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Team launches DC-10 upgrade
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) has teamed with Alenia subsidiary Aeronavali to launch a DC-10 product-improvement programme ranging in scope from a completely new, two-crew, digital flightdeck to a full conversion from passenger to freighter. The plan is aimed mainly at the expected growth in ...
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A330 for Dragonair
Dragonair has taken delivery of its first Rolls-Royce Trent 700-powered Airbus Industrie A330, leased from International Lease Finance (ILFC). The Hong Kong carrier is scheduled to receive a second A330, purchased from sister carrier Cathay Pacific Airways, in July, and an additional ILFC-owned aircraft in September. The aircraft will be ...
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SIA remains the world's most profitable carrier
SINGAPORE AIRLINES (SIA) again emerged as the world's most profitable carrier as it revealed improved results for its latest financial year. The group warns, however, that it faces tougher times ahead from aggressive international competition and the strength of the Singapore dollar. The group has revealed that net ...
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BMW R-R and MTU head for alliance
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH BMW ROLLS-ROYCE and Daimler-Benz Aerospace (DASA) subsidiary MTU are in advanced negotiations over a possible merger of their aero-engine production capacities. Rumours have been circulating in the aero-engine business for several weeks that Daimler-Benz chairman Jurgen Schrempp and BMW boss Bernd Pischetsrieder have already ...
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SIA sparks competition to replace Airbus A310 fleet
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE SINGAPORE AIRLINES (SIA) has given Airbus Industrie and Boeing until 31 May to submit tenders to meet its "Y-aircraft" requirement for a new regional-passenger jet airliner. SIA has asked for pricing on a firm order for 16 aircraft, plus options for a further 17. ...
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Lufthansa and SAA in tie-up
Lufthansa and South African Airways (SAA) have agreed on an alliance to co-ordinate flight schedules and examine extending the co-operation to ground handling and, possibly, aircraft overhaul and acquisition. The deal, expected to come into effect early in 1996, ends speculation that SAA and British Airways were about ...
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KLM strike plan
LM has drawn up plans to reschedule or cancel up to 72 flights if the Dutch AirLine Pilots Association goes ahead with its threatened strike on 23 May. The action is due to run between 10.00 and 16.00. KLM says that it will be forced to cancel 20 out of ...
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Maintenance-subsidies inquiry starts at EC
THE EUROPEAN Commission (EC) has launched an investigation into illegal state subsidies to Germany's Lemwerder airliner-maintenance operation. It has also promised a second inquiry to look at the Irish Government cash due to be injected into the troubled Shannon Aerospace venture. The Lemwerder aid dates back to 1993, ...
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ATARS F-15 Tests
McDonnell Douglas has suspended flight tests of an F-15 equipped with a reconnaissance system after just two sorties, claiming that all goals have been achieved. Six to eight flights of the F-15, fitted with the Advanced Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance System (ATARS) pod had been planned. Source: Flight International
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Change of mood
SAS president Jan Stenberg has brought a new realism to the airline Kirean Daly/LONDON Even in the difficult days of the early 1990s, few airlines saw their fortunes tumble quite so rapidly as did Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS). Under the leadership of Jan Carlzon, the tri-national carrier ...
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Lockheed Martin to build new Asian satellite
LOCKHEED MARTIN is to negotiate a final contract for the development of a $650 million cellular-telephone communications-satellite network for the Asian Cellular Satellite System (ACSS). Launch of the first satellite, the Garuda 1, is scheduled for 1998 (Flight International, 22-28 February). The contract expected to be signed in ...
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Northwest seeks deals to ease Asian worries
Paul Lewis/Tokyo NORTHWEST AIRLINES is working to strengthen its Japanese-based hub operation through new co-operation agreements with Asian carriers, as local criticism intensifies of US airline industry fifth-freedom rights in the region. The airline is looking to develop a strategic relationship with at least one ...
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Thai domestic start-up wins approval
The THAI OWNERS OF former Cambodian International Airlines have been granted permission to start domestic services in Thailand. The carrier, renamed Orient Express, has been given rights to operate up to 20 routes from Bangkok and Chiang Mai. The airline already owns a Boeing 737 and three Boeing ...
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US airlines hold profit course
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON US AIRLINES continued their long haul back into profit during the first quarter, although news that Trans World Airlines is heading back into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection sounds a warning note that the restructuring is not yet over. TWA says that it has ...
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NEPC acquires Damania
NEPC AIRLINES, one of India's fastest-growing private carriers, has bought rival Damania Airways for some $33.3 million. It is unclear whether Damania will remain a separate company, or be merged with NEPC, which operates five Fokker F27s on feeder routes in southern India. Merger seems more likely since, ...
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777 ETOPS approvals go down to the wire
Guy Norris/SEATTLE BOEING AND UNITED Airlines hope to receive US Federal Aviation Administration approval for 180min extended-range twin-engine operations (ETOPS) for the 777 by 30 May - just a week before revenue services begin. The European Joint Aviation Authorities' (JAA) timetable is unclear. British Airways ...
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US start-up leases three BAe 146s
TRISTAR AIRLINES, a new US start-up carrier, has leased three British Aerospace 146-200s for five years from BAe's Asset Management Organisation (AMO). The agreement, signed at the convention, allows TriStar to begin scheduled operations from mid-July. The airline plans an initial, nine daily scheduled flights from its ...
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Business Express expands at Logan
BUSINESS EXPRESS Airlines has announced a major expansion which includes a 100% increase in gate and ramp space at primary hub Logan Airport, Boston. The airline has leased space at six gates from Massport, the airport's governing agency, allowing it to operate more than 80% of its 158 ...
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Iberia finishes 1994 in profit
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON IBERIA ENDED 1994 with its first operating profit in five years, leaving the ailing Spanish carrier optimistic that it can deliver the promised turnaround over the next two years. The state-owned group, which is still awaiting European Commission (EC) approval for its rescue plan, ...
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Belgian boost
BELGIAN FLAG CARRIER SABENA has taken short-term leases on three British Aerospace One-Elevens to provide increased summer capacity. This aircraft, a -500 model, is wet-leased from British World Airways; the other two aircraft will come from European Aviation. They will be used to boost frequencies on short-haul routes from Brussels ...