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Austrian receives Fokker 70 amid revamp
IN TANDEM WITH TAKING DELIVERY of its first Fokker 70 regional jet (christened the X-Large Fokker-Jet), Austrian Airlines has introduced a revised corporate image. The new design, created by GGK Vienna and UK consultancy Davies & Baron, features Austrian Airlines titles in anthracite grey on the winter-white fuselage, preceded by ...
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Air Liberte makes a move for rival AOM
Julian Moxon/PARIS THE PRESIDENT of French airline Air Liberte, Lotfi Belhassine, has formed a consortium with the aim of acquiring rival private carrier AOM, "...if the price is right". Belhassine has for some time made no secret of his desire to purchase AOM, creating what he ...
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Lufthansa Backs Shannon
Shannon Aerospace shareholder Lufthansa Technik, has signed a contract with the Irish maintenance company worth IP50 million ($80 million) over the next six years. Shannon will carry out heavy airframe overhaul on the German airline's Boeing 737s and Airbus A320s. Shannon is bidding for similar agreements with other airlines. ...
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Military business bolsters MDC
THE MILITARY AIRCRAFT business again helped McDonnell Douglas (MDC) continue its run of record profits into the third quarter, although the shrinking airliner-division has reported a small loss. The military-aircraft unit has turned in operating profits of $652 million over the first nine months of the year, nearly ...
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747-X plans gather speed
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES MAJOR BOEING 747 operators have been called to Boeing's Seattle headquarters in mid-November for meetings on the proposed -500X and -600X stretched derivatives, as plans for the possible 1996 launch of the next-generation 747 gather pace. Those attending include British Airways, Cathay ...
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Europeans resolve space-station row
Julian Moxon/TOULOUSE AFTER SIX YEARS of wrangling, the 14 members of the European Space Agency (ESA) have finally agreed on their financial contribution to the US/Russian-led Alpha international space station. An ESA ministerial meeting at Toulouse on 18-20 October hammered out a substantial compromise, which overcame ...
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SIA shifts 'Y-aircraft' goalposts
SINGAPORE AIRLINES (SIA) has changed the requirements for its "Y-aircraft" competition and increased the number of aircraft required, to cover a wider range of weight and size options. Rival airframe and engine manufacturers have all resubmitted their tenders to meet SIA's new requirement for a larger family of ...
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PNG replaces Air Niugini board
PAPUA NEW GUINEA (PNG) prime minister Sir Julius Chan has ousted Air Niugini's board and general manager, following former chairman Mike Bromley's public warnings that the airline is being "choked to death" by the Government. Bromley had cited price controls, gross under-capitalisation, inflated operating costs resulting from the ...
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Saudis open talks for 70 C-130Js
SAUDI ARABIA HAS opened talks with Lockheed Martin on the possible purchase of up to 70 C-130J Hercules 2 transports over ten years. The Saudi fleet of more than 40 C-130E/Hs would be replaced and additional KC-130 aerial-refuelling tankers acquired. Lockheed Martin rolled out the C-130J on 18 ...
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Exim Bank 'will finance Il-96s'
THE US EXPORT-Import (Exim) Bank was expected to announce on 20 October that it is prepared to help finance the purchase of Westernised Ilyushin Il-96s by Aeroflot-Russian International Airlines (ARIA). Russian economics minister Yevgeniy Yasin says, that Exim support for the $1 billion purchase of 20 Il-96M/Ts "...is ...
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MD-95 launched with ValuJet order
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) has launched its MD-95 on the back of a single 50-aircraft order from fast-growing low-cost operator ValuJet Airlines. The value of the order from the successful low-fare US carrier based in Atlanta, Georgia exceeds $1 ...
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Walter hit by Fould's death
CZECH ENGINE manufacturer Walter faces an uncertain future following the death of Emilian Fould, the entreprenuer who took control of the company in March, but had still not paid for the acquisition. Fould was found shot dead in Prague on 3 October, although news of the violent death ...
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China Hainan plans big boost to Metro fleet
CHINA HAINAN AIRLINES is to buy an additional 19 Fairchild Metro 23 19-seat regional aircraft to meet increased demand for feeder services in China. The carrier has signed a memorandum of understanding with Fairchild Aircraft. The San Antonio, US-based manufacturer's financial division will help to finance the deal. ...
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Taiwan calls a halt to IDF production
TAIWAN Aero Industry Development Center has halted production of its Indigenous Defence Fighter and recalled the 40 delivered to the air force because of concerns about its fuel system. Chiang Chung-Ling, Taiwan's defence minister, told the country's parliament that production of the aircraft had been stopped. The halt ...
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Community takes Shorts 360 from Liberty
UK START-UP CARRIER COMMUNITY Express Airlines has taken delivery of its first Shorts 360-300 aircraft from Liberty Express in the USA. Community Express, which has financial backing from Mesa Air Group of the USA, entered the aircraft into service three times a day between Birmingham and London on 23 October. ...
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Italy boosts aerospace-spending boost
ITALY'S STRUGGLING aerospace industry stands to receive L3,850 billion ($2.4 billion)-worth of state funding over the next five years under plans now being discussed in the Italian parliament. The funding aims to support Italian participation on a range of international aircraft engine programmes and systems, including the Future ...
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India funds upgrade
The Indian defence ministry has approved an initial $33.3 million to allow MAPO-MiG to begin upgrade work on the Indian air force's Mikoyan MiG-21Bis Fishbeds. The upgrade will be carried out by Hindustan Aeronautics in Bangalore. Source: Flight International
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Boeing/GE propose new icing test waiver on GE90
BOEING AND GENERAL Electric are proposing a revised plan to test the effectiveness of modified acoustic panels on the GE90 engine which suffered ice-impact damage during a crucial natural-icing flight-test on 9 October. The icing test is the last significant hurdle to be overcome before the GE90-powered 777 ...
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Air UK Leisure narrows choice
AIR UK LEISURE has narrowed its choice of a new aircraft to replace seven Boeing 737-400s. It will choose between the Airbus A320/321 and the 737-800. The charter operator has asked several leasing companies to submit tenders by the end of November for six new aircraft. Managing director Jeremy ...
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Island of change
The growth of civil aviation in Taiwan has been phenomenal - and expansion looks like continuing. Brent Hannon/TAIPEI SINCE DEREGULATION in 1987, the growth of aviation inside Taiwan has been rapid. By historical coincidence, the opening of the skies came in the same year that the Taiwanese were ...