News from FlightGlobal – Page 2446
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BA uses rule-change to purchase remainder of TAT shares
Julian Moxon/PARIS BRITISH AIRWAYS has acquired the remainder of the shares in its French regional subsidiary TAT, becoming the first European flag carrier to take major advantage of the changing cross-border ownership rules in Europe. BA took a 49.9% stake in TAT in 1992, with ...
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Gallois moves to take over at French railways
Julian Moxon/PARIS THE FRENCH Government has appointed Aerospatiale president Louis Gallois to run the state-owned railway company, SNCF, leaving at least four men in contention for his vacated position. The decision to move Gallois has been prompted by the poor state of SNCF's finances and the ...
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ARIA looks to PW2000s to improve Il-96-300s
ILYUSHIN IS TO DEVELOP modifications to the Il-96-300 to allow Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines (ARIA) to re-engine its Il-96 fleet with Pratt & Whitney PW2037 turbofans, and improve reliability. A formal agreement on the design work, which was signed recently by ARIA's general director Marshal Evgeni ...
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Continental switches to 737-700/800s
CONTINENTAL Airlines has renegotiated its orders with Boeing, substituting 48 737-700/800s for 18 737-300/500s and 12 767s previously on firm order, and deferring delivery of five 777s by three years. The carrier has taken options on 15 additional 737-700/800s, and added options for eight 757s to its order for eight ...
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NTSB analyses 'sound' on TWA recorder
INVESTIGATORS ARE analysing a brief sound on the cockpit-voice-recorder (CVR) tape recovered from the wreckage of Trans World Airlines Flight 800, looking for clues as to why the Boeing 747-100 exploded soon after take-off from New York Kennedy on 17 July, killing all 230 on board. Initial ...
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China takes first MD-90
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) has delivered the first of 11 MD-90 TrunkLiners to China Northern Airlines, marking the culmination of a four-year development effort. The delivery followed the long-delayed signing of a purchase agreement in Beijing on 17 July which had been threatened ...
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US airlines on a roll
A SPECTACULAR ROUND of second-quarter results from the major US airlines has put the industry on course for the best quarterly results in its history. The big nine network carriers collectively earned net profits of more than $1.5 billion in the quarter, on the back of soaring traffic ...
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Boeing to review 777 cabin pressure after diversion
BOEING IS AGAIN reviewing the design of the 777 cabin-pressurisation system, following the diversion of a United Airlines (UAL) aircraft to Gander, Newfoundland, while being flown on a transatlantic flight. The 777 suffered "a loss of pressure" rather than a sudden depressurisation, says the airline, which adds that ...
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Funding blow hampers Modiluft's fleet-expansion plans
MODILUFT'S plans to expand its fleet could be hampered by the refusal of the Indian Government to permit it to undertake a bond issue to fund the acquisition of additional aircraft. The Delhi-based domestic carrier is already faced with the prospect of finding replacements for its entire ...
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UK first in Germany
DEBONAIR HAS become the first UK airline and first independent EU carrier to operate scheduled services between major German cities since the country's re-unification, with flights between Munich and D_sseldorf. The new Luton-based carrier has also introduced daily flights from Munich to Barcelona. Source: Flight International
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Hughes Avicom
Airline cabin-management and entertainment-systems company Hughes Avicom International, of Pomona, California, has appointed Ronald Kiripolsky senior vice-president for operations. He has previously held positions with American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Pacific Southwest Airlines and was president of overhauler Dalfort Aviation. Source: Flight International
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Interstate approval
Interstate Electronics' IEC 9002 global-positioning-system-based flight-management system has received US certification for en route and terminal navigation and non-precision approaches. Source: Flight International
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Gabon connection
Air Gabon has inaugurated direct services from Libreville, Gabon, to London Gatwick in the UK, with its Boeing 747-200 Combi. The service is the first direct scheduled link between the two cities. The airline is also offering a connection to Johannesburg in South Africa, which will also use the 747. ...
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GE90 for Kuwait
Kuwait Airways has selected the General Electric GE90-90B engine, a derated version of the 410kN (92,000lb)-thrust -92B, to power two Boeing 777-200IGWs on firm order. The carrier switched its 747-400 contract to a firm order for two 777s for delivery in 1998, with an option on a third. The higher-thrust ...
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FAA approval
The US Federal Aviation Administration has certificated Interstate Electronics' IEC 9002 global-positioning system flight-management system, approving it for en route, terminal and non-precision approach navigation. The system is aimed mainly at the air-transport retrofit market as well as larger corporate aircraft. Source: Flight International
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Latin two-step
Miami-based Pan Am International Flight Academy and Phoenix East Aviation, a flight school in Daytona Beach, Florida, have formed the Latin American Flight Training Academy marketing alliance to offer ab initio airline-pilot training, including simulator training at Pan Am, as well as flight-attendant training. Meanwhile, Pan Am is installing an ...
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Shanghai support
Honeywell has opened a service centre in Shanghai with the aim of supporting its commercial-avionics products in partnership with Chinese airlines. The centre will help airlines develop repair capabilities to generate revenue. Source: Flight International
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Cathay
Capt Ken Barley has been appointed director of flight operations at Cathay Pacific Airways, of Hong Kong with effect from 20 December, succeeding Capt Gerry Clem-mow, who is to retire. Barley will be replaced by Capt Mike Lowes, who is now Boeing 747-400 fleet manager. He in turn will be ...
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Facing the future
Aviation in Hong Kong is preparing for the return to Chinese rule. Paul Lewis/HONG KONG IN JUST UNDER 12 months' time, Hong Kong reverts back to Chinese sovereignty, ending 156 years of UK rule. During the seemingly endless countdown to the transfer of power, the question ...