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Passenger lobby issues 'world airline safety rankings' report
A REPORT which claims to rank the world's major airlines, using data about their fatal-accident history, has been issued by the US-based Air Travelers Association, a newly established lobby group for airline passengers. The Airline Safety Report Card covers 260 scheduled passenger airlines around the world - 29 ...
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Eurowings climbs
German regional carrier Eurowings has announced record revenue, profit and passenger figures for 1996. Chief executive Reinhard Santner attributes the figures to the success of alliances with Air France and KLM, and the expansion of European services. The results come despite a stagnant domestic market, rising fuel prices ...
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Marketplace
++ TWA has concluded an agreement with International Lease Finance, to take a new Pratt & Whitney PW4000-powered Boeing 767-300ER, on lease. The 233-seat aircraft will be used on routes to the Middle East. ++ Japan Air System has placed orders for two Airbus A300-600Rs powered by Pratt & Whitney ...
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Meridiana studies long-term fleet and partner strategies
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Meridiana is planning to double its fleet of McDonnell Douglas (MDC) MD-80s over the next three years, but is studying a plan to switch to an all-Boeing or all-Airbus fleet in the longer term. The Olbia, Sardinia-based regional airline, which is majority- owned by ...
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AI(R) achieves breakthrough in Central Asia with RJ Avroliners
Ian Sheppard/TASHKENT Aero International (Regional) (AI(R)) has delivered the first Western-built regional jet to a CIS carrier. The first of three AI(R) Avro RJ85 Avroliners for national carrier Uzbekistan Airways arrived in Tashkent on 7 July. Buying the aircraft is part of the airline's ...
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EC will say yes to Alitalia state aid, with conditions
The European Commission (EC)is on the verge of finally approving Italian Government aid for debt-ridden national carrier Alitalia. The Commission has refused to accept Italian assurances that the L3,000 billion ($1.8 billion) required should be considered as a commercial investment. Instead, Europe's transport commissioner Neil Kinnock ...
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KLM takes complete control of feeder airline Air UK
KLM has acquired complete control of Air UK in a deal in which the Dutch airline has bought the 55% shareholding from British Air Transport Holdings. The deal, for which no purchase price has been disclosed, will give KLM 100% control of the largest provider of feed traffic ...
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Noise blight
Yet again, Europe is getting out of kilter over aircraft noise - and yet again it is doing so to the detriment of its credibility. This time, it is the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) which is trying to drag the European legislative process into disrepute, by formulating rules which ...
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Strikes hit British Airways cost-saving plans
A three-day strike by British Airways cabin crew is estimated to have cut the carrier's passenger loads on flights from London Heathrow by about 50%. The strike, which started on 9 July, also disrupted operations at other airports, principally Gatwick. Only about one-third of its own flights departed ...
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ValuJet merges into Air Tran
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC VALUJET AIRLINES has agreed a merger with AirTran Airways which will rid the carrier of its stigmatised name, increase its maintenance capability and overcome US Federal Aviation Administration restrictions on its growth. The ValuJet and AirWays holding companies will merge, but the two ...
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Delta
Stephan Egli has been appointed vice-president for the Atlantic/ Pacific business unit of Delta Air Lines, from July. He was formerly vice-president for network management at Swissair. Malcolm (Mac) Armstrong is named vice-president for corporate safety and compliance. Armstrong was formerly vice-president for corporate safety and regulatory compliance at US ...
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Air Dolomiti reports first-ever profit
Marco Messalla/ROME Air Dolomiti has posted its first profits since start-up, setting up the north Italian regional carrier for its forthcoming share issue and for the expected order of three regional jets. The airline, which was founded in 1990, turned in an operating profit of L15 ...
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Traffic and revenues expand at Lufthansa
Lufthansa fortunes are climbing steeply following traffic and revenue growth in the first half of 1997. Chairman Jürgen Weber says that the national carrier has achieved substantial growth in profit in the first half of this year compared with 1996 figures. Weber highlights particularly strong growth in the ...
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Sabena cost-cutting begins to pay off
Sabena's push to cut costs has put it on course to break even in 1998 and return to profitability in 1999, says chief executive Paul Reutlinger. The expected recovery follows record losses of Bfr8.8 billion ($24.6 million) in 1996, caused partly by the Belgian flag carrier's restructuring programme. ...
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Tunis Air plans growth as profits rise
Tunis Air produced a major improvement in net profits for 1996 and is heading for another good result this year on the back of forecasts of rapidly rising passenger numbers. The airline has also revealed plans to expand and replace a large part of its fleet. The Tunisian ...
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Ageing-airliner census 1997
The world's ageing fleet continues to expand as new roles are found for the older airliners Max Kingsley-Jonesand Ian Sheppard/LONDON The World's fleet of ageing airliners continues to grow, while the manufacturers are boosting the production of potential new replacements to new record- breaking levels. This year's ...
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Ageing aircraft
Supersonic Aerospatiale/BAe (BAC) Concorde Thirteen of the 14 Concordes delivered to British Airways and Air France between 1975 and 1980 remain in service. Twenty Concordes were built, including two prototypes, two pre-production aircraft and two production aircraft which were not delivered. One of the seven Concordes ...
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Quiet life
Re-engineing and hushkitting activity is intensifying along with noise legislation Andrew Doyle/LONDON Technology WHICH allows ageing airliners to meet the latest noise regulations coming into force in Europe and the USA is big business. It is an industry attracting a growing number of participants ...
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Asain maintenance
The 1997 Maintenance Directory for Asia, Africa and Australasia (Flight International, 28 May-3 June) wrongly combines the entries for Hong Kong Aero Engine Services (HAESL) and Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering (HAECO). The organisations would like to emphasise that HAESL took on the engine-overhaul activities of HAECO as a separate corporate ...