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R-R and SIA approach deal on NGV venture
Rolls-Royce is close to reaching an agreement with Singapore Airlines (SIA) on establishing a joint-venture company to repair and overhaul nozzle guide vanes (NGVs) for Trent turbofan engines. It is understood that the two sides hope to sign a final agreement by the end of this month. The ...
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AI(R) founders will have to bid for Air Jet work
The three founders of Europe's Aero International (Regional)(AIR(R)) will, in principle, have to bid for work on the proposed new Air Jet regional programme alongside other potential risk-sharing partners, says chief executive Patrick Gavin. He says that Aerospatiale, Alenia and British Aerospace were invited to the bidding conference ...
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FAA warns on third-party 727 freighter conversions
The US Federal Aviation Administration has asked air-cargo carriers to suggest how best to limit operations of their Boeing 727 freighters, converted by third parties. The aviation agency says that restrictions will be issued because the 727 modifications "-contain design features which apparently do not comply with the Federal Aviation ...
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Japanese firms are cool on Airbus A3XX co-operation plans
Japanese aerospace manufacturers are unenthusiastic about the idea of co-operating with Airbus Industrie to develop the consortium's proposed A3XX high-capacity airliner, despite Boeing's recent decision to shelve its rival 747-500/500X . Airbus has been signalling renewed interest in enlisting Japanese support for the A3XX, this time during a ...
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R-R studies Trent shrink for A340-600/767-X
Rolls-Royce is considering refocusing its development efforts on a new 245-290kN (55,000-65,000lb)-thrust member of its Trent turbofan family, following Boeing's recent decision to cancel the 747-X project, say senior executives at the UK company. R-R's managing director Aerospace Group, Colin Green, confirms that the new derivative, which is ...
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US general aviation sets sales record in 1996
US general-aviation aircraft manufacturers set a record in 1996 in terms of total sales, and registered strong volume growth in aircraft shipments. The industry predicts continued progress to the end of the decade as new models are introduced . Ed Bolen, president of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association ...
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Bell Boeing freezes 609 tilt-rotor configuration
The final configuration of the Bell Boeing 609 civil tilt-rotor has been frozen following the selection of the last major system suppliers, some of them existing providers for the V-22 Osprey. Collins has been named as avionics supplier, and the company's General Aviation division will supply and integrate ...
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Hunting may leave interiors as Dash 8 contract is ended
Hunting is reviewing the future of its aviation interiors business following an agreement with Bombardier's de Havilland aircraft business to terminate a contract to supply interiors for the Dash 8-200 and -300 turboprop aircraft which caused the UK company to set a £30 million ($48 million) provision in 1996. ...
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Thais take CASA C212
The Royal Thai army aviation force has taken delivery of the first of two CASA C212-300 utility transports. The first aircraft was delivered in late 1996, with the second due to be delivered to the Royal Thai Army Aviation Battalion at Fort Srinararin by the end of February. The army ...
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Eurocopter kicks off 'Hummingbird' with Danish orders
Franco-German manufacturer Eurocopter has launched its EC120 light helicopter in the USA with the announcement of its first order, the setting up of a "new-look" customer-support organisation and a new name for the single-engined five-seater. Danish operator Unifly of Svendborg has ordered an EC120 as an addition to ...
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AlliedSignal improves LT101 turboshaft reliability
AlliedSignal claims that its "get-well" effort for the once-troubled LT101 turboshaft has begun to pay dividends, with 1996 reliability levels improving by nearly 50% for the civil fleet compared with 1995 results, and by 20% for engines in service with the US Coast Guard. Specific improvements to the ...
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MDC revises MD600N certification plan
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems (MDHS) is revising the entire certification plan for the MD600N, following a series of mishaps during high-velocity testing which have already caused more than a two-month delay in receiving approval. Certification is not now expected until late March at the earliest. Another MD600N has ...
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Breaking through
Breaking the monopolistic stranglehold of national carriers in Asia has never been easy and, for Asiana Airlines, playing second fiddle to Korean Air (KAL) for the past eight years has proved to be particularly hard going. This situation may be about to change though, as Asiana embarks on an ambitious ...
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Start-up AirAsia muscles into Malaysia market
Start-up carrier AirAsia has taken advantage of a growing barrage of criticism against Malaysia Airlines (MAS) to announce that it intends to expand its embryonic aircraft fleet and route network. Three months after first taking to the air as Malaysia's second scheduled international carrier, AirAsia is looking to ...
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Alitalia pulls plug on Fokker 70s
Alitalia is attempting to return its five leased Fokker 70s to the bankrupt Fokker operation, after failing in a bid to re-lease them to low-cost Italian regional carrier Alpi Eagles. The two airlines concluded a codeshare deal late in 1996 which included the transfer of the Fokker 70s. ...
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Eurowings introduces A319
The first of three Airbus A319s was delivered to Eurowings on 27 January, at the Daimler-Benz plant at Hamburg-Finkenwerder, in Germany, where the aircraft are assembled. The three CFM International CFM56-5B-powered aircraft, which were ordered in April 1996, will be configured to seat 142 passengers in a single-class, high-density layout. ...
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Braathens boosts 737 fleet with -700 order
Braathens SAFE's all-Boeing 737 fleet is set to be boosted, with the leading Norwegian private airline placing orders for six 737-700s, and taking options on a further ten aircraft. Braathens will take delivery of its first two aircraft in July and August 1998, with the remaining deliveries scheduled ...
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Germany clears Cityline HUGS for manual Category IIIa landings
The German federal aviation agency LBA has granted Lufthansa CityLine operational approval to make manual Category IIIa instrument landings with the head-up guidance system (HUGS)fitted in the carrier's Canadair Regional Jets (CRJs). CityLine is the first carrier in Germany to receive this clearance for its Flight Dynamics-built HUGS, ...
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Two African regionals suffer fatal crashes
An Air Senegal British Aerospace 748 Mk2A crashed just after take-off from Tambacounda, Senegal on 1 February, killing three crew and 20 passengers aboard. The flight-data recorder and cockpit-voice recorder have been recovered, and representatives of the manufacturer and the type certificating authority, the UK Civil Aviation Authority, ...
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Croatia starts fleet renewal with Airbus order
Croatia Airlines has placed an order to buy six Airbus A319s in a move towards a complete renewal and expansion of its fleet. The airline has also placed options on six aircraft, which can be taken up as any type in the A320 family. No engine choice has yet been ...