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DIY check-in a boon for airline passengers
Some passengers using Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport have been jumping the check-in queue since March this year when self-service check-in kiosks were installed. A deal between electronic systems expert SITA and Northrop Grumman Canada could mean many more passengers get to enjoy the same time-saving benefits. The ...
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Crossair order adds to Embraer success story
For Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer, launches and order announcements have become a matter of routine at the major air shows. Paris '99 seems set to follow the pattern, with expectations that the company will make at least one new customer announcement and also formally launch its 70- and 90-seater ...
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Boeing bullish about 717's market prospects
Boeing's newest aircraft, the Boeing 717 - dubbed the best solution for the growing 100-seat market by chairman and CEO Phil Condit - makes its European debut at Le Bourget. Boeing inherited the 717 as the MD 95 following the takeover of McDonnell Douglas. It is the direct successor to ...
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Airbus makes it a family affair
Airbus Industrie got the show off to an unforgettable start yesterday with a stunning fly-past of its entire family of aircraft. Showgoers will speak for years of the sight of all eight products flying in formation to mark the inauguration of the show. The unique display - there won't be ...
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ATN team aims for Paris flight demonstrations
A team including Aerospatiale, Thomson-CSF, Eurocontrol, the Dutch National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR) and Sofreavia hopes to conduct flight demonstrations using the aeronautical telecommunication network (ATN) at this month's Paris air show. The ATN is being designed to integrate existing aeronautical networks in a seamless and interoperable internet, providing a ...
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Fairchild poised for US 428JET order
Paul Lewis/SAN ANTONIOFairchild Aerospace plans to announce a $1.5 billion launch order for the 428JET regional jet, along with additional 328JET sales, at the Paris air show. The company has refused to identify the customer, but it is widely believed to be US carrier Atlantic Coast Airlines (ACA). San Antonio-based ...
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JAL set for video on demand
Emma Kelly/LONDON Sextant In-Flight Systems aims to have audio- and video-on-demand (A/VOD) equipment in revenue service with Japan Airlines (JAL) next month. JAL is equipping seven Boeing 747-400s with Sextant's mSeries interactive in-flight entertainment (IFE) system. The mSeries, previously called the Multi-media Digital Distribution System, was installed on the ...
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IATA chief takes gloomy view of airline industry's outlook
Chris Jasper/RIO DE JANEIRO International Air Transport Association (IATA) director-general Pierre Jeanniot has delivered a downbeat assessment of the airline industry's immediate prospects, while listing a series of challenges which give cause for concern as the industry enters the next century. Speaking at the association's 55th annual general ...
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JAS restructure takes effect as rivals report mixed results
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE Japan's "big three" carriers have revealed mixed financials for the 12 months ending on 31 March. Japan Airlines (JAL) and All Nippon Airways (ANA), the country's two largest carriers, both saw operating revenue shrink marginally last year, while Japan Air System (JAS) was able to report a ...
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Lufthansa Technik looks for cuts as wages rise
Andrew Doyle/HAMBURGLufthansa Technik (LHT) is launching a renewed efficiency drive as it struggles to increase profits in the face of rising personnel costs created by this year's pay deal. The new collective bargaining agreement will saddle the German aircraft maintenance company with "a burden of over DM84 million [$45 million]" ...
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Bidding hots up for stake in South African Airways
Final bids for an equity stake in South African Airlines (SAA) are due to be received by the middle of this month, with three airlines - or airline alliances - in the running, as is a major international investment group. An internal communication from chief executive Coleman Andrews listed ...
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BA faces rivalry in quest to enlist Eastern European allies
British Airways is facing stiff competition from rivals in its attempt to enlist Eastern European allies through equity transactions. Only a year ago, the UK flag carrier was clear favourite to conclude privatisation deals with Malev of Hungary and LOT Polish Airlines. Now, both companies say the conditions BA is ...
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21st century vision
Led by its president, Alan Mulally, Boeing Commercial Airplanes is learning to make more aircraft with fewer people Guy Norris/SEATTLE Alan Mulally (left), Boeing Commercial Airplane's president, gestures to a wall festooned with charts, graphs and yellow stickies, and asks: "Does it look familiar to you?" This is ...
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Snecma M88
Qualification of the basic Snecma M88-2 was completed in early 1996, with the first production engine delivered at the end of the same year. The M88-2 has a thrust-to-weight ratio of 8.5, producing 11,250/16,850lb of dry/afterburner thrust (50/75kN). The engine has proved extremely reliable in flight tests to-date, by early ...
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Brierly to increase ANZ stake
Brierly Investments has revealed plans to increase its stake in Air New Zealand (ANZ) to 60%. Sources say the move is aimed at resolving potential conflict between the carrier and Singapore Airlines (SIA) over ownership of Ansett Australia. The strategy would see SIA's majority shareholder, Temasek Holdings, increase its ...
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Cathay sick-out escalates as airline feels rising cost
The Cathay Pacific Airways pilots' "sick-out" is costing the airline millions of dollars daily, and forcing it to wet-lease aircraft from 10 carriers in an attempt to minimise disruption. The action began on 28 May with the cancellation of three flights by pilots who called in sick, claiming excessive ...
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The dimensions debate
The case for a new generation of larger 70-to 100-seat class regional jets is clear. But debate continues on the optimum cabin configuration, the degree of cross-family commonality and correct cockpit system philosophy. Much is riding on each of the manufacturers getting it. The battle over aircraft cross-sections is ...
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Ultimate power
Sole sourcing is being debated as the battle to power Boeing's 777-200X/300X moves into a decisive phase Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES It is time again for cards to be put on the table in the power battle between the industry's "big three"- General Electric, Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce. Unlike previous ...
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Cut and thrust
After much deliberation, Airbus has launched its attack on the 100-seat market with a cut back, Pratt & Whitney PW6000-powered, A320 derivative Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON The journey to Airbus Industrie's entry into the 100-seat market has been long and sometimes controversial. The consortium took its time studying the smaller end of ...
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Regional ramp up
Paul Lewis/SAN ANTONIO/TORONTO/WASHINGTON DC The regional aviation industry is in a state of transition. Airlines have bade farewell to major manufacturers such as Fokker, Jetstream and Saab, together with an increasing number of their turboprop aircraft. They have been replaced by Bombardier, Embraer and Fairchild, offering a range of new, ...