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Boeing optimistic as talks with 777X launch group continue
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing is in negotiations with a selected group of "tier one" airlines and leasing companies about deals for the 777X and is optimistic of meeting its launch schedule of the last quarter of this year for the General Electric GE90-powered twinjet, with a minimum of 35 ...
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Air France keen on Korean Air links
Air France has revealed that Korean Air (KAL) could be a founder member of the global alliance it plans to launch with Delta Air Lines this year - despite the two Western carriers' recent safety-related suspensions of codeshares with the Asian airline. The French flag carrier's chief executive Jean ...
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Airbus backs down from Boeing battle
Airbus Industrie has backed away from a full-blooded confrontation with Boeing over support for A340-300s being traded to its US rival by Singapore Airlines (SIA) in exchange for 777s. The consortium is also dismissing a claim from Boeing that it has undertaken similar aircraft buy-back deals. In the Airbus ...
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Malpensa malcontents seek EC U-turn
Andy Nativi/GENOA Nine airlines unhappy with a European Commission (EC) ruling forcing them to move all flights from Milan Linate Airport to the new Malpensa site are refusing to drop their complaint, and will lobby for a U-turn from incoming EC transport commissioner Loyola de Palacio. The carriers ...
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Resignation puts a damper on Russian merger
Paul Duffy/MOSCOW The anticipated merger of Russian carriers Vnukovo Airlines and Sibir is in doubt following the resignation of Vladislav Filiov as general director at Vnukovo. The Sibir chief executive had been running both carriers in what was expected to be the prelude to a tie-up. Filiov spent six ...
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Eurocontrol starts feasibility scheme on conflict avoidance
Julian Moxon/PARIS Eurocontrol has launched the feasibility phase of an eight-country Free Route Airspace Project (FRAP), to increase capacity and reduce potential conflicts in European airspace. Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden are co-operating in the programme, which comprises mainly simulation activities. The target for ...
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Gulfstream expands in Caribbean with codeshares
US Regional carrier Gulfstream International Airlines will begin Caribbean codeshare operations for Continental and United Airlines from its new San Juan, Puerto Rico, hub on 1 November. Miami, Florida-based Gulfstream will relocate 19-seat Raytheon Beech 1900C/Ds to San Juan for the new operation. Plans call for six aircraft to ...
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Routes
Hawaiian Airlines and Continental Airlines have begun codesharing on flights between the continental USA and Hawaii. The agreement puts Continental's code on 150 daily jet flights operated by Hawaiian throughout the islands. Continental Airlines has begun daily services between New York Newark and Tel Aviv. A Houston-Sao Paulo service will ...
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Air Greece expands
Air Greece is expanding operations following the introduction of two ex-Korean Air Fokker 100s. Based in Crete, the five-year-old privately owned airline also operates three ATR 72s. Its network has been expanded to include Cologne and Stuttgart. Source: Flight International
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Philippines ends Taiwan link as dispute escalates
Brent Hannon/TAIPEI A long-running aviation dispute between the Philippines and Taiwan has escalated sharply, with the Philippines terminating the air service agreement between the countries, effective from 1 October. Air links between the countries will be banned from that date, says the Philippines aviation authority. Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics ...
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Olympic starts on fleet review
Chris Jasper/LONDON Olympic Airways is reviewing contracts for Boeing 717s, Next Generation 737s and Airbus A340s as it works towards a cost-cutting business plan. The Greek carrier is also considering leasing in Boeing 737-300s or -500s as replacements for maintenance-intensive 737-200s. The fleet review has been ordered by the ...
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Airports
American Eagle has become the first regional carrier to offer covered boarding at Los Angeles International, following the opening of a 13,50m² (14,500ft²) satellite terminal, which features telescoping walkways. The Euros 3 billion ($3.3 billion) contract to a consortium led by Hochtief for a new international airport in Berlin has ...
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NJS and BWA link for BA's Italian franchise
Chris Jasper/LONDONBritish Airways is poised to launch an Italian franchise operation with the aid of Australian regional carrier National Jet Systems (NJS). The airline is expected to operate as National Jets Italia and will use the air operator's certificate (AOC) of UK charter carrier British World Airlines (BWA). BA had ...
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CAL aims for TATE order announcement
China Airlines (CAL) has provisionally scheduled signing ceremonies for a total of 25 new Airbus and Boeing aircraft to take place during the Taipei Aerospace Technology Exhibition (TATE). If the announcement takes place as expected, it will confirm the surprise selection of seven A340-300s to meet the airline's medium-and ...
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Air France A318 win fuels CFMI ambitions for power sharing
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES CFM International has identified potential orders for up to 150 Airbus A318s which it hopes to secure within the next few months, following the formal selection of the CFM56-5B by Air France to power 15 aircraft on firm order and 10 on option in a deal ...
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Kolavia expands as Tu-134s arrive
Russian carrier Kogalym Avia (Kolavia) has taken delivery of the first of four secondhand Tupolev Tu-134s as it expands regional services. The four aircraft, previously operated by CSA Czech Airlines and Malév Hungarian Airlines, join seven Tu-154s that the airline uses to serve communities in the oil-rich Tyumen region of ...
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Flawed guidelines
A study commissioned by the US Department of Transportation says its own competition guidelines for the airline industry have "flaws", and could inhibit genuine competition. The National Research Council report, made to Congress, says competition should instead be boosted by scrapping limits on foreign ownership of US airlines, dropping flight ...
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Second-tier wheeling and dealing speeds up in USA
Chris Jasper/LONDON When the shareholders of AlliedSignal and Honeywell are balloted on the planned merger of the companies on 1 September, the expected "yes"' vote will represent a new highwater mark in the consolidation that has swept the US aerospace supply sector over the past 18 months. Although the ...
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JAL faces fight with major shareholder
Eitaro Itoyama, the biggest and most controversial shareholder in Japan Airlines (JAL), is threatening to mount a hostile takeover bid to oust the airline's management. Itoyama says he is putting together a group of investors to buy a 30% controlling stake in the carrier by the end of this ...
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Alliance groups aim for share in LOT
The world's three established airline alliance groupings have each bid for a stake of up to 38% in Polish carrier LOT, with British Airways representing oneworld, Lufthansa the Star Alliance and Swissair the Qualiflyer group. Poland's state treasury, which owns LOT, initially received expressions of interest from six carriers, ...