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Lufthansa has ordered eight more Airbus A340-300s and three CFM International CFM56-powered A320s for delivery between 2001 and 2004. Options have been taken on a further six A340-300s. Swiss cargo carrier Farnair Europe has acquired three Fokker F27 Mk 500s from TAM Brazil. TACA has taken delivery of the first ...
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Boeing and BA launch spares network
British Airways has become launch customer for Boeing's Global Airline Inventory Network, a new service in which Boeing will manage the supply of expendable spare parts for the Boeing-built aircraft in the fleet. The scheme is expected to be a "win-win" situation for the airline, airframer and most spares ...
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Qualiflyer to standardise fleet with Flightlease Airbus deal
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH The Qualiflyer Group of airlines is stepping up its fleet standardisation efforts following an order by GATX Flightlease for 38 Airbus aircraft for delivery between next year and 2006. The SFr2.5 billion ($1.6 billion) deal covers 32 A320 family aircraft - 12 A318s, 10 A320s and ...
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Airports
New Tokyo International Airport, which owns and operates Tokyo's Narita Airport, has applied for Ministry of Transport approval to construct a second runway by November 2001. Construction is expected to begin later this year. The proposed runway would be 2,180m (7,200ft) long, rather than the 2,500m previously planned. The airport ...
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Air Dolomiti focuses on regional jets after Lufthansa share deal
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Air Dolomiti is evaluating several regional jet types to supplement its fleet of ATR 42s and expects to make a selection "in the near future". The move follows the announcement that Lufthansa is to take a 26% stake in the Italian regional. The Trieste-based airline, which operates ...
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Taca launches domestic service
Taca Peru will launch domestic services, using two Airbus A319s, on 1 October. The airline, formally known as TransAm, will be Peru's second carrier to start operations after the demise of Aeroperu. International flights will begin in November. The airline, 49% owned by the El Salvador-based Grupo TACA ...
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Routes
United Airlines and Spanair have agreed to a codeshare deal covering Spanair flights from Washington to Madrid, and from Madrid to three other cities in Spain. The agreement will begin at the end of October, and gives the Spanish airline a link with a second Star member after Lufthansa. British ...
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Boeing details revised growth 777 schedule
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Boeing has unveiled a detailed revised timetable for development of the growth 777-200X and -300X, calling for delivery of the first General Electric GE90-115B-powered aircraft within 44 months of formal launch. The schedule is based on a formal launch for the programme by the end ...
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Austrian defection leaves Qualiflyer seeking new ties
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Swissair is claiming that its faltering alliance remains intact, despite the spectacular defection of core Qualiflyer Group member Austrian Airlines to the rival Star Alliance camp. Austrian and its partially-owned associates Lauda Air and Tyrolean Airways will assume full Star membership in the second quarter of next year. ...
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Hong Kong to climb down over airport fees
Hong Kong's Airport Authority (AA) is cutting landing and parking fees at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) by 15% from 1 January in response to criticism over high charges at the new Chek Lap Kok airport, which opened last year. The AA says the move should "increase the competitive ...
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Olympic runs up a profit despite slump
Troubled Greek flag-carrier Olympic Airways saw turnover fall by 2% last year compared with 1997, although it was able to report a net profit of Dr1.66 billion ($5.3 million) for the period, thanks to a Dr12 billion gain from a write-back of previous provisions. The airline also suffered an ...
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The China syndrome
The People's Republic is overflowing with airlines, but in the wake of the Asian crisis, few are turning a profit Chris Jasper/LONDON Though Beijing, in the form of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), has been talking up the prospect of consolidation within the country's airline industry for some ...
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Il Avia loses licence after using time-expired engines
Russia's Federal Service of Air Transport has withdrawn the operating licence of a leading air cargo operator for maintenance violations involving the alleged use of time-expired engines on an Ilyushin Il-76TD. Il Avia, 10%-owned by the Ilyushin Aviation Complex and 90% by Vozrozhdenniya, a foundation set up to support ...
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IATA calls for industry action to fight threat to radio spectrum
Emma Kelly/AMSTERDAM The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is urging the aviation industry to increase efforts to protect its radio frequency spectrum in preparation for next year's International Telecommunications Union (ITU) World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC). The aviation industry's vital radio spectrum was threatened by mobile satellite communication operators at ...
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Cologne-based Modern Air will fly 328JETs for Team Lufthansa
Jens Flottau/MUNICH German start-up carrier Modern Air is finalising plans to launch a network of regional services from Cologne/Bonn airport next summer with a fleet of up to 20 Fairchild 328JETs . The airline, headed by a former Lufthansa executive, has signed a letter of intent to fly ...
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Anglo-Russian consortium brings Tu-204F to the West
A UK freight leasing company will introduce the first of at least three Tupolev Tu-204 freighters in November, spearheading Anglo-Russian efforts to boost the fortunes of the Russian twinjet. AirRep, headquartered at London Gatwick, will take delivery of the first Aviadvigatel PS-90-powered Tu-204-100C in mid-November, with two more following ...
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Delta agrees with pilots over 777 pay rates
Delta Air Lines has reached an agreement with its pilots' union which, if ratified, will enable the carrier to resume taking delivery of Boeing 777s. The airline delayed deliveries of the 777 earlier this year, after two had been handed over, because it had not agreed pay scales for ...
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Carriers link to beat US safety restrictions
Aeropostal of Venezuela is negotiating with Aerolineas Argentinas to combine their Airbus A310-300 services in a move to improve operating efficiencies and circumvent safety assessment restrictions on flights to the USA. The South American carriers each operate two Pratt & Whitney PW4000-powered A310s on operating leases from Airbus Asset ...
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KLM uk counters rivals with new 'buzz' low-frills division
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON KLM uk has reacted to growing infiltration into its London Stansted market by low fare airlines with the creation of its own "no-frills" division, "buzz". The new brand will be launched early next year, providing the UK-based division of KLM with the tools to attack head-on ...
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Canadian rejection
Air Canada has formally rejected an Onex bid to merge it with Canadian Airlines, and has launched an action to declare the plan illegal. The flag carrier says, however, that it is open to offers higher than the C$1.8 ($1.2 billion) bid received by Onex and its partner, oneworld leader ...