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LanChile given Ladeco green light
LANCHILE HAS FINALLY succeeded in its attempt to strengthen its position in the Latin-American market, with the approval by the country's Anti-monopolies Board of its application to take over Chile's second-biggest airline, Ladeco. The ruling hands effective control of nearly 90% of the country's domestic market to the ...
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Marshall predicts TriStar cargo demand
MARSHALL AEROSPACE, IS predicting demand for at least 50 Lockheed L-1011 TriStar freighter conversions, during the life of the programme it is now undertaking and says, that it needs to perform around 15 for the project to break even. The Cambridge, UK-based company has so far booked 12 firm orders ...
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Russia will sell Rybinsk shares
THE RUSSIAN Government has decided to sell 37% of its shares in Rybinsk Motors as a single package. The ruling by Prime Minister Victor Chernomyrdin ends a two-year dispute over the shares between the local and federal authorities, which run the company. The company manufactures the D-30 jet ...
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Taiwan casts its eye on Loral Vought PAC-3 ERINT missile
TAIWAN IS SIGNALLING strong interest in the Loral Vought Systems PAC-3 Extended Range Interceptor (ERINT) missile, following China's recent series of offshore theatre-ballistic-missile (TBM) test firings. Taiwanese military officials have been briefed on the PAC-3's anti-ballistic missile capability and commonality with the Raytheon Patriot PAC-2 system, which is ...
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Embraer flies EMB-145
Graham Warwick/SAO PAULO EMBRAER FLEW THE prototype EMB-145 regional jet for the first time on 11 August. The Brazilian manufacturer had logged some 8h flying by the time of the official roll out and first public flight at its Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil, plant on 18 ...
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DASA dealt double blow
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH DAIMLER-BENZ Aerospace (DASA) has suffered a double blow, with its Dutch subsidiary Fokker revealing record first-half losses, as fears emerged of a new round of job cuts at the German aerospace giant, which could affect up to 15,000 employees. The new developments exacerbate ...
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SAS raises MD-90 order
Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) has increased its firm orders for McDonnell Douglas MD-90s by two aircraft, to take its tally to eight. SAS is scheduled to take delivery of its first six aircraft in the second half of 1996. MDC has delivered eight MD-90s to Delta Airlines and, excluding the ...
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UK controller is blamed for MD-83/F28 near-airmiss
THE INVESTIGATION into a UK controlled-airspace "airmiss" has declared that a descending Airtours McDonnell Douglas MD-83 and a climbing TAT Fokker F28 on reciprocal headings came within less than 200ft (60m) of each other vertically, with no lateral separation. The MD-83 crew was forced to manoeuvre the aircraft violently in ...
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US regionals rebound
A first-half review finds the USA's regional and national carriers in improving health. Kevin O'Toole/LONDON THE MAJOR CARRIERS are not the only ones beginning to benefit from an upturn in the US airline market. With traffic growing relatively robustly and yields at last drifting upwards, the second ...
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How to get there
Traditionally, access to the show by road, particularly if trying to arrive before 08.00, has always been hampered by heavy traffic. This has improved in recent years, but it is still advisable to allow plenty of time if travelling from central Paris. Motorists from the centre should take ...
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Lucas picks up more Boeing work
Lucas Aerospace Cargo Systems of the USA is to supply aluminium structural assemblies for Boeing 767 flap-track fairings, under a contract awarded by BP Chemicals. The deal valued at over $5 million, runs until 2001, and Lucas will begin just-in-time deliveries of the kits this year. BP Chemicals ...
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Europeans united on Sino-Korean 100-seat aircraft
A SENIOR SOUTH Korean industry source has confirmed that a joint European aerospace delegation, including British Aerospace, is due to visit Beijing soon to discuss development with China and South Korea of a new 100- to 120-seat passenger aircraft. China and South Korea are expected to select a ...
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Thai needs new aircraft and another chairman
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Thai Airways International is considering purchasing the Airbus Industrie A340, or additional McDonnell Douglas (MDC) MD-11 tri-jets to meet its requirement for new long-range aircraft for use on thin routes. The aircraft are needed to replace larger Boeing 747-400s on existing under-utilised routes ...
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Cathay profits turn up over first half of 1995
CATHAY PACIFIC produced a better-than-expected performance for the first half of 1995, after overcoming what the airline admits was a poor start to the year. Japan's Kobe earthquake early in the year resulted in the cancellation of ten Cathay flights and added further gloom to the already depressed ...
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Northwest and KLM increase US-Europe frequencies
NORTHWEST AIRLINES and KLM will inaugurate a joint daily non-stop service between Washington's Dulles International and Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport on 29 October, replacing the present thrice-weekly frequencies. The new service will be flown with McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30s. The two airlines now offer joint schedules from 11 North American ...
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SIA considers new regional-jet options
SINGAPORE AIRLINES (SIA) is considering a longer-term requirement for a smaller regional passenger jet, in addition to its yet-to-be selected "Y-aircraft", to complete replacement of its Airbus A310-200/300 fleet. The airline is examining options for a "W-aircraft" to supplement its future Y-aircraft and replace the A310 on lower-density ...
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Estonian may take Finnish partner
FINNAIR IS BEING tipped the most likely among the three contenders to become the chosen partner for Estonian Air, the privatisation of which is scheduled for 1996. The others are Lufthansa and Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS). An equity-based alliance with Finnair would provide the airline with access to long-haul markets. ...
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Improved CFM56 for heavier A321
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES CFM International is offering an upgraded version of its CFM-56-5B, as a power plant contender for the Airbus A321-200, a heavier 89t growth version of the Airbus A321. The 142kN (32,000lb)-thrust engine, dubbed the CFM-56-5B3/P, incorporates the CFM56-5B/P core on which ground ...
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IPTN wins approval as N-250 flies
Paul Lewis/BANDUNG IPTN SAYS that it has been given approval by Indonesian President Suharto to begin design of its proposed 100-seat N-2130 regional twinjet, further fuelling IPTN's ambitions for a family of regional aircraft. Suharto has warned of the risks that, "other countries may pass ...
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Regional Realities
A REGIONAL JET used to be defined as one for regional services: now it seems that a regional jet is best defined as one that every region in the world wants to build. It is a want that not every region, (nor the world), can afford. The line-up ...