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 ... East flag carrier poised to announce major Airbus and Boeing purchase at Le Bourget show
Qatar Airways is expected to unveil
an order for 14 Airbus A330-
200/300s and possibly a smaller
number of Boeing 777-300ER wide-
body aircraft at the Paris air show,
making it the second Middle
Eastern carrier planning to
announce a major split deal with
the rival manufacturers.
The Qatar deal, if co...
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 ...rbus A330
4.18 2.44 32.4 5.3 9.65 0.341 14
GE90
GE90-90B 400 90,000 7,556
Boeing 777-200/200IGW/300
GE90-110B 490 110,000
Boeing 777-200LR
3.35 40.0 9.0 7.86 0.278 10 6
GE90-115B 512 115,000
Boeing 777-300ER
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GP7168
GP7168 302 68,000
Proposed for Boeing 74 7X
42.3 9 5
GP7172
GP7172 320 72,000
Proposed for Boeing 767-4QOERX
42.3 9 5
GP7270
GP7270 311 70,000
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The Boeing 777-300ER test effort is around half-way through the 1,500h programme began in February.
START-UP LEITHEN FRANCIS / SINGAPORE
Air Deccan ATRs enter
India's domestic scene
New Indian domesti...
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 ...UMBER 4793 VOLUME 160 14-20 AUGUST 2001
This week
NEWS
Headlines
4 Tiger pounces on AIR 87 order.
Virgin ponders Boeing 777-300ER
launch customer offer
5 Sabena reveals rescue plans
6 Boeing and Airbus scale down.
USAF considers CSAR options
Air Transport
8 Big plans for Southern Winds.
China set for larg...
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 ...Boeing's 777-300ER, the ultimate stretched
twin, will be heavier, more powerful and able to
fly for longer than its siblings
GUYNORRIS/LOS ANGELES
Boeing's latest 777 derivative, the -300ER, is po...
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3 x Boeing 767-300ER
5 x Boeing 777-200
8 x Boeing 777-200ER
8 x Boeing 777-300ER
Main bases Tokyo International, Tokyo - Narita International
Destinations (international scheduled) Amsterdam, Anchorage, Atlanta, Bangkok, Beijing, Brisbane, Chicago,
Dallas/Fort ...
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 ...Boeing's
777-300ER
will enter
service in
2004
Middle Eastern aviation. Despite being at
the epicentre of the war on terrorism,
despite the Iraq conflict and the economic
slowdown, Middle East ...
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accidents and incidents around the world in 2003,
and discovers that technical failure and
maintenance problems overtook controlled flight
into terrain as the biggest cause of air disasters.
BOEING 777-300ER
Extended family 26
In recent years, the market for Boeing's long-range
777-300ER has looked soft. But, with the aircraft set
to enter service with its first customer, Boeing is
c...
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 ...options partly to replace its
five 747-200s, while Lufthansa has 31
A340-300s in service and operates eight
Boeing 747-200s. Pardoe adds that while it
has around the same seating capacity as
the Boeing 777-300ER, the -600's range is
1,110km (600nm) greater.
The-600
represents a
major
increase in
capacity over
theA340-300
from which it
was derived
Orders for the -600 stand at 47 airc...
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 ...konur.
Engine delays push back Angara
Russians to upgrade
fighter fleet-P18
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Boeing 777-300ER
An in-depth update on Boeing's
latest 777 derivative as it prepares
to start a year-long flight-test
programme. Included with the
issue is the Flight International
UAV Supplemen...
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 ...NUMBER 4885 VOLUME 163 3-9 JUNE 2003
This week
NEWS
Headlines
4 Eurofighter hangs on for crucial
Typhoon decision.
ESA ends Galileo dispute
5 Europe tests new separation system.
AgustaWestland...
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 ...APORE
A340-600 and 777-300ER
contest ANZ long-haul role
New Zealand carrier expected to conclude widebody evaluation later this year
Air New Zealand (ANZ) is evaluat
ing the Airbus A340-600 and
Boeing 777-300ER as potential
Boeing 747-400 replacements.
Industry sources say the evalua
tion is expected to be completed in
the third quarter of this year with
orders possible before the end o...
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 ...AIR TRANSPORT
EVALUATIONS NICHOLAS IONIDES / SINGAPORE & GUY NORRIS / HONG KONG
Asians ponder long-haul options
Airbus and Boeing square up for expected fleet updates in region as CAL, Cathay Pacif...
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 ...eing 777-300
3 x Boeing MD-11
10 x McDonnell Douglas DC-10^0
Orders 3 x Boeing 747-400
2 x Boeing 747-400F
8 x Boeing 767-300ER
1 x Boeing 777-200
5 x Boeing 777-200ER
1 x Boeing 777-300
8 x Boeing 777-300ER
Main base Tokyo Narita International (NRT), Tokyo International (HND)
Destinations (international scheduled) Amsterdam,
Anchorage, Atlanta, Bangkok, Beijing, Brisbane, Busan, Cairn...
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 ...AIR TRANSPORT
REGIONALS
ACA tastes
independence
as United
deal ends
Atlantic Coast Airlines (ACA)
has seen its United Express
designation terminated, clearing
the way for the regional to set ...
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Turbofan - Airbus A340-200/300
Turbofan - Boeing 737-600/700/800/900 (available with DAC)
Development of the most powerful jet engine ever designed, the 115,000lb-thrust rated GE90-115B for the Boeing 777-300ER, is entering the final stages, with initial runs
set to begin in November. The company's 747-100 flying testbed is also being modified to accept the huge powerplant, with first fligh...
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 ...HEADLINES
AIR TRANSPORT PAUL LEWIS / WASHINGTON DC
New deals may ease Boeing's woes
Manufacturer responds to cancellations and delivery deferrals by working with customers to place unwanted aircraf...
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 ...ange move
Dubai-based carrier pits Airbus against Boeing in quest to acquire widebody that can reach US East Coast
Emirates is to intensify its search
for a long-range widebody by eval
uating the Boeing 777-300ER
alongside a proposed extended-
range Airbus A340-600.
In November, the carrier signed
an eight-aircraft memorandum of
understanding (MoU) with Airbus
for a planned high gross-wei...
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 ...growth plan
Emirates is finalising major deals
with Airbus and Boeing for over 50
more aircraft, which will include
extra Airbus A380s, a new A340-
600 variant and possibly a large
order for the Boeing 777-300ER.
The move, which will include the
confirmation of commitments
announced a year ago at the Dubai
air show, underwrites the airline's
plan to expand its fleet of 44 wide-
bodies to...
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- Sikorsky S-70C, S-92A/C, EH Industries EH101, Bell 214ST
Saab 340A/B, Sukhoi S-80, CASA/IPTN CN-235, LET L-610G/420
Turbofan - Boeing 777-200
Turbofan - Boeing 777-200ER.777-300
Turbofan - Boeing 777-300ER/200LR
Following a period of uncertainty early this year, the alliance's GP7200 engine secured a long-awaited launch order when it was selected by Air France for the carrier's
Airbus...
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