News from FlightGlobal – Page 2557
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ValuJet tempers growth as FAA watches watch
VALUJET AIRLINES is to slow its rapid growth for the next few months, citing increased US Federal Aviation Administration safety scrutiny following recent incidents. The low-cost carrier, based in Atlanta, Georgia, will add 13-14 aircraft during 1996, instead of the previously planned 18-24 aircraft. The FAA conducted a ...
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Mauritius bound
AIR MAURITIUS HAS BEGUN THE first direct service between Manchester, in the UK, and Mauritius, using its Airbus A340. The service, which effectively replaces one operated via Munich in conjunction with Lufthansa, will be weekly to begin with, but will move to twice-weekly later this year. Air Mauritius also has ...
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Delta MD-11 flies Olympic torch
DELTA AIRLINES, OFFICIAL AIRLINE of the 1996 Olympic Games, has begun international flights with a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 painted in the Olympic colour scheme. A Boeing 767 is already in service on domestic flights decorated in the same scheme, which incorporates the official "torch" logo of the Games, to be ...
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Why a precision approach is safer
Sir - There are parts of the world where it is impossible to install a precision approach (Flight International, 6-12 March, P5 and 20-26 March, P100) because it does not meet International Civil Aviation Organisation standards, so a non-precision approach is used, in most cases without terminal-approach radar at the ...
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German Government advisors push for domestic fuel tax
GERMANY'S Government-appointed environmental advisory panel has recommended a tax on aviation fuel on domestic routes. It is estimated that a kerosene tax equivalent to that already paid on diesel fuel would raise the cost of flying in Germany by 20%. In the long term, Ewers supports a tax ...
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Nice and easy
After establishing a niche market on its Scottish routes, London Luton-based low-fare airline easyJet is expanding into mainland Europe. Starting with a Luton-Amsterdam service on 24 April, easyJet will be adding Nice on 5 June and Barcelona a week later. One-way fares start at £35 ($55) to Amsterdam and £49 ...
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Boeing prepares for 747-300 conversion
BOEING HAS solved the last major design issues involved in converting the all-passenger version of the 747-300 to a freighter. The first modification could begin as early as next April. Boeing Wichita's Modification Responsibility Center has already completed engineering work on the 747-300 Combi conversion, and it will ...
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GE90-powered Boeing 777 enters ETOPS test arena
EXTENDED-RANGE-twin-operations (ETOPS) testing on the General Electric GE90-powered Boeing 777 has finally begun, with both companies hopeful of receiving certification by about August. The long-delayed 1,000-cycle ETOPS testing began on 30 March, one day after Boeing received clearance from the US Federal Aviation Administration. The test aircraft, ...
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Most expensive not necessarily the best
Sir - My distaste of the attitudes held by the majority of pilots I have met was increased by Peter Llendell's letter, "Dangers of paying less than going rate" (Flight International, 28 February-5 March, P37). How does Mr Llendell arrive at the conclusion that the safest pilots are ...
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Vienna expansion
Vienna's Schwechat Airport has opened a new terminal, pushing capacity up to 12 million passengers. The addition of the Pier West terminal follows a record 1995 for the Austrian airport, reporting passenger growth of 10.6%, compared with the previous year, to top 8 million passengers for the first time. Airport ...
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United plans to launch all-cargo service to Asia
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA United Airlines plans to launch an all-cargo service between the USA and Asia, using four McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 freighters. Approval is being sought for six flights a week in both directions between Tokyo, Osaka, Taipei and Manila and New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and San ...
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Reno adds to MD-90s
Nevada-based Reno Air plans to add a third McDonnell Douglas MD-90 to its fleet in 1997, having inaugurated services with its first two MD-90s on 4 April. Final negotiations over the third twinjet were under way on 2 April as Reno introduced its "Orange County Flyer" service to ...
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Air New Zealand plan for Ansett rejected
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS NEW ZEALAND'S Commerce Commission has rejected Air New Zealand's plan to acquire up to 50% of Ansett Holdings. The scheme foundered on the monopoly effect the deal would have on domestic services in New Zealand. Air New Zealand managing director Jim McCrea says ...
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USA and Japan start new row over passenger flights
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Just a week after Japan and the USA reached a basic agreement on air-cargo services, the two countries have become embroiled in a new row over passenger flights. The fresh dispute centres on the US Department of Transport's (DoT) rejection of Japan Airlines ...
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North and South Yemen airlines to merge
North and South Yemen airlines to merge Six years after North and South Yemen, became a single republic, their airlines are to merge into a single company. Yemen Airways (Yemenia), based in the northern capital of Sana'a, was formed in the 1970s as a joint venture between the ...
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Regionals continue to grow in USA
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON WHILE THE MAJOR US carriers continue to make the most of the present business recovery, beneath the surface the second tier of national and regional airline groups are in the throes of making major changes. Perhaps the most visible evidence of these changes ...
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Italy becomes part of Eurocontrol
Italy has finally become a full member of Eurocontrol, clearing the way for its full participation in the agency's efforts to harmonise air traffic control (ATC) throughout Europe. Italy is the 21st nation to join Eurocontrol, its membership having previously been blocked by successive governments, which failed to ...
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A321 deal breaks Boeing monopoly at Asiana
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE ASIANA AIRLINES OF South Korea has selected the Airbus Industrie A321 rather than the Boeing 737-800 as its next narrow-body passenger aircraft and signed a letter of intent for 18 aircraft. The agreement, expected to be announced shortly, does not include any options ...
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Europe aims for tighter foreign-airline safety
David Learmount/LONDON FOREIGN AIRLINES are to face tougher safety surveillance when they enter European airspace because of an agreement by the directors-general of the 33-member European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) to raise safety standards. This follows a similar decision by European Union ministers early in March. ...
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GE to sanction new growth plan for GE90
Guy Norris/LOSANGELES GENERAL ELECTRIC is set to sanction a revised growth plan for the GE90 turbofan by the end of this month, by agreeing to develop an engine capable of being in service at thrust levels up to 445kN (100,000lb) by 1999. The engine will be capable ...