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Midway boosts CRJ as Dash 8 production is slowed down
Bombardier is to step up production of the Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ), but cut back on output of its de Havilland Dash 8 regional turboprop. The decision to increase CRJ production from five to six a month in 1998 came as Midway Airlines ordered ten aircraft, taking Bombardier's ...
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+Express One Airlines has taken delivery of the first of two ex-Northwest Airlines Boeing 727-200Adv in a transaction arranged by Fortis Aircraft Management Services. The aircraft are being acquired on eight-year lease-purchases from Airlease Finance via the First Security Bank of Utah. ++ Lufthansa has completed the sale of its ...
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Northwest Airlink considers regional jets for Express I subsidiary
Northwest Airlines hopes to decide by the end of 1997 on new 50- to 69-seat aircraft to equip its Northwest Airlink subsidiary, Express Airlines I, operating from Memphis, Tennessee. Aircraft being considered include the Saab 2000 high-speed turboprop, the Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet and Embraer EMB-145 regional jet. ...
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Thai denies making U-turn on withdrawal from Star Alliance
Thai Airways International is denying that it is contemplating pulling out of the recently established Star Alliance, and says that the company welcomes moves to expand the membership to include other Asia-Pacific carriers. The airline issued the denial statement in response to local reports that it was facing ...
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Turkish Airlines concludes order for 737-800s
Turkish Airlines has confirmed its long-anticipated order for Next Generation Boeing 737s, with the decision to place firm orders for 26 737-800s, plus 23 options. The deal, announced by Turkish Airlines chairman Cem Kozlu, is worth around $2.5 billion and calls for deliveries to begin in June 1998 ...
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Airbus will increase weight and performance of A340-500/600
Airbus Industrie has completed a review of the A340-500/600's baseline specification, resulting in an increase in design weight and boosting range by some 370km (200nm) to meet requirements from potential customers, such as Singapore Airlines. Alan Pardoe, A330/A340 product manager, says that the review was completed in mid-September, ...
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American Eagle fits its fleet with EGPWS
American Eagle is to equip its regional aircraft with AlliedSignal's enhanced ground-proximity warning system (EGPWS), beginning with the Embraer EMB-145 regional jet. The EMB-145s will be delivered with the EGPWS installed, with the first of 42 aircraft on order due to arrive in February 1998. American Eagle will ...
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Fokker responds to reliability protest
A joint protest by several European operators of Fokker aircraft expressing grievances over poor reliability has forced Fokker Services to introduce support measures. In a letter to Jan van der Giessen, the Dutch company's technical vice-president, the group of airlines - the "Fokker 70/100 Customer Community" - details ...
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Israir wants BAe 146s for international growth
Israir is seeking two British Aerospace 146s to enable it to expand its international operations, and has held discussions with the manufacturer. The Tel Aviv-based private Israeli airline operates three Aero International (Regional)ATR 42s on scheduled domestic flights to Eilat, as well as on charter flights to destinations ...
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US Congress opens Dallas Love Field to Legend Airlines
Texas-based start-up carrier Legend Airlines hopes to select an aircraft type and apply for an operating certificate before the end of October, after the US Congress eased restrictions on services from Dallas Love Field. Legend's plans are dependent upon gaining approval to operate 56-seat, all-business-class, Boeing 737-200s or ...
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Lufthansa Cargo evaluates 747-400F
Lufthansa Cargo Airlines will more than double the number of widebody freighters in its fleet within the next eight years. The German carrier is evaluating the Boeing 747-400 Freighter to replace its 747-200Fs. Karl Ulrich Garnadt, network vice-president of the wholly owned cargo arm of Lufthansa Group, says ...
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Cargolux switches to R-R for new 747's
Cargolux has switched to Rolls-Royce engines for five Boeing 747-400 Freighter orders, plus two options, recently placed with Boeing. The Luxembourg-based cargo carrier has selected the RB.211-524G/HT hybrid engine, despite the fact that the four 747-400Fs already in its fleet are powered by the General Electric CF6-80C2B1F, while ...
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CNAC is cleared for flotation as airlines face consolidation
China National Aviation (CNAC) has been been given the go-ahead to become the latest Chinese carrier to float on the Hong Kong stock exchange. The move comes as China prepares for a round of consolidation within its crowded airline market. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), which ...
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Ministers turn down EC open-skies request
Europe's transport ministers have turned down a request from the European Commission (EC) to broaden the remit of its open-skies talks with the USA to include negotiations on traffic rights. EC transport commissioner Neil Kinnock hopes to raise the issue again at the next meeting, in December. Kinnock ...
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Netherlands unbends on Schiphol noise
The Netherlands Government has reached a last-minute compromise which will allow Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport to breach its strict noise regime, which was threatening to cause chaos in operations in the final three months of the year. The airport says that it will still have to rein in its growth in ...
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Air Flandre signs first order for EMB-135
Air Flandre has become the launch customer for Embraer's short-fuselage EMB-145 derivative, the EMB-135, with a deal for up to 20 aircraft. The Brazilian manufacturer has also revealed a clutch of EMB-145 orders, including 20 for a US leasing company and ten for British Regional Airlines (BRAL). ...
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Mesa rejects buy-out
US regional Mesa Air Group has rejected a $50 million offer to buy its United Express operations from investor group Barlow Partners II, which has a stake in US Airways Express regional carrier CCAir. Source: Flight International
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Prestwick incentive
Glasgow Prestwick International Airport in Scotland is trying to encourage carriers to launch transatlantic services from the airport by offering to pay them some £1 million ($1.6 million) a year if they make a five-year commitment. Source: Flight International
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MAS Virgin freighter
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and Virgin Atlantic launched a twice-weekly joint freighter service on 1 October. Source: Flight International
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Transworld
Components and spare-parts supplier Transworld Aviation, based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, has appointed Stephane Tillon business-development manager. He was formerly sales manager of a UK-based export aviation firm. Source: Flight International