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FAA changes its mind on 747 conversions
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC THE US FEDERAL Aviation Administration admits that it has made a mistake in approving modifications by GATX Airlog, which turned ten Boeing 747 passenger aircraft into freighters, and it has proposed an airworthiness directive (AD) severely restricting cargo weights. The FAA is ...
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ValuJet offloads reservations
VALUJET AIRLINES has turned its reservations system over to outside contractors in a bid to retain its competitive edge and preserve "a low-cost, low-fare niche in the industry". Some 1,000 employees - about one-third of the airline's workforce - are to be offered jobs with the outside contractors, Amlease and ...
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Las Vegas lasers shut down
Alan Staats/PHOENIX Hotel and casino operators in Las Vegas have been ordered to suspend their laser displays following an incident involving a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 first officer being temporarily blinded by a burst of laser light. The event occurred even though the hotel involved ...
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Airlines
Kevin O'Toole/Business Editor THE WORLD AIRLINE INDUSTRY finally shook off the recession in 1995, to produce what are likely to be the highest profits on record. Barring unforeseen disasters, the industry should continue to forge ahead in 1996. The figures have yet to be collated for ...
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DASA stands by ailing Fokker
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH DAIMLER-BENZ Aerospace (DASA) has confirmed it will continue to fund Fokker into the new year, in a move to counter growing fears that the manufacturer would be left to fend for itself unless a funding agreement was agreed with the Dutch Government before the year-end. ...
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Condor adds more travel agencies
CONDOR FLUGDIENST, Lufthansa's charter subsidiary, is to add to its growing portfolio of interests in tour operators, with a decision to take stakes in two more travel agencies. Condor will acquire all of Dusseldorf-based Fischer Reisen in 1996, and is taking a 10% stake in Hamburg-based Oger Tours, ...
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Avianova flies Fokker 70
ALITALIA subsidiary Avianova put the first of its new Fokker 70 regional jets into service on 20 December, between Turin and Paris. The Rome-based airline has now taken delivery of the first three of its 15 ordered aircraft, with seven more to come in the third quarter, and the remaining ...
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Aircraft news
SAS is to buy six more B737-600s worth an estimated $210 million, adding to its existing order for 35. South African Airways is to acquire seven B777-200s and two B747-400s. Amsterdam-based carrier Transavia has ordered eight B737-800s, with options on an additional 12. Gulf ...
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Appointments
Henrik Arle, EVP staff/finance, is taking on the responsibilities of general international relations, following the retirement of Oiva Rejasammal. The marketing aspects become the responsibility of EVP marketing Leif Lundstrom. Air New Zealand has appointed Annabel Cotton manager investor relations, and John H Blair company secretary and corporate ...
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Smooth operators
The third package not only improved market access, it gave European Economic Area carriers the ability to choose the most favourable environment for their operations. Dermot Scully reports on the advantages of using more than one licence.European airlines are beginning to recognise the full extent of the potential benefits ...
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Peace spurs twin launch
Royal Jordanian and El Al are both taking advantage of the continued stability in the Middle East to launch regional subsidiaries prompted by imminent signing of an Israel-Jordan bilateral, due by the end of December. Royal Jordanian will rename its executive jet subsidiary, currently known as Arab Wings, ...
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Valu lost on key NY slots
ValuJet is pressing its antitrust case against Delta Air Lines despite failing to stop its rival from buying 10 coveted slots at New York/LaGuardia pending the outcome of its lawsuit. Atlanta-based ValuJet claims it was the sole bidder for the slots when TWA initially offered them and that ...
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Hubs and partners
Since being spun off into the world's first separate airline cargo subsidiary last January, Lufthansa Cargo has been free to pursue its aggressive global network strategy. Jackie Gallacher reports.As the biggest non-integrated cargo carrier in the world and the second largest air freight carrier after Federal Express, Lufthansa Cargo Airlines ...
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Hanoi hangups
Vietnam Airlines is going for controlled growth in a volatile economy, but the political climate has ruled out its near-term access to foreign capital. Tom Ballantyne reports.It is a classic case of Communist doctrine versus free market thinking. Vietnam's economic reform policy - known as doi moi - was designed ...
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Mexico goes into a shell
Aeromexico and Mexicana should come under the oversight of a holding company by the end of the month. The search for potential buyers for the single entity could begin once the slow process of putting the two carriers' finances in order is complete. The holding company, called the ...
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Germans hit Milan plans
Lufthansa has revealed the sway it has over its partners with the closure of Lauda Air's Milan hub in mid-November after consultation with the German major. The hub was opened in April in a bid to get a head start on rivals in anticipation of a government plan ...
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US faces labour strife
The state of US aviation labour relations does not bode well for the new year, with union negotiations due at Northwest Airlines, USAir and United Airlines, among others. By early December, the 32,500 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers at Boeing had been on ...
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EVA victory rings hollow
Five years after it started clamouring to end China Airlines' monopoly on the world's busiest air route, EVA Airways has finally gained the right to compete on the lucrative Taipei-Hong Kong sector. With the simultaneous prize of Macau, one might expect EVA to rejoice, but both victories ring somewhat hollow. ...
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Euro unions strike out
The signs in Europe for labour relations are ominous - and it's not just carriers with the more 'radical' unions facing a difficult start to the year. Strike action at Sabena started at the end of Nov-ember with one-day strikes after management cancelled all labour contracts. ...
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Trouble in store despite recovery
Some majors face alliance upheaval, more startups and threats to costs. Did you think that stability had returned to the airline business? Were you lulled into a sense of security by a return to profits? Did you think that most carriers had now defined their long-term strategies and established their ...