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Airbus closes in on ValuJet deal
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON AIRBUS IS CLOSE to winning the hard-fought battle to sell ValuJet its first new aircraft. The deal, which is expected to involve around 25 A319s, with an option for a further 25, would be a major coup for Airbus, coming in the face of fierce competition ...
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ANZ changes frequencies
Air New Zealand National is withdrawing Boeing 737s from several routes to and from Invercargill on New Zealand's South Island, to be replaced by the new ATR 72 turboprop ordered by its subsidiary Mount Cook Airline. At the same time, frequencies will be increased from three to four on the ...
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Canadair prepares CL-415 upgrades
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA CANADAIR IS PLANNING a series of improvements to the CL-415, which will increase the fire fighting aircraft's utility and provide the basis for the development of planned special-mission variants. The Bombardier subsidiary says that upgrades now being defined include tail anti-icing and cabin ...
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MAS chief barters orders for slots
MALAYSIA AIRLINES (MAS) chairman Tajudin Ramli has threatened to stop any further purchases of Airbus Industrie aircraft unless France grants the carrier additional landing rights in Paris. The Malaysian flag carrier wants to increase its services between Kuala Lumpur and Paris from twice a week to twice daily. ...
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Orient makes expansion plans
RELAUNCHED THAI domestic carrier Orient Express Air (OEA) plans to acquire additional wide body aircraft and extend its services to Asian and European destinations. According to a senior airline source, OEA is negotiating to purchase three ex-British Airways Lockheed L-1011 TriStars. The aircraft are intended for use on ...
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Weak dollar ravages DASA
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON DAIMLER-BENZ Aerospace (DASA) racked up massive losses in the first half of the year as the weakness of the US dollar against the deutsche mark ravaged its civil-aircraft sales. The German group posted a loss of DM1.6 billion ($1 billion) for the period, ...
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Cabin comforts
Trends in aircraft-interior design are being dominated by the increasing need for passenger comfort and entertainment Gunter Endres/LONDON THE CABIN-INTERIORS market has undergone significant changes in the past few years, prompted largely by the recession in the air transport industry. The inability of airlines to finance ...
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Success story
The story behind SIA's, phenomenal success. Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE SINGAPORE AIRLINES (SIA) has traditionally employed a policy of thinking big. The approach, harnessed with sound financial management and backed by strong governmental support, has resulted in SIA developing into one of the world's most successful international ...
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EVA opts for six MD-90s
TAIWAN-BASED carrier EVA Air has confirmed plans to buy six McDonnell Douglas MD-90s with the signing of a letter of intent by airline president, Frank Hsu, at the hand-over ceremony of its sixth MD-11. The contract, when confirmed will include options, for an additional six aircraft: four to ...
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Tan fights for control of PAL
PHILIPPINE AIRLINES (PAL) chairman Lucio Tan suffered a further setback in his long- running battle for control of the national carrier when the country's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) again barred plans for a new capital call. The SEC has issued a temporary restraining order and injunction preventing ...
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Air Inter to sell A330s as part of re-organisation
Gilbert Sedbon/PARIS FRENCH DOMESTIC and regional carrier Air Inter is looking for buyers for its 400-seat Airbus A330-300 long-haul aircraft. The airline's management considers that the aircraft is "too big" for its needs as it repositions itself to become the Air France Group's low-cost European operation. ...
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AAR wins cargo-system work on 747s and DC-10s
Conversion specialist AAR Advanced Structures has received contracts for cargo-system modifications to convert both Boeing 747s and McDonnell Douglas DC-10s to full-freighter configuration. GATX/Airlog has contracted the Livonia, Michigan based company to supply kits to convert two Boeing 747-200s, from combi to full-freighter configuration. The aircraft will be ...
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VASP expands its fleet
BRAZILIAN AIRLINE VASP is to acquire ten Boeing 737-300s and a third new McDonnell Douglas MD-11 in a bid to become a major international airline. The Sao Paulo-based carrier will take delivery of two MD-11s later this year and the third, which it will lease from KLM, early next year. ...
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ANZ posts record year and promises more to come
AIR NEW ZEALAND (ANZ) has turned in record profits for its latest financial year, despite the effects of Japan's Kobe earthquake and the grounding of ten Boeing 737-200s in February because of fan-blade failures (for which the carrier is seeking compensation). ANZ raised net profits by more than ...
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Fokker submits its bail-out plan to Dutch Government
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH FOKKER HAS delivered a stark warning to the Dutch Government that the company will be left facing a crisis unless the state shareholder approves a major injection of cash. The warning came as Fokker handed over a new business plan to Dutch economics minister ...
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Sea Launch project gains a boost
THE INTERNATIONAL Sea Launch project for commercial geostationary-orbiting satellite-launcher services from an equatorial mobile offshore platform has moved on with the award of $171 million contracts to two Norwegian firms. Sea Launch, a partnership between Boeing (USA); NPO Energia (Russia); NPO Yuzhnoye (Ukraine); and Kvaerner (Norway); has given ...
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How green is a hushkit?
Sir - The article in Flight International, 23-29 August, on hushkit fitment to European Aviation's 20 BAC One-Elevens highlights the fact that, even 12 years after the first One-Eleven Tay re-engining proposals (Weybridge, 1983), the "thinking" operator prefers a re-engined aircraft to one fitted with hushkits. A similar pronouncement, was ...
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Airbus flight-tests longer range A340
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE HAS flown the first high gross-weight version of the four-engine A340-300. Delivery of the first of 17 aircraft ordered by Singapore Airlines (SIA) is due in April 1996. Maximum take-off weight of the modified aircraft, termed the A340-300E by SIA, is increased to 271t from the ...
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The race is on to hit BA 777 delivery date
BOEING IS confident that it can deliver the first General Electric GE90-powered 777 to British Airways on schedule, on 28 September, despite the grounding of a flight-test aircraft for compressor-blade repairs. Certification flight-testing continues with the first GE90-powered 777, and ground runs have begun on the first production ...