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Norway takes Dash 8 for calibration duties
THE NORWEGIAN CIVIL AVIATION Administration has taken delivery of this Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8-100 for navigation calibration duties. The aircraft is fitted with a calibration suite developed by the NCAA, together with Normarc of Oslo. Source: Flight International
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The dangers of an SRA approach
Sir - I know little of the Boeing 737 accident at Coventry Airport on 21 December 1994, accident, but alarm bells rang in my mind when I read that a surveillance radar approach (SRA) was used. At Hamburg in 1991, I flew such an approach in instrument ...
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Mesa places big Dash 8 order
MESA AIR IS to buy 25 Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8-200s with 25 options in a deal, which launches the model in the US market. The -200 version is tailored for "hot-and-high" requirements and will be used by Mesa's Mountain West Airlines division - a Denver-based United Express ...
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Jetstream wins Air Atlantic
BRITISH AEROSPACE'S Jetstream Aircraft division has sold ten Jetstream 41s to Air Atlantic - launching its latest product in Canada. Jetstream says that the deal is worth about $70 million and first delivery is due in March, with four more following in the second quarter of the year ...
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In and Out Club
Greek flag carrier Olympic Airways has appointed Prof. Rigas Doganis as its chairman and chief executive. Doganis is head of the department of air transport in the College of Aeronautics at Cranfield University in the UK. Embraer has appointed Juarez de Siqueira Britto Wanderley as president, following Ozires Silva's resignation. ...
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Arctic cold thaws A340/777 relations
THE ICY RELATIONS BETWEEN Airbus and Boeing thawed a little recently when the Boeing 777 and Airbus A340 came face-to-face for the first time, at Fairbanks Airport in Alaska. The Pratt & Whitney PW4084-powered 777, in United Airlines colours, was undergoing cold-soak and cold-weather flight-testing, while its European rival was ...
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Picking up the pieces
The impact of a major accident on an airline's traffic and revenues is often short lived but limiting the damage to the carrier's public image is a delicate exercise. Sara Guild examines the lessons learned by a selection of carriers. There is a true tale in aviation's not so ...
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Japan's economy set for expansion
The initial reaction of the financial markets and analysts to major natural disasters, particularly when they occur in developed societies, is nearly always wrong. This was true of the Los Angeles earthquake in January 1994, and even more so of the recent disaster in Kobe. The immediate impact on the ...
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Rough and tough on top
Two of Asia's more prominent airline chiefs have discovered just how tough it is at the top. Garuda Indonesia's president Wage Mulyono and outspoken Philippine Airlines chairman Carlos Dominguez have both been ousted in the wake of boardroom infighting, disagreement over future directions and poor financial performances by their airlines. ...
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Now for the real Macau?
Nine months ahead of startup, fledgling international carrier Air Macau has run headlong into management problems, compensation claims and allegations of shady dealings which at presstime were being investigated by the Portuguese enclave's anti-corruption agency. The proposed carrier faces a barrage of legal action from expatriate managers whose ...
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A question of CRS conduct
CRS codes of conduct are under fire on both sides of the Atlantic. Canadian proposals for regulation have come under attack from European airlines, while the European Commission is set to appoint independent consultants to investigate charging practices within its established code. The Association of European Airlines claims ...
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Airlines v agents: war is declared
US travel agents angry about commission rate cuts should not be surprised. This is war - my wife and kid will suffer,' said one travel agent. 'D-elta E-vidently L-oathes T-ravel A-gents,' complained another. At last, US carriers are taking action to attack the one major cost item which has ...
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USAir hit by cabin fever
USAir has started a campaign that will result in a downsized fleet and employee roster. This is even with a $2.5 billion concessionary package that has been tentatively worked out with three of its four contract employee groups, an agreement that, sources say, if finalised could still leave the airline ...
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ILFC may launch V2500 for A319
International Lease Finance (ILFC) is expected to be the launch customer for the International Aero Engines (IAE) V2500-A5-powered Airbus Industrie A319 passenger aircraft. In early January, ILFC placed a $1.5 billion order for up to 40 Airbus aircraft, including eight 124-seat A319s, with options for a further three ...
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Indonesia prepares to sell off IPTN stake
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE THE INDONESIAN Government hopes to sell up to 20% of state-owned aircraft manufacturer Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (IPTN) to foreign aerospace-investors after the year 2000. According to Dr Bacharuddin Habibie, company president and Indonesia's technology and research minister, 10-20% of IPTN will offered ...
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All Nippon continues with cost-cutting measures
ALL NIPPON AIRLINES (ANA) has announced further cuts in expenditure and staffing, alongside a drive to boost revenues by 10% through increased aircraft utilisation. The latest cost-cutting drive, which will run over the next three years, comes as part of the second phase of the airline's extensive ...
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Vietnam looks for A320 substitute
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE VIETNAM AIRLINES IS negotiating for the supply of new Western-built 150-seat passenger aircraft to replace its Airbus Industrie A320s wet-leased from Air France. The carrier operates seven A320s, three of which are due to be returned to owner Air France by the end ...
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Altair makes light work of HUMS
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES ALTAIR, a Massachusetts-based avionics company, has introduced the first health and usage monitoring system for light turbine and piston helicopters. The Altair HUMS, weighing less than 1kg, has already been fitted to Enstrom 480 and Bell 206 helicopters and is scheduled for ...
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MDC will deliver first MD-90-30
McDonnell Douglas (MDC) is to deliver the first MD-90-30 to launch customer Delta Airlines on 24 February, for service entry in early April. Steve Atkins, MDC twinjet-programmes general manager, says that the goal is to have "98.4% dispatch reliability" within the first six months of service. ...
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Space Tug contract finally agreed
NASA HAS finally agreed with Russia a $190 million contract to provide the Functional Auxiliary Module, or FGB space tug, which will be the first element of the planned Alpha space station. Russia originally demanded $220 million for the FGB and expected to be paid for its launch ...