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Rising power
Hydrogen was first used as a means of "powering" flight with the manned flight of a hydrogen balloon only ten days after the Montgolfiers' first manned hot-air balloon flight in 1782. Despite achieving an excellent safety record - 50,000 passengers carried without a fatality - the use of ...
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Slots scramble at Haneda highlights Japan's problems
A recent airline scramble for a limited number of new slots at Tokyo's Haneda Airport has served to underline Japan's growing problem of trying to liberalise its air-transport industry in the face on an already over- extended infrastructure. The proliferation in new start-up and subsidiary carriers follows moves ...
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Eastern Promise
ONE OF THE MOST important promises of the so-called "peace dividend" for Western aircraft manufacturers was to be their ability to sell their products to the old Warsaw Pact countries in Eastern Europe. In fact, one of their greatest burdens may turn out to be the need to purchase most ...
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Cathay firms up
Cathay Pacific Airways has confirmed options for an additional two Airbus A340-300s and a single A330-300. The aircraft, scheduled for delivery in the last quarter of 1998, will increase the carrier's fleet to 11 A340s and 12 A330s. Its sister carrier, Dragonair, recently converted another of Cathay's A330 options to ...
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Masters of aviation
Pilots' careers finish relatively early, leaving them with no credit for accumulated knowledge and experience beyond that learned during the period of their licences. A postgraduate level of education in the aviation industry would be attractive to some motivated licence-holders who want future employment, early positions as management pilots, or ...
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VASP eyes up Argentinas
Acquisitive Brazilian airline VASP is understood to have made an approach to take a controlling stake in Aerolineas Argentinas. Iberia, which still has an interest in the Argentinian carrier, and which would still need to give its approval for any deal, says that no concrete offer for the airline has ...
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Sundstrand begins transfer of APIC production line
Sundstrand has begun transferring production of APS 2000 auxiliary power units (APU) to its San Diego site in California, following the completion of its purchase of the remaining 50% of Auxiliary Power International (APIC) from Labinal of France. The company will move all APS 2000 work in-house in ...
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British Airways revives regional-jet evaluation
British Airways is to re-open discussions with manufacturers over its proposed acquisition of a fleet of regional jets, after most unions representing staff at its regional operation backed plans aimed at cutting annual costs by £27 million ($44 million). Aircraft to be evaluated are thought to include the ...
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US airline safety ratings to hit Internet
Safety data on US air carriers are to be put on the Internet by the Federal Aviation Administration, in a bid to make them more accessible to the travelling public. The agency says it will not, however, rank airlines according to their accident records, although information on accidents and some ...
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Airbus and Boeing wait for British Midland decision
British Midland (BM) is close to placing a substantial order for aircraft in the 180-seat class, which will be phased in over the next five years to replace part of its Boeing 737 fleet. The expanding UK airline has hinted for some time that it was considering larger ...
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Beijing insider takes control at Air Macau
China National Aviation (CNAC) has moved to consolidate its control of Air Macau by appointing a key Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) official to the position of chief executive at the airline. The appointment of Li Keli, formerly CAAC deputy director of international affairs, was initially made ...
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Czech Government confronted by pressure to relieve air industry
The Czech Republic is facing mounting pressure to resolve chronic funding problems for its air force and aerospace industry following the publication of an open letter to President Vaclav Havel from several hundred Czech air force personnel claiming that the service is disintegrating because of a lack of spares and ...
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Air China eyes 777 purchase
Air China is again beginning to show active interest in the Boeing 777, raising the US manufacturer's hopes of finally being able to conclude a long-awaited deal with the carrier for up to 15 of the twinjets. The Chinese flag carrier is understood to be discussing buyer-furnished items ...
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Compressor damage grounds two of BA's 777 fleet
Several General Electric GE90-powered Boeing 777s were temporarily withdrawn from service earlier this month after borescope inspections revealed "light airfoil damage" in the compressor sections of five engines. British Airways said last week that two of its four 777s had been grounded, and it was expecting replacement engines ...
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737 first flight
The first next-generation 737-700 has undergone initial engine runs in readiness for a maiden flight expected by 10 February. Deliveries to launch customer Southwest Airlines are due to begin in October, pending successful certification. Total orders for all three next-generation models now stand at 517. Source: Flight International
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Boeing expected to agree late change to new 737 flightdeck
Boeing is close to agreeing to airline requests that it replace electro-mechanical standby instruments on the 737-600/ 700/800 flightdeck, with a single, solid-state, liquid-crystal-display (LCD) unit. A final decision is expected when the manufacturer can ascertain whether enough of the units can be supplied to meet planned next-generation ...
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Emirates picks Trent 700 engines for A330s
Emirates Airlines has selected Rolls-Royce to supply 320kN (72,000lb) Trent 700 engines for its fleet of 16 Airbus Industrie A330-200s. The order is worth $500 million. The airline has already ordered the Trent 800 to power its Boeing 777s. The deal is expected to be signed on 17 ...
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Aviacor prepares Tu-154 for Iran
Aviacor is preparing to deliver the first of 12 new-build Tupolev Tu-154s to Iran, which were ordered by the Iranian Government for its airlines in September 1996. The Samara, Russia, based manufacturer is scheduled to hand over the first aircraft during early February. It is designated Tu-154M-100 and ...
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Portugalia EMB-145
Embraer has confirmed firm orders for four EMB-145s from Lisbon, Portugal-based Portugalia Airlines (Flight International, 22-28 January). Deliveries will take place between May and November. There are provisional delivery dates in 1998 for two additional aircraft on option . The order is valued at $90 million. The EMB-145, which has ...