All air transport news – Page 2662
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BMW Rolls-Royce to power Tu-414
Tupolev and BMW Rolls-Royce, have signed a preliminary agreement to fit the German company's BR710 turbofan, to the proposed Tupolev Tu-414 mid-size business/regional jet. According to BMW R-R, the aircraft will be offered in two versions: a long-range business aircraft for 12 passengers; and a 60-70-seat regional jet. ...
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Two-crew Il-96 flightdeck near as Ilyushin studies twinjet
ILYUSHIN IS DUE to fly in December the first production-standard Il-96M, with a Western two-man cockpit and avionics suite from Rockwell's Collins Commercial Avionics. The Russian bureau is also giving a fresh push to plans for a twin-engined version of the aircraft, now dubbed the Il-98, which could ...
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Bombardier backs up its Global Express with weight guarantees
Graham Warwick/MONTREAL AT THE US NATIONAL Business Aircraft Association (NBAA) convention in late September, Bombardier will announce that it is to guarantee the empty weight of the Global Express business-jet - a move which will silence any doubts raised over the aircraft's range. The empty-weight ...
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BFGoodrich advances
BFGoodrich will supply the wheels and brakes for the Embraer EMB-120ER regional turboprop. Operators of older EMB-120s can upgrade to the new brake using a conversion kit, for which the initial customer is Atlantic Southeast Airlines. Source: Flight International
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MDA
Following recent management changes at McDonnell Douglas Aerospace (MDA), of St Louis, Missouri, Peter Von Minden has been named vice-president and general manager for training and support programmes. Craig Johnson has been appointed vice-president and general manager for the F-15 programme. Source: Flight International
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MEA seeks capital
A management shake-up is anticipated at Middle East Airlines (MEA) as the carrier seeks to persuade shareholders to support a significant capital injection. MEA hopes to raise cash for the replacement of its aging Boeing 707/720 fleet, which is more than 25 years old. Major stockholders in MEA are Air ...
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German airports grow
The Stuttgart-based German Airports Association (ADV) has reported nearly 11% growth in passenger numbers at German airports in the first half of 1995, with the total rising to 51.7 million. Aircraft movements increased by only 4.1%, however, suggesting that load factors have increased significantly. The ADV predicts full-year passenger growth ...
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Air China 707 sale
Air China has sold its two remaining Boeing 707-300 passenger aircraft to Royal Jordanian Airlines for conversion into freighters. The aircraft originally formed part of China's 1972 ground breaking order for ten 707s. One aircraft is still operated by China Southwest Airlines. Source: Flight International
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Suppliers
Pratt & Whitney's PW4168 has received its 180 minute Etops approval for the A330. Shannon Aerospace has secured business as the primary facility for Lufthansa Technik and Swissair for the overhaul of the B737, B757 and MD-80 aircraft. Heavy maintenance work will increase at Shannon, which will also ...
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Aircraft news
IFLC has ordered 54 Boeing 737s - a mix of -600s, -700s and -800s. Deliveries will begin in November 1997 and extend to 2004. Elsewhere LOT Polish Airlines has ordered a B737-400 to add to its 11 strong fleet. Aeroflot plans to operate a second DC-10 freighter by ...
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Appointments
Daniel Garton has been appointed as president of AMR Eagle. Garton leaves his position as chief financial officer and senior vice president of Continental Airlines. Boonie Soodik has been named vice president general manager quality for Douglas Aircraft. Richard Smallwood has been named as successor to ...
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Airline Business 100 - 1995
Rank Airline Revenue US$M OpResult US$M NetResult US$M net margin % fleet Total emps Revenue Tonne kilometres (mil) Revenue Pax km Pax millions Load Factor % Year End 94 93 Pax ...
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Western rethink
After a few early failures, potential western investors are again showing an interest in FSU aviation. But a more upbeat view of future traffic growth is needed. Colin Smith reports.More than three years have elapsed since the demise of the Former Soviet Union (FSU) and the ensuing disintegration of the ...
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Many happy returns
After keen investor interest, Australian flag Qantas was all set to become fully traded on the stock exchange from 31 July, and under immediate intense pressure to provide the projected return on investment. Tom Ballantyne reports.As Qantas began its first twelve months as the world's most recently privatised airline in ...
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Thriving markets
For the industry as a whole, 1994 was marked by substantial growth, with passenger traffic for the Airline Business 100 carriers increasing by 8.2 per cent and freight tonne km by 16.3 per cent. However there were some meteors, almost all of them smaller carriers whose revenues place them below ...
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Flying on course?
Many airline executives have read Professor Rigas Doganis' textbook on airline management, Flying off Course. As chairman and chief executive of Olympic Airways, Doganis is now putting theory into practice. He talks to Sara Guild about progress so far, and the future.Ensconced in the room that once held Aristotle Onassis, ...
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Financial results
Higher load factors and increased yields combined to produce the increase in revenue. Pretax income doubled to $41.2m but the tax provision rose. The dislocation of American Eagle's fleet due to bad weather and a freak hailstorm affecting 10% of American's fleet cost $23m in net earnings. ...
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Northern Exposure
Alaska Air has slashed its unit costs, revamped its network and moved away from high service levels. Now the carrier must rebuild its balance sheet and rebuff the advances of competitors in an increasingly tough market. Mead Jennings reports from Seattle.John Kelly, president and chief executive officer of Alaska Air ...
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Airline news
British Airways and USAir have expanded their codeshare agreement to include 10 new US destinations. BA has signed a service partnership with Aeromexico. Canadian Airlines has added 17 new daily flights to its codeshare agreement with American Airlines. Services include Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver to Dallas-Ft Worth; Calgary ...
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Asia majors to woo DHL
The Asia-Pacific's major airlines are trying to convince overnight express freight operator DHL Worldwide to modify plans to introduce 12 of its own Boeing 727 freighters into the region, apparently fearing the move will rob them of critical cargo income. Until now DHL has used only commercial uplift ...