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Groen wins new gyroplane order from China
Groen Brothers Aviation (GBA) says it has secured a further large order for its gyroplanes from Shanghai Energy and Chemicals (SECC) of China . The order is on top of an existing contract for 200 of the Utah-based company's Hawk III gyroplanes, and covers purchase options on further Hawk ...
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New Canadian cargo carrier ready
A new Canadian cargo carrier, Canada West Airlines, is preparing to launch long-haul freight operations following clearance from Transport Canada. The Toronto-based startup has been under formation since last year and is in negotiations to acquire Boeing 747 freighters for scheduled cargo services to Frankfurt and Paris. Transport Canada ...
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Eurofighter brews up Typhoon for export market
Eurofighter expects to complete negotiations with the UK Ministry of Defence over a support contract for the EF2000 in the next few weeks, says managing director Brian Phillipson. Failure to conclude the deal has delayed the signing of a contract for the first production batch of 148 aircraft destined ...
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BMW R-R celebrates new engine's first flight
The first flight of a new engine is always a good excuse for some serious celebrating and this is certainly the case with BMW Rolls-Royce, where the champagne corks are popping to mark the successful first flight of their BR715 engines on Boeing's 717-200. The BR715 is the second ...
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Swissair flight recorder blank for last six minutes
The flight data recorder (FDR) from the Swissair Boeing MD-11 which crashed off Nova Scotia last week carries only illegible information below 10,000ft (3,000m), specialists from the Canadian Transportation Safety Board have revealed. Experts had hoped that the FDR, which was recovered on Sunday, would give some clue why ...
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Strikes ground North American airlines
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Brian Dunn/MONTREAL The first week of strikes by pilots at Northwest Airlines and Air Canada have crippled the two carriers' operations. Estimates put the revenue losses in the two unconnected labour disputes at over $150 million by 5 September. Northwest was the first to be ...
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Qatar steps up expansion with plans for new long-haul aircraft
MaxKingsley-Jones/LONDON Qatar Airways is accelerating its fleet expansion, with discussions for the lease of up to six Airbus A330s as part of a plan to boost long-haul operations. The Doha-based airline recently concluded a deal to bolster its short-haul fleet with A320s, placing an order for up to 11 ...
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Airbag system holds hope for crash survival
They are commonplace in many cars, but airbags might soon be making the transition from protecting motorists to safeguarding airline passengers. US seatbelt manufacturer AmSafe is using Farnborough to promote its new airbag restraint system, which it says could dramatically reduce the number of lives lost in certain types ...
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Boeing finalises agreements on aluminium supplies
Boeing has signed 10-year agreements with five aluminium mills, worth a total of $4.3 billion, to guarantee stability of supply and prices. A similar "lean" raw materials procurement strategy has already been implemented with its titanium suppliers. TMX, a US-based company owned by Thyssen of Germany, was recently selected ...
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Mesa prepares to incorporate CCAir after stock transaction
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Mesa Air Group has signed a letter of intent to merge Mesa Airlines with Charlotte, North Carolina-based CCAir. The two carriers were already linked through the Barlow Investment partnership, which has minority shareholdings in both. The transaction, valued at about $60 million, which includes $15 ...
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Lucas Aerospace offers airline a New Deal
Lucas Aerospace has signed an innovative 10-year spares deal with Trans States Airlines that will see the US regional carrier buy access to spare line replacement units (LRUs) for Embraer ERJ-145 regional jets. The contract, whose value has not been disclosed, covers the nine ERJs ordered by St Louis-based ...
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Carbon addition doubles brake overhaul interval
By adding just 1.5kg of carbon to each aircraft brake, Messier-Bugatti has managed to achieve a 50% increase in the number of cycles between overhauls. The company's latest carbon brake, Sepcarb III PLUS, reduces airline operating costs and it's been ordered by a variety of airlines operating the Airbus ...
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SA Express picks SAS Flight Academy
South African Express Airways has signed a two-year deal with SAS Flight Academy for the dry-lease of a full flight simulator for the Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8. SAS Flight Academy assistant sales manger Berit Boijort says the deal with the South African regional is "open volume," meaning that ...
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Bombardier bursts into 90-seat regional market
Alan Peaford Bombardier is taking on the 90-seat regional jet market. At Farnborough yesterday the Canadian firm revealed its new 90-seat BRJ-X. The aircraft will have five-abreast seating, which will allow the series to range from 80 to 110 passengers. Laurent Beaudoin, the Canadian aircraft manufacturer's chairman ...
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SALE deal adds more B777s to Emirates fleet
Emirates will lease two Boeing 777-300 aircraft from Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (SALE), it was revealed at Farnborough yesterday. The 10-year lease is for SALE's first two brand new Boeing 777-300s. Emirates chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum was on hand for the announcement made at Boeing's ...
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Chinese interest leaps as 717 takes to the air
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Three Chinese airlines have asked Boeing to propose deals covering "up to 200" Boeing 717-200s. The request was made just hours before the 100-seat regional jet successfully completed a 4h 7min maiden flight from Long Beach, California, on 2 September. Boeing declines to identify the three carriers. ...
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Big two sign $6.7bn deals
Mike Martin It was the day of the megadeals. Yesterday saw $6.7 billion worth of aircraft orders for Airbus Industrie and Boeing announced at Farnborough '98. Airbus Industrie announced about $4 billion plus worth of orders from Emirates and International Lease Finance (ILFC), while Boeing revealed a $2.7 ...
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Rolls-Royce signs up more Trent 500 partners
Rolls-Royce has signed up further risk sharing partners for its Trent 500 engine programme. The new partners are FiatAvio, Hamilton Standard, Spanish aero-engine company ITP and Kawasaki Heavy Industries of Japan. Rolls-Royce has already signed up Japanese trading house Marubeni and Anglo-US aerospace and automotive specialist LucasVarity. ...
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Comair negotiates 428JET order
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH Fairchild Dornier is in advanced talks with US regional airline Comair which could lead to a launch order for the 42/44-seat 428JET. The manufacturer confirms that negotiations cover a potential order for 30-40 aircraft, but it does not expect to be ready to make any conclusive ...
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Sabena A340 suffers as landing gear collapses
A Sabena Airbus A340-200 has been severely damaged in an incident which saw the aircraft's right main landing gear fail at the end of its landing run at Brussels Airport, Belgium, on 29 August. The damage is expected to take four months to repair, says the airline. Following the ...