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DuganAir gets major 727 'quiet wing' deal
Amerijet International, the Miami-based cargo airline, has ordered the Quiet Wing System developed by DuganAir Technologies for its fleet of 14 727-100/200s. The Amerijet deal takes the number of Quiet Wing Systems on firm order to 34, with options for 41 more in 1999. DuganAir, which refuses to comment ...
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Eurolot begins ATR 42 fleet build-up
LOT Polish Airlines regional subsidiary Eurolot has begun to build up its own fleet with the delivery of the first two of five secondhand ATR 42-300 turboprops at the beginning of July. The aircraft, which are between eight and ten years old, were previously operated by German regional carrier ...
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Marketplace
-Emery Worldwide has confirmed its plans to add five ex-Continental Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 freighters, to replace DC-8 freighters. The aircraft will be delivered on seven-year leases from Pegasus Capital, between late 1998 and the end of 2000. -As part of its deal to acquire 22 Beech 1900Ds from Mesa ...
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PW150 certificated
Transport Canada has awarded type certification to Pratt & Whitney Canada's PW150A turboprop. The 3,800kW (5,000shp) engine, P&WC's largest, will power Bombardier's de Havilland Dash 8Q-400. Bombardier received the first production engine on 30 June. Source: Flight International
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Pan Am hopes to railroad a return to business
Pan American World Airways has edged closer to reviving its scheduled services following bankruptcy court approval for a plan to shift control of the ill-fated low-cost start-up to a US railway company. The deal would see Guilford Transportation, which operates the largest regional rail system in the north-eastern USA, ...
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Perm halts work for ARIA over debt
Russian aero engine builder Perm Motors has halted maintenance and spares supply to Aeroflot-Russian International Airlines (ARIA) following a dispute over the non-payment of $8 million for work on its engines which power the carrier's Ilyushin Il-96-300 and Tupolev Tu-134. Perm has already applied to a Russian court for ...
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US Airways to buy A330-300s
Julian Moxon/PARIS US Airways is set to become the first US airline to operate new generation Airbus widebodies when it introduces the first of up to 30 A330-300s late next year. The Airbus deal follows a drawn out and closely fought competition against Boeing's 767-300/400. The order comes ...
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Rada resignation
Haim Nissenson, president of Israeli avionics test equipment manufacturer Rada, has resigned to help clear the path for Boeing Enterprises to go ahead with its stalled acquisition of a 42%stake. Talks were announced in March, but ran into trouble last month, with due diligence delayed until mid July. Insiders believe ...
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Russia decides on import tariffs for aircraft
The Russian Government is reported to have cemented proposals for tighter rules over tax exemptions for airliner imports. The final wording represents a compromise formula under which a Russian airline can claim exemption, provided it spends three times more on domestic-built aircraft than it would save on the tax discount. ...
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IPTN Phoenix falls before Australian competition decision
IPTN has abandoned its attempt to sell a variant of the CN-235, the CN-235-330 Phoenix, to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) to meet the service's requirement for a tactical transport intended to succeed its de Havilland DHC-4 Caribous. The Indonesian aircraft manufacturer is blaming the withdrawal on International ...
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Poland weighs up acquisition of Pakistan's embargoed F-16s
Poland has expressed interest in leasing or buying 28 Lockheed Martin F-16A/Bs originally intended for Pakistan. A Polish delegation has visited the USA to look at the aircraft, which are in desert storage, but it is not clear whether the US Government is in a position to release the embargoed ...
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El Gavilan plans US assembly
El Gavilan is looking for a strategic partner in the USA to manufacture and sell its single-engine utility aircraft in the region. The company, which produces the piston-powered Gavilan 358 and is developing the 508T turboprop utility aircraft has already set up an office in Lockhaven, Pennsylvania, which is ...
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Robinson designs hydraulics for R44
Kate Sarsfield/LONDON Robinson has designed a customised hydraulic flight control system for its R44 four-seat light helicopter, in response to customer demand. "We have completed all the design work and we hope to have it installed on a machine and flying by early September," says Robinson customer support manager ...
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CFM56-7 failures spark FAA action
The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) which requires inspections of CFM International CFM56-7B turbofans that are used to power newly delivered Next Generation Boeing 737s. The move follows two inflight engine shutdowns on 26 June, both caused by failures in the accessory gearbox ...
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Air France confirms A320 family order
Air France has confirmed its order with Airbus Industrie for 16 A319s and four A321s to replace its ageing fleet of 19 Boeing 737-200s by January 2002. The aircraft will be powered by CFM International CFM56-5 engines. The airline has also taken 20 options for A320 family aircraft, of ...
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BA delays narrowbody decision
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES British Airways has delayed a decision on whether to choose Airbus Industrie or Boeing to supply its new short haul fleet after a last-minute revision of the US manufacturer's bid appeared to stave off an imminent move towards the European consortium. An evaluation team was ...
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GEC ready to spend cash pile on US defence acquisitions
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON GEC managing director Lord Simpson has outlined ambitions for a multi-billion-dollar acquisition spend in the US defence industry, effectively ruling out prospects that the UK group could wait for opportunities to emerge from French restructuring. GEC now has some £5 billion ($8.3 billion) at its disposal ...
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Marubeni on Trent
Rolls-Royce has signed a memorandum of understanding with Japan's Marubeni to allow it to become a risk and revenue sharing partner in the Trent 500 programme. Source: Flight International
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Competition forces Airbus to consider innovative materials
Julian Moxon/PARIS Airbus Industrie is considering manufacturing the fuselage and wing of the A3XX from materials not yet used on transport aircraft, as part of its bid to ensure that the 480/650-seat aircraft is competitive with the Boeing 747-400 and its planned developments. Recent statements by the consortium ...
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Micro mistake
In Flight International, 1-7 July, we reported that General Motors and Williams International have teamed to manufacture microturbine generators. Dr Sam Williams, head of the US engine manufacturer, points out that the engine is geared for automotive and industrial applications and that the teaming relationship is limited to those arenas. ...