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United offers more business legroom
Jane Levere NEW YORK Battling, like every other carrier, for the higher-yield market, United Airlines is installing improved seating at the back of the cabin in its domestic fleet in order to reward its most frequent or full-fare economy passengers. The carrier is reconfiguring the first six to 11 rows ...
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Brazilians refute merger speculation
Brian Homewood RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil's four major airlines have described reports that they are considering merging into two as "mere speculation". But the Brazilian airline industry remains awash with rumours that Varig, Vasp, Transbrasil and Tam could join forces. Varig says that company president Fernando Pinto, who went on ...
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AA/BA antitrust crumbles
Karen walker WASHINGTON DC If American Airlines and British Airways gambled that their application for an antitrust immunised alliance would not be refused in the wake of other high-profile immunities, then it has proved a bad bet. Two-and-a-half years later, those alliance hopes have been dashed by the US ...
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Management teams
Carriers in need of change are looking to new boardroom teams for results. Analysis is by Michael Bell, who leads the Global Aviation Practice for senior-executive search firm Spencer Stuart The past few months have brought into focus a new form of leadership at troubled carriers around the world: management ...
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Punctuality hits new lows
When the Association of European Airlines (AEA) issued its punctuality report for the first quarter of the year, it warned that delays in 1999 were shaping up to be worse even than the infamous summer of 1989 when European delays last hit a peak. The prediction was on target. ...
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Reading the signs
Major carriers appear to be signalling their intent to rein back on excess capacity. Chris Tarry at Commerzbank looks at the signs and the possible influence of alliances in the equation. It does not take a degree in rocket science to realise just how testing this year has already been ...
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Passenger seat restraint
Kevin O'Toole Continuing fall-out from Asia's economic crisis reverberated around markets last year as is clear from the latest passenger airline rankings. But it is concerns over falling yields rather than traffic that are now taking centre stage. Last year posed something of a test of resolve for airline ...
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BA to axe 1,000 managers in bid to save profits
British Airways is to cut about 1,000 management jobs in a move it says is aimed at reducing costs to pay shareholder dividends. BA says it "will find additional savings of £225 million [$360 million] this year to deliver the profits that the City expects". Analysts had warned that ...
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COMESA states agree open skies
Airline operations across a swathe of eastern and southern Africa are poised for a major shake-up following the adoption of a new open skies policy by 21 countries spanning the continent. Aviation authority representatives from Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) states agreed the regional pact at ...
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Eurocontrol appeals for capacity increase
Eurocontrol is asking member states to commit to increasing national airspace capacity over the next five years so it can better predict future trouble spots. The move comes after European delays hit an all-time high in June, when 37.3% of all flights were delayed by more than 15min, according ...
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Canadian gets three-month deadline
Brian Dunn/MONTREAL Canadian Airlines has been given three months to find a financial lifeline, with Ottawa suspending competition rules for 90 days from 13 August to help the ailing carrier find a saviour. The Calgary-based airline seems unlikely to emerge from the period in its current form. Ottawa's move ...
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Iridium seeks rescue package as it files for bankruptcy
Tim Furniss/LONDON Mobile satellite communications company Iridium is striving to put together a financial rescue plan after filing for bankruptcy protection from its creditors on 13 August. As the Motorola-led company works on the plan, fellow start-up mobile satellite communications (satcom) company ICO Global Communications is feeling the "Iridium ...
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Share sale helps Qantas profit rise
Australia's Qantas has reported a pre-tax profit of A$662.5 million ($432 million) for its financial year to 20 June, up by 38.6% on the previous 12 months. Turnover rose by A$320 million - or 3.9% - to A$8.45 billion, while net profit was up by 38%, to A$420.9 million, buoyed ...
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Marketplace
Finnair will cease its Saab 340 services from October, with the cancellation of wet-lease operations, as it concentrates on services with its fleet of nine ATR 72s. China Airlines has grounded its four remaining Airbus A300B4s and is offering them for sale. The airline is still searching for buyers for ...
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Green Light for JetBlue
The US Department of Transportation has tentatively approved JetBlue Airways' request to start low-cost, high-frequency scheduled services. The New York Kennedy-based carrier will launch services next January with Airbus A320s. Source: Flight International
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PAL's rebuilding links it to Emirates
Philippine Airlines (PAL) is offering flights to Dubai for the first time in 15 months after signing a codeshare agreement with Emirates. The move comes as the airline seeks to expand its links with other carriers. From 1 September, PAL will offer seats on each of Emirates' thrice weekly ...
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AeroPeru goes into liquidation after final rescue efforts fail
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Final hopes of finding a new financial backer for AeroPeru have been extinguished as creditors rejected four last-ditch rescue proposals and initiated moves to liquidate the grounded national carrier. "The creditors met to consider four proposals, none of which were acceptable-The creditors were obliged to ...
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Routes
Virgin Express is launching daily services from Berlin to Rome Fiumicino and Brussels in November. Delta Air Lines will discontinue services to St Croix in the US Virgin Islands on 1 December to make more seats available to St Thomas passengers. Channel Islands-based Aurigny Air Services has applied to begin ...
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KLM-Continental row hits Wings alliance
Chris Jasper/LONDON The planned launch of the so-called Wings alliance is in doubt after a disagreement between Dutch flag carrier KLM and Continental Airlines of the USA - two of the four major airlines that had been expected to launch the grouping this year. Sources close to the pair ...
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Strategic stretch
More than a long-range niche filler, Boeing's 767-400ER promises to bring new life to the entire big twin family Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing's big twinjet strategy takes another important step forward on 26 August when the 767-400ER is officially rolled out of the company's Everett assembly site in ...