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P&W begins testing PW4090 turbofan
PRATT & WHITNEY IS testing its PW4090 turbofan, the latest high-thrust version of the PW4000 which, rated at 400kN (90,000lb) take-off thrust, is destined to power Boeing's high- gross-weight 777-200 wide-body twinjet. The East Hartford, Connecticut-based company hopes to obtain US Federal Aviation Administration certification for the engine ...
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ATR 42-400 First Flight
The first flight of the latest version of the ATR 42, the -400, took place on 12 July. The aircraft flew for 3h 15min and, according to ATR, performed "flawlessly". The aircraft features up-rated Pratt & Whitney PW121A turboprops driving six-bladed Hamilton Standard propellers, and as a revised, acoustically treated ...
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Air Canada orders A340-8000
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE HAS secured an initial order from Air Canada for two of its planned ultra-long-range A340-8000s and stepped up efforts to secure additional launch orders from the Asia-Pacific market. Air Canada's purchase by itself is not sufficient to launch the 232-seat -8000 derivative formally. According to airline ...
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Egyptair Buys A340
Egyptair has become the 37th customer for the Airbus Industrie A330/A340 with an order for three A340s, and options on two more. The airline plans to use the aircraft to open up new routes, including from Cairo to Japan, the US West Coast, and Australia. Delivery of the first aircraft ...
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A320 Overhaul
Lufthansa Technik (LTAG) began overhauling Airbus A320 landing gears at its Hamburg, Germany site in July. Meanwhile, LTAG has acquired a complete Boeing 747-200 landing gear, in addition to the 747-400 gear already held in the company's inventory of rotable spares. Source: Flight International
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Nagoya A300 families to sue CAL and Airbus
RELATIVES OF VICTIMS killed in the 1994 China Airlines (CAL) Airbus Industrie A300-600R crash, in Nagoya, Japan, have decided to sue the aircraft manufacturer and Taiwanese carrier, for substantial damages. Families of 124 of the crash victims are jointly seeking around '100 million ($1.16 million) each in compensation ...
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Pemco pushes heavier 727-200
PEMCO WORLD AIR Services Group has received US Federal Aviation Administration supplemental type certification (STC) for weight increases for the Boeing 727-200. The STC raises the maximum zero fuel weight to almost 70,370kg from 63,320kg, and maximum landing weight is increased to almost 74,500kg from 72,575. The first ...
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Chinese construction
Airbus Industrie and China Aircraft Supplies (CASC) have begun construction of a new joint-venture training and support centre at Beijing Capital Airport. The $50 million site is due to open in 1996. It will consist of a 8,200m2 (88,000ft2) training site equipped with two flight simulators, including an A320 device, ...
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Atlas adds 747
Colorado-based cargo airline Atlas Air has converted one of three Boeing 747 full-freighter modification options into a firm order and will take delivery of the former -200 Combi aircraft in November. The airline contracted for four 747 conversions with three options in 1994, and will receive its third converted aircraft ...
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USAir wage plans hit trouble
USAIR'S GOAL of gaining $2.5 billion in wage concessions from employees over the next five years has had a setback, with 8,300 members of the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) voting to reject the concession package negotiated by the union's leaders. The AFA says that rank-and-file members turned ...
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Ecuatoriana sale
The Ecuadorian Government will sell 50.1% of flag carrier Ecuatoriana on 27 July through the local stock exchange. A further 24.9% will be sold through the stock exchange within 180 days of privatisation. The Government will keep a 25% stake in the airline, which is debt-free with assets of $15 ...
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UAV survey predicts doubling of market
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC NEARLY 8,000 unmanned air-vehicles (UAVs), worth $3.9 billion, will be produced worldwide between 1994 and 2003. The reconnaissance market is expected to double in size over the ten-year period, according to the Teal Group's UAV annual forecast. The forecast, released at the 1995 ...
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JADC targets YS-X development
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE JAPAN AIRCRAFT Development (JADC) expects to launch full-scale development of its proposed 90- to 110-seat YS-X twinjet by the end of the 1996 fiscal year. According to JADC senior managing director Shinya Kobayakawa, work will need to begin by late 1996 or early 1997 ...
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Embraer signs marketing deal with PZL
EMBRAER HAS signed a co-operation agreement with Polish manufacturer PZL-Warssawa-Okecie. Details are still being worked out, but the memorandum of understanding covers marketing of PZL general-aviation aircraft in Brazil and the sale of Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia regional airliners to Poland. Under the agreement, Embraer's light-aircraft subsidiary Neiva will ...
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Hexcel and Ciba-Geigy to form composites unit
HEXCEL AND Ciba-Geigy have signed a letter of intent to combine their composite-materials businesses. Under the $220 million deal, Ciba's Composites division would become part of Hexcel, and the Swiss-based pharmaceutical and chemical group would take a 49.9% stake in the combined company, which will have annual sales of more ...
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FAA completes Cat III GPS flight-tests
THE US FEDERAL Aviation Administration has completed flight-tests to determine the feasibility of Category IIIb automatic landings using the global-positioning system (GPS). Results from flight-tests by E-Systems and Wilcox, in June and April, respectively, are being analysed. The results are expected to be released by September. The tests ...
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FAA and airlines launch next-generation communications
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC THE US FEDERAL Aviation Administration has joined with industry to develop the Aeronautical Telecommunication Network (ATN) offering rapid and reliable information exchange, including air-traffic-control instructions and engine-performance data, among pilots, controllers and airline operations worldwide. The deal was struck between the FAA and ...
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Airlines finalise Stuttgart plans
EUROPE'S AIRLINES are finalising their plans for maintaining services to Stuttgart Airport, Germany, ahead of the partial closure of the airport at the end of July. British Aerospace 146s and Avro International Aerospace Avroliners will be the only jet-powered passenger aircraft able to be operated to and from ...
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Kalitta sells off MGM Grand Air
CONRAD KALITTA HAS sold a majority interest in the former MGM Grand Air to charter operator Front Page Tours, which will operate the airline as Champion Air. Kalitta, which purchased the assets of MGM Grand Air from billionaire Kirk Kerkorian in December 1994, will retain a 20% stake in Los-Angeles-based ...
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Rationalisation bears fruit for South African Airways
Chris Yates/JOHANNESBURG A SERIES OF COST-reduction measures, including rationalisation of its European network and the closure of offices worldwide, should allow South African Airways (SAA) soon to report significantly improved financial results. "Our official results will be made known within the next two weeks, for the ...