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FAA takes emergency action on Boeing wiring
The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued emergency airworthiness directives (ADs) ordering inspections of fuel tank wiring in over 1,000 older Boeing 737s, 747s and 767s. The action follows the chance discovery of a damaged wire conduit during investigations to find the source of a fuel leak on a ...
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Greenlandair expands into jets with 757 purchase
Greenlandair has taken delivery of a Boeing 757, its first jet airliner, which was scheduled to begin operations in competition with SAS on scheduled services between Greenland and Copenhagen from 12 May. The Nuuk-based airline already operates only two de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters and four Bombardier de ...
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Airtours anticipates summer with 747
Airtours International has boosted its summer 1998 season charter capacity with the damp lease of a Boeing 747-200 from Air New Zealand (ANZ) for operation on transatlantic flights from Belfast, Cardiff and Manchester. The 416-seat 747, which is being crewed by ANZ pilots and Airtours cabin staff, is being flown ...
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Aeroflot introduces 737-400
Aeroflot Russian International Airlines has introduced its first Boeing aircraft acquired directly from the US manufacturer, one of 10 Boeing 737-400s ordered by the airline. The remainder of the 131-seaters will be introduced by February 1999 to be operated on European routes. The Russian carrier has been operating two leased ...
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IAM union trades its Learjet 35A for a 60
The International Association of Machinists (IAM), the labour union representing US aerospace workers, has traded in its 18-year-old Learjet 35A for a Model 60 built by its members at Bombardier Learjet. With more than 750,000 members scattered across Canada, Guam, Canada and the USA, the IAM's international officers travel ...
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TNT prepares for large fleet of dedicated A300 freighters
Max Kingsley-Jones/PARIS TNT Express Worldwide will introduce the first dedicated widebody freighter on to its European network later this year, marking the start of a plan to acquire a large fleet of Airbus A300B4 freighters to feed its new European hub in Liege, Belgium. The Amsterdam-based express parcels carrier has ...
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RBA chooses V2500 for A319s
Royal Brunei Airlines (RBA) has selected the International Aero Engines V2500 turbofan to power its planned new fleet of Airbus A319s, an initial order for which is due to be finalised shortly. The carrier is understood to have opted for the 105kN (23,500lb) thrust V2524-A5 engine over the competing ...
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Air Europe increases fleet with 777-200ER lease
Air Europe (Italy) is boosting its fleet of Boeing twinjets with a move up to the 777-200ER. The Milan-based airline has signed a 10-year lease deal for two aircraft with International Lease Finance, for delivery in 1999. The carrier's fleet of six leased Boeing 767-300ERs are deployed on scheduled ...
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SIA joins queue for Thai stake
Paul Lewis/SINGAPOR Kevin O'Toole/FRANKFURT Singapore Airlines (SIA) has joined the growing list of international suitors lining up to take a stake in Thai Airways and could be joined in its bid by partner Lufthansa, which says that it is prepared to fend off rival bids if they threaten ...
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Lufthansa fights for Frankfurt
Kevin O'Toole/FRANKFURT Lufthansa chairman Jürgen Weber has threatened to pursue the European Commission through the courts if competition commissioner Karel Van Miert goes ahead with demands for the surrender of slots at Frankfurt as the price for the airline's transatlantic alliance. Weber's warning follows reports coming out of Brussels suggesting ...
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Maintenance Directory
Ian Sheppard/London Despite its current economic troubles, Asia looks set to continue to attract the attention of airframe and engine maintenance providers anxious to cash in on a region that will continue to be a pace setter in the dash for global air transport growth over the next few ...
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US DoT to review Delta/United
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Delta Air Lines and United Airlines are bracing for a US Government review of their planned code-share alliance, which also requires the approval of both carriers' pilots unions. The US Department of Transportation (DoT) confirms that it will request data on the alliance, as it ...
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Contract with the future
David Learmount/LONDON Shortages of skilled personnel are rife in the air transport industry in most parts of the world. Licensed engineers and high quality flightcrew - people with skills that cannot be created overnight - are back in demand and employers' reluctance to operate strategic training policies has led to ...
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Hong Kong starts on move to Chek Lap Kok
The Airport Authority of Hong Kong is beginning the relocation from Kai Tak to the territory's new international gateway at Chek Lap Kok two months ahead of its scheduled opening on 6 July. The formal move to the new HK$70.7 billion ($9.1 billion) Hong Kong International Airport starts on ...
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Refinements delay first flight of Century Jet
Kate Sarsfield/LONDON Century Aerospace has pushed back first flight, certification and delivery of its single-turbofan Century Jet to incorporate cabin design changes and refinements which have been recommended by the company's customer advisory committee. The first flight of the Century Jet, initially planned for July 1999, has been ...
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British Regional gets ready for June flotation
British Regional Airlines (BRAL) is gearing up for a stock market listing by the end of June, in a move which managing director Terry Liddiard says will help it make a final break from its former sister airline British Midland as it develops its role as the largest British Airways ...
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Volvo sets up leasing venture with Tokyo bank
Aviation Lease Finance (ALF), a major new engine leasing and support business, has been set up by Volvo Aero and the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Capital (BTMCC), which are pooling the resources of their respective AGES Group and Engine Lease Finance (ELF)subsidiaries. The deal involves a network of cross-shareholdings essentially ...
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Low fare battle brews between ANZ and Qantas
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS Air New Zealand (ANZ) and Qantas are preparing their positions for a major battle to secure market share on high frequency, low cost trans-Tasman services. The two carriers are also shoring up their competing services through to Europe. The Qantas strategy of gradually lifting frequency to ...
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New investor steps forward for Pan Am
Pan American World Airways has found a new investor prepared to rescue it from bankruptcy protection. US rail freight group Guilford Transportation Industries has outlined plans to buy the failed low-cost carrier for nearly $24 million. Pan Am, which filed for bankruptcy court protection on 26 February, says its ...
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Eurocontrol alters B-RNAV date following poor compliance level
Emma Kelly/LONDON Eurocontrol has set a final deadline of 1 August, 1998, for operators in European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) airspace to meet basic area navigation (B-RNAV) requirements following a "very disappointing" level of compliance achieved for the 23 April deadline. Under the April schedule, the carriage of ...