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UK accident investigators study GE90 after aborted 777 take-off
A British Airways Boeing 777-200IGW had to abort take off from London Heathrow Airport, UK, following low pressure turbine failure of its left-hand General Electric GE90-92B engine. The UK Air Accident Investigation Branch is examining the engine to determine whether further action needs to be taken. The event occurred ...
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Kinnock raises stake over US open skies
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON European Transport Commissioner Neil Kinnock has renewed his legal battle to win rights to negotiate a direct air agreement with the USA. If this is successful it could pave the way for all of the region's air bilaterals to come under a European Union (EU)banner. Kinnock ...
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GE unveils new CF6 growth study
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES General Electric is studying a new growth variant of the CF6-80C engine which will be aimed at the planned 747-400X stretch, as well as increased gross weight variants of the 767-400ER. The new study variant, known as the CF6-80CG2, will have a baseline thrust capability ...
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Rolls-Royce streamlining sees restructure into smaller units
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON A major restructuring at Rolls-Royce will see the aero-engine arm divided into a series of smaller, market focused, units, in a bid to co-ordinate product strategy across the group and its growing tally of international partnerships. The existing umbrella Aerospace division, which covers all R-R aero-engine ...
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American and BA head talks on alliance to challenge Star group
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Talks are under way which could lead to the creation of a worldwide airline alliance grouping involving British Airways, American Airlines, Japan Airlines (JAL) and Cathay Pacific Airways. If the deal is cemented it would rival that of the Lufthansa/United Airlines-led Star Alliance. JAL, which recently ...
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Patria fills Saab void with Embraer work
Sonaca of Belgium is to outsource production of some of the front and rear fuselage sections it manufactures for the Embraer RJ-145 to Patria Finavicomp of Finland, which has been hit by closure of Saab 2000 production. The last components for Saab will leave its plant in Halli, Finland, ...
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A merger too far ?
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman shocked the industry in July 1996 with news of their merger agreement. Now it is the turn of the US Departments of Defense and Justice to shock, with their last-gasp opposition to the merger plan. Just weeks ago, as shareholders voted to ...
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Qantas talks with Cathay break down
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS Talks have broken down between Cathay Pacific and Qantas over the Australian carrier's plans to acquire up to five RB.211-524D4-powered Boeing 747-200s, with airline sources confirming that the carrier expects to consider a wider range of options in the wake of the Asian downturn. These aircraft include new ...
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Saega suspends
Saeaga Airlines suspended operations on 1 March and is seeking to sell or lease its fleet . The Malaysian regional airline has two Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8s and a Canadair Regional Jet. It is already in discussions to lease the Dash 8s to a new Brunei regional, Borneo Airways. ...
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AlliedSignal APU
AlliedSignal is developing an auxiliary power unit for the stretched Boeing 767-400, based on the 331-350 unit produced for the Airbus A330 and A340. The new 331-400B provides up to 40% more power than the 767 unit, with a weight increase of less than 13%, says the company. The 331-400B ...
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727 re-engineering
BMW Rolls-Royce is in discussions with a large Boeing 727-200 operator about its proposed BR700 re-engineing programme. Talks have also been held with an unnamed company to handle the integration on the airframe. The re-engineering would involve the replacement of the outboard engines with the BR715. Several solutions are being ...
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French independent taps into new routes
French independent airline AOM has signed a codesharing agreement with TAP Air Portugal under which the two carriers will jointly develop routes to cities in the south of France, Portugal, LatinAmerica and the Caribbean. The deal follows last year's agreement with Swissair, which AOM business director Jean-Marc Janaillac admits ...
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Continental Micronesia fights Asia crisis
Guy Norris/GUAM Continental Micronesia is expanding its route network, revising its Guam hub operation and modernising its fleet with Boeing 757s and Next Generation 737s as part of plans to counteract the downturn in traffic following the Asian economic crisis. The first of two new 757-200s due for ...
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Emery selects DC-10 for freighter requirement
Emery Worldwide Airlines has picked the McDonnell Douglas (MDC) DC-10 for its widebody freighter needs and signed for an initial five aircraft. The Dayton, Ohio-based integrated freight carrier has arranged to lease five ex-Continental Airlines DC-10-10s from US lessor Pegasus Aviation Group. The aircraft will undergo freighter conversion by Aeronavali ...
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GE/P&W shrug off Airbus A3XX delay
The General Electric/ Pratt & Whitney GP7000 engine alliance is maintaining its original technical goals for the A3XX, despite Airbus' decision to delay the programme. The alliance is aiming to launch the GP7000 at the end of next year. "We've kept all the engine milestones the same for 1998 ...
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Japan prepares for domestic battles after deregulation
Andrew Mollet/TOKYO The Japanese Government is preparing to deregulate domestic air fares in fiscal 1999 in a move that analysts say will serve to further stiffen competition in an already highly contested market. A draft report from a transport ministry panel has urged the lifting of restrictions that ...
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Maersk takes Europe's first Boeing 737-700
Maersk Air is in talks with Boeing over contractual penalties after taking delivery of its first Boeing 737-700 five months later than originally scheduled, on 2 March. The US manufacturer met problems in certification of the type, including unexpected snags with the horizontal stabiliser. The Copenhagen airline is expecting to ...
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Marketplace
-British Airways regional partner Maersk Air has ordered two additional Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) Series 200LRs for delivery in early 1999. The move marks a continuation of the company's BAC One-Eleven replacement programme, which began late last year with an order for three CRJ-200s. -Alaskan carrier Taquan Air will ...
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Japan prepares first North Korean flights
Japan has agreed to open its first route into North Korean airspace following the successful completion of international trial flights through the Pyongyang flight information region (FIR). The new route, tentatively designated B332, will run due north from point Miho within the Tokyo FIR, through neighbouring South Korean airspace, ...
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United Airbus boost
United Airlines has signed up for 30 more Airbus A320 family aircraft. The purchase, worth more than $1.33 billion, will boost its order for the single aisle models to 111. The new deal includes 20 A320s and 10 A319s for delivery in 2000 (seven A320s) and 2001 (13 A320s and ...