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ANA and Delta split
All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Delta Air Lines are breaking off their three year strategic alliance, paving the way for the Japanese airline to make its much anticipated move into the Star Alliance. In March, ANA forged a link with Star partner Lufthansa, and is now expected to sign up ...
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European partners agree principles for unity
Europe's four largest aerospace and defence companies have agreed in principle to merging all their assets to form a single, unified aerospace and defence company and have set down guidelines for the merger in a report to the French, German, Spanish and UK governments. The four Airbus partners, Aerospatiale, ...
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Boeing cools on MD-11's future
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Boeing has toned down its optimism over the future of the MD-11 and warns that more problems with Next Generation 737 manufacturing might produce additional delivery delays, making a third consecutive quarterly charge a possibility. There are signs that more lay-offs could follow. Production problems left Boeing ...
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Boeing sets 777X launch target
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing says it needs orders for up to 30 777-200Xs before it will consider launching the much delayed ultra long range derivative. "We need 30 aircraft from a couple of airlines and we're all set to go," says product marketing regional director, Dan Olason who ...
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FAA delay hinders airline ACAS efforts in Europe
Emma Kelly/BRUSSELS The delay in US Federal Aviation Administration certification for the latest traffic collision and avoidance system (TCAS II) version equipment is hampering airlines' efforts in meeting European airborne collision avoidance systems (ACAS II) requirements, delegates at a recent Eurocontrol conference in Brussels were warned. The European ...
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Ariana Afghan crash
This Ariana Afghan Airlines Boeing 727-200Adv (YA-FAZ) hit a mountain 15km (8nm) south of Afghanistan's capital Kabul on 19 March, during its daylight descent from Kandahar 450km to the south. All 45 people on board were reported to be killed. Source: Flight International
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Armenian begins fleet renewal with Airbus A310
Armenian Airlines has begun the first phase of its fleet modernisation with a deal to lease a secondhand A310-200, which it expects to be the start of move to a large Airbus fleet. The deal, which represents Armenia's acquisition of its first Western-built aircraft, will see a Pratt & ...
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GE90 inspections continue after 777 Heathrow surprise
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES General Electric expects borescope inspections of 28 GE90 engines to be completed by 5 April following the failure of a low pressure turbine (LPT) of an engine on a British Airways Boeing 777-200IGW at London Heathrow on 12 March. The incident caused serious disruption at Heathrow ...
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Boeing's longest narrowbody takes shape
Boeing recently joined the front and rear fuselage sections to the wing section of the first Boeing 757-300 on the assembly line at its factory in Renton, Washington. The stretched version of the 757-200 has an overall length of 54.4m, making it the largest single aisle twinjet yet built. The ...
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Burbank Stage 3 hushkit for Boeing 707 nears approval
Burbank Aeronautical (BAC) has started the final flight tests of its BAC II Stage 3 hushkit, fitted to the Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B engines of a Boeing 707-300. Certification is expected in May. The hushkit has been shown to attenuate by 30dB the noise of a Stage 1 aircraft, and ...
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New terminal opens at Paris CDG
Aeroports de Paris (ADP) is embarking on a Fr15 billion ($2.45 billion) five year investment programme at Charles de Gaulle to raise capacity. The first half of the new terminal 2F opened in late March. The second half will be complete next year. Source: Flight International
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Cityjet and Business Air line up ex-Regional Saab 2000s
Saab is gaining two more European customers for its Saab 2000s, with the lease of second hand examples to Cityjet and Business Air. The source for the aircraft is Regional Airlines of France, which had a fleet of 11 2000s, all of which are leased from Saab Aircraft Credit, ...
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El Al discusses no frills spin-off
Arie Egozi/TEL AVIV El Al is studying the creation of a low fare joint venture airline which could help it reduce its operating restrictions on the Jewish Sabbath. The Israeli national carrier sees a niche for a low cost airline for operations on "no frills" flights to destinations ...
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Italy's Eurofly seeks 767s as it aims for long haul expansion
Marco Bonelli/ROME Italian charter airline Eurofly, controlled 45% by Alitalia, has revealed plans to introduce long haul services, beginning by the end of this year. The carrier is seeking at least two Boeing 767-300ERs, which could be purchased by Alitalia, in addition to the three leased 767s taken on ...
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IAE enters race for A319 100-seater
Airbus Industrie has widened the bidding in the contest to power its proposed A319M5 100-seater by inviting International Aero Engines (IAE) to enter a derated 89kN (20,000lb) version of the V2500. The V2520-A5 version is based on the 98kN V2522-A5 and the 107kN V2524-A5 now offered on the 124-seat A319-100. ...
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Airbus firms up Latin American order
Airbus Industrie has sealed its long awaited joint order for up to 179 A320-family aircraft with Latin American airlines LanChile, TACA and TAM. Included are a total of 90 firm orders and 89 options: 20 firm orders and 20 options from LanChile, and 32 firm orders with 32 options ...
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LOT prepares to make cargo expansion
Andrzej Jeziorski/WARSAW LOT Polish Airlines is planning to lease a freighter for the next winter season in a move towards expanding its cargo operation. The airline's cargo division says that it is looking for a long haul freighter with a payload of around 40t, such as a McDonnell ...
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Lufthansa says railways are 'unco-operative'
Lufthansa has accused German national railway company Deutsche Bahn of being unco-operative over plans to transfer substantial parts of the airline's domestic network to the railways in the year 2001. Representatives of the airline in talks with the rail company complain that Deutsche Bahn is refusing to make provisions ...
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Marketplace
-Tower Air will wet-lease two Boeing 747-100 freighters to Chilean cargo airline Fast Air Cargo for one year. Fast Air operates three McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73s on services within Latin America and to the USA. -Willis Lease Finance has committed to purchase 12 Boeing 747-100s and spare engines from United Airlines, ...