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LanChile completes A340 order to update fleet
LanChile has finalised its long-expected order for up to 14 Airbus A340-300s as the Chilean flag carrier prepares to update its long-haul fleet. The deal, revealed exclusively by Flight International in June, is worth almost $2 billion and is understood to include the option to upgrade to larger A340-600s (Flight ...
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Hapag-Lloyd pushes reluctant Airbus on A310 replacement
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH German charter carrier Hapag-Lloyd's effort to replace its Airbus A310s is being frustrated by the reluctance of Airbus and Boeing to commit to developing new short/medium-range widebody types. The airline is one of a growing band of operators, including Lufthansa and Singapore Airlines, that seek A310 ...
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European wrangle looms over EASA's powers
A special committee of European member states and the European Commission (EC) has finished preparing a draft convention for the planned European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The document is due to be sent to relevant European aviation bodies for comment this month. A battle is expected between aviation organisations ...
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Air Afrique expands with A330-200 lease
Air Afrique has concluded a deal with International Lease Finance for the lease of two Airbus A330-200s, to enable it to upgrade its long-haul operations. Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire-based Air Afrique will take the two Pratt & Whitney PW6168-powered aircraft late next year on seven-year leases to operate services from ...
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Boeing-GE 777X deal sparks EC probe into exclusivity
Chris Jasper/LONDON The European Commission (EC) is poised to launch an investigation into airframe-engine exclusivity deals following the sole supplier agreement between Boeing and General Electric on the Seattle giant's planned ultra-long-range 777X. Outgoing EC competition chief Karel Van Miert ordered that a file be opened on exclusivity deals ...
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Yakovlev is close to Yak/AEM-130 funding
Yakovlev is close to securing finance from the Russian Government for the manufacture of four prototypes of the Yak/ AEM-130 advanced trainer/light fighter. The aircraft is being developed with Aermacchi of Italy. Nickolay Dolzhenkov, Yakovlev technical director and programme manager for the Yak/AEM-130, says an agreement between the Italian ...
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PAL enters cargo venture talks with Lufthansa
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE Struggling Philippine Airlines (PAL) is talking to Lufthansa about a joint cargo service between Manila and Frankfurt, which could mark PAL's return to Europe after a year away. According to PAL, the proposed block space agreement will come into effect on 1 November, with PAL buying ...
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An-140s pass the halfway mark
The two Antonov An-140 prototypes have completed about 700 test flights - over half of the required certification programme. Tests are now focused on areas such as high angle of attack, icing and hot and high operations. Series production is being prepared in Kharkov, Ukraine; Samara, Russia; and Isfaghan, Iran. ...
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Airports
Brussels Zaventem Airport is planning to spend BFr1 billion ($26 million) to build a new air traffic control tower. This has become necessary because the view of one of the runways from the existing tower will be obstructed when terminal construction work is completed. The new 75m (246ft)-high tower will ...
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Boeing adds Ilyushin engineers to design team for cargo 767
Andrew Doyle/MOSCOW Boeing has signed a contract with the Ilyushin design bureau to bring up to 35 Russian engineers into the design team working on a passenger-to-freighter conversion for the Boeing 767. The Ilyushin employees will work on the project at the Boeing Design Centre (BDC) in Moscow, ...
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Air China takes its first 737-800
Air China has received the first of 11 Boeing 737-800s it has on order. The Chinese flag carrier will operate it on regional services alongside its 19 737-300s. Beijing-based Air China is a major Boeing customer, operating more than 50 examples, including 737s, 747s, 767s and 777s. Hainan Airlines was ...
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Dasa presses case for Hamburg assembly of A3XX
DaimlerChrysler Aerospace (Dasa) is stepping up its campaign for A3XX final assembly to be located at its Hamburg Airbus plant with claims that Aerospatiale Matra's proposals for Toulouse production would load the programme with "unnecessary" transport and production costs. Dasa's bid hinges on what it considers to be a ...
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Marketplace
Korean Air has taken delivery of the first two of six Pratt & Whitney PW4098-powered Boeing 777-300s it has on order. Two more -300s are due next year, and the final two in 2001 and 2002. The deliveries are about 12 months later than originally scheduled, partly due to a ...
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FedEx deal condemned
The UK has granted fifth freedom rights from Prestwick Airport to US carrier FedEx, allowing it to load freight at the Scottish terminal for delivery to third countries. Although a similar application for London Stansted was rejected, the move has been branded a "sell-out" by UK cargo carriers seeking improved ...
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SBIRS contracts
The US Air Force has awarded dual $275 million contracts to TRW/Raytheon and Spectrum Astro for programme definition and risk reduction efforts on the $12 billion Space Based Infrared System Low (SBIRS Low) project. Not selected for the 38-month research effort was a Lockheed Martin-Boeing team. One firm will be ...
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DIRCM laser test
Northrop Grumman has demonstrated a laser-based directional infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) system, using a compact mid-infrared laser developed jointly with Fibertek. The system, mounted on a US Army Sikorsky UH-60A helicopter, simultaneously defeated four missile seekers at ranges up to 3km, the company says. The Viper laser produces multiple laser lines ...
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Texan II certification
Raytheon has won US civil certification for the T-6A Texan II primary trainer, allowing deliveries to the US Air Force to begin. Two aircraft will be delivered to Randolph AFB, Texas, later this year for operational evaluation. Greece, meanwhile, has signed a $200 million contract for 45 T-6As, the final ...
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AOPA plea
The US Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has called on the US Federal Aviation Administration to reconsider its airworthiness directive (AD) on turbocharged twin-engined Cessnas, claiming that the requirements are too costly, too complex and not necessary. "While the FAA estimates that the inspection mandated by the AD would ...
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RVSM approval
Sabreliner has received reduced vertical separation minimum (RVSM) certification for the Sabreliner 65 business jet. The company expects to complete four RVSM-capable aircraft by October. Source: Flight International
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TAG acquisition
Global aviation services company TAG Aviation Group is to acquire New York-based business aircraft management and charter firm Wayfarer Aviation. The combined company will have over 125 aircraft and a presence in more than 50 locations worldwide. Last year, Switzerland-based TAG acquired Aeroleasing of Geneva, San Francisco-based Aviation Methods and ...