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Austrian/Swissair take Ukraine stake
AUSTRIAN AIRLINES and Swissair have taken a combined 18% stake in Ukraine International Airlines (UIA), a Kiev-based carrier which serves 12 Western European cities with a fleet of three Boeing 737s. The two carriers have acquired the stake in profitable UIA through a joint holding company, 78%-owned by ...
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LOT expands fleet as traffic and profits grow
Andrjez Jeziorski/WARSAW LOT Polish Airlines expects passenger numbers to top 2 million this year, following solid growth so far in 1996, and plans for further expansion of the network in the remainder of the year. The airline's fleet has also been growing, and now numbers four ...
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EC supports compromise over status of JAA and Eurocontrol
Kevin O'Toole/Brussels THE EUROPEAN Commission (EC) says that it is supporting a compromise deal to establish the region's Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) and Eurocontrol as official international bodies, but which stops short of creating single European authorities. Proposals for a reformed JAA are due to be ...
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FAA
The US Federal Aviation Administration has strengthened its National Resource Specialist (NRS) programme, the cadre of specialised technical experts serving as consultants within the aviation agency and to the aviation industry on aircraft-certification matters. The FAA has filled 17 of the 18 NRS positions available. These include Hals Larsen, a ...
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A3XX programme gathers momentum as MoU is signed with Rolls-Royce
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Julian Moxon/PARIS Airbus Industrie's plans to compete head-on with Boeing in the large airliner market are gathering momentum, with the consortium concluding the first agreement with an engine manufacturer to provide a power plant for the new aircraft. Airbus and Rolls-Royce signed a memorandum ...
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Ansett A330-200 order decision imminent
Max Kingsley-Jones/London Ansett Australia says that it will decide by the end of the year whether to become the Australasian launch customer for the Airbus Industrie A330-200, which would see it placing orders for up to 14 aircraft for delivery starting in mid-1998. According to the ...
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Australia turns up pressure on Papua New Guinea
Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has warned Papua New Guinea 's (PNG) Office of Civil Aviation (OCA) that it will not hesitate to rescind the Australian air-operators' certificates of PNG operators if the OCA cannot meet its regulatory commitments. The warning was issued after the OCA's deputy ...
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Canadian future is threatened if cost cuts are not endorsed
Brian Dunn/MONTREAL Canadian Airlines International could be forced out of business by the turn of the year if employees and shareholders fail to endorse a sweeping programme of cost-cutting being proposed by the management, warns president Kevin Benson. The cost cuts, which are planned to add ...
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Eurocopter leases EC135s to Bavarian police
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH Eurocopter has won Government approval for a contract to supply nine EC135 light helicopters on a ten-year lease to police in the south German state of Bavaria. According to Eurocopter, the contract will be signed on 13 November, now that the Bavarian regional government ...
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USAir and Emirates boost Airbus
Ramon Lopez/Washington DC and Max Kingsley-Jones/London Airbus Industrie has won two significant orders, securing agreements with USAir for up to 400 single-aisle aircraft and with Emirates for as many as 23 A330-200s. Both deals were won in the face of fierce competition from Boeing and McDonnell Douglas. ...
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Polynesian revamp
Following financial restructuring a year ago, Polynesian Airlines has reported a net profit of $720,000 on sales of $25.8 million. The airline, which operates a Boeing 737-300 on regional routes, funded the purchase of a second de Havilland Twin Otter for inter-island routes. Source: Flight International
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Flightwest forced to halve fleet size after regulations foil expansion plan
FLIGHTWEST AIRLINES of Australia is to slash its fleet capacity by diposing of more than half of its aircraft after expansion plans were thwarted by Government regulations and a lack of support from its partner, Ansett. The Queensland-based regional airline will dispose of its ten Embraer Bandeirantes, six ...
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China's 204 interest
The Chinese Post Office has shown interest in ordering up to 80 Tupolev Tu-204s with Russian-built Perm/Aviadvigatel PS-90 engines to operate a new overnight mail service being set up under the name China Post Airlines. Aviadvigatel and Perm are in negotiations to provide PS-90A repair and overhaul operations in China. ...
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Northwest orders RJ85s for Mesaba
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC NORTHWEST AIRLINES has placed a $300 million order with Aero International (Regional) (AI(R) for 12 Avro RJ85 regional airliners, for operation by its feeder partner Mesaba Airlines. The deal, which includes options for 24 more RJ85s, is the first order for the aircraft from ...
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Australia signs bilateral with Papua New Guinea
Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) have signed a new bilateral agreement, which will almost double the capacity between the two countries. It will also allow new entrants on routes traditionally served only by national carriers Air Niugini and Qantas. The increased capacity will provide for the equivalent ...
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IAE closes in on order for V2500 turbofans from SALE
SINGAPORE AIRCRAFT Leasing Enterprise (SALE) is understood to be close to finalising a deal with International Aero Engines (IAE) for V2500 turbofans to power its planned fleet of 24 Airbus A320/A321s. SALE has selected the V2500 over the rival CFM International CFM56-5. The Singapore Airlines/Boullion Aviation Services joint-venture ...
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Air Portugal selects Airbus for short-haul fleet replacement
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON TAP AIR PORTUGAL has selected Airbus Industrie to supply its future short-haul fleet, which will eventually make it an all-Airbus operator. The airline is to bolster its Airbus single-aisle fleet with at least 22 more aircraft, a mix of A319s and A320s. Airbus says ...
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Style differences cost Lanese MDC job
GrahamWarwick/ATLANTA McDonnell Douglas (MDC) president Harry Stonecipher cites "sharp differences" in management style as his reason for firing Herb Lanese, president of the McDonnell Douglas Aerospace (MDA) military-aircraft group, on 25 October. The move was a surprise inside MDC as well as to outsiders. As ...
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SIA's results disappoint
Financial analysts have begun to revise down their year-end profit forecasts for Singapore Airlines (SIA), in the face of weak first-half results which showed the impact of rising fuel prices, declining yields and the strength of the local Singapore dollar. The carrier's operating profit for the first six ...
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The long march
China faces a massive bill upgrading ATC leverage. It is now looking to CNS/ATM to provide a more affordable solution. Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE China represents one of the fastest-growing air-transport markets in the world and, given the country's large, rapidly prospering, population, it has the potential ...