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Asia-Pacific interest spurs regional twinjet programme
Mike Martin Bombardier Aerospace's programme for the planned 100-115 seat regional twinjet, the BRJ-X, could be accelerated, thanks to powerful interest in the Asia-Pacific region. Formal launch is expected later this year, possibly at Farnborough airshow in July, rather than toward the end of the year. Although the ...
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Honeywell to maintain Chinese fleet's APUs
Geoff Thomas Honeywell has signed a maintenance service agreement (MSA) with China Southern Group under which the giant American aerospace company will provide maintenance and administration for China Southern's Honeywell 331-500 auxiliary power units (APUs). The contract, valued at around $8 million, is for five years initially, with ...
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HGS gains approval from FAA and SAS
Rockwell Collins Flight Dynamics has passed yet another important milestone for its innovative Head-up Guidance System (HGS). The company has obtained a supplemental type certificate (STC) for HGS on Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) Boeing Next-Generation 737-600 aircraft. After the FAA and the Swedish civil aviation authority Luftartsverket (LFV) ...
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Turnkey outsourcing appeals to BAE Systems
Tim Ripley BAE Systems is aiming to generate billions of dollars worth of business by winning five major contracts to "outsource" fully the logistic, maintenance and training support for armed forces around the world. Robin Southwell, group managing director of the company's newly formed Customer Support and Solutions ...
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All-Vickers mix for Spanair fleet fluid power package
Eaton Aerospace of Cleveland, Ohio has won a contract to supply engine-driven hydraulic pumps (EDP), AC motorpumps (ACMP) and power transfer units (PTU) for the entire Airbus A320 fleet ordered by Spanish carrier Spanair. The order is for 21 A320 family aircraft (A319, A320 and A321) plus 12 re-confirmable ...
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SIA completes due diligence ahead of virgin buy-in
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has completed due diligence on Virgin Atlantic ahead of purchasing a 49% shareholding and says a formal announcement on the process will be made before the end of the month. SIA and Virgin unveiled the tie-up last December, signing a memorandum of understanding for the surprise ...
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AS907 Powerplants in testing for Bombardier's Continental business jet
Bombardier's Continental business jet was launched at the Paris airshow in 1999 - and already its AS907 powerplants are under flight test mounted on the nose of an AlliedSignal's flying test-bed Boeing B-720. As the Bombardier Continental is designed to fly non-stop across the USA - Miami/Seattle, Washington/San ...
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PW4000 derivatives continue to drive engine success story
US engine giant Pratt & Whitney has developed a number of joint-venture partners in the Asia-Pacific region including Chengdu Engine Group, Aviation Industries of China, China-National South Aero Engine and SIA Engineering, a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines. The manufacturer is offering dependability, low cost of ownership, and low emissions ...
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Workshop
Polar Air Cargo has signed an agreement with Singapore Airlines (SIA) Engineering covering heavy maintenance work for its Boeing 747-100/200 freighters. Sabena Technics and Triumph Air Repair have signed a memorandum of understanding covering partnership on maintenance of auxiliary power units, integrated drive generators and constant speed drives, ATEC 6000 ...
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Testing times
Airbus is performing an unprecedented amount of pre-entry-into-service systems testing for its A340-500 and -600 models Andrew Doyle/TOULOUSE The start of final assembly of the first Airbus Industrie A340-600 is four months away, but the consortium is ensuring that its latest widebody derivatives have an unprecedented level of service readiness. ...
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Routes
Air Canada will begin daily flights between Vancouver and Denver on 3 April and between Montreal and Denver from 5 June. Services will start between Toronto and Austin-Bergstrom International in early June. All routes will use 112-seat Airbus A319s. From mid-May, Air Canada regional affiliate Air Georgian will begin three-times ...
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Mergers
BAE Systems North America has acquired California-based Femtometrics, a manufacturer of chemical agent detectors for military personnel. Canadian Marconi has meanwhile been renamed BAE Systems Canada, the Marconi name having been taken by the UK's GEC. Honeywell is selling its RDR1400 and 1500 search and weather radar products to New ...
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Marketplace
JMC Airlines has confirmed it is finalising an order for two Rolls-Royce RB211-powered Boeing 757-300s, for delivery early next year (Flight International, 24-30 November, 1999). United Airlines has appointed BAE Systems Asset Management to remarket nine British Aerospace ATPs previously operated by its partner, United Feeder Services. The aircraft have ...
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SIA leads regional recovery
Mike Martin Singapore Airlines is in the market for up to 19 widebody and narrowbody aircraft plus 22 options. The launch of the long-awaited W-aircraft requirement, as reported in today's Flight International, is to replace the Airbus Industrie A310. SIA has issued a formal request for proposals ...
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Emery nears update decision
Emery Worldwide expects to reach a decision "quite soon" on replacing its 27 McDonnell Douglas DC-8-60/70s and 29 Boeing 727-100/200 freighters. US cargo carrier Kitty Hawk is also considering a fleet update. Speaking at a cargo conference in Florida earlier this month, company vice-president and chief financial officer Mike ...
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Supply may frustrate freighter conversions
The market for freighter conversions is estimated at some 2,300 aircraft in the next 20 years, but availability of appropriate aircraft for conversion may be an issue. Speaking at Air Freight Asia, Bharat Bhise, president and chief executive officer of C-S Aviation Services, sees continued strong growth in the ...
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Cirrus joins team
Cirrus Airlines is to become a member of Team Lufthansa next month. The German regional will operate its two Bombardier Dash 8-100s, single -200 and Dornier 328 turboprop in Lufthansa colours on its domestic network serving Berlin, Dresden, Hamburg, Leipzig, Mannheim and Westerland. Cirrus will also operate an Embraer RJ-145 ...
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Regionals crack important China and Japan markets
Nicholas Ionides/ATI The world's top regional jet (RJ) makers have cracked two important markets over the past six months - China and Japan - leading to hopes that the sales success of RJs in the USA and Europe may now be spreading to Asia. Fairchild was the first, ...
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Face the Facts with Sir Charles Masefield
Asian Aerospace is the first major airshow to feature BAE Systems as a single entity from the outset. (The purchase by British Aerospace of Marconi Electronic Systems late last year happened during the Langkawi show in Malaysia). Sir Charles Masefield, group managing director, spoke about the organisation's plans, including its ...
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Noise limits will stymie Brussels cargo hub
Herman De Wulf/BRUSSELS The Belgian Government has announced comprehensive measures to reduce aircraft noise at Brussels Zaventem Airport by up to 30% by mid-2003. The move will effectively ban most freighters, other than the Boeing 757, from night operations. A 30% increase in aircraft movements, from 300,000 to 400,000, ...