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US DoT to review Delta/United
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Delta Air Lines and United Airlines are bracing for a US Government review of their planned code-share alliance, which also requires the approval of both carriers' pilots unions. The US Department of Transportation (DoT) confirms that it will request data on the alliance, as it ...
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Contract with the future
David Learmount/LONDON Shortages of skilled personnel are rife in the air transport industry in most parts of the world. Licensed engineers and high quality flightcrew - people with skills that cannot be created overnight - are back in demand and employers' reluctance to operate strategic training policies has led to ...
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Hong Kong starts on move to Chek Lap Kok
The Airport Authority of Hong Kong is beginning the relocation from Kai Tak to the territory's new international gateway at Chek Lap Kok two months ahead of its scheduled opening on 6 July. The formal move to the new HK$70.7 billion ($9.1 billion) Hong Kong International Airport starts on ...
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Refinements delay first flight of Century Jet
Kate Sarsfield/LONDON Century Aerospace has pushed back first flight, certification and delivery of its single-turbofan Century Jet to incorporate cabin design changes and refinements which have been recommended by the company's customer advisory committee. The first flight of the Century Jet, initially planned for July 1999, has been ...
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Alliance fever
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON Ever since US Airways announced that it was in talks with American and United Airlines just over two years ago, the world has been awaiting another round of consolidation in the US airline industry. Albeit a little delayed, it now appears to have taken off in earnest ...
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Airtours expands Airbus narrowbodied fleet
Airtours has introduced the first of two Airbus A321-200s which it will operate alongside its fleet of 10 smaller A320s on European charters from Manchester and Gatwick. The airline, which had a minor accident with its first A321 on the day of introduction (29 April) when it suffered a tyre ...
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Crashes lead to new Taiwanese watchdog agency
Taiwan is so worried about its air transport safety image that it has added a new watchdog agency to a lengthening list of political reactions to recent crashes. The Government controlled Central News Agency (CNA), says Taiwan is to have an organisation based on the USA's National Transportation Safety ...
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South Africa takes steps to improve infrastructure
In moves aimed at improving Africa's poor safety record, South Africa's Department for Transport (DoT) is pushing ahead with regional communications infrastructure upgrades and establishing a Civil Aviation Safety Agency. Under its VSAT satellite based communications initiative, the DoT intends to replace land-line based air traffic service units. ...
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Pilots fear global alliances may affect air safety in the future
Harry Hopkins/MONTREAL Global airline alliances could threaten safety in the future by eclipsing the control of national aviation authorities, the International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations (IFALPA) agreed at its 23-28 April annual conference in Montreal, Canada. The implication is that the influence of operators' certificates could be ...
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HeavyLift takes A300 for Lufthansa
HeavyLift Cargo Airlines has taken delivery of its second Airbus A300B4 freighter on lease from C-S Aviation Services, and signed a contract with Lufthansa Cargo to operate the aircraft on European night-time freight flights. Both aircraft were converted by British Aerospace Aviation Services, and the first has been in ...
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Rolls-Royce standardises on hybrid RB211 after entry success
Rolls-Royce is to discontinue production of older versions of its RB211-524G/H engine after successful service entry of the first of its new hybrid versions, the RB211-524HT, last month. The hybrid engine upon which Rolls-Royce will "standardise" has the same core as the Trent 700, the company's powerplant for the ...
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IATA sets up Year 2000 project to tackle Millennium bug
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has set up a programme to counter the threat of the Millennium bug, and has begun with an inventory of systems which could fail in the transition to the year 2000. At an IATA conference in Dubai in late April, director-general Pierre Jeanniot ...
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FAA considers Y2K legislation
The US Federal Aviation Administration is studying measures to ensure that aircraft flying in US skies are fully prepared for the year 2000 (Y2K) computer bug. The FAA Y2K Program Office is examining its responsibilities in the areas of aircraft regulation and certification, having concentrated to date on the air ...
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When the going gets tough
Lois Jones/BRUSSELS European Union competition commissioner Karel Van Miert is a man of many contradictions. One leaps out at you from the moment you meet him: his loud, lurid ties offset his traditional sober suit, which blends in with the many others lining the corridors of the European Commission in ...
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Shooting stars
The world's regional airlines grew strongly in 1997, and this sector remained the most profitable. Survey compiled by Tim Welch of Air Transport Intelligence and Richard Whitaker. The regional airline industry continues to be the healthiest sector in the business, judging by the results of this year's Airline Business Regional ...
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Reform is vital to Japan's recovery
An overriding objective for the Western industrial nations during the East Asian financial crisis has been to limit the contagion in the region - specifically, to keep it away from Japan. There has been a clear awareness that Japan, the world's second most productive economy, has acute problems in both ...
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French open gates to US
Both Continental Airlines and Delta Air Lines were swift to respond to the new US-French bilateral by declaring their intentions to formalise codeshare agreements with Air France. The bilateral, initialled in Paris on 8 April, will allow full open skies to be phased in over five years, and immediately ...
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Suffering from exposure
As the Asian crisis bites deeper, the potential impact on the values of widebody aircraft in particular is only just beginning to become apparent to investors. Report by Angus Williamson. The financial and economic crisis affecting several of the East Asian 'tiger' economies has so far produced muted repercussions ...
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Delta's quick fix?
Delta Air Lines' new chief executive Leo Mullin is getting to grips with the idiosyncrasies of the airline industry and rapidly addressing issues like service and low staff morale. But his options on the alliances front look limited. Karen Walker reports. 'This is a very strange industry,' remarked Delta ...
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Crossing into the EU
The launch of its French subsidiary will give Crossair greater access to southern European markets and boost its Basle hub. Tom Gill reports. 'Some guys talk about the Star Alliance; well, we have our own new born star.' The star Crossair's president and CEO Moritz Suter is hailing is a ...