All air transport news – Page 2522
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Viasa future looks bleak
Iberia and the Venezuelan government were playing a game of brinksmanship at presstime after flag carrier Viasa ran out of cash and ceased operations on 23 January. Both sides are believed to be willing to let the airline fold but, according to one source close to the negotiations, ...
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Freight frighteners
After persistently failing to ensure on-time delivery of its product to Japan by air, a major European pharmaceutical company was forced to take a multi-million dollar stake in a local Japanese drug company to ensure consistency of supply in a last desperate bid to retain a foothold in this lucrative ...
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Shares rise in the east
Four days before the Chinese New Year, China Eastern Airlines made an auspicious debut on the world's markets by raising an estimated US$250 million. The success of the issue should pave the way for the other Chinese majors to follow suit, although holding company China National Aviation Corp may well ...
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Easy ride on the Hill for mega-deal
The face of special-interest politics in Washington is changing, and American Airlines is wearing a smile. An overhaul of the Senate Commerce Committee means the airline finds itself with new-found clout. The rise of Arizona Sen John McCain to chairmanship of the committee is a big win for American Airlines. ...
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Alitalia and Honeywell/Racal to run Aero-1 satcoms trial
Alitalia is to run a single-aircraft trial of new-generation satellite-communication (satcom) avionics intended to reduce call charges drastically. The Italian flag carrier has agreed with the Honeywell/Racal Avionics satcom team to put the Aero-I equipment on a McDonnell Douglas MD-80 once the new service is implemented by Inmarsat - ...
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Lufthansa and SAS extend partnership to cargo flights
Lufthansa Cargo and SAS Cargo have prepared a plan to extend the Lufthansa/SAS strategic partnership - which has to date concentrated on passenger operations - into the cargo field. From the end of March, the airlines' cargo sales teams will offer both companies' products and services. Integration of ...
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Austrian leases A330
Austrian Airlines has concluded the lease of one Pratt & Whitney PW4000 powered Airbus A330-200 from International Lease Finance. The aircraft will be delivered in 2000 on a ten-year lease. Source: Flight International
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Qatar finalises fleet renewal plan
Qatar Airways has arranged to lease two Airbus A300s to replace its fleet of Boeing 747s on long-haul services from its base in Doha. The airline, which underwent a major management and strategic revamp late in 1996 (Flight International 11-17 December 1996, P10), will introduce two ex-Garuda Pratt & ...
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Airbus to introduce 'build to order' for A300/A310s
Airbus Industrie is to start producing its A300 and A310 widebody twins on a "build-to-order" basis, in an effort to cut the number of aircraft which are having to be stored before delivery to customers. The A300/A310 firm backlog stands at only 29 aircraft, and the current production rate ...
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...simulators are on the market now
Sir - In response to Capt T A Seedsman's letter (Flight International, 5-11 February, P41), the maintenance-training department at SimuFlite Training International recognises the value and importance of simulation training for maintenance staff. Engine-run and taxi certification is made available to all of our business-aircraft maintenance-training clients. When ...
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AlliedSignal APUs
Sir - There was some misleading information in the Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) Directory (Flight International, 22-28 January, P25). It was indicated that AlliedSignal's 36-300 APU, standard equipment on Airbus single-aisle aircraft, will be replaced by our new 131-9(A) APU. This is incorrect. AlliedSignal has orders ...
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BMW R-R
Robin Bailey has been appointed head of product support for the BR700 family of engines by German manufacturer BMW Rolls-Royce. Bailey has extensive product-support experience with airlines and manufacturers, including Cathay Pacific, Rolls-Royce, Saab and, most recently, GKN Westland Helicopters, where he was head of product support for the EH ...
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Lufthansa
Lufthansa has named the six-man executive board which is to take charge of the restructured passenger division of the company from 1 April. The company's current executive vice-president for marketing, Frederick Reid, will become head of marketing and network management, as well as being board spokesman. Lufthansa's current sales director ...
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'Amicable' Viasa liquidation agreed
Shareholders in Venezuela's Viasa have agreed to go ahead with an "amicable" liquidation of the failed flag carrier, which leaves the door open for a relaunch. Viasa was forced to cease operations at the end of January, in the face of mounting losses and lack of cash, while ...
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Air Niugini hit by sackings
Papua New Guinea's (PNG) deputy prime minister and finance minister Chris Haiveta suddenly sacked all but two members of the seven strong Air Niugini's board of directors during a meeting in February, leaving final negotiations stalled for the acquisition of two new Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8-200s, and other corporate ...
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Presidential intervention delays American settlement
AMERICAN AIRLINES says that first deliveries of new Boeing aircraft will be delayed after US President Bill Clinton intervened to push any pilots' strike back by at least 60 days. Clinton stepped in minutes after the pilots went on strike on 14 February and appointed an emergency mediation board, which ...
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KLM selects vendors for 747 upgrade
KLM has selected Canadian Marconi to provide the integrated global-positioning-system/flight-management system and act as systems integrator for the Dutch carrier's planned flightdeck upgrade for its fleet of 13 Boeing 747-200/300 Classics. Other vendors selected include Litton Aero Products, to supply the replacement inertial-reference system, and Smiths Industries, to ...
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Manx Airlines selects EMB-145
Manx Airlines has finalised its long-awaited regional-jet order with a contract for up to five Embraer EMB-145s, the first of which will be delivered in June for operation on the airline's British Airways Express franchise services. The airline selected the Brazilian regional jet after a three-way fight involving ...
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NTSB springs 737 rudder surprise
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) surprised Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration on 20 February by unexpectedly announcing recommendations for modifying Boeing 737 rudders. Initial reports view the NTSB recommendations as a move to speed up the retrofit and inspection programme agreed by Boeing and the ...