News from FlightGlobal – Page 2356
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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 ...
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Europe's JAA places Trent-powered A330 on ETOPS trial
The Airbus A330-300, equipped with Rolls-Royce Trent 700s, will have to have several months of reliability exhibited before the European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) restores 180min extended-range twin-engined operations (ETOPS) clearance for the aircraft. The Trent-powered variant became the last of the three A330ss to be cleared by ...
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Atlantic Coast Airlines begins CRJ training despite ban
ATLANTIC COAST Airlines has begun pilot training on its first Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ), despite the lack of an agreement enabling it to operate the 50-seat aircraft on its United Express services. United Airlines' pilot contract now bars the carrier's commuter partners from operating regional jets. The ...
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United launches A319 operations
United Airlines on 8 July launched passenger services with its first two recently delivered Airbus A319s. The airline, which holds orders for 28 A319s powered by International Aero Engines V2500-A5 engines, is equipping the aircraft with 126-seat, two-class interiors. Under the initial schedule, United will operate the A319s from Chicago ...
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SAA re-introduces old 747SP
South African Airways (SAA) has re-introduced one of its old Boeing 747SPs, which it had sold, to provide increased capacity on its international services. The airline has suffered a capacity shortage because of a delay in the introduction of its new Boeing 777s as a result of its failure to ...
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Marketplace
++ An Aero International (Regional) ATR 42-320 operated by CityFlyer Express is being offered for lease by Fortis Aviation, on behalf of AIRCOM, from the end of 1997. ++ British Midland has now signed a firm contract with Airbus Industrie for eight A320/A321s, and will take an additional 12 on ...
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Pro operations
The new Detroit City Airport-based low-fare airline, Pro Air, has begun operations with its fleet of two new 146-seat Boeing 737-400s. The airline is initially operating to Baltimore, Washington and Indianapolis, and plans to add New York Newark and Milwaukee to its routes. Source: Flight International
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Engine failure marks the end for Orient
Orient Avia, the independent Russian airline, has ceased operations following an engine failure on its last serviceable Ilyushin Il-62 on 10 July. The airline primarily operated services from Moscow to Vladivostok and Petroparlovsk in Kamchatka. At its peak, Orient operated three Il-62s, an Ilyushin Il-86 and a Tupolev ...
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Pegasus is on track for Saudi Arabian debut
Flight tests of Honeywell's Pegasus advanced flight- management system (FMS) on a McDonnell Douglas (MDC) MD-90 are "-progressing well and are on schedule" for first delivery to Saudi Arabian Airlines in November, says Honeywell. US Federal Aviation Administration certification of the FMS is expected in October, representing the ...
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Schiphol curfew angers airlines
Herman De Wulf/BRUSSELS Dutch charter airlines Martinair and Transavia are threatening legal action if a proposed night curfew goes ahead at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport from 1 August. The airport authority is seeking Government approval for a plan under which all operations between 23.00 and 06.00 would ...
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War in the air
IT IS A TRUTH THAT the people who start wars are very rarely the people who end up winning them. That should be remembered by the European Union (EU) politicians and officials who seem determined to start a trade war with the USA over the proposed merger of Boeing and ...
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Boeing leads first-half boom
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Boeing has outstripped Airbus Industrie in the battle for large jet-airliner orders in the first half of this year, re-emphasising its dominance of the market sector. McDonnell Douglas (MDC), which is at the centre of a merger row between Boeing and the European Union, secured just ...
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EC approves state aid for Alitalia
Marco Messalla/ROME European Transport Commissioner Neil Kinnock has approved state aid for Italian flag carrier Alitalia, saying that this should bring to an end applications for aid from European airlines. The approval, granted on 15 July, allows the airline's state-holding company IRI to complete the L2,750 ...
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MD-95 landing gear is joined to structure
The first McDonnell Douglas MD-95 T-1 test aircraft's primary structure rests on its landing gear for the first time at Douglas Aircraft's plant in Long Beach, California. Israel Aircraft Industries built the gear for the aircraft, which is due to be completed by the end of this year, with the ...
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Sempati F27 crashes in Java
An Indonesian Fokker F27-600 turboprop (PK-YPM) on wet-lease to Sempati Air Transport has crashed in Java. A daylight emergency landing was being attempted about 10min after take-off from Bandung Airport, after a reported engine problem. According to Sempati, the 27-year-old aircraft crashed on 17 July 200m (655ft) short ...
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Virgin drops Sun Air but may bid for stake in South African Airways
Virgin Atlantic Airways has dropped out of the bidding for Johannesburg-based Sun Air. The UK carrier had hoped to use Sun Air as the basis for a sub-Saharan domestic network. Sun Air did produce worse than expected results, but Virgin says that it merely wants to keep its ...
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Pratt & Whitney acquires Dutch engine-repair group
PRATT&WHITNEY has boosted plans to expand its Eagle Services engine-overhaul business to $1 billion annually by 1998, by agreeing to purchase the Flight Repair group of Netherlands company Interturbine. The group repairs engine aerofoils, stators and cases at centres in Dallas, Texas, and Singapore. P&W says that the ...
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Delta
Delta Air Lines, of Atlanta, Georgia, has appointed Bill Crumbley managing director of the Delta Shuttle. He was most recently director for international reservation sales and services. Crumbley, who will be take responsibility for Delta Shuttle operations in New York, Boston and Washington DC, replaces Hiram Cox, who has been ...
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Iridium
Telecommunications company Iridium LLC has appointed Lauri Fitz-Pegado vice-president for global-gateway relations. She was most recently assistant secretary and director-general of US and foreign commercial service at the US Department of Commerce. Neal Meehan becomes vice-president of aeronautical services. He was formerly executive vice-president of Inflight Phone, and the founding ...
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Air China selects P&W
Air China has selected the Pratt & Whitney PW4090 to power its five Boeing 777s, which are due for delivery from October 1998. The deal is worth $170 million to the US engine manufacturer. The airline, which is already a P&W customer, will purchase ten installed engines and three spares. ...