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Widebody cargo conversion market expands
Max Kingsley-Jones/SEATTLE Airliner freighter conversion programmes have been launched by Lockheed Martin and DaimlerChrysler Aerospace (Dasa) Airbus, as rivalry continues between Dasa and fellow Airbus partner British Aerospace on an integrated conversion strategy. Lockheed Martin has revived the L-1011 TriStar conversion and has agreed to use Marshall Aerospace's ...
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Chinese industry wins more foreign contracts
Airbus Industrie and United Technologies have signed agreements awarding new work packages to China Aviation Industry I (AVIC I). The Airbus agreement allocates $15 million of Airbus A320 wing work from Airbus partner British Aerospace to AVIC I subsidiary Xian Aircraft Industry Group. The work will comprise four packages: ...
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US Airways increases Airbus order
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC US Airways has confirmed orders for another 26 Airbus Industrie A320s and an additional three A330s as the carrier continues to expand its domestic and international services. The latest aircraft order tally released by Airbus shows unannounced orders for 26 CFM56-5-powered A320s and three Pratt & Whitney ...
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Lease approval
The Civil Aviation Administration of China has approved Cathay Pacific Airways' planned two-year lease of three Air China Airbus A340-300s. Cathay has signed the lease, with an announcement confirming the deal expected imminently. The aircraft are Air China's only three A340s, and will join Cathay's 11-strong fleet. The Hong Kong ...
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Bombardier offers to stretch Canadair jet to 90 seats
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Bombardier is offering airlines a stretched 90-seat derivative of the Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ). A decision on whether to launch the new model, dubbed CRJ-900, is planned for year-end. Deliveries of the aircraft, which would be derived from the 70-seat CRJ-700, could begin in 2002, ...
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Higher thrust 777 Trent tested
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELESBoeing is starting certification flight testing of the higher thrust Rolls-Royce Trent 895 turbofan on the 777-200ER, and is preparing to start tests of the General Electric GE90-94B by the middle of next year. Tests of the R-R engine, rated at 93,400lb (415kN) thrust, have focused on the ...
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Sony Trans Com sell-off near
Emma Kelly/SALT LAKE CITYAn unidentified avionics manufacturer, widely believed to be AlliedSignal, is conducting a due diligence review of Sony Trans Com with a view to buying the in-flight entertainment (IFE) supplier from Sony. Sony Trans Com declines to confirm the identity of the suitor, saying only that the company ...
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Rockwell to join audio/video/on-demand club from next year
Rockwell Collins Passenger Systems will test audio/video/on-demand (A/VOD) capability on its Total Entertainment System (TES) with an unidentified airline in the first quarter of next year. Rockwell is the last of the major in-flight entertainment (IFE) hardware suppliers to offer A/VOD functionality, which provides passengers with control over their ...
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SkyTeam forced to shelve Spanish transport plan
German passenger and freight carrier SkyTeam has been forced at the last minute to shelve plans to acquire a CASA CN235 turboprop transport because the aircraft the Spanish manufacturer planned to supply does not comply with European Joint Airworthiness Requirements. The airline has instead concluded a deal with BAC ...
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European low cost carriers fold as competition hots up
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Increasing competition between Europe's low fare airlines has forced two more independent carriers to cease operations. One-year-old Norwegian scheduled airline Color Air has been shut down by its parent company after failing to show signs of turning around its mounting losses, while the UK's ...
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Finmeccanica gets cash boost
Andy Nativi/GENOA The Italian Government is to provide state-owned holding company Finmeccanica with a massive cash boost. It comes ahead of an expected agreement with British Aerospace over the future of its jointly owned Alenia Marconi Systems (AMS) operation in the wake of the UK company's acquisition of GEC ...
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DHL completes British Airways 757 deal
Max Kingsley Jones/LONDON DHL has concluded its long- running negotiations with Boeing and British Airways for the acquisition of a massive fleet of converted Boeing 757 freighters, and will take the first of 44 aircraft in mid-2001. An announcement was expected on 5 October. Discussions between DHL, BA ...
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Korean merger goes ahead without a plan
The long-awaited merger of three South Korean aerospace companies has finally gone ahead, with no approved business plan. The union of Daewoo Heavy Industries (DHI), Hyundai Space and Aircraft and Samsung Aerospace into Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) was formalised on 1 October. The companies agreed last September to ...
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Shape up
Boeing is re-writing the rule book on contractor-supplier relationships and, in doing so, is threatening to start a tidal wave of far-reaching changes that could affect the aerospace industry at large. The US manufacturer dropped the rock into the supplier pool late last month when it announced radical revisions in ...
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Boeing shakes up supplier network
Guy Norris/SEATTLEBoeing has revealed radical plans to forge partnerships with its suppliers, as well as to eliminate others, as part of wide-ranging initiatives to improve overall profitability, reducing costs and cutting cycle times. The revamp forms a vital element of Boeing's plans to boost its commercial aircraft operating margin to ...
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Fairchild closes on stake sale
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Julian Moxon/PARISNew York investment house Clayton, Dubilier & Rice is close to acquiring a controlling stake in Fairchild Aerospace, which has been seeking a cash injection to underwrite continued development of the 728JET series and 428JET regional aircraft. Clayton, Dubilier & Rice will not confirm or deny ...
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Rockwell seeks $28 million damages from Hughes
Rockwell Collins has filed a lawsuit against Hughes Electronics for breach of contract over Rockwell's purchase of the former Hughes-Avicom International. The manufacturer is seeking damages of at least $28 million plus interest. Rockwell bought Hughes' in-flight entertainment division in late 1997 to form Rockwell Collins Passenger Systems. ...
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Parts to spare
KAREN WALKER WASHINGTON DC AirLiance Materials, a joint maintenance and spare parts company founded by three Star Alliance airlines, is shaking up the industry. Can other airlines afford not to follow? Dave Sissons cannot help but wonder sometimes whether the airline industry's cautious attitude towards spare parts has not gone ...
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Olympic work just begun
LOIS JONES LONDON Olympic Airwarys appears to be making financial gains by attacking costs, but a major restructuring effort still faces the Greek carrier's new management team. The Greek Government tendered the management of Olympic to British Airways consulting subsidiary Speedwing, with a view to making it more ...
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UK charter airlines growing urge to merge
Consolidation is speeding up in the UK leisure market as charter carriers Flying Colours and Caledonian Airways merge to form a vertically integrated airline, JMC Airlines. The creation of JMC Airlines follows the merger of parent companies, Thomas Cook and Carlson. Over the next five years, JMC will ...