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Dornier provides first-class support
Sir - One could get the impression that everything is wrong with Fairchild/Dornier product support from reading the article "Horizon Dash 8 order signals end for Dorniers" (Flight International, 4-10 September, P5). As the launch customer of the Dornier 328, we feel that this should be corrected. Apart ...
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RB.211 failure puts pressure on RR for solution
Andrew Doyle/LONDON ROLLS-ROYCE IS under renewed pressure from operators of RB.211-524G/H turbofans to resolve turbine blade problems, after a South African Airways (SAA) Boeing 747-400 came close to suffering a double engine-failure on take-off on 5 September. The -524H-powered SAA aircraft (ZS-SAY) suffered a high-pressure (HP) ...
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Airbus speeds up A3XX as Boeing goes firm on 747-X
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES AIRBUS INDUSTRIE has told airlines that it will present firm proposals on the A3XX ultra-high capacity airliner by the end of 1996. The moves signals a dramatic acceleration in the European consortium's plans to compete with Boeing's proposed 747-500X and -600X development. The ...
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BA aims to slash costs by £1 billion over three years
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON BRITISH AIRWAYS is to concentrate on reducing costs at the airline's main hubs at Heathrow and Gatwick, doubling its franchising business and restructuring operating divisions such as its European partners as part of a company-wide £1 billion ($1.5 billion), three-year efficiency drive. The move, ...
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Cuts in favour
"The World's Favourite Airline" might be a catchy slogan for an airline, which is the largest by neither turnover nor total traffic - even if its profits make it the darling of international stock markets. British Airways (BA) will be a little less of a favourite this month with some ...
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Tibet test
McDonnell Douglas (MDC) has successfully demonstrated a series of simulated engine-out tests on an MD-11 for China Southwest Airlines at Lhasa, in Tibet, which is 11,600ft (3,540m ) above sea level. The demonstration began with a high-altitude test in the cruise at 35,400ft when the number three engine was throttled ...
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Earning its upkeep
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON THE BOEING 777 WAS launched into revenue operations on 7 June, 1995, with United Airlines, when the US airline began to operate its first Pratt & Whitney PW4000-powered aircraft between London Heathrow and Washington DC. For several months United was the sole 777 ...
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Fast data
More and more airlines are taking advantage of quick-access recorders. Paul Phelan/CAIRNS The MAJOR QUALITY-CONTROL and cost-savings benefits delivered by quick-access flight-data recorders (QARs) are beyond debate, and most leading non-US carriers are already enjoying these benefits. Although some airlines have been surprisingly slow to adopt ...
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Canada 3000 signs up for A330-200s
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON CANADA 3000 AIRLINES has signed a lease agreement for up to four Airbus A330-200s, and is set to become the launch customer for the high-capacity twin in North America, and the first operator worldwide of the -200 version. The Toronto, Canada-based charter airline has ...
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Crandall forecasts UK-US fares battle
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON AMERICAN AIRLINES chairman Bob Crandall expects all five major rival US carriers to compete with the British Airways/ American alliance at Heathrow if the deal goes ahead. The American boss is forecasting a fares war across the Atlantic as capacity outstrips demand in the wake ...
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Koreans fail to agree on Pyongyang
A RECENT MEETING of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has failed to resolve differences between South and North Korea over the planned opening up of the Pyongyang Flight Information Region (FIR). According to ICAO, "-some progress was made", during the meeting in Bangkok between representatives from China, ...
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Asiana sets its sights
ASIANA AIRLINES is hoping that new bilateral air-traffic discussions between South Korea and Germany will lead to the carrier being given a much greater share of the European market. South Korea's Ministry of Construction and Transport and the German transport ministry are scheduled to begin talks shortly on ...
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Europe takes fare action
Julian Moxon/PARIS THE EUROPEAN Commission (EC) is considering mounting an enquiry into excessive pricing on fully flexible business-class tickets in Europe. Transport commissioner Neil Kinnock says that an EC analysis has shown that such fares are often "significantly higher than costs", and may contravene EC rules ...
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Myanmar interline
Japan Airlines (JAL) has reached an interline agreement with Myanmar Airways International (MAI), in an effort to counter All Nippon Airway's recently inaugurated trice-weekly direct service to Yangon. Under the deal, 21 of JAL's 29 weekly services between Japan and Bangkok will connect with MAI's onward flights to Yangon. JAL ...
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FedEx fire
Fire extensively damaged a FedEx McDonnell Douglas DC-10 on 5 September en route from Memphis to Boston. The aircraft was diverted to Stewart International Airport in Newburgh, New York after smoke was detected. The crew was unharmed. A US National Transportation Safety Board investigation has begun. Source: Flight International
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Czech accord
An open-skies accord has been signed by the Czech Republic, and the USA. The agreement provides US airlines with new route rights and limited third-country codeshares beginning in September 1997. Source: Flight International
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Connection closes
GP Express, the Continental Connection carrier which had hubs in Denver and Greensboro, has now ceased operations following its Chapter 11 bankruptcy-protection filing earlier this year. The regional, which began codesharing operations with Continental Airlines in 1994, operated a fleet of Beech 99s and 1900s. Source: ...
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Egyptair converts
Daimler-Benz Aerospace Airbus has received a contract from Egyptair for the conversion of two Airbus A300B4s to freighter configuration. The freighters, which will have a payload capability of 40,000kg, will be flown on the airline's planned cargo routes in Africa, in Europe and the Middle East. ...
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Duncan
Mike Hansen has been named manager of avionics and instruments at aircraft-service organisation Duncan Aviation, of Lincoln, Nebraska. He was formerly with BF Goodrich Component and Overhaul Repair, in Austin, Texas. Two new technical specialists have been appointed: Bill Schroeder, for the Canadair Challenger Series, and Dick Hyde, for the ...
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Condor will decide on A320s by year end
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE HAS received commitments from German charter operator Condor for up to 24 Airbus single-aisle aircraft, which are expected to be converted to a firm contract before the end of the year. Airbus says that the deal include orders for six A320s and six A321s, plus six additional options ...