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Quiet Wing 727 modification gets FAA approval
The US Federal Aviation Administration has awarded a supplemental type certificate (STC) to DuganAir Technologies for a modification package which allows Boeing 727-100 and -200s to meet Stage 3 requirements without hushkits. The "Quiet Wing System" has been under development for four years. It combines winglet technology developed by ...
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Tri-jet transformation
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES On the surface it sounds relatively straightforward. Boeing is converting ex-airline DC-10s to freighters for FedEx, and for any other operator that wants it. The real story is quite different in terms of scale, timetable and technical challenges. "It's been an enormous undertaking," says Boeing MD-10 deputy ...
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FSBTI picks CAE
FlightSafety Boeing Training International (FSBTI) has selected CAE Electronics to supply a Boeing 737-700 Level 5 flight training device for delivery to its Seattle simulator centre in August, where it will be used as a classroom-based maintenance trainer. Source: Flight International
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Dee Howard sell-off looms
Andrea Spinelli/GENOA Alenia is considering the sale of part of its US maintenance business, Dee Howard, while the Italian group's Venice-based Aeronavali unit has received a huge order from a leasing company for converting McDonnell Douglas DC-10s into freighters. Maintenance represents around 65% of Dee Howard's annual $100 million sales. ...
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Taiwan steps up safety audits
Brent Hannon/TAIPEI In an attempt to rebuild passenger confidence in Taiwan's air safety following a spate of accidents, the country's Civil Aeronautics Administration has announced stricter penalties, including severe fines and grounding, for airlines not in compliance with regulatory standards. Each of Taiwan's nine commercial airlines has been ...
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Boeing enters UPS bidding with 767 'Special Freighter'
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELS A "special Freighter"(SF) conversion of the 767-200, along with the MD-10, is being offered by Boeing to UPS for its ongoing McDonnell Douglas DC-8 replacement competition. Boeing is offering these aircraft against freighter conversions of the Airbus Industrie A300B4 and Lockheed L-1011 TriStar for the ...
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Sabbath flights issue is high on El Al privatisation agenda
Arie Egozi/TEL AVIV As the Israeli Government attempts again to thrash out agreement on privatising national carrier El Al, the thorny political issue of whether to end its costly ban on Sabbath flights remains high on the agenda. A decision on the long delayed privatisation was due to take ...
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Half-price fuel offer
Raytheon Aircraft Services is offering fuel discounts to operators bringing their aircraft to one of its 14 US service centres for maintenance. Discounts of up to 55¢ per US gallon are available. Source: Flight International
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Vulcan Air resurrects Partenavia P.68 line
Italian Aircraft manufacturer Air Samanta is to start a new general aviation production line following its acquisition of Aerocosmos, which holds the type certificate for the twin-engined Partenavia P.68/P.68TC. The acquisition, priced at L1.4 billion ($780,000), also includes the former production plant in Milan and aircraft spares. Vulcan, which ...
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Eagle achieves record sale with sports trainer
Australian light aircraft manufacturer Eagle Aircraft has signed its biggest fleet order yet, with the sale of seven of its all-composite tandem-wing Eagle 180 sports trainers to the Civil Aviation Academy (CAA) of Victoria, which already operates three of the two-seat aircraft. The new order, which brings the value of ...
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Aviation group shops
Aviation Group chief executive Lee Sanders promises further niche acquisitions this year as consolidation continues in the US aircraft services business. The latest addition is Aero Design, an aircraft batteries business based in Tennessee, to add to the group's newly formed Component Overhaul &Service division. Aviation Group has already built ...
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Marketplace
MARKETPLACE ++ American Airlines has confirmed its order for a further eight Rolls-Royce Trent 800-powered Boeing 777-200ERs, increasing its 777 order to 19. Delivery of the newly ordered aircraft will begin in 1999. Delta Air Lines has converted two options for R-R Trent 800-powered 777s. ++ Aerotec/ USA, ...
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P&W recalls blades after cleaning blip
Pratt & Whitney has been forced to recall thousands of high pressure turbine (HPT) blades and remove eight engines from service after a new ultrasonic cleaning device caused microscopic cracking of the blades. The company declines to comment on the cost of the problem, but it is known to ...
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Russian regional tender fails to find a winner
The Russian Aviation Consortium (RAC) has declared that there will be no winner in its tender for delivery of 50 regional airliners for three Russian airlines. The deals will now be negotiated independently. Last year the RAC revealed that it was seeking bids from manufacturers to supply aircraft for ...
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China joins worldwide trend for outside airport investors
China is looking overseas for investors in its airports Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Kevin O'Toole/LONDON The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) is to release investment guidelines later this year to enable foreign companies to take up to a 49% stake in the country's airports. The move follows ...
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Middle East Airlines prepares fleet strategy
Julian Moxon/BEIRUT Middle East Airlines (MEA) is to drop all long haul routes and consolidate its fleet around short and medium range Airbus types, as part of its plan to move into profit within three years. The airline is under new management appointed by its 99.9% owner, the ...
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Crossair and CityLine move closer to 728JET launch order
Andrzej Jeziorski/BASLE Crossair and Lufthansa CityLine have signed letters of intent (LoI) with Fairchild Dornier to continue work on the manufacturer's proposed 55-90 seat family of regional jets. Swiss-based Crossair may place a major launch order by the end of this year (Flight International, 25-31 March). According to ...
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Shake-out time on the horizon for European low fare operators
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON Europe's low-cost airlines could be heading for a shake-out within the next year warns airline veteran British Midland (BM) chairman Sir Michael Bishop, highlighting a slowdown in growth and the prospect of a steep rise in airport charges. "Some of the special advantages that low cost carriers have ...
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Domestic upheavals
Brent Hannon/TAIPEI A series of fatal accidents has halted 11 years of rapid expansion by Taiwan's second-tier airlines, and an era of mergers and consolidation is at hand. The nine commercial airlines than once flew Taiwan's domestic skies will soon be cut to five, with further reductions likely. EVA Airways ...
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FAA approves cargo 747 conversion fix
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES GATX-Airlog is preparing to "re-enter" the Boeing 747 freighter conversion market after the USFederal Aviation Administration approved company-developed service bulletins (SBs) which will finally allow operators to revive the prospects of several grounded 747Fs. The event marks a major breakthrough for Airlog, which has been ...