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Degrees of new disaster
The Asian economic crisis may have thrown the entire region into turmoil, but differing attitudes among Asian startups illustrate how misfortunes vary between countries. Harlequin Air, a new affiliate of Japan Air System, is confident that while Japan may have economic worries, its citizens still have disposable income. Harlequin ...
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Dutch courage pays off
KLM is now in the major league of global alliances. But the carrier still needs to select an Asian partner while noise restrictions at its hub threaten its development. Leo van Wijk, president and chief executive officer, talks to Lois Jones about the challenges facing KLM.At 10.30 am precisely ...
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Champion of the cause
Senator John McCain is on a mission to secure a more competitive US airline industry. His legislative proposals include freeing up more slots for startups and smaller airlines, prompt action against predatory behaviour, and increased airport funding. Report by Karen Walker.'He can be a powerful friend or a formidable foe,' ...
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Oriental calm dawns in US
At long last, Tokyo and Washington have settled their aeropolitical differences with a substantive open skies agreement that extends well beyond a 'mini-deal'. But Europeans are fuming at the deal's valuable concessions to the US. The new US-Japan open skies deal penned in February 1998 has helped right the ...
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Southern boom
The US carriers, led by American Airlines, have benefited the most from the growth in demand to Latin America. Report by April Pearson. With growth of 23.9 per cent over the last five years, US-Latin America air traffic is outpacing economic growth. Growth still lags behind the larger European and ...
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Sharp exit out of Asia
The Asian crisis is forcing Qantas and Air New Zealand to shift capacity out of Asia and into a face-off closer to home. Both airlines withdrew from Korea in January; Qantas has now announced cutbacks to Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia. Air New Zealand retreated from these markets last year. ...
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BA alliance faces delay
Patience is a virtue that American Airlines and British Airways surely must be learning. Both carriers seem resigned to more months of delay as their proposed alliance faces scrutiny on both sides of the Atlantic. But BA now hopes that the European Commission might put all alliances at a ...
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US alliance opens the floodgates
The alliance coup pulled off by Northwest and Continental will speed up similar revenue tieups in the US and push global alliance building to new levels of activity. By Karen Walker.Denying a statement that he has worked for '. . . just about every airline in the US', US Airways' ...
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WestPac to pack it all in
Denver-based Western Pacific has joined the long list of US low cost carriers to bite the dust. The airline has been unable to buy the time needed to turn around since limping into Chapter 11 bankruptcy last year. The US industry has been anticipating Western Pacific's demise for some ...
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The smart airlines take credit cards
Three US airlines have formed partnerships with American Express and Bank of Hawaii to expand their use of electronic systems, streamline their operations and broaden distribution. Pioneering in these efforts is travel industry giant American Express, which has partnered both American Airlines and Continental Airlines. Since late 1996, American has ...
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Airline News
Japan Airlines is scheduled to introduce a three times weekly service from Nagoya to Los Angeles, a twice weekly service between Nagoya and London/Heathrow and a weekly Hiroshima to Honolulu service, as well as a daily Fukushima to Sapporo operation this April. United Airlines is due to introduce a ...
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1997 at a glance
January Boeing and McDonnell Douglas announce plans for a $13.3 billion merger. Norwegian travel agents threaten to sue SAS over plans to reduce commissions. Delta Air Lines winds down its Frankfurt hub, ending its intra-European services. Swissair, Austrian, Sabena and Delta establish a revenue pool on the North Atlantic. A ...
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Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (SALE)
Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (SALE) is to consider a Singapore and New York Stock Exchange listing in 2000 as a capital-raising exercise to help boost its portfolio. Managing director John Willingham says SALE has no definitive plans to list at the moment, although owners Singapore Airlines (SIA), Boullioun Aviation Services ...
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Lido offers integrated flight planning system
Lufthansa's former flight preparation procedures department, now an independent company in the Lufthansa group, is set to expand its international customer base by up to 50%. Kai Kosicki, director marketing and sales of Lufthansa Aeronautical Services - Lido Gmbh - says the requirements of airlines in this region parallel those ...
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Leasing company sees opportunies in economic downturn
Sarah Lazenby Business is booming in Asia Pacific for flight crew leasing companies IASCO and ARS International. The companies have just placed 17 captains to fly McDonnell Douglas DC-10s and MD-81s for the Harlequin Air, the first new-entry low-cost carrier to serve Japan since the market was liberalised. Other Asian ...
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British Midland moves to protect bases
British Midland is stressing that its plans for transatlantic services announced yesterday are at an early stage and are very much dependent on the signing of an "open skies" air services agreement between the UK and USA. The airline says the decision is a "move to protect its bases", ...
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ATI acquired
Pittson Burlington Group operating unit BAZ Global has agreed to acquire US freight carrier Air Transport International (ATI) for under $30 million in cash. ATI operates a fleet of McDonnell Douglas DC-8 freighters. Source: Flight International
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Routes
-US carrier Midwest Express has signed a codesharing agreement with regional airline American Eagle providing connecting service at Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, and Los Angeles, California. Midwest, meanwhile, will add five McDonnell Douglas DC-9s to its fleet this year, bringing the total to 29. -Trans World Airlines will feed Delta Air ...
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Marketplace
-Airbus Industrie is to take up its option on a fifth A300-600ST Super Transporter, for delivery in 2001, to meet higher demand for transporting aircraft components around Europe as the production rate increases. -Gulf Air has completed the sale and leaseback of six of its 13 Airbus A320s to recently ...
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KLM may rationalise long haul fleet
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Airbus Industrie and Boeing are vying to provide KLM with up to 30 long haul aircraft to enable the Netherlands flag carrier to standardise its widebodied fleet and to reduce the number of types in operation. Any deal could also involve aircraft for its strategic partner, Alitalia. Although ...