News from FlightGlobal – Page 2526
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China National wants a stake in Dragonair
Paul Lewis/TAIPEI CHINA NATIONAL Aviation (CNAC) is negotiating with Swire and Cathay Pacific Airways to buy up to a 10% stake in Dragonair, giving mainland Chinese companies majority control of the Hong Kong-based regional carrier. Principal Dragonair shareholders Swire Pacific and Chinese Investment Company CITIC ...
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KLM studies fleet revamp based on 777 acquisition
KLM ROYAL DUTCH Airlines is studying a sweeping re-organisation plan involving the replacement of its Boeing 747-300 and McDonnell Douglas (MDC) MD-11 fleets with the Boeing 777-300. The strategic plan is believed to involve the sale of its new MD-11 fleet to US partner Northwest Airlines, which is ...
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Airlines 'abuse CFMU' warns Eurocontrol
Julian Moxon/PARIS MULTIPLE FLIGHT-plan bookings by "unscrupulous" airlines using Eurocontrol's new central flow-management unit (CFMU) are causing significant delays for traffic using French and Swiss airspace, says the head of the CFMU unit. The problem centres on the CFMU's recently introduced automated flight-plan processing system, ...
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Embraer flies EMB-145
Graham Warwick/SAO PAULO EMBRAER FLEW THE prototype EMB-145 regional jet for the first time on 11 August. The Brazilian manufacturer had logged some 8h flying by the time of the official roll out and first public flight at its Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil, plant on 18 ...
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DASA dealt double blow
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH DAIMLER-BENZ Aerospace (DASA) has suffered a double blow, with its Dutch subsidiary Fokker revealing record first-half losses, as fears emerged of a new round of job cuts at the German aerospace giant, which could affect up to 15,000 employees. The new developments exacerbate ...
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Lauda Air lease
Lauda Air is leasing a Boeing 767-300ER from Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services for delivery on 22 August. The new aircraft will join four other 767-300ERs in Lauda Air's fleet and will be flown mainly on its Australian routes from Vienna to Sydney and Melbourne. Source: Flight International
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SAS raises MD-90 order
Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) has increased its firm orders for McDonnell Douglas MD-90s by two aircraft, to take its tally to eight. SAS is scheduled to take delivery of its first six aircraft in the second half of 1996. MDC has delivered eight MD-90s to Delta Airlines and, excluding the ...
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Airfinance
John Culkin has become vice-president of marketing for Luxembourg-based CLPK Airfinance at its New York office. Ulf Lijenberg becomes vice-president of marketing at Luxembourg. He was formerly vice-president for flight operations and technical at Transwede Airlines. Anders Hebrand also vice-president of marketing, moves from Luxembourg to New York. Paul Meijers, ...
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US regionals rebound
A first-half review finds the USA's regional and national carriers in improving health. Kevin O'Toole/LONDON THE MAJOR CARRIERS are not the only ones beginning to benefit from an upturn in the US airline market. With traffic growing relatively robustly and yields at last drifting upwards, the second ...
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Skyways code-share
Utah-based regional SkyWest Airlines, has signed a code-share agreement with Continental Airlines. SkyWest says that its agreement will not affect its status as a Delta Connection carrier. The airline's 115 daily departures from Los Angeles will carry Continental and Delta codes. Source: Flight International
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John Wayne prepares for shoot-out
OFFICIALS PROPOSING the sale of John Wayne Airport, Orange County, says that Federal laws and the site's complex ownership could make a successful sale "almost impossible." The Californian airport, well known for its tight noise restrictions, was offered for sale earlier this year after its local authority owner ...
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CPL hopefuls must sponsor themselves
Sir - I read Mark Gibbs' letter (Flight International, 26 July-1 August, P39), about his search for sponsorship towards a commercial pilot's licence (CPL). I hold a frozen air transport pilot's licence (ATPL), having recently passed the papers to upgrade my CPL, which I gained in early 1992,but ...
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BA/KLM set records as traffic takes off
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON BRITISH AIRWAYS impressed analysts with record profits in the June quarter, while KLM followed with another robust performance, helping to underline the strength of demand in Europe's air markets. BA's net profits rose above £100 million ($160 million) for the quarter, the first ...
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Phoenix Airways rescued
PRIVATELY OWNED South African airline Phoenix Airways has been taken over by Cape Town-based charter operator Atlantic Air. The buy out, follows weeks of speculation on imminent bankruptcy hotly denied by the low-fare airline's managing director, Hugo Smit. The uncertainty surrounding Phoenix in the weeks before ...
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Cathay profits turn up over first half of 1995
CATHAY PACIFIC produced a better-than-expected performance for the first half of 1995, after overcoming what the airline admits was a poor start to the year. Japan's Kobe earthquake early in the year resulted in the cancellation of ten Cathay flights and added further gloom to the already depressed ...
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Northwest and KLM increase US-Europe frequencies
NORTHWEST AIRLINES and KLM will inaugurate a joint daily non-stop service between Washington's Dulles International and Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport on 29 October, replacing the present thrice-weekly frequencies. The new service will be flown with McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30s. The two airlines now offer joint schedules from 11 North American ...
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More Alitila 767s
Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (SALE), in conjunction with Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services, has wet-leased three new-build Boeing 767-300ERs to Alitalia. The first aircraft was delivered in early August, with the remaining two scheduled for delivery in November and February 1996. The three 767s were ordered from Boeing by SALE in ...
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SIA considers new regional-jet options
SINGAPORE AIRLINES (SIA) is considering a longer-term requirement for a smaller regional passenger jet, in addition to its yet-to-be selected "Y-aircraft", to complete replacement of its Airbus A310-200/300 fleet. The airline is examining options for a "W-aircraft" to supplement its future Y-aircraft and replace the A310 on lower-density ...
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Indian Government rejects Tata/SIA joint-venture application
AFTER SITTING ON THE application by Tata Industries and Singapore Airlines (SIA) for a joint-venture airline since the beginning of the year, the Indian Government has finally rejected the proposal, along with 18 others aspiring to start private airlines in India. The Tata/SIA venture, which had planned to ...