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Ambitious SALE adds two new partners
Following an injection of new capital, Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (SALE) claims that it is on course to take its place among the world's three largest leasors by the year 2000, building a portfolio of 100 aircraft with its US joint owner, Boullioun Aviation Services. The claim follows ...
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FedEx opens talks in hunt for Fokker F27 successor
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC FedEx is talking to Saab Aircraft, Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) and Ayres about developing a turboprop-powered, all-cargo aircraft to replace its fleet of 36 Fokker F27 freighters, says chairman Frederick Smith. IAI and FedEx are known to be discussing the development of a ...
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Swissair and Lufthansa pick new A340 models
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Airbus Industrie is set to secure more key launch orders from European airlines for its new A340-500/600 following decisions by Swissair and Lufthansa to select the new models to replace their 747 "Classics". Firm orders are expected to be signed with Airbus ...
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DSA for Egypt
Data Systems Analysts (DSA) has announced two new contracts totalling $4 million from the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA). The contract to deliver and install a local area network (LAN) for the Flight Safety Standards Sector is worth $2.7 million. The system will be housed in ...
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'No frills' airline to serve Europe
British Airways (BA) has confirmed that it is to launch a "low fare, no frills" airline for operations to Europe. It will start flying early next year. The carrier, operating Boeing 737-300s, will be based at London Stansted airport and "Éwill operate as a separate business with its own ...
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Those creature comforts that make travel a real pleasure
Attention to detail is the key to comfortable business or first-class travel, as any senior executive will attest. One of the companies that can help meet a business travellers' expectations has its wares on show at Dubai '97. Glorient Trading (Stand A452), from its base in Hong ...
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Gamco rides on success to further growth
Mark Hannant The Gulf Aircraft Maintenance Company (Gamco) is one of the big success stories of the developing regional aviation market. Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, Gamco is now the biggest aerospace employer in the Middle East, says the new man at the helm, general manager ...
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Air today, goon tomorrow
British Airways could be on the lookout for flight and cabin crew who can juggle, perform song-and-dance routines and crack gags - and this is no joke. Passengers on a Deutsche BA flight from Munich to Berlin were reported this weekend to be startled to hear a steward ...
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Rolls-Royce wins Delta order
Geoff Thomas Rolls-Royce has beaten GE and Pratt & Whitney in a contest to supply its Trent 800s to power 10 Delta Air Lines' Boeing 777s (with firm options on a further 20 and rolling options on 30 more) - a total order potential of $1.5 billion. ...
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DHL opens air express centre
Mark Hannant DHL Worldwide Express chose the eve of the show to inaugurate its $4-million Air Express Centre at Dubai International Airport. HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, president of the Dubai Department of Civil Aviation, unveiled a plaque to commemorate the occasion. ...
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Multi-billion airliner market is forecast
Middle East and North African airlines will buy 702 aircraft worth around $45 billion in the next 20 years, the latest Airbus Industrie (AI) market forecast indicates. Most of the aircraft - 413 - will be needed to meet market growth, while a further 289 will replace models ...
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SIA flies to Star position
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on bilateral co-operation shortly with Lufthansa, as an initial step to becoming a full member of the rapidly expanding Star Alliance. According to industry sources, the two airlines could sign an MoU on 24 November, although this could ...
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Alliance spreads into Central Africa
Alliance Express, the regional arm of East African multi-national carrier Alliance Air, has taken over the operations of Government-owned Air Rwanda. Meanwhile, completion of the planned merger of Alliance with the two national airlines of its shareholders, Uganda and Tanzania, is now looking unlikely. Alliance Express ...
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Fiji International is prepared for January launch
Start-up carrier Fiji International Airways has reached agreement with London Stansted Airport to begin scheduled flights from Nadi, in Fiji, Mumbai, in India, and Singapore from early January 1998. The airline will operate Boeing 747-300s. The carrier originally intended to launch services to Manchester in the UK, but ...
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Qantas asks Boeing to produce three long-range 747-400IGWs
Qantas has asked Boeing to build and certify its three newly ordered 747-400s to an increased-gross-weight (IGW) specification, to allow the Australian carrier to overcome payload-range restrictions to Europe and the USA. It is pressing the Seattle-based manufacturer to commit to a -400 growth derivative, with a maximum ...
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Routes
++ Qantas plans to codeshare on Reno Air services, connecting with its flights from Los Angeles to Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland, starting in January 1998. Qantas says that the deal will improve links between Los Angeles and San Francisco. ++ Pan American World Airways has filed for approval to codeshare ...
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US Airways focuses on US2 and orders Airbuses
US Airways has finalised its contract with Airbus Industrie to acquire up to 400 aircraft following the successful negotiation with the US Air Line Pilots Association of a new five-year contract which goes into effect on 1 January. The airline is now turning its attention to contract negotiations with other ...
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US airlines continue to surge
The major US airlines again surprised the markets with another record round of profits for the third quarter, including encouraging result from troubled Trans World Airlines, which now promises it has enough cash to carry it through the winter season. There had been speculation that the unprecedented run ...
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Airtran to move
AirTran Airlines is to shift its corporate headquarters from Atlanta, Georgia, to Orlando, Florida, early in 1998, while maintaining other airline operations at Atlanta's Hartsfield International Airport. The move is subject to completion of the pending merger between ValuJet Airlines and AirTran Airways, expected by the end of this month, ...
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AB Airlines takes AIM for expansion funds
AB Airlines is planning a listing on London's Alternative Investment Market (AIM) early in 1998 to fund an expansion of its network and fleet renewal. The Stansted, UK-based airline is negotiating the acquisition of four new Boeing 737-300s, configured with two-class cabins, in January 1998 to replace its ...