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EC approves state aid for Alitalia
Marco Messalla/ROME European Transport Commissioner Neil Kinnock has approved state aid for Italian flag carrier Alitalia, saying that this should bring to an end applications for aid from European airlines. The approval, granted on 15 July, allows the airline's state-holding company IRI to complete the L2,750 ...
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Virgin drops Sun Air but may bid for stake in South African Airways
Virgin Atlantic Airways has dropped out of the bidding for Johannesburg-based Sun Air. The UK carrier had hoped to use Sun Air as the basis for a sub-Saharan domestic network. Sun Air did produce worse than expected results, but Virgin says that it merely wants to keep its ...
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Pratt & Whitney acquires Dutch engine-repair group
PRATT&WHITNEY has boosted plans to expand its Eagle Services engine-overhaul business to $1 billion annually by 1998, by agreeing to purchase the Flight Repair group of Netherlands company Interturbine. The group repairs engine aerofoils, stators and cases at centres in Dallas, Texas, and Singapore. P&W says that the ...
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MD-95 landing gear is joined to structure
The first McDonnell Douglas MD-95 T-1 test aircraft's primary structure rests on its landing gear for the first time at Douglas Aircraft's plant in Long Beach, California. Israel Aircraft Industries built the gear for the aircraft, which is due to be completed by the end of this year, with the ...
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SAA re-introduces old 747SP
South African Airways (SAA) has re-introduced one of its old Boeing 747SPs, which it had sold, to provide increased capacity on its international services. The airline has suffered a capacity shortage because of a delay in the introduction of its new Boeing 777s as a result of its failure to ...
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Operators shrug off FAA's 727 payload restrictions
OPERATORS ARE playing down the impact of payload restrictions to be imposed on Boeing 727 freighter conversions under four airworthiness directives (ADs) proposed on 14 July. The ADs, which cover over 300 727s converted from passenger to freighter configuration by third-party modification companies, will require operators to fit strengthened floor ...
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Europe's JAA places Trent-powered A330 on ETOPS trial
The Airbus A330-300, equipped with Rolls-Royce Trent 700s, will have to have several months of reliability exhibited before the European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) restores 180min extended-range twin-engined operations (ETOPS) clearance for the aircraft. The Trent-powered variant became the last of the three A330ss to be cleared by ...
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United launches A319 operations
United Airlines on 8 July launched passenger services with its first two recently delivered Airbus A319s. The airline, which holds orders for 28 A319s powered by International Aero Engines V2500-A5 engines, is equipping the aircraft with 126-seat, two-class interiors. Under the initial schedule, United will operate the A319s from Chicago ...
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Sempati F27 crashes in Java
An Indonesian Fokker F27-600 turboprop (PK-YPM) on wet-lease to Sempati Air Transport has crashed in Java. A daylight emergency landing was being attempted about 10min after take-off from Bandung Airport, after a reported engine problem. According to Sempati, the 27-year-old aircraft crashed on 17 July 200m (655ft) short ...
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Marketplace
++ TWA has concluded an agreement with International Lease Finance, to take a new Pratt & Whitney PW4000-powered Boeing 767-300ER, on lease. The 233-seat aircraft will be used on routes to the Middle East. ++ Japan Air System has placed orders for two Airbus A300-600Rs powered by Pratt & Whitney ...
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Meridiana studies long-term fleet and partner strategies
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Meridiana is planning to double its fleet of McDonnell Douglas (MDC) MD-80s over the next three years, but is studying a plan to switch to an all-Boeing or all-Airbus fleet in the longer term. The Olbia, Sardinia-based regional airline, which is majority- owned by ...
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Eurowings climbs
German regional carrier Eurowings has announced record revenue, profit and passenger figures for 1996. Chief executive Reinhard Santner attributes the figures to the success of alliances with Air France and KLM, and the expansion of European services. The results come despite a stagnant domestic market, rising fuel prices ...
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Noise blight
Yet again, Europe is getting out of kilter over aircraft noise - and yet again it is doing so to the detriment of its credibility. This time, it is the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) which is trying to drag the European legislative process into disrepute, by formulating rules which ...
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BAe supports small US community idea
BRITISH AEROSPACE has teamed up with airline-services company World Technology Systems (WTS) to offer 19-seat turboprop connections to smaller US communities in danger of losing air links as regionals shift operations to bigger markets with the introduction of larger aircraft. Atlanta, Georgia-based WTS is proposing that a community ...
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Strikes hit British Airways cost-saving plans
A three-day strike by British Airways cabin crew is estimated to have cut the carrier's passenger loads on flights from London Heathrow by about 50%. The strike, which started on 9 July, also disrupted operations at other airports, principally Gatwick. Only about one-third of its own flights departed ...
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Passenger lobby issues 'world airline safety rankings' report
A REPORT which claims to rank the world's major airlines, using data about their fatal-accident history, has been issued by the US-based Air Travelers Association, a newly established lobby group for airline passengers. The Airline Safety Report Card covers 260 scheduled passenger airlines around the world - 29 ...
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KLM takes complete control of feeder airline Air UK
KLM has acquired complete control of Air UK in a deal in which the Dutch airline has bought the 55% shareholding from British Air Transport Holdings. The deal, for which no purchase price has been disclosed, will give KLM 100% control of the largest provider of feed traffic ...
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ValuJet merges into Air Tran
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC VALUJET AIRLINES has agreed a merger with AirTran Airways which will rid the carrier of its stigmatised name, increase its maintenance capability and overcome US Federal Aviation Administration restrictions on its growth. The ValuJet and AirWays holding companies will merge, but the two ...
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EC will say yes to Alitalia state aid, with conditions
The European Commission (EC)is on the verge of finally approving Italian Government aid for debt-ridden national carrier Alitalia. The Commission has refused to accept Italian assurances that the L3,000 billion ($1.8 billion) required should be considered as a commercial investment. Instead, Europe's transport commissioner Neil Kinnock ...