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Boeing ready for new 737
BOEING HAS reached the 75% design release point on engineering for the 737-700, the first of its next-generation family of small twins. The company's development plan calls for the production of all three versions of the family within 18 months. "Boeing has never done anything like this," ...
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Czech restructuring plans change again
Andrzej Jeziorski/PRAGUE ANOTHER PIECE of the Czech aerospace industry's restructuring appear to have unraveled, with the collapse of joint-venture discussions between Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) and Czech engine manufacturer Walter. It is believed that the deal finally fell through because P&WC was unwilling to ...
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Tyrolean Airways takes on four Canadair Regional Jets
EXPANDING Innsbruck-based Tyrolean Airways has placed an order for four Canadair Regional Jets, in a contract valued at $80 million. Options have also been secured on a further four aircraft. The first RJ is due for delivery in December. The Regional Jets will complement the recently acquired Fokker ...
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Lufthansa spends $1 billion
LUFTHANSA HAS authorised the acquisition of 18 aircraft at a total cost of DM1.7 billion ($1.14 billion). The purchase will be financed from its own resources. Four additional Boeing 747-400s and one Airbus A340 will be bought to strengthen the long-haul fleet in 1997. One of the 747-400s ...
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GE prepares for growth -90 runs
GENERAL ELECTRIC plans to make the first test run of its growth GE90, the 410kN (92,000lb)-thrust -92B, on 11 October at its Peebles site in Ohio. The US company hopes to start flight tests, in August 1996. The higher-thrust version will power higher-gross-weight, longer-range 777-200s, the first of ...
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Pension beckons for grandfather rights
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES David Learmount/LONDON EXISTING RULES governing the certification of derivative aircraft are to be scrapped if the US Federal Aviation Administration and the European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) approve new proposals presented by an international task force of manufacturers and aviation authorities. The ...
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Vietnam poised to wrap up A320 deal
Paul Lewis/HANOI VIETNAM AIRLINES IS finalising an agreement with Region Air of Singapore to lease ten new-build Airbus Industrie A320s as replacements for existing wet-leased aircraft. The agreement, expected to be signed as Flight International went to press, calls for the delivery of eight aircraft ...
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Deregulation fails to dent European duopolies
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON MORE THAN TWO years after Europe signed up for liberalisation, the majority of the region's air routes remain dominated by traditional flag-carrier duopolies, according to the UK Civil Aviation Authority's latest progress report on the European single air market. By the end of ...
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America West prepares for surge
AMERICA WEST Airlines plans substantial growth at its Phoenix and Las Vegas hubs over the next two years. The airline plans to increase capacity by 29% and departures by 17%, and to add at least eight cities to its route network. America West says that it plans to ...
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MD-95 powerplant will be a customer choice
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) says that the final selection of the engine for its MD-95 twinjet will depend on which power plant the launch customer selects. The BMW Rolls-Royce BR715 and the Pratt & Whitney mid-thrust family of engines are offered on the ...
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Portugal considers F-16 options
PORTUGAL IS considering procuring an additional 20-40 Lockheed Martin F-16s, along with taking on board the mid-life-upgrade (MLU) put together for other European F-16 operators. A team from the company is due to visit Portugal on 28/29 September, to discuss the upgrade. The aircraft on offer are secondhand ...
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Age-old dilemma
IT APPEARS that the European and US authorities have reached agreement over "grandfather rights" in the certification of derivative airliner types. Now all they have to do, is agree their respective interpretations over what is a grandfather right and what is a derivative, which may be a little more difficult, ...
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Airbus closes in on ValuJet deal
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON AIRBUS IS CLOSE to winning the hard-fought battle to sell ValuJet its first new aircraft. The deal, which is expected to involve around 25 A319s, with an option for a further 25, would be a major coup for Airbus, coming in the face of fierce competition ...
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CL-604 improvements
ENGINE With a small speed and temperature increase, within the existing certificated limits, the thrust capability of the CF34-3B is up by 7%; this is used in flat rating power to ISA+15¡C. The take-off distance of the CL-604 in standard conditions has been improved, in a ...
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Channel Fokker fleet
Bournemouth, UK-based cargo operator Channel Express (Air Services) has acquired a further two Fokker F27-500s, which brings its freighter fleet to five F27s, five Lockheed Electras and eight Handley Page Heralds. The 6,000kg payload, Stage 3 noise-certificated F27 turboprop will enable the airline to expand its existing charter operations into ...
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Vnukovo replacement
Russia's largest domestic airline, Vnukovo Airlines, is planning to update its medium- and long-range fleet, replacing older Tupolev Tu-154B and Ilyushin Il-86 models. The Moscow-based airline is seeking up to ten more Tupolev Tu-204 twinjets to take the place of the Tu-154s, as well as some larger types for its ...
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Frustrations in seeking safety
Sir - All airlines would profess to seek at least the preservation, if not the improvement, of flight safety. There appears to exist, a dalliance however, over the fitting of improved flight-data recorders (FDRs), however - vital data is not being captured. The frustration of the US National ...
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New Turkish Star
A new Turkish airline, Star Hava Yollari, is being formed to provide regular and ad hoc cargo charters to destinations in Europe and the Middle East. Negotiations are under way for the acquisition of a Boeing 727-200F freighter for a start of services in October. The airline's main base will ...
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Section 41 success
Singapore Aviation Services (SASCO) has signed two contracts, worth S$8 million ($5.5 million), for section 41 modification to two South African Airways Boeing 747s and a Middle East Airlines 747. SASCO will also perform engine-pylon modifications to the aircraft. It has signed a letter of intent to carry out similar ...
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Qantas will fit TCAS to domestic fleet wide
QANTAS IS TO SPEND about A$10 million ($7.5 million) fitting traffic-alert and collision-avoidance systems (TCAS) to its entire domestic turbofan fleet, following a recommendation from its safety department after an increase in near-misses in Australia. The systems will be fitted to some 40 Boeing 737s and Airbus A300-B4s. ...