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Ayres LM200 Loadmaster takes shape
Ayres aims to kick-start flight testing of its LM200 Loadmaster twin turboshaft, single-propeller, utility aircraft by the end of July at its Albany, Georgia, base. The US manufacturer has taken delivery of the aircraft wings, tail cone and other components supplied by its Czech Republic-based subsidiary, Let Kunovice. ...
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Customers approve S-26 engine
Safire Aircraft says customer reaction to selection of a previously unknown engine supplier for its S-26 personal jet has been positive. The company is proceeding with plans for an initial public offering (IPO) to raise funds for certification of the aircraft. The West Palm Beach, Florida-based company, which expects ...
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BA and Qantas plan joint 747 operation
British Airways and Qantas are putting together a plan to jointly operate a handful of long haul services to improve the utilisation of their Boeing 747-400 fleets and reduce aircraft downtime at overseas airports. The two airlines are both partners in the oneworld alliance, and Qantas is also 25% ...
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All Nippon Airways plans to reduce capacity on unprofitable routes, or suspend them, this year and introduce a Tokyo-Osaka shuttle service. The airline is to introduce an Osaka-Honolulu service from 26 March and will increase capacity on routes from Tokyo to Bangkok, Frankfurt and Washington DC. Frequencies will be cut ...
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Asiana returns to profit after disastrous 1998
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE South Korea's number two carrier, Asiana Airlines, has staged a spectacular turnaround in its 1999 financial performance, after a disastrous 1998 during which some observers doubted the airline's ability to survive. The carrier reports a 109.68 billion won ($9.7 million) net profit for the year, compared with ...
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Alcoa to buy Cordant
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Aluminium producer Alcoa has agreed to purchase Cordant Technologies, parent company of Howmet Castings and Huck Fasteners, in a deal valued at $2.9 billion. Alcoa says its merger with Cordant brings together companies with "obvious complementary activities". While Alcoa is the leading producer of aluminium stock, ...
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French aerostructures pressed to consolidate
The French aerostructures industry showed strong growth last year as Airbus Industrie, its key customer, continued to improve market share. But the sector is under increasing pressure to consolidate as the airframer targets efficiency improvements ahead of the A3XX launch. Hurel-Dubois co-operates with Latécoère and Socata on Airbus components and, ...
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Lauda and Kenya eye heavy 767
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing is on the verge of launching the 767-400ERX after an initial order for three "enhanced" -400ERs from Kenya Airways and the prospect of a crucial win in Austria where it is battling head to head with Airbus over a potential Lauda Air order. The ...
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FANS-A datalink tested on A340-300
Airbus Industrie's A340-300 testbed has demonstrated datalink communications between pilot and air traffic controllers as part of round-the-world trials of Airbus' FANS-A (future air navigation system) avionics (Flight International, 8-14 September, 1999). The aircraft features an air traffic services unit manufactured by Aerospatiale Matra Aerospace Airbus, Smiths Industries' digital ...
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FAA to push TCAS II for US freighters
The US Federal Aviation Administration plans to release later this year a draft notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that calls for the latest traffic-alert and collision-avoidance systems (TCAS II) to be installed in US-registered freighters. The mandate for TCAS II equipment is expected to draw fire from the US ...
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Aeronavali looks beyond MDC and targets 767s and ATRs for conversion
Andy Nativi/GENOA Aeronavali is expanding its freighter conversion business beyond the McDonnell Douglas (MDC) DC-10, with plans to add the Boeing 767 widebody and ATR turboprop to its portfolio. The company, a division of Italian aerospace giant Alenia Aerospazio/Finmeccanica, had long-term links with MDC and holds exclusive original equipment ...
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Chilean carrier seeks a new fleet and European partner
Paul Lewis/SANTIAGO Avant Airlines plans to decide within the next six months on a replacement fleet of aircraft. The Chilean carrier is also searching for a European partner to strengthen its domestic market presence. According to Avant executive vice-president Fernando Fernandez, the airline aims to select a new 100-seater ...
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African cargo flights are world's 'most dangerous'
Ad hoc cargo operation in Africa is the most dangerous commercial aviation activity in the world, according to a report by the Netherlands National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR). The study revealed a rate of 17 hull losses and/or fatal accidents per million flights in Africa. This, says the NLR, is ...
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El Al finance review freezes A330 plans
El Al has put plans to acquire of up to four Airbus A330s on hold until a re-evaluation of its ability to finance the deal is conducted later this year. In a contest that saw the US Government use political pressure to influence the outcome of the negotiations, Israeli ...
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Marketplace
Shanghai Airlines has concluded a 10-year lease deal with International Lease Finance (ILFC) for four Boeing 737-800s. The aircraft will be delivered between September 2001 and September 2002. Southern Air is expanding its Boeing 747-200 freighter fleet with the acquisition of two more ex-Lufthansa, General Electric CF6-powered examples in mid-2000. ...
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Rockwell venture makes News
Emma Kelly/LONDON Rockwell Collins has formed a joint venture with media giant News Corporation in the latest stage of the avionics manufacturer's continuing move towards providing equipment and services for the passenger cabin. The partners' In Flight Network (IFN) joint venture is designed to provide airline passengers with the latest ...
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John Ferrie is to head Smiths Industries Aerospace, succeeding Norman Barber who is retiring. Ferrie joins the UK company as executive director on 10 April and takes over aerospace responsibilities from 31 July. He was previously executive vice-president (VP) business operations for Rolls-Royce. Newly formed Lockheed Martin Aeronautics has completed ...
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Swissair in the hunt for Thai following codeshare move
Chris Jasper/ZURICH Swissair is launching a codeshare deal with Thai Airways International in a move that casts doubt over Thai's long-term future within the Star Alliance. The Asian carrier is due to be partially privatised through the sale of a 23% stake - with 14% going to a ...
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Belgium and Poland discuss F-16 deal
Belgium's ministry of Defence has held talks with the Polish Government on the possible sale or lease of 18 surplus Belgian air force Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter-bombers. Poland has a longstanding requirement for 60 Western-built fighters and is on the verge of a issuing a formal tender to Lockheed ...
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Routes
United Airlines has applied to the US Department of Transportation (DoT) for two additional weekly frequencies between the USA and China. The airline proposes three daily non-stop links between San Francisco/Chicago and China's key cities. United is also launching a twice-daily non-stop service between Toronto and Denver on 4 May, ...