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Stories Collection

- Asian Aerospace Guide
A millennium opening
Ushering in a new century, Asi...
- Of all the costs that go into running an airline, none grabs the attention like the ...
- GE's CF34-8C, the exclusive powerplant for the CRJ700 regional jet, has received FAR...
- Brazil's Embraer became the third regional jet manufacturer to break into the Chines...
- Prospects for privatization of Amsterdam Schiphol brightened after the Dutch governm...
- AFA reported that member airlines' total international traffic rose 13.1% in Nov. ag...
- NTSB ended efforts to recover wreckage from the crash site of EgyptAir 990. About 70...
- Air Canada President and CEO Robert Milton was named to Canadian Airlines Corp.'s bo...
- Sale of a 35% stake in China Airlines has been pushed hack until the end of February...
- The push to reduce barriers to international competition is approaching a natural pa...
- US Regional & specialty
carriers traffic--January-September 19...
- US cargo carrier access to Europe through a UK back door adds to European carriers' ...
- Comair is what other Regional airlines aspire to be. Since ATW first honored it in 1...
- Braathens Malmo Aviation will continue providing daily service between London City A...
- Polar Air Cargo is adding five 747-400Fs to its fleet. The first three are scheduled...
- Aeroports de Paris, which operates Roissy-Charles de Gaulle, will invest 825.5 milli...
- CIT Group leased an MD-82 to Aeromexico for five months from Dec. 1999. CIT purchase...
- Midway Airlines announced that major shareholders James Goodnight and John P. Sall h...
- Y2K concerns hit US Major airlines hard in Dec., with nervous travelers staying off ...
- Japan Airlines will transfer four 737-400s to its lower-cost subsidiary JAL Express,...
- Air Canada appointed Martin A. Bittner regional cargo sales mgr.-Midwest & Ohio ...
- World airline traffic--1999
Pass. 99/98 RPKs 99/9...
- Commentary
Although nothing of significance was accomplished in Chicago, perha...
- Management expertise and a clear vision of the future are two qualities Lufthansa Ge...
- Milwaukee-based Midwest Express's Skyway Airlines subsidiary posted RPMs of 7.9 mill...
- FDX Corp., parent of FedEx and RPS, blamed higher fuel prices and slower domestic gr...
- Kellstrom Industries' Solair Div., Euralair Industries and Israel Aircraft Industrie...
- ILFC leased two JT9D-powered A310-300s to Region Air of Singapore for three years fr...
- Midwest Express faces a pilot strike at the expiration of a 30-day cooling off perio...
- GAMECO will perform it first A321 C check on an aircraft operated by Sichuan Airline...
- Anselt Exec. Chairman-Rod Eddington firmly ruled out launching a low-fare operation ...
- System traffic [*] -- Month of September 1999
FTKs 99/98 ...
- Aircraft operating data
US passenger carriers (year ending 2nd quarter...
- Shanghai Airlines is focused strongly on growth and profits
The distinction of ...
- Virgin's plan to invade the continent's air market with the help of SIA unnerves the...
- Atlantic Coast Airlines, which operates in the US East and Midwest as United Express...
- US in Dec. lifted six years of restrictions against direct flights between the US an...
- KLM, Alitalia and Palina de Mallorca-based Air Europa signed a "tripartite lett...
- UniCapital Corp. Air Group acquired 11 757-200ERs from LTU and leased them back to t...
- Alaska Airlines said its approximately 1,000 ramp service and stores agents represen...
- The US and Australia agreed to remove restrictions on all-cargo services "betwe...
- Korean government is conducting a special investigation of Korean Air after the airl...
- System traffic [*]--January - September 1999
FTKs 99/98 ...
- Aircraft data & values
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Aircraft type ...
- It was great while it lasted, but the business outgrew the parent
At one point ...
- Momentum is a funny thing. When it's which you, mountains turn into molehills, might...
- Continental Airlines has taken a minority stake in privately held Gulfstream Interna...
- South African Airways and Delta Air Lines received US DOT permission to codeshare on...
- Portugal and the US reached an open-skies agreement covering scheduled services betw...
