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ANA re-jigs aircraft orders in fleet plan
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS (ANA) has announced major new aircraft purchases, order deferrals and cancellations, resulting from a review of its fleet requirement up to 2000 and beyond The changes cover the purchase of 18 new Airbus A321s and A320s and Boeing 767s and ...
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Preparing for combat
Much of the Russian air force's tactical doctrine is developed at a base near Moscow. Alexander Velovich/MOSCOW The Combat Training and Flight Crew Conversion Centre (CTFCCC) at Lipetsk is one of the most important institutions of the Russian air force. Located some 400km (250 miles) ...
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Western partners lose patience over An-124
Kieran Daly/LONDON WESTERN CARGO companies with interests in the Antonov An-124 Ruslan outsize freighter are expressing growing exasperation with its engines. The combination of the D-18T turbofan's unreliability and future difficulties in coping with noise restrictions has led to a showdown with Ukrainian engine design ...
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US airlines remain in the red
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON THE US AIRLINE industry again failed to produce the long-awaited return to profitability in 1994 as carriers paid for their latest round of restructuring. Two airlines, USAir and Continental Airlines, have warned of further job losses and aircraft deferrals to come. With most ...
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Emergency landing mars 777 test success
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES JUBILATION OVER THE "flawless" first flight of a General Electric GE90-powered Boeing 777 on 2 February was overshadowed by an incident on another 777 test aircraft which was forced into an emergency landing at Boeing Field later the same day. Boeing launched ...
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GE wins stretched Regional Jet vote
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES BOMBARDIER HAS selected a new variant of the General Electric CF34 turbofan to power the yet-to-be-launched CRJX, a stretched version of the 50-seat Canadair Regional Jet. The choice of the CF34-8C was revealed to Canadair's CRJX airline advisory group at a meeting in ...
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Safety must be paramount
Sir - I refer to your editorial "Difference of opinion" and the article "ATR tests rival types to challenge FAA actions" (Flight International, 21 December, 1994-3 January, 1995). It is my view that the French Directorate General of Civil Aviation's (DGAC's) primary focus is the support of French products, with ...
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Corporate Tay 727
Dee Howard is re-engineing an Australian-based executive Boeing 727-100 with Rolls-Royce Tay turbofans to meet Stage 3 noise limits. It is the US firm's first conversion for a passenger 727 and is based on the 727 Quiet Freighter developed for United Parcel Service. The US-registered aircraft is being re-engined under ...
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Caribbean Start-Up
Start-up Caribbean regional carrier, Carib Express, is to begin services on 15 February, employing 100 staff. The first of its British Aerospace BAe 146s was due to arrive on 10 February, permitting daily services between Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Lucia and St Vincent. The second and third aircraft are due ...
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Bavaria Fluggesellschaft
German leasing company Bavaria Fluggesellschaft has ordered two Boeing 737-700s, worth a total of $80 million, with orders for two more "subject to later confirmation". The deal takes orders for the -600/-700/ -800 series to 91. Source: Flight International
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Section 41 Success
Singapore Aviation Services (SASCO) has signed two contracts, worth S$8 million ($5.5 million), for section 41 modification to two South African Airways Boeing 747s and a Middle East Airlines 747. SASCO will also perform engine-pylon modifications to the aircraft. It has signed a letter of intent to carry out similar ...
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Orders/Leases
SA Airlink has ordered nine Jetstream 41 aircraft, worth $63 million, for delivery between February and September 1995. Swissair has ordered an MD-11, scheduled for delivery in March 1997. Jetstream International Airlines has ordered 20 Dornier 328s, with an option for an additional 20. Elsewhere, Lone ...
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Sense stems Pacific pride
South Pacific island governments are finally taking steps to stem the flow of red ink that has bedevilled most of their tiny national airlines for the past decade. At presstime, aviation officials from the dozen isolated nations were studying a comprehensive new report designed to set them back ...
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Crisis over - don't let up
Airline industry fortunes may be on the upturn, but much work remains. Here are our 10 commandments. At long last, there's something to be optimistic about. For many airlines, traffic has returned, costs have been cut, and the bottom line is looking, well, better than it has for a ...
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TWA hits more snags
Highly publicised problems at TWA and numerous successes at Northwest Airlines do not tell the full story at either carrier. TWA, though in the midst of a difficult financial restructuring in an attempt to stave off bankruptcy, may not be compromised in its negotiating position. Northwest is still carrying a ...
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ATR-BAe link rocks Europe
If, as expected, the long-awaited alliance between ATR and British Aerospace's Jetstream division goes ahead, the deal should provide the spark for the rationalisation of the entire European regional aircraft industry. At presstime, there were strong indications an agreement would be signed before the end of January. One ...
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MEA fights for funds
The tug of war for control of Lebanon's troubled carrier, Middle East Airlines (MEA), has seemingly come to an end with the government's approval of a crucial $100 million loan. However, in mid-January the funds had yet to be released and there was uncertainty over whether the carrier's ...
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United expands shuttle operations
SHUTTLE BY UNITED is to expand its frequencies in eight US West Coast city-pairs and connect San Francisco, California, with Phoenix, Arizona, beginning in early February. The short-haul discounted air service has expanded from its initial 184 daily departures when it started operations in October 1994, to 342 ...
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Saginaw ghost
A mystery from the past may have relevance for the present. David Learmount/LONDON When Capt. Harvey "Hoot" Gibson's aircraft, a Trans World Airlines Boeing 727-100, suddenly rolled out of control and dived 32,000ft (10,000m), Gibson had to pull more than 5g before recovering control at ...