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Turbulence surfaces in crash probe
Turbulent weather has emerged as a possible factor in the SilkAir Boeing 737-300 accident, about which there has been, so far, no statement by the Indonesian investigating authorities. The aircraft disappeared from cruising flight near Palembang, Sumatra, on 19 December on a scheduled flight from Djakarta, Indonesia, to Singapore. ...
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FSI builds initial 717 simulator
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTONDC FlightSafety International (FSI) has been selected by Boeing to supply the first flight-simulator for the 717-200 airliner, formerly the McDonnell Douglas MD-95. The simulator will be installed initially at the Flight-Safety Boeing Training International centre adjacent to Boeing's Douglas Products division plant at Long Beach, California, where ...
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Training begins on first Next Generation 737 simulator
FlightSafety Boeing Training International has begun training on the first flight simulator for the Next Generation 737. Pilots from Netherlands carrier Transavia Airlines were the first to receive training on the CAE-built device at FlightSafety Boeing's Renton, Washington, training centre. The joint venture plans to add three more Next ...
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Marketplace
-Bahamasair has acquired two ex-Canadian Airlines International Boeing 737-200s from PLM International. -Azerbaijan Airlines has finalised its contract with Boeing for two Boeing 757-200s. Delivery and engine selection details have not been disclosed, although the airline has held commitments for six Rolls-Royce RB.211-powered 757s since 1994. -South African Airways ...
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Airbus firms up A3XX freighter
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Airbus is firming up its plans for combi and all-freight derivatives of its proposed A3XX airliner, as it works towards a launch decision by early 1999. As envisaged, both cargo versions of the baseline 560-seat, A3XX-100 will feature a main-deck 3.43 x 2.54m cargo door in ...
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Aerolitoral plans more Saab 340s
Graham Warwick/GUADALAJARA Mexican regional Aerolitoral plans to acquire up to 25 Saab 340s and is drawing up plans to acquire 50-seaters, possibly regional jets. The Monterrey-based carrier operates 27 19-seat Fairchild Dornier Metro III/23s. The first of an initial six 33-seat Saab 340Bs entered service in December and another five ...
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Air Malta aims to finalise fleet revamp in 1998
Air Malta hopes to move forward with its aircraft re-equipment plans by the end of 1998, as it ponders a switch to a one-manufacturer fleet. The airline operates a mixed fleet of seven aircraft, including two Boeing 737-200s, three 737-300s and two Airbus A320s. Four Aero International (Regional) RJ70s acquired ...
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BMW Rolls-Royce renegotiates BR715 deal on Boeing regional
Andrzej Jeziorski/DAHLEWITZ BMW Rolls-Royce (BMW R-R) has switched from being a risk-sharing partner in the Boeing 717-200 programme by renegotiating the contract it had originally agreed with McDonnell Douglas (MDC)on the former MD-95. The engine manufacturer is no longer a risk-sharing partner, says BMW R-R managing director Klaus Nittinger, having ...
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EasyJet targets Air Holland as a way in to mainland Europe
EasyJet is seeking to establish a hub in mainland Europe by acquiring the Schiphol, Amsterdam-based charter airline Air Holland. EasyJet has been looking to establish a Dutch hub and already serves Amsterdam from its Luton base and its secondary hub in Liverpool. The airline also operates a weekend service ...
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FedEx accepts TCAS 2 and awaits ADS solution
Federal Express has accepted the need to equip its fleet of jet-powered freighters with the traffic-alert and collision-avoidance system (TCAS 2) to meet pending international regulations, but is still backing the US Cargo Airlines Association (CAA) effort to develop an automatic dependent surveillance - broadcast (ADS-B)-based system. The airline, ...
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Mesa ceases United's west coast feed
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC US regional Mesa Air Group is to sell or close down its Fresno, California-based WestAir Commuter division, which operates as United Express, after it failed to reach agreement with United Airlines to renew the codesharing agreement. The Westair agreement expires on 31 May and United ...
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Marketplace
++ Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (SALE) has received the first of up to 24 Airbus A320 family aircraft, with the delivery of an International Aero Engines V2500-powered A320, which is being leased to Ireland's TransAer. SALE has a further 13 firm orders - 12 A320s and one A321 - scheduled ...
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Routes
++ Polar Air has won US Department of Transportation approval to operate cargo flights between the USA and South Africa via Egypt, Kenya, the Netherlands and Zimbabwe, using Boeing 747 freighters. Flights will begin in April 1998. ++ American Airlines is to launch daily transatlantic flights from Boston to London ...
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Tata looks to start Indian carrier again
Following the collapse of plans to form an Indian private airline with Singapore Airlines (SIA), the Tata Group is again seeking to set up a carrier in the country. The original project was blocked by a change in Government policy, which decided that foreign airlines could not invest in ...
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UK's Lucas reveals ambitious plans following R-R deal
Lucas Aerospace, fresh from its Rolls-Royce engines-control deal, has put down its marker as a potential leader in the expected consolidation of the industry. "We have very ambitious plans for Lucas Aerospace," says Victor Rice, chairman of Lucas Varity, the parent company formed by the Anglo-US link-up of the ...
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Kuwait moves ahead with AH-64D purchase
Boeing can expect to sell Kuwait 16 AH-64D Longbow Apache attack helicopters, worth an estimated $800 million, but it remains unclear whether the foreign-military-sales deal will include the APG-78 Longbow fire-control radar (FCR), say government officials. At issue since late 1997 is whether the Kuwaiti Government would be cleared ...
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737 is back under FAA quality control microscope
Boeing is expecting, on 21 January, the results of a US Federal Aviation Administration audit of its quality control which was triggered - along with inspections of 211 Boeing 737s - by the unexplained crash of a SilkAir 737-300 on 19 December. The FAA's quality-assurance audit is focused on ...
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Aerospatiale reveals details of new corporate structure
Aerospatiale has unveiled a new holding company structure, paving the way for its Airbus operations to be included in the new Airbus corporate set-up, and creating a new ATR subsidiary. The new Airbus subsidiary will include the main production sites at St Nazaire, Nantes, Toulouse (Blagnac) and Méaulte, as ...
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Asiana and MAS attempt to offload widebody orders
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Asiana Airlines is circulating a letter to rival international carriers offering newly ordered and existing aircraft for sale or lease. There appear to be few takers in Asia, though, with Malaysia Airlines (MAS) offering its Boeing 777 delivery positions in 1998 to Delta Air Lines and other struggling ...