News from FlightGlobal – Page 2547
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Sochata wins its spurs for quick changes
SOCHATA, THE maintenance arm of French aero-engine manufacturer Snecma, has qualified as an approved quick-engine-change (QEC) repair station for the Allison T56-501Ds which power the Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules. It becomes one of only three such engine-repair centres. Lockheed Martin has provided Sochata with technical training, especially on the Hercules' ...
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Silkair profit?
SilkAir, the regional subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, is hoping to make its first-ever profit in the current financial year to March 1997. Industry sources say that the airline cut its losses to around S$6 million ($4.3 million) over 1995/6, having produced a deficit of $27.5 million the year before. SilkAir ...
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MDC briefs 11 airline customers on MD-XX
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) plans to reveal the first technical details of its MD-XX tri-jet derivative family at a conference being held this week in Long Beach, California, to which up to 60 airlines have been invited to attend. "The schedule has accelerated ...
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Delta Air Lines
US carrier Delta Air Lines has appointed Michael Medlicott vice-president of its new business unit for transoceanic business for Europe and Asia at its London, UK, office. Medlicott, now Delta's vice-president for Europe, was formerly chief executive of the British Tourist Authority. Source: Flight International
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Continental
Ben Baldanza has been promoted to senior vice-president of pricing and route scheduling at Continental Airlines, of Houston, Texas. He was formerly vice-president of pricing and route scheduling, and has also held positions with UPS, Northwest and American Airlines. Source: Flight International
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British Airways
Jeannie Bevan has been named purchasing director at British Airways, from 1 July. Bevan, now purchasing director at the NatWest Group, succeeds Mervyn Walker, who became director of human resources in January. Source: Flight International
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Airliner hulls set to be 'fireproofed'
FIRE WILL TAKE TWICE as long to burn through an airliner fuselage if materials being tested by the US Federal Aviation Administration achieve their promise, giving greater time for passenger evacuation and for firefighters to bring the blaze under control. The development could have great lifesaving potential, notably ...
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Swissair considers stake in new low-cost Italian carrier
SWISSAIR IS IN talks with Italy's new low-cost carrier, Noman, on commercial links which may lead to it taking a share of up to 33% in the airline. Noman, which was formerly known as Fortune Aviation, began scheduled passenger operations on 22 January, offering no-frills services between ...
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Palestinian carrier launched with two used Fokker 50s
THE PALESTINIAN Government has ordered two used Fokker 50s for the newly formed Palestinian Airlines.The contract was signed on 14 May by the Palestinian finance minister and Fokker Aviation. The aircraft will be delivered in June and July, with Fokker Aviation providing training and support. The selection of ...
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NTSB investigates oxygen canisters in crashed DC-9
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Karen Walker/ATLANTADavid Learmount/LONDON FOCUS ON WHAT caused the ValuJet Airlines McDonnell Douglas (MDC) DC-9-30 accident in Florida, USA, is concentrating on oxygen-canisters wreckage is slowly recovered from the Everglades swampland into which the aircraft dived on 11 May. US National Transportation Safety ...
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Airlines force Boeing to raise 747-600X range
Paul Lewis/SEATTLE AIRLINE PRESSURE has forced Boeing to increase the range of its proposed 747-600X. The move is one of several changes in baseline performance which the Seattle-based manufacturer is considering for the 747X programme following input received from potential customers. Design range has been ...
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Transaero seeks new aircraft
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DCAlexander Velovich/MOSCOW RUSSIAN CARRIER Transaero is seeking bids for a potential $1.26 billion-worth of orders for new narrowbody and widebody aircraft, some of which will be used on routes linking Moscow with US cities, says the airline's deputy chairman Grigory Gurtovoy. Speaking in ...
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Air India slides into heavier losses in 1995
AIR INDIA SLUMPED to heavier-than-expected losses in its financial year to March 1996, with the flag carrier blaming rising interest charges, along with the burden of depreciating its new Boeing 747-400s. The Indian airline had forecast a loss of around Rs1.2 billion ($35 million) after three straight years ...
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Four put in bids to power AI(R) regional jet
ALLISON SAYS that its planned growth AE3012 turbofan is one of four engines being offered for the 70- to 84-seat regional jet under study by Aero International (Regional) (AI(R)). The BMW Rolls-Royce BR710, General Electric CF34-8C and a new turbofan jointly proposed by Pratt & Whitney Canada and ...
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British Midland reveals Eurostar impact
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON BRITISH MIDLAND (BM) admits that competition from the Channel Tunnel rail link from London to Paris and Brussels effectively halved its potential profits in 1995, but group chairman Sir Michael Bishop says that the airline has now weathered the worst of the Tunnel's impact. Although the airline managed ...
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China Eastern A340-300s arrive
China Eastern Airlines took delivery of its first of eight A340-300s on 15 May. The Shanghai-based carrier is the first airline in the People's Republic of China to receive the long-haul aircraft. A340 services will be inaugurated in June, between Shanghai and Los Angeles. China Eastern's A340s are configured with ...
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China Airlines signs up for eight more 747s
CHINA AIRLINES (CAL) of Taiwan has placed a $1.4 billion order for up to eight Boeing 747-400s, as part of its continuing fleet-replacement programme. The deal covers the purchase of four more Pratt & Whitney PW4056-powered 747-400s, for delivery between May and December 1997. The carrier ...
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United plans to spend $3 billion on Boeing order
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES UNITED AIRLINES (UAL) is in final negotiations with Boeing for up to 35 aircraft ranging from 757s to 747s and worth around $3 billion. The carrier is also about to open negotiations for the purchase of 30 smaller aircraft. The airline originally hoped ...