The airlines at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) need to be involved in the feasibility study for a third runway, said Cathay Pacific CEO Tony Tyler.
Looking at expanding its regional imprint, Kazakhstan-based Air Astana will increase its fleet size of 18 aircraft to 34 by 2014, CEO Peter Foster, told The DAILY.
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Airlines of the Middle East region, seen to be on the cusp of exceptional growth, are experiencing financial growing pains, prompting some to call for a more measured approach going forward. Etihad Airways CEO James Hogan, speaking last week at the first Middle East Aviation Outlook Summit sponsored by the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation, said growth must come with an eye toward profitability. He expects Abu Dhabi, the headquarters for the carrier, to be at the heart of a Middle East-based center for global aviation.
British Airways believes the introduction of mixed-mode operations at London Heathrow Airport could cut weather delays by as much as two-thirds. BA analysis found that high winds often cause Heathrow arrival rates to drop, while Gatwick, which uses mixed mode runway operations, can usually maintain a consistent arrival rate during windy conditions. In 2006, Heathrow was subject to arrival restrictions on 276 days, while Gatwick experienced only 52 such days, according to BA.
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Turkish Airlines and Air New Zealand have agreed to link their frequent flyer programs, so that customers of each carrier may earn miles on the other’s flights. The partnership begins today, allowing customers to begin earning miles flying throughout the Pacific. Separately, Air New Zealand has signed on for representation in Mexico with Discover the World Marketing, effective immediately. The firm has represented the airline in other parts of the world since 2006 and markets Air New Zealand in 10 countries.
The Business Travel Coalition is petitioning the European Parliament to reject the European Commission’s proposed changes to the Code of Conduct for computer reservations systems. The measure, made public by the EC in November, is now being considered by the Parliament. BTC says the proposed changes will severely limit competition in the European travel market.
Lane Aviation and Waypoint Corp., both based in central Ohio, have joined to launch a regional air taxi service using Very Light Jets. The two say they will launch flights from Port Columbus International Airport this summer, offering on-demand, point-to-point service. Waypoint’s president and CEO is a former COO of NetJets, Steven Brechter. One of its directors, John Wohler, previously served as president of Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines.
President Bush last week signed a bill to extend the FAA’s funding authority through June 30. The bill, H.R. 5270 introduced by Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) last month, was approved by the House on Feb. 12 and passed by the Senate on Feb. 13. It extends through June FAA’s ability to levy excise taxes to pay for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund. It also extends FAA’s ability to spend from the Trust Fund, and it allows for $2.76 billion in Airport Improvement Program contract authority, which expired at the end of last year (DAILY, Feb. 15).
On-time performance and baggage handling at its Philadelphia hub appear to be the linchpins in US Airways’ strategy to become a more efficient and reliable airline. Executives said in Tempe, Ariz., that the carrier’s mantra this year will be reliability, convenience and appearance. They said that focusing heavily on improving operations at Philadelphia will be the key.
FAA needs to improve its risk-based oversight system for foreign suppliers of aircraft components to prevent substandard parts from making their way into aircraft built in the U.S., DOT’s Inspector General found in a report published on Friday.
Despite what many consider the airline’s struggles to merge with America West, US Airways remains a strong advocate for industry consolidation as long as capacity is rationalized and the costs of attaining the deal are reasonable. Chairman and CEO Doug Parker, speaking to reporters at the airline’s Media Day, said, “Consolidation for consolidation’s is not necessarily a good thing,” and he stressed that such a move should result in efficiencies and capacity rationalization that create value for all parties involved.
Pilots will need to switch to a plastic pilot certificate by March 31, 2010, under a new FAA rule, AOPA says. FAA believes the plastic certificates will be more counterfeit-resistant than paper certificates. AOPA supports the move to plastic certificates, which was first proposed in 2005. Those with non-pilot certificates, such as ground instructors, flight engineers and mechanics, will have until March 31, 2013, to change to the plastic certificate.
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Continental is scheduled to launch 12 new domestic and one international routes from Cleveland this year. This week, it begins service from Cleveland to Greensboro, N.C.; Omaha, Neb.; and Savannah, Ga. Other new destinations will include Paris, France; Birmingham, Ala.; Charleston, S.C.; Green Bay, Wis.; Tulsa, Okla.; Little Rock, Ark.; Memphis, Tenn.; Lansing, Mich.; Des Moines, Iowa, and Kalamazoo, Mich.
The Pentagon’s decision late Friday to pick a Northrop Grumman/EADS team to supply the next-generation refueling aircraft to the U.S. Air Force represents a huge win for Airbus and the A330, the aircraft the winning bid is based on. It also forces the European aircraft builder to make good its commitment to shift assembly of the tankers and all A330-200F cargo aircraft to Mobile, Ala.
The outlook for Asia/Pacific carriers this year is still healthy, with January demand still growing strongly, the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines says. “There is some uncertainty about the potential impact of slower economic growth, but for now we remain cautiously optimistic” about 2008 traffic, AAPA Director General Andrew Herdman said. He noted that 2008 has started “on a positive note with continued steady growth” in international passenger and cargo traffic.
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Bombardier’s final sales tallies reflect a bumper fiscal year, with deliveries up 10% and orders almost doubling, compared with the previous year. For the year ending Jan. 31, Bombardier achieved 698 orders, up from 326 in the 2006/2007 fiscal year. Deliveries increased from 326 to 361. The company singled out the business aircraft segment in particular as having a record year.
Acting FAA Administrator Robert Sturgell stresses that new runway status lights being installed at Los Angeles Airport are “stop-gap measures” to reduce incursions. What LAX really needs is an improved airport layout, Sturgell says. “The city needs to do on the north airfield what it’s doing on the south side ... that’s how you drive down incursions.”
30 Years Ago March 3, 1978 — BCAL, responding to a CAB order, said it would “ignore” any order from the U.S. to discontinue services at Houston, and said Delta’s new Atlanta-London service “may be jeopardized.” CAB said BCAL’s Houston-London service could be discontinued in retaliation for the U.K. rejecting Braniff’s low fares for DFW-London. 20 Years Ago
US Airways Chairman and CEO Doug Parker said Delta and Northwest were not making “a fair request” of their pilots in asking them to quickly work out their seniority issues and turn around a deal that will move talks forward. “We know full well that asking pilots to resolve seniority integration takes an extremely long time.
