News from FlightGlobal – Page 2458
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Unijet to take control of Leisure International
TOUR OPERATOR Unijet is to take full control of Leisure International Airways, by acquiring the 60% equity stake held by the Air UK Group and parent company British Transport Holdings before 30 April, 1997. The move has been widely predicted following KLM's increased investment in Air UK, presaging ...
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Debonair debut due in June
BRITAIN'S NEWEST low-fare airline, Debonair, will launch European services from London Luton Airport on 19 June. The airline's first destinations will be Barcelona, Dsseldorf and Munich, with Madrid to follow in July. A domestic Luton-Newcastle link will also open in July. Each route will have two or three round trips ...
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Kazakstan bilateral
Singapore has signed a bilateral-air-services agreement with Kazakstan, to allow for a start-up of scheduled services between the two countries. The agreement will allow designated airlines from each side to operate a twice-weekly service. Source: Flight International
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SIA
Edmund Cheng Wai Wing, chairman of the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, has been appointed to the board of Singapore Airlines (SIA), as is Tjong Yik Min, executive director of Singapore Press Holdings, and Lim Chee Onn, who is also deputy chairman and managing director of Straits Steamship Land. ...
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SIA sells
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has completed the sale of two Boeing 747-200s to United Parcel Service for conversion into freighters. The two form part of SIA's sale of six surplus aircraft. The aircraft, including a fourth 747-200 for an unidentified US carrier, are due for delivery by September. SIA has sold ...
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Slow start
Six months after opening, Macau International Airport is struggling to generate business. Terence Hardeman and Brent Hannon/MACAU WITH FANFARE and speeches, the $1.1 billion Macau International Airport was officially opened in December 1995. Apart from the arrival of Dr Mario Soares, president of Portugal, and a Lockheed Martin ...
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Russian traffic drops for fifth year running
TRAFFIC PASSING through Russian airports has decreased for the fifth year in succession, according to the Airports Council International. The 1995 total was down by 5.6% at just under 31 million passengers. At its peak in 1990, a record 90.7 million passengers were carried. The decline is principally ...
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European airlines return to profit but warn on delays
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON EUROPE'S AIRLINE industry has turned in its first profit since 1989, but any celebrations over the news were quickly tempered by stark warnings over the congestion and pending European legislation which the carriers believe could damage progress. The Association of European Airlines (AEA) reports ...
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...and Honeywell brings manual data into the picture
HONEYWELL HAS introduced a headband-mounted display which will allow ground crew to see troubleshooting data as they carry out airliner-maintenance work. The display, which is connected to a processor on the maintenance-worker's belt, is an addition to Honeywell's Airline Maintenance and Operations Support System (AMOSS). Fault ...
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New Shanghai airport gears up for substantial growth
Gilbert Sedbon/PARIS PLANS ARE BEING finalised for the new international airport of Shanghai-Pudong in China, which will have an initial capacity of 20 million passengers a year when it opens in 2000. The airport will ultimately be capable of handling 70 million passengers by the first quarter of ...
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More than illusion
Graham Warwick/ORLANDO THINK OF ORLANDO, Florida, and you are likely to think of Walt Disney World, Universal Studios and Sea World. Managers of Orlando International Airport would like you to think also of a vibrant community of young, affluent, people, working not only in tourism, but also in ...
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British Airways lines up multi-billion dollar deal
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON BRITISH AIRWAYS is expected soon to finalise a $2 billion order for around 20 Boeing aircraft, which could include a mix of 747-400s, 757s and some 777s. The deal will be the airline's first major order since 1991. BA declines to comment on the ...
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Hong Kong's new airport secures second runway
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON CHINA AND THE UK have agreed to build a second runway for Hong Kong's new airport at Chek Lap Kok (CLK), to cater for faster-than-expected traffic growth. The agreement, signed by the Sino-British Joint Liaison Group, clears the way for a northern ...
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Canadian granted immunity from anti-trust rules
THE US DEPARTMENT of Transportation (DoT) has tentatively decided to grant American Airlines and Canadian Airlines International immunity from US anti-trust laws, to allow them to co-ordinate air services. The Administration of US President Bill Clinton, however, has placed some restrictions on the immunity, which is valid for ...
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Transavia profits fall as tourism slumps
DUTCH CHARTER carrier Transavia Airlines reports a steep slide in profits for its last financial year, blaming the slump on a stagnant Dutch holiday market and a resultant dip in yields. President Peter Legro, announcing the results at the airline's base in Schiphol Airport, reported that operating profits ...
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AEA slams European ATC performance
Herman de Wulf/BRUSSELS KARL-HEINZ Neumeister, secretary-general of the Association of European Airlines (AEA) has led an attack on Europe's "increasing" flight delays, "lousy" air-traffic control (ATC) and "scandalous" route charges. He complains that European airlines are being saddled with unnecessary costs, putting them at a disadvantage ...
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Japan's carriers make gains
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Kevin O'Toole/LONDON GROWING international traffic has helped Japan Airlines (JAL) return to profitability for the first time in five years and has further strengthened the recovery at All Nippon Airways (ANA) JAL bounced back into the black for the first time since 1990, with ...
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Japanese give an ultimatum for US bilateral talks
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE JAPAN HAS GIVEN THE US Government until 27 July to respond to its formal demand for talks to begin on a new passenger bilateral air-service agreement, or face possible retaliatory measures. The Japanese transport ministry delivered the ultimatum to the US embassy in Tokyo, ...
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Japanese make joint approach to Boeing for 747-X workshare
FIVE OF JAPAN'S principal aerospace manufacturers have joined forces to approach Boeing for a share in developing the proposed growth 747-500/600X. The companies are Japan's three "heavy industries" - Fuji, Kawasaki and Mitsubishi - together with ShinMaywa Industries and the smaller Japan Aircraft Manufacturing, or Nippi. Boeing is ...
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SALE ties up A320 order
SINGAPORE AIRCRAFT Leasing Enterprise (SALE) is finalising an order for ten Airbus Industrie A320s, to add to its recently purchased start-up fleet of Boeing 777s. SALE, a joint venture between Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Boullion Aviation, is understood to be negotiating to take the aircraft from 1998. It ...