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Continental switches to 737-700/800s
CONTINENTAL Airlines has renegotiated its orders with Boeing, substituting 48 737-700/800s for 18 737-300/500s and 12 767s previously on firm order, and deferring delivery of five 777s by three years. The carrier has taken options on 15 additional 737-700/800s, and added options for eight 757s to its order for eight ...
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NTSB analyses 'sound' on TWA recorder
INVESTIGATORS ARE analysing a brief sound on the cockpit-voice-recorder (CVR) tape recovered from the wreckage of Trans World Airlines Flight 800, looking for clues as to why the Boeing 747-100 exploded soon after take-off from New York Kennedy on 17 July, killing all 230 on board. Initial ...
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US airlines on a roll
A SPECTACULAR ROUND of second-quarter results from the major US airlines has put the industry on course for the best quarterly results in its history. The big nine network carriers collectively earned net profits of more than $1.5 billion in the quarter, on the back of soaring traffic ...
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Boeing to review 777 cabin pressure after diversion
BOEING IS AGAIN reviewing the design of the 777 cabin-pressurisation system, following the diversion of a United Airlines (UAL) aircraft to Gander, Newfoundland, while being flown on a transatlantic flight. The 777 suffered "a loss of pressure" rather than a sudden depressurisation, says the airline, which adds that ...
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UK first in Germany
DEBONAIR HAS become the first UK airline and first independent EU carrier to operate scheduled services between major German cities since the country's re-unification, with flights between Munich and D_sseldorf. The new Luton-based carrier has also introduced daily flights from Munich to Barcelona. Source: Flight International
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Finnair leases 757s from ILFC
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON FINNAIR HAS concluded a lease deal with International Lease Finance (ILFC) which will lead to the introduction of four new Boeing 757s from September 1997. The airline has signed an eight-year lease agreement, with extension options. All four aircraft, powered by Pratt & ...
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Swanwick delays cost CAA dearly
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON THE UK CIVIL AVIATION Authority has confirmed that delays to the UK's new Swanwick en route air-traffic-control centre will leave it with a bill of around £10 million ($15.6 million), but says that it hopes to avoid raising user charges to meet the costs. ...
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Shanghai support
Honeywell has opened a service centre in Shanghai with the aim of supporting its commercial-avionics products in partnership with Chinese airlines. The centre will help airlines develop repair capabilities to generate revenue. Source: Flight International
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American finalises its tie-up with Canadian
AMERICAN AIRLINES and Canadian Airlines International have received final approval from the US Department of Transportation (DoT) to co-ordinate their flights. The carriers will for the next five years enjoy immunity from US anti-trust laws to the extent necessary to plan and co-ordinate services across the US-Canadian border. ...
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Super Guppy bows out of Airbus deliveries
BRITISH AEROSPACE'S AIRBUS division at Chester has made its last delivery of wings for Airbus via the Skylink Super Guppy. The flight, from Manchester to Hamburg on 9 July, carried an A319 wing. Flights will be operated direct from Chester by the new A300-600ST Beluga following a runway extension. ...
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Israir receives ATR 42s and plans for further expansion
ISRAIR, FORMERLY known as Emek Wings, has now completed the acquisition of two AI(R) ATR 42s and is eyeing further expansion. This could see the carrier acquire jet-powered aircraft for international routes. The two ex-Continental Express ATR 42-320s have been acquired to operate the carrier's scheduled service from ...
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Carnival will merge with Pan American
CARNIVAL AIRLINES has agreed to merge with start-up carrier Pan American World Airways, and to operate under the Pan Am name. While negotiations continue, Pan Am will pursue plans to gain its own operator's certificate and to launch low-fare services between Miami, New York and Los Angeles. When ...
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US/Japanese cargo row flares up again
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE THE US AND Japanese Governments are once again become embroiled in a bitter row over air-cargo rights, with the two sides threatening to impose sanctions from the end of July. The US Department of Transportation (DoT) says that it will restrict certain Japan ...
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LOT orders additional 737s
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH LOT POLISH Airlines is expanding its fleet with an order for four new Boeing 737s, including two new-generation -800s, in response to rising domestic and international traffic. The order, believed to be worth $160 million, is for two 144-seat 737-400s and two ...
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Emirates stays in the black
EMIRATES AIRLINES reports that it managed to keep profits relatively steady over the last financial year, although the carrier acknowledges that it has faced a "challenge" to stay in the black. The airline ended the 1995/6 financial year to March with a profit of $22 million. That is ...
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Relaunch emphasises Saudi Arabian's new commercialism
Max Kingsley-Jones/JEDDAH IN ITS FIRST major revamp for over two decades, Saudi Arabian Airlines has unveiled a new corporate identity and pledged a new sense of commercialism within the state-owned carrier. The revamp, which includes the dropping of the name Saudia, is described by the ...
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Deja deja vu
THE JAPANESE AND US Governments are once again going to the edge in the latest round of bilateral-air-service negotiations by threatening each other with sanctions and counter-sanctions. The news has been greeted by industry observers, in Tokyo and Washington, with a collective cry of "here we go again". ...
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Crash spoils TWA safety record
THE TWA 747-100 accident on 17 July marks the first fatal crash for the airline in a decade. The last incident occurred in April 1986, when a terrorist bomb exploded on board a Boeing 727 inbound to Athens, killing four passengers, although the aircraft landed safely. Excluding terrorist ...
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Chinese Boeing deal signals relaxation in Sino-US relations
IN A SIGN OF gradual thawing of relations between Washington and Beijing, Air China has ordered three Boeing 747-400s, while McDonnell Douglas (MDC) has agreed to deliver its first MD-90 TrunkLiner to China Northern. The three new Boeing 747-400s are scheduled for delivery in May and August 1997 ...
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BA tones up alliance defence
British Airways' proposed tie-up with American Airlines could be the most scrutinised partnership in airline history Kevin O'Toole and Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON RARELY CAN AN AIRLINE alliance have whipped up such controversy. Since it was announced, the proposed tie-up between British Airways and American Airlines has been drawing unprecedented ...