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Nikkiso reversers
Nikkiso of Japan has been selected by the joint Airbus Industrie/Hispano Suiza company, Aircelle, to supply the thrust reverser cascades for the A340-500/600, starting in 2001. Aircelle is supplying the inlet and engine mounts, and Spain's CASA the cowl doors. Source: Flight International
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Parachute training, 1947--and kite-ballon-popping, 10th...
Parachute training, 1947--and kite-ballon-popping, 10th RAF Display, Hendon, 1929 French delegation with Tom Sopwith, Brooklands, 1932 Yuckspeak Series of 1,000,000 "Your expected future contribution may not advance the strategic interests of the company" = Goodbye It may be too late already (sorry about the absence, Nephews and Nieces), but British ...
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United deal will boost Airbus fleet to 133
United Airlines (UAL) has placed its second major follow-on order this year for Airbus narrowbodies, which will boost its fleet of A319s and A320s to 133. The airline has converted options for 10 A319s and 12 A320s for delivery between 2000 and 2001, and pushes UAL's order tally up ...
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Lockheed Martin offers Israel F-16 tie-up
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Lockheed Martin is offering to work with Israeli industry on F-16 upgrades as part of an industrial offset package tied to its bid to sell more aircraft to the Israeli air force. "We are working towards a joint approach [to F-16 upgrades], but we have ...
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Schiphol introduces graded landing charges for Chapter 3 aircraft types
Herman de Wulf/BRUSSELS Amsterdam Schiphol Airport has imposed a new sliding scale of landing fees for Chapter 3 aircraft from 1 August, as well as a 20% surcharge on night-time operations. The new fees for Chapter 3-compliant types are broken into three categories, varying according to the level ...
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EasyJet raises stakes with 737-300 deal
Easyjet, the UK low-cost operator, has placed a major follow-on order with Boeing for at least 15 Next Generation 737s, which will boost its fleet to over 30 aircraft within five years. The deal includes firm orders for 15 737-700s worth some $650 million, with options for a similar ...
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JAL takes delivery of its first Boeing 777-300
Japan Airlines has become the third airline after Cathay Pacific and All Nippon Airways (ANA) to take delivery of a Boeing 777-300, with the handover of its first of five Pratt & Whitney PW4090-powered aircraft on 28 July. JAL's second aircraft will be delivered this month. The P&W-powered 777-300 ...
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Wolf captures new managers and reviews 728JET progress
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH John Wolf, the recently appointed chief operating officer of Fairchild Dornier, has shaken up the company's regional jet programmes with new management appointments and a review of the company's approach to the 728JET project. Three new programme managers have been appointed - two of them Wolf's ...
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737 booms with Boullioun buy
Guy Norris/SEATTLE Firm sales of Boeing's Next Generation 737 reached 995 on 28 July, with a deal for up to 60 aircraft worth $2.6 billion from Washington-based leasing company Boullioun Aviation Services. The deal included firm orders for 30 aircraft and options on 30 more, with first deliveries ...
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Turkey and Greece scan AEW requirements
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Manufacturers of airborne early warning aircraft are competing in Greece and Turkey for contracts worth at least $1.4 billion. The bidding involves a wide range of surveillance aircraft, from the Boeing 737 and 767 to a militarised Embraer EMB-145. Meanwhile, it has emerged that Turkey and Australia ...
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US Airways builds Express operation
US Airways is leasing 11 secondhand Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8-100 turboprops from the manufacturer as part of a move to expand two regional carriers owned by the Group. The 11 ex-Mesaba aircraft will be divided between Allegheny Airlines, which feeds US Airways at Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Washington ...
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EC unveils alliance plan details
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON The European Commission (EC) has published details of its proposed conditions for the British Airways and Lufthansa-led transatlantic alliances, including a call for the governments involved to open up national airports to other European carriers wanting to start US services. The official publication of the proposals, ...
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CityFlyer outlines plans to operate all-jet fleet
Max Kingsley-Jones/WOODFORD British Airways franchise partner CityFlyer Express expects to be an all-jet operator within five years, with its growing fleet of 105-seat Avro RJ100s set to be the smallest aircraft it operates. The airline, however, denies suggestions that it is set for an imminent change of ownership. CityFlyer has ...
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Arkia plans for Nigerian carrier
Israel's largest private carrier, Arkia, has revealed plans to start an airline operation in Nigeria and at the same time to boost its fleet with new aircraft, including Boeing 757-300s. The airline operates 12 de Havilland Dash 7 turboprops, four Boeing 737-200s and a leased 757-200 on regional scheduled ...
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Atlas studies mid-size freighter
Guy Norris/SEATTLE Atlas Air has confirmed interest in expanding its operations beyond the Boeing 747-200F and 747-400F freighters with a new mid-size aircraft. "We are considering a 50-60t aircraft" says the Colorado-based cargo airline's president and chief executive, Michael Chowdry. Although Atlas has expanded its fleet with used ...
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Northrop Grumman sets sights on GTE as shareholders attack
As angry shareholders launched a lawsuit against Northrop Grumman executives in the wake of the failed merger with Lockheed Martin, speculation is growing that the group is preparing to bid for the defence arm of GTE if it comes on the market as part of the US telecommunications giant's own ...
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BM Engineering makes third party breakthrough
BM Engineering has agreed a five-year maintenance support contract with Norwegian start-up charter operator Color Air. The deal represents the company's first third party base maintenance contract since setting up last year as as a separate corporate entity from parent airline British Midland. Color Air has two ex-TACA Boeing ...
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Casinos gamble on new carrier
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Two Las Vegas casinos have together invested $30 million in low-fares start-up National Airlines, in a bid to offset a decline in seat availability as major airlines redeploy aircraft to higher-yield routes. National plans to start services in January or February 1999, operating four leased ...
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R-R prepares combustor for low-emissions test
Rolls-Royce is completing certification work on a new low-emissions combustor for the RB211-535E4 engine to be introduced into service on Condor's first Boeing 757-300 in January 1999. The Phase Five combustor is based on the low-emissions design of the larger Trent powerplant, and scaled to fit the -535, says ...
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Rotary Rocket starts construction of the first Roton parts
Construction of the first parts of Rotary Rocket's Roton commercial space vehicle is under way, kicking off an ambitious development schedule aimed at achieving initial flight tests by the middle of 1999. The first elements of the Roton, an unpiloted, unmanned, re-useable single stage to orbit (SSTO) launch vehicle, are ...