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Sirocco Tu-204 has successful first flight
The first Tupolev Tu-204 freighter destined for Sirocco Aerospace International has flown, as preparations are made to fly the first Tu-204-300. The company's Rolls-Royce RB.211-535E4-powered Tu-204-120C had its 2h maiden flight on 10 November from Ulyanov East Airport, where manufacturer Aviastar is based. Tupolev Tu-204 programme ...
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Mesa Air orders more Canadair
The Mesa Air Group has ordered another 16 Bombardier Canadair Regional Jets (CRJ) after signing a new marketing deal which will allow the regional carrier to operate the 50-seat aircraft as part of its US Airways Express operations. The latest $350 million deal follows Mesa's order for 16 ...
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Ryanair leads in mixed low-cost results
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON A mixed set of financial results from Debonair, Ryanair and Virgin Express - their first since seeking stock-market listings earlier this year - has left analysts looking for signs of a shake-out in Europe's low-cost airline market. Veteran low-cost challenger Ryanair posted a robust ...
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Heico looks for cash to fund acquisitions
Heico plans to raise $75 million through a bond offering, in part to help fund the group's rolling programme of acquisitions in the engine and airframe service market. At the end of October, the group's latest deal involved an alliance between its main Flight Support engine services unit ...
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Ambitious SALE adds two new partners
Following an injection of new capital, Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (SALE) claims that it is on course to take its place among the world's three largest leasors by the year 2000, building a portfolio of 100 aircraft with its US joint owner, Boullioun Aviation Services. The claim follows ...
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Schwarzenegger muscles in on SIA aircraft-sale plans-
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE US film star Arnold Schwarzenegger has invested in the sale and leaseback of a Singapore Airlines (SIA) Boeing 747-400, worth $130 million, in what is being seen as part of a wider move by the carrier to lessen its exposure on aircraft ownership. SIA ...
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Ride the tiger
In the words of Douglas Adams' Hitch-hikers' Guide to the Galaxy, "Don't panic!" - well, not yet, anyway. Similarly, however, don't relax. The recent turmoil in Asian stock and currency markets is going to have a profound effect on the air-transport business and its suppliers. Those forecasters, whose confident predictions ...
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FedEx opens talks in hunt for Fokker F27 successor
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC FedEx is talking to Saab Aircraft, Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) and Ayres about developing a turboprop-powered, all-cargo aircraft to replace its fleet of 36 Fokker F27 freighters, says chairman Frederick Smith. IAI and FedEx are known to be discussing the development of a ...
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UK helps R-R pay for new
The UK government is to provide Rolls-Royce with £200 million ($330 million) of funding over four years to enable the UK manufacturer to launch three variants of its Trent turbofan. R-R says that the Government will receive a commercial return which is based on sales of the three engine derivatives. ...
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Swissair and Lufthansa pick new A340 models
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Airbus Industrie is set to secure more key launch orders from European airlines for its new A340-500/600 following decisions by Swissair and Lufthansa to select the new models to replace their 747 "Classics". Firm orders are expected to be signed with Airbus ...
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Avjet on tap
The ambitious 57km jet fuel pipeline project which will link Dubai International Airport to Jebel Ali Free Zone will be ready to pump fuel by the end of November. Owner and operator Emirates Petroleum Products Company (EPPCO) says pressure testing with water is under way. The designers ...
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Far Eastern confirms 757/MD-83 orders
Taiwan's Far Eastern Air Transport has formally confirmed plans to purchase up to 10 Boeing 757-200s and two Boeing MD-83s. The Taipei-based airline says in a statement issued through Boeing that the aircraft will be used on new international services including those to China once a ban on direct ...
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No flying school
South Korea has issued a notice to airmen (NOTAM) that all flights to and from the country will be suspended for one hour on Wednesday while nation-wide school exams are being held. Source: Flight Daily News
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DSA for Egypt
Data Systems Analysts (DSA) has announced two new contracts totalling $4 million from the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA). The contract to deliver and install a local area network (LAN) for the Flight Safety Standards Sector is worth $2.7 million. The system will be housed in ...
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Delta seeks US-Peru route approval
Delta Air Lines has applied for US Department of Transportation (DOT) authority to operate to Peru, and plans to initiate Atlanta-Lima service within 90 days of receiving the necessary approvals. Additionally, Delta has requested that the DOT deny American Airlines permission to expand its operations beyond the limits ...
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Despite big orders, Airbus says China share still small
Airbus Industrie expects to deliver about 20 aircraft per year to China in the coming years, averaging about 10% of total global deliveries. Airbus China president Rolf Rue says the manufacturer will have delivered 19 aircraft to China by the end of the year, out of total global deliveries ...
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UK Government to blame for Airbus delay
The delay on the full launch of the Airbus A340-500/600 programme is not because of a shortage of orders, but because of the British government. The news came as Egyptair yesterday signed up for two A340-600s and took options on two more, with more orders from other carriers ...
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'No frills' airline to serve Europe
British Airways (BA) has confirmed that it is to launch a "low fare, no frills" airline for operations to Europe. It will start flying early next year. The carrier, operating Boeing 737-300s, will be based at London Stansted airport and "Éwill operate as a separate business with its own ...
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Those creature comforts that make travel a real pleasure
Attention to detail is the key to comfortable business or first-class travel, as any senior executive will attest. One of the companies that can help meet a business travellers' expectations has its wares on show at Dubai '97. Glorient Trading (Stand A452), from its base in Hong ...
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Engine makers see delay in AE31X selection
Andrew Doyle Engine manufacturers competing to supply the powerplant for the Airbus Industrie Asia (AIA)/Aviation Industries of China (AVIC) AE31X regional airliner family are not expecting a final selection to be made until between late-next year and early-1999. The contest is a fight between BMW Rolls-Royce (BMW ...