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Qualiflyer to standardise fleet with Flightlease Airbus deal
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH The Qualiflyer Group of airlines is stepping up its fleet standardisation efforts following an order by GATX Flightlease for 38 Airbus aircraft for delivery between next year and 2006. The SFr2.5 billion ($1.6 billion) deal covers 32 A320 family aircraft - 12 A318s, 10 A320s and ...
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Air Dolomiti focuses on regional jets after Lufthansa share deal
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Air Dolomiti is evaluating several regional jet types to supplement its fleet of ATR 42s and expects to make a selection "in the near future". The move follows the announcement that Lufthansa is to take a 26% stake in the Italian regional. The Trieste-based airline, which operates ...
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Il Avia loses licence after using time-expired engines
Russia's Federal Service of Air Transport has withdrawn the operating licence of a leading air cargo operator for maintenance violations involving the alleged use of time-expired engines on an Ilyushin Il-76TD. Il Avia, 10%-owned by the Ilyushin Aviation Complex and 90% by Vozrozhdenniya, a foundation set up to support ...
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IATA calls for industry action to fight threat to radio spectrum
Emma Kelly/AMSTERDAM The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is urging the aviation industry to increase efforts to protect its radio frequency spectrum in preparation for next year's International Telecommunications Union (ITU) World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC). The aviation industry's vital radio spectrum was threatened by mobile satellite communication operators at ...
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R.I.P. AB
AB Airlines of the UK has ceased all operations, with three Boeing 737-300s (that had continued to fly on wet lease with Air Toulouse, Eurolair and Air Madeira) now in storage. Scheduled flights ceased in September now in storage. The aircraft were leased by AB, which is seeking buyers for ...
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Air China close to placing A340s on lease with Cathay Pacific
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE Air China is on the verge of closing an agreement to lease its three Airbus A340-300s to Cathay Pacific as part of a fleet restructuring move that will also see its Boeing 777-200s removed. Sources in China told Flight International's sister on-line service, Air Transport Intelligence, that ...
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Cologne-based Modern Air will fly 328JETs for Team Lufthansa
Jens Flottau/MUNICH German start-up carrier Modern Air is finalising plans to launch a network of regional services from Cologne/Bonn airport next summer with a fleet of up to 20 Fairchild 328JETs . The airline, headed by a former Lufthansa executive, has signed a letter of intent to fly ...
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Key 717 deals close as Hawaiian takes 20
Guy Norris/LONG BEACH Boeing is closing on potential major 717 deals with British Airways and US low fare airline Vanguard, following the conclusion of a key deal from Hawaiian Airlines for up to 20 aircraft. "Three or four" orders for up to 50 aircraft are being finalised, says ...
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Turbofan time
The entrée of the 30/40-seat jet offers the opportunity to focus on modernising the lower end of the regional aircraft fleet Paul Lewis/Washington DC The recent introduction of the new Embraer RJ-135 (above) and Fairchild Aerospace 328JET has heralded the entry into service of a completely new class of ...
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Wishful thinking
DVD, e-mail and Internet access are among the next big things for in-flight services Emma Kelly/LONDONThe in-flight entertainment (IFE) industry's wish list just keeps on growing. No sooner have airlines and IFE system and service suppliers implemented a new capability to entertain, than they are eyeing up the next service ...
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Step by step
A year after ICAO's global CVS/ATM gathering, progress towards the ultimate goal of global implementation is slowly being made Emma Kelly/LONDON In May last year, more than 800 International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) states and aviation decision makers met in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to discuss communications, navigation and surveillance/air ...
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Routes
Virgin Express will begin serving Berlin Schönefeld from Brussels, London (Stansted and Gatwick) and Rome from November. US Airways will add services between Manchester in the UK and Philadelphia next May. The airline also plans to add daily non-stop flights from its Charlotte hub to Paris and Frankfurt. Swissair has ...
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Volga-Dnepr ponders new strategies
Chris Jasper/SHANNONOutsize cargo specialist Volga-Dnepr plans to launch scheduled freight services as part of a major expansion of its operations. The Russian carrier, which offers cargo charters with its Antonov An-124-100 freighters marketed through the UK's HeavyLift Cargo Airlines, may take four Ilyushin Il-96Ts freighters to launch the service, but ...
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IAI conducts final EROS tests
Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) is conducting the final tests on its first earth resources observation satellite (EROS), which is scheduled for launch at the end of this year. The EROS programme, which also involves US company CST and Israel's Elop, is designed to allow the imaging of every point ...
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Canadian regionals lukewarm on merger
Canada's regional airlines are showing little enthusiasm for the expansion opportunities likely to accompany a merger of Canadian Airlines and Air Canada. Ottawa's hopes of retaining a competitive airline industry after a merger could hinge on the expansion of services by regional and charter carriers, which could take over ...
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Woomera boost
Spacelift Australia has reached agreement with STC Complex-MIHT, a Russian organisation commercialising the nation's space assets, to provide launches of boosters based on SS-25 ballistic missiles, from the Woomera rocket range in south Australia. Demonstration flights are expected by the end of 2000. Source: Flight International
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Air France to let the train take more of the strain
Air France and French train operator SNCF are strengthening their co-operation agreement linking the airline's services to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) with SNCF's TGV high-speed train network. The move reflects increasing interest in "plane-train" co-operation in Europe as major airlines concentrate on developing international alliances and higher yield ...
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Air Foyle ponders new strategies
Emma Kelly/LONDON UK freight specialist Air Foyle is evaluating 100-seat aircraft for the expansion of a passenger activities, following the loss of a TNT cargo contract next summer. The company is also finalising the re-organisation of Ireland's CityJet, in which it recently purchased a controlling stake. Air Foyle ...
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S Africa's Nationwide poised to launch international expansion
Doug Birch/LONDON South African regional Nationwide is preparing to launch crossborder services, with an expansion of its network into neighbouring Namibia and Zimbabwe. Nationwide managing director Vernon Bricknell says that the airline aims to introduce services to Windhoek, Namibia and Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, with Livingstone and Ndola in Zambia following ...
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Aerolineas Argentinas prepares to order new narrowbody fleet
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Aerolineas Argentinas expects to decide within the next year on acquiring a new standardised fleet of 40 or more narrowbody jets. The airline is currently leasing additional 737-200s. "We have had initial discussions with both Airbus and Boeing and we're analysing right now our fleet requirements for ...