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EuroLOTkicks off with ATR fleet
Andrjez Jeziorski/MUNICH EuroLOT, the regional subsidiary of LOT Polish Airlines, has started operations, aiming for proÌt at the turn of the century. The new division, certificated by Polish aviation authorities in June, will initially be taking over LOT's network of 200-plus flights per week to six ...
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Kiwi will expand under new investor-group ownership
KIWI INTERNATIONAL Airlines is to continue to expand its route structure and fleet size after its planned emergence from US Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection later this month. Jerry Murphy, Kiwi's president and chief executive, expects the Kiwi International Holdings investor group to gain control of the airline. The ...
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++ Air Caledonie has placed an order for one additional new Aero International (Regional) ATR 42, for delivery before the end of 1997. The airline already flies three ATR 42s. ++ United Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A319-100. The International Aero Engines V2500-A5-powered aircraft is one of ...
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Western Pacific and Frontier plan low-fare marriage
The two Colorado-based independent carriers, Western Pacific Airlines (Westpac) and Frontier Airlines, have announced plans to merge and form one of the largest low-fare operators in the USA after Southwest Airlines. The two airlines lost $21 million between them in the first quarter of 1997 and hope to ...
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China A320 installed
An Airbus A320 simulator, produced by Thomson Training &Simulation, has been installed in a new training and support centre near Beijing Airport, established by Airbus and China Aviation Supplies. An A340 simulator is due to be operational before the end of the year. Source: Flight International
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Myanmar direct
For the first time, Taiwan flag carrier China Airlines has launched direct services to Myanmar with a twice-weekly service between Taipei and Yangon, using a Boeing 737-400. Myanmar, under pressure from China, has refused to conclude a formal bilateral air-services agreement with Taiwan, but will allow charter flights. ...
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Successful first flight for Pegasus FMS on MD-90
In communications, WorldNav comprises: Honeywell/Racal satcom systems, which have been integrated with flight management and inertial reference systems; GPS; airborne communications addressing and reporting system (ACARS); and cabin telecommunications. Honeywell's Mode S data link transponder is being used in conjunction with traffic alert and collision avoidance (TCAS) and air traffic ...
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Malaysian start-ups plan for expansion
Malaysia's two new start-up carriers, AirAsia and Saeaga Airlines, are negotiating for additional passenger aircraft to serve a planned expansion in regional and international routes. AirAsia is understood to have asked manufacturers to submit initial proposals for a mixed fleet of new aircraft. According to industry sources, the ...
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Sunrock and British Airways place orders with Boeing
Boeing has received an initial order from Irish operating lessor Sunrock Aircraft for seven 737s, worth $250 million, which could lead to a further 13 orders. Based in Dublin, Sunrock is the operating-leasing arm of Japanese institution Nissho Iwai. The initial contract is for two 737-300s and five ...
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Boeing pursues key customers in bid for 777X launch orders
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Boeing is making amends for its failure to launch its planned 777-200X/300X growth derivatives in time for the Paris air show by refocusing efforts on securing key commitments for the aircraft from Singapore Airlines (SIA) and American Airlines before the beginning of September. The ...
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China Southern Airlines receives first A320 from Airbus
Airbus has handed over the first of 20 A320s to China Southern Airlines, which is also the first A320 family aircraft to be purchased directly from Airbus by a Chinese operator. The 158-seat, International Aero Engines V2500-A5-powered A320s will be operated from Guangzhou. Sichuan Airlines also flies the type on ...
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easyJet closes in on 737-300 deal
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON EasyJet expects to finalise an order with Boeing in August for 12 new 737-300s as it works to treble its fleet size by 2000. The Luton, UK-based low-cost airline is also preparing to receive its own Air Operator's Certificate (AOC). According to easyJet chairman ...
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Air Namibia ponders 747SP replacements
Air Namibia is seeking to acquire a more modern aircraft to replace its Boeing 747SP, a move which it considers vital to its cost-cutting drive to achieve profit. The carrier says that the types under consideration include the Boeing 777 and 747-400, Airbus A340, or "even the McDonnell ...
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SAS Commuter set for turboprop order
SAS Commuter expects to finalise its selection of new turboprop aircraft by early September, to enable it to place orders for up to 30 aircraft. Airline chief executive Ole Pedersen says that the competition is between the Aero International (Regional)(AI(R)) ATR 42/72 and Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8 ...
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Major European carriers make losses again
Europe's major international carriers swung back into the red during 1996, having had only one profitable year out of the last seven, say preliminary estimates from the Association of European Airlines (AEA). In its annual review, the AEA says that the early evidence points to a pre-tax loss ...
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Proposed Lockheed Martin alliance angers IAI workers
Workers at Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI)have reacted angrily to Lockheed Martin's discussions over taking a share in the Israeli company, if and when it is privatised. IAI chairman Yanuch Ben-Gal reveals that a high-level meeting between executives from the two companies took place at the start of the ...
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Bombardier complains
Bombardier is pressing the Canadian Government to file a formal complaint with the World Trade Organisation, alleging that the Brazilian Government is subsidising sales of the Embraer EMB-145 regional jet. Source: Flight International
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Progress will go to aid Mir crew
Tim Furniss/LONDON The Progress M35 unmanned cargo craft is scheduled to be launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan around 10 July in the first phase of an operation to restore conditions to near-normal aboard the Russian Mir space station. The launch follows the collision on 25 June ...
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737-800 is favourite in new THY short-haul competition
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Boeing is expected to emerge as the victor in the campaign to supply THY Turkish Airlines with a new fleet of short-haul aircraft, while the decision on medium-capacity aircraft has not been revealed. THY is believed to have selected the next-generation 737-800 over the ...
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Tupolev signs agreement to merge with Aviastar and Aviacro production plants
Alexander Velovich/Moscow Russia's Tupolev design bureau has signed an agreement to merge with its main production plants to create a third large integrated aerospace concern in the country. The agreement is to bring Tupolev together with the Aviastar operation which manufactures the Tu-204 and Antonov An-124 ...