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ANZ snaps up Ansett Australia
Paul Phelan/MELBOURNEAir New Zealand (ANZ) has taken over Ansett Australia after agreeing to buy the 50% of Ansett Holdings it did not already own from News Corporation for A$580 million ($365 million). The combined entity will be 85% the size of Australian flag carrier Qantas, with annual revenues of over ...
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Argentina's LAPA plans fleet expansion
Guy Norris/BUENOS AIRES Buenos Aires-based LAPA (Lineas Aereas Privadas Argentinas) plans to more than double its fleet of Boeing 737-700s to 20 by next year as part of continued expansion plans that could include the addition of another 767-300ER, and possibly the purchase of 737-900s. The airline will take ...
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Out of the ashes
Libyan carriers see a route to recovery since UN sanctions were suspended last year Andrew Chuter/TRIPOLIScattered around Tripoli Airport's edge are the remains of much of a fleet of over 30 aircraft used by Libyan Arab Airlines to ply routes to Africa, Europe and the Middle East before United Nations ...
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Asia-Pacific crucial to 'son of jumbo' equation
Mike Martin Airbus Industrie (AI) is at Asian Aerospace 2000 having passed a critical milestone in its epic journey to build a "jumbo jet for the 21st century" - the 555-seat plus A3XX. It is appropriate that the Singapore event should be the first major air show since ...
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aviationX vies for share of new market
Mark Hannant The race is on to bring the aviation industry into the e-commerce era. Announcements in the past two weeks have seen various companies stake their claim to put the $500 billion aerospace industry online. aviationX has chosen Asian Aerospace 2000 as the stage to launch the business-to-business ...
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Studies back claims for RJX regional status
Alan Dron Several airline board meetings over the coming month may yield order announcements for the Avro RJX regional airliner, and BAE Systems reports greater-than-anticipated interest in remaining production examples of its current RJ model. First metal was cut on the initial RJX-85 and RJX-100 in January. Nose ...
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Why leasing makes sense as market gets back on its feet
Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (SALE) has seen phenomenal growth since its establishment in 1993. The Singapore-based aircraft operating lessor, the shareholders of which include Boullioun Aviation Services, Singapore Airlines and two investment arms of the Singapore government, today has a portfolio of 26 aircraft. With 32 more on firm order, ...
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USA threatens UK over bilateral
US lawmakers have again threatened to pursue "legislative solutions" should there be no progress on a new US/UK air services bilateral. Republican Congressman Bud Shuster, chairman of the House Transportation Committee, wants to revoke US airport slots held by UK carriers, ban British Airways Aerospatiale/BAC Concorde flights and renounce ...
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Cambodia growth to mimic Dubai
Dr lain Gray doesn't mince words. "We 're going to do what Dubai did 15 years ago," he says, 'we' in this case being the new Kampong Chhnang Global Air Cargo Hub in Cambodia. The project, under development in southern Cambodia, aims to break into the air transport arena ...
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Cancer risk in Icelandic pilots
A new study into the possible effects of cosmic radiation on airline pilots has revealed a higher-than-usual incidence of skin cancer among Icelandic pilots but is unable to identify its cause. One of several separate studies into the subject carried out by Nordic countries, the Icelandic study records a ...
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CanJet canned
The launch of Canadian start-up CanJet has been scrapped by the Nova Scotia-based IMP Group, which blames the decision on Air Canada's near-monopolistic position in the domestic sector after its takeover of Canadian Airlines. CanJet was to have operated out of Hamilton, Ontario. In addition, Air Canada plans to start ...
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Seoul supports centre launch
Asiana Airlines and General Electric Engine Services have launched a new on-wing engine support joint venture branded GE On Wing Support-Korea at Seoul's Kimpo airport. Asiana spokesman Oh Kyung-Keun says from Seoul that the new venture was granted approval to commence operations by South Korea's Ministry of Construction and ...
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Cessna singles on a roll with SIA sales
Mark Hannant Cessna has arrived at Asian Aerospace 2000 full of optimism about growth potential in the region. And to prove the point announced on the eve of the show that it has sold six new Cessna 172R Skyhawks to Singapore Airlines. The order more than doubles the ...
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Reality check
Problems with the FAA's cornerstone satnav programme have users worried Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC B beset with funding and other issues surrounding its transition to satellite navigation, the last thing the US Federal Aviation Administration needs is a problem with its keystone Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) programme. But a problem ...
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Delta prefers cincinnati to portland for China link
Delta Air Lines has modified its request for US government approval to begin service on the Portland-Beijing-Shanghai route and says it now wants to operate services three days a week from Cincinnati to Beijing with continuing service to Shanghai instead. In an application to the US Department of Transportation ...
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Regionals crack important China and Japan markets
Nicholas Ionides/ATI The world's top regional jet (RJ) makers have cracked two important markets over the past six months - China and Japan - leading to hopes that the sales success of RJs in the USA and Europe may now be spreading to Asia. Fairchild was the first, ...
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Cirrus joins team
Cirrus Airlines is to become a member of Team Lufthansa next month. The German regional will operate its two Bombardier Dash 8-100s, single -200 and Dornier 328 turboprop in Lufthansa colours on its domestic network serving Berlin, Dresden, Hamburg, Leipzig, Mannheim and Westerland. Cirrus will also operate an Embraer RJ-145 ...
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JAT is cleared for take-off
Igor Salinger/BELGRADE Yugoslav flag carrier JAT is poised to relaunch full operations following the formal lifting in mid-February of its ban from flying into European Union (EU) countries. JAT says the three months from 25 March will be the most crucial for it to regain its presence on European ...
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Supply may frustrate freighter conversions
The market for freighter conversions is estimated at some 2,300 aircraft in the next 20 years, but availability of appropriate aircraft for conversion may be an issue. Speaking at Air Freight Asia, Bharat Bhise, president and chief executive officer of C-S Aviation Services, sees continued strong growth in the ...
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Emery nears update decision
Emery Worldwide expects to reach a decision "quite soon" on replacing its 27 McDonnell Douglas DC-8-60/70s and 29 Boeing 727-100/200 freighters. US cargo carrier Kitty Hawk is also considering a fleet update. Speaking at a cargo conference in Florida earlier this month, company vice-president and chief financial officer Mike ...