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China slashes civil aviation spending
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE China is halving its investment in the civil aviation industry to 11.1 billion yuan ($1.3 billion) this year as its airlines struggle with financial losses, the official Xinhua news agency says. Liu Jianfeng, Minister of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) says that the country ...
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Airports
-American Airlines will build a new $1 billion, 59-gate terminal at New York Kennedy International to replacing its two existing terminals and accommodate expansion into the next century. The new 76,500m² (1.9 million ft²) facility is to open in 2006 with work to begin later this year. The three concourses ...
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SkyWest pursues expansion plans
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC SkyWest Airlines intends to expand its western US regional network further with its newly announced purchase of 25 Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) 200LRs, while longer-term planning is focused on finding a smaller jet or turboprop replacement for its Embraer EMB-120 Brasilias. "We've grown by 35% over ...
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Jordanian routing for Eilat sought
Israel has asked Jordan to allow domestic and international flights to Eilat in southern Israel to be able to use a route through Jordanian airspace. The move would eliminate problems which result from the use of the narrow "J-10" routing from northern to southern Israel. This corridor, which serves ...
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Brazil takes off all fares controls
Brazil has removed the last remaining controls on internal air fares, although the move is expected to have little effect on a market that is still in upheaval following the major deregulatory measures taken one year ago. The Brazilian Civil Aviation Authority (DAC) has announced that airlines are free ...
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Continental's Latin push gets weaker
Continental Airlines is finding its push into Latin America hampered by the fact that American Airlines has already secured matches with many of the region's flag carriers. Pickings among the second- and third-tier airlines tend to be much smaller, Continental is discovering. Chile's Avant Airlines is the latest example. ...
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Mexico faces pressure
Trans World Airways' return to Mexico City with daily flights from St Louis and New Orleans underscores Mexico's need to reach some fundamental aviation decisions. The presence of yet another US carrier fuels Mexico's need to resolve the future of Aeromexico and Mexicana, which are caught up in a debate ...
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Airlines face lawsuits for pesticide spraying
Airlines are facing new complaints, union trouble and possible lawsuits over pesticide spraying on aircraft. In the USA, two major lawsuits filed by flight attendants in Louisiana and California against pesticide manufacturers claim that many crew members are suffering chronic illness and multiple chemical sensitivity from long term exposure ...
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Southwest bites the Big Apple
It is the news that other US carriers hoped never to hear. Southwest Airlines is about to take a bite out of the Big Apple and begin operating from New York. Analysts and rival airlines have speculated about the possibility for years, but Southwest has deliberately avoided the New ...
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Beijing breaks ice with USA
US negotiators seem optimistic that a recent thaw in informal talks with China could lead to formal negotiations and a new bilateral this year. Washington has no expectation of "open skies," but hopes to gain more access to China with fewer restrictions for more US carriers. Last year Beijing ...
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Japanese rejig overseas strategies
Most Asian airlines have concentrated on costs to survive the region's doldrums, but Japan's airlines, facing new low cost domestic rivals, are looking at both international costs and revenues in an effort to boost profits. Japan Airlines (JAL) and All Nippon Airways (ANA) have both taken the bold step ...
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Rescuers ride into PAL
Just as it looked as if it was all over for Philippine Airlines (PAL), a troop of white knights have emerged in the form of former Cathay Pacific Airways executives who have taken up senior management positions in Manila. The four high-level executives started working at PAL in mid-January ...
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SAS withdraws from Hong Kong
In deciding to withdraw from Hong Kong as of March, Scandinavian carrier SAS is pointing fingers at both Chek Lap Kok's airport charges and Cathay Pacific's dominance. SAS is not content to blame its retreat entirely on poor traffic, although it admits that has been "terrible" over the past ...
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Privatised Austrian to look east
Austria has revived plans to privatise it flag carrier in a move that will boost its expansion eastwards. The government is to relinquish its majority holding Austrian Airlines after it decided not to participate in a Sch3 billion ($240 million), capital raising programme. The state will remain the largest ...
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BM bullish on Moscow
British Midland hopes to start up its London Heathrow-Moscow route before the beginning of its summer schedule, despite Virgin Atlantic Airways' appeal against the UK Civil Aviation Authority's decision to award the route to British Midland. A British Midland spokesman says that until the appeal is heard in February, ...
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easyJet sees black
Privately owned easyJet has finally turned a profit, but the publication of its first set of results has provoked scepticism and speculation that it may soon be up for sale. The carrier's 1998 pre-tax profit of £2.3 million ($3.8 million) on a turnover of £77 million, appears to belie ...
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French ambition
With a pilot deal under its belt, the French national carrier is now moving ahead with a flotation. But a global alliance still escapes the airline, while there are also doubts over its ambitious expansion plans. When in the autumn of 1997 former Air Inter boss, Jean-Cyril Spinetta, was ...
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Express yourself
As Delta Express heads for its third year of operation, not all industry observers share the group's optimism for this experiment in setting up a low-fares, airline-within-an-airline. Passengers on Delta Express aircraft wave dollar notes in the air when they see the flight attendant coming down the aisle. Having ...
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Hard day's flying
El Al is getting ready for a mid-year privatisation. Even without the right to fly on the Sabbath, the airline reckons that it is one of the most efficient in the world. When running an airline that can fly only five days a week, you could be forgiven for ...
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Split decisions
In the next few months, Mexico's government plans to decide whether Aeromexico and Mexicana should stay under common ownership. Three years after placing Aeromexico and Mexicana in common ownership, Mexico's federal government is debating whether to keep the two airlines together or sell them separately. Common ownership was ...