All air transport news – Page 2550
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McDonnell Douglas is to convert 60 DC-10s into MD-10 freighters for Federal Express by 1999. The first 36 aircraft are coming from United Airlines. MDC expects to launch its long-range jetliner, the MD-XX, in early 1997. Pemco World Air Services is to convert five B727-100 freighters to quick ...
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Appointments
Tony Tyler is to become Cathay Pacific's director corporate development and Robert Cutler will replace him as director service delivery. Northwest Airlines has elected James Lawrence to the position of executive vice-president finance/chief financial officer. David Brooks has been named as president of American Airlines' cargo ...
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Asia's cargo crunch
Airlines bidding to capitalise on the projected rich pickings from the Asia-Pacific cargo boom are pouring capacity into the region. But nobody is benefiting as rates, yields and profits slump, says Tom Ballantyne. When United Airlines said earlier this year that it planned to enter the full-freighter air cargo market ...
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Rocky road
Will Canadian Airlines International survive until the weight of its financial liabilities start to lift two years from now? David Knibb weighs up the Calgary-based carrier's chances. Canadian Airlines International is in a race against time. Two years from now its loan and lease obligations will ease, finally giving the ...
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Airline News
Alpi Eagles was to start daily flights from Catania, Sicily to Venice, Verona, Cagliari and Lampedusa and twice daily flights to Rome in October, using Fokker 100s. British Airways franchisee Maersk Air is due to commence six daily services between Birmingham and Berlin/Tegel in January 1997, using Boeing ...
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Crude price casts shadow on upturn
Amid all the economic optimism for 1997 emanating from September's gathering of finance ministers in Washington, there was only one serious cloud on the horizon: the recent rise in crude oil prices. In the third quarter of this year benchmark Brent crude oil traded at an average of $20.71 per ...
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Ghana clears FAA hurdle
Ghana has joined South Africa as only the second sub-Saharan African country to secure category one status from the US Federal Aviation Administration. The rapid process of the country's application could help diffuse criticism over the FAA's tough safety oversight policy, particularly towards South America. The approval paved ...
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Who's taking a liberty?
The lure of valuable slots at Paris/Orly has attracted four potential suitors for troubled Air Liberté after the carrier entered receivership on 26 September. AOM, Air France Europe, TAT and Virgin Express have all expressed interest and reopened the debate about the French government's competition policy. Saddled with ...
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SAA trips on triple threat
South African Airways is having a hard time of it. In mid-October, the carrier was embroiled in a bitter battle with its technical staff and faced a threat of court action from its pilots. Its domestic rivals are turning up the heat through alliances with British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. ...
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Team works at Alitalia
Alitalia is squaring up to its impending scrutiny by the European Commission with the launch of its low-cost operation, Alitalia Team. But the carrier remains dogged by allegations of predatory pricing and collusion on slots. Brussels opened an investigation into the airline's planned 3,000 billion lire (US$2 billion) ...
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Satena Dorniers
Colombian airline Satena has ordered three Fairchild Dornier 328-120s to replace its British Aerospace 748s. Source: Flight International
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Cathay retires L-1011
Cathay Pacific has retired the Lockheed TriStar from its fleet after some 21 years of operations. The last revenue service was flown on 15 October between Nagoya and Taipei. The airline has operated 19 TriStars since 1975, and is replacing them with Airbus A330/A340s and Boeing 777s. ...
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Maldives dash
Air Maldives has placed an order for one Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8 Series 200, for delivery in November. The carrier has taken an option on an extra Dash 8-200 for delivery in mid-1998. Air Maldives now operates an Airbus A300 and two Fair-child Dornier 228s. ...
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Sextant supplies MMRs
Sextant Avionique is to supply multi-mode receivers (MMRs) for United Airlines' Airbus A319 fleet. The French firm, a co-supplier of MMRs for Airbus with Collins Avionics, is the first MMR supplier for Airbus narrowbodies. Source: Flight International
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Chromalloy sues UTC
United Technologies (UTC) is being sued by Chromalloy Gas Turbine for alleged infringement by UTC's Pratt & Whitney division of patents covering production of cooling holes in aero-engine turbine blades. San Antonio, Texas-base4d Chromalloy's action seeks an order blocking further alleged infringement, as well as unspecified damages. Source: ...
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DRS distributes
DRS of Milwaukee, Wisconsin has been appointed as an approved distributor of Inter-technique fuel circulation equipment for Airbus, ATR, Boeing, Eurocopter, Fokker, Jetstream and McDonnell Douglas aircraft. Source: Flight International
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Bombardier
John Giraudy has been appointed senior vice-president for sales at Bombardier Regional Aircraft division of Canada. He succeeds Tom Appleton as head of marketing and sales. Appleton was recently appointed president of the Amphibious Aircraft division. Giraudy is replaced as vice-president for international sales, covering Europe, the Middle East and ...
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A bi-plane Airbus could be an answer
Sir - When considering the merits of the shoulder-mounted wing over the more "conventional" low-wing design (Letters, Flight International, 18-24 September, P49), I cannot help thinking that simple aesthetics will decide the outcome. Ask which is the "nicer" aircraft - the Boeing 747 or the Lockheed-Martin C-5A, and ...
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Cirrus makes revision to SR20 wing design to improve safety
Cirrus Design has made a revision to the wing design of its SR20 four-seater, to lower stall speeds and help improve lateral control up to and throughout stall conditions. President Alan Klapmeier says that the move is aimed to make "dramatic" improvements in general-aviation (GA) safety. The ...
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Boeing's new 737 comes together
The first example of the next-generation Boeing 737 family is coming together on the assembly line at Renton. The first aircraft, a 737-700, recently received its vertical tail unit and horizontal stabilisers. The new model will be rolled out in December, and the first flight is due in February 1997. ...