News from FlightGlobal – Page 2438
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Air UK considers options in fleet-expansion strategy
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Air UK expects to finalise its fleet-expansion strategy in the coming months in a move which could see the airline selecting a new 60- to 80-seat aircraft to slot in between its 50-seat Fokker 50s and 99-seat Fokker 100s. Philip Chapman, Air UK's director ...
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Airbus lands first A340-500/600 deals
Max Kingsley-Jones/London Airbus has taken an important step towards a full programme launch for the A340-500/600 growth versions by securing commitments from two major airlines for the aircraft. Air Canada plans to take the types as part of a major A330/A340 deal, while Virgin Atlantic aims to become ...
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Asians seek longer ranges from Airbus and Boeing
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Potential Asia-Pacific launch customers for Airbus Industrie's planned A340-500/600 growth derivatives are pressing the European consortium for a higher maximum take-off weight (MTOW) and improved payload and range performance. Airbus is targeting Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Cathay Pacific to place Asian launch orders for ...
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BA considers move in low-fare market
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON British Airways is studying a move which could see it proceed in the low-fare market against new "no-frills" rivals such as easyJet and Debonair. The airline, which is already seeking to cut costs by £1 billion ($1.7 billion) over the next three years, has ...
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Czech Airlines plans to launch charter division in early 1998
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH Czech Airlines (CSA) is planning to set up a charter subsidiary which will start operating at the beginning of 1998. According to CSA charter department manager Tomas Jandecka, a business plan is now being prepared which should be finished by the middle of this ...
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EC sets out rules for BA and American alliance
Julian Moxon/Paris The European Commission (EC) competition directorate has laid out its position on granting approval to the planned alliance between American Airlines and British Airways. The paper, in which the EC outlines a series of problems it has with the alliance, repeats the call for ...
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EVA secures US partner and now looks to Europe
Brent Hannon/TAIPEI Taiwan's EVA Airways has signed an alliance agreement with an unnamed US carrier as it strives for a similar link in Europe. The US deal, disclosed by EVA president Richard Huang and described as a "full alliance", includes an exchange of frequent-flyer programmes. "All ...
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FAA approves composite repairs
Ian Sheppard/LONDON An aircraft-repair technique developed by the Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico together with composites specialists from Textron Systems, has gained initial approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration as an alternative to riveted aluminium. The bonded composite "doubler" is the result of a three-year FAA-sponsored ...
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FedEx MD-11 crashes
A FEDEX McDonnell Douglas MD-11 freighter (N611FE) crashed on 31 July landing at Newark International Airport, New Jersey. The MD-11, en route from Anchorage, Alaska, apparently touched down very hard on landing and then flipped over and burned out. The five crew on board escaped with minor injuries. ...
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LHTEC focuses on CTP800 design
Guy Norris/Indianapolis US engine manufacturers AlliedSignal and Allison are completing final-design work on the CTP800 turboprop for the Ayres LM200 Loadmaster freighter, following selection of a Hamilton Standard propeller system. The Loadmaster will be powered by twin CTP800s, a turboprop version of the T800 turboshaft, developed ...
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Marketplace
++ Icelandair has signed an agreement with eight financial institutions for the provision of $100 million loan, arranged by HSBC Investment Bank Asia and Landesbank Kiel, to finance two Boeing 757-200s due for delivery in January 1998, and April 1999. ++ The Florida based Aviation Management Support has acquired ten ...
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MHS to cut its Cambodian ties
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Malaysian Helicopters Services (MHS) looks set to pull out of its joint venture with Royal Air Cambodge (RAC), following the new Cambodian Government's decision to establish a joint venture airline with Thailand and open international air services. The Cambodian Government has signed a memorandum ...
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Airlines adopt AMICOS
Wideroe of Norway has ordered Danish firm Cimber Data's JAM/Prolifics AMICOS system for managing its DHC Dash-8 fleet maintenance. Meridiana has also selected the AMICOS for its maintenance base in Olbia with on-line connection to its base in Florence, Italy, where the AMICOS will be running on an HP9000 Unix ...
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New US taxes may take a toll on airline boom
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON US airlines could be hit with extra taxes of almost $4 billion over the next five years under recommendations from the US Congressional committee set up to establish an alternative to the 10%federal ticket tax. The recommendation, which is expected to become law from ...
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Thai consortium searches for investors to make Angel fly
A Thai consortium recently selected to establish Thailand's second national carrier is looking for foreign investors to take an equity stake in the planned start-up operation, to be named Angel Airlines. JVK Holdings says that it is in discussions with potential overseas investors, including foreign airlines. It admits, ...
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US Airways makes new offer to pilots
US AIRWAYS has made a new contract offer to pilots who are suing the US carrier over tactics used during fruitless bargaining over cost-cutting measures. The airline claims that the proposal would provide pilots with job security while enhancing growth in operations which keep pace with rival airlines. ...
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Volga-Dnepr introduces first scheduled passenger services
Paul Duffy/MOSCOW Volga-Dnepr, the Ulyanovsk, Russia-based freight carrier, has introduced its first regular passenger flights, following a request from its home city's council to provide scheduled services after Simbirsk Avia ceased operating. The airline is operating services between Ulyanovsk and Moscow (twice daily), St. Petersburg (three ...
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Workshop
++ British Airways Engineering has sold a major proportion of its surplus spares inventory to European Aviation for an undisclosed sum. All the types in the BA fleet, plus the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, are covered in the deal. ++ Monarch Aircraft Engineering has agreed to carry out C checks for ...
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Aircraft news
American Eagle has ordered 42 Embraer 145s, plus 25 options, with deliveries starting in February 1998. Continental Express has converted 25 of its options for EMB.145s into firm orders. Northwest Airlines has ordered 50 Airbus A319s, with 100 options, with deliveries between 1999 and 2003. Finnair has ordered ...