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New game in town
Last November's takeover of the US Congress by Republicans has made for strong partisan politics and even aviation, traditionally a bipartisan affair, is showing signs of rancour. Mead Jennings reports. If there is one person who signifies that Congress now leans to the right following the Republican takeover last November, ...
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The great Gats
Despite the complexities, experience with the Gats in aviation so far shows it should not be written off as a vehicle for multilateral liberalisation. Ron Katz reports. The General Agreement on Trade in Services (Gats) and its annex on air transport services came into force for the majority of Gatt ...
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. . as labour resists in US
US labour unions are resisting as record profits for many carriers have weakened carriers' arguments for new concessions, while other tangential issues are also playing a part. At USAir, record second quarter results are seen as the primary reason for the collapse of concession-for-equity talks (see opposite). And ...
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Pacific links spur on talks
In an attempt to flout the stalled US-Japan aviation relationship, airlines from the two countries are forming partnerships that could make alliance-building the issue that forces bilateral liberalisation. It is Delta Air Lines' proposed codesharing alliance with All Nippon Airlines, announced at the start of August, that is ...
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Thriving markets
For the industry as a whole, 1994 was marked by substantial growth, with passenger traffic for the Airline Business 100 carriers increasing by 8.2 per cent and freight tonne km by 16.3 per cent. However there were some meteors, almost all of them smaller carriers whose revenues place them below ...
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The strong performers
As more and more airports become profit-driven there is a greater demand for productivity comparisons. Andrew Lobbenberg and Anne Graham present an analysis of 25 European airports.Many European airports have been transformed over the past 10 years. As a sector they have changed from government utilities into a dynamic commercially ...
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Western rethink
After a few early failures, potential western investors are again showing an interest in FSU aviation. But a more upbeat view of future traffic growth is needed. Colin Smith reports.More than three years have elapsed since the demise of the Former Soviet Union (FSU) and the ensuing disintegration of the ...
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DASA considers Russian 120-seater participation
Daimler-Benz Aerospace (DASA) is considering bringing a Russian partner into the planned 120-seat airliner programme under study with Aviation Industries of China (AVIC) and South Korea's Samsung. The suggestion comes in a report on a joint German-Russian aviation study, concluded on 23 August with its signing by departing ...
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DASA plans to fly Dornier 328 with hydrogen power in 1998
Andrzej Jeziorski/Munich DAIMLER-BENZ Aerospace (DASA) is planning to turn a Dornier 328 turboprop into a hydrogen-powered testbed, with a view to possible serial production. The test aircraft is scheduled to be flown in late 1998, and the flight could lead to production of an operational, hydrogen-powered ...
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Airbus shows DGPS in Africa
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE has demonstrated precision approaches and landings with an A340 guided by a differential global-positioning system (DGPS) at Mmabatho in South Africa. The trial took place as South African Airways moved into the final stages of selecting its new long-haul replacement aircraft. Airbus used a Sextant Avionique ...
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African aviation
The African aviation industry has been preaching about regional co-operation for years: it could soon happen. Kevin O'Toole/Johannesburg In the middle of August the African aviation community met in Johannesburg to discuss its future. There was nothing new about the issues. The industry, like much else within the ...
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African dilemma
MANY AFRICAN airlines and their state owners - like their counterparts in the rest of the world - are being pressured towards privatisation. Those African airlines are not, however, like their European counterparts; nor is the environment in which they fly like Europe. The most pressing questions they face are ...
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Airbus hits out against Russia's import taxes
NEVER ONE to miss an opportunity for an air-show criticism, Airbus Industrie president Jean Pierson took the opportunity of MosAero '95 to take a swipe at high Russian taxes on buying and leasing imported aircraft. Russia imposes 50% taxes on imported aircraft, and 50% on any leases after ...
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Airbus chief attacks JAA on grandfather rights
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE chief executive Jean Pierson has extended his attack on the attitude of the European Joint Airworthiness Authority (JAA) to certification "grandfather rights" by writing to the governments of the Airbus partner countries. In a letter sent on 18 August to the aviation and trade ministers of ...
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Sault College re-equips with seven aircraft
Canada's Sault College is re-equipping its flight-training department with Zlin 242L aerobatic trainers and will be one of the first North American professional-pilot schools to offer emergency-manoeuvre training. Seven aircraft are being delivered by Zlin Aerospace in Barrie, Ontario to the college, in Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario. Sault ...
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Kiwi Travel wins approval for tran-Tasman services
KIWI TRAVEL International Airlines has emerged successfully from its dispute with the New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority (NZCAA), finally gaining approval for starting scheduled services across the Tasman Sea to Australia. NZCAA chief Kevin Ward had opposed the granting of a licence, principally until the US Federal Aviation ...
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IATA slams Canadian ATC charges
THE INTERNATIONAL Air Transport Association (IATA) has condemned what it calls unfair and discriminatory overflight charges, to be introduced by Transport Canada in November. Transport Canada is trying to recover two-thirds, or C$165 million ($120 million), of the total annual cost of C$250 million in just one year. ...
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Propeller failure blamed for fatal Brasilia crash
Graham Warwick/Atlanta Propeller-blade failure is the suspected cause of the 21 August crash of an Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia near Carrollton, Georgia, USA, which killed the captain and four passengers. Evidence of a blade-spar fatigue-fracture has been found. Blade failure has also been ...
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Is RED the colour of a revolutionary hushkit?
HUSHKITTING NOISY old jet-powered aircraft powered by low- bypass engines, such as the Pratt & Whitney JT8D designed to meet Stage 3 noise regulations has tested the ingenuity of engineers. The few commercial hushkits available are relatively expensive, heavy and degrade engine performance . Former Grumman test pilot ...
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Meeting demands
Airbus Industrie rolls out the A319 to complete its present range of airliners. Julian Moxon/TOULOUSE IN JUST 25 years since its creation in December 1970, Airbus Industrie has fielded a range of airliners spanning 124-350 seats, knocked McDonnell Douglas (MDC) into third place in ...