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Delta signs massive CRJ deal
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Delta Air Lines has signed a $10 billion, 500-aircraft, regional jet deal with Bombardier which will provide Delta Connection carriers with 40-, 44- and 50-seat versions of the Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) 200, and 70-seat CRJ700s. The yet-to-be launched 90-seat CRJ900 is not included. Delta ...
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FAA looks at LAAS to replace Cat I WAAS
US Federal Aviation Administration officials are considering whether alternatives such as the Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS) would be a better and cheaper way of achieving Category I approach capability than the troubled Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS). WAAS acceptance testing was halted in January because of excessive false ...
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El Al faces bleak future as plans to privatise slip down Israel's agenda
Arie Egozi/TEL AVIVIsrael has effectively suspended preparation for the privatisation of El Al, causing the flag carrier's president Joel Feldschu to warn that its entire future may be under threat. Feldschu says that while it remains under state control, El Al - which is banned from flying on the Jewish ...
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UPS primes 90 aircraft for ADS-B implementation
Guy Norris/SALEM United Parcel Service (UPS) Airlines aims to have 90 aircraft provisioned for automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) by the end of 2000. It plans to equip all its 230 aircraft with operational systems by the end of 2002 - the deadline for installing collision avoidance systems in US heavy ...
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528JET schedule may rule Fairchild out of Eurowings order battle
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH The Fairchild 728JET family has emerged as Eurowings' favourite for its planned order for up to 30 regional jets. But the carrier says it may have to switch to another manufacturer because the 50-seat 528JET model will not be available until at least 2005. The Dortmund-based ...
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Baggage space limitations hit DaimlerChrysler A319CJ
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH DaimlerChrysler Aviation has had to remove four of the 48 seats installed in its recently delivered Airbus A319 Corporate Jet (CJ) because there is insufficient space in the cargo hold for passengers' baggage. The Stuttgart-based operator is looking, meanwhile, at the possibility of launching intra-European flights ...
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A319CJ customer
Airbus has received an order for an A319 Corporate Jet from Saudi jewel manufacturer and retailer Mouawad National. The International Aero Engines V2527-powered twin will be handed over for interior completion in August. Source: Flight International
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Airbus targets Farnborough air show for launch of A330-100
Guy Norris/SANTIAGO Airbus Industrie hopes to launch its proposed mid-range A330-100 at the Farnborough air show in July, providing the basis of a twin-aisle replacement of the ageing A300-600 and A310. Revealing the plan at the FIDAE 2000 air show in Chile last week, Airbus senior vice-president, commercial, John ...
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Show time
Jane Levere NEW YORK Providing passengers with the latest advances in on-board entertainment is a definite marketing plus, but reliability and maintenance are real issues. The in-flight entertainment (IFE) industry is gearing up to enter the high-tech world of e-mail and Internet access and carriers are clearly keen to let ...
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OAG in search of new owner
OAG, the international travel information provider, is seeking a new owner. Parent company Reed Elsevier, which also owns Airline Business, put the business up for sale after a strategic review that will see the group focus on scientific, legal and business publishing - the last of which includes this ...
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When size matters
The debate over the size of market for a new very large aircraft has become similar to a poker game; until the first cards are on the table, no-one knows which way the deck will fall. During a recent briefing in Washington, Airbus Industrie's senior vice- president, commercial, John Leahy ...
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Life at the top
KAREN WALKER SINGAPORE Airbus is right to feel proud of its 1999 performance, as it overtook Boeing on new orders. But the fight to stay on top will be fierce. If Airbus Industrie's managers find the heights to which they climbed in 1999 overwhelming, they show no signs of vertigo ...
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Lawyers question trend to prosecute over safety
DAVID KNIBB WASHINGTON DC US lawyers are raising concerns over a growing tension between air safety and criminal law. An 80% rise in US airline fines in 1999 and a jury's conviction of SabreTech for its role in a ValuJet crash have drawn attention to a trend by prosecutors to ...
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Galileo takes over Trip.com
Jane Levere NEW YORK Galileo International, the US-based global distribution system (GDS), acquired the remaining 80% of web site Trip.com that it did not buy last year. The new purchase cost $269 million, in a combination of stock and cash. The web site, which uses Galileo as its ...
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Europe Online
COLIN BAKER LONDON European carriers have issued a response to the threat of the online travel market by clubbing together to launch their own joint website First it was the turn of the US majors to launch a joint Internet site. At the end of February, the European majors ...
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KLM gives profit plan details
COLIN BAKER LONDON KLM has detailed its plans to bring the airline back to profitability next year. The measures include a cost-cutting programme and a change in fleet deployment to bring total savings of DFl700 million ($307 million). The airline says the measures, aimed to tackle rising fuel costs, ...
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EASA delayed by debate over powers
ALAN GEORGE BRUSSELS The protracted project to create a European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) now seems unlikely to come to fruition until 2002 at the earliest. It still remains uncertain whether the new body will be an agency of the European Commission (EC), or, as originally envisaged, an international agency ...
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Changing channels
Tom Gill LONDON Global distribution systems face unprecedented challenges to their traditional businesses as the Internet gathers pace "They have had a very easy life for a very long time. But distribution is no longer secure. Supply is no longer secure. Other people have replicated the technology functionality at a ...
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A people business
The departure of Bob Ayling from British Airways may have had more than one simple cause, but his apparent lack of ability to motivate staff and sell his vision provide important lessons as the airline looks for a new head. It may be a well-worn maxim, but the airline ...
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SAA springs surprise with Boeing decision
ROGER MAKINGS JOHANNESBURG South African Airways (SAA) has acquired 21 Boeing 737-800s, plus 21 options, raising eyebrows among observers who expected the carrier to buy Airbus A320s. SAA chief executive Coleman Andrews claims that Boeing's offer was clearly ahead on price, but some in South Africa remain suspicious over the ...