All air transport news – Page 2246
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China Eastern disposes of Fokker 100 fleet
China's only Fokker 100 operator, China Eastern Airlines, is to dispose of its entire fleet. The airline's 10 aircraft are being acquired by major South American Fokker 100 operator TAM. The Sao Paulo, Brazil-based carrier will take four aircraft this year and six in 1999, boosting its Fokker 100 fleet ...
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Chinese A321 deliveries get under way with Sichuan Airlines
The first Airbus A321 has been delivered to a Chinese airline, with the aircraft's introduction by Sichuan Airlines. The International Aero Engines V2500-powered aircraft joins the Chengdu-based airline's Airbus fleet of three A320s leased from International Lease Finance, and will be joined by a second A321 and two A320s ...
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Syrian begins fleet renewal
Syrianair has started its fleet renewal programme with the introduction of its first Airbus A320. The airline ordered six International Aero Engines V2500-powered examples of the twinjet in July 1997 to replace its ageing short-haul fleet of Boeing 727s and Tupolev Tu-134/154s. All six aircraft are scheduled to be ...
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JAL moves closer to BA via Cathay link
Cathay Pacific Airways and Japan Airlines (JAL) have signed a co-operation deal in a move that is widely seen as the latest step by the Japanese carrier to become a member of the American Airlines/British Airways-led oneworld alliance. The deal comes as Asian rival Singapore Airlines (SIA) moves closer to ...
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Eurowings joins KLM and Northwest after signing alliance deal
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and German regional carrier Eurowings have signed a contract expanding their co-operation into a long-term partnership aimed at increasing the two airlines' German market share, and bringing Eurowings into the KLM/ Northwest alliance. The carriers already operate flights from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport to 15 German ...
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Government forces KAL to cut routes and start safety overhaul
Korean Air (KAL) has launched a rolling full-scale inspection of its 112-strong fleet. The action is part of a wider $114 million package of safety improvements announced in response to a punitive 15% cut in domestic services ordered by the government. The South Korean national carrier has been forced ...
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Marketplace
-British Airways low-fare division Go has taken delivery of a 737-300 on lease from Babcock & Brown Aircraft Management. The aircraft was previously operated by BA's French division, Air Liberté. -Lufthansa's recent order for 10 Airbus A340-300s includes options on an additional seven A340-300s. The airline also has 11 A340-600s ...
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US Airways renewal
US Airways has begun its short-haul fleet replacement programme with the handing over of the first of up to 400 A320 family aircraft on 16 October. The first aircraft, a CFM International CFM56-powered A319, is one of 124 firm orders placed by the airline for Airbus narrowbodies. Options are held ...
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Routes
Augsburg Airways is to operate two new services from 1 November as part of its franchise deal with Lufthansa. The airline will now from Hof to Bayreuth, and from Frankfurt to London City Airport. Air New Zealand and Air Canada have announced their implementation of a codeshare agreement on routes ...
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US Airways selects 'hybrid' PW4000 for A330
US Airways has become the first airline to select Pratt & Whitney's "hybrid" PW4000 turbofan. The US airline has ordered the 73,000lb-thrust (324kN) PW4173 to power some of the 30 Airbus A330-300s it has on order and option. The airline, which has firm orders for seven A330s and options ...
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Air Afrique takes privatised route to clear debts
Air Afrique is moving ahead with a privatisation plan from which the debt-ridden carrier hopes to emerge with 49% of the shares held privately, leaving the state owners of the Cote-d'Ivoire-based airline with the remainder. Ministers of the 11 former French colonies in West Africa, which own the bulk ...
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Counting chickens
Manufacturing mergers and corporate consolidations have been dominating the aerospace industry in the USA and, belatedly in Europe, for several years. The amalgamation of Lockheed and Martin Marietta, Boeing and McDonnell Douglas and the continuing debate about an Airbus Industrie single corporate entity had been observed from Asia with apparent ...
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Bell pitches adapted 609 to US services for V-22 training
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Bell Helicopter Textron is proposing to adapt the Model Bell UV-609 civil tiltrotor to fly combat missions for the US Army, and for use by the US Marine Corps as a trainer intended for V-22 pilots. The company believes that the proposed UV-609 can also ...
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China gears up to produce Flanker
Shenyang Aircraft (SAC) of China is preparing to begin licence assembly of its first Sukhoi Su-27SK fighter by the end of the year, under an agreement which could stretch to a 200-aircraft programme. The commencement of the licence production deal represents the third tranche of Su-27 deliveries to the ...
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Japan stalls future fighter demonstrator
The Japan Defence Agency (JDA)has postponed plans to start work on a future fighter demonstrator next year, as it struggles to complete development flight testing of the new Mitsubishi F-2A/B support fighter by the end of 1999. The JDA's Technical Research and Development Institute (TRDI) had wanted to start ...
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Getting ready for recession
Graham Warwick/CHICAGO United Airlines is drawing up plans to stay profitable through the next industry downturn, despite being unsure exactly when it will happen. In fact, the carrier seems to regard a recession as necessary if airline stock prices are ever to achieve their full potential again. As ...
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Mooney Eagle programme advances towards its target
Mooney Aircraft's worst fears for development of its new M20S Eagle piston single have failed to materialise, and it is on schedule to begin delivering the entry-level aircraft in January, after US approval around 1 December. Soon after Mooney launched the Eagle early this year, company sources confided that ...
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Bio fuels
A pioneering bio jet fuel has been developed by independent Swedish oil Company, Hjelmco Oil, and a small renewable energy commercialisation group, Midlands Renewable Energy Technology Transfer, of the UK. The Bio Jet A1 fuel, which is still under research, could give an increase in the aircraft's range or payload, ...
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Deutsche Bank to acquire Boullioun
Deutsche Bank has agreed to purchase US aircraft leasing company Boullioun Aviation Services from Sumitomo Trust & Banking in a deal valued at around $120 million. The acquisition should be completed by year-end, following regulatory approval and other agreements. The Bellevue, Washington-based company was set up in 1986 by ...
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FAA examines insulation rules after MD-11 crash
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Within six months, the US Federal Aviation Administration is to produce a tougher burn test specification for aircraft internal insulation blankets. The action results partly from investigations into the 2 September crash of a Swissair Boeing MD-11 off Nova Scotia. Although the cause of the fatal ...