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Trent 777 IGW remains 'on target'
Boeing and Rolls-Royce are confident that certification of the Trent 890-powered 777-200 Increased Gross Weight (IGW) version of the Boeing twinjet is "on target" to be completed by the end of March, despite a rescheduling of testing because of some late changes in engine configuration. The release of ...
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BMed resurrects BA franchise agreement
BRITISH Mediterranean Airways (BMed) has struck a new agreement with British Airways to operate as a franchise partner on routes between London Heathrow and the Middle East as from April. The two airlines originally agreed to a link for their 1996/7 winter schedules, but the plans were later ...
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DASA prepares to boost Airbus narrowbody production line
Daimler-Benz Aerospace (DASA) Airbus is extending its narrowbody-assembly line in Hamburg, anticipating nearly tripled production rates within three years. The German Airbus partner is to invest DM217 million ($130 million) up to the end of 1998 in the expansion. The Airbus consortium this year is scheduled to deliver ...
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Air-force fighter competition heats up as bidders jostle
International competition to win a pending Philippine air force order for 18 fighter aircraft is intensifying, with the number of potential contenders and proposals continuing to lengthen. The air force has been given a range of industry briefings and presentations on at least nine different European, Israeli, Russian ...
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Fokker Aviation bolsters Asian sales support
Fokker Aviation is to take over LAB Asia Pacific's airframe-maintenance site in Singapore, in an effort to bolster flagging after-sales support for airlines in the region which are continuing to operate Fokker aircraft. The Dutch company has reached an accord with LAB to take over the running of ...
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CFMI gears up for bumper year
CFM International (CFMI) is stepping up production of CFM56 engines in response to record orders placed during 1996 for 1,280 powerplants valued at $5.5 billion. CFMI president Gerard Laviec says that the company had planned for only "about 700 orders" for the year. As a result of the ...
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Ethiopian nears decision on new fleet
Ethiopian Airlines is studying proposals from Boeing and Airbus Industrie for its fleet-renewal programme, and is expected to be ready to place an order for narrow- and widebodied aircraft before the end of the year. "Most of the background work has been finalised. My expectation is that we ...
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Rescued Kiwi takes expansion slowly
Kiwi International Airlines, which re-introduced scheduled passenger services to four US cities at the end of January, plans a gradual expansion of its fleet and destinations over the next three months. Kiwi was forced to suspend all scheduled services in October 1996 after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy ...
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Fly by net
The AeroNet, SITA's latest data-communications system, could be the aviation industry's answer to the Internet. Long established as a provider of data communications for the aviation industry, SITA recently had a self-contained, high-performance data network grafted on to its support structure. Called the AeroNet, it is aimed at eradicating paper ...
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Spare a thought
Airlines in Europe are becoming increasingly reliant on third-party component support services. Maintaining a comprehensive spare-parts inventory for a modern airline is an expensive business, particularly for a small- or medium-sized operator. Many expensive components may be languishing in storage, under-used but held in case an unforeseen failure grounds an ...
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Thais take CASA C212
The Royal Thai army aviation force has taken delivery of the first of two CASA C212-300 utility transports. The first aircraft was delivered in late 1996, with the second due to be delivered to the Royal Thai Army Aviation Battalion at Fort Srinararin by the end of February. The army ...
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Japanese firms are cool on Airbus A3XX co-operation plans
Japanese aerospace manufacturers are unenthusiastic about the idea of co-operating with Airbus Industrie to develop the consortium's proposed A3XX high-capacity airliner, despite Boeing's recent decision to shelve its rival 747-500/500X . Airbus has been signalling renewed interest in enlisting Japanese support for the A3XX, this time during a ...
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Myanmar shelves A320-lease plans
Myanmar Airways International has scrapped plans to lease two Airbus Industrie A320s and instead extended an interim lease agreement with Malaysia Airlines (MAS)for two Boeing 737-400s. In late 1996, the Singapore-Myanmar joint-venture carrier signed a letter of intent with Airbus to lease two A320s for five years. The ...
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R-R studies Trent shrink for A340-600/767-X
Rolls-Royce is considering refocusing its development efforts on a new 245-290kN (55,000-65,000lb)-thrust member of its Trent turbofan family, following Boeing's recent decision to cancel the 747-X project, say senior executives at the UK company. R-R's managing director Aerospace Group, Colin Green, confirms that the new derivative, which is ...
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Airbus fits switch guards after A340 hydraulic incident
Following an incident involving a Singapore Airlines (SIA) Airbus Industrie A340 over Australia, the aircraft manufacturer says that it is to put switch-guards over engine hydraulic-valve controls in the A340 cockpit. Sudden pitch changes caused by an incorrect switch selection by the crew injured 11 people, according to ...
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Bell Boeing freezes 609 tilt-rotor configuration
The final configuration of the Bell Boeing 609 civil tilt-rotor has been frozen following the selection of the last major system suppliers, some of them existing providers for the V-22 Osprey. Collins has been named as avionics supplier, and the company's General Aviation division will supply and integrate ...
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Alitalia pulls plug on Fokker 70s
Alitalia is attempting to return its five leased Fokker 70s to the bankrupt Fokker operation, after failing in a bid to re-lease them to low-cost Italian regional carrier Alpi Eagles. The two airlines concluded a codeshare deal late in 1996 which included the transfer of the Fokker 70s. ...
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Braathens boosts 737 fleet with -700 order
Braathens SAFE's all-Boeing 737 fleet is set to be boosted, with the leading Norwegian private airline placing orders for six 737-700s, and taking options on a further ten aircraft. Braathens will take delivery of its first two aircraft in July and August 1998, with the remaining deliveries scheduled ...
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FAA warns on third-party 727 freighter conversions
The US Federal Aviation Administration has asked air-cargo carriers to suggest how best to limit operations of their Boeing 727 freighters, converted by third parties. The aviation agency says that restrictions will be issued because the 727 modifications "-contain design features which apparently do not comply with the Federal Aviation ...
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Air Niugini finalises order for Dash 8s
The planned order by Air Niugini of Papua New Guinea (PNG) for two Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8-200s is to be finalised, after delays during final contract negotiations. The airline has been negotiating the order with Bombardier for some months to replace its fleet of de Havilland Dash ...