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Amakusa takes Dash 8 for island link
Amakusa Airlines, a new Japanese regional carrier, is to start operations with a recently ordered Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8, according to Bombardier Aerospace. Delivery of the 39-seat Dash 8-100 will take place next October, but the airline does not plan to launch revenue services until early 2000. Amakusa ...
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More airlines sign up for used ATR 42s and 72s
Julian Moxon/PARIS The recently formed Asset Management arm of Franco-Italian regional aircraft manufacturer ATR has signed new contracts placing 23 used ATR 42s and 72s with nine airlines. The organisation predicts that it will have placed around 50 used aircraft by the end of the year, by which time "-we ...
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ERJ-135 prototype testing forges ahead
The two Embraer RJ-135 prototypes in flight test have accumulated some 235h of testing and demonstration flights. The second aircraft, which joined the programme on 24 September, is a conversion of the second pre-series ERJ-145 and is being used for system testing. The first aircraft, which is being used to ...
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Britannia 737 deal heralds regional return
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Britannia Airways has confirmed its move back to the sub-200-seat market after an eight year break, with a deal for up to 10 Boeing 737-800s. The move will enable the UK charter carrier to increase services from UK regional airports and boost its Scandinavian operations. Britannia has ...
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Mandarin/Formosa set to merge in June
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE Taiwan's China Airlines (CAL) has fixed a June target date for the merger of its two subsidiaries, Mandarin Airlines and Formosa Airlines. The move is intended to create a new domestic carrier, allowing CALto concentrate on international services. It has been under examination since mid-1998, following ...
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Airbus revamp slips back
Julian Moxon/PARIS The managing director of Airbus Industrie, Noel Forgeard, has confirmed that the restructuring of the four-nation consortium around a single corporate entity (SCE) is not now likely until the end of 1999. He reiterates that the reorganisation is so urgent that it should go ahead independently of ...
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Litton flight tests gyro retrofit on Boeing 727
Litton Aero Products is flight testing its LTR-97 fibre optic gyro-based system on a Boeing 727-200 as a strap-down replacement for potentially thousands of aircraft equipped with older electro-mechanical, vertical and directional gyros. The market, estimated to be for around 5,000 systems, includes McDonnell Douglas DC-8s, DC-9s and MD-80s, ...
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Sticky problems tar Malpensa operations
The latest in a stream of mishaps and malfunctions to have plagued Milan Malpensa Airport since its 25 October "relaunch" as Milan's primary international airport is the melting of the newly laid surface of runway 1. Aircraft were disabled on 5 and 6 November when lumps of tar stuck to ...
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767 instrument system mystery failure traced to battery faults
David Learmount/LONDON AN Almost total failure of a Boeing 767's electronic flight instrument system (EFIS) during a transatlantic flight has been attributed to battery installation faults, according to a US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report. The 28 May, 1996, Martinair Holland 767-300ER flight from Amsterdam Schiphol to ...
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Marketplace
-Atlas Air has placed one Boeing 747-200F and two Boeing 747-400Fs with FedEx on wet-lease, by the end of the year. -Cebu Pacific is boosting its McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 fleet to ten with the addition of three more aircraft.The first aircraft, an ex-Air Canada example, was delivered last month. Two ...
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ANA/China agreement
All Nippon Airways (ANA) and China Eastern have signed a commercial deal, including codesharing, to come into effect on 1 February, subject to a Government go-ahead. Initially there will be 18 codeshare flights a week from Osaka to Shanghai and Beijing via Qingdao. Source: Flight International
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Routes
-Alitalia Cargo and KLM Cargo have started a joint freighter service. Using two KLM Boeing 747-300s and three Alitalia 747-200s, the airlines have a multihub arrangement based on Amsterdam Schiphol, Milan Malpensa and Rome Fiumicino. The agreement enables Alitalia Cargo to add Amsterdam, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Singapore and Tel ...
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Pension problems threaten to delay SAA sell-off
Lufthansa chairman and chief executive Jürgen Weber says that the privatisation of South African Airways (SAA) is unlikely to take place before next year. Lufthansa and Singapore Airlines (SIA) are seen as front runners to take a 20-35% stake in the South African flag carrier, which was expected to ...
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SAirGroup buys 49% of LTU and eyes full access to EU market
Andrew Doyle/DÜSSELDORF SAirGroup has finally completed its long-awaited acquisition of a 49.9% stake in German tour operator LTU as the latest step in its plans for a major expansion of its operations in the European leisure travel market. The deal comes as senior executives at the Swissair parent are expressing ...
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Winnipeg consortium launches Canada's first scheduled cargo operation
Canada's first scheduled widebody cargo flights are being launched by Winnport Logistics, a consortium of 43 transportation companies. The Winnipeg, Manitoba-based consortium has leased a Boeing 747 freighter from Evergreen International Airlines, and will operate three flights a week between Winnipeg and the Chinese cities of Nanjing and Shenzhen. ...
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BA realigns fleet after pre-tax profits fall
British Airways is reacting to disappointing first half results and an impending economic downturn by realigning its fleet and route network. Pre-tax profits for the airline dropped 10.5% to £385 million ($639 million) for the first six months to 30 September as a downturn in the world economy and ...
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Dassault/Aerospatiale agree
Julian Moxon/PARIS The French Government has finally agreed with Dassault and Aerospatiale the terms under which Aerospatiale will take over the Government's 46% holding in the combat aircraft and business jet manufacturer. The move, which comes as Aerospatiale is itself merging with privately owned Matra Hautes Technologies, is being ...
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BAe backs Australian EF2000 development push
Peter La Franchi/CANBERRA British Aerospace has unveiled in Australia plans for the relocation of major software development activities linked to the Eurofighter EF2000 Typhoon as part of the creation of a new Military Aircraft Systems group to be based in Melbourne, Victoria. The company is attempting to sell the ...
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EVA offers to take control of Myanmar
Taiwan-based EVA Airways has made a provisional proposal to take a controlling stake in loss-making Myanmar Airways International (MAI). EVA says it could provide the manpower and expertise which Yangon-based MAI lacks, and support the cost of expanded operations. EVA believes there is strong potential for growth in the ...
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AAS lands Condor
North Carolina-based American Aircarriers Support has acquired Condor Flight Spares, a company which buys and sells landing gear parts for passenger and cargo aircraft. Source: Flight International