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CASA discusses role in Air Jet 70 programme
CASA Aircraft is in talks to join the Aero International (Regional) (AI(R)) Air Jet 70 regional-jet programme, in a move which could lead to the Spanish company becoming a full member of the regional-aircraft group, it emerged at the European Regions Airline Association meeting held in Baveno, Italy, on 9-10 ...
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ARIA covers Il-96M delay with leased 777s
Aeroflot-Russian International Airlines (ARIA) is to take two GE90-powered Boeing 777-200s on a seven-year lease from International Lease Finance. The aircraft will be delivered in 1998 and will initially give the airline capacity to cover for the expected delay to the delivery of the first of 17 Iluyshin Il-96Ms it ...
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Airtours denies plans for A330 but closes on fleet decision
Airtours International is close to deciding on an order for new long-haul aircraft from Airbus or Boeing, but the airline denies that it has any plans to introduce Airbus A330s in 1998. According to Mike Lee, managing director of the Manchester, UK-based charter airline, decisions will be made ...
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Air UK finalises order for five ATR 72-200's
Air UK has signed its long-expected deal with Aero International (Regional) for five ATR 72-200s. The contract, worth $70 million, includes a firm order for four aircraft and an option on a fifth (Flight International, 27 August-2 September). Deliveries of the ATRs to Stansted, UK-based Air UK, will ...
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Parts shortages slow down Boeing production
Boeing has halted production of the 747 and Next Generation 737 temporarily, to give suppliers time to make up parts shortages which have delayed deliveries. The company will deliver between five and ten fewer Next Generation 737s, and four or five fewer 747s, than planned this year. Production ...
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328JET prepared for first flight.
Fairchild Dornier has announced improved performance for its 328JET as it prepares for the First flight in January 1998 of the new 32-seat regional jet. The first prototype is taking shape at Dornier Luftfahrt in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, with the engine pylons delivered in September and the Pratt & Whitney Canada ...
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BWA discusses ATP franchise
British World Airlines (BWA) is considering launching franchise operations in 1998, as it introduces the first of two recently acquired 68-seat British Aerospace ATP turboprops. The Southend, UK-based airline specialises in leasing, aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) operations, as well as providing an air-operator's-certificate (AOC) service. BWA's ...
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Fuel-tank safety checks initiated
About 2,000 of 6,000 aircraft operated by 68 airlines worldwide will be inspected over the next three years for the type of fuel-system defects suspected of causing the crash of a Trans World Airlines Boeing 747-100 in July 1996. The Aircraft Fuel Systems Safety Programme will involve checks ...
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Jamaica's Cat 1 rating brings Delta deal nearer
Air Jamaica is moving ahead with plans for a co-operation agreement with Delta Air Lines after the USA upgraded Jamaica's safety-oversight rating to Category 1. The deal with Delta, announced in July, had been on hold until the US Federal Aviation Administration's international aviation-safety assessment team was satisfied ...
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KAL steps up plans for new narrowbody
Korean Air Lines (KAL) is accelerating plans to phase out its entire fleet of Fokker 100s and Boeing MD-82/83s with the purchase of up to 40 replacement narrowbody aircraft. Industry sources say that KAL's evaluation has intensified in recent weeks and that a type selection is expected by ...
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Midway boosts CRJ as Dash 8 production is slowed down
Bombardier is to step up production of the Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ), but cut back on output of its de Havilland Dash 8 regional turboprop. The decision to increase CRJ production from five to six a month in 1998 came as Midway Airlines ordered ten aircraft, taking Bombardier's ...
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+Express One Airlines has taken delivery of the first of two ex-Northwest Airlines Boeing 727-200Adv in a transaction arranged by Fortis Aircraft Management Services. The aircraft are being acquired on eight-year lease-purchases from Airlease Finance via the First Security Bank of Utah. ++ Lufthansa has completed the sale of its ...
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Northwest Airlink considers regional jets for Express I subsidiary
Northwest Airlines hopes to decide by the end of 1997 on new 50- to 69-seat aircraft to equip its Northwest Airlink subsidiary, Express Airlines I, operating from Memphis, Tennessee. Aircraft being considered include the Saab 2000 high-speed turboprop, the Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet and Embraer EMB-145 regional jet. ...
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Turkish Airlines concludes order for 737-800s
Turkish Airlines has confirmed its long-anticipated order for Next Generation Boeing 737s, with the decision to place firm orders for 26 737-800s, plus 23 options. The deal, announced by Turkish Airlines chairman Cem Kozlu, is worth around $2.5 billion and calls for deliveries to begin in June 1998 ...
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IATA fights airport emission rules
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has issued a legal challenge to the new aircraft-emissions surcharges at Switzerland's Zürich Airport. The action is seen as a key test case for the legality of similar penalties proposed elsewhere in Europe. Zürich became one of the first major airports to ...
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Boeing prepares to fly the first 777-300
Boeing expects to begin flight-testing of the Rolls-Royce Trent 800-powered 777-300 on 16 October, which was rolled out at the Everett, Washington, plant on 8 September. Certification and first delivery to Cathay Pacific is scheduled for May 1998. Meanwhile, the first Pratt & Whitney PW4000-powered 777-300, for All Nippon Airways, ...
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Airbus will increase weight and performance of A340-500/600
Airbus Industrie has completed a review of the A340-500/600's baseline specification, resulting in an increase in design weight and boosting range by some 370km (200nm) to meet requirements from potential customers, such as Singapore Airlines. Alan Pardoe, A330/A340 product manager, says that the review was completed in mid-September, ...
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American Eagle fits its fleet with EGPWS
American Eagle is to equip its regional aircraft with AlliedSignal's enhanced ground-proximity warning system (EGPWS), beginning with the Embraer EMB-145 regional jet. The EMB-145s will be delivered with the EGPWS installed, with the first of 42 aircraft on order due to arrive in February 1998. American Eagle will ...
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Fokker responds to reliability protest
A joint protest by several European operators of Fokker aircraft expressing grievances over poor reliability has forced Fokker Services to introduce support measures. In a letter to Jan van der Giessen, the Dutch company's technical vice-president, the group of airlines - the "Fokker 70/100 Customer Community" - details ...
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Israir wants BAe 146s for international growth
Israir is seeking two British Aerospace 146s to enable it to expand its international operations, and has held discussions with the manufacturer. The Tel Aviv-based private Israeli airline operates three Aero International (Regional)ATR 42s on scheduled domestic flights to Eilat, as well as on charter flights to destinations ...