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Charter airlines sign up A330-200s to use on long-haul services
Three long-haul charter airlines will introduce the Airbus A330-200 in 1999 and 2000, including UK carriers Airtours International and Leisure International Airways (LIA), and Air Transat of Canada. Airtours, which selected the A330-200 some time ago to supplement its Boeing 767-300ERs on long-haul charters (Flight International, 24 December, 1997-6 ...
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Crossair bases new sister in France
Andrzej Jeziorski/Basle Crossair has launched a new Alsace, France-based carrier aimed at avoiding European Union (EU) rules which have denied the Swiss airline access to a variety of destinations. Switzerland is not a member of the EU and cannot operate under its liberalised internal traffic arrangements. The Crossair-dominated ...
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MD-10 conversions for FedEx remain on track
The McDonnell Douglas (MDC) DC-10 freighter/upgrade programme for FedEx is on schedule, according to the carrier's chairman, Frederick Smith. The project to rework the aircraft, known as the MD-10, has been unaffected by Boeing's recent take-over of MDC. The two-phase programme, which first involves the freighter conversion, and later ...
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Swissair signs A340-600 deal to replace MD-11s
Swissair is to phase out its Boeing MD-11s early in the next decade after concluding a major deal for more Airbus widebodies at the end of 1997, following the board's earlier approval to order the A340-600. Swissair has long been expected to be among the launch customers for the ...
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Dow makes moulded cascades
Dow-United Technologies Composites (Dow-UT) has developed a technique for producing turbofan thrust-reverser cascades using resin-transfer moulding of braided composites. The resulting parts, the company says, are lighter and more durable than conventional multi-part cascades assembled from aluminium or magnesium castings. Dow-UT says that metal cascades, which divert fan airflow ...
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SIMONA research simulator takes shape Delft
Evans &Sutherland has agreed to provide a visual system for Delft University of Technology's SIMONA research flight-simulator, which is now taking shape in the Netherlands. A three-channel "state-of-the-art" visual will be provided for the simulator, which is being assembled with industry support. The composite "shuttle", which houses the flightdeck, has ...
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Hughes wins Danish ATC training deal
Hughes Training's UK arm has won an $8 million contract to supply Denmark's civil-aviation administration with an air-traffic-control (ATC) training system for installation at its Copenhagen Airport academy. The system will include 34 radar-simulator positions, five aerodrome trainers and an ATC visual tower simulator. The contract marks the first ...
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Roll out the changes
'Change is good' has become something of an unofficial mantra in the offices and on the factory floor of Boeing. Sometimes whispered through gritted teeth, sometimes just a shared joke, it is an acknowledgement between colleagues that their company has been all about change in the past year. A new ...
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Cashback time in Brazil
Carnival time has come early for Transbrasil. The carrier is set to receive a massive compensation settlement following Brazilian government fare freezes. But Varig, Vasp and TAM may be shortchanged. Brazil's supreme court ruled in early December that Transbrasil will receive US$500 million in damages from the Brazilian government. ...
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New Zeal for open deals
New Zealand and Singapore have signed what they call the 'world's most open aviation deal', while China has agreed to relax two of its bilaterals. The New Zealand/Singapore treaty offers no route restrictions between the two countries, unfettered fifth freedom rights and no foreign ownership restrictions. While Singapore ...
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Nasty ending for Goldilocks tale
There is a rude confidence among western financial leaders that the robust economic expansion seen during the last 12 months can be carried over into 1998. The US economy, the main driver of worldwide demand, remains in a remarkably healthy state, despite the jitters which surrounded the October 1997 stock ...
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Bankers cool on euro offer
Airbus Industrie's plan to offer its aircraft in the new European single currency as well as US dollars are set to receive a warmer reception from airlines than from the financial community. Airlines in the 11 countries which have signed up for the first wave of euro membership in ...
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Excellence loses shine
The collapse of the Global Excellence alliance between Swissair, Delta and Singapore Airlines promises a cash boost for the carriers when they liquidate their cross-shareholdings, despite the recent fall in SIA's share price. Delta values its 2.75 per cent stake in SIA at US$315 million while Swissair's 0.6 per ...
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India fails to ink accords
Just when India's beleaguered airlines though it was safe to plan for the future, another government has fallen by the wayside and left the airlines wondering what fate holds in store for them next. Some four reports by special committees on domestic Indian Airlines, national flag Air India, aviation ...
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Cintra may split control
Under scrutiny from Mexico's Chamber of Deputies and Mexican federal agencies, Cintra, the holding company for Aeromexico, Mexicana, and AeroPeru, is deliberating whether to retain common control or split each airline into a separate company. Pressure on Cintra has been mounting since last May, when it first disclosed plans ...
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Oz saves Niugini's day
Help is at hand for debt-ridden Air Niugini as an Australian businessman prepares an offer for the flag carrier. Michael Bromley, a former chairman of Air Niugini, approached the Papua New Guinea government in late November. But Bromley was stopped from placing a specific bid on the table by ...
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Low fares capture more Web sales
A handful of airlines, including America West, Delta, Southwest and Cathay Pacific, have begun to use the Internet to offer creative pricing initiatives -- above and beyond the Wednesday online fare specials first introduced by American with its Netsavers - both to promote their World Wide Web sites and to ...
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Holding the pieces together
The old adage, 'what goes up must come down' is frighteningly true most of the time, and whether the topic under discussion is the economy or the fortunes of the airline industry, there is no escaping its veracity. As the industry enters 1998, many managers will be wondering if ...
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Blue Sky lacks charm
British Airways' charm offensive to secure approval for its European low-cost operation was wearing thin as the case for regulatory intervention strengthened in December. BA outlined its plan, codenamed Operation Blue Sky, in late November. BA insists the new carrier will be completely independent and have three years to ...
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Boeing expects to receive JAA approval of 737-700 in January
Guy Norris/SEATTLE Boeing expects the first of the Next Generation 737 models, the -700, to be given long-awaited European certification by "mid- to late-January" when final tests are conducted on the first European production-standard -700, which is destined for Maersk Air of Denmark. The tests centre on the ...