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UK low costs counter Go
While Ryanair signals it will not concede any ground to British Airways' planned low-cost operation, Go, at London/Stansted, EasyJet is firing the first shots in a legal battle to prevent BA from cross-subsidising Go. With Go yet to reveal details of its routes, in late February Ryanair announced plans ...
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Asians sell up to survive
Malaysia Airlines and Asiana have both effectively abandoned any fleet strategy, and are putting their entire fleets up for sale in bids to overcome the Asian economic slump. Meanwhile Malaysia's regional airlines have hit severe problems while, ironically, a new Fiji-based startup still aims to brave the economic storm. ...
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What's on in telecoms
The common standards provided by the Internet are posing considerable challenges for Sita and massive opportunities for the airlines to cut costs and boost efficiency. Jackie Gallacher talks to Sita's director general, John Watson. Just utter the words 'Internet Protocol' or IP and you have the main challenge facing Sita ...
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Second Asia tier tumbles
Doomsday gloom as heavy as last summer's smoke hangs over southeast Asia's second tier airlines. Rising currency costs and plunging traffic are hammering carriers in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines. 'We will not be able to make it until April,' warns Benny Rungkat, secretary general of the ...
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Southwest to rule roost
Southwest Airlines denies that expansion plans at Baltimore-Washington are in response to US Airways' new low-cost airline. But Southwest is certainly making it difficult for a competitor to get a toe-in. Southwest currently has six gates at Baltimore airport, and Maryland authorities have granted tentative authority to lease ten ...
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FAA scrambles to defuse timebomb
Tick, tick, tick. The millennium bomb is counting down, potentially to wreak havoc just as champagne corks and fireworks explode to welcome in the new century. Like most bombs, until the fuse is lit no-one is quite sure whether this will be a dud or a disaster, but there ...
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US six get big in Japan
Six US airlines and 13 cities will receive a total of 106 new weekly flights to Japan under a tentative agreement inked by the US and Japanese governments, following the signing of the new civil aviation bilateral in February. US carriers gaining new rights are American Airlines, Continental Airlines, ...
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Venezuela starts to stir
Venezuela's efforts to reclaim more international air traffic are not coming easily as local airlines fight over a plan to revive bankrupt Viasa. In February, Brazil's Vasp and local company Venezolana de Comercializacion unveiled a proposal to revive bankrupt flag carrier Viasa, with Vasp to hold a 49 per ...
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Balkan back for re-sale
Bulgaria has re-opened efforts to privatise its ailing flag carrier Balkan, advertising for international consultants to get the process under way. The airline was first put up for privatisation five years ago amid grand plans for a new Western-built fleet and an overhaul of the route network, but the project ...
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Europe suffers from safety gap
David Learmount/AMSTERDAM A dramatic difference in safety levels between European states which are members of the Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) group and those which are not has been revealed in a new Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) report. Studying approach and landing accidents, the most common of all accident categories ...
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Air Europa takes delivery of 767-300ER for Iberia franchise
Air Europa is introducing an ex-Asiana Airlines Boeing 767-300ER on long haul services for Iberia. The 767 is being taken on lease from GE Capital Aviation Services for operation on Iberia services from Madrid to Chicago under a franchise agreement signed in February. Source: Flight International
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GE widens 'boltless turbine' work
General Electric is studying the application of its recently developed "boltless turbine" to the entire range of CF6-80C2 and -80E1 turbofans as it perfects the technology for the newest -B7F1 and -B8F versions. The boltless turbine improves performance, reduces parts count, weight and cost, and is being introduced for ...
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Condor Berlin boosts Airbus A320 orders as operations begin
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH Condor Berlin, the new subsidiary of Lufthansa charter arm Condor Flugdienst, has increased its Airbus Industrie A320 order from six to eight aircraft. The new airline, based at Berlin/ Schönefeld Airport, was founded at the beginning of this year and began operations in early March. Its ...
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New European safety authority gathers support from industry
Alan George/BRUSSELS Strong support for the establishment of the proposed European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA) has been expressed by European aviation industry organisations participating in a consultation process organised by the European Commission (EC). The process also revealed a wide measure of agreement on the form and mission ...
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Finnair firms up new European alliances
Finnair and British Airways have firmed up their "Nordic alliance", which will take the form of codesharing on 15 flights between London and Helsinki in Finland and Stockholm in Sweden. The link will see a new service between Helsinki and London Gatwick, while Helsinki-Stockholm-Manchester flights will be included from ...
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US/Japan bilateral deal leads to 106 new flights
The US Department of Transportation (DoT) has tentatively awarded six US airlines 106 new weekly flights to Japan from 13 cities in the USA as a result of the liberalised air services agreement signed by the two countries on 14 March. The route awards are expected to become permanent ...
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Mesa holds talks in bid to keep America West codeshare
Mesa Air Group hopes to negotiate a new codeshare agreement with America West Airlines, after being informed that its arrangement to operate as America West Express will be terminated on 2 April. Mesa is already reeling from the termination of United Airlines codeshare agreements, which account for almost half of ...
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Marketplace
-British Airways subsidiary Brymon Airways is to aquire eight more de Havilland Dash 8-300s on lease from Bombardier Aerospace. The new Dash 8Q models will replace some of the airline's existing Dash 8s, and serve new routes. Deliveries will begin in April and continue through to early 1999. -Lufthansa CityLine ...
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Turkish group sets up regional carrier with Avro RJ100s
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON A new Turkish regional airline will launch services in December, backed by major Turkish conglomerate Park Holdings. The carrier has signed an agreement to purchase five new Avro RJ100s Park, which has divisions trading in energy, textiles and general services, has formed Park Express and recruited ...
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GE counts the cost of dropping growth GE90, but still profits
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON General Electric has revealed the cost of abandoning its growth plans for the GE90 turbofan, writing off $275 million. The GE aircraft engine business, buoyed by its growing services arm, still managed to outperform its main rivals in profit margins. GE revealed at the end of last year ...