All Airframers articles – Page 1415

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    Asia faces fallout

    1999-03-01T00:00:00Z

    The Asian downturn has led to overcapacity in the maintenance market, but there is no sign that the major carriers will let go of their in-house operations. When Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering (HAECO) cut 8% of its workforce at the end of last year, it was seen as an indication ...

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    New addition for Embraer

    1999-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Despite repeated earlier statements that the 70- and 90-seater markets seemed overcrowded, Embraer says it now plans to enter the fray after "considerable pressure" from customers to extend its regional jet family. But some still remain doubtful about the size of the market. Just days after the Brazilian manufacturer's ...

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    Europe's BIG 3

    1999-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Lufthansa, Air France and Swissair have built their repair and overhaul facilities into some of the most competitive in the world, but profit margins remain slim. Europe cannot claim to be a world leader in many sectors, but when it comes to commercial aircraft and engine maintenance, it is ...

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    Workshop

    1999-02-24T00:00:00Z

    FLS Aerospace has signed a General Terms Agreement with GE Capital Aviation Services to undertake heavy maintenance on the leasing giant's fleet of aircraft at the start or end of a lease. The deal, renewable yearly, covers all aircraft types that FLS is approved to overhaul. Initially the contract covers ...

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    Loan freeze stalls Turkish start-up

    1999-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Turkish start-up Park Express has been forced to delay its launch by up to a year as a result of the changing political and financial situation in the country. The airline, being set up by the major Turkish conglomerate Park Holdings, had planned to start operations last December, serving ...

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    Flightwest delivery

    1999-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Flightwest Airlines has taken delivery of the first Fokker 100 on the Australian register. The aircraft was bought from Chase Manhattan Bank and refurbished by KLM. A second aircraft is due to be delivered in late March. The two aircraft will be used to launch non-stop services from Brisbane to ...

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    BWIA confirms regional launch

    1999-02-24T00:00:00Z

    BWIA International Airways has confirmed plans to launch a regional airline, with newly created "BWee Express" set to launch operations on 1 March operating two new Bombardier Dash 8-300s. BWee Express will operate a regional network in the South and Eastern Caribbean, intially serving Grenada, Barbados, and St. Lucia. ...

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    News in Brief

    1999-02-24T00:00:00Z

    ERJ-145 warning Embraer RJ-145 regional jet pilots have been warned not to use the autopilot below 1,500ft (460m) altitude, says a new US Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness directive (AD). Flight manuals should include drills for pitch trim runaway, autopilot trim failure and stabiliser out of trim. The AD was ...

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    Brazil's Embraer opens up Melbourne office

    1999-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer has opened an office in Melbourne, Victoria, to cover operations in Asia and Australasia. The company says that the office is to become Embraer's fourth major international representation after Brazil, the USA and France. It is intended to give service and support to the company's ...

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    Bombardier increases production

    1999-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON Bombardier Aerospace, buoyed by a record $1.3 billion sale of Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) 200LRs to Northwest Airlines, is increasing production of the 50-seat aircraft to eight a month. The US carrier, based in Minneapolis, has announced a firm order for 54 CRJ-200LRs and has taken options on ...

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    USA mounts new bid for NATO JSTARS

    1999-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Northrop Grumman has supplied data on Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) derivatives to the USAir Force programme office as part of a revised proposal to sell the system to NATO for the Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) project. The next NATO Conference of National Armament Directors, scheduled ...

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    Building a base

    1999-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Pakistan builds on the capabilities of local support for combat aircraft Paul Lewis/KAMRA When the Pakistan air force received its first Nanchang F-6 from China at the end of 1965, it quickly realised that a fighter with an 800h mean time between overhauls (TBO) would need to be supported locally ...

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    Delta swallows Atlantic as US regional

    1999-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC The US regional airline industry is poised to undergo further consolidation following Delta Air Lines' announced acquisition of partner carrier Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA). Delta's $700 million purchase of ASA Holdings will boost its share of traffic in the south-eastern USA, and consolidate an already dominant position ...

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    New short haul airline planned to boost Gulf regional links

    1999-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Max Kingsley-Jones/BAHRAIN Plans have emerged for a new regional airline in the Gulf which would operate an intensive network of short haul services between major cities in the region. The impetus for the airline has come from business interests in the Bahrain and other Gulf states. Local sources ...

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    Trans World still making a loss after a decade

    1999-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Trans World Airlines (TWA) says that it remains pledged to slimming down its operations after sustaining a tenth successive net loss in 1998. The company ended the year $120.5 million in the red and lost $79.1 million net in the last quarter alone. The St Louis, Missouri-based carrier blames ...

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    Making a noise about safety at Schiphol

    1999-02-24T00:00:00Z

    An overrun by an El Al Israel Airlines Boeing 747-200 freighter at Amsterdam Schiphol's runway 01L, after landing in snowy weather on 8 February, has again spotlighted the Netherlands Government policy of requiring air traffic controllers to avoid noise nuisance to local communities when selecting the runways in use. The ...

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    AS900 update extends RJ lifespan

    1999-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON British Aerospace has selected AlliedSignal's AS900 turbofan to power its new Avro RJ family, as it moves forward with plans to introduce the updated RJX model in mid-2001 (Flight International 17-23 February). The company has received approval to conditionally offer the new aircraft, subject to a full launch ...

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    Engine makers press for 777X exclusivity

    1999-02-24T00:00:00Z

    General Electric and Pratt & Whitney are pressing Boeing for an exclusivity deal to power the proposed 777-200X/300X long range derivatives, as repeated demand for increased levels of thrust progressively drive up development costs. The two powerplant suppliers, along with Rolls-Royce, are briefing airlines on 110-114,000lb (490-507kN) thrust engine growth ...

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    Kitty Hawk beats 727F weight limit

    1999-02-24T00:00:00Z

    US cargo carrier Kitty Hawk says the US Federal Aviation Administration has approved its alternative means of compliance on an FAA airworthiness directive (AD). The directive imposes severe payload limits on Boeing 727s that were converted into freighters by a number of third-party maintenance organisations. The AD affects ...

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    CFM56 fault accepted under 'hazard ranking'

    1999-02-24T00:00:00Z

    A serious mechanical fault that has occurred seven times in CFM International CFM56-3 turbofans between 1995 and 1997 has been calculated as an acceptable risk by the US and UK aviation authorities, a UK Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) report reveals. The UK Civil Aviation Authority's acceptance of the ...