News from FlightGlobal – Page 2216
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Northwest move for CAL set to fill Wings' Asian vacuum
Brent Hannon/TAIPEI Northwest Airlines has confirmed that it is talking to China Airlines (CAL) about a possible commercial agreement, a move that could secure an Asian partner for the fledgling "Wings" alliance. Some sources say Northwest could also take a stake in the Taiwanese flag carrier, although the US ...
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Protecting the spectrum
The aviation industry is battling to preserve its radio frequency spectrum Emma Kelly/LONDON In May, the aviation industry will face one of its toughest battles, when it fights to protect its radio-frequency spectrum. Aviation met the first serious sortie on its spectrum at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) ...
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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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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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Testing times
Airbus is performing an unprecedented amount of pre-entry-into-service systems testing for its A340-500 and -600 models Andrew Doyle/TOULOUSE The start of final assembly of the first Airbus Industrie A340-600 is four months away, but the consortium is ensuring that its latest widebody derivatives have an unprecedented level of service readiness. ...
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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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Boeing begins 70-seat 717 study
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing has begun concept studies of a 70-seat regional-jet variant of its 717 as part of wider family options based on the -200, -100X and -300X derivatives. It has also commissioned a broad-ranging study of the regional airline market to help guide its 717 development plan. The ...
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Fit cockpit video, says NTSB
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has recommended the compulsory installation of cockpit video recorders in turbine-powered aircraft which at present are not required to carry flight data recorders (FDRs). The NTSB recommendation springs from its investigation of a 1997 Scenic Airlines Cessna 208B Caravan crash in Montrose, ...
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Part-share simulator centres are in the pipeline
Two Denver, Colorado-based companies are moving into the training centre business, with new approaches to providing affordable access to simulators. Training Devices International (TDI) is marketing fractional ownership of simulators. It holds letters of intent from regionals interested in buying shares in two in-production Raytheon Beech 1900s, says president ...
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SIA requirement sparks new battle for Airbus and Boeing
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Singapore Airlines (SIA) has launched its long-awaited W requirement for an aircraft to replace the Airbus Industrie A310, with a request to airframe and engine manufacturers for pricing on a mix of up to 19 widebody and narrowbody jets, plus 22 options. The move is ...
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Olympic Airways likely to order 737s
Olympic Airways is expected to order 15 Boeing 737s on the advice of British Airways' Speedwing consultancy, which took over management of the Greek flag carrier last year. The 15 aircraft will replace Olympic's 11 737-200Advs, plus a handful of leased aircraft due for return, while allowing for planned ...
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SAS decides to buy A321s and leaves Boeing in cold
SAS has dealt a blow to Boeing by deciding to acquire up to 22 Airbus A321s, rather than extend its large 737 commitment to include the 737-900. The deal, worth more than SKr 4.5 billion ($524 million), includes 12 firm orders and 10 options, with deliveries beginning in the ...
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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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Hong Kong airport 'pricing itself out of contention'
Chuck Grieve Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad delivers the keynote address at the recent Air Freight Asia 2000. The bi-annual conference and exhibition, held for the first time in Malaysia, attracted more than 400 delegates and 47 exhibitors. Chuck Grieve reports on highlights of the two-day event last week ...
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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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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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Cash, shares in Ansett deal
Air New Zealand's purchase of the 50% of Australia's Ansett that it does not already own covers an immediate cash payment to News Ltd of A$580 million ($367 million) and a subsequent payment valued at A$100 million in cash or in shares. Air New Zealand chairman Selwyn Cushing says ...
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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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World airlines demand modern atc, no undue taxes
The heads of most of the world's airline associations are calling upon all governments and aviation authorities to redouble efforts to modernise air traffic control (ATC) systems across the globe. Meeting in Washington DC this week, industry leaders representing carriers from North, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, the ...
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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 ...