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FAA advances FDR upgrades
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC The US Federal Aviation Administration will require upgraded flight data recorders (FDRs) on newer Boeing 737s, a year sooner than previously ordered. In the light of the recent report on the 1994 US Airways Boeing 737 crash near Pittsburgh, in which rudder hardover was a suspected factor, ...
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Korean settles for reshuffle instead of resignations
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE Korean Air (KAL) is not accepting any of the 29 resignations submitted by senior executives in the wake of its latest fatal accident. This fits the pattern of previous KAL accidents, where contrite senior executives offered their resignations en masse, but few were accepted. KAL's new ...
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Marketplace
Oman Air has taken delivery of its first of two ex-Swissair Airbus A310-300s, leased from International Lease Finance (ILFC). The Pratt & Whitney JT9D-powered aircraft are scheduled to be replaced by two younger, PW4000-powered A310-300s leased from ILFC later this year. China Northwest Airlines has leased two CFM International CFM56-5-powered ...
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Routes
Delta Air Lines has terminated its codeshare with Aer Lingus across the Atlantic following a decision by the Irish carrier to recommend to the Dublin government that it approve an alliance with American Airlines and British Airways. Air Canada and Mexicana have formed a code-share and marketing partnership between Canada ...
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SkyWest orders more CRJs to boost Delta Connection flights
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DCSkyWest Airlines has ordered additional 50-seat Bombardier Canadair Regional Jets (CRJs) for Delta Connection services. Chautauqua Airlines, meanwhile, will begin US Airways Express service with Embraer RJ-145 regional jets in July. St George, Utah-based Sky-West has ordered 10 CRJ-200LRs for delivery between May 2002 and January 2003. SkyWest ...
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Swissair pilots to mix A320/A330 flying
Swissair says it will take advantage of its plans to operate a fleet made up of fly-by-wire Airbus Industrie types, to train its pilots for mixed fleet flying (MFF). The move could see the carrier becoming the first major airline with all of its pilot group able to fly every ...
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TNT restructuring signals an end to contract with Air Foyle
TNT's decision to restructure its air cargo operations under a single grouping based at its hub in Liège, Belgium, will see Air Foyle cease flying for the express package company when its contract expires in May 2000. TNT's director of airline operations, Niky Terzakis, says it aims to have an ...
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Workshop
Pegasus Aviation has ordered 23 additional FedEx Aviation Services (FEASI)Boeing 727 Stage 3 hushkits, bringing its total order to 44 kits. United Airlines recently exercised options for 16 kits, bringing its orders to 75. Santa Barbara Aerospace (SBA) is to re-engine all four of its Boeing 727-200Adv freighters to BFGoodrich's ...
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ANZ may block Ansett plan
Chris Jasper/AUCKLANDAir New Zealand (ANZ) has indicated that it is giving serious consideration to a possible move to block Singapore Airline's (SIA) plan to take a 50% stake in Ansett Australia. The company has rejected suggestions that it has insufficient funds to mount the operation. Ansett is jointly owned by ...
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Hurel-Dubois records strongest performance
French thrust reverser and nacelle manufacturer Hurel-Dubois has posted its strongest performance since the company was formed in 1947. A 34% increase in sales, to Fr1.34 billion ($.21 billion) and a 61% jump in net profits, to Fr 52.6 million ($8.4million), came after a restructuring effort in 1998. ...
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Uganda discusses airline sale with SAA
Michael Wakabi/KAMPALA Unresolved issues over routes left Uganda's government with only one bidder in the sale of 49% of Uganda Airlines on 30 April. A decision to enter direct negotiations with South African Airways (SAA) was taken after British Airways and Sabena declined to submit bids by the 23 April ...
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Marconi aims to crack Brazilian deal
Marconi Electronic Systems and partner Lockheed Martin are seeking to take advantage of Elbit's troubled Northrop F-5E/F upgrade negotiations by offering Brazil a revived proposal that includes the option for a future beyond visual range (BVR) missile capability. Negotiations between Brazil, local F-5 upgrade prime contractor Embraer and Elbit ...
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Greece plumps for F-16s and Mirages
Stewart Penney/LONDONGreece's decision to split its interim fighter order between the Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 50-plus and the Dassault Mirage 2000-5MkII will provide a rapid boost in capability for its air force. Both manufacturers are supplying aircraft with improved capability over versions of the types in service with Greece. Block ...
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Putting the family to work
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Max Kingsley-Jones/STOCKHOLM Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Guy Norris/LOS ANGELESWhen Boeing began to study a replacement for its successful 737-300/400/500 "Classic" family of narrowbody twinjets in the early 1990s, it faced difficult decisions. Airbus Industrie was on the scene with its technologically advanced fly-by-wire A320 family, but many of Boeing's ...
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Head-up approval
Rockwell Collins Flight Dynamics' head-up guidance system (HGS) has received US certification on the Boeing Business Jet, allowing Category IIIa landings. The HGS is standard equipment on the jet. The head-up display has also been certificated on the 737-800, following approval on the 737-700 in November. Certification on the 737-600 ...
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USA takes up Sextant state support issue with EU
The USA IS to seek "consultations" with the European Union (EU) over the French Government's funding support of Sextant Avionique for development of a new flight management system (FMS) for Airbus aircraft. If the talks fail to resolve the dispute, the US Government plans to ask the World Trade ...
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Airbus cost-cutting stalled by SCE crawl
Andrew Doyle/TOULOUSEAirbus Industrie's efforts to drive down production costs are being hampered by the failure of the partner companies to agree on restructuring the business into a single corporate entity (SCE). Though the consortium made record sales of $13.3 billion last year, huge amounts of cash are being tied up ...
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Airlines push Airbus to speed up plans for A3XX freighter
Andrew Doyle/TOULOUSE Airbus Industrie is accelerating development of the freighter version of its proposed A3XX ultra-high capacity airliner, in response to strong demand from potential operators. The consortium has also revised the design of the cargo variant, to carry an increased payload of 150t over 10,545km (5,700nm) following ...
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Manufacturers' perspective
Production, reliability and certification issues have dominated the 737's debut Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Between them, Boeing and CFM International faced the fastest ramp-up in production and delivery of any commercial airliner with the 737NG. Since delivery of the first aircraft to Southwest Airlines in December 1997, some 250 examples ...
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Boeing maintains 717 campaign
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Boeing aims to boost sales of its 717 regional jet by taking a role in maintenance support and certificating a "Lite" version that could cut airport and navigation charges for airlines. The move comes as Greek flag carrier Olympic signs as the type's first European airline operator. Its ...