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Marion stealth
GE Aircraft Engines is transferring production of fixed false fan faces for the F414 engine to Marion Composites of Marion, Virginia. Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets will use two of the devices to conceal rotating fan blades and reduce Doppler radar "glint". Source: Flight International
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Air Belgium to switch from 737s to A320s
Air Belgium is to roll over its CFM International CFM56-powered Boeing 737 fleet and replace them with Airbus Industrie A320s by 1999. The move comes as part of the take-over by Airtours of the Belgian charter airline's tour operator parent, Sunair. The UK tour operator has purchased an 80% ...
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Air Liberte incorporates TAT and relaunches
Julian Moxon/PARIS French independent carrier Air Liberté has completed the absorption of TAT and has launched a strategy aimed at consolidating its place as France's second largest domestic airline. Fifteen months after Air Liberté was rescued from bankruptcy by British Airways (which owns 70% of the airline), its ...
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Pilots voice concern over BA's plans for AML 777 flights
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON British Airways' plans to use its low cost Airline Management (AML)affiliate to take over new long haul services from London Gatwick next year using Boeing 777s is raising concerns at the British Air Lines Pilots Association (BALPA). AML began flights early in 1997 using BA crews and a ...
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SIA defers Boeing orders and admits more cuts may follow
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Asia's economic crisis has finally begun to hit one of the region's sturdier blue chip carriers, Singapore Airlines (SIA), which is slipping delivery of four of its Boeing 747-400 and 777 orders. Meanwhile, Philippines Airlines (PAL) is to defer delivery of three Airbus A320 and two more ...
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Germania 737-700 is a record breaker
The first Boeing 737-700 to be delivered to German carrier Germania set a new distance record for its weight category when it flew non-stop from Seattle to Berlin on 10 March. The 8,345km (4,511nm) flight was flown in 9h 27min. Ramp weight was around 62,200kg. Source: Flight International
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BMW Rolls-Royce expects Tu-334 flight testing to progress soon
BMW Rolls-Royce (BMW R-R) is confident that funding will soon be secured to enable flight testing to begin of the 100-seat Tupolev Tu-334 twinjet in the coming months. Initially, the aircraft will be powered by Russian Progress D-436T and, later, by the BMW R-R BR710. Richard Smallwood, executive vice-president ...
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Cathay Pacific and Korean results plummet
Asia-Pacific's flag carriers have begun to reveal the extent of damage done to their finances by the region's economic crisis, led by Cathay Pacific Airways showing profits cut in half and Korean Air (KAL) nursing a record loss. Cathay, which has suffered a massive downturn in traffic, saw net profits ...
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El Al turns to Airbus to solve temporary crisis
El Al is in discussions to acquire its first Airbus aircraft, three months after deciding against an Airbus narrowbody purchase, instead selecting the Next Generation Boeing 737. The Israeli national airline, which operates an all-Boeing fleet, is in negotiations to lease two Airbus A330-200s for at least two years. ...
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Fijian start-up prepares for launch after revamp
Plans to launch a second international Fijian carrier have been revamped and a newly completed business proposal is to be submitted to the Government in Nadi this month in an attempt to secure an air operator's certificate. Singapore-based Aviation Services is spearheading an effort to launch the newly renamed ...
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Marketplace
-American Eagle has taken delivery of the first of 42 Embraer RJ-145s, and plans to begin regional jet services from Chicago O'Hare in May. The airline will receive the 50-seat ERJ-145s at a rate of two a month until mid-1999. -TAM's component of the massive Latin American Airbus order ...
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Routes
-Delta Air Lines and Venezuela's Aeropostal have agreed to provide codeshare service between Atlanta and Caracas, beginning on 2 April. The deal is subject to government approval. -United Airlines has selected Air Wisconsin, its new subsidiary, Mountain Air Express, and Great Lakes Aviation, to replace Mesa Airlines on United Express ...
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Boeing beats Airbus to clinch large Ryanair order
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Pricing and commonality issues were behind Ryanair's selection of the Boeing 737-800 over the Airbus A320, in a deal which will see the the Irish low fare airline taking up to 45 of the Next Generation 737 models. Deliveries start next year. The airline, which operates ...
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Workshop
-SR Technics, the Swissair affiliate, has secured a contract with Boeing to install the two crew Honeywell Advanced Common Flightdeck on DC-10s being converted to MD-10 specification for US freight carrier FedEx. The deal involves 10 firm orders and 15 options. In a related deal, Singapore Technologies' Alabama, Georgia based ...
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BBA adds H+S to aviation services business
Engineering and transport group BBA has taken a further step in building up its regional aviation services business by buying UK aero engine overhaul operation H+S Aviation. Last year, H+S says, it repaired more than 700 engines and 800 propellers, largely for the regional and general aviation markets. Its ...
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SunJet backers make move for Kiwi
Aviation Industries, the US airline investment vehicle that is backing Sun Jet's re-emergence from bankruptcy, has increased its stake in Kiwi International and is to negotiate the purchase of the low cost carrier. Kiwi re-emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in July with backing from private investor Charles Edwards, who ...
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West to escape Asian slump
US credit rating agency Moody's has added its voice to concerns over the impact of the Asian crisis on the airline industry. It argues, however, that US and European carriers may escape the slump relatively unscathed. Those carriers most heavily dependent on intra-Asian traffic are due to face the ...
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JDA seeks cash to fund future attack helicopter programme
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE The Japan Defence Agency (JDA) is seeking initial funding in its next budget to begin a formal study of future attack helicopter requirements. Interested local and foreign suppliers are already formulating a range of options with which to respond. Full-scale funding for the AH-X programme is expected ...
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Trade links increase
Almost every week, it appears, a US airline announces a new service to Latin America. Almost every month, it seems, a new codeshare agreement is forged between carriers in North and South America. Every year, it is evident, traffic between the two regions continues to grow. Increasing trade is the ...
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Lancair puts back Columbia certification plans
Lancair has revised certification plans for the Columbia 300 piston single, in a bid to keep first deliveries on schedule for year end. The company received a provisional type certificate for the all-composite four seater in July last year, and had planned for full instrument flight-rules (IFR) certification in April. ...