News from FlightGlobal – Page 2548
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New Alitalia chief reveals rescue proposals
ALITALIA'S NEW CHIEF executive, Domenico Cempella, has unveiled his long-awaited rescue plan for the ailing airline, including a major package of job losses, a L3 trillion ($1.9 billion) cash injection and an attempt to revamp the group's long-haul services in a separate company. The five-year plan calls for the shedding ...
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Air Mauritanie order
Mauritania's Air Mauritanie has placed an order for two ATR 42s to replace its Fokker F28 Mk 6000. The airline plans to use the aircraft to increase frequencies on its domestic and international network. Source: Flight International
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Working relationship
Private Israeli airline Arkia has expanded into an international charter operator. Arie Egozi/TEL AVIV THE THREE ONE-STOREY prefabricated office buildings at Dov Airport in Tel Aviv reflect the spartan way in which Israeli private airline Arkia is managed. Arkia was founded in 1950 by Israeli ...
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Unions up in arms over Air France Europe cuts
WAGE AND JOB CUTS designed to turn round Air France's heavily loss-making domestic operations have been roundly condemned by unions, which are due to meet the management on 22 May to discuss the latest survival plan. Air France chairman Christian Blanc, presenting details of the plan, played ...
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Planetary passport
Will there ever be a universal pilot's licence? David Learmount/LONDON LIKE THE "UNIVERSAL" language Esperanto, a world-standard for pilots' licences seems like a good idea, but no-one puts it into practice. Unemployed pilots dream of being able to follow work wherever in the world the ...
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MDC
Kenneth Reed will become president of St Louis, Missouri-based McDonnell Douglas (MDC) Canada from 3 June. He was most recently vice-president/general manager of quality systems-integration at the company's headquarters. Andrew Quinn has been named regional vice-president for product at MDC China, based in the country's capital, Beijing. He will be ...
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Training must be a viable industry
Sir - I refer to your leader "Unique Internationalism" and story "AST becomes first victim of UK training policy" (Flight International, 8-14 May, P3, P6). Rumours of the demise of Air Services Training (AST) predate either National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) or foreign training. In fact, the school is ...
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Israeli expansion
Israeli regional airline Emek Wings is expanding its fleet to compete on domestic scheduled services with Arkia. The airline operates three Shorts 330/360s and is to acquire two ex-Continental Express ATR 42-300s in July. Source: Flight International
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SIA struggles with depressed yields
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE DESPITE RELEASING another strong set of group results for its latest financial year, Singapore Airlines (SIA) admits that its core airline business is coming under intense pressure from increased competition and a strengthening Singapore dollar. The overall group profit climbed by 12%, to ...
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Wicat pulls in trainer sales
WICAT SYSTEMS has secured contracts for McDonnell Douglas MD-80, MD-90 and MD-11 part-task trainers and unveiled plans to develop similar devices for the Boeing 777. SAS Flight Academy, part of Scandinavian Airlines System, has ordered an MD-90 systems trainer for delivery in the third quarter of 1996. It ...
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AZZURRAair wants RJ85 fleet
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON AZZURRAAIR, THE Italian start-up regional airline (Flight International, 1-7 May), in which Air Malta holds a 49% stake, is in advanced negotiations for three new Avro RJ85s. The airline claims that funding has been secured. The carrier is being formed to operate regional ...
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World Airlines launches London City services
WORLD AIRLINES initiated scheduled services between London City Airport (LCY) and Amsterdam on 13 May, using a British Aerospace 146-200 leased from USAir. The new UK carrier, which has been formed by music entrepreneur Nick Stolberg, is operating some 44 flights a week between the two cities, ...
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Lithuanian/Finnair agree codeshare
FINNAIR AND Lithuanian Airlines have agreed to co-operate in the joint development of passenger services between Helsinki and Vilnius, as well as beyond their respective home bases. Marketing and ground-handling activities will be covered, but there are denials that equity stakes will be taken by either airline. ...
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BA near to active-noise-control headset decision
BRITISH AIRWAYS is expected to place an order for 3,400 active-noise-control headsets for its pilots by the end of this month. Germany's Sennheiser and Bose of the USA are bidding for the contract, which could be worth over £1 million ($1.6 million). The UK airline decided to opt ...
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MD-90 orders
EVA Air has converted options on four McDonnell Douglas MD-90s to firm orders for itself and two subsidiary Taiwanese domestic carriers. The first will be delivered to Great China Airlines in March 1997, two to EVA in April and July and the final aircraft to UNI Air, formerly Makung Airlines, ...
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Virgin Airbuses
Virgin has signed a contract for two additional Airbus A340-300s for delivery in the second quarter of 1997. The airline says that it will use the aircraft to develop further its network to destinations in Asia-Pacific, Australasia, South Africa and the USA. "Some exciting opportunities in the Caribbean are also ...
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Macau addition
Start-up carrier Air Macau has added Bangkok to its growing network of Asian regional destinations. In addition to its new service to the Thai capital three times a week, Air Macau now operates 61 weekly frequencies to Beijing, Kaohsiung, Shanghai, Taipei and Xiamen. The airline has taken delivery of a ...
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KLM objects
Dutch flag carrier KLM has complained to the European Commission about price dumping by Air France on routes between Hanover-Marseilles, Mulhouse and Stockholm and Marseilles and Stockholm. It says that the French carrier should not be allowed its final, Fr5 billion ($833 million), tranche of state aid as a result. ...
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Aeroflot bound
Sabena Technics has been awarded a contract to overhaul and upgrade two ex-Delta Air Lines A310-300s, which are to be leased to Aeroflot. The aircraft will be stripped, painted refurbished and C-checked. The contract also calls for the A310s' maximum take-off weight to be increased to 164t, and the addition ...
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GB Airways
Peter Kenworthy has been appointed commercial director of GB Airways, of Gatwick Airport, Sussex, UK. With GB Airways (a franchise partner with British Airways) since 1993, Kenworthy has held managerial positions with British Airways and Birmingham European Airways. Source: Flight International