Fleets – Page 1044
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ANA re-jigs aircraft orders in fleet plan
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS (ANA) has announced major new aircraft purchases, order deferrals and cancellations, resulting from a review of its fleet requirement up to 2000 and beyond The changes cover the purchase of 18 new Airbus A321s and A320s and Boeing 767s and ...
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US airlines remain in the red
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON THE US AIRLINE industry again failed to produce the long-awaited return to profitability in 1994 as carriers paid for their latest round of restructuring. Two airlines, USAir and Continental Airlines, have warned of further job losses and aircraft deferrals to come. With most ...
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Emergency landing mars 777 test success
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES JUBILATION OVER THE "flawless" first flight of a General Electric GE90-powered Boeing 777 on 2 February was overshadowed by an incident on another 777 test aircraft which was forced into an emergency landing at Boeing Field later the same day. Boeing launched ...
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Austrian Airlines
Austrian Airlines has confirmed that it is to acquire four 79-seat Fokker 70s, with options on a further four. Deliveries of the first two Rolls-Royce Tay-powered aircraft are due in September and October 1995, with the second pair to arrive in March 1996. The type has now attracted 44 orders ...
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Orders/Leases
SA Airlink has ordered nine Jetstream 41 aircraft, worth $63 million, for delivery between February and September 1995. Swissair has ordered an MD-11, scheduled for delivery in March 1997. Jetstream International Airlines has ordered 20 Dornier 328s, with an option for an additional 20. Elsewhere, Lone ...
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Christmas bonus
Airbus received a late Christmas present when lessor ILFC placed an order for up to 40 of its aircraft in late December. Firm orders comprise eight A319s, 13 A320s and nine A321s. ILFC also took an option on 10 aircraft. Source: Airline Business
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DOT scales back the Clinton way
In targeting the Department of Transportation for halving from its 1993 level, the Clinton administration is not only seeking to get ahead of the Republican-controlled Congress in its frenzy to downsize federal government, it is also courting opposition from airlines and airports. Transportation secretary Federico Peña has announced the administration's ...
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Africa set for key changes
With Zambia's government admitting defeat in maintaining its national carrier, new contenders have lost little time in proposing a replacement. And Kenya Airways is readying itself for the transfer of up to 80 per cent of the state holding into the private sector. A joint venture carrier between ...
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TWA hits more snags
Highly publicised problems at TWA and numerous successes at Northwest Airlines do not tell the full story at either carrier. TWA, though in the midst of a difficult financial restructuring in an attempt to stave off bankruptcy, may not be compromised in its negotiating position. Northwest is still carrying a ...
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Martin says APALS order is near
MARTIN MARIETTA expects to announce a launch order in March for "significantly more than 100" Autonomous Precision Approach and Landing Systems (APALS) from an unnamed operator. The company is guaranteeing US certification of the radar-based APALS as equivalent to a Category III instrument-landing system (ILS) by the end ...
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Bargain carriers establish hubs away from bases
US LOW-COST CARRIERS, Midway and ValuJet Airlines, are establishing new hubs. Chicago-based Midway has reached agreement with American Airlines to lease gates at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, North Carolina, while Atlanta-based ValuJet has begun operations from Washington Dulles International Airport. Midway plans to shift most of its operations from ...
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Dornier expects 328-120 approval
DORNIER EXPECTS to receive Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) certification for its improved 328-120 regional turboprop in May and to deliver the first aircraft shortly afterwards to launch customer Formosa Airlines. The Dornier 328-120 is a further development of the recently certificated -110, offering improved runway performance. The ...
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Air France to prune fleet
Julian Moxon/PARIS AIR FRANCE is to cancel all its outstanding orders and options for Airbus and Boeing aircraft, and sell part of its existing fleet as part of the restructuring plan, introduced by its president, Christian Blanc. The programme, introduced in 1994, has already succeeded in reducing ...
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Boeing warns over production cuts
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON BOEING EXPECTS airliner sales to fall again this year and warns that production rates may have to edge down further if some financially troubled US airlines fail to recover. The airlines have not been named by Boeing, but Continental Airlines has admitted that ...
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Leasing success boosts turnaround for BAe regional-aircraft operations
BRITISH AEROSPACE'S success in turning round its ailing regional-aircraft operations has been further underlined by a record performance from its leasing organisations, which manage the regional jet and turboprop fleets still held on the group's books. The idle fleet of BAe 146 regional jets has been eliminated ...
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Support for the customer
The creation by Airbus of a new finance corporation has focused more attention on the arcane world of manufacturer support. David Knibb reports.The decision by Airbus Industrie to form a separate finance corporation raises questions about the attraction and use of such units. Ten billion dollars worth of customer support ...
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Pragmatic progress
To combat the global presence of British Airways, British Midland is forming its own worldwide network through alliances. Yet at the same time its sister regional airlines are being franchised to BA. In an interview with Sara Guild, British Midland's managing director Austin Reid explains the group's strategy over alliances ...
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Asia's revival
Most Asian carriers should return to healthy profits, if they can contain costs. After four years of belt tightening, Asia-Pacific airlines are looking to the new year as a period of real revival, although managements believe trading conditions will remain tough. They also concede stringent measures will have to be ...
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China feels the pinch
Just when China's airlines are facing a struggle, Bank of China is pressuring them to find at least some unguaranteed finance for 1995 aircraft deliveries. As a result CAAC affiliates, including flag carrier Air China, are testing the market by notifying Hong Kong financiers of their desire to ...
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North-South divide
Southern European carriers will struggle as recovery continues in the north. The efforts of the southern European majors in bridging the divide with their resurgent northern counterparts will dominate the aviation calender in the year to come. Any restructuring will be heavily influenced by the attitude of a new-look ...