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-The Dutch Government is set to allow Amsterdam Schiphol Airport to exceed its 1998 noise quota, rather than close a runway. New calculation procedures are being suggested. Schiphol believes that the fifth runway will solve the problem from 2003. -The port authority of Antwerp, Belgium says that it is interested ...
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Respray heralds Raffles
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has repainted two of its Boeing 747-400s in a special livery to mark the launch of its new first, Raffles business and economy classes on 11 September. The first aircraft is scheduled to depart on 13 September for an around-the-world flight stopping in London, Frankfurt, New ...
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Kinnock's slot sale
European Union transport commissioner Neil Kinnock says that he wants to see a formal and legal structure created for slot trading, but says this could take up to three years to set up. This revelation comes after British Airways had been told by the European Commission that it should not ...
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City Bird orders A300 freighters
City Bird has concluded a deal with Airbus Industrie for two new A300-600 freighters for dedicated cargo operations. The Belgian airline will acquire the two aircraft next year under a 12 year lease purchase. The first will be delivered in early April, with the second arriving a month later. ...
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Delta/United alliance dies
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC The refusal of Delta Air Lines directors to give its pilots a voting seat on the board have scuttled plans for a wide ranging alliance with United Airlines. The strategic alliance proposal included a code-share which had to be approved by pilots' groups represented by the ...
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UK plans to break new ground with easyJet HUD certification
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES The UK Civil Aviation Authority is planning its first ever commercial head-up display (HUD) certification following the decision by local low-cost carrier easyJet to order Flight Dynamics head-up guidance (HGS) systems for its fleet of Boeing 737s. SAS is also equipping its 737-600 fleet with ...
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Escalating European delays reach record level
The European Airlines Association (AEA) has declared 1998 a "black year" for delays, with the figures for June reaching similar levels to those for the same month in 1989, the worst on record. Brussels, Belgium-based Eurocontrol says it has "no dispute" with the AEA statistics, which show that 29.1% ...
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New Canadian cargo carrier ready
A new Canadian cargo carrier, Canada West Airlines, is preparing to launch long-haul freight operations following clearance from Transport Canada. The Toronto-based startup has been under formation since last year and is in negotiations to acquire Boeing 747 freighters for scheduled cargo services to Frankfurt and Paris. Transport Canada ...
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Conroy Guppy goes to Ghana
Azerbaijan Airlines (Azal) has sold its Conroy Guppy freighter to Ghanaian carrier First International Airlines. The aircraft, which was created by the conversion of a Canadair CL-44 in 1969, is pictured at Southend Airport in the UK awaiting delivery to Accra. Source: Flight International
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New Italian airlines gear up for 1999 operations
Marco Messalla/ROME Two new Italian airlines are planning to start operations early next year, reflecting the continuing liberalisation of the country's internal market. Gandalf Airlines is considering purchasing either the Fairchild Dornier 328JET or Embraer ERJ-145 and will announce its decision on an initial purchase of two aircraft ...
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Qatar steps up expansion with plans for new long-haul aircraft
MaxKingsley-Jones/LONDON Qatar Airways is accelerating its fleet expansion, with discussions for the lease of up to six Airbus A330s as part of a plan to boost long-haul operations. The Doha-based airline recently concluded a deal to bolster its short-haul fleet with A320s, placing an order for up to 11 ...
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Mesa prepares to incorporate CCAir after stock transaction
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Mesa Air Group has signed a letter of intent to merge Mesa Airlines with Charlotte, North Carolina-based CCAir. The two carriers were already linked through the Barlow Investment partnership, which has minority shareholdings in both. The transaction, valued at about $60 million, which includes $15 ...
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Marketplace
-Austrian Airlines has become the first carrier to take delivery of the recently certificated Pratt & Whitney PW4000-powered Airbus A330-200, with the handing over of the first of four aircraft it plans to acquire. Meanwhile, Korean Air has become the first Asian airline to take delivery of the type, with ...
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Signal test
A test version of the USA's Wide Area Augmentation System signal is being broadcast three months ahead of schedule via an Inmarsat communications satellite. This signal allows testing of system and user equipment. Source: Flight International
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Air Atlantic closes down after Canadian kills agreement
Canadian regional carrier Air Atlantic will cease operations in October, following a decision by Canadian Airlines Inter- national (CAI) to end its long-standing agreement with its regional connector. The void will partly be filled by Inter-Canadian, another regional carrier recently sold by CAI to a group of Montreal investors. ...
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Routes
-Continental Airlines and British Midland have signed a code-sharing agreement for routes between and Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow in Scotland and New York Newark, via Manchester. -Lufthansa franchise partner Augsburg Airways will launch services from Hof and Bayreuth to Frankfurt, operating Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8 turboprops in Team Lufthansa ...
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Investigation into SilkAir crash narrows
The Indonesian-led investigation into the December 1997 crash of a SilkAir Boeing 737-300 expects to produce a preliminary report by October, with the line of inquiries narrowed down to possible pilot suicide, or mechanical failure in the area of the vertical or horizontal stabiliser. Indonesian Aircraft Accident Investigation Commission ...
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Strikes ground North American airlines
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Brian Dunn/MONTREAL The first week of strikes by pilots at Northwest Airlines and Air Canada have crippled the two carriers' operations. Estimates put the revenue losses in the two unconnected labour disputes at over $150 million by 5 September. Northwest was the first to be ...
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Tata consigns plans for new Indian carrier to scrapheap
The Tata Group has finally thrown in the towel and abandoned plans to launch a privately owned domestic Indian airline in the face of more than three and half years of government procrastination, as well as repeated changes to its aviation policy. Tata dropped plans to launch the new ...
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Fight for control of Transaero heads for court dates in Moscow and Orel
The fight for control of Russian carrier Transaero has gone to court as founder Alexander Pleshakov seeks retribution for his recent ousting by Boris Berezovsky after a hostile take-over of the airline (Flight International, 26 August-1 September). Court action is being taken in Moscow and the southern Russian town ...