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Tay approval
IPTN's Universal Maintenance Centre at Bandung, Indonesia, has been granted US Federal Aviation Administration approval for the repair and overhaul of the Rolls-Royce Tay 650 engine. This follows Rolls-Royce's own approval to maintain the engine. The Tay 650 powers the Fokker 100 regional airliner, which is operated by Indonesian airlines ...
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LIAT orders DASH 8s
Caribbean regional carrier LIAT has ordered three 50-seat Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8-300 turboprops, worth about $43 million. The airline already operates nine 36-seat Dash 8-100s, and six Twin Otters. Source: Flight International
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Bouillioun order
Boullioun Aviation Services has concluded a $350 million contract with Boeing for eight Boeing 737-300s, which marks the first new order placed by the lessor. It is understood that some of the orders could be delivered as the -400 variant. The Seattle, USA-based leasing company, a division of Sumimoto Trust ...
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Soyuz facelift
Russia's space booster, the Soyuz, is receiving new engines and avionics. Tim Furniss/LONDON RUSSIA'S CENTRAL Specialised Design Bureau in Samara has formed a partnership with France's Aerospatiale and the European launcher organisation Arianespace to attempt to market the Russian Soyuz booster for launches into low-Earth ...
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IAI makes plans to convert KLM Boeing 747s SUDs
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON THE BEDEK Aviation Division of Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) is about to sign a contract with KLM for the conversion of two Boeing 747-200 stretched upper deck (SUD) combis to full freighter configuration. The Netherlands airline has signed a letter of intent, and ...
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Air Littoral spins off Nice hub
Julian Moxon/PARIS FRENCH INDEPENDENT airline Air Littoral has consolidated its hold on the south of France by creating a new Nice-based airline, to be called Air Littoral Riviera. The carrier says that the move is directly aimed at preparing for the liberalisation of Europe's skies in April 1997. ...
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BAe looks to cash in on jets
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON BRITISH AEROSPACE'S jet-aircraft leasing arm has announced the sale of another three ex-Swissair Fokker 100s, and says that it plans to take advantage of the market upturn to begin selling down more of its fleet of BAe 146 regional jets. BAe Asset Management-Jets ...
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Emirates is looking at Airbus replacements
Max Kingsley-Jones andAndrew Doyle/LONDON EMIRATES IS evaluating bids from Airbus and Boeing for around 16 aircraft to replace its fleet of Airbus A300-600Rs and A310-300s after 1998. Gulf rival Kuwait Airways, meanwhile, has agreed a deal swapping Boeing 747-400 orders for Boeing 777s. The packages ...
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ILS clinches first launch contracts for Atlas 2AR
Tim Furniss/LONDON SPACE SYSTEMS/Loral has awarded ILS International Launch Services a contract for two firm launches (with one option) of communications satellites aboard the new Atlas 2AR booster. The launches have been booked for 1998 and 1999. This is the first launch contract ILS has ...
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Basic appeal
The EMB-145 is not an innovative aircraft, but Embraer's attention to basics makes it pleasant to fly. Peter Henley/SAO JOSE EMBRAER, IT SEEMS, could not be launching its EMB-145 50-seater at the world's commuter-airline market at a better time. Delays to the programme arising from its privatisation and ...
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Western Pacific nears decisions on orders
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON WESTERN PACIFIC is about to finalise plans for the acquisition of new aircraft, with orders anticipated for a 30- to 40-seat aircraft for its new commuter-airline division, and orders for Boeing 737-300s and -700s expected for its main fleet. The Colorado Springs, USA-based ...
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Cycles in the sky
The aviation-industry recovery is in full swing, but economists are even now forecasting when the next downturn will occur Kevin O'Toole/LONDON IN GERMANY THEY CALL it the pig cycle. When pork prices rise, farmers pile into the market to cash in on the boom, only to find ...
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UK's easyJet expands services under Air Foyle AOC
EASYJET HAS contracted Air Foyle Charter Airlines to operate all its services under the latter's air-operator's certificate (AOC), replacing a previous arrangement with GB Airways. London Luton Airport-based easyJet recently added to its fleetan ex-Monarch Airlines Boeing 737-300, leased from Yankee Alpha Aviation with an Air Foyle crew, ...
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A330s and 777 share Asiana deal
Paul Lewis/JAKARTA ASIANA AIRLINES of South Korea has signed agreements with Airbus Industrie and Boeing to order up to 58 new Airbus A330s, Boeing 777s, 747-400s and 767-300s in what is likely to be the largest widebody deal to be agreed this year. The carrier ...
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New test needed for CFM56-7B
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES CFM INTERNATIONAL (CFMI) plans to test a revised fan-blade retainer design on the CFM56-7B engine, following the failure of the original system during a crucial blade-off test which resulted in several blades detaching. Despite the need for a new test, CFMI is ...
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Air Inter takes first A319
AIR INTER EUROPE HAS taken delivery of its first Airbus A319, becoming the second airline (after Swissair) to operate the full range of Airbus single-aisle models. The airline will by next March receive eight more A319s on firm order, and will fly the CFM International CFM56-powered aircraft on internal French ...
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IPTN considers fate of 80-seat regional N2130
INDUSTRI PESAWAT Nusantara Terbang (IPTN) will decide by the end of the year whether to drop an 80-seat version of the planned N2130 regional-jet family. The Indonesian manufacturer had intended developing three versions of the aircraft, ranging from 80 to 130 seats. Consultation with international and domestic ...
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Boeing benefits from Garuda restructure
GARUDA INDONESIA is to buy up to six Boeing 777-200s, as part of a $1.6 billion deal to restructure its outstanding orders (Flight International, 19-25 June). Under an agreement with Boeing, the Indonesian flag carrier has traded in orders for five General Electric CF6-80-powered 747-400s for six ...
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IPTN sets target for N270's first flight
INDUSTRI PESAWAT Nusantara Terbang (IPTN) hopes to fly the first of three stretched N270 prototypes, designed specifically for use in the North American market, by late 1998. Louis Harrington, president of IPTN's American Regional Aircraft Industry (AMRAI) joint venture says that a 12-month flight-test and certification programme ...
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Fokker looks for east Asian joint venture
FOKKER SERVICES of the Netherlands, a division of Fokker Aviation, the company born out of the bankruptcy of Fokker Aircraft in March this year, is seeking a joint venture with an East Asian maintenance company or airline to meet the service requirements of operators in the region. Erik ...