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A330-200 flight-testing programme takes off
Max Kingsley-Jones/TOULOUSE Airbus Industrie's latest widebody, the long-range A330-200, had a successful maiden flight on 13 August, with the consortium's chief test pilot, William Wainwright, at the controls. The initial General Electric CF6-80E1A4-powered version is scheduled to be certificated in March 1998, and to enter service ...
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Trans-Tasman partners study operations link for efficiency
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS Air New Zealand and Australia's Ansett Airlines are studying innovative ways of making flight operations and aircrew training more efficient, and are looking to include Singapore Airlines in some of the initiatives, taking advantage of the three-way alliance they announced in July. Under the ...
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Air Niugini introduces two de Havilland Dash-8s into service
Air Niugini recently introduced its two new Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8-200s into service. The two 36-seat aircraft, ordered last year, are being operated on regional routes from Port Moresby, and will eventually replace the airline's two 48-seat de Havilland Dash 7s. Source: Flight International
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Star offers leading role to Cathay/SIA
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE The recently established Star Alliance is set to further expand in Asia, with both Cathay Pacific Airways and Singapore Airlines (SIA) now holding separate discussions to join the global partnership. According to industry sources, talks between Star and the two Asian airlines have been ...
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Paris congestion sees calls for more capacity
Julian Moxon/PARIS Continued air traffic congestion in France has led to renewed calls for more capacity at Paris' two main airports. But airlines which file more than one flightplan in an attempt to obtain the air traffic control (ATC) take-off slot they want are under criticism for causing ...
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Yakovlev launches Yak-42A, shelves all-new Yak-242 twin
Yakovlev is preparing to start production of an upgraded Yak-42 model at the Saratov production plant, but has decided to shelve its planned all-new twin-engined airliner, the Yak-242. The new Yak-42A, a development of the current Yak-42D, will enter production at Saratov in early 1998, following Russian approval, ...
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Jersey European ends record year and promises more to come
Jersey European Airways (JEA)has joined in the boom in Europe's regional markets, reporting record results for its latest financial year to March 1997. The carrier, which last November signed a franchise deal with Air France on routes from London Heathrow to Toulouse and Lyon, posted a 27%rise in sales to ...
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Reflected glory
Peter Henley/SEATTLE The dilemma which Boeing faced when launching its Next Generation 737 was whether to update the proven model or start afresh. The big 737 operators wanted an updated 737 for fleet commonality, but they demanded a version which would fly faster, higher and more economically. They ...
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ARIA's domestic routes
Aeroflot Russian International Airlines (ARIA) has revealed plans to re-establish many domestic routes and services to former Soviet republics. Leonid Mokhov, deputy head of marketing, says that the airline planned to double the number of passengers carried on domestic and regional routes, to 260,000 this year. "This market is very ...
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Flight deck symposium
The first airlines to be involved in the experimental phase of the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) "flight safety buddy" system could be paired-up within a year says IATA director general, Pierre Jeanniot. The "buddy" concept is a major plank of IATA's seven-point safety strategy to halve the ...
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Finnair and Lufthansa break six-year link
Finnair and Lufthansa have formally severed their six year link, with co-operation due to be broken off at the end of October. The two airlines have been co-operating on services between Finland and Germany since 1991, but the relationship cooled after Lufthansa formed a strategic alliance with Finnair's ...
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French first-class airline prepares to launch
A new French airline claiming to offer "affordable full first-class service to every passenger" is scheduled to be launched in September. Operating from Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, Fairlines will fly initially on routes within Europe, serving the major cities. The airline plans to start flying in November ...
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Gulf between France and USA over open skies grows wider
Julian Moxon/PARIS Differences between France and the USA over an open-skies agreement have widened following US insistence that Air France's proposed alliances with Continental Airlines and Delta Air Lines will not be approved until a bilateral between the two countries is concluded. The French Government has ...
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Grey closes on Aussie start-up
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS Australian airline entrepreneur Bryan Grey hopes to secure a partner soon to help fund his proposed start-up airline Aussie Air, with Malaysia Airlines (MAS)tipped as a likely contender. Grey, who was founder of Compass Airlines which went into liquidation in 1991, has told a ...
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Marketplace
++ Varig Brazil has signed a letter of intent with GE Capital Aviation Services for the lease of three new Boeing 737-300s for five years. Deliveries of the aircraft will begin later this year. ++ Monarch has taken a Lockheed TriStar on sub-wet lease from Air Atlanta Icelandic for five ...
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-as New Zealand gets new regional charter airline
A New Zealand-based regional charter airline has been formed and will launch operations from the city of Nelson on the country's South Island with a fleet of 18-seat aircraft. OriginPacific Airways has been set up by Robert Inglis, the founder of regional carrier Air Nelson, which was eventually ...
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Qantas considers NZ options-
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS Qantas is now considering at least three options for entry into the New Zealand domestic market. Following Air New Zealand's (ANZ) acquisition of a 50% stake in competitor Ansett Australia, the two national carriers have severed all commercial links, leaving Qantas without an adequate presence on ...
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BA counts strike cost
British Airways estimates that the cost of recent strike action could mount to £125 million ($205 million) in lost revenue and contingency measures. The warning came as BA results for its first quarter to June showed a 28%drop in operating profits to £140 million, including an initial £15 million cost ...
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Pakistan shelves privatisation of PIA,but fleet renewal nears
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON Privatisation plans for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)have been put on hold, says the carrier's new chairman Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, but he confirms that decisions are close on new-aircraft purchases which will mean that the entire fleet will be renewed over the next few years. ...
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Help me, buddy
If anybody had any illusions that the airline industry could relax about its safety record, events of the last few days should have dispelled them. In the space of ten days, at least three large airliners and one small one were destroyed in the course of regular services ...