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Blanc attacks French Government
The president of Air France, Christian Blanc, has launched an unprecedented attack on the French Government for its "counter-productive and defensive" attitude to air-transport liberalisation. In an interview with the Paris-based political club "Fondation Saint-Simon", Blanc accuses the Government of pursuing a "totally catastrophic" air-transport policy over the ...
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The last challenge
It has long been accepted that certain world regions provide a disproportionate number of the global air-transport industry's serious accidents. These events influence public perception of air-transport safety and, if they are serious accidents, that perception does not take much account of where they happen. Even if they do occur ...
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Australia considers making GPWS compulsory
Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has begun industry consultation on proposed new standards for the installation of ground-proximity-warning systems (GPWS) on Australian commercial aircraft. The move to adopt the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) approved standards follows a coroner's re- commendation after the crash of a third-level ...
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Boeing boosts 737 production to match previous all-time high
Production of the Boeing 737 is set to emulate the previously highest-ever rate of 21 aircraft a month by the end of this year, with Boeing having announced a further boost in production of the twinjet. The monthly rate is set to reach the new peak during the ...
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Caravans make Costa Rican journeys
SANSA, the domestic regional-airline division of Costa Rica's LACSA Airlines, has taken delivery of its first four Cessna Grand Caravans. The four aircraft will replace some of the older turboprops in SANSA's fleet. According to the chief executive of LACSA's parent company, El Salvador-based TACA Group, Federico Bloch, the Caravans ...
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FSI's Boeing 777 receives Level C approval
FLIGHTSAFETY International's (FSI) first Boeing 777 full-flight simulator has received Level C training approval. The FSI-built simulator is now in service at the company's Seattle training centre. A second 777 full-flight simulator is now being built by FSI's Simulation Systems division for delivery to Malaysian Airlines in the second quarter ...
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What's on
Russian Aerospace '97 20-22 May, Moscow. Organised by Flight International and Aviaexport. Contact: Kim Daniels, First Conferences, 85 Clerkenwell Road, London EC1R 5AR, UK; tel: +44 (171) 404 7722; fax: +44 (171) 404 7733; email: confdesk@firstconf.com RAeS Events January: D F McIntyre Lecture: Prestwick Airport Reborn 13 January; Gordon ...
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Other mid-air collisions
Sir - In the article "Collision raises doubts on ATC routeings" (Flight International, 20-26 November, P8), you say: "The last time a mid-air collision between commercial airliners occurred was 11 August, 1979." I would point out that, in April 1984, a mid-air collision occurred between two Votec Embraer ...
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ValuJet stalled
In late December the US Federal Aviation Administration denied ValuJet Airlines permission to resume service between Atlanta and Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, and West Palm Beach and Fort Meyers, Florida, and add more aircraft. Under a consent agreement, ValuJet is required to seek authority from the aviation agency to expand beyond ...
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USAir wears Wolf clothing
In a move described as 'vintage Wolf', USAir will this year become US Airways, accompanied by a complete facelift. But below the cosmetic makeover, there are signs that the carrier's chairman is finally healing the longstanding rifts with labour. USAir chairman and CEO Stephen Wolf, who has master-minded ...
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Stalemate in London talks
UK and US negotiators kept to uncontentious issues such as ground handling and customs procedures during the latest round of bilateral talks in London in December 1996. Any breakthrough seems unlikely before the UK Office of Fair Trading and US Department of Justice rule on the proposed British Airways-American Airlines ...
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Struggle from the rubble
Kuwait Airways is banking on a successful programme of alliances and regional cooperation to reverse recent heavy losses. Doug Cameron reports from Kuwait City. Almost seven years after its liberation, Kuwait City retains an almost haunted look despite its renovation and its return as one of the major commercial centres ...
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Toughing out the boom
In 1997, can the major airlines improve on their performance in the boom year of 1996? Airline Business previews the main issues which will dominate airline executives' thinking in 1997. These are the good times, but life for the average airline manager does not appear to be getting any easier. ...
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Asia rife with labour strife
Industrial unrest is spreading across Asia-Pacific as the region's carriers react to a worrying economic slowdown and stiff competition, compounded by the global hike in fuel costs. At presstime, All Nippon Airways was at loggerheads with its cabin crew unions after wage negotiations broke down: a 24-hour strike ...
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Polls leave Thai with Bill
A change of government has rubbed salt into Thai Airways International's wounds. Lack of political clearance forced the carrier to postpone its US$4.7 billion fleet revamp and accept penalties of some $40 million. The latest setback for the mostly state-owned carrier comes on top of disastrous fourth quarter results which ...
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Alitalia pays a small price
Alitalia has been fined by the Italian antitrust authorities for bullying tactics against domestic competitors, and as it succeeds in removing one through a codeshare deal with startup Alpi Eagles, another potential threat appears in the form of Azzurra Air. The authorities found that Alitalia had 'impeded, blocked ...
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The battle for AOM begins
Barely having caught their breath after the furious scramble to take over insolvent Air Liberté, potential bidders are now lining up in the race for struggling French rival, AOM. And potential political problems are already brewing. British Airways' recent acquisition of a 67 per cent holding in Air ...
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United allies down under
The fierce fight for market share on routes in and out of Australasia is set to hot up even further following Air New Zealand's alliance with United Airlines and a new capacity-boosting bilateral between Australia and the UK. The fledgling partnership of Air New Zealand and Australia's Ansett ...
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China puts on the squeeze
China is having mixed success in its aviation policy. Despite easing the moratorium on aircraft orders, Beijing is now having to curb international capacity growth for fear of Chinese carriers losing out to their foreign counterparts. But the authorities are having more success in their drive for domestic consolidation. ...
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Beijing spurs triple listing
Three Chinese airlines are pressing ahead with plans for initial public offerings, but at presstime it was unclear whether they would beat the 1 January deadline. Missing that date would mean they would have to include another year's audited financial results in their share prospectuses. Following the Civil ...