All air transport news – Page 2683
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FANS heads for introduction in Pacific
Paul Phelan/CANBERRA BOEING'S FANS 1 (future air-navigation system) package for the Boeing 747-400 is on track for US certification in mid-June, with pre-implementation trials and demonstrations to begin on 22 June. Full FANS implementation, for qualified aircraft and carriers on selected Pacific routes, is now planned ...
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Government conditionally clears Strato 2C funding
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH THE GERMAN Government has approved a further DM45 million ($32.5 million) funding package for the Grob Strato 2C research-aircraft programme, on the condition that altitude tests are successful. The project ran into trouble in June 1994, when manufacturer Burkhart Grob demanded more Government ...
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Current outlook
The latest long-term forecasts from Boeing and Airbus point to better times. Kevin O'Toole/LONDON Given that they more or less failed to flag up the most severe downturn in airline history, the casual observer could be forgiven for having less than absolute faith in the ...
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Foreign alliance on offer from Kenya
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON KENYA AIRWAYS, FRESH from a radical restructuring and now back in profit, is preparing to open discussions with potential foreign-airline partners in the first step towards privatisation. Foreign airlines will be offered a stake of around 20% in the Kenyan national carrier and, ...
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Germany floats idea of European engine consortium idea floated
Andrjez Jeziorski/MUNICH DAIMLER-BENZ is negotiating the sale of up to 51% of its MTU engine subsidiary to German rival BMW Rolls-Royce, and is hoping to use the merger as the core of a future European consortium including Snecma of France (Flight International, 31 May-8 June). ...
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Boeing 777-300 launch at Paris
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES BOEING IS TO launch the stretched 777-300 at the Paris air show later this month on the back of firm orders for around 30 aircraft from Asian and Middle Eastern airlines. Launch customers are expected to include All Nippon Airways ...
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Air France agrees Boeing and Airbus deliveries
FINANCIALLY TROUBLED Air France has reached agreement with Boeing and Airbus on restructuring forthcoming aircraft deliveries. In January, the airline threatened to cancel all its outstanding aircraft orders. Under a compromise deal with Boeing, orders for three 767-300ERs, three 737-500s and a 747-400 freighter have replaced an ...
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Mesa considers Continental Express take-over proposal
Guy Norris/PHOENIX THE MESA AIR GROUP, the largest independently owned regional carrier in the USA, is considering the possible purchase of the rival Continental Express operation. Mesa Air chief executive Larry Risley confirms that the proposal was considered and discussed by the board at a meeting ...
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Sukhoi reveals latest thrust-vectoring Su-35 revealed
Douglas Barrie/LONDON SUKHOI'S LATEST pre-production Su-35 has been fitted with thrust-vectoring nozzles, and it is believed to be undertaking flight tests at the Zhukovsky flight-test research centre near Moscow. First pictures of the advanced Flanker derivative show two axisymmetric nozzles fitted to the aircraft. Senior ...
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Shannon takes Lufthansa work
LUFTHANSA PLANS TO move all overhaul work on its Boeing 737s from Lufthansa Technik at Berlin-Schonefeld Airport to Shannon Aerospace (SAL) in Ireland, threatening jobs at the German site. The airline says that the move was agreed as part of the recently announced bail out plan, for the ...
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How to get there
Traditionally, access to the show by road, particularly if trying to arrive before 08.00, has always been hampered by heavy traffic. This has improved in recent years, but it is still advisable to allow plenty of time if travelling from central Paris. Motorists from the centre should take ...
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Pratt & Whitney PW4084
THE BOEING 777 Pratt & Whitney PW4084 was granted US Federal Aviation Administration approval on 30 May to fly 180min extended-range twin-engine operations (ETOPS) at service entry. The "ETOPS-out-of-the-box" initiative was a key target for Boeing from the start, and was achieved just a week before the start ...
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US/EU tensions build up over open skies
Julian Moxon/PARIS TENSIONS BETWEEN the European Union and the USA are expected to be further inflamed as the US Government attempts to conclude simultaneous open-skies agreements with several European countries, while Brussels threatens legal proceedings against the countries involved. European Commission (EC) transport minister Neil ...
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A320: training is crucial factor
Sir - I agree wholeheartedly with Capt. Sorensen's comments (Flight International, Letters, 26 April-2 May, P42). Having flown both conventional aircraft and the Airbus Industrie A320, I would like to add my opinion of the operation of the A320. It is no secret that, with the exception of ...
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Pratt & Whitney
Jon Wohler is to be executive vice-president of the technical organisation of engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney, of Hartford, Connecticut. Wohler, who has been president of Norden Systems, succeeds Karl Thomas, who is to retire. Source: Flight International
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Financial results
An exceptional charge of £139.2m ($226.8m) for restructuring contributed to the loss. Team Aer Lingus, the maintenance unit, lost £27.9m. Air France expects losses of FFr3.5b ($713m) for its 15 month 'year'. Debt fell from FFr33.6b to FFr27b due to the state capital injection. Lower ticket prices and ...
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Suppliers
Amadeus has signed new partners, the Colombian flag carrier Avianca, and ANATO, the country's travel agency association, to operate the CRS in Colombia. GE Aircraft Engines has signed an MoU with IHI for the Japanese company to develop and manufacture 25 to 30 per cent of the CF34-8C ...
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Orders
Aero Lloyd has ordered four A321s and two A320s direct from Airbus Industrie, worth $306 million. In addition the German charter will lease four A320s and six A321s from Los Angeles-based lessor ILFC. Delivery of the V2500 powered aircraft will begin in early 1996. United Airlines has ordered ...
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Appointments
Capt ST Deo, Capt JRD Rao and PJ Crasta have been appointed deputy managing directors at Indian Airlines. NC Ghosh has replaced RN Saxena as director of finance. Bob Taylor has been named managing director European services for American Airlines. John Garel has been appointed senior ...
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Dutch charges
Amsterdam/Schiphol airport is to introduce charges for narrow-bodied Stage 2 aircraft from the end of October. The airport wishes to cut the 18 per cent share of Stage 2 aircraft in its traffic mix to 8 per cent by 1997. Levies will range from $130-195 per landing during the day ...