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KLM uk's no-frills buzz gets off the ground
Buzz, the new low-cost subsidiary of KLM uk, began operations on 4 January with promises of "strong market growth" in the European low-cost sector over the next five years. Based at London Stansted, UK, the carrier competes with the existing UK-based low-cost airlines Ryanair, easyJet and British Airways subsidiary Go. ...
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Year-end Boeing deals bolster order intake
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON The "big two" airliner builders - Airbus Industrie and Boeing - passed the 800 order mark between them in the closing days of 1999. Both manufacturers also achieved their output targets, delivering a record 914 aircraft between them. Boeing spent last month rapidly gaining ground on ...
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Aegean wraps up Air Greece takeover
Greek independent Aegean Aviation has completed its takeover of Air Greece, announced in October, doubling its size and making it the second largest airline in the country after state-owned Olympic Airways (Flight International, 20-26 October, 1999). Aegean now holds 96% of Air Greece - formerly owned by shipping company ...
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TWA looks at stretched 757s to replace ageing 767 fleet
Guy Norris/LONG BEACH TWA is "in discussion" over the possible acquisition of Boeing 757-300s as part of a fleetwide modernisation plan aimed at settling the composition of its narrowbodies for the next 10 years. The airline is considering the 240-seat twinjet as a replacement for its ageing 767-200 ...
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Routes
America West will begin services from its Phoenix hub to Hartford, Connecticut, in April, using an Airbus A319. British World Airlines has been awarded a five-year contract from Integrated Aviation Consortium to transport oil workers between Aberdeen and Scatsta in the Shetland Islands from April. Up to three British ...
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Marketplace
Debis AirFinance has selected the CFM International CFM56 to power 10 of the 30 Airbus A320 family aircraft it has on order. Martinair has taken delivery of a Rolls-Royce RB211-powered Boeing 757-200 on a four-year lease from ING Lease International Management Equipment. Negotiations are under way for a second example. ...
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Uganda slashes services ahead of SAA takeover
Michael Wakabi/KAMPALA Ailing Uganda Airlines has reduced its services to a minimum in anticipation of its takeover by South African Airways (SAA) in March. A top-level meeting between Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni and an SAA delegation last month appeared to iron out remaining obstacles to the deal. Uganda is to ...
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Investor alliance clinches Fairchild takeover
Regional jet maker Fairchild Aerospace is to be bought by an alliance led by US investment firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) and German insurance company Allianz. The $1.2 billion deal, plans for which were revealed by Flight International in October, will provide funding for Fairchild's 728JET family. The ...
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JSF programme aims for more countries as EMD stage nears
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC The Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme will be open to wider international involvement once full-scale engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) is launched in April 2001. Meanwhile, efforts are being made to sign the nine nations participating in the concept demonstration phase up to EMD. "We're ...
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777-100X revived to counter A330 at Singapore Airlines
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing is looking at reviving the shelved 777-100X shrink derivative as a counter to Airbus Industrie's A330-200 and its proposed -100 variant ahead of an expected Singapore Airlines (SIA) request for proposals (RFP) for an A310 replacement. SIA is expected to release ...
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WestJet looks to replace 737-200s
WestJet Airlines is talking to Airbus Industrie, Boeing and leasing companies about replacing its 14 Boeing 737-200s from next year, as it expands services to eastern Canada. The Calgary-based low-cost carrier is evaluating 100-130-seat twinjets, including the Boeing 737-600/700 and the Airbus A318/A319. A decision is expected during the ...
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Ansett plans major regional merger
Ansett Australia is planning to merge its three regional subsidiaries - Kendell Airlines, Skywest Airlines and Aeropelican Air Services - into a single carrier. It will take over a significant chunk of the mainline airline's regional operation, based around British Aerospace 146s. Ansett has also replaced senior management and ...
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BA studies CityFlyer transfer in Gatwick route shake-up
Chris Jasper/LONDON Andrew Doyle/MUNICH British Airways is considering a radical restructuring of its London Gatwick-based operations that would see all routes of less than 800km (430nm) - or around 35% of services - transferred to its CityFlyer subsidiary. The move, among several under consideration, aims to exploit the lower ...
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Found gets go-ahead to build Bush Hawk
Found Aircraft Canada is bringing the Bush Hawk utility aircraft back into production after receiving a production certificate from Transport Canada. Found has moved into a new plant at Perry Sound Airport, near Toronto, and plans to fly the first production aircraft next month. The Bush Hawk is a ...
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Shaping up
Competitive pressure is pushing Boeing's product development group to the fore Guy Norris/SEATTLE As it enters the 21st century, Boeing faces its toughest challenge. After dominating global commercial aviation for over 40 years, it ended the 1990s under threat on all fronts from Airbus Industrie. Boeing's product development (PD) group ...
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Satcoms progress
Back in the 20th century, they said people would not want telephones on airliners; that they did not wish to be contactable while they dozed in comfort or ate a fine meal. How times have changed. In the 21st century, passengers slip on virtual reality glasses and join the crew ...
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Brazil's carriers do battle over frequent flier plans
BRIAN HOMEWOOD RIO DE JANEIRO Last year's deep recession forced Brazil's carriers to abandon their cut throat fares war but BTAM, VASP, Varig and Transbrasil have now all turned to heavy promotion of their frequent flier programmes. Varig says 2.5 million passengers are registered on its Smiles scheme, up from ...
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Partners in IT
KEVIN O'TOOLE LONDON IT suppliers are reworking their relationships with airline customers, looking for long-term partnerships based on measures of business success. SITA is joining the revolution Speak to a supplier of information technology (IT) these days and you are likely to hear some highly untechnical language. Once the talk ...
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My view - Terry Stinson, Chairman and Chief Executive, Bell Helicopter Textron
As we enter the next millennium, it is worth reflecting on just how far the helicopter industry has come. This is truly a field in its infancy. It is only 53 years since the Bell 47 was certificated as the world's first commercial helicopter. With wooden blades and an old ...
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Our wacky world
Innovation is alive in Australia but some unusual designs have been confined to the drawing board Australia, the nation which brought you a flying farm-tractor called the Airtruk and a stagger-wing trainer called the Eagle, is at it again. Innovation is alive and well down under, despite market conditions ...