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Syrianair thinks over 747SP role as new A320 fleet expands
Syrianair is considering the launch of new long-haul routes for its two Boeing 747SPs, as new Airbus A320s replace them on many services. The Damascus-based carrier has operated the 23-year-old, 320-seat 747s since they were delivered new in 1976. The airline ordered six 150-seat A320s in 1997 to update ...
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Chicago Express finalises fleet expansion plans
Chicago Express is poised to decide on its fleet expansion strategy as the US regional airline moves to bolster its position at Chicago Midway Airport. The wholly owned subsidiary of American Trans Air's (ATA) parent AmTran Holdings uses its fleet of nine leased British Aerospace Jetstream 31s on feeder ...
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Aurigny introduces first Saab 340
Aurigny Air Services has introduced the first of two Saab 340As for its new services to London Stansted and Amsterdam. The Channel Islands-based carrier will launch flights from Guernsey to Stansted on 4 June, while flights to Amsterdam will begin in July when the second Saab will have been delivered. ...
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L'Aeropostale plans express cargo network
French company L'Aeropostale is discussing opening a new European express freight network in an alliance with subsidiaries of its two shareholders, La Poste and Air France. The firm is about to embark on a major expansion of its capacity, replacing its two Boeing 727s with three cargo-configured Airbus A300B4s ...
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Airports
Bologna's Guglielmo Marconi Airport is to spend L380 billion ($207 million) expanding its capacity. A series of projects running up to 2006 will start next year, with the airport lengthening the main runway. Work to follow includes completion of a new terminal, additional taxiways and a bigger ramp. Last year ...
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China Airlines awaits approval to wrap up 747-400F contract
Brent Hannon/TAIPEI China Airlines (CAL) is preparing to conclude a deal with Boeing for 12 747-400 freighters, but is awaiting Taiwanese Government approval before it finalises the order. "We will replace our whole freighter fleet with the one aircraft type," says the airline, adding that fleet commonality is ...
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US authorities diverge on safety priorities
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has published a list of safety policy priorities which differs dramatically from one which was recently released by the US Federal Aviation Administration. The NTSB's "most wanted list" also includes priority recommendations for other transport modes, but the aviation demands include: ...
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Western Express expands Fokker F27 freighter fleet
Western Express Airlines (West-Ex) has boosted its Fokker F27 freighter fleet with the acquisition of a Mk400 from Farnair Europe. The aircraft joins two F27s and a Fairchild Metro. It will enable the Vancouver-based Canadian cargo carrier to expand the route network it operates for Canadian express packages specialist Purolator ...
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Marketplace
Airbus Industrie received its first firm contract for the new 107-seat A318 in April, when an undisclosed customer placed orders for 57 A320 family aircraft, including 30 A318s, 14 A319s, three A320s and 10 A321s. COPA Airlines of Panama has taken delivery of the first of 12 Boeing 737-700s it ...
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Shuttle war gathers pace
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC The air war over Washington DC has escalated with US Airways announcing plans to introduce new Airbus A320s. The move comes as it expands its lucrative shuttle operation in competition with Delta Air Lines and United Airlines. US Airways will replace 12 Boeing 727-200s operated ...
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Titan IVB avoids hat-trick of failures
Lockheed Martin launched a Titan IVB booster, with no upper stage, carrying an unidentified National Reconnaissance Office satellite, from Vandenberg AFB, California, on 22 May. The success of the venture breaks a sequence of two failed Titan IVB launches carrying inertial upper stages and Centaur upper stages in April. ...
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Pressure builds for single-engine change
David Learmount/LONDON Ten Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) countries, plus Canada and the USA, have submitted proposals to the JAA in favour of reducing restrictions on single-engine turboprop commercial operations. Only the UK has filed against the proposals. The Joint Aviation Requirements Operations (JAR Ops) on the subject will ...
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Elta radar pod cleared for F-16
Elta's EL/M-2060P synthetic aperture radar (SAR) pod for fighters has been certificated for use on the Lockheed Martin F-16. An unnamed air force has signed a contract for the radar and it has been offered for a Royal Air Force requirement to equip Panavia Tornados and Eurofighters. Built into a ...
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Twin-seat naval Flanker flies
Alexander Velovich/MOSCOW The Sukhoi Su-33KUB made its first flight at the LII flight test centre at Zhukovsky on 29 April. The aircraft flew for about 40min with Sukhoi test pilots Victor Pougachev and Sergey Melnikov at the controls. The Su-33KUB ("Korabelny Uchebno-Boevoi", or carrier combat trainer) side-by-side twin-seat naval ...
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E-2C technology part of AEW offer to Australia
Northrop Grumman is including electronically scanned technology from the planned E-2C radar modernisation programme (RMP) as part of its airborne early warning (AEW) offer to Australia for the soon-to-be decided Project Wedgetail. Australia is expected to finalise its choice of AEW systems from three competing systems within a month. ...
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Israel, France and USA join for training
Israel's BVR Systems has teamed with Sextant Avionique of France and Flight Visions of the USA to offer the Advanced Training Avionics Suite (ATAS). The system allows pilots to train on fighter-type avionics while flying low-cost trainers. Sextant is offering ATAS on the MiG-AT trainer. The French company provides ...
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Belgian AMRAAM
The Belgian air force has declared operational its first squadron with the Raytheon advanced medium range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM). An initial batch of 34 missiles was delivered this year following a September 1996 order. The $30.6 million deal was for 72 missiles and 16 captive training missiles. Source: Flight International
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Flightlease orders charter 767s
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH SAirGroup has taken a step towards standardising the fleets of its charter airline affiliates on the Boeing 767-300ER after leasing subsidiary Flightlease placed an order for up to eight of the twinjets. The aircraft will be operated by Balair CTA, Sobelair, LTU and Air Europe, part of the ...
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France changes direction on Orly restrictions
The French Government has bowed to pressure from airlines and employees to drop plans to limit the range of flights from Paris Orly - the capital's second international airport. Transport minister Jean-Paul Gayssot had wanted to cut the maximum distance airlines could fly from the airport to 5,000km (2,700nm), ...
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Aegean launches with Avros
New Greek domestic carrier Aegean Airlines has launched scheduled services with its first two British Aerospace Avro RJ100s. The airline is operating from its Athens base to Thessaloniki, Chania, Heraklion and Rhodes and aims to add international destinations next year. Established air taxi operator Aegean Aviation decided to launch the ...