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MDC polls MD-11 freighter operators on smoke rules
McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) is canvassing MD-11 freight operators on proposed changes to the freighter configuration, which would meet new smoke-rules of the European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) and reduce maintenance costs. The alterations would allow loads of up to 79,450kg, while producing a net reduction (of around 130kg) ...
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Saab Aircraft celebrates major 340B order spree
SAAB AIRCRAFT has landed significant orders for its 340B Plus turboprop from two of the largest regional operators in the USA. In addition, the Swedish manufacturer has almost completed a deal to sell a large number of Saab 2000s to one of the carriers. The biggest single order ...
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DASA in talks over Korean 328 deal production
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH DAIMLER-BENZ Aerospace (DASA) and South Korea's Daewoo Heavy Industries are discussing South Korean assembly of the Dornier 328 33-seat turboprop. Senior executives at Daewoo say that the talks are focused on establishing a new production line at its aerospace division's Changwon factory. ...
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Avensa chooses hushkit for 737s
VENEZUELAN CARRIER Avensa has ordered a newly certificated Boeing 737-100/200 Stage 3 hushkit developed by Florida-based AvAero which allows it to operate to much higher maximum gross take-off weights (MGTOW) without turbine nozzle modifications. AvAero has received a US Federal Aviation Administration supplemental type certificate allowing users of ...
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Dash 8 stretch launched
BOMBARDIER HAS launched the stretched de Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 regional turboprop, following an order for 12 aircraft from Great China Airlines of Taiwan. A formal announcement is expected at the show. The Taiwanese domestic carrier is understood to be one of several launch customers for the 70-seat ...
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Competition hots up for Air Macau deal
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE COMPETITION between Airbus Industrie and Boeing to place aircraft with start-up carrier Air Macau has intensified, with a final decision expected shortly from the airline's board of directors. Air Macau has an immediate requirement for four leased aircraft and wants to put the ...
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Chinese airlines sign MDC deal
CHINA EASTERN and China Northern Airlines have signed a $700 million provisional agreement with McDonnell Douglas (MDC), increasing the number of Long Beach-built MD-90-30 TrunkLiners ordered to 20. Under a revised deal signed in 1994, China had intended ordering 14 MD-90s and six MD-82s from McDonnell Douglas' Long ...
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KLM profits news marred by strike action
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON KLM HAS REVEALED record profits, although some of the shine was taken off the announcement by pilots staging a second one-day strike. The Dutch carrier reports net profits of DFl470 million ($300 million) for its financial year to the end of March, staying ...
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Snecma reveals turbofan details
Julian Moxon/PARIS FRENCH ENGINE manufacturer Snecma has unveiled the initial configuration of the new 135-220kN (30,000-50,000lb) CFMXX turbofan it wants to develop with CFM International partner General Electric. The engine is unlikely to be launched officially at the show, however, with GE chairman (emeritus) Brian Rowe saying. "We ...
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BAe/ATR finalise deal as Germany looks to Asia
THE REGIONAL-aircraft joint venture between British Aerospace and ATR partners Aerospatiale and Alenia has been signed and intense negotiations are now expected to take place at the Paris air show over bringing Daimler-Benz Aerospace (DASA) into an enlarged consortium. Speaking in the run-up to the air show, new ...
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GE90 test delay could hold up 777
Guy Norris/Los Angeles BOEING AND General Electric are believed to be making contingency plans, for a possible delay in the certification and delivery of the first GE90-powered 777 following a fan-balance problem experienced during ground tests. Test flying of the two GE90-powered Boeing 777 test ...
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Vulcain main-propulsion system
The Ariane 5 cryogenic propulsion system consists of the main engine, feed lines, valves, pneumatics and tank-pressurisation systems and is the responsibility of France's Soci,t, Europ,en de Propulsion (SEP) which, as a prime contractor, leads a group of 37 European companies "Our objective was to develop an extremely ...
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Nose to nose
The Paris show is the first major event for over a decade to feature aircraft from both Boeing and Airbus Industrie Kieran Daly/LONDON The significance of symbolic moments should not be exaggerated, but Paris '95 serves as well as any event to mark the start of ...
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Bite of the underdog
Airbus Industrie, Boeing and McDonnell Douglas will be competing in some vital sales contests in the near future Kieran Daly/LONDON The next few months will see the outcomes of some of the most significant aircraft sales contests in the history of the aviation business. Purchase decisions to ...
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UK and USA study Starstreak project integration
THE UK AND US defence ministries are discussing a joint programme to integrate the Shorts Starstreak high-velocity missile on to their respective attack helicopters. The Starstreak is included as a "mandatory option" in the UK's attack-helicopter procurement requirement. Shorts and Lockheed Martin formally agreed on 25 May to ...
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Power play
Civil-engine discussion at Le Bourget will be overshadowed by the big-twin power struggle. Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Big engines, mergers and the first hints of new orders will dominate the chalet gossip at Paris this year. The top end of the power battle will be represented ...
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Dowty2 C19
Dowty Aerospace will be displaying its D6000 series of all-composite propellers, now in service on the Saab 2000. A version of the D6000 will be fitted to the Lockheed C-130J, which is due to have its first flight later this year. Dowty will also be exhibiting its flash-welded engine rings, ...
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FAA approves Horizon HGS
HORIZON AIR, the Alaska Air Group regional operator, has received US Federal Aviation Administration approval to operate its fleet of de Havilland Dash 8s to Category IIIa minima, using a Flight Dynamics head-up guidance system (HGS). The clearance enables Horizon to land the Dash 8 in visibility conditions ...
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Cambodian Expansion
Royal Air Cambodge (RAC) of Cambodia plans to add a second Boeing 737-400 and an ATR 72 turboprop to its fleet, and extend services to Kunming and Guangzhou, in China, and Vientiane, in neighboring Laos. The Cambodian-Malay joint-venture carrier, launched in January, already operates a 737-400 leased from Malaysia Airlines, ...
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Cargo Link-Up
Korean Airlines (KAL) and Air China have signed a $210 million agreement to build and operate jointly an air-cargo terminal at Beijing's Capital Airport. KAL will hold a 49% stake in the Beijing International New Cargo Terminal and Air China the remainder. The 56,100m2 site will be capable ...