Turkish Airlines has contracted for SBS International's crew management systems, SBS said. The airline will use pairing and line building modules, as well as Maestro, the company's crew management and operations control system. Training on use of the systems begins this month.
Daimler-Benz Aerospace (DASA) President Dietrich Russell said this week in Singapore that sale of a 51% stake in Dornier is not a high priority for DASA right now. Well-placed speculation, however, has it that the majority interest in Dornier may go to South Korea's Daewoo Heavy Industries. Daewoo is a risk-sharing partner in the Dornier 328 program, producing fuselage panels for the aircraft (DAILY, Feb. 2).
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has supported charges brought by the Association of Flight Attendants in March 1993 against United's former weight policy. The AFA said the EEOC found the weight policy discriminatory on the basis of sex and age, giving more leniency to males and adversely impacting flight attendants over 40. United eliminated the policy in July 1994, but the AFA has intervened in a class action suit against United that seeks damages for flight attendants who were adversely affected by the weight program.
Continental will dismantle its Greensboro, N.C., crew base but said it will continue to offer significant service to the city at least until June. It operates 40 daily jet departures from Piedmont Triad Airport, down from 61 a year ago. The move is one of the final steps in dismantling failed low- cost Continental Lite service. Three hundred pilots and flight attendants will be moved to bases in Houston, Newark and Cleveland.
Alaska Airlines promoted Greg Witter to the new position of director- corporate and government affairs. He will track legislative issues in Washington, Oregon, California and Washington, D.C., and represent the airline to government and private organizations. Witter has been director- corporate communications since 1991.
Northwest Airlink affiliate Mesaba airlines flew 27.6 million revenue passenger miles in January, a 27% increase from 21.7 million in January 1995. January 1996 January 1995 Rev. Passenger Miles 27,624,601 21,747,405 Available Seat Miles 62,337,328 54,601,721 Load Factor (%) 44.3 39.8 Passengers 125,892 99,103
New Regional Aircraft Deliveries, November 1995 Last 12 Months Carrier No. Type Engines Delivery Aeromar 2 AA ATR 42-500 PW127 0 Air Canada 3 Canadair RJ CF34-3A1 11 Air Dolomiti 1 AA ATR-42-500 PW127E 1
Clipper Air Cargo has reached an understanding for a $30 million loan from Aviation Products International, an aircraft parts supply company, to support its bid to start up all-cargo service. Clipper will use the loan to support a $30 million line of credit to cover its startup operating expenses, and to purchase a Boeing 747. Applying for an operating certificate March 30, 1995, Clipper proposed to fly between New York Stewart Airport and the Far East (DAILY, April 6, 1995).
Continental will pay eligible employees $100 bonuses for helping it achieve first place in on-time performance in December. Previously, employees received $65 if the carrier placed in the top four spots. The $100 bonus requires placing in the top three. The carrier noted it also scored the best on-time performance for the fourth quarter 1995 (DAILY, Jan. 6).
Fieldstone Private Capital Group, a New York-based investment bank, will help Frontier Airlines acquire additional aircraft and explore ways to line up more financing under an agreement announced Wednesday by the carrier. Frontier President Sam Addoms said the airline is looking to lease more 737-300s to fly out of its Denver hub. The carrier currently operates five 737-200s and two 737-300s to 12 cities from Denver.
DOT has approved the joint application of Delta, Austrian and Malev to operate scheduled code-sharing service between Altanta, Vienna and Budapest. Austrian will block space and place its designator code on flights operated by Delta between Atlanta and Vienna, while Malev will block space and place its code on Delta flights between Atlanta and Budapest, via Vienna. (Docket OST-96-999)
Brian Olds has resigned as executive VP and chief operating officer of Midway Airlines. Olds helped create the new Midway in 1993 and committed to stay on until the carrier was established and profitable, Midway said, and he will be an adviser to the board in the future. A Midway spokeswoman said Olds is "taking a short sabbatical from the airline industry," and there are no plans to replace him.
Bombardier's de Havilland unit received orders and options from Great China Airlines of Taiwan for up to 12 of the Dash 8 Series 400B aircraft, the latest iteration of the Dash 8 family that is slated for certification before the end of the decade. Great China Airlines, the launch customer for the 74- to 78-seat B model, placed firm orders for six of the -400Bs and options for six more with expectations the new aircraft will eventually replace the airline's current fleet of 12 56-seat Dash 8 Series 300 aircraft.
AirTran Airways named Stuart Henning VP-operations and Mark Rinder VP- finance. Henning has been an adviser and director of the University of North Dakota's Aerospace Foundation since 1993. Earlier, he worked for 23 years at Northwest in senior management positions in flight operations and pilot training. Rinder held finance positions at Caterair International for five years and worked for 19 years for Marriott International.
World Airways announced it will debut a new MD-11ER in March with flights from Indonesia to Saudi Arabia and it is leasing two of the aircraft under a 24-year agreement with Douglas Aircraft, adding to its fleet of seven MD- 11s and six DC-10s. The carrier said the MD-11ER has a nonstop range of up to 7,200 nautical miles. Douglas said the ER version of the trijet has improved aerodynamics, its airframe is 1,500 pounds lighter, and it can carry up to 3,000 gallons additional fuel in an auxiliary tank that can be installed and removed through the cargo door.
Carnival Air Lines will add a second daily nonstop flight between Miami and San Juan on March 1. Fares start at $109 each way and do not require advance purchase. Carnival uses A300s on the route.
Boise residents and connecting passengers are benefiting from an unusual fare war - free tickets from Southwest and Horizon Air. Southwest said last Friday it would offer passengers leaving the Idaho community a coupon for free travel in the future. Now, Horizon announced that it will give travelers flying Feb. 8 through Feb. 22 two-for-one coupons good for travel between Feb. 23 and May 22, the same dates as Southwest's (DAILY, Feb. 5).
Garuda Indonesia is converting an order for three MD-11s to MD-11ERs and will speed up deliveries, Douglas Aircraft said. The carrier will take delivery of the aircraft, which have a range of 7,200 nautical miles, in December and in the second and third quarters of 1997. The deliveries were planned for 1998 and 1999.
Boeing engineers are working to redesign kiss seals inside the engine nacelle of its new 777 widebody twin after discovering that the seals' lifespan is unexpectedly short, a problem that forced British Airways to ground two recently delivered 777s while new seals were installed. Boeing and BA spokesmen said yesterday that one of the two aircraft already has been returned to service, and the other should resume flying in a few days.
Saudi Arabian Airlines ordered six eight-by-eight-inch flat-panel liquid crystal displays for the primary flight instruments of the 20 MD-90 aircraft it has on order, Douglas said. The LCDs, which are made by Honeywell, also will be used on the recently launched MD-95, Douglas said. It said airlines flying both models can take advantage of equipment commonality to reduce maintenance costs and spares.
Northwest has expanded its non-smoking policy to flights between Detroit and Seoul, Tokyo and Saipan, Tokyo and Guam and Nagoya and Guam. "Market research has shown that most of our passengers prefer a smoke-free environment," said Rick Dow, Northwest's VP-marketing programs and worldwide advertising.
The 1996 version of the FAA/Industry Aviation Safety Plan calls for faster implementation of the Advanced Qualification Program (AQP) to improve training for flight crews, flight attendants, aircraft dispatchers and instructors. Other initiatives in the plan include a process to collect, analyze and disseminate safety data through Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) programs, and developing a pamphlet to explain standard phraseology used by pilots and controllers.
Virgin Atlantic Airways and Sprint have reached an agreement under which the airline's frequent flyers can earn mileage when they use Sprint's long- distance telephone service. Members of Virgin Freeway, the airline's frequent flyer program, can earn at least five miles for every dollar spent on Sprint service.
USAir Express beginning March 2 will fly three new daily nonstop flights between Greenville-Spartanburg, S.C., and Pittsburgh, and beginning March 17 will start two new flights between Charleston, S.C., and Pittsburgh. USAir Express will operate the service with the 32-seat Dornier 328 high-speed turboprop.
