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-American Eagle has taken delivery of the first of 42 Embraer RJ-145s, and plans to begin regional jet services from Chicago O'Hare in May. The airline will receive the 50-seat ERJ-145s at a rate of two a month until mid-1999. -TAM's component of the massive Latin American Airbus order ...
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Boeing beats Airbus to clinch large Ryanair order
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Pricing and commonality issues were behind Ryanair's selection of the Boeing 737-800 over the Airbus A320, in a deal which will see the the Irish low fare airline taking up to 45 of the Next Generation 737 models. Deliveries start next year. The airline, which operates ...
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-SR Technics, the Swissair affiliate, has secured a contract with Boeing to install the two crew Honeywell Advanced Common Flightdeck on DC-10s being converted to MD-10 specification for US freight carrier FedEx. The deal involves 10 firm orders and 15 options. In a related deal, Singapore Technologies' Alabama, Georgia based ...
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SunJet backers make move for Kiwi
Aviation Industries, the US airline investment vehicle that is backing Sun Jet's re-emergence from bankruptcy, has increased its stake in Kiwi International and is to negotiate the purchase of the low cost carrier. Kiwi re-emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in July with backing from private investor Charles Edwards, who ...
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Trade links increase
Almost every week, it appears, a US airline announces a new service to Latin America. Almost every month, it seems, a new codeshare agreement is forged between carriers in North and South America. Every year, it is evident, traffic between the two regions continues to grow. Increasing trade is the ...
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Qantas talks with Cathay break down
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS Talks have broken down between Cathay Pacific and Qantas over the Australian carrier's plans to acquire up to five RB.211-524D4-powered Boeing 747-200s, with airline sources confirming that the carrier expects to consider a wider range of options in the wake of the Asian downturn. These aircraft include new ...
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Continental Micronesia fights Asia crisis
Guy Norris/GUAM Continental Micronesia is expanding its route network, revising its Guam hub operation and modernising its fleet with Boeing 757s and Next Generation 737s as part of plans to counteract the downturn in traffic following the Asian economic crisis. The first of two new 757-200s due for ...
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Emery selects DC-10 for freighter requirement
Emery Worldwide Airlines has picked the McDonnell Douglas (MDC) DC-10 for its widebody freighter needs and signed for an initial five aircraft. The Dayton, Ohio-based integrated freight carrier has arranged to lease five ex-Continental Airlines DC-10-10s from US lessor Pegasus Aviation Group. The aircraft will undergo freighter conversion by Aeronavali ...
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Maersk takes Europe's first Boeing 737-700
Maersk Air is in talks with Boeing over contractual penalties after taking delivery of its first Boeing 737-700 five months later than originally scheduled, on 2 March. The US manufacturer met problems in certification of the type, including unexpected snags with the horizontal stabiliser. The Copenhagen airline is expecting to ...
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-British Airways regional partner Maersk Air has ordered two additional Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) Series 200LRs for delivery in early 1999. The move marks a continuation of the company's BAC One-Eleven replacement programme, which began late last year with an order for three CRJ-200s. -Alaskan carrier Taquan Air will ...
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United Airbus boost
United Airlines has signed up for 30 more Airbus A320 family aircraft. The purchase, worth more than $1.33 billion, will boost its order for the single aisle models to 111. The new deal includes 20 A320s and 10 A319s for delivery in 2000 (seven A320s) and 2001 (13 A320s and ...
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Indonesian gloom forces Sempati Air to retrench
Sempati Air Transport has axed all international routes, laid off nearly 60% of its staff and reduced its fleet to just five Boeing 737-200s as Indonesia's deepening economic crisis threatens many of the country's smaller carriers with bankruptcy. Privately owned Sempati cut around 1,000 of its 1,700-strong workforce from ...
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Korean Air links with GE Capital to set up deal for 737-800s
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Korean Air (KAL) has reached an initial agreement with General Electric Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) and Boeing to begin rolling over its narrowbodied jet fleet with new Boeing 737-800s as part of a wider $640 million move to revive the cash-strapped carrier. The South Korean national ...
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NATCO markets KLM simulator capacity
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Northwest Airlines and KLM have expanded their alliance to include marketing of training on the Netherlands carrier's flight simulator fleet through Northwest Aerospace Training (NATCO). The agreement provides third-party customers with access to a total of 32 simulators and flight training devices owned by NATCO and ...
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Air France nears decision on replacement for 737-200
Julian Moxon/PARIS Air France expects to decide between the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 families to replace its 737-200s by the end of June. A deal for up to 30 aircraft is expected. According to fleet planning director Pierre Vellay, the airline is undertaking a five-year, Fr40 billion ...
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American Eagle ERJ-145 rolls out
The first of up to 67 Embraer RJ-145LRs for American Eagle Airlines is rolling down the assembly line in Sao José dos Campos, Brazil. The deal, signed at last June's Paris air show, includes 42 firm orders and 25 options. The LR version has increased weights, more powerful engines ...
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Boeing prepares to step up 737/747 production rates
Assembly rate increases on Boeing's Next Generation 737 and 747-400 are to go ahead, with the US manufacturer confident that its production problems are under control. Output of 737s will double in number to 14 a month in April, and 747-400 production will increase from four to five a month ...
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Air Namibia replaces costly 747 with 767-300ER
Chris Yates/MANCHESTER South-west African carrier Air Namibia has decided to replace its ageing Boeing 747SP with a 767-300ER. The airline had been expected to opt for the Airbus A340, but a last-minute offer saw a switch to the Boeing aircraft. The ex-Challenge Air aircraft is due to enter ...
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British Midland applies for transatlantic routes
David Learmount/LONDON British Midland (BM) has filed bids to launch a series of transatlantic services from London Heathrow, starting what it says will be a market development programme lasting between five and seven years. The carrier says that it has made its move in anticipation of a UK/US "open ...
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-Pearljet of Australia has purchased a second British Aerospace Jetstream 41 from BAe Asset Management - Turboprops (AMT), to be based at Brisbane. -O'Connor Airlines of Mount Gambier, Australia, has become the first customer in the Asia- Pacific region for the British Aerospace Jetstream 32EP enhanced performance aircraft, leasing two ...