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Asian crisis sees Asiana drop A330
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Asiana Airlines is scrapping its plans to purchase Airbus A330s and is cutting back drastically on an Airbus A321 order. Overall, the number of cancelled aircraft orders and deferred deliveries in Asia continues to grow, with Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (SALE) rescheduling Boeing 777-200 deliveries and Thai Airways ...
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Boeing 737-600 takes off
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES The Boeing 737-600 had a successful 2h 28min first flight from Renton on 22 January on a day when firm orders for Next Generation aircraft climbed to 811, with the sale of 59 more to launch-customer Southwest Airlines. The -600's take-off weight was a relatively light 50,395kg, ...
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FSI builds initial 717 simulator
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTONDC FlightSafety International (FSI) has been selected by Boeing to supply the first flight-simulator for the 717-200 airliner, formerly the McDonnell Douglas MD-95. The simulator will be installed initially at the Flight-Safety Boeing Training International centre adjacent to Boeing's Douglas Products division plant at Long Beach, California, where ...
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Iberia delays order plans following Air Europa deal
Iberia Has alleviated its fleet-capacity shortfall in the near term by signing a franchise agreement with its Spanish rival Air Europa, while at the same time delaying its planned acquisition of new aircraft. Iberia has been wet-leasing two Boeing 757s from Air Europa for the past six months, along ...
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SIA may beat Indian ban with support for new TATA airline
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has acknowledged that it has a provisional agreement with the TATA Group to provide technical support for its planned start-up carrier, despite an Indian Government ban on allowing any equity investment by foreign airlines. The company stresses that while SIA will provide "assistance and advice," the ...
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Airlines want Regional's Saabs
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Two European airlines, Business Air and CityJet, are in negotiations to acquire secondhand Saab 2000s from Regional Airlines, the second-largest operator of the type, which is preparing to standardise on the Embraer RJ145 regional jet. Regional has a fleet of 11 Saab 2000s, including six delivered new to ...
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Carriers attack EC competition policy
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON Europe's major carriers have led an attack on the airline-competition policy coming from the European Commission (EC) - which is studying a series of global alliances - with claims that new entrants are being unfairly promoted at their expense. The attack came during a meeting on ...
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Continental and Northwest lead profit surge in USA
Continental and Northwest Airlines remained tight-lipped on their pending alliance talks as the two carriers led the US airline industry in a spectacular round of profit announcements destined to make 1997 the best year on record. Neither of the two airline managements were prepared to answer direct questions on ...
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KLM finalises rebranding of European partners
KLM is to unveil plans to rebrand its European airline partners, co-ordinating the separate companies' images more closely with its own. Air UK is set to cement its role as the UK arm of KLM by unveiling a new image and renaming itself "KLM UK". The new name will ...
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Western Michigan University trains Europeans
Student pilots from Irish carrier Aer Lingus have begun ab initio training at Western Michigan University's (WMU) School of Aviation Sciences at Battle Creek. British Airways students will begin training at WMU in March. The University is negotiating an ab initio contract with a third airline, which would take ...
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Marketplace
-Bahamasair has acquired two ex-Canadian Airlines International Boeing 737-200s from PLM International. -Azerbaijan Airlines has finalised its contract with Boeing for two Boeing 757-200s. Delivery and engine selection details have not been disclosed, although the airline has held commitments for six Rolls-Royce RB.211-powered 757s since 1994. -South African Airways ...
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Routes
-From 21 February Qantas will suspend its twice weekly Brisbane-Jakarta-Kuala Kumpur and Melbourne-Jakarta services, suspend its thrice-weekly Brisbane-Bangkok service and extend its thrice-weekly Perth-Jakarta service to Bangkok, adding one flight a week while suspending its non-stop Perth-Bangkok service. -Dragonair plans to launch a new thrice weekly passenger service from Hong ...
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Crisis threatens $30 billiion orderbook
Latest backlog figures reveal that Airbus and Boeing have firm orders worth an estimated $30 billion at stake in Asia Pacific as the region's airlines struggle with the unfolding economic crisis. In their 1997 year-end backlog figures, the two manufacturers count firm orders for about 260 aircraft destined for the ...
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Aerolitoral plans more Saab 340s
Graham Warwick/GUADALAJARA Mexican regional Aerolitoral plans to acquire up to 25 Saab 340s and is drawing up plans to acquire 50-seaters, possibly regional jets. The Monterrey-based carrier operates 27 19-seat Fairchild Dornier Metro III/23s. The first of an initial six 33-seat Saab 340Bs entered service in December and another five ...
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African carriers gear up for next round of privatisations
Kevin O'Toole/ZIMBABWEAfrican airlines have begun the new year with preparations for a renewed round of privatisations. The main event is the planned sale of South Africa Airways (SAA), but there is a growing impetus throughout the region taking in Air Zimbabwe, Air Madagascar and Air Uganda. South Africa made ...
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EasyJet targets Air Holland as a way in to mainland Europe
EasyJet is seeking to establish a hub in mainland Europe by acquiring the Schiphol, Amsterdam-based charter airline Air Holland. EasyJet has been looking to establish a Dutch hub and already serves Amsterdam from its Luton base and its secondary hub in Liverpool. The airline also operates a weekend service ...
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R-R and American in US maintenance venture
Rolls-Royce and American Airlines have signed a letter of intent to form a 50:50 engine repair joint venture based at American's existing Alliance maintenance base in Fort Worth, Texas. The tie-up follows the US carrier's selection in November of Trent 800 engines for 11 Boeing 777-200IGWs (Increased Gross Weight) ...
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Northwest talks with Continental approved
Leaders of the Northwest Airlines chapter of the US Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) have endorsed the carrier's proposed partnership with Continental Airlines, which includes the option of a 14% shareholding. After stalling on the initial proposals, which were first mooted in early December, ALPA has given its blessing ...
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Asiana and MAS attempt to offload widebody orders
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Asiana Airlines is circulating a letter to rival international carriers offering newly ordered and existing aircraft for sale or lease. There appear to be few takers in Asia, though, with Malaysia Airlines (MAS) offering its Boeing 777 delivery positions in 1998 to Delta Air Lines and other struggling ...
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KLM talks with MAS bring Asia-Pacific deal closer
KLM could be close to tying up an Asia-Pacific partner for its global alliance after opening co-operation discussions with Malaysia Airlines (MAS). The two carriers are now carrying out joint studies on opportunities for linking their networks, with the aim of emerging with a detailed agreement in the next ...