News from FlightGlobal – Page 2319
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Next Generation 737 delivery encounters further delay
Delivery of the first Boeing Next Generation 737-700 to Southwest Airlines has been held up again, this time because of last-minute modifications to the lateral trim system. The first aircraft was originally due to be handed over to launch customer Southwest in October, but this slipped to late November ...
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Fairchild rolls out first 328JET
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH Fairchild Dornier has unveiled the first 328JET prototype at Oberpfaffenhoffen, and is to begin trials this month. The aircraft has been created by the conversion of the second Dornier 328 turboprop prototype. Its first flight is due on 20 January, weather permitting, says Fairchild Dornier president ...
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Marketplace
++ Mexicana has leased an ex-Sunways Boeing 757-200 from Sunrock Aircraft, along with an ex-SAS Boeing 767-300ER from GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS). The 757 was repossessed by Sunrock in September when the Swedish charter airline folded. Another ex-Sunways 757 has been leased to Britannia, by Tombo Aviation. ++ British ...
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MAS warns Boeing to raise 777X tempo
Paul Lewis/LANGKAWI Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has reiterated that it is still interested in launching the proposed ultra-long-haul Boeing 777-200X, but in the wake of the recent slowdown in the programme, the carrier is warning that there is a limit to its patience. In March, the Malaysian carrier signed ...
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Routes
++ US Airways is seeking US Department of Transportation (DoT) permission to start services to Amsterdam early in 1998 from Philadelphia International, where the airline is to build a $300 million terminal. ++ Northwest is seeking US DoT approval to codeshare with KLM on its Philadelphia-Amsterdam route, to begin on ...
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Wishing on a star
Guy Norris/Rio de Janeiro Varig is entering one of the most pivotal periods in its 70-year history. After successfully struggling to turn its fortunes around in 1996, the Brazilian flag carrier figuratively hitched its wagon to a star in 1997 when it joined the growing band of airline members ...
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Latin sounds
Geoffrey Jones/SANTIAGO Chile's two major airlines, LAN Chile and Ladeco, have been working together formally for some two years, since LAN Chile took control of its struggling domestic contemporary in 1995. The take-over has helped both carriers, with Ladeco consolidating its domestic market position while LAN Chile has been ...
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Airbus aids new A320 training in Singapore
Airbus Industrie is to assist Asia-Pacific Training & Simulation (APTS) to establish a new A320 simulator training capability in Singapore, in an effort to improve support for the growing number of regional operators of the aircraft. Singapore-based APTS has ordered a single A320 full-flight simulator from Reflectone, equipped with ...
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Bavarian bank acquires Aero Lloyd
A majority stake in German charter carrier Aero Lloyd is to go to the Bayerische Landesbank (BLB), the Bavarian bank originally called in to find new investors for the airline. BLB is negotiating to take 51% of the company, adding that investment in Germany's sizeable tourist market is a ...
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Deutsche BA complaint
Deutsche BA has protested to European Union free trade commissioner Karel van Miert about Lufthansa's ticket pricing policy on domestic German routes. Lufthansa is accused of subsidising price cuts on routes in an attempt to push Deutsche BA out of the market. Source: Flight International
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Six Star Alliance Airlines to form cargo partnership
Six airlines already in the Star Alliance have agreed to extend their partnership by forming a global cargo alliance. The move follows a two-day meeting in Neu-Isenburg, Germany, of the carriers involved. Air Canada Cargo, Lufthansa Cargo, SAS Cargo, Thai Airways International, United Airlines Worldwide Cargo and Varig Brazil ...
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European ministers agree to set up safety body
European Union (EU) transport ministers meeting in Brussels have agreed that a new European Air Safety Authority (EASA) involving the Union and its member states in a treaty with other European states wishing to join, is the preferable route to set up an aviation safety authority to take over the ...
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Cathay Pacific plans staff cuts and disposal of 747-200s
Cathay Pacific Airways is drawing up plans to axe up to 15% of its ground staff across the network and dispose of seven Boeing 747-200s, in the face of declining profi ts and traffic figures. A senior source at Cathay says that the airline's Hong Kong-based general managers and ...
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BA drops B/E Aerospace as IFE supplier
British Airways is to ditch B/E Aerospace as its in-flight entertainment (IFE) hardware supplier and is expected to announce a tie-up with Hughes-Avicom International around 15 December. The contract could have eventually been worth around $225 million to B/E Aerospace. The UK carrier decided to re-evaluate its IFE programme ...
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Delta pushes to expand services to Latin America from Atlanta
Delta Air Lines is planning to expand services into Central and South America in a bid to turn its Atlanta, Georgia, hub into a major gateway for Latin America. The USA's third-largest airline will begin daily non-stop service on 5 April between Atlanta and Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala ...
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Major Latin American carriers close in on short-haul orders
Major airlines in Brazil, Chile, Columbia, El Salvador and Panama are expected to finalise big short-haul fleet orders soon. Combined orders and options for over 100 aircraft are expected from the carriers. Copa Panama is close to finalising an order to replace its entire fleet, which consists of 11 ...
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Sempati to revitalise fleet with ex-United 737s
The owners of Sempati Air Transport are to acquire 26 Boeing 737-200s from United Airlines, in an effort to revitalise the financially struggling Indonesian carrier. Asean Marketing Investment (AMI) has reached an agreement with United Airlines to purchase the surplus 737s for use by the Indonesian regional carrier. AMI ...
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Varig converts 737 orders to create Next Generation fleet
Guy Norris/RIO DE JANEIRO Brazilian flag carrier Varig is converting outstanding orders for 14 Boeing 737-300s into Next Generation -700 and -800 models and may eventually buy up to 32 aircraft as part of plans to increase the operational flexibility of its fleet. The bulk of the initial ...
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Air 2000 to expand long-haul operations with 767-300
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Air 2000 is set to become a genuine long-haul airline in 1999 following the signing of a lease deal for delivery of its first dedicated widebodies in the form of the Boeing 767-300ER. The charter airline, which is based at Luton in the UK, has signed ...
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Challenge launches Omega DC-10 freighter programme
Challenge launches Omega DC-10 freighter programme Challenge Air Cargo is set to be the launch customer for the Omega Air-backed McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 freighter-conversion programme, with the acquisition of up to five aircraft, starting in 1998. According to company president Bill Spohrer, the Miami-based regional freight operator is ...