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FAA proposes new rules to ensure fuel tank safety after TWA crash
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC The US Federal Aviation Administration is proposing a new regulation that will have an impact on airliner manufacturers. Under the new rule, they will have to conduct design reviews and develop new, compulsory maintenance programmes for fuel tank systems on existing aircraft to ensure that ...
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Dragonair hunts A320 customers
Andrzej Jeziorski/HONG KONGHong Kong-based Dragonair expects to sign the first contracts with customers for its new Airbus A320 flight training centre in January. General manager Felix Hart says the centre should become operational next June. The company is in talks with A320 operators in the Asia-Pacific region, with possible customers ...
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Zvezda launch in doubt after latest Proton failure
The launch schedule of the International Space Station Zvezda service module is threatened again following a Russian Proton K launcher failure on 27 October. The booster, which was carrying the domestic Express A-1 communications satellite, was the second Proton launch failure from Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome in four months. The ...
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Ibis targets December for roll-out of Ae270
Ibis Aerospace, the Aero Vodochody/AIDC joint venture, expects to roll out the single-turboprop Ae270 multimission aircraft on 10 December. The first production prototype will be an Ae270P variant, powered by a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A. The aircraft is pressurised, with retractable landing gear. The non-pressurised Ae207W, which has a ...
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Boeing shrugs off anticipated 777 ETOPS threat
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing says an airworthiness directive (AD) expected to be issued soon by the US Federal Aviation Administration, ordering inspections of the 777's back-up electrical generator and its oil servicing system, poses no threat to the aircraft's extended range twin operations (ETOPS) clearance. According to unconfirmed reports, ...
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Air France signs A330 deal to replace A310/767 fleet
Julian Moxon/PARIS Air France has finalised its long-awaited medium capacity fleet renewal plans, with an order for up to 13 Airbus A330-200s. The order, worth about $1.5 billion, includes eight firm orders and five options, and provides the airline with a replacement for its medium-range fleet of 10 ...
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A330s set to wing their way to Iran
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Iran has reached agreement with France over its planned purchase of four Airbus A330-300s for operation by flag carrier Iran Air, with deliveries of the aircraft to begin in 2001. Iranian transport minister Mohammed Hojjati told the country's official news agency, IRNA, that the $480 million deal was ...
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City Bird suspends Kinshasa service
City Bird has suspended its weekly services between Brussels and Congolese capital Kinshasa after local authorities levied a $1 million landing charge at the airport. There have also apparently been threats that City Bird's Boeing 767-300ER may be blown up or seized if it lands at Kinshasa. City Bird ...
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El Al compromises with A330/777 deal
Arie Egozi/TEL AVIV Airbus Industrie is set to conclude its first sale to El Al following the Israeli national airline's decision to split its medium-capacity fleet replacement order between the European consortium and Boeing. El Al is to acquire a mix of aircraft and has ordered three Boeing ...
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Eurocontrol steps up air traffic enforcement
Eurocontrol is stepping up its activities to implement a European notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) process. The air navigation organisation is working towards introducing formal contractual arrangements with air traffic management (ATM) service providers after proposals from Eurocontrol's council were approved last month. A European NPRM, which would allow ...
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Competition puts pressure on LIAT to restructure
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC LIAT is facing growing pressure to restructure its business due to the impending entry of Eastern Caribbean Express into a market overcrowded with financially struggling regional carriers. St Lucia-based Eastern Caribbean plans to make its debut early next year, backed by Air Jamaica. The carrier, ...
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Milan transfer gets the green light
European transport commissioner Loyola de Palacio has given the go-ahead for the stepped transfer of services from Milan Linate Airport to the city's new Malpensa hub. The transfer is to be completed by 15 January, with only Milan-Rome shuttle flights remaining at Linate. The forced move is conditional, however, ...
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Nationwide's long-haul plans are scuppered by licence rejection
Hilka Birns/CAPE TOWN Plans by South African regional carrier Nationwide to launch long-haul services have been frustrated by the South African civil aviation authority's rejection of its application for a temporary international air transport licence. Nationwide planned to launch a weekly service, with Virgin Atlantic, between Cape Town ...
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Sobelair management and pilots face fraud charges
Herman De Wulf/BRUSSELS The former chief executive, members of the management and pilots of Sabena's charter airline Sobelair face charges of forgery and fraud following a five-year investigation by the country's authorities. Retired former chief executive Pierre Jonnart, 27 Sobelair captains and management members face charges of falsifying flight ...
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Europe's Allianz is tipped to acquire Fairchild Aerospace
European insurance and financial services giant Allianz has emerged as a potential buyer of regional jet manufacturer Fairchild Aerospace, which has headquarters in the USA. Allianz will not comment on any possible bid for the 56% share of Fairchild held by chairman Carl Albert, but industry sources say the ...
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Pilot scope clauses 'threaten' regionals
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Intractable "scope clauses", increasing overcapacity, low returns and high development costs could soon hit the booming regional airline business, suppliers are warned. Failure to ease constraints on operations by pilot scope clause agreements with US majors is seen as the biggest threat to growth, with American Eagle ...
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Top 50 Cargo Airline Ranking - 1998
Top 50 Cargo Airline Ranking - 1998 Ranking 1998 Airline Country Cargo Traffic Cargo share Total RTK's Cargo revenue $ million Cargo share of revenue Cargo yield USC/RTK Period End RTK million Change ...
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A lesson in low cost
Debonair's demise has provided a salutary lesson to other of Europe's low-fares carriers not to stray too far from the low-cost formula. Conventional wisdom may be much maligned, but it is not always wrong. Almost from the day that Franco Mancasola sketched out his plans to launch a ...
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Lufthansa eyes cargo alliance
Lufthansa Cargo is undertaking a feasibility study into a worldwide air cargo alliance. Lufthansa has signed memoranda of understandings with SAS Cargo and Singapore Airlines, which could lead to a more binding arrangement early next year. Source: Airline Business
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Air Canada's allies prepare rescue bid
DAVID KNIBB SEATTLE A showdown is expected by 8 November on the bid by Onex to acquire Air Canada and merge it with Canadian Airlines. With high stakes for the Star and oneworld alliances, United and Lufthansa Airlines appear ready to intervene on Air Canada's behalf. Onex ...