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Colgan Air leases with Saab
Newly-announced US Airways Express carrier Colgan Air has placed an order with Saab Aircraft Leasing for three Saab 340Bs plus options for three more, for an undisclosed amount. Saab Aircraft Leasing says the aircraft are scheduled for delivery during the first quarter 2000. Additionally, says the lessor, Colgan's acquisition of ...
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Denmark's Cimber Air to grow: ATI
Danish regional airline Cimber Air, quarter-owned by SAS, has ordered two 50-seat Bombardier Canadair Regional Jets (CRJ-200) and taken four options. The deal follows an order a year ago for two ATR 72-500s with two options, one of which has since been exercised, to add to the carrier's 13 ATR ...
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Chautauqua add Saab 340s - ATI
Chautauqua Airlines has placed an order with Saab Aircraft Leasing for ten Saab 340As, plus options for two more, with which it plans to replace its 19-seat British Aerospace Jetstream 31 aircraft and expand its services as a US Airways Express carrier. According to Saab Aircraft Leasing, the first 340A ...
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Orders bonanza hope in wake of a Middle East travel boom
Alan Peaford/DUBAI Passenger air travel in the Middle East will grow at a faster rate than Europe or North America according to Boeing Commercial Airplanes Group. This will mean a huge demand for new aircraft over the next 20 years. Boeing spokesman Mark Hooper, addressing a pre-show briefing, says ...
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Eastern seeks waiver
China Eastern Airlines is seeking an exemption from a new government tax on aircraft operating leases to allow it to revive a plan to acquire Airbus A340-600s from International Lease Finance (ILFC). Industry sources told ATI last week that the tentative deal under which the Shanghai-based carrier would lease four ...
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FedEx expands China ops
DUBAI Federal Express (FedEx) is continuing its expansion drive in China with the formation of a joint venture with Da Tian W Air Service Corporation to provide express delivery services. FedEx says the joint venture company , Federal Express - DTW, based in Beijing, provides "fast, time-definite and reliable ...
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Face the facts with...Chuck Grieve
Maurice Flanagan, Group Managing Director of Emirates, the Dubai-based international airline, believes the general public is being badly-served in many parts of the world for a variety of reasons Q: Have alliances grown too strong? A: I think alliances, if they're not controlled, would be the same as cartels. ...
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Boeing faces shield delays
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing has suspended deliveries of all widebodies and the 757 until it can reach agreement with the US Federal Aviation Administration over corrective actions. The work is to modify flightdeck drip shields that were incorrectly put together at the company's Spokane site in Washington. The 747, ...
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Boeing 737-800 readied for China Southwest
The first of three Boeing 737-800s for China Southwest Airlines is being prepared for delivery at Boeing's plant in Seattle, Washington. Sichuan-based China Southwest, which will be the third Chinese carrier to take delivery of a 737-800, will operate the 168-seaters on services connecting Chongqing to other Chinese cities including ...
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American Eagle 'a strong prospect' for ERJ-140
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Embraer hopes to secure its first airline order for the ERJ-140 before the end of the year as the Brazilian manufacturer embarks on a fast track development of the new 44-seat regional jet derivative. The company is chasing incremental orders and conversions of airline orders, ...
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Go focuses on 737-700 or A319 for long-term fleet plans
UK low-fare airline Go expects to finalise its long-term fleet plans early next year. This will enable it to begin introducing a new fleet of Airbus A319s or Boeing 737-700s in 2001. The airline was set up in May last year by British Airways as a low-cost short-haul subsidiary ...
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Rockwell Collins heads for I²S first
Rockwell Collins and Lufthansa affiliate Condor expect to receive German certification of the Integrated Information System (I2S) by mid-November. Certification, which follows a successful test flight on a Condor A320 in September, will pave the way for the launch of a year-long operational trial of the advanced information management system ...
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Tenzing aims for e-mail flight trials next year
Internet service provider Tenzing plans to launch flight trials of its in-flight e-mail/Internet services by next September. The Redmond, Washington-based company demonstrated its FlightConnect e-mail service for the first time at the World Airline Entertainment Association (WAEA) show last month. It has signed up an airline for flight trials, says ...
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British Airways has confirmed its commitment for up to 24 Airbus A318s. The first Pratt & Whitney PW6000-powered aircraft will be delivered from 2003. South Africa's Interdoc Aerospace has placed deposits with Canadian Aerospace Group International for five 19-seat Twin Panda turboprops. The aircraft is a Westernised version of the ...
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Chautauqua to fly TWA's jet feed
Trans World Airlines (TWA) has agreed a marketing tie-up with Chautauqua Airlines to launch its first regional jet services. The deal involves Chautauqua parent Wexford Management committing to orders and options for up to a further 60 Embraer RJ-145s. The 10-year agreement calls for Chautauqua to launch the first ...
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FAA proposes new rules to ensure fuel tank safety after TWA crash
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC The US Federal Aviation Administration is proposing a new regulation that will have an impact on airliner manufacturers. Under the new rule, they will have to conduct design reviews and develop new, compulsory maintenance programmes for fuel tank systems on existing aircraft to ensure that ...
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Boeing shrugs off anticipated 777 ETOPS threat
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing says an airworthiness directive (AD) expected to be issued soon by the US Federal Aviation Administration, ordering inspections of the 777's back-up electrical generator and its oil servicing system, poses no threat to the aircraft's extended range twin operations (ETOPS) clearance. According to unconfirmed reports, ...
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Air France signs A330 deal to replace A310/767 fleet
Julian Moxon/PARIS Air France has finalised its long-awaited medium capacity fleet renewal plans, with an order for up to 13 Airbus A330-200s. The order, worth about $1.5 billion, includes eight firm orders and five options, and provides the airline with a replacement for its medium-range fleet of 10 ...
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Air New Zealand has begun to update its regional fleet with delivery of the first of seven ATR 72-500s. The new aircraft will replace the airline's older ATR 72-210s. Meanwhile, the airline has sold six 13/14-year-old Nordam Stage 3 hushkitted Boeing 737-200Advs to Mexican carrier Aviacsa. Sabena has phased ...
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A330s set to wing their way to Iran
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Iran has reached agreement with France over its planned purchase of four Airbus A330-300s for operation by flag carrier Iran Air, with deliveries of the aircraft to begin in 2001. Iranian transport minister Mohammed Hojjati told the country's official news agency, IRNA, that the $480 million deal was ...