All Airframers articles – Page 1544
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Taiwan's carriers close on widebody orders
Paul Lewis/TAIPEI Taiwan's two rival national carriers China Airlines (CAL) and EVA Airways are showing renewed interest in new ultra-long-haul aircraft, in response to the recent provisional launch of the Airbus Industrie A340-500/600 and a proposed open-skies agreement with the USA. Competition between Boeing and Airbus ...
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Jersey European ends record year and promises more to come
Jersey European Airways (JEA)has joined in the boom in Europe's regional markets, reporting record results for its latest financial year to March 1997. The carrier, which last November signed a franchise deal with Air France on routes from London Heathrow to Toulouse and Lyon, posted a 27%rise in sales to ...
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Kitty Hawk/Kalitta companies take decision to merge
Kitty Hawk, the Dallas-based charter passenger and cargo air carrier, has agreed to merge with the Ypsilanti, Michigan-based Kalitta Companies, which includes American International Airways (AIA), American International Cargo, American International Freight, Flight One Logistics, Kalitta Flying Services and OK Turbines. In a related transaction, Kitty Hawk will ...
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Delta takes lead
Delta Air Lines has started to retrofit fire suppressors and smoke detectors in the cargo holds of its Boeing 737s, and plans to fit its entire narrowbody fleet with the safety devices. The US Federal Aviation Administration has given notice of proposed rulemaking indicating that such installations will be required ...
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Reflected glory
Peter Henley/SEATTLE The dilemma which Boeing faced when launching its Next Generation 737 was whether to update the proven model or start afresh. The big 737 operators wanted an updated 737 for fleet commonality, but they demanded a version which would fly faster, higher and more economically. They ...
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GE fits new combustors to CF6-80C2 powerplants
General Electric (GE) is being forced to fit new combustors to a batch of 213 CF6-80C2 engines, which have been found to be defective. According to Lufthansa Technik (LHT), which is offering on-location exchanges of the combustors to affected airlines, GE has found that the splash plates (which ...
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Airbus poised to fly first long-range A330-200.
General Electric has received US Federal Aviation Administration approval for the latest version of the Airbus A330's CF6-80E1 engine, the 312kN (70,000lb)-thrust A4, following a 17-month certification programme. The engine is the launch powerplant on the new long-range A330-200 derivative, which is scheduled to have its maiden flight on 13 ...
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Rolls-Royce hastens Trent 8104 for 777-200X
Rolls-Royce has signed a new agreement with Boeing to advance the development of its planned Trent 8104 growth engine by a further four months, to meet a September 2000 delivery date for the first 777-200X. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) covers the development of a Trent 800 derivative ...
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IPTN seeks powerplant bids for planned N2130 family
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE IPTN has formally asked competing European and US engine manufacturers to submit their proposals for an engine to power its planned new N2130 jet-powered aircraft family. The Indonesian manufacturer has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to BMW Rolls-Royce, CFM International and Pratt & ...
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Olympic deal swells A340 orderbook
Max Kingsley-Jones/London Olympic Airways has followed on the heels of Air Canada in deciding to replace its Boeing 747 "Classics" with Airbus A340s, and will take delivery of the first of up to six -300s in 1998. The airline, which has signed a contract for two ...
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Quiet Wing tests 727 winglet modification
A winglet modification for the Boeing 727, promising performance improvement and noise reduction, is expected to receive supplemental type certification approval as early as October. The upgrade, known as the Quiet Wing system, is mid-way through flight tests at Moses Lake, Washington, on a 727-100 on loan from ...
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Next Generation 737s move closer to JAA approval
Boeing has TAKEN a crucial further step towards gaining European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) approval to carry up to 149 passengers in its 737-700 and 189 passengers in its 737-800, the JAA confirms. The Authority's Board has just reviewed recommendations from the JAA Committee about Boeing's proposal for ...
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Aer Lingus forsakes 737s for Airbus in new short-haul fleet
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Aer Lingus has decided to switch from Boeing to Airbus for the next additions to its short- haul fleet, with a deal for four Airbus A321-200s to be delivered from 1998, primarily to replace Boeing 737-400s on the busy London-Dublin route. The airline, which ...
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Fine Air cargo DC-8 crashes soon after take-off from Miami
A FINE AIR McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61 freighter (N27UA) with four people on board crashed on 7 August while attempting to take off from Miami International Airport. The four people, including three flightcrew and a security guard, are believed to have been killed. The DC-8, which was being operated ...
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Chinese safety scrutinised after China Northern MD-82 overrun
Paul Lewis/Singapore Chinese air safety is coming under renewed scrutiny after a China Northern Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-82 was badly damaged during an aborted take-off from Dalian Airport in the north of China. The aircraft suffered about $10.5 million worth of damage after overrunning the end ...
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Looking at accident causes
Sir - I take issue with the statement in the article "Sparks ßy over TWA 800" (Flight International, 16-22 July, P12) that "-the FAA has so far failed to adopt fuel safety recommendations issued by the NTSB [US National Transportation Safety Board]". The article also states that "-the NTSB still ...
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Spacehab aims for ISS cargo work
Tim Furniss/LONDON Spacehab, which supplies the pressurised equipment-carrying module for the Space Shuttle, is working on a lightweight, unpressurised Integrated Cargo Carrier (ICC) unit designed to provide a commercial cargo service to the International Space Station (ISS). The ICC will carry up to 5,400kg of cargo ...
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Korean Air investigators focus on possible CFIT
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE The investigation into the crash of a Korean Air (KAL) Boeing 747-300 in Guam which killed 227 people, has begun to focus on controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) as a possible cause. US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) team leader George Black has stated ...
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French first-class airline prepares to launch
A new French airline claiming to offer "affordable full first-class service to every passenger" is scheduled to be launched in September. Operating from Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, Fairlines will fly initially on routes within Europe, serving the major cities. The airline plans to start flying in November ...
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Cathay profits dip as traffic disappoints
Cathay Pacific Airways saw profits for the first half fall marginally under pressure from currency fluctuations, an unexpected drop in traffic and the recent grounding of its Airbus A330-300 aircraft fleet. The Hong Kong carrier reported a net profit of just above HK$1 billion ($130 million) for the ...