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Full speed ahead for Airbus on A3XX project
Mike Martin The economic crises from Asia to Russia will not affect Airbus Industrie's (AI) plans for the A3XX superjumbo aircraft, the company said at the show. "This is a long-term project," says AI chief executive Noel Forgeard. "This will be a product with a lifetime of 30 ...
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SA Express picks SAS Flight Academy
South African Express Airways has signed a two-year deal with SAS Flight Academy for the dry-lease of a full flight simulator for the Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8. SAS Flight Academy assistant sales manger Berit Boijort says the deal with the South African regional is "open volume," meaning that ...
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Eagle flies with massive Embraer order
Karen Walker A massive $2 billion order for 75 firm and 75 option Embraer ERJ-135 regional jets was announced yesterday by US carrier American Eagle. Bill Kostel, director of fleet planning at American Eagle, a regional subsidiary of American Airlines, said he expects deliveries of the 37-seat -135 ...
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BMW R-R celebrates new engine's first flight
The first flight of a new engine is always a good excuse for some serious celebrating and this is certainly the case with BMW Rolls-Royce, where the champagne corks are popping to mark the successful first flight of their BR715 engines on Boeing's 717-200. The BR715 is the second ...
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Carbon addition doubles brake overhaul interval
By adding just 1.5kg of carbon to each aircraft brake, Messier-Bugatti has managed to achieve a 50% increase in the number of cycles between overhauls. The company's latest carbon brake, Sepcarb III PLUS, reduces airline operating costs and it's been ordered by a variety of airlines operating the Airbus ...
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Earth-bound demo gives Hawkeye a lift
Geoff Thomas Northrop Grumman is hoping to woo customers for its E-2C Hawkeye 2000 airborne early earning and control (AEW&C) system - particularly Greece - by entertaining them in a caravan. An unlikely scenario maybe, but this is not just any old caravan. It's a huge trailer which ...
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Airbus promises efficiencies and comfort with A318
Mike Martin The planned Airbus Industrie 100-seat A318 will deliver greater operating efficiencies and passenger comfort, the company said yesterday. The list price is expected to be $36 million, compared with the expected $33 million for the rival 100-seat Boeing 717. Airbus believes there is a market ...
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Dunlop benefits
The UK manufacturing industry in Britain may be suffering as a result of the strength of sterling, but for Dunlop Equipment the British Airways order for Airbus A320 aircraft offers a ray of light in the gloom of uncertainty. Dunlop Equipment, the Coventry-based aircraft component manufacturer, supplies solenoid and ...
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Billion-dollar Boeing still a formidable force
Karen Walker Boeing may feel a little beleaguered at Farnborough '98, but it is still a company that can pull billion-dollar orders out of a hat on the show's opening day. Yesterday, the commercial aircraft giant revealed a $900 million order from International Lease Finance and a $230 ...
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Marconi antennas selected
Canadian Marconi has secured two new contracts for Satcom antennas. Its CMA-2102 High Gain antenna has been selected by Continental Airlines for its new Boeing 777 and 767-400 aircraft and by Gulf Air for its Airbus A330-200 fleet. The antennae will provide onboard telephone, data and fax services via ...
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Converts to A300 freighter conversions
Andrew Douse CS Aviation Services has silenced critics who said they were crazy to convert Airbus A300s into freighters. Under the international spotlight of Farnborough, the company has proudly delivered of the first of seven Airbus A300 freighters to Costa Rican operator JHM Cargo Express. Earlier this ...
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SAS orders first 737-700/800s
Scandinavian carrier SAS has converted recently ordered Boeing 737-600s into orders for "at least 12" 737-700s and 737-800s. This is the first time that the carrier has ordered the larger members of the twinjet family. In July, SAS converted 14 737-600 options into firm orders. Following that order, SAS' ...
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New European launcher awaits full funding
Tim Furniss Europe's new small satellite launcher, Vega, makes its debut on the Aerospatiale stand in Hall 1. If it gets full development funding, the 26m high Vega will make it first launch from Kourou in 2002. Commercial flights and transportation for European Space Agency (ESA) satellites will ...
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Enhanced GE90 promises boost in performance
Geoff Thomas One of the 'big three' engine builders - GE - is testing an enchanced GE90 for the Boeing 777 with new technologies to increase its on-wing life, fuel burn and thrust. Known at the performance improvement programme (PIP), it will provide the GE90 with an exhaust ...
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Embraer wins further ERJ orders from Continental
US regional carrier Continental Express has confirmed its love affair with the regional jet by turning a further 25 options for the Embraer ERJ-145 into firm orders. The $375-million deal takes Continental Express's total firm orders with Brazilian manufacturer Embraer to 100, comprising 75 of the 50-seat ERJ-145 and ...
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BA order boosts IAE to record heights
As announced at the show yesterday, International Aero Engines (IAE) president and chief executive officer Barry Eccleston is headed for a new career with Fairchild Aerospace. He leaves the engine company on an undisputed high note. Firm and option business won during the last eight months totals $5.7 billion - ...
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Order-rich R-R sees no need for mergers
Geoff Thomas Rolls-Royce chairman Sir Ralph Robins does not see any need for further consolidation between the world's 'big three' engine manufacturers. Speaking at Farnborough '98, he says that there is room for all three companies - R-R, Pratt and Whitney and GE - each having around a ...
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CFM launches studies into engine needs
Engine maker CFM International has launched a three-year advanced technology acquisition programme, called Project TECH56, designed to identify, determine the feasibility of, and validate future engine technology needs. Speaking at Farnborough, Gerard Laviec, CFM International's president and chief executive officer, says: "We are the market leader and will continue ...
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Soul-searching time at Airbus and Boeing
Mike Martin Air show history was made yesterday when both Airbus Industrie and Boeing leaders held press conferences and made almost no reference to each other. Both companies are looking inwards and the emerging picture is fascinating. Boeing president Harry Stonecipher made what amounted to a gracious and ...
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Cathay prepares to 'mothball' last 747-200s
Cathay Pacific Airways says it will be forced to 'mothball' its remaining Boeing 747-200s if it cannot sell or lease them by the end of this year. The Hong Kong-based carrier owns seven 747-200 "Classics", and has been attempting to sell or lease them since March this year as ...