U.S. National Carriers Advertising Expenses Third Quarter 1994 % Of Total Passenger Systemwide Revenues Alaska $ 4,439,000 2.15 Aloha 1,362,247 3.17 American Trans Air 2,166,949 3.17 Carnival 942,484 2.79
America West named Douglas Parker senior VP and chief financial officer. Parker was involved in the financial restructuring of Northwest and assisted in its initial public stock offering. Earlier, he held financial planning positions at American.
Competition authorities of the European Commission opened proceedings yesterday against Aircraft Services Lemwerder GmbH (ASL), the aircraft maintenance company the German state of Niedersachsen took over after Airbus Industrie shut it down, on charges that it received illegal financial benefits equal to about $48 million. Brussels said the aid appears to distort competition conditions in the European Union's aircraft maintenance market.
FAA said it believes security measures at the Manila Airport are adequate to protect the flying public against terrorists. The statement followed news reports from Manila that the Philippine government was tightening security to the point of body searches of all passengers to avoid an FAA threat to cancel landing rights in the U.S. because of lax security. Transportation Secretary Federico Pena wrote the Philippine government May 4 saying security at Manila must be improved within 90 days.
Carnival Air Lines is offering newlyweds free upgrades and priority boarding as part of its new Honeymoon in the Skies program. Couples must show a wedding invitation or marriage certificate at the ticket counter to receive their "Love Pass," which entitles them to complimentary cocktails, a congratulatory in-flight announcement, and a $25 certificate for future Carnival flights as a wedding gift. Travel must be within 60 days after the wedding.
The first of three Airbus A330s Dragonair plans to put into service this year arrived yesterday in Hong Kong. The new twinjets will replace L-1011s and, with the carrier's seven A320s, will make Dragonair the first airline in Asia to operate an all-Airbus fleet, the aircraft manufacturer said. Dragonair will operate the A330 initially on routes between Hong Kong and Beijing, Shanghai and Xiamen, and later to other destinations in China and the region. Dragonair's A330s are configured for 331 passengers in two classes of service.
BWIA International Airways has been named the preferred Caribbean airline of the Greater Independent Association Of National Travel Services (GIANTS) travel agencies, the airline said yesterday. "BWIA now has direct access to a very select group of travel agents whose leisure sales are among the highest per capita in the U.S. and Canada," said Edward Wegel, president of BWIA.
Boeing said yesterday it plans to reduce employment by about 12,000 this year, 5,000 more than it estimated earlier and most of them in the Seattle area, due to "increasing competitive pressures." Boeing now employs about 113,900, down from about 117,300 at the beginning of the year. "We are pursuing aggressive efforts to reduce costs so that we can maintain and expand our leadership position in the market," said Chairman Frank Shrontz.
Ashtech has begun shipping its Altair AV-12 Global Positioning System receiver to dealers and distributors. The panel-mounted AV-12 features a fully integrated high-resolution color moving map display with common symbology. A split screen displays the moving map and navigation information simultaneously. The company said FAA approval has been granted for visual flight rules.
Colombia's Civil Aviation Authority selected a consortium comprising Ogden Corp. of the U.S., Dragados y Construcciones SA of Spain and Conconcreto of Columbia for a 20-year concession for the construction of a second runway at Bogota. Construction of the 3.8-kilometer runway will begin next year and is expected to cost $97 million, with completion scheduled for May 1998. The consortium will maintain the runway for about 17 years in exchange for landing fees.
United will achieve a net gain of only 19 aircraft to its total fleet by the year 2000 as it replaces 75 aircraft, United Chairman Gerald Greenwald told The DAILY yesterday. He said the carrier has not chosen the aircraft types it will order, but it has decided that 50 aircraft will be replaced by 2000 (DAILY, April 13). Six of the 50 have already been ordered from Boeing. Greenwald would not say whether the remaining 44 aircraft to be ordered will include Boeing 777s for which it holds options, but he did say the orders will come at the end of this year.
Finnair said it is selling five DC-9s to Australian Air with delivery between next Nov. 1 and April 15, 1996, as part of a previously announced fleet renewal. The carrier last month said it is buying three MD-83s and leasing an MD-80. Finnair has 17 DC-9s, which it plans to replace during the next five years with MD-80s.
USAir plans to inaugurate weekend flights to Cancun Nov. 19 from its Charlotte hub and in February 1996 from Baltimore/Washington Airport. The carrier, awaiting approval from the Mexican government for the service, plans to operate one flight from Charlotte on Saturdays, adding a Sunday flight on Dec. 16. It has not yet finalized its schedule for service from BWI. If traffic is strong, USAir will consider daily service for the 1996- 1997 season.
All Nippon Airways plans to add a sixth weekly Tokyo Narita-Paris flight on June 21 and a fourth weekly Osaka Kansai-Hong Kong service on July 26 to meet continued strong demand. ANA operates 318-seat Boeing 747LRs in the Paris market and 204-seat 767-300s on the Hong Kong route. Also, ANA will put 318-seat 747LRs and 341-seat 747-400s into service on all seven weekly flights between Tokyo Narita and Beijing on June 1. Two of the seven weekly flights currently are operated with 767-300s.
USAir Shuttle will award 5,000 bonus miles to frequent flier members who take three roundtrips or six one-way flights by Aug. 31. The Shuttle operates between Washington National and New York LaGuardia, and between New York and Boston.
Delta is offering SkyMiles members a chance to win a travel package for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. The prize includes hotel accommodations, daily tickets to selected events, ground transportation and access to special hospitality and entertainment areas for two persons. Delta will award the package to the frequent flyer in each of the 32 countries it serves who accrues the most qualifying base miles on Delta or Delta Connection carriers between May 1 and Dec. 31.
Continental has named Lawrence Kellner chief financial officer and transferred the current CFO, Daniel Garton, to strategic planning by appointing him senior VP-strategic business units and chief information officer. Kellner has been CFO and executive VP of American Savings Bank. Garton will now report to the chief operating officer and head a group of general managers responsible for improving overall profitability and develop the long-term strategic plan.
DOT Secretary Federico Pena will lead off today's hearing into U.S.-U.K. bilateral aviation negotiations before the Senate Commerce aviation subcommittee. The panel, chaired by Sen.
KLM's pilots have voted overwhelmingly to walk off the job for six hours May 30 in a dispute with management over proposed new contract provisions, including one that would increase the pilot retirement age to 60 from 56. According to VNV, the pilots' union, more than 99% of voters supported a strike, which would be the first by KLM pilots since 1958. The strike would ground all KLM flights scheduled to leave the Amsterdam Schiphol hub between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
U.S. Major Carriers Traffic April, 4 Months 1995 (000) April April % 1995 1994 Change America West Revenue Passenger Miles 1,139,630 1,025,973 11.1 Available Seat Miles 1,574,404 1,462,659 7.6 Load Factor (%) 72.4 70.1 American
Malaysian Airline System is converting two of its 747-200s into freighters, an official said. The $50 million conversions will be carried out by Boeing-Wichita. Delivery is scheduled for October and December, and the converted aircraft are expected to boost MAS's cargo revenues by 87%. MAS now operates two 737-300Fs and two MD-11Fs. The 747s will serve Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago twice a week.
Indianapolis, Ind., Airport Authority's board last week unanimously approved plans to negotiate a 10-year contract for management of Indianapolis Airport with BAA USA Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of U.K. airport operator BAA plc. Negotiations will begin next week, and a final contract will remain subject to the board's approval. IAA officials estimate the contract will be in place by Jan. 1. "Because of the newness of the approach, the contract documents will truly be originals," Indianapolis spokesman Dennis Rosebrough said.
United plans to upgrade its Washington Dulles-Milan, Italy, service Oct. 29 by dropping a stop in Rome. The carrier may serve Rome again in the future by way of code-sharing flights. United operates the Washington-Milan service with 767-300s. Christopher Bowers, senior VP-international, said, "We appreciate the support we have received over the last three years from travelers and shippers choosing United in the U.S.-Rome market. It is our hope to be able to serve the Roman market in conjunction with another airline."
American, with more pilots on furlough than any other U.S. carrier, plans to recall 25 of them July 1, leaving 585 still laid off, its pilot union, the Allied Pilots Association, said. The carrier furloughed pilots throughout 1994, when it began grounding and selling some aircraft.
