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MD-90 orders
Japan Air Systems (JAS) HAS ordered six McDonnell Douglas MD-90, taking its total firm orders to 16. The Japanese carrier also took an additional option. JAS received its first MD-90 in December 1995 and plans to begin services with three of the type later this month. The airline will take ...
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Sultan of Brunei adds to fleet with first A340-8000
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE THE SULTAN OF BRUNEI has ordered the first ultra-long-range Airbus A340-8000 to add to his growing VIP fleet of personal jet-powered airliners. It is understood that the aircraft is scheduled for delivery in 1997 and that it will be the first long-haul -8000 ...
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Heavier Tu-204-200 has maiden flight at Kazan
THE FIRST TUPOLEV Tu-204-200 to be produced at the Kazan Aircraft Production Factory had its maiden flight on 21 March. The Perm PS-90A-engined aircraft, to be redesignated by Kazan as the Tu-214, has an increased maximum take-off weight (MTOW) of 110t, up from the 98t of the Tu-204-100. ...
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Gemini leases converted DC-10s
TWO OF SIX ex-Lufthansa McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30s acquired by Gemini Air Cargo from Potomac Financial Group have been converted to freighters by Aeronavali of Italy and leased to Swissair and British Airways. The newly established US cargo carrier, based in Reston, Virginia, says that it will place a ...
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Aircraft news
ILFC has ordered 38 Airbus aircraft: 12 A340s, 14 A330s, six A320s, three A321s and three A319s. Deliveries will start in May 1997. The Los Angeles-based lessor has also ordered 18 B777s with deliveries starting in 1999. Northwest Airlines has ordered 20 A320s with deliveries starting in 1998. ...
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Swiss switch on at Sabena
The collective sigh of relief breathed by Sabena's unions following the departure of chairman, president and chief executive Pierre Godfroid could quickly turn in to a moan, once his successor from Swissair settles in. The Swiss carrier has finally acted over concerns that the labour unrest at Sabena, ...
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Restoring orders
Last year finally saw that long-awaited recovery in aircraft orders, but few expect the boom years of 1990-1 to return on quite the same scale. Jacqueline Gallacher reports. Phew! After hitting an all-time low in 1994, aircraft order books are filling up again - but more for some than for ...
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Oz taxman to take his toll
Australia's big operators Qantas and Ansett could be in for a rude shock when the taxation time rolls around later this year. Canberra's tax overlords have ruled that manufacturer credits do not qualify as a discount on the price of new aircraft but as assessable income and should be treated ...
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Wish you were here
A plethora of low fare airlines has invaded Florida, an aviation market that traditionally serves low yield leisure traffic. Mead Jennings considers what this means for competition - both in and out of the state. Bloodbath is not a term most people associate with Florida, the US's self-proclaimed sunshine state. ...
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Rome recalls its old hands
Two years after Alitalia's management underwent a radical shakeup with the hiring of two private sector managers to fill the senior posts, the top dogs are out of the door, seven other executives are on 'holiday' and the status quo has returned with the appointment of trusted, politically astute, aviation ...
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SAS fingers French lead
Air France clearly enjoys sailing close to the wind. But this time it may have capsized the boat, following SAS' complaint to the European Commission that the French flag's recent weekend break promotions undercut market prices. The French flag carrier is strictly prohibited from price leading under the ...
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EVA quiet on home front
EVA Air is remaining silent on why it decided to buy 30 per cent of Taiwan Airlines, but its investment in a third domestic carrier in less than a year has raised many eyebrows. The Taipei-based carrier will only say the purchase is 'positive' for both Taiwan Airlines ...
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Delta set for solo quest?
After 14 months, Delta Air Lines and AT&T may be parting ways as joint equity holders of TransQuest Information Solutions, the information technology concern primarily serving Delta but also set up to rival AMR's Sabre to sell services to other airlines. NCR, the computer division of AT&T and ...
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Planners in control
Traditional financial tools do not allow airlines to correct inefficiencies as they arise, a fault which can be rectified by the newly developed technique of process controlling. Report by Wendy Nichols and Harald Deprosse. It could have been any airline at any airport. The head of the check-in department was ...
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Common factors
Should airlines standardise their fleets or not? In today's economic climate, the answer is often based on how long a carrier is willing to wait in order to reap significant financial gains. By Sean Broderick.By New Year's Day 2000, Delta Air Lines will be in a position it has not ...
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Lining up
BOEING ANNOUNCES a production rate increase and the world is convinced, that the airline recession is over. Why is that so? Because Boeing, is both a bastion and a bellwether of the industry. Boeing has been particularly successful recently with customers seeking a family of aircraft, whether ...
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Saf-T-Glo hopes Pathfinder lighting will shine in USA
AN EMERGENCY FLOOR-path-lighting system, which requires no electrical power and has no batteries, bulbs or wiring to install and maintain, has been certificated in the USA by Diversified Aviation Services (DAS). The Pathfinder photo-luminescent lighting system, manufactured by UK company Saf-T-Glo, has been approved and installed by airlines, in France ...
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Mig-AT makes maiden flight
Alexander Velovich/MOSCOW The MAPO-MiG MiG-AT advanced trainer had its maiden flight at Zhukovsky airfield, near Moscow, on 16 March. The manufacturer is competing with Yakovlev, fielding its Yak-130, to replace hundreds of Czech Aero L-39s in service with the Russian air force and other CIS republics. ...
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Mesaba setback hits Dornier workforce
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH DORNIER HAS PUT half of its production workforce on short time after losing to Saab Aircraft on the order for 72 turboprop aircraft from US regional carrier Mesaba Airlines. The short working begins on 1 April, and will continue for six months. What ...
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Czech delivery
Czech Airline CSA has taken delivery of its two Aero International (Regional) ATR 42-400 turboprops. The airline is the launch customer for the new version of the ATR 42, powered by a pair of Pratt & Whitney PW121As.The Czech airline already operates four ATR 72s and two basic ATR 42s. ...