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Stable helicopter sales forecast
Continued development of new and improved derivative helicopters, combined with the need to replace ageing civil machines, is expected to ensure a static but stable level of rotary-wing aircraft sales, say two new market forecasts. Rolls-Royce projects sales of 5,400 turboshaft-powered helicopters over the next 10 years at a ...
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Boeing rules out derivative powerplants for 747X family
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing has firmly decided to offer only new-design engines on the proposed 747X family, rather than presenting a choice including derivatives of 747-400 turbofans. The decision is a boost to the General Electric-Pratt & Whitney Engine Alliance and to Rolls-Royce. Both are working on designs ...
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Tax cut fuels Jet's regional ambition
Julian Moxon/MUMBAI Jet Airways plans a major expansion of its regional fleet with the acquisition of additional ATR 72 turboprops and a fleet of 70-seat regional jets. Naresh Goyal, president of the fast growing private domestic airline, says a large number of regional aircraft will be required, and that ...
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Snecma and P&W seek to develop cryogenic engine
Snecma's rocket engine division, Société Europèenne de Propulsion, has agreed with Pratt &Whitney to jointly develop a new cryogenic upper stage engine for the Ariane 5, Lockheed Martin Delta IV and Boeing Atlas V. The deal is based around work by the two companies on more powerful engines to ...
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X-33 flights face delay of 18 months
Lockheed Martin's VentureStar programme president Jerry Rising has confirmed that flights of the X-33 sub-orbital technology demonstrator will "definitely not" begin in July. If the decision is made to build aluminium propellant tanks for the vehicle, to replace those made of experimental lightweight composite materials, the delay will be ...
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First 757-300 for Israel's Arkia poised to enter service.
Boeing is preparing to deliver the first 757-300 to the new model's second operator, Israeli charter airline Arkia. The stretched twinjet will enter service with the charter carrier next month, and will be used to expand its network and enable it to offer more international charter flights. Launch customer Condor ...
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AmTran examines 727 replacements
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC American Trans Air (AmTran) has purchased nine Saab 340Bs from American Eagle to re-equip its subsidiary feeder Chicago Express in the run-up to a larger decision on acquiring between 30 and 34 new narrowbody jets to replace its fleet of Boeing 727s. Chicago Express has ...
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Boeing studies 747 and 777 increases
Boeing is studying an increase in the production rate of its 747 because of buoyant freighter sales. There are strong signs of renewed sales to Asian airlines, which are recovering quickly from the recent depression in the region. The rate for the 777 is also expected to rise for similar ...
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Customs waiver clears Aeroflot 767-300ER lease deal
The Russian government has issued an official order to enable Aeroflot Russian International Airlines to avoid paying customs tariffs for the four leased Boeing 767-300ERs that it has been seeking to operate. The temporary waiver has been issued for seven years and applies to four 767s the airline is leasing ...
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First 757-300 for Israel's Arkia poised to enter service
Boeing is preparing to deliver the first 757-300 to the new model's second operator, Israeli charter airline Arkia. The stretched twinjet will enter service with the carrier next month, and will be used to expand its network and enable it to offer more international charter flights. Launch customer Condor introduced ...
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Report into Britannia 757 crash poses questions
A fast, high sink-rate, nosewheel-first touchdown in a storm started a sequence which led a Britannia Airways Boeing 757 to swerve off a runway at Girona, Spain, and break up, says the UK Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB). There were two serious injuries in the crash last September. After ...
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Damaged Crossair recorders go to Canada for analysis
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH The damaged flight data and cockpit voice recorders recovered from the wreckage of the Crossair Saab 340B which crashed shortly after take-off from Zurich on 10 January have been dispatched to the Transport Safety Board of Canada (TSB) for analysis. All 10 passengers and crew were ...
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Internet funds speed Delta retirements
Proceeds from the sale of stock in Internet ticket-auction company priceline.com will enable Delta Air Lines to accelerate the retirement of its Boeing MD-11s and MD-90s. The $711 million raised by selling some of Delta's stake in priceline.com will also allow the airline to repurchase up to $500 million of ...
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Impulse moves to lease Bavaria 717s
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Paul Phelan/CAIRNS Impulse Airlines is close to reaching a deal with Bavaria Leasing to take delivery of a pair of Boeing 717-200s as part of the Australian carrier's plans to launch interstate jet services. The Newcastle, New South Wales-based airline is expected to announce within the ...
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JAL boosts use of low-cost subsidiaries
Japan Airlines (JAL) plans to increase the use of its low-cost subsidiaries in the next fiscal year, which starts on 1 April, to deal with "the changing business environment more flexibly and rapidly". JAL says it will transfer four more Boeing 737-400s to domestic subsidiary JAL Express (JEX) up ...
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Metal tanks may delay X-33
Lockheed Martin may be forced to replace the composite propellant tanks of the X-33 technology demonstrator with aluminium tanks, delaying the first launch until 2002. The company is also investing a further $100 million in the programme, which should have seen a first launch last June. The composite tanks have ...
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Korean Air 747s undergo checks after flap loss
The South Korean Government has ordered checks on Korean Air's (KAL) Boeing 747 Classic fleet following an incident when one of its freighters lost a flap section. South Korean civil aviation officials confirm the 12 747-200/-300s are being inspected. The checks were triggered by the latest incident, in which ...
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Anonymous syndicate nears Ansett NZ takeover
An unidentified New Zealand syndicate with close links to Qantas is finalising a deal with News Corporation to take over Ansett New Zealand. Industry sources suggest Qantas is sponsoring the takeover and plans to transfer six of its Boeing 737s to the new owner's fleet. A block of six ...
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Airbus takes top slot
Julian Moxon/PARIS Airbus Industrie comprehensively outsold Boeing for the first time in its 30 year history last year, booking 476 orders worth $30.5 billion. The European consortium's order intake represented 55% of the total order business, with Airbus ending the year 85 orders ahead of its US rival's tally of ...
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Airbus achieves A321 break in North America with US Airways
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Julian Moxon/PARIS US Airways has become the first North American carrier to order the Airbus A321, by converting 34 of its existing orders from the smaller A319 version. No official announcement has been made by Airbus Industrie or the carrier, but the manufacturer's final end ...