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Malay duo to share routes
Malaysia's second international carrier AirAsia is planning a rapid expansion programme but this is unlikely to trouble incumbent Malaysia Airlines after the two carriers agreed to avoid competition. Operating as Pacific Eagle, the carrier is set to launch services to Shanghai in China - alongside MAS - and ...
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Who dares follow Crandall's path?
Somewhat ruefully, a speaker at AvMan's recent CEO conference for Latin American and Caribbean airlines remarked that it now seems as if all roads lead to Bob Crandall, American Airlines' president and chief executive officer. There is a wide gulf, however, between those who eagerly hope to tread that path ...
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Commission cuts hit the small guys
This year's decisions by five US majors to cut commissions for on-line travel bookings in half could result in the collapse of smaller on-line travel agents, leaving this potentially lucrative market in the hands of three major companies. Northwest was the first carrier to cut the commission paid for on-line ...
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CNAC enters stock race
Two of China's leading aviation companies are embroiled in a race to list on the Hong Kong stock exchange before the territory is handed over to Beijing's control on 1 July, with sources suggesting only one is likely to succeed. Guangzhou-based China Southern Airlines is still trying to ...
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West sends clear signals over HK
There will be no more important global event this decade than the handover of Hong Kong, the most advanced economy in Asia (excluding Japan), to its neighbour in the north, the People's Republic of China. When the Union Jack is finally lowered at midnight on the last day ...
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Proceed with care
If a single US airline were to be picked out for its sheer likeability, then that airline would have to be Southwest Airlines. This darling of the industry consistently puts smiles on the faces of its employees, its passengers, bankers, analysts, shareholders, and even former Department of Transportation inspector general ...
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China limits CAL's choice
China Airlines' search for a foreign airline equity partner is being frustrated by potential bidders' fears of upsetting Beijing and the Taiwanese carrier is likely to find its choice of investors limited to the Chinese mainland. The quasi-governmental foundation that owns 81 per cent of China Airlines plans ...
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Star bursts on to scene
United Airlines and Lufthansa have moved alliance building into a new era with the launch in mid-May of the five carrier Star Alliance, which attempts to present the passenger with a more uniform product while retaining individual brands. At presstime, details were scarce but the carriers were keen ...
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Bidders line up for Iberia
European and US airlines are lining up to take a stake in Iberia as only two carriers remain in the fray for part of the Spanish flag carrier's former holding in Aerolineas Argentinas. A senior source at Iberia has disclosed that Air France, American Airlines, British Airways, Continental ...
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ANA homes in on losses
All Nippon Airways believes it may soon be able to restructure its massive domestic network by dropping a significant number of unprofitable routes, a move barred until now under government regulation. The airline says it 'understands' further domestic liberalisation, which has already seen an easing of fare controls ...
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Alitalia too late for aid?
Alitalia appears to be a victim of the 'first come, first served' principle. Brussels has rejected the Italian carrier's amended restructuring plan yet cleared Air France's final tranche of state aid. But the legal challenge to Air France's aid has moved a step further. The Commission informed Alitalia ...
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The pros and cons of retiring at 65
Sir - The US Federal Aviation Administration has tried to increase the retirement age for US airline captains from 60 to 65, but its efforts were rejected by the self-interest of the US Airline Pilots Association (ALPA), which cannot be truly representative of experienced US pilots' views, as a high ...
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The pros and cons of retiring at 65
Sir - The US Federal Aviation Administration has tried to increase the retirement age for US airline captains from 60 to 65, but its efforts were rejected by the self-interest of the US Airline Pilots Association (ALPA), which cannot be truly representative of experienced US pilots' views, as a high ...
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A friend in need
The Society of British Aerospace Companies wants the new UK Government to increase its "seedcorn" funding of the UK aerospace industry fivefold, to some £100 million ($150 million) a year. Over the next five years, that same industry will give the UK Government £100 million a year in repayments of ...
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British Midland plans a foray into third-party maintenance market
British Midland is planning a major expansion into the third-party maintenance market, with the formation of British Midland Engineering, a new subsidiary company based at East Midlands Airport in the UK. The airline is also setting up a separate ground-handling company to expand its services in this area. ...
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Bouw goes as profits fall at KLM prompts cost cutting
KLM has launched a cost-reduction plan aimed at saving Dfl1 billion ($528 million) over the next three years. The move comes in the face of the Dutch airline announcing a 57% fall in net profits for 1996 and the resignation of chairman Pieter Bouw. In contrast, European rivals British Airways ...
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FAA grounds Great Lakes Aviation
GREAT LAKES Aviation suspended flights on 16 May in the face of a US Federal Aviation Administration-imposed shutdown because of alleged deficiencies with maintenance operations. The action forced codeshare partners United Airlines and Midway Airlines to accommodate stranded passengers. Great Lakes served 82 cities in 21 US states ...
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All change
The final countdown has begun to tick over Chinese rule over Hong Kong. With the clock ticking away, senior airline executives in the colony have been engaged in a last-minute game of musical chairs, before the Union Jack is hauled down on 30 June. The end-of-year departure of ...
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ARIA claims selecting Western aircraft was 'mistake'
Aeroflot-Russian International Airlines (ARIA) made a "mistake" in attempting to base its fleet around Western-built aircraft, says Valery Okulov, the airline's general director. "In the past, we thought we could work on the basis of Western aircraft, but we now know that was a mistake. We cannot base ...