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Arab carriers plan joint handling
Ian Goold/TUNIS Airlines in the Middle East and North Africa are planning to work together to cut costs. The carriers, which include the national airlines of Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, will begin with a pilot scheme for a joint handling operation at the UK's London airports. ...
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China re-jig delays TrunkLiner and throws AE31X into limbo
Paul Lewis/BEIJING Max Kingsley-Jones/TOULOUSE The pending major shake-up of China's state-run aerospace industry is set to again delay the Boeing MD-90 TrunkLiner programme and prolong discussions with Airbus Industrie Asia on co-development of the AE31X regional jet. The new Chinese Government of premier Zhu Rongji has ordered a ...
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British Midland V2500 fails after only 150h
Ian Sheppard/LONDON An International Aero Engines (IAE) V2500-powered Airbus A321-200 operated by British Midland (BM) suffered an in-flight engine failure on 15 May shortly after departure from Heathrow Airport. The 147kN (33,000lb)-thrust V2533-A5 powered aircraft had been in service only 20 days and had flown around 150h with the UK ...
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Britannia begins Airbus operations with leased A320s
Britannia Airways has begun operating its first Airbus aircraft, with the introduction of three A320s on wet-lease from Irish carrier TransAer. The three aircraft have been leased to operate regional charter services from UK airports such as Belfast, Bristol, Leeds/Bradford and London Stansted to European holiday destinations. Britannia has an ...
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Air Wisconsin 328s start
Air Wisconsin has begun operations with its new fleet of Fairchild Dornier 328-120s on feeder services for United from its Denver hub. Earlier this year the airline took over the operations of Mountain Air Express, which had operated the 328s from Denver as the regional subsidiary of the now defunct ...
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Canada 3000 loses business to Royal
Canada 3000, the Toronto-based charter airline, has lost the business of major customer Signature Vacations, which will switch to rival Royal Aviation this year. Signature, the Toronto-based subsidiary of UK tour operator First Choice (Air 2000's parent), has been a major customer for Canada 3000 since the carrier was launched ...
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Boeing warns on China hopes
Paul Lewis/BEIJING Boeing is sounding a warning that earlier expectations of a large new order for aircraft from China in June could be affected by a marked slowdown in local airline traffic growth and the knock-on effects from Asia's wider economic difficulties. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) ...
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Lufthansa eyes 747-400 freighter
Shahe Ouzounian/FRANKFURT Lufthansa Cargo says it will need to replace its fleet of Boeing 747-200Fs early in the next decade, with the 747-400 freighter the prime candidate, even though the German operator considers the aircraft "too expensive". Wilhelm Althen, chairman of the executive board, says that its fleet ...
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Fresh funds promise brighter prospects for Ilyushin II-114
Alexander Velovich/MOSCOW The future prospects of the Ilyushin Il-114 have improved after a deal to fund production of the 64-seat twin turboprop and the creation of a consortium to market and develop the aircraft. Ilyushin has signed a letter of intent with Incombank, one of the leading Russian private banks, ...
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Marketplace
-Augsburg Airways has placed orders for six additional Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8s, including two series 200s and four larger series 300s, and taken options on a further seven aircraft. The order represents the ratification and expansion of a deal originally reached in November 1997 for three aircraft. The options ...
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Ageing pilots
A challenge by the Professional Pilots Federation to overthrow the US Federal Aviation Administration's rule that airline pilots must retire at 60, on the grounds of alleged age discrimination, has been thrown out by the US Supreme Court. In Europe, airline pilots may continue until they are 65, but there ...
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CAL orders frozen
China Airlines (CAL) has been ordered by Taiwan's transport ministry not to order any new aircraft until it has improved its operations and safety standards. This move is the Taiwan Government's latest to force the carrier to upgrade its safety standards. CAL has suffered two major widebody accidents since April ...
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P&W corrects PW4098 cracks and confirms 777-300 delay
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Paul Lewis/SEATTLE Pratt & Whitney estimates that corrections to cure cracked compressor stators in the PW4098 discovered in April will push deliveries of the first heavyweight Boeing 777-300 to Korean Air (KAL) back by almost three months, to December. "It's a cast part, and we've ...
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Honeywell will lead real time weather display project
Real time global weather patterns displayed on the flightdeck are on the cards after NASA approval of a development plan by a Honeywell-led team. The work, which promises improved safety and fuel savings, is a part of the space agency's Aviation Safety Programme, which was created in 1997 with ...
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Routes
-Cityjet is to start daily services to Dublin from the UK's East Midlands Airport on 8 June using a Saab 2000. -Continental Airlines and VASP have signed a code-sharing alliance, which will come into effect on 1 July and enable VASP to sell half the seats on Continental's flights between ...
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SR Technics reveals global ambitions
SR Technics, the maintenance subsidiary of Swissair parent SAir Group, is trying to secure joint venture partners in the USA and Asia-Pacific to enable it to offer comprehensive global support to its airline customers. Konrad Wittorf, vice-president of aircraft maintenance and overhaul, says that the company has retained Ernst ...
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US Airways may forge fresh alliance with British Airways
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC US Airways could forge a new marketing alliance with British Airways as a result of the projected tie-ups by both carriers with American Airlines. The deal would go ahead only under certain conditions, says Stephen Wolf, head of US Airways Group. The prospect of a ...
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Virgin and Go launch London Stansted invasion
Virgin is poised to take over a UK airline, probably Sabre Airways, as its Brussels-based low fare division Virgin Express launches services to London Stansted. The airport could eventually become its UK hub. Meanwhile, British Airways' low fare airline Go has begun to operate at the airport. Speaking at the ...
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New Embraer figures confirm recovery
Embraer has reported its third successive profitable quarter, confirming its recovery after eight years of losses. The Brazilian aircraft manufacturer saw a $19.9 million profit on sales of $230 million. "This shows that our recovery is definitely here to stay," says president Mauricio Botelho. Losses were $330 million in ...
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New business and investments help to raise Lufthansa Technik profits
Lufthansa maintenance subsidiary Lufthansa Technik (LHT)boosted its profits by 53%during 1997, achieving DM94.1 million ($52.2 million) on sales of DM3.03 billion. According to executive board member George Gallus, the figure is attributable to a huge influx of new business from outside the Lufthansa Group, with 50 new contracts signed ...