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Regional dilemma
Fokker's troubles are only one symptom of turbulent times in the regional-aircraft market. Kevin O'Toole/LONDON Julian Moxon/TOULOUSE THESE ARE interesting times in the regional-aircraft market. Even without the crisis at Fokker, manufacturers were facing some fundamental questions about exactly where their market niche lies. ...
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Flight Dynamics HGS successful in Cat III
BOMBARDIER DASH 8s of US-based regional carrier Horizon Air, equipped with the Flight Dynamics-made head-up guidance system (HGS), were used for 20 successful landings in Category III conditions at Portland Airport, Oregon, on 11 January. Visibility in the area was down to around 300m (980ft) in thick ...
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Learjet
Jim Robinson has been named president of Learjet after only two months with the US business-jet manufacturer. The resignation of his predecessor, Brian Barents, after six years at Learjet, comes as almost as much of a surprise as Robinson's own departure from AlliedSignal in November 1995. Robinson joined Learjet as ...
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F124 powers Australian T-45 bid
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) has selected the International Turbine Engines (ITEC) F124 as the primary engine in its bid to sell the T-45 Goshawk trainer to Australia. The T-45's existing Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Adour 871 turbofan will be offered as an option in MDC's proposal to meet ...
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Exim approves Aeroflot financing
AEROFLOT-RUSSIAN International Airlines (ARIA) is to receive $1 billion financing from the US Export Import Bank (Exim) to help purchase 20 Westernised Ilyushin Il-96M/Ts. The financing covers the US content in the aircraft, including engines and avionics, and will be guaranteed by the Russian Government and by pledges on the ...
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Lufthansa returns Business Air stake after one year
LUFTHANSA HAS AGREED to sell back its 38% stake in UK regional carrier Business Air, less than a year after it acquired the holding. Long-standing partner Crossair is also divesting its 38% stake. Business Air's founding chairman, Ian Woodley, says that he wanted to buy back the shares ...
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APIC picked
Air Jamaica has selected Auxiliary Power International's (APIC) APS 3200 auxiliary power unit for four Airbus A320s on order. Source: Flight International
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Delta substitutes 767s for its long-haul L-1011s
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA DELTA AIRLINES is to replace Lockheed L-1011s used on transatlantic services with additional Boeing 767-300ERs. The airline has also cancelled all its outstanding orders and options on Boeing 737-300s. The carrier says that its capital expenditures "...do not materially increase, but delivery schedules and aircraft types ...
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Pan Am plans to rise from the ashes
MARTIN SHUGRUE, the ex-chief operating officer of Pan American World Airways, plans to relaunch the airline. Shugrue and former US Undersecretary of Commerce, for Travel and Tourism Charles Cobb have lined up $30 million in start-up capital from a consortium of investors. The airline, the world's most illustrious ...
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Appointments
British Airways has announced a major management reshuffle. Alistair Cummings becomes chief operating officer and director of profit development and is replaced as managing director British Airways Engineering by Clive Mason. Charles Gurassa becomes director of passenger business, David Holmes assumes the post of director corporate resources and Roger Maynard ...
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Aircraft news
China Airlines has ordered six Boeing 737-800s, with nine options on the aircraft. United Airlines has ordered two Boeing 747-400s to be delivered in 1997. Onur Air has ordered five MD-88s with options on five more. The airline has also ordered one Airbus 321. ...
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Suppliers
The Rolls Royce Trent 700 has been granted Etops approval on the Airbus A330 by the Joint Airworthiness Authority. Aeromexico has signed a 10 year contract with EDS to manage the carrier's information technology services Galileo, Sabre and Amadeus are all establishing links with the reservation ...
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Boeing boost
Malaysia Airlines has placed an all-Boeing order for 15 Boeing 777-200s and -300s and 10 747-400s, valued at some $4 billion. Rolls Royce will provide the engines for the 777s, while Pratt & Whitney has won the contract for the 747s. Source: Airline Business
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95 at a glance
Mark Odell recaps on the highlights of 1995, from the usual share of startups, failures and major equity transactions to commission caps and open skies. January The French government partially opens Paris/Orly to intra-European traffic after complaints to the European Commission from Lufthansa, KLM, SAS and Lauda Air. The new ...
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One law for all
Manufacturers and financiers are drafting proposed uniform rules on aircraft security interests and leases that could lead to lower capital costs for airlines worldwide. But will they be adopted soon enough to be of help? David Knibb reports.Lower credit costs for airlines are the aim of an international effort now ...
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Europe
During the past year the fortunes of Europe's flag carriers have, at best, been variable. And as 1996 gets underway there is a pervasive sense of unsettled agendas and greater events to come. The European majors have reaped the benefits of fragile economic recovery and stronger demand to ...
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Zero sum game
North America-Asia routes may be projected as some of the world's fastest growing, yet capacity growth is at a standstill. David Knibb examines the reasons. One would expect the skies to be full between North America and Asia, given the growth in the Asian economies and the shift in US ...
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Horror movie
Problems with airline inflight entertainment and communications systems have turned into a nightmare for many senior executives and there is not much prospect of an early solution. Kieran Daly looks at the problems.Rarely before has a technical concept promised such commercial advantage and delivered such misery. In fact the story ...
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Financial results
Air-India's revenue jumped 15.8% in rupees but operating expenses increased by 18.7%, halving the operating profit to $22m. The net profit was after $4m compensation for premature surrender of lease rights. Air Malta's long-term debt rose 43% as it added four new RJ70s and launched five new scheduled ...