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Mexicans eye narrowbody offers
Airbus Industrie and Boeing are in negotiation with Cintra, the holding company which manages Aeromexico and Mexicana, on a crucial fleet replacement contract that could prove vital for future campaigns throughout Latin America. The Mexican campaign, which centres on the immediate need for a replacement for Aeromexico's ageing McDonnell ...
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Slump in Taiwanese passenger numbers could spark mergers
Brent Hannon/TAIPEI Taiwan's seven major airlines saw passenger numbers fall by more than 10% in 1998, compared with the previous year, making further consolidation within the ailing industry a strong possibility over the next 12 months. Passengers carried fell to 16.67 million - 10.4% down on 1997 figures ...
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SAir adds loss-making AOM to its portfolio
Julian Moxon/PARIS France's second largest airline, AOM, has become the latest independent carrier to fall to a foreign carrier's expansion plan, with the SAir Group purchasing a 49% stake from Credit Lyonnaise. As Switzerland is not a member of the European Union, a majority holding must remain in France, and ...
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Aeroflot power battle rages, finances probed
Aeroflot Russian International Airlines has sacked two senior managers as part of an ongoing battle for control of the airline. Aeroflot, Russia's leading airline, has also launched an internal audit, which Moscow sources suggest may reveal evidence of financial mismanagement. Commercial director Alexander Krasnenker and his deputy Leonid Itskov ...
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Mesa/CCAir deal moves ahead
The Mesa Air Group expects to complete its $53 million acquisition of Charlotte, North Carolina-based CCAir in May. The two carriers, which have entered into a merger agreement, were linked through the Barlow Investment partnership, which has minority shareholdings in both. The all-stock transaction, announced last August, remains subject ...
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Airlines taste chips in bid to solve lost baggage problem
British Airways is trying to overcome the problems of lost bags by using radio frequency identity (RFID) baggage labels. Several US airlines may commit themselves to trials with the new system, says the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The "smart" labels have embedded semiconductors (silicon chips) that emit identity ...
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KLM suffers EC Martinair blow as slump bites into profits
Chris Jasper/LONDON European Union competition chiefs have blocked KLM's planned take-over of charter carrier Martinair Holland pending an investigation into the proposed deal. The European Commission (EC) announced the probe on the day that the Dutch flag carrier revealed that it had lost NLG29 million ($15 million) during the last ...
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US majors caution despite strong performances
Chris Jasper/LONDON Most of the USA's top 10 airlines showed strong profits in 1998, but there were enough negative indications by the end of the year among the ranks of the major carriers to cause even the best performers to sound a note of caution for 1999. Of ...
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Marketplace
-Ansett Australia has confirmed it will lease two Boeing 747-400s from Singapore Airlines, to replace the two 747-300s it leases from the same carrier. The two aircraft will be operated on Ansett's daily services between Sydney and Osaka, returning via Brisbane, and on its five-times weekly Sydney-Hong Kong services. -American ...
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Mergers
-National Jet Systems (NJS), the Australian regional carrier, has purchased a large minority stake in Ireland's CityJet for a sum estimated at between Ir£4 million ($5.8 million) and Ir£6 million. The holding is understood to be in excess of 40%. CityJet will still look to expand its relationship with Air ...
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Training turning point
David Learmount/LONDON Uncertainties about imminent European rules governing pilot training schools have created confusion for the training industry, both in Europe and in the USA. Europe's new joint standards for pilot training and licensing are about to be implemented, yet fundamental aspects of the regulations governing them are still ...
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Routes
- All Nippon Airways (ANA)has applied for a Government go-ahead for its planned codeshare partnership with Varig, in the run-up to joining the Star Alliance by October. The two airlines plan to begin codesharing on two Varig-operated services from Rio de Janeiro to Nagoya and Tokyo, starting on 28 March. ...
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Tailored training
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS Ansett Australia, the country's principal domestic carrier, believes it has broken new ground in enhancing quality and standardisation in its flight operations. The source of those gains is in aircrew training: under Ansett's system, it more closely matches individuals' needs. The airline's training department assembles a database of ...
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Slump leads to cuts in Air Canada fleet
Air Canada is cutting its fleet because of the slowing economy and the expected slump in airline travel. The Montreal-based flag carrier says it plans to retire most of its older aircraft, return a number of leased aircraft and postpone delivery of several new ones. The net effect will ...
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Snecma closes in on airline maintenance contracts
Snecma's Services division is moving to seal its first maintenance deals with three airlines in the first half of the year. The French engine builder expects to create a series of joint ventures with the carriers to expand its maintenance arm into new markets. The company intends to follow a ...
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CAL set to decide on merger
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE China Airlines (CAL) is poised to announce a decision on the proposed merger of its two subsidiary carriers, Formosa Airlines and Mandarin Airlines. The CAL board is to meet early this month to consider implementing the merger by August, instead of the planned June deadline. The ...
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Routes dispute delays Ugandan privatisation
Michael Wakabi/KAMPALA The privatisation of Uganda's national carrier is being delayed because of problems over landing rights allocated earlier to one of the bidders, under the African Joint Air Services Agreement. Privatisation of the carrier was supposed to have been completed by last November, but the date was ...
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Japanese start-up plans for expansion
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE Japanese domestic start-up Hokkaido International Airlines, operating as Air Do, plans to boost its capital base by more than 40% as it explores possibilities for expansion. It is also in talks with Japan's other recent arrival in the domestic market, Skymark Airlines, about co-operation. Air Do, ...
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SkyWest pursues expansion plans
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC SkyWest Airlines intends to expand its western US regional network further with its newly announced purchase of 25 Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) 200LRs, while longer-term planning is focused on finding a smaller jet or turboprop replacement for its Embraer EMB-120 Brasilias. "We've grown by 35% over ...
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The weasel game
Andrzej Jeziorski/TOKYO Japan's dominant Big Three carriers face radical change in domestic and international markets, at a time when the Asia-Pacific region is still wrestling with its economic woes. Japan Airlines (JAL) is the oldest of the three, and the biggest in revenue terms - in fiscal year 1997 (from ...