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Poland is likely to be the first former Warsaw Pact nation to buy Western combat aircraft, with US and European manufacturers offering their wares. MAPO-MiG has also been offering licence-production. A defence ministry commission reported in February that co-operation with Saab in producing the JAS39 Gripen would be the best ...
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IAE strives to cut 20% from V2500 operating costs
International Aero Engines (IAE) is working to cut the operating cost of its V2500 powerplant by more than 20%, as part of the company's short-term development plans The move is primarily in response to growing pressure from US carriers to drive down costs, says IAE president Barry ...
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IAE
International Aero Engines (IAE) of Glastonbury, Connecticut, has appointed Roger Dawson vice-president for engineering and quality, and Leonard Sorosiak vice-president for customer support. Dawson joins IAE from UK aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce, while Sorosiak was formerly vice-president for customer support at US engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney. Source: Flight ...
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Thai stretch
Thai Airways International has finalised, its previously announced order for six, stretch Boeing 777-300s. The Rolls-Royce Trent 800-powered twinjet will be delivered at rate of two aircraft a year between 1998 and 2000. Source: Flight International
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Peace dividend
Direct flights between former enemies Jordan and Israel restart on 7 April, putting into effect agreements reached following the peace accord signed between the two countries in 1994. The 20min flights will be operated by Royal Jordanian subsidiary Royal Wings, with two Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8-300 turboprops, and by ...
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Atlas heavyweights
Boeing's Wichita division is to convert six ex-Thai Airways International 747-200s to freighters for Atlas Air, taking to 13 the number of conversions performed by the division for the US cargo carrier. Redelivery will be completed in September 1997. Source: Flight International
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Crew shuttle
Dutch charter/scheduled carrier Martinair has taken delivery of an Embraer EMB-120. The aircraft, previously owned by Sabena subsidiary Delta Air Transport, will be based in the Caribbean to transfer its crews between the various islands served by Martinair during its extensive holiday-charter work in the region. ...
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Boeing's skyline
Indian independent airline Skyline NEPC, which was known as Damania Airways until 1995's take over by NEPC, is to introduce three leased Boeing 737-200s or 737-300s in April, to strengthen and expand its network. The source of the aircraft is unknown. The airline operates four 737-200s on domestic routes. ...
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Flightline move
UK charter operator FlightLine/Alpine Aviation moved its operations from London Gatwick to Stansted Airport on 1 April. The move coincides with the introduction of two 68-seat British Aerospace ATP turboprops, which will complement FlightLine's BAe 146 jet operations, flying mainly between Stansted and Geneva and Zurich for Swiss tour operator ...
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Polish I-23 to fly by year-end
Andrzej Jeziorski/WARSAW THE WARSAW-BASED Aviation Institute (IL) is planning a year-end debut for its I-23 all-composite light aircraft. The Institute completed wind tunnel testing on the aircraft in 1995, and is now carrying out structural tests on aircraft components in preparation for the first flight at ...
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Gemini leases converted DC-10s
TWO OF SIX ex-Lufthansa McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30s acquired by Gemini Air Cargo from Potomac Financial Group have been converted to freighters by Aeronavali of Italy and leased to Swissair and British Airways. The newly established US cargo carrier, based in Reston, Virginia, says that it will place a ...
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Spreading out
Newly formed maintenance company Malaysia Airlines Aero-Technologies is already looking at diversification. Paul Lewis/KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA AIRLINES (MAS) IS NOW undergoing one of the biggest structural shake-ups since the country broke off its union with Singapore 25 years ago. From 1 April (the start of the next ...
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Lufthansa completes cargo formalities
LUFTHANSA CARGO and the Hinduja Group have completed the formation of a joint-venture airline, Lufthansa Cargo India. The airline will begin operations by mid-year. Lufthansa Cargo holds 40% of the venture, with Hinduja owning the rest. The operation, based at Delhi, will operate two Boeing 727-200F freighters to ...
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Confusion over terminology
Sir - Capt Jim Passmore, head of safety at British Airways, appears to have confused "minimum descent altitude" (MDA) with "decision altitude" (Letters, Flight International, 20-26 March, P100). There is a significant difference between the two, and to confuse them is hardly conducive to flight safety. If he is using ...
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Mission impossible?
Agusta president Amadeo Caporaletti has put the company on a firmer footing. Julian Moxon/MILAN The man responsible for reviving Italian helicopter-manufacturer Agusta says: "Someone told me this was an impossible rescue. That's when I knew I was interested." Amadeo Caporaletti had hardly settled into his office, ...
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FSI takes control of Embraer US centre
FLIGHTSAFETY International (FSI) is to take over the operation of Embraer's US training centre at Fort Lauderdale, Florida. FSI is already building a Level D flight simulator for the Embraer EMB-145 regional jet, which will be installed at Fort Lauderdale, alongside an EMB-120 simulator, by the end of 1996. ...
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Chinese Training
FlightSafety International's Vero Beach, Florida, Academy is to provide ab initio training for China Eastern Airlines, including airline-transition training, using Raytheon Beech King Air simulators and aircraft, and Fokker 100 and McDonnell Douglas MD-80 simulators. Source: Flight International
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Hexcel aims to reduce composite costs
HEXCEL, THE NEWLY revitalised composite-manufacturer, is fighting to cut costs by up to 50%, to ensure a place on the Airbus A3XX, Boeing's proposed 747-500X/600X programme and other future aerospace projects. Hexcel president Juergen Habermeier, speaking about future plans for the first time since the California-based composite specialist ...