News from FlightGlobal – Page 2491
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Europe gives go-ahead for Lufthansa/SAS tie-up
Julian Moxon/PARIS THE EUROPEAN Commission (EC) has given its approval to the alliance between Lufthansa and Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS), but is demanding that each yield certain routes to their competitors, and abandon existing marketing agreements with other airlines. Lufthansa chairman Jurgen Weber calls the outcome ...
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Garuda finalises MD-11 lease deal
GARUDA INDONESIA has finalised a deal with McDonnell Douglas (MDC) to lease three new MD-11 tri-jets, to replace three similar early-build aircraft owned by General Electric Capital Services (GECAS). MDC is expected to deliver the three General Electric CF6-80C2-powered aircraft at the end of 1996 on a long-term ...
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China tackles S Korea on AE-100 leadership
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE CHINA HAS GIVEN South Korea an ultimatum demanding that it concede programme leadership and final assembly of the proposed joint AE-100 passenger aircraft. Aviation Industries of China (AVIC) issued its counterpart, the Korean Commercial Aircraft Development Consortium (KCDC), a "four-principle" declaration during recent bilateral ...
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Regional-jet makers ponder tough BA requirement
THE FIVE AIRCRAFT manufacturers invited by British Airways to bid for a $1 billion order for up to 60 regional jets have been left facing some difficult decisions over how best to meet the UK flag carrier's requirements on delivery schedules and aircraft mix. None of the contenders ...
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Air Liberte launch
Air Libert‚ is to launch a three-times-a-week scheduled service from Bordeaux to Newark/New York on 1 April. The service will use Airbus A310-300s and will be the first transatlantic operation for the fast-expanding French independent airline. Source: Flight International
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A340 findings indicate ozone is 'not being destroyed'
PRELIMINARY results from an experiment being carried out to study the effects of pollution at airliner cruising altitudes suggest that ozone is not being depleted, says Airbus Industrie. Five Airbus A340s (two operated by Air France, two by Lufthansa and one by Austrian Airlines) are involved in the ...
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Lufthansa
The Lufthansa supervisory board has appointed Friedel Rodig as the group's authorised co-operation coordinator. Rodig, who has been with Lufthansa since 1966, will become responsible for the co-ordination of alliances and co-operation agreements. His successor as marketing coordinator will be Frederick Reid, hitherto area manager for North and South America. ...
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Seizing the initiative
Russia is taking steps to improve air-safety and save its international reputation. Paul Duffy/MOSCOW THE INTERNATIONAL furore, which followed the loss of an Aeroflot Russian International Airlines Airbus A310, en route from Moscow to Hong Kong, in March 1994, proved to be the catalyst, which prompted Russia's ...
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Malaysian Boeing choice was driven by capacity criterion
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE AIRCRAFT-SEAT capacity, rather than price, appears to have been the deciding factor in Malaysia Airlines' (MAS) selection of the Boeing 777 over the rival Airbus A340. Boeing had been widely expected for some weeks to win the MAS order with a combination of ...
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Sabena restores union agreements
SABENA HAS reinstated labour agreements cancelled in November 1995 when unions refused to discuss a new business plan with airline president Pierre Godfroid. The plan includes a three-year wage freeze and 5% increase in working hours. The move comes after the Belgian Government stepped in to appoint a ...
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Spain takes DASA guidance systems
DAIMLER-BENZ Aerospace (DASA) has delivered the first of three flight-guidance systems ordered for the Spanish Sistema Integrado de Vigilancia Aerea observation-drone project. The contract was awarded by the Madrid-based National Aerospace Technology Institute, which is leading the programme. The guidance system - which includes an on-board ...
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Air Libert, plans new routes
Julian Moxon/PARIS FRENCH DOMESTIC airline Air Liberte is poised to take advantage of the 1 January 1996, liberalisation of French skies (to national airlines only) with plans to launch 23 new domestic routes in the first six months of this year. Air Liberte President Lotfi ...
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777 delivery
China Southern Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 777-200. The twinjet will be used on routes from Guangzhou to Shanghai and Beijing. The carrier has ordered six General Electric-GE90-powered 777s, including two -200 versions. Source: Flight International
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Trislander production line restarts
ANGLO NORMANDY Aero-engineering has put the Britten Norman Trislander back into limited production, 14 years after the last airframe was built by the UK aviation company. The Guernsey, Channel Islands-based Anglo Normandy received two Trislander kits late in 1995 from the USA where they have been kept in ...
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World Airways seeks share of transatlantic leisure markets
US CARRIER WORLD Airways is bidding to re-enter the transatlantic-passenger charter business. Perceiving a strong demand in the leisure market because of the weak dollar, the airline is planning to introduce routes from Germany, Switzerland and the UK from May. Application has been made for weekly routes from ...
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Varig president leaves within first year
VARIG PRESIDENT Carlos Willy Engels has stepped down after less than a year in charge of the Brazilian flag carrier. Officially, the company cites personal reasons for his departure, although it is believed that results for 1995 were not good enough to satisfy creditors who also sit on the Varig ...
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BA tries to salvage plan to use USAir 737 pilots
BRITISH AIRWAYS' controversial plan to use 30 USAir Boeing 737 co-pilots at its London Gatwick hub hangs in the balance, after the UK Department for Employment and Education (DfEE) indicated that it is unlikely to grant the pilots work permits. The DfEE told BA on 5 January ...
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Vietnam disappointed
A shortage of available slots has forced Vietnam Airlines to postpone plans to add new routes to London and Frankfurt. The airline will instead concentrate on increasing frequencies to destinations in Asia. The Vietnamese national carrier has announced a 55% increase in total passenger traffic, to over 2.2 million, for ...
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UPS pricing first
UPS, has become the first package-delivery company to implement distance-based pricing for air-express services. Prices for short-distance shipments will drop by up to 40% and long-distance rates will rise by up to 28%. Source: Flight International
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United order
United Airlines has ordered two Pratt & Whitney PW4000-powered Boeing 747-400s for delivery in 1997. United now operates 24 747-400s. Source: Flight International