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Boeing optimistic as talks with 777X launch group continue
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing is in negotiations with a selected group of "tier one" airlines and leasing companies about deals for the 777X and is optimistic of meeting its launch schedule of the last quarter of this year for the General Electric GE90-powered twinjet, with a minimum of 35 ...
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GE works on CF6 variant for heavier A330s
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES General Electric is developing a variant of the CF6-80E1 engine to power higher- weight Airbus A330 derivatives, in conjunction with a package to increase performance and life on wing for existing engines. The engine maker aims to boost its share of the tightly fought A330 market, ...
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Air France A318 win fuels CFMI ambitions for power sharing
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES CFM International has identified potential orders for up to 150 Airbus A318s which it hopes to secure within the next few months, following the formal selection of the CFM56-5B by Air France to power 15 aircraft on firm order and 10 on option in a deal ...
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Second-tier wheeling and dealing speeds up in USA
Chris Jasper/LONDON When the shareholders of AlliedSignal and Honeywell are balloted on the planned merger of the companies on 1 September, the expected "yes"' vote will represent a new highwater mark in the consolidation that has swept the US aerospace supply sector over the past 18 months. Although the ...
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CityBird prepares for 747Fs
Herman de Wulf/BRUSSELS CityBird is finalising its planned order for Boeing 747-400 freighters, as it introduces its first Airbus A300 freighters. Brussels-based CityBird last year revealed plans to set up a cargo operation, placing orders for two whitetail General Electric CF6-powered A300-600 freighters originally destined for Kuwait Airways. ...
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Southern aims for September restart
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Start-up cargo carrier Southern Air hopes to begin Boeing 747 freighter operations in September, using routes and assets acquired from bankrupt Southern Air Transport (SAT). The Columbus, Ohio-based company plans to offer aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) wet-lease services initially, using an 18-year-old General ...
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ETOPS refusal wrecks Airtours A330 introduction
The introduction of the Airbus A330-200 by charter airline Airtours International has been severely disrupted after the UK Civil Aviation Authority unexpectedly refused to clear it to operate its new twinjets on 180min extended range twin engined operations (ETOPS) flights. UK-based Airtours introduced two 360-seat Rolls-Royce Trent 772B-powered A330-200s ...
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GE plans crucial fan test for growth CF6
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES General Electric is preparing for vital fan blade containment tests early next year that will pave the way for freezing technology input in its proposed growth version of the CF6, the -80G2. The hybrid wide chord fan is key to increasing the thrust of the CF6 family ...
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Workshop
AAR Landing Gear Services has signed a five-year agreement with Condor Cargo Technik to overhaul the landing gears of the airline's Boeing 767s. Hapag-Lloyd has placed a 12- year deal with SR Technics to overhaul CFM56-7s on its 16 Boeing 737-800s. The Swiss company has also extended its contract with ...
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Texas Turbine flies TPE-331 DHC Otter
Texas Turbine Conversions has begun test flying an AlliedSignal TPE331-10 turboprop-converted de Havilland Otter, for which it hopes to win a supplemental type certificate by the end of the year. The 670kW (900hp) engine will replace the Otter's current 450kW Pratt & Whitney R-1340 radial piston engine, offering a ...
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GE90 engine variant flies
General Electric has begun tests of the GE90-94B turbofan for the Boeing 777-200ER on its 747 testbed. US certification is due next April and service entry with Air France the following November. The tests are expected to validate features of the advanced three-dimensional high-pressure compressor for the 777-200X/300X's GE90-115B. Source: ...
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Qualiflying seamless service
With its new joint sales initiatives, the Qualiflyer grouping could be stealing a march in the alliance stakes. The promise of seamless customer service from the global alliances may seem a little distant, but progress appears to be under way. At the forefront has been a series of announcements from ...
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Light and powerful
It may be slower than its competitors, but the power of Bell's 427 light twin turbine, simplicity of operation and overall comfort impressed Flight International's test pilot Peter Gray/MIRABEL Beginning with a clean sheet of paper, a list of desired design criteria and a rigid purchase price goal, Bell Helicopter ...
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Pan Pacific plans for Let L-420 flights to small US communities
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Pan Pacific Airways' plans to serve small communities in the north-western USA are back on track after the company agreed to acquire Czech-built Let L-420s. An aircraft arrived in mid-July to enable training to begin. Burlington, Washington-based Pan Pacific hopes to begin operations by year-end. Chairman and ...
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DHL poised to take British Airways 757s
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON British Airways is in final negotiations with express package specialist DHL for the sale of almost half of the UK airline's Boeing 757s, with a deal expected to be concluded in the coming months. The transaction, valued at around $500 million (including conversions), would give Boeing a launch ...
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Cathay Pacific mulls over larger widebody options
Chris Jasper/HONG KONG Cathay Pacific is studying all of the larger widebody types, including the planned Airbus A3XX, as potential replacements for its 19 Boeing 747-400s. Tony Tyler, corporate development director at Hong Kong based Cathay, says it is evaluating long range Boeing 777s, including the planned General ...
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MD-10 speeds up as passenger version is studied
Boeing is talking to potential customers about developing a passenger version of the MD-10, as it considers accelerating the cargo-led programme by up to three months. US express carrier FedEx is so far the only customer for the MD-10 conversion of the DC-10, with orders and options for 120. ...
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NASA Messenger mission will map Mercury
NASA plans to return to Mercury, after an absence of more than 30 years, when its Messenger spacecraft reaches the innermost planet in 2008. The Messenger mission to map Mercury is one of two new projects selected for NASA's "quicker, cheaper" Discovery programme (Flight International, 21-27 July). The other ...
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Alberta gets Phoenix FanJet go-ahead
Kate Sarsfield/LONDON Alberta Aerospace (AAC) has been given the green light by a Belgian court to proceed with certification of the Phoenix FanJet. This follows a protracted battle with former investors in bankrupt manufacturer Promavia over the rights to the single-engined aircraft, formerly known as the Promavia Jet Squalus. ...
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Air Europe poised to introduce Boeing 777
Air Europe is preparing to expand its fleet with the introduction of the first of two Boeing 777-200s, making it the first Italian airline to receive the twinjet. The Pratt & Whitney PW4090-powered aircraft, leased from International Lease Finance, will join the carrier's five Airbus A320s and five Boeing 767-300ERs. ...