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Arianespace
Francis Avanzi, formerly chairman and chief executive of engine manufacturer CFM International (CFMI), has been appointed vice-president at French-based space company Arianespace. He spent 19 years with French aero-engine manufacturer Snecma, which with General Electric, makes up CFMI. Source: Flight International
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First GE90-powered 777 is ready for BA
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON THE FIRST GENERAL Electric GE90-powered Boeing 777, is finally ready for its long awaited delivery to British Airways, after clearing certification on both sides of the Atlantic The first BA aircraft was due to touch down at London Heathrow on 12 November, as the ...
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The ins and outs of licence validation
Sir - Recent correspondence from Capt Rackham (Flight International, 20-26 September, P76) and British Airline Pilots Association general secretary Chris Darke (Flight International, 11-17 October, P49) highlights the differences between European Community member states on licence validation. Capt Rackham's experiences are very different to the requirements which would ...
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GE works to cut CF6 emissions
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES GENERAL ELECTRIC IS studying the possible development of a dual-annular combustor (DAC) for its CF6 engine family, building on low-emissions technology developed for the GE90 and CFM56. The company is considering the CF6 DAC as part of a broad-based attempt to take the ...
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USA calls for disclosure of pilot work records
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC David Learmount/LONDON THE US NATIONAL Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is to examine airline rights of access to pilots' previous employment history, following the investigation of a 1994 regional-airliner accident which killed 15 people. The NTSB, which blames the pilot of the Flagship Airlines ...
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A better pace-setter
Harry Hopkins/OBERPFAFFENHOFEN SINCE IT FIRST ENTERED service, the Dornier 328 high-speed turboprop has been the subject of a great many detail refinements, not least to its aerodynamics, its propellers and systems. So extensive are these changes that the designation of the current production version has been changed from ...
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Launch set for new Shuttle-Mir mission
Tim Furniss/LONDON The STS74/Atlantis, the second Shuttle mission to dock with the Mir 1 Russian space station, is scheduled to be launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 11 November. The primary mission is the installation of a docking module on Mir to improve clearance ...
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Powered Texas JSOW flight-tested
THE POWERED VARIANT OF Texas Instruments' Joint Stand-Off Weapon (JSOW) has had its first free-flight test. The JSOW, which is being offered to meet the Pentagon's Joint Air-to-Surface Stand-off Missile and the UK's conventionally armed stand-off missile, is powered by the Williams WJ-24 engine previously used in target drones. ...
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CFM goes for out-of-the-box ETOPS
CFM INTERNATIONAL is to apply for clearance for extended-range twinjet operations (ETOPS) at entry into service for the CFM56-7B on the next-generation Boeing 737 series. CFMI and Boeing hope that the move may entice long-range scheduled and charter operators to place earlier orders and expects strong interest in ...
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Vnukovo completes privatisation
Paul Duffy/MOSCOW VNUKOVO AIRLINES has become the first of Russia's state-owned carriers to complete its privatisation, with the sale of a 41% stake to a Russian investment company for $150 million. The holding was purchased by VIL, a little-known Russian trading company, after the privatisation auction ...
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Engine makers fight for stretched A340
Gilbert Sedbon/PARIS CFM INTERNATIONAL partners Snecma and General Electric, and rival Pratt & Whitney, are engaged in a battle to secure an exclusive position as powerplant supplier for the planned stretched version of the Airbus Industrie A340. The US/French partnership pressed its case in St Petersburg, ...
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BA 777 delivery hopes raised
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES CERTIFICATION testing of the General Electric GE90-powered Boeing 777 is expected to be completed around 7 November, boosting hopes that the delayed first delivery to British Airways could be made by 15 November. Boeing has been conducting virtual round-the-clock flight tests of WA077, ...
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Boeing triumphs in S African contest
BOEING HAS EMERGED as the winner of the South African Airways (SAA) aircraft competition with an order for seven 777-200s and two extra 747-400s. Engines have yet to be selected, says SAA, but the airline has asked for proposals from General Electric, Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce, with ...
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E&S buys into the training-device market with Xionix
VISUAL-SYSTEM Supplier Evans & Sutherland (E&S) have acquired training-device manufacturer Xionix Simulation in a move to expand its airline-training business. Dallas, Texas-based Xionix will be operated as a separate unit within E&S' commercial-simulation business. Salt Lake City, Utah-based E&S says that growing airline demand for visual-equipped ...
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Japan to develop XF3-400 engine
THE JAPAN DEFENCE Agency's Technical Research & Development Institute (TRDI) is to launch full development of the XF3-400 fighter engine in 1996. Funding for the programme is part of the fiscal year 1996 budget request of '166.3 billion ($1.66 billion). TRDI's projected budget includes an initial '5.7 billion ...
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Saudis finally sign for 61 airliners
SAUDI ARABIA has signed a $6 billion deal to buy 61 US-built airliners on 26 October, but details of financing have yet to be revealed. The order, to re-equip state-owned Saudi Arabian Airlines, consists of 23 Boeing 777-200s and five 747-400s, worth around $4 billion, plus 29 McDonnell Douglas (MDC) ...
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Profit share: a stroke of genius
Singapore Airlines' chairman J Y Pillay has absolutely no doubt that in an unforgiving airline industry, survival rests on the continuing struggle to improve productivity and keep ahead of costs. And there can be little doubt that Pillay's message is getting through at an airline which consistently turns in some ...
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More power to the unions
United Parcel Service faces the prospect of dealing with stronger unions that rival Federal Express, following a ruling that the Kentucky-based express freight company is covered by laws favouring unions. Unless reversed on appeal, UPS will be subject to the general US law that protects union rights to ...
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Latest Galileo failure threatens the Cassini
Tim Furniss/WASHINGTON DC A FAULTY TAPE recorder aboard NASA's $1.4 billion Galileo spacecraft could prevent much of its data and images being returned from the planet Jupiter this December, after its protracted six-year journey across the solar system. Should it prove impossible to correct the ...
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FAA expected to issue AD for CF6
AN AIRWORTHINESS directive (AD) to inspect the high-pressure spool of General Electric CF6 engines is expected to be issued by the US Federal Aviation Administration following recent engine failures on an Egyptair Airbus A300 and a Thai International Airways McDonnell Douglas DC-10. The AD follows recommendations by the ...