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Malaysia launches audio/video on demand, plans e-mail service
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) launched audio- and video-on-demand (A/VOD) capability on one of its Boeing 777s this month. It is the first stage of a programme that will see the airline's entire 777 and Boeing 747-400 fleet equipped with the latest in-flight entertainment (IFE) feature. A/VOD, which allows passengers to ...
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Matsushita prepares for deliveries of System 3000
In-flight entertainment (IFE) system supplier Matsushita will be ready to deliver its new interactive IFE hardware - the System 3000 - early next year. The first phase of the fully interactive system designed for widebody aircraft will be available in the first quarter, with full system functionality in the ...
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Maverick first flight
Maverick Air's Twinjet 1500 business kit-build aircraft made its first flight this month, with performance of the five-seater "better than expected", says Maverick owner and president Bob Bornhofen. By mid-August, the General Electric T58-powered aircraft had clocked up 15h in ground tests and 1h of flight tests as part of ...
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Aviat 110 debuts at Oshkosh
Aviat Aircraft's resurrected Monocoupe 110 Special appeared at this year's Experimental Aircraft Association convention at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, just days after its first flight. Initial flight results exceed expectations, says Aviat. The original Monocoupe was a 1932 two-seat racing design built around a 110-140kW (145-185hp) radial engine, while the 1999 version ...
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P&WC extends Fairchild deal to cover 428JET
Paul Lewis/OBERPFAFFENHOFEN Fairchild Aerospace has reached a risk-sharing agreement with Pratt & Whitney Canada to fit the PW308B engine to the stretch 428JET and expects to decide shortly on its remaining systems, structural suppliers and proposed final assembly by Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI). Fairchild struck an agreement with ...
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Boeing tackles 777 power problems
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing is working on an urgent redesign of the variable speed constant frequency (VSCF) generators on the 777 after a number of failures caused damage to engine mounted gearboxes. The VSCF problem is receiving maximum priority as it directly affects extended range twin operations (ETOPS) just as ...
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Airbus focuses on A330 shrink in search for 200-seater
Paul Lewis and Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Airbus Industrie's search for a new 200-seat widebody jet is focusing on a further shrink of the A330 as a possible alternative to earlier studies of updating the A300/A310 family or developing an all new design. Internal attention is now focused on an ...
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KLM uk restructures as low-cost plans emerge
KLM uk is reorganising its network and fleet deployment as it prepares to take on European rivals with a low-cost division. The London Stansted-based subsidiary of Dutch carrier KLM says it will begin dropping six domestic and international routes from September, to enable it to boost capacity on services ...
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BAe talks to Embraer
British Aerospace has reaffirmed its interest in Brazilian manufacturer Embraer following press speculation over a possible deal. BAe says it is "talking to Embraer, as are a number of other companies". Source: Flight International
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Colour change for Caledonian
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Flying Colours will begin absorbing its sister charter carrier Caledonian Airways in November, with the two airlines to officially become one next summer. A rebranding of the entire Thomas Cook travel group, which owns Flying Colours, is expected to be revealed early next month. The merger ...
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737 shortage puts brakes on MetroJet subsidiary
US Airways has decided to slow the growth rate of its low-cost MetroJet operation until after next summer because of a shortage of Boeing 737-200s. MetroJet operates 41 118-seat 737-200s and serves 23 cities with 230 daily departures. By October, the airline will add two 737s, and serve 24 ...
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Marketplace
Fairchild Aerospace has delivered the first two 328JETs to launch customer Skyway Airlines. Skyway has five aircraft on firm order with 10 options. It will put the 32-seat regional jet into revenue service following completion of pilot training in San Antonio, Texas. Continental Airlines has revised its fleet retirement plan, ...
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FAA orders insulation to be replaced on 700 aircraft
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Thermal insulation on all McDonnell Douglas DC-10s and Boeing MD-80s, MD-90s and MD-11s must be replaced within four years, the US Federal Aviation Administration has ordered. The regulation has been under consideration for more than a year, but has become mandatory just as the Transportation ...
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FAA revises pilot rest rules after MD-80 incident
Revised rules on rest periods for commercial pilots should be ready for review by the end of this year or early next, with the US Federal Aviation Administration drafting new regulations. The latest attempt to update rest requirements for commercial transport pilots follows years of unsuccessful attempts to reach ...
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Routes
Delta Connection carrier Trans States Airlines will introduce regional jet services between Boston and Philadelphia on 15 September with four daily Embraer RJ-145 flights, increasing to eight on 15 November. Jersey European Airways (JEA) will begin codesharing with Irish carrier CityJet on services between Dublin and London City from 1 ...
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Canada turns to Europe after USA denies licence
Graham Warwick/VANCOUVER Canada is to order a European spacecraft bus for its Radarsat-2 earth observation satellite, after original supplier Orbital Sciences (OSC) was denied an export licence by the US Government. Industry minister John Manley says Canada will select a supplier within the next eight weeks. The move ...
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El Al rethinks widebody funding
Israeli flag carrier El Al has contracted US bank Chase Manhattan to examine the funding of its planned widebody purchase and to assess market demand in Israel and the Middle East over the next decade. Chase has been brought in because of concerns expressed by some El Al board ...
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Mergers
American Airlines - due to complete its $124 million merger with Reno Air on 31 August - is to meet a private mediator and negotiators from the Allied Pilots Association this week to resolve a dispute over the integration of Reno pilots. A tentative agreement struck in July proved unacceptable ...
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Boeing wins bulk of CAL order but Airbus takes widebody deal
Boeing has taken the bulk of China Airlines' (CAL) $5.6 billion buying spree, but lost out to rival Airbus on the much prized deal to supply new medium capacity widebodies. CAL has placed firm orders for up to 19 Boeing 747-400s and five 737-800s worth $3.8 billion, while Airbus' slice ...
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Mandarin seeks 737s after merger
Mandarin Airlines, which merged with Formosa Airlines on 8 August, is looking at acquiring six Boeing 737-800s by the end of next year. "We are going to lease three 737-800s from China Airlines [CAL] in November, and we may dry lease two to three more from the market next ...