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US airlines hold profit course
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON US AIRLINES continued their long haul back into profit during the first quarter, although news that Trans World Airlines is heading back into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection sounds a warning note that the restructuring is not yet over. TWA says that it has ...
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NEPC acquires Damania
NEPC AIRLINES, one of India's fastest-growing private carriers, has bought rival Damania Airways for some $33.3 million. It is unclear whether Damania will remain a separate company, or be merged with NEPC, which operates five Fokker F27s on feeder routes in southern India. Merger seems more likely since, ...
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777 ETOPS approvals go down to the wire
Guy Norris/SEATTLE BOEING AND UNITED Airlines hope to receive US Federal Aviation Administration approval for 180min extended-range twin-engine operations (ETOPS) for the 777 by 30 May - just a week before revenue services begin. The European Joint Aviation Authorities' (JAA) timetable is unclear. British Airways ...
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US start-up leases three BAe 146s
TRISTAR AIRLINES, a new US start-up carrier, has leased three British Aerospace 146-200s for five years from BAe's Asset Management Organisation (AMO). The agreement, signed at the convention, allows TriStar to begin scheduled operations from mid-July. The airline plans an initial, nine daily scheduled flights from its ...
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Business Express expands at Logan
BUSINESS EXPRESS Airlines has announced a major expansion which includes a 100% increase in gate and ramp space at primary hub Logan Airport, Boston. The airline has leased space at six gates from Massport, the airport's governing agency, allowing it to operate more than 80% of its 158 ...
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Iberia finishes 1994 in profit
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON IBERIA ENDED 1994 with its first operating profit in five years, leaving the ailing Spanish carrier optimistic that it can deliver the promised turnaround over the next two years. The state-owned group, which is still awaiting European Commission (EC) approval for its rescue plan, ...
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Belgian boost
BELGIAN FLAG CARRIER SABENA has taken short-term leases on three British Aerospace One-Elevens to provide increased summer capacity. This aircraft, a -500 model, is wet-leased from British World Airways; the other two aircraft will come from European Aviation. They will be used to boost frequencies on short-haul routes from Brussels ...
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Boeing wins Chinese/Danish orders for 737s
BOEING HAS REVEALED orders for a total of nine 737s from Chinese and Danish carriers, together worth over $300 million. Shandong Airlines of China has ordered 737-300 passenger aircraft, worth a total of $120 million with spares and training. The Jinan-based carrier will take the first in December ...
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Air Inter strike continues
Julian Moxon/PARIS FRENCH PILOT unions are continuing to obstruct attempts to negotiate an end to the crippling series of strikes at Air Inter, which led, on 12 May, to the resignation of the president, Michel Bernard (Flight International, 15-23 May). Air France president Christian Blanc ...
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Terminal Illness
"The new terminal will have a profound effect on the environment" Last week, a public inquiry began into the plans of the UK's major airport operator, BAA, to build a fifth passenger terminal at London Heathrow, the country's largest and most important airport. Some 300km (160 miles) ...
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Confidential safety
Airbus Industrie is the first manufacturer to set up confidential reporting. David Learmount/LONDON Even co-operative airlines often withhold some information when the report incidents to the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) Safety Information Exchange, according to its administrator, Bob Woodhouse. Fear of litigation explains at least a part ...
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Transbrasil underlines improvements in Brazil
Brian Homewood/RIO DE JANEIRO TRANSBRASIL HAS swung back into the black for the first time in eight years, helped by Brazilian Government reforms designed to stabilise the country's volatile economy. Brazilian flag carrier Varig has already reported a profit for 1994, and expects to make ...
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Low-cost measures
Agreeing to new training regulations is one thing - being able to afford them is another. Graham Warwick/ATLANTA Regional airlines have long hoped for advances in technology, which would make flight simulation more affordable. Now US regulatory changes are planned which will make simulator training ...
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Cathay pushes for stretched 777
Paul Lewis/SEATTLE CATHAY PACIFIC HAS declined a Boeing request to increase its orders for 777s beyond the current level of 11 to help launch the stretched version of the aircraft. At the same time, however, the Hong Kong airline is pressing the manufacturer to launch ...
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GE probes surge cause on BA's 777
Guy Norris/SEATTLE GENERAL ELECTRIC is investigating foreign-object damage (FOD) as being a possible cause of a surge experienced on a GE90 engine powering the first British Airways Boeing 777. The incident took place immediately after take-off from Boeing Field, Seattle, on 4 May on a certification ...
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Boeing floats short 777 with longest range yet
Paul Lewis and Guy Norris/ SEATTLE BOEING IS considering launching a short-bodied ultra-long-range variant of the 777, which would be capable of carrying around 250 passengers on routes up to 16,650km (9,000nm). Airlines are already being briefed on the aircraft The 777-100X or "Shrink" as ...
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Kestrel Roll-Out
Kestrel Aircraft has rolled out the prototype of its Model KL-1A piston-single aircraft. The Oklahoma based company has started taxi tests with the aircraft and plans to conduct its maiden flight by the end of this month. The four-seat aircraft is the first of five variants in the four- to ...
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Belgian limits spark EC warning
BELGIUM AND Switzerland have clashed with the European Commission (EC) over services between their countries, even before the Swissair/Sabena alliance gets under way. European competition commissioner Karel Van Miert is warning Switzerland that approval of the deal will require it to obey EC competition rules. The ...
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Fokker plans new Indian link
FOKKER IS CONSIDERING closer co-operation with aerospace company Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL), including an extension to the components work already undertaken by the Indian company for the Fokker 50. The Dutch concern is targeting India for sales of the turboprop Fokker 50 and the Fokker 70 and 100 regional ...