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IATA seals Afghanistan deals
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE The Afghanistan Government and national carrier Ariana Afghan Airlines have concluded a series of wide ranging agreements with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to overhaul local air traffic communications as well as to improve aircraft and airport safety. Under an $8 million deal concluded with ...
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AirTran assures Boeing of 717 fleet intentions
Boeing's roll-out of the first 717-200 on 10 June was accompanied by public reassurances from launch customer AirTran Airlines that it still intends to buy a fleet of up to 100 aircraft. To date, the AirTran deal for 50 firm orders and 50 options makes up the bulk of the ...
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Lufthansa looks at cargo version of Tu-204
Sirocco Aerospace demonstrated the Rolls-Royce RB211-powered Tupolev Tu-204-120C to Lufthansa in early June as a potential medium haul freighter for the airline's cargo division. Lufthansa is the technical advisor to the Sirocco programme, but wanted to check the freighter version's capacity to load/unload the containers and pallets used by ...
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Air Djibouti takes A310-200 for long haul services
Airbus Industrie has placed a secondhand A310-200 with Air Djibouti, which the airline will use to relaunch operations next month. The carrier has signed a deal with Airbus' Dublin-based Financial Services (AIFS) division to lease a 14-year-old ex-Kuwait Airways A310-200, powered by Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4s. The 194-seater ...
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Aer Lingus wet-leases MD-11 to boost summer capacity
Aer Lingus has introduced a Boeing MD-11 on a six-month wet-lease from World Airways. The tri-jet is being used to supplement the airline's long haul fleet of Airbus A330-300s on transatlantic services during its 1998 summer season. It will be used mainly on services from Ireland to New York ...
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Boeing direct
Boeing and freight carrier UPS have expanded their spare parts delivery service to cover all Boeing's distribution centres. The service was launched in 1996 and previously covered only Seattle and Atlanta - now to be joined by Beijing, London and Singapore. Boeing says the move will allow airlines to reduce ...
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Southern skirmish
Doug Birch/JOHANNESBURG Six years ago, South Africa deregulated its domestic airline network, allowing private carriers to challenge the long-standing monopoly of South African Airways (SAA) for the first time. The market is in the process of setting down after this upheaval, but it is clear that the new competition ...
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Safer skies
Kevin O'Toole/JOHANNESBURG Fears about air safety over Africa are not new, but a year ago the issue hit the headlines worldwide, following pilot complaints that air traffic control (ATC) was either inadequate or simply absent over much of the continent. An image painted by the media was one ...
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Preparing for partnership
Kevin O'Toole/JOHANNESBURG This could finally be the year when the pieces start falling into place for South African Airways (SAA). If all goes according to plan, by the end of October the South African Government will have decided on a strategic partner to take a 20-30% stake in its ...
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MetroJet takes on Southwest
Ramon Lopez/BALTIMORE US Airways launched its low-cost MetroJet operation at Baltimore/Washington International Airport on 1 June, leaving industry analysts waiting to see whether Southwest Airlines drops its already low ticket price to protect its market share. MetroJet's initial fares match those of Southwest, but that could change if ...
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Taiwan merger
EVA Airways' three subsidiaries UNI Air, Taiwan Airlines and Great China Airlines have received government permission to merge into a single airline on 30 June. The new airline, to be called UNI Air, will become Taiwan's largest domestic carrier, with 27% of the island's capacity. The new UNI Air plans ...
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United/Delta Deal
United Airlines and Delta Air Lines say their proposed strategic alliance will increase incentives for price and service competition. They argue in a required filing with the US Transportation Department that the code-share deal represents neither a merger nor price co-ordination. Source: Flight International
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Cathay will lead US/Asia transpolar flights
Cathay Pacific Airways is planning a record breaking non-stop flight from New York to Hong Kong in early July, which is intended to lead the way to the opening up in 1999 of four new transpolar routes between the US East Coast and Asia over the Russian Far East. ...
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China prepares to sign for more Boeing widebody orders
China Aviation Supplies (CASC) is negotiating an order for around 10 new widebody aircraft from Boeing, despite growing signs that some domestic carriers are experiencing indigestion trying to absorb the 50 Boeing aircraft ordered last October. The latest purchase under discussion is understood to include six 747-400 passenger and ...
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Big losses put MAS deliveries on hold
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is to delay delivery of nine Boeing 747-400s and 777-200s on order by up to 36 months and dispose of an extra four surplus 737s, in the wake of a larger than expected end of year net loss of M$260 million ($67.3 million). ...
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Transaero begins fleet upgrade
Paul Duffy/MOSCOW Transaero has begun its fleet upgrade programme with the recent delivery of the Russian airline's first Boeing 767-300ER and 737-700 on lease. The 767, leased from International Lease Finance, has entered service on the private airline's Moscow-Tel Aviv service, and will be used on shorter routes ...
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Israel keeps hold of its controlling stake in El Al
The Israeli Government has issued its delayed decision on the privatisation of El Al, announcing that only 49% of the carrier's stock will be floated on the Tel Aviv exchange, and leaving the costly ban on Sabbath flying still unresolved. The decision, which has repeatedly been postponed, was made ...
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Fiji Airways prepares to launch as second international carrier
The Fijian Government has designated newly named Fiji Airways as the island nation's second international carrier, following approval by the local Trade and Investment Board for the planned Fijian-Singaporean joint venture start-up airline. According to Fiji chief operating officer Pravin Jumabhoy, the next steps are to amend Fiji's bilateral ...
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Mesa starts disposal of WestAir aircraft
International Airline Support Group (IASG) has agreed to help US regional Mesa Air Group dispose of 21 British Aerospace Jetstream 31s and 20 Embraer EMB-120 Brasilias. The aircraft are leased by Mesa subsidiary WestAir, which was wound up when its United Express codeshare contract expired on 31 May. Peter ...
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717 faces new problems before planned September flight
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing revealed several last minute aircraft and engine modifications to the 717-200 regional aircraft on the eve of its planned roll-out on 10 June. Despite the problems, the company still hopes to achieve a first flight for the aircraft in early September, according to programme manager ...