News from FlightGlobal – Page 2311
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Angst up in the Andes
Peru is trying hard to attract foreign capital by opening its skies, but its policies are not uncontested and Peru's military may have plans of its own. David Knibb reports from Lima. Deregulation Peruvian-style is not for the faint of heart. Seventeen local airlines have failed in eight years and ...
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Lufthansa say in SAA?
Roger Makings Lufthansa is set to enter the fray for a stake in South African Airways' partial privatisation, due to be finalised by October this year. Lufthansa had consistently denied that it was interested in buying into SAA, saying acquisitions were 'not its style - we prefer to ...
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SIA shares its profits
Tom Ballantyne Asia's big profit-maker Singapore Airlines is to end its dual stock exchange listing by merging its local and foreign shares, providing the move doesn't impact Singapore's air service agreements. Mathew Samuel, the airline's legal and administration director, confirms that SIA is 'actively considering whether or not ...
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Cheap thrills with no frills
Lois Jones Low-cost startups are beginning to looking extremely vulnerable as more majors launch low-cost subsidiaries, ignoring the argument that the independent players should instead be left to satisfy the demand for low fares in underserved markets. By Lois Jones. To your corners, please. To the left of the ring ...
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Thai hold is loosened
Tom Ballantyne Thailand's government is moving towards domestic and international open skies this year, starting with a move to end a virtual monopoly held by flag carrier Thai Airways International on major domestic routes. Thai transport and communication minister Suthep Thueksuban has proposed a new aviation policy, allowing ...
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US hubs need to be consolidated
Karen Walker Driven as they are by the shareholder, the major US carriers will no doubt sit up and take notice of a new report from a Wall Street analyst that assesses their growth potential, and therefore investment worth, based on the relative strengths and weaknesses of their hubs. ...
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AMR Eagle merges
The four carriers which have made up AMR Eagle since 1992 are to be merged to form a single feeder carrier for the American Airlines network. Until now Simmons, Flagship, Executive and Wings West Airlines have operated as separate subsidiary companies. The new American Eagle Airlines will help to streamline ...
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Fairchild Dornier flies 328JET
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH Fairchild Dornier flew its prototype 328JET for the first time on 20 January, bringing it a step closer to entering the emerging 30-seat regional-jet market. The aircraft took off at 11:16 local time from the company's Oberpfaffenhofen site near Munich, and was flown for nearly 2h over the ...
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Boeing 737-600 takes off
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES The Boeing 737-600 had a successful 2h 28min first flight from Renton on 22 January on a day when firm orders for Next Generation aircraft climbed to 811, with the sale of 59 more to launch-customer Southwest Airlines. The -600's take-off weight was a relatively light 50,395kg, ...
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Air New Zealand leases 737s to boost Australia services
Air New Zealand (ANZ) is leasing three new Boeing 737-300s to enable it to boost capacity on services between New Zealand and Australia. The airline will increase frequencies with 26 new services weekly from Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington. Qantas is introducing 11 new flights on the trans-Tasman routes, using ...
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Blue Sky prepares for launch as PAL 737-300s are secured
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON British Airways has secured a fleet of eight Boeing 737-300s to launch its low-fare subsidiary at London Stansted Airport. The airline, known as Operation Blue Sky, has also applied for its operating licence. The airline, which is believed to be aiming for a launch in April, has filed ...
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Air China agrees deal to acquire 737-800s
Air China has signed a purchase agreement with Boeing for five 737-800s and taken options on another 15 as part of China Aviation Supplies' (CASC) recently announced order for 50 widebodies and narrowbodies. The five 167-seat aircraft are the first Next Generation 737s to be officially purchased by a ...
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Boeing perseveres as EVA discusses A340 order
EVA Airways has opened contractual negotiations with Airbus Industrie on ordering six A340-500s, plus six options, but has not ruled out placing orders with Boeing. It holds an unsigned letter-of-intent (LoI) for a similar number of proposed 747-200ERXs. Despite EVA having earlier signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ...
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Iberia delays order plans following Air Europa deal
Iberia Has alleviated its fleet-capacity shortfall in the near term by signing a franchise agreement with its Spanish rival Air Europa, while at the same time delaying its planned acquisition of new aircraft. Iberia has been wet-leasing two Boeing 757s from Air Europa for the past six months, along ...
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KLM finalises rebranding of European partners
KLM is to unveil plans to rebrand its European airline partners, co-ordinating the separate companies' images more closely with its own. Air UK is set to cement its role as the UK arm of KLM by unveiling a new image and renaming itself "KLM UK". The new name will ...
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Airbus set for A319 order from Royal Brunei
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Royal Brunei Airlines (RBA) has reached a tentative agreement with Airbus Industrie to place an initial order for two A319s, in a move which will affect its wider-ranging selection of a new fleet of widebodies. The airline has accepted an Airbus offer on two A319s available ...
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Airlines want Regional's Saabs
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Two European airlines, Business Air and CityJet, are in negotiations to acquire secondhand Saab 2000s from Regional Airlines, the second-largest operator of the type, which is preparing to standardise on the Embraer RJ145 regional jet. Regional has a fleet of 11 Saab 2000s, including six delivered new to ...
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Routes
-From 21 February Qantas will suspend its twice weekly Brisbane-Jakarta-Kuala Kumpur and Melbourne-Jakarta services, suspend its thrice-weekly Brisbane-Bangkok service and extend its thrice-weekly Perth-Jakarta service to Bangkok, adding one flight a week while suspending its non-stop Perth-Bangkok service. -Dragonair plans to launch a new thrice weekly passenger service from Hong ...
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SIA may beat Indian ban with support for new TATA airline
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has acknowledged that it has a provisional agreement with the TATA Group to provide technical support for its planned start-up carrier, despite an Indian Government ban on allowing any equity investment by foreign airlines. The company stresses that while SIA will provide "assistance and advice," the ...
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Dasa achieves record figures
AndrzejJeziorski/MUNICH Daimler-Benz Aerospace (Dasa) has underlined the turnaround in Germany's long-suffering aerospace industry, revealing record sales for 1997 and promising profits across the group. Full profit figures will be revealed on 8 April, but Dasa chairman Manfred Bischoff claims that the results will exceed expectations, with every business unit back ...