All Airframers articles – Page 1509
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P&W defends engine against rival ridicule
Karen Walker Pratt & Whitney chief Karl Krapek yesterday defended his company's new geared turbofan product against rival accusations that it is based on old technology. Giving details of the newly-launched PW8000, an engine for narrowbody markets in the next century, Krapek says: "I take exception to comments about this ...
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Daewoo confident of trainer sales to Korean air force
Andrew Mollet Daewoo says that it hopes to sell between 100 and 150 of its new KTX-1 basic trainers to the Republic of Korea air force (ROKAF). The company will be delivering an initial batch of 20 KTX-1s later this year, and a further 20 in 2000 as the ...
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Brasilia production rates to be doubled
Karen Walker Boosted by a fresh batch of orders from the USA, Embraer is planning to double its production rates of the EMB-120 Brasilia over the next two years. Embraer president and chief Mauricio Botelho says Brasilia production will be increased from 12 to 24 aircraft a year. In ...
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Canadair racks up six more RJ orders
Alan Dron Bombardier yesterday received orders for six Canadair Regional Jets - five from Montpellier, France-based Air Littoral, and one from Air Adria, of Ljubljana, Slovenia. The French order, for five Series 100 machines, will take the airline's fleet of the 50-seat aircraft to 19. Deliveries of its ...
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Litton nav system for regional carriers
Mark Hannant Litton Aero Products has announced at Asian Aerospace '98 that its LTN-101 Flagship navigation system will be flown by four regional commercial airlines. China Southern Airlines is to take ten systems for additional A320s being acquired; Sichuan Airlines is to fit the Flagship to four A320/321s. ...
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Leasing company sees opportunies in economic downturn
Sarah Lazenby Business is booming in Asia Pacific for flight crew leasing companies IASCO and ARS International. The companies have just placed 17 captains to fly McDonnell Douglas DC-10s and MD-81s for the Harlequin Air, the first new-entry low-cost carrier to serve Japan since the market was liberalised. Other Asian ...
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New simulator for SAS
One year from now, SAS Flight Academy's centre in Stockholm will begin using its second Boeing 737-600/700/800 Full Flight Simulator. SAS has announced the order for the second simulator, to be manufactured by CAE Electronics, at Asian Aerospace '98. SAS Flight Academy currently has a total of 15 Full Flight ...
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ATI acquired
Pittson Burlington Group operating unit BAZ Global has agreed to acquire US freight carrier Air Transport International (ATI) for under $30 million in cash. ATI operates a fleet of McDonnell Douglas DC-8 freighters. Source: Flight International
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P&W plans PW8000 first run for 1999
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Pratt & Whitney's new PW8000 geared turbofan is expected to make its first run in early 1999, with an entry into service date as early as 2002, says the company, which formally announced the three year development programme on 17 February (Flight International, 18-24 February). ...
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GE's CF34 Turbofan passes 2 million hours
General Aircraft's CF34 turbofan has reached a two million flight hour milestone in airline service powering the Canadair Regional Jet. The 9,000lb (40kN) thrust CF34 entered airline service in 1992 and is now onboard more than 200 aircraft operated by 17 airlines. Pictured is the latest version of the CF34, ...
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Fokker closes on launch orders for F28RE
Fokker Services is hoping to convert, by the end of April, letters of intent held for its F28RE re-engineing programme to firm contracts, to enable full scale development to be launched. The company had been aiming for a launch during the course of last year and selected the Rolls-Royce ...
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CAL A300 crashes at Taipei
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE A China Airlines (CAL) Airbus Industrie A300-600R crashed next to Taipei's international airport in Taiwan on 16 February as the crew was apparently initiating a go-around. There are indications that the aircraft may have stalled in the attempt. The seven year old aircraft, aiming for runway 05L, ...
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A330/340 pump fire danger doused
Fire danger from faulty Airbus Industrie A330/A340 auxiliary hydraulic pumps has been addressed in a US Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness directive (AD), issued on 17 February, requiring their complete removal. Airbus, however, points out that all necessary corrective actions have already been taken, explaining that the electrically driven pumps (EHPs) ...
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Airbus closes in on $4 billion Latin deal
Airbus is close to finalising its long awaited $4 billion order for up to 120 single aisle aircraft from a group of Latin American airlines, following the confirmation by TACA of El Salvador that an order is planned. TACA says that it is finalising an order for 30 A319s, ...
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EuroLOT settles for fleet of ATR 42s
EuroLOT, the regional subsidiary of LOT Polish Airlines, is to create its own fleet in a deal with Aero International (Regional) to take five secondhand ATR 42-300 turboprops on lease, with three options. The 48 seat aircraft won a competition against the Saab 340 and Bombardier de Havilland Dash ...
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Belgium's VLM gears up to enter millennium with Fokker 70 fleet
Herman De Wulf/ANTWERPIN a bid to boost services and spread its business, Belgian regional airline VLM, of Antwerp is seeking to move up to a jet-powered fleet with the acquisition of Fokker 70s by 2000. The carrier has a fleet of four Fokker 50 turboprops, and new managing director Christian ...
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737-700 receives JAA approval after stall warning changes
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing's 737-700 obtained European Joint Aviation Authorities certification on 18 February after changes were made to increase stall warning. The modifications meet the JAA's insistence that the pilot be able to identify clearly the occurrence of a stall, even after the activation of the stick shaker. The ...
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Boeing denies link between 737 crashes and test-flight incident
Andrew Mollet Boeing continues to take issue with suggestions there might be any link between a test-flight incident on a British Airways 737 more than two years ago and two earlier unexplained 737 crashes in the US. The two unexplained 737 crashes occurred in Colorado Springs, Colorado in ...
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USA blocks Gripen sale to South Africa
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Efforts by Saab and British Aerospace to sell the JAS39 Gripen combat aircraft to South Africa have been blocked by the USA. The companies remain optimistic that continuing negotiations on the resolution of a wider weapons dispute between the USA and South Africa will result in lifting ...
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Air Wisconsin chases Mountain Air Express
Air Wisconsin, which operates as United Express, wants US bankruptcy court permission to acquire Mountain Air Express of Denver, Colorado. The terms of the offer are not disclosed by Air Wisconsin, but the reported sale price is $1.5 million. Air Wisconsin has ordered six Fairchild Dornier 328s to increase ...