Fleets – Page 996
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Boeing on target for 777-300 assembly
Boeing is on target to begin major assembly of the 777-300 in late March 1997 after achieving the 25% product-definition milestone at the start of June. The milestone means that one- quarter of the design information needed for parts and tooling have been released to manufacturing for fabrication ...
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Garuda and Boeing strike a deal on outstanding orders
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE GARUDA INDONESIA has reached an agreement with Boeing to cancel and defer outstanding orders for 15 747-400s and 737-400s, in exchange for 17 new 737-300/500s. As part of the renegotiated deal, Garuda will swap one of its six unfilled 747-400s orders for five ...
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French independents join forces for competition
Julian Moxon/PARIS French independent airlines AOM and Air Libert, are moving closer to an accord which may see the two carriers form an alliance to compete with the Air France Group. A deal could be signed by the end of June. The two have been ...
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Aerospace sees the future with Explorer
Andrew Doyle/LONDON New software developed by Computervision to enable manufacturers to "visualise" the database information, which defines their products could dramatically reduce the cost of aircraft development, according to the UK computer company. The firm's Optegra Explorer has been developed with Rolls-Royce and Shorts, along ...
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BA franchising forays into South Africa
BRITISH AIRWAYS' franchising operation has made its first non-European foray, signing an agreement with South Africa's leading independent airline, Comair. The franchise, which starts on 1 October, sees Comair remaining independent with no BA equity investment. Southern Africa is an important market for British Airways, and Comair, ...
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FLS supports Air 2000's rotables
FLS AEROSPACE HAS expanded its position as a component-support prime contractor with the signing of a five-year deal with Air 2000. The agreement takes Europe's largest independent maintenance company into the Airbus Industrie A320 rotables business for the first time. The component-support work for Air 2000 arrives on ...
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R-R plans hybrid -524/Trent test
Guy Norris/LOSANGELES Andrew Doyle/LONDON ROLLS-ROYCE IS preparing to test a production RB.211-524 turbofan fitted with the high-pressure system of the Trent 700, in an experiment aimed at extending engine-component life and reducing fuel consumption. The hybrid is being evaluated as a potential upgrade for the ...
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Singapore lease
Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise has signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus for A320s and four A321s, with options on a further 12 aircraft of the same class. The order involves delivery starting January 1998. No engine selection has yet been made. Source: Flight International
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Air Canada rethinks modification plans for its DC-9-30
AIR CANADA MAY retain and upgrade 15 of its 35 aging McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30s rather than replace them one-for-one with Airbus Industrie A319s as previously planned, according to executive vice-president and chief operating officer Robert Milton. "We're holding back on a decision to sell [the last] 15 of ...
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Dash to Japan
Ryukyu Air Commuter (RAC), a subsidiary of Japan Airlines group member Japan TransOcean Air, will become the first operator of the de Havlland Dash 8 regional aircraft in Japan when it takes delivery of three Dash 8-100s in 1997. The Naha, Okinawa-based carrier placed three firm orders and two options ...
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Quality vs capacity
Paul Phelan/ADELAIDE STUDENT NUMBERS at the Australian Aviation College (AAC) in Adelaide are approaching maximum capacity, but expansion is out of the question, says general manager Harry Bradford. Although the BTR-owned school has over 200 students, it will not expand because quality would suffer, he says. ...
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KLM renews growth effort in Europe with expanded fleet
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON KLM IS TO START A NEW wave of growth in its European operations, outlining plans for a $300 million short-haul fleet expansion and a new agreement with its pilots' union, which paves the way for greater use of wet-lease and codesharing with regional partners. ...
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China plans 777 lease for US service
CHINA SOUTHERN Airlines is negotiating to lease three more Boeing 777-200IGWs (increased gross weight) from International Lease Finance to support its planned start-up passenger service to the USA. The Chinese carrier is understood to be discussing taking the three leased aircraft in 1997. The airline needs more long-range ...
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Engine-makers line up options for 747X
Guy Norris/LOS ANGLES GENERAL ELECTRIC and Pratt & Whitney expect to finalise by the end of the month their joint-venture plans for the new -500/600 growth versions of Boeing 747. The two manufacturers have "-quickly reached agreement on an engine configuration", but have yet to reach ...
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North Korea's IATA overtures on the brink of fulfilment
NORTH KOREA WILL sign a series of agreements shortly with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which is expected to lead to opening up of Pyongyang's airspace to international traffic. Discussions between IATA and North Korea on future co-operation are at an "advanced" stage, according to IATA regional ...
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ARINC launches its 'FANS for classics'
Kieran Daly/SINGAPORE A MAJOR US operator is the launch customer for an ambitious programme designed by US avionics and communications specialist ARINC to make "classic" long-haul aircraft compatible with the air-traffic system of the future. ARINC is offering to develop solutions for any classics which operators ...
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Airbus revises A340 development
Julian Moxon/TOULOUSE Andrew Doyle/VANCOUVER AIRLINES ARE PUSHING Airbus to study a 15,700km (8,500nm)-range derivative of the A340, combining the fuselage of the -300 with the wing and engines of the -600 "Super Stretch", as an alternative to the smaller, 14,800km- range, A340-8000. At a recent meeting ...
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Fokker wins a reprieve with big KLM order
FOKKER HAS WON another year's reprieve, after gaining agreement from the Dutch bankruptcy court that it can keep assembly lines open for another year, to produce 15 more aircraft. The agreement removes the immediate threat of closure which has been looming for the bankrupt aircraft maker, but key ...
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Airbus A3XX plans find market favour
Julian Moxon/toulouse AIRBUS INDUSTRIE is receiving "very positive responses" from the market on financing for its planned 555- to 960-seat A3XX family. "We hope we will soon be in a position to integrate people into the programme", says Jurgen Thomas, head of the newly created large-aircraft division within ...
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Unijet to take control of Leisure International
TOUR OPERATOR Unijet is to take full control of Leisure International Airways, by acquiring the 60% equity stake held by the Air UK Group and parent company British Transport Holdings before 30 April, 1997. The move has been widely predicted following KLM's increased investment in Air UK, presaging ...