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Out of the wilderness
The new chief executive of Air Niugini, Moses Maladina, is leading the national airline of Papua New Guinea towards privatisation. Paul Phelan/PORT MORESBY AIR NIUGINI'S new chief executive and former company secretary, 31-year-old lawyer Moses Maladina, faces daunting tasks in his work of grooming the airline ...
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Family fortunes
Braathens SAFE celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, with the founder's grandson at the helm Max Kingsley-Jones/OSLO AT THE LAST COUNT, the Norwegian population totalled some 4.5 million. In 1995, Norway's flag carrier, Braathens SAFE, carried more than 4 million passengers on its domestic routes, representing 52% ...
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Third-party maintenance directory
Part 2: The Americas Jennifer Pite/LONDON IN THE USA, many providers of third-party maintenance are having a difficult time. Significantly, however, Sabretech has leased the ex-Page Avjet site in Orlando, Florida, and is planning to offer heavy maintenance and modifications, initially for Boeing 737s and Lockheed L-1011 TriStars, ...
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EC studies US/ European competition
THE EUROPEAN Commission (EC), has launched an investigation, into six alliances between US and European airlines, to determine whether they will limit competition. According to EC competition commissioner Karel Van Miert and transport commissioner Neil Kinnock, the aim is to give the EC similar powers to those ...
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UK taxes tilt training balance in US favour
David Learmount/LONDON TAX CHARGES ARE THE prime reason that the UK flying-training industry is unable to compete against US rivals, according to the draft of a study of US flying-training organisations (FTOs) undertaken by the UK General Aviation Manufacturers and Traders Association (GAMTA). A UK ...
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Sky balance
EVER SINCE taking up the post of European transport commissioner, Neil Kinnock has been itching to take on responsibility for global air-traffic agreements between Europe and third countries. At last he appears to be making progress. In June, Europe's air-transport ministers agreed to let Kinnock open talks ...
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BA pilots vote to strike for Gatwick pay parity
BRITISH AIRWAYS' pilots have voted in favour of a British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) strike, which could see the first industrial stoppage involving BA flight-crews for 20 years. The union has cited several issues, about pay and working conditions, although the dispute is centred around BA's Euro Gatwick ...
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Austrian acts to beat falling traffic
AUSTRIAN AIRLINES is planning further route and staff cuts in response to falling traffic, says director Mario Rehulka. The carrier has also cut back on flights to Germany, launched a marketing campaign, and entered talks with pilot unions with the aim of reducing pension costs. The measures are ...
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Date set for Ariane 5 report
THE REPORT of the official enquiry into the loss of the European Space Agency's (ESA) first Ariane 5 booster after launch from Kourou, French Guiana, on 4 June, is due to be released on 15 July. The second Ariane 5 launch is still scheduled for October. The accident ...
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Airbus tackles A320 pilot shortage
Andrew Doyle/LONDON AN AIRBUS INDUSTRIE pilot team is attempting to improve the utilisation rate of Indian Airlines' A320 fleet. The team, which consists of Airbus training captains and airline check-pilots, has been dispatched to the airline in an effort to help it overcome a shortage ...
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Saab improves 2000 dispatch reliability
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH SAAB AIRCRAFT is modifying the Saab 2000 turboprop to overcome dispatch-reliability problems, which afflicted the fleets of Deutsche BA and Crossair during the European winter. According to Saab operations chief Johan Oster, the aircraft is now operating at close to its target of 99% ...
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DLR cancels Strato 2C contract
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH THE GERMAN Aerospace Research Establishment (DLR), has terminated its contract with Burkhart Grob Aerospace for the development of the Strato 2C high-altitude research aircraft. The cancellation comes after the German Government refused to release DM47 million ($31.3 million) for the completion of the ...
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Embraer increases EMB-145 cruise speed
WITH THE Embraer EMB-145 flight-test programme now well on the way towards certification, the Brazilian manufacturer has released more details on the improved performance of the aircraft, with cruise speed and fuel consumption better than originally advertised. At an early stage of flight-testing, Embraer revealed that the aircraft ...
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Satellite navigation
A multi-national study team has been formed by Indonesia to look at the resources required to develop satellite navigation in South-East Asia. Called the Aeronautic Navigation Satellite System, the programme includes the investigation of requirements to provide Category III precision approaches to International Civil Aviation Organisation standards. The study team ...
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Hopping hot
Hong Kong's Civil Aviation Department is focusing its investigation into a false fire-alarm aboard a new Cathay Pacific Airways Boeing 777-200, on two crates of live frogs being carried in the aircraft's hold. Over 300 passengers were forced to make an emergency evacuation on landing at Kai Tak Airport after ...
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Eurowings turns first profit
Andrzej Jeziorski/NUREMBERG GERMAN AIRLINE Eurowings, buoyed by strong growth in Europe's regional market, has announced its first profit since its formation from the merger of NFD Luftverkehrs and Regionalflug in 1993. The airline reports a net profit of DM2 million ($1.3 million), reversing a loss ...
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Means to an end
IT WOULD BE EASY to assume from recent events on both sides of the Atlantic that the ultimate power of airline regulation has passed from the hands of the professional, independent, regulatory authorities to a rag-bag of customers, self-interest groups, the media, local politicians and the airlines themselves. In some ...
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Hinson defends ValuJet grounding
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC US FEDERAL AVIATION Administrator David Hinson has responded to allegations that the ValuJet grounding was politically motivated by saying that the decision was made before a meeting at which senior White House officials were briefed. Hinson made the claim during a Congressional hearing ...
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Western Pacific nears decisions on orders
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON WESTERN PACIFIC is about to finalise plans for the acquisition of new aircraft, with orders anticipated for a 30- to 40-seat aircraft for its new commuter-airline division, and orders for Boeing 737-300s and -700s expected for its main fleet. The Colorado Springs, USA-based ...
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Cycles in the sky
The aviation-industry recovery is in full swing, but economists are even now forecasting when the next downturn will occur Kevin O'Toole/LONDON IN GERMANY THEY CALL it the pig cycle. When pork prices rise, farmers pile into the market to cash in on the boom, only to find ...