- World airline traffic--1999
Pass. 99/98 RPKs 99/98 ...
- While all parties agree on the causes and solutions for ATC-related delays in Europe...
- Delta Air Lines and South African Airways, following upon a commitment announced las...
- Taiwan's EVA Airways said it would take over the Taipei-Sydney route from Ansett Aus...
- Cimber Air of Denmark has announced the purchase of two Bombardier CRJ200s plus four...
- L. David Caplan, a 40-year veteran of Pratt & Whitney Canada who has led the com...
- Garuda Indonesia Commercial Director Bachul Hakim said the airlines management was c...
- Hungary plans to sell a stake in national carrier Malev to an airline in the EU in 2...
- EU's controversial ban on aircraft fitted with Stage 3 hushkits will not take place ...
- Boeing Airplane Services and Sony Trans Corn signed an MOU under which Sony will ins...
- Continental Airlines and its Continental Micronesia subsidiary will retire six DC-10...
- The single unifying thought linking all of the visionary speakers at DOT's recent Be...
- Aircraft operating data
US passanger carriers (year ending 2nd quarter...
- Paul Reutlinger has succeeded in bringing stability and growth to Belgium's flag car...
- Interinvest, the holding company of both Aerolineas Argentinas and Austral, put 80% ...
- Korean Air Chairman Cho Yangho was formally indicted on charges of evading approxima...
- Comair Holdings Inc., parent of the same-name Delta Connection carrier, boarded 575,...
- Brazil and Canada are continuing their squabble over aircraft subsidies given to the...
- Japan Airlines President Isao Kaneko told media in Tokyo the carrier would decide by...
- Eight airlines unveiled a legal challenge Dec. 10 to the transfer of extra flights f...
- EUC is pushing for a "single European sky" policy to coordinate air traffi...
- FAA said it would conduct an indepth and comprehensive technical audit of Boeing. Th...
- American Airlines, frustrated for several years in its effort to create a transatlan...
- JET FUEL PRICES
Spot cash markets (average)
Aug. 57.16
Se...
- Aircraft data & values
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Aircraft type ...
- The first (or last) year of the new century promises continued airline prosperity
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- TAM and Transbrasil denied rumors that they would be negotiating a possible merger. ...
- Korean Air said it would reschedule or cancel at least 37 flights on international r...
- United Technologies Corp. has acquired all shares of Great Lakes Turbines, a leading...
- Midway Airlines, the Raleigh-Durham-based niche carrier, has retained the investment...
- European airline traffic
NOVEMBER 1999
RPKs ...
- Iberia, Spanair and Air Europa were fined a total of 140 million pesetas ($865,000) ...
- Pegasus Aviation concluded a sale/leaseback agreement with Korean Air covering two M...
- FAA rated Colombia and Malta Category 1, indicating that both comply with internatio...
- US airline traffic (RPMs) rose 6.7% in Oct. 1999 compared to the year-ago period. Wi...
- EXCHANGE RATE [*]
Country currency 11/15/99 8/15/99
Brazil/Real ...
- ATW'S TOP 25
January-September 1999
Airline ...
- Atlas Air is relocating its corporate headquarters from Golden, Colo., and its New Y...
- Copa and Avant signed a commercial alliance for mutual sale of tickets. Copa now is ...
- Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority warned it was prepared to suspend the op...
- American Eagle, the multipart Regional airline subsidiary of AMR Corp., reported a 2...
- Another airline has found Osaka Kansai too expensive: Finnair will terminate its thr...
- London Luton Airport's new [pounds]40 million terminal opened Nov. 25 with capacity ...
- SAirGroup formally concluded its partnership agreement with South African Airways No...
- International Lease Finance Corp. leased a CF6-powered 767-300ER to Air Seychelles f...
- American Airlines' Allied Pilot Assn. continues to pay a heavy price for encouraging...
- Airbus Industrie Supervisory Board said it confirmed "the economic viability&qu...
- THE DISTRIBUTION REVOLUTION
Major European Low-...
- Sabena signed an MOU covering orders for four A340-300s for delivery beginning in 20...
- AAR appointed Vic Versino president & GM, AAR Distribution, and Robert Bruinsma ...
