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Ageing aircraft
Supersonic Aerospatiale/BAe (BAC) Concorde Thirteen of the 14 Concordes delivered to British Airways and Air France between 1975 and 1980 remain in service. Twenty Concordes were built, including two prototypes, two pre-production aircraft and two production aircraft which were not delivered. One of the seven Concordes ...
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Quiet life
Re-engineing and hushkitting activity is intensifying along with noise legislation Andrew Doyle/LONDON Technology WHICH allows ageing airliners to meet the latest noise regulations coming into force in Europe and the USA is big business. It is an industry attracting a growing number of participants ...
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Asain maintenance
The 1997 Maintenance Directory for Asia, Africa and Australasia (Flight International, 28 May-3 June) wrongly combines the entries for Hong Kong Aero Engine Services (HAESL) and Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering (HAECO). The organisations would like to emphasise that HAESL took on the engine-overhaul activities of HAECO as a separate corporate ...
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Boeing chooses new wingtips for stretched 767-400
BOEING HAS SELECTED a new wingtip design for the stretched 767-400 which saves more than 1,000kg over the winglets previously planned. The raked tips reduce wingspan from just over 55m (180ft) to around 52m, yet reduce drag sufficiently to enable the -400 to achieve its 10,500km (5,700nm) range. ...
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Air Jamaica aims to defeat American in the Caribbean
Graham Warwick/MONTEGO BAY AIRJAMAICA has inaugurated a Caribbean hub at Montego Bay, and signed a co-operation agreement with Delta Air Lines, in a bid to challenge American Airlines' dominance in the region. The Montego Bay hub, which was officially inaugurated on 30 July, links flights from ...
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Atlantic Southeast will send back leased 146s
ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST Airlines is to return its five leased British Aerospace 146s, after deliveries of Bombardier Canadair Regional Jets (CRJs) begin in August. The Atlanta, Georgia-based Delta Connection carrier had leased the 88-seat 146-200s for five years from British Aerospace Asset Management-Jets, but is to return them after only two ...
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Asiana has to wait on offset deals for widebody order
Asiana Airlines of South Korea has been told by the country's Government that it will not approve the planned purchase of 58 new widebody aircraft until it has obtained industrial offsets from Airbus Industrie and Boeing. The carrier has already completed negotiations for the aircraft and been given ...
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EuroLOTkicks off with ATR fleet
Andrjez Jeziorski/MUNICH EuroLOT, the regional subsidiary of LOT Polish Airlines, has started operations, aiming for proÌt at the turn of the century. The new division, certificated by Polish aviation authorities in June, will initially be taking over LOT's network of 200-plus flights per week to six ...
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India may perform U-turn on overseas investors
The Indian Government is considering reversing its ban on foreign airlines taking an equity stake in domestic operators. The ban was enacted earlier this year by the administration led by prime minister Deve Gowda. His replacement in April by a new leader has led to a reconsideration of the move, ...
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Kiwi will expand under new investor-group ownership
KIWI INTERNATIONAL Airlines is to continue to expand its route structure and fleet size after its planned emergence from US Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection later this month. Jerry Murphy, Kiwi's president and chief executive, expects the Kiwi International Holdings investor group to gain control of the airline. The ...
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Marketplace
++ Air Caledonie has placed an order for one additional new Aero International (Regional) ATR 42, for delivery before the end of 1997. The airline already flies three ATR 42s. ++ United Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A319-100. The International Aero Engines V2500-A5-powered aircraft is one of ...
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SAA suffers from 777 delay
Chris Yates/JOHANNESBURG South African Airways (SAA) says that its continuously deferred order for Boeing 777s is about to have a financial impact on the airline, while the delay is forcing the carrier to acquire interim aircraft capacity. Deliveries of four 777s had originally been due to ...
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Sempati president makes restructuring case
Sempati Air's recently appointed president, Santun Nainggolan, is warning that the Indonesian regional carrier's financial problems will get worse, unless the company is restructured and jobs shed. Nainggolan has compared Indonesia's largest private airline to an "overloaded boat" in danger of sinking if action is not taken to ...
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P&W and SIA sign engine-overhaul agreement
Pratt & Whitney has signed a preliminary agreement to invest in Singapore Airlines' (SIA) engine service-and-overhaul capability and develop it as a regional joint-venture business. Under the memorandum signed, P&W plans to take a 51% stake in the joint venture, with SIA's engineering subsidiary holding the rest. The ...
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Western Pacific and Frontier plan low-fare marriage
The two Colorado-based independent carriers, Western Pacific Airlines (Westpac) and Frontier Airlines, have announced plans to merge and form one of the largest low-fare operators in the USA after Southwest Airlines. The two airlines lost $21 million between them in the first quarter of 1997 and hope to ...
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China A320 installed
An Airbus A320 simulator, produced by Thomson Training &Simulation, has been installed in a new training and support centre near Beijing Airport, established by Airbus and China Aviation Supplies. An A340 simulator is due to be operational before the end of the year. Source: Flight International
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Air Jet drops City
Air Jet has ceased its scheduled service between Paris Charles de Gaulle and London City Airport, which it has been operating since October 1995 with a British Aerospace 146. The airline, a subsidiary of French express-delivery group Jet Services, targeted business travellers. It says that it could not compete with ...
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Myanmar direct
For the first time, Taiwan flag carrier China Airlines has launched direct services to Myanmar with a twice-weekly service between Taipei and Yangon, using a Boeing 737-400. Myanmar, under pressure from China, has refused to conclude a formal bilateral air-services agreement with Taiwan, but will allow charter flights. ...
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Successful first flight for Pegasus FMS on MD-90
In communications, WorldNav comprises: Honeywell/Racal satcom systems, which have been integrated with flight management and inertial reference systems; GPS; airborne communications addressing and reporting system (ACARS); and cabin telecommunications. Honeywell's Mode S data link transponder is being used in conjunction with traffic alert and collision avoidance (TCAS) and air traffic ...
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Malaysian start-ups plan for expansion
Malaysia's two new start-up carriers, AirAsia and Saeaga Airlines, are negotiating for additional passenger aircraft to serve a planned expansion in regional and international routes. AirAsia is understood to have asked manufacturers to submit initial proposals for a mixed fleet of new aircraft. According to industry sources, the ...