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South Korea's air force may revive plans to upgrade F-5s
Paul Lewis /SEOUL THE SOUTH KOREAN air force is considering reviving longstanding plans for an avionics and structural upgrade of its Northrop F-5E/F fighters. South Korean industry sources expect the air force to issue a new request for proposals (RFP) before the end of the ...
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Dollar rise takes toll of SAS profit
SAS HAS BECOME the latest of the northern European carriers to suffer a slump in operating profits, largely blamed on the rise of the US dollar. The Scandinavian carrier ended the first half of the year with operating profits down by nearly 40% at SKr930 million ($142 million) ...
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Failure on Delta JT8D concerns Safety Board
A DELTA AIR LINES Boeing 727 suffered engine surge followed by the uncontained turbine failure of one of its three Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15A engines during a climb from New York's LaGuardia Airport, on 14 August, says the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The incident, the second ...
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A sticky problem
THE WORLD'S LARGEST and most profitable airlines are facing an all-time-great dilemma as the Farnborough Air Show approaches. Should they bow to Boeing's pressure and sign now for its new stretched 747-500/ 600, or should they await the Airbus A3XX? If they buy the Boeing now, they ...
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Alaska spurns MDC for Boeing
ALASKA AIRLINES is negotiating for a fleet of new-generation Boeing 737s, following an apparent decision to sell off its large McDonnell Douglas (MDC) fleet and become all-Boeing by 2000. If confirmed, the move will mean the end of MDC's long-running battle with Boeing to supply Alaska with new ...
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MDC pushes for civil C-17
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) is about to request that the rights to its C-17 military transport be transferred from the US Department of Defense to the Commerce Department as a prelude to marketing the MD-17 commercial derivative. The formal request for the transfer ...
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Lufthansa to sell 737-400 fleet in cost-cutting move
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH LUFTHANSA IS TO SELL its fleet of six Boeing 737-400s as part of a major cost-cutting programme under way at the German national airline. According to Lufthansa, cost-cutting probes have exposed unnecessary capacities and unprofitable routes. "We have pinpointed the 737-400 as an ...
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ValuJet misses 23 August target date for service resumption
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC VALUJET AIRLINES has failed to resume flights by the 23 August start-up target, which it had set earlier in the month. The carrier says that "proving runs" were to take place on 20-21 August for the benefit of US Federal Aviation Administration inspectors. ...
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New FAA separation standards may cause delays
THE US FEDERAL Aviation Administration's imposition on 16 August of new wake-vortex approach-separations will create delays claim busy airports. Los Angeles International Airport, California, potentially the worst affected, claims that delays could go up by 72%. The official Wake Turbulence Government/Industry Team, set up to take part ...
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Chinese airline is 'pressured' to buy local MD-90s
SHENZHEN AIRLINES is complaining that it is facing growing pressure from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to purchase five locally manufactured McDonnell Douglas (MDC) MD-90-30s, instead of additional Boeing aircraft. According to the carrier, it is being told by the Chinese authority to take the ...
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Boeing fights airline doubts in bid for 747-X go-ahead
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES BOEING IS MOUNTING an intensive last-minute push to launch the Boeing 747-500/600X growth derivatives at the Farnborough air show, which starts on 2 September, but the US manufacturer is struggling to win sufficient airline support - partly caused by the $230 million price ...
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JSF: More electric power
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA EARLY IN THE US Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme, key technologies were identified which offered high pay-offs, but involved high risks, for all the teams competing. The result was a programme to mature critical technologies and reduce associated risks, while sharing the results between the ...
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Metal injection mouldings
Metal Injection Mouldings will show a new process for the manufacture of small metal components which it claims "virtually eliminates machining operations". Metal-injection moulding combines the established technologies of powder metallurgy and injection moulding, says the company. The process allows production of high-integrity metal parts in complex shapes, yielding close ...
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Mesa
MESA AIR GROUP has agreed to purchase 16 Bombardier Canadair Regional Jets, and take options on 16 more of the 50-seat twinjets. The firm orders are valued at $320 million, with deliveries to the US regional airline to begin in early 1997. Farmington, New Mexico-based Mesa began evaluating ...
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United cargo delays
United Airlines has delayed the start of all-cargo operations between the USA and Asia from the third quarter of 1996 to March 1997, because suitable aircraft were not available. Four United McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30s, including one -30CF, will be converted to full freighters by Aeronavali, a division of Alenia, with ...
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Northwest A320 choice
Training Devices (TDI), of Englewood, Colorado is building an Airbus A320 Level 5 flight-training device for Northwest Aerospace Training. France's Elan Informatique is supplying simulated avionics, instruments and aircraft parts to TDI for the device. Source: Flight International
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Learjet
Bombardier subsidiary-business-aircraft manufacturer Learjet has named Rolland ("Rollie") Vincent director of public relations and strategic planning. He was formerly director of international marketing for Bombardier Regional Aircraft division in Toronto. Nita Scrivner has been named director of marketing communications. She was most recently Learjet manager of public relations. ...
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Catching the international spacebus
Aerospatiale's Spacebus has broadened its horizons outside Europe. Tim Furniss/LONDON AEROSPATIALE'S FIRST Spacebus 3000 satellite, the Arabsat 2A, was launched on 9 July. Although the 3000 made a big impact on the international market in 1995, its progress came to an abrupt halt in 1996, partly ...
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Skyhigh healthcare
Airlines are finally considering fitting telemedicine equipment. Patrick Hook/LONDON DESPITE THE HUGE costs involved every time a scheduled service is diverted from its route to off-load a sick passenger, airlines have always demonstrated a reluctance to fit their aircraft with telemedicine equipment which might improve ...
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Rush to hush
Different approaches to hushkits exist in Europe and the USA. Andrew Doyle/LONDON HUSHKIT SALES are booming, but the US domestic market is eclipsing that of Europe, highlighting the radically different approaches being taken by the airlines and airports of the two regions. The major passenger ...