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Report by Kevin O'toole and Karen Walker IN PARIS The launch of a new family of regional jets and a flurry of orders from European carriers took much of the limelight at the Paris air show. Four regional jet contenders, as well as Airbus and Boeing, now offer 100-seater jets. ...
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LanChile picks A340 for expansion
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC LanChile has selected the Airbus Industrie A340 over the competing Boeing 777 and is set to announce an agreement for up to 21 aircraft, including options. The deal is a major expansion of the carrier's long haul capability and another significant South American sale for the European ...
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Midway grows east US service with 737s
Midway Airlines plans to expand its eastern US services with 17 newly ordered Boeing 737-700s to counter growing competition from US Airways' low cost division, MetroJet, and Southwest Airlines. The North Carolina-based regional airline plans to replace its eight remaining Fokker 100s with the new aircraft by the end ...
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Upgrade will extend lives of 747 Classics
KLM and Canadian Marconi are finalising details of a turnkey cockpit upgrade package to offer operators of Boeing 747 Classics. The move follows the experience gained by the partners on the programme to upgrade KLM's own fleet of 747 Classics. The Dutch airline became the first to commit to ...
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Boeing steps up 777X efforts in Asia-Pacific
Boeing is making a renewed pitch to launch the Boeing 777X in the Asia-Pacific region, bolstered by Singapore Airlines' (SIA) decision to trade in its Airbus Industrie A340-300s for 777s and Cathay Pacific Airways' emerging requirement for a 747-400 replacement. SIA has struck a deal with Boeing to exercise ...
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Deutsche BA could prosper from parent's cuts
Jens Flottau/BERLIN British Airways subsidiary Deutsche BA says it is keen to fly more routes on behalf of its parent and could take over some of the services to be shed by BA as part of the planned rationalisation of its European route network. In addition to cutting destinations, farming ...
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The big numbers
Airbus and Boeing continue to dispute the sales prospects for large airliners Max Kingsley-Jones/PARIS Airbus Industrie and Boeing renewed their long-term debate over the size and timing of demand for very large capacity aircraft at the Paris air show by releasing their market forecasts for the next 20 years. ...
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Europeans boost Chinese industry with component work
Airbus Industrie and BMW Rolls-Royce (BMW R-R) are boosting relations with China's aerospace industry by handing out subcontracts to Chinese manufacturers. The move will see Aviation Industries of China (AVIC) participating in the new Airbus A318 development programme. Airbus, which has partnerships with Shenyang Aircraft and Xian Aircraft, ...
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Marketplace
Northwest Airlines has agreed to firm up 30 Airbus A320 family options, including 18 A319s and 12 A320s, for delivery between January 2002 and 2004. The deal for the CFM International CFM56-powered aircraft takes the airline's A320 family orders to 150 aircraft, of which 70 have been delivered. Air Transat ...
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Speedwing to tackle Olympic problems
Chris Jasper/LONDON Speedwing, the consultancy division of British Airways, has won a 30-month contract to manage state-owned Greek airline Olympic Airways, with the UK flag carrier concluding a parallel deal which may allow it to take a stake of up to 20% in the ailing airline. Greek transport minister ...
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Regional wars
Access to the US market is critical if Embraer, Bombardier and Fairchild are to see any payback Paul Lewis/PARIS The fight for the 70/100-seat regional jet market early in the 21st century has already begun with an opening exchange of fire between Fairchild Aerospace and Embraer. Also manoeuvring into ...
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Routes
India and China are negotiating a bilateral air services treaty, which they hope will be signed by December. On the negotiating table are gateways, fare levels, and the designation of authorised airlines. Air India is expected to get rights to fly beyond Hong Kong, but direct routes to Chinese destinations ...
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Workshop
Aloha Airlines has selected Pratt & Whitney's Columbus Engine Center in the USA to repair and overhaul the Hawaii-based airline's JT8D engines. Motores Rolls-Royce is to build a new International Aero Engines V2500 repair and test cell at Guarulhos Airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The company is spending $20 million ...
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Alitalia commits to $1 billion fleet upgrade
Andy Nativi/GENOA Alitalia has committed to a L2,000 billion ($1.1 billion) fleet upgrade of its Alitalia Express and widebody fleets, despite facing strike action by its workforce and downgraded performance estimates for the year. The airline's board has approved the purchase of five Boeing 747-400s, with deliveries from the ...
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$2bn orders take ERJ-135/145 sales to over 900
Seven airlines placed orders for up to 103 Embraer ERJ-135s and 145s worth almost $2 billion during the show . The orders from InterCanadian, KLMexel, Rheintalflug, Proteus Airlines, Skyways, Alitalia and Crossair take the total orders and options for the 37/50-seat regional jet family to over 900. Canadian Airlines' ...
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Lease deals swell A320 family
Airbus has secured deals for its A320 family from major leasing companies in Europe and the Far East. Together the two orders will see the airframe builder's orderbook swell by around $2.5 billion. Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (SALE) has ordered 23 A320 family aircraft in a deal worth over ...
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New deal launches GE's CF34 variant
General Electric has given the go-ahead for the CF34-10, an 18,000lb-thrust (80kN) version of its CF34 regional jet engine, following its selection by Embraer for the ERJ-190. The engine, a derivative of the -8E version selected for the ERJ-170, will also be produced to power Fairchild's 928JET. The ...
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New A340 faces weight problem
Guy Norris and Andrew Doyle/PARIS Airbus Industrie is battling to overcome weight problems threatening a payload/ range shortfall on its A340-500 and -600 models with a weight-reduction programme and the possible introduction of higher operating weights and uprated engines. Separately, Pratt & Whitney is expected to decide by ...
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Boeing measures demand for 717 family variants
Plans for a proposed 75/80-seat version of the Boeing 717 may be abandoned, warns the manufacturer, despite market interest in the study, particularly among European airlines. "Right now, we can't make much of a business case for the 717-100, although that might change," says Joe Ozimek, director of product ...
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Delta defers Boeing 777 fleet delivery over pilot pay dispute
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Delta Air Lines has been forced to defer delivery of its entire Boeing 777 fleet on order because of its failure to negotiate a pay accord with the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) for the type. Earlier this year, the airline deferred indefinitely deliveries of ...