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Troubled PAL searches for wealthy investor
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Philippine Airlines (PAL) is in a race against time to convince Cathay Pacific Airways and other potential new investors to support the financially stricken national carrier ahead of submitting a rescue plan to the country's Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) on 21 November. Cathay Pacific, along with Northwest Airlines ...
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Boeing targets year end for assessment of 747 stretch
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing expects to complete windtunnel tests of a stretched, 500-seater 747 by the end of the year and, pending the successful conclusion of business case studies and sufficient customer commitments, says it could launch the aircraft by mid-1999. Boeing, which celebrated 30 years of 747 assembly earlier ...
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SA Airlink will move on Kalahari Express deal
South African regional airline SA Airlink has reached an agreement with Namibian state holding company TransNamib on taking a large stake in start-up Kalahari Express Airlines. The agreement still needs to be ratified by both boards. Trans Namib rescued the airline in June after the original shareholders failed to ...
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Airports
-Brussels' South Charleroi Airport opened its new terminal on 10 October. A decision to extend the runway to 3,000m (10,000ft) is expected next month. -Ownership of Brussels Airport changed on 1 October. The joint venture between private enterprise Brussels Airport Terminal Company, which ran the landside operation, and the government's ...
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Boeing faces tough delivery target
Boeing's efforts to stretch production capacity has left it facing the challenge of delivering up to 182 aircraft over the last three months of the year if it is to meet its predicted delivery tally of 550 aircraft in 1998. According to third quarter delivery figures released by the ...
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Mega-merger consolidates UK holiday airlines
Günter Endres/LONDON Plans by tour operators Thomas Cook and the Carlson Leisure Group to merge are set to lead to a further consolidation of UK charter operators. The deal, which is still subject to regulatory approval, could spell the end of the Caledonian Airways name and propel Thomas ...
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Russia and USA sign to commit to safety
Russia and the USA have signed two agreements aimed at improving aviation safety relations between the two countries. The deals were signed last month by US State Secretary Madeleine Albright and her Russian counterpart, Yevgeni Primakov (who has subsequently become prime minister). The main part of the first ...
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Japan delays American partnership plans
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Japan Airlines (JAL) has delayed the start of its planned code-share partnership with American Airlines and is putting on hold any consideration of joining a wider global alliance until its bilateral arrangement with the US carrier is implemented. The Japanese airline had intended in early September ...
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Marketplace
-India's Jet Airways has taken delivery of two Boeing 737-800s. The leased aircraft will replace one 737-400 and one 737-500. -Indian airline Bengal Air is adding two more British Aerospace 748-2Bs for a late October start. -Cargo airline Atlas Air has purchased Cargolux International's three Boeing 747-200 freighters, but will ...
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Air Liberte attacks French business market
Air Liberte president Marc Rochet, has confirmed that the airline has submitted a "statement of interest" with its major shareholders, British Airways and the Bolloré group, for the purchase of French independent carrier AOM. "We're not saying we'll end up buying it-but we're certainly interested to find out more ...
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Skyways buys up express route in Scandinavia
SAS and its regional associate, Skyways, in which it owns a 25% stake, are fighting back against Norwegian intruder Braathens in the Swedish market, with the purchase of two domestic carriers. Having nipped in the bud the ambitions of Gothenburg start-up CityAirline by taking it over before it was ...
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Solid succeeds Icelandair service
New Luxembourg airline Solid'air is to plug the gap which will be left by the planned withdrawal next January of Icelandair's long-standing operations out of the Grand Duchy. Solid'air is working towards a 12 December start, putting together a regular schedule to destinations in Florida and the Caribbean. ...
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Southern crosses out plans for Japan launch but stays afloat
Andrew Mollet/TOKYO Southern Cross has scrapped plans to launch a new airline in Japan, becoming the latest casualty in the country's attempt to open up domestic competition to start-up carriers. The airline was set up in August 1997 with joint investment by 32 major firms in Okinawa province. ...
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SIA closes in on Star status
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is about to take a step closer to becoming a full member of the Star Alliance by concluding a bilateral partnership with SAS, as part of a wider move by the group's five members to consolidate coverage of the Asia-Pacific region. Founding Star airline SAS is ...
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Virgin to grow single-aisle fleet
Günter Endres/LONDON Virgin Atlantic is to boost its Airbus A320 fleet in the next few months to accommodate the expansion of its European scheduled and charter flights. Initial expansion is expected later this year, with the opening of the London Heathrow-Moscow service, followed by the start of the new ...
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Universal wins US approval for UNS-1K system
Universal Avionics has received US Federal Aviation Administration supplemental type certification (STC) for its UNS-1K flight management system (FMS) on the Boeing 737-200. The FMS was certificated for a fleet of 737s operated by Lithuanian Airlines and is a significant breakthrough in efforts to establish the UNS-1K as the ...
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'Intranet in the sky' is planned
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Two European airlines are leading the drive to link aircraft on the ground and in the air with the airline's "intranet" information technology systems. Lufthansa charter affiliate Condor and Swissair plan demonstrations of systems to allow Internet-style exchanges of information with aircraft using low-power datalinks ...
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FAA performs a U-turn on non-US pilot-training rules
David Learmount/LONDON The US Federal Aviation Administration has performed a dramatic policy U-turn, allowing non-US schools to train pilots for an FAA licence. The policy change was prompted by the fear of an imminent ruling by the European Joint Aviation Authorities, which would curtail the use of US pilot ...
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GE90-powered Continental 777 hits ETOPS proving flight hitch
This new General Electric GE90-powered Continental Airlines Boeing 777 had to carry out a precautionary diversion following a starboard engine low oil-quantity alert during a transpacific extended range twin engine operations (ETOPS) proving flight for the airline. The aircraft, en route on a nonstop New York-Tokyo flight on 7 October, ...
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Oslo moves airport but carries on with business as usual
Oslo's Gardermoen Airport was fully opened for business on 8 October following an overnight move from Fornebu Airport, which had previously served the Norwegian capital. The new airport is located 50km (30 miles) from the city centre and was constructed at a cost of NKr12.9 billion ($1.7 billion). Fornebu ...