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Philippine Airlines races against time
Nicholas Ionides ATI/SINGAPORE The future of Philippine Airlines (PAL) remains unclear as it strives for an injection of capital. It was dealt a major blow when the US Exim Bank withdrew support for its rehabilitation plan The clock was ticking on PAL in May as it rushed to ...
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Routes - Asia
China codeshare - Australia's Qantas Airways and China Eastern Airlines have signed a commercial agreement for a codesharing partnership. The carriers are to start sharing codes on flights between Australia and China sometime in the "middle of the year". Fiji first - Ansett Australia is to open a new ...
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KAL reshuffle disappoints
Nicholas Ionides ATI/SINGAPORE Troubles continue to pile up for KAL, with criticism from the country's president adding to its woes April and May are two months that Korean Air (KAL) may want to forget. Hurt by a 15 April Boeing MD-11 freighter crash in Shanghai - its fourth hull ...
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Fleets - Asia
Taiwan orders - Taiwan's EVA Airways has ordered three Boeing 747-400 freighters for delivery from next year, apparently taking advantage of a good deal on offer (see feature p80). Rival China Airlines is preparing to announce a similar order for 747-400Fs, but it is also expected to order 777s and ...
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The king of low-cost: Herb Kelleher of Southwest Airlines
When it comes to making work seem like play, Herb Kelleher is a master. But don't be fooled by the broad smiles and open-neck shirt. Behind the casual demeanour lies a management style that is Disney-esque in its attention to detail. Southwest Airlines employees expect to have fun under this ...
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Playing for profit
Chris Tarry at Commerzbank in LONDON Chasing market share has cost the industry dear in past cycles. To avoid a repeat, major airlines and their alliances must start to recognise that not all growth is good for profits. Alliance strategy in one form or another has come to dominate the ...
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Opening Arab skies
Tom Gill JEDDAH Unity among Arab airlines is being tested over proposals for a single aviation market in the region as they struggle against a weak economic background. With the Middle East peace dividend yet to materialise, weak oil prices , a continuing UN economic embargo on Iraq and ...
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Towards unsettled skies
The economic crisis in Latin America is making the region's carriers focus on capitalisation and potential consolidation. Report from the annual meeting of airline chief executives in Miami. Latin American carriers, shaken by liberalisation, open skies agreements and the continuing encroachment of US airlines into their territories, must come to ...
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Government will honour contracts says Embraer
Embraer says the Brazilian Government will honour all existing contracts even if the World Trade Organisation (WTO) upholds its ruling that Proex export financing support for regional jet sales constitutes an illegal subsidy. Hearings on Brazil's appeal against the decision have begun, with a final ruling expected by August. ...
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SEAsian carriers recovering
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE Chris Jasper/LONDON South East Asia's major carriers appear to be easing out of the slump which so depressed traffic last year, with Cathay Pacific - the region's most notable victim last year - reporting a 5% increase in passengers during the first quarter of 1998. Thai Airways ...
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Socata seeks new assembler for Tangara
Kate Sarsfield/LONDON Socata has halted development of its four-seat, twin-engined Tangara because of soaring demand for its piston-single aircraft line and growing subcontract work. "Our workload has increased so much that we are now not in a position to launch the Tangara," says Socata commercial director Christophe Van ...
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Airbus deliveries rocket with 2,000th shipment
David Learmount/TOULOUSE Having just delivered its 2,000th aircraft, Airbus Industrie predicts that it will achieve the 3,000 target within three years. Germany's Lufthansa, Airbus' largest single airline customer, took delivery last week of the 2,000th, an A340-300. Deliveries of the whole Airbus range are rolling off the assembly lines ...
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Virgin Sun launches European charter services
Virgin Sun, the new charter airline division of Virgin Holidays, has launched operations with two leased Airbus A320s on services to European tourist destinations. The carrier's initial fleet, which flies from London Gatwick and Manchester, is being leased from GE Capital Aviation Services. Additional A320s are expected to join the ...
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Airlink Swaziland prepares for take-off
Hilka Birns/CAPE TOWN A new southern African airline, Airlink Swaziland, will take to the skies on 13 June as a joint venture between South African regional carrier, SA Airlink, and the government of Swaziland. The new carrier takes over from Royal Swazi National Airways which will close after ...
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Korean Air incurs fresh penalties
Korean Air (KAL) has suffered a new round of government sanctions on its domestic operations following the release of findings from the investigation into the recent runway overrun of a KAL Boeing MD-83. The South Korean Government has forced KAL to cut frequencies on its Seoul-Pohang route from 35 ...
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Chinese aim to compensate for traffic slump with aircraft leases
Chinese airlines are responding to overcapacity and a slump in domestic traffic by offering aircraft for lease to other carriers. China Southern Airlines, based in Guangzhou, is to wet-lease two of its Boeing 777-200s to Biman Airlines of Bangladesh for carrying passengers on the hadj, starting in July. Chengdu-based ...
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JAA warns of fraught times ahead
Replacing the European Joint Aviation Authorities with its planned successor, the single European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA), over the next five years is going to be fraught with difficulties, according to JAA director-general Klaus Koplin. The JAA has completed its basic task, Koplin says, and its remaining job is to ...
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US Q400 order on horizon as targets are bettered
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Bombardier and US regional carrier Horizon Air are negotiating a deal for at least 20 Dash 8 Q400 turboprops. An order from Horizon would represent a critical breakthrough in the North American market for the Canadian manufacturer. Although not confirmed by either party, ...
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A charged affair
Sky-high landing and navigation charges are driving airlines from key Japanese airports Andrejz Jeziorski/SINGAPORE Japanese "capsule" hotels which offer their guests space not much bigger than a mortuary drawer are symbolic of the overcrowding and overpricing of Tokyo and other Japanese population centres. The lack of available space ...
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Partnership imperative
Latin American carriers are searching for international partners and injections of capital to survive into the 21st century Paul Lewis/MIAMI Financial reform, regulatory liberalisation and growing competition are transforming the face of air transportation in Central and South America. As political barriers are lowered progressively, airlines from Mexico to Chile ...