Fleets – Page 1007
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R-R offers Trent 900 on 747-X
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON ROLLS-ROYCE has signed an agreement with Boeing which will see it offer the Trent 900 to power the proposed 747-500/600X in direct competition with the General Electric/Pratt & Whitney joint venture. The planned Trent 900, described as a "low-risk derivative" of the Trent ...
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Chinese Boeing deal signals relaxation in Sino-US relations
IN A SIGN OF gradual thawing of relations between Washington and Beijing, Air China has ordered three Boeing 747-400s, while McDonnell Douglas (MDC) has agreed to deliver its first MD-90 TrunkLiner to China Northern. The three new Boeing 747-400s are scheduled for delivery in May and August 1997 ...
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USA and Japan near F-2A accord
US AND JAPANESE Government negotiators are close to reaching a breakthrough, over work-share for the Mitsubishi F-2A/B support fighter, allowing production of the new aircraft to begin. An agreement, was expected to be struck in Washington on 25 July, ending months of arduous negotiations, which had been in ...
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GECAS places first order with Airbus
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH GENERAL Electric Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has placed its first business with Airbus Industrie, with an order for 45 aircraft and another 45 options. GECAS has signed 40 firm orders for the A319/A320/A321 family, with another five for the long-range A340-300, which, at current ...
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Taiwan and Lockheed Martin sign C-130-co-operation deal
TAIWAN HAS SIGNED an industrial co-operation agreement with Lockheed Martin, worth close to $90 million, as part of its planned purchase of four new C-130H-30 transport aircraft. Lockheed Martin has proposed a range of projects to Taiwan's Industrial Development Bureau. Areas of co-operation under discussion include assistance with ...
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Spanish 737 order
Spanish inclusive-tour operator Air Europa has ordered ten Boeing 737-800s, worth around $510 million, with options for two more aircraft. Deliveries to the Palma-based airline, which operates ten 737-300s and five 737-400s, will begin in 1998 and continue into 1999. Boeing has announced orders for 312 737-600/700/800s. ...
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Wideroe prepares for traffic expansion with more Dash 8s
NORWEGIAN carrier Wider¿e Flyveselskap has ordered a Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8-400 70-seat turboprop for delivery in the third quarter of 1999. The aircraft is part of a $40 million deal which includes two used Dash 8-100s and one used -300. The latter will be delivered by the ...
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FAA and NTSB continue to spar over FDRS
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC US PASSENGER airlines will be required to retrofit their fleets with enhanced flight-data recorders (EFDRs) within about four years under a US Federal Aviation Administration proposal. The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), meanwhile, continues to criticise the FAA for acting too slowly. ...
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Trent 777 ETOPS testing resumes
BOEING RESUMED extended-range twin-engined operations (ETOPS) testing of the Rolls-Royce Trent 800-powered 777 on 11 July, after foreign-object damage was determined to be the cause of a surge which halted testing on 16 June (Flight International, 3-9 July). Testing for 180min ETOPS clearance is expected to be completed on schedule ...
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WestPac agrees big 328 deal
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH DORNIER LUFTFAHRT has secured the first new orders for the Dornier 328 turboprop since a majority of the company was sold to Fairchild in June. Western Pacific Airlines ("WestPac") has placed an order for up to 24 328s, which it selected over the Aero International (Regional) ...
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Airbus keeps pace with Boeing-
Kevin O'Toole and Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON AFTER A POOR SHOWING of aircraft orders in 1995, Airbus Industrie appears to have held its own against Boeing in the first half of 1996, while the overall jet-airliner market continues to recover for both manufacturers. Although the headline figures show ...
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China nears European deal
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE CHINA HOPES to finalise a workshare agreement with European manufacturers and Singapore Technologies (ST) before the end of the year, following the signing of a letter of intent (LoI) last week to develop a 90- to 140-seat regional jet. Signature of the LoI officially ...
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Equal rights
Paul Duffy/BOCA RATON, FLORIDA THE DEMAND FOR OLDER aircraft, particularly for freighters, is rising strongly because operators are beginning to realise that the economics of using older aircraft can result in considerable cost savings. According to Boeing and McDonnell Douglas (MDC), world air cargo will continue ...
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Kenya soars despite pilots pay award
PROFITS CONTINUE TO soar at Kenya Airways, but the newly privatised carrier has outlined a major round of cost cuts following the court award of a massive pay hike to pilots. The pay award, which virtually doubles salaries, came after the airline's 108 pilots referred a pay dispute ...
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ATR 500 milestone
Air Mauritius has placed the 500th order for the ATR programme, with a contract for two ATR 42-500s for delivery in April and June, 1997. Recent orders include two ATR 72-210s for Yangon Airways, for delivery in October and December, and two ATR 42-400s for a European maritime-patrol operator. ...
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Cebu Pacific Air eyes Asian and transpacific expansion
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON CEBU PACIFIC Air is planning to launch a series of South-East-Asian regional and transpacific services following its successful start earlier this year operating domestic routes in the Philippines. Applications have already been filed for international services to Guam, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, ...
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Family fortunes
Braathens SAFE celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, with the founder's grandson at the helm Max Kingsley-Jones/OSLO AT THE LAST COUNT, the Norwegian population totalled some 4.5 million. In 1995, Norway's flag carrier, Braathens SAFE, carried more than 4 million passengers on its domestic routes, representing 52% ...
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Airbus tackles A320 pilot shortage
Andrew Doyle/LONDON AN AIRBUS INDUSTRIE pilot team is attempting to improve the utilisation rate of Indian Airlines' A320 fleet. The team, which consists of Airbus training captains and airline check-pilots, has been dispatched to the airline in an effort to help it overcome a shortage ...
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Aeroflot forges Transaero links
Alexander Velovich/MOSCOW AEROFLOT AND Transaero have signed an agreement which will result in the two Russian carriers co-operating in operations, ticketing and fleet planning. The two airlines, both based at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport, are responsible for 27% of Russia's passenger market. The memorandum calls for ...
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Gulf Air stems losses with rationalisation
GULF AIR SAYS that route cuts and rationalisation of its fleet have put it back on course for an early return to profitability, but warns that further cuts are in the pipeline. The airline had revealed that it lost $159 million in 1995 (Flight International, 3-9 April). Outlining ...