All Airframers articles – Page 1414

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    Indian Airlines drops fleet renewal plans

    1999-03-03T00:00:00Z

    State-owned Indian Airlines has shelved plans to replace its fleet of 11 ageing Airbus A300B2/B4s and 12 Boeing 737-200s, opting instead to pursue a refurbishment programme. The programme, which will include an interior refit, will allow the aircraft to be operated for "several more years", according to Indian Airlines. ...

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    Iberia will scrap Aviaco brand when pilots agree to merger

    1999-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Max Kingsley-Jones/MADRID Iberia is planning to absorb its Aviaco domestic subsidiary at the earliest opportunity, but will not take any action until pilots at the two airlines resolve union issues. Details of the move emerged as the Spanish flag carrier revealed a 117.5% increase in net profit last ...

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    Fokker parts deal hit by legal action

    1999-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Fokker Services has launched legal action against the estate of bankrupt Fokker Aircraft in a row over new costs it claims have been imposed on its purchase of technical data and production equipment for JetLine wing parts. A subsidiary of Stork, Fokker Services agreed to buy ...

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    US safety agency urges FAA to adopt JT8D strip-down plan

    1999-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Thousands of airliners powered by Pratt & Whitney JT8D turbofans could be taken out of service temporarily if the US Federal Aviation Administration decides to adopt an engine inspection recommendation published by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The move would affect Boeing 727s, 737-100s ...

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    BWIA signs 737-800 lease deal with ILFC, plans share offering

    1999-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Max Kingsley-Jones/London BWIA International Airways has selected Boeing's Next Generation 737 to upgrade its fleet and replace its BoeingMD-80s. The carrier has concluded a deal with International Lease Finance (ILFC) for six aircraft. The Caribbean carrier has selected the 737 over the Airbus A320, and its deal with ...

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    Control snags hit Metrojet 737

    1999-03-03T00:00:00Z

    A Metrojet Boeing 737-200 suffered a sudden unexplained roll in the cruise at 33,000ft (10,000m). The 737, operated by the US Airways' low-fare subsidiary, made a safe precautionary landing and the US National Transportation Safety Board is investigating. The in-flight incident follows changes to the 737 rudder system, prompted ...

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    717 beats performance targets as production version flies

    1999-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Guy Norris/Los Angeles MaxKingsley-Jones/London Boeing has revealed that its 717 twinjet is bettering its performance targets by up to 5%, as the first production example, "P-1", made its maiden flight from Long Beach, California on 24 February. Boeing's just-released performance details of the baseline 717 reveal it is ...

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    UPS goes with Pratt & Whitney PW4000

    1999-03-03T00:00:00Z

    United Parcel Service (UPS) has choses Pratt & Whitney's PW4158 turbofan for its planned fleet of 75 new Airbus A300-600 freighters. It is the engine's first freighter application. The deal, worth up to $3 billion, is P&W's largest single sale of the 2.39m (94in) fan-diameter PW4000 engine series in ...

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    City Bird orders 747-400Fs

    1999-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Herman De Wulf/BRUSSELS City Bird, the Belgian low-cost long-haul airline, is undertaking a major expansion of its all-cargo operations which will see it introducing two new Boeing 747-400 freighters next year. The Brussels-based airline confirms that it has placed orders with Boeing for two 747-400Fs for delivery in ...

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    Air France and Lufthansa poised for A318 launch commitments

    1999-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Airbus Industrie is aiming to launch its A318 twinjet by the end of the month, with European flag carriers Air France and Lufthansa being prime targets to boost the new 100-seater's commitments beyond the 100 mark. Subject to a commercial launch at Farnborough last September, Airbus ...

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    Airbus focuses A3XX efforts on alliance groups

    1999-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Airbus Industrie predicts that the world's four main airline alliance groupings will absorb almost three quarters of all A3XX-sized aircraft delivered by 2020, with most going to just two - oneworld and Star Alliance. Moves by the major alliances to combine their networks and improve asset ...

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    Embraer wins order for a LOT of ERJ-145s

    1999-03-03T00:00:00Z

    LOT Polish Airlines is to acquire up to 12 Embraer ERJ-145 regional jets as part of a major restructuring plan which is aimed at reversing three consecutive years of losses. The carrier will use its new fleet of 50-seaters, replacing Boeing 737s, to boost frequencies on low-density routes to ...

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    SPW14 team ups thrust rating

    1999-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Paul Lewis/Washington DC Pratt & Whitney Canada and joint venture partner Snecma are to increase the thrust rating of the proposed SPW14 turbofan to compete for larger new regional aircraft, including the recently unveiled Embraer ERJ-170 and -190 developments. "We started at 12,000-16,000lb-thrust, but, as time has gone ...

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    Duty free, a few facts

    1999-03-01T12:17:00Z

    By 1995, global turnover of duty free had reached $21 billion. Europe accounts for half the total - over $13.4 billion a year. Duty free is more important to the UK than to any other European state - in 1995 over 25% of European Union (EU) turnover was in ...

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    Routes

    1999-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Japanese codes - Cathay Pacific Airways and Japan Airlines (JAL) are to start codesharing on Hong Kong-Osaka services on 28 March. JAL will also halt its Boeing 767-operated Nagoya-Hong Kong service on 1 April, when it starts codesharing on Cathay's daily service. Meanwhile, All Nippon Airways (ANA) and United Airlines ...

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    PAL pays and wins time

    1999-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Philippine Airlines (PAL) bought more time from its creditors' lawsuit in January with its first payment to lenders since June. The carrier made the $37.9 million payment to fully secured aircraft creditors on 29 January to avoid having 19 aircraft seized. In doing so, it won agreement that there ...

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    Guyana sets sell-off date

    1999-03-01T00:00:00Z

    The government of Guyana is hoping to have handed over control of Guyana Airways Corporation (GAC) by the end of April. The government's privatisation unit says it had set a deadline of 16 February for would-be purchasers to submit proposals and then it was hoping to complete the sale within ...

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    Gloves off for Orlando charters

    1999-03-01T00:00:00Z

    A small airport that has managed to steal a large chunk of the foreign charter business from Orlando International Airport (OIA), including the largest tour operator Air Tours, has forced its larger competitor to lower landing fees and include more passenger-friendly facilities in a $2 billion expansion programme. ...

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    Low cost or bust

    1999-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Europe's low-cost experiment is in full flow, but are there casualties waiting? Ever since the low-cost formula began to take root in Europe a couple of years ago, industry observers have been waiting keenly for the first start-up to fail. Even the low-cost pioneers themselves have expressed surprise that ...

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    BA set to stay in red

    1999-03-01T00:00:00Z

    British Airways' first quarterly loss in four years has triggered doubts over its grip on premium business markets and analysts expect further losses before things improve. Intense competition, particularly across the Atlantic, finally pushed the group into the red, resulting in a £75 million ($122 million) loss before ...