The governments of India and Canada have signed a new bilateral air services agreement, enabling Air-India and Air Canada to increase flight frequency to destinations in the other's country from the current three times a week to daily, Air-India officials said Friday. The agreement, signed recently in Ottawa by representatives of the two governments, becomes effective immediately.
A rising aircraft backlog and longer-term positive outlook for Aerospatiale is counterbalancing a first-half decline in sales. The French manufacturer posted a 6% decline in sales during the first six months of 1996, to FF23.11 billion ($4.48 billion) from FF24.63 billion ($4.78 billion) in the first half of 1995. Net profits returned to the black, however, rising to FF273 million ($53 million) versus a loss of FF105 million ($20 million) in the year-earlier period.
Career Communications Group named the following winners of the Women of Color in Technology awards: Judy Smith, Maria Aquino, Sandra Duckett, and Linda Renfro, Lockheed Martin; DiAnne Thompson, Hughes Network Systems; Shirley McGowan, TRW; Patricia Byron; Honeywell; Chandra Cramer, Northrop Grumman; Donna Merriman, Defense Logistics Agency DMC, and Rosalyn Patrick, Rosalynne Strickland and Carol Tolbert, NASA.
Saying there is no basis for the lawsuit, British Airways is urging a U.S. judge to dismiss the antitrust and breach of contract action brought by USAir against BA and American. Filed Friday in the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York, BA's motion asserts that USAir's claim shows only that its new management is "disappointed" that BA has sought another U.S. partner in American, which it is free to do under its agreement with USAir, and "frustrated" that the terms of the BA-USAir investment agreement permit it to do so.
With the Future Aviation Professionals of America in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, newly formed Career Pilots Association says it is ready to step in and "fill the void." Although CPA was organized more to lobby on legislative and regulatory issues and help with insurance coverage, it may get into the job search business if former FAPA members say they need it.
Women in Aerospace will recognize seven women in the industry with its 1996 Women in Aerospace Awards, to be presented at its annual awards reception Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C. The winners are Dr. Wanda Austin, general manager of the Electronic Systems Division of The Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo, Calif., outstanding achievement award; Cynthia Collier, a teacher at Syms Middle School, Hampton, Va., the Anne Morrow Lindbergh aerospace educator award; Dr.
One year after United's electronic ticketing debut, it has been used by 15 million people, 30% of all customers, and more than 75% of users surveyed by the carrier like the service's ease of use. United will roll out e- ticket internationally in 1997.
Santa Monica-based public relations firm Fraser/Young, announcing its selection by British Airways to provide public relations services for the western U.S., referred to the self-proclaimed "world's favourite airline" as the "world's largest international airline with extensive service to every inhabited continent." It is very hard to provide extensive service to uninhabited continents.
Granted orally Amerijet International an exemption for two years to operate scheduled all-cargo service between Miami, on the one hand, and Guadalajara, Cancun, Chetumal, Veracruz, Puebla and Tapachula, Mexico, on the other; and between Dallas/Fort Worth on the one hand, and Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey, Mexico, on the other...Granted orally to Polar Air Cargo a certificate of public convenience and necessity to provide scheduled all-cargo services between the U.S.
After two months of negotiations, Sabena and four of its unions signed a preliminary agreement to reduce personnel costs and make work schedules more flexible. The accord, covering all employees except cabin crew, awaits formal acceptance by rank-and-file union members, expected by the end of October. It accounts for the payroll's share, 2 billion Belgian francs, of Sabena's "Horizon 98" plan to slash its costs by BEF4.7 billion by 1999. Sabena's management will have to find the rest through operating and other cost reductions.
Touring San Francisco Airport, DOT Secretary Federico Pena pressed Congress to support President Clinton's request for funding needed to upgrade security at the nation's airports and airlines. Clinton has asked Congress to appropriate $429.4 million in Fiscal Year 1997 to implement Gore Commission recommendations.
Rohr Inc. reported fiscal 1996 revenues of $770.8 million, 4% lower than during the previous fiscal year. The company cited delivery rate reductions on the PW4000, RB211-535 and CF6-80C engine programs as chief reasons for the sales decline. For the year, which ended July 31, Rohr's net profits fell 71% to $3.2 million from $11.2 million. For the fourth quarter, the company lost $1.5 million on sales of $236 million, compared with a net profit of $3.1 million on $182 million in revenues in 1995. The company lost $5.2 million on the sale of Rohr Credit Corp.
Smaller airlines seem to be hit harder than larger ones by the recent fuel price surge. Midwest Express is paying 85 cents per gallon this week, compared with about 73 cents for larger carriers. Jet fuel has increased 14 cents per gallon at Midwest in the last month.
DOT is seeking proposals from carriers interested in replacing Continental Connection carrier GP Express Airlines, which ceased operations last month after declaring bankruptcy, at either Hastings or Kearney, Neb., or at both points.
Alaska Airlines' purchase yesterday of 12 737-400s, along with 12 options, moves the airline one step further toward its goal of a single aircraft type throughout its fleet. "Our goal is fleet simplification, and our long-term goal is to have one" aircraft type, spokesman Lou Cancelmi said. "In this sense, Boeing is one up, but we still have many options." The quoted list-price purchase of $540 million was heavily discounted, industry sources said, some putting the actual 12-aircraft price at $450-460 million.
Tower Air, in its first bid on U.S. government air service contracts, has won two General Services Administration (GSA) awards for air service from New York to Tel Aviv and Paris. The GSA air fares are available for government personnel, dependents and government contractors traveling on company business. The contract could be worth more than $800,000, said Tower, which operates six days a week to Tel Aviv and three times a week to Paris. Sigal Levy, Tower VP-marketing and sales, said it could not have won the contract without its consultants, Agnew and Associates.
The European Commission may investigate airlines' pricing policies out of concern that fares are too high and competition is too infrequent, according to Transport Commissioner Neil Kinnock. Except for the rise of no-frills carriers such as Virgin Express, Air Liberte and EasyJet, there has been "no dramatic decrease in fares, no spectacular disappearances of major carriers, no substantial penetration of traditional domestic markets by foreign competitors," Kinnock said at an air transport conference in London.
U.S. airlines have turned what once was a garden-variety customer loyalty program into a high-growth, revenue-generating business worth hundreds of millions of dollars to leading airlines. Carriers today are signing marketing alliances with thousands of companies, selling frequent flyer miles to a mixed array of businesses, most of them not even remotely related to air travel. Affiliates include a Dallas parking garage and a maid service in Evanston, Ill.
Top 50 Worldwide IATA Carriers The Year 1995 Ranked By Passengers International Rank Passengers Rank Airline Last Year (000) 1 British Airways 1 25,351 2 Luthansa 2 19,347 3 American Airlines 3 16,352
