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Oneworld looks to JAL to seal global network
Paul Lewis/NEW YORK The oneworld alliance is making Japan Airlines (JAL) its next priority in cementing a global network, while simultaneously considering throwing a collective financial lifeline to founding member Canadian Airlines. Oneworld admitted Aer Lingus as its ninth partner during a gathering of oneworld chief executives in New ...
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$100m Virgin deal launches System 3000
Emma Kelly/LONDON Virgin Atlantic has signed a $100 million letter of intent with Matsushita for the interactive in-flight entertainment (IFE) system supplier's new System 3000 hardware. The airline, expected to announce the deal later this month, is the first carrier to confirm a commitment to the fully interactive IFE ...
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GB ready for A320 expansion
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON British Airways franchise airline GB Airways is gearing up for expansion under new leadership, aiming to benefit from the UK flag carrier's short-haul restructuring. The independent, based at London Gatwick, will take delivery of the first of at least 10 Airbus A320 family aircraft in May. ...
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Revamped Guyana plans to expand international flights
Recently relaunched Guyana Airways 2000 plans to lease a second Airbus A300-600R to expand international services to South America and the Caribbean. It has also opened collaborative talks with Virgin Atlantic to connect with Europe. GA 2000 chief executive Anthony Mekdeci claims the airline has taken back 60% of ...
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A320 wet lease boosts Libyan
Andrew Chuter/TRIPOLI Libyan Arab Airlines is taking a significant step towards rebuilding its route structure with the scheduled arrival on 10 December of two Airbus A320s at its base in Tripoli. The wet-leased aircraft being provided by Irish airline TransAer are due to be pressed into service almost immediately. Libyan ...
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Malaysia Airlines considering overhaul of its regional fleet
Andrzej Jeziorski/TOKYO Malaysia Airlines is finalising its long-term fleet plans, which include a study of its options for the replacement of its regional fleet. Malaysia Airlines (MAS) chairman Tajudin Ramli says that the airline is studying its fleet programme up to 2007-2010, covering both domestic and international requirements. He says ...
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Midway starts to boost its Eastern US network
Midway Airlines plans to bolster frequencies, capacity and reduce seat kilometre costs on its eastern US network with the delivery this month of the first of 17 Boeing 737-700s. It will also receive further smaller, 50-seat, Bombardier Canadair Regional Jets (CRJs) next year. The carrier, based in Raleigh/ Durham, ...
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Fan finale
Turbofan engines for the Millennium are bigger and better than ever Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Flight International's final turbofan directory of the 20th century reveals the broadest power range and most capable set of engines in the industry's history. Topping the list are the mighty Boeing ...
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Premiair takes first A330-200 for long haul winter flights
The first of two Airbus A330-200s for Scandinavian charter airline Premiair is poised to enter service on a six-month wet lease from sister company Airtours International. The Rolls-Royce Trent 772B-powered A330-200 has been delivered new to Premiair. The second A330-200 is due this month, while three Trent-powered A330-300s will arrive ...
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Study reveals steady safety improvement
David Learmount/LONDON Airline safety is improving more quickly than traditional statistics indicate, says a study by Airclaims in association with the European Union. The annual number of aircraft totally destroyed in airline accidents has been steady since 1970, despite a 350% expansion of the world fleet and an increase ...
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BA tests wireless gatelink at Heathrow
British Airways plans to launch a six-month trial of wireless gatelink communication technology at London Heathrow Airport, starting in March or April. Initially, a Boeing 747-400 will be equipped with a gatelink antenna, radio modem unit and an airborne server in a project also involving SITA, Rockwell Collins and Penny ...
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Marketplace
Wet-lease specialist Air Atlanta Icelandic has taken two more Rolls-Royce RB211-powered Boeing 747-200s from Cathay Pacific on two-year leases, with an option to extend. Meanwhile, Air Atlanta has placed one 747-300 each with Saudi Arabian and Garuda on wet-lease. Royal Jordanian has leased a General Electric CF6-powered, ex-Emirates A310-300 from ...
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Routes
LanChile and Alaska Airlines are to form a commercial alliance which will include a unilateral codeshare agreement and joint frequent flier programmes. LanChile's code is now applied to Alaska flights from Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon. Air Maldives is introducing twice weekly service from Manchester to Male in the Maldives, ...
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Virgin Express heals Belgian CAA squabble
Herman De Wulf/BRUSSELS Brussels-based low-fare airline Virgin Express has had its air operator's certificate (AOC) extended for four months after resolving differences with the Belgian Civil Aviation Administration (BCAA) over changes in its senior management and the transfer of aircraft from the Belgian to the Irish register. Days after ...
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Canadian looks for oneworld lifeline
Members of the oneworld alliance are mulling over a temporary bailout for Canadian Airlines International. The struggling airline is looking for a cash injection of C$300-500 million ($200-$340 million) to put its financial house in order, and fight off Air Canada's takeover bid. The oneworld proposal was mooted at ...
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BA gambles
British Airways is on course to save more than £1.2 billion ($1.9 billion) from its three-year Business Efficiency Programme; enough, one might think, to guarantee respectable profitability even in the hardest of times. Yet analysts expect BA to barely break even this year, while the UK flag carrier last week ...
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No borders, please
In documenting a sorry year for European air traffic management (ATM) - so far - the independent Performance Review Commission (PRC) has nevertheless thrown the industry more than a few crumbs of comfort. There is considerable latent traffic capacity, it says, which is waiting to be released, and all that ...
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British Airways launches corporate rescue plan
Chris Jasper/LONDON British Airways has launched a corporate plan with the aim of tackling problem areas, including low yields at London Gatwick Airport, loss-making airline subsidiaries and domestic operation and poor aircraft usage. The plan is part of a bid to secure the massive profit improvements BA financial controller ...
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Alliances take hold in Asia-Pacific
NICHOLAS IONIDES/ATI SINGAPORE Alliance activity is on the rise in Asia-Pacific, with Korean Air (KAL) having won a place in the new global alliance being formed by Delta Air Lines, Air France and Aeromexico. Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is meanwhile edging closer to membership in the so-called Wings alliance based ...
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In Brief
PAL receives finance boost The US Export-Import Bank has dropped its objections to Philippine Airlines' rehabilitation plan, removing the carrier's last major barrier in efforts to emerge from near bankruptcy. The carrier says Eximbank filed a motion with the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission on 28 October, confirming its ...