News from FlightGlobal – Page 2554
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Struggling TWA details 1994 loss
TRANS WORLD Airways (TWA) has revealed that it ended 1994 with losses of $436 million, although the struggling airline takes some comfort from an improvement in its unit costs and a reduced operating loss. Unit costs fell by more than 2%, because of early returns from a new ...
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Alitalia plans for more job cuts
ALITALIA IS understood to be keen to press ahead with plans to cut another 2,600 jobs over the next two years as the Italian flag carrier continues the struggle to win wage concessions from its workforce. In its 1994 annual results, Alitalia revealed that it shed 1,600 jobs ...
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ANZ poised to take stake in Ansett
Air New Zealand (ANZ) is expected to make a direct entry in to the Australian domestic market by taking a stake in the Ansett group. Ken Cowley, chief executive of News Corporation, which jointly owns Ansett, is due to meet Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating to discuss the ...
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Saudia uncertainty costs MDC jobs
McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) is preparing for a new round of job cuts at its Douglas Aircraft division following continued delays over the long expected Saudia MD-11 order and the loss of the recent SAS narrow body competition to Boeing. The job losses are expected to fall in two ...
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Dawn of Apollo
GREEK CHARTER CARRIER APOLLO Airlines began operations on 25 March, using a single leased Airbus A300B4. A second aircraft is due to arrive in May. Initial planned routes will link the Greek mainland and islands to Scandinavian destinations initially. Services to other European cities will begin once the second machine ...
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Kendell confirms Saab 340 orders
Wagga Wagga-based Kendell Airlines, owned by Ansett partners News Corp and TNT, has confirmed orders for two new Saab 340Bs for July delivery. The two aircraft, which had been under preparation for another operator, will be flown on two New South Wales regional routes which Kendell now operates ...
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Coming together
In a hangar in Marietta, Georgia, the prototype Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 air-superiority fighter stands amid an impressive array of sample parts and prototype components ranging from avionics connectors to fuselage bulkheads. "We were not talking viewgraphs," says F-22 programme general-manager Gary Riley, referring to the critical design-review (CDR), ...
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Dassault updates CATIA
DASSAULT SYSTEMES, in association with IBM, has released the latest upgrade of its CATIA computer-aided-design software. In addition to a range of functional enhancements, Version 4, Release 1.4 allows the CATIA to be operated on stand-alone Hewlett-Packard workstations for the first time. Since the release of CATIA ...
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Final A319 assembly begins
FINAL ASSEMBLY of the first 124-seat Airbus A319 has begun at Daimler-Benz Aerospace Airbus' Hamburg site. Assembly of the major airframe components began on 23 March. The A319 - the smallest member of the Airbus family - is the second Airbus type after the A321 to be assembled at the ...
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MAS and Virgin postpone code-share beginning
MALAYSIA AIRLINES (MAS) and Virgin Atlantic have delayed the start of their code-sharing arrangement until May, after a review by Australia's International Air Services Commission. The two airlines were due to launch twice-daily joint services between London and Kuala Lumpur on 26 March. Australian Government approval, however, is ...
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PAL looks to jets as Fokker 50s go
PHILIPPINE AIRLINES (PAL) is considering a plan to replace its Fokker 50 turboprops with a fleet of new turbofan aircraft. The move is designed to enable domestic fares to be raised and airline losses reduced. The airline operates ten Fokker 50s, leased from AFT, for use on domestic ...
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Lufthansa to retreat from railway battle
LUFTHANSA IS considering dropping its shorter domestic routes because of the expansion of Germany's high-speed rail network. Executive board member Klaus Nittinger says that all air routes equivalent to 2h or less of ground travel time could be dropped as the rail network expands to provide more convenient ...
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Deutsche BA looks at going all-Boeing
DEUTSCHE BA IS considering dropping its five Fokker 100s, to consolidate into an all-Boeing 737 jet-fleet alongside its Saab turboprop aircraft. Managing director Richard Heideker says that, while Deutsche BA sees its domestic network as necessary to maintain market awareness, future expansion will be focused on international routes, ...
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Delta puts MD-90 into service
THREE MCDONNELL Douglas MD-90s entered service with launch customer Delta Airlines on 2 April. The aircraft are based at Dallas/Fort Worth, where Delta has a major McDonnell Douglas MD-88 crew base, and pilots are being trained to fly both types, resulting in increased scheduling flexibility and reduced training costs, the ...
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European airports caution on passenger growth
EUROPE'S CONGESTED airports managed to overcome capacity constraints to post an 8% rise in passenger traffic during 1994, but the region's leading hubs at London and Paris warn that growth cannot be maintained without new infrastructure investments. Although passenger growth within Europe was close to the world average, ...
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Airbus spells out maths behind NLA
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE'S forecast of substantial demand for a new large aircraft (NLA) with more than 600 seats is based on an internal study showing a high concentration of sales to a handful of operators. The predictions, which were not released in Airbus' Global Market Forecast (Flight International, 29 ...
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Boeing notches 737 orders with another due shortly
BOEING HAS won orders for a further 14 737-700s and is virtually assured of at least another six commitments for the new 737 family. German charter operator Germania Fluggesellschaft has ordered 12 aircraft, worth about $512 million, and Bavaria Fluggesellschaft has confirmed an order for two more, which ...
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Swissair confirms RJ100 purchase for Crossair
SWISSAIR HAS confirmed that it is to buy 12 Avro International RJ100s for delivery to its Crossair subsidiary. Options on a further 12 aircraft have also been taken. The deal, which was approved on 29 March by the Swissair board, could be worth up to $600 million. Swissair ...
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Showdown looms on JAA rules
A CRISIS IS EMERGING over the certification of derivative airliners in Europe as the Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) declines to grant "grandfather rights" for key airworthiness requirements. McDonnell Douglas (MDC) MD-90s and Boeing's new 737 family are the primary aircraft affected by rules introduced since their forerunners gained ...
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BA plans high-capacity fleet to fill Heathrow
BRITISH AIRWAYS has outlined radical plans to raise the size of aircraft, which it flies from London's heavily congested Heathrow Airport. As part of the plan, BA is increasing pressure on Boeing for a stretched, 500-seat, 747 to come into service within the next four years. It is ...