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Boeing 757-300 takes shape at Renton factory
Major assembly of sub-components for the first Boeing 757-300 will begin at Boeing's Renton, Washington, assembly site in November. Manufacturing has already begun at the plant with the loading of the front left-wing spar into an automated spar-assembly tool. "This is breaking new ground for the aircraft," says ...
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Air Malta strategy rethink leads to Avro RJ disposal
Air Malta has abandoned the hub strategy pursued by its previous chairman, and is undertaking a fleet shake-up which will see its Aero International (Regional) Avro RJ70s transferred to Italian subsidiary AZZURRAair, replacing RJ85s. In 1994, under the leadership of the then chief executive Joe Tabone, Air Malta ...
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Alitalia brings A320s into Airbus contract
Marco Massela/ROMEJulian Moxon/PARIS Alitalia is negotiating with Airbus Industrie for the conversion of its 23 outstanding A321 orders to include some smaller A320s, which would be the Italian carrier's first order for the 150-seat member of the Airbus narrowbodied family. The airline is also examining its longer-term strategy ...
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Air Liberte signs allies in major consolidation
Julian Moxon/Deauville France's second-largest airline, Air Liberté, has signed deals with American Airlines, Regional Airlines and three smaller French regionals in what company president Marc Rochet describes as the "first steps" in a major consolidation aimed at "strengthening our position in an extremely tough operating environment". ...
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Garuda is forced to defer 737 deliveries
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Garuda Indonesia has been forced to postpone taking initial deliveries of 17 new Boeing 737-300/500 passenger jets on order, because of continuing problems in raising lease finance. The Indonesian carrier had been due to take delivery of the first 737 in August, but the ...
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R-R offers local investment to win SAA deal
South African Airways' (SAA) order for seven Boeing 777s, which has been in limbo for nearly two years, is back in the spotlight following an offer by Rolls-Royce to invest in a repair centre in return for a firm deal to power the aircraft. The move comes as SAA is ...
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AECMA uses figures to urge European shake-up
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON The European Association of Aerospace Industries (AECMA), making its debut as official provider of Europe's aerospace statistics, has added its weight to growing efforts to accelerate restructuring in the region. AECMA was relaunched and retitled in 1996 in an attempt to give European industry ...
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Cathay warns of a terrible year
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Leading finance houses are cutting their year-end profit forecasts for Cathay Pacific Airways by as much as 30% after a fourth month of sharply curtailed passenger traffic for the Hong Kong carrier which has coincided with its hand-over to China at the end of June. ...
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A new vision in Rome
Kevin O'Toole/ROME It was something of a homecoming for Dominico Cempella when he was asked to take up the reins at Alitalia in March 1996. Having started out as a check-in agent at Rome Airport 40 years ago, he was now returning as chief executive charged with leading ...
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EC may relax rules on competition
The European Commission's (EC) industry commissioner, Martin Bangemann, has proposed relaxing the EC's tough anti-competition rules to help drive the "essential restructuring of the European aerospace industry". In an unprecedented move, which is seen as a further response to the recent merger of Boeing and McDonnell Douglas, Bangemann ...
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Boeing hints at MD-95 family commitment
Boeing has hinted strongly that it is committed to continuing with the former McDonnell Douglas MD-95 and is likely to introduce derivatives of the 100-seat aircraft. The news comes as ValuJet - the only MD-95 customer so far, with 50 on firm order - says that it expects to exercise ...
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European JAA agrees to assist with certification of N250 turboprop
The European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) has reached an agreement on working with the Indonesian Directorate General of Air Communications (DGAC) to validate airworthiness certification of the IPTN N250. Following a 12-month audit of DGAC procedures and regulations, the JAA has endorsed the Indonesian system and has agreed ...
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Northwest Airlines confirms Airbus A319 order
Northwest Airlines has confirmed the commitment it signed in June with Airbus Industrie at the Paris air show for its A319, with a firm order for 50 aircraft, plus options for a further 100 A319s and A320s. The 124-seat A319s will be used for growth, rather than to ...
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BFGoodrich emerges as buyer in on-and-off Rohr take-over
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC The mystery of Rohr's "on-again, off-again" merger talks was resolved in late September when BFGoodrich agreed to acquire the nacelle specialist for $792 million in stock and $424 million in assumed debt. The deal, expected to be completed early in 1998, will almost ...
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3D Systems unveils advanced stereolithography processor
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Rapid-prototyping-and-manufacturing specialist 3D Systems has revealed the latest version of its SLA-5000 stereolithography device. Stereolithography is a process used to produce plastic prototype parts for the analysis, verification and testing of designs, as well as for conceptual models. In some cases, the parts ...
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Lufthansa expands
Lufthansa is to expand its long-range fleet by the addition of two Airbus A340-300s and two Boeing 747-400s. It has also formed two new subsidiaries. The board also approved the transfer of 550 accounting staff dealing with passenger operations to a new subsidiary, LRS Lufthansa Revenue Service in Norderstedt, as ...
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Antonov An-140 takes to the air
Alexander Velovich/MOSCOW Antonov'S An-140 twin-turboprop regional transport had its first flight on 17 September from Svyatoshino airfield in Kiev to the nearby Gostomel flight-test centre. The flight lasted 1.5h. The first effort to fly the aircraft six days before was unsuccessful because of the failure of ...
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easyJet expands fleet and starts Liverpool operation
easyJet has ordered 12 Boeing 737-300s, for the first time directly from Boeing. The London Luton-based low-cost carrier has previously acquired secondhand aircraft, primarily from leasing companies. The airline had also considered acquiring new-generation 737s and had looked at Airbus narrowbodies. The new aircraft will be added to ...
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Fijian start-up plans scheduled services
A Fijian start-up carrier is planning to launch scheduled passenger and freight services from Nadi to selected Asian, European, Indian and South Pacific destinations from early 1998. According to Fiji International Airway's Singapore-based chief executive, Alan Lindrea, the company hopes to be granted an air operator's certificate by ...
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Shorts 360s retired
US Airways Express carrier CCAir is to phase out its nine Shorts 360s by the end of 1997. It is negotiating with lessors and manufacturers for 30-seat replacement aircraft. Charlotte, North Carolina-based CCAir also operates British Aerospace Jetstream 31s and Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8s. Source: Flight International