Strategy – Page 1083
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Latin links before BA?
As British Airways and American Airlines continue their behind-the-scenes efforts to obtain approval for their controversial transatlantic alliance, the US major is intensifying efforts to secure its dominance in South America through further linkups. Ian Lang, the president of the UK's Board of Trade, is delaying his pronouncement ...
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Mexican standoff
Aéromexico and Mexicana have emerged from their restructuring programmes with a common owner, but the regulator appears intent on keeping them apart to ensure that domestic competition remains strong. But David Knibb discovers that internationally things may work out differently. The events of 1996 form the latest in a series ...
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Dirty tricks row hits SA
South African Airways, with its domestic market share under pressure after its two domestic rivals forged international alliances, is fighting back with allegations of dirty tricks against Comair and heavy discounting on domestic sectors in the peak period. In a move that revives memories of the acrimonious battle ...
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Thai avoids battle royal
Competition to become Thailand's second 'flag' carrier appears to be thinning amid concerns that the regulatory framework favours Thai Airways on both domestic and international routes. Fledgling Princess Airlines has emerged as the frontrunner to win government approval to join Thai as the country's second designated international carrier. ...
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2000 anyone? A real date oddity
The disabling effect of the millennium date change on software applications seems a minor issue, but the implications for management are enormous. Air transport is just waking up to the problem, which could cost the industry $2 billion. By Mark Odell. Consider these imponderables. How long is a piece of ...
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Joined at the seams
Management Information is the key to easing the lot of the long-suffering passenger, argues Kieron Brennan. Airlines should draw on methods used in related sectors to enable them to fully develop the concept of the 'seamless' journey. You're a tycoon, living in Grand Cayman. Suddenly, one morning, a major business ...
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USAir opens up exit plans
USAir's exit strategy from its alliance with British Airways is becoming clearer as it seeks more international routes and announces a massive fleet renewal programme which could prompt renewed interest from other investors. There is speculation that USAir may seek to build a major transatlantic network by acquiring ...
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Air France agrees to take up to 20 777s
Air France will take more Boeing twins, but is moving up from 767 to 777 Julian Moxon/PARIS The French Government has approved Air France's decision to buy up to 20 Boeing 777s (including options), as part of its long-range-fleet renewal programme. The airline has placed orders ...
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Spain discusses
Spain and the USA agreed on 18 November to work towards liberalising air traffic between the two countries at a high-level meeting in Spain. No further meetings are scheduled and there is no target date for an open skies deal to come into effect, but the will to work towards ...
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USAir seeks to cancel its Boeing orders
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Ramon Lopez/Washington DC As USAir seeks to cut its cost structure to enable its planned acquisition of a new Airbus narrowbody fleet, the airline is negotiating the cancellation of its existing orders with Boeing for up to 48 aircraft. USAir has told Boeing that ...
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American signs Boeing for fleet replacement
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC AMERICAN AIRLINES has placed firm orders for 103 Boeings as part of a deal which could see it buying a total of 630 aircraft over the next 20 years. Based on Boeing's list prices, the firm order is valued at $6.6 billion, ...
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Air South
Air South, of Columbia, South Carolina, has appointed chairman, chief executive and president John Tague chairman, chief executive and president of its Kansas City-based low-price carrier, Vanguard Airlines. He will retain his positions at Air South, and will continue to be based in Columbia. Source: Flight ...
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Qantas
Australian national carrier Qantas has named Ross Keenan regional general manager for the UK and Ireland, based in London, UK. He will take up the position in early 1997, replacing Peter Roennfeldt, who will take up a senior position with Qantas following his two-year posting. Keenan, who is now the ...
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EC supports compromise over status of JAA and Eurocontrol
Kevin O'Toole/Brussels THE EUROPEAN Commission (EC) says that it is supporting a compromise deal to establish the region's Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) and Eurocontrol as official international bodies, but which stops short of creating single European authorities. Proposals for a reformed JAA are due to be ...
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Hunting new pastures
Max Kingsley-Jones/Coventry On 17 October, Hunting Cargo Airlines retired its remaining Vickers "VC9" Merchantman (Vanguard) freighter when the last operational example was flown to the Brooklands Museum in Surrey, south-west of London, for preservation. This marked the end of a 20-year association with the four-engined turboprop for the ...
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Blanc insists on fleet mixture
Julian Moxon/Paris Air France president Christian Blanc has made it clear to the French Government that he wants to order a mix of Boeing 777s and Airbus A340s as part of the flag carrier's fleet-renewal programme. Up to ten of each type are likely to be ...
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Fokker rescue plan put on hold
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE SAMSUNG'S PROPOSED rescue of Fokker has been put on hold until the South Korean Government and other other local aerospace manufacturers decide whether or not they should back the programme. The deal ran into a last-minute delay when Samsung sought South Korean Government approval ...
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Safety delegates warned on Third World issues
David Learmount/DUBAI EFFORTS TO IMPROVE the world's air-transport safety will fail while the industry continues to ignore the needs of developing countries and the Third World, where most accidents happen, according to Pakistan International Airlines' Capt Amjad Faizi. Delegates from 40 nations attended the combined Dubai ...
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Vanguard Variations
The Merchantman's origins lay with the 100- to 140-seat Vickers Vanguard of the early 1960s. The four-engined turboprop was first flown from the Vickers-Armstrongs factory at Brooklands on 20 January 1959, and entered service with British European Airways (BEA) in December 1960. Although very economical to operate, the design was ...