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One Eleven Stage 3 hushkit begins flight testing
Ian Sheppard/LONDON European Aviation and Quiet Technologies have completed initial flight tests of a proof of concept BAC One-Eleven Stage 3 hushkit prototype, and are satisfied that the aircraft will meet Stage 3 noise limits. The companies are to continue with development, having also shown that the fuel ...
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Gill Air closes on Fokker 100 leases for franchise flights
Gill Air is finalising a deal to acquire three Fokker 100s to enable it to launch jet operations on its Air France franchise routes early next year. The UK regional airline, based in Newcastle, has selected the 100-seat Fokker for its jet requirement over the similarly sized British Aerospace ...
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Alliance agreement
KLM Flight Crew Training Centre and Northwest Aero-space Training (NATCO) have signed an alliance agreement under which NATCO will market training on both organisations' simulators. Norway's Braathens is expected to join the network and talks are under way with other Northwest/KLM partners. Source: Flight International
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SIA seconds pilots
Singapore Airlines will transfer two of its senior Airbus A340 and Boeing 747 management pilots to China Airlines (CAL) for two years, following recent signature of a strategic alliance by the two carriers. Pow Tuk-Kwan will serve as CAL's new vice-president of flight operations and Gui Wee-Kee as special assistant ...
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Stretching a stretch
Guy Norris/SEATTLEBoeing's newest version of its 767, the -400ER, is unusual for two main reasons. It is the first widebody airliner to be stretched for a second time, and it is the first Boeing commercial jet design ever to directly involve Douglas Aircraft engineering input, thereby marking a milestone ...
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Routes
-Austrian Airlines has launched a weekly service to Astana, the new capital of Kazakhstan. -US Airways' new low fare division MetroJet has launched a new service between Baltimore and Orlando. -Qantas has been cleared by the Australian authorities to move from five Boeing 767 flights to seven weekly Boeing ...
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Marketplace
-Malaysia Airlines has finalised a deal to sell two General Electric CF6-80C2-powered Boeing 747-400s to Qantas. The airline is still looking to dispose of three other 747s. -The El Al board of directors has now approved the purchase of two Pratt & Whitney PW4060-powered 767-200ERs from Air France, and the ...
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Flight West launches international services
Australian regional carrier Flight West Airlines will start international services in October with eight weekly flights to Papua New Guinea (PNG) capital Port Moresby. The services, six from Cairns and another two from Townsville, will use a third Fokker F28 Mk4000 acquired by Flight West from Ansett Australia. Its ...
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FedEx prepares for Loadmaster training
FedEx has selected Pan Am International Flight Academy to provide training for the Ayres LM200 Loadmaster. The Academy will build a training centre at FedEx's Memphis, Tennessee, hub to house a Level D full-flight simulator for the turboprop-powered feeder freighter. FedEx has 50 Loadmasters on order and 50 more ...
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Virgin Express finalises plans to start Rome hub
Virgin Express is finalising its plans for a secondary hub at Rome, with the setting up of a base at the Italian airport. The low-cost airline chose Rome Fuimicino Airport to be its southern European hub in May, and already serves the airport from its Brussels base and flies ...
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UK Government livens up row over American/BA slot concessions
The UK Government has joined the row with the European Commission over whether British Airways should be allowed to sell airport slots as part of the deal allowing its alliance with American Airlines. Deputy prime minister John Prescott has sided with competition commissioner Karel Van Miert in claiming that ...
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Euro-ARINC wins American custom
THE US aeronautical communications provider ARINC has made further inroads into Europe, home ground for its rival SITA, signing American Airlines as a second customer for its European datalink network. ARINC's European network, which is based on VHF ground stations rather than satellite links, has now driven a firm ...
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Lone pilot objects to Australasian Singapore alliance
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS An objection by New Zealand pilot Peter Wakeman to Australia's competition authorities was the only remaining obstacle last week to the implementation of the planned commercial alliance between Air New Zealand, Ansett and Singapore Airlines (SIA). The Australian Consumer Competition Commission (ACCC)released a final authorisation on ...
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El Al attempts to block plans to open Israeli freight market
Arie Egozi/TEL AVIV El Al is trying to foil an Israeli Government plan to open up the country's air cargo market to another local carrier, claiming that the move would threaten its revenue as it prepares for privatisation. El Al is the only Israeli airline with a licence ...
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Philippine Airlines begins to reconstruct fleet and route network
Philippine Airlines (PAL), now operating under receivership, is to start expanding its fleet and route network again after drastic cut-backs announced in June. The reductions saw the airline slash operations to 21 routes, 14 aircraft and 200 flightcrew. PAL grounded a large part of its fleet and has been seeking ...
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Commercial aircraft of the world
Part 2:the large airliners New models and increasing production are in prospect as the millennium approaches, but the manufacturers are taking heed of the warning signals that a slowdown is in prospectMax Kingsley-Jones/LondonData Tables/Air Transport Intelligence Large airliner production will break all records this year as the market moves towards ...
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Alliance Air to strike deal for troubled Ugandan flag carrier
Chris Yates/KAMPALA Uganda Airlines believes that it can complete its privatisation sale by the end of the year. The carrier's existing partner, Alliance Air, is seen to be in the lead position with a stake of up to 49%. The Ugandan Government is keen to sell off its ...
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KAL asks for 747-400 deferrals
Paul Lewis/SEOUL Korean Air (KAL) is asking Boeing to defer delivery of three 747-400s in 1999 in return for maintaining next year's acceptance schedule for three 777s. Fellow cash-strapped South Korean carrier Asiana Airlines has also opened negotiations with the US manufacturer for the return of a $140 million deposit ...
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India delays
India reports that the first launch of the Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicle is unlikely before late next year, while the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle flight carrying the Insat P4 remote sensing satellite will be pushed into the first quarter of 1999. Source: Flight International
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Perm agreement
Perm Motors has resumed servicing the PS-90A engines which power Aeroflot's Ilyushin Il-96-300s after the Russian carrier paid around $4 million for previously provided services. Perm had halted its support on 24 June, claiming Aeroflot owed it about $8 million, but has now reversed its decision. Source: Flight International