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Road to recovery
The gloom of the past two years has been replaced by a cautious optimism Chris Jasper and Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON When the aerospace industry last gathered in Singapore, for Asian Aerospace '98, the sense of gloom was almost palpable. Subsequent events fully justified that pessimism. Only now are Asian orders beginning ...
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Boeing's 777-300 reliability figures are the best for a widebody introduction
Boeing's 777-300 reliability figures are the best for a widebody introduction Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Boeing says its experience with the introduction of the 777-300 has been a case of "no news is good news". Mike Fleming, Boeing's 777 fleet support chief, says: "In terms of performance ...
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EVA deal boosts 777X launch prospects
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Taiwan-based EVA Airways has signed a letter of intent with Boeing for seven 777Xs, helping the programme towards its delayed full launch. EVA had opted for the rival ultra-long-range Airbus A340-500. Although Boeing declines to confirm the deal, EVA's commitment is believed to include four ...
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Airbus lines up huge MAS order
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is in the final stages of negotiations with Airbus Industrie on an order for up to 80 aircraft, including 18 A340-500/600 widebodies and up to 62 examples of the A320 family. Industry sources say the aircraft types have been agreed ...
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BA and KLM post third-quarter losses
Chris Jasper/LONDON Frits Njio/AMSTERDAM British Airways has announced third quarter results which suggest it is on the way to a big full year loss, although a rise in yields suggests its new premium passenger strategy is paying off. European rival KLM has posted even poorer figures, but unlike BA ...
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Russians attach strings to opening up Polar routes
Paul Lewis/Washington DC The Russian Federation has agreed to a limited opening of the new transpolar and transSiberian routes to scheduled traffic, but is making full and open access conditional upon receiving international assistance to modernise its air traffic management system. At a recent International Civil Aviation Organisation-chaired ...
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Routes
Channel Islands-based Aurigny will launch twice-daily services between Guernsey and Manchester in the UK next month, using a Saab 340. Air France and Italian start-up Gandalf Airlines have signed a codeshare agreement on the Bergamo-Paris route, which Gandalf will operate with its Fairchild 328JETs. The agreement could be expanded to ...
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SAS studies candidates for 70-seat regional jet order
Andrew Doyle/COPENHAGEN SAS expects to launch a competition early next year to select a 70-90-seat regional jet family. The carrier requires around 20 aircraft for use on long thin routes, mainly from Stockholm and Oslo. The Scandinavian carrier, which does not operate regional jets, plans to complete a ...
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Workshop
Britannia Airways has contracted Lufthansa Technik to provide component support for its planned five Boeing 737-800s, the first of which was delivered in mid-January. The contract runs for an initial five years. The new CASA-AISA Maintenance Centre has opened at Madrid Barajas Airport. Operators at the airport, such as Aeronova, ...
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Air Canada tackles part of Canadian's debts
Air Canada has restructured part of the C$3.5 billion ($2.4 billion) debt owed by Canadian Airlines, with which it is merging, after reaching agreement with GE Capital Aviation Services. The deal, worth "tens of millions of dollars" according to Air Canada chief executive Robert Milton, covers the lease of a ...
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SIA's Star acceptance gives Thai a codeshare headache
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE Thai Airways International is considering quitting the Star Alliance as a result of rival Singapore Airlines' (SIA) entry into the group from April. Thai president Thamnoon Wanglee has reportedly warned that it could lose $10 million a year in codesharing revenues that will have to be ...
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Air France hopes for more hub space
Julian Moxon/PARIS Air France is to reap the benefits of the expansion potential at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport with a new plan by Aéroports de Paris (ADP) to add two new satellites at its terminal 2 hub. While described as "only a study" by ADP, Air France has ...
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Kiev-based Ikar orders five An-140s
Ikar Airlines has ordered five Antonov An-140 twin turboprops. Deliveries start this year. The 50-seat regional aircraft will join the Kiev-based airline's fleet of Antonov An-12/24/26s, Let L-410 turboprops and an An-74 twinjet. Meanwhile, the first production An-140 has joined the flight test programme, which should be completed ...
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Airports
The completion of a $250 million reconstruction of Domodedovo Airport in Moscow is due by the middle of this year, says the airport's operator, East Line group. The reconstruction includes nearly doubling the size of the passenger terminal. The international section of will be opened next month, to be followed ...
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BA steps up the class war
Chris Jasper/LONDON British Airways has launched a radical overhaul of its premium cabins, introducing aft-facing and flat-bed seats in business class and a new "upper economy" product. The move is aimed at increasing the proportion of business travellers on BA's long haul services, and cements its strategy of targeting high-yield ...
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Debis targets Boeing after latest Airbus purchase
Debis AirFinance is seeking to conclude sale and leaseback deals with Classic and Next-Generation Boeing 737 operators as part of efforts to diversify its rapidly expanding aircraft portfolio. The Amsterdam-based DaimlerChrysler subsidiary, meanwhile, has purchased 12 in-service aircraft from Dublin-based Airbus Industrie Financial Services (AIFS), comprising two A340-300s, three ...
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Hong Kong/Beijing bilateral clears way for Dragonair
Mainland China and the Hong Kong Government have swept away a rule limiting Hong Kong carriers to operating one-third of the capacity on routes to the mainland. According to the Hong Kong Government, a new air services arrangement signed with Beijing guarantees that "airlines of both sides enjoy equal ...
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China Airlines and EVA emerge from Asia's downturn
Brent Hannon/TAIPEI Taiwan's two largest carriers have reported a financially sound 1999. China Airlines (CAL) pulled out of the Asian downturn and posted a pre-tax profit after making a loss a year earlier, and rival EVA Air turned in healthy net earnings. CAL's $91 million pre-tax profit compares with ...
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BM acts as US/UK bilateral talks fail
Chris Jasper/LONDON Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Airlines in the UK and USA are coming to terms with the failure of bilateral air services talks. British Midland (BM) - worst hit by the collapse of negotiations - has responded by filing a joint codeshare application with partner United Airlines that suggests it ...
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Executives to go in Argentine rescue
Guy Norris/BUENOS AIRES Paul Lews/WASHINGTON DC Aerolineas Argentinas' majority owner SEPI will present a new business plan to the Argentine Government to revive the financially ailing carrier. This follows SEPI's rejection of American Airlines parent AMR's restructuring proposal and the removal of key US national managers. The airline's ...