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BWIA plans cash injection to expand fleet
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON BWIA International Airways will undertake a major fleet expansion programme in 1999, funded by a soon-to-be-unveiled initial public offering (IPO). The move follows the successful implication of a restructuring plan earlier this year by chief executive Conrad Aleong, as the airline prepares for the first profit in ...
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Emery examines 767 and A300 freighters as DC-8 replacements
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Emery Worldwide Airlines is evaluating the Airbus A300 and Boeing 767-200 as potential replacements for its fleet of McDonnell Douglas DC-8 freighters. It expects to finalise its long-term fleet plan during 1999. The Dayton, Ohio-based airline division of US freight forwarder Emery Worldwide (itself a division ...
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ILFC A318 deal adds to 717 woes
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Airbus Industrie has moved a step closer to the launch of its new 100-seat programme, with a commitment from International Lease Finance (ILFC) for up to 30 A318s. The deal has taken on more significance because it apparently signals a decision by the giant US ...
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Alitalia and KLM take step closer to global alliance
Julian Moxon/PARIS Alitalia and KLM will sign a "master co-operation" agreement by the end of this month, almost a year after signing their original memorandum of understanding on a wide ranging commercial alliance. The deal was conditional on the opening of Milan's new Malpensa airport hub, which is ...
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737 avionics setback
Meggitt Avionics has lost a contract with Boeing to supply solid state integrated standby flight systems for Next Generation 737s, because Optical Imaging Systems, the US company which makes the liquid crystal glass in the units, has gone out of business. The glass was unique to the Boeing specification for ...
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Marketplace
-International Lease Finance (ILFC) has placed two new Boeing 777-200ERs with Varig Brazil. The two General Electric GE90-powered aircraft will be delivered in March and April 2000 on 10-year leases with extension options. -The last Fokker 70 built has been delivered to Austria's Tyrolean Airways. The aircraft was originally ordered ...
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Green light shows for Quiet Skies 707 hushkit
The first Quiet Skies-developed Stage 3 hushkit for a Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B-powered Boeing 707-300 is due to be delivered to the inaugural customer, a private European owner, by the end of this month. The delivery follows the award of a supplemental type certificate (STC) by the US Federal ...
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Rekkof gets the green light for Fokker revival
A study into the economic viability of reviving Fokker 70 and 100 Jetline production has cleared the way for Rekkof Restart to launch the project "before the end of the year". "We're technically ready to go," says marketing manager Alexander ter Kuile, adding that only "legal issues" remain. A ...
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Routes
-Air Mauritius has launched a weekly flight from Mauritius to the Mozambique capital Maputo with a Boeing 767-200ER. The same-day return leg flies via Harare, replacing the airline's non-stop flights between Mauritius and the Zimbabwean capital. Lagos is added to the African network on 3 December with two weekly 767 ...
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Workshop
-Volvo Aero Engine Services is to undertake a $250 million contract for Continental Airlines to maintain 160 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-200 engines fitted to its MD-80 fleet. The deal runs for five years. ++ British Airways Engineering has been awarded a five-year contract to undertake maintenance on Boeing 767s operated ...
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Pressure mounts for Uganda Airlines
Chris Yates/LONDON Doubts are rising over whether Uganda Airlines will survive to see its eventual planned privatisation. The airline, which operates a single leased Boeing 737-500, is being propped up by a government subsidy as it attempts to stave off creditors seeking payment for mounting unpaid debts. The situation has ...
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Virtual reality
The European Commission's proposal of a "virtual NASA" to coordinate aeronautical research across Europe is a welcome move in a market where such research is vulnerable to local-market politics. Until recently, Euro-pean governments have proved tardy, however, in encouraging their aerospace industries to cooperate. But the question remains: will they ...
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Aerolineas selects A340 for revamp
Aerolineas Argentinas will begin to introduce a fleet of up to 12 Airbus A340s next March, after signing a memorandum of understanding with Airbus Industrie. The airline has concluded a deal for four 225-seat A340-200s and two larger 264-seat A340-300s. The A340-200s are believed to be ex-Philippines or ex-Air ...
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Continental deal revives 767-200ER
Continental Airlines has signed a deal with Boeing for 10 new 767-200ERs to boost its long-haul fleet. The order signals a revival of the smaller 767 variant which has been out of production for airline customers since 1994. Delivery of the 176-seaters will begin in 2000 with the first ...
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South Africa looks to BAe to acquire Denel stake
Jonathan Rosenthal/JOHANNESBURG South Africa is to partially privatise Denel, the state-owned defence group, by the middle of next year, according to public enterprises minister Stella Sigcau. The government has begun looking for an equity partner for Denel's aerospace division, and Sigcau says British Aerospace would be the first company it ...
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American races to Reno Air
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC American Airlines has acquired Reno Air in a deal worth $124 million. The acquisition is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 1999, after which the airlines will begin integrating the route networks and work forces. American, the second-largest airline in the USA, plans to ...
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Russia holds talks on Su-30 transfer technology
Sino-Russian talks are under way for a possible procurement of over 50 Sukhoi Su-30 multirole fighters by China, along with the transfer of Su-30MKproduction technology. According to Russian aerospace trade company Aviaexport "-Moscow will simply have no other way out than to transfer the technology" because China insists it ...
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Chinese regional jet joint venture seeks international link
Undeterred by previous disappointments, China's regional jet ambitions are taking new shape with the formation of a six-company joint venture which is searching for a foreign partner to launch a 70-seat jet programme. The NRJ joint venture comprises Xian Aircraft Design and Research, the Shanghai Aircraft Research Institute, Shanghai ...
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Samsung takes first step towards Beijing SB427 order
Beijing Capital General Aviation has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South Korea's Samsung Aerospace for three Samsung Bell SB427 helicopters.The MoU was signed just before the show started and a contract is expected soon. The helicopters, which are to be delivered next year, will be used for ...
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Yeltsin urges change of law to block defence bankruptcies
Russian president Boris Yeltsin has ordered urgent measures to stop bankruptcy proceedings against the Myasishchev Design Bureau's Experimental Plant and the NIIRP Radio Instruments Research Institute. Yeltsin has instructed the government to submit to parliament amendments to the laws on bankruptcy related to "-enterprises manufacturing products which are of ...