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Embraer claims US launch customer
Doug Cameron/LONDON EMBRAER SAYS that it has secured a US launch customer for the EMB-145 regional jet and expects to deliver two units to the airline in December. The US carrier has not been named, but is understood to be Atlantic Coast Airlines, a United ...
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Skyhigh healthcare
Airlines are finally considering fitting telemedicine equipment. Patrick Hook/LONDON DESPITE THE HUGE costs involved every time a scheduled service is diverted from its route to off-load a sick passenger, airlines have always demonstrated a reluctance to fit their aircraft with telemedicine equipment which might improve ...
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Rush to hush
Different approaches to hushkits exist in Europe and the USA. Andrew Doyle/LONDON HUSHKIT SALES are booming, but the US domestic market is eclipsing that of Europe, highlighting the radically different approaches being taken by the airlines and airports of the two regions. The major passenger ...
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Yunnan's Rolls
Yunnan Airlines of China has taken delivery of its first Rolls-Royce RB.211-powered Boeing 767-300, becoming only the second operator of the R-R-powered aircraft, after British Airways. The Kunming-based regional carrier ordered three aircraft in January 1995 in exchange for an earlier order for 757s. The second 767, is scheduled for ...
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Canada 3000 looks at long-haul types
CANADA 3000 IS IN the middle of an evaluation process for its future fleet needs, which could see it conclude acquisition agreements for new long-haul aircraft before the end of the year. The Toronto, Canada-based charter carrier operates a fleet of leased Airbus A320s and Boeing 757s on ...
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Taiwanese lessor revealed as MD-90 customer
HWA-HSIA LEASING, a Taiwan-based leasing company, has been named as the previously unidentified buyer of MD-90s revealed in July by McDonnell Douglas (MDC). The first three MD-90s on firm order will be delivered in August, September and October of 1998. Follow-on orders, "contingent on final agreements and approvals ...
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Aiming for the top
Phillipine Airlines is being revamped in a determined effort to polish its tarnished image Paul Lewis/MANILA For many years Phillipine Airlines (PAL) had the reputation of being a carrier with a problem. A series of soap-opera-type shareholder battles for control, a geriatric fleet of aircraft, poor punctuality ...
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New chairman aims to begin rapid shake-up plan at BWIA
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON NEW BWIA International chief executive Gilles Filiatreault is to present to a meeting of the main board on 16 August a new strategy for the Caribbean carrier, just 11 days after his appointment was made public. BWIA announced the elevation of the former ...
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Business Express attracts interest, despite bankruptcy
SAAB AIRCRAFT, which forced Business Express into bankruptcy court early this year over a $20 million debt, "-has been approached by parties interested in taking over the regional airline", says Michael Magnusson, Saab's senior US-based sales executive. "We are confident that someone will take it over. A couple ...
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Indian courts resolve Skyline leasing wrangle
Andrew Chuter/LONDON US LEASING COMPANY PLM International has failed in a legal action to have Indian carrier Skyline NEPC, return two Boeing 737-200s, which it has on lease. The Bombay court has ordered the airline to pay arrears, which have accrued from non-payment of leases since late ...
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ValuJet remains in profit despite FAA's grounding
Kevin O'Toole/LONDONRamon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC VALUJET HAS ended the first half-year in good financial shape, despite its grounding, and appears confident of resuming operations on 23 August. Although the airline was grounded by the US Federal Aviation Administration shortly after the Florida crash on 11 May, ...
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SAS ends Saab 2000 order drought
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDONRamon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC SAS COMMUTER has ordered up to six Saab 2000s, which ends the aircraft's two-year new-customer drought. This comes as Saab concludes a three-week sales tour of the aircraft in the USA, where it is still seeking its first airline customer for the 50-seat ...
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Merpati leases A310s for use on services to Australia
MERPATI NUSANTARA Airlines is to introduce its first widebodied aircraft, on services to Australia. The Jakarta-based airline is adding three Airbus A310-300s on lease, as part of its network expansion to new destinations in Asia and Australia. The first A310, believed to be an ex-Kuwait Airways aircraft, is ...
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Indian Airlines subsidiary to acquire 50-seat turboprops
ALLIANCE AIR, the new low-cost regional subsidiary of Indian Airlines, is planning to acquire a fleet of 50-seat turboprops for domestic feeder routes. Alliance Air, previously dubbed Airline Allied Services, had an April launch with the first of 12 Boeing 737-200s to be transferred from its parent ...
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Delta orders Nordam hushkits for 737s
DELTA AIR LINES has finalised its Boeing 737 hushkit plans, placing an order with Nordam for Stage 3 sets for up to 55 aircraft, which will enable its entire 737-200 fleet to be equipped. The airline has placed a firm contract with Nordam for 25 hushkit sets, plus ...
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Malaysia seeks EGPWS change
Brent Hannon/HONG KONG MALAYSIA AIRLINES is seeking to be launch customer for AlliedSignal Aerospace's new enhanced ground-proximity warning system (EGPWS) on the Boeing 777. There may not be time, however, to incorporate the system into aircraft in production. Malaysia has requested a change to its 777 ...
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PAL will make regional-jet decision soon
Paul Lewis/MANILA PHILIPPINE Airlines (PAL) wants to finalise the selection of a new regional jet by the end of the year, as a replacement for its fleet of loss-making Fokker 50 turboprops. Domestic fares on routes operated by turbprops are limited, but the introduction of ...
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ValuJet puts fleet on sale
VALUJET AIRLINES is trying to sell or lease the bulk of its McDonnell Douglas DC-9s and MD-80s. The low-cost carrier was operating 51 aircraft when it was grounded on 17 June, but plans to resume service by mid-August with a maximum of 15 DC-9-32s. The airline plans ...
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Turnaround in Mexico
Mexicana is 75 years old this year Geoffrey Jones/MEXICO CITY MEXICANA, THE OLDEST airline in North America, celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. Under the new leadership of chief executive Fernando Flores, Mexicana has an optimistic vision for the future as it consolidates its market strengths, both ...
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Aircraft news
Garuda Indonesia has signed orders for six Boeing 777-200s, to be delivered between 1997 and 1999, and 17 B737-300s and B737-500s, planned for delivery between 1997 and 1999. It also has taken options on six B747-400s. Egyptair's additional order for three Boeing 777s is for delivery between May and August ...