News from FlightGlobal – Page 2414
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Delta seeks US-Peru route approval
Delta Air Lines has applied for US Department of Transportation (DOT) authority to operate to Peru, and plans to initiate Atlanta-Lima service within 90 days of receiving the necessary approvals. Additionally, Delta has requested that the DOT deny American Airlines permission to expand its operations beyond the limits ...
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Despite big orders, Airbus says China share still small
Airbus Industrie expects to deliver about 20 aircraft per year to China in the coming years, averaging about 10% of total global deliveries. Airbus China president Rolf Rue says the manufacturer will have delivered 19 aircraft to China by the end of the year, out of total global deliveries ...
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UK Government to blame for Airbus delay
The delay on the full launch of the Airbus A340-500/600 programme is not because of a shortage of orders, but because of the British government. The news came as Egyptair yesterday signed up for two A340-600s and took options on two more, with more orders from other carriers ...
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'No frills' airline to serve Europe
British Airways (BA) has confirmed that it is to launch a "low fare, no frills" airline for operations to Europe. It will start flying early next year. The carrier, operating Boeing 737-300s, will be based at London Stansted airport and "Éwill operate as a separate business with its own ...
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Those creature comforts that make travel a real pleasure
Attention to detail is the key to comfortable business or first-class travel, as any senior executive will attest. One of the companies that can help meet a business travellers' expectations has its wares on show at Dubai '97. Glorient Trading (Stand A452), from its base in Hong ...
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Engine makers see delay in AE31X selection
Andrew Doyle Engine manufacturers competing to supply the powerplant for the Airbus Industrie Asia (AIA)/Aviation Industries of China (AVIC) AE31X regional airliner family are not expecting a final selection to be made until between late-next year and early-1999. The contest is a fight between BMW Rolls-Royce (BMW ...
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Leasing 'first step' toward regional air network in Mid-East
Karen Walker Leasing aircraft might be the way forward for Middle East countries that wish to take their first steps toward setting up regional airline services. That is the message from British Aerospace Asset Management. Alan Sitton, the organisation's head of European sales and marketing, sees enormous potential ...
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Venezuelan order is welcome boost for IPTN
Hugh McAtear Indonesian aircraft manufacturer IPTN has received a welcome boost with news of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) from Venezuelan regional carrier Air Venezuela to acquire up to eight N250s, an aircraft described by the airline's chairman as perfect for its requirements. Should Air Venezuela firm up ...
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Saab pledges not to let customers down
Mike Martin Whatever becomes of Saab Aircraft, existing and future customers will continue to get full support from the company, says sales director Dag Waldenstrom. With a substantial part of the Saab 340 fleet owned by the company, "Éit is in our interests to keep the fleet ...
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Asian Aerospace opts for De Boer tents
Special tents which have been used at the Olympic Games and the MTV European Music Awards will be set up at Asian Aerospace '98 in Singapore. The tents are supplied by Dutch company De Boer, in a $1-million deal with show organiser Asian Aerospace Pte Ltd They ...
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Gamco rides on success to further growth
Mark Hannant The Gulf Aircraft Maintenance Company (Gamco) is one of the big success stories of the developing regional aviation market. Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, Gamco is now the biggest aerospace employer in the Middle East, says the new man at the helm, general manager ...
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Tyrolean to take Lauda's regional jets
Austrian regional carrier Tyrolean Airways is to take over Lauda Air's seven-aircraft Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) fleet. Discussions are under way over the timetable for the takeover, says Tyrolean president and CEO Fritz Fietl, but the agreement in principle is in place. Tyrolean may take over the ...
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US Airways counter-sues Boeing
US Airways is counter-suing Boeing in an ongoing dispute over the airline's switch to Airbus Industrie for its narrow-body fleet renewal programme. Boeing says US Airways broke purchase agreements. In its third-quarter results filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), US Airways says that on 31 ...
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Ticket to drive... the raffle dream
It isn't only aircraft which are causing a stir at the show this week. Five luxury cars which have been turning heads in the central plaza are up for grabs in a daily raffle. The total value of the vehicles - which include the ultimate in executive road travel, ...
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Supporting role
Messier-Dowty is at Dubai, turning the spotlight on its global customer and product support capability. The company, a joint venture between TI Group of the UK and Snecma of France, is a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of aircraft landing gear systems. From ...
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AA chief hits at re-regulation
American Airlines (AA) chairman Robert Crandall has railed against what he sees as the "re-regulation" of the US domestic airline industry in favour of low-cost new entrant carriers. Speaking to an audience at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, Crandall accused the US Department of Transportation of ...
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Air today, goon tomorrow
British Airways could be on the lookout for flight and cabin crew who can juggle, perform song-and-dance routines and crack gags - and this is no joke. Passengers on a Deutsche BA flight from Munich to Berlin were reported this weekend to be startled to hear a steward ...
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Maldives to join ranks of Airbus operators
Air Maldives is to become a new Airbus Industrie A310 operator in early 1998, with a leased aircraft on which it has an option to buy, it was announced at the show yesterday. The carrier also plans to launch an amphibious air taxi service. Pilots, mechanics ...
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Middle East regional network plan
The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) and industry may combine resources to help the Middle East on the path to developing a regional network of its own. In a thought-provoking presentation made here at the Dubai Air Show, ERA director general Mike Ambrose has highlighted reasons why he ...
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High hopes for 328JET sales in Mid-East market
Fairchild Dornier's sales team comes to Dubai with the new 328JET in its armoury - one which it hopes will have a stronger chance of cracking the region's market-place. The original turboprop version of the aircraft has yet to chalk up a sale in the area. ...