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Helibus speeds up
Graham Warwick/Stratford So little has been said about the S-92 Helibus programme since its 1995 launch that the sight of two near-complete prototypes at Sikorsky's Stratford, Connecticut, factory comes as something of a surprise. The wraps are coming off now - nine months before the first flight - in a ...
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Insurers warn on 1997
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON Aviation insurers are again warning that they face a serious shortfall for 1997 following estimates which have put the cost of losses at close to $1.4 billion, despite a relatively encouraging year for air safety. The preliminary year-end figures from the UK Airclaims consultancy, widely used ...
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EC underlines commitment to EGNOS with satellite navigation plan
The European Commission (EC) is to underline its commitment to the proposed European Geostationary Navigation Overlay System (EGNOS) in a proposal on satellite navigation to be published on 21 January, rebutting calls from the Association of European Airlines (AEA) to move straight to a more advanced system. AEA members ...
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Another new airline enters Bangladeshi regional market
The newly deregulated airline industry in Bangladesh has seen a second new airline entering the regional market. Air Parabat has been set up by Bangladeshi industrial group Karim, with funding provided by Bangladeshi private bank IFCB. The airline launched operations from Dhaka at the end of December 1997, using ...
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First HeavyLift A300 freighter earns keep
The first of two Airbus A300B4 freighters being acquired by HeavyLift is now in operation between Amsterdam and Stockholm on behalf of KLM Cargo. The aircraft, converted by British Aerospace Aviation Services at Filton in the UK, is also being used on services from Amsterdam to Bologna, Italy, ...
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Vietnam's new clothes
Vietnam Airlines has revamped its image, unveiling a new corporate identity on one of its Boeing 767-300s. The logo will eventually be applied across its entire fleet. The airline operates 767s, Airbus A320s, Fokker 70s and Aero International (Regional) ATR 72s on its network of regional and international services. During ...
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Britannia will rule carrier Blue Scandinavia after take-over
Andrew Chuter/LONDON CONTROL of Swedish charter operator Blue Scandinavia is to pass to Britannia Airways following the acquisition by Britannia's sister organisation, Thomson International, of Swedish tour operator Fritidsresor. The UK airline is also expanding its new charter operation in Germany. Thomson International, part of the Canadian-owned Thomson ...
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Cathay plans lay-offs as fortunes plummet
Cathay Pacific Airways plans to begin laying off about 800 of its ground staff towards the end of this month, as the airline's fortunes continue to nose dive and the Hong Kong-based carrier faces the possibility of recording a first-half loss in 1998. The planned 800 redundancies will affect ...
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El Al takes MD-11 on short-term lease
El Al will boost its long- haul fleet later this year, with the lease of a Boeing MD-11 from World Airways. The MD-11ER will be introduced in June on an aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance lease from World. The aircraft will be operated for El Al through to October ...
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European Aviation buys two 747s from British Airways
European Aviation has concluded a deal worth an estimated $6 million to purchase two Boeing 747-100s from British Airways. The UK-based aircraft-trading and spares specialist is also close to finalising deals for other widebodied aircraft. The company, which has purchased the two 24-28-year-old 747s with their Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7A ...
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P&W is main beneficiary as ILFC spends $2 billion on engines
General Electric, Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce have won business worth around $2 billion as International Lease Finance (ILFC) finalises engine deals for aircraft ordered in 1997. The orders cover powerplants for Airbus Industrie A319s, A320s, A321s and A330s and Boeing 737s, 747-400s, 757s, 767s and 777s. P&W is ...
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JAS will cut domestic routes to reduce losses
In a move reflecting the gradual deregulation of the country's air-travel industry, financially troubled Japan Air System (JAS) is to scale back domestic operations this year. An airline source says that JAS is putting the finishing touches to a plan likely to reduce service on 40 to 50 routes by ...
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S Korean carriers drop routes
South Korea's two national carriers are making sweeping cutbacks in international services, as the country's economic difficulties increase. Air New Zealand (ANZ), Ansett International and Qantas have suspended all flights from Australia to Seoul. Asiana Airlines has announced a complete halt to services from Seoul to Europe until at ...
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MEA revises A310 lease agreement
Middle East Airlines (MEA) has agreed a revised deal with Singapore Aircraft Leasing (SALE) over the five-year lease of three Airbus A310-200s. The new agreement reduces the price of the lease from $39 million to $34 million. Agreement has been reached as investigations by the Lebanese public prosecutor into alleged ...
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Marketplace
++ Aer Lingus has signed an agreement with World Airways to provide a Boeing MD-11 on wet-lease to be operated on services between Ireland and the USA between May and October 1998. Aer Lingus has an option to renew the lease for the same period in 1999. ++British Midland has ...
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Quieter Ostend
Ostend, the Belgian airport populated by ageing jet-powered freight aircraft, has banned the operation of all non-Stage 3 Boeing 707 and McDonnell Douglas DC-8s of more than 28 years old. The ban took effect on 1 January. The decision follows growing environmental protest against the rising number of aircraft from ...
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Pan Am revamps strategy with Boeing 737 focus
Pan American World Airways is looking to build on its fleet of Boeing 737s now that it has grounded most of its Airbus A300B4s, and suspended its New York-Los Angeles flights so that it can concentrate on a north-south route network. Pan Am found that the widebody 250-seat A300s ...
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P&W tests new combustor design for JT8D-200
Pratt & Whitney is testing a new combustor design for the JT8D-200-series engine. The new design is expected to reduce nitrous oxide (NOx) emissions by 20% as part of a drive to keep the engine compatible with imminent emissions legislation. The revised combustor is aimed at new-build -200s and ...
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Bucharest Airport upgrade progresses
The first phase of modernisation of Bucharest's Otopeni Airport has been inaugurated by Romanian transport minister Traian Basescu. The $120 million project was carried out by Romairport, a consortium led by Italian Milan Airport managing company SEA. The programme includes the construction of a terminal, developed from an unfinished ...
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SAA prepares to rethink 777 purchase
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON South African Airways (SAA) has widened the brief of the task force set up to re-evaluate its fleet plan to include new Airbus A330/A340 types. This confirms that the long-delayed order for Boeing 777-200s could be revised. The airline says that it will include a smaller ...