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Gulf carriers eye regional and global links
Max Kingsley-Jones/BAHRAIN With increasing fragmentation in the Gulf market, the key airlines - Emirates, Gulf Air and Qatar Airways - are examining their future partnership strategies and flirting with the global alliance groupings. Meanwhile, Oman Air is establishing a regional shuttle and seeking co-operation, rather than confrontation, ...
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SEC clears Philippine Airlines asset sale
The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given Philippine Airlines (PAL) the green light for a sale of assets to help clear the carrier's huge debts. The carrier will sell 442 million pesos' worth ($11.2 million) of assets, with the proceeds used in part to pay Chase Manhattan ...
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Hushkit Rules
Europe's decision to jump ahead of international regulation over the highly contentious issue of noise pollution may put it "at the forefront of elaborating the most stringent environmental standards for aircraft" but equally runs the risk of destroying the longer term goal of uniform environmental standards. Nowhere is the ...
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Four crew die in S African crash
A Mil Mi-8MTV helicopter crashed into the roof of an office block in central Cape Town, South Africa, on 10 February, killing its four crew. The helicopter, operated by Heyns Helicopters of Nelspruit, was carrying an underslung load - an air conditioning unit - to a nearby building when its ...
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Fairchild/ATR close to marketing pact
Jens Flottau/MUNICH Fairchild Aerospace and ATR are in final negotiations over a regional jet alliance and setting up a jointly owned company to market their regional jet and turboprop ranges. The two are discussing development of the entire 528JET, 728JET and 928JET family along with joint marketing of ...
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Starsem blasts off with four Globalstars
Tim Furniss/LONDON Russian-Franco commercial launch consortium Starsem completed its first mission on 9 February when a Soyuz booster lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, carrying four Globalstar satellites. Starsem, a joint venture involving Aerospatiale, Arianespace and Russian Soyuz builder Samara, plans to launch 20 more Loral Globalstar ...
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Alliance becomes SA Alliance
Michael Wakabi/Kampala Alliance Air has acquired a Boeing 767-200ER on a three-year renewable lease from shareholder South African Airways (SAA), replacing the ageing 747SP the Uganda-based carrier has operated for the past four years. The two airlines also started a codesharing agreement with effect from 6 February. ...
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Help sought to bolster Belize with national carrier
As part of a programme to boost the economy of Belize, the Central American country's recently elected government is seeking a European carrier to help set up a national airline. Belize does not have a home-grown international operator, and the only major carriers serving the country include American Airlines, ...
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Europe navigates independent satellite route with Galileo
The European Commission (EC) has proposed development of a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) independent from the US global positioning system (GPS) as the second stage in Europe's satellite navigation programme. The Galileo project, announced by EC transport commissioner Neil Kinnock on 10 February, will require funding of up ...
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US Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel warns on Shuttle danger
The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel has warned NASA that its workforce has been so reduced by redundancies and a hiring freeze that Space Shuttle safety could be jeopardised. If new engineering and other staff are not employed, it could create a crisis over the next five to 10 years, ...
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Embraer reveals additions to regional jet family
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Embraer has unveiled plans for 70 and 90-seat additions to its family of regional jets. The surprise move is designed to signal to potential customers and risk-sharing partners the Brazilian manufacturer's firm intent to compete in this market. The company has announced the "pre-launch" of ...
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Marketplace
Gemini Air Cargo has acquired three British Airways Boeing DC-10-30s in a deal arranged by Curtis and Xavian. The aircraft will be converted by Alenia's Aeronavali facility in Naples. The Italian company is also expected to convert an ex-Varig DC-10-30 acquired by Belgium-based Skyjet from Mitsui. Aerospatiale's Sogerma Maintenance ...
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Twin tune-up
Paul Lewis/FORT WORTH Bell's new Model 427 is in development flight testing. The eight-seat, light twin turbine has gained weight, hover, speed and range since its maiden flight in December 1997, but the manufacturer aims to reduce the weight by May Bell is fine-tuning the performance of its ...
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CFMI changes software to tackle Next Generation 737 engine snag
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES CFM International hopes to receive approval next month for changes to the CFM56-7 engine that will provide a long term solution to problems experienced in the first full year of service on Boeing's Next Generation 737. The issues were related to the engine's hydro-mechanical unit ...
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Airlines taste chips in bid to solve lost baggage problem
British Airways is trying to overcome the problems of lost bags by using radio frequency identity (RFID) baggage labels. Several US airlines may commit themselves to trials with the new system, says the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The "smart" labels have embedded semiconductors (silicon chips) that emit identity ...
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FAA may get $300 million bonus in Transport budget
A planned $300 million budget increase for the US Federal Aviation Administration on top of the $9.8 billion it received in the 1998 financial year is in the pipeline from the Department of Transportation (DoT). The DoT's requested total budget of $51 billion this financial year includes $10.1 billion for ...
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Routes
- All Nippon Airways (ANA)has applied for a Government go-ahead for its planned codeshare partnership with Varig, in the run-up to joining the Star Alliance by October. The two airlines plan to begin codesharing on two Varig-operated services from Rio de Janeiro to Nagoya and Tokyo, starting on 28 March. ...
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Clipped wings
NASA's decision to slash its funding for aeronautics research should be seen as a warning cry for the US aircraft industry- and as a clarion call for its European counterpart. The agency was only able to transfer funds from aeronautics research to the Inter-national Space Station because it was ...
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Bell sets deadline for tiltrotor workshare
Paul Lewis/FORT WORTH Bell Helicopter and Agusta hope to finalise a manufacturing workshare agreement within 12 months to co-produce the new BA609 civil tiltrotor and AB139 medium helicopter in the USA and Europe. The two companies are establishing a joint venture structure, following their tie- up announced at ...
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AAG purchase edges Sikorsky towards fractional ownership
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Sikorsky has taken a step towards launching a helicopter fractional ownership programme by agreeing to acquire New York-based charter operator Associated Aircraft Group (AAG) for an undisclosed sum. The company will become a subsidiary of Sikorsky. The US manufacturer refuses to speculate on when it ...