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Emery examines 767 and A300 freighters as DC-8 replacements
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Emery Worldwide Airlines is evaluating the Airbus A300 and Boeing 767-200 as potential replacements for its fleet of McDonnell Douglas DC-8 freighters. It expects to finalise its long-term fleet plan during 1999. The Dayton, Ohio-based airline division of US freight forwarder Emery Worldwide (itself a division ...
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Russia holds talks on Su-30 transfer technology
Sino-Russian talks are under way for a possible procurement of over 50 Sukhoi Su-30 multirole fighters by China, along with the transfer of Su-30MKproduction technology. According to Russian aerospace trade company Aviaexport "-Moscow will simply have no other way out than to transfer the technology" because China insists it ...
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Continental deal revives 767-200ER
Continental Airlines has signed a deal with Boeing for 10 new 767-200ERs to boost its long-haul fleet. The order signals a revival of the smaller 767 variant which has been out of production for airline customers since 1994. Delivery of the 176-seaters will begin in 2000 with the first ...
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KLM's alpine deal
KLM has signed a partnership deal with new Austrian airline Air Alps Aviation, due to begin operations in mid-1999, with two 31-seat Fairchild Dornier 328. Air Alps, 49% owned by Air Engiadina, will serve Amsterdam Schipol three times daily from Salzburg and Innsbruck. Source: Flight International
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Routes
-Alitalia Cargo and KLM Cargo have started a joint freighter service. Using two KLM Boeing 747-300s and three Alitalia 747-200s, the airlines have a multihub arrangement based on Amsterdam Schiphol, Milan Malpensa and Rome Fiumicino. The agreement enables Alitalia Cargo to add Amsterdam, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Singapore and Tel ...
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Marketplace
-Atlas Air has placed one Boeing 747-200F and two Boeing 747-400Fs with FedEx on wet-lease, by the end of the year. -Cebu Pacific is boosting its McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 fleet to ten with the addition of three more aircraft.The first aircraft, an ex-Air Canada example, was delivered last month. Two ...
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Mandarin/Formosa set to merge in June
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE Taiwan's China Airlines (CAL) has fixed a June target date for the merger of its two subsidiaries, Mandarin Airlines and Formosa Airlines. The move is intended to create a new domestic carrier, allowing CALto concentrate on international services. It has been under examination since mid-1998, following ...
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PanAmSat and Iridium satellites launched
An ILS International Launch Services Proton booster was launched from Baikonur on 4 November carrying the PanAmSat 8 communications satellite into orbit. It was followed by a Boeing Delta II, from Vandenberg AFB, California, on 6 November, carrying five more Motorola Iridium satellites. The five Iridium satellites comprise one replacement ...
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EVA offers to take control of Myanmar
Taiwan-based EVA Airways has made a provisional proposal to take a controlling stake in loss-making Myanmar Airways International (MAI). EVA says it could provide the manpower and expertise which Yangon-based MAI lacks, and support the cost of expanded operations. EVA believes there is strong potential for growth in the ...
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Common theme
Graham Warwick WASHINGTON DC Can airlines agree to buy a standard aircraft, in the hope of reducing costs, or will each continue to demand hundreds of custom changes that set its aircraft apart from any other carrier's? That is the question facing an airline task force which is to ...
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Tupolev carries on with cryogenic fuel research
Tupolev is continuing research on cryogenic fuel tanks for its Tu-204 and Tu-334 twinjet airliners. It is also researching an innovative design of a twin-turboprop Tu-136 transport, with the layout determined by cryogenic fuel considerations. It is planned to conduct aerodynamic tests of the Tu-136 model in the TsAGI ...
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Winnipeg consortium launches Canada's first scheduled cargo operation
Canada's first scheduled widebody cargo flights are being launched by Winnport Logistics, a consortium of 43 transportation companies. The Winnipeg, Manitoba-based consortium has leased a Boeing 747 freighter from Evergreen International Airlines, and will operate three flights a week between Winnipeg and the Chinese cities of Nanjing and Shenzhen. ...
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BA realigns fleet after pre-tax profits fall
British Airways is reacting to disappointing first half results and an impending economic downturn by realigning its fleet and route network. Pre-tax profits for the airline dropped 10.5% to £385 million ($639 million) for the first six months to 30 September as a downturn in the world economy and ...
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Amakusa takes Dash 8 for island link
Amakusa Airlines, a new Japanese regional carrier, is to start operations with a recently ordered Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8, according to Bombardier Aerospace. Delivery of the 39-seat Dash 8-100 will take place next October, but the airline does not plan to launch revenue services until early 2000. Amakusa ...
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First 777 for private operator
Boeing has completed work on the first private 777. The aircraft, a -200ER powered by General Electric GE90s, has a VIP interior and is expected to be operated by Mid East Jet. Although Boeing declines to confirm the identity of the owner, Mid East Jet is the most likely ...
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767 instrument system mystery failure traced to battery faults
David Learmount/LONDON AN Almost total failure of a Boeing 767's electronic flight instrument system (EFIS) during a transatlantic flight has been attributed to battery installation faults, according to a US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report. The 28 May, 1996, Martinair Holland 767-300ER flight from Amsterdam Schiphol to ...
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Lufthansa objections to Aeroflot 737 services resolved
A dispute over Aeroflot's use of its new Boeing 737-400s, which are not registered in Russia or the European Union, on services to Germany has been resolved. A ban on the operations had been implemented in early October, after an objection was made by Lufthansa. The Bermudan registered Boeings ...
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Britannia 737 deal heralds regional return
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Britannia Airways has confirmed its move back to the sub-200-seat market after an eight year break, with a deal for up to 10 Boeing 737-800s. The move will enable the UK charter carrier to increase services from UK regional airports and boost its Scandinavian operations. Britannia has ...
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Litton flight tests gyro retrofit on Boeing 727
Litton Aero Products is flight testing its LTR-97 fibre optic gyro-based system on a Boeing 727-200 as a strap-down replacement for potentially thousands of aircraft equipped with older electro-mechanical, vertical and directional gyros. The market, estimated to be for around 5,000 systems, includes McDonnell Douglas DC-8s, DC-9s and MD-80s, ...
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SAirGroup buys 49% of LTU and eyes full access to EU market
Andrew Doyle/DÜSSELDORF SAirGroup has finally completed its long-awaited acquisition of a 49.9% stake in German tour operator LTU as the latest step in its plans for a major expansion of its operations in the European leisure travel market. The deal comes as senior executives at the Swissair parent are expressing ...