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Sun shines on BA empire
Danish regional Sun-Air has signed a franchise agreement which will see it operating as British Airways Express from August. The deal marks the first time BA has franchised its Express brand to an airline based outside the UK, although 49 per cent-owned TAT European Airways of France is licensed to ...
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Virgin buys into Europe
With the Virgin Group's takeover of 90 per cent of Euro-Belgian Airlines (EBA), continental Europe is getting its first taste of the US low-fare, short-haul carrier craze. In return, the US management team of Brussels-based Virgin Express is getting its first taste of the vagaries of the European market. ...
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Mesaba selects ACT for ice protection
MESABA AIRLINES HAS chosen Aerospace Composite Technologies (ACT) engine-inlet ice-protection systems for its recently ordered fleet of Saab 340B turboprops. All of the aircraft, which include 20 used 340As and 30 new 340BPlus, will incorporate improvements engineered by ACT. The system for the used aircraft includes a new ...
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CFM hits back at IAE claims as V2500 is flown on Airbus A319
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES CFM INTERNATIONAL is challenging the competitive claims of International Aero Engines (IAE), as the manufacturer of V2500 celebrates a successful first flight on the Airbus A319 at Toulouse on 22 May. The planned culmination of the 200h A319 flight-test programme in December, ...
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Delta chairman calls for speedy open-skies deal
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DCJulian Moxon/BRUSSELS DELTA AIR LINES chairman Ronald Allen, speaking as initial anti-trust immunity was granted for his airline's alliance with Swissair and Sabena, has called for the European Union (EU) to move "boldly and swiftly" towards a full open-skies deal with the USA. ...
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IAE will power China Southern A320s
INTERNATIONAL AERO Engines (IAE) has won a third major Asian carrier competition, with the China Southern Airlines' selection of the V2500 powerplant for its new fleet of Airbus A320s. China Southern is understood to have opted for the V2525-A5 over the competing General Electric/Snecma CFM56-5B. An official announcement ...
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...while South Korea attempts to salvage China deal
SOUTH KOREA IS trying salvage plans to develop a new 100-seat passenger aircraft in co-operation with China, following the renewal of direct industry-level discussions between the countries. A Samsung Aerospace team, led by vice-president Yu Moo-Sung, has met Aviation Industries of China (AVIC) in Beijing, in an ...
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Swire pledges long-term involvement with Cathay
Paul Lewis/SEATTLE SWIRE PACIFIC, the UK parent of Cathay Pacific and Dragonair, is emphatic that it intends to remain a major participant in Hong Kong's aviation industry. It dismisses speculation that its grip may be weakening following the recent deal with China which will put a large ...
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ARIA will lease ten 737-400s for Europe routes
Paul Duffy/MOSCOW AEROFLOT RUSSIAN International Airlines (ARIA) has confirmed that it is to lease ten Boeing 737-400s to serve European routes, while officials also say that the airline will take two additional Boeing 767-300ERs to shore up its transatlantic services. Negotiations for the aircraft are ...
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MDC briefs 11 airline customers on MD-XX
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) plans to reveal the first technical details of its MD-XX tri-jet derivative family at a conference being held this week in Long Beach, California, to which up to 60 airlines have been invited to attend. "The schedule has accelerated ...
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MD-90 orders
EVA Air has converted options on four McDonnell Douglas MD-90s to firm orders for itself and two subsidiary Taiwanese domestic carriers. The first will be delivered to Great China Airlines in March 1997, two to EVA in April and July and the final aircraft to UNI Air, formerly Makung Airlines, ...
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Airlines force Boeing to raise 747-600X range
Paul Lewis/SEATTLE AIRLINE PRESSURE has forced Boeing to increase the range of its proposed 747-600X. The move is one of several changes in baseline performance which the Seattle-based manufacturer is considering for the 747X programme following input received from potential customers. Design range has been ...
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Transaero seeks new aircraft
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DCAlexander Velovich/MOSCOW RUSSIAN CARRIER Transaero is seeking bids for a potential $1.26 billion-worth of orders for new narrowbody and widebody aircraft, some of which will be used on routes linking Moscow with US cities, says the airline's deputy chairman Grigory Gurtovoy. Speaking in ...
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British Midland reveals Eurostar impact
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON BRITISH MIDLAND (BM) admits that competition from the Channel Tunnel rail link from London to Paris and Brussels effectively halved its potential profits in 1995, but group chairman Sir Michael Bishop says that the airline has now weathered the worst of the Tunnel's impact. Although the airline managed ...
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China Eastern A340-300s arrive
China Eastern Airlines took delivery of its first of eight A340-300s on 15 May. The Shanghai-based carrier is the first airline in the People's Republic of China to receive the long-haul aircraft. A340 services will be inaugurated in June, between Shanghai and Los Angeles. China Eastern's A340s are configured with ...
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China Airlines signs up for eight more 747s
CHINA AIRLINES (CAL) of Taiwan has placed a $1.4 billion order for up to eight Boeing 747-400s, as part of its continuing fleet-replacement programme. The deal covers the purchase of four more Pratt & Whitney PW4056-powered 747-400s, for delivery between May and December 1997. The carrier ...
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United plans to spend $3 billion on Boeing order
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES UNITED AIRLINES (UAL) is in final negotiations with Boeing for up to 35 aircraft ranging from 757s to 747s and worth around $3 billion. The carrier is also about to open negotiations for the purchase of 30 smaller aircraft. The airline originally hoped ...
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Wicat pulls in trainer sales
WICAT SYSTEMS has secured contracts for McDonnell Douglas MD-80, MD-90 and MD-11 part-task trainers and unveiled plans to develop similar devices for the Boeing 777. SAS Flight Academy, part of Scandinavian Airlines System, has ordered an MD-90 systems trainer for delivery in the third quarter of 1996. It ...
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BA near to active-noise-control headset decision
BRITISH AIRWAYS is expected to place an order for 3,400 active-noise-control headsets for its pilots by the end of this month. Germany's Sennheiser and Bose of the USA are bidding for the contract, which could be worth over £1 million ($1.6 million). The UK airline decided to opt ...
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Sabena crew deal paves way to cost cutting
SABENA HAS TIED UP a deal with its pilots over the crewing of the group's incoming fleet of Avro RJ85 regional jets and says that it has had "very constructive" negotiations with its unions over the broader cost-cutting measures. Although the RJ85 fleet will be operated within regional subsidiary Delta ...