News from FlightGlobal – Page 2445
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Aussie hints at price war
Aussie hints at price war ustralia's airline industry may be heading for a Christmas confrontation as two newcomers, Aussie Airlines and Kiwi International, prepare to fly on routes dominated by incumbents Qantas and Ansett. The prospect of a fare war during peak season emerged after a Federal Court ...
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Tokyo upbeat over US rift
Washington is trying to steer a steady course in renewed Japan-US passenger talks, but it is clear that Tokyo hopes to capitalise on the growing rift between the two groups of US carriers. The incumbents - United, Northwest and FedEx - enjoy rights beyond Japan, but the so-called MoU carriers ...
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Privates feel legal pinch
India's private operators appear to spend more of their time defending themselves against litigation, pursuing their own legal claims, or running into trouble with the regulators, than they do flying. The latest player to join the now familiar scene of foreign lessors resorting to court action over unpaid ...
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Contrary Mary in eye of the storm
Mary Schiavo, the erstwhile US Department of Transportation investigator general who has become nationally known for her high-profile criticism of the Federal Aviation Administration since the 11 May crash of ValuJet 592, has been good for the US airline industry. Such a statement could be considered heretical, especially amongst ...
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Alliance: is it a beauty or beast?
The proposed American/BA alliance poses the latest big challenge for the regulators.Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, says the old saying. In other words, it all depends on your perspective. Take the proposed American Airlines- British Airways link, where the truth is obscured by a maelstrom of claims ...
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Italy startups outstrip UK
The freeing up of Italy's skies to local operators in January is already having a visible effect, as the rate of startups even outstrips the more dynamic UK market. After the emergence of two direct challengers to Alitalia - Air One and Noman - in the last 10 ...
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Can Blanc do it BA's way?
Christian Blanc must have cast an envious glance across the water to his counterpart at British Airways after the UK carrier stopped a strike by its pilots at the eleventh hour. Still the Air France chairman may yet have divided the disgruntled pilots at Air France enough to push through ...
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Fresh threat to Air France
The creation of a powerful private French competitor to threaten Air France's domestic dominance is closer to reality, following the signing of a cooperation agreement between Air Liberté and AOM. Although the two medium-sized French airlines are limiting themselves to a codesharing agreement, Air Liberté admits that the ...
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Nice way to launch a hub
In a classic case of back scratching, Air Littoral plans to develop Nice airport as a hub from October as a part of its strategy to establish itself as a major regional player in southern Europe. The Montpellier-based carrier signed an agreement with the airport's operator, Nice chamber ...
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Latin tie-ups for American
American Airlines is heating up the Latin American market, forcing its agenda in Colombia while signing up the El Salvador-based Taca consortium of airlines to an extensive codesharing pact that the new partners hope will end with antitrust immunity and US-Central America open skies. This may be the first of ...
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Hughes Avicom
Airline cabin-management and entertainment-systems company Hughes Avicom International, of Pomona, California, has appointed Ronald Kiripolsky senior vice-president for operations. He has previously held positions with American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Pacific Southwest Airlines and was president of overhauler Dalfort Aviation. Source: Flight International
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Interstate approval
Interstate Electronics' IEC 9002 global-positioning-system-based flight-management system has received US certification for en route and terminal navigation and non-precision approaches. Source: Flight International
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Gabon connection
Air Gabon has inaugurated direct services from Libreville, Gabon, to London Gatwick in the UK, with its Boeing 747-200 Combi. The service is the first direct scheduled link between the two cities. The airline is also offering a connection to Johannesburg in South Africa, which will also use the 747. ...
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GE90 for Kuwait
Kuwait Airways has selected the General Electric GE90-90B engine, a derated version of the 410kN (92,000lb)-thrust -92B, to power two Boeing 777-200IGWs on firm order. The carrier switched its 747-400 contract to a firm order for two 777s for delivery in 1998, with an option on a third. The higher-thrust ...
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FAA approval
The US Federal Aviation Administration has certificated Interstate Electronics' IEC 9002 global-positioning system flight-management system, approving it for en route, terminal and non-precision approach navigation. The system is aimed mainly at the air-transport retrofit market as well as larger corporate aircraft. Source: Flight International
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Bangkok Airways president aims for second carrier slot
Julian Moxon/BANGKOK THE PRESIDENT and owner of Thailand's privately owned airline Bangkok Airways wants to start a new airline to respond to the Thai Government's imminent call for offers for a second carrier to operate services on domestic and regional routes. Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth, who owns ...
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Latin moves
British Airways will switch its Latin American services from London Heathrow to Gatwick, along with three Boeing 747-400s, next March. The airline will serve Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela from Gatwick's North Terminal. By its 1997 summer season, BA will be operating over 1,000 flights a week from ...
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The Top Fifty Airlines
The world airline industry made record profits in 1995, but will the boom last? The signs are mixed from this year's ranking of the world's top 50passenger-airline groups. Kevin O'Toole/LONDON IT HAS TAKEN a long time to arrive, but recovery in the world airline industry appears to ...
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Thai plans MoU for six 747-Xs
Paul Lewis/BANGKOK THAI AIRWAYS International is discussing signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for up to six new Boeing 747-500/600X aircraft, but the carrier is now waiting for Government approval for its earlier fleet modernisation before committing itself. The airline is among a group of ...