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American proposes short-haul Fokker 100 operation
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA AMERICAN AIRLINES wants to establish a low-cost short-haul operation within the carrier, using its Fokker 100s. The proposal to the carrier's pilots' union is designed to compete with the low-cost operations already started by United and planned by Delta. Under the ...
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Polar launches European cargo service
POLAR AIR CARGO is to begin scheduled Boeing 747 all-cargo services between the USA and Europe on 27 April. Two weekly flights will be operated from Chicago O'Hare and New York Kennedy to London Heathrow and Amsterdam Schiphol. Polar plans to extend the service to the Middle East ...
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Ball wins Boeing camera deal for 777-300 stretch
BALL AEROSPACE and Technologies has won a ten-year contract with Boeing to supply the 777-300 stretch with a ground-manoeuvring camera system. The 74m-long 777-300 will be the longest commercial airliner to date, with a turning radius greater than that of the 747, which is 3m shorter. ...
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Indonesia acts to solve Garuda cash problems
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE THE INDONESIAN Government has announced a major corporate and financial shake-up of Garuda Indonesia, in an effort to turn around the financially struggling national carrier in readiness for privatisation later in the year. As part of the airline's restructuring, three senior executives have ...
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Rush of orders forces Airbus to raise production record
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE IS TO raise production rates to record levels in 1997 to keep pace with a rapidly expanding firm order book. The revised production schedule calls for 185 aircraft to be built in 1997, compared with 135 deliveries scheduled for this year. The consortium's busiest year to date was ...
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Flying Colours launched with Boeing order
FLYING COLOURS Leisure Group has placed a $200 million order for four new Boeing 757-200ERs for its new in-house carrier, Flying Colours Airlines. The four 757s, three leased from International Lease Finance and one from GATX, will be powered by Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4s. Three aircraft will be based at ...
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AI(R) woos China with regional-jet proposal
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE AIR INTERNATIONAL (Regional) (AI(R)) is proposing the development of a family of regional jets ranging from 95 to 140 seats as part of its bid to join China's Air Express AE-100 programme. The European consortium is now moving into detailed negotiations with Aviation ...
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US DoD clears weapon-sales bottleneck
THE US DEPARTMENT of Defense (DoD) has cleared a logjam of nearly $2 billion in proposed weapons sales to allies, including four Boeing KC-135 refuelling tankers for Singapore and 21 extra Lockheed Martin F-16Cs for Egypt. The USA will also lease 30 Northrop T-38 Talon trainers to South ...
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Extra 200 wins first orders
EXTRA FLUGZEUGBAU'S NEW SPORTS AIRCRAFT, the Extra 200, has won seven orders within two weeks of its maiden flight (Flight International, 10-16 April). The first prototype aircraft was shipped to the USA on an experimental-aircraft certificate within days of becoming airborne. Extra says that two US orders were received before ...
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Ethiopian birthday
This month Ethiopian Airlines celebrates half a century in the business - and it has turned in net profits during each of the last 14 years. Alfred Price/LONDON FOR MANY WESTERNERS, the word Ethiopia conjures up haunting images of starving men, women and children. That famine ended ...
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Fourth EMB-145
The fourth Embraer EMB-145 was flown for the first time on 2 April. One prototype and three pre-series aircraft have now accumulated 340h flight-testing. Source: Flight International
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Troubleshooting
FlightSafety International is developing troubleshooting-training programmes for AMR Eagle, to train ATR 42/72 and Saab 340 maintenance technicians. FlightSafety has developed similar programmes for American Airlines, for the Boeing 757, Fokker 100 and McDonnell Douglas MD-80. Source: Flight International
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Cargo increase
Gemini Air Cargo is to provide World Airways with a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F freighter service between New York and Seoul, South Korea, with three flights weekly. Reston, Virginia-based Gemini purchased six DC-10s from Potomac Financial in September 1995, for freighter conversion by Aeronavali. Three of the aircraft are in service ...
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FAA
The US Federal Aviation Administration has appointed John Stenbit, executive vice-president and general manager of TRW Systems Integration Group, as chairman of its research, engineering and development advisory committee. Dr Wesley Harris, Dr Aaron Gellman and Brian Rowe have also joined the committee. Harris is a visiting professor of aeronautics ...
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B/E Aerospace
Florida-based B/E Aerospace has named Robert Khoury chief executive officer and vice-chairman of its board. He was a co-founder of the company in 1987 and has been president and chief operating officer. Paul Fulchino becomes president and chief operating officer and joins the board. Since 1990 he has served as ...
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Cathay orders second CAE A330
CATHAY PACIFIC Airways has ordered a second Airbus A330 full-flight simulator from CAE Electronics. The A330-300 simulator, with 150¡-wide CAE MaxVue visual-system, will be delivered to Cathay's training centre at Hong Kong's Kai Tak Airport in the third quarter of 1996, joining an A330/A340 simulator and flight-training device supplied earlier. ...
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Fokker Space buys Fokker controls unit
FOKKER CONTROL Systems (FCS), the Netherlands manufacturer of electric control-loading and motion systems for simulators, has been acquired by Fokker Space. FCS was part of bankrupt Fokker Aircraft. Fokker Space is an independent company not affected by the collapse of the Netherlands' aircraft-manufacturer, says FCS. Schiphol-based FCS produces ...
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Britannia update
Thomson Training & Simulation is to update Britannia Airways' Boeing 757/767-200 full-flight simulator, to add 767-300ER interchange capability, and supply a 757/767 desktop flight-management-system trainer. Thomson Training will replace the Rediffusion-built simulator's flight-management computer with a software simulation in an effort to improve the device's reliability. Source: Flight ...
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International rival planned for MAS
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE PLANS TO launch a second Malaysian international carrier are being revived, 15 months after flag carrier Malaysia Airlines (MAS) blocked the start of AirAsia. Heavy Industries of Malaysia (HICOM) and 15% joint-venture partner Mofaz Air are understood to be drawing up new plans ...
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Extra flies EA 400 tourer
GERMAN manufacturer, Extra Flugzeugbau has flown its all-composite, EA 400 tourer for the first time. The first flight took place on 4 April at Extra's Dinslaken base, with company managing director Walter Extra at the controls. The company says that the first impressions of the aircraft's handling were ...