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Continental doubles order for regionals
US regional Continental Express opened Asian Aerospace 2000 with a new order for 100 Embraer regional jets, doubling the number of small jets it has on firm order. The $1.8 billion deal takes Continental Express' total confirmed orders for ERJ-145s and 135s to 200. It will continue to take ...
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BA gambles on business class seating strategy...
COLIN BAKER LONDON The bloodletting on the North Atlantic has forced British Airways to take a gamble with a radical alteration of seating plans in favour of business class. An average of 15%of economy seats will be taken out of BA's transatlantic fleet to give more space for a ...
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In Brief, Europe
Low-cost boost Most business travellers in the UK cite cost as the most important consideration when choosing an airline. The findings, in a recent survey by Barclaycard, a UK credit card company, provide evidence of a growing trend to the use of low-cost carriers. For the first time, two ...
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Freedom's paths
CHRIS LYLE AT ICAO MONTREAL The debate on liberalisation no longer centres on whether it will happen, but on how. Should the air transport industry continue to steer its own path or hand over the process to the World Trade Organisation? When the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) hosted its ...
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All change at Kennedy terminals
CAROLE SHIFRIN NEW YORK Swissair and Sabena are moving operations at New York's Kennedy Airport from the terminal of former partner Delta Air Lines to the new Terminal 4. The Qualiflyer alliance partners' move will take place on 26 March, with the change of winter-to-summer time flight schedules. ...
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A question of choice
Engines Review Airline Business reviews the latest trends in the aero-engine market, including Boeing's decision to sign a single-source deal on its long-awaited long-range 777X and transatlantic battles over noise. Plus, analysis of the current state of orders, deliveries and market share for the main manufacturers. CAROLE SHIFRIN ...
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Three's a crowd
MAX KINGSLEY-JONES LONDON In the aero-engines stakes, market dynamics appear to favour a two-horse race. Two may be company, but three is a crowd. It is a message on which the world's three main aircraft engine manufacturers have had cause to dwell. They know only too well the damage that ...
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LMAAS makes bid for A300 cargo conversion work
Guy Norris/CORDOBA Lockheed Martin Aircraft Argentina (LMAAS) is in discussions with DaimlerChrysler Aerospace (Dasa) Airbus over the opening of an A300 cargo conversion line at its Cordoba site in Argentina. The move comes as LMAAS prepares to support its parent company's L-1011 TriStar freighter programme at Greenville, South ...
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UK all-cargo carrier grows with more 747s
Max Kinglsey-Jones/LONDON Airfreight Express (AFX), the UK's latest all-cargo carrier, is gearing up for expansion as it prepares to triple its Boeing 747 freighter fleet. The London Heathrow-based carrier launched operations last September following the receipt of its air operator's certificate. It is operating a single weekly scheduled trip ...
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BA starts to build short-term 737-500 fleet as it waits for A318s
British Airways has begun to build a short-term fleet of Boeing 737-500s, with the delivery of the first two aircraft. One is an ex-British Midland example leased from Babcock and Brown, and the other on a five-year lease from Indigo Aviation, is ex-Braathens. The airline may acquire up to twenty ...
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Colgan breaks jet trend with turboprop order
Colgan Air is looking to add 19- to 35-seat turboprops to its fleet and expand its recently inaugurated US Airways Express regional network. The move by the Manassas, Virginia-based carrier bucks the growing move by regional carriers away from turboprops towards larger jets. The airline has leased three ex-Mesaba ...
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Ilyushin begins design work on cargo Il-96-300 variant
Paul Duffy and Alexander Velovich/MOSCOW Ilyushin has initiated design work for a freighter version of its 240-seat Il-96-300 four-engined widebody. The design bureau is also studying the development of a Russian-engined version of the Westernised Il-96M/T. The Il-96-300 freighter project will be developed by a partnership which includes ...
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On the rack
Flight International flight tests Boeing's latest 757 model, the stretched 240-seat -300 which entered service last MarchPeter Henley/LUTONOne of Boeing's marketing slogans is that it has a family of airliners for every market. The 757 and 767 family members are intended to complement one another in range and capacity. The ...
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Ansett leasing arm is sold
Peter La Franchi/CANBERRA Australian aircraft lessor Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services (AWAS) has been bought by Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (MSDW) Aircraft Holdings, accelerating moves by former joint-owner News Corporation to leave the aviation sector after the recent sale of its stake in Ansett Australia to Air New Zealand. ...
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Aerospace companies join e-commerce stampede
A rash of e-commerce initiatives have been announced by airframe and avionics manufacturers, airlines and communication specialists, with SITA, Boeing, Honeywell and British Airways identifying Internet-based business opportunities. Aeronautical communication specialist SITA, already active in Internet developments, is extending its diversification strategy into the e-commerce arena with the launch ...
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KLM cuts routes and aircraft in fight to restore profitability
KLM is pruning its long-haul and short-haul route networks and withdrawing, leasing out and redeploying aircraft as it fights to restore profitability. The move will sweep away the 3-4% capacity growth planned for this year's high season, with capacity now remaining static. From 26 March, KLM will stop long-haul ...
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Fairchild slips 728JET schedule
Fairchild Aerospace has reached agreement with 728JET launch customer Lufthansa CityLine to slip certification and first deliveries of the 70-seater by six months to November 2002. The delay will enable it to increase the size of the passenger cabin by relocating the rear doors. Fairchild says the decision to ...
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Airbus accelerates plans to bring A330-100 into service
Airbus Industrie has brought forward its target entry-into-service date for the A330-100 to 2003. The move is an apparent effort to accelerate development of an A300/A310 replacement to meet Singapore Airlines' aircraft requirement, dubbed "W". Speaking at the show, Airbus senior vice-president commercial John Leahy confirms that the shortened, ...
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Airbus stands by timetable for A3XX commercial launch
Airbus Industrie is sticking to its claim that it will be able to generate enough airline interest in the A3XX to achieve a commercial launch by mid-year, despite sceptical comments by some key potential customers and a pessimistic forecast from the US consultancy, the Teal Group. The consortium plans ...
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Marketplace
St Petersburg-based Pulkovo Airlines is acquiring two additional Tupolev Tu-154s and two Tu-134s, increasing its fleet of the two types to 21 and 10 aircraft, respectively. The airline plans to begin phasing out its Tu-134s from 2002 and replace them with new Tupolev Tu-334s. Evergreen International Airlines has placed a ...