- Aviation Expo/China showcased the numerous maintenance joint ventures set to care fo...
- Air France Cargo, Delta Air Lines, Korean Air and freight forwarders are cooperating...
- Mexican aviation authorities shut down Taesa Nov. 24 to conduct an intensive inspect...
- Pilot indecision, a failure to engage thrust reversers and heavy rain were among the...
- Spencer, Iowa-based Great Lakes Aviation, one of six United Express carriers, has ha...
- Air India and Virgin Atlantic signed a codeshare deal to offer three weekly roundtri...
- Gate Gourmet, SAirGroup's airline catering organization, acquired 49% of the operati...
- Aer Lingus was confirmed as a member of oneworld, becoming the ninth member of the g...
- GATX Capital formed its third 737NG investment partnership. The partnership, which i...
- Alaska Airlines will move beyond its traditional West Coast market when it begins se...
- Priceline.com, the "name your own price" Web travel site, is teaming up wi...
- TWA continues to pull down its unprofitable European network. It announced in mid-No...
- US National carriers
System traffic [*]--
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- Association of Asia Pacific Airlines is bidding farewell to the troubled Philippines...
- Airborne Express will handle air express and cargo shipments between the US and Isra...
- The Australian government indicated that Sydney Airport may be floated to the public...
- Sabena has introduced five daily flights to Brussels from London City Airport using ...
- Shandong Airlines, a Regional based in central China, has ordered five CRJ200s from ...
- Construction of an interim runway got underway Dec. 3 at Tokyo Narita. The airport s...
- Swiss voters approved a referendum to privatize Zurich-Kloten Airport, paving the wa...
- Iberia's privatization was put off until early 2000 owing to unfavorable market cond...
- The cost of leasing aircraft to Chinese airlines will rise dramatically if CAAC does...
- Delta Air Lines pilots ratified an agreement on pay rates for the 7772001GW and 767-...
- AMR Corp. announced it would spin off its 83% stake in Sabre Holdings Corp. by distr...
- US Major carriers
System traffic [*] -- January-August 1999.
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- Asian Aerospace 2000 is propelled by Asia's economic recovery
Singapore's premi...
- DHL established a Central Asia hub in Hong Kong and a partnership with Cathay Pacifi...
- Cathay Pacific agreed to lease four simulator bays to GE Capital Aviation Training a...
- Jetprop International of WinstonSalem, N.C., has become the exclusive agent to sell ...
- United Express Air Wisconsin posted RPMs of 88.5 million for November, a 15.2% incre...
- AirTran Holdings' fourth-quarter results will include a $ 140-150 mil lion noncash c...
- US Major carriers
International operations [*]-January-July 1999
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- ATW'S--Top 25
January-August 1999
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- Airline traffic growth has not kept pace with deliveries of new aircraft. But the do...
- Continental Express President David Siegel, who is credited with moving the airline ...
- Air France launched the 72,000lb-thrust CF6-80E1A3 when it selected the newest CF6 v...
- TACAPeru, recently started with a $242 million investment from partner TACA, is appl...
- AmTran Inc., parent of American Trans Air, the largest non-Major airline in the US, ...
- International traffic flying into and out of Australia has continued its slow recove...
- Braathens announced plans to sell and lease back 13 of its aircraft under a deal tha...
- Rockwell Collins Aviation Services and FLS Aerospace formed an alliance to pursue &q...
- Ryanair Holdings bucked the trend of falling earnings, posting a 17.5% rise in pre-t...
- The development of a strategic plan of attack for safety, and the adherence to it, w...
- AirTran promoted Matthew Lee to dir.-reservation sales.
Allegheny Airlines name...
- US Major carriers
Domestic operations [*]--January-July 1999
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- Flawed decision-making can lead to accidents, SAS Flight Academy conference is told ...
- Vertical Take-Off--The Inside Story of British Aerospace's Comeback From Crisis to W...
- RAA reiterated its strong support for fully allocating the Airport and Airways Trust...
- America West Airlines signed a commitment for 15 A318s and 12 A320s with an addition...
- The Mexican government announced plans to sell part of its 63% stake in Cintra, the ...
- Midwest Express Holdings, parent of the airline and Regional affiliate Astral Aviati...
- Indonesia's new government, faced with severe budget deficits, indicated it may be f...
- Aviation Capital Group acquired a CFM56-powered A320 currently leased to Iberia. It ...
- Discussions are stalled over disputed EU hushkit legislation and a related US offer ...
- KLM uk's new low-fare airline Buzz takes to the skies Jan. 4 with eight BAe 146s, to...
- JET FUEL PRICES
Spot cash markets (average)
July ...
- US Major carriers
System traffic [*]--January-July 1999
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- Low-cost message-management system eases transition to data link
What is believ...
- Dear Editor:
In "Eyes Wide Open" (10/99), Air Transport Association'...
- Trans World Airlines next summer will launch Embraer ERJ-145 jet service with market...
- A Federal Express MD-11F was destroyed in a landing accident at Subic Bay in the Phi...
- Demonstrating the power of the Star Alliance to bring jobs to local communities, Air...
- Delta Air Lines named President and CEO Leo Mullin to the additional position of cha...
- SriLankan Airlines, formerly Air Lanka, reported net earnings of 1.4 billion rupees ...
- Indigo Aviation and AerFi Group, two operating lease companies, are merging. AerFi w...
- Rolls-Royce, which held a 49.5% stake, is taking full control of BMW Rolls-Royce Gmb...
- KLM and Alitalia announced that their global joint ventures became effective Nov. 1....
- EXCHANGE RATE [*]
Country currency 10/15/99 7/15/99
Brazil/Real ...
- US fuel cost & consumption
August 1999
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- No longer just for Major carriers, IT outsourcing has become a vital cost-saver for ...
- ALPA-represented pilots of Mesa Airlines and CCAir have merged the pilot groups' sen...
- Embraer, the Brazilian regional jet and military hardware manufacturer, has agreed t...
- Airborne Freight Corp., dba Airborne Express, earned $21.6 million in the third quar...
- United Technologies Corp. will acquire Cade Industries for $129 million including as...
- United Airlines completed the reconfiguration of its 98 757s to accommodate its Econ...
- Jet Airways Chairman Karesh Goyal characterized India's recent domestic fare war as ...
- AirTran Holdings completed a private placement of $178.8 million aggregate principal...
- Amadeus Global Travel Distribution's long-awaited IPO of 25% of its stock was nine t...
- KLM blamed rising fuel prices and weak market conditions, exacerbated by excess capa...
- US AIRCRAFT FLEET COST INDEX [*]
Majors and Nationals
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- Airport traffic
June 1999
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- Known as a superior service provider on the lucrative North Atlantic, opportunistic ...
- Indianapolis-based Chautauqua Airlines and the International Brotherhood of Teamster...
- Several shareholders of Comair have filed two class-action lawsuits against the airl...
- Atlas Air reported record thirdquarter earnings of $14.1 million, up 11% over 1998. ...
- Boeing was scolded by NTSB Chairman James Hall for not informing the board of the ex...
- Rapidly rising fuel prices, stagnant yields, falling load factors and the impact of ...
- Air India reduced its net loss to $1.3 million for the first half of its fiscal year...
- Selected Asia/Pacific airline results
SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPT.30 ([yen]...
- CSA Czech Airlines posted an eight-month loss of 53 million koruna ($1.6 million) an...
- SAS also cited "overcapacity in the market with declining unit revenue" fo...
- US Regional & specialty
carriers freight traffic--
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- Hurricane Floyd helps put a dent in airline earnings, already under pressure
R...
- Pratt & Whitney Engine Services has targeted Orlando International Airport for i...
- Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, the New York investment firm that sold Allison Engine ...
- United Parcel Service sold 9% of its shares in an IPO that raised $5.47 billion, mak...
- US DOT said that none of the 565 airports regulated by FAA "has been found to h...
- US airline passenger traffic (RPMs) rose 7.8% in Sept. compared to the year-ago peri...
- Indian Airlines eked out a profit of $1.4 million in the first half of its fiscal ye...
- Singapore Airlines cited signs of an upturn in East Asia economies in reporting stro...
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