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USAir goes to court to break up BA plans
USAir goes to court to break up BA plans Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC USAIR HAS finally declared its position on the pending alliance between British Airways and American Airlines in dramatic fashion, by filing a lawsuit against its UK partner for breach of contract. ...
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ValuJet puts fleet on sale
VALUJET AIRLINES is trying to sell or lease the bulk of its McDonnell Douglas DC-9s and MD-80s. The low-cost carrier was operating 51 aircraft when it was grounded on 17 June, but plans to resume service by mid-August with a maximum of 15 DC-9-32s. The airline plans ...
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Turnaround in Mexico
Mexicana is 75 years old this year Geoffrey Jones/MEXICO CITY MEXICANA, THE OLDEST airline in North America, celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. Under the new leadership of chief executive Fernando Flores, Mexicana has an optimistic vision for the future as it consolidates its market strengths, both ...
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BWIA
Gilles Filiatreault has been named chief executive of Caribbean airline BWIA, of Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago. He was formerly chief executive at Liat and, before that, he was founder-president and chief executive of Air Canada regional carrier Air Alliance. Source: Flight International
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Air Jamaica
Albert Chappell has been appointed executive vice-president and chief operating officer of Air Jamaica, of Kingston, Jamaica, in a restructuring of the executive management. President David Taylor has resigned the position with immediate effect, to ease the organisational changes. Source: Flight International
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American
AMERICAN American Airlines, of Fort Worth, Texas, has appointed Frank Morogiello managing director of commercial sales. He succeeds James Marsicano, who has become vice-president for the SABRE Interactive Group. Morogiello was previously American's managing director of field corporate programmes and special sales. Source: Flight International
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British Midland
Rick Cooper has been named director of international marketing for the USA for UK carrier British Midland Airways. Cooper, who will be based in Scottsdale, Arizona, was formerly with US carrier United Airlines. Source: Flight International
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Financial data
Economic trends: Fuel prices appear to have stabilised, and spot prices are back at the level before the March increase. Airline traffic: May traffic was buoyant for the US majors, with revenue passenger km rising 7.6 percent and load factors up 3.2 points. Six of ...
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Bought in Taiwan
Taiwan's major carriers are tying up more domestic links through stakes in local airlines. EVA Air will raise its stake in Taiwan Airlines from 30 to 40 per cent, while rival China Airlines has agreed to acquire a third of Formosa Airlines, subject to government approval. U-Land is now the ...
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Appointments
James P Kelly has been elected chairman and chief executive officer of United Parcel Service. Isaac Omolo Okero is the new chairman of Kenya Airways, which has renewed the contracts of managing director Brian Davies and finance director Malcolm Naylor. John W Power is to become ...
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Canadian change
Canadian Airlines' chief financial officer, Kevin Benson, has become president and CEO replacing Kevin Jenkins, who resigned under union pressure. Air Canada has named John Foster Fraser as its non-executive chairman replacing Hollis Harris. Source: Airline Business
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Bow to no man
Pieter Bouw, the president of KLM, will need all his knowledge of the industry to rise above the crisis in the relationship with Northwest Airlines, growing competition from other hubs and US-European alliances, and insufficient market share in Europe. Interview by Jackie Gallacher. Airline Business: KLM's operating result declined ...
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Ancient and modern
Saudi Arabian's new name and image are the latest components in a programme of wholesale change at the airline. Director general Dr Khaled A Ben-Bakr talks to Richard Whitaker. When it comes to changing things, Dr Khaled Ben-Bakr isn't reticent. Last year's order for $6 billion worth of new aircraft ...
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Smart cards to chip in
European carriers tend to wait for the thumbs-up from their US counterparts before pursuing any new trend. Yet the advanced stages of development of some of the carriers' electronic distribution products in Europe underscores their confidence in the huge potential this area has for transforming the business. The 'me-tooism' of ...
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Arabs set to close ranks
Attempts to boost aviation cooperation in the Arab world are gathering pace. Ten carriers are considering a consultants' study recommending a pan-Arab airline alliance, while the birth of the long-awaited Arab Civil Aviation Commis- sion promises to strengthen ties further. A nine-month study on behalf of 10 of ...
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Alitalia plans more links
Once its restructuring plan is finally in place Alitalia will start the search for more alliances, and it may even invite partners to take a share in developing the new hub at Milan/Malpensa, according to new chairman Fausto Cereti. 'We plan to be a piece of a global ...
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Asia's triple owner shift
Three major Asian carriers have signalled a new round of ownership changes to help fund up to $9 billion of aircraft orders. Garuda has begun a major restructuring ahead of privatisation, Philippine Airlines plans a public share offering, and Malaysia Airlines may sell 10 per cent of its stock to ...
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Canada's hair of the dog?
Canada's federal cabinet has overruled a National Transportation Agency decision and allowed coach operator Greyhound to launch a low-cost, no-frills airline that became Canada's fourth scheduled trans-continental carrier in early July. The NTA had previously blocked Greyhound's plans by ruling that the company could not obtain its own ...
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Dragonair breaks ice
Confirming Beijing's increasing influence over Hong Kong, a surprising number of clouds over the territory's aviation arena melted away within days of Cathay Pacific's shareholders approving the deal giving China National Aviation Corporation control of Dragonair. Taiwan headed the list, with Hong Kong's Sino-British Joint Liaison Group giving ...