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Quiet signs hush deal
European Aviation Air Charter has confirmed a contract with Quiet Nacelle Corporation of Miami for the American company to develop a stage 3 hush kit suitable for its fleet, currently powered by Rolls Royce Spey engines complying with the stage two criteria. The kit will comprise an engine ...
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Are AVIC and Airbus wrong about AE31X?
Sir - I refer to the article "AVIC/Airbus sign AE31X agreement" (Flight International, 21-27 May, P7). The new regional AE31X family, planned to Ìt in below the niche of the Airbus A319, should not have a smaller, five-abreast, fuselage cross-section. This would mean abandoning the Airbus ...
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BMW R-R
Gert Reitsma has been appointed head of purchasing at engine manufacturer BMW Rolls-Royce, of Oberursel, Germany. He was formerly vice-president for procurement at defunct aircraft-manufacturer Fokker Aircraft of the Netherlands. Before that, he was vice-president and general manager at Interturbine Holland. Michael Corne has been named head of marketing and ...
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Stage 3 testing starts
Burbank Aeronautical II has begun flight testing its Stage 3 hushkit for the Pratt &Whitney JT3D-powered Boeing 707. The tests should finish in August, with US Federal Aviation Administration certification due in September. Source: Flight International
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Philippine Airlines takes first A340-300
Philippine Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A340-300, as part of its fleet-renewal programme. This will see 24 Airbus aircraft delivered to the carrier over the next 20 months, including four A340-300s, eightA330-300s and 12 A320s. The A340-300s, which join a fleet of four smaller -200s which have ...
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Middle Eastern Airbus
Middle East Airlines (MEA) has become the first operator in the region to fly the Airbus A321, following the hand-over of the first of two aircraft leased from International Lease Finance. The International Aero Engines V2500- powered, 169-seat aircraft will be joined by the second A321 later this month. MEA ...
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Comair rejects EMB-145s for more Regional Jets
DELTA CONNECTION carrier Comair has increased its order for Bombardier Canadair Regional Jets (CRJs), after evaluating Brazilian manufacturer Embraer's rival EMB-145. The airline has placed firm and conditional orders for 30 of the 50-seat CRJs, and taken options on a further 45 aircraft, some of which could be ...
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Dragonair/Cathay gear up as A330 services return
Cathay Pacific Airways and Dragonair planned to have all 15 of their Airbus A330-300s back in service by 7 June, after completing gearbox modifications to the twinjet's Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines. R-R and Cathay had completed 25h of ground and flight testing of the Hispano-Suiza modification package on ...
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Mesaba expands under new Airlink contract
USREGIONAL MESABA Airlines has signed a new agreement with Northwest Airlines extending its operations to include all Northwest Airlink codeshare flights from Minneapolis/St Paul, Minnesota. Mesaba will take over from Express Airlines I on 1 August. Express will continue to operate as Northwest Airlink from Memphis, Tennessee. The ...
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Indian purchase
Indian Airlines has now received board approval to move forward with the purchase of six 50-seat regional aircraft, with financing expected to be provided through long-term bank loans. The carrier has short-listed the Saab 2000, AI(R) ATR 42-500 and the Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8. Source: ...
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P&W solves A330 engine problem
Pratt & Whitney is retrofitting all PW4164 and PW4168 turbofans powering the Airbus A330 with a redesigned blade platform after tests revealed the potential for high N1 (low-pressure-spool rpm) rotor imbalance and the loss of the fan-containment system in the event of a fan blade detaching - a risk with ...
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Leases set for Tu-204
Sirocco Aerospace International plans to announce its first lease commitments for the Rolls-Royce RB.211-535E4-powered Tupolev Tu-204-120, following the certification of the engine/airframe combination by the Russian Air Registry, and the first delivery later this month. Sirocco was officially launched in Moscow in December 1996 by Egypt's Kato Group ...
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Swissair closes on MD-10 conversion work
Swissair's SR Technics maintenance subsidiary has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with McDonnell Douglas (MDC) to fit up to 25 DC-10-10s with an advanced, Honeywell-designed, two-crew flightdeck under Phase II of the FedEx MD-10 programme. MDC confirms that the MoU has been agreed, but adds that "-it ...
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UK carriers close on A300F contracts
SEVERAL UK-based cargo airlines are confirming plans to begin operating Airbus A300 freighters, as DHL works towards the introduction of the widebody on its intra-European network. Heavylift Cargo Airlines is understood to have concluded a deal with C-S Aviation Services for two British Aerospace Aviation Services (BAeAS)-converted A300B4 ...
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Vietnam nears decision on long-haul fleet
Vietnam Airlines expects to make a decision on a new long-range passenger aircraft before the end of the year, but says that its final type selection will be largely contingent on the availability of either US or European export-credit financing. The airline has narrowed its choice down to ...
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ARIA posts profits after year of growth
Aeroflot-Russian International Airlines(ARIA) has posted a positive set of 1996 results, showing a strong growth in passenger numbers and a boom in cargo traffic. ARIA revealed an overall net profit of 124.5 billion roubles ($22 million) for 1996, and the results would have been better but for an ...
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Japanese majors look to improve on a poor 1996
Japan's major airlines have revealed disappointing financial performances in 1996/7, as higher fuel charges and a weak yen eroded operating profits, but the carriers are optimistic that there will be improvements this year. Japan Airlines (JAL) swung back into the red with an overall net loss of ´9.2 ...
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Indian separation
Indian Airlines chairman P C Sen is studying proposals to spin off the domestic carrier's engineering services into a stand-alone business with its own identity and accounts. Sen has cited the lead set elsewhere in Asia by Singapore Airlines and Gulf Air, which have successfully turned their engineering departments into ...
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Japanese airline finanical performance -...
Japanese airline finanical performance - 1996/7 Sales (´bn)Operating marginNet profit/loss (´bn)Forecasts 1997/8 (´ bn) 1996/7change1996/71995/61996/71995/6SaleschangeNet profit Japan Airlines1,1957.1%0.4%1.4%(9.2)0.51,2444.1%0.0 All Nippon Airways8874.9%2.0%3.2%3.9 3.19335.1%3.9 Japan Air System3197.1%-0.1%-0.1%0.2 0.13416.9%0.4 Japanese airline operating statistics - 1996/7 Total passengersInternationalDomesticCargo tonnes (million)change(million) change(million)change(000)change Japan Airlines30,1984.8%11,4216.4%18,7773.9%8285.4% All Nippon Airways39,7205.6%2,67416.6%37,0464.9%5026.6% Source: Flight International