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52 FLIGHT International, tO January 1981 Air transport American selects PW2037 but no airframe order yet AMERICAN AIRLINES has selected the PW20S7 (formerly Pratt & Whit ney JT10D-236) to power its forth coming fleet of short/medium-haul airliners but, unusually, has not yet announced an airframe choice. Ameri can has not signed an engine order either, but has only announced that it will buy engines for a possible 45- aircraft order, the powerplant deal to be worth some $450 million. An American Airlines spokesman tells Flight that he "doesn't know" when either order will be placed. The Boeing 757 is generally considered as frontrunner for the airframe order, but American insists that it is talking to a number of manufacturers. For McDonnell Douglas, American Short hauls ... • Pakistan International Airways has stopped selling alcoholic drinks on all flights because of a determined effort by the country's military regime to enforce Islamic customs. • The presidents of Iberia and TAP- Air Portugal have signed a co-opera tive agreement to permit collabora tion in every aspect of their opera tions. D Cathay Pacific Airways has added Bahrain as an intermediate destina tion on. its London-Hong Kong flights, following the lifting of restrictions on Middle East stopovers on the route. • Austrian Air Services will stream line its routes from the summer of may be almost the last chance to launch the DC-XX (although United Airlines remains as an even larger potential prize). The most curious aspect of American's stated prefer ence for the P W2037 is that this power- plant will not become available until the second half of 1984, whereas the US trunk carrier's re-equipment needs are rather more pressing. American's 60-strong Boeing 707 fleet is planned to be phased out by the end of this year, and the first of 30 twin-aisle 767s on firm order does not enter service until late 1982. McDonnell Douglas has given American presenta tions on the DC-9 Super 80 at the latter's request. American has also dipped into the Short hauls... 1981 following analysis of passenger demand. The carrier will increase Klagenfurt-Vienna service frequency, but will reduce the number of Graz- Linz and Salzburg-Vienna flights. The Swearingen Metro II will reportedly remain the airline's mainstay until 1984, as it fits proven route demand extremely well. D The Governor of Austrian province Carinthia has proposed that domestic carriers from Austria and surround ing countries should co-operate to extend services beyond national borders. Negotiations have taken place on joint regional services in volving Swearingen Metro II opera- secondhand 727-200 market to find re placement capacity for 707s and 727- 100s now being offered for sale. The possibility of an order for Super 80s, to cover more immediate equipment needs, coupled with purchase of the twin-aisle DC-XX for 1985 delivery, cannot be ruled out. Such a possibility may be held out by American to put pressure on Boeing for more favour able 757 terms. A DC-XX order would still be compatible with buying the new PW2000 series engine, as this has been lead powerplant for the McDonnell Douglas airframe for some time. If the DC-XX is ordered, a some what lower thrust would be needed than the 37,0001b offered for 757 ap plication. People... • Wally Franklin has joined Ansett Transport Industries as executive in charge of special assignments. He was previously a marketing executive with Trans-Australia Airlines. O Louis Jordan has been promoted to v-p (operations) of Flying Tiger Line. He replaces Edgar Pike, who re tires at the end of the year. • A number of assistant managers have been appointed to the overseas offices of Gulf Air. They are: Mohammed Shaher (United King dom), Hasan al-Jufairi (Qatar), Isa AH Ali Isa (Hong Kong), Abdel- Rahman al-Musa (Pakistan), Salim al-Salmy (New York) and A. N. al- Farsi (Bombay). • Thai Airways International has named Air Marshal Sukhanusasna as acting president. Short hauls... tors Crossair (Switzerland), Trans Adria (Yugoslavia), Aligiulia (Italy), and Austrian Air Services. A common Metro II maintenance pool would operate if agreement is reached. Crossair is also promoting the forma tion of an association of European commuter airlines. D The Australian Government has asked the chairman of the country's Domestic Air Fares Inquiry to report by January 31, 1981, so that the Aus tralian Parliament can use the report's recommendations to produce a new two-airline agreement involving the Government, Trans-Australia Airlines, and Ansett Airlines. 500th 747 is rolled out Boeing has rolled out the 500th 747, which will be delivered to Scandinavian Airlines System this month, at the company's Everett plant. The first 747 was rolled out on September 30, 1968 and, since then, gross weight for the type has increased from 710,0001b to 833,0001b and 747s have carried some 300 million passengers, and flown more than 4,000 million miles
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