News from FlightGlobal – Page 2459
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Trent-powered A330 given 180min ETOPS
THE ROLLS-ROYCE TRENT 700-powered Airbus Industrie A330-300 has been granted 180min extended-range twin-engine operations (ETOPS) approval by Europe's Joint Aviation Authorities. Cathay Pacific Airways plans to use the new approval to begin services with the aircraft from Hong Kong to Australia. Source: Flight International
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Yemini merges
The merger of Yemenia and Al Yemeda, the flag carriers of the former north and south Yemen, has gone ahead. The united Yemenia carrier is 49% owned by Saudi Arabian flag carrier Saudia. The Yemens incurred Saudi Arabian wrath by declining to support the allies in the war against Iraq. ...
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Airline news
Air Canada is reducing its shareholding in Continental Airlines to 10 per cent, while retaining 4 per cent voting power, and plans to sell its remaining holding by early 1997. Continental will start a weekly New York/Newark-Dusseldorf flight in July. United Airlines will launch nonstop Chicago-Hong Kong services ...
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Appointments
McDonnell Douglas has named Michael M Sears president of Douglas Aircraft Company. Sir Malcolm Field has succeeded Sir Christopher Chataway as chairman of the British Civil Aviation Authority. Cees van Woudenberg is to become a member of KLM's board of managing directors with responsibility for human ...
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Chinese first
Northwest Airlines and Air China have signed an MoU as a first step towards creating a strategic alliance. The deal includes working towards schedule coordination, international and domestic codesharing and FFP and CRS links. Source: Airline Business
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Palestine flight
Palestine Airways was due to start operating charter services by mid-May, according to the Middle East Economic Digest. As well as two F50s donated by the Dutch government, the carrier may buy three Dornier 328s. Source: Airline Business
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Luton's double
Debonair looks set to become the latest UK startup with a fleet of five BAe146s. The carrier plans to operate domestic and European services from London/Luton. Swiss startup Edelweiss Air is offering fares on its Zürich-Luton service that undercut other London-Zürich fares by some 50 per cent. ...
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Business buy
British Midland's parent, Airlines of Britain, has acquired 100 per cent of Scottish carrier Business Air. The Aberdeen-based carrier will operate most of its services in its own right but will also provide wet-lease services to British Midland. The carrier will continue to codeshare with Lufthansa at Manchester and maintain ...
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Japan poised to renounce?
Deadlocked US-Japan passenger negotiations are testing the resolve of both sides, as the mood in Tokyo swings towards renunciation and the US attempts to avoid passenger talks this year. Early June talks in Tokyo became bogged down when the US insisted on resolving outstanding issues, principally plans by ...
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BA savours American pie
The impending alliance between American Airlines and British Airways confirms that US international aviation policy over the last two years has had a dramatic impact on the global airline industry. BA and American officials were preparing the accord at presstime. Sources say that a two-year discussion finally yielded ...
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Good relations
Why are most airports building up their marketing efforts to airlines? What are the most effective techniques? Why should airlines listen? Mike Haworth explains.As well as being clearly recognised as one of the most important factors in regional economic development, airports are increasingly acting like 'normal' businesses. And like ...
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Marketing a package
Abu Dhabi, host city for Routes '97, has its own unique approach to airport marketing. Mark Blacklock reportsShortly before landing at Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, Britannia Airways screens a video about the city, its airport and the duty free shopping complex. Provided free of charge by ...
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Hungarian dance
While it awaits the next stage of privatisation, Hungary's flag carrier is busy improving its efficiency. Richard Whitaker reports from Budapest. Ask a Malev executive what the carrier's ownership structure will be in a year's time, and the response will be very simple: it's almost anybody's guess. But ask about ...
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An oriental approach
Ministry of Transport officials are still smarting from criticism of the latest deregulation initiative in the Japanese domestic market. On the surface, the complaints seem justified as basic fares are set to increase across the board. But a main architect of the plan insists the benefits will come from the ...
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Immune deficiency syndromes
US transportation officials have long been quietly offering antitrust immunity as a gift for opening up international markets to their airlines. Now immunity is being sought on a grand scale, but the Department of Justice is wary. Mead Jennings reports.The question won't be asked officially for another year, but Elliott ...
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Iata fares badly over price fixing
Over the past 20 years, US officials have never missed an opportunity to utter their contempt for the tariff conferences that the International Air Transport Association holds for member airlines. The meetings, during which fare ceilings for international travel are set, have been exempted from antitrust laws since 1945. But ...
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Mirror images
Japan's two largest carriers are eyeing each other's traditional markets as they struggle to rectify the advantages enjoyed by their US rivals and the disadvantages of Japanese airport congestion. Successful cost-cutting remains the key. Mark Odell reports on their progress from Tokyo and then scrutinises domestic deregulation Japanese-style. Put the ...
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A clearer direction?
A spring-clean of the alliance movement has taken place over the past year, with many of the majors dusting off and discarding some of their older, redundant agreements and focusing instead on developing newer ones. Meanwhile the number of alliances continues to grow as more pertinent agreements are added by ...
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Aircraft news
German carrier Eurowings has ordered three A319s for charter operations. CSA Czech Airlines has ordered 10 Boeing 737-500s, seven of which are subject to reconfirmation. Japan Air System has ordered six more MD-90s plus one option, while Swissair has ordered a further two MD-11s with four ...
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Euro-continent is slow to recover
The long period of expansion for the global economy, which began in the United States five years ago, looks set to pickup momentum again this year and next as the Japanese business machine springs back to life. However, the performance of the industrial countries as a group looks distinctly patchy ...