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Lasham, UK-based Triumph Air Repair (Europe) has renewed its three-year agreement with London Gatwick-based GB Airways to maintain its Honeywell GTCP 85 series auxiliary power units on the airline's Boeing 737s. Pan American has begun installing Raisbeck Stage 3 kits on its seven Boeing 727-200s, a combination of upgrading Stage ...
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Teledyne JASSM win revives Tomahawk hopes
Teledyne Continental Motors is to power Lockheed Martin's Joint Air-to-Surface Stand-off Missile (JASSM) with the J402-100, a new derivative of its J402-400 turbojet. The deal, which covers production of up to 3,700 units, follows the completion of a powered test flight at the White Sands missile range late last ...
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JAL stalls en route to oneworld commitment
Andrzej Jeziorski/TOKYO Japan Airlines (JAL) has failed to commit to the oneworld alliance amid concerns in Tokyo over systems compatibility and the strength of the British Airways/American Airlines partnership. JAL, which was expected to unveil a commitment to join oneworld as part of a new three-year corporate plan, says ...
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Traffic fall defeats Russian airlines' restructuring plan
Paul Duffy/MOSCOW New figures on the state of the Russian airline industry make sobering reading - although the improved performance of a handful of carriers, achieved in a harsh economic climate, suggests there may be grounds for cautious optimism. Russian passenger traffic fell 3.7% last year compared with 1998, ...
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Olympic to lease 15 737-700/800s
Olympic Airways is to take 15 Next Generation Boeing 737s on 10-year leases from GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) to replace ageing Boeing 727s and 737-200s. As part of the deal, the Greek flag carrier is to cancel firm orders for eight 737-800s that had been due for delivery ...
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Delta discusses CRJ order with Bombardier
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Delta Air Lines is discussing a major new order for the Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) series and is studying a longer-term requirement for a larger 110-seat class aircraft. Industry sources say the Atlanta, Georgia-based carrier is in talks with Bombardier to order a substantial ...
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Virgin Australia agrees 737-700 leasing deal
Virgin Australia has agreed a A$540million ($333 million) long-term operating lease deal with International Lease Finance (ILFC) for 10 Boeing 737-700s, with the option to switch to the larger 737-800. The deal, confirmed by new chief executive Brett Godfrey, calls for deliveries to begin next March. The aircraft will ...
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Morrow Aircraft close to Boomerang twin funding
Morrow Aircraft is close to securing extra funding needed to resume development of its Rutan-inspired Boomerang piston twin. But first deliveries are still set for late 2002, despite the delay in clinching the required investment. Dale Johnson, Morrow's vice-president of product management, says: "We are at the point where ...
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Canadian plans to update ageing fleet
Canadian Airlines has unveiled plans for a multi-billion dollar acquisition to replace up to 70 ageing aircraft over the next five years. The move follows its takeover by rival Air Canada, and a joint fleet-renewal order may be under consideration. The plan has been disclosed by new president ...
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Italian carrier wraps up 747-400 order
Alitalia has finalised its long-awaited order for Boeing 747-400s with a deal for up to eight aircraft, to be delivered from early next year. The order is part of a L2,000 billion ($1.1 billion) fleet upgrade agreed by the board in mid-1999, covering new 747-400s to replace its ageing ...
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Cathay Pacific order plans take shape
More details about Cathay Pacific Airways' impeding widebody orders have emerged. The airline has a immediate need for more Asia-Pacific capacity, as well as longer term ultra-long haul requirement (Flight International, 14-20 March). According to Cathay corporate development director Antony Tyler, an order will be concluded by mid-May covering ...
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Ilyushin draws up PS-90 re-engining programme for Il-76 freighter
A re-engining programme for the Ilyushin Il-76 freighter is being put together by the Ilyushin design bureau and TAPO Chkalov plant, based at Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The two organisations are negotiating a business plan with Russian and CIS freighter operators covering the re-engining of 40-60 Il-76s. The 50t (110,000lb)-payload freighter's ...
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Struggling LTU to replace Boeing fleet with Airbuses
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH LTU is to undergo a radical fleet restructuring which will see the loss-making German charter-carrier operating an all-Airbus fleet by the end of 2002. SAirGroup leasing company Flightlease has taken responsibility for fleet management at LTU and expects to finalise plans within the next two weeks ...
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Frontier Airlines has confirmed its deal for up to 36 Airbus narrowbodies, announced in October (Flight International, 27 October - 2 November). The Denver-based low-cost carrier has placed a firm order for five 114-seat, Pratt & Whitney PW6000-powered A318s and six 132-seat, CFM International CFM56-5-powered A319s. Options have been taken ...
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Nav Canada aims for North Atlantic ADS datalink trials
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Nav Canada hopes to begin full operational trials with automatic dependence surveillance (ADS) over the North Atlantic in early May, followed by controller-pilot datalink communications (CPDLC), with the upgrade of its Gander Automated Air Traffic Control System. "We are targeting being operational on 7 May. ...
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777-200ER takes polar route to Asia
American Airlines has flown a Boeing 777-200ER twinjet over the North Pole from North America to Asia for the first time, demonstrating wider applications for the new route and strengthening its bid for services to China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The American flight from Chicago to Hong Kong was ...
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MD-80s avoid disaster at Oslo
David Learmount/LONDON Three Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) Boeing MD-80s came close to a multiple collision at Oslo Gardemoen Airport on 8 March, endangering the lives of over 300 passengers and crew. The incident is being investigated by the airline and the aviation authorities, according to SAS' chief pilot for the ...
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Airbus begins A3XX proposal process
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Julian Moxon/PARIS Chris Jasper/LONDON Airbus Industrie has begun submitting proposals to airlines it regards as key potential customers for the A3XX as it bids to rack up sufficient commitments for the 480-660 seat family to be launched later this year. Unofficial agreement has been reached on assembly ...
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Trent 500 handed over for A340 tests
Rolls-Royce has handed over the first Trent 500 engine to Airbus Industrie, for use as a flying testbed on the consortium's A340-300 development airframe. The 53-56,000lb-thrust (235-250kN) Trent 500 is the sole powerplant designated on the Airbus A340-500/600, which will enter service in 2002 with Virgin Atlantic.Source: Flight International
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Southern success
Argentinian, Brazilian and Chilean companies lead in putting South America's aerospace industry on the map Paul Lewis/SANTIAGO Guy Norris/CORDOBA The South American aerospace industry has won recognition in recent years as a major player on the international scene, thanks in part to the success of Brazilian manufacturer Embraer. Two other ...