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Airbus keeps up pressure on Boeing by taking bulk of orders
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Airbus Industrie took two thirds of the 350 orders placed during the first half of 1999, providing further agony for Boeing as it works to improve its financial situation. Official figures from Airbus show that 234 firm orders were taken between January and June, against 120 ...
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Atlantic seeks to end limit on regionals jets
Atlantic Coast Airlines (ACA) is pressing United Airlines for unlimited use of regional jets under 50 seats as it places a conditional order with Fairchild Aerospace for up to 110 328/428JETs to replace British Aerospace Jetstream 32 and Jetstream 41 turboprops. The United Express carrier wants to phase out ...
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Airbus denies new A340 is suffering weight problem
Julian Moxon/TOULOUSE Airbus Industrie has confirmed it has asked its partner companies to study a 7t increase on the maximum take-off weight (MTOW) of the new A340-500/600. The company says the move has been undertaken to allow it to consider future upgrades, rather than because the baseline aircraft is overweight. ...
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Boeing 707 flies with JT8D-219
Seven Q Seven has begun flight testing its Boeing 707-300 development aircraft equipped with a 21,000lb-thrust (94kN) Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219 engine installed in place of the no.1 JT3D. The 3h flight was the beginning of the first stage of the flight-test programme, which is due to be completed by ...
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KAL launches $200 million safety reforms
Andrzej Jeziorski/SEOUL Korean Air (KAL), desperate to restore its credibility after a string of crashes, is embarking on a $200 million reform programme to boost safety. The airline hopes this will lead to resumption of codeshare agreements with Air France, Delta Air Lines and Air Canada, which have ...
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New York start-up strikes blue note
JetBlue Airways is the name selected by New York-based US start-up New Air, formed by Morris Air founder David Neeleman. Backing worth $125 million in capital is coming from US-based entrepreneur George Soros, through his company Private Equity Partners Fund, and Weston Presidio Capital and Chase Capital Partners. The ...
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China Eastern nears decision on MD-11 fleet replacement
Chris Jasper/SHANGHAIChina Eastern Airlines is finalising plans to order new long-haul aircraft to replace its Boeing MD-11s, as it agrees a new delivery schedule for 10 A320s with Airbus Industrie. China Eastern operates five Boeing MD-11 passenger aircraft and a single cargo version, but will remove the type from its ...
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Gemini set to double cargo capacity
Gemini Air Cargo plans to double the number of freighters it operates by the end of 2000 from nine aircraft. The increase is the result of major US investor The Caryle Group acquiring a majority stake in the carrier. "Caryle will be an excellent financial partner in the next ...
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Final A3XX decisions loom for Airbus
Julian Moxon/TOULOUSE Airbus Industrie is to take decisions on the final assembly site and technology content of the A3XX in November in preparation for a possible commercial campaign from next January. The European consortium will decide which technologies to use in the 550-seat aircraft to achieve the desired 15% reduction ...
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Marketplace
Cathay Pacific has signed a short-term, wet-lease agreement with Atlas Air for a single Boeing 747 freighter. The deal is the airline's first with the US freight leasing specialist. Denver-based Frontier Airlines has leased two ex-Winnair 737-200 Adv for 51 months and an ex-TACA Boeing 737-300, all from Swedish lessor ...
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Landing gear deals clear BFGoodrich/Coltec merger
BFGoodrich and Coltec Industries completed their $2.2 billion merger on 12 July, after agreements were reached with AlliedSignal and Crane to preserve competition in the US landing system industry. The agreements ended lawsuits which had blocked the deal, but left the "strategic and economic fundamentals of the merger completely ...
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Dornier vetoes Astrium alliance
Julian Moxon/PARIS Dornier Electronic & Software owner Claudio Dornier has vetoed the inclusion of Dornier's space activities in the new Astrium space alliance. Astrium, due to be formed by the end of this year, will bring together the space divisions of Aerospatiale Matra, DaimlerChrysler Aerospace (Dasa) and Marconi Electronic ...
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Teledesic finalises Internet deal
Teledesic has signed a launch contract with Lockheed Martin and concluded a system agreement with Motorola for its global, broadband Internet-in-the-sky satellite communications network. Teledesic's contract with Lockheed Martin calls for the lift-off of three Proton M and three Atlas V launches, carrying multiple Teledesic satellites per mission, with ...
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Boeing tackles winglet erosion in MD-11 modification package
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing plans to complete work by the end of the year on improvements to tackle long-standing operational problems on the MD-11. They include new coatings to prevent excessive erosion to the winglets, modifications to stop skin cracks and changes to system fittings and valves to prevent ...
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Italian Venture
Finmeccanica and UK partner Rolls-Royce have opened a joint turbine blade manufacturing company at Morra de Sanctis in Italy. Europea Microfusioni Aerospaziali is 66.6% owned by Finmeccanica with R-R holding the remainder. Source: Flight International
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Vagabond four-seater aims for home with private operators
Kate Sarsfield/LONDON A four-seat general aviation aircraft aimed at private operators is being developed by Italian design and engineering company Etruria Technology. The Vagabond piston single is in the design phase, says Etruria. "We are about two years away from the maiden flight of the first [of three] ...
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General Electric pushes on with JSF powerplant development
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES General Electric's Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) JSF-F120 engine team has signed a $440 million contract with the JSF programme office covering Phase III of the alternative engine development effort. The contract, consisting of $115 million covering the firm requirement for Phase III and an option ...
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New engines
Reg Technologies has completed a short test run of a new "winged-rotor" diesel engine being developed through NASA's Small Business Innovation Research programme. Vancouver, Canada-based Reg also seeks a $600,000 grant to design, fabricate and test a 185kW (250hp) Rand Cam engine built to power light aircraft. The engine borrows ...
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Mesa's preference for 35-seat regional jet favours Embraer
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTONMesa Air Group wants early delivery of a new 50-seat regional jet. It has an additional requirement for a smaller complementary aircraft, giving the Embraer RJ-145 the edge over the competing Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-200. Phoenix, Arizona-based Mesa plans soon to announce the acquisition of up 40 new ...
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BM widens the field for Fokker replacement
British Midland (BM) is widening its evaluation of 100-seat aircraft to replace its Fokker 70/100 and warns that, with the increasing number of new types becoming available, Boeing will have to make a "very attractive offer" to win the UK carrier's order for its 717 twinjet. The airline has ...