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Threatened Saab's 28 aircraft boost
Karen Walker In a bittersweet moment, Saab Aircraft has won new orders for 28 aircraft in the same week that it has almost certainly made its last major appearance at an international air show. In two separate deals, probably worth a total of around $300 million, ...
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Leading players join awards sponsors
Two more top aerospace industry names have been added to the sponsorship list for the prestigious Flight International Aerospace Industry Awards 1988, with confirmation of support coming from Lockheed Martin and CFM International. The two companies join existing co-sponsors Asian Aerospace '98, Bombardier, Messier-Bugatti, Royal Brunei, Lucas Varity, ...
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New cargo airline set to go dutch
Geoff Thomas It's not every day that a new cargo airline is founded - but Dutch freight company Jet Link International announced at the show yesterday that it was doing just that, lease-buying two ex-Alitalia Airbus A300 B4-200Fs from New York's CS Aviation. The new airline ...
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Global by name, global by nature
It was celebration time for Bombardier just after noon in Dubai yesterday when the graceful Global Express (aircraft 9004) touched down after a flight from Witchita, Kansas. Pilot John Race stepped down from the aircraft and as he was given a glass of champagne by jubilant John Lawson, ...
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Fairchild Dornier plans 70-seat regional jet launch
Fairchild Dornier plans to launch a $500-million programme for a 70-seat regional jet next April, with first deliveries earmarked within 39 months of programme's go-ahead. The company says it will raise half of the development costs, with the remainder being picked up by risk-sharing partner and sub-contractors. ...
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Will the real Thomas stand up?
Airbus Industrie's VP general engineering Geoff Thomas is getting slightly fed-up with people asking him why he's writing for Flight Daily News. The amusing confusion occurs because Flight Daily News has a journalist called Geoff Thomas, and they're not related- at least not so far as either of ...
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Boeing launches 737-900 as -700 deliveries near
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing has clocked up three landmarks in its Next Generation 737 programme with its launch of a stretched 737 (the -900), US Federal Aviation Administration certification for the -700 and completion of assembly of the first -600. The -900 was launched with a ...
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Airbus steps up support for Chinese customers
Paul Lewis/BEIJING Airbus Industrie is expanding significantly its customer-support operation in China to meet a twofold increase in the number of passenger aircraft in service with mainland carriers over the next two years. Deliveries of recently ordered A320/A321s and A340-300s will double the Airbus fleet in ...
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Cathay acts as profits continue to plunge
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Cathay Pacific Airways is implementing a range of measures to boost revenue and cut costs as traffic figures and projected end-of-year profits for the Hong Kong carrier continue to plummet. Its latest traffic figures show no sign of a turn-around, with a further 9.8% ...
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Delta takes a stake in French carrier and boosts 777 orders
Delta Air Lines is to take a 34% stake in French regional carrier Proteus Airlines, gaining it a foothold in the increasingly active French regional-airline market. This is the first time that a US major has taken a share of a French airline, and follows the recent codesharing ...
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FAA improves engine inspections
The US Federal Aviation Administration hopes to halve the number of uncontained engine failures by requiring improved inspection of high-energy rotating components. Enhanced inspection procedures will be introduced in the first quarter of 1998, beginning with the "highest-priority" components - large fan hubs - says Jay Pardee, manager of the ...
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FAT will use 757-200s on domestic routes
Far Eastern Air Transport (FAT), Taiwan's largest and most profitable domestic airline, will deploy its recently ordered Boeing 757-200s, mainly on domestic trunk routes. The airline placed an order in early November for five 757-200s, with options on a further five (Flight International, 11-18 November). An airline source ...
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Hokkaido lays out plans for regional growth
Hokkaido Air System is to launch a scheduled domestic operation from March 1998, following its recent initial order for two Saab 340BPLUS turboprops. The Japanese start-up, a joint venture between Japan Air System (JAS), which owns 51%, and the Hokkaido prefectural government, is the second local start-up carrier ...
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Jet Airways begins 737 fleet expansion
Jet Airways has introduced the first of four new Boeing 737-400s which it ordered in late 1996 as part of a major $375 million contract for ten aircraft, including Next Generation 737s. The Mumbai-based airline also leases 15 737s, including four 737-300s, ten -400s and one -500. Lessors ...
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Let revitalises L-420 as L-410 production winds down
Let Kunovice is expecting a fresh boost to its 19-seat L-420 twin turboprop programme as the Czech regional-aircraft manufacturer prepares for international certification of the aircraft early in 1998. The L-420 is a "Westernised" development of the existing 17-seat L-410 model, equipped with 580kW (780hp) Walter M601F turboprops ...
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Marketplace
++ Crossair will introduce three ex-Aero Lloyd Boeing MD-83s in 1998; two are on lease from GE Capital Aviation Services and one from Chase Manhattan Bank. ++ America West will take three International Aero Engines V2500-powered A320s on lease from Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise, between late 1998 and early 1999. ...
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JAL's support
Japan Airlines (JAL) has reached a business agreement with domestic start-up carrier Hokkaido International Airlines to provide operational, technical and handling support. The new airline, which will operate under the name "Air Do", is scheduled to be launched in April 1998 operating a Boeing 767-300 between Sapporo and Tokyo. ...
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Routes
++ Air France and Crossair have signed a commercial agreement for flights between Paris and Basle/Mulhouse, Berne and Lugano. The deal covers codesharing and reciprocal-seating arrangements under which Crossair, which has withdrawn from the Basle-Paris route, will buy seats on four of the five daily Air France services. In return, ...
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SAA to finalise Boeing 777 order by year-end
South African Airways (SAA) is expected to finalise its fleet-renewal plans by the end of November, and the long-awaited announcement of the engine selection for its Boeing 777s could follow by mid-December. A task force set up to study the airline's strategy for its fleet restructuring is, according ...
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Crossair negotiates for Saab 2000s
Crossair is in the final stages of negotiations to acquire six Saab 2000 turboprops from Saab Aircraft. The Swiss airline is the biggest operator of the 50-seat high-speed turboprop, with 25 in service, and is also looking at options for a further two aircraft. Saab Aircraft president Gert ...