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US Safety Board examines TWA fuel probes
INVESTIGATORS SAY that two fuel probes recovered from the site of the crash of Trans World Airlines Flight 800 show no signs of electrical arcing which could have caused the centre fuel-tank explosion which brought down the Boeing 747-100 on 17 July, killing 230 people. One of the ...
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MDC board terminates MD-XX
McDonnell Douglas' (MDC) long-term commitment to the commercial jet-airliner business has once more been thrown into doubt following the board's decision to scrub plans for the proposed MD-XX tri-jet. MDC chief executive Harry Stonecipher admits that the decision to abandon the programme, which was taken at a ...
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Australia signs bilateral with Papua New Guinea
Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) have signed a new bilateral agreement, which will almost double the capacity between the two countries. It will also allow new entrants on routes traditionally served only by national carriers Air Niugini and Qantas. The increased capacity will provide for the equivalent ...
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Japanese airlines report mixed results
A combination of higher fuel charges, a weaker yen and increased passenger traffic have produced mixed financial results for Japan's three largest airlines for the first six months of their latest financial years. Net profits slumped by more than 71% at Japan Airlines (JAL), to nearly ´2.7 billion ...
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Air Portugal selects Airbus for short-haul fleet replacement
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON TAP AIR PORTUGAL has selected Airbus Industrie to supply its future short-haul fleet, which will eventually make it an all-Airbus operator. The airline is to bolster its Airbus single-aisle fleet with at least 22 more aircraft, a mix of A319s and A320s. Airbus says ...
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Flightwest forced to halve fleet size after regulations foil expansion plan
FLIGHTWEST AIRLINES of Australia is to slash its fleet capacity by diposing of more than half of its aircraft after expansion plans were thwarted by Government regulations and a lack of support from its partner, Ansett. The Queensland-based regional airline will dispose of its ten Embraer Bandeirantes, six ...
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Northwest orders RJ85s for Mesaba
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC NORTHWEST AIRLINES has placed a $300 million order with Aero International (Regional) (AI(R) for 12 Avro RJ85 regional airliners, for operation by its feeder partner Mesaba Airlines. The deal, which includes options for 24 more RJ85s, is the first order for the aircraft from ...
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BA 777 transatlantic
British Airways initiated transatlantic services with its Boeing 777s on 27 October, between London Heathrow and Boston. Until now, the airline has been forced to deploy the 777 on its Gulf routes, because of the delay in extended-range twin-engined operations approval of the General Electric GE90-powered version. BA will launch ...
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Bombardier offers Challenger 604 part-shares
Bombardier Business Jet Solutions has taken delivery of the first Canadair Challenger 604 for use in its FlexJet fractional-ownership programme. The delivery boosts the number of aircraft operated by the Bombardier/AMR Combs joint venture to 22, including eight Learjet 31A light business jets, nine mid-sized Learjet 60s and three wide-body ...
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Boeing approaches 747-500X/600X design freeze
Boeing is making final adjustments to the configuration of the 747-500X/600X as it prepares for an expected programme launch in early 1997.The changes are being made following analysis of more than 1,000h of wind-tunnel tests in Europe and the USA. Although Boeing warns that some changes can still be expected, ...
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Turkey issues RFP for F-5 avionics-upgrade plans
Tony Gill/WASHINGTON DC Turkey has issued a new request for proposals (RFP) for an avionics modernisation of its Northrop F-5s. A separate, but interdependent F-5 structural upgrade, to be performed by the Turkish air force and local industry, makes up the remainder of a programme to update ...
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China signs contract for CFM56-5B4s to power its A320 fleet
China Aviation Supplies (CASC) has signed a $130 million contract with General Electric/Snecma for CFM56-5B4 engines to power 13 Airbus A320s for China Northwest Airlines and Zhejiang Airlines. Under a deal already agreed with CASC, ten of the A320s will be allocated to China Northwest, and the remaining ...
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Maintenance Directory Part 3
Compiled by Jennifer Pite/LONDON Introduction by Paul Lewis/Singapore A quick look at the activities of operators listed in this section of Flight International's three-part directory shows that, in the regions covered, the prime movers in maintenance at the moment are mostly based in Asia-Pacific. The ...
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IAE closes in on order for V2500 turbofans from SALE
SINGAPORE AIRCRAFT Leasing Enterprise (SALE) is understood to be close to finalising a deal with International Aero Engines (IAE) for V2500 turbofans to power its planned fleet of 24 Airbus A320/A321s. SALE has selected the V2500 over the rival CFM International CFM56-5. The Singapore Airlines/Boullion Aviation Services joint-venture ...
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AVIC and AIA discuss extended-range AE-100
Aviation Industries of China (AVIC) and Aero International Asia (AIA) are discussing development of an extended-range version of the proposed AirExpress AE-100 family of regional aircraft. According to industry sources, it is planned to offer the option of a longer-range derivative, designed to fly up to 4,800km ...
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ILFC orders
In the October issue of Airline Business the feature on operating lessors (Land of the giants) incorrectly stated ILFC's order book. The current 263 firm orders are: 24 Boeing 777-2/300s, three B747-400s, 17 B767-300ERs, 22 B757-200s, 55 B737-6/7/800s, 19 B737-3/4/500s, 19 A340-300s, four A330-300s, 13 A330-200s, 18 A319s, 33 A320s ...
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Brazilian volley
The Canadian government is expected to lodge an official complaint with the World Trade Organisation alleging Brazilian support for Embraer's EMB-145 contravenes WTO guidelines. The move follows intense lobbying from Bombardier which had itself been the subject of complaints from rival manufacturers over support for the Canadair RJ and de ...
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Aircraft news
Alaska Airlines has ordered 12 Boeing 737-400s, with an option on 12 more. Tyrolean Airways has placed orders for two Canadair Regional Jets, scheduled for delivery in January and March 1997. Air Inter Gabon took delivery of its second ATR42-300 in September. Business Air ...
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Suppliers
McDonnell Douglas is to convert 60 DC-10s into MD-10 freighters for Federal Express by 1999. The first 36 aircraft are coming from United Airlines. MDC expects to launch its long-range jetliner, the MD-XX, in early 1997. Pemco World Air Services is to convert five B727-100 freighters to quick ...
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SAA trips on triple threat
South African Airways is having a hard time of it. In mid-October, the carrier was embroiled in a bitter battle with its technical staff and faced a threat of court action from its pilots. Its domestic rivals are turning up the heat through alliances with British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. ...