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Avia out for the discount
A lack of yield management lies at the heart of the failure of the Johannesburg-based international startup Avia Airlines, which entered 'provisional liquidation' after only three months of operations. Gert De Klerk, Avia's sole shareholder, blames the demise on heavy discounting of up to 15 per cent on ...
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Twin trouble for Cathay?
Cathay Pacific doesn't know whether to laugh or cry. On the one hand, it has avoided sharing its Hong Kong-Taiwan route with a Chinese-backed aspiring new entrant, China National Aviation Corporation, but it must still contend with two new entrants on the lucrative route. The thorny issue of ...
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Pal threats
Fledgling Philippine operator GrandAir wants to launch regional services in direct competition with flag carrier Philippine Airlines. GrandAir, which operates two A300s domestically, has applied to serve 11 Asian countries, including China, Japan, South Korea, Thailand and Hong Kong. Source: Airline Business
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Alitalia seeks foreign cash
Alitalia's management is forging ahead with its restructuring programme, as it prepares for the recapitalisation of the company in October. The carrier seeks an injection of up to L2,000 trillion ($1.3 billion), and its share price has been outperforming the Italian market average by 20 per cent as ...
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Profits hit USAir cuts ...
USAir's short period of optimism, with its labour problems near resolution, its competitors at bay and its second quarter profit up 717 per cent, was only illusory. The carrier returned to square one in its labour talks in July, Southwest is preparing to enter the Florida market, long ...
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LOT to think about AMR
LOT Polish Airlines has a lot to think about. The most pressing issues are doubts over its cooperation with AMR Corp, its proposed codeshare with American Airlines and the refinancing of its recent fleet acquisition. AMR Corp's ground services management contract with LOT is up for a two ...
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Oz champers stays on ice
The champagne bubbles were just settling after the successful conclusion of the Qantas privatisation when a handful of brushfires began throwing out sparks, potentially damaging projections of profitability. First, freight handlers walked off the job over a range of issues, including manning levels at Sydney Airport. They were ...
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Are airlines really on the rebound?
It all looks blissful, but this year's profits rebound could be a nine-day wonderOh, joy. After five years in the doldrums, there is a steady breeze of success and optimism blowing through the airline industry. But is the recovery going to be a permanent feature, or will it be yet ...
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Air India has capital plans
In a bid to reverse its declining market share Air India is embarking on an ambitious fleet renewal and expansion plan which would double the number of aircraft to 54 by the year 2002. With the state coffers shut tight, the Indian flag carrier is planning a further expansion of ...
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Pacific links spur on talks
In an attempt to flout the stalled US-Japan aviation relationship, airlines from the two countries are forming partnerships that could make alliance-building the issue that forces bilateral liberalisation. It is Delta Air Lines' proposed codesharing alliance with All Nippon Airlines, announced at the start of August, that is ...
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Delta plans another rejig
Delta Air Lines is to restructure its network by leaving five international markets, diminishing its Dallas-Fort Worth hub further, building up the importance of Cincinnati, and transferring more routes to regional airlines. The realignment is part of a continuing effort to maximise the profitable elements of Delta's network ...
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EC to act on Nordic link
The European Commission has set out the conditions it will impose before approving the proposed alliance of Lufthansa and SAS, while Transwede and Finnair are putting on a brave face about the prospect of a northern European giant operating in their backyard. The Commission has notified Lufthansa and ...
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. . as Sabena deal gets OK
The European Commission's conditions imposed in clearing Swissair's 49.5 per cent stake in Sabena may yet boost Belgium's private carriers but other European airlines seem less inclined to challenge the incumbents. The deal, cleared in late July, will see Swissair pay BFr6 billion ($212 million) for slightly under ...
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Canadian returns aircraft
Canadian Airlines International is to return three leased aircraft at the end of October following a review of its route network and narrowbody fleet requirements. Canadian will also discontinue selected services in northern Canada, turning some over to Canadian Regional and Calm Air. Source: Flight International
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Nashville tunes up
Nashville Air has applied for certification from the US Department of Transportation, and plans to begin Boeing 737 services from Nashville, Tennessee, to Atlanta, Detroit, New York and Orlando by the end of 1995. The airline is still attmepting to raise the $20 million necessary to begin flight operations. ...
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Kiwi Travel wins approval for tran-Tasman services
KIWI TRAVEL International Airlines has emerged successfully from its dispute with the New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority (NZCAA), finally gaining approval for starting scheduled services across the Tasman Sea to Australia. NZCAA chief Kevin Ward had opposed the granting of a licence, principally until the US Federal Aviation ...
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Balkan/Malta link-up
Air Malta and Sofia, Bulgaria-based Balkan Airlines are to operate a joint Sofia-Malta-New York-John F Kennedy, USA scheduled service using a Balkan-operated Boeing 767-200ER. Air Malta chairman Joseph Tabone says that the weekly service, starting in November, results from negotiations aimed at providing a viable, non-stop New York service from ...
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Meeting demands
Airbus Industrie rolls out the A319 to complete its present range of airliners. Julian Moxon/TOULOUSE IN JUST 25 years since its creation in December 1970, Airbus Industrie has fielded a range of airliners spanning 124-350 seats, knocked McDonnell Douglas (MDC) into third place in ...
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SAMECO plans abandoned
Plans for the Sino-Singapore joint-venture company, Shenzhen Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering (SAMECO), have been scrapped after the venture failed to win government approval to perform heavy maintenance work. SAMECO was due to open by early 1996, initially providing line maintenance, but with the long-term intention of developing a ...
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GAMECO looks for partners to fund Chinese expansion
GUANGZHOU AIRCRAFT Maintenance Engineering (GAMECO) is considering opening up its joint venture to new partners, as part of its planned expansion into central China. The company plans to start building a new two-bay widebody aircraft maintenance hangar in early 1996 and has targeted the city of Wuhan as ...