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Dash 8-400 favourite at SAS
Kevin O'Toole/Stockholm An official announcement on the selection of a new 70-seat turboprop for the SAS Commuter fleet is imminent, says the Scandinavian airline, with an order expected for as many as 20 Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8-400s, to be used alongside the existing Saab 2000 50-seaters. ...
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Olympic will buy 737-800s
Julian Moxon/paris Olympic Airways is to acquire a fleet of Next Generation Boeing 737s and Airbus A340s. The airline is close to resolving its long-running dispute with the European Commission (EC), which has held up payment of the last two tranches of its state aid. Resolution of the ...
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United buys time for regional-jet deal with Atlantic Coast Airlines
United Airlines has agreed to reimburse the aircraft-lease and flight-crew costs for Atlantic Coast Airlines' (ACA) Bombardier Canadair Regional Jets (CRJ) until the end of the year, giving the carrier more time to reach an agreement with its pilots . ACA had planned to begin an independent regional-jet ...
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Volga-Dnepr signs up for Il-96T
Ilyushin has signed an agreement with Russian cargo carrier Volga-Dnepr covering the sale of four Il-96T freighters, with two options. The aircraft manufacturer's chief designer Igor Katyrev says the agreement does not constitute a firm contract at this stage, although Volga-Dnepr has scheduled the first delivery for 1999. ...
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Tests complete on first 'Block 4' GE90
Boeing has completed flight and performance tests of the first 777-200IGW (increased gross weight) powered by the "Block 4" variant of the General Electric GE90-90B turbofan. The aircraft is being refurbished at the company's Everett site in Washington before delivery to Lauda Air in late September. ...
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++ Virgin has confirmed that it will add two new Airbus A340-300s in 1998 (Flight International, 13-19 August ) but that one of the aircraft will be acquired on a four-year operating lease from International Lease Finance (ILFC). The aircraft will be delivered in March 1998, and will be joined ...
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Central Asia's rising star
Ian Sheppard/TASHKENT The Republic of Uzbekistan, a land-locked country lying at the centre of the historic "Silk Road" between Europe and China, gained independence on 1 September, 1991, following the collapse of the Soviet Union. The aviation industry it inherited was in two state-owned blocks - The Uzbek ...
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Cathay to place orders with Airbus and Boeing
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Cathay Pacific Airways is planning to place orders for up to 20 additional new Airbus Industrie and Boeing widebody aircraft, as part of a large-scale expansion of its international operations. The airline is opening up the engine side of the competition to all three potential suppliers. ...
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Bombardier proposes Dash 8-300X flightdeck upgrade
Bombardier is showing customers an upgrade of the 50-seat Dash 8-300, which incorporates the Sextant Avionique glass-cockpit suite being introduced on the new 70-seat Dash 8-400. The move would be in line with the Canadian company's moves to achieve a common type-rating across its turboprop family. The upgrade, ...
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Sirocco lines up buyers for R-R-powered Tu-204
Paul Duffy/MOSCOW Sirocco Aerospace International, the subsidiary of Egypt's Kato Aromatic set up to market the Rolls-Royce RB.211-powered Tupolev Tu-204-120, has signed deals with two launch customers involving 15 aircraft. The agreements will be formally announced at the MAKS '97 air show being held in Moscow during 19-24 ...
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Taiwan's carriers close on widebody orders
Paul Lewis/TAIPEI Taiwan's two rival national carriers China Airlines (CAL) and EVA Airways are showing renewed interest in new ultra-long-haul aircraft, in response to the recent provisional launch of the Airbus Industrie A340-500/600 and a proposed open-skies agreement with the USA. Competition between Boeing and Airbus ...
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USairline deals boost CAE's leading position
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC CAE ELECTRONICS has announced contracts for nine full-flight simulators and eight flight-training devices in three key deals. The Canadian company now has an overwhelming share of the commercial flight-simulation orders placed so far this year. American Airlines has selected CAE as its preferred ...
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A330-200 flight-testing programme takes off
Max Kingsley-Jones/TOULOUSE Airbus Industrie's latest widebody, the long-range A330-200, had a successful maiden flight on 13 August, with the consortium's chief test pilot, William Wainwright, at the controls. The initial General Electric CF6-80E1A4-powered version is scheduled to be certificated in March 1998, and to enter service ...
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PAL's new Airbuses come on line
The introduction of a new fleet of Airbus aircraft by Philippine Airlines (PAL) has gathered momentum recently with the delivery of the first A330-300 (pictured) and first A320. The airline's fleet renewal programme is based primarily on Airbus types, and includes eight A340s, eight A330-300s and 12 A320s. All the ...
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Dragonair and ILFC agree to roll over A320 fleet
Dragonair has signed a deal with International Lease Finance (ILFC) to roll-over its fleet of Airbus Industrie A320s with seven new leased aircraft. The Hong Kong-based airline's seven International Aero Engines V2500-A1-powered A320s will be replaced by the latest-specification version, equipped with more powerful 118kN (26,500lb)-thrust V2527-A5 turbofans ...
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Paris congestion sees calls for more capacity
Julian Moxon/PARIS Continued air traffic congestion in France has led to renewed calls for more capacity at Paris' two main airports. But airlines which file more than one flightplan in an attempt to obtain the air traffic control (ATC) take-off slot they want are under criticism for causing ...
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Reflected glory
Peter Henley/SEATTLE The dilemma which Boeing faced when launching its Next Generation 737 was whether to update the proven model or start afresh. The big 737 operators wanted an updated 737 for fleet commonality, but they demanded a version which would fly faster, higher and more economically. They ...
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Olympic deal swells A340 orderbook
Max Kingsley-Jones/London Olympic Airways has followed on the heels of Air Canada in deciding to replace its Boeing 747 "Classics" with Airbus A340s, and will take delivery of the first of up to six -300s in 1998. The airline, which has signed a contract for two ...
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Crossair fleet evaluation forces rethink on telephones
Crossair has terminated plans for a major in-flight telephone order as the regional airline reconsiders its long-term fleet strategy. The airline, which flies a mix of Saab 340s, 2000s, Aero International (Regional) Avro RJ85s/ 100s and McDonnell Douglas (MDC) MD-80s, had been poised to conclude a deal with ...
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++ Varig Brazil has signed a letter of intent with GE Capital Aviation Services for the lease of three new Boeing 737-300s for five years. Deliveries of the aircraft will begin later this year. ++ Monarch has taken a Lockheed TriStar on sub-wet lease from Air Atlanta Icelandic for five ...