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Freighter crash
One of the two Boeing 707-300 freighters (registration SU-PBA) operated by Egyptian carrier Air Memphis crashed shortly after take-off at Mombasa's Moi International Airport in Kenya on 10 March, killing all six crew on board. The aircraft crashed just beyond the airport boundary and burned out. The 707 was taking ...
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FAA approves 737-800
Europe's Joint Aviation Authorities is due to certificate Boeing's 737-800 by the end of March. This follows the award of a type certificate from the US Federal Aviation Administration on 13 March. JAA certification director Klaus van der Spek says that he does not foresee any problems, but cannot give ...
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Latin order
Airbus is poised to finalise a deal worth an estimated $8 billion with three major Latin American airlines for almost 200 A320 family aircraft. TACA group of El Salvador, LanChile and Brazil's TAM are expected to sign a firm order for around 90 aircraft, with options on another 100 aircraft ...
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Jeppesen contract
Jeppesen has signed an agreement with Executive Jet Aviation (EJA) to provide its OnSight flight operations management system for the company's NetJet fractional ownership programme. EJA will acquire all three modules, namely the JetPlan IV flight planning system; wXstation, weather analysis service; and Flight TraX advanced flight tracking system, which ...
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Europe suffers from safety gap
David Learmount/AMSTERDAM A dramatic difference in safety levels between European states which are members of the Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) group and those which are not has been revealed in a new Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) report. Studying approach and landing accidents, the most common of all accident categories ...
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High altitude blade cracking may delay 717
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES BMW Rolls-Royce has been forced to redesign high pressure compressor (HPC) blades in the BR715 turbofan for the Boeing 717-200 after cracks developed in the 717's tests. The problem could delay the first flight. The problems, uncovered during high altitude tests in the UK, affect the third ...
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Atlantic plays the name game again and Atlantic Airlines is born
Atlantic Airlines is the new operating name for a Coventry, UK, based company which has previously operated under a variety of titles. "Some people call us Air Atlantique, others Atlantic Cargo, Atlantic Airways, Air Corbiere or Atlantic Air Transport," says chairman Mike Collett. Atlantic Airlines, which operates a fleet that ...
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GE widens 'boltless turbine' work
General Electric is studying the application of its recently developed "boltless turbine" to the entire range of CF6-80C2 and -80E1 turbofans as it perfects the technology for the newest -B7F1 and -B8F versions. The boltless turbine improves performance, reduces parts count, weight and cost, and is being introduced for ...
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Condor Berlin boosts Airbus A320 orders as operations begin
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH Condor Berlin, the new subsidiary of Lufthansa charter arm Condor Flugdienst, has increased its Airbus Industrie A320 order from six to eight aircraft. The new airline, based at Berlin/ Schönefeld Airport, was founded at the beginning of this year and began operations in early March. Its ...
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Crossair discusses 728JET launch order
Crossair of Switzerland is evaluating Fairchild Dornier's proposed 728JET family to meet its requirements for a new fleet of regional jets in the 55-90 seat range, which could see it place a $1.2 billion launch order for up to 60 aircraft. Lufthansa and subsidiary Lufthansa Cityline are also discussing an ...
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New European safety authority gathers support from industry
Alan George/BRUSSELS Strong support for the establishment of the proposed European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA) has been expressed by European aviation industry organisations participating in a consultation process organised by the European Commission (EC). The process also revealed a wide measure of agreement on the form and mission ...
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Fairchild Dornier wants more time to solve 428JET issues
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH Fairchild Dornier has delayed the launch of its 428JET while it resolves remaining technical issues and continues talks with potential customers. The company had been hoping for a launch at the recent Asian Aerospace air show in Singapore, but according to Earl Robinson, company senior vice-president ...
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US/Japan bilateral deal leads to 106 new flights
The US Department of Transportation (DoT) has tentatively awarded six US airlines 106 new weekly flights to Japan from 13 cities in the USA as a result of the liberalised air services agreement signed by the two countries on 14 March. The route awards are expected to become permanent ...
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Mesa holds talks in bid to keep America West codeshare
Mesa Air Group hopes to negotiate a new codeshare agreement with America West Airlines, after being informed that its arrangement to operate as America West Express will be terminated on 2 April. Mesa is already reeling from the termination of United Airlines codeshare agreements, which account for almost half of ...
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Marketplace
-British Airways subsidiary Brymon Airways is to aquire eight more de Havilland Dash 8-300s on lease from Bombardier Aerospace. The new Dash 8Q models will replace some of the airline's existing Dash 8s, and serve new routes. Deliveries will begin in April and continue through to early 1999. -Lufthansa CityLine ...
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Turkish group sets up regional carrier with Avro RJ100s
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON A new Turkish regional airline will launch services in December, backed by major Turkish conglomerate Park Holdings. The carrier has signed an agreement to purchase five new Avro RJ100s Park, which has divisions trading in energy, textiles and general services, has formed Park Express and recruited ...
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Boeing thinks about Russian production
Boeing is studying the possibility of setting up a production capability in Russia, but says that the potential move is only one part of a much broader relationship being established with the country's airlines and aerospace companies. "We are a global company and we are willing to consider global ...
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GE counts the cost of dropping growth GE90, but still profits
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON General Electric has revealed the cost of abandoning its growth plans for the GE90 turbofan, writing off $275 million. The GE aircraft engine business, buoyed by its growing services arm, still managed to outperform its main rivals in profit margins. GE revealed at the end of last year ...
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Heads roll after massive JAL write-off
Andrew Mollet/TOKYO Further senior management casualties are in prospect at Japan Airlines (JAL) after the airline's announcement that it is to draw on its reserves to the tune of about ´155 billion ($1.2 billion) to write off accumulated losses. The company's president has already agreed to go. The write-offs, which ...