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Jet Airways begins 737 fleet expansion
Jet Airways has introduced the first of four new Boeing 737-400s which it ordered in late 1996 as part of a major $375 million contract for ten aircraft, including Next Generation 737s. The Mumbai-based airline also leases 15 737s, including four 737-300s, ten -400s and one -500. Lessors ...
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Delta takes a stake in French carrier and boosts 777 orders
Delta Air Lines is to take a 34% stake in French regional carrier Proteus Airlines, gaining it a foothold in the increasingly active French regional-airline market. This is the first time that a US major has taken a share of a French airline, and follows the recent codesharing ...
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Cathay acts as profits continue to plunge
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Cathay Pacific Airways is implementing a range of measures to boost revenue and cut costs as traffic figures and projected end-of-year profits for the Hong Kong carrier continue to plummet. Its latest traffic figures show no sign of a turn-around, with a further 9.8% ...
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Ambitious SALE adds two new partners
Following an injection of new capital, Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (SALE) claims that it is on course to take its place among the world's three largest leasors by the year 2000, building a portfolio of 100 aircraft with its US joint owner, Boullioun Aviation Services. The claim follows ...
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Mesa Air orders more Canadair
The Mesa Air Group has ordered another 16 Bombardier Canadair Regional Jets (CRJ) after signing a new marketing deal which will allow the regional carrier to operate the 50-seat aircraft as part of its US Airways Express operations. The latest $350 million deal follows Mesa's order for 16 ...
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Airbus steps up support for Chinese customers
Paul Lewis/BEIJING Airbus Industrie is expanding significantly its customer-support operation in China to meet a twofold increase in the number of passenger aircraft in service with mainland carriers over the next two years. Deliveries of recently ordered A320/A321s and A340-300s will double the Airbus fleet in ...
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Schwarzenegger muscles in on SIA aircraft-sale plans-
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE US film star Arnold Schwarzenegger has invested in the sale and leaseback of a Singapore Airlines (SIA) Boeing 747-400, worth $130 million, in what is being seen as part of a wider move by the carrier to lessen its exposure on aircraft ownership. SIA ...
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Saudis negotiate loans to clear Boeing delivery jam
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Saudi Arabian Airlines is negotiating a Government-guaranteed loan of $4.33 billion to remove the financial problems which have delayed delivery of an initial batch of aircraft in an order for 61 Boeings, the first of which was ready in August. The $7.5 billion ...
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People's choice
For the first time, the Israeli public will participate in the selection process of El Al's new medium-capacity aircraft. El Al intends to acquire five aircraft, and will shortly decide between the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737-700. The public will be asked to contact the El Al Internet site with ...
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Dassault nears Netjets contract
Kate Sarsfield/LONDON Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Dassault Aviation has joined the rush for orders from the burgeoning fractional- ownership market by agreeing a deal with Executive Jet Aviation to supply up to 24 Falcon 2000 business jets for its Netjets programme. The French aircraft manufacturer has not ...
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Embraer's RJs
Embraer has redesignated its regional-jet family, with the 50-seat EMB-145 now called the RJ145, while the 37-seat version will be known as the RJ135. Apparently Embraer made the change so that the two models will show up on computer reservation systems as jet-powered aircraft. Source: Flight ...
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FAA improves engine inspections
The US Federal Aviation Administration hopes to halve the number of uncontained engine failures by requiring improved inspection of high-energy rotating components. Enhanced inspection procedures will be introduced in the first quarter of 1998, beginning with the "highest-priority" components - large fan hubs - says Jay Pardee, manager of the ...
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UK helps R-R pay for new
The UK government is to provide Rolls-Royce with £200 million ($330 million) of funding over four years to enable the UK manufacturer to launch three variants of its Trent turbofan. R-R says that the Government will receive a commercial return which is based on sales of the three engine derivatives. ...
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Ryanair leads in mixed low-cost results
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON A mixed set of financial results from Debonair, Ryanair and Virgin Express - their first since seeking stock-market listings earlier this year - has left analysts looking for signs of a shake-out in Europe's low-cost airline market. Veteran low-cost challenger Ryanair posted a robust ...
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Procurement puzzle
Douglas Barrie/LONDON It is a case of in one door and out the other as far as the aspirations of Northrop Grumman and the US Government of selling Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) technology into Europe are concerned - back into the UK, but out of ...
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Routes
++ Air France and Crossair have signed a commercial agreement for flights between Paris and Basle/Mulhouse, Berne and Lugano. The deal covers codesharing and reciprocal-seating arrangements under which Crossair, which has withdrawn from the Basle-Paris route, will buy seats on four of the five daily Air France services. In return, ...
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Workshop
++ Sabena Technics has concluded three significant third-party maintenance deals covering Boeing and Airbus types. The contracts include A-checks on three Air Holland Boeing 737-300s and two Boeing 757s, and C-checks on the carrier's 737-300s during the next four years. The contract is worth Bfr108 million ($3 million). Transavia has ...
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Boeing course
Air New Zealand is now offering a Boeing 737-300 Differences Course for 737-200 rated pilots, using the airline's joint training resources at Auckland Airport and at Ansett Australia in Melbourne. The courses will be split between the Auckland Training Centre and at the Ansett Boeing 737-300 simulator in Melbourne. ...
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Far Eastern confirms 757/MD-83 orders
Taiwan's Far Eastern Air Transport has formally confirmed plans to purchase up to 10 Boeing 757-200s and two Boeing MD-83s. The Taipei-based airline says in a statement issued through Boeing that the aircraft will be used on new international services including those to China once a ban on direct ...
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Derco record
Derco Aerospace attributes a year of record growth and sales surpassing $100 million to the expansion of its aircraft platform product lines and the formation of a new subsidiary, Derco Aircraft Sales and Leasing. The US-based company says the new subsidiary will focus on the commercial aviation sector. ...