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Estonian revival
Western philosophies are about to pay dividends for Estonian Air, which is on the verge of its first operating profit Andrew Chuter/TALLINN Looks are deceiving, I hoped, as the taxi approached the dowdy Soviet-style offices of Estonian Air at Tallinn Airport. I had come to the Estonian capital to report ...
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Fit to survive
LanChile is determined to flourish in the an unpredictable economic climate that has already claimed two airlines David Learmount/SANTIAGO DE CHILE Latin American airlines are punch drunk. They have been successively hit by precarious home economies, a diving Brazilian currency, the Asia-Pacific economic crisis and a wave of ...
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Greek start-up chooses 717 for fleet expansion
Greek start-up Axon Airlines has launched services with two leased Boeing 737-700s, and is set to expand operations with up to five Boeing 717s. The Athens-based privately owned carrier gained its air operator's certificate last month, and is initially operating services to Brussels, Milan, Paris and Rome, with two ...
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Korean Air signs for pilot training
Korean Air (KAL), struggling to improve its safety record, has signed a $30 million pilot training contract with FlightSafety Boeing, a joint venture between Boeing and FlightSafety International. The carrier has suffered 12 serious accidents since 1990, leading to a management reshuffle in April. The five-year contract, signed in ...
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BA 777 crews to get new rest area
A novel upper lobe crew rest area, designed by B/E Aerospace for the Boeing 777, has been launched into production with an order from British Airways. The airline is to retrofit 16 777-200ERs with compartments in overhead spaces above the main cabins. The compartment houses eight sleeping bunks and two ...
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First 767-400ER gets into shape
The wings, body sections and tail of the first Boeing 767-400ER have been joined together on the production line at Boeing's plant in Everett, near Seattle. The 767-400ER, which seats up to 304 passengers in a two-class arrangement, is 6.4m (21ft) longer than the 767-300ER. The first example is to ...
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UK court convicts in-flight mobile user
An airline passenger has been convicted of endangering an aircraft in flight by refusing to turn off a mobile telephone. Airlines have been watching the case, brought under Article 55 of the UK Air Navigation Order concerning endangering an aircraft or its passengers, with trepidation because of the implications if ...
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US cargo carriers ready to launch ADS-B tests
UPS Aviation Technologies and the US Cargo Airlines Association will start flight trials of their automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) technology on cargo aircraft this month. A dozen freighters, operated by FedEx, UPS and Airborne Express, have UPS Aviation Technologies' datalink technology to allow them to broadcast real-time position information, ...
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JAA addresses in-seat power problem
Europe's Joint Aviation Authorities will complete guidance material for airlines this month on the installation of in-seat power supply systems for portable electrical devices (PEDs). The material, compiled with the US Federal Aviation Administration, will be passed to the JAA's Requirements Committee for approval and publication at the end ...
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Eurowings aims to finance new regional aircraft with flotation
Andrew Doyle/NUREMBERG Eurowings is reining in capacity to bolster its bottom line ahead of an initial public offering (IPO),aimed at helping finance a $1 billion fleet renewal. The carrier could order up to 40 new regional jets before the end of the year. Dortmund-based Eurowings is to replace most of ...
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Start-ups look to profit from AeroPeru gap
Two foreign-backed Peruvian start-up airlines are preparing to fill the domestic and international void left by AeroPeru, as time runs out to rescue the bankrupt national carrier. Chilean-backed LanPeru aimed to start scheduled services on 5 July and will be joined shortly by Central American-supported TransAm. The carriers have ...
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Routes
Yugoslavia's JAT resumed some international flights from Belgrade on 25 June. All flights had been suspended since 24 March, when NATO bombing of the country started. By 9 July, JAT expects to be flying to Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Tunisia and China, the airline says. Most of Europe may remain ...
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US firm develops Jetstream cargo conversion
US cargo specialist Murray Aviation is carrying out the first cargo conversion of a British Aerospace Jetstream 31 (J31), and is aiming to secure a supplemental type certificate early next year. The Detroit-based company has bought a 13-year-old ex-US Airways Express J31, which is undergoing conversion at its base. ...
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Marketplace
Regional start-up Shuttle America plans to grow its 50-seat Bombardier Dash 8-300 fleet from three aircraft to six by the end of the year. The airline, which operates three secondhand aircraft leased from the manufacturer, holds lease options for 18 more Dash 8-300s. Atlas Air has signed a long-term lease ...
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Lufthansa takes on PAL restructure
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Lufthansa Consulting, a subsidiary of the German flag carrier, has signed a two-year contract with Philippine Airlines (PAL), which should see it play a major role in the restructuring of the struggling Asian carrier. The move effectively kills plans for Regent Star, a consultancy formed by ...
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Aeroflot continues down recovery road with profit
Paul Duffy/MOSCOW Aeroflot Russian International Airlines says it is recovering from the consequences of last year's economic slide and continues to pay off its debts, including $170 million a year in lease fees on 25 Western airliners. Chief executive Valery Okulov admits that the airline was in danger of ...
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Gulfstream deliveries launch NetJets Middle East
National Air Services (NAS) has taken delivery of its first Gulfstream IVSP core aircraft, launching the NetJets Middle East programme. "The first customer-owned aircraft will arrive at the end of July but, having just received Part 135 approval, which allows us to operate commercially, we are essentially ready to begin ...
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Counter-suit filed in dispute over two-seat sport design
A second law suit has been filed in the continuing clash between US manufacturers Aviat Aircraft and Roy LoPresti over a new two-seat sport aircraft based on a 1946 Globe Aircraft design. The legal dispute began in April, when Aviat filed an infringement suit against LoPresti claiming that LoPresti's ...
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FLSA plans strategic US buy
Chris Jasper/DUBLIN Maintenance specialist FLS Aerospace (FLSA) plans a US purchase by the end of this year as part of a strategy that could see it rival Aviation Sales as the world's largest third-party-only aircraft overhaul provider. The Copenhagen-based company, a division of diversified Danish conglomerate FLS Industries, says ...
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UPS buys cargo carrier in drive for Latin America
United Parcel Service (UPS) aims to improve its position in the Latin American market with the purchase of Challenge Air Cargo (CAC), a freight-only carrier flying to 17 cities in that region from Miami and Dallas. CAC founder and president Bill Spohrer says the deal includes the acquisition of ...