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IFALPA sparks row over use of TCAS in RVSM airspace
T he International Federation of Air Line Pilots Associations (IFALPA) has sharply criticised the UK Civil Aviation Authority for issuing guidelines which IFALPA claims effectively "-advise or encourage" pilots to disregard traffic-alert and collision-avoidance-system II(TCAS II)resolution advisories (RAs). The CAA guide lines, issued on 25 February, cover operation ...
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Flight West Airlines revises jet fleet plans to suit new routes
Australian regional carrier Flight West Airlines is in negotiations with Ansett Australia to buy up to three Fokker F28-4000s which it will operate on new domestic and regional routes. The carrier is also likely to drop its order for Embraer EMB-145 regional jets. The airline plans to use ...
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Airbus outlines business case for launching its large airliner
Airbus Industrie is building a business case for launching the A3XX based on prospects of winning around 650 orders for the programme over the next 20 years, says John Leahy senior vice-president Commercial. The comments came as Airbus and Boeing used the release of long-range forecasts to justify ...
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Fuel charges and dollar rate push Korean Air into the red
Korean Air (KAL) dived into the red in 1996 because of rising fuel charges and the impact of a strong US dollar on its debt burden. Despite the losses, the airline is pressing ahead with plans for a further fleet expansion. The South Korean flag carrier ended the ...
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SIA firms up options for more 777s
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has firmed up options on two more Boeing 777s, increasing the total number of twinjets it has on order to 30. The first aircraft for SIA, seen here on the Everett production line at Boeing, is due for delivery in May. SIA has outstanding options on 31 ...
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PW4090 certificated
The 400kN (90,000lb)-thrust Pratt & Whitney PW4090 engine for the Boeing 777-200 increased-gross-weight (IGW) has been certificated by the USFederal Aviation Administration. The first P&W-powered 777-200IGW will enter service with United Airlines this month. The PW4090 uses the same 2.85m diameter fan as the PW4084, but features improved compressor aerodynamics, ...
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Boeing finalises 767-400ERX
Boeing expects to begin the second phase of windtunnel testing of the 767-400ERX "within the next couple of months" as it works towards a planned May 2000 service-entry for the aircraft, according to programme manager John Quinlivan. Quinlivan also confirms that the company "-has held discussions "with airlines ...
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Embraer seeks Paris show launchfor new 37-seat regional turbofan
Embraer has confirmed its intentions to develop a family of small regional jets which would include new 37- and 70-seat aircraft on either side of its EMB-145 50-seater. The Brazilian aircraft manufacturer hopes to be able officially to launch the 37-seater, which will be known as the EMB-135, ...
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SASCO completes 30th 747 overhaul for Japan Air Lines
Singapore Technologies Aviation Services (SASCO) has completed its 30th airframe overhaul and modification of a Boeing 747 for Japan Airlines (JAL). Work to date has included 24 section 41 and 10 pylon modifications. JAL, in the meantime, has announced that it is to send a further seven 747-100/200s to SASCO ...
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Malaysia is first to opt for 777-200X
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has become the first airline to announce its intent to purchase the ultra-long-range Boeing 777-200X, just nine days after the Boeing board of directors authorised the company to begin offering the big twin and its stretched counterpart, the -300X. MAS signed a memorandum of understanding ...
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Irish lease company orders 12 new 737s
Irish lease-management company Pembroke Capital, of Dublin, has ordered 12 Boeing 737s valued at $504 million. The company, which was formed in November 1993 by ex-GPA employees, will take delivery of four 737-300s and eight -800s between June 1998 and April 1999. Pre-delivery financing for the order will ...
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MDC reveals FedEx MD-10 freighter-conversion sites
McDonnell Douglas (MDC) has chosen US and European sites to convert up to 60 ex-United Airlines and American Airlines DC-10-10s to phase 1 of the MD-10 freighter specification. The aircraft are destined for FedEx. Phoenix, Arizona-based Dimension Aviation, a division of Sabreliner (previously SabreTech/ DynAir Tech), has been ...
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The importance of independence
Sir - Andrew Tetley, in his letter about the UK Civil Aviation Authority-proposed stick-shaker for the Dassault Falcon 2000 (Flight International, 12-18 February, P55), refers to an important matter of principle which has received little or no public debate. It concerns the ability, or otherwise, of national airworthiness authorities of ...
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Lufthansa Cityline
Lufthansa is fighting hub congestion by offering an increasing number of direct city-to-city flights, both within Germany and to destinations in Europe, avoiding its hubs at Frankfurt and Munich. Flying 320 flights daily to European centres on routes for which traffic is too light for a 100-seat aircraft is the ...
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Cargo gets top priority in China
China plans to virtually triple its cargo-aircraft fleet to 660 by the year 2000. The increase forms part of ambitious plans to expand its airborne freight market by around 14% a year, making it the main priority of the national aviation growth strategy. Zhou Baokou, deputy director of ...
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Royal Brunei outlines its plans for fleet replacement
Royal Brunei Airlines is looking to re-equip with a new fleet of longer-range, larger-capacity, narrow and widebody aircraft, to support its strategic goal of operating worldwide by 2000. The airline is talking to Airbus Industrie and Boeing about acquiring additional aircraft or new types by the end of ...
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Regionals split from British Midland
Airlines of Britain Holdings (ABH), which owns British Midland (BM),has split off its regional airlines into a separate grouping, in a move designed to free the operations to increase their franchise links with British Airways as BM moves closer to Lufthansa. The bulk of ABH's regional operations, which ...
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Transaero chooses Boeing and Ilyushin
Transaero's fleet plans over the next ten to 15 years will centre on acquiring a mix of Western and Russian types, including the Boeing 767, next-generation Boeing 737 (-600/ 700/800), and Ilyushin Il-96M, the carrier has announced. The Moscow-based airline expects to introduce the first of the new aircraft "within ...
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ValuJet struggles to fly back into profits
VALUJET REPORTS a net loss of nearly $21 million for the fourth quarter of 1996, its first since restarting operations after the three months' grounding which was imposed in the wake of the Florida crash. The airline warns that there will be more red ink to come in the first ...