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Workshop
++ Virgin Atlantic Airways has signed a five-year contract with British Midland Engineering for maintenance checks on the airline's Airbus A340s and Boeing 747s at Heathrow Airport. ++ Saudia Arabian Airlines has agreed a deal with GAMCO for Ìve of the airline's Lockheed L-1011 TriStars to undergo US Federal Aviation ...
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Ageing aircraft
Supersonic Aerospatiale/BAe (BAC) Concorde Thirteen of the 14 Concordes delivered to British Airways and Air France between 1975 and 1980 remain in service. Twenty Concordes were built, including two prototypes, two pre-production aircraft and two production aircraft which were not delivered. One of the seven Concordes ...
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Quiet life
Re-engineing and hushkitting activity is intensifying along with noise legislation Andrew Doyle/LONDON Technology WHICH allows ageing airliners to meet the latest noise regulations coming into force in Europe and the USA is big business. It is an industry attracting a growing number of participants ...
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Asain maintenance
The 1997 Maintenance Directory for Asia, Africa and Australasia (Flight International, 28 May-3 June) wrongly combines the entries for Hong Kong Aero Engine Services (HAESL) and Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering (HAECO). The organisations would like to emphasise that HAESL took on the engine-overhaul activities of HAECO as a separate corporate ...
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Europe: US victim or partner in aerospace industry?
Sir - The editorial "Europe 0, USA 1" was correct to spell out the global complexities of the world aerospace industry today. The joint British Aerospace/ Lockheed Martin venture on the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) may well represent the future. This does not mean, however, the end of ...
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An-124 Chapter 3 hushkit wins certification
A hushkit has been certificated for the Antonov An-124 which enables the cargo aircraft to comply with the International Civil Aviation Organisation's (ICAO) Chapter 3 noise legislation . The approval marks the first step towards the modification of all An-124s to Chapter 3 rules as additional hushkits become ...
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Marketplace
++ Air Caledonie has placed an order for one additional new Aero International (Regional) ATR 42, for delivery before the end of 1997. The airline already flies three ATR 42s. ++ United Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A319-100. The International Aero Engines V2500-A5-powered aircraft is one of ...
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United adds 767ERs
United has ordered eight Boeing 767-300ERs for delivery between May 1998 and 2000. As part of the deal, the airline has placed a contract with Pratt & Whitney for 18 PW4000 engines (16 installed, two spare) worth $115 million. Source: Flight International
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SAA suffers from 777 delay
Chris Yates/JOHANNESBURG South African Airways (SAA) says that its continuously deferred order for Boeing 777s is about to have a financial impact on the airline, while the delay is forcing the carrier to acquire interim aircraft capacity. Deliveries of four 777s had originally been due to ...
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P&W and SIA sign engine-overhaul agreement
Pratt & Whitney has signed a preliminary agreement to invest in Singapore Airlines' (SIA) engine service-and-overhaul capability and develop it as a regional joint-venture business. Under the memorandum signed, P&W plans to take a 51% stake in the joint venture, with SIA's engineering subsidiary holding the rest. The ...
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Rolls-Royce
Paul Heiden has been appointed an executive director of UK aero-engine company Rolls-Royce from 1 July, when he becomes managing director of the Industrial Power Group. Heiden, now finance director of the Aerospace Group, succeeds Richard Maudslay, who has resigned as an executive director. John Rivers, now personnel director of ...
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Aviall spares
Aviall has been appointed the sole worldwide after-market distributor for Allison 250 turbine-engine replacement parts produced by Extex, which acquired Superior Turbine, the leading independent developer of Allison 250 spares, in 1996. Source: Flight International
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CASA selects Meggitt
Meggitt Aerospace, of the UK, has been awarded a contract to supply the bleed-air ducting system for the engine-nacelle interface of CASA's new C-295 military-transport aircraft. The new aircraft will be powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127G turboprops. Source: Flight International
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EVA maintains
EVA Airways' planned joint-venture maintenance site with General Electric will focus primarily on test and overhaul of CF6 and, possibly, International Aero Engine V2500 powerplants. GE says that the new centre is intended to complement the work and capabilities of its other two planned engine joint deals with Malaysia Airlines ...
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Successful first flight for Pegasus FMS on MD-90
In communications, WorldNav comprises: Honeywell/Racal satcom systems, which have been integrated with flight management and inertial reference systems; GPS; airborne communications addressing and reporting system (ACARS); and cabin telecommunications. Honeywell's Mode S data link transponder is being used in conjunction with traffic alert and collision avoidance (TCAS) and air traffic ...
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Sunrock and British Airways place orders with Boeing
Boeing has received an initial order from Irish operating lessor Sunrock Aircraft for seven 737s, worth $250 million, which could lead to a further 13 orders. Based in Dublin, Sunrock is the operating-leasing arm of Japanese institution Nissho Iwai. The initial contract is for two 737-300s and five ...
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Boeing pursues key customers in bid for 777X launch orders
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Boeing is making amends for its failure to launch its planned 777-200X/300X growth derivatives in time for the Paris air show by refocusing efforts on securing key commitments for the aircraft from Singapore Airlines (SIA) and American Airlines before the beginning of September. The ...
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Brunei's FANS-1-capable 747SP enters service on Royal duties
The first Boeing 747 "Classic" to be upgraded for Future Air Navigation System-1 (FANS-1) capability, a 747SP operated by the Brunei royal family, is now in operation. The aircraft was upgraded by Lufthansa Technik, which installed a "hybrid" cockpit with five Honeywell electronic-flight-instrument-system displays. The 747SP is one of several ...
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China Southern Airlines receives first A320 from Airbus
Airbus has handed over the first of 20 A320s to China Southern Airlines, which is also the first A320 family aircraft to be purchased directly from Airbus by a Chinese operator. The 158-seat, International Aero Engines V2500-A5-powered A320s will be operated from Guangzhou. Sichuan Airlines also flies the type on ...
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Continental selects Honeywell/Trimble for avionics upgrade
CONTINENTAL Airlines is to upgrade its Boeing 727s and McDonnell Douglas (MDC) DC-10s with Honeywell/Trimble HT9100 flight-management/ global-positioning systems (FMS/GPS), with an option to retrofit its MDCMD-80s. United Airlines, meanwhile, has cancelled plans to upgrade its 727s with the FMS/GPS, after deciding to retire the aircraft - which ...