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...this spring began requiring operators to replace the engine shrouds on the engines. That action followed one in September, 2000, when the FAA issued an emergency directive to shorten inspection intervals for the CF6. The order had been prompted by a troubling incident two months earlier. A Varig Airlines 767 had to abort a takeoff after one of its CF6 engines had what is called an 'uncontained' failure, in which the engine partially disintegrated and metal flew out of the engine's casing. According to reports, there have been 61 uncontained low-pressure turbine failures with CF6 engines since...
...consolidation is the name of the tourism game. Four giant alliances, led by Star (United, Lufthansa, SAS, Air Canada, Thai, Varig, Ansett Australia and Air New Zealand), account for more than 60% of world airline traffic today. "Alliances give airlines the advantage of retaining their own identity while getting a global marketing reach," says Tim Goodyear of the International Air Transport Association, based in Geneva. Star is run by a management board and boasts integrated check-ins and sales forces. Other alliances allow partners to sell seats on one another's flights...
...because they have been so successful at pulling in business. When IBM recently proposed that United and American grant it lower ticket prices instead of frequent-flyer miles, both carriers declined. And shortly before Delta Airlines announced its latest job cuts, the carrier said it had joined forces with Varig Airlines of Brazil to expand Delta's frequent-flyer program. Frequent-flyer miles "are not going away," says Tony Molinaro, a spokesman for United. "We wouldn't do it if it wasn't really worth it." Especially now that consumers will pay more to fly free...
...died. Los Angeles health officials, who are still trying to locate other passengers, suspect that airline meals taken on at a stop in Lima were tainted. Other major carriers now are taking special precautions. While American Airlines has eliminated green salads and fresh seafood from its South American menus, Varig copes by loading its planes with extra food from safer sources in Brazil, Chile and Argentina...
There was virtually no money in Brazil last week. The stock exchange in Sao Paulo registered zero transactions on Monday. Shopping centers were deserted, restaurants empty. Cash-strapped companies laid off thousands of employees. Most flights on Varig, Brazil's international air carrier, and Vasp, the domestic line, were either canceled or flew empty...