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SAS: MD-95 blow
SAS dealt a heavy blow to McDonnell Douglas' plans to launch the MD-95, by opting for the Boeing 737-600. The MD-95 or a mix of Fokker 70s and 100s were thought to be the frontrunners in SAS' fleet renewal plan, especially as the carrier helped to specify the MD-95. SAS ...
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A firmer future
As the industry recovers, aircraft values are hardening and surpluses falling but some types are faring better than others. Clive Medland of SH&E explains why. Predicting the outlook for the commercial aviation industry is somewhat analogous to forecasting the weather. We can accurately predict that there will be winters and ...
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Top earners must deliver
As an avid reader of your intelligent, well reported magazine I was surprised with part of the February editorial, Crisis over - but don't let up. There is no doubt that the airline industry must change, and that companies must be more innovative and responsive in future. My main concern ...
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China order thaw on way
Pressure is mounting for Beijing to relax its freeze on new aircraft orders. It looks as if the Civil Aviation Administration of China will permit two, and perhaps all three big carriers, to place firm orders. Senior Air China officials recently visited Toulouse and Seattle in anticipation that ...
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Beijing sets out HK stall
Beijing has shown half its hand with an eleventh hour disclosure of its terms for renewing the Hong Kong-Taiwan air agreement that expires this month, but it has been less forthright about whether it will approve Hong Kong-Taiwan flights by foreign airlines under other bilaterals, or what criteria it will ...
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Vietnam on for sell-off
The wide-ranging ambitions of Vietnam Airlines are set to receive a boost in the near future with an expected government decision to clear the way for partial privatisation, including a measure of foreign investment. At presstime, airline officials were awaiting details of a planning package which is expected ...
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Peace pays off for Jordan
The peace process in the Middle East has brought mixed fortunes for Royal Jordanian. While the carrier stands to gain from co-operation with El Al and Israeli overfly rights, the government is slow in its plans to commercialise the airline. From the summer schedule, Royal Jordanian and El ...
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New accord seals open skies deal
The well known disunity of the US airlines, and their equally known derision of the Department of Transportation in Washington, were set aside recently as they voiced approval of DOT's successful renegotiation of the US-Canada bilateral. One by one, airline CEOs were quoted in press releases praising transportation secretary Federico ...
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Give Commission a clear mandate
Divisions in Europe on US bilaterals and state aid threaten the internal market Less than two months after moving to Brussels to take up his position as the new European transport commissioner, Neil Kinnock finds himself surrounded by controversy. In his early dealings he has adopted a spirited approach, ...
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AMR cuts go to the core
Restructuring of the executive ranks at AMR Corp is widely considered cosmetic for the short term, with an eye towards labour negotiations. However, the restructuring is also focusing on preparing for longer term goals such as forming partnerships and joint ventures, especially in information technology. Robert Crandall turned ...
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Sabena aided in opt-out?
The momentum built up around Swissair's plans to take a 49 per cent stake in Sabena after the Belgian government granted an exemption on part of its flag carrier's social cost obligations, could yet falter as the opt-out comes under the scrutiny of the European Commission. Sabena stands ...
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DGPS demonstration is a success for Daimler-Benz
DAIMLER-BENZ Aerospace (DASA) has successfully demonstrated its differential GPS (DGPS) automatic landing system, using a Dornier 328 turboprop at Braunchweig, Germany. Four flights were carried out, each including one touch-and-go landing, during which 60 international observers had the opportunity to monitor guidance information in the aircraft cabin. The ...
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Oxford Cartographers develops new route-mapping concept
OXFORD Cartographers has developed a new concept in map imagery, which offers airlines a three-dimensional alternative to conventional "flat and featureless" route maps and inflight route-tracking displays. The UK mapmaker has based its "space" view of the Earth, on the photographic reproduction, of a specially modeled globe. ...
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CAE cautiously optimistic for 1995 sales
CAE ELECTRONICS expects commercial flight-simulator sales to increase slightly in 1995, but the Canadian simulator manufacturer admits that it will be a challenge to maintain the 75% market share it achieved in 1994. Vice-president for sales and marketing, Andy Morris, says that CAE won 12 of the 16 ...
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A340 fuel problem was 'acceptable'
THE EUROPEAN JOINT Aviation Authorities (JAA) says that the Airbus A340 fuel-indication problems highlighted in a UK safety inspectors' report were known of at the time of certification. JAA large-aircraft coordinator Adre Kraan says that the problems were considered to be acceptable teething troubles for which a fix ...
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Australians buy Honeywell/Pelorus DGPS
HONEYWELL AND Pelorus Navigation Systems have sold an SLS-1000 satellite landing-system for installation at Armidale Regional Airport in New South Wales, Australia. With certification planned for the second quarter of 1996, this will be the first local-area differential global-positioning-system (DGPS) in Australia, says purchaser Dumaresq Shire Council. ...
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Software-test tool qualified for 777 programme
IPL, THE UK SOFTWARE verification-products company, has had its AdaTEST verification tool qualified by GEC-Marconi Avionics for use on the Boeing 777 programme. The UK Avionics Company, which has recently completed a successful audit of the product, will use the AdaTEST to test its own software for the ...
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Privatisation path
In February, El Al at last emerged from 12 years of receivership. Now, for the first time since the early 1980s, Israel's national airline is under the control of its own board of directors. Their primary objective is to speed the airline towards privatisation, while at the same ...
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Loral grows with Unisys
LORAL HAS WON ITS $862 million bid to acquire the defence operations of US computer manufacturer Unisys, seeing off rival offers from Hughes Aircraft and Raytheon. The acquisition, which will bring sales of $1.4 billion and around 8,500 staff, continues a five-year shopping spree in which Loral has ...
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Estonian Air gears up to operate Boeing 737 as it aims to ditch Russian fleet
ESTONIAN AIR IS about to send the first of 25 pilots to Seattle for conversion training to prepare for their new duties flying the Boeing 737-500. The carrier expects to slash the number of its aircrew from 80 to 37, as it does away with the need for ...