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1983
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AIR TRANSPORT Boeing increases used aircraft dealing SEATTLE Boeing is expanding its used aircraft and corporate sales/ marketing division following large increases in the numbers of aircraft it is accepting in part exchange for new airliners. The US manufacturer has appointed James A. Blue, former vice-president product and support for Boeing, as vice-president, used and cor porate sales/marketing. Blue, a veteran of 34 years at Boeing, says that "the increase in our taking traded- in aircraft (both Boeing and non-Boeing types) has made it necessary to place more emphasis on marketing activ ities of these used jetliners". Blue says he expects that the volume of trade-in aircraft will continue and that Boeing will resell them on the same basis as its new aircraft. Blue pointed out that the emphasis Boeing places on after-sales customer support is considered to be an important element in the resale of used aircraft. Joining Blue in the division is Mervyn A. Cronie as director of used aircraft sales; and James Timidaiski, former director of inventory aircraft sales, becomes director of technical requirements and operations. Raymond Hogan is named director of sales support for the division, while Del R. Hoffman becomes director of marketing management. MARKETPLACE Worldways Canada has taken delivery of four DC-8- 63s and a Lockheed Hercules freighter. The Toronto-based charter carrier acquired the DC-8s from CP Air-they were its last four DC-8s—for its transatlantic charter services. The Hercules is available for cargo charters worldwide. Nigeria Airways is wet- leasing a second Boeing 747 from SAS, and is renewing the wet-lease of the SAS 747 it has been operating for the last year on its routes to London. The second 747—a Combi—will be used on Nigeria Airways' Lagos-New York schedules. The Combi is being introduced in antici pation of an increase in air freight traffic between the USA and West Africa during the peak summer period. SAS has a third surplus 747 on lease to Avianca. Midway Airlines did not acquire DC-9-31s from Trans Australia Airlines, as we asserted in the May 7 issue. The aircraft—three of which are going to CAAC via McDonnell Douglas later this year—came from TAA's Australian domestic rival Ansett Airlines. Air Canada is leasing a Boeing 747-200B Combi to US carrier Air National for international charter services. Air National plans to lease a second 747 from Air Canada at the end of June, in what is a sudden large-scale expan sion. Until recently it oper ated only three DC-9s. It has also received in the last few months two Boeing 727-100s. Guinness Peat Aviation of Ireland arranged the lease of the first 747. Air Canada is also believed to be leasing a Boeing 747 to Global Inter national Airways of Kansas City for international charter services. Global currently operates 14 Boeing 707s and two 727s. US Air is taking two Boeing 727-200s formerly owned by Braniff Realty and now by a group of banks. The aircraft are two of seven which US Air won the contract to remarket along with Citicorp Industrial Credit, and they were the most modern in the Braniff fleet. One of the aircraft has been delivered, and the other will be delivered this month. This will increase the carrier's Boeing 727-200 fleet to 12, but the airline has now only three 727-100s in service. Four are currently parked, and the last three should be withdrawn from service in July. US Air has now received eight of the 15 Boeing 737-200s it ordered. Prinair of Puerto Rico has placed a $15 million order for six Casa 212-200s to replace de Havilland Prinair Herons in the airline's fleet. The carrier's president Cesar Toledo said that the Casa 212's superior performance and its ability to expand Prin- air's route network to other islands with smaller runways were the reasons for the purchase. A Casa spokesman claimed that the difference in fuel costs for the two types—the Herons are powered by four Continental IO-520 piston engines, whereas the 212s run on Jet A—would largely compensate for the purchase price. Air National is now operating this Boeing 747-200B Combi leased from Air Canada WM^^^m^^^^wmmm^MmMmmmmmm Lufthansa's board of direc tors has agreed in principle to purchase four DC-8-73s for the West German flag carrier's cargo subsidiary German Cargo Services. The DC-8-73s would replace four Boeing 707-320Cs currently operated by the cargo carrier. Lufthansa chairman Heinz Rughnau has stated that with the new equipment "the long-term competitiveness of German Cargo Services could be assured". Lufthansa says that negotiations over the aircraft are only at the preliminary stage. International Lease Fin ance Corporation has signed a letter of intent to buy five DC-9-51s, three from Swissair and two from Austrian Airlines. The aircraft would all be delivered by early next year. The deal would be worth about $55 million including spares and engines. Interlease would lease and sell the aircraft to carriers both in the USA and elsewhere. The company is negotiating with the two airlines to buy the remainder of their DC-9-51 fleets, total ling 12 more aircraft. It has also been negotiating with Airbus to acquire A300 and A310s to lease out. Airborne Express has extended a contract with Transamerica Airlines for the use of a Lockheed Electro, on small package express delivery services. The Electra—which has a 31,5001b cargo capacity—flies every weeknight between Chicago and Wilmington, Ohio, the hub for Airborne's national express network. Trans america is the only major outside carrier which Air borne uses. Airborne's own fleet includes 13 NAMC YS-llAs and nine DC-9-30s. The Hawaii Express hopes to have three aircraft when it begins Honolulu-San Fran cisco services on July 15. The company has received a DC-10, has acquired another, and has been trying to nego tiate a new five-year lease of its Boeing 747-100. The airline is a year into a two- year lease, which it wants to cancel in favour of the longer- term agreement. If it decided to let go the 747, Hawaii Express hopes to acquire another DC-10. FLIGHT International, 4 June 1983 1645
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