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KAL and FlightSafety Boeing head for deal
Korean Air (KAL) is expected to sign a contract with FlightSafety Boeing Training International by the middle of this month, covering a broad training programme for the airline's pilots. KAL, which is trying to restore its reputation after a series of accidents and incidents, is expected to hand over ...
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Collins Aviation lands BA IFE support contract
Collins Aviation Services has won a five-year contract to provide product support for British Airways' seatback-installed in-flight entertainment systems on its Boeing 747s and 777s. The deal includes an option to renew for a further four years. Collins Aviation Services will provide support for the repair of the Rockwell ...
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Cathay sick-out escalates as airline feels rising cost
The Cathay Pacific Airways pilots' "sick-out" is costing the airline millions of dollars daily, and forcing it to wet-lease aircraft from 10 carriers in an attempt to minimise disruption. The action began on 28 May with the cancellation of three flights by pilots who called in sick, claiming excessive ...
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The dimensions debate
The case for a new generation of larger 70-to 100-seat class regional jets is clear. But debate continues on the optimum cabin configuration, the degree of cross-family commonality and correct cockpit system philosophy. Much is riding on each of the manufacturers getting it. The battle over aircraft cross-sections is ...
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Ultimate power
Sole sourcing is being debated as the battle to power Boeing's 777-200X/300X moves into a decisive phase Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES It is time again for cards to be put on the table in the power battle between the industry's "big three"- General Electric, Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce. Unlike previous ...
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Cut and thrust
After much deliberation, Airbus has launched its attack on the 100-seat market with a cut back, Pratt & Whitney PW6000-powered, A320 derivative Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON The journey to Airbus Industrie's entry into the 100-seat market has been long and sometimes controversial. The consortium took its time studying the smaller end of ...
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Regional ramp up
Paul Lewis/SAN ANTONIO/TORONTO/WASHINGTON DC The regional aviation industry is in a state of transition. Airlines have bade farewell to major manufacturers such as Fokker, Jetstream and Saab, together with an increasing number of their turboprop aircraft. They have been replaced by Bombardier, Embraer and Fairchild, offering a range of new, ...
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Fairchild poised for US 428JET order
Paul Lewis/SAN ANTONIOFairchild Aerospace plans to announce a $1.5 billion launch order for the 428JET regional jet, along with additional 328JET sales, at the Paris air show. The company has refused to identify the customer, but it is widely believed to be US carrier Atlantic Coast Airlines (ACA). San Antonio-based ...
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UAE lease firm ready for launch
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON A new Gulf-based leasing and charter company is under formation, ready for launch at November's Dubai air show. The business is being set up by the Qatar-based Gulf Falcon Leasing Group, headed by Qatar Airways founder Sheikh Hamad Al-Thani. "We are forming two companies that ...
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Marketplace
Air Sicilia is adding two Fokker F28 Mk4000s on lease from Montenegro Airlines. Royal Air Maroc has taken delivery of two Boeing 737-800s, leased for three years from GE Capital Services. The two aircraft are supplementing the Casablanca-based carrier's own Next Generation 737s on its European, African and Middle East ...
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Routes
Australia has decided not to open its domestic market to foreign carriers, but is to increase the number of overseas carriers allowed to serve gateways such as Cairns and Canberra. Singapore Airlines regional subsidiary Silk Air has launched its first Indian route, with twice-weekly Airbus A320 services to Trivandrum. US ...
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TAECO completes work on second Xiamen hangar and eyes third
Andrzej Jeziorski/XIAMEN Chinese maintenance, repair and overhaul specialist Taikoo (Xiamen) Aircraft Engineering (TAECO) is studying further expansion as it prepares to commission its second new hangar. "We are in the process of consideration and evaluation for a third hangar here," says TAECO assistant managing director John Chi. Provided ...
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Boeing and P&W study high-thrust option for 777-200ER
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing and Pratt & Whitney are studying the use of the 98,000lb-thrust (436kN) PW4098 turbofan on the 777-200ER in bids to win key competitions with El Al and LanChile, which are seeking new long-range fleets. The PW4089 is in the final stages of flight testing on ...
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Air Pacific takes first 737-800
Air Pacific has taken delivery of the first of two Boeing 737-800s it has on order. The aircraft will be deployed throughout the airline's route network in the South Pacific, including the 4h sector from Fiji to Christchurch, New Zealand. Air Pacific operates an all-Boeing fleet, including three 737s (one ...
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Atlas 747-400F enters service in British Airways colours
Atlas Air has taken delivery of its fifth and latest Boeing 747-400 freighter, painted in the colours of customer British Airways. The 113t payload freighter, which is the first all-cargo 747 to wear BA's scheme since 1982 when its own 747-200F was sold to Cathay Pacific Cargo, is operated by ...
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Embraer studies ERJ options
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Embraer will announce at the Paris air show later this month the selection of an engine and cockpit avionics for its proposed new ERJ-170 and ERJ-190 family of regional aircraft. This will clear the way for a final decision on development planned for 1 July, although there ...
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Raptor avionics
Boeing has delivered the first F-22 Raptor Block 1.1 avionics flight test package to Lockheed Martin at Marietta, Georgia. Block 1.1 integrated avionics have completed more than 9,000h of testing in Boeing's avionics integration laboratory. Tests have also been performed in the Boeing 757 flying testbed. The package includes 80% ...
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ANA embarks on recovery plan with focus on business routes
Andrzej Jeziorski/TOKYO Japan's second biggest airline, All Nippon Airways (ANA), is launching a low-cost carrier, deferring aircraft orders and slashing its workforce by 10% after suffering its first operating loss since 1982. The new, unnamed, low-cost carrier will be established next year, and will focus on international operations from Osaka-Kansai ...
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Family power
IAE has come of age thanks to the growing success of its V2500 on the Airbus A320 family of aircraft Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Business is booming for International Aero Engines (IAE), which last month celebrated the 10th anniversary of entry into commercial service of the V2500. "It's an important milestone ...
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EC rebuff forces KLM to drop bid for total Martinair control
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has dropped plans to acquire the 50% holding in Dutch operator Martinair that it does not already own. The news comes after KLM failed to reach agreement with the European Commission (EC) over the conditions required to let the deal go ahead. In the face ...