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1996
1996 - 0750.PDF
Mm TRAN&wmw NEWS IN BRIEF • TAIWAN LEASE China Airlines (CAL) is to lease six new Boeing 737- 400s, as part of its previously announced order for six 737- 800s. The 737-400s will serve as an interim replacement for three 737-200s and two lea sed Airbus Industrie A3 20s, until the new -800s are deliv ered in 1998. The first three - 400s will enter service in December and the remainder in January and March 1997. CAL has also leased a seventh 747-200 freighter from Atlas Air for use on its new Taipei- Penang route and added fre quencies to San Francisco. • FLIGHTLINE MOVE UK charter operator Flight- Line/Alpine Aviation moved its operations from London Gatwick to Stansted Airport on 1 April. The move co incides with the introduction of two 68-seat British Aero space ATP turboprops, which will complement FlightLine's BAe 146 jet operations, flying mainly between Stansted and Geneva and Zurich for Swiss tour operator Falcon Travel. • BOEING'S SKYLINE Indian independent airline Skyline NEPC, which was known as Damania Airways until 1995's take-over by NEPC, is to introduce three leased Boeing 737-200s or 737-300s in April to streng then and expand its network. The source of the aircraft is unknown. The airline oper ates four 737-200s on dom estic routes. • CREW SHUTTLE Dutch charter/scheduled carrier Martinair has taken delivery of an Embraer EMB- 120. The aircraft, previously owned by Sabena subsidiary Delta Air Transport, will be based in the Caribbean to transfer its crews between the various islands served by Martinair during its extensive holiday-charter work in the region. Royal Brunei adds to 767fleet while the Sultan opts for Airbus Sultan of Brunei adds to fleet with first A340-8000 PAUL LEWIS/SINGAPORE THE SULTAN OF BRUNEI has ordered the first ultra- long-range Airbus A3 40-8000 to add to his growing VIP fleet of per sonal jet-powered airliners. It is understood that the aircraft is scheduled for delivery in 1997 and that it will be the first long-haul -8000 derivative of the A340 to leave the assembly line in Toulouse. The aircraft was selected in prefer ence to the Boeing 777. The A3 40 will be configured with a luxury interior. It will be fit ted with auxiliary fuel tanks and have a range of more than 14,800km (8,000nm), enabling the Sultan to fly non-stop from Brunei to the USA or Europe. The A340- 8000 will almost certainly be based at Bandar Seri Begawan Airport. Lufthansa aircrew are contracted to fly the Sultan's fleet of aircraft, which includes two shorter-range A340-200s. Other aircraft in service with the Brunei royal family are a Boeing 747-400 and 767, an Airbus A310 and A3 20 and a large number of Gulfstream GIVs. In the meantime, flag carrier Royal Brunei Airlines has taken delivery of the first of two new Boeing 767-300ERs. The aircraft were originally ordered by Air France, but then cancelled as part of Government cutbacks in 1995. The two General Electric CF6- 80-powered aircraft increase Royal Brunei's fleet to nine 767-300s, including one aircraft leased to Vietnam Airlines. The second new 767 is due for delivery in April. The airline's fleet of Boeing 757s has been reduced to two, following the recent sale of one aircraft to the Kazakhstan Government, now being refitted in the USA with a new VIP interior for use by the Kazakhstan president. • USA and Poland expand air-services agreement THE USA AND POLAND have amended their air-ser vices agreement to expand route rights and clear the way for limited codesharing between Polish and US air carriers. Announcing the new pact, US Secretary of Transportation Fed- erico Pena said that he hopes to "...continue to liberalise our avia tion relations with Poland, to achieve the same open-skies envi ronment we have created with many other European countries". Although there are some im mediate alterations to the agree ment, the changes will largely be phased in by late 1998. Over the period, the number of points which may be served by each side's air car riers will gradually increase. By 1 November, 1998, Polish carriers — effectively national airline LOT-Polish Airlines — will be able to serve two new US cities and ten additional US points through codesharing deals. The deal was immediately fol lowed by US approval for a code- sharing agreement between American Airlines and LOT. Delta is the only US carrier serving Poland at present. By the same date, US carriers will be allowed to serve two addi tional Polish cities and three others via codesharing. The agreement also allows carriers to codeshare widi third-country airlines, from 1 November, 1996. • Lufthansa completes cargo formalities LUFTHANSA CARGO and the Hinduja Group have com pleted the formation of a joint-ven ture airline, Lufthansa Cargo India. The airline will begin operations by mid-year. Lufthansa Cargo holds 40% of the venture, with Hinduja owning the rest. The op eration, based at Delhi, will operate two Boeing 727-200F freighters to start with, stepping up to five in October. The company will oper ate as Hinduja Cargo Services — Lufthansa Venture. The airline will initially take over Lufthansa Cargo McDonnell Douglas DC-8 routes between Bangalore, Bombay, Calcutta, Delhi and Madras, as well as the cargo hub at Sharjah in die Gulf. It will also fly from Sharjah to Hyder abad, via Bombay. • 14 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 3 - 9 April 1996
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