News from FlightGlobal – Page 2306
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Airports
-Asia's economic slowdown has caused a one-year delay in the opening of a third passenger terminal at Singapore's Changi Airport. According to Singapore communications minister Mah Bow Tan, the terminal is expected to open in 2006, because the urgency of the project has been reduced as a result of a ...
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Austria to host ATC centre
Julian Moxon/PARIS Eurocontrol has confirmed that Austria will host the Central European Air Traffic Control Centre (Ceats). The decision ends years of controversy over which of several countries would be chosen (Flight International, 16-22 December, 1998) . The directors general of the countries involved - Austria, Italy, Hungary, ...
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CFMI changes software to tackle Next Generation 737 engine snag
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES CFM International hopes to receive approval next month for changes to the CFM56-7 engine that will provide a long term solution to problems experienced in the first full year of service on Boeing's Next Generation 737. The issues were related to the engine's hydro-mechanical unit ...
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South Africa and China sign
South Africa and China have signed a bilateral air service agreement to promote tourism and strengthen trade relations between the two countries. Several South African companies, including state-owned defence group Denel, have growing business interests in China, while South African banks have established offices there. Designated airlines of ...
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Airlines taste chips in bid to solve lost baggage problem
British Airways is trying to overcome the problems of lost bags by using radio frequency identity (RFID) baggage labels. Several US airlines may commit themselves to trials with the new system, says the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The "smart" labels have embedded semiconductors (silicon chips) that emit identity ...
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Cypriot charter set to take off
A new, independent, Cyprus-based charter operator, Capital L Airlines, is to begin operations from the island after the Cypriot civil aviation authority's approval of a one-year operating license. The airline, a subsidiary of tour operator Louis Tours, will launch charter flights from European points to Larnaca and Paphos on ...
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Light shines at end of Greek air traffic tunnel
Julian Moxon/PARIS Additional reporting David Learmount/LONDON Pan European air traffic control (ATC) delays, resulting from traffic logjams over Greece, should be reduced considerably during the summer, following an employment agreement between air traffic controllers and the Greek civil aviation authority. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) infrastructure ...
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Airlink BN-2 Islander 'breaks up in flight'
All 11 occupants were killed when a Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander operated by Papua New Guinea domestic carrier Airlink crashed on 3 February after apparently breaking up in flight. The aircraft was en route from Hoskins to Kandrian, when it crashed into a plantation some 32km (20 miles) south-west of ...
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Marketplace
-Ansett Australia has confirmed it will lease two Boeing 747-400s from Singapore Airlines, to replace the two 747-300s it leases from the same carrier. The two aircraft will be operated on Ansett's daily services between Sydney and Osaka, returning via Brisbane, and on its five-times weekly Sydney-Hong Kong services. -American ...
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American delivery
American Airlines accepted delivery of its first Boeing 737-800 on 5 February, its 800th jet aircraft produced either by Boeing or the former McDonnell Douglas. The 737-800 is the first of 100 on firm order by American. Source: Flight International
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Routes
- All Nippon Airways (ANA)has applied for a Government go-ahead for its planned codeshare partnership with Varig, in the run-up to joining the Star Alliance by October. The two airlines plan to begin codesharing on two Varig-operated services from Rio de Janeiro to Nagoya and Tokyo, starting on 28 March. ...
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Aeroflot power battle rages, finances probed
Aeroflot Russian International Airlines has sacked two senior managers as part of an ongoing battle for control of the airline. Aeroflot, Russia's leading airline, has also launched an internal audit, which Moscow sources suggest may reveal evidence of financial mismanagement. Commercial director Alexander Krasnenker and his deputy Leonid Itskov ...
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Mergers
-National Jet Systems (NJS), the Australian regional carrier, has purchased a large minority stake in Ireland's CityJet for a sum estimated at between Ir£4 million ($5.8 million) and Ir£6 million. The holding is understood to be in excess of 40%. CityJet will still look to expand its relationship with Air ...
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Mesa/CCAir deal moves ahead
The Mesa Air Group expects to complete its $53 million acquisition of Charlotte, North Carolina-based CCAir in May. The two carriers, which have entered into a merger agreement, were linked through the Barlow Investment partnership, which has minority shareholdings in both. The all-stock transaction, announced last August, remains subject ...
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US majors caution despite strong performances
Chris Jasper/LONDON Most of the USA's top 10 airlines showed strong profits in 1998, but there were enough negative indications by the end of the year among the ranks of the major carriers to cause even the best performers to sound a note of caution for 1999. Of ...
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Training turning point
David Learmount/LONDON Uncertainties about imminent European rules governing pilot training schools have created confusion for the training industry, both in Europe and in the USA. Europe's new joint standards for pilot training and licensing are about to be implemented, yet fundamental aspects of the regulations governing them are still ...
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FlightSafety drops European training
David Learmount/LONDON A major US flight training organisation has dropped courses that offer training for pilots who want the new European commercial pilot's licence. The move comes in the face of continuing European regulatory confusion. Since December, FlightSafety International has been advising applicants for its European pilot licence ...
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Japan Air System in global alliance talks
Japan Air System (JAS) is in codeshare talks with Northwest Airlines, and its ally KLM, which could lead to the formation of a new alliance competing with Star and oneworld. In a separate move, Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has agreed a tie-up with Northwest, prompting speculation that it could become ...
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Jet there soon
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON when transatlantic ocean liners came under increasing pressure in the late 1950s from airlines with their new jets, shipping company Cunard emphasised its slogan "getting there is half the fun" as it sought to retain custom. With 1998 seeing another solid sales performance by the regional ...
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NASA budget hit by space station needs
NASA's budget is to be reduced for the sixth year running, with more money than ever going towards the International Space Station (ISS). The agency's fiscal year 2,000 budget request of $13.58 billion, which represents a slight decrease on the FY1999 funding level, includes $2.48 billion for the ISS, ...