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Regional wars
Access to the US market is critical if Embraer, Bombardier and Fairchild are to see any payback Paul Lewis/PARIS The fight for the 70/100-seat regional jet market early in the 21st century has already begun with an opening exchange of fire between Fairchild Aerospace and Embraer. Also manoeuvring into ...
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The big numbers
Airbus and Boeing continue to dispute the sales prospects for large airliners Max Kingsley-Jones/PARIS Airbus Industrie and Boeing renewed their long-term debate over the size and timing of demand for very large capacity aircraft at the Paris air show by releasing their market forecasts for the next 20 years. ...
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LanChile picks A340 for expansion
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC LanChile has selected the Airbus Industrie A340 over the competing Boeing 777 and is set to announce an agreement for up to 21 aircraft, including options. The deal is a major expansion of the carrier's long haul capability and another significant South American sale for the European ...
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SAirGroup wins fight for stake in SAA
SAirGroup has won the battle for a 20% equity stake in state-owned South African Airways (SAA)after Lufthansa and Singapore Airlines (SIA),pulled out of the bidding. The Swiss company's $230 million offer was favoured over bids from American Airlines and David Bonderman's Texas Pacific Group. The move has prompted ...
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Air France and Delta link to take on oneworld and Star
Julian Moxon/PARIS Air France and Delta Air Lines have agreed the terms of a long-anticipated alliance. They have pledged to sign up further partners by the end of the year to form a global grouping that will be bigger than the emerging KLM/Northwest Airlines-led Wings alliance and "intended to ...
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Boeing steps up 777X efforts in Asia-Pacific
Boeing is making a renewed pitch to launch the Boeing 777X in the Asia-Pacific region, bolstered by Singapore Airlines' (SIA) decision to trade in its Airbus Industrie A340-300s for 777s and Cathay Pacific Airways' emerging requirement for a 747-400 replacement. SIA has struck a deal with Boeing to exercise ...
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Midway grows east US service with 737s
Midway Airlines plans to expand its eastern US services with 17 newly ordered Boeing 737-700s to counter growing competition from US Airways' low cost division, MetroJet, and Southwest Airlines. The North Carolina-based regional airline plans to replace its eight remaining Fokker 100s with the new aircraft by the end ...
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Marketplace
Northwest Airlines has agreed to firm up 30 Airbus A320 family options, including 18 A319s and 12 A320s, for delivery between January 2002 and 2004. The deal for the CFM International CFM56-powered aircraft takes the airline's A320 family orders to 150 aircraft, of which 70 have been delivered. Air Transat ...
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Speedwing to tackle Olympic problems
Chris Jasper/LONDON Speedwing, the consultancy division of British Airways, has won a 30-month contract to manage state-owned Greek airline Olympic Airways, with the UK flag carrier concluding a parallel deal which may allow it to take a stake of up to 20% in the ailing airline. Greek transport minister ...
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US pilot shortage is 'critical'
David Learmount/LONDON The pilot shortage in the USA has become critical, according to US airlines. A flightcrew deficit in the USA has affected the regionals, but it looks set to hit the major airlines soon. The US Airways Group says it is reducing the growth rate of its ...
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Routes
India and China are negotiating a bilateral air services treaty, which they hope will be signed by December. On the negotiating table are gateways, fare levels, and the designation of authorised airlines. Air India is expected to get rights to fly beyond Hong Kong, but direct routes to Chinese destinations ...
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Nigerian start-up makes domestic debut
Sky line, the new Nigerian airline set up by Israel's Arkia, has begun operations on domestic services. The new carrier, which is operating two de Havilland Dash 7 turboprops leased from Arkia, launched services on 22 June, from Lagos to Port Harcourt. Arkia, Israel's largest private airline, has ...
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Workshop
Aloha Airlines has selected Pratt & Whitney's Columbus Engine Center in the USA to repair and overhaul the Hawaii-based airline's JT8D engines. Motores Rolls-Royce is to build a new International Aero Engines V2500 repair and test cell at Guarulhos Airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The company is spending $20 million ...
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ANZ stays in hunt to control Ansett
Air New Zealand (ANZ) has declared a continued interest in taking full control of Ansett Australia in the wake of News Corporation's withdrawal of a plan to sell its 50% stake in the Australian carrier to Singapore Airlines (SIA) for A$500 million ($325 million). In a statement to the ...
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Deutsche BA could prosper from parent's cuts
Jens Flottau/BERLIN British Airways subsidiary Deutsche BA says it is keen to fly more routes on behalf of its parent and could take over some of the services to be shed by BA as part of the planned rationalisation of its European route network. In addition to cutting destinations, farming ...
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AeroPeru given new deadline after Continental pull-out
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON AeroPeru has until 12 July to find a new backer following Continental Airlines' decision to pull out of a rescue. The move comes after operating permits were granted to planned start-ups LanPeru and TransAmerica. The bankrupt national carrier has reacted by opening talks with two other ...
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Delta/Air France alliance makes an impact
Chris Jasper/LONDON Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC The new Delta Air Lines/Air France alliance, announced amid much fanfare last week, has had a significant impact on other major airlines and could ultimately dictate the future strategic direction to be followed by carriers including Swissair and Continental Airlines. ...
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Slump needed
US airlines have always survived without having to make any provision for ab initio pilot training. But things have changed radically and almost all the airlines seem to be oblivious to the signs. Or perhaps they have noticed, and their immobility is that of rabbits caught in the glare of ...
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New A340 faces weight problem
Guy Norris and Andrew Doyle/PARIS Airbus Industrie is battling to overcome weight problems threatening a payload/ range shortfall on its A340-500 and -600 models with a weight-reduction programme and the possible introduction of higher operating weights and uprated engines. Separately, Pratt & Whitney is expected to decide by ...
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New deal launches GE's CF34 variant
General Electric has given the go-ahead for the CF34-10, an 18,000lb-thrust (80kN) version of its CF34 regional jet engine, following its selection by Embraer for the ERJ-190. The engine, a derivative of the -8E version selected for the ERJ-170, will also be produced to power Fairchild's 928JET. The ...