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ANA converts 777 orders to long-range -200ERs
Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) has converted an order for a single Boeing 777-200 and three 777-300s to four longer-range 777-200ERs as part of its newly unveiled restructuring plan. ANA spokeswoman Kate Opekar says from Tokyo that the first of the new aircraft will be delivered in October ...
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Alitalia confirms MAS code-share talks
Alitalia has confirmed that talks are under way with Malaysia Airlines (MAS) for a new code-share that may begin by August this year. Alitalia regional sales and marketing manager for the Far East and Australia, Vincenzo Cappelluto, says from Hong Kong that the "talks are in very early ...
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Optical fibres are light years ahead of wires
Mark Hannant The lid came off the world's first optically powered aircraft fuel quantity control indicating system at the show yesterday. By eliminating all electrical connections between an aircraft fuel tank and its avionics and power busses, the application, developed by Raytheon and Smiths Industries, will improve reliability. ...
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Switched on to new in flight entertainment
Ian Verchere Sextant In-Flight Systems - a new joint-venture between French avionics giant Sextant (51%) and the US cabin interior products firm B/E Aerospace (49%) - expects to fit the entire fleet of United Airlines with its d-Series inflight entertainment (IFE) system by the end of next year, according ...
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GE to partner LOT in Polish maintenance venture
GE Engine Services and LOT Polish Airlines signed a preliminary agreement at Le Bourget to form an aircraft engine maintenance and repair JV at Warsaw airport. The deal is expected to be concluded later this year, following the execution of operating agreements and the receipt of the necessary regulatory ...
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R-R predicts excellent market for engines
Andy Douse An indication of the impact that regional jets are having on the aviation industry came at the show in a market forecast from Rolls-Royce. The engine manufacturer is predicting a total market in the commercial and corporate aircraft sectors over the next 20 years for 83,000 ...
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Joins hands
The old Chinese saying says that a 1,000-mile journey begins with a single step, and China's Shenyang Liming Engine company took that step yesterday with the hope of becoming a long-term supplier of components to BMW Rolls-Royce. Yan Tiannan, vice-president of China National Aero Technology International (CATIC), which oversees ...
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BA to slash long-haul 767 economy seats
Under its new strategy of focusing on high-yield traffic, British Airways is to reconfigure its long-haul Boeing 767 fleet by removing nearly 50 economy class seats to introduce first class and expand business seating. The carrier has also called a halt to its "Utopia" livery scheme. BA has seven ...
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The black hole
The secretive investigation into the crash of a SilkAir 737-300 in Indonesia shows up major cultural differences in dealing with accidents Andrzej Jeziorski/JAKARTA The thing about black holes, in astronomical terms, is that nothing ever comes out of them. Some people liken the controversial investigation into the crash in ...
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Air Ukraine orders An-140s and signs commitment for more
Air Ukraine has ordered four Antonov An-140 regional airliners and has signed a letter of intent for 40 more. The Ukrainian national airline, which controls more than 10 regional carriers in the country, will use the 46-52/seat An-140s to replace 60 An-24s, An-26s and An-30s. Air Ukraine has specified ...
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SITA commits to new datalink
Emma Kelly/GENEVA Airline telecommunication giant SITA has committed itself to the next generation of aeronautical datalink services - VHF datalink mode 2 (VDL-2) - by awarding a $23 million contract to Harris for a global network of VHF ground stations (VGS). The VDL-2 aircraft-to-ground datalink protocol will provide a ...
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Varig brings a halt to 747 passenger operations
Chris Jasper/RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil's Varig is to cease Boeing 747 passenger operations after nearly 20 years of using the type. The carrier is to return three leased 747-300s to International Lease Finance, and also plans to sell its two -300 Combis. Although Varig president and chief executive ...
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Sabena expands Schreiner franchise deal
Dutch regional airline Schreiner Airways is re-organising its franchise agreement with Sabena as it moves to expand its feeder operations under the new Sabena Connect brand. Schreiner operates four 50-seat Bombardier Dash 8-300s for Sabena on wet-lease and franchise services, but plans to add more aircraft and routes from ...
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Northwest Airlines cements alliance with JAS
Northwest Airlines has strengthened its growing international partnership network by concluding an alliance with Japan Air System (JAS). Its partner, KLM, is set to follow by further expanding its own bilateral relationship with the Japanese carrier. An alliance between JAS and Northwest has been pending since 1996, and was ...
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Air Caribbean plans long-haul services
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Fast-growing east Caribbean airline Air Caribbean is finalising a deal for its first widebodied aircraft as it prepares to begin long-haul services to North America and the UK. Based in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, the private airline is negotiating to acquire three secondhand Boeing 767-200ERs. "We are on ...
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New Air aims to copy Southwest method
New Air, which plans to launch low-fare, high-frequency domestic services from New York's Kennedy Airport in January 2000, aims to emulate low-cost operator Southwest Airlines to survive in the market. In its application to the US Department of Transportation, privately owned New Air says it aims to achieve operating ...
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Air Jamaica introduces A340 on transatlantic services
Air Jamaica has upgraded its transatlantic services between Kingston, Montego Bay and London by introducing an ex-Air Mauritius Airbus A340-300 on a six-year lease from International Lease Finance. The 301-seater has replaced a leased Airbus A310-300, enabling the airline to offer a three-class service. It is to introduce a similar ...
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ATR signs Indian contract in uncertain market
ATR has sealed a deal for five new 70-seat ATR72-500 turboprops with privately owned Indian scheduled airline Jet Airways. The airline says the aircraft will "form the nucleus of a modern regional aircraft fleet". The Jet Airways aircraft have been acquired under an operating lease through Aircraft International Renting, ...
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Two airlines target Las Vegas for new services
Two US airlines have launched new scheduled services, with an "underserved" Las Vegas, Nevada, market set firmly in their sights. Start-up National Airlines began flights from its Las Vegas hub to Los Angeles and Chicago Midway on 27 May. Five days later, charter carrier Sun Country Airlines ventured into ...
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Workshop
Nordam has announced orders for 26 shipsets of Stage 3 hushkits for the Boeing 737-200 - six for US lessor C-S Aviation Services; five for aircraft leased by Vanguard Airlines from Unicapital Air Group (three) and GECAS (two); four for US lessor Triton Aviation, two to be installed on aircraft ...