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Grounded TAESA awaits inspection
TAESA, Mexico's third largest airline, is to remain grounded until Mexican authorities complete a full safety inspection. The transport ministry says the discovery of "anomalies and incidents" had led to the decision. Suspension of the low-fare carrier's operating certificate has come two weeks after the crash of one of ...
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Virgin Express heals Belgian CAA squabble
Herman De Wulf/BRUSSELS Brussels-based low-fare airline Virgin Express has had its air operator's certificate (AOC) extended for four months after resolving differences with the Belgian Civil Aviation Administration (BCAA) over changes in its senior management and the transfer of aircraft from the Belgian to the Irish register. Days after ...
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Airbus overtakes Boeing
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Airbus Industrie has seized number one position in the over 100-seat airliner market, overtaking its US rival Boeing for the first time in order backlog numbers. At the end of October, 1,456 Airbuses remained for delivery, compared to 1,423 Boeings. The consortium's achievement is the first time ...
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Canadian looks for oneworld lifeline
Members of the oneworld alliance are mulling over a temporary bailout for Canadian Airlines International. The struggling airline is looking for a cash injection of C$300-500 million ($200-$340 million) to put its financial house in order, and fight off Air Canada's takeover bid. The oneworld proposal was mooted at ...
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BA gambles
British Airways is on course to save more than £1.2 billion ($1.9 billion) from its three-year Business Efficiency Programme; enough, one might think, to guarantee respectable profitability even in the hardest of times. Yet analysts expect BA to barely break even this year, while the UK flag carrier last week ...
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No borders, please
In documenting a sorry year for European air traffic management (ATM) - so far - the independent Performance Review Commission (PRC) has nevertheless thrown the industry more than a few crumbs of comfort. There is considerable latent traffic capacity, it says, which is waiting to be released, and all that ...
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Air 2000 stays with A320 family for short-haul revamp
Air 2000 is to stick with the A320 family, rather than switch to the Boeing 737-800, to renew its short-haul fleet. A deal for eight CFM56-powered aircraft (five A320s and three A321s) has been concluded, involving four orders and four leases. The airline operates four International Aero Engines V2500-powered ...
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British Airways launches corporate rescue plan
Chris Jasper/LONDON British Airways has launched a corporate plan with the aim of tackling problem areas, including low yields at London Gatwick Airport, loss-making airline subsidiaries and domestic operation and poor aircraft usage. The plan is part of a bid to secure the massive profit improvements BA financial controller ...
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Routes
Peru back in Miami LanPeru, in which LanChile has a 49% shareholding, has started a daily service between Lima and Miami. Calling Pittsburgh US Airways chairman Stephen Wolf has called for a restoration of Pittsburgh- London services, abandoned by British Airways. The Bermuda II treaty bars the ...
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Alliances take hold in Asia-Pacific
NICHOLAS IONIDES/ATI SINGAPORE Alliance activity is on the rise in Asia-Pacific, with Korean Air (KAL) having won a place in the new global alliance being formed by Delta Air Lines, Air France and Aeromexico. Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is meanwhile edging closer to membership in the so-called Wings alliance based ...
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In Brief
PAL receives finance boost The US Export-Import Bank has dropped its objections to Philippine Airlines' rehabilitation plan, removing the carrier's last major barrier in efforts to emerge from near bankruptcy. The carrier says Eximbank filed a motion with the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission on 28 October, confirming its ...
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JFK Reconstructs
CAROLE SHIFRIN NEW YORK Billions of dollars are being pumped into New York's once run-down Kennedy airport to make the USA's east coast gateway fit for the 21st century A largely faded symbol of the new world of international aviation, New York's John F Kennedy International Airport is undergoing a ...
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Alaska offers Internet check-in
JANE LEVERE NEW YORK Alaska Airlines, a pioneer in the use of electronic tickets, is using the Internet to revolutionise its check-in process. The carrier has developed a new on-line check-in system for travellers who purchase electronic tickets for domestic travel from its web site; it now sells only paperless ...
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Venezuela's Aserca moves togain access to USA
Venezuela's Aserca Airlines is looking to its Caribbean subsidiary to expand a US presence otherwise frozen for Venezuelan airlines. Air Aruba, which is 70% owned by Aserca, is expanding its Aruba hub with three more McDonnell Douglas DC-9s, more flights to Caracas, and listings in more computer reservation systems. ...
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VASP merger proposal rejected
BRIAN HOMEWOOD RIO DE JANEIRO Brazilian aviation is again in confusion over mergers, with VASP proposing a single holding company for the four main companies and the government's development bank repeating an offer to finance fusion. For the second time this year, Andrea Calabia, president of The Brazilian National Development ...
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Aer Lingus quits Stansted In a re-evaluation of its London strategy, Aer Lingus has added services from Dublin to London City and London Gatwick airports, while ceasing its services to London Stansted. The London City service in particular, says Group CEO Garry Cullen, represents a "key opportunity" for Aer ...
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Return to School
KAREN WALKER WASHINGTON DC Competition is heating up to provide MBA programmes for airline middle managers on the fast track. Such programmes are helping to breed a new generation of business-savvy executives. Why is it that airlines are looking outside of the industry to appoint senior executives? Academics believe it ...
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Malév sees alliance as top priority
PETER BENNETT VIENNA Malév has admitted for the first time that it is to seek direct talks with all five of the global alliances, after a consultancy report from SH&E labelled this a top priority for the Hungarian flag carrier's privatisation. A Malév board meeting in early November decided to ...
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In Brief
EC to tackle ATC delays The Association of European Airlines has gained backing from the European Commission (EC) for a political solution to the worsening delays in Europe's airspace. EC vice-president and Transport Commissioner Loyola De Palacio has given the issue prominence in her transport work schedule, following the ...
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Olympic maps out recovery plan
GÜNTER ENDRES ATHENS November could go down in history as the month when Olympic Airways finally turned the corner in its perennial battle for survival. After the completion of a 12 week evaluation, the new BA Speedwing management team led by former Air Europe managing director Rod Lynch has ...