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Forecasts 98': Airlines
Paul Lewis/Singapore Kevin O'Toole/London For the world airline industry, 1998 begins much as 1997 ended, with two issues on top of the agenda: the fall-out from Asia's economic woes and the next step in the industry's increasingly rapid consolidation. Both issues should make 1998 a busy one for airline ...
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1997 ends badly for world airlines safety
Five times as many people died in air-transport accidents during the second half of 1997 as in the first six months, and there were half as many again fatal accidents. Preliminary figures, however, show that overall, 1997 was close to the annual average for the decade. Airline fatalities for ...
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Swissair signs A340-600 deal to replace MD-11s
Swissair is to phase out its Boeing MD-11s early in the next decade after concluding a major deal for more Airbus widebodies at the end of 1997, following the board's earlier approval to order the A340-600. Swissair has long been expected to be among the launch customers for the ...
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Economic crisis delays Thailand F/A-18 purchase
Thailand plans to delay its purchase of eight Boeing F/A-18C/Ds by three years because of the country's economic crisis. A team from the Royal Thai Air Force plans to visit Boeing in mid-January in a bid to re-negotiate the $392 million contract, signed in 1996, which now calls for delivery ...
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HGS wins on RJ145
Luxembourg-based Luxair is expected to be announced as the customer for the first Embraer RJ145 regional jets to be equipped with a head-up guidance (HGS) system. Flight Dynamics beat GEC-Marconi and Sextant Avionique to the contract. Source: Flight International
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Boeing pushes service entry of 777-200X/300X back to 2001
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing has pushed back the planned in-service date of the 777-200X/300X until at least the first quarter of 2001, largely because of its inability to secure a major launch customer. The company has confirmed that it is "decreasing effort" on development of the 777 derivatives, ...
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Problems with checking chip detectors
Disaster avoided, but could changes in Sir - I refer to the "potentially catastrophic multiple-engine failure on a British Aerospace 146", as reported in the article "RAF Queen's Flight contractor comes under safety audit" (Flight International, 3-9 December, 1997, P17). There was another incident some years ago. Like that on ...
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SIMONA research simulator takes shape Delft
Evans &Sutherland has agreed to provide a visual system for Delft University of Technology's SIMONA research flight-simulator, which is now taking shape in the Netherlands. A three-channel "state-of-the-art" visual will be provided for the simulator, which is being assembled with industry support. The composite "shuttle", which houses the flightdeck, has ...
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Hughes wins Danish ATC training deal
Hughes Training's UK arm has won an $8 million contract to supply Denmark's civil-aviation administration with an air-traffic-control (ATC) training system for installation at its Copenhagen Airport academy. The system will include 34 radar-simulator positions, five aerodrome trainers and an ATC visual tower simulator. The contract marks the first ...
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BMA picks TTS simulator for A320
British Midland (BMA) has selected Thomson Training &Simulation (TTS) to supply an Airbus A320 full-flight simulator, to support its purchase of 20 A320/A321s. The device is scheduled to be installed alongside a TTS-produced Boeing 737 simulator at the airline's training centre in late 1998. CAE Electronics, meanwhile, has sold ...
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Suppliers
International Lease Finance has announced orders for $1.74 billion worth of engines for its 126 Airbus and Boeings on order: $500 million with CFM International, $200 million with General Electric, $490 million with Pratt & Whitney and $550 million with International Aero Engines. The Rolls-Royce Trent 772B engine is ...
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Has Schipol reached it's limit
Dutch law imposes strict noise limits in the form of Kosten units (Ke), which express aircraft noise on an annual basis. The Ke measure is weighted according to aircraft type and time of day. Night flights count 10 times more heavily than day operations. Schiphol's 1998 Runway Operations Plan ...
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The labour lever
Thirty years ago, many would have considered working for an airline the best job available. A young pilot or flight attendant had the opportunity both to earn great pay and to see the world. And flight benefits allowed free travel in leisure time. Management was supportive and focused on the ...
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Oz saves Niugini's day
Help is at hand for debt-ridden Air Niugini as an Australian businessman prepares an offer for the flag carrier. Michael Bromley, a former chairman of Air Niugini, approached the Papua New Guinea government in late November. But Bromley was stopped from placing a specific bid on the table by ...
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ASPJ for USN F/A-18's
The ITT/Northrop Grumman joint venture has received $45 million from the US Navy to build 36 additional ALQ-165 Airborne Self-Protection Jammers (ASPJ) for installation on Boeing F/A-18C/D strike aircraft. Northrop Grumman hopes to sell the ASPJ to Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. Additional sales to the USN ...
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Boeing expects to receive JAA approval of 737-700 in January
Guy Norris/SEATTLE Boeing expects the first of the Next Generation 737 models, the -700, to be given long-awaited European certification by "mid- to late-January" when final tests are conducted on the first European production-standard -700, which is destined for Maersk Air of Denmark. The tests centre on the ...
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Alitalia restructures Airbus narrowbody order
Alitalia has completed the restructuring of its A321 orderbook with Airbus Industrie and placed additional orders, which will see the majority of the 27 aircraft now on backlog delivered as smaller A320s. It was revealed earlier this year that the Italian flag carrier was negotiating to re-arrange its outstanding ...
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US airlines get EGPWS mandate
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC THE Enhanced ground- proximity warning system (EGPWS) is to become compulsory for aircraft operated by major US long-haul and most regional airlines. The US Federal Aviation Administration will issue a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in April 1998, calling for implementation by the end of the ...
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GE-P&W starts A3XX study
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Team members from the General Electric-Pratt & Whitney Engine Alliance began installation studies with Airbus Industrie on 18 December aimed at finalising a firm engine configuration for the A3XX by as early as the first quarter of 1998. "I would like to have a firm ...
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Cost cuts increase hopes for MD-95 production
Guy Norris/LONG BEACH Douglas Products division is optimistic that Boeing will clear continued develop- ment of derivatives and production of the MD-95 in January, after the development of a series of cost-saving initiatives by the manufacturer and its risk-sharing partners. Boeing is due to decide whether to proceed ...