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Pan Am Academy investor hunt ends in Boston
Pan Am International Flight Academy (PAIFA) has been acquired by a US investment firm which has agreed to at least double the size of the Miami, Florida-based independent training company over the next three years. PAIFA was purchased by private Spanish investors in 1992 from the estate of defunct ...
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Qantas warns on competition
Paul Phelan/SYDNEY Qantas has warned that increasingly desperate competition from rivals in the region will make it difficult for the Australian airline to sustain the record profits it has just declared for the 1997/8 financial year. Operating profit was up 13.6% on the previous year at US$282 million, ...
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717 sales drought may prompt Air Canada 'walk-away' offer
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing is stepping up its sales campaign for the 717-200 in North America and is negotiating possible "walk-away" deals with Air Canada as anxiety grows internally over the lack of new orders for the small twinjet. Boeing declines to comment on specific campaigns, but Air ...
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Braathens purchases Malmö Aviation
Braathens is to purchase Swedish airline Malmö Aviation for around SEK600 million ($74 million). Braathens partner KLM, which has a 30% stake in the Norwegian airline, will also "contribute" a sum believed to be about $20 million. The deal is the latest chapter in the tussle within the region ...
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UAL/Delta pilot talks
Pilots groups representing Delta Air Lines and United Airlines have begun negotiating the issues concerning their two airlines' proposed marketing alliance, which includes a code-share. The pact does not involve a merger, but must be approved by both pilot groups represented by the Air Line Pilots Association since their contracts ...
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SIA seconds pilots
Singapore Airlines will transfer two of its senior Airbus A340 and Boeing 747 management pilots to China Airlines (CAL) for two years, following recent signature of a strategic alliance by the two carriers. Pow Tuk-Kwan will serve as CAL's new vice-president of flight operations and Gui Wee-Kee as special assistant ...
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Flight West launches international services
Australian regional carrier Flight West Airlines will start international services in October with eight weekly flights to Papua New Guinea (PNG) capital Port Moresby. The services, six from Cairns and another two from Townsville, will use a third Fokker F28 Mk4000 acquired by Flight West from Ansett Australia. Its ...
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IAI negotiates to set up Moscow maintenance centre
Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) is in negotiations with Russian airline Transaero to set up a maintenance centre at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport. The Bedek division of IAI has been maintaining Transaero's fleet of Boeing 757s and McDonnell Douglas DC-10s since 1993, with Bedek technicians performing line maintenance in Moscow. Heavy ...
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Routes
-Austrian Airlines has launched a weekly service to Astana, the new capital of Kazakhstan. -US Airways' new low fare division MetroJet has launched a new service between Baltimore and Orlando. -Qantas has been cleared by the Australian authorities to move from five Boeing 767 flights to seven weekly Boeing ...
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Virgin Express finalises plans to start Rome hub
Virgin Express is finalising its plans for a secondary hub at Rome, with the setting up of a base at the Italian airport. The low-cost airline chose Rome Fuimicino Airport to be its southern European hub in May, and already serves the airport from its Brussels base and flies ...
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Workshop
-HeavyLift Engineering has been contracted by Sabre Airlines to provide "full technical support" for the airline's new Boeing 737-800. The first aircraft entered entered service with the airline recently. -Sabreliner's Goodyear Arizona-based subsidiary Dimension Aviation, which recently had its contract to convert McDonnell Douglas DC-10s and MD-11s to freighters terminated ...
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European flag carriers line up for AOM stake
France's largest independent carrier, AOM, has been put up for sale and it is understood that offers have been sent to major European flag carriers, including existing alliance partner Swissair. The sale comes as the carrier also looks to upgrade its long-haul fleet. AOM's majority shareholder, the Credit Lyonnais ...
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BA and KLM blaze a trail for European profits
British Airways and KLM have led what promises to be a strong round of European airline profits in the June quarter as the region's traffic continues to boom. The UK flag carrier, reporting the first quarter of its financial year, was back on track after the profits dip caused ...
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Alliance Air to strike deal for troubled Ugandan flag carrier
Chris Yates/KAMPALA Uganda Airlines believes that it can complete its privatisation sale by the end of the year. The carrier's existing partner, Alliance Air, is seen to be in the lead position with a stake of up to 49%. The Ugandan Government is keen to sell off its ...
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UK Government livens up row over American/BA slot concessions
The UK Government has joined the row with the European Commission over whether British Airways should be allowed to sell airport slots as part of the deal allowing its alliance with American Airlines. Deputy prime minister John Prescott has sided with competition commissioner Karel Van Miert in claiming that ...
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Lone pilot objects to Australasian Singapore alliance
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS An objection by New Zealand pilot Peter Wakeman to Australia's competition authorities was the only remaining obstacle last week to the implementation of the planned commercial alliance between Air New Zealand, Ansett and Singapore Airlines (SIA). The Australian Consumer Competition Commission (ACCC)released a final authorisation on ...
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Wicat adds Boeing to training device portfolio
Wicat Systems has seen sales of its flight training devices increase as airlines move to reduce the amount of expensive full-flight simulator time used for transition and recurrent training. Recent sales of flight management and guidance system trainers (FMGST) for Airbus types include six to Northwest Aerospace Training (NATCO, A320), ...
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ANA considers World revival to reduce operating costs
Andrew Mollett/TOKYO In an effort to reduce operating costs in the face of severe financial difficulties, All Nippon Airlines (ANA) is considering shifting part of its international route network on to its defunct subsidiary World Air Network (WAC). The plan involves resuscitating WAC, which was suspended in August ...
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Gemini to acquire four of BA's DC-10-30s for cargo role
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Gemini Air Cargo is finalising a deal to acquire four of British Airways' eight McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30s, while the rest of the aircraft are expected to be placed with passenger airlines in the short term. BA's eight DC-10-30s are operated on its long-haul network from London Gatwick, but ...
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China Eastern plans to begin conversions after cargo go-ahead
China Eastern plans to begin converting its fleet of five Boeing MD-11 passenger trijets into freighters from September 1999, following Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) approval to establish a new subsidiary cargo operation. The carrier is understood to be in negotiations with Alenia-owned Aeronavali and the Boeing Aerospace ...