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American Airlines in massive seat-upgrade deal
AMERICANAIRLINES has placed orders exceeding $268 million for more than 70,000 new and upgraded passenger seats for its entire fleet. The deal has been split between three seat suppliers: US manufacturers B/E Aerospace (BEA) and Weber Aircraft, and Germany's Recaro. Installation is to be completed by the year ...
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Airbus Industrie nets two new customers
Finnair and Brazil's TAM have become new Airbus Industrie customers, with orders for a total of 17 aircraft and options on a further 29. Finnair has chosen the Airbus A319/A320/A321 narrowbody range to replace its fleet of McDonnell Douglas DC-9s. The Finnish carrier will take an ...
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Sabena selects Avros and Airbuses to replace 737s
Sabena is to order a mix of Aero International (Regional) Avro RJ100s and Airbus A319s and A320s by the end of 1997 to replace its 14 Boeing 737-200s, according to Air Transport Intelligence (ATI), the new Reed Aerospace news and data service . The electronic news service, formally ...
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Northwest signs MoU for another 50 Airbuses
Northwest Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a further 50 Airbus Industrie narrowbody aircraft, bringing the total number of firm orders for the consortium's main US customer to 136. The MoU outlines a requirement for 50 125-seat A319s, with options for 50 more aircraft. If ...
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Airbus waits for orders before committing to growth A340s
Airbus Industrie says that it needs a "significant" number of orders for the new A340-500/600 versions of the A340 before committing to full development and production. Despite that, sales chief John Leahy is "optimistic" that sufficient airlines to justify the $2.5 billion development cost will commit to the ...
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Fairchild Dornier wins 328Jet launch orders
Regional-aircraft manufacturer Fairchild Dornier has secured the first sales of its new 32-seat 328Jet derivative of the Dornier 328 turboprop with two separate orders. The first firm order for six aircraft has come from Dijon-based regional carrier Proteus Airlines. A second order for four aircraft with four options ...
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SAA is first airline to order RB-211 hybrid
Rolls-Royce has received its first firm order for the RB.211-524G/H-T turbofan from South African Airways (SAA). The engine is a hybrid combination of the Trent 700 high-pressure core and the existing -524G/H low-pressure system. The powerplants will be fitted to two new Boeing 747-400s now on order and will be ...
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Airbus holds a high ground in week of sales activity
Business has been extremely active in the commercial market, dominated by Boeing and Airbus, this week at Le Bourget. News from McDonnell Douglas, however, was conspicuously absent this year. Boeing started the week in the limelight over its discussions about the proposed merger with McDonnell Douglas. Boeing ...
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Asiana Engines
Asiana Airlines has renewed a contract to have its CF6-80C2 engines overhauled by Lufthansa Technik (LHT). The two companies have extended their current co-operative agreement into the year 2001. The order is for the overhaul of all 66 engines of Asiana's Boeing 747-400s and 767-300s. Source: ...
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Billion dollar deals fail to disguise 'big deal' feeling
Great tracts of the aerospace landscape seem to be "on hold" at this Paris air show. The French industry, with so much to do to set its house in order, awaits this Saturday's landmark speech by new Prime Minister Lionel Jospin. Boeing, a huge chunk of the rest of the ...
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Engine makers have plenty to smile about
If the airframe manufacturers have been announcing successes throughout the week, then the engine makers have been rejoicing too. Rolls-Royce is celebrating its selection as power provider to the Airbus Industrie (AI) A340-600 and -500 with the Trent 500 announced on Monday. Disappointed GE and Pratt & Whitney ...
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Airbus bumps up its Paris sales to $3.5b
Airbus Industrie has ended the show in style with a $2billion memorandum of understanding (MoU) for 50 A319s from Northwest Airlines. The deal brings the total value of contracts announced by Airbus at Paris '97 to $3.5billion. US-based Northwest Airlines also has options on an additional ...
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$2.5billion orders confirm market opportunities for regional jets
If Paris '97 has proved one thing, it is that regional jets are here to stay. This morning, manufacturers can reflect that RJ order announcements this week topped $2.5billion, launch customers have stepped forward for two new programmes, and the jet has spread into both the 30 and ...
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DataFlight's $1m duty-free system
DataFlight Europe has concluded a $1million deal with Singapore Airlines for its On Board Trader system to process in-flight duty-free sales, an order which the company says is a major international breakthrough for its product. The package includes an on board system and a ground-based back-office and bonded store client/server ...
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Collins selected
Air France has put its faith in the Collins Air Transport Division of Rockwell's Avionics and Communications by selecting it as preferred avionics supplier for its current fleet and for new aircraft. The agreement extends to the end of 2001. Marc Veron, Air France Group's president and ...
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Lufthansa pilots to train on Pipers
Lufthansa Flight Training (LFT) is to buy a fleet of seven Piper Seneca V aircraft, with options on a further four. The first deliveries begin in January 1998. The deal, announced by New Piper Aircraft of Vero Beach, Florida, at Le Bourget yesterday, will involve the aircraft being ...
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Brazilians opt for Airbus
Another billion-dollar deal was announced at the show yesterday - by Airbus Industrie. Brazilian airline TAM is to take five A330-200s, with options for a further five, and has chosen Pratt & Whitney PW4168 engines. The engine choice between P&W and Rolls-Royce was made so late ...
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328 JET sales kicked off by French order
Fairchild Dornier announced its 328JET launch customer yesterday with a $70million order for six aircraft from French regional carrier Proteus Airlines. Simultaneously, it revealed the aircraft's North American launch customer as Aspen Mountain Air, in a $50million order covering four firm orders and four options for the 32-seat ...
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R-R orders hit $2billion mark
Rolls-Royce announced another big order yesterday, bringing its total sales revealed during the show to $2billion. The latest order, worth $700million, is from Gulfstream for Tay engines to power GIV-SP aircraft. "With deliveries scheduled to 2003, we look forward to entering the next millennium as a ...
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Bomnardier is foiled by Embraer 50-seat scoop
Two regional jet manufacturers; two $1 billion contract announcements; and the same customer. But the atmosphere at each press conference yesterday could not have been more of a contrast. American Airlines' subsidiary AMR Eagle's decision to purchase its 50-seat regional jets from Embraer and its 70-seaters from Bombardier clearly ...