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Xian signs Y-7 deals with five Chinese domestic airlines
Xian Aircraft (XAC) has signed initial sales agreements with five domestic airlines for 11 Y-7-200A passenger aircraft, following recent Chinese airworthiness certification of the improved twin-turboprop development. China's Changan Airlines, Guizhou Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Swan Airlines, and Zhongyuan Airlines have each signed letters of intent to take two to ...
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Business Air ponders ERJ-145 acquisition
Business Air is examining the Embraer RJ-145 as an alternative to the Saab 2000, which it had been planning to introduce as part of its expansion under British Midland (BM) ownership. The Aberdeen, Scotland-based regional wants a 50-seater to operate alongside its Saab 340s, and was close to a ...
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Workshop
AAR Aircraft Component Services, based in Amsterdam, has been awarded a five-year contract extension by Binter Canarias, Iberia's regional operator, for the repair of components for its nine ATR 72s. FLS Aerospace has secured a deal with Indian Airlines to conduct a C check on an A320. A further six ...
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Southern skirmish
Doug Birch/JOHANNESBURG Six years ago, South Africa deregulated its domestic airline network, allowing private carriers to challenge the long-standing monopoly of South African Airways (SAA) for the first time. The market is in the process of setting down after this upheaval, but it is clear that the new competition ...
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Safer skies
Kevin O'Toole/JOHANNESBURG Fears about air safety over Africa are not new, but a year ago the issue hit the headlines worldwide, following pilot complaints that air traffic control (ATC) was either inadequate or simply absent over much of the continent. An image painted by the media was one ...
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CAL pursues big fleet revamp
Paul Lewis/Singapore Brent Hannon/Taipei China Airlines (CAL) has issued airframe and engine manufacturers with a fresh request for proposals for up to 36 new widebody aircraft, while rival Taiwanese carrier EVA Airways has postponed its decision on a new fleet of ultra long haul passenger aircraft. CAL has ...
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Fiji Airways prepares to launch as second international carrier
The Fijian Government has designated newly named Fiji Airways as the island nation's second international carrier, following approval by the local Trade and Investment Board for the planned Fijian-Singaporean joint venture start-up airline. According to Fiji chief operating officer Pravin Jumabhoy, the next steps are to amend Fiji's bilateral ...
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EasyJet wins case against Air Alaska
EasyJet wins case against Air Alaska EasyJet has won a London High Court case against Dallas-based Air Alaska requiring the US company to pay the Luton, UK-based no-frills airline some $500,000, plus interest of $8,500. The dispute arose from an abortive deal late last year under which Air ...
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Routes
-Kenya Airways has signed a code-sharing deal with Alitalia on its twice-weekly Rome-Nairobi route, strengthening its ties with the KLM/Northwest alliance which now includes the Italian flag carrier. -The US Transportation Department has approved a codeshare alliance between American Airlines and the TACA Group of six Central American airlines, which ...
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Airline group slams EU satellite plans
The Association of European Airlines (AEA) has reacted angrily to European Union (EU)plans to push ahead with the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay System (EGNOS) despite vocal airline opposition on the grounds of the probable high user costs. In an angry letter dated 22 May, AEA president and Lufthansa chairman ...
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Air France pilots unions use the World Cup as a political football
Julian Moxon/PARIS French pilots' unions are using football's World Cup contest to threaten a series of strikes against Air France, the official carrier for the event. Recent meetings with president Jean-Cyril Spinetta have failed to resolve the management demand for salary cuts of up to 15% in exchange for a ...
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FLS retreats from Team Aer Lingus plans after workers rejection
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON FLS Aerospace has shelved its acquisition talks with Team Aer Lingus, after workers at the Irish aircraft maintenance unit voted against a deal. The Danish group says that it is prepared to revive the bid, if workers have a change of heart, and will meanwhile continue to ...
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Euralair signs up for Boeing 737-800s
Euralair is to boost its Boeing 737 fleet with the introduction of Next Generation 737-800s from later this year. The French charter airline, based at Paris Le Bourget Airport, has concluded a deal with an unnamed US leasing company for two Boeing 737-800s, for delivery in December 1998 and ...
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Fairchild Dornier outlines financing plans for 728JET
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Fairchild Dornier says "up to $350 million" of the $850 million required to develop its 728Jet 70-seat regional jet "-is already on the table" from potential risk sharing partners and equipment suppliers. President Jim Robinson says risk-sharing suppliers of the wing, fuselage and empennage would ...
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SAA will be sold on
Roger Makings The partial privatisation of South African Airways will go ahead as planned, despite a series of setbacks which threaten to delay the deal. The Minister of Public Enterprises Stella Sigcau under whose department SAA falls, says that although the first deadline has been missed, the 31 October ...
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Taiwan urge to merge
David Knibb Taiwan's skies will be less crowded if recently announced consolidation plans proceed. How far these go, however, will depend on key players which have not yet revealed their intentions. Three air crashes in February claiming 218 lives prompted Taiwan's premier Vincent Siew to call for a new ...
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SAA moves key players
Roger Makings Transnet's board of directors decided to oust Zukile Nomvete from his position as executive director of South African Airways on 8 May, following the airline's dismal performance during his two-year stewardship. Sources within SAA predict that Mafika Mkwanazi, deputy managing director of SAA's parent company, Transnet, will ...
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Will sun rise in Japan?
David Knibb After a bad year for all three major Japanese airlines, the debate is now whether their woes are temporary or due to deeper, more fundamental problems. Japan Airlines claims to have resolved its problems and cleaned up its balance sheet by taking a US$1.2 billion write down. ...
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Hold your horses!
Jackie Gallacher Close your eyes. Now open them. Like magic the alliance picture has changed again. In fact the speed of airline alliance courtships in 1997-8 is beginning to make pinning down an accurate image of the major groupings a bit like trying to capture fairy dust. Has the ...
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Peru opens skies first
Peru has leapfrogged past Chile in its open skies negotiations and agreed to a deal that phases in liberalisation over four years. The open skies agreement was initialled on 9 May but not made public by presstime. The deal follows the pattern of recent treaties signed with Japan and ...