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Airbus outlines business case for launching its large airliner
Airbus Industrie is building a business case for launching the A3XX based on prospects of winning around 650 orders for the programme over the next 20 years, says John Leahy senior vice-president Commercial. The comments came as Airbus and Boeing used the release of long-range forecasts to justify ...
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SASCO completes 30th 747 overhaul for Japan Air Lines
Singapore Technologies Aviation Services (SASCO) has completed its 30th airframe overhaul and modification of a Boeing 747 for Japan Airlines (JAL). Work to date has included 24 section 41 and 10 pylon modifications. JAL, in the meantime, has announced that it is to send a further seven 747-100/200s to SASCO ...
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Flight West Airlines revises jet fleet plans to suit new routes
Australian regional carrier Flight West Airlines is in negotiations with Ansett Australia to buy up to three Fokker F28-4000s which it will operate on new domestic and regional routes. The carrier is also likely to drop its order for Embraer EMB-145 regional jets. The airline plans to use ...
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SIA firms up options for more 777s
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has firmed up options on two more Boeing 777s, increasing the total number of twinjets it has on order to 30. The first aircraft for SIA, seen here on the Everett production line at Boeing, is due for delivery in May. SIA has outstanding options on 31 ...
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PW4090 certificated
The 400kN (90,000lb)-thrust Pratt & Whitney PW4090 engine for the Boeing 777-200 increased-gross-weight (IGW) has been certificated by the USFederal Aviation Administration. The first P&W-powered 777-200IGW will enter service with United Airlines this month. The PW4090 uses the same 2.85m diameter fan as the PW4084, but features improved compressor aerodynamics, ...
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Boeing finalises 767-400ERX
Boeing expects to begin the second phase of windtunnel testing of the 767-400ERX "within the next couple of months" as it works towards a planned May 2000 service-entry for the aircraft, according to programme manager John Quinlivan. Quinlivan also confirms that the company "-has held discussions "with airlines ...
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Marketplace
++ China Southern Airlines has taken delivery of its first General Electric GE90-powered Boeing 777-200IGW, which brings its 777 fleet to five aircraft. Late this year, the airline will become the first to operate the 777 across the Pacific, on the 12,560km (6,800nm) route between Guangzhou and Los Angeles. ++ ...
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Indonesians propose to start Myanmar regional
Indonesia's Triputra Unggul Utama has become the latest South-East Asian company to announce proposals for a start-up joint-venture airline in Myanmar, following similar moves by Malaysian, Singapore and Thai investors. The Indonesian and Myanmar Governments have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to set up a new domestic ...
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Mesa consolidates regional operations
US REGIONAL MESA Air Group has re-organised into four operating divisions, aligned with its codesharing partners. The move comes as Mesa consolidates flight and maintenance operations to comply with regulations upgrading US regionals from Part 135 to Part 121 certification. Four operating divisions and two subsidiaries have been ...
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NATS works to avoid further Swanwick delay
The UK's National Air Traffic Services (NATS) is facing a race against time to prevent the opening of its ú350 million ($570 million) Swanwick en-route air traffic control (ATC) centre slipping to late-1998, as prime contractor Lockheed Martin works to finish debugging 1 million lines of software code. ...
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R-R closes on A340-600 powerplant deal
Rolls-Royce is in "advanced negotiations" with Airbus Industrie on supplying a Trent "shrink" to power the stretched A340-600 long-range airliner, with a senior source at the consortium's French partner Aerospatiale predicting a deal by mid-April. The source says that the UK manufacturer has come up with an "extremely ...
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Malaysia is first to opt for 777-200X
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has become the first airline to announce its intent to purchase the ultra-long-range Boeing 777-200X, just nine days after the Boeing board of directors authorised the company to begin offering the big twin and its stretched counterpart, the -300X. MAS signed a memorandum of understanding ...
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Fuel charges and dollar rate push Korean Air into the red
Korean Air (KAL) dived into the red in 1996 because of rising fuel charges and the impact of a strong US dollar on its debt burden. Despite the losses, the airline is pressing ahead with plans for a further fleet expansion. The South Korean flag carrier ended the ...
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Chicken or egg?
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE MAKES A compelling case for a developing market for a very large airliner - not least that its rival, Boeing, obviously thought it worthwhile spending so long trying to convince the airlines to launch its own big airliner, the 747-500/ 600. No matter how compelling the manufacturer's case, ...
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MDHS moves in Mexico
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems (MDHS) has named Aeromundo Ejecutivo as its sales and service agent in Mexico. The Toluca-based company has taken delivery of an MDExplorer, for use as a demonstrator, and opened a customer-support centre in Acapulco. Source: Flight International
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Embraer
Peter Obeysekere has been named vice-president for Asia, the Far East and the South Pacific for Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer. He was formerly a regional director at Fokker Aircraft of the Netherlands and, before that, was with British Aerospace in the UK. Source: Flight International
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Nine projects entered in chase for X-Prize funds
The Pathfinder Rocketplane is among nine projects which are in competition for a $10 million prize from the St Louis, Missouri-based X-Prize Foundation, which proposes to award the money to the team which kick-starts development of a privately operated, low-cost, passenger-carrying space vehicle. The prize will be awarded ...
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Alitalia gets by without Fokkers
Sir - I refer to the article "Alitalia pulls plug on Fokker 70s" (Flight International, 12-18 February, P18). The original order which was placed by Alitalia for Fokker 70s has fallen through because of the well-known bankruptcy of the manufacturer. Fokker was able to deliver only five regional ...
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R-R is buoyant on future growth
Rolls-Royce has rounded off an upbeat round of financial results from the world's main aero-engine suppliers with a steady performance from its aerospace division, and the promise of further growth this year. Sales from the R-R aerospace division climbed by nearly one-quarter in 1996 to come close to ...
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Irish lease company orders 12 new 737s
Irish lease-management company Pembroke Capital, of Dublin, has ordered 12 Boeing 737s valued at $504 million. The company, which was formed in November 1993 by ex-GPA employees, will take delivery of four 737-300s and eight -800s between June 1998 and April 1999. Pre-delivery financing for the order will ...