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CityBird expands with two 767s and a pair of MD-11 freighters
Herman de Wulf/BRUSSELS CityBird is to expand its fleet next year with the acquisition of Boeing 767s and McDonnell Douglas (MDC) MD-11 freighters. The Belgian low-fare scheduled airline, which began operations earlier this year with two MD-11s on transatlantic routes, will take delivery of two 268-seat ...
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China Southern kicks off 777 transpacific ETOPS with US flight
Transpacific operations with the Boeing 777 were inaugurated on 21 July when one of China Southern Airlines' two General Electric-powered 777-200IGWs (increased gross weight) landed at Los Angeles after a 12h 37min flight from Guangzhou. The service began following 180min extended-range twin-engine operations (ETOPS) approval for the 777 ...
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USA and Japan aim to clinch bilateral deal in September
Andrew Mollet/TOKYO Kevin O'Toole/LONDON Japan and the USA have agreed to make Tokyo the venue for their first full negotiations on a new passenger transport bilateral accord on 4-6 August, with the aim of producing a deal in September. Until now, the two sides have been ...
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Maersk nears regional choice
Maersk Air's Birmingham, UK, division is close to selecting a new 50-seat regional jet to replace its BAC One-Elevens. Maersk Air, which operates services under franchise to British Airways, flies a network of services to various European destinations. Its fleet includes three 86-seat One-Eleven 500s and three 123-seat ...
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Great Lakes loan
Raytheon has provided Great Lakes Aviation a $4 million short-term loan as the Beech 1900 operator restructures operations. The airline is concentrating resources on its United Express operations at Chicago O'Hare and Denver. Source: Flight International
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Continental selects GE
General Electric Aircraft Engines has confirmed that it has won a $600 million order from Continental Airlines to supply GE90 engines to power the five additional Boeing 777-200s, ordered by the airline in June, as well as CF6-80C2 engines for the 30 Boeing 767-400ERs the airline has on order. ...
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Hainan Metros
China's Hainan Airlines has purchased seven Fairchild Dornier Metro 23s, worth $30 million, for delivery by the end of 1997. The aircraft will be used on routes from Haikou in Hainan province. Source: Flight International
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Northwest Airlines RJ85 order doubles AI(R)'s Avro backlog
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Aero International (Regional) (AI(R)) has seen its order backlog for the Avro RJ family doubled as a result of the $620 million deal with Northwest Airlines, which has exercised its options for 24 RJ85s. Deliveries are spread out over three years, however, so production rates will ...
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SkyWest to operate as United Express carrier
SKYWEST AIRLINES is to become a United Express carrier, operating flights from Los Angeles International Airport to destinations in California, as well as Las Vegas and Phoenix, under a marketing agreement with United Airlines. SkyWest is also a Delta Connection carrier, and has signed a new five-year agreement to provide ...
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Transaero's initial ll-96M due in 2001
Russian airline Transaero will take delivery of the first of up to 12 Ilyushin Il-96Ms in 2001, following the signing of a contract with Ilyushin and the Vordnezh Aircraft Production Organisation for six firm orders, plus six options. The deal for the Pratt & Whitney PW2000-powered aircraft was ...
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American clinches Latin deal
Kevin O'Toole/LONDONRamon Lopez/Washington DC The American Airlines group, AMR, is to take a stake in Aerolineas Argentinas and form an alliance with Iberia, under a deal struck with Spanish state-holding company SEPI, which effectively controls both carriers. British Airways has also started co-operation talks with the Spanish carrier, ...
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CAA warns on potential flight disruption
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has raised the spectre of a return to massive disruption to air travel if a way is not found to fund the large-scale capital investment required for the National Air Traffic Service (NATS) to keep pace with traffic growth. CAA chairman Sir Malcolm ...
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Risky business
The gambles associated with Macau Airport are beginning to pay dividends PaulLewis/MACAU To invest over $1 billion on an all-new airport for a small city of 400,000 inhabitants would appear to be a financial gamble, but Macau, having built its economy around the casino industry, is accustomed to ...
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Air Canada may reveal 747 Classic replacement in August
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Air Canada is expected to place an order by mid-August for up to 20 widebodied aircraft to replace its fleet of Boeing 747-100/-200 "Classics". The airline requires aircraft to replace its older 747s on transatlantic services, and has been evaluating the Airbus A340 and ...
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European safety groups band together to help other nations
Julian Moxon/Paris Regulation and safety organisations in France, Germany and the UK are forming a new group to offer assistance to countries wishing to improve operational safety standards. India, Mexico and the Philippines have already signed up. The UK Civil Aviation Authority's international services branch, France's ...
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FAA details free-flight plan
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC DETAILS OF a two-year, 2,000-aircraft, demonstration of the technologies required for the free-flight concept have been released by the US Federal Aviation Administration. Almost $400 million in funding required to stage the trial has yet to be approved by Congress, however. Free flight ...
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Ethiopian
Ato Bisrat Negatu has been appointed chief executive of Ethiopian Airlines. Negatu has been with the airline for 24 years, and has management experience in human resources planning and development, fleet planning and aircraft evaluation, bilateral and commercial agreement negotiations and market research and development. He has also served as ...
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How far can you go?
There is nothing new about outsourcing (the practice of obtaining components from a third party). No-one expects an airline to make the tyres for its aircraft, and many successful carriers do not undertake their own heavy maintenance. The trend to outsource more work and concentrate on core services has ...
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Caribbean spirit
Air Jamaica has placed its hopes for a profitable share of the Caribbean tourist market on a new Montego Bay hub Normally sober Delta Air Lines caught the mood of the moment, with an impromptu tie-swapping ceremony that sparked the spirit of celebration at the 30 June ...
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Operators shrug off FAA's 727 payload restrictions
OPERATORS ARE playing down the impact of payload restrictions to be imposed on Boeing 727 freighter conversions under four airworthiness directives (ADs) proposed on 14 July. The ADs, which cover over 300 727s converted from passenger to freighter configuration by third-party modification companies, will require operators to fit strengthened floor ...