All Fleets articles – Page 891
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Aeronavali has subcontracted Boeing Airplane Services to convert a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 from passenger to freighter configuration for Brussels-based Skyjet Airways. Boeing was contracted by Aeronavali as Skyjet required the aircraft sooner than the Italian company could undertake the work. The aircraft is due to arrive in early November at ...
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Air Foyle has confirmed that its outsized cargo joint venture with Antonov is being expanded, with the design bureau's operating division, renamed Antonov Airlines, taking two additional An-124s (Flight International, 22-28 September). These ex-Rossiya operated aircraft bring the An-124 fleet to eight aircraft, and a ninth, ex-Titan, aircraft is to ...
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Sony Trans Com sell-off near
Emma Kelly/SALT LAKE CITYAn unidentified avionics manufacturer, widely believed to be AlliedSignal, is conducting a due diligence review of Sony Trans Com with a view to buying the in-flight entertainment (IFE) supplier from Sony. Sony Trans Com declines to confirm the identity of the suitor, saying only that the company ...
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Boeing shakes up supplier network
Guy Norris/SEATTLEBoeing has revealed radical plans to forge partnerships with its suppliers, as well as to eliminate others, as part of wide-ranging initiatives to improve overall profitability, reducing costs and cutting cycle times. The revamp forms a vital element of Boeing's plans to boost its commercial aircraft operating margin to ...
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Higher thrust 777 Trent tested
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELESBoeing is starting certification flight testing of the higher thrust Rolls-Royce Trent 895 turbofan on the 777-200ER, and is preparing to start tests of the General Electric GE90-94B by the middle of next year. Tests of the R-R engine, rated at 93,400lb (415kN) thrust, have focused on the ...
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LanChile eyes converted 767Fs
Paul Lewis/MIAMI LanChile is interested in Boeing 767 freighter conversions as replacements for its McDonnell Douglas DC-8s. The Chilean national carrier operates 13 767-300ER passenger aircraft, but will begin to replace these twinjets with seven new Airbus A340-300s, the first of which is to be delivered next September. ...
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DHL completes British Airways 757 deal
Max Kingsley Jones/LONDON DHL has concluded its long- running negotiations with Boeing and British Airways for the acquisition of a massive fleet of converted Boeing 757 freighters, and will take the first of 44 aircraft in mid-2001. An announcement was expected on 5 October. Discussions between DHL, BA ...
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Embraer goes head to head with 428JET
Embraer has launched another version of its rear-engined regional jet range, the 44-seat ERJ-140, squeezing the new offering between the 37-seat ERJ-135 and 50-seat ERJ-145. In a related move that reflects strong anticipated demand for the 40-seat regional jet category, Fairchild Aerospace has selected Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) to ...
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British Airways receives its first of up to 188 A320 models
British Airways is this month introducing its first Airbus A319 - one of 59 International Aero Engines V2500-powered A320 family aircraft on firm order. The 126-seater will be used initially operate from BA's Birmingham base on services to Glasgow, Hanover and Frankfurt, Düsseldorf and Paris Charles de Gaulle. BA's Airbus ...
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Iberia prepares to float
The delayed flotation of a 54% stake in Iberia will start in the last week of November, according to the Spanish flag-carrier's chief executive, Angel Mullor. The initial public offering (IPO) should raise Ptas300 billion ($2 billion) for Iberia's parent, the state-owned holding group Sepi. The sale marks the ...
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Vietnam in US link-up deal
The prospect of air links between the USA and Vietnam has strengthened following successful negotiations on a codesharing deal, designed as an interim measure until a full air services agreement is reached. The memorandum was to have been signed in Hanoi early in September during a visit to ...
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European carriers to get no relief
European carriers are still suffering from declining yields and it could be some time before there is any good news. The damage of the weak market conditions is finally showing through in Europe. Results for the last quarter and half year ending June put them hard and cold ...
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UK cargo carriers pin hopes on Europe
PETER CONWAY LONDON UK cargo airlines angry at a controversial government decision that grants new rights to US operators, hope to generate the consensus needed by the European Commission to negotiate broader cargo rights with the USA. In August, the UK Government granted fifth freedom rights out of ...
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Boeing keeps control of outsourcing
DAVID KNIBB SEATTLE Boeing has emerged the winner in its recent negotiations with the International Association of Machinists over the issue of outsourcing. The union had demanded that Boeing give up its right to outsource or subcontract work, a growing concern among Boeing workers worried about job security. Their ...
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JetBlue wins Kennedy slots in low-fares battle
CAROLE SHIFRIN WASHINGTON DC JetBlue Airways has cleared a major hurdle in its attempt to start new low-fare services from New York after being granted key take-off and landing rights at J F Kennedy International Airport by the US Department of Transportation. The agency gave JetBlue a total of 75 ...
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Is Asia close to a turning point?
Asia's economic woes authored much of the over-capacity appearing on the North Atlantic. Chris Tarry of Commerzbank looks for sings of recovery Over the last few months much attention has been focussed on the current blood bath taking place on the North Atlantic. The conclusion very early on from ...
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SAA/Sun Air deal seems doomed to fail
ROGER MAKINGS JOHANNESBURG A bid by South African Airways to acquire a controlling stake in domestic rival Sun Air looks set to end in failure. The government is expected to refer the proposed deal back to the shareholders. In August, SAA announced that it had secured a ...
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Routes
United Airlines and Spanair have agreed to a codeshare deal covering Spanair flights from Washington to Madrid, and from Madrid to three other cities in Spain. The agreement will begin at the end of October, and gives the Spanish airline a link with a second Star member after Lufthansa. British ...
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Marketplace
Lufthansa has ordered eight more Airbus A340-300s and three CFM International CFM56-powered A320s for delivery between 2001 and 2004. Options have been taken on a further six A340-300s. Swiss cargo carrier Farnair Europe has acquired three Fokker F27 Mk 500s from TAM Brazil. TACA has taken delivery of the first ...
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Airports
New Tokyo International Airport, which owns and operates Tokyo's Narita Airport, has applied for Ministry of Transport approval to construct a second runway by November 2001. Construction is expected to begin later this year. The proposed runway would be 2,180m (7,200ft) long, rather than the 2,500m previously planned. The airport ...