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NTSB worries about EMB-icing problems
More should be done to protect the Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia from icing, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has told the US Federal Aviation Administration, recommending improved crew training and operational techniques. The NTSB agrees with the FAA's proposal to require the installation of ice-detection systems on ...
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MDC advances crack checks on MD-90s
McDonnell Douglas (MDC) MD-90s will have to be checked for airframe fatigue cracking earlier than originally estimated, results from the fatigue-test airframe and other structural analysis have revealed. It will be years before the lead airframe in service reaches the newly designated 16,000-cycle point, when the first checks ...
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Delays force Mesa to curtail Dash 8 order
MESA AIR GROUP has cancelled the remaining 13 of a 25-aircraft order for Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8-200 regional turboprops, citing delivery delays and technical problems. Options on a further 25 aircraft have been cancelled, but Mesa says that it will keep 12 Dash 8s already delivered. Bombardier ...
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Boeing orders fuel-tank checks on all 747s
All Boeing 747 operators will receive a service bulletin (SB) this month detailing inspection procedures for centre-wing fuel tanks, the manufacturer says. The SB relates to the continuing investigation into the July 1996 crash of a Trans World Airways (TWA) 747 which has "-determined that the centre-wing tank ...
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Cathay prepares to modify gearboxes on Trent 700s
Cathay Pacific and Dragonair are hoping that fitting modified engine-gearboxes to their Rolls-Royce Trent 700-powered Airbus Industrie A330-300s will clear the way for the grounded aircraft to return to service by early this week. Both carriers voluntarily grounded their 15 A330s on 24 May, following an inflight engine ...
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P&WC delivers first Dash 8-400
PRATT &WHITNEY Canada has delivered the first PW150A turboprop engine for Bombardier's Dash 8-400 70-seat regional airliner. The first flight of the stretched, high-speed -400 is scheduled for December, leading to certification and first deliveries in the second quarter of 1999. Flight testing of the 3,780kW (5,070shp) PW150A ...
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LanChile grows with 767-300ERs
LANCHILE has placed orders for three Boeing 767-300ERs, worth $300 million, and is drawing up a long-range plan to renew and expand its Boeing 737 fleet. The General Electric CF6-80C2-powered 767s, deliveries of which will be begin in April 1998, are the first to be purchased directly by ...
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Collins advances Pro Line 21
ROCKWELL-COLLINS has embarked on the next step in development of its Pro Line 21 integrated avionics for business and regional aircraft. The US company is testing prototypes of an advanced processing architecture and is evaluating new human-computer interface concepts in a working cockpit mock-up. Pro Line ...
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Boeing plans heavier 777-200IGW
Boeing plans to boost the maximum take-off weight (MTOW) of the 777-200IGW (increased gross-weight) variant by 7,000kg, allowing the aircraft's maximum range with 375 passengers to be stretched to about 14,000km (7,600nm). The jump to the new 294,200kg MTOW level was approved after the completion of structural tests ...
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Aircraft news
Cathay Pacific Airways has placed orders for two Airbus A340-300s and one A330-300, due to be delivered in late 1998. Monarch Airlines has ordered two Airbus A321-200s and two A330-200s, with options on two more, for delivery in April 1999. Korean Air has ordered four more A330s, which ...
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Appointments
Thai Airways has appointed several new executive vice presidents, including Bhisit Kuslasayanon for commercial service, Payoon Puakpong for customer service, Saad Sobsatrasorn for operations, and Amnuay Chanya for finance and information. Meanwhile Sittipong Thanitayawong is the new senior vice president responsible for corporate planning and government relations. Frederick ...
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Suppliers
Singapore Airlines has become the first customer for Airbus' AIMFANS A datalink, which will be used to equip the carrier's fleet of A340s. Certification is expected in early 1998. Unison is expected to buy BFGoodrich's aerospace engine electrical systems division by the end of June. Boeing ...
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Partners for now
Every year sees a major change to the global alliance movement and this year's survey, the fourth consecutive since 1994/95, is no exception. Last year SAS left the European Quality Alliance for Lufthansa, while this time British Airways ditched its codeshare with US Airways in favour of American Airlines. With ...
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Financial results
Company Period Net US$ mil Comp period Sales US$ mil % change Aer Lingus Y Dec 31 51.2 24.2 1,225 -4.0 AMR Corp 1Q Mar 31 152.0 157.0 4,006 2.4 Austrian Airlines Y Dec 31 19.8 30.4 1,228 8.8 China Eastern Airlines ...
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French make waves in Fiji
It's normally the US that stands accused of neo-colonialism. But not to be outdone, France has decided it too can play the game and the focus of its efforts is the tiny Pacific island of Fiji. The island's government, a major recipient of overseas aid from the European ...
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Proceed with care
If a single US airline were to be picked out for its sheer likeability, then that airline would have to be Southwest Airlines. This darling of the industry consistently puts smiles on the faces of its employees, its passengers, bankers, analysts, shareholders, and even former Department of Transportation inspector general ...
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Airline News
Continental Airlines is to start daily nonstop flights from New York/Newark to Sao Paulo and Rio de Janerio on 10 July. Continental Express was to launch three daily services from Cleveland/Hopkins to Raleigh-Durham on 1 May as well as three daily flights to Norfolk, Virginia via Washington/Dulles and a daily ...
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New Trent 700 failure
The fifth inflight shutdown - the third within in a two-week period - of a Rolls-Royce Trent 700 occurred to a Dragonair A330-300 en route from Malaysia to Hong Kong on 23 May. The aircraft was diverted to Subic Bay in the Philippines. "From first reports, we have no reason ...
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Japan plans Hawkeye upgrade
The Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF) is planning a $400 million avionics upgrade for its fleet of Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye airborne early-warning (AEW) aircraft, to improve interoperability with the US military. The US Defense Department has notified Congress of the proposed Japanese upgrade project. The modification work ...
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Delta opts for fire-protection
Delta Air Lines has decided to fit its entire narrowbody fleet with cargo-bay fire-protection systems well ahead of an expected US Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness directive. Walter Kidde Aerospace, a division of Kidde Technologies, is Delta's chosen supplier of cargo-hold smoke-detectors which, together with Kidde's central cargo electronic-monitoring unit and ...