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-SR Technics, the Swissair affiliate, has secured a contract with Boeing to install the two crew Honeywell Advanced Common Flightdeck on DC-10s being converted to MD-10 specification for US freight carrier FedEx. The deal involves 10 firm orders and 15 options. In a related deal, Singapore Technologies' Alabama, Georgia based ...
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BBA adds H+S to aviation services business
Engineering and transport group BBA has taken a further step in building up its regional aviation services business by buying UK aero engine overhaul operation H+S Aviation. Last year, H+S says, it repaired more than 700 engines and 800 propellers, largely for the regional and general aviation markets. Its ...
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UK accident investigators study GE90 after aborted 777 take-off
A British Airways Boeing 777-200IGW had to abort take off from London Heathrow Airport, UK, following low pressure turbine failure of its left-hand General Electric GE90-92B engine. The UK Air Accident Investigation Branch is examining the engine to determine whether further action needs to be taken. The event occurred ...
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GE unveils new CF6 growth study
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES General Electric is studying a new growth variant of the CF6-80C engine which will be aimed at the planned 747-400X stretch, as well as increased gross weight variants of the 767-400ER. The new study variant, known as the CF6-80CG2, will have a baseline thrust capability ...
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Rolls-Royce streamlining sees restructure into smaller units
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON A major restructuring at Rolls-Royce will see the aero-engine arm divided into a series of smaller, market focused, units, in a bid to co-ordinate product strategy across the group and its growing tally of international partnerships. The existing umbrella Aerospace division, which covers all R-R aero-engine ...
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AlliedSignal APU
AlliedSignal is developing an auxiliary power unit for the stretched Boeing 767-400, based on the 331-350 unit produced for the Airbus A330 and A340. The new 331-400B provides up to 40% more power than the 767 unit, with a weight increase of less than 13%, says the company. The 331-400B ...
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727 re-engineering
BMW Rolls-Royce is in discussions with a large Boeing 727-200 operator about its proposed BR700 re-engineing programme. Talks have also been held with an unnamed company to handle the integration on the airframe. The re-engineering would involve the replacement of the outboard engines with the BR715. Several solutions are being ...
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GE/P&W shrug off Airbus A3XX delay
The General Electric/ Pratt & Whitney GP7000 engine alliance is maintaining its original technical goals for the A3XX, despite Airbus' decision to delay the programme. The alliance is aiming to launch the GP7000 at the end of next year. "We've kept all the engine milestones the same for 1998 ...
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United Airbus boost
United Airlines has signed up for 30 more Airbus A320 family aircraft. The purchase, worth more than $1.33 billion, will boost its order for the single aisle models to 111. The new deal includes 20 A320s and 10 A319s for delivery in 2000 (seven A320s) and 2001 (13 A320s and ...
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R-R studies -535 derivative
Ian Sheppard/LONDON Rolls-Royce (R-R) is studying the development of a major RB.211-535 derivative which it believes could offer an 8% reduction in specific fuel consumption (SFC) by incorporating the core being developed for the new Trent 500. The -535 is available on the Boeing 757 and Tupolev Tu-204. ...
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Maiden flight of Ae 270 scheduled for mid-1999
Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development (AIDC) and Czech partner Aero Vodochody will begin assembling the first prototype Ae 270 single turboprop utility aircraft by the middle of the year in readiness for a maiden flight in 1999. According to AIDC business manager Paul Yang, the Taichung-based manufacturer has already begun ...
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Final Lycoming AD limits inspections
The US Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is claiming victory after the Federal Aviation Administration issued a revised airworthiness directive (AD) limiting the impact of crankshaft inspections on Textron Lycoming piston engines. AOPA says that "80% of Lycoming owners will not be affected" by the final rule - ...
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VisionAire completes first Vantage flight tests
VisionAire is to relocate flight testing of its Vantage single engined business jet to its St Louis, Missouri, headquarters in April after the completion of envelope expansion flights at Scaled Composites in Mojave, California. Almost 200h have been accumulated on the proof-of-concept (PoC) aircraft since its first flight in November ...
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Korean Air links with GE Capital to set up deal for 737-800s
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Korean Air (KAL) has reached an initial agreement with General Electric Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) and Boeing to begin rolling over its narrowbodied jet fleet with new Boeing 737-800s as part of a wider $640 million move to revive the cash-strapped carrier. The South Korean national ...
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A340-500/600 work
Saab has won a $75 million contract to supply integrated structural floor assemblies for the new Airbus A340-500/600, the Swedish manufacturer's first contract with Airbus. Meanwhile, Hispano-Suiza Aerostructures has selected Messier-Bugatti to supply the thrust reverser actuation system for the the aircraft's Rolls-Royce Trent 500 engines, and R-R has picked ...
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New joint venture is established to work on Airbus nacelles
A new company to develop and produce engine nacelles has been formed by Hispano-Suiza Aerostructures and Airbus Industrie. The company, to be known as Aircelle, will be equally owned by the French company and the European consortium. Aircelle will involve CASA of Spain, supplying the cowl doors, and Aerospatiale, ...
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GE aims to expand oriental engine support ventures
General Electric Engine Services is focusing efforts on firming up planned new engine-overhaul joint ventures in China and the Philippines, following the recent start of its partnership with EVA Airways in Taiwan. GE has confirmed that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Xiamen Aviation Industrial to ...
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PW8000 launch will not dent V2500 sales, says IAE chief
International Aero Engines (IAE) president Barry Eccleston claims that market prospects for the V2500 turbofan will not be badly affected by Pratt & Whitney's launch of the directly competing PW8000, and adds that the engine family may even benefit from the development. The obvious threat to the V2500 posed ...
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Airbus examines A319 shrink
Max Kingsley-Jones/SINGAPORE Airbus Industrie is working on a secret study into a 100-sear A319 which could provide the consortium with a quick response to the recent Boeing decision to launch the rival 717. The studies centre around a five frame "shrink" of the A319 fuselage, which would bring ...
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Lufthansa cargo loads profits
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH Lufthansa Cargo has revealed a "turnaround after two difficult years" in 1997, but warns that the air freight market remains uncertain. Profits for 1997 are expected to exceed DM100 million ($61.7 million) while yields in the fourth quarter showed a 10% improvement on the previous year. ...