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Horizon presses DASA to launch stretched 328
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA HORIZON AIR IS pressuring Daimler-Benz Aerospace (DASA) to launch a stretched variant of the Dornier 328 regional turboprop. The Alaska Air Group subsidiary, which operates both the 328 and the de Havilland Dash 8, has made standardising on one large-turboprop type a priority, and is pushing ...
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Airbus chief attacks JAA on grandfather rights
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE chief executive Jean Pierson has extended his attack on the attitude of the European Joint Airworthiness Authority (JAA) to certification "grandfather rights" by writing to the governments of the Airbus partner countries. In a letter sent on 18 August to the aviation and trade ministers of ...
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A growing hazard
A new report on space debris says that it is a growing hazard, which needs urgent attention. Tim Furniss/LONDON A NASA-FUNDED report by the National Research Council (NRC) says that the hazard to spacecraft posed by artificial debris in orbit, although still low, is growing ...
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Air Engiadina orders extra Dornier 328
SWISS REGIONAL CARRIER AIR ENGIADINA has ordered a fourth Dornier 328 turboprop and taken an option on a fifth aircraft. The aircraft is to be delivered in the next few weeks, adding to the airline's fleet of three 328s. Air Engiadina was the launch customer for the type in October ...
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Transavia stays with Boeing
DUTCH CHARTER and scheduled airline Transavia has decided to remain an all-Boeing operator after deliberating between the Airbus A321 and the new-generation Boeing 737 for its fleet-expansion programme. In a $180 million deal, the airline has placed an order with Boeing for eight 737-800s, and taken an option ...
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Aviateca 737 crashes on volcano
DETAILS HAVE emerged of the crash on 9 August of an Aviateca Boeing 737-200 on a flight from Miami, Florida, to San Jose, Costa Rica. The US-registered aircraft, operated by Guatemala's national airline Aviateca, was preparing to land for a scheduled stopover at San Salvador's international airport, when ...
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TWA to lease more MD-80s
TRANS WORLD Airlines (TWA) is leasing three new McDonnell Douglas MD-83s from Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services as part of its fleet-modernisation programme. TWA, which has one of the oldest fleets among US majors, will take delivery direct from the manufacturer, starting this month. The MD-83s will be the ...
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Israelis to convert 747s for cargo
ISRAELI AIRLINE Arkia and the Bedek division of Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) are to co-operate in converting up to six 747-200s to cargo configuration. Arkia will purchase the aircraft and Bedek is to convert them. The work will also include D-checks and Section 41 upgrading. Arkia, which operates ...
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Boeing sets 1997 date for 777 combi
Paul Lewis/TAIPEI BOEING HAS TOLD Taiwanese carrier EVA Air that it could have a combi version of the new 777-200 available for delivery as early as 1997. The proposed combi aircraft would accommodate 220 passengers in a two-class configuration, together with up to 38,000kg of ...
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LanChile given Ladeco green light
LANCHILE HAS FINALLY succeeded in its attempt to strengthen its position in the Latin-American market, with the approval by the country's Anti-monopolies Board of its application to take over Chile's second-biggest airline, Ladeco. The ruling hands effective control of nearly 90% of the country's domestic market to the ...
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Marshall predicts TriStar cargo demand
MARSHALL AEROSPACE, IS predicting demand for at least 50 Lockheed L-1011 TriStar freighter conversions, during the life of the programme it is now undertaking and says, that it needs to perform around 15 for the project to break even. The Cambridge, UK-based company has so far booked 12 firm orders ...
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Russia will sell Rybinsk shares
THE RUSSIAN Government has decided to sell 37% of its shares in Rybinsk Motors as a single package. The ruling by Prime Minister Victor Chernomyrdin ends a two-year dispute over the shares between the local and federal authorities, which run the company. The company manufactures the D-30 jet ...
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Taiwan casts its eye on Loral Vought PAC-3 ERINT missile
TAIWAN IS SIGNALLING strong interest in the Loral Vought Systems PAC-3 Extended Range Interceptor (ERINT) missile, following China's recent series of offshore theatre-ballistic-missile (TBM) test firings. Taiwanese military officials have been briefed on the PAC-3's anti-ballistic missile capability and commonality with the Raytheon Patriot PAC-2 system, which is ...
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Embraer flies EMB-145
Graham Warwick/SAO PAULO EMBRAER FLEW THE prototype EMB-145 regional jet for the first time on 11 August. The Brazilian manufacturer had logged some 8h flying by the time of the official roll out and first public flight at its Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil, plant on 18 ...
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DASA dealt double blow
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH DAIMLER-BENZ Aerospace (DASA) has suffered a double blow, with its Dutch subsidiary Fokker revealing record first-half losses, as fears emerged of a new round of job cuts at the German aerospace giant, which could affect up to 15,000 employees. The new developments exacerbate ...
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SAS raises MD-90 order
Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) has increased its firm orders for McDonnell Douglas MD-90s by two aircraft, to take its tally to eight. SAS is scheduled to take delivery of its first six aircraft in the second half of 1996. MDC has delivered eight MD-90s to Delta Airlines and, excluding the ...
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UK controller is blamed for MD-83/F28 near-airmiss
THE INVESTIGATION into a UK controlled-airspace "airmiss" has declared that a descending Airtours McDonnell Douglas MD-83 and a climbing TAT Fokker F28 on reciprocal headings came within less than 200ft (60m) of each other vertically, with no lateral separation. The MD-83 crew was forced to manoeuvre the aircraft violently in ...
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US regionals rebound
A first-half review finds the USA's regional and national carriers in improving health. Kevin O'Toole/LONDON THE MAJOR CARRIERS are not the only ones beginning to benefit from an upturn in the US airline market. With traffic growing relatively robustly and yields at last drifting upwards, the second ...
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How to get there
Traditionally, access to the show by road, particularly if trying to arrive before 08.00, has always been hampered by heavy traffic. This has improved in recent years, but it is still advisable to allow plenty of time if travelling from central Paris. Motorists from the centre should take ...
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Lucas picks up more Boeing work
Lucas Aerospace Cargo Systems of the USA is to supply aluminium structural assemblies for Boeing 767 flap-track fairings, under a contract awarded by BP Chemicals. The deal valued at over $5 million, runs until 2001, and Lucas will begin just-in-time deliveries of the kits this year. BP Chemicals ...