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BWIA restructuring sees regional spin-off
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON BWIA International Airways is poised to undergo a major restructuring, including the setting up of a regional division. The restructuring, which was expected to receive board approval as Flight International closed for press, will see the airline divided into four separate profit centres covering international operations, ...
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CAL set to decide on merger
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE China Airlines (CAL) is poised to announce a decision on the proposed merger of its two subsidiary carriers, Formosa Airlines and Mandarin Airlines. The CAL board is to meet early this month to consider implementing the merger by August, instead of the planned June deadline. The ...
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Marketplace
-US Leasing company Wexford Management has reportedly cut back its Embraer ERJ-145 orders to 10 aircraft and scrapped a letter of intent for another 20 of the smaller ERJ-135s, plus 20 options. The remaining 50-seat aircraft will be placed with its subsidiary US Airways Express Chautauqua Airlines. -Japan Airlines is ...
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Alliance makes its presence felt
The oneworld airline alliance shows its colours starting 1 February, when the five member carriers presented a united passenger service front and the branding is made widely visible for the first time. American Airlines, British Airways, Canadian Airlines, Cathay Pacific and Qantas are launching fully integrated frequent flier programmes ...
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PAL pays to ward off fleet repossession
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has averted the threat of repossession of its fleet with a $37.9 million payment to its fully secured aircraft creditors. It is the first payment since June 1998 towards clearing the airline's $2.24 billion of debt. According to PAL, the payment was approved on 29 January ...
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Routes dispute delays Ugandan privatisation
Michael Wakabi/KAMPALA The privatisation of Uganda's national carrier is being delayed because of problems over landing rights allocated earlier to one of the bidders, under the African Joint Air Services Agreement. Privatisation of the carrier was supposed to have been completed by last November, but the date was ...
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Workshop
-Sabreliner's Dimension Aviation division at Phoenix Goodyear has begun heavy maintenance checks on the first of up to four FedEx McDonnell Douglas DC-10s. Maintenance and modifications will be carried out before the aircraft are converted to freighters. -Air India is reportedly opening up its recently completed R216 million ($5 million) ...
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B/E Aerospace cuts jobs, closes sites
Chris Jasper/LONDON B/E Aerospace is to close seven manufacturing sites and plans to shed 500 jobs as part of a major restructuring that will cost the US cabin interiors specialist $70 million. The Florida-based company revealed details of the move while announcing a deal by which it will ...
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Snecma closes in on airline maintenance contracts
Snecma's Services division is moving to seal its first maintenance deals with three airlines in the first half of the year. The French engine builder expects to create a series of joint ventures with the carriers to expand its maintenance arm into new markets. The company intends to follow a ...
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Separate values
Pressured by figures showing that air traffic delays in Europe are increasing, Eurocontrol is getting tough on the implementation of its latest measure to increase airspace capacity. The Brussels-based air navigation agency is demanding that all parties commit to the required vertical separation minima (RVSM) programme if it is to ...
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New levels
Andrew Doyle/DUBROVNIK Airline pleas to Europe's air traffic control authorities for more space in the sky to fly their aircraft could be answered on 23 April. This is the date that Eurocontrol's Provisional Council is due to deliver its judgement on detailed proposals for the introduction of reduced vertical ...
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The weasel game
Andrzej Jeziorski/TOKYO Japan's dominant Big Three carriers face radical change in domestic and international markets, at a time when the Asia-Pacific region is still wrestling with its economic woes. Japan Airlines (JAL) is the oldest of the three, and the biggest in revenue terms - in fiscal year 1997 (from ...
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Euro carriers edge toward privatisation
Julian Moxon/PARIS The French Government has launched the partial privatisation of Air France, with up to 17.4% of the airline's capital due be placed on the stock exchange in February. The much-delayed privatisation will see the Government's 94% stake cut to around 64% initially, diminishing to around 53% ...
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Slump leads to cuts in Air Canada fleet
Air Canada is cutting its fleet because of the slowing economy and the expected slump in airline travel. The Montreal-based flag carrier says it plans to retire most of its older aircraft, return a number of leased aircraft and postpone delivery of several new ones. The net effect will ...
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China slashes civil aviation spending
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE China is halving its investment in the civil aviation industry to 11.1 billion yuan ($1.3 billion) this year as its airlines struggle with financial losses, the official Xinhua news agency says. Liu Jianfeng, Minister of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) says that the country ...
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Airports
-American Airlines will build a new $1 billion, 59-gate terminal at New York Kennedy International to replacing its two existing terminals and accommodate expansion into the next century. The new 76,500m² (1.9 million ft²) facility is to open in 2006 with work to begin later this year. The three concourses ...
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Airbus and P&W order reverser modifications for A300/A310s
Airbus Industrie has issued a safety bulletin ordering rewiring modifications and thorough checks of the thrust reverser systems on Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4 and PW4000-powered A300-600 and A310 twinjets, before reactivation of the reversers. The move follows an incident in November when a Korean Air (KAL) A300-600, powered by ...
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SkyWest pursues expansion plans
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC SkyWest Airlines intends to expand its western US regional network further with its newly announced purchase of 25 Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) 200LRs, while longer-term planning is focused on finding a smaller jet or turboprop replacement for its Embraer EMB-120 Brasilias. "We've grown by 35% over ...
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757-300 wins joint certification
The Boeing 757-300 has been awarded its US Federal Aviation Administration type certificate, production certificate, 180 min extended range twin operations (ETOPS) approval and European Joint Aviation Authorities validation. The flurry of clearances for the Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4B-powered version of the aircraft follows a five and a half month flight test ...
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Jordanian routing for Eilat sought
Israel has asked Jordan to allow domestic and international flights to Eilat in southern Israel to be able to use a route through Jordanian airspace. The move would eliminate problems which result from the use of the narrow "J-10" routing from northern to southern Israel. This corridor, which serves ...