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Zimex support
Zimex Aviation has been appointed a Dassault authorised service centre providing maintenance and support for the range of Falcon Jets from its Geneva, Switzerland base. The contract is scheduled to start in January. Source: Flight International
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American thinks again on 1999 expansion plans
The weakening international economy has caused American Airlines to rethink its growth programme for 1999, with proposals for certain new routes being dropped and aircraft retirements increased. The US major is to retire eight McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10s and two Boeing 727-200s several years earlier than planned, bringing its total ...
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EVA offers to take control of Myanmar
Taiwan-based EVA Airways has made a provisional proposal to take a controlling stake in loss-making Myanmar Airways International (MAI). EVA says it could provide the manpower and expertise which Yangon-based MAI lacks, and support the cost of expanded operations. EVA believes there is strong potential for growth in the ...
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Airbus may ditch A3XX thrust reversers to slow down costs
Andrew Doyle/LONDON Airbus Industrie is discussing with airlines a plan to remove the thrust reversers from its A3XX ultra-high capacity airliner design as part of efforts to further reduce the aircraft's direct operating costs. Airlines have generally reacted favourably towards the idea of dropping the system from the outboard engines ...
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GB Airways follows BA with A320 family deal
GB Airways has followed the lead of its franchise partner, British Airways, and decided to drop its Boeing 737 fleet in favour of the Airbus A320 family, with a deal for up to 14 aircraft. The airline, which operates franchise flights for BA to North Africa and the western ...
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Collins offers pay by the hour support
Rockwell Collins has formed a new business unit to provide a wider range of avionics support services to commercial and military customers. Options to be offered by the new Collins Support Services (CSS) unit include the ability to pay by the operating hour for avionics support. For the first ...
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Lufthansa holds China talks as SIA prepares to be a Star
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE Lufthansa is in talks with three airlines in a bid to extend the Star Alliance into mainland China, according to Jürgen Weber, chairman and chief executive of the German airline. Early talks on a potential Chinese partnership are under way with Air China, China Eastern Airlines ...
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Crisis aids Air New Zealand as it swoops for Garuda 737s
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDONAir New Zealand (ANZ) has taken advantage of the Asian crisis to conclude a deal with Boeing for the rapid delivery of six new 737-300s, which will allow it to accelerate the phase-out of its existing 737-200 ßeet. It is also believed to be in negotiations for additional 737s, ...
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ATP tracks TFEs
Aircraft Technical Publishers (ATP) and AlliedSignal have introduced the Maintenance Director electronic record- keeping software, which tracks the maintenance status of the engine manufacturer's TFE-series turbofans. Source: Flight International
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FlightSafety adds new Miami hub
FlightSafety Boeing Training International is to establish a $100 million Latin American training hub in Miami, Florida. This follows the August announcement by the Boeing/ FlightSafety joint venture of plans to build an $85 million European training hub in London. The new Miami centre is scheduled to open in ...
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Boeing bullish on cargo expansion
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Boeing continues to predict a near-doubling of the world's jet freighter fleet by 2017 despite a short term slowdown in growth in the Asian market because of the spread of the current economic crises. The company's biennial world air cargo forecast says 75% of the growth ...
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Winners and losers
Brent Hannon/MANILA New carriers launched since aviation was deregulated in the Philippines in late 1994 have enjoyed rapid growth as a result of the prolonged crisis at Philippine Airlines (PAL). The crisis, which came to a head with a pilots' strike in June this year and a two-week cessation ...
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Correcting the deviants
David Learmount/LONDDONPilots and maintenance engineers not only make mistakes, some often break the rules, a fact confirmed by studies on human performance presented at a seminar held by the UK Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) on 24 September, in London. The aim of the seminar, entitled Professionals performing poorly, was ...
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UK halts Air Atlanta leasing in parts maintenance inquiry
David Learmount/LONDON In a surprise move, the UK Civil Aviation Authority suspended operating permission for five days for UK airlines to lease aircraft from Air Atlanta Icelandic. The issue, says the CAA, was the manner in which Air Atlanta was using an out-of-service Boeing 747 to supply parts for ...
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SAA secures bilaterals ahead of sell-off
Hilka Birns/CAPE TOWN South African Airways (SAA) has secured bilateral agreements with Swissair and Singapore Airlines (SIA) and has extended its alliance with Lufthansa as part of its streamlining process ahead of privatisation. The airline is also negotiating similar alliances in the Middle East, North America, South America ...
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Mesa unveils new look
As part of its uphill battle to regain its reputation and its financial feet, US regional Mesa Airlines unveiled a new livery in mid October, as well as a new corporate logo for the carrier's parent company, the Mesa Air Group. Jonathan Ornstein, who took over as president and ...
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Indian Airlines raises fares
Burdened with a depreciating rupee and rising operating costs, Indian Airlines has again hiked its fares, this time by just over 11%. The latest rise, which took effect at the start of October, is the tenth since 1990 and comes less than a year after the airline last announced a ...
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Nigeria back to London
Nigeria Airways is edging its way back onto the Lagos-London route, which it was forced to abandon 20 months ago after a safety row ignited between Nigeria and the UK. A deal has now been agreed with British Airways, under which the Nigerian flag carrier will partner BA on a ...
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Swissair introduces its first A330-200
Swissair has introduced the first of 15 Airbus A330-200s on its medium and long-haul network. The 224-seat Pratt & Whitney PW4000-powered A330s will initially replace smaller A310-300s. The fifteenth, and last, aircraft is due to be delivered in July 2000. SAir group partners Sabena and Austrian Airlines have also ordered ...
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Workshop
-Pratt & Whitney is creating a unified service operation for civil and military engine customers. The Engine Services organisation will merge traditional support and spares functions with the services formerly offered by Pratt & Whitney Eagle Services. -H+S Aviation, the Portsmouth, UK-based engine repair organisation, has agreed with Sundstrand Aerospace ...