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people ++ Evergreen International Aviation has named Joseph O'Gorman president and chief executive (CEO). He joins after retiring as CEO of Reno Air upon its sale to American Airlines. Timothy Wahlberg becomes chairman of Evergreen, the activities of which include helicopter charters, a cargo airline and aircraft leases. He succeeds ...
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Transmile Air revamps fleet to focus on cargo
Malaysian carrier Transmile Air is restructuring its fleet to concentrate on cargo operations in the Asia-Pacific region. The airline, which until now has operated seven Boeing 737-200s, took delivery of its first Boeing 727-200 Adv, an ex-THY Turkish Airlines aircraft, on 22 January. Aircraft project and planning controller ...
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Employees' Ansett bid
Employees at Ansett Australia have made a bid for the 50% stake in the Australian carrier held by News Corporation. The plan has the support of trade unions, which believe co-owner Air New Zealand will find employees "more attractive partners" than it would a rival carrier. ANZ last year blocked ...
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Boeing targets 'out of box' 207min ETOPS for 777X
Guy Norris/SEATTLE Boeing is to certificate its proposed ultra-long range 777X variants for 207min extended-range twin-engine operations (ETOPS) for "out of the box" entry into service in September 2003. The radical move comes as the US Federal Aviation Administration gives its long-delayed green light to 207min ETOPS for current ...
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First of Turkey's SunExpress -800s joins the fleet
SunExpress has taken delivery of the first of four Boeing 737-800s on lease from GE Capital Aviation Services. The rest will be delivered this year, and the 737-800s will be operated alongside the Turkish charter's three 737-300s and two 737-400s on European flights. The airline began operations in 1990 and ...
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Air Canada begins restructure
Air Canada is to merge three regional subsidiaries, Air Nova, Air Ontario and AirBC, as one of the first moves in the restructuring of domestic operations after the Canadian Airlines takeover. Joseph Randell, president and chief executive of AirNova and interim president of Air Ontario and AirBC, is to be ...
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Cathay seeks more aircraft as it revives growth plan
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE Cathay Pacific Airways is to buy and lease more aircraft this year as it revives plans to double its passenger traffic as the economic situation improves in Asia. The airline confirms statements made to the Hong Kong press by Cathay chairman James Hughes-Hallett, and to an aerospace industry ...
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R-R looks to Spain for low-pressure work
Chris Jasper/LONDON Rolls-Royce and its part-owned Spanish subsidiary Industria de Turbo Propulsores (ITP) are discussing the transfer of low-pressure turbine manufacturing and assembly for the Trent 500 programme to Spain. ITP could take over design and manufacture of all R-R low pressure blades. R-R confirms that ITP and South ...
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LanChile ponders Argentina launch
LanChile may set up a subsidiary carrier in Argentina after failing to make headway with plans to invest in flag carrier Aerolineas Argentinas, Flight International's sister on-line service, Air Transport Intelligence, reports. Spanish holding company SEPI, the majority shareholder in Aerolineas, is trying to agree terms on its operation ...
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Continental aims to take up reins from Northwest
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Continental Airlines has revealed that it wants to buy back control from Northwest Airlines, while continuing to jointly develop the pair's planned global alliance with KLM and Alitalia. Northwest has a 14% equity stake in Continental, acquired in 1998 via a $519 million cash and stock ...
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Promising future
The 1990s were years of unprecedentedly intense activity aimed at improving airline safety. So what happened? There were more fatal accidents and more human casualties in that decade than in the 1980s. Despite active flight safety campaigns by major international agencies, more modern aircraft and air traffic control systems, ...
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IATA proposes airline membership safety audits scheme
David Learmount/LONDON The "IATA" logo used in airline marketing may become a sign of quality and, particularly, safety - if an audit scheme proposed by the International Air Transport Association for applicant airlines goes ahead. At present, although IATA has a standards scheme for approved travel agents, it does ...
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Marketplace
Air Cairo has leased three more Rolls-Royce RB211-powered Tupolev Tu-204-120s from Sirocco. The carrier already has three Tu-204-120s in service - two passenger models and a freighter. Two of the new aircraft are expected to join the passenger examples which are already subleased to Egyptair for use on North African ...
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Routes
Austrian Airlines is initiating two transatlantic flights at the end of March from Vienna. Daily services to Chicago O'Hare will be introduced, along with five weekly services to Washington Dulles. KLM uk's low-cost carrier buzz, which launched services earlier this month, is starting three new routes - Jerez, Montpellier and ...
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Workshop
Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (GAMECO) has won approval for Airbus A320 and A321 maintenance up to C3 check level and Boeing MD-11 line maintenance from the European Joint Aviation Authorities. The approval is reflected in revised JAR-145 certification, which the Sino-US joint venture has received, having been certificated to this ...
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Air France strengthens its grip with Regional stake
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH François Legros/PARIS Air France has acquired a controlling stake in franchise partner Regional Airlines, strengthening the French flag carrier's grip on feeder traffic into its Paris Charles de Gaulle hub. The deal will see Air France Finance, a wholly owned subsidiary of the airline, buy the Dubreuil ...
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CityFlyer in jet deal talks
CityFlyer Express is negotiating with BAE Systems to more than double its Avro RJ fleet, as it prepares for the possible transfer of routes from British Airways at London Gatwick. CityFlyer, a regional subsidiary of BA, is at the centre of a plan by its parent to restructure its ...
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AmTran examines 727 replacements
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC American Trans Air (AmTran) has purchased nine Saab 340Bs from American Eagle to re-equip its subsidiary feeder Chicago Express in the run-up to a larger decision on acquiring between 30 and 34 new narrowbody jets to replace its fleet of Boeing 727s. Chicago Express has ...
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Damaged Crossair recorders go to Canada for analysis
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH The damaged flight data and cockpit voice recorders recovered from the wreckage of the Crossair Saab 340B which crashed shortly after take-off from Zurich on 10 January have been dispatched to the Transport Safety Board of Canada (TSB) for analysis. All 10 passengers and crew were ...
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Anonymous syndicate nears Ansett NZ takeover
An unidentified New Zealand syndicate with close links to Qantas is finalising a deal with News Corporation to take over Ansett New Zealand. Industry sources suggest Qantas is sponsoring the takeover and plans to transfer six of its Boeing 737s to the new owner's fleet. A block of six ...