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MEA discusses nine-aircraft order with Airbus and Boeing
Middle East Airlines (MEA) has confirmed it is in talks with Airbus Industrie and Boeing over an order for up to nine medium-range aircraft. The airline declines to clarify the details of the bids, but it is understood to be looking for a mix of six medium- and three large-capacity ...
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America West and Mesa mend fences and hammer out new deal
America West Airlines and US regional Mesa Airlines have entered into a new six-year code-share agreement which will quadruple the number of 50-seat Canadair Regional Jets (CRJs) dedicated to the America West Express regional operation. The new deal reverses a deterioration of the six-year partnership which earlier this year ...
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Marketplace
-CityFlyer Express has taken delivery of its fifth Avro RJ100, and has placed orders for two further aircraft for delivery in mid-1999. The airline, which operates British Airways franchise services from Gatwick, has also placed two options. -Atlas Air has placed a third 747-200 freighter with a consortium of South ...
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Cronus to expand fleet with 737-700/800 deal
Cronus Airlines is in negotiations to acquire Next Generation Boeing 737s as it initiates an expansion of its network. The three-year-old privately owned Greek carrier now operates two 737-300s and one -400 on scheduled and charter flights within Greece and to Paris, London and points in Germany. Extra frequencies ...
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Routes
-Sabena will introduce jet services on its Brussels to London City service on 13 September, replacing the existing Bombardier Dash 8 with an Avro RJ85 on one of five daily flights. ++ Swissair will cease flights to Philadelphia at the end of October. The airline will offer connections via New ...
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Korean and SIA confirm widebody deferrals
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Korean Air (KAL) have confirmed a series of deferred deliveries, affecting 13 Airbus Industrie and Boeing widebody aircraft on order until 2000. SIA says it is deferring delivery of 11 aircraft for 1998-2000 (Flight International, 18-24 March and 22-28 July). KAL has reached an agreement with ...
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Dollars and sense
The ARAC studied use of inert gases (including nitrogen and exhaust gases), fuel "scrubbing" and "washing" the ullage space above the fuel, which are methods of purging oxygen from the tank. Scrubbing fuel at the airport fuel farm offered little added protection while use of foam would reduce aircraft payload ...
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ARAC advises caution on fuel tank safety improvements
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC An aviation industry advisory group led by Boeing and Airbus Industrie says the US Federal Aviation Administration should continue to investigate cost-effective ways to enhance fuel tank safety on in-service and new airliners while ordering the changes for new aircraft designs. Six months ago, the ...
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Workshop
-Hawker Pacific Aerospace has won a $5 million five-year contract to repair and service landing gears on 16 UPS Airlines Boeing 747 freighters. It will perform the work at its facility in the UK. The company has also secured a $6 million five-year landing gear maintenance contract from SAS, LOT ...
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EC closes issue of Air France state aid despite court decision
The European Commission (EC) has effectively laid to rest the issue over its four-year-old Air France state aid package, brushing off legal questions raised by last month's decision in the European courts. Air France should now be free to press ahead with its planned share flotation. The European Court ...
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US low-cost airlines recover...
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON Further evidence has emerged of an upturn in fortunes for the beleagured US low-cost carriers, with a round of profits for the second quarter. Vanguard Airlines has posted its first-ever profits and Kiwi International Airlines is optimistic that it will return to the black this year. ...
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Intertechnique
Intertechnique is to acquire three businesses from Teleflex Lionel Dupont, the French grouping which was the recent target of a take-over by acquisitive US company Heico. Intertechnique will take the Teleflex-Syneravia, Cotep and Preclilec businesses, involved in aircraft lights, indicators, displays and sensors. Source: Flight International
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Domestic boom keeps majors' profits rolling
The major US carriers turned in another healthy set of profits for the second quarter, but as the mid-year results rolled in, Wall Street was already getting jittery over the likely timing of a downturn. The headline results were again based on the strength of the domestic economy, where ...
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Attacking moves
Winning the World Cup may have been a dream come true, but bringing a vision for a combined European defence and aerospace super-company centred on French soil to fruition must be seen in French circles as a mix of miracle and pure genius. This week's surprise announcement by the ...
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Ericsson plans radar merger
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH Ericsson Microwave Systems is in exclusive talks with GEC-Thomson-Dasa Airborne Radar (GTDAR) over merging their respective active array radar projects into a single European programme. A draft memorandum of understanding between the parties already exists and the Swedish company has ceased discussions with potential US partners while it ...
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Boeing gets go-ahead for CALCM upgrade
Boeing has won a $5.5 million development and production contract to develop and deliver retrofit kits to upgrade AGM-86C conventional air-launched cruise missiles (CALCMs) to Block 1A standard. Block 1A includes an eight-channel global positioning system receiver with navigation and guidance enhancements and an adaptive, anti-jam, antenna array designed ...
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Elbit diverts Romania's MiG-21s to win Ethiopian upgrade deal
Arie Egozi/TEL AVIV Elbit Systems is to provide the Ethiopian air force with 10 upgraded Mikoyan MiG-21s supplied from the Romanian air force's inventory, as Addis Ababa moves to strengthen its forces in the conflict with neighbouring Eritrea. The Israeli company scooped the $30 million deal after a ...
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US military eyes ground-launched AMRAAM
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC The US Marine Corps and the US Army may join Norway in deploying a ground-based air-defence weapon incorporating the Raytheon Systems advanced medium-range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM). The so-called HUMRAAM air-defence system is mounted on the high-mobility, multi-purpose, wheeled vehicle in a similar set-up to that ...
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JSF requirements changes could reduce commonality
The latest set of requirements for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) has been released to industry in draft form. As expected, the US Air Force has added requirements for an advanced integrated gun and internal weapons bays able to accommodate 900kg (2,000lb) air-to-surface weapons. The changes could reduce commonality ...
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Poland revives plans for transport aircraft
Andrzej Jeziorski/WARSAW The Polish Government is planning to issue a request for proposals for a new military transport aircraft this year, according to deputy defence minister Romuald Szeremietiew. Szeremietiew, who is responsible for procurement in the Warsaw defence ministry, has already indicated that a leading candidate is the ...