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Canada warned on research and development
CANADA'S AEROSPACE industry is warning that up to 75% of its 20,000 research-and-development (R&D) jobs may be in jeopardy if the Government goes ahead with plans to kill the Defence Industry Productivity Programme (DIPP). Industry minister John Manley revealed after the 27 February federal budget that DIPP ...
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USA ponders ARIA request to guarantee loans for Il-96Ms
A POLITICAL ROW involving the Ilyushin Il-96M, Boeing and Pratt & Whitney is expected to be resolved in mid-April when the US Export Import Bank (Exim) decides whether to make loan guarantees sought by Aeroflot-Russian International Airlines (ARIA). The trade dispute within the US aerospace industry and the ...
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BA considers A330 for medium-haul fleet update
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON BRITISH AIRWAYS plans to make a decision on updating its medium-haul fleet within the next 12 months, with the Airbus A330 among the contenders. The airline says that in a year's time it will be in a position to begin "seriously considering" acquisition ...
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Indian Passage
A 24-strong delegation of companies led by McDonnell Douglas (MDC) has completed a tour of Indian aerospace concerns as part of an effort to identify potential component-suppliers for the US Company's aircraft programmes. MDC is competing for major aircraft orders from Air India and the new Tata-Singapore Airlines joint venture. ...
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AAR
Turbine-engine supplier AAR Aircraft Turbine Center, of Elk Grove Village, Illinois, has appointed Robert Hogan general manager for Pratt & Whitney large commercial engines. He was formerly manager of high-thrust product lines at engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney. Source: Flight International
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Embraer
Juarez de Siqueira Britto Wanderley has become president of Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer. He replaces Ozires Silva, who has resigned. Wanderley was formerly senior vice-president for production. Silva will remain a consultant to Embraer's board. Frederico Pinheiro Flaury Curado, vice-president for subcontract and services, becomes senior vice- president commercial, replacing ...
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Garrett
Christopher Crum has been named, operations manager at maintenance company Garrett Aviation Services, of Phoenix, Arizona. He will be based at Houston International Airport, Texas. He was formerly director of customer support for regional airlines at AlliedSignal Engines. Source: Flight International
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Aeroflot looks West for its fleet renewal
Paul Duffy/MOSCOW AEROFLOT-RUSSIAN International Airlines (ARIA) has confirmed plans to lease further Western aircraft until upgraded Russian aircraft become available. Replacement of ARIA's 116-strong fleet of ageing and fuel-inefficient aircraft is a priority, acknowledges airline chief executive Vladimir Tikhonov, giving his report on the airline's performance ...
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GE90-powered 777 reaches Mach 0.96 in dive
THE GENERAL ELECTRIC GE90-powered Boeing 777 reached Mach 0.96 during a high-speed dive in February, as part of a faster-than-expected expansion of the aircraft/engine flight envelope. "We are well into the test schedule. In fact we're already at the point that we'd normally be at six weeks into ...
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GE turboprop will power Sukhoi S-80
GENERAL ELECTRIC has agreed a deal to put its CT7 turboprop on the Sukhoi S-80 utility aircraft. A repair, overhaul and support deal for the engine has been put in place with Rybinsk Motors. Under the contract with Sukhoi, two CT7-9B turboprops will be delivered for flight testing ...
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Air New Zealand starts returning grounded 737s to service
AIR NEW ZEALAND (ANZ) expects to be back to full capacity by 12 March, following the grounding of ten Boeing 737-200s with Nordam hushkits (Flight International, 22-27 February). The aircraft were grounded following a series of turbine failures on the Nordam-hushkitted Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15A in a six-month ...
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Midway plans to lease A320s to operate from Raleigh-Durham
MIDWAY AIRLINES is to operate a fleet of Airbus Industrie A320s from its new hub operation at Raleigh-Durham Airport, North Carolina, recently acquired from American Airlines. The Chicago-based carrier is initially leasing four International Aero Engines (IAE) V2500-A1-powered A320s from Orix. The first two A320s will arrive in ...
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Lockheed and Boeing discuss fuselage project
LOCKHEED AND Boeing are in talks over a joint bid to build and demonstrate an advanced aft-fuselage design for the US Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAST) programme. The two companies are already engaged in talks over combining their entire JAST efforts into a single team. "We are now ...
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Appointments
Ian Shiu has been named as general manager marketing and sales at Dragonair. Tom Davenport has been appointed to head up the Pratt & Whitney and MTU mid-thrust family engine project. Edmond Soliday has been named as United's vice president corporate safety and security. ...
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Suppliers
Rolls-Royce Aero Engine Services has won overhaul contracts worth $98.6 million. Airtours, China Eastern and Britannia Airways have all signed new long-term contracts, while Air 2000 and American Trans Air are extending existing contracts. Lockheed Aeromod Centers has won a contract to perform heavy maintenance on ...
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Flemings doubts add to Bravia problems
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON NEW CRACKS have appeared in the Bravia consortium, set up to sell Rolls-Royce re-engine Tupolev Tu-204 twinjets, with the Flemings banking group expected to make a final decision, over its involvement in the programme within weeks. The problems, centre on disputes over funding ...
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MAS seeks long-range aircraft
MALAYSIA AIRLINES (MAS) has asked for proposals from manufacturers for up to six new long-range passenger aircraft to replace its McDonnell Douglas (MDC) DC-10-30 on thin international routes. Under consideration for the deal are the Airbus A340, Boeing 777 and MDC MD-11. The airline is understood to want ...
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Vietnam Airlines to lease Region A340
VIETNAM AIRLINES is negotiating to lease an Airbus A340 from Region Air of Singapore, in addition to its more immediate requirement for up to nine replacement 150-seat aircraft for its wet-leased Airbus A320s. Region Air is understood to have already ordered one A340 and is considering the ...
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Lufthansa decides on A319 as successor to 737-200
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH LUFTHANSA IS to order 20 Airbus A319 short- to medium-range airliners to replace its remaining Boeing 737-200s. The airline says that it chose the latest and smallest product of the Airbus stable on "grounds of fleet policy and economics". The decision still requires the ...
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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 ...