusive negotiations with Lufthansa. BM has been veering towards one global grouping after another for months. BM says its "proposed agreement" with Lufthansa would see the German major acquire a 20% ...
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Boeing to study further 777 stretch
Andrew Doyle/BRUSSELS Boeing is studying the possibility of stretching the 777-300X to accommodate up to 60 more passengers. The move comes at the request of some of the airlines evaluating the twinjet as a replacement for the 747-400. "We're listening to the airlines and asking the question: 'Can ...
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Marconi secures 737 HUD approval from FAA
American Airlines is set to receive its first Boeing 737-800 equipped with a Marconi HUD 2020 Visual Guidance System (VGS) this month, following US Federal Aviation Administration certification of the head-up display (HUD). The aircraft is the first of at least 103 737-800s due to be fitted with the VGS, ...
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Boeing set to launch cockpit upgrades for 'classic' airliners
Andrew Doyle/BRUSSELS Boeing plans to launch major cockpit upgrade programmes for the 737 Classic, MD-80 and McDonnell Douglas DC-9 as airlines begin to address the problem of how to comply with future air navigation requirements. The initiative is being driven by industry moves to establish a "free flight" regime in ...
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Taiwan-Philippines charters set to stop
Charter flights between Taiwan and the Philippines, unaffected by the recent ban on scheduled flights between the two countries due to the row over their air services agreement, are to be suspended by the end of the year. The move will see the severing of the last air links between ...
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Marketplace
Air Canada has received the first of six Rolls-Royce Trent 700-powered Airbus A330-300s. Qatari wet-lease specialist Gulf Falcon Group has arranged to acquire five ex-Japan Airlines Boeing 747s, including two -100s and three -200s, from Itochu Air Lease, for delivery from December. Indigo Aviation has sold two CFM International CFM56-powered ...
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TWA and Delta expand hub feed
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Trans World Airlines is to launch a regional jet operation as part of an expansion of its feeder service. Another US carrier, Delta Air Lines, has moved to further strengthen its Connection network by acquiring partner airline Comair. TWA plans to have eight 50-seat regional ...
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Lufthansa's Lido scoops BA flight planning contract
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH British Airways has chosen Lufthansa Group subsidiary Lido to provide its new advanced flight planning system after a two-year selection process. The UK carrier will use Lido Operation Centre (Lido OC) for all flight planning and dispatch procedures, replacing the SWORD system bought from American Airlines ...