All MRO articles – Page 516
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Trans World still making a loss after a decade
Trans World Airlines (TWA) says that it remains pledged to slimming down its operations after sustaining a tenth successive net loss in 1998. The company ended the year $120.5 million in the red and lost $79.1 million net in the last quarter alone. The St Louis, Missouri-based carrier blames ...
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Kitty Hawk beats 727F weight limit
US cargo carrier Kitty Hawk says the US Federal Aviation Administration has approved its alternative means of compliance on an FAA airworthiness directive (AD). The directive imposes severe payload limits on Boeing 727s that were converted into freighters by a number of third-party maintenance organisations. The AD affects ...
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Marketplace
Gemini Air Cargo has acquired three British Airways Boeing DC-10-30s in a deal arranged by Curtis and Xavian. The aircraft will be converted by Alenia's Aeronavali facility in Naples. The Italian company is also expected to convert an ex-Varig DC-10-30 acquired by Belgium-based Skyjet from Mitsui. Aerospatiale's Sogerma Maintenance ...
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Fairchild/ATR close to marketing pact
Jens Flottau/MUNICH Fairchild Aerospace and ATR are in final negotiations over a regional jet alliance and setting up a jointly owned company to market their regional jet and turboprop ranges. The two are discussing development of the entire 528JET, 728JET and 928JET family along with joint marketing of ...
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Gulf carriers eye regional and global links
Max Kingsley-Jones/BAHRAIN With increasing fragmentation in the Gulf market, the key airlines - Emirates, Gulf Air and Qatar Airways - are examining their future partnership strategies and flirting with the global alliance groupings. Meanwhile, Oman Air is establishing a regional shuttle and seeking co-operation, rather than confrontation, ...
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SEC clears Philippine Airlines asset sale
The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given Philippine Airlines (PAL) the green light for a sale of assets to help clear the carrier's huge debts. The carrier will sell 442 million pesos' worth ($11.2 million) of assets, with the proceeds used in part to pay Chase Manhattan ...
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Tailored training
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS Ansett Australia, the country's principal domestic carrier, believes it has broken new ground in enhancing quality and standardisation in its flight operations. The source of those gains is in aircrew training: under Ansett's system, it more closely matches individuals' needs. The airline's training department assembles a database of ...
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India plans ocean-monitoring launch
India will launch its first dedicated ocean-monitoring satellite, Oceansat 1, aboard a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle in April. The spacecraft will carry an ocean colour-monitor and multi-frequency-scanning microwave radiometer. A "fully fledged" ocean satellite, Oceansat 2, will be launched in 2002, says India's Department of Ocean Development. The ...
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FAA to issue directive on 777-200 tail corrosion
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE The US Federal Aviation Administration is expected to issue an airworthiness directive in March, recommending inspections to 18 Boeing 777-200s affected by a potential tailplane corrosion problem. Aircraft line numbers 15 to 33, excluding 18, are affected. The aircraft involved are in service with All Nippon Airlines ...
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Workshop
-Sabreliner's Dimension Aviation division at Phoenix Goodyear has begun heavy maintenance checks on the first of up to four FedEx McDonnell Douglas DC-10s. Maintenance and modifications will be carried out before the aircraft are converted to freighters. -Air India is reportedly opening up its recently completed R216 million ($5 million) ...
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Marketplace
-US Leasing company Wexford Management has reportedly cut back its Embraer ERJ-145 orders to 10 aircraft and scrapped a letter of intent for another 20 of the smaller ERJ-135s, plus 20 options. The remaining 50-seat aircraft will be placed with its subsidiary US Airways Express Chautauqua Airlines. -Japan Airlines is ...
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BWIA restructuring sees regional spin-off
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON BWIA International Airways is poised to undergo a major restructuring, including the setting up of a regional division. The restructuring, which was expected to receive board approval as Flight International closed for press, will see the airline divided into four separate profit centres covering international operations, ...
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UK's Britten-Norman snaps up Romaero
The Romanian Government has sold it largest aircraft manufacturer, Romaero, to UK's Britten-Norman, for a reported $80.5m as part of its long-term policy to dispose of its state-owned assets. The sales were enforced following the breakdown of the former Communist regime in the 1989, but have gained momentum in the ...
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Floating airport trials to begin
A consortium of 17 Japanese steel manufacturers and shipbuilders is to start trials next year off the coast of Japan of a technology which could lead to the creation of a floating airport. Mega Float Technology Research Association will complete and test the construction of an off-shore aircraft landing ...
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Snecma closes in on airline maintenance contracts
Snecma's Services division is moving to seal its first maintenance deals with three airlines in the first half of the year. The French engine builder expects to create a series of joint ventures with the carriers to expand its maintenance arm into new markets. The company intends to follow a ...
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Rescuers ride into PAL
Just as it looked as if it was all over for Philippine Airlines (PAL), a troop of white knights have emerged in the form of former Cathay Pacific Airways executives who have taken up senior management positions in Manila. The four high-level executives started working at PAL in mid-January ...
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Hard day's flying
El Al is getting ready for a mid-year privatisation. Even without the right to fly on the Sabbath, the airline reckons that it is one of the most efficient in the world. When running an airline that can fly only five days a week, you could be forgiven for ...
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Airlines face lawsuits for pesticide spraying
Airlines are facing new complaints, union trouble and possible lawsuits over pesticide spraying on aircraft. In the USA, two major lawsuits filed by flight attendants in Louisiana and California against pesticide manufacturers claim that many crew members are suffering chronic illness and multiple chemical sensitivity from long term exposure ...
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V-22 trial
A Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor development aircraft has embarked on the amphibious assault ship the USS Saipan to begin sea trials. The V-22 will be used for ship interface tests, launch and recovery, deck and elevator handling, hangar stowage and routine maintenance. Source: Flight International
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Sirocco re-evaluates strategy
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Sirocco Aerospace and Lufthansa Technik have frozen plans to establish a worldwide support network for the Tupolev Tu-204-120, in the face of the Russian economic crisis. Meanwhile, the German company's sister business, Lufthansa Cargo, confirms that it has decided not to acquire the freighter version of ...