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FAA to issue directive on 777-200 tail corrosion
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE The US Federal Aviation Administration is expected to issue an airworthiness directive in March, recommending inspections to 18 Boeing 777-200s affected by a potential tailplane corrosion problem. Aircraft line numbers 15 to 33, excluding 18, are affected. The aircraft involved are in service with All Nippon Airlines ...
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France and India strike ATR assembly agreement
The French and Indian governments have signed a preliminary agreement, which could lead to local assembly and manufacture of the ATR 42 regional and military turboprop by Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL). The Franco-Italian consortium was the sole remaining contender for the deal, after the elimination of Bombardier and Saab, offering respectively ...
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Air-India funds A310 with 747 leases
Air-India has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a UK aircraft broker to lease out two of its Boeing 747 classics. Funds from the deal will help boost its Airbus A310 fleet. The agreement covers the short term lease of two 747-200s to London Gatwick Air Charters. The airline ...
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Criticism over MLU hits US fighter bid to Norway
Andrew Doyle/OSLO Lockheed Martin's campaign to sell NKr10.5 billion ($1.39 billion) worth of new fighter aircraft to Norway has suffered a setback, following the publication of a highly critical report on the mid-life upgrade (MLU) programme for the country's fleet of F-16s. The report, compiled by Norway's general audit office ...
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737 wiring ultimatum
All Boeing 737 models up to and including the -500 are to be retrofitted with new fuel tank wiring systems, a US Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness directive (AD) requires. The AD includes shielding and separation of fuel system wiring from adjacent wiring and installation of flame arrestors and pressure relief ...
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SAir adds loss-making AOM to its portfolio
Julian Moxon/PARIS France's second largest airline, AOM, has become the latest independent carrier to fall to a foreign carrier's expansion plan, with the SAir Group purchasing a 49% stake from Credit Lyonnaise. As Switzerland is not a member of the European Union, a majority holding must remain in France, and ...
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Tailored training
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS Ansett Australia, the country's principal domestic carrier, believes it has broken new ground in enhancing quality and standardisation in its flight operations. The source of those gains is in aircrew training: under Ansett's system, it more closely matches individuals' needs. The airline's training department assembles a database of ...
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EGNOS accord
The European Space Agency has signed bilateral agreements with air traffic service and air traffic management providers of eight countries on introduction of the European geostationary navigation overlay system (EGNOS) - the European complement to the US global positioning system. The agreements, with France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland ...
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Lockheed Martin down
Lockheed Martin has reported net profits of $1 billion for 1998, 23% down on the $1.3 billion of 1997. Turnover stood at $26.26 billion, down from $28.07 billion. The US aerospace giant suffered even sharper falls in the last quarter, with net profits down 66% to $125 million, compared with ...
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Japanese start-up plans for expansion
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE Japanese domestic start-up Hokkaido International Airlines, operating as Air Do, plans to boost its capital base by more than 40% as it explores possibilities for expansion. It is also in talks with Japan's other recent arrival in the domestic market, Skymark Airlines, about co-operation. Air Do, ...
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BWIA restructuring sees regional spin-off
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON BWIA International Airways is poised to undergo a major restructuring, including the setting up of a regional division. The restructuring, which was expected to receive board approval as Flight International closed for press, will see the airline divided into four separate profit centres covering international operations, ...
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CAL set to decide on merger
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE China Airlines (CAL) is poised to announce a decision on the proposed merger of its two subsidiary carriers, Formosa Airlines and Mandarin Airlines. The CAL board is to meet early this month to consider implementing the merger by August, instead of the planned June deadline. The ...
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Floating airport trials to begin
A consortium of 17 Japanese steel manufacturers and shipbuilders is to start trials next year off the coast of Japan of a technology which could lead to the creation of a floating airport. Mega Float Technology Research Association will complete and test the construction of an off-shore aircraft landing ...
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Marketplace
-US Leasing company Wexford Management has reportedly cut back its Embraer ERJ-145 orders to 10 aircraft and scrapped a letter of intent for another 20 of the smaller ERJ-135s, plus 20 options. The remaining 50-seat aircraft will be placed with its subsidiary US Airways Express Chautauqua Airlines. -Japan Airlines is ...
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BAe and Saab stay coy on remarketing plans
The regional aircraft leasing divisions of British Aerospace and Saab generated some $450 million-worth of business through lease extensions and sales last year. The two arms, which are linked at a corporate level through British Aerospace's 35% stake in Saab, remain coy about the prospects of their remarketing activities being ...
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Workshop
-Sabreliner's Dimension Aviation division at Phoenix Goodyear has begun heavy maintenance checks on the first of up to four FedEx McDonnell Douglas DC-10s. Maintenance and modifications will be carried out before the aircraft are converted to freighters. -Air India is reportedly opening up its recently completed R216 million ($5 million) ...
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B/E Aerospace cuts jobs, closes sites
Chris Jasper/LONDON B/E Aerospace is to close seven manufacturing sites and plans to shed 500 jobs as part of a major restructuring that will cost the US cabin interiors specialist $70 million. The Florida-based company revealed details of the move while announcing a deal by which it will ...
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GE Capital buys Japan Leasing
GE Capital is to buy debt-ridden Japan Leasing, in what could be the largest acquisition of a Japanese company by a foreign investor. Japan Leasing - part-owner of about 10 commercial aircraft - went into receivership in September because of bad debts in its real-estate portfolio. It is a ...
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Snecma closes in on airline maintenance contracts
Snecma's Services division is moving to seal its first maintenance deals with three airlines in the first half of the year. The French engine builder expects to create a series of joint ventures with the carriers to expand its maintenance arm into new markets. The company intends to follow a ...
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UK ministers to decide on ASTOR next month
The UK is on the threshold of choosing an Airborne Stand off Radar System (ASTOR), the culmination of a procurement process that began with initial studies almost 20 years ago. The five-aircraft ASTOR programme is under assessment by senior service chiefs and is scheduled to be passed to the ...