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P&W considers new rival for CFM56
Guy Norris/EAST HARTFORD Pratt & Whitney has begun studies of an advanced-technology geared-fan engine in an initiative to re-enter the narrowbody market and challenge the dominance of CFM International. The study outlines an initial series of engines for the 107-156kN (24,000-35,000lb)-thrust range, and is based around the use ...
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Saab decides to terminate turboprop products
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH Saab is to discontinue manufacture of the Saab 340 and 2000 turboprops by mid-1999, shifting the focus of its civil-aircraft operation to support and finance of existing fleets, and to contracting for other manufacturers. The Swedish company is continuing discussions about the possible move of the production ...
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Psychiatrists have too big a say in the selection of pilots
What is the best way to decide who should sit in the flightd Sir - I greatly agree with Mr Julian Ticehurst's letter (Flight International, 26 November -2 December) about "Fliers who lose their way" (Flight International, 5-11 November), but have something to add. The scenario depicted by the US ...
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BA pioneers global monitoring
Ian Sheppard/LONDON British Airways is using an aircraft visual-tracking system which allows it to monitor the position of aircraft and immediately react to unforeseen events which cause flights to be diverted. Previously a diversion decision by a flightcrew would require "a call to tech-dispatch and manual calculation of ...
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Lynton snaps up GEC's Magec
GEC has sold Magec Aviation to UK corporate- aircraft charter and management company Lynton Group, ending more than five months of speculation over the fixed-based operator's future. Completion is expected within 30 days. The UK defence-electronics and power-engineering company began looking for buyers for Magec in July, following its ...
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Passenger boom
UK airport owner Regional Airports (RAL) plans to quintuple passenger throughput at London Biggin Hill Airport by 2000, following the opening of its new £500,000 ($850,000) terminal in November. Passenger numbers are expected to increase from 20,000 to 100,000 a year. RAL is holding discussions with several undisclosed airlines over ...
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ST Aero purchases Dalfort maintenance
Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aero) has acquired Dalfort Aviation's maintenance site in Dallas and is planning to expand its Mobile Aero- space Engineering (MAe) subsidiary in a move to increase capacity in the USA. The Singapore company has agreed with Astraea to purchase the leasehold, assets and inventory of ...
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Spar goes shopping
Spar Aerospace has agreed to acquire Canadian maintenance company CAE Aviation for about $62 million. The company, which specialises in servicing and upgrading Lockheed Martin C-130 transports, was put up for sale in August by parent company CAE, following a decision to focus on its advanced-technology businesses, such as simulation. ...
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Austrian double
Austrian Airlines has doubled its participation in regional carrier Tyrolean Airways, with the purchase of 42.85% of its shares, bringing its total stake to 85.7%. The remaining capital is held by Leipnik Lundenburger Industrie. Austrian bought its initial stake in Tyrolean in 1994, and the purchase contributed significantly, says the ...
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LTU dismisses managers as 767 cracks show poor maintenance
AndrzejJeziorski/MUNICH German charter operator LTU has sacked three senior managers after the discovery of a series of maintenance deficiencies in the fleet of Munich-based sister airline LTU Süd. LTU says that it is unable to name the managers concerned for legal reasons, but they included one of two ...
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MAS warns Boeing to raise 777X tempo
Paul Lewis/LANGKAWI Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has reiterated that it is still interested in launching the proposed ultra-long-haul Boeing 777-200X, but in the wake of the recent slowdown in the programme, the carrier is warning that there is a limit to its patience. In March, the Malaysian carrier signed ...
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Routes
++ US Airways is seeking US Department of Transportation (DoT) permission to start services to Amsterdam early in 1998 from Philadelphia International, where the airline is to build a $300 million terminal. ++ Northwest is seeking US DoT approval to codeshare with KLM on its Philadelphia-Amsterdam route, to begin on ...
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Wishing on a star
Guy Norris/Rio de Janeiro Varig is entering one of the most pivotal periods in its 70-year history. After successfully struggling to turn its fortunes around in 1996, the Brazilian flag carrier figuratively hitched its wagon to a star in 1997 when it joined the growing band of airline members ...
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Latin sounds
Geoffrey Jones/SANTIAGO Chile's two major airlines, LAN Chile and Ladeco, have been working together formally for some two years, since LAN Chile took control of its struggling domestic contemporary in 1995. The take-over has helped both carriers, with Ladeco consolidating its domestic market position while LAN Chile has been ...
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Airbus aids new A320 training in Singapore
Airbus Industrie is to assist Asia-Pacific Training & Simulation (APTS) to establish a new A320 simulator training capability in Singapore, in an effort to improve support for the growing number of regional operators of the aircraft. Singapore-based APTS has ordered a single A320 full-flight simulator from Reflectone, equipped with ...
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Bavarian bank acquires Aero Lloyd
A majority stake in German charter carrier Aero Lloyd is to go to the Bayerische Landesbank (BLB), the Bavarian bank originally called in to find new investors for the airline. BLB is negotiating to take 51% of the company, adding that investment in Germany's sizeable tourist market is a ...
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Deutsche BA complaint
Deutsche BA has protested to European Union free trade commissioner Karel van Miert about Lufthansa's ticket pricing policy on domestic German routes. Lufthansa is accused of subsidising price cuts on routes in an attempt to push Deutsche BA out of the market. Source: Flight International
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Six Star Alliance Airlines to form cargo partnership
Six airlines already in the Star Alliance have agreed to extend their partnership by forming a global cargo alliance. The move follows a two-day meeting in Neu-Isenburg, Germany, of the carriers involved. Air Canada Cargo, Lufthansa Cargo, SAS Cargo, Thai Airways International, United Airlines Worldwide Cargo and Varig Brazil ...
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European ministers agree to set up safety body
European Union (EU) transport ministers meeting in Brussels have agreed that a new European Air Safety Authority (EASA) involving the Union and its member states in a treaty with other European states wishing to join, is the preferable route to set up an aviation safety authority to take over the ...
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Cathay Pacific plans staff cuts and disposal of 747-200s
Cathay Pacific Airways is drawing up plans to axe up to 15% of its ground staff across the network and dispose of seven Boeing 747-200s, in the face of declining profi ts and traffic figures. A senior source at Cathay says that the airline's Hong Kong-based general managers and ...