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Delta takes a stake in French carrier and boosts 777 orders
Delta Air Lines is to take a 34% stake in French regional carrier Proteus Airlines, gaining it a foothold in the increasingly active French regional-airline market. This is the first time that a US major has taken a share of a French airline, and follows the recent codesharing ...
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FAA improves engine inspections
The US Federal Aviation Administration hopes to halve the number of uncontained engine failures by requiring improved inspection of high-energy rotating components. Enhanced inspection procedures will be introduced in the first quarter of 1998, beginning with the "highest-priority" components - large fan hubs - says Jay Pardee, manager of the ...
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FAT will use 757-200s on domestic routes
Far Eastern Air Transport (FAT), Taiwan's largest and most profitable domestic airline, will deploy its recently ordered Boeing 757-200s, mainly on domestic trunk routes. The airline placed an order in early November for five 757-200s, with options on a further five (Flight International, 11-18 November). An airline source ...
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Hokkaido lays out plans for regional growth
Hokkaido Air System is to launch a scheduled domestic operation from March 1998, following its recent initial order for two Saab 340BPLUS turboprops. The Japanese start-up, a joint venture between Japan Air System (JAS), which owns 51%, and the Hokkaido prefectural government, is the second local start-up carrier ...
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Jet Airways begins 737 fleet expansion
Jet Airways has introduced the first of four new Boeing 737-400s which it ordered in late 1996 as part of a major $375 million contract for ten aircraft, including Next Generation 737s. The Mumbai-based airline also leases 15 737s, including four 737-300s, ten -400s and one -500. Lessors ...
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Big demand for high-capacity is predicted
A new independent study into the high-capacity airliner market has concluded that there could be room for two competitors with aircraft of more than 500 seats. The study, carried out by UK-based Meridian International Research, suggests that between 850 and 1,000 aircraft could be required in the high-capacity ...
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Routes
++ Air France and Crossair have signed a commercial agreement for flights between Paris and Basle/Mulhouse, Berne and Lugano. The deal covers codesharing and reciprocal-seating arrangements under which Crossair, which has withdrawn from the Basle-Paris route, will buy seats on four of the five daily Air France services. In return, ...
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Unions withdraw opposition to Airbus A319 order at Sabena
An offer by Swissair to contract maintenance to Sabena Technics, should the Belgian airline order Airbus narrowbodies rather than Boeing 737-700s, seems to have dampened unions' opposition to a decision in favour of the European consortium. A presentation of the Airbus A319 was made to Sabena and union ...
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Sirocco Tu-204 has successful first flight
The first Tupolev Tu-204 freighter destined for Sirocco Aerospace International has flown, as preparations are made to fly the first Tu-204-300. The company's Rolls-Royce RB.211-535E4-powered Tu-204-120C had its 2h maiden flight on 10 November from Ulyanov East Airport, where manufacturer Aviastar is based. Tupolev Tu-204 programme ...
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Mesa Air orders more Canadair
The Mesa Air Group has ordered another 16 Bombardier Canadair Regional Jets (CRJ) after signing a new marketing deal which will allow the regional carrier to operate the 50-seat aircraft as part of its US Airways Express operations. The latest $350 million deal follows Mesa's order for 16 ...
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Ryanair leads in mixed low-cost results
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON A mixed set of financial results from Debonair, Ryanair and Virgin Express - their first since seeking stock-market listings earlier this year - has left analysts looking for signs of a shake-out in Europe's low-cost airline market. Veteran low-cost challenger Ryanair posted a robust ...
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Heico looks for cash to fund acquisitions
Heico plans to raise $75 million through a bond offering, in part to help fund the group's rolling programme of acquisitions in the engine and airframe service market. At the end of October, the group's latest deal involved an alliance between its main Flight Support engine services unit ...
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Ride the tiger
In the words of Douglas Adams' Hitch-hikers' Guide to the Galaxy, "Don't panic!" - well, not yet, anyway. Similarly, however, don't relax. The recent turmoil in Asian stock and currency markets is going to have a profound effect on the air-transport business and its suppliers. Those forecasters, whose confident predictions ...
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Avjet on tap
The ambitious 57km jet fuel pipeline project which will link Dubai International Airport to Jebel Ali Free Zone will be ready to pump fuel by the end of November. Owner and operator Emirates Petroleum Products Company (EPPCO) says pressure testing with water is under way. The designers ...
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Far Eastern confirms 757/MD-83 orders
Taiwan's Far Eastern Air Transport has formally confirmed plans to purchase up to 10 Boeing 757-200s and two Boeing MD-83s. The Taipei-based airline says in a statement issued through Boeing that the aircraft will be used on new international services including those to China once a ban on direct ...
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No flying school
South Korea has issued a notice to airmen (NOTAM) that all flights to and from the country will be suspended for one hour on Wednesday while nation-wide school exams are being held. Source: Flight Daily News
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DSA for Egypt
Data Systems Analysts (DSA) has announced two new contracts totalling $4 million from the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA). The contract to deliver and install a local area network (LAN) for the Flight Safety Standards Sector is worth $2.7 million. The system will be housed in ...
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Delta seeks US-Peru route approval
Delta Air Lines has applied for US Department of Transportation (DOT) authority to operate to Peru, and plans to initiate Atlanta-Lima service within 90 days of receiving the necessary approvals. Additionally, Delta has requested that the DOT deny American Airlines permission to expand its operations beyond the limits ...
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UK Government to blame for Airbus delay
The delay on the full launch of the Airbus A340-500/600 programme is not because of a shortage of orders, but because of the British government. The news came as Egyptair yesterday signed up for two A340-600s and took options on two more, with more orders from other carriers ...
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Engine makers see delay in AE31X selection
Andrew Doyle Engine manufacturers competing to supply the powerplant for the Airbus Industrie Asia (AIA)/Aviation Industries of China (AVIC) AE31X regional airliner family are not expecting a final selection to be made until between late-next year and early-1999. The contest is a fight between BMW Rolls-Royce (BMW ...