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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. ...
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P&W links with SIA for engine overhaul venture
Pratt & Whitney has finalised an agreement with Singapore Airlines (SIA) to establish a new engine repair and overhaul joint venture, in what is the latest in a series of after sales support investments in Asia by competing powerplant manufacturers. Eagle Services ASIA will be 51% owned by PW ...
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Air 2000 makes LIA fleet merger first priority
Air 2000 is aiming to integrate its recent acquisition, Leisure International Airways (LIA), by the beginning of its summer 1999 flying programme. It will then look at long-term fleet plans. The merger of the two UK charter airlines under the Air 2000 identity follows the recent purchase by Air ...
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KLM accounts hint at the true worth of BA slots at Heathrow
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON A rare insight into the value of slots at London Heathrow has emerged from a line in the latest KLM accounts which gives details of a deal with British Airways that appears to put a price tag of up to $3 million on each landing and take-off ...
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BA and Cathay Pacific near alliance agreement
Paul Lewis/HONG KONG Cathay Pacific Airways is close to finalising a wide-ranging alliance with British Airways, which could extend to the UK company acquiring an equity stake in the Hong Kong carrier. The airlines are also believed to be talking about swapping aircraft. According to industry sources, discussions ...
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Airbus Industrie and AVIC abandon AE31X
Julian Moxon/PARIS Paul Lewis/HONG KONG Airbus Industrie and Aviation Industries of China (AVIC) have broken off negotiations on co-operative development of the 100-seater AE31X following what an industry source describes as "failure to establish a sufficient business case" . The move will cause little surprise. The third potential ...
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China Aviation may take 10 more 737-700/800s
Boeing has secured a smaller than expected tentative sale of a further 10 737-700/800s to China Aviation Supplies (CASC), while firming up the final allocation to carriers of the 50 aircraft ordered by Beijing last October. The latest deal involves a letter of intent (LoI) to order an incremental ...
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JAL aims to speed cost cuts with new express subsidiary
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Japan Airlines (JAL) has launched its new low cost subsidiary, JAL Express (JEX), in an effort to counter the country's crippling high labour costs and in response to the impending entry into the domestic airline market of the first of several planned start-ups. JEX launched its ...
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Delta/ALPA agree pay
Delta Air Lines and the US Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) have reached tentative agreement on "industry leading rates of pay" for pilots flying the Next Generation Boeing 737. Delta pilots had threatened not to fly the 72 737-800s on order when deliveries begin next year. Source: Flight International
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Top 50 airlines - Top tens
TOP 1997 PROFIT-MAKERS... Rank Airline group Net profit $m 1 AMR/American Airlines 985 2 United Airlines 949 3 Delta Air Lines 934 4 British ...
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Top 50 airlines
Financial performance of the world's top 50 passenger airlines ranked by sales -1997 in US$ million - revised 1 August 1998 Group/Airline Sales ($m) Operating profit/loss Operating margin Net profit/loss Year end 1997 change 1997 ...
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Top 50 airlines - Regional
Selected Asian airline scheduled passenger statistics - financial years Rank/Airline Traffic Capacity Load factors Yields Unit costs Year RPK m change change 1997 change ¢/RPK change ¢/ASK* ...
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JSF Primes share benefits of Technology maturation effort
Reducing risk is a major objective of the concept demonstration phase of the JSF project. To that end, the programme office is funding technology maturation (TechMat) projects, the results of which are being shared by the two design teams. Among the largest of these, exceeding $100 million, is the ...