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Boeing studies 777-200X 'sleeper' options
Guy Norris/SEATTLE Boeing has begun talks with potential 777-200X customers over lower-lobe options for its ultra-long-range derivative of the twinjet, with sleeping space for up to 40 passengers and crew. Boeing is now seriously examining the long-discussed possibility of passenger sleeping accommodation, needed mainly because of ...
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AirAsia maps out future openings for new widebodies
Malaysian start-up carrier AirAsia is planning to acquire two widebody aircraft in early 1998 to expand services within Asia and open up flights to the Middle East and Europe. The airline says that it has signed a letter of intent with an unidentified third-party broker to sublease two ...
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Confusion surrounds privatisation of Air Niugini
The privatisation of Papua New Guinea flag carrier Air Niugini has been thrown into confusion after the sacking of the airline's board by the country's new transport and civil-aviation minister, Philemon Embel. In a separate move, he has also turned down a request by Australian regional Flight West ...
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BAe Aviation Services wins further Airbus A300 conversion work
C-S Aviation Services has doubled its orderbook with British Aerospace Aviation Services (BAeAS) for Airbus A300B4 freighter conversions, with a $150 million contract for 11 firm orders, plus options on a further ten. Filton, UK-based BAeAS now has 21 conversion orders from C-S which will be undertaken on ...
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Air Iceland created
A Fokker 50 is seen in the livery of recently created Air Iceland, the merged company of the national airline's island network and Norlandair Iceland. The new airline inherits four former Icelandair Fokker 50s with three Fairchild Metro IIIs, two de Havilland Canada Twin Otters and two Piper Chieftains of ...
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Chinese lobby for Airbuses
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE China Aviation Supplies (CASC) has begun the process of allocating a second batch of recently ordered Airbus Industrie A320/A321s, while China Southwest Airlines has signed an agreement to take three Airbus A340-300s previously destined for China Eastern Airlines. The state-owned corporation is being lobbied ...
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El Al sets deadline for decision on narrowbodies
El Al will decide before the end of the year whether to order Next Generation Boeing 737s or Airbus A320 family aircraft to satisfy its need for 125- to 150-seat aircraft for operation on services to Europe. The Israeli national airline is evaluating the 737-700/800, along with the ...
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IAE powers to giant share of ILFC order for Airbus narrowbodies
International Aero Engines (IAE) has landed one of its largest single orders, by taking the major chunk of the engine business from the recent International Lease Finance (ILFC) deal for 50 Airbus A320 family aircraft. The US leasing company concluded an order in September for 31 A319s (some ...
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Eurowings wins domestic skirmish
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH Lufthansa is to open up its Miles & More scheme to passengers on competing smaller airlines flying internal German routes, bringing to a close a test case under investigation by state competition authorities. A complaint was raised with the authorities in May by Lufthansa's ...
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Culture clash causes Frontier and Western Pacific to part
Western Pacific Airlines (WestPac) and Frontier Airlines have terminated merger moves because of alleged "cultural differences" which undermined the amalgamation of the two small Colorado-based carriers. The directors of Western Pacific and Frontier signed a merger deal on 30 June under which WestPac would acquire the smaller carrier, ...
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Marketplace
++ BAe Asset Management - Jets has concluded the cash sale of three BAe 146-100s in deals worth a total of $21 million. Jersey European Airways has purchased two -100s off lease. A third -100 has been sold in the US for use as an executive transport. ++ El Al ...
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Air UK adds Sheffield
Air UK will become the first operator to offer scheduled flights from the new Sheffield City Airport, UK, in February 1998. The airline will operate Fokker 50s to Amsterdam thrice daily from the airport, which opened in June. Source: Flight International
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US Airways and ALPA save A230 purchase
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC US Airways and its pilots broke an impasse on labour negotiations at the eleventh hour, saving the US carrier's planned $14 billion purchase of up to 400 A320-family aircraft from Airbus Industrie. The sixth-largest US airline and negotiators for the Air Line Pilots ...
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Alitalia turns in profit after ten years of making losses
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON Andrea Spinelli/Rome After a decade of losses, Alitalia has turned in a net profit of L163 billion ($92 million) for the first half of the year. Chief executive Domineco Cempella promises better to come, raising the prospect of early privatisation of the state-owned Italian flag carrier. ...
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Schools in
Efforts to raise air-transport industry standards in China have not only been confined to the pilot, but have extended across the workforce. New training initiatives and investments have been targeted at high-level executives, middle-level managers, operations staff, down to line mechanics. China's call for help has been answered ...
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Regional rewards
Europe's regionals meet in Italy on8-10 October, with much to be satisfied about Embraer's EMB-145, in British Regional Airways livery, is a direct rival for the Bombardier Canada Julian Moxon/PARIS Each year, it seems that the European regional-airline industry has better news to report. Traffic growth, ...
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Zeppelin flies NT airship prototype
Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik has begun flight testing a prototype of its Zeppelin NT new-technology rigid airship. The craft's 45min maiden flight took place on 18 September, with US test pilot Scott Dannecker at the controls. The prototype was flown from the Friedrichshafen exhibition grounds, where it was assembled, landing ...
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Airbus considers producing all AE31X airframe in China
Airbus Industrie Asia (AIA) is discussing producing virtually the entire airframe structure for the planned AE31X family of regional aircraft in China, in an effort to reduce costs. AIA and its two joint-venture partners Aviation Industries of China (AVIC) and Singapore Technologies (STAe) have agreed that production costs ...
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Saudi 777 is completed
The first 777-200 for Saudi Arabian Airlines has been completed by Boeing. The first six 777s are due for delivery later this year as part of a 61-aircraft order also involving MD-90s, 747-400s and MD-11s. Deliveries of four MD-11 freighters intended for the airline have been delayed because of a ...
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UK tries to hasten Swanwick
The UK's National Air Traffic Services (NATS) has presented staff and airlines with a list of six options for completing the delayed New En Route Control Centre (NERC) at Swanwick. The £350 million ($585 million) programme is one year behind schedule and could slip to as late as ...