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DHL Europe closes on widebody freighters
DHL International is discussing the wet-lease of a small fleet of Airbus A300B4 freighters for its intra-European operations later this year, but is focusing on the Boeing 757/767 for its longer-term plans. Gordon Olafson, transport director for DHL International Europe, says that the company is looking to add ...
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Letfreezes work on L-610M but gears up for -610G
Regional-aircraft manufacturer Let Kunovice has frozen its L-610M twin-turboprop-aircraft programme to dedicate its energy to the much-delayed certification of the Westernised L-610G variant. The 40-seat L-610G is now scheduled to receive certification in the third quarter of 1998 to US Federal Aviation Regulations Part 25 requirements. The programme ...
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CFMI says CFM56 DACproblem will be solved by July
CFM International (CFMI) expects by July to begin delivering redesigned turbine rear-frames (TRFs) for CFM56-5A/B double annular combustor (DAC) engines on national carriers Swissair and Austrian Airlines Airbus A319s, A320s and A321s. The revised TRFs should finally allow the two carriers to lift artificial flight-cycle limits on the ...
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Smiths advance
The surge in Boeing deliveries helped profits at the Smiths Industries aerospace business, where core contracts include the 737 flight -management system (FMS). Profits were up by one-third at nearly ú23 million for the half year to the end of January. Smiths says that it is actively looking for new ...
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workshop...
++ Florida-based AeroCorp has won heavy maintenance work for 30 Boeing 727s from two airlines. American Trans Air has agreed a 20 aircraft "nose-to-tail" deal worth $15 million covering maintenance of its 727s for 1997 and 1998. Sun Country has signed a similar agreement, worth more than $5 million, covering ...
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Training together
OPINION DIFFERS on how good, or bad, a year 1996 was for the commercial ßight-simulator industry, but manufacturers agree that sales will increase over the next two years before the boom cycle ends in 1999 and business returns to what passes for normal in this dynamic industry sector. ...
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Sextant success
French avionics manufacturer Sextant Avionique will supply the secondary integrated flight-control system, stall-protection system and electronic integrated standby instruments for the Bombardier CRJ-700 regional jet. Source: Flight International
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UPS to Manila
UPS Airlines has launched a new service to Manila in the Philippines, using a McDonnell Douglas (MDC) DC-8 freighter. The service will be operated five times a week from UPS' Taipei cargo hub to Manila, en route to Singapore. The parcels-carrier's main competitor, FedEx, is to extend its Asian cargo ...
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Embraer reduces losses and expects return to profitability
Embraer believes that it is on course to return to profits this year, after showing its first gains for six years in the final two quarters of 1996. The Brazilian aircraft manufacturer, privatised two years ago, still ended 1996 with losses of $40 million, but that marked a ...
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Government fall stirs Indian civil-aviation confusion
India's civil-aviation policy has again been thrown into doubt following the fall of the country's United Front Government, which came only weeks after a ruling that foreign airlines would have to sell any shares held in Indian domestic carriers. India's acting aviation minister, C M Ibrahim, passed the ...
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Chek Lap Kok fees create conflict
CONTROVERSY IS mounting over the level of user charges proposed for Hong Kong's new Chek Lap Kok (CLK) Airport, with airlines and the tourism lobby arguing that the rise in fees would damage competitiveness. The concerns surfaced in the Hong Kong Legislature's 1997/8 budget debate, with concerns voiced ...
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Civil Simulation Census
Notes and abbreviations The Flight International Civil Simulator Census lists full-flight simulators in service and on order, alphabetically by operator, then by aircraft type. Simulator supplier, computer, visual system, motion axes, year of entry into service, certification level and associated training devices are listed for each simulator, plus any additional ...
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Messier-Bugatti scores brakes-orders success
French aircraft-brake maker Messier-Bugatti has signed orders with seven airlines for its Sepcarb III carbon brakes. China Northwest, Constellation, Croatia Airlines, Iberia, Star Europe, Transasia and Zhejiang Airlines have all, within a month, ordered Sepcarb brakes for Airbus A319s and A320s, on a total of 58 aircraft. ...
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The big one
Mid-September is the deadline for what may be regarded as the most important launch in the history of the European space programme - the Ariane 502. If the second European Space Agency (ESA) development flight of the Ariane 5 satellite launcher is successful, the $366 million loss of the 501 ...
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Pentagon warns on China's ballistic missiles
China is pursuing a broad range of force-modernisation projects, including the development of an air-launched cruise missile as well as land-mobile inter-continental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), the procurement of an airborne-early-warning (AEW) aircraft, and consideration of building an aircraft carrier. The US Department of Defense's Selected Military Capabilities of ...
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BA is first to pick Roll-Rolls 'hybrid'
British Airways has become the first airline to select the Rolls-Royce RB.211-524HT "hybrid" engine, having signed a letter of intent (LoI) with the UK manufacturer specifying the powerplant for 14 Boeing 747-400s, ordered in September 1996. The engine deal will be worth more than $500 million to R-R, ...
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Atlantis tool probes CRJ problems
ATLANTISAEROSPACE has launched a troubleshooting tool to help solve elusive problems with complex aircraft systems. The first application of the Canadian company's SpotLight system is to help Bombardier with problems on the Canadair Regional Jet's (CRJ) flight controls, landing gear, doors and ice- and rain-protection systems. Brampton, Ontario-based ...
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Aster intercepts
The Franco-Italian Aster 15 air-defence missile has been successfully tested intercepting a simulated sea-skimming missile flying at 30ft (10m ) above the waves, following a vertical launch from a shore-based naval launcher. The Aster 15 intercepted the C22 target 7km (4nm) from the firing point, following a 10s supersonic flight. ...
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American loses Boeing delivery positions
AMERICANAIRLINES expects to have to retain and fit hushkits to additional Boeing 727s because of the delay in delivery of new Boeing aircraft resulting from the airline's failure to agree a new contract with its pilots. The 20-year, 630-aircraft purchase agreement with Boeing, announced in November 1996, was ...
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US Airways deal under threat
THE DEAL between US Airways and Airbus Industrie for up to 400 new aircraft will expire on 30 September, unless the US carrier is able to win major contract concessions with its workers. The deadline was disclosed for the first time by senior US Airways management during a ...