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Orient Express growth
The Orient Airlines Assoc-iation has reported an 11% growth in average passenger traffic for its 15 member carriers in 1994. Average passenger-load factors were up by 1% on the previous year, to 69.44%, while freight traffic increased by nearly 17%. Passenger capacity rose by 9.18%. Source: Flight International
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Falcon fledged
Gulf Air has launched its frequent flyer programme, Falcon, to Gulf Cooperation Council residents and has plans to expand to other countries throughout 1995. The carrier has settled for a standard three-tier membership system. Source: Airline Business
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Japanese tie
Japan Airlines and Thai have signed an agreement in which both carriers will expand the Nagoya-Bangkok service they operate jointly and launch a joint Osaka/Kansai-Bangkok service. In addition, Thai will operate Fukuoka-Bangkok for the partnership. Source: Airline Business
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Flemings doubts add to Bravia problems
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON NEW CRACKS have appeared in the Bravia consortium, set up to sell Rolls-Royce re-engine Tupolev Tu-204 twinjets, with the Flemings banking group expected to make a final decision, over its involvement in the programme within weeks. The problems, centre on disputes over funding ...
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Aer Lingus close to finalising deal to lease three BAe 146-300s
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON AER LINGUS IS close to completing a deal to lease three British Aerospace 146-300 regional-jets to allow it to compete on routes between Ireland and UK regional airports. The aircraft are being made ready for leasing by BAe's Assett Management Organisation, although Aer Lingus ...
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MAS seeks long-range aircraft
MALAYSIA AIRLINES (MAS) has asked for proposals from manufacturers for up to six new long-range passenger aircraft to replace its McDonnell Douglas (MDC) DC-10-30 on thin international routes. Under consideration for the deal are the Airbus A340, Boeing 777 and MDC MD-11. The airline is understood to want ...
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JAL and Thai consider expanding ties
JAPAN AIRLINES (JAL) and Thai Airways International are considering expanding their recently concluded co-operation agreement into a wider strategic tie-up covering Asia and the Indian subcontinent. The two airlines have agreed to increase joint flights from Bangkok to Nagoya and Fukuoka, introduce new joint services to Kansai Airport ...
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Air New Zealand boosts profits
AIR NEW ZEALAND (ANZ) boosted profits in its first half-year, despite continuing problems with its domestic Boeing 737 fleet and a rapid expansion of capacity on international routes. The New Zealand carrier managed to raise net profits by nearly 60%, to more than NZ$140 million ($89 million) ...
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Lufthansa decides on A319 as successor to 737-200
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH LUFTHANSA IS to order 20 Airbus A319 short- to medium-range airliners to replace its remaining Boeing 737-200s. The airline says that it chose the latest and smallest product of the Airbus stable on "grounds of fleet policy and economics". The decision still requires the ...
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Expansionist Air Canada swings back to profitability
AIR CANADA HAS posted its first profit in five years, and chairman Hollis Harris plans to keep the momentum rolling in 1995 with a further double-digit capacity expansion. Group net profits of C$129 million ($92 million) in 1994 mark a dramatic turnaround from the C$326 million loss ...
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GB Airways
GB Airways, now a British Airways franchise carrier is adding four per week services to the Spanish destinations of Valencia and Murcia in the northern summer. Source: Flight International
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Austrian Airlines
Austrian Airlines is beginning services from Vienna to Beijing and Almaty, while Austrian rival Lauda Air is starting a daily Salzburg-London Gatwick service. Source: Flight International
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Air Canada
Air Canada is increasing its transatlantic and transpacific capacity for the northern summer by 18%. Toronto-Tel Aviv and Toronto-Montreal-Brussels are new services. There are capacity and frequency increases on routes to Madrid, Osaka, London, Glasgow, Zurich, Berlin and Vienna. Source: Flight International
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Programming change
Many aviation companies, including airports and service providers as well as airlines, need to find ways of cutting costs further. Ray Eitel Porter and his colleagues at The LEK Partnership discuss effective responses. For the first time in its history, a medium-sized airline faced the threat of real competition. ...
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Northward bound
Ansett Australia is grappling with international expansion, toughening domestic competition, questions over its ownership, and a heavy debt burden. Tom Ballantyne assesses the future of Australia's second major airline. Fledgling international carrier Ansett Australia, striving to establish a permanent presence amongst Asia-Pacific's airlines, is wondering what cards fate will deal ...
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Picking up the pieces
The impact of a major accident on an airline's traffic and revenues is often short lived but limiting the damage to the carrier's public image is a delicate exercise. Sara Guild examines the lessons learned by a selection of carriers. There is a true tale in aviation's not so ...
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Coming clean
It is time the United States stopped equivocating and led the way towards multilateral liberalisation by clearly stating its international open skies policy. Jacqueline Gallacher reports. The attempt to launch a worthwhile debate on multilateralism at last November's Icao worldwide air transport conference, resulted in little more than a ...