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-as New Zealand gets new regional charter airline
A New Zealand-based regional charter airline has been formed and will launch operations from the city of Nelson on the country's South Island with a fleet of 18-seat aircraft. OriginPacific Airways has been set up by Robert Inglis, the founder of regional carrier Air Nelson, which was eventually ...
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Qantas considers NZ options-
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS Qantas is now considering at least three options for entry into the New Zealand domestic market. Following Air New Zealand's (ANZ) acquisition of a 50% stake in competitor Ansett Australia, the two national carriers have severed all commercial links, leaving Qantas without an adequate presence on ...
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BA counts strike cost
British Airways estimates that the cost of recent strike action could mount to £125 million ($205 million) in lost revenue and contingency measures. The warning came as BA results for its first quarter to June showed a 28%drop in operating profits to £140 million, including an initial £15 million cost ...
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Pakistan shelves privatisation of PIA,but fleet renewal nears
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON Privatisation plans for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)have been put on hold, says the carrier's new chairman Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, but he confirms that decisions are close on new-aircraft purchases which will mean that the entire fleet will be renewed over the next few years. ...
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Help me, buddy
If anybody had any illusions that the airline industry could relax about its safety record, events of the last few days should have dispelled them. In the space of ten days, at least three large airliners and one small one were destroyed in the course of regular services ...
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Express success
Forbes Mutch/BILLUND, DENMARK There is usually only one reason why an airline's management might purchase new aircraft, and that is expansion. It may be expansion of the route network, an increase in service frequency or a rise in the number of passengers. In the case of Sun-Air of ...
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Aer Lingus forsakes 737s for Airbus in new short-haul fleet
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Aer Lingus has decided to switch from Boeing to Airbus for the next additions to its short- haul fleet, with a deal for four Airbus A321-200s to be delivered from 1998, primarily to replace Boeing 737-400s on the busy London-Dublin route. The airline, which ...
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Korean Air investigators focus on possible CFIT
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE The investigation into the crash of a Korean Air (KAL) Boeing 747-300 in Guam which killed 227 people, has begun to focus on controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) as a possible cause. US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) team leader George Black has stated ...
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Rolls-Royce hastens Trent 8104 for 777-200X
Rolls-Royce has signed a new agreement with Boeing to advance the development of its planned Trent 8104 growth engine by a further four months, to meet a September 2000 delivery date for the first 777-200X. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) covers the development of a Trent 800 derivative ...
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Station 12 eyes aero market
Ian Sheppard/GRONINGEN NETHERLANDS Land-Earth Station (LES) operator Station 12, which holds 15% of the Inmarsat mobile-telecommunications market, has indicated that it may be interested in providing a satellite-communications service for airborne receivers. Paul Frank, Station 12 head of business development, says that the company is considering ...
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Modern Magyar
Tamas Erdei has led a personal crusadeto modernise Hungarian ATC Julian Moxon/Budapest Hungary, today, is often cited as a shining example of how a former communist-controlled East European country has rapidly adapted to Western European ways. The aviation sector has been no exception. ...
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Emery
International freight carrier Emery Worldwide, of Palo Alto, California, has appointed Peter Quantrill vice-president international. He succeeds Chutta Ratnathicam, who was recently named senior vice-president and chief financial officer of Emery's parent CNF Transportation. Before joining Emery, Quantrill was with freight carrier UPS. Source: Flight International
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ValuJet optimistic
ValuJet ended the second quarter with a net loss of $9.2 billion, slightly less than for the same period a year ago during which it had to suspend operations. Load factors continued to rise, reaching close to 55% although average fares are down by around 20%on a year ago. ValuJet, ...
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Singapore signs
Singapore and India have signed a new bilateral air-services agreement, increasing capacity between the two countries by 40%, equivalent to six extra Boeing 747 weekly frequencies. It gives Singapore Airlines access to Trivandrum, in southern India, and allows Indian carriers to operate via Singapore to New Zealand, Australia and three ...
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-as China Eastern leases ten A320s
Paul Lewis/Singapore China Eastern Airlines is set to lease its Ìrst ten Airbus Industrie A320s, giving the European consortium another major new inroad into the fast-developing Chinese air-transport market . The Shanghai-based international carrier intends to replace its ßeet of ten Fokker 100s with the larger A320s, while deferring an ...
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737-800 takes to the air for seven months of flight testing
The first Boeing 737-800 made a successful 3h 5min-long maiden flight from the company's Renton production site in Washington on 31 July. The 39.5m-long -800 is the second of the Next Generation family to be flown. Boeing test pilots, Capts Mike Hewett and Jim McRoberts, report "a flawless flight", which ...
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Air UK considers options in fleet-expansion strategy
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Air UK expects to finalise its fleet-expansion strategy in the coming months in a move which could see the airline selecting a new 60- to 80-seat aircraft to slot in between its 50-seat Fokker 50s and 99-seat Fokker 100s. Philip Chapman, Air UK's director ...
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Airbus lands first A340-500/600 deals
Max Kingsley-Jones/London Airbus has taken an important step towards a full programme launch for the A340-500/600 growth versions by securing commitments from two major airlines for the aircraft. Air Canada plans to take the types as part of a major A330/A340 deal, while Virgin Atlantic aims to become ...
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Asians seek longer ranges from Airbus and Boeing
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Potential Asia-Pacific launch customers for Airbus Industrie's planned A340-500/600 growth derivatives are pressing the European consortium for a higher maximum take-off weight (MTOW) and improved payload and range performance. Airbus is targeting Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Cathay Pacific to place Asian launch orders for ...