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Alberta finalises FanJet deal
Kate Sarsfield/LONDON Alberta Aerospace (AAC) has completed the acquisition of the single-engine Phoenix FanJet from a Belgian court and the trustees of the assets of the aircraft's former owner, Promavia. The move concludes the protracted and bitter legal battle between Promavia and AAC, and paves the way for the ...
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Wet-lease specialist Air Atlanta Icelandic has taken two more Rolls-Royce RB211-powered Boeing 747-200s from Cathay Pacific on two-year leases, with an option to extend. Meanwhile, Air Atlanta has placed one 747-300 each with Saudi Arabian and Garuda on wet-lease. Royal Jordanian has leased a General Electric CF6-powered, ex-Emirates A310-300 from ...
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Airbus overtakes Boeing
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Airbus Industrie has seized number one position in the over 100-seat airliner market, overtaking its US rival Boeing for the first time in order backlog numbers. At the end of October, 1,456 Airbuses remained for delivery, compared to 1,423 Boeings. The consortium's achievement is the first time ...
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Air 2000 stays with A320 family for short-haul revamp
Air 2000 is to stick with the A320 family, rather than switch to the Boeing 737-800, to renew its short-haul fleet. A deal for eight CFM56-powered aircraft (five A320s and three A321s) has been concluded, involving four orders and four leases. The airline operates four International Aero Engines V2500-powered ...
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Alitalia and KLM seek to add Northwest to alliance
TOM GILL LONDON KLM and Alitalia have started their joint venture and may be close to gaining US anti-trust immunity for a tripartite alliance with Northwest Airlines. The formal launch of the "virtual merger" at the beginning of November was accompanied by much shuttling of senior executives between Rome, Milan ...
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Frontier swaps Boeing for Airbus
CAROLE SHIFRIN WASHINGTON DC US low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines has opted for the Airbus Industrie A318/A319 family of aircraft to replace the growing number of Boeing 737s it has operated since its start-up in mid-1994. Denver-based Frontier plans to acquire up to 36 new Airbus aircraft over the next decade ...
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In Brief
Vanguard to boost short-haul Kansas-based Vanguard Airlines has signed a letter of intent to lease six Boeing 737-200s from US Airways Leasing &Sales for delivery in the first quarter of next year. By expanding its fleet of 13 737-200s the airline says it will be able to pursue its ...
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Life in the Hot Seat
NICHOLAS IONIDE COLOMBO After a tough year, SriLankan Airlines chief executive, Peter Hill, is confident that the future of the troubled carrier will improve As he takes his seat in the boardroom, SriLankan Airlines chief executive officer Peter Hill has a request: that he is not quoted verbatim. His request ...
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BWIA aims to revive LIAT link
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON BWIA hopes to revive plans to link with LIAT on regional services, as the two carriers face up to competition from Air Jamaica-backed start-up Eastern Caribbean (EC) Express. The airline is also poised to cement codeshare links with United Airlines from its hub in Washington Dulles, which ...
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Egyptian start-up expands with A320 acquisition
Egyptian start-up Midwest Airlines is expanding operations with the acquisition of Airbus A320s and planning to launch scheduled operations. Privately owned Midwest launched operations in June with two ex-Air Afrique Airbus A310-300s. Based in Cairo, the airline operates charters between Egyptian tourist destinations and Europe. The airline has ordered ...
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Emirates eyes 120-seater for new regional network
Emirates will shortly start talks with Airbus and Boeing to acquire 120-seat aircraft to launch a network of regional services from its Dubai hub. The carrier is also studying airline alliances, to allow it to decide whether to join a grouping, says Emirates chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum. ...
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DHL Worldwide Express is purchasing two Boeing 757-200 freighters for its European and African networks, from Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services (AWAS) in a deal worth over $60 million. The aircraft, one of which is already leased by DHL for its Dubai/Bahrain-Brussels services, will be delivered in January and March. DHL ...
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Lessors raise regional jet interest as demand rises
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH The major leasing companies are stepping up talks with Bombardier, Embraer and Fairchild over potential large orders for regional jets as airline demand for 50- to 100-seat aircraft accelerates. Deutsche Bank-owned Boullioun Aviation Services is being tipped by industry sources as a likely front-runner with a ...
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Southern Air ready to go after DoT vote
Start-up cargo carrier Southern Air has won US Department of Transportation approval to begin operations, but will have to do so without routes from bankrupt Southern Air Transport (SAT). Services will begin next year. The Columbus, Ohio-based company plans to offer aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) wet-lease services ...
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Tatarstan supports Tu-214 lease scheme
Production of the Tupolev Tu-214 in the Russian republic of Tatarstan is gearing up, following agreements to support production and leasing of the 200-seat twinjet. Meanwhile, local carrier Sibir Airlines is finalising a lease deal for three examples. The Perm and Novosibirsk regions of Tatarstan have signed agreements to ...
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Board poised for A3XX decision
The Airbus Industrie supervisory board is to decide whether to authorise managing director Noel Forgeard to begin soliciting airline commitments for the A3XX at an extraordinary meeting planned for 8 December. If the consortium gets the green light, Forgeard will visit key target customers for the ultra-high capacity airliner ...
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Leasing companies drop 767-400ER commitments after poor demand
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Leasing companies General Electric Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) and International Lease Finance (ILFC) have dropped their combined orders for seven Boeing 767-400ERs after failing to find sufficient market interest in the stretched twins. ILFC says it has switched its four remaining -400ER commitments for ...
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USA pressures El Al over Airbus buy
El Al is coming under increasing political pressure from the USA to rethink its selection of the Airbus A330, and re-evaluate the Boeing alternative. Last month El Al decided to split its medium capacity fleet order between Boeing and Airbus, ordering three Boeing 777-200ERs and announcing plans to buy ...
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Boeing looks at 757 slowdown
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Falling order backlogs are forcing Boeing to study a production slowdown of the 757 earlier than expected next year. Boeing plans to deliver 53 757s next year, and has been preparing to cut the rate from the present five per month to around 4.5. But now ...
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Long-range workout
How has the latest long-range A330 performed since its entry into service? Andrew Doyle/ZURICH Max Kingsley-Jones/LUTON Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC In its latest market forecast, Airbus Industrie predicts that 210/250-seaters like the A330-200 will make up one-fifth of the 14,800 new aircraft to be delivered over the next 20 years. The ...