All air transport news – Page 2517
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DGPS approaches
Airport interest in satellite-based precision approaches is growing, as the potential benefits become evident. Graham Warwick/ATLANTA IN 1995, THE INTERNATIONAL aviation community, granted a stay of execution, to the venerable instrument-landing-system (ILS), while paving the way for its eventual replacement, by the global-positioning system (GPS). ...
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Playing tag
Karen Walker/ATLANTA THE US FEDERAL AVIATION Administration plans to award two contracts in March for competitive development of a system which "tags" returns from an airport surface-movement radar with aircraft identity. AlliedSignal and Cardion plan to bid for the airport-traffic identification system (ATIDS), one element of the FAA's ...
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Asian ATR centre set for year-end
AERO INTERNATIONAL (Regional) says that its Asian ATR training centre, a joint venture with Thai Airways International, will be operational by November. The centre will be located in Thai's simulator base in Bangkok (Flight International, 20-26 December1995). The centre will be equipped with a Thomson Training & Simulation ...
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Hughes deals change shape of commercial simulator fleet
HUGHES FLIGHT Training in the UK has announced a series of deals, which will result in a reshaping of its commercial flight-simulator fleet. The London Gatwick-based independent training centre, formerly British Caledonian Flight Training has repositioned a Boeing 737-300/400 simulator, from Gatwick to Alaska Airlines' training centre in ...
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APU selection
Air Canada has selected the AlliedSignal Engines 36-300 auxiliary power-unit (APU) for 35 Airbus A319s on order, in a deal exceeding $25 million. Air Jamaica has selected Auxiliary Power International's APS 3200 APU for four Airbus A320s it has on order. Source: Flight International
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Rohr deal
BMW Rolls Royce has selected Rohr to supply nacelles and thrust-reversers for the BR715 engine powering the McDonnell Douglas MD-95. Test hardware will be delivered later this year, with engine certification scheduled for September 1998 and first aircraft deliveries for mid-1999. Source: Flight International
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Mauritian sale
Air Mauritius' last Boeing 747SP, has been sold to Qatar Airways by Cambridge, UK-based remarketer Isis Aviation Services. Built in the 1980s, the 747SP joined the Air Mauritius fleet in June 1990 and was operated on long-haul services, until it was replaced by an Airbus A340, late in 1995. ...
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TRO strikes courseware deal with FSI
FLIGHTSAFETY International (FSI) has agreed to use TRO Learning's library of computer-based pilot- and maintenance-training courseware at its simulator centres. FSI will also market TRO's courseware to its airline clients. Minneapolis, Minnesota-based TRO has developed pilot-training courseware for the Airbus A300-600, A310, A320, A330 and A340, Boeing 737-300/400/500, ...
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Xionix wins United upgrade
XIONIX SIMULATION HAS won a United Airlines contract to upgrade Boeing 747 and 757 auto-flight-systems trainers previously supplied to the carrier. The upgrade will include Xionix' FMC Emulator, which uses actual aircraft flight-management-computer (FMC) software. The personal-computer-based FMC Emulator has been developed jointly with FMC supplier Honeywell and ...
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Virgin European plans June start-up
Andrew Doyle/LONDON VIRGIN EUROPEAN Airways could begin operations in June if it goes ahead with plans to acquire a controlling stake in EuroBelgian Airlines (EBA). The UK airline has confirmed that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to acquire an 80% stake in ...
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Israeli guarantee boosts IAI Turkish F-4 upgrade deal
THE ISRAELI parliament has approved a financing package for the Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom upgrade programme for Turkey in an attempt to advance the stalled deal. Work on the first two aircraft is scheduled to begin in July. The parliament has approved state guarantees ...
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Portugalia to decide between 737 and A320
Andrew Doyle/LONDON PORTUGUESE CARRIER Portugalia is considering placing orders for up to seven new-generation Boeing 737s or Airbus A320s, to replace its fleet of six Fokker 100s on lease from GPA. The privately owned airline, which made its first-ever profit in 1995, is expected to ...
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737 price may force China Southern to buy A320s
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE CHINA SOUTHERN Airlines is threatening to order Airbus A320/321s unless Boeing cuts the cost of a planned purchase of 25 737-700/-800 passenger aircraft. The Guangzhou-based carrier is understood to have signed a memorandum of understanding with Boeing for 25 new-generation 737s, but has ...
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Four were killed in Long March crash
THE LONG MARCH 3B booster (LM3B) which exploded and crashed 1.5km downrange from the Xichang launch centre, China, T+25s after launch on 14 February, killed four people and injured 52, China Great Wall Industry (CGWIC) has confirmed (Flight International, 21-27 February). The failure resulted in the loss of the Intelsat ...
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US airlines back in profit - for now
US airlines are back in profit, but the lessons of recession linger on. Kevin O'Toole/LONDON THE NOTORIOUS business cycles of the airline industry have at last come full circle for the US carriers. Just two years ago, three of the majors were fighting their way out of ...
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Canadian consortium plans cargo operations
A WINNIPEG, CANADA-based cargo consortium is negotiating to set up an international freight operation, using two wet-leased Boeing 747-200 Combis, which Air Canada is due to retire in 1997. The Winnport consortium plans to convert the aircraft to full freighters. Air Canada would maintain the aircraft and be ...
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Taking shape
Boeing began major assembly of the first 777-200 increased-gross-weight (IGW) version on 20 February. The aircraft will be rolled out in the middle of this year, before delivery to British Airways in early 1997. The 777-200IGW has a take-off weight of 286,900kg and a range of 13,400km (7,230nm), compared with ...
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American warns on pilfered 757 parts
AMERICAN AIRLINES HAS issued a warning to the air-transport industry that "...stolen and damaged Boeing 757 parts are entering the surplus market". The airline says that there has been extensive looting from the wreckage of its 757 which crashed in mountains near Cali, Colombia, on 20 December, 1995. ...
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Lauda and Austrian make peace
AUSTRIA'S TWO largest airlines, Lauda Air and Austrian, have decided to end years of in-fighting with a plan, to co-operate in some areas. The two airlines have been talking for several months, according to Lauda president and chief executive Peter Thoele, and have now agreed to co-operate, ...
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Indian Airlines spawns domestic subsidiary
STATE-OWNED Indian Airlines is setting up a low-cost regional subsidiary to feed traffic into its major hubs and compete against India's clutch of privately owned start-up carriers. Airline Allied Services is expected to begin operations in March, initially flying four 119-seat Boeing 737-200s, linking regional points with Delhi ...