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Slump in Taiwanese passenger numbers could spark mergers
Brent Hannon/TAIPEI Taiwan's seven major airlines saw passenger numbers fall by more than 10% in 1998, compared with the previous year, making further consolidation within the ailing industry a strong possibility over the next 12 months. Passengers carried fell to 16.67 million - 10.4% down on 1997 figures ...
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Gulf carriers eye regional and global links
Max Kingsley-Jones/BAHRAIN With increasing fragmentation in the Gulf market, the key airlines - Emirates, Gulf Air and Qatar Airways - are examining their future partnership strategies and flirting with the global alliance groupings. Meanwhile, Oman Air is establishing a regional shuttle and seeking co-operation, rather than confrontation, ...
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BA stumbles
Falling yields from business travel on transatlantic routes helped put British Airways into the red for the three months to 31 December, the carrier's first quarterly loss for nearly four years. BA made a pre-tax loss of £75 million ($123 million), compared with profits of £80million for the same period ...
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Alliance becomes SA Alliance
Michael Wakabi/Kampala Alliance Air has acquired a Boeing 767-200ER on a three-year renewable lease from shareholder South African Airways (SAA), replacing the ageing 747SP the Uganda-based carrier has operated for the past four years. The two airlines also started a codesharing agreement with effect from 6 February. ...
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Boeing firms up design for latest 737 model
Boeing has finalised the design of the fourth major member of the Next Generation 737 family, the -900, which is due to enter service with Alaska Airlines in April 2001.The 180-seat aircraft will be stretched by 2.6m (8.5ft) overall, taking it to 42.1m in length - or roughly 2.7m longer ...
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Diamond DA40 approval slips back to year end
Diamond Aircraft has pushed back certification of its DA40 four-seat single by 12 months. The piston-powered aircraft will enter service by the end of this year. Test flights of three pre-production prototypes of the 135kW (180hp) Lycoming-powered DA40 are continuing from Diamond's base in Wiener Neustadt, Austria. A production-conforming ...
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Embraer reveals additions to regional jet family
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Embraer has unveiled plans for 70 and 90-seat additions to its family of regional jets. The surprise move is designed to signal to potential customers and risk-sharing partners the Brazilian manufacturer's firm intent to compete in this market. The company has announced the "pre-launch" of ...
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Trains oust planes
KLM has stopped 33 scheduled round trips a week to Amsterdam Schiphol from the cities of Groningen and Enschede, reacting to pressure from the Dutch Government to abandon domestic flights in favour of train travel. KLM says the decision was influenced by the business advantages of freeing take-off slots at ...
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ERJ-145 LOT
LOT Polish Airlines has ordered a pair of Embraer RJ-145 regional jets, with a further three on option. The aircraft will be used exclusively on international operations to Germany, Scandinavia and Eastern Europe. Delivery of the two Embraers is set for July and August, with the next three due to ...
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Airports
-Asia's economic slowdown has caused a one-year delay in the opening of a third passenger terminal at Singapore's Changi Airport. According to Singapore communications minister Mah Bow Tan, the terminal is expected to open in 2006, because the urgency of the project has been reduced as a result of a ...
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Austria to host ATC centre
Julian Moxon/PARIS Eurocontrol has confirmed that Austria will host the Central European Air Traffic Control Centre (Ceats). The decision ends years of controversy over which of several countries would be chosen (Flight International, 16-22 December, 1998) . The directors general of the countries involved - Austria, Italy, Hungary, ...
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CFMI changes software to tackle Next Generation 737 engine snag
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES CFM International hopes to receive approval next month for changes to the CFM56-7 engine that will provide a long term solution to problems experienced in the first full year of service on Boeing's Next Generation 737. The issues were related to the engine's hydro-mechanical unit ...
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South Africa and China sign
South Africa and China have signed a bilateral air service agreement to promote tourism and strengthen trade relations between the two countries. Several South African companies, including state-owned defence group Denel, have growing business interests in China, while South African banks have established offices there. Designated airlines of ...
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Airlines taste chips in bid to solve lost baggage problem
British Airways is trying to overcome the problems of lost bags by using radio frequency identity (RFID) baggage labels. Several US airlines may commit themselves to trials with the new system, says the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The "smart" labels have embedded semiconductors (silicon chips) that emit identity ...
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Cypriot charter set to take off
A new, independent, Cyprus-based charter operator, Capital L Airlines, is to begin operations from the island after the Cypriot civil aviation authority's approval of a one-year operating license. The airline, a subsidiary of tour operator Louis Tours, will launch charter flights from European points to Larnaca and Paphos on ...
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Airlink BN-2 Islander 'breaks up in flight'
All 11 occupants were killed when a Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander operated by Papua New Guinea domestic carrier Airlink crashed on 3 February after apparently breaking up in flight. The aircraft was en route from Hoskins to Kandrian, when it crashed into a plantation some 32km (20 miles) south-west of ...
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Marketplace
-Ansett Australia has confirmed it will lease two Boeing 747-400s from Singapore Airlines, to replace the two 747-300s it leases from the same carrier. The two aircraft will be operated on Ansett's daily services between Sydney and Osaka, returning via Brisbane, and on its five-times weekly Sydney-Hong Kong services. -American ...
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Routes
- All Nippon Airways (ANA)has applied for a Government go-ahead for its planned codeshare partnership with Varig, in the run-up to joining the Star Alliance by October. The two airlines plan to begin codesharing on two Varig-operated services from Rio de Janeiro to Nagoya and Tokyo, starting on 28 March. ...
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Mergers
-National Jet Systems (NJS), the Australian regional carrier, has purchased a large minority stake in Ireland's CityJet for a sum estimated at between Ir£4 million ($5.8 million) and Ir£6 million. The holding is understood to be in excess of 40%. CityJet will still look to expand its relationship with Air ...
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US majors caution despite strong performances
Chris Jasper/LONDON Most of the USA's top 10 airlines showed strong profits in 1998, but there were enough negative indications by the end of the year among the ranks of the major carriers to cause even the best performers to sound a note of caution for 1999. Of ...