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Strategic stretch
More than a long-range niche filler, Boeing's 767-400ER promises to bring new life to the entire big twin family Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing's big twinjet strategy takes another important step forward on 26 August when the 767-400ER is officially rolled out of the company's Everett assembly site in ...
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Boeing focuses on longer-range 757-200
Guy Norris/SEATTLE As pressure builds on Boeing to inject new life into the 757 programme, the company is focusing studies of a longer-range 757-200X on a group of six key scheduled and charter operators. It believes the variant could enter service after 2003. Major changes to the current 757-200 would ...
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Sun sets on Sun Air
South African domestic carrier Sun Air has become a casualty of the country's air fares price war and weak currency (Flight International, 11-17 August). The top-end carrier ceased operations on 13 August and is to be put into liquidation by shareholders Comair and South African Airways. SAA agreed to ...
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Association broadcasts live TV plan
The World Airline Entertainment Association's (WAEA) technical committee will turn its attentions to live broadcast satellite service once it completes the specification for the in-flight use of digital versatile disk (DVD) next month. With several airlines interested in offering passengers live television services, the WAEA is keen to resolve ...
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Malaysia launches audio/video on demand, plans e-mail service
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) launched audio- and video-on-demand (A/VOD) capability on one of its Boeing 777s this month. It is the first stage of a programme that will see the airline's entire 777 and Boeing 747-400 fleet equipped with the latest in-flight entertainment (IFE) feature. A/VOD, which allows passengers to ...
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Matsushita prepares for deliveries of System 3000
In-flight entertainment (IFE) system supplier Matsushita will be ready to deliver its new interactive IFE hardware - the System 3000 - early next year. The first phase of the fully interactive system designed for widebody aircraft will be available in the first quarter, with full system functionality in the ...
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Boeing tackles 777 power problems
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing is working on an urgent redesign of the variable speed constant frequency (VSCF) generators on the 777 after a number of failures caused damage to engine mounted gearboxes. The VSCF problem is receiving maximum priority as it directly affects extended range twin operations (ETOPS) just as ...
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KLM uk restructures as low-cost plans emerge
KLM uk is reorganising its network and fleet deployment as it prepares to take on European rivals with a low-cost division. The London Stansted-based subsidiary of Dutch carrier KLM says it will begin dropping six domestic and international routes from September, to enable it to boost capacity on services ...
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Oneworld proposes one frequent flier plan
Chris Jasper/LONDON The American Airlines/British Airways-led oneworld airline alliance has developed a plan that could see the merger of member carriers' frequent flier programmes (FFPs) under a standalone company. Oneworld airlines have set up a project group to explore FFP options under the codename "Monaco". BA director of alliances ...
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American top
Flight International's Top 50 Airlines survey has revealed that American Airlines parent AMR remains the world's biggest airline group, with a turnover of more than $19 billion in 1998. Delta Airlines flew the most passengers - 105 million - and United Airlines is number one in terms of traffic, with ...
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Colour change for Caledonian
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Flying Colours will begin absorbing its sister charter carrier Caledonian Airways in November, with the two airlines to officially become one next summer. A rebranding of the entire Thomas Cook travel group, which owns Flying Colours, is expected to be revealed early next month. The merger ...
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FAA moves to ease air traffic delays
The US Federal Aviation Administration is implementing air traffic control (ATC) operational changes designed to quickly ease the ATC gridlock that has led to worsening delays in the USA this summer. FAA Administrator Jane Garvey hopes the short-term "practical steps" will appease US airlines which have become increasingly vocal ...
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Smart card paves way for trouble-free travel
Passengers holding a multifunction smart card which operates as a passport, visa, and biometric identity tag "could enjoy a truly hassle-free experience from check-in to final clearance at destination", predicts International Air Transport Association (IATA) director general Pierre Jeanniot, speaking at the Aerovision 2000 Symposium in Vancouver, Canada. Effective ...
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737 shortage puts brakes on MetroJet subsidiary
US Airways has decided to slow the growth rate of its low-cost MetroJet operation until after next summer because of a shortage of Boeing 737-200s. MetroJet operates 41 118-seat 737-200s and serves 23 cities with 230 daily departures. By October, the airline will add two 737s, and serve 24 ...
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Marketplace
Fairchild Aerospace has delivered the first two 328JETs to launch customer Skyway Airlines. Skyway has five aircraft on firm order with 10 options. It will put the 32-seat regional jet into revenue service following completion of pilot training in San Antonio, Texas. Continental Airlines has revised its fleet retirement plan, ...
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FAA revises pilot rest rules after MD-80 incident
Revised rules on rest periods for commercial pilots should be ready for review by the end of this year or early next, with the US Federal Aviation Administration drafting new regulations. The latest attempt to update rest requirements for commercial transport pilots follows years of unsuccessful attempts to reach ...
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Routes
Delta Connection carrier Trans States Airlines will introduce regional jet services between Boston and Philadelphia on 15 September with four daily Embraer RJ-145 flights, increasing to eight on 15 November. Jersey European Airways (JEA) will begin codesharing with Irish carrier CityJet on services between Dublin and London City from 1 ...
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Cathay Pacific returns to profit after nightmare
Cathay Pacific Airways is well on the way to putting last year's nightmare behind it, having announced an operating profit of HK$236 million ($30 million) for the six months ending 30 June, compared with a HK$39 million loss for the first half of 1998. The carrier, number two in ...
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El Al rethinks widebody funding
Israeli flag carrier El Al has contracted US bank Chase Manhattan to examine the funding of its planned widebody purchase and to assess market demand in Israel and the Middle East over the next decade. Chase has been brought in because of concerns expressed by some El Al board ...
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Profits drop as overcapacity hits Europe's major carriers
Chris Jasper/LONDON Europe's major carriers are feeling the financial pinch as over-capacity takes its toll on income. British Airways, KLM and SAS are all reporting sharp declines in operating profits for the last quarter. BA posted a £200 million ($323 million) pre-tax profit for the three months to ...