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GECAS signs $3.2 billion Airbus/Boeing contracts
General Electric Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has placed orders worth an estimated $3.2 billion with Airbus Industrie and Boeing for up 52 aircraft. The deal with Airbus, for 30 A320 family aircraft plus options on a further 10, takes the US leasing company's orders for the twinjet to 82 ...
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Oman Air adds ATRs to aid regional expansion
The Muscat-based partially privately owned airline has placed firm orders for two ATR 42-500s with options on four more, which can be taken as the larger ATR 72-500. The two firmly ordered aircraft will be delivered later this year, with the options due in 1999. Oman Air general manager ...
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Airbus confirms UPS A300 freighter deal
Airbus Industrie has confirmed its long-awaited deal with United Parcel Service (UPS) for up to 60 new A300-600 freighters. The estimated value of the contract is around $5 billion. The order, revealed exclusively in Flight International earlier this year, follows a bid battle involving new and used aircraft from ...
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Delta Air orders two more 777s
American operator Delta Air Lines has ordered an additional two Boeing 777s powered by Rolls-Royce's Trent 892 engines, it was announced at Farnborough yesterday. The order is worth more than $50 million to Rolls-Royce and the aircraft will be delivered in 1999. These two incremental aircraft increase Delta's ...
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UAE orders CAE training units
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) armed forces has placed orders with CAE for two Pilatus PC-7 Flight Training Devices with MAXVUE Plus Visual Systems. The $9.5 million contract was announced at the show. The equipment will be delivered to the UAE's training college in Abu Dhabi by September ...
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THY orders 737-800 full-flight simulator
THY Turkish Airlines has ordered a Boeing 737-800 full-flight simulator (FFS) from CAE Electronics. The simulator is to be delivered late next year and installed at the national carrier's flight training centre in Istanbul. The sale is CAE's first to THY, which has also ordered a computer-based Next Generation 737 ...
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Boeing racks up $2bn more in orders
Mike Martin Boeing announced a raft of orders together worth more than $2 billion yesterday. The biggest order, totalling $1.27 billion, was from GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) for nine extended range 767-300ERs and three 767-400ERs. All the aircraft will be powered by General Electric CF6-80C2 engines. ...
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UPS deal heads $8bn Airbus spree
Karen Walker Airbus Industrie chalked up yet another coup yesterday when it announced two multi-billion-dollar deals and secured a new customer, United Parcel Service (UPS), which has selected the A300-600 freighter for its widebody fleet. Wednesday's UPS order, worth $4.8 billion, combined with a $2 billion order from ...
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American Eagle to launch Dallas-Houston Hobby jet service
American Eagle is beginning jet service between Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston's Hobby Airport on 7 December with Embraer ERJ-145s. Although the regional carrier - the world's largest - is initially only replacing two of 11 daily turboprop round-trip services between the two airports, American Eagle says it will add ...
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Millier gets contract lift
C&F Millier, a TI Group business, notched up three notable successes in the run-up to Farnborough '98. The company has received Airbus approval for the use of a new rapid deployment auxiliary jack on the A319, A320 and A321 family of aircraft. The design incorporates folding legs and an ...
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Lufthansa signs 10-year, 400-aircraft EGPWS deal
Lufthansa has signed a 10-year agreement to buy AlliedSignal enhanced ground proximity warning systems (EGPWS) for most of its aircraft as well as those of its subsidiaries. AlliedSignal says the agreement initially covers the purchase of 175 systems for existing aircraft in the Lufthansa fleet but the order is ...
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Thais could launch long range 777-200X
Karen Walker Thai Airways says it could make a decision next year to purchase the Boeing 777-200X ultra-long haul aircraft. Thai's president Tamanoon Wanglee was at Farnborough yesterday to showcase the 777-300 that is on display in the static park and which will be delivered to Thai in ...
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New contracts total over $1bn for Lucas
Mark Hannant New contracts worth well over $1 billion have been announced by Lucas Aerospace. The UK electronics giant will supply for Fairchild Aerospace's new 728JET the complete fly-by-wire flight control system - a contract worth £600 million ($960 million) - and a major proportion of the primary ...
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US government to file suit against Northwest, Mesaba
The US government is to file suit against Northwest Airlines and its affiliate Mesaba Airlines in a bid to force the resumption of air services to 13 cities affected by the continuing Northwest pilots' strike. The suit is to be filed by the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the ...
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Airbus to cross finishing line
Max Kingsley-Jones/TOULOUSE Airbus Industrie set up a task force several years ago to examine the potential impact of the Y2K software problem on its aircraft. The consortium has concluded that there are only a few minor issues that will affect its products. It does, however, warn that it cannot ...
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AlliedSignal latin win
AlliedSignal has won orders totalling $11.8 million to fit its enhanced ground proximity warning system and solid state flight data and voice recorders to Airbus A319/ A320s ordered by LanChile (40), TACA International Airlines of El Salvador (30) and TAMof Brazil (38). Source: Flight International
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Chinese interest leaps as 717 takes to the air
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Three Chinese airlines have asked Boeing to propose deals covering "up to 200" Boeing 717-200s. The request was made just hours before the 100-seat regional jet successfully completed a 4h 7min maiden flight from Long Beach, California, on 2 September. Boeing declines to identify the three carriers. ...
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City Bird orders A300 freighters
City Bird has concluded a deal with Airbus Industrie for two new A300-600 freighters for dedicated cargo operations. The Belgian airline will acquire the two aircraft next year under a 12 year lease purchase. The first will be delivered in early April, with the second arriving a month later. ...
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New Italian airlines gear up for 1999 operations
Marco Messalla/ROME Two new Italian airlines are planning to start operations early next year, reflecting the continuing liberalisation of the country's internal market. Gandalf Airlines is considering purchasing either the Fairchild Dornier 328JET or Embraer ERJ-145 and will announce its decision on an initial purchase of two aircraft ...
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Qatar steps up expansion with plans for new long-haul aircraft
MaxKingsley-Jones/LONDON Qatar Airways is accelerating its fleet expansion, with discussions for the lease of up to six Airbus A330s as part of a plan to boost long-haul operations. The Doha-based airline recently concluded a deal to bolster its short-haul fleet with A320s, placing an order for up to 11 ...