News from FlightGlobal – Page 2432
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Air New Zealand poised to take a 50% stake in Ansett airline group
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS AIR NEW ZEALAND (ANZ) has finally concluded an agreement to take over TNT's 50% stake in the Ansett airline group, ending a round of negotiations which has dragged on for nearly 12 months. ANZ will pay A$325 million ($257 million) for the stake, ...
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ATN team to be led by AlliedSignal project
ATN SYSTEMS, the industry consortium created to develop the Aeronautical Telecommunication Network (ATN), has picked an AlliedSignal-led team to develop the network "router". The team will provide the avionics and ground system equipment needed to support routing and operation of data communications services over the ATN. Working ...
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Australia's Qantas and Japan Airlines reach agreement on codesharing
QANTAS AND JAPAN Air Lines (JAL) have negotiated a memorandum of understanding on a codesharing deal which will allow both carriers to rationalise services on tourism routes between Tokyo, Cairns and Brisbane, following a flattening of the Japanese market. Under the arrangement, Qantas will operate direct Boeing 747 ...
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BA optimistic on open-skies
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON British Airways chief executive Bob Ayling is hopeful that the US/UK open-skies negotiations will be back on track by the end of September, despite the breakdown in the latest round of talks. Doubts were raised over the state of relations between the two sides ...
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...while signalling caution on a new Japanese alliance deal
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS British Airways has signalled that the signing up of an alliance partner in the Asia-Pacific region will take a back seat as the airline first attempts to see through its tie-up with American Airlines. Chief executive Bob Ayling told a meeting of Australia's National ...
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British Airways expects 777 ETOPS in October
Guy Norris/FARNBOROUGH BRITISH AIRWAYS is expected to be cleared for inaugural transatlantic services with the General Electric GE90-powered Boeing 777 in October, pending final approval by the European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA). The engine/airframe completed extended-range twinjet operations (ETOPS) testing on 31 July, and US Federal ...
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BA to phase out its ageing 747-100s
British Airways says that the recent order/reconfirmation of 14 Boeing 747-400s will enable the ageing fleet of 15 747-100s to be phased out over the next four years. "These aircraft have more than earned their investment", says chief executive Bob Ayling. BA has not yet decided on the destiny of ...
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Pakistan bilateral
The USA and Pakistan have tentatively agreed a new bilateral aviation accord that will greatly expand services between the two nations. Pending final approval, the two governments have already begun to open up access. US carriers, which were previously restricted to Karachi, now have free access to destinations and to ...
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ILFC leases
International Lease Finance (ILFC) has placed two International Aero Engines-V2500-powered Airbus A321s with Air Macau for delivery, in February and April 1997 on seven year leases. The aircraft will join two A320s and two A321s already leased from the US lessor. ILFChas also placed a Rolls-Royce Trent 772-powered Airbus A330-300 ...
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Allied APU deal
AlliedSignal Aerospace has won a $40 million deal to supply auxiliary power units (APUs), wheels, brakes and avionics to GATX Capital for 33 Boeing 737s, 757s and Airbus A320s. It has also agreed a $30 million deal to provide 36-300 APUs for Airbus A319s, A320s and A321s operated by Canadian ...
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GE/P&W will finalise GP7000 by year end
THE GENERAL Electric-Pratt & Whitney Engine Alliance joint venture will complete definition of the GP7000 baseline design for the proposed Boeing 747-X series by the end of the year to meet an entry-into-service target of 2000 (Flight International, 4-10 September). The partners aim to begin a 36-month development ...
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Boeing launches 757 stretch
BOEING IS going ahead with its long-awaited 757-300 stretch variant after negotiating "a proposal" for up to 24 aircraft with the German charter airline, Condor Flugdienst. The deal covers firm orders worth $875 million for 12 aircraft (formerly designated the -300X) and 12 options. Boeing says: "The order ...
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Airbus 'catches Boeing' as it announces 32 orders
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE has collected new orders for a total of 32 aircraft from Asiana Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways and FedEx. The orders come as Airbus declares itself "neck and neck" with Boeing in sales in the first eight months of this year. Asiana of South Korea has been ...
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Brit air places fresh Regional Jet order
FRENCH REGIONAL carrier Brit air has placed a repeat order for three Canadair Regional Jets from Bombardier Regional Aircraft. The contract, worth $60 million, was signed at the show. The deal increases Brit air's total Regional Jet fleet to nine aircraft. The first aircraft is scheduled for delivery ...
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Orders boost Douglas
TWIN AND TRI-JET orders, worth potentially up to $710 million, have been revealed by McDonnell Douglas (MDC). The announcements were timed for Farnborough as part of MDC president Harry Stonecipher's continuing crusade to rebuild confidence in MDC's Douglas Aircraft division. Some $365 million of the package is made ...
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Satellite-landing system approval is postponed
US CERTIFICATION OF the Honeywell/Pelorus SLS-2000 satellite-landing system (SLS) has been put back by six months, to the end of 1996. The first satellite-landing system will be certificated to US Federal Aviation Administration special-category 1 (SCAT 1) levels at Newark, New Jersey, rather than at Minneapolis/St Paul, as ...
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Samsung makes offer for Fokker
SAMSUNG OF South Korea has made an offer to receivers to purchase the bankrupt Dutch aerospace manufacturer Fokker. Industry sources say that South Korean interest has firmed up in recent weeks, and a tentative offer has been made. Russian manufacturer Yakovlev is also continuing to discuss a possible ...
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Boeing reveals details of '747-look' -700X
FIRST DETAILS of Boeing's proposed 747-700X design reveal a "747-look" concept with the first change in the fuselage cross-section since the baseline 747 was designed in the 1960s (Flight International, 4-10 September). Boeing Commercial Airplane Group president Ron Woodard says: "The design of our 747-600X will allow for ...
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AI(R) and Bombardier vie for regional-jet market
THE BATTLE TO dominate the regional-jet market is set to intensify, with Aero International (Regional) (AI(R)) and Bombardier preparing to launch new 70-seat aircraft within the next nine months. AI(R) has unveiled plans to begin full-scale development of its proposed AI(R) 70 twinjet by mid-1997. The first prototype, ...
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MDC wins $1.3 billion order from Lufthansa
Lufthansa Cargo has ordered a fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-11F long-range trijet freighters in a deal potentially worth $1.3 billion, it was announced at the show yesterday. The deal covers five firm MD-11 freighters, worth $550 million, and options for seven more. It represents a breakthrough for McDonnell ...