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Cuban revolution
Andrzej Jeziorski/HAVANA The Franco-Italian regional aircraft consortium ATR scored a coup when it became the first manufacturer outside the ex-Communist Bloc to sell aircraft to Cuba since Fidel Castro's revolution in 1959. The sale is the start of a massive fleet renewal programme covering all of the Caribbean island's ...
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Parts partnerships
Paul Seidenman/SAN FRANCISCO Fewer air carriers want to be in the business of stocking and maintaining huge inventories of parts, so they are looking to shift the burden to those companies which supply everything from bearings and seals to engines and airframes. "Until the early 1990s, the industry was more ...
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Boeing aims at TrunkLiner gap
Guy Norris/SEATTLE Boeing is in talks with China over a wide range of potential ventures, including possible involvement in the 717-200, as the company seeks to fill the void left by China's recent decision to scrap the MD-90 TrunkLiner effort. Boeing Commercial Airplane Group president Ron Woodard says: ...
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China Airlines aligns with SIA as it ponders 777 acquisitions
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE China Airlines (CAL) has reached an internal decision to order a fleet of Boeing 777s, but final board approval remains pending as it weighs the full scope of potential co-operation with newly announced strategic partner Singapore Airlines (SIA). The Taiwanese carrier has in principle selected the 777-200 as ...
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UK welcomes EC alliance proposals despite misgivings
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON The European Commission's (EC) alliance proposals have been given a broad welcome by the UK, despite concern over some "significant" gaps, but they have met fierce criticism in Germany, where the conditions have been dismissed as "unacceptable". John Bridgeman, director of the UK's the Office of ...
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Windshear alert goes on trial in Hong Kong
Pilots flying into Hong Kong's new Chep Lap Kok Airport are being urged to familiarise themselves with a new windshear alerting system, installed after a meteorological investigation revealed that severe turbulence would be encountered for a total of 20h each year. Chep Lap Kok is adjacent to Lantau Island, ...
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Taking pole position
Paul Lewis/NEW YORK and HONG KONG The International Air Transport Association's (IATA) Asia-Pacific technical office and airline regional co-ordinating group (RCG) has enjoyed a busy three years. Having negotiated safe passage over Afghanistan and helped broker the opening of North Korean airspace, the group scored again with the initial ...
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Atlas studies mid-size freighter
Guy Norris/SEATTLE Atlas Air has confirmed interest in expanding its operations beyond the Boeing 747-200F and 747-400F freighters with a new mid-size aircraft. "We are considering a 50-60t aircraft" says the Colorado-based cargo airline's president and chief executive, Michael Chowdry. Although Atlas has expanded its fleet with used ...
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Australian regional launches with Saabs
Australian scheduled start-up Macair, based at Townsville, Queensland, has taken delivery of two ex-Regional Airlines Saab 340Bs which it is operating on scheduled services linking Townsville, Brisbane, Cloncurry, Mackay and Mount Isa. Macair, now owned by the Western Queensland Collings family, began as McKinley Air Charters. Its present expansion ...
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Casinos gamble on new carrier
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Two Las Vegas casinos have together invested $30 million in low-fares start-up National Airlines, in a bid to offset a decline in seat availability as major airlines redeploy aircraft to higher-yield routes. National plans to start services in January or February 1999, operating four leased ...
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CityFlyer outlines plans to operate all-jet fleet
Max Kingsley-Jones/WOODFORD British Airways franchise partner CityFlyer Express expects to be an all-jet operator within five years, with its growing fleet of 105-seat Avro RJ100s set to be the smallest aircraft it operates. The airline, however, denies suggestions that it is set for an imminent change of ownership. CityFlyer has ...
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EasyJet raises stakes with 737-300 deal
Easyjet, the UK low-cost operator, has placed a major follow-on order with Boeing for at least 15 Next Generation 737s, which will boost its fleet to over 30 aircraft within five years. The deal includes firm orders for 15 737-700s worth some $650 million, with options for a similar ...
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Flying Colours team assumes control after Airworld merger
A boardroom reshuffle resulting from the take-over of UK charter airline Flying Colours by Airworld has seen the departure of two Airworld directors. Flying Colours managers have been appointed to most senior positions, despite the airline being taken over. The move, which follows the June take-over of Flying Colours ...
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Domestic rivalry in Japan gets fiercer
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Competition in the Japanese domestic airline market is set to hot up, following the first Government approval in 35 years for a new carrier. The go-ahead for a second start-up carrier is also pending, with two more new entrants planning to fly in 2000. Skymark Airlines ...
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Marketplace
-Aer Lingus will take delivery of a new General Electric CF6-80E1-powered Airbus A330-200 in May 2000 on a six-year lease from International Lease Finance, with extension options. -Kitty Hawk Air Cargo has completed conversion of an ex-Middle East Airlines (MEA) Boeing 747-200 combi to cargo configuration at its Oscoda, Michigan, ...
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Arkia plans for Nigerian carrier
Israel's largest private carrier, Arkia, has revealed plans to start an airline operation in Nigeria and at the same time to boost its fleet with new aircraft, including Boeing 757-300s. The airline operates 12 de Havilland Dash 7 turboprops, four Boeing 737-200s and a leased 757-200 on regional scheduled ...
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Routes
-United Airlines will cease its daily services between Honolulu and Osaka in October as a result of the Asian economic downturn and losses on the route. -Cathay Pacific Airways has been cleared to begin services between Hong Kong and San Francisco in December, with Airbus A340-300s. -British Airways has been ...
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UK proposal may end grandfather rights
A call by a UK cross-party parliamentary committee to rewrite the slot allocation system in Europe has met with a frosty reception from airlines. The proposal comes as the European Commission (EC) is in the process of preparing its own report on the revision of regulations governing slot trading. ...
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US Airways and American begin marketing pact
US Airways and American Airlines have merged their frequent flier programmes in the first phase of a wider marketing pact announced earlier this year. From 1 August , each airline's club members also gained access to private airport lounges operated by both carriers. The two airlines have agreed to ...
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Mesa shareholders reject sale or merger
The new management at Mesa Air Group have seen off a potential shareholder rebellion after the defeat of a vote on proposals to hire an investment banker to explore a merger or sale of the regional airline operation. The proposal, tabled at the annual shareholders meeting on 28 July, ...