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Jordanian profits
Royal Jordanian trebled its operating profits to $12 million last year, thanks to cost-cutting measures. The rise in sales amounted to just 1%. Passenger traffic grew by 4.7%, although figures for cargo fell by 3% after the withdrawal of one of the airline's freighters. Source: Flight International
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Russia will tighten import rules
The Russian Government is drafting new proposals which would tighten up the rules on tax exemptions granted for imported aircraft. The proposed government order, which is now at draft stage, is designed to protect the country's own struggling aircraft manufacturing industry. The measures would effectively mean that a domestic ...
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Frontier sees profits return during March
Reflecting a more upbeat mood among the US low-cost carriers, Frontier Airlines says it turned in a profit for March, helped by the demise of Western Pacific which had "saturated" the Denver market with heavy fares discounts. Although Frontier posted an increased $18 million loss overall for its 1997/8 ...
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Engine pooling concept targets airline costs
Guy Norris/SAN DIEGO Shannon Engine Support (SES), an Irish-based company specialising in supporting the CFM International CFM56-3, is promoting a concept in which airlines will club together to create a pool of spare engines. The initiative has been prompted by estimates that the industry will have to spend $30 ...
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Ryanair announces new share offering
Irish low-fares carrier Ryanair plans a fresh share offering and a possible listing on the London stock exchange to help back its ambitious fleet and network expansion programme. Ryanair, which launched on the Dublin and US Nasdaq markets last May, says that it plans to raise another IR£50 million ...
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Sextant/Dassault agree new venture
Julian Moxon/PARIS Sextant Avionique and Dassault Electronique have agreed details of their new joint venture, which will operate under the name CNS Avionics within a French GIE structure similar to the consortium arrangement used for Airbus Industrie. The two companies will continue to market their own avionics lines, ...
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Philippine Government stalls on interim fighter purchase
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE The new Philippine Government of president-elect Joseph Estrada has poured cold water on the outgoing Administration's proposed purchase of 23 ex-Kuwaiti McDonnell Douglas A-4K Skyhawks as an interim solution to the Philippine air force's chronic shortage of fighter aircraft. The A-4s form part of a "joint ...
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The single life
No unmanageable surprises await the pilot on Cessna's Bravo light twinjet Paul Phelan/Cairns Cessna's Bravo, a significant upgrade of its Citation II, has been developed with the goals of keeping systems simple, flying characteristics as manageable as those of its piston and turboprop predecessors, and prices competitive with those ...
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Decimating decibels
Noise regulations coming into force in Europe and the USA are forcing aircraft owners to consider the future of their ageing fleets Ian Sheppard/London A ban will apply in Europe after 31 December, 1999, on aircraft not complying with International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Chapter III rules, while, ...
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CFMI tackles A340 engine cracks
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES CFM International (CFMI) is being forced to inspect and repair about 200 CFM56-5C4s used on Airbus Industrie A340s after a China Eastern aircraft suffered an in-flight shut down. The Chinese A340 experienced a first stage high pressure turbine (HPT) blade fracture in the number three engine on ...
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Fairchild Dornier is shaken up with major management changes
Earl Robinson, vice-president of programmes and aircraft development at Fairchild Dornier, has resigned and 328JET programme manager James Brown has left in a major shake-up at the regional aircraft company. Robinson's resignation came as the company appointed former Douglas Aircraft executive John Wolf as chief operating officer, reporting directly ...
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New Garuda boss plans to slash aircraft fleet
The Indonesian Government has appointed Robby Djohan, the new president of national carrier Garuda, as part of a shake-up of the financially stricken airline's board of directors, senior management and operations. Djohan is a relative newcomer to the airline industry, having previously headed Citibank Indonesia and Bank Negara. Observers ...
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Ministers approve European safety authority
A European safety authority could be set up within 18 months following an agreement by 15 European Union transport ministers on 18 June to establish a European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Membership of the agency will initially be open to all 27 members of the European Joint Aviation Authorities. ...
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Rolls-Royce sets the pattern with spares deal
Rolls-Royce is changing the way it handles internal spares supply in a deal with outsourcing specialist Pattonair International. The initial agreement could lead to a wider tie-up, including the involvement of overseas operations such as R-R's US subsidiary, engine maker Allison. A memorandum of understanding has already been signed ...
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AirTran assures Boeing of 717 fleet intentions
Boeing's roll-out of the first 717-200 on 10 June was accompanied by public reassurances from launch customer AirTran Airlines that it still intends to buy a fleet of up to 100 aircraft. To date, the AirTran deal for 50 firm orders and 50 options makes up the bulk of the ...
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IATA seals Afghanistan deals
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE The Afghanistan Government and national carrier Ariana Afghan Airlines have concluded a series of wide ranging agreements with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to overhaul local air traffic communications as well as to improve aircraft and airport safety. Under an $8 million deal concluded with ...
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Air Djibouti takes A310-200 for long haul services
Airbus Industrie has placed a secondhand A310-200 with Air Djibouti, which the airline will use to relaunch operations next month. The carrier has signed a deal with Airbus' Dublin-based Financial Services (AIFS) division to lease a 14-year-old ex-Kuwait Airways A310-200, powered by Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4s. The 194-seater ...
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BA demands give Airbus and Boeing delivery headaches
Max Kingsley Jones/LONDON British Airways is entering final negotiations with Airbus and Boeing to acquire its new short haul fleet, but the two manufacturers are having to discuss deals with leasing companies to help them meet the airline's requirements for early delivery slots. The UK carrier is aiming ...
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Asian crisis prompts Boeing to slow production
Boeing has confirmed that production of the 747 and 777 will slow next year in response to the economic downturn in Asia. The expected axing of some 12,000 jobs is also beginning as the company overcomes the worst of its fraught production ramp-up. Boeing's official production rate announcement for ...
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Business Air ponders ERJ-145 acquisition
Business Air is examining the Embraer RJ-145 as an alternative to the Saab 2000, which it had been planning to introduce as part of its expansion under British Midland (BM) ownership. The Aberdeen, Scotland-based regional wants a 50-seater to operate alongside its Saab 340s, and was close to a ...