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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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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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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. ...
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Airbus is close to concluding A3XX powerplant agreements
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Airbus Industrie is working to conclude agreements with the General Electric-Pratt & Whitney Engine Alliance and Rolls-Royce, so it can formally offer airlines a choice of power plants for its planned A3XX ultra-high-capacity airliner. The engine manufacturers are expected soon to sign memoranda of ...
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BA ditches plans for British Mediterranean franchise
British Airways has abandoned proposals to operate its services to the Levant under a franchise agreement with British Mediterranean Airways (BMed), and both carriers say that they will continue to serve the Middle Eastern region independently. The two airlines struck a deal to operate joint services to Amman, ...
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Sabena links with Virgin Express for Heathrow route
Herman De Wulf/BRUSSELS Virgin Express is launching scheduled services between Brussels and London Heathrow, in a code-share deal with Sabena under which it will replace the Belgian flag carrier on the route. The low-cost Brussels-based airline launched services on 27 October with nine daily return ...
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Westpac orders 737s and takes options on -700
Western Pacific Airlines (Westpac) has finalised its expected order for new Boeing 737s, with an agreement for up to 12 aircraft, including options on the next-generation -700. The fast-growing, low-cost start-up, which has been in negotiations with Boeing for some months, has now placed a firm contract for ...
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CNS/ATM programmes in Europe
PROGRAMME FOR HARMONISED AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT RESEARCH IN EURO-CONTROL (PHARE) Aimed at demonstrating the feasibility and merits of a future air-to-ground integrated air-traffic-management system in all phases of flight. Now part of Euro-control's European Air Traffic Management System initiative. The last of three demonstrations in 1998 will include ...
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MDC board approves MD-XX for airlines
McDonnell Douglas (MDC) is understood to have given board-level approval to its civil-aircraft arm to start offering the MD-XX tri-jet family to airlines. A final board decision was due to be made at a meeting held at St Louis, Missouri, on 25 October attended by MDC president and ...
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Cargo crash
A Boeing 707 freighter operated by Millon Air caught fire and crashed in a densely populated neighbourhood of Manta, Ecuador, on 22 October. At least 22 people were killed and 60 injured when the Miami, Florida-bound jet, loaded with flowers and frozen fish, lost altitude and crashed. The crew of ...
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Asiana engine bidders await decision
Competing power plant manufacturers are hoping for a decision from Asiana Airlines in November on the selection of engines for its planned fleet of 20 Boeing 777-200/300 and 28 Airbus A330-200/300 wide-body aircraft. According to local sources, General Electric, Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce are now into the ...
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ANA buys Wicat A320
All Nippon Airways (ANA) of Japan has become the latest carrier to purchase an Airbus Industrie A320 flight-management and guidance system (FMGS) "free-play" trainer from Wicat Systems. The ANA trainer consists of a cockpit replica with simulated primary-flight and navigation displays, multi-function control/ display unit, flight-control unit, thrust ...
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Choice for Arkia and Euro regionals
Arkia Airlines of Israel is to choose between the AI(R) Avro RJ and the de Havilland Dash 8-400, and plans to order between six and ten aircraft to replace Dash 7s. Arkia would like to introduce the new type by mid-1997. The Dash 8-400, however, will not be available until ...