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Boeing warns over production cuts
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON BOEING EXPECTS airliner sales to fall again this year and warns that production rates may have to edge down further if some financially troubled US airlines fail to recover. The airlines have not been named by Boeing, but Continental Airlines has admitted that ...
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Fiinding the way
The only surprise in the regional-airliner tie-up between Aerospatiale, Alenia and British Aerospace is that it is happening. The tie-up does not represent the end of the restructuring of the European regional-airliner industry, but the beginning of a new route for which there are, as yet, no maps. By including ...
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Alitalia steps up pressure on pilots
ALITALIA IS understood to be preparing to wet-lease further Boeing 767s, unless its pilots agree to accept a package of concessions on wages and working practices. The Italian carrier has already leased two 767s, together with crews from Ansett Worldwide Air Services (AWAS) to fly on transatlantic routes. ...
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Regional rivals welcome ATR's alliance with BAe
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON EUROPE'S regional-aircraft manufacturers have given a broad welcome to the alliance between ATR and British Aerospace's Jetstream and Avro operations, but all acknowledge that the real battle for leadership will come when the issue of new-aircraft development arises over the next couple of years. ...
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Leasing success boosts turnaround for BAe regional-aircraft operations
BRITISH AEROSPACE'S success in turning round its ailing regional-aircraft operations has been further underlined by a record performance from its leasing organisations, which manage the regional jet and turboprop fleets still held on the group's books. The idle fleet of BAe 146 regional jets has been eliminated ...
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Sense stems Pacific pride
South Pacific island governments are finally taking steps to stem the flow of red ink that has bedevilled most of their tiny national airlines for the past decade. At presstime, aviation officials from the dozen isolated nations were studying a comprehensive new report designed to set them back ...
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Africa set for key changes
With Zambia's government admitting defeat in maintaining its national carrier, new contenders have lost little time in proposing a replacement. And Kenya Airways is readying itself for the transfer of up to 80 per cent of the state holding into the private sector. A joint venture carrier between ...
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TWA hits more snags
Highly publicised problems at TWA and numerous successes at Northwest Airlines do not tell the full story at either carrier. TWA, though in the midst of a difficult financial restructuring in an attempt to stave off bankruptcy, may not be compromised in its negotiating position. Northwest is still carrying a ...
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ATR-BAe link rocks Europe
If, as expected, the long-awaited alliance between ATR and British Aerospace's Jetstream division goes ahead, the deal should provide the spark for the rationalisation of the entire European regional aircraft industry. At presstime, there were strong indications an agreement would be signed before the end of January. One ...
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US shapes and wavers
Canada's intent to liberalise its bilateral with the US will give transportation secretary Federico Peña his first major foreign policy success. And moves in Brussels over the US open skies proposal to nine European nations may add impetus to resolve the dispute over how to address codesharing in the offer. ...
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Support for the customer
The creation by Airbus of a new finance corporation has focused more attention on the arcane world of manufacturer support. David Knibb reports.The decision by Airbus Industrie to form a separate finance corporation raises questions about the attraction and use of such units. Ten billion dollars worth of customer support ...
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94 at a glance
What will 1994 be remembered for? Many carriers saw a return to profit. Some received major state aid approvals. It was the year when competition from an ever-growing Southwest, plus low-cost entrants led by ValuJet, finally shook the US majors into action. The employees took control of United, and the ...
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Pricing it right
As O&D yield management techniques take systems to unprecedented levels of capability, the real challenge for airlines will be their proper integration and use. Jackie Gallacher reports. Like many technologies, yield management has taken time to evolve from the early systems of the 1980s to reach its current level ...
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Longhaul freedom
Christopher Chataway, chairman of the UK Civil Aviation Authority, examines the obstacles to competition on longhaul routes and suggests how to overcome them. Drawing from a recent CAA report, he highlights bilaterals, EU bloc negotiations, problems faced by smaller airlines, corporate discounts, fare levels, and airline collusion. Longhaul aviation ...
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Bid for freedom
Increased private ownership could help Pakistan International Airlines deal with the challenges imposed by new home-grown competition and loosen restrictions imposed by the country's social objectives. Mark Blacklock reports.Pakistan has been plagued in the past by political patronage, with even middle managers in the public sector fearing for their jobs ...
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Making the right moves
Understanding how to adapt their strategies to a rapidly changing 'newgame' environment may be one of the most important lessons for airline managers in the 1990s. Dr John Steffens proposes a suitable framework. It should be a basic premise in any industry that new games require new rules. And the ...
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The year ahead
After the five toughest years this business has ever known, surely 1995 will be the year of recovery. Well, maybe. Certainly this year promises more than any since 1989, but only selected carriers will benefit. The major economies can expect the winning combination of steady growth, stable oil prices and ...
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Sabre points way ahead
We at Sabre Decision Technologies (SDT) certainly appreciate the point that the Making the Sale article (Airline Business, October 1994) makes: that anyone not already in the business of selling services to the aviation market will 'find it very hard - perhaps impossible - to break in' and compete against ...
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Share and share alike?
South Korean and Chinese airlines finally launched the first-ever scheduled flights between their respective capitals in December following agreement on a commercial pact to pool revenues. The insistence by Air China and China Eastern on such a pact had surprised Korean Air Lines and Asiana, which were ready ...