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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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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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FAA wants to lead
TEXT: Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Despite intense domestic criticism of its lateness in getting to grips with the year 2000 computer problem, the US Federal Aviation Administration sees itself leading the world's aviation industry safely into the new century. Exactly what the USA will do to safeguard American travellers ...
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Time's Up
Awareness of the year 2000 computer problem has reached that level in industrialised nations where any casual mention of the Millennium Bug is likely to elicit accusations of hype. That should worry those nations' airlines, as they fly daily into regions of the world where awareness of the date rollover ...
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Routes
-Continental Airlines and British Midland have signed a code-sharing agreement for routes between and Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow in Scotland and New York Newark, via Manchester. -Lufthansa franchise partner Augsburg Airways will launch services from Hof and Bayreuth to Frankfurt, operating Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8 turboprops in Team Lufthansa ...
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Turboprop- and proud of it
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Cutaway Poster/Tim Hall Gentlemen prefer blondes and passengers prefer jets - two claims as hard to disprove as they are to prove. But Bombardier believes it can prove the latter claim to be inaccurate with its new 70/78-seat regional turboprop, the Q400, formerly the de Havilland Dash ...
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Kinnock's slot sale
European Union transport commissioner Neil Kinnock says that he wants to see a formal and legal structure created for slot trading, but says this could take up to three years to set up. This revelation comes after British Airways had been told by the European Commission that it should not ...
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Industry watchdogs
David Learmount/LONDON Religion, especially in medieval times, used the fear of hell as its most potent weapon to make people believe and behave. The promise of heaven never had quite the same power of persuasion. Those who wish to persuade industry to believe in the Y2K "bug", and ...
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PZL-Okecie flies P&WC-powered Kruk variant
Polish aircraft manufacturer PZL-Okecie has begun test flights of a new variant of its PZL-106 Kruk agricultural aircraft, powered by a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34AG turboprop engine. According to the company, the modified aircraft is aimed at the export market, with particular emphasis of sales to South America, ...
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Escalating European delays reach record level
The European Airlines Association (AEA) has declared 1998 a "black year" for delays, with the figures for June reaching similar levels to those for the same month in 1989, the worst on record. Brussels, Belgium-based Eurocontrol says it has "no dispute" with the AEA statistics, which show that 29.1% ...
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Ultra Electronics quiet seat prototype makes its debut
Ultra Electronics has produced a prototype "quiet" aircraft seat which reduces the noise heard by its occupant by 10dB without the need to wear active noise headphones. The seat, which works by surrounding the passenger's head with noise in antiphase with cabin noise, is being targeted at major airlines ...
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Fight for control of Transaero heads for court dates in Moscow and Orel
The fight for control of Russian carrier Transaero has gone to court as founder Alexander Pleshakov seeks retribution for his recent ousting by Boris Berezovsky after a hostile take-over of the airline (Flight International, 26 August-1 September). Court action is being taken in Moscow and the southern Russian town ...
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TT&S reveals clutch of simulator orders
Thomson Training & Simulation (TT&S) has revealed a series of contracts to supply full flight simulators to Alaska Airlines and Air France and manufacturer Airbus Industrie. For Alaska Airlines, the French company will produce its first Boeing 737-700/900 simulator as part of a contract covering a range of integrated ...
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GE Engine Services makes first foray into China
GE Engine Services has announced the establish- ment of its first overhaul facility in China as the initial step in its plans to establish a support structure for Chinese airlines. Located in Fujian Province, GE On-Wing Support (Xiamen) will form part of the US company's GE On-Wing Support network, ...
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Service centre
Lucas Aerospace has appointed API Technologies as an authorised service centre for its products. API Technologies, the component overhaul division of Memphis, Tennessee-based Aircraft Parts International (API) will overhaul starter-generators for regional airlines and corporate operators. API is a subsidiary of Westport, Connecticut-based First Aviation Services. Source: ...
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Tata consigns plans for new Indian carrier to scrapheap
The Tata Group has finally thrown in the towel and abandoned plans to launch a privately owned domestic Indian airline in the face of more than three and half years of government procrastination, as well as repeated changes to its aviation policy. Tata dropped plans to launch the new ...
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New Canadian cargo carrier ready
A new Canadian cargo carrier, Canada West Airlines, is preparing to launch long-haul freight operations following clearance from Transport Canada. The Toronto-based startup has been under formation since last year and is in negotiations to acquire Boeing 747 freighters for scheduled cargo services to Frankfurt and Paris. Transport Canada ...
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BMW R-R celebrates new engine's first flight
The first flight of a new engine is always a good excuse for some serious celebrating and this is certainly the case with BMW Rolls-Royce, where the champagne corks are popping to mark the successful first flight of their BR715 engines on Boeing's 717-200. The BR715 is the second ...
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Varig service base taken over by GE
Geoff Thomas American engines giant GE is further expanding its overhaul and maintenance network by taking over Brazilian airline Varig's facility in Rio de Janeiro. GE will own 95% of the new company - to be called GE Varig Engine Services - while the original owner will retain ...