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Thais sign on the dotted line for F-18C/Ds
THAILAND HAS SIGNED a US letter of offer and acceptance (LOA) for eight McDonnell Douglas (MDC) F-18C/D fighters, following agreement on a countertrade deal. The Royal Thai Air Force has ordered four single-seat F-18Cs and four two-seat F-18Ds. The first aircraft will be delivered in October 1999, with ...
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Transavia profits fall as tourism slumps
DUTCH CHARTER carrier Transavia Airlines reports a steep slide in profits for its last financial year, blaming the slump on a stagnant Dutch holiday market and a resultant dip in yields. President Peter Legro, announcing the results at the airline's base in Schiphol Airport, reported that operating profits ...
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Japanese give an ultimatum for US bilateral talks
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE JAPAN HAS GIVEN THE US Government until 27 July to respond to its formal demand for talks to begin on a new passenger bilateral air-service agreement, or face possible retaliatory measures. The Japanese transport ministry delivered the ultimatum to the US embassy in Tokyo, ...
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Japanese make joint approach to Boeing for 747-X workshare
FIVE OF JAPAN'S principal aerospace manufacturers have joined forces to approach Boeing for a share in developing the proposed growth 747-500/600X. The companies are Japan's three "heavy industries" - Fuji, Kawasaki and Mitsubishi - together with ShinMaywa Industries and the smaller Japan Aircraft Manufacturing, or Nippi. Boeing is ...
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UPS passengers
United Parcel Service (UPS) is to go ahead with plans to modify five Boeing 727-100 freighters so that they can be used for weekend passenger charter flights, starting as early as 26 December (Flight International, 15-21 May, P12). The aircraft will seat 113 passengers when configured for charter use. ...
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Transatlantic 767 suffers EFIS failure
THE CREW OF A Martinair Holland Boeing 767-300ER faced blank flight-instrument displays as it approached the US coast on a flight from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Orlando, Florida, on 28 May. The flight was diverted to Boston and continued with electro-mechanical standby instruments, according to a US National Transportation Safety Board ...
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SALE ties up A320 order
SINGAPORE AIRCRAFT Leasing Enterprise (SALE) is finalising an order for ten Airbus Industrie A320s, to add to its recently purchased start-up fleet of Boeing 777s. SALE, a joint venture between Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Boullion Aviation, is understood to be negotiating to take the aircraft from 1998. It ...
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Dufour departs from Snecma
Gilbert Sedbon/PARIS SNECMA CHAIRMAN Bernard Dufour has left the group after a series of public run-ins with the French Government, including disagreement over plans to privatise the engine maker, and a deterioration in Snecma's valuable relationship with General Electric. Since taking the helm at Snecma in ...
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Tupolev reveals cryoplane proposals
RUSSIAN MANUFACTURER TUPOLEV HAS REVEALED new cryoplane concepts on which it is working as part of its joint activities with Germany's Daimler-Benz Aerospace (DASA) in the field of cryogenic fuels. Shown are two proposals for a natural gas-powered Tu-130 LNG convertible cargo/passenger design. The first, known as the "duplane" (above, ...
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Make-up of VPK MAPO
- MAPO MIG - Moscow Aircraft Production Organisation into which the Mikoyan design bureau and MAPO production plant merged a year ago - Joint stock company Kamov - the helicopter-design bureau - Ryazan state instrument plant - the series-production manufacturer of the N-019 radar for the ...
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Lufthansa demands its 737s back from India's Modiluft
LUFTHANSA HAS terminated its strategic alliance with private Indian carrier Modiluft, and wants to repossess three leased aircraft. The German airline is now discussing an alliance with other Indian carriers. Dieter Heinen, Lufthansa's senior vice-president for Asia Pacific, has taken the "unavoidable decision" after claiming that Modiluft failed ...
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Turks revive F-5 upgrade plan
Tony Gill/VIRGINIA TURKEY IS PREPARING to issue yet another request for proposals (RFP) to upgrade its Northrop F-5A/Bs, following unsuccessful attempts to begin a modernisation programme. An RFP could be issued as early as June for a cockpit update to convert 34 F-5A/Bs into lead-in trainers ...
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Trent-powered A330 given 180min ETOPS
THE ROLLS-ROYCE TRENT 700-powered Airbus Industrie A330-300 has been granted 180min extended-range twin-engine operations (ETOPS) approval by Europe's Joint Aviation Authorities. Cathay Pacific Airways plans to use the new approval to begin services with the aircraft from Hong Kong to Australia. Source: Flight International
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Appointments
McDonnell Douglas has named Michael M Sears president of Douglas Aircraft Company. Sir Malcolm Field has succeeded Sir Christopher Chataway as chairman of the British Civil Aviation Authority. Cees van Woudenberg is to become a member of KLM's board of managing directors with responsibility for human ...
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Boss off
The president and chief operating officer of Bombardier Inc has resigned and will not be replaced. Instead the company is reorganising its operations into five groups, including Bombardier Aerospace, each headed by a president and chief operating officer. Robert Brown will hold both these roles at Bombardier Aerospace, which will ...
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Twin engine plan
GE Aircraft Engines and Pratt & Whitney are planning a 50:50 joint venture company to develop a power plant for the B747-500X/600X. Source: Airline Business
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Palestine flight
Palestine Airways was due to start operating charter services by mid-May, according to the Middle East Economic Digest. As well as two F50s donated by the Dutch government, the carrier may buy three Dornier 328s. Source: Airline Business
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Hungarian dance
While it awaits the next stage of privatisation, Hungary's flag carrier is busy improving its efficiency. Richard Whitaker reports from Budapest. Ask a Malev executive what the carrier's ownership structure will be in a year's time, and the response will be very simple: it's almost anybody's guess. But ask about ...
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An oriental approach
Ministry of Transport officials are still smarting from criticism of the latest deregulation initiative in the Japanese domestic market. On the surface, the complaints seem justified as basic fares are set to increase across the board. But a main architect of the plan insists the benefits will come from the ...
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A clearer direction?
A spring-clean of the alliance movement has taken place over the past year, with many of the majors dusting off and discarding some of their older, redundant agreements and focusing instead on developing newer ones. Meanwhile the number of alliances continues to grow as more pertinent agreements are added by ...