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Dowty2 C19
Dowty Aerospace will be displaying its D6000 series of all-composite propellers, now in service on the Saab 2000. A version of the D6000 will be fitted to the Lockheed C-130J, which is due to have its first flight later this year. Dowty will also be exhibiting its flash-welded engine rings, ...
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BMW R-R to carry out emission research
Andrew Doyle/LONDON BMW ROLLS-ROYCE has launched a research programme to demonstrate new engine technology which the company says could offer a dramatic reduction in nitrogen oxide (Nox) emissions. The project, which concentrates on the development of a new "staged" combustion chamber, is being undertaken in conjunction ...
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100th manned mission nears
THE 100th US MANNED space flight will begin with the launch of Space Shuttle STS70/Discovery on 8 June. The mission will carry a five-person crew on a routine satellite-deployment mission. The STS70 will feature the first flight of a Space Shuttle main engine (SSME) equipped with a high-pressure, ...
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Aerospatiale wins Nilesat contract
AEROSPATIALE HAS been selected by Egypt to undertake a $200 million deal to build the national Nilesat communications-satellite system. An announcement is expected at the Paris air show. Aerospatiale leads a consortium of Alenia, Alcatel, Daimler-Benz Aerospace and Space Systems/ Loral, which has been competing with Matra Marconi ...
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Polished performance
The North American version of a Polish trainer is likely to find favour in the USA. John Wiley/Atlanta Polish manufacturer PZL of Warsaw and US company Cadmus, of Northfield, Illinois, have teamed up to build, certificate and market the Koliber II light-trainer aircraft. On the ...
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Airbus powers up A319 for first time
DAIMLER-BENZ AEROSPACE AIRBUS (DASA) performed a power-on check on the first Airbus A319 airliner in late May at its Hamburg final assembly line. The procedure involved activating for the first time all the aircraft's electrical systems, energising the circuits one by one, initially using an external power supply. DASA Airbus' ...
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FAA approves Horizon HGS
HORIZON AIR, the Alaska Air Group regional operator, has received US Federal Aviation Administration approval to operate its fleet of de Havilland Dash 8s to Category IIIa minima, using a Flight Dynamics head-up guidance system (HGS). The clearance enables Horizon to land the Dash 8 in visibility conditions ...
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Cambodian Expansion
Royal Air Cambodge (RAC) of Cambodia plans to add a second Boeing 737-400 and an ATR 72 turboprop to its fleet, and extend services to Kunming and Guangzhou, in China, and Vientiane, in neighboring Laos. The Cambodian-Malay joint-venture carrier, launched in January, already operates a 737-400 leased from Malaysia Airlines, ...
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Cargo Link-Up
Korean Airlines (KAL) and Air China have signed a $210 million agreement to build and operate jointly an air-cargo terminal at Beijing's Capital Airport. KAL will hold a 49% stake in the Beijing International New Cargo Terminal and Air China the remainder. The 56,100m2 site will be capable ...
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Impulse future threatened by Pacific administration
THE FUTURE OF Impulse Airlines, the fast growing Australian regional carrier, has been called into doubt following the appointment of an administrator at its aircraft sales and maintenance subsidiary, Pacific Aviation. Impulse managing director Gerry McGowan purchased Pacific from Ansett Transport Industries in 1994, to service his fleet ...
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FANS heads for introduction in Pacific
Paul Phelan/CANBERRA BOEING'S FANS 1 (future air-navigation system) package for the Boeing 747-400 is on track for US certification in mid-June, with pre-implementation trials and demonstrations to begin on 22 June. Full FANS implementation, for qualified aircraft and carriers on selected Pacific routes, is now planned ...
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Government conditionally clears Strato 2C funding
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH THE GERMAN Government has approved a further DM45 million ($32.5 million) funding package for the Grob Strato 2C research-aircraft programme, on the condition that altitude tests are successful. The project ran into trouble in June 1994, when manufacturer Burkhart Grob demanded more Government ...
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Current outlook
The latest long-term forecasts from Boeing and Airbus point to better times. Kevin O'Toole/LONDON Given that they more or less failed to flag up the most severe downturn in airline history, the casual observer could be forgiven for having less than absolute faith in the ...
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Foreign alliance on offer from Kenya
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON KENYA AIRWAYS, FRESH from a radical restructuring and now back in profit, is preparing to open discussions with potential foreign-airline partners in the first step towards privatisation. Foreign airlines will be offered a stake of around 20% in the Kenyan national carrier and, ...
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Germany floats idea of European engine consortium idea floated
Andrjez Jeziorski/MUNICH DAIMLER-BENZ is negotiating the sale of up to 51% of its MTU engine subsidiary to German rival BMW Rolls-Royce, and is hoping to use the merger as the core of a future European consortium including Snecma of France (Flight International, 31 May-8 June). ...
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Boeing 777-300 launch at Paris
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES BOEING IS TO launch the stretched 777-300 at the Paris air show later this month on the back of firm orders for around 30 aircraft from Asian and Middle Eastern airlines. Launch customers are expected to include All Nippon Airways ...
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Air France agrees Boeing and Airbus deliveries
FINANCIALLY TROUBLED Air France has reached agreement with Boeing and Airbus on restructuring forthcoming aircraft deliveries. In January, the airline threatened to cancel all its outstanding aircraft orders. Under a compromise deal with Boeing, orders for three 767-300ERs, three 737-500s and a 747-400 freighter have replaced an ...
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Mesa considers Continental Express take-over proposal
Guy Norris/PHOENIX THE MESA AIR GROUP, the largest independently owned regional carrier in the USA, is considering the possible purchase of the rival Continental Express operation. Mesa Air chief executive Larry Risley confirms that the proposal was considered and discussed by the board at a meeting ...
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Sukhoi reveals latest thrust-vectoring Su-35 revealed
Douglas Barrie/LONDON SUKHOI'S LATEST pre-production Su-35 has been fitted with thrust-vectoring nozzles, and it is believed to be undertaking flight tests at the Zhukovsky flight-test research centre near Moscow. First pictures of the advanced Flanker derivative show two axisymmetric nozzles fitted to the aircraft. Senior ...
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Shannon takes Lufthansa work
LUFTHANSA PLANS TO move all overhaul work on its Boeing 737s from Lufthansa Technik at Berlin-Schonefeld Airport to Shannon Aerospace (SAL) in Ireland, threatening jobs at the German site. The airline says that the move was agreed as part of the recently announced bail out plan, for the ...