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CNAC is cleared for flotation as airlines face consolidation
China National Aviation (CNAC) has been been given the go-ahead to become the latest Chinese carrier to float on the Hong Kong stock exchange. The move comes as China prepares for a round of consolidation within its crowded airline market. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), which ...
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Thai denies making U-turn on withdrawal from Star Alliance
Thai Airways International is denying that it is contemplating pulling out of the recently established Star Alliance, and says that the company welcomes moves to expand the membership to include other Asia-Pacific carriers. The airline issued the denial statement in response to local reports that it was facing ...
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Mesa rejects buy-out
US regional Mesa Air Group has rejected a $50 million offer to buy its United Express operations from investor group Barlow Partners II, which has a stake in US Airways Express regional carrier CCAir. Source: Flight International
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Netherlands unbends on Schiphol noise
The Netherlands Government has reached a last-minute compromise which will allow Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport to breach its strict noise regime, which was threatening to cause chaos in operations in the final three months of the year. The airport says that it will still have to rein in its growth in ...
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Political Noises
As many in the European aviation industry are learning to their cost, the environmental debate can have a lot more to do with politics and public sympathy than it does with technology. The new emissions surcharge scheme at Zürich Airport, now being challenged by the International Air Transport ...
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Transworld
Components and spare-parts supplier Transworld Aviation, based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, has appointed Stephane Tillon business-development manager. He was formerly sales manager of a UK-based export aviation firm. Source: Flight International
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EU Approves Takeover
The European Commission has approved the proposed take-over of Air UK by KLM, saying that the acquisition would have hardly any influence on competition within Europe. KLM has owned 45% of Air UK shares since 1988 and is now cleared to acquire the rest. Source: Flight ...
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'Outsiders' cannot asses problems
Sir - I was shocked to read the letter from Mr Lunan (Flight International, 24-30 September, P61), which was full of confusing "buzz words". I do not agree with the contentious premise that an agency, outside the airline industry, can diagnose that industry's employment problems - or define ...
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US Airways and ALPA save A230 purchase
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC US Airways and its pilots broke an impasse on labour negotiations at the eleventh hour, saving the US carrier's planned $14 billion purchase of up to 400 A320-family aircraft from Airbus Industrie. The sixth-largest US airline and negotiators for the Air Line Pilots ...
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ALPA and Boeing clash over USAir accident
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES The Airline Pilots Association (ALPA) and Boeing have submitted opposing findings to the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) over the probable factors involved in the crash of a USAir Boeing 737-300 on 8 September, 1994. The aircraft rolled rapidly to the left ...
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Alitalia turns in profit after ten years of making losses
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON Andrea Spinelli/Rome After a decade of losses, Alitalia has turned in a net profit of L163 billion ($92 million) for the first half of the year. Chief executive Domineco Cempella promises better to come, raising the prospect of early privatisation of the state-owned Italian flag carrier. ...
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Culture clash causes Frontier and Western Pacific to part
Western Pacific Airlines (WestPac) and Frontier Airlines have terminated merger moves because of alleged "cultural differences" which undermined the amalgamation of the two small Colorado-based carriers. The directors of Western Pacific and Frontier signed a merger deal on 30 June under which WestPac would acquire the smaller carrier, ...
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Eurowings wins domestic skirmish
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH Lufthansa is to open up its Miles & More scheme to passengers on competing smaller airlines flying internal German routes, bringing to a close a test case under investigation by state competition authorities. A complaint was raised with the authorities in May by Lufthansa's ...
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Marketplace
++ BAe Asset Management - Jets has concluded the cash sale of three BAe 146-100s in deals worth a total of $21 million. Jersey European Airways has purchased two -100s off lease. A third -100 has been sold in the US for use as an executive transport. ++ El Al ...
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Regional rewards
Europe's regionals meet in Italy on8-10 October, with much to be satisfied about Embraer's EMB-145, in British Regional Airways livery, is a direct rival for the Bombardier Canada Julian Moxon/PARIS Each year, it seems that the European regional-airline industry has better news to report. Traffic growth, ...
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Delta
Luiz Henrique Teixeira and Eduardo Britto have been appointed sales managers in Brazil by Atlanta, Georgia-based Delta Air Lines. Teixeira was formerly with Universal Assistance, while Britto was formerly with Elitravel Representacoes, the general sales agent in Brazil. Source: Flight International
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United
United Airlines has appointed Chris Petty leisure sales manager (UK). He was previously sales manager for United Vacations, the airline's holiday company, and replaces Alison Espley, who is now manager for United Vacations. Petty, who has been with United since 1991. Source: Flight International
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Aircraft news
Boeing has signed a deal with American Airlines, granting the US manufacturer sole supplier status for jet aircraft until 2018. As part of the deal American has placed firm orders for 12 B777s, four B767-300ERs, 12 B757-200s, and 75 B737-600/700/800s. The US carrier has also taken so-called purchase rights on ...
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Appointments
Philip Chen will succeed Simon Heale as deputy managing director at Cathay Pacific Airways from mid-March. Heale takes up the position of finance director at Swire Pacific. Stanley Hui will replace Chen as Dragonair's chief executive from 1 February 1997, while Hui's role as chief operating officer of Air Hong ...