News from FlightGlobal – Page 2399
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Air Malta aims to finalise fleet revamp in 1998
Air Malta hopes to move forward with its aircraft re-equipment plans by the end of 1998, as it ponders a switch to a one-manufacturer fleet. The airline operates a mixed fleet of seven aircraft, including two Boeing 737-200s, three 737-300s and two Airbus A320s. Four Aero International (Regional) RJ70s acquired ...
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British Airways and LOT Polish plan a strategic alliance
British Airways and LOT Polish Airlines have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to begin negotiating a strategic alliance. BA's prime aim is to develop its Central European network, but LOT says that there is the option of extending the deal in future to include other alliance partners. BA's prospective ...
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EasyJet targets Air Holland as a way in to mainland Europe
EasyJet is seeking to establish a hub in mainland Europe by acquiring the Schiphol, Amsterdam-based charter airline Air Holland. EasyJet has been looking to establish a Dutch hub and already serves Amsterdam from its Luton base and its secondary hub in Liverpool. The airline also operates a weekend service ...
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FedEx accepts TCAS 2 and awaits ADS solution
Federal Express has accepted the need to equip its fleet of jet-powered freighters with the traffic-alert and collision-avoidance system (TCAS 2) to meet pending international regulations, but is still backing the US Cargo Airlines Association (CAA) effort to develop an automatic dependent surveillance - broadcast (ADS-B)-based system. The airline, ...
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Mesa ceases United's west coast feed
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC US regional Mesa Air Group is to sell or close down its Fresno, California-based WestAir Commuter division, which operates as United Express, after it failed to reach agreement with United Airlines to renew the codesharing agreement. The Westair agreement expires on 31 May and United ...
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Marketplace
++ Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (SALE) has received the first of up to 24 Airbus A320 family aircraft, with the delivery of an International Aero Engines V2500-powered A320, which is being leased to Ireland's TransAer. SALE has a further 13 firm orders - 12 A320s and one A321 - scheduled ...
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Routes
++ Polar Air has won US Department of Transportation approval to operate cargo flights between the USA and South Africa via Egypt, Kenya, the Netherlands and Zimbabwe, using Boeing 747 freighters. Flights will begin in April 1998. ++ American Airlines is to launch daily transatlantic flights from Boston to London ...
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Taiwanese carriers look towards Malaysian services
Taiwan's second-tier airlines have set their sights on Malaysian destinations in the wake of the open-skies accord signed in October 1997 between the two countries. The airlines face saturated domestic markets, steady increases in capacity and a slight decline in overseas travel. UNI Air hopes to fly from Kaohsiung ...
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African carriers gear up for next round of privatisations
Kevin O'Toole/ZIMBABWEAfrican airlines have begun the new year with preparations for a renewed round of privatisations. The main event is the planned sale of South Africa Airways (SAA), but there is a growing impetus throughout the region taking in Air Zimbabwe, Air Madagascar and Air Uganda. South Africa made ...
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Garuda rushes out encouraging figures
State-owned Garuda Indonesia has rushed out encouraging year-end profits figures in an apparent attempt to re-assure markets in the middle of the Indonesian economic crisis, but financial analysts remain sceptical of the claims. The airline is claiming to have boosted its net profit to Rp191.5 billion ($22 million) against ...
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Indonesia agrees to put clamps on state hand-outs for IPTN
Indonesian aircraft manufacturer IPTN will no longer receive state hand-outs, under sweeping economic reforms announced by the Jakarta Government under heavy pressure from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). A halt to Government funding for the state-run aerospace company was one of the pre-conditions demanded of Jakarta in return ...
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Northwest talks with Continental approved
Leaders of the Northwest Airlines chapter of the US Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) have endorsed the carrier's proposed partnership with Continental Airlines, which includes the option of a 14% shareholding. After stalling on the initial proposals, which were first mooted in early December, ALPA has given its blessing ...
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Malaysia gateway
Brent Hannon/KUALA LUMPUR Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) at Sepang, 70km (45 miles) south of the Malaysian capital, rushed to its target completion date of 1 January with two runways, a main terminal and a satellite terminal largely finished, says Ambrin Buang, senior general manager of Government-owned K L International ...
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Singapore solutions
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE At a glance, aircraft, armoured vehicles, automated taxi-dispatchers and container ships would appear to have little in common. Not so, says Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aero), which has just merged with its ST sister companies, Automotive, Marine and Electronics, to form a single S$3.5 billion ($2 billion) listed ...
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737 is back under FAA quality control microscope
Boeing is expecting, on 21 January, the results of a US Federal Aviation Administration audit of its quality control which was triggered - along with inspections of 211 Boeing 737s - by the unexplained crash of a SilkAir 737-300 on 19 December. The FAA's quality-assurance audit is focused on ...
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Asiana and MAS attempt to offload widebody orders
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Asiana Airlines is circulating a letter to rival international carriers offering newly ordered and existing aircraft for sale or lease. There appear to be few takers in Asia, though, with Malaysia Airlines (MAS) offering its Boeing 777 delivery positions in 1998 to Delta Air Lines and other struggling ...
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KLM talks with MAS bring Asia-Pacific deal closer
KLM could be close to tying up an Asia-Pacific partner for its global alliance after opening co-operation discussions with Malaysia Airlines (MAS). The two carriers are now carrying out joint studies on opportunities for linking their networks, with the aim of emerging with a detailed agreement in the next ...
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R-R and American in US maintenance venture
Rolls-Royce and American Airlines have signed a letter of intent to form a 50:50 engine repair joint venture based at American's existing Alliance maintenance base in Fort Worth, Texas. The tie-up follows the US carrier's selection in November of Trent 800 engines for 11 Boeing 777-200IGWs (Increased Gross Weight) ...
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Flight Dynamics sells HGS to SAS for 737s
SAS has selected the Flight Dynamics HGS-4000 head-up guidance (HGS) system for its forthcoming fleet of Boeing 737-600s. The choice marks another significant victory for the US company in the intensifying head-up-display battle with the UK's GEC-Marconi Avionics and Sextant Avionique of France. The SAS order, for 41 systems ...
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Sextant, Dassault sign avionics deal
Julian Moxon/PARIS Sextant Avionique and Dassault Electronique are to form a commercial alliance under which their avionics products will be jointly marketed to airlines. Talks on the deal have been under way for more than a year, and are unconnected with last year's decision to incorporate Dassault Electronique ...