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Giving over control
It may be time for governments to shed the burden of air traffic control Emma Kelly/LONDON David Learmount/LONDON Private provision of air traffic services (ATS) may prove to be the way of the future. Canada's ATS is already privatised - but as a trust. The UK has just launched ...
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Ariane 4/5 to restart launches
Thwarted by late deliveries of payloads, Arianespace has amended its launch schedule and payload manifest so it can resume operations after a hiatus which has lasted since 2 April. Flight V118, aboard an Ariane 42P, will carry Indonesia's Telkom 1 on 4 August on the third Ariane mission of ...
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Materiel gains
Airbus Industrie Materiel Support has overhauled its image and is embracing the Internet to boost customer service Andrew Doyle/HAMBURG Airbus Industrie Materiel Support plays a key role in European consortium Airbus' growing sales success. As vice-president Peter Kloepfer puts it, the division is "never a deal maker, but we ...
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A world apart
Karen Walker WASHINGTON DC Despite three years of intense talks with the UK, US open skies negotiators admit they are no further forward. The lack of progress is a major setback in the US Administration's declared goal for open skies agreements around the globe. But talks continue elsewhere, albeit with ...
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NZ signs unlimited deal
New Zealand has signed liberal air services agreements with Belgium and Ireland. The former provides for an unlimited capacity and no restrictions on routes offered between the two countries and unrestricted codeshare rights. The Ireland agreement offers the same opportunities but also gives airlines from each side cabotage rights. ...
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Japan replaces KLM codeshare
Japan Airlines is to replace a codeshare with KLM with one for the same routes and frequencies with Iberia in a move that further extends its ties with the oneworld alliance. The switch, from the start of the winter timetable on 1 November, covers services between Amsterdam and Madrid and ...
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Bankrupt Sempati
Indonesia's grounded Sempati Air has been officially declared bankrupt with debts of 1.6 trillion rupiah ($240 million). The carrier, once the country's largest private operator, suspended services in mid-1998. Source: Airline Business
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Delaying the inevitable
Europe's latest crisis in air traffic control looks unlikely to be its last unless the region faces up to the need for long-term solutions. Air traffic control (ATC) authorities have been forced to resort to crisis management. At the route of the problem is the patchwork nature of the ...
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Ground handling goes acquisition crazy
Tom Gill LONDON SAirGroup's move to buy Dynair, a major US ground handler, accelerates the market's rapid consolidation. SAirGroup's Swissport International, which claims to have become the world's largest ground handler as a result of the acquisition, also absorbed Amsterdam Schiphol-based Dutchport and the operations of France's Air Littoral ...
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Cintra plan for public float draws fire
David Knibb SEATTLE Mexico's Cintra group, which owns both Aeromexico and Mexicana, has caused a furore by announcing plans for an initial public offering (IPO) this autumn. Pilots claim that the government-linked holding company is using its ownership of both carriers to favour Aeromexico. Meanwhile, the Mexican federal competition ...
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Start-ups move in after AeroPeru rescue deal fails
Continental Airlines' decision not to invest in AeroPeru is being viewed as the death knell for the Peruvian flag carrier. The likely winners will be two start-ups - each with foreign ties - together with AeroContinente, Peru's other international carrier. AeroPeru has been grounded since March and its ...
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Copa reveals new image
Brian Homewood RIO DE JANEIRO Copa Airlines of Panama has unveiled a new company image, the result of an alliance with Continental Airlines. The new look is shown on a Boeing 737-700, one of 12 scheduled for delivery over the next few years to replace existing aircraft. Copa Airlines ...
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Sydney's second airport moves closer
David Knibb BRISBANE A decision could come as early as August on whether to build Sydney's second airport after the project was cleared by an environmental report. The Badgery's Creek project, which has been stalled for years by long debates, made a breakthrough in July when a second audit of ...
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Cool head in a hot seat
The glass must always look half full to Fernando Pinto. The first thing that Varig's president and chief executive officer wants to point out is that his airline is in a better position today than it was three years ago. It would be easy to overlook this piece of ...
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Virgin truce puts Irish operation on hold
Simon Montlake ATI LONDON Virgin boss Richard Branson has brokered a truce between disgruntled pilots and managers at Virgin Express, the Brussels-based low-cost carrier. But the agreement, signed by Branson and staff representatives, has only put off the day of reckoning for Virgin Express Ireland, the new subsidiary at ...
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EasyJet gives tickets away
London Luton-based easyJet has taken low-cost travel into new territory with its decision not to charge for some of its flights. In response to Swissair's successful block on the application for a route licence between Geneva and Barcelona, the carrier will fly passengers free. These services would be classed as ...
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Arkia move sparks Arab backlash
Peter Bennett VIENNA Israeli group Arkia says it will invest up to $100 million in loss-making flag carrier Balkan Bulgarian after it won the rights to buy a majority stake. But problems with some of Balkan's Arab routes have set in, with some countries objecting to dealing with an Israeli-owned ...
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EasyJet goes for Gatwick
EasyJet will begin flying out of London Gatwick to Geneva this autumn in a move that departs substantially from its use of lower-cost airports such as London Luton and Liverpool. The no-frills airline has also applied for slots at Heathrow, but says that its fares will remain "affordable". Source: ...
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New dawn for Sun Air?
Roger Makings JOHANNESBURG South African Airways (SAA) is poised to move in on its ailing domestic competitor, Sun Air, after securing an exclusive three-month agreement with shareholders to work out a commercial relationship. Sun Air, in desperate need of a cash injection following the eight-month price war on South ...
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Japan's start-ups lose ground
David Knibb BRISBANE Skymark Airlines and Hokkaido International Airlines (Air Do), Japan's domestic start-ups, are taking a beating as a result of fare cuts by Japan's major airlines. In a full-blown fare war leading into Japan's summer season, falling ticket prices are bringing down the newcomers' load factors. Skymark